Odilia, Honna

Romantically Lit

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Join closeted hopeless romantics Odilia and Honna soothe their love drought by dissecting passages from their favourite romance novels by Black authors across the diaspora. As previous teenage Wattpad users and Tumblr scrollers, Odilia and Honna daydream about Black love stories and thought it would be a grand idea to share classic and contemporary novels with the world while also reflecting on their own experiences.

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May 28, 2026

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Episodes

When Love Visits Part 1 13.12.2024

We continue our Christmas journey by reading When Love Visits by Comfort Omovre. We are diving into the first half of the book. We saw all the hype and we wanted to get to know Tade Maxwell too! So join us as we introduce ourselves to this fellow Bridgerton fan

Romantically Lit Presents: Tomilola Coco Adeyemo 09.12.2024

Its been an absolutely joy to read A Very Gidi Christmas for the past few weeks, and being able to interviewing the electrifying Tomilola Coco Adeyemo was like the icing on the cake. It was a pleasure to interview a creative like her. As always, we hope you all enjoy in this interview as much as we did. And let us know if you agree with Tomilola's dream casting, especially for Kunle.

Romantically Lit Presents: Danielle Allen 06.12.2024

Happy December! Please enjoy as we revisit Curvy Girl Summer with the author herself, DANIELLE ALLEN! We hope you enjoy the interview as much as we enjoyed it. Cheers!

A Very Gidi Christmas Final Chapters 28.11.2024

Join us as we wrap the Christmas romance, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo's A Very Gidi Christmas. We have thoroughly enjoyed this book so join us to hear our final thoughts and of course our rating for this book

A Very Gidi Christmas Chapters 6- 14 21.11.2024

Tomilola Coco Adeyemo's A Very Gidi Christmas is putting us right in the holiday spirit. So far, we definitely feel like we are watch BG and Kunle stand under the mistletoe. Join us as we continue to delve into this future holiday classic.

A Very Gidi Christmas Chapters 1-5 15.11.2024

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! We are kicking off the holiday season with A Very Gidi Christmas by Tomilola Coco Adeyemo and we are already loving everything that the book has given us in just the first 5 chapters. So grab some hot cocoa and cozy up to this multi-trop holiday story review!

Curvy Girl Summer Final Chapters 04.11.2024

Oh we were properly FED by the end of this book! Danielle Allen's Curvy Girl Summer is the perfect friends to lover summer romance and we cannot talk enough about it. But we tried to keep out thoughts concise so join us as we give our final thoughts on Curvy Girl Summer!

Curvy Girl Summer Chapters 8-14 27.10.2024

The book is picking up and the dates our girl Aaliyah is going on are somehow getting WORSE! Join us as we discuss chapters 8-14 of Danielle Allen's Curvy Girl Summer, where we ponder just when our two main characters accept that there is more than just playful banter taking place at the Onyx bar every Friday.

Curvy Girl Summer Chapters 1-7 18.10.2024

We are super excited to SUNRISE a new Black Romance Novel: Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen! Yes... we know its technically Autumn but look outside your window, it don't feel like it! We want to crank up the heat with this steamy lovely story of accidental love connections in the age of dating apps. Join us as we Kiki and review the first chapters!

Romantically Lit Presents: Fatima Bala 10.10.2024

We are besides ourselves with having the honour of interviewing the wonderful Fatima Bala. It was an absolute pleasure to have her on the podcast to ask her about her writing journey and process, and of course, talking about her captivating romance novel Broken: Not a Halal Love Story. We hope you enjoy the interview as much as we did, and thank you again Fatima for gracing us with your presence!

Broken: Not a Halal Story Final Chapters 04.10.2024

Join us as we say goodbye to our star crossed lovers in Fatima Bala's Broken: Not a Halal Love Story. Fa'iza and Ahmed's story has become so complicated, yet they seemed destined by Allah swt himself. Our hearts are beating hard as we watch all of this unravel. Join us as we give our final thoughts and ratings!

Broken: Not A Halal Love Story Chapters 11-25 27.09.2024

The lines have really started to blur, and the boundaries have been tested and moved. Join us as we continue to have heart palpitations with Fatima Bala's Broken: Not a Halal Love Story. The conflict definitely has us stumped as to whether our star crossed lovers will ever recover. Join us as we ponder this beautiful story.

Broken Not a Halal Love Story Chapters 1-10 20.09.2024

A season, mean as new book! Join us as we embark on Broken: Not a Halal Love Story by Fatima Bala. In this second chance romance, we meet Fa'iza. A sheltered Nigerian Hijabi whose conservative Muslim values get tested when she begins to fall in love with the care free, irresistible Ahmad. We are nervous for her, but lets see how it goes!

