A Love-Hate Relationship with Romance Novels
Big thank-you to Sara and Courtney over at the wonderful podcast Bodice Tipplers for writing their commentary on the Twilight franchise! We absolutely love the both of them and highly highly recommend their podcast, Bodice Tipplers, which takes a deep dive into the romance novels one might find on one's mother or grandmother's nightstand. Be... Continue Reading →
Who's ready for some crazy and surprisingly fun sci-fi romance?! I AM Okay so I think that everyone can agree and probably understand that I expected this book to be a total dumpster fire. I even went in to it TRYING to hate it. And don't get me wrong, there were some odd and mildly... Continue Reading →
Now. You could argue. That it’s because I read book 14 out of a god-knows-how-long-of-book-series that maybe I should have started at the beginning. Maybe I would have enjoyed this book more. You would be WRONG. This book is just...rotten bananas. Like it is just too crazy to even...almost talk about and we did a... Continue Reading →
I'll admit. The chains definitely sparked some questions Whelp we finally did it guys. We have our first trigger bingo game! We'll have our bingo cards available here in the next few weeks so you can play along with us! Okay fair. Adam starts out as a MASSIVE dick THE AMOUNT OF TORTURE IN THIS... Continue Reading →
OK so for this book I have to agree with some of our Facebook followers and say that the cover plus the title does now unfortunately make me think of golden showers. When I was in college, my friends used to have this joke for me where if I wanted something sweet they would point... Continue Reading →
And the winner of Worst Romance Novel Title Ever goes tooooooooooooo….FANTASY LOVER Here's your required fan service. You're welcome Hey let's face it. There are far worse things than early 2000's ripped surfer dude So at first, my eyes rolled all the way into the sunset when they mentioned that Grace is a sex therapist.... Continue Reading →
I’m very glad that I happened to get this book for my first LGBTQIA+ novel because it was actually a healthy relationship between two men. Media is still so heteronormative, and because of that I think that it’s really really important to demonstrate what a healthy homosexual relationship looks like. Rachel and I have talked... Continue Reading →
“Hello Disney? I have the idea for the next big Marvel movie….hear me out...” I don’t understand this man’s obsession with not wearing a shirt. I mean if you got it flaunt it I guess? She’s like a beautiful butterfly in a sports bra cocoon Alright so seriously though. If you’re running away from a... Continue Reading →
I feel like in writing these show notes, for the first time it just makes me sad. Because, simply put, it’s not a romance. But it’s being marketed as such, and sold as such, and given to people who if it’s some impressionable will then turn around and go looking for someone who will fulfill... Continue Reading →
