Not Another Heroine

Beware readers, this episode is way past R rated, but Deli Dan carried us through. Join us next week when we go back to some serious fantasy with Robin McKinley's "The Blue Sword." https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199928276-the-love-of-my-afterlife

An easy, breezy Kindle Unlimited book is Katie’s pick this week - The Heir and the Spare by Kate Stradling. As Katie explains, “it’s a book,” so don’t get too excited (though to be fair, it was finished and had a surprisingly interesting twist at the end!) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57022919-the-heir-and-the-spare If you're looking for something with similar vibes: Thorn by Intisar Khanan...

The drinks are kicking in for part 2 - much needed for the scene we endure with Delphie's overexposure in athletic wear. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199928276-the-love-of-my-afterlife

Get your pumpkins out, readers, it's spooky season! And starting us off right, Jordan's pick this week is a new one for us both: contemporary horror romance. Despite the suggestive title, The Contortionist by Kathryn Ann Kingsley is all the right kinds of scary - and a 5 star read for Jordan! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54995584-the-contortionist For similar vibes (but maybe less spooky):...

It's a Good Morning America Book Club pick so not exactly our usual choice of books. Go into this story like you would a Hallmark movie and you'll have an enjoyable but mindless time. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199928276-the-love-of-my-afterlife

Katie undertakes the 2am drunk Taco Bell run that is Danielle Lori's mafia romance, The Sweetest Oblivion (somewhere off in the distance, Jordan scoffs at this title for the 37th time). Was it good? Eh. Was it edible? Also eh. Has Katie read it twice already? ... she pleads the fifth. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39083635-the-sweetest-oblivion

We're finally closing out The Winner's trilogy. To be honest readers, we skimmed this last book so we're wrapping the whole thing up in one episode - or half an episode - we spend the majority of the second half discussing fanfic ideas, the golden age of romantasy, and The Aragorn Upgrade. https://www.goodreads.com/series/119513-the-winner-s-trilogy

"It's basically two quirky weird people with baggage realizing their baggage works together, and that they make each other... like whole?" This week Jordan has us all crying in the club with her Netflix K-Drama, Mad For Each Other. Two weirdos falling in love? What more could you want?

The trauma continues in book two of Marie Rutkoski's phenomenal Winner's trilogy. We're only doing two episodes for this book, and one final episode for book three. The end is near readers! https://www.goodreads.com/series/119513-the-winner-s-trilogy

He's hot so therefore he *must* live - the alternate title of Katie's pick of the week, What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge (the same author as one of our pod books, Cruel Beauty!) Also, Katie kept saying Charlie Clearwater - it's Charlie Bowater. Charlie Clearwater is a weird combination of two Twilight characters, lol. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/173953567-what-monstrous-gods And if yo...

The trauma continues in book two of Marie Rutkoski's phenomenal Winner's trilogy. We're only doing two episodes for this book, and one final episode for book three. The end is near readers! https://www.goodreads.com/series/119513-the-winner-s-trilogy

If you're looking for a soul cleanser after last week's pick left you feeling bloody, slutty and pathetic, Jordan's pick this week is all sunshine and butterflies in Song of the Six Realms by Judy Lin. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/172979755-song-of-the-six-realms For similar vibes, try: Thorn by Intisar Khanani https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51265989-thorn Daughter of the Moon Goddess...

We are so excited to talk about this trilogy and we're going to talk a lot . The Winner's Curse came out in 2014, a year before ACOTAR, and it does not get the attention it deserves (especially when compared to books in the same genre). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069030-the-winner-s-curse

Yes, you did read that right. Katie explored the terrifying wilds of fanfic land to bring you the mafia romance of your dreams (and the best part is it's free!), Bloody, Slutty and Pathetic by WhatMurdah. Word to the wise - it's a bit spicier and toxic than most our picks. https://archiveofourown.org/works/52884502

We are so excited to talk about this trilogy and we're going to talk a lot . The Winner's Curse came out in 2014, a year before ACOTAR, and it does not get the attention it deserves (especially when compared to books in the same genre). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069030-the-winner-s-curse

What does Naomi Novik have to do with *checks notes* Blippi? Jordan's pick this week is A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, otherwise known as "a fucked up Hogwarts run by Slytherins." Nice. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50548197-a-deadly-education For something similar, try: The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black https://www.goodreads.com/series/159680-the-folk-of-the-air

We are so excited to talk about this trilogy and we're going to talk a lot . The Winner's Curse came out in 2014, a year before ACOTAR, and it does not get the attention it deserves (especially when compared to books in the same genre). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069030-the-winner-s-curse

This week's pick is a little teaser of what's to come, i.e. full length episodes! Katie talks about The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski (with a surprisingly coherent retelling of the plot) and Jordan re-remembers how bangin' it was - chaos ensues. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069030-the-winner-s-curse If you liked The Winner's Curse and are looking for something similar, try: The Bridge...

We were going to do the three parts but we got lost somewhere around kidnaping number five and so we're wrapping up the Trouble with Kings this week. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2878252-the-trouble-with-kings Our next book has got us all worked up though. If you haven't read it yet, do not pass go, do not collect more TBRs, and go live in kindle jail until you finish this series. https://w...

Jordan's pick this week is a Kindle Unlimited sleeper - our favorite kinds of books! Think a splash of the Undying King (Grace Draven), with a hint of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Victoria Schwab), all mixed in with the Age of Adeline and you have Peaches & Honey by R. Raeta! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198908916-peaches-honey For same same, but different: The Undying King by Gra...

Are you a Mel or a Flian? This book was a bit troubling for us, in large part due to it's lackluster take on the same Crown/Court Duel plot points. Still better than The Fourth Wing though... Also, gentlemen: there are only two types of mustaches and you can't win with either. Our hero sure doesn't. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2878252-the-trouble-with-kings psst....Fil-ee-en is not how you...

In this week's pick (and our first one back in the studio!), Katie hates on Julia Quinn's When He Was Wicked, otherwise known as Francesca's story and proceeds to talk about it for approximately .5 seconds of this 9 minute episode. Read literally anything else, and you'll be much happier. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110396.When_He_Was_Wicked

Something about an aunt, a sparkly fish, and a pirate ship? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133286777-the-familiar

Yes. We've regressed to butt humor with a sprinkling of philosophy. Welcome to part two. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133286777-the-familiar

A pick of the week in which Katie misunderstands a K-drama title and just assumes Jordan is feeling sentimental. And if you couldn't tell within the first 30 seconds of this episode, Katie was still very pregnant during it's recording (dollies anyone?) More importantly however, My Dearest, available on Viki, is hands down Jordan's favorite show - and if you even vaguely know her, you know thats qu...