If I Don't Have You: Final Chapters 13.09.2024

Because we promise to stick to our return, here is the wrap up If I Don't Have You by Sareeta Domingo. Join us as we sunset on the beautiful writings of this British author. The book very quickly turned into a second chance romance, and you know we love that trope on this podcast. So join us as we discuss whether Ren and Kayla can make their once in a lifetime connection work in despite the very r...

If I Don't Have You Chapters 9-16 13.09.2024

So...... The girls took a little of summer break it seems! And they had all the hopes of coming back in the summer but they didn't LOL! Recorded sometime in middle of July, here is the continuation of the lovely Sareeta Domingo's If I Don't Have You. Let's just say our Brazilian American director might be a daddy, meanwhile our girl Kayla is still trying to decide if playing out 90 Day Fiance is t...

If I Don't Have You Chapters 1- 8 02.06.2024

We took a little break but we are back with a new book! We are starting June off with If I Don't Have You by Sareeta Domingo. Ms. Domingo asks the question what happens if two creatives immediately hit it off and it feels like nothing they have felt before, but one is about to enter a 90 day fiance kinda situation....? Well.. Lets find out!

The Partner Plot Final Chapters 11.05.2024

We are rounding up The Partner Plot By Kristina Forest! We had so much fun reading this marriage of convenience/second chance book and are actually wondering if Jay Ellis is available to play Xavier Wright. Tell us what you think of the fan cast and listen to all are thoughts on the book on todays episode!

The Partner Plot Chapters 9-16 02.05.2024

Forget the one bed trope, he said " I am proud of my wife"! We are living with this second chance marriage of convenience book. Kristina Forest's The Partner Plot is just the perfect book for the spring and we are loving every bit of it so far! Join us in our continued exploration for this lovely book.

The Partner Plot Chapters 1-8 25.04.2024

We are back revieing another New York Times Bestseller in the genre. We had such a good run with books that we had to continue with Kristina Forest's The Partner Plot. In this episode we are looking at the first few chapters and we are already so excited to see how this second chance/ marriage of convenience goes for our characters. And we are very excited to take you along for the journey as well...

This Could Be Us: FInal Chapters 18.04.2024

It isn't goodbye but it is see you late to Skyland! We give our final review of Kennedy Ryan's This Could Be Us. If you have been following you know we are completely enamoured with Soledad Charles and Judah Cross and we had to talk about the ending. So join us as we sadly say goodbye to Skyland and its characters, but we know we will be back next year with Hendrix's story!

This Could Be Us Chapters 25-36 11.04.2024

We have reached the part of the book where our Skyland lovers just accept a little more that they are drawn to each other and that is more than OKAY with us! We continue our review of This Could Be Us by diving into the spiciness and growth that Kennedy Ryan provides us as we progress in her lovely book. Join us as we continue to delve into the book on the Romantically Lit Podcast

This Could Be Us Chapters 13-24 04.04.2024

This week we talk Big Threes, Beyonce and our budding Skyland romance as we continue our discussion of Kennedy Ryan's This Could Be Us! We cannot get over how obsessed Judah is and honestly we get it! So join us as we discuss all the ways Soledad is blossoming and all the time Judah Cross is checking Soledad's socials

This Could Be Us Chapters 1-12 28.03.2024

We are beyond excited to be headed by to the imaginary suburb of Skyland, Atlanta, Georgia in the Magnificent Kennedy Ryan's second installment of the Skyland Series, This Could Be Us, We have been excited to read this since finishing before I Let Go and we know Miss Kennedy was going to do right by our sister Soledad. However, the books starts and Edward has our Boricua sister in the pits and we...

A Love Song For Ricki Wilde Final Chapters 21.03.2024

Our made in Harlem love story may be coming to its demise, or perhaps it can be saved before the curse is supposed to take place. Either way we must discuss that beauty that is A Love Song For Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams and how the Eva and Shane cameo was everything we needed from this New York based black romance. So join us as we say goodbye to this amazing book that definitely made us shed a t...

A Love Song For Ricki Wilde Chapters 13-18 14.03.2024

Well, now the cat is out of the bag, we know what and why are star-crossed lovers of Harlem cannot be together and just like our girl Ricki we are stunned and left speechless! However our solution may not be in Harlem and we have a strong feeling Miss Tia Williams will be taking us back to Louisiana. But that's just another theory we have going on. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams has l...

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