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In this episode of Hot Takes, Cold Brew, Garie and Danielle dive into Dark Matter by Blake Crouch—and, unsurprisingly, the chaos lives far beyond the multiverse.

Before even getting into the book, Garie kicks things off with a familiar hill she refuses to climb down from: hardcover versus paperback. Garie stands firm that only certain books are worthy of hardcover status, while paperbacks are otherwise the superior reading experience. Danielle would love to join the paperbacks club—if not for the small issue that her cats seem to have personal beef with them.

Then it is on to Jason. Garie is deeply skeptical of his decision-making, questioning whether a supposedly brilliant scientist should really be this reckless, emotional, and wildly chaotic. Danielle, naturally, finds the chaos delightful. For her, the messy choices are half the fun—and she is absolutely here for it. From there, the conversation spirals into their 2025 “book wrapped,” reflecting on the year’s reading wins, misses, and the titles that lived rent-free in their brains.

And because it would not be Hot Takes, Cold Brew without poking a literary giant, they wade into the matter of Shakespeare. This time, there is no debate—Danielle fully validates Garie’s stance, and together they ask whether loving Shakespeare is a genuine literary opinion or just a personality trait people perform.

Grab your cold brew and listen in as Garie rails against hardcover supremacy, Danielle embraces narrative chaos, and the two debate whether Jason is a brilliant man under pressure or simply a very stressed mess of a human being.

Gear up for next month’s read: Culpability by Bruce Holsinger