In this episode, we dive into the dark romance book Bad Bishop by L.J. Shen. This is the first book in the Society of Villains series. The second book in the series, Twisted Pawn, releases in April 2026.

During this episode, we discuss how the first chapter immediately captured our attention, why Tiernan might be the grayest of morally gray characters, how this book has our longest list of content warnings, how much we loved seeing Lila’s character evolve and watching her become an Italian spitfire, why Tiernan and Lila are perfectly matched, our shock at the twist regarding the identity of Lila’s attacker, and how we cannot wait to learn more about Tierney and Achilles in the next book.

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy novella A Crown of Ruin by Jennifer Armentrout. We highly recommend that you have read all of the books in the Blood and Ash series and all of the books in the Flesh and Fire series before reading this novella.

During this episode, we chat about how much we loved this surprise novella, how it answered some of our questions and created a lot more, how we’re here for Casteel’s chaos era and why the entire series has been building up to it, why we’re not loving the similarities between Kolis and Casteel and the implications for the future, the importance of chapter titles, the god we’re afraid might be coming back, how we’re thrilled Kieran finally came to his senses, why we want more Millie and Malik scenes, and our newest theories after reading this novella. Be warned…some of them are really unhinged.

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen. This is the second book in The Crucible series. The first book in the series is The Games Gods Play, and the third book, The Wrath Gods Reap, is slated for publication in November 2026. Our full deep dive episode on the first book is also available.

During this episode, we discuss the mindblowing twist that we never saw coming, why we fall more in love with Hades in this book, how Iapetus might be our least favorite Titan, how we continue to be convinced Lyra and Hades are fated mates, why we feel like Rhea knows more than she’s sharing, and why this cliffhanger left us with more questions than the first book. Plus, we delve into theories, including why we believe other realms exist, why we’re convinced there is something more to Isabel’s death in Poseidon’s Labor, the importance of the broken fate connections, and our top two candidates for the Deceiver.

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In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Pucking Strong by Emily Rath. This is the fourth book in the Jacksonville Rays series. We highly recommend reading this series in the following order: That One Night, Pucking Around, Pucking Ever After Volume 1, Pucking Wild, Pucking Ever After Volume 2, Pucking Sweet, and Pucking Strong.

During this episode, we discuss how much we love Henrik and Teddy’s meet-cute, the heartbreaking news of Henrik losing his sister and the injuries his niece sustained in the accident, the juxtaposition of Henrik’s apartment in Sweden compared to his one in Jacksonville, why Teddy’s mama and Elin made us furious, how much we loved Teddy’s personality and ability to be authentically himself around Henrik, the small ways Henrik showed Teddy he cared about him even when Henrik didn’t realize it himself, and why we can’t get enough of the Jacksonville Rays. Plus, we chat about the incredible spice in this book that earned it a four-pepper rating.

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book, Freed, by K.A. Riley. This is the sixth book in the dystopian romance Thrall series, continuing the story of Soleia and Bastian as well as scenes with Shara and Thorne. We were counting down the days until this book was released after learning that Soleia was somehow prophesied to change the Peaks, and the crazy demigod Sylvan was intent on taking the lightbringer power from his daughter, Aimee.

During this episode, we discuss the new character that we immediately fell in love with and cannot wait to learn more about, the numerous questions we have about Shara’s connection to the Sisterhood, why we’re grateful Bastian is a true shadow daddy, how we knew K.A. Riley would emotionally destroy us and why we’re still not over a certain death from Queen, and how we didn’t see the twist at the end coming. Plus, we jump down the rabbit hole and discuss our theories for this series.

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In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book, Honeymoon Phase by Amy Daws. It’s the third book in the Mountain Men Matchmaker series and focuses on a friends-to-lovers relationship between Luke and Addison. This romcom book also has some of our favorite tropes, including marriage of convenience, he falls first, small town romance, slow burn, and found family.

During this episode, we discuss why Luke is our favorite Fletcher brother, how Amy Daws emotionally destroyed us in this book, why Everly remains the queen mastermind, the phrase that needs to be on a t-shirt, why we’re trying to find a nearby lumberjack competition, how Johanna is the ideal mother-in-law, and and why we give this book a three-and-a-half-pepper spice rating for the incredibly well-written spice.

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen. This is the first book in The Crucible series. The second book in the series is The Things Gods Break, and the third book, The Wrath Gods Reap, is slated for publication in November 2026.

During this episode, we discuss how it didn’t take us long to fall for the quintessential bad boy called Hades, why we’re convinced Hades and Lyra are fated mates, how much we loved the blend of present day with the Olympic gods, why we would never want to compete in the Crucible, why we believe there is a significant connection between Hades and Lyra, why we hate Zeus, and how we hated seeing so many characters dies in the various challenges. Plus, we discuss all of our theories about what’s really going on in this world, the potential reasons why Persephone is trapped in Tartarus, the identity of the oracle, and so much more.

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In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath. This is the third book in the Jacksonville Rays series. We highly recommend reading this series in the following order: That One Night, Pucking Around, Pucking Ever After Volume 1, Pucking Wild, Pucking Ever After Volume 2, Pucking Sweet, and Pucking Strong.

During this episode, we discuss how much we love Poppy’s feisty character, why the juxtaposition of the bad boy, Novy, and the teddy bear, Colton, was perfection, how much we loved seeing Novy break down his walls and allow himself to be loved, why Poppy should have went no contact with her family a long time ago, and why we can’t get enough of the Jacksonville Rays. Plus, we chat about the incredible spice in this book that earned it a four-and-a-half pepper rating.

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