Make Out Already

Hi smooches! On this episode, we recap the witchy second chance romance “The Ex Hex” by Erin Sterling. This book has hot Welsh boys, drunken curses, talking cats, feminist ghosts, and horny ley lines. Happy Halloween! You can visit us at www.makeoutalreadypod.com. You can also follow us on Instagram @makeoutalreadypod and on Twitter @makeout_already, or email us at makeoutalready@gmail.com. We hav...

Hi friends! You’re listening to Make Out Already, and today Molly guest hosts to help me recap “Girls Weekend” by CM Nascosta. I did not know going in that this would be Molly’s first proper romance novel, and I’m so grateful that she was willing to talk about horny orcs and part-fae fuckboys with me. We also talk about Eurocentric beauty standards, generational wealth, and whether Ben Affleck and...

Hi friends! On this episode, we discuss “Begin Again, Again” by Eve Dangerfield. This is the first book we’ve recapped that explicitly exists in a post (or let’s be honest, during) COVID world. The pandemic looms pretty large over this story of a recently sober former podcaster who falls for a onetime professional athlete. And yet, this is one of the sexiest books we’ve read this year, while being...

Hi beautiful, beautiful smooches. On this episode, Deanna and I recap the 2016 movie “The Love Witch” as we continue to celebrate spooky season. If you haven’t seen the film itself, you’ve probably seen tons of stills and clips from it. So buckle up in your retro getaway car and make sure your wig is secured, because this … sexy? … murderous romp through the occult is fucking wild. Spoilers ahead!...

Hi friends! It’s officially spooky season. On this episode, we sit down with our dear friend Sarah to talk about the 90s classic “Practical Magic.” Can you believe I’d never seen it? We talk about the iconic quotes and fashions, the plot holes, and how hot Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman were and continue to be. This goes without saying because this movie is older than Gen Z, but spoilers ahead!...

Hi friends! On this episode, we chat about Katee Robert’s “Wicked Villains” and “Dark Olympus” series and speculate about how the two connect. We mention how much we would love Katee Robert to write a short revealing some of these answers, and well — Katee Robert wrote a short revealing some of these answers! So please enjoy our oddly timed speculations, then head over to Katee Robert’s website, s...

Hi Smooches! On this short and sweet episode, we’re chatting about our triumphant, fully vaxxed and masked return to the theater. We spend most of the episode talking about the masterpiece that is “Shang-Chi.” We try to keep any spoilers mild as we swoon about the cast, the clothes and the visuals, but honestly, just go see the movie and come back! We also rant about how much Disney sucks, and clu...

Hi friends! On this episode, we’re recapping “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry. We previously talked about her book “Beach Read,” and after reading this one, we’re confident saying that this writer does not miss. This friends to lovers romance was so beautiful, and emotional and frustrating that it might have ruined this trope for me, and Alex and Poppy are two of the best romance charac...

Hi friends! On this episode, Liz is joined by Deanna to talk about our top 5 best and worst on-screen love interests. This was such a fun episode. We have some major throwbacks on our list, which means we have certainly misremembered major plot points. But that’s fine, because our opinions are 100 percent correct. You can visit us at www.makeoutalreadypod.com. You can also follow us on Instagram @...

Hi smooches! On this episode, we recap “In the Middle of Somewhere” by Roan Parrish. Our guest is our friend The Other Liz. This book is a sweet, small-town m/m romance, but content warning for discussions of homophobia and violence, as well as discussions of media depictions of queerness and Black pain. You can visit us at www.makeoutalreadypod.com. You can also follow us on Instagram @makeoutalr...

Hi friends! On this episode, we are burdened with the glorious purpose of discussing the MCU series Loki on Disney+. We talk about the ships and representation (or lack thereof) on the show, and use it as a springboard to talk about taboo in romance, with some more colorful Norse mythology thrown in. As we discuss in the episode, taboos are super personal, and triggers are as well. So please note...

Hi friends! On this episode of Make Out Already, we’re descending into the Underworld and sliding right into daddy Hades’s lap. We’re recapping “Neon Gods” by Katee Robert, the first in the Dark Olympus series of spicy, contemporary retellings of Greek myths. We talk a little about Robert’s Wicked Villains series, which is in the same universe as Dark Olympus, and her taboo series. I also bring in...

