Plot Trysts

Delphine Roy deals with some themes that are not our favorite, but does seem aware of the difficulty and makes some fun choices within a very not fun context. Mind the trigger warnings here for sure.

MacLean really nails the prose as she goes full medieval. We liked it.

Meg and Alex are joined by Kelsea Yu to spend most of the episode talking about the ending of this book.

Good news! This book was wayyyyy less problematic than the first in the series, in that it was not problematic at all.

There are many things to enjoy about this book and a ton of well developed B plots. Maybe too many, but we could have looked beyond that if all the talk of erotica had lived up to the hype. As such, we liked this, but didn't love it.

Meg loved this, Laine didn't, so maybe don't start here if you're new to SciFi?

Meg and Alex are joined by Jim Butcher to discuss Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, which TBH sounds like a romp.

Laine isn't a bird person and apparently Meg isn't a this book person, so we struggled a bit here.

This series keeps getting more and more bonkers. There are moments of fun, but we untimately had trouble connecting with the characters.

This book might be quintessential Milan. She deals with real issues with a lot of resonance today in a way that is still so true to the Romance novel genre. This one is definitely on the angsty side, but it really plays with the expected.

Meg and Alex are joined by Yoon Ha Lee to discuss Diplomatic Immunity.

Torie is basically the best and Dominic is... trying, but in a way we both REALLY enjoyed.

Alexandra Vasti's first full-length novel is here and we stan it almost as hard as Peter stans Selina.

We asked Eloisa James to join us for a discussion of one of the tropes in her new book, and she said yes! We touch on so many topics, but it was fascinating to get an author's take on how romance evolves with the times. Thank you, Elosia!

Meg and Alex have paired the Ekaterin Vorkosigan novellas, and they are definitely Ekaterin defenders.

We both had expectations for this seasonally-appropriate novella, which was probably a mistake.

To be honest, we were both nervous about this book, but Lydia Lloyd stunned us both in the best way possible. Fake rakes are our favorite rakes, and this is a second chance romance we can both get behind.

Ok real talk, this book was inevitably going to suffer by comparison to "The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy" becuase that book was surprising and perfection. It it fair? no. Did we appreciate the risks taken? yes. Are we ready for Rosie? Yes.

Listening to this episode had me rereading the Lord Peter Wimsey books, if you're wondering how much of the conversation is about the dedication and comedies of manners and romance. The episode is celebration that works out way better than Miles' dinner party.

It's our favorite time of year: Lady Sherlock Time

We talk for.... a while about season 3 of Bridgerton.

We both adored this book. It's perfectly feel good and exactly what we want from a romance. Can something spiritually have a virgin here even if he's not a virgin?

Alex and Meg are joined by Everina Maxwell to discuss the meet cute? of Miles and Ekaterin and the plot. But mostly Miles and Ekaterin.

We've reached the Ali Hazelwood singularity and we are here for it.

Usually spies do it for us but this book wouldn't have done it for us on that alone. Instead, the ending! The ending absolved so much.