Riverdish: The Unauthorized Case Files of Riverdale

by Ryan Bloomquist (Narrator/author), Samantha Gold (Narrator/author)

From the hosts of the hit Riverdish podcast, an unofficial deep-dive inside the world of the CW’s teen drama sensation Riverdale.

For Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, high school is more than just pep rallies and milkshakes. Based on the beloved characters from the Archie Comics, Riverdale is a dark, addictive, campy teen thriller that devilishly mixes adolescent angst with corruption, politics, serial killers, gang wars, and twisted secrets. The emotional exploits of Archie, Veronica, Jughead, Betty, and their friends and foes have riveted fans across generations and catapulted the teen drama series into an iconic cultural phenomenon spawning internet discussion groups and podcasts. 

Two such podcasters include Ryan and Sam, hosts of the adoring, enthusiastic podcast Riverdish. Recently they received an unmarked package at their door containing an incomplete manuscript of Jughead Jones’ novel. Not only that, but this package also contained pages of Betty’s diary, Josie and the Pussycats lyrics, Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe recipes, and so much more! The hosts have to believe that Jughead entrusted them with this material so that it could be made available to a wider audience. Now, for the first time ever, fans can read the pages of Jughead’s next great American novel in this unofficial inside guide to everything Riverdale. 


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Published May 7, 2019

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read and funny enough, but way too many pop culture references that are not described enough for me to catch on to. It is also a couple years old by now, but i’d be interested in reading a similar book at the end of the shows run.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

First, if you have never seen Riverdale or if you are not caught up on current events, this book contains spoilers. Ryan Bloomquist, and Samantha Gold compile a delightful full color investigation into the tv show Riverdale. Peppered with Riverdale setting photos, fun facts, and filming tidbits. Though, there are no photos of the cast of Riverdale or their comic counterparts. This book gives the general scoop of each major character in the show, with a bulleted list of their crimes. The majority of this book feels like a character roasting, listing all the character’s faults and mistakes made on the show. In these descriptions there are a lot of general references to the events of the show. This tends to be a bit confusing if you are not an avid watcher, or redundant for fans of the show. A reference list referring to specific episodes, would have been helpful. Overall, this book is a fun conversation with the Riverdale fan community.

[Leann Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Riverdale is one of my guilty pleasures. It’s campy and soapy and bizarre and a total escape. Clearly the authors feel the same way! This book was a love letter to the series in the best ways possible.

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it took a deeper dive into Riverdale and some side notes that I didn’t even notice when I watched the tv show

[Becca shybookstagramer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect for fans of the Riverdale series on the CW. This book does a pretty in-depth analysis of a lot of the characters in the book. It is not the full series though as it was written in the middle of the series. So there are questions and speculations in the book that have been answered later in the series. It is still an interesting read if you love the series and want to get more in-depth into the characters and places throughout the series.

[The Devil of Loudun · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

[Anette Deyta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so much even with all of the pop culture references that I don’t understand.