Why are we rereleasing this episode? TO CELEBRATE NEWLY MINTED Ph. D. SHAWNA, our resident sexpert on this episode. On this episode of Make Out Already, we discuss the movie The New Romantic, which you can currently stream on Netflix. It’s about a college student who enters into a mutually beneficial relationship so she can document her sugarbaby experiences in hopes of winning a journalism grant....

Hi friends! On this episode, we recap One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. It’s her second novel after the very beloved Red, White and Royal Blue. Like that book, it features a same sex couple, a ragtag group of lovingly supportive weirdos, and people who have absolute meltdowns over how swoonworthy their love interest is. But in this one, there’s some paranormal phenomena complicating things. It’s a...

Hi friends! This is Make Out Already, where we review, dissect and fan cast romance novels and share our love for any media with an HEA. On this episode, we discuss Office Hours by Katrina Jackson. So for whatever reason, Meg and I were in the mood for something angsty, and this sweet workplace romance with a burnt out tenure track sociology professor and her immaculately dressed colleague was not...

Hi friends! You’re listening to Make Out Already. On this episode, we revisit Not-Hoth to talk about one of our favorite subjects — the big, beautiful blue men and intrepid human women who stole our hearts in Ruby Dixon’s Ice Planet Barbarians series. These books got us through the early days of quarantine last year. We’ve previously done episodes about them and some other works by Ms. Dixon, whic...

Hi friends! This is Make Out Already, a podcast about romance novels, movies, and anything with a happily ever after. On this episode, we talk about “The Beautiful Ones” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. She’s best known for the book “Mexican Gothic,” and her backlist is getting some well-deserved love. “The Beautiful Ones” is a little historical romance, a little low fantasy/magical realism, and a lot of...

Hi friends! On this episode of Make Out Already, we discuss Netflix’s adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse, “Shadow and Bone.” The wonderful and knowledgeable Lisa of Uppercase YA (who is Liz’s former J-school classmate) joins us to chat about the show, the books, and what to read next. Make sure you give Lisa a follow on Instagram @uppercaseya . You can follow us on Instagram @makeoutalready...

Hi friends! Liz here. On this episode, I’m joined by Deanna, who you should remember from our Midsommar episode. We’re reviewing Hidden Sins by Selena Montgomery, the nom de plume of the future president of the galaxy, Stacey Abrams. Full disclosure — we thought this one was OK. We roast the total simp of a hero while hypocritically simping over Cap and Bucky, and question whether the con artist h...

Hi Smooches! This episode, Meg and a group of her rowdiest college friends get together to reminisce about studying abroad and talk about Hot British Boyfriend by Kristy Boyce. We identify ourselves as Golden Girls or SatC acolytes, there’s a dramatic reading and Meg takes a turn as a game show host. Find us at www.makeoutalreadypod.com. You can also follow us on Instagram @makeoutalreadypod and o...

Hi Smooches! On this episode, Melody from "Heaving Bosoms" is back to squee about "When She Purrs" by Ruby Dixon. We talk about courtship steps that should come before marking your territory on someone's front door; simp for chaotic bisexual blue alien bounty hunters; and recap the cat-man-alien equivalent of "call your doctor if your erection lasts more than four hours." It's a lot, and it's all...

On this episode, Meg and Liz throw a whole bunch of books, shows, YouTube channels and product recommendations at you. We catch each other up about what we’ve been reading and watching in our sadly abundant free time. We have a website! You can now visit us at www.makeoutalreadypod.com . Keep an eye out because we’ve got some plans in the works for our new Internet home. You can also follow us on...

On this episode, we welcome back self-taught Netflix teen romance expert Molly to talk about the thrilling finale to the “To All the Boys” series, “Always and Forever.” We talk about where we see Peter and Lara Jean in the future; whether Lara Jean has just never been to a really fun party; and our preferred epilogue with Lara Jean and Gen in college. We also talk about how we relate much more to...

On this episode of Make Out Already, we discuss a beautiful book with a very heavy theme: “The One You Fight For” by Roni Loren. It’s part of the series “The Ones Who Got Away,” about a group of school shooting survivors now in their 30s. And we bring on a very special guest — Mr. Meg himself, Ben! Oh yeah, we’ve got a white guy on the podcast! We’re going to talk about gun violence, including a p...

On this episode, we had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Melody, one half of the romance podcast duo Heaving Bosoms. We talked about “Beach Read” by Emily Henry. We discussed how smart and meta the book was; why cults, like romance, teach us a lot about humanity; and why we love heroes who go to therapy! Disclaimer: Liz did not mean what she said about Blake Lively. None of her comments shou...