Spice Traders

This week, the Traders visit the icy land of Wintercraig in a romantasy full of weather magic and intrigue as they cover The Winter King by C.L. Wilson. This is Part 1 of 4 Triggers: torture, abuse, loss of pregnancy, discussion of off-page war and rape Tropes: damsel in distress, enemies to lovers, magic systems, miscommunication KU: Yes Recommendation: TBD For more of the author, check out www.c...

We know you’ve been patiently waiting for it …this week your Traders finally travel to Pyrthian as we cover A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. This episode is part 3 of 3. Triggers: abduction, claustrophobia, death, drugging, gore, emotional abuse, intentional amnesia, murder, physical abuse, sexual abuse and assault, torture, violence Tropes: Beauty and the beast retelling, really old...

We know you’ve been patiently waiting for it …this week your Traders finally travel to Pyrthian as we cover A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. This episode is part 2 of 3. Triggers: abduction, claustrophobia, death, drugging, gore, emotional abuse, intentional amnesia, murder, physical abuse, sexual abuse and assault, torture, violence Tropes: Beauty and the beast retelling, really old...

We know you’ve been patiently waiting for it …this week your Traders finally travel to Pyrthian as we cover A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas! This episode is part 1 of 3. Triggers: abduction, claustrophobia, death, drugging, gore, emotional abuse, intentional amnesia, murder, physical abuse, sexual abuse and assault, torture, violence. Tropes: Beauty and the beast retelling, really old...

This week the Traders dive into a modern day reverse harem featuring a host of supposedly deadly assassins…as you might guess, we have a lot of questions. But boy, did we enjoy the ride! This is part 2 of 2. Triggers: kidnapping, death, child abuse, violence, trafficking, murder, slavery, torture, forced institutionalization, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse, gaslighting, child death Tropes:...

This week the Traders dive into a modern day reverse harem featuring a host of supposedly deadly assassins…as you might guess, we have a lot of questions. But boy, did we enjoy the ride! This is part 1 of 2. Triggers: kidnapping, death, child abuse, violence, trafficking, murder, slavery, torture, forced institutionalization, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse, gaslighting, child death Tropes:...

This week we jump into the witchy world of The Coven by Harper L. Woods! Is it a fun student/teacher romance? Yes! Does it have great vampire smut? Also yes! Is it high literature? Absolutely not! This is part 2 of 2. Triggers: Dubious consent, forced feeding, graphic violence, rough and explicit sexual content, forced proximity, betrayal, references to past abuse and traumatic reactions to trigge...

This week we jump into the witchy world of The Coven by Harper L. Woods! Is it a fun student/teacher romance? Yes! Does it have great vampire smut? Also yes! Is it high literature? Absolutely not! This is part 1 of 2. Triggers: Dubious consent, forced feeding, graphic violence, rough and explicit sexual content, forced proximity, betrayal, references to past abuse and traumatic reactions to trigge...

Time to revisit our vampire obsession. Travel back in time with the Traders as we discuss A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson. This is a Dracula retelling with some really gorgeous prose. This is part 2 of 2. Triggers: (From the author) emotional, verbal, and physical intimate partner abuse, gaslighting, war, famine, and plague, blood and gore, consensual sexual content, sadomasochism, self-harm, body...

Time to revisit our vampire obsession. Travel back in time with the Traders as we discuss A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson. This is a Dracula retelling with some really gorgeous prose. This is part 1 of 2. Triggers: (From the author) emotional, verbal, and physical intimate partner abuse, gaslighting, war, famine, and plague, blood and gore, consensual sexual content, sadomasochism, self-harm, body...

This week the Traders tackle the Plated Prisoner series book 1: Gild. Join us as we dive into the world of Orea with our unreliable narrator, Auren, and navigate the intrigue in King Midas’ kingdom. This is Part 2 of 2 and covers chapters 20-40. Triggers: Human trafficking, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, alcohol consumption, infertility, hanging, kidnapping & captivity Tropes: King Midas...

This week the Traders tackle the Plated Prisoner series book 1: Gild. Join us as we dive into the world of Orea with our unreliable narrator, Auren, and navigate the intrigue in King Midas’ kingdom. This is Part 1 of 2 and covers chapters 1-19. (Katie says 20 in the episode, but it is, in fact, 19. Sorry ‘bout that.) Triggers: human trafficking, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, alcohol con...

