7: Rouge by Mona Awad: Jellyfish Souls, Mermaid Men, and Tom Cruise…wtf?

“I was drinking knuckles deep in Floam, man. What do you mean you’re mixing Drunk Elephant with tanning drops?”

— Bekah

This week, we read Rouge by Mona Awad.

Bekah joins me on this episode to discuss:

1. Why Tom Cruise played such a big role in this book — and why we didn’t love it.

2. Why this book was SO CLOSE to being SO GOOD

3. If we would recommend this book or not…it’s leaning toward no

Open your book and press play on a podcast episode that will have you trying to untangle the knot that is this plot.

Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast:

• DRINK - Prosecco with Pomegranate Juice

• TV SHOW - Nurse Ratched, the Idol

• BOOK - The Vanishing Half, Bunny

• MOVIE - Suspiria, Bad Hair, Infinity Pool

!! WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD !!