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  September Reading Round Up ft. An Unexpected Catch Up — The Spicy Librarian Podcast 15.10.2026 55分

  Dark romance and romantasy podcast The Spicy Librarian is back with the September reading roundup — and we’ll be honest, this one went a slightly different direction than planned. Ber flu hit, catch up happened, and we read a lot of books anyway. As you do. The ber season arrived and brought its flu with it. So instead this week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast, we sat down for an unexpected catch-up — bringing you news from the centre, what we have been reading, and the books that have been living in our heads rent-free this month.  Katie brings us You Girls Play Nice by K.D. Aldyn, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, and The Right Move by Liz Tomforde — fake dating, forced proximity, gothic thriller, and a romantasy slow burn that we cannot stop recommending. Dee talks us through — Friends with the Monsters by Albany Walker, Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman, The Lamb by Lucy Rose, and the A King of Flesh and Bone & A Queen of Rot and Ruin duology by Liv Zander. Plus Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros — the brand new Empyrean companion collection that Empyrean fans need in their hands immediately. Dee had a great time.   Timestamps: 00:00 — Welcome & Ber Flu05:01 — News from the Centre45:00 — Katie’s September Reading Round Up52:00 — Dee’s September Reading Round Up   Books Discussed: You Girls Play Nice — K.D. Aldyn (indie, contemporary)Home Before Dark — Riley Sager (gothic thriller, spooky season read)Spark of the Everflame — Penn Cole (romantasy, slow burn)The Right Move — Liz Tomforde (contemporary romance, sports romance, fake dating)Friends with the Monsters — Albany Walker (indie dark romance)Incidents Around the House — Josh Malerman (horror)The Lamb — Lucy Rose (gothic horror, folk horror, queer fiction)A King of Flesh and Bone & A Queen of Rot and Ruin — Liv Zander (dark romance)Threshing Day — Rebecca Yarros (romantasy, Empyrean series, Fourth Wing universe) If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for all the latest updates. We’ll see you next Thursday. 🖤
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  The £20 Book Boyfriend Draft: Five Men, One Roster & the Arc That Could Save Publishing — The Spicy Librarian Podcast 08.10.2026 53分

  The rules are simple. You have £20. You need five book boyfriends. Every man on the market has a price tag and you have to build the best possible roster without going over budget. Easy. Completely straightforward. Nobody lost their mind at all. Drafting Zade from Haunting Adeline, Josh from Lights Out, and Acker from Metal Slinger ( the first book Katie ever spoiled, throwback) — who came all the way across the ocean for you, and we respect the commitment. Katie went for Ruhn from Crescent City, Xaden from Fourth Wing (Katie's roster, Katie's rules and Greyson from Daggermouth — masked man, awful in-laws, but somehow still a solid ten. Then we had to defend our rosters. You’re getting involved. The logistics of five men living with you were discussed in more depth than we anticipated, and the results were illuminating. But which house would you live in? Round two gave us a trope budget — enemies to lovers, forced proximity, one bed, taboo relationship, fake dating, accidental pregnancy, miscommunication, instalove, grumpy sunshine and second chance all hit the table — and from those picks we arced the next two New York Times bestseller and the return of Chad and Poppy. The publishing industry is not ready, and it’s welcome. Timestamps: 01:15 — Rules of the Draft05:10 — The Draft Begins26:33 — Roster Defence: The Logistics of Five Men39:29 — Round Two: The Trope Budget45:13 — Arcing the Next Bestseller: Chad, Poppy & the Book That Could Save Publishing   Books & Characters Referenced: Zade — Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton (dark romance, stalker romance)Josh — Lights Out by Navessa Allen (dark romance, masked MMC)Kingfisher — Quicksilver by Callie Hart (romantasy)Ruhn — Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas (romantasy)Vale — Crown Me Yours by Liv Zander (dark romance)Xaden — Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (romantasy, enemies to lovers)Rhysand — A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (romantasy, MaasVerse)Seven — White Rose Painted Red by Elena Lawson (dark romance, why choose, indie)Acker — Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider (dark romance)Greyson — Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe (dark romantasy, masked MMC) If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram to tell us who would be in your £20 roster. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤
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  Spooky Season is Here: Gothic Reads, Our Fall TBR & Exciting Updates — The Spicy Librarian Podcast 01.10.2026 53分

  Spooky season has arrived and we here, at The Spicy Librarian, are not calm about it. This week we have exciting updates. As always, told here first, usually elaborated on, and most of the time Vickey doesn't need to cut out.  We're gearing up for our MaasVerse episode but before we do, our buddy reads this season are 24690 by A.A. Dark — the dark romance that the community cannot stop talking about; we're here to decide if it's warranted. Their Sunflower Girl by Amelia Lascaux, a fae pleasure house novella full of queer monster romance that is genuinely unlike anything else on our shelves, and The Lamb by Lucy Rose, the gothic folk horror about mothers, daughters and what lives in the woods that is already being talked about as one of the most unsettling debuts in years. Then we get into our go-to gothic, spooky and Ber reads, the ones we need you to read and the new ones making it onto our Fall TBR, . If your reading list is not sufficiently terrifying by the end of this episode, we have not done our jobs! 00:46 — Updates: Festival News & Why Thursday is the New Best Day of the Week21:07 — Current Reading & The MaasVerse Deep Dive30:20 — Our Fall TBR & Buddy Reads: 24690, Their Sunflower Girl & The Lamb45:46 — Recommended Ber Reads: Gothic, Spooky & Vibe Picks for the Season Books Mentioned in This Episode: Home Before Dark — Riley Sager (thriller)The Only One Left — Riley Sager (thriller)You Girls Play Nice — K.D. Aldyn (indie contemporary)Spark of the Everflame — Penn Cole (romantasy, slow burn) Throne of Glass — Sarah J. Maas (romantasy)Crescent City — Sarah J. Maas (romantasy)A Court of Thorns and Roses — Sarah J. Maas (romantasy)A King of Flesh and Bone & A Queen of Rot and Ruin — Liv Zander (dark romance) 24690 — A.A. Dark (dark romance, taboo)Their Sunflower Girl: A Fae Pleasure House Novella — Amelia Lascaux (monster romance, queer romance)The Lamb — Lucy Rose (gothic horror, folk horror) One Dark Window — Rachel Gillig (romantasy, dark fantasy)The Knight and the Moth — Rachel Gillig (romantasy, dark fantasy)Nocticadia — Keri Lake (dark romance, gothic)Anathema — Keri Lake (dark romance, gothic)Grave Matter — Karina Halle (dark romance, paranormal)Crown Me Dead & Crown Me Yours — Liv Zander (dark romance)Summerween — Joss Wood (contemporary romance, spooky season Bewitched, Bespelled and Bedeviled — Laura Thalassa (paranormal romance)Ex Hex & The Kiss Curse — Erin Sterling (paranormal romance, witchy romance)Legacy of the Gods — Rina Kent (dark romance) If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website, Instagram or sign up to the newsletter for all the updates. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤  
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  Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated: The Books We Need to Talk About — The Spicy Librarian Podcast 24.09.2026 1時間 6分

