Too Stupid to Live: Romance Reviews $5 and Under

Riddle me this: Who tolerates cat jokes but draws the line at cat sex? It’s today’s guest – Keegan Winfield ! The co-host of My Worst Date joins the show to review the paranormal witch shifter romance, A Game of Cat and Witch by Ruby Rune. SHOW NOTES: Check out My Worst Date Show Instagram Purchase A Game of Cat and Witch Paperback Kindle Wanna Show Your Love for TSTL?  Support the show at ⁠b...

Amy Heidt (co-host of Wackadoodle Time ) trades love triangles on Bravo shows for loving thrupples on FREAK ISLAND! She joins Becky to review the erotic horror DEAD EMMA by Sylvia Morrow. SHOW NOTES: Purchase Their Will Undone Hardcover Kindle Audiobook Purchase Dead Emma Kindle Paperback Check out Wackadoodle Time

ICY HOT takes a whole new meaning when it comes to the athletic activities at Briar U! What to Read Next Podcast host Laura Yamin returns to TSTL to review Amazon’s TV adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s bestselling series -- Off Campus .  Don't know what THE DEAL is?! Check out Off Campus right now to see what the cool kid millennials are obsessing about!  DISCLAIMER: TSTL participates in Amaz...

Who doesn’t love a sexy flashback?! If you’re all about Off Campus right now, this TSTL re-release is here to satisfy your every craving. Purchase The Score Paperback   Ebook   Collector’s Edition Audiobook Wanna Show Your Love for TSTL?  Support the show at ⁠buymeacoffee.com/tstlpodcast⁠ See how you can become an ⁠episode sponsor. ⁠   Leave a five-star review on ⁠Apple podcast...

Just in time for your summer reading, here are some reading recommendations for those of us who didn’t get so lucky at summer camp.  Pre-order SUMMER HUSBAND by Amy Lorowitz today!  Amazon Bookshop.org Wanna Show Your Love for TSTL?  Support the show at ⁠buymeacoffee.com/tstlpodcast⁠ See how you can become an ⁠episode sponsor. ⁠ Leave a five-star review on ⁠Apple podcasts⁠ or ⁠follo...

In this billionaire cowboy romance, what happens in Vegas does NOT stay in Vegas – it relocates to Majestic, Wyoming! Kerri Lendo and her amazing cowboy hat join the show to review the mm fake relationship romance Marrying Mr. Majestic by Lucy Lennox. Purchase Marrying Mr. Majestic! (These are affiliate links. TSTL may earn a commission at no extra cost to consumer.)  Paperback Kindle  ...

It’s not just hot as hell – it’s PUCKING hot as hell! Author Liz Shipton joins the show to chat about her latest mm hockey romance Medaling (published under pen name Hailey Reaves). Medaling is available now! Purchase the paperback on Bookshop.org! Read on KU Disclaimer: Some of these links may be affiliate links. Follow Liz Shipton! Website Instagram - @lizshiptonauthor Celebrate Independent Book...

With Hunter’s Treasure HOT off the presses, author Olivia Jackson joins Becky to get Hot as Hell with TSTL! Olivia Jackson chats about her rebellious journey from software engineer to romance author. Purchase Hunter’s Treasure Amazon | Bookshop.org Support TSTL! Buy TSTL a Happy Ending! - https://buymeacoffee.com/tstlpodcast  

Just imagine – a mafia romance with THREE Michael Imperiolis! Voice actor and director (and former romance novel narrator) Robin Reed returns to TSTL to review Her Possessive Kingpins by Gemma Haze and Ellie Rowe. Why Choose? WHY NOT! Interested in reading? Check out the book ⁠here⁠ ! (FYI, this is an affiliate link.) Get 15% off ⁠TSTL’s Featured Books⁠ at Bookshop.org. Be sure to use promo code B...

Have you ever been “prescribed” a romance novel for your mental health? Okay… but have you been “prescribed” one by someone who legit knows a thing or two about mental health? On this bonus episode of Too Stupid to Live, get a glimpse into the Self-Help Smut Club where the only atomic habits are: 1. Read… 2. Horny… 3. Books. Becky chats with club founder and LMFT Caitlin Harrison about the therape...

Welcome to HOT MESS STATION, a place where if SCIENCE isn’t getting done, it’s because the SCIENTISTS are GETTING IT ON! To review the cozy alien romance novel “Sunshine’s Grumpy Alien”, Becky’s pal Lindsay Hendrickson Lefler uses her “STEM experience” (i.e. Ali Hazelwood books) to analyze the mating habits of humans, aliens, and even plants who inhabit a fictional broken-down space station. SHOW...

Bonus episode! TSTL continues to be RAVISHED by Reading Under the Covers! Becky and Francesca talk book tropes, character redemption, and historical romance as they unpack chapters 3 and 4 of the infamous bodice ripper, The Flame and the Flower. This is episode is part of a special romance podcast crossover series, the Ripped and Ravished Book Club, which explores vintage bodice rippers and how th...

The hilarious human Anne Gregory joins human host Becky Feldman to review the medieval romance Highlander’s Secret Nun ! Content Warning: This episode includes NAUGHTY Medieval dirty talk. If you’re a prude from the Middle Ages, listen at your own risk. SHOW NOTES: Like the Show? Give TSTL a Happy Ending: https://buymeacoffee.com/tstlpodcast Ready for Your Next Reed? https://bookshop.org/shop/tstl...

