Paperback Pleasures

** We apologize for the audio quality of this episode. There was a technical snafu and one of the hosts' mics didn't work right! ** --- Romy reviews The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer . Annabel wants more drafts. --- Romy misspoke when mentioning another book, it is Everything For You by Chloe Liese , not Anything For You. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to Paperback...

The girls interview author Georgia Clark about her queer holiday romcom Most Wonderful. Annabel talks potatoes. Romy swoons over fictional love. Georgia gets real about Buffy. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join...

Annabel reviews Outlander by Diana Gabaldon . Romy swoons over the Scots. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 listener questio...

Due to serious illness, Episode 25: Outlander has been delayed by a week. Instead, please enjoy this glimpse into a ⁠ Patreon-exclusive ⁠ series called Down The Rabbit Hole, where we discuss romance-adjacent topics of all kinds. We are eager to return to regular programming as soon as possible! --- She's been crowned 'The Queen of Romance.' Celebrated by the royal family, the creator o...

Romy reviews ⁠ The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue ⁠ by V.E. Schwab. Annabel gets deep. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 list...

This episode covers topics some may find disturbing - such as body horror and serial killers. Listen at your own discretion. --- Annabel reviews Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. Romy fails to gird her loins. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ . Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠In...

HAPPY (almost) HALLOWEEN! Romy honors a classic literary monster in her review of ⁠⁠ Carmilla ⁠⁠ by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. Annabel uses her undergrad degree and runs out of wine. Everyone learns a lot. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ . Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ,...

Author Swati Hegde joins Annabel and Romy to talk about her debut novel, Match Me If You Can - a desi romcom retelling of Jane Austen's Emma . --- Interested in being an ARC reader for Swati? Information on her instagram profile @SwatiHegdeAuthor . Preorder her next novel Can't Help Faking In Love here ! --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@g...

Romy reviews 50 Shades of Grey. Annabel tries to keep her calm. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 listener question and blooper reels! --- Paperback Pleas...

Annabel reviews The House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Romy has a surprise. --- DONATE OR JOIN: IJA: Indigenous Journalists Association The Sixties Scoop Network CREATORS MENTIONED & SOURCED: @MyNameIsMarines @FromTheMixedUpDesk @DinaeAesthetics @melissa..blair Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Find all books mentioned in this podca...

Romy reviews One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. Annabel gets a lesson in monsters. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 listener question and blooper reels! -...

Annabel reviews Bride by Ali Hazelwood. Romy dives headfirst into werewolf erotica. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 listener question and blooper reels!...

Romy reviews Icebreaker by Hannah Grace. Annabel tries to make Shuffleboard a thing. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 listener question and blooper reels...

Annabel reviews Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. Romy finds a newfound respect for Darth Maul. --- Music by Eric Matyas, "Sculpture Garden" | www.soundimage.org --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Find all books mentioned in this podcast ⁠here⁠ . Follow us on ⁠TikTok⁠ , ⁠Instagram⁠ , and ⁠Youtube⁠ . Join us on ⁠Patreon⁠ for exclusive...

Romy reviews Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Annabel unleashes her inner dragon. --- Influencers mentioned in this episode: @Ceartguleabhar speaks beautifully to the accurate Scottish Gaelic pronunciations of the names used in Fourth Wing, and the controversy around the use of a Celtic minority language. @alex_falcone creates merch for fake bands from his fave movies and TV shows! --- Send your ans...

Annabel reviews The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. Romy relives Middle School. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 listener question and blooper reels...

Romy reviews ⁠ Twilight ⁠ by Stephanie Meyer. Annabel finally admits to being Team Jacob. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 listener question and blooper...

Annabel reviews Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Romy relives Middle School trauma. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 listener question and blooper reels! --- Paperback...

Happy 10th episode! To celebrate, Romy reviews Viking by Fabio himself. Yes, apparently he wrote romance novels. And was on the cover, too. And kind of stars in it. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Find all books mentioned in this podcast here . Follow us on TikTok , Instagram , and Youtube . Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus cont...

Annabel reviews Teleny , accredited to Oscar Wilde. Romy learns about a new greek god. Content Warning: This episode contains themes of suicide and sexual assault. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Find all books mentioned in this podcast here . Follow us on TikTok , Instagram , and Youtube . Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus conte...

Romy reviews Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight. Annabel gets a lesson in Dark Romance. Both girls get an education in euphemisms. Content Warning: This episode is about a Dark Romance book and contains mentions of sexual assault, self-harm, and some violence. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Find all books mentioned in this podcast here . F...

Annabel reviews A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen. Romy finds redemption in the form of a poorly chopped jalapeño. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. 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 liste...

Author Cortney Winn joins Romy & Annabel to unpack her debut novel: Vesselless . Follow Cortney on Instagram & TikTok to see the latest updates on the Merciless Realms series ! You can find the fan artist mentioned in the episode here . --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Follow us on TikTok , Instagram , and Youtube . Join us on...

Annabel reviews Red, White & Royal Blue , Romy has an exciting announcement. --- Send your answer to this week's listener question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Follow us on TikTok , Instagram , and Youtube . Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including more answers to the listener question and blooper reels! --- Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmat...

BONUS EPISODE! Want to get to know your hosts a little more? Hop right in for some passionate conversation about romance novels and ethical porn. --- Send your answer to this week's Listener Question to PaperbackPleasuresBooks@gmail.com. Follow us on ⁠TikTok⁠ , ⁠Instagram⁠ , and ⁠Youtube⁠ . Click here to join us on ⁠Patreon⁠ ! --- Paperback Pleasures is a podcast dedicated to de-stigmatizing r...