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Join Elle and Kay this week as they discuss My Date with Caps Lock by one of the Queen's of Sentient Object Romance, Thea Masen.

WITS Smut Scale: 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙

In a dark world these days, this book was an incredibly fun, light read! It also read like an ode to writers everywhere, with each chapter leading off with one of the rules of writing... Thea Masen said "Oh really? Watch me." Despite the fact that there are 26 love interests, they all have distinct personalities.

Overall, both Kay and Elle think that this book could be a master class in creative writing, and for the first time in a very long time, it was a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from both.

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My Date with Caps Lock by Thea Masen

Next week's book: Earthed by Holly Wilde

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Join Elle and Kay this week as they discuss Taken by the Haunted HDMI Cable by Sinn Lee. This was mentioned by the one and only Stephen Colbert when discussing the use of AI- we're also sometimes surprised that human minds come up with things like this week's book.

WITS Smut Scale: 🐙/🐙🐙🐙🐙 (the HDMI cable never turns into a person, but theres some dub con elements)

This week, Elle primarily takes issue with the way a 20 year old purchased an old house seemingly sight-unseen. Kay is most upset with the fact that she moved with only 12 boxes, and that Elle moved cross country with even less. The description of the cable being rough immediately has everyone no longer on board with what is about to happen.

Overall, Kay gave this ⭐ and Elle went with .5⭐.

Links for this week's episode:

Taken by the Haunted HDMI Cable by Sinn Lee

Next week's book: My Date with Caps Lock by Thea Masen

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This week, Elle and Kay bring you an Easter themed book, Mating with Mallows by Nora Noodle.

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Join the ladies as they discuss how this book had far too much childhood trauma for 20-something pages (and we think that however unintentionally, the trauma makes for a bit of an icky-sticky back story). We knew that the incorporation of sugar was already going to be a hard no for Elle, but we discover that she also is opposed to sweet-smelling candles? Unsurprisingly Kay is on the other side of this argument. Also unsurprising, a book about food led us down a tangent about cooking over a campfire- mainly superior s'more recipes. Some more real-time fact checking research about "natural flavors" horrifies Elle, and Kay is pleased that she was at least half right.

Overall, despite the overwhelming popularity on social media, Kay gave this 1.5 ⭐ while Elle gave it .5 ⭐ mostly for the "Sugar Plum Dicks" line.

Links for this week's episode:

Mating with Mallows by Nora Noodle

Next week's book: Taken by the Haunted HDMI Cable by Sinn Lee

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Elle and Kay had some spicy (personally we think hilarious) commentary this week on With Tongue by Adrian Blue.

WITS Smut Scale: 🐙

Elle may be getting over bronchitis, but that didn't stop us from having an incredibly candid conversation about this book. Both Elle and Kay think that there was a missed opportunity by keeping with the biology of an actual frog (fact checked in real time). Kay is a bit triggered at the beginning of the book, and shares her fear of being dive-bombed by a bird of prey when she wears her winter hat with the big pompom. Elle has a brief understanding of the other side of the aisle... "everyone's liberal until a 7 ft frog..." We talk about the power of gratitude, and Elle gives her rendition of Smelly Cat.

This sweet (and obviously unhinged) story earned ⭐⭐⭐ from both Kay and Elle, and recording this episode brought us so much joy this week.

Links for this week:

With Tongue by Adrian Blue

Next weeks book: Mating with Mallows by Nora Noodle

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This week was a doozy! In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day this week, Elle and Kay discuss Over a Barrel and Down a Peg by Vera Valentine.

WITS Smut Scale: 🐙🐙🐙🐙

Kay and Elle start off this week by reminiscing that Kay read this book last year and was certainly not far enough along in her own journey to be able to have the conversation that we can easily have today, one year later. We discuss how one of the biggest triggers in this book is just the main character himself... quite literally a caricature of the worst male you've ever met. We discover that this was a really intense introduction to a new kink that Kay did not know about when she first read this (last year). Despite it coming up in a few books since, Kay is just as put off by the thought of it, but mostly because in the case of the story, its being used as punishment. Lastly, the addition of the hash brown casserole in the reviews truly doesn't prepare you for the reality of the hash brown casserole and its... salty... addition.

Overall, Kay gives this one ⭐, but Elle looked at this through the lens of rage disguised as erotica, and with that perspective rated this ⭐⭐⭐.

Over a Barrel and Down a Peg by Vera Valentine

Next week's book: With Tongue by Adrian Blue

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Join Elle and Kay this week as we discuss Fill My Divot by Lavender Bleu.

WITS Smut Scale: 🐙🐙

This week, Elle and Kay were pleased to get a sentient object that does, in fact, turn into a real man (unlike last week's can). Kay wishes that she lived in a place where golf wasn't seasonal, because it sounds like being a cart girl is a lucrative business. Elle is shocked to hear that Kay doesn't ever remove her makeup before bed and she's horrified. We had another question of logistics, mostly because Elle can't get around the specifics of a golf cart bench. Kay found the banter a little lacking, but it still works for the most part. The addition of a vibrating golf tee created some interesting questions, though we always appreciate a man built for her pleasure.

Overall, Kay gave this ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and Elle rated this one ⭐⭐⭐.5. The fan cast is back this week, and ended up with some interesting information on some famous alter egos.

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Fill my Divot by Lavender Bleu

Next Week: Over a Barrel and Down a Peg by Vera Valentine

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This week, join Elle and Kay while they discuss My Energy Drink Sparks My Kitty by Kaysie Reads.

WITS Smut Scale: 🐙

In this episode, we are firmly back on our sentient object BