Paperback Pleasures

Annabel reviews The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (they/them). Romy nearly throws the book at the wall. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Annabel and Romy talk romance audio, Phantom of the Opera, and intimacy coordination with the incomparable Megan Carver. Interested in learning more about Megan and her work? Check out her website here . --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ !...

Romy reviews Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen. Annabel wins the date game. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠  for exclusive bonus co...

It's a book vs show face-off! Annabel reviews The Duke & I by Julia Quinn. Romy compares it to the Netflix show it inspired: Bridgerton. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠...

Romy reviews First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison . Annabel reveals an early-age emo streak. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠  for exclus...

Romy hosts a live panel with romance authors Chelsey Ann Tompkins and K.L. Parsons to unpack "The Nature Of Desire: Passion, Power, and the Art of Spicy Romance." ** This is a live event recording from the Tacoma Book Fair, meaning the audio quality will sound different compared to our usual studio recordings! ** --- Check out Chelsey Ann Tompkins' books here . Check out K.L. Parsons&#...

Romy interviews Khaya Fraites. the voice of Violet Sorrengail in the Empyrean Series Graphic Audio production! ** This is a live event recording from the Tacoma Book Fair, meaning the audio quality will sound different compared to our usual studio recordings! ** --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social...

Romy reviews Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa. Annabel arrives in Seattle! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠  for exclusive bonus conte...

PART TWO! To celebrate 50 episodes, the girls team up to (finally) review  Pride and Prejudice  by Jane Austen. --- This episode deviates from the usual format! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagr...

To celebrate 50 episodes, the girls team up to (finally) review Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. --- This episode deviates from the usual format! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and...

Annabel reviews Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry. Romy gets a surprise. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠  for exclusive bonus c...

Romy reviews The Davenports by Krystal Marquis. Annabel revisits workplace romance. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠  for exclusive bo...

Annabel talks Playing Flirty with author Shameez Patel. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠  for exclusive bonus content, including more...

Time for a Minisode! Annabel & Romy are putting it to the test: will 36 questions lead to love?! Want to take the test yourself? Try it here ! Paperback Pleasures will be back next week with an author interview. Happy reading! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Jo...

This episode contains themes some may find disturbing - such as sexual assault, medical gore, and systemic abuse. Listener discretion is advised. --- Annabel reviews The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White. Romy girds her loins. --- Referenced works for extra reading: Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Medi...

Romy reviews A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft. Annabel gets a birthday surprise! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus con...

Annabel reviews You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian. Romy tries to talk sports. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus co...

April Fools! Your hosts take on a whole new kind of smut. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com, or find our weekly prompts on our social media and/or discord channel! Join our discord ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ ! Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answ...

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST THREE BOOKS IN THE EMPYREAN SERIES BY REBECCA YARROS. --- The girls dive in deep to the third book in the Empyrean series - from the whiplash romance to our craziest theories! --- Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠here⁠ . Follow us on ⁠TikTok⁠ , ⁠Instagram⁠ , and ⁠Youtube⁠ . Join us on ⁠Patreon⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answer...

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOK IN THE EMPYREAN SERIES BY REBECCA YARROS. --- Send your own voice memos of your favorite Empyrean quotes and/or fan theory to our email at PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here ! --- The girls dive in deep to the second book in the Empyrean series - from the best and worst tropes, to toxic romance, to our crazy theor...

To kick off our coverage of the first three books in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, we are releasing a re-cut, remastered version of Episode 14 - with some new voices thrown in! Send your own voice memos of your favorite Empyrean quotes and/or fan theory to our email at PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here ! --- Romy reviews Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Annabel unle...

Romy reviews Praise by Sara Cate. Annabel raises HR concerns. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here ! Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the...

Annabel reviews Bringing Down The Duke by Evie Dunmore. Romy petitions for pining. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here ! Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive bonus content, including m...

Romy reviews Lights Out by Navessa Allen . Annabel humanizes gym bros. --- Find Annabel's Souffle Pancake Recipe here! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here ! Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠...

*Note: This discusses the second book in a series of interconnected standalones. There are references to Neon Gods that may be considered spoilers to some readers. --- Annabel reviews Electric Idol by Katee Robert. Romy talks T-Rexes. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com or join our discord here ! Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠...