Recapping Romantasy
Recapping Romantasy
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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!
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In the Veins of the Drowning: What makes a twink? 17.06.2026 1ч 57минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura get wet & wild as they recap In the Veins of the Drowning by Kalie Cassidy. We argue about whether Jacob Elordi would qualify as a twink and Emma mentions Pirates of the Caribbean way too much for a story that doesn't mention pirates at all. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for In the Veins of the Drowning Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling -
Mate: Wet, Wild, and Somehow Even Wetter 12.05.2026 2ч 5минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura put on their flannels and try to stay dry in the Den (aka Olympia, Washington)! Mate by Ali Hazelwood is the sequel to Bride, which we absolutely loved. This time it’s human-werewolf hybrid Serena’s turn at alpha love with Koen, leader of the Northwest pack and lover of insults favored by 14-year-old boys. Unfortunately Serena has a lot to learn about wolf life, and the vampires, naked werewolves, bloody history, and a potential terminal illness are getting in the way of Serena learning about the important things like why she can’t stop rolling around in Koen’s laundry.EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for Mate and episode:Death, blood, abduction, suicide, graphic sexual content, cursing, cults, discussion of terminal illness, drugs, discussion of infertility and pregnancy, attempted murder, and violence.Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Phantasma: It doesn’t have to make sense to you 01.04.2026 2ч 18минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura pack their trunks and enter Phantasma! What’s your greatest fear? Ours is chaotic previously self-published romantasies that get picked up by big publishers and then distributed with no thought or editing! Ophelia Grimm enters Phantasma to save her sister from her own decisions, immediately stumbles into a hot anime ghost, and struggles to not fall in love. Beware the over the top game show competitions, lengthy riddles, and multiple interrupted sexy times!EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings: explicit sexual content, blood, death, violence, and cursing.Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Married to the Alien Cowboy: The Dick is Out of this World 11.03.2026 1ч 29минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura saddle up with Married to the Alien Cowboy by Ursa Dax! Cherry is a human woman running from a crime lord, and Silar is an alien convict who has agreed to participate in a mail-order bride program for his prison planet. What could go wrong? Cherry and her beloved cast iron pan are about to find out.EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for MARRIED TO THE ALIEN COWBOY and episode: explicit sexual content and language, murder, violenceEnjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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City of Bones: She Shadowhunts My Mortal Instrument Until I Bone 18.02.2026 1ч 31минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about City of Bones by Cassandra Clare! Is this the episode where we get canceled? God, we hope not! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and and episode: attempted murder, murder, character death, child abuse, homophobia, kidnapping, memory manipulation (nonconsensual), violence, graphic content, swearing, and haterade. Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling -
Alisode: Ali Hazelwood's 2025 Novellas 24.01.2026 1ч 38минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura ring in the new year with Ali Hazelwood! SO MUCH ALI HAZELWOOD.We all know Ali Hazelwood was busy in 2025. In today’s episode we cover the three novellas she published (First, Hot For Slayer, Bound) in what appears to be a descent into madness, but in a fun way. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS for the fate of Eleven in Stranger Things. Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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2025 Reading Wrap-up: Our Highs, Mids, and Lows 31.12.2025 1ч 11минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura break down the 2025 books they loved, loathed, and were just kind of...meh. Expect Ali Hazelwood, Heated Rivalry, and an unusual amount of Shrek.Thank you to everyone who subscribed and listened to us this year! We plan to bring you a fresh batch of episodes in 2026, as well as some fun surprises! Stay tuned...Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Christmas Monster Episode: Be Not Afraid 24.12.2025 1ч 24минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura get into the holiday spirit with Krampus, eggnog flavored fluids, and Christmas cloacas! Join us as we recap, "Cry for Krampus" by Aiden Pierce, "Christmas with the Monster" by Sabrina Cross, and "Kissed by the Krampus" by L Eveland.EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for the episode and books discussed: strong language, sexual content, violence, murder, gore, dub-con, and PTSD.Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Blood of Hercules: Hic Liber Stercus Est 12.11.2025 2ч 41минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura warp time with Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas! In our longest episode to date (because we couldn't help ourselves), we deconstruct this dark romantasy based on a chaotic blend of Greek myth and contemporary mafia books. What happens when a girl who has never been hugged befriends an invisible snake and unwittingly falls into the path of four men with more neck tattoos than emotions? We're about to find out!EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for Blood of Hercules and episode:child abuse, physical violence, swearing, arranged/ forced marriage, emotional abuse, bullying, sexism, explicit sex, stalking. Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Halloween Monster Romance: Spooky Scary Cloacas 22.10.2025 1ч 37минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura are at it again, recapping three spine-tingling monster romances that are sure to delight (and terrify!) you this Halloween!EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for books and episode:Twi-Flight by Luna Cantrip: sexual contentMoaning For the Monsters by Wendi Guff: sexual contentSoul Eater by Lily Mayne: torture, violence, homophobia, death, sexual contentEnjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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A Curse Carved in Bone: Descend into Hel 01.10.2025 1ч 55минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura cover A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen! This is book 2 in the Saga of the Unfated series. Listen along as Emma loses her mind, Mara keeps it cool, and Tabitha sprinkles in lots of Norse/Viking trivia. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for A Curse Carved in BoneReferences in this episode:What We Do in the Shadows - The Deacon DanceMurphy, Luke John, Heidi R. Fuller, Peter L. T. Willan, and Monte A. Gates. 2022. “An Anatomy of the Blood Eagle: The Practicalities of Viking Torture.” Speculum 97 (1): 1–39. https://doi.org/10.1086/717332.Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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From Blood and Ash - Part 2: Sucking on Honeydew 10.09.2025 2ч 6минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura recap From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout! Poppy is about to go to Prom and maybe finally kiss her sexy guard Hawke, but somehow it all goes wrong and somehow we talk about hiking through the African desert, whether sleeveless tops look good on men, and why romance authors always seem to compare certain bodily fluids to fruit...This is Part 2 of our FBAA recap. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode. Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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From Blood and Ash - Part 1: Craven that DICK 20.08.2025 1ч 35минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura recap From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout! Poppy is a sheltered virgin who can't drive because she has spent most of her life being "pure" for the gods, but then she gets a new guard, Hawke. He is competent, sexy, and a little morally gray. This is Part 1 of our FBAA recap. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode. Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Behooved: My Kingdom For A Horse-Man 30.07.2025 1ч 56минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura gallop along with Behooved by M. Stevenson! Have you ever wanted your romantasy love interests to be less batty and more horsey? Then Behooved might be the book for you. Join us as we road trip with horse-by-day Aric, heir apparent to a sad, gray kingdom, and Bianca, his reluctant bride, as they race against the clock to crown him king while rooting out the traitors in their midst. Also enjoy the sexy horse puns. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode: chronic illness, swearing, sexual content, swearing, foot fungus, and violence.Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Minisode: Demons, Furries, & Pasta 09.07.2025 1ч 30минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura are up their usual antics with another round of monster romances! This time we tell each other about demon lovers, furry alien wolf-men, and otherworldly cursed pasta. We apologize in advance.Books Covered:Impasta Syndrome by Calla MyttieKnotted by the Wolf Prince by Delaney RainI Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica CageEPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for the books and episode: monster genitalia, violence, swearing, graphic content, drugs, inanimate objects coming to life, war, violence, demons, and probably some other weird stuff too.Enjoy our recaps? Buy us a kofi! 💗Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling -
Swordcrossed: All’s Wool that Ends Wool 18.06.2025 1ч 37минTabitha, Emma, and Maura duel with Swordcrossed by Freya Marske! Aristocratic anxious-boy Matti learns the finer art of swordplay from ginger goblin Luca, while also trying to save his wool-trading family from financial ruin via an arranged marriage. Come for the promise of sword metaphors, stay for the wool mystery! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode: violence, death threats, graphic language, and sexual contentJoin our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Quicksilver: Not So Fast 28.05.2025 2ч 2минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura finally cover Quicksilver by Callie Hart! We discuss tall dark broody men and argue over whether Carrion Swift should have been the main love interest. IYKYK 😏EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode: graphic language, graphic violence, sexual content, war themes, and references to sexual violence and sex work Join our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Lore of the Wilds: The tone! THE TONE! 07.05.2025 1ч 42минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura have some thoughts about Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana! This book and its absolutely stunning cover promises fae males aplenty, a fully Black cast, and an enchanted library. We are sat. But does it deliver? Listen on for our deranged thoughts on how the publishing industry may need to take a cleansing breath and let romantasy authors write something that isn’t for adults.EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode include: sexual content, rape (implied), dubious consent, violence, death, and pregnancyJoin our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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An Education in Malice: Spreading Cheeks for Vampire Freaks 16.04.2025 1ч 32минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura chat about the immaculate vibes of Education in Malice by ST Gibson. Vibes include dark academia, sultry poetry, lesbian vampires, collegiate rituals, and a virgin freshman. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book: Uneven power dynamics, violence, murder, blood, consensual sexual content, substance use, homophobia (mentioned).Join our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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Trope Talk: The Omegaverse 16.04.2025 56минEmma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about alphas, omegas, betas, knots, nests, heats, and slick... If you have no idea what any of that means or you loved Ali Hazelwood's Bride but you want to learn about this weird world before she releases the sequel, listen along as we explain how the omegaverse got started, what it is, and why we can't stop reading romantasy books with it. Content warnings for episode include strong language, graphic descriptions of sex, descriptions of genitalia, and mpreg.Shout out to Fanlore, AO3, 'The Unofficial Guide to the Omegaverse', Dean from TikTok, @icaruspendragon, Teen Wolf, Lindsay Ellis, Hannibal the TV show, Dramione, and this Wired article for teaching about, being inspiration for, and reporting on the Omegaverse. Join our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
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