  Dark romance and romantasy podcast The Spicy Librarian is settling the score this week — which books deserve every bit of their hype, which ones we think the community has got wrong, and the criminally underrated reads that need to be on your TBR immediately. Dee and Katie are not holding back. The romance community loves hype. We love hype. But this week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we are asking the hard questions — does the hype hold up, and which books are being slept on while the algorithm screams about the same ten titles on repeat? Across dark romance, romantasy, contemporary and cosy romance, we are sorting our shelves into three categories — appropriately hyped, overhyped, and criminally underrated. We have a lot of feelings about all of it. From your classic, Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton and the LORDS series to hidden gems like the Blackwood Institute by J Rose, the Lovesick Duet by Effie Campbell, and 24690 by A.A. Dark. This is the episode that is going to completely reorganise your TBR. We're covering it all this week and hopefully shining a light on some hidden gems and giving credit to the ones we love for good reason. Whether you’re a dark, fantasy or contemporary girl, we guarantee you'll want to read at least one of these.  If you disagree with any of our verdicts, and you will, get in the comments. We are ready.   Timestamps- 03:09 — Dark Romance: Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated24:46 — Romantasy: Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated48:33 — Contemporary: Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated59:06 — Fluffy Reads: Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated   Books for this next week-  Dark Romance:Edge of Darkness Trilogy — Leigh Rivers (dark romance, enemies to lovers)Little Stranger — Leigh Rivers (dark romance, taboo)The L.O.R.D.S Series — Chantelle Tessier (dark romance, mafia)Into Darkness Series — Navessa Allen (dark romance)Hollow Boys — Monty Jay (dark romance)Haunting Adeline & Hunting Adeline — H.D. Carlton (dark romance, stalker romance)The Painted Sinners Series — Elena Lawson (dark romance, indie)North Shore Series — Lola King (dark romance, indie)Lovesick Duet — Effie Campbell (dark romance, contemporary)Blackwood Institute — J. Rose (dark romance, why choose)Collected Works — C.J. Riggs (erotic horror, dark romance)24690 — A.A. Dark (dark romance, taboo) Romantasy:Dire Bound & Fury Bound — Sable Sorenson (romantasy, fae romance)One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns — Rachel Gillig (romantasy, dark fantasy)When the Moon Hatched — Sarah A. Parker (romantasy, slow burn)Kiss of the Basilisk & Between Two Kings — Lindsay Straube (romantasy)A Forbidden Alchemy — Stacey McEwan (romantasy, high fantasy)The Bloodwing Academy Series — Briar Boleyn (romantasy)Quicksilver — Callie Hart (romantasy, enemies to lovers)Daggermouth — H.M. Wolfe (dark romantasy, dystopian)The Games Gods Play — Abigail Owen (romantasy, Greek mythology)The Wolf King Series — Lauren Palphreyman (romantasy)City of Gods & Monsters — Kayla Edwards (romantasy, urban fantasy)Blood and Steel & Iron and Embers — Helen B. Scheuerer (romantasy, high fantasy)Crown me Dead / Crown me Yours — Liv Zander (dark romantasy)Feather so Vicious / Shadow so Cruel — Liv Zander (dark romantasy)A Bargain So Bloody — Vasilisa Drake (dark romantasy, indie)Lady of Darkness — Melissa K. Roehrich (romantasy, dark fantasy)To Cage a Wild Bird — Brooke Fast (romantasy, dystopian) Contemporary:The Off Campus Series — Elle Kennedy (contemporary romance, sports romance)Heated Rivalry — Rachel Reid (contemporary romance, MM romance, sports romance)Bridgerton Series — Julia Quinn (historical romance)Blade Kings Series — Ruth Stirling (contemporary romance, sports romance)Wishbone Tattoos Series — Lizzie Stanley (contemporary romance, indie) Fluffy Reads:Nightshade & Daybreak — Autumn Woods (romantasy, slow burn)The Love Hypothesis — Ali Hazelwood (contemporary romance, STEM romance)Bride & M
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  Would You Rather: They Don't Have to Agree But They Do Have to Justify — The Spicy Librarian Podcast 17.09.2026 1時間 7分

  Dark romance and romantasy podcast The Spicy Librarian is back — and this week Dee and Katie are being dropped into their favourite books, whether they like it or not. Would you rather learn magic or warfare? Lead armies or strategies? Forced proximity or enemies to lovers? They don't have to agree. They do have to justify. This week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast, we are asking the questions that actually matter. Katie and Dee are being dropped headfirst into the worlds of their favourite dark romance and romantasy books — and they have to choose. High-stakes wars or slow-burn romance? Intense physical challenges or forbidden magic systems? Lead the army or mastermind the strategy from the shadows? Face your enemies-to-lovers moment or suffer through forced proximity until someone breaks first? Every answer has to be justified. Every disagreement has to be defended. And there are a lot of disagreements. This is the episode for every reader who has ever finished a book and immediately thought — I know exactly what I would do in that situation. You probably wouldn't. Neither would we. But we had a very good time pretending. Books Mentioned-  Games God’s Play- Abigail Owens (Romantasy, Greeks Mythology) Fourth Wing- Rebecca Yarros (Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers) A Court of Mist and Fury - S. J Maas (Romantasy) A Court of Silver Flame- S. J. Maas (Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers) A House of Earth and Blood- S. J. Maas (Urban Romantasy)  Kingdom of Ash- S J Maas ( Fantasy)  Quicksilver/ Brimstone- Callie Hart (Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers) Auction- Sadie Kincaid (Dark Romance) Lights Out- Navessa Allen (Dark Romance) Under Yours Scars- Ariel Anderson (Dark Romance, Indie) Haunting Adeline- H D Carlton (Dark Romance) A Touch of Darkness- Scarlet St. Clair (Romantasy, Greek Retelling)  Nightshade/ Daybreak- Autumn Woods (Dark Academia)  Starside- Alex Aster (Romantasy)  Dire Bound- Sable Sorenson (Romantasy)  Heated Rivalry- Rachel Reid (Sports Romance, Queer) Powerless - Elsie Silver (Sports Romance) The Dorians- Nick Cutter (Horror) Incidents Around The House- Josh Malerman (Horror) Little Stranger- Leigh Rivers (Dark Romance, Taboo) White Rose Painted Red- Elena Lawson (Dark Romance, Why Choose, Indie)  Daggermouth- H M Wolfe (Dystopian Romance)  To Cage A Wild Bird- Brooke Fast (Dystopian Romance)   Timestamps-  00:00 Intro and meeting Yob the Bear 5:09 - Would You Rather 32:39- Continued Chaos 38:39- Katie’s Driving History 40:05- Back to Would You Rather 1:07- Goodbye and See you Next week xo   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram to send in your own would you rather questions for a future episode. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤
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  August Reading Round Up: Summer is Over, the Ber Months Have Arrived — The Spicy Librarian Podcast 10.09.2026 52分

  Dark romance and romantasy podcast The Spicy Librarian is back with the August reading roundup — summer is over, the ber months are here, and we read an unreasonable amount of books. We're debriefing our summer reads, defending our choices, and getting very hyped for the MaasVerse deep dive coming in September ahead of a vey exciting release… Summer is drawing to a close, holidays have been had, and we are ready to welcome the ber months with open arms and a very long reading list. This week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we are debriefing everything we read over August, looking ahead to our MaasVerse deep dive, and already getting hyped for all things autumnal. Katie opens with a passionate defence of Nightshade & Daybreak by Autumn Woods — a dark academia slow burn that divided the room and we are still not over it. Then we get into the full August roundup covering dark romance, contemporary, thriller, romantasy and everything in between — from Grave Matter by Karina Halle and Body Count by Codie Crowley to Twisted Hate by Ana Huang, Dominion by Jean Kwok, and Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Then we turn our attention to September — a deep dive into the MaasVerse is coming, and we cannot wait. We're also discussing the August book club picks across dark romance, romantasy and contemporary, and dropping the September book club lineup, so stay tuned! Timestamps 06:08 — Nightshade & Daybreak: Katie's Defence11:26 — Welcome to the Ber Months16:29 — August Reading Roundup35:12 — September TBR & The MaasVerse Deep Dive47:24 — August Book Club: The Voice, Dominion & How to Kidnap a Fake Date50:32 — September Book Club: A Bargain So Bloody, Friends with Monsters & Just Another Dead Boy   Books Discussed: Nightshade & Daybreak — Autumn Woods (dark academia, slow burn)Grave Matter — Karina Halle (dark romance, paranormal)Us Dark Few & Us Deadly Few — Alexis Patton (dark romance)Twisted Hate — Ana Huang (enemies to lovers, contemporary romance)To Cage a Wild Bird — Brooke Fast (dystopian, romantasy)Dominion — Jean Kwok (romantasy)Just Another Dead Boy — Kelly McCaughrain (contemporary)The Only One Left — Riley Sager (thriller)How to Kidnap a Fake Date — Effie Campbell (dark romance, fake dating)Broken Country — Clare Leslie Hall (literary fiction)The Ghost Writer — Julie Clark (thriller)The Chain — Adrian McKinty (thriller)Thirst Trap — Gráinne O'Hare (contemporary romance, queer)So I Met This Guy — Alexandra Potter (contemporary romance)The Lure of Wolves and Whispers — Amanda Connolly (romantasy)Slip Stream — Madge Maril (sports, contemporary)First Flight Final Fall — C.W. Farnsworth (contemporary romance, sports romance)Body Count — Codie Crowley (horror, queer)Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch — Codie Crowley (horror)Friends with Monsters — Albany Walker (dark romance)Tide — Carian Cole (dark romance)Daddy Issues — Kate Goldbeck (contemporary romance)You Girls Play Nice — K.D. Aldyn (thriller)Dungeon Crawler Carl 1, 2 & 3 — Matt Dinniman (fantasy, LitRPG)Yesteryear — Caro Claire Burke (literary fiction)Around the World in 80 Dates — Jasmine Burke (contemporary)The Voice — Maggie Ray Jones (contemporary romance) August Book Club:The Voice — Maggie Ray Jones (contemporary romance)Dominion — Jean Kwok (romantasy)How to Kidnap a Fake Date — Effie Campbell (dark romance, comedy) September Book Club:A Bargain So Bloody — Vasilisa Drake (dark romantasy)Friends with Monsters — Albany Walker (dark romance, paranormal)Just Another Dead Boy — Kelly McCaughrain (contemporary)   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up including the MaasVerse deep dive. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤
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  Bookish Confessional: Judge, Jury and Executioner — The Spicy Librarian Podcast 03.09.2026 51分

  Dark romance and romantasy podcast, The Spicy Librarian is back — and this week we are confessing our deepest, darkest reading secrets, exposing the community, and serving as judge, jury and executioner on your most controversial bookish takes. Court is in session. We have things to confess. You have things to confess. And somebody has to hold us all accountable — so this week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we are doing exactly that. In the confessional, we get into our own deep dark reading secrets. The books we pretended to love, the ones we secretly hated, the ones we read in one sitting and told nobody about. The bookish habits we own, the ones we're ashamed of and the ones we just can't quit.We're covering Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, The Never List by Jade Presley, Black Rose by Jade Presley and Elena Lawson, Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, and Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman and some of what comes out of this confessional are wild and shocking. Even to us. Then the community goes on trial and *we* go on trial. You submitted your most controversial bookish confessions and Katie and Dee are ruling as judge, jury and executioner on every single one.  No one is safe. We are not sorry.   Timestamps 1:29 - Confession Opens 26:57 - We offer you our confessions  36:52 - Questions from the community Books Mentioned Spark of the Everflame — Penn Cole (romantasy, slow burn)Fourth Wing — Rebecca Yarros (romantasy, enemies to lovers)The Never List — Jade Presley (dark romance) Black Heart Painted Gold — Elena Lawson (dark romance, indie, why chose)Song of Achilles — Madeline Miller (historical fiction, MM romance, greek retelling)Noughts and Crosses — Malorie Blackman (YA, dystopian)Daggermouth — H.D. Wolfe (dark romance)ACOTAR — Sarah J. Maas (romantasy, fae romance)If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram to submit your own confessions for a future episode. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤
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  The Post Holiday Reading DeeBrief Nobody Asked For & the Adaptations We're All Talking About — The Spicy Librarian Podcast 27.08.2026 56分

  Dark romance, romantasy and everything in between. The Spicy Librarian Podcast is back with a post-holiday reading debrief nobody asked for and every book adaptation we are all having big feelings about. Dee and Katie read an unreasonable amount of books. We are not sorry. We planned an episode. We did not do that episode. What we did instead was sit down, debrief everything we read over the summer, and spiral into a very passionate conversation about the book adaptations that need to happen immediately and the ones that are already in the works. Katie brings us dark romance, contemporary and romantasy reads including Grave Matter by Karina Halle, Nightshade & Daybreak by Autumn Woods, and Twisted Hate by Ana Huang — enemies to lovers, slow burn, and a slow creeping dread that we absolutely did not see coming. Dee went everywhere — from dark romance to fantasy to literary fiction — covering Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, Body Count by Codie Crowley, First Flight Final Fall by C.W. Farnsworth, and Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke among many others. Then, we get into adaptations — Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton, the MindFck Series* by S.T. Abby, Verity by Colleen Hoover, Boys of Tommen by Chloe Walsh and Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. Which ones are happening, which ones need to happen, and which ones we would personally executive produce given half a chance. Timestamps: 03:12 — Katie's Post Holiday Reading Debrief13:40 — Dee's Post Holiday Reading DeeBrief40:30 — Book Adaptations In The Works... Books Discussed: Katie's Reads:Grave Matter — Karina Halle (dark romance, paranormal)Nightshade & Daybreak — Autumn Woods (dark academia, slow burn)RoofBoy — Jess Blatchley (contemporary)The Mad Wife — Megan Church (dark fiction)Twisted Hate — Ana Huang (enemies to lovers, contemporary romance) Dee's Reads:Dungeon Crawler Carl — Matt Dinniman (fantasy, LitRPG)You Girls Play Nice — K.D. AldynTied — Carian Cole (dark romance)To Cage a Wild Bird — Brooke Fast (romantasy)First Flight Final Fall — C.W. Farnsworth (contemporary romance, sports romance)A Bargain So Bloody — Vasilisa Drake (dark romance)Slip Stream — Madge Maril (indie contemporary)Body Count — Codie Crowley (dark romance)The Lure of Wolves and Whispers — Amanda Connolly (romantasy)The Ghost Writer — Julie Clark (thriller)Us Dark Few & Us Deadly Few — Alexis Patten (dark romance)So I Met This Guy — Alexandra Potter (contemporary romance)Just Another Dead Boy — Kelly McCaughrain (contemporary)Thirst Trap — Gráinne O'Hare (contemporary romance)Yesteryear — Caro Claire Burke (literary fiction)Around the World in 80 Dates — Jasmine Burke (contemporary) Adaptations Discussed:Haunting Adeline & Hunting Adeline — H.D. Carlton (dark romance)MindF*ck Series — S.T. Abby (dark romance, psychological thriller)Yesteryear — Caro Claire Burke (literary fiction)Never Let Me Go — Kazuo Ishiguro (literary fiction)Boys of Tommen — Chloe Walsh (contemporary romance)Verity — Colleen Hoover (dark romance, thriller)Incidents Around the House — Josh Malerman (horror) If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤
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  Bookish 20 Questions: An Episode We Very Nearly Didn't Come Back From 20.08.2026 58分

  This week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast, Katie and Dee were forced to played bookish 20 questions. Post it notes on foreheads, sunglasses on, eyebrows firmly raised, and this is genuinely the closest we have ever come to a full falling out. You are welcome. *If you want to play along, listen on audio, or for spoilers, head to the YouTube!*  We want to be clear. We are fine. We are friends. But this episode tested us in ways we did not anticipate and we are still processing. Bookish 20 questions. Where you wear the book on your head and ask yes or no questions until you figure it out, sounds innocent, sounds simple, sounds easy. It is not. Not when the books are Penpal by J.T. Geissinger, Credence by Penelope Douglas, The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman, Hooked by Emily McIntire, One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, and No for an Answer by C.J. Riggs. Not with these two. Not today. Three rounds. Multiple near misses. One almost-falling-out. Post it notes, sunglasses, and more raised eyebrows than we promised. This is the most chaotic episode we have made and we stand by every second of it.   Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction & Rules2:02 — Round One17:50— Round Two 36:10— Round Three43:54 — Catch Up & Debrief   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review -- it genuinely means the world -- and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤
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  July Reading Round Up: Dark Romance, Romantasy & Contemporary 13.08.2026 54分

