Emma, 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 Myttie

Knotted by the Wolf Prince by Delaney Rain

I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage

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Content 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.

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Tabitha, 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!

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Content warnings for book and episode: violence, death threats, graphic language, and sexual content

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Emma, 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 😏

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Content warnings for book and episode: graphic language, graphic violence, sexual content, war themes, and references to sexual violence and sex work

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Emma, 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.

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Content warnings for book and episode include: sexual content, rape (implied), dubious consent, violence, death, and pregnancy

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Emma, 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.

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Content warnings for book: Uneven power dynamics, violence, murder, blood, consensual sexual content, substance use, homophobia (mentioned).

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Emma, 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.

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Emma, Tabitha, and Maura continue to be confused by Onyx Storm! Join us as we island hop, but not in a fun way. Meanwhile, Xaden slips into existential despair. Violet’s second signet is a downer. And Dain gets super sexy inexplicably fast. We see you, Dain. We appreciate you.

Psst - If you’ve got a Dain/Sloane fanfic recommendation leave it in the comments!

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Emma, Tabitha, and Maura put on their flight leathers and do battle with Onyx Storm! In this first part we ask: do you know what’s happening? Because we don’t. Who are all of these people? Why are we doing this? Is Violet actually smart? Is Dain the real hero? And where are these islands, anyway?

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Book Covered: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, book three of Fourth Wing.

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