Coming to you a little late on this year's nonsense behavior at Sinners & Stardust as we wonder how some folks got so lost in the sauce.

Shani

• Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Suzanne Collins
• Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins
• The Knight & The Moth, Rachel Gillig
• The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo
• Off Campus, Elle Kennedy rereads
• Saving the Rain, Elliot Rose
• Lucky Day, Chuck Tingle
• Endless Anger, Sav R Miller

Bonnie

• Totally And Completely Fine, Elissa Sussman
• Daddy Issues, Kate Goldbeck
• Well, Actually, Mazey Eddings
• Zomromcom, Olivia Dade
• Desire In His Blood, Zoey Draven

Mary

• Watch Your Back, Tate James
• Barons of Decay, Angel Lawson
• Wicked Devotions Duet, Nichole Greene
• Honey Cut, Sierra Simone
• Open Book, Jessica Simpson

What we’re watching:

• Fall For Me (Netflix)

You get a movie! And you get a movie! And YOU GET A MOVIE! So many film adaptations coming our way and everyone is in a re-reading mood!

Mary

• Funny Story, Emily Henry
• Lola and the Millionaires, Kathryn Moon
• Barons of Decay, Angel Lawson
• The Knight & the Moth, Rachel Gillig
• Harlequin Crew, Twisted Sisters
• Watch Your Back, Tate James

Bonnie

• Bunny, Mona Awad
• The Twisted Ones, T Kingfisher
• Willing Prey, Allie Oleander
• The Rose Bargain
• Everything is Tuberculosis, John Greene

Shani

• The Knight & the Moth, Rachel Gillig
• Stirring Spurs, MA Wardell
• Never Been Shipped, Alicia Thompson
• Digging Dr Jones, Olivia Jackson

Other mentions:

• Monsters & Muses series, Sav R Miller
• Adaptations: New Haven series (JL Seegars), The Love Hypothesis (Ali Hazelwood), The Map That Leads to You (JP Monninger), Your Fault & Our Fault London (Mercedes Ron)

Ali Hazelwood superfan Ada of @adagetsliterary joins us again to talk about Ali's newest release, Problematic Summer Romance and Shani finally bullies Mary and Bonnie onto their Rina Kent journeys!

Ada

• Totally & Completely Fine, Elissa Sussman

Shani

• Cruel King, Rina Kent
• Shots On Net, JJ Mulder
• Ruled Out, Ruth Stilling
• Release Me, KA Tucker

Bonnie

• Release Me, KA Tucker
• Gloves Off, Stephanie Archer
• Puck & Prejudice, Lia Riley
• Not Safe For Work, Nisha J Tuli
• Stand and Defend, Sloane St James
• Cruel King, Rina Kent

Mary

• Dear Reader, Tate James
• Cruel King, Rina Kent

Other books mentioned

• The Thrashers, Julie Soto
• Not In Love, Ali Hazelwood

All of a sudden all of our favorite series are getting tv-show adaptations and we are LIVING.

Shani

• Problematic Summer Romance, Ali Hazelwood
• Bourbon & Proof, Victoria Wilder
• The Legend Next Door, Jesse H. Reign
• Dear Reader, Tate James
• Friends of the Museum, Heather McGowan

Bonnie

• Change of Heart, Fallon Ballard
• Anywhere With You, Ellie Palmer
• Visions of Heat, Nalini Singh
• Meet Me At the Lake, Carley Fortune
• Not Safe For Work, Nisha J Tuli
• Bourbon & Proof, Victoria Wilder
• Gloves Off, Stephanie Archer

Mary

• Dear Reader, Tate James
• Bride, Ali Hazelwood
• The Knight & the Moth, Rachel Gillig
• Ruthless Vows, Rebecca Ross

TV Adaption Announcements

• Mindf*ck Series adapted by Amazon (S.T. Abby)
• Rose Hill Series adapted by Amazon (Elsie Silver)
• Heated Rivalry adapted by Crave (Rachel Reid)

Other mentions:

• Doctor Odyssey (ABC)
• Off Campus series (Amazon)
• Along for the Ride (Netflix)
• Cruel Intentions series (Amazon)
• The Gentlemen (Netflix)
• Olympo (Netflix)

May was a fabulous release month and we are EATINGGGGGGG.

Mary

• Problematic Summer Romance, Ali Hazelwood
• The Knight & The Moth, Rachel Gillig
• Overcompensating (TV Show)
• Dear Reader, Tate James

Shani

• Problematic Summer Romance, Ali Hazelwood
• Hat Trick, Chelsea Curto
• Change of Heart, Hannah Bailey
• Along Came Amor, Alexis Daria
• Reckless Hearts, Jessa Wilder
• Coming in Hot, Josie Juniper

Bonnie

• Anywhere With You, Ellie K Palmer
• Visions of Heat, Nalini Singh

We took a small unintended hiatus due to gestures wildly but we're ready for a summer of fun reads and new releases!

Melanie (@mells_view) joins us to chat about how romance book movie adaptations are making a splash on streaming sites and we are here 👏 for 👏 it👏. My Fault London is a fave but there are lots of films to catch up on. We also chat about which books we'd love to see adapted and how we absolutely can't support Passionflix.

Shani

• Promise Me Sunshine, Cara Bastone
• Nightshade, Autumn Woods
• Bloody, Slutty and Pathetic, WhatMurdah (a03, Dramione fic)
• Not Safe for Work, Nisha J Tuli
• Godless (Netflix)
• Princes of Carnage, Eva Ashwood

Mell

• A Breath of Fresh Air, Allegra Hall
• The Story of My Life, Lucy Score
• The Walking Dead (Netflix)
• Yellowjackets (Hulu)

Bonnie

• Hathor & the Prince, JJ McAvoy
• Bloodmarked, Tracy Deonn
• The Architect, Nikki Sloane
• Absolution, Jeff Vandermeer
• The Auction, lovesbitca8 (a03, Dramione fic, no longer available)

Mary

• Oathbound, Tracy Deonn
• Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins
• The Broker, Nikki Sloane

Other books mentioned

• Ronan, KA Tucker
• The Wolf Hotel series, KA Tucker

Book to movie adaptations:

• Culpa Mia
• Culpa Tuya
• My Fault London
• Butcher and Blackbird
• Twisted series, Ana Huang
• Lick (passionflix)
• 50 Shades of Grey
• Maxton Hall
• Marked Men
• The Notebook

Our dream adaptations:

• The Harlequin Crew
• On The Line, Naomi Loud
• Was I Ever series, Naomi Loud
• Nocticadia, Keri Lake
• Magnolia Parks, Jessa Hastings
• Nashville Neighborhood, Nikki Sloane
• Monsters & Muses, Sav R Miller
• Addicted, Krista & Becca Ritchie
• Deanna Madden series, AR Torre
• Mendell Hawks, Deanna Grey
• New Haven, JL Seegars
• Filthy Rich Americans, Nikki Sloane
• Kennedy Ryan (all books)
• Trail of Sins, Pam Godwin
• Lyonesse series, Sierra Simone

Everyone say bye-bye to Sophie Lark! The ARC readers for her Sparrow & Vine, uncovered multiple problematic and racist passages in the book, which triggered a mountain of blacklash against her. We talk about what went down during that wild week and now badly Sophie and Bloom managed the whole situation.

Books Mentioned:

Mary

• Oathbound, Tracy Deonn (Legendborn series)

Bonnie

• Bloodmarked, Tracy Deonn
• Annie Bot, Sierra Greer
• Nightshade by Autumn Woods

Shani

• Princes of Carnage, Eva Ashwood
• The House of My Mother, Shari Franke