  The July reading roundup and book club is here! Between Dee and Katie, they've read what feels like half the internet this month. Dark romance, romantasy, contemporary, and everything in between. Buckle up, your TBR is about to suffer beautifully. July was a big reading month. Katie and Dee take you through everything they've read this month — from indie darlings to highly anticipated sequels, spicy contemporaries to romantasy worlds we do not want to leave — before we get into the book club picks that had us absolutely feral. This month's book club brought us Crown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours by Liv Zander for dark romance, Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent for romantasy, and Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan for contemporary — and we had a lot of big feelings about all three, a lot. We've also got news and updates dropping, so stay tuned for that, and a sneak peek at what we have coming in August including Dominion by Jean Kwok, How to Kidnap a Fake Date by Effie Campbell, and The Voice by Maggie Ray Jones. Timestamps: 00:09 — Katie's July Reading Roundup05:46 — Dee's July Reading Roundup27:18 — Updates & News34:08 — Book Club: Dark Romance — Crown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours by Liv Zander44:41 — Book Club: Romantasy — Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent48:06 — Book Club: Contemporary — Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan Books Discussed in This Episode: Crown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours — Liv ZanderDaughter of No Worlds — Carissa BroadbentRoanoke Girls — Amy EngelSleuths — Samantha MooneyWhite Rose Painted Red — Elena LawsonNightshade & Daybreak — Autumn WoodsDirebound — Sable SorensonDaggermouth — H.M. WolfeBlack Heart Painted Gold — Elena LawsonSalt and Sweet — Juno Rose NorthSpicy Honey — Juno Rose NorthStep Brother Bear — J.M. FairyTo the Depths — Beth RhydoDominion — Jean KwokDone and Dusted & Swift and Saddled — Lyla SageThe Voice — Maggie Ray JonesEat Your Heart Out — J.N. BamforthThe Dorians — Nick CutterBlack Sunshine & The Blood is Love — Karina HalleTornado, Still & This is Fine — Lizzie StanleyArcher's Voice — Mia Sheridan If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a 5* review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤
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  Community Outreach & Yap: Your Questions, Our Answers & Five Star Book Clinic 06.08.2026 43分

  This week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we are coming straight to you -- answering your bookish questions, giving you the latest shop and event updates. Then Dee opens the clinic to personally prescribe your next five star read. Come in, sit down, she'll see you now.   Consider this your official TSL check in. This week D and Katie are doing what they do best — yapping — but with purpose. We're going through your questions, the ones you've been sending in about books, the shop, upcoming events, and everything in between, and we are answering all of it. Then Dee opens the book clinic. You tell us what you loved, what you hated, what tropes make you feral and which ones send you running — and Dee will prescribe your next five star read. No appointment necessary. Results may include an immediately extended TBR and zero regrets. If you want to be featured in a future episode, send in your reading profile and let Dee do her thing. If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram to send in your questions or book clinic requests. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤   Timestamps: 02:45 — Katie's Reading Recap07:24 — Dee's Reading Recap17:52 — Community Questions & Recommendations32:42 — Shop Q&A36:28 — Book Recommendations Clinic   Crown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours — Liv ZanderThe One — John Marrs Spicy Honey — Juno Rose NorthEat Your Heart Out — J.M. BanforthDaughter of No Worlds — Carissa BroadbentStepbrother Bear — G.M. FairyDone & Dusted — Lyla SageSwift & Saddled — Lyla SageTo the Depths — Beth RhydoDominion — Jean KwokThe Voice — Maggie Ray Jones Heated Rivalry — Rachel ReidFeathers So Vicious — Liv ZanderMagnolia Parks — Jessa HastingsCredence — Penelope DouglasWhat We Need — Lizzie StanleyThe Auction — Sadie KincaidConfessions — Kanae MinatoUnder Your Scars — Ariel AndersonShatter Me — Tahereh MafiAngela's Ashes — Frank McCourtBlackwood Institute — J. Rose Ballad of the Fallen Dragons — Sarah A. ParkerDominion — Jean KwokShe Who Holds My Wrath — Shannon V. VelzenCrown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours — Liv ZanderTo the Depths — Beth RhydoBirthday Girl — Penelope DouglasOlder — Jennifer HartmannHaunting Adeline — H.D. CarltonBlackwood Institute — J. RoseThe Poison Daughter — Sheila MastersonVanguard — Karina HalleA Forbidden Alchemy & A Forsaken Prophecy — Stacey McEwanHeavenly Bodies & Fallen Stars — Imani ErriuThis Kingdom Will Not Kill Me — Ilona AndrewsDon't Eat Your Human Boyfriend — Lily MayneEat Your Heart Out & Formaldehyde — J.M. BanforthHow to Kidnap a Fake Date — Effie CampbellA Soul to Keep & A Soul to Heal — Opal Reyne
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  F*ck, Marry, Kill: Book Boyfriends & Series We'd Die (or Kill) For 30.07.2026 1時間 1分

  F*ck, Marry, Kill but make it bookish — this week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we are making the hard decisions about our favourite MMCs and the series we love most. One night stand, forever, or goodbye. Nothing and no one is safe.  This week we are playing the most chaotic, most emotionally devastating version of F*ck, Marry, Kill you have ever witnessed. We are talking about our favourite MMCs — seriously thinking through the actual implications of a marriage, a one night stand, and yes, murdering our beloved book boyfriends within their own universes and in ours. We took this very seriously. Possibly too seriously.  Then we turn it on the series. Which one could we re-read forever and never get tired of? Which one do we have one read left in us? And which series — as much as it destroys us to say it — do we have to say goodbye to for good? The answers may surprise you. They surprised us. If you shouted at your phone, your TV, your partner, or a complete stranger on the bus — we want to know. Get in the comments and tell us where we went wrong. We can take it.   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤   Timestamps: 00:34 — Updates & The Spicy Librarian Live02:59 — Fck, Marry, Kill: MMC Edition46:26 — Fck, Marry, Kill: Book Series Edition   Books & Series Mentioned: Throne of Glass — Sarah J. MaasA Court of Thorns and Roses — Sarah J. MaasCrescent City — Sarah J. MaasFourth Wing — Rebecca YarrosQuicksilver & Brimstone — Callie HartEdge of Darkness — Leigh RiversLittle Stranger & Little Liar — Leigh RiversPsychotic Obsession — Leigh RiversHaunting Adeline, Does it Hurt? & Where's Molly — H.D. CarltonDaughter of No Worlds, Serpent & the Wings of Night & Six Scorched Roses — Carissa BroadbentBlood and Ash — Jennifer L. ArmentroutBook of Azrael — Amber Nicole SmithSpark of the Everflame — Penn ColeWhite Rose Painted Red — Blake & Elena LawsonThe Voice — Maggie Ray JonesChestnut Springs — Elsie SilverMiles High Series — T.L. SwanMagnolia Parks Universe — Jessa HastingsFeathers So Vicious & Shadow So Cruel — Liv ZanderCrown Me Dead & Crown Me Yours — Liv ZanderHeated Rivalry — Rachel ReidDaggermouth — H.D. WolfeBillionaire's Boy Club — Lauren Asher  
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  Salt, Sweet & Spicy Honey: An Exclusive Interview with UK Indie Author Juno Rose 23.07.2026 47分

  This week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we're sitting down with one of the UK's most exciting up and coming indie authors — Juno Rose. We're talking her debut novel Salt and Sweet, her next release Spicy Honey, an exclusive look at what's coming next, and of course things get completely unhinged along the way.   Juno Rose is a London-based indie author writing high heat contemporary romance with heart, humour, and chemistry that absolutely jumps off the page. Her debut Salt and Sweet — a brother's best friend, forbidden romance following Emmy as she rebuilds her life with a secret spicy bucket list and the very last man she should want — has taken the indie romance community by storm, and we are completely obsessed. This week we sit down with Juno for an exclusive chat about Salt and Sweet, her next release Spicy Honey, and a little insider look at what she has coming after that. We also do what we do best — drag her into some thoroughly unhinged bookish games — and get a real insight into what it's like building an indie romance career in the UK right now. If you haven't read Juno Rose yet, consider this your very loud sign to start immediately.   Timestamps: 00:01 — Introduction04:24 — Juno's Books: Salt and Sweet, Spicy Honey & What's Coming Next09:20 — Juno's Story: Life as a UK Indie Romance Author19:12 — Exclusive Tea: What Juno Has in the Pipeline24:29 — One Star Review Defence31:40 — Five Star Review Defence37:06 — HSF40:21 — Unpopular Opinion46:12 —  Roundup & Bye   CTA: If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤   Books Discussed in This Episode: Salt and Sweet — Juno RoseSpicy Honey — Juno RoseDawn of the North / Road of Bones — Demi WintersKidnapped by Krampus — Emily ShoreFive Brothers — Penelope DouglasSugar Life Series — Harley Madison
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  June Reading Roundup: Dark Romance, Romantasy, Contemporary & More 16.07.2026 47分

  The June reading roundup is here and we went wide this month — dark romance, romantasy, contemporary, beachy reads, and everything in between. Dee and Katie are back with the book club picks, the reads that wrecked them, and the ones that surprised them most. Your TBR will not survive. Yes we know it's not June anymore.  This month's book club brought us Branded by Saffron A. Kent, A Stage Set for Villains by Shannon J. Spann, and Pieces of the Night by Jennifer Hartmann— a dark western romance, a NYT bestselling romantasy that has taken over BookTok, and an angsty rockstar romance that absolutely wrecked us. Three very different books, three very big feelings.  Beyond book club, June was the month we went everywhere. We're talking Emily Henry, Colleen Hoover, and Carissa Broadbent for the contemporary and fantasy fans, Karina Halle for those who like their romance with a side of chaos, and an indie pick that needs to be on your radar immediately. June gave us range and we have absolutely no regrets. Timestamps: 00:00 — Dee's June Reading Roundup18:30 — Katie's Reading Roundup & Pod Live26:36 — Book Club: Pieces of the Night by Jennifer Hartmann — Contemporary Romance34:05 — Book Club: A Stage Set for Villains — Romantasy Deep Dive36:42 — Book Club: Branded by Saffron A. Kent — Dark Romance Discussion42:32 — HSF: Cringe Reading Moment of the Week If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤   Books Discussed in This Episode: Branded — Saffron A. KentA Stage Set for Villains — Shannon J. SpannPieces of the Night — Jennifer HartmannRegretting You — Colleen HooverHarvest Season — Bryn WeaverLight Wielder: Fire & Metal Book Two — Rachel SchneiderDeath Valley — Karina HalleVanguard — Karina HalleArcher's Voice — Mia SheridanPeople We Meet on Vacation — Emily HenryWhite Rose Painted Gold — Elena LawsonBlack Heart Painted Gold — Elena LawsonDirebound — Sable SorensonFurybound — Sable SorensonThe Dorians — Nick CutterMost of All You — Mia SheridanA Great Big Beautiful Life — Emily HenryCrown Me Dead Crown Me Yours — Liv ZanderThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — Taylor Jenkins ReidDaughter of No Worlds — Carissa BroadbentSerpent & the Wings of Night — Carissa BroadbentOlder — Jennifer HartmannEat Your Heart Out — G.M. Banforth  
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  The Least Competitive Game of Bookish Bingo 09.07.2026 56分

  Bookish Bingo lands on The Spicy Librarian Podcast this week — and it turns out Dee and Katie are not even a little bit competitive. From sports romance to special editions, historical romance to books that made us ugly cry, we're covering every square on the card.   This week join Dee and Katie for a game of Bookish Bingo — who we found aren't at all competitive. We're working through the full card, from books read in one sitting to series we're still in the middle of, plots that floored us, characters who share our names, and the very specific joy of a book you found because you spotted a stranger reading it. Every square is a recommendation, a confession, or a chaotic tangent — sometimes all three. If your own TBR survives this episode intact we genuinely respect it.   Timestamps: 00:00 — Sulking Over Bingo Dabbers01:49 — Katie's Reading Week02:35 — Dee's Reading Week10:14 — Bingo Rules11:55 — A Book Read in One Sitting13:49 — A Book Set on an Island15:24 — A Book That Was Borrowed18:35 — A Special Edition20:18 — Historical Romance Picks21:48 — A Non Fiction Book25:03 — A Plot Twist That Got Us26:19 — A Book on Your TBR Right Now32:30 — Sports Romance Recommendations34:41 — A Book That Made Us Cry36:52 — A Book We Reviewed42:06 — Book to Screen Adaptations43:10 — A Book You Read Because You Saw Someone Else Reading It45:42 — A Character With the Same Name as Yours47:24 — A Title With a Number in It48:13 — A Book That's Been Annotated49:38 — A Book You've Won50:27 — A Series You're in the Middle Of51:18 — A Title With a Colour in It54:14 — Bingo Victory If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤 Books Discussed in This Episode: Tourist Season — Bryn WeaverThe Butcher and the Blackbird — Bryn WeaverLight Wielder — Rachel SchneiderWild Card — Karina HalleDirebound — Sable SorensonCrown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours — Liv ZanderDaughter of No Worlds — Carissa BroadbentArcher's Voice — Mia SheridanMost of All You — Mia SheridanThree Nights in Stockholm — Elizabeth HardyThe Dorians — Nick CutterGrave Matter — Karina HalleYesteryear — Caro Claire BurkeStarfallen — Fern ColeHollow — M.L. BurnsInnamorata — Ava ReidThe Games Gods Play — Abigail OwenThe Tattooist of Auschwitz — Heather MorrisThe Secret — Rhonda ByrneAtomic Habits — James ClearFeathers So Vicious — Liv ZanderPoison Daughter — Sheila MastersonHere One Moment — Liane MoriartyFlawless — Elsie SilverPerfect Deke — Ruth StirlingHeated Rivalry — Rachel ReidWhat We Need — Lizzie StanleyThe Long Game — Rachel ReidDeath Valley — Karina HalleThe Trap — Catherine Ryan HowardRemarkably Bright Creatures — Shelby Van PeltTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow — Gabrielle ZevinA Little Life — Hanya YanagiharaOne Dark Window — Rachel GilligTwo Twisted Crowns — Rachel GilligOf Mice and Men — John SteinbeckSleuths — Samantha MoodyThrone of Glass — Sarah J. MaasEdge of Darkness — Leigh RiversRed Rising — Pierce BrownRed Queen — Victoria Aveyard
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  Book Recs 101 Part One: The Best Romantasy & Dark Romance 02.07.2026 54分

  Your ultimate guide to romantasy and dark romance is here. The Spicy Librarian Podcast's Book Recs 101 is the episode every new and seasoned spicy reader needs. Whether you're just starting out or ready for the deep end, Dee and Katie have you completely covered. Hold on to your TBRs because this week we are sitting down for a full hour of book recommendations- and we are not sorry about what we have done to your reading list. From gentle entry points to the books that will absolutely ruin you, we're covering the full spectrum of romantasy and dark romance in one gloriously chaotic episode. We break it down into three categories- start me gently, middle of the road, and drop me in at the deep end. We cover the first romantasy and dark romance reads you should pick up, where to go next once you're hooked, and what you graduate to when you are ready to go full feral reader. Consider this your official reading roadmap. Our TBRs have extended by approximately 100 books as a result of this conversation and we regret absolutely nothing. This is part one; buckle up. 00:00 — Introduction and Etsy Witches for the Weather01:44 — Katie's Reading Recap: What's on Her TBR This Week04:04 — Dee's Reading Recap: What Dee Has Been Reading13:01 — HSF: Cringe Reading Moment of the Week16:36 — Book Recs 101: Your Listener Requests Answered26:25 — Romantasy Recs: The Best Books to Pick Up First30:27 — Romantasy Recs: What to Read Next33:33 — Romantasy Recs: High Fantasy Picks for the Deep End35:47 — Dark Romance Recs: The Best Books to Start With40:00 — Dark Romance Recs: Where to Go Next48:21 — Dark Romance Recs: Pitch Black — The Deep End52:28 — Wrapping Up: Come See Us & Send in Your Recommendations   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤   Books mentioned;  Bitter Sweet- Hattie Williams Crown me Yours- Liv Zanders Death Valley- Karina Halle Vanguard- Karina Halle Branded- Saffron A Kent White Rose painted Red- Blake Lawson and ELENA. LAWSON Blood of Hercules- Jasmine Mas The games God play- Abigail Owens Such a Dirty Girl- Effy Campbell Hot Creep series- Effy Campbell Sugar Baby, Good Girl, Brat Baby- Harley Madison Secret Club, Secret Job, Secret Proposal, Secret Stalker- Ruby Sky Starside- Alex Aster Blood and Steel Series- Helen Scheuerer Den of Vipers- KA Knight White Rose painted Red- Blake Lawson and ELENA. LAWSON Blackwood Institute- J Rose Credence- Penelope Douglas Birthday Girl- Penelope Douglas Sabre Security- J Rose When the Moon Hatched- Sarah A Parker The Knight and the Moth- Rachel Gillig Bad Bishop- LJ Shen Twister Pawn- LG Shen Made Mad Series- Danielle Lori Crescent City- S J Maas The Devil Night Series- Penelope Douglas City of Gods and Monsters- Kayla Edwards A Court of Thrones and Roses- S J Maas Servant of Earth- Sarah Hawley A Witches Guide to Fake Dating a Demon- Sarah Hawley A Ship of Bones and Teeth- Karina Hallie One dark window, Two twisted Crowns- Rachel Gillig Enchantra Phantasma- Kaylie Smith Fourth Wing- Rebecca Yarros When the Moon Hatched- Sarah A Parker From Blood and Ash- Jennifer L. Armentrout QuickSilver- Callie Hart Lights Out- Navessa Allen Butcher and Blackbird- Bryn Weaver Tourist Season- Bryn Weaver Sinners Retreat, Slay Ride, Ship Happens, Slaughter Park- Lauren Biel What We Need- Lizzie Stanley The Predator- RuNyx Lord Series, The Ritual, Chantelle Tessier Haunting Adeline- H D Carlton Hunting Adeline- H D Carlton Sanctuary of Lies- J Rose Feather so Vicious/ Shadow so Cruel- Liv Zanders
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  Telestrations: Dark Romance & Romantasy Tropes, Chaos & Bookish Mayhem 25.06.2026 50分

