Recapping Romantasy

Join Tabitha, Maura, and Emma as they read a story set in a fantasy kingdom inspired by Turkish culture. Fragile porcelain mouse Prince Kadou, is second to the throne and riddled with anxiety. After a little snafu with the sultan’s baby daddy that leaves some people dead, he is given a new, hyper disciplined bodyguard, Evemer. Between the conspiracy to weaken the dynasty, busting a counterfeit ope...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura dive into the politics, war, and love with A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas! Is it more political intrigue and bloody battles or more high school drama and slap fights? Listen to hear our thoughts, feelings, hot takes! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for the book can be found ⁠here⁠ . Episodes include strong language and descriptions of book content. ⁠J...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura cover ACOWAR, book 3 of the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas. Listen along as we discuss Feyre's rebirth as a secret spy hellbent on destroying the Spring Court from the inside and then as she returns as High Lady to rule the Night Court who is on the brink of war! Listen to hear our thoughts, feelings, hot takes! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for the book can b...

Join us for a new Trope Talk. This episode: Alternative Universe. How do you define the genre? What is the appeal? Does it all, once again, come back to Star Trek? Content warnings: explicit language Join our newsletter! ⁠ Follow us: TikTok:  ⁠recap.romantasy⁠ Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: ⁠recapping.romantasy@gmail.com⁠ Don't forget to send this podcast...

Emma, Maura, and Tabitha read all about the adventures of a vampire kingdom’s adopted human daughter. In her desire to join her father in immortality, she embarks on a dangerous series of trials. Although she is surrounded by people who want to eat her, she forms an unlikely alliance with a couple of vamps, one of whom is super hot and gives good banter. Will she stay the course and join vampire d...

Emma, Tabitha and Maura get wet and wild with the creatures from CM Nascosta's Cambric Creek series! Like our Monster Romance minisode, we each read a book in her series and take you along as we explore the beautifully weird and romantic world that she has created. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS! Content Warnings: Lots of fluid, non-human anatomy, covid talk, graphic sexual content, infertility iss...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about fictional (and real) Vikings! Want your romantasy with some Viking flair? Look no further! A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen has meddling gods, people with super powers, and half-naked men with undercuts. But did we love it? Listen to find out! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for A Fate Inked In Blood and episode: Profanity, violence, explic...

Werewolves, and Orcs, and…Doors? Emma, Tabitha, and Maura get weird with a monster romance roundup! Today we’re covering The Alpha’s Warlock by Eliot Grayson, Unhinged by Vera Valentine, and The Orc From the Office by Kate Prior. What do they all have in common? MMCs of dubious humanity, that’s what. One is a werewolf, one is an orc, and one is a door. You heard us. A door. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILE...

Emma, Maura, and Tabitha tackle the much anticipated sequel to A Court of Thorns and Roses. Part two of book two of the series, we bring you A Court of Mist and Fury. Everyone still has PTSD, a war is still brewing, and we get more descriptions of food than you would think for such drama. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS! ⁠Content warnings for ACOMAF⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠Join our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:...

Emma, Maura, and Tabitha tackle the much anticipated sequel to A Court of Thorns and Roses. We pick back up with all of our PTSD riddled characters after the events Under the Mountain, and see what new hell comes for them. Feyre learns to navigate her new life as a fae being and sort out which hunky beau she wants. Meanwhile, a war is brewing! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS! Content warnings for ACOMAF...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura discuss one of our favorite tropes: hurt/comfort! Tabitha leads us through a deep dive of hurt/comfort as we discuss whumping, woobies, magical healing body parts, and examples of hurt/comfort in published and unpublished fiction. Content warnings: explicit language, discussion of sexual content, and mentions of injury, harm, emotional distress, and angst Join our newslett...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about Sarah J. Maas’s first novel, Throne of Glass. We ask: what is this book, even? A lengthy prologue? A Cinderella retelling? How did it launch an empire? Come with us as we go back in time to 2012 and the YA literature landscape that changed the world. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for Throne of Glass Follow us: ⁠Join our newsletter!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:  ⁠re...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura rant and rave about Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros! We talk about wet leather, PDA, miscommunication, luminaries, ward stones, and dragon-sized plot holes. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings: Sexual content, physical torture, imprisonment, brutal injuries, perilous situations, blood, dismemberment, burning, murder, death, alcohol, and animal death Join our newsletter...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about one of the OG booktok title, Ice Planet Barbarians! We talk about 7ft tall blue alien simps who will do anything for these women as long as these girls eat a little worm. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for IPB and episode: Abduction, dubious consent, murder, rape, sexism, violence, swearing. Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: ⁠recap.romantasy⁠ I...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura chat about two of their favorite things: TikTok and fanfiction. New to fanfic? Or maybe you’re an AO3 pro. Either way, welcome! We’re getting into the academic weeds with the history of fanfiction: what it is, what it’s become, and where it’s going. Also learn about our obsession with Supernatural and Dramione. There might also be a shout out to Dark Angel if you squint. F...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about their favorite book of the year so far—Bride by Ali Hazelwood. It’s no secret. We love Ali Hazelwood. Bride has everything you’ll ever want: enemies-to-lovers, Underworld if it was a romcom, and omegaverse?! Truly, a better book has not been written. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Transcript at: bit.ly/recapping_romantasy_bride Content warnings: Mention of death, blo...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura enter Prythian to explore A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas on this week’s episode of Recapping Romantasy! It’s a story old as time: a girl transforms a man into husband material, only this time he’s an immortal fairy and she’s an illiterate mortal with IBS. Tangents include underwear, Coneheads, and the universal disappointment in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura introduce Trope Talk! Enemies-to-Lovers is all the rage, but what makes it impossible to resist? Today we explore why this trope calls to us, the books that do it remarkably well, and those that could have had it all, but fell short. Expect Pride and Prejudice fangirling, Dramione, and Reylo. Spoilers for Pride and Prejudice, Iron Flame, ACOTAR and From Blood and Ash. Tran...

Recapping Romantasy is hosting a GIVEAWAY for one copy of For Ruin and Wrath on our Instagram . Enter to win by midnight on March 8, 2024! Emma, Tabitha, and Maura recap this new series from Jennifer Armentrout about a clairvoyant with an unknown past and her love for a boy with magical, healing kisses. Follow along as they try to learn what they mean to each other while navigating the peril of wa...

Emma, Tabitha, and Maura dissect Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing on this week’s episode of Recapping Romantasy! Listen to learn what Romantasy is and the background of Fourth Wing’s publication. Then we break down what happens in the book. Tangents include Outlander, 90s tribal tattoos, and the ethics of poison. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Transcript at: https://bit.ly/recapping_romantasy_fourthwin...

Join Tabitha, Emma, and Maura as they journey through dragon schools and fairy kingdoms, breaking down your favorite romantasy books with unhinged tangents, ever-reliable hot takes, and absolute class. Spoilers found within! Follow us on TikTok at recap.romantasy Find the transcript for this episode at http://bit.ly/recapping_romantasy_trailer Music credit: Ian Aisling