Hi friends, For the month of May we’re doing something a little different on our regular feed: instead of reviewing books you know and love, we’ll be posting an interview in two parts.  We’ve been doing this podcast for over a year now and we figured it’s long past time to tell you a bit more about us.  We hope you enjoy the conversation, but if you’re still craving our regular content, head over...

Hi friends, For the month of May we’re doing something a little different on our regular feed: instead of reviewing books you know and love, we’ll be posting an interview in two parts.  We’ve been doing this podcast for over a year now and we figured it’s long past time to tell you a bit more about us.  We hope you enjoy the conversation, but if you’re still craving our regular content, head over...

This week the Traders venture into the world of archaeology and magic in The Destroyer by Meg Smitherman. Part 3 of 3, chapters 28-41. Triggers: dubious consent Tropes: Dark Academia, Magic, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Touch Her and Die KU: yup Recommendation: Yes For more of the author, check out @megsmitherman on TikTok.

This week the Traders venture into the world of archaeology and magic in The Destroyer by Meg Smitherman. Part 2 of 3, chapters 13-27. Triggers: dubious consent Tropes: Dark Academia, Magic, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Touch Her and Die KU: yup Recommendation: Yes For more of the author, check out @megsmitherman on TikTok.

This week the Traders venture into the world of archaeology and magic in The Destroyer by Meg Smitherman.  Part 1 of 3, chapters 1-12. Triggers: dubious consent, violence Tropes: Dark Academia, Magic, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Touch Her and Die KU: yup Recommendation: Yes, with reservations For more of the author, check out @megsmitherman on TikTok

This week the Traders enter Basgiath War College and discuss Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We start out salty but we end up being hooked! This episode is part 3 of 3 of our coverage. Triggers: violence, death, war themes. Tropes: enemies to lovers, dragons, forbidden romance, magic. KU: No. Recommendation: both traders recommend!  For more of the author, check out rebeccayarros.com. Pronunciation...

This week the Traders enter Basgiath War College and discuss Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We start out salty but we end up being hooked! This episode is part 2 of 3 of our coverage. Triggers: violence, death, war themes. Tropes: enemies to lovers, dragons, forbidden romance, magic. KU: No. Recommendation: both traders recommend!  For more of the author, check out rebeccayarros.com. Pronunciation...

This week the Traders enter Basgiath War College and discuss Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We start out salty but we end up being hooked! This episode is part 1 of 3 of our coverage. Triggers: violence, death, war themes. Tropes: enemies to lovers, dragons, forbidden romance, magic. KU: No. Recommendation: both traders recommend!  For more of the author, check out rebeccayarros.com. Pronunciation...

This week the Traders cover Death’s Obsession by Avina St. Graves. What do you do when Death is courting you but not in the way you want? Triggers: “Stalking, death, dubcon, anal, double penetration, impact play, breath control, mental illness, emotionally and physically abusive romantic relationship (not with MMC), prescription drug use, alcohol and drug abuse, sibling death, parent death, cancer...

This week we’re re-releasing a Patreon exclusive episode from last year: Aisling: Breath of the New Creature by A.E. Jürgens. Join us on a beautifully whimsical tale of a Mortal Queen (or is she…?) as she navigates marriage and intrigue in the Isles of Rinn Duin. Please forgive any pronunciation errors with the Gaelic terminology.  Triggers: none Tropes: enemies to lovers, political marriage, slow...

This week we’re re-releasing a Patreon exclusive episode from last year: Air Awakens by Elise Kova. Come with us as we visit the Solaris Kingdom. Every little girl’s dream - discover magical powers while working in a library! Bonus of two princes!  Triggers: violence Tropes: chosen one, enemies to lovers KU: Yes Recommendation: All 3 Traders Recommend! Contrary to what Katie says at the end though...

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Festivus for the rest of us, etc! For this special release the Traders dive into a Christmas themed reverse harem and oh boy, does it deliver!  Triggers: physical and verbal abuse, death of a loved one, choking, spanging, DP, self-harm, bullying, gaslighting Tropes: why choose, enemies to lovers, santa’s reindeer KU: Yes Recommendation: Both Traders recommend! For...

This week, the Traders return to Not-Hoth for the holiday season! Those big blue boys continue to be problematic. And will someone please explain to us why they call it No Poison Day?! Triggers: mild descriptions of past trauma and enslavement, depression Tropes: blue aliens, holiday romance (ish)  KU: Yes Recommendation: neither Trader recommends this novella Check out Ruby Dixon’s website: rubyd...