TSTL is tag-teaming with Reading Under the Covers to get ripped and ravished! In this episode brought to you by Under the Covers, Becky and joins UTC reviewer and content creator Francesca to chat about chapters 1 and 2 from the groundbreaking novel that shaped the modern romance genre – The Flame and Flower! SHOW NOTES: Check out Reading Under the Covers: Blog: https://www.underthecoversbookblog....

The HOT TAKES get even SPICIER when Torry from Ready to be Romanced and Ready to Be Petty joins Becky to discuss the film adaptation of Emily Henry’s The People We Meet on Vacation . They address the controversial (non!) sex scene and other UN -HORN-I-FIED  changes that happened from book to screen. SHOW NOTES: Ready to Be Petty Podcast Instagram: @rtbppodcast Ready to be Romanced Podcast Instagra...

Erin Whitehead returns to the show to discuss the femdom monster romance, Mastering the Minotaur. She and Becky also ponder the age-old question, “Do minotaur butts have fur?” While the answer may be (fur-ever) unsolved, what IS solved is who’s the Dom and who’s the sub in Becky and Erin’s silly BDSM bit. SHOW NOTES: Chapters: Interactive Stories ⁠ -- Check out Becky's game Something to Yacht Abou...

The Heated Rivalry discourse continues with another episode that's not ABOUT Heated Rivalry, but, let's face it, still IS about Heated Rivalry. Becky's pal Carla Cackowski returns to the show to chat about this cultural phenomenon as well as the audio erotica story Ember & Ice , narrated by their twin sons Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams. SHOW NOTES: Claimed by TBD on Substack -- A...

How could you end 2025 without an EXTRA SPICY discussion of the icy hot TV show and book -- HEATED RIVALRY! On this bonus EMERGENCY episode of TSTL, Allyn Pintal returns to bring her hockey romance expertise to this HEATED discussion! Yes, there are spoilers. Yes, there is swooning. Yes, there is butt talk! This is one shot (as in “episode”) not to miss! SHOW NOTES: Read Heated Rivalry Paperback E...

The funniest bookworm on the planet returns to TSTL! In this special Hanukkah episode, Becky’s pal Nina Emkin joins the show to review The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah. They chat about whether Jews need a story that’s in the vein of A Christmas Carol, how Mariah Carey is an honorary Jewish rock star, and a fictional Jewish rock star named Jared Sparks. This episode is so fun it’s basically whatev...

What is cozy, NAUGHTY, and can warm you up ALL OVER? It’s KRAMPUS, baby! And this holiday hunk is FINALLY getting his XXX-mas wish! Punish me, please! Author Kelly Reynolds joins the show today to kick off TSTL’s holiday season by reviewing RESCUING KRAMPUS by Robin Jo Margaret. SHOW NOTES: Check out the show's BONUS VIDEO "Is Krampus Sexy?" via TSTL on Substack Purchase Rescuing Krampus: Kindle A...

Oh the things Suzy Smith can do with only two hands! But with those two appendages, she gripped the bookswag world by the BALLS with Cockmark. On today’s episode of TSTL with a Little Extra Spice, Becky chats with the owner and designer behind the pop-up bookmark sensation! SCHWING! SHOW NOTES: Cockmark Website Cockmark on Instagram Cockmark on TikTok See if you qualify for an Audible Premium prom...

Happy Hallow-PEEN month has the happiest of endings with the return of Becky’s best pal Courtney Davis! On today’s bonus episode, they discuss The Scarecrow’s Queen by Mel Braxton and Naomi Lucas. Even better, horny heartthrob Leatherface makes a cameo! SHOW NOTES: Check out the BONUS-bonus video where Becky and Courtney play “Hot or Not” with some of sexiest scarecrows you ever laid eyes upon! Or...

SURPRISE! It’s a special EARLY-IN-THE-WEEK Halloween episode! And today it’s all about those weird d*ngs, baby! Today, Peach from Creature Feature Toys brings their expertise on fantasy adult toys to the world of knots, claspers and more! Peach and Becky discuss the monster why-choose romance CARNAL CRYPTIDS by Vera Valentine. * Because of technical issues, there are a few audio quality issues wit...

It’s ALWAYS a happy ending when two romance novel podcasts COME TOGETHER! In part 3 of the rom-pod crossover discussing Amazon’s Scared Sexy originals, Mel from Heaving Bosoms and Becky from Too Stupid to Live tag-team a joint mission to the RUBYVERSE to chat about Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon. SHOW NOTES: See if you qualify for Audible Premium for only $0.99 for the first three months! Becky's Aud...

Boo-oing!! Why the ghost b*oner? It's Too Stupid to Live's "Happy Hallow-Peen" Month! And our horny Halloween starts off with some EXXXXTRA SPICE! On this romance MOVIE review episode, the hilarious Mark Rennie brings his love for cinema and monster torsos to discuss LISA FRANKENSTEIN. SHOW NOTES: Thanks to this week's sponsor: Pamela S. Thibodeaux! Pamela S. Thibodeaux Author Page Pamela S. Thibo...