  Dark romance and romantasy meets Telestrations on this week's Spicy Librarian - we're drawing tropes, guessing characters, and somehow attempting to pitch the next New York Times bestselling romance novel. We cover romantasy and dark romance rounds, weekly reading recaps, and watch the whole thing descend into glorious bookish chaos. This week on Spicy Librarian, we played Telestrations, that random game from primary school where you draw a section of a thing, fold the page and pass it on. But we made it bookish and spicy. We took the most iconic tropes, characters, and moments from dark romance and romantasy and decided to see if we could plot the next New York Times bestseller, but probably not. We do tropes, settings, plot twists and pairings, triggers and memorable quotes- and watched the whole thing descend into absolute bookish chaos. Let us know if you think our pitch has legs, better yet, write it yourself. 00:00 — Welcome to the Spicy Librarian Podcast00:22 — Katie's Reading Recap: What's Been on Her TBR This Week13:19 — Dee's Reading Recap: What Dee Has Been Reading25:27 — Telestrations: The Bookish Spicy Edition Begins26:37 — Romantasy Round: Tropes, Characters & Chaos36:40 — Dark Romance Round: Plot Twists, Triggers & Memorable Quotes49:50 — See You Next Week Books mentioned- YesterYear- Caro Claire Burke The Voice- Maggie Ray Jones Heavy- ML Burns The Dorians- Nick Cutter Black Phone- Joe Hill Remarkably Bright Creatures- Shelby Van Pelt Direbound/ Furybound- Sable Sorenson Regretting you- Colleen Hoover A Stage Set for Villains- Shannon J. Spann Pieces of the Night- Jennifer Hartman Branded- Saffron A Kent Ravenous- Thea Lawrence Crown Me Dead- Liv Zander Harvest Season- Brynn Weaver Butcher and Blackbird- Bryne Weaver Thursday Murder Club- Richard Osman Metal Slinger /Light Wielder- Rachel Schneider If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review, it genuinely means the world, and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday.
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  An Emotional Cream Pie and an Apology for Spoilers with No Promise Not to Spoil Again 18.06.2026 45分

  The May book club is here and besties, this month's picks were a whole lot. But first, we're pulling back the curtain on what is coming up for The Spicy Librarian. It's our birthday month in July, we have events in the pipeline, and things are getting very exciting around here. We are not ready to spill everything just yet but we wanted to bring you into it because you lot are the whole reason any of this exists. Consider this your official heads up. Stay close. 👀 But book club! We're talking The Auction by Sadie Kincaid - Beauty and the Beast meets dark mafia romance, a scarred billionaire, a secret brotherhood, and a slow burn so tense we needed a moment, and a lively debate about condiments. Then Starside by Alex Aster - the enemies-to-lovers romantasy that has absolutely taken over our bookshelves and for very good reason. And finally The Stopover by T.L. Swan - the book that has converted more people to contemporary romance than almost anything else on BookTok, and yes, we have feelings about it. If you haven't listened to our episode with TL Swan- get to know. Three completely different vibes. Three books that divided the room. Three books we could not shut up about. This is exactly what book club is for. Books mentioned-  The Auction- Sade Kincaid Starside- Alex Aster The Stop Over- TL Swan Made Man Series- Danielle Lori Crescent City- S J Maas June Book Club- A Stage Set for Villains- Shannon J. Spann Pieces of the Night- Jennifer Hartman Branded- Saffron A Kent Perfect for fans of: book club, dark romance, romantasy, contemporary romance, The Auction, Sadie Kincaid, Starside, Alex Aster, The Stopover, TL Swan, Miles High Club, mafia romance, enemies to lovers, slow burn, BookTok, spicy books, spicy podcast
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  Slaglines: We Wrapped Books, We Gave Clues & Absolutely Nobody Was Helpful 11.06.2026 52分

  Slaglines: We Wrapped Books, We Gave Clues & Absolutely Nobody Was Helpful We invented a game. We wrapped books in brown paper, gave each other the most unhinged clues imaginable, and made each other guess the title. We're calling it Slaglines - a love letter to the tagline and an absolute disaster of an episode in the best possible way. This week's lineup was a lot. We had a tattooed bad boy demon with witchy enemies-to-lovers energy, little women but make it vampire, a bored gay werewolf, a shy trans banshee, a deeply unsettling crawl space, and a boyfriend who is giving very strong fish. You know the kind. If you think you could have guessed these faster than us - get in the comments and tell us. We are competitive and we will take that personally.   Books mentioned-  Starside- Alex Aster Here One Moment - Liane Moriarty What have you done- Shari Lapena Miles High Series- TL Swan Direbound/ Furybound- Sable Sorensen Crown me Dead/ Crown me Yours- Liv Zanders Crawl Space- Herbert Lieberman There’s Something Fishy About My Boyfriend- Gloria Duke Zodiac Academy- Twisted Sisters Fourth Wing- Rebecca Yarros Magnolia Parks- Jessa Hastings  Demon with Benefits- Aurora Asher Little Vampire Women- Lynn Messina Bored Gay Werewolf- Tony Santorella Shy Trans Banshee- Tony Santorella
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  Yes We're Late, No We Don't Care: The April Book Club Roundup 04.06.2026 34分

  Look. It's the April book club roundup. We know. We're late. We're had a lot going on.  This month we went three very different directions and we have absolutely no regrets. We're talking Three Nights in Stockholm by Elizabeth Hardy — the snowed-in, slow burn, enemies to lovers romance that had us feral from page one. Then The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson — dark, twisty, and not what we expected in the best possible way. And finally Collateral Damage by Shassii — a sapphic erotic thriller with Stockholm syndrome, enemies to lovers, extreme slow burn, and two completely broken women who will absolutely wreck you. This one is not for the faint hearted and we are obsessed with it. Three books. Three completely different vibes. One very chaotic book club. This is exactly why we do this. Perfect for fans of: book club, dark romance, sapphic romance, enemies to lovers, slow burn, contemporary romance, BookTok, spicy books, Three Nights in Stockholm, Elizabeth Hardy, Poison Daughter, Sheila Masterson, Collateral Damage, Shassii, queer romance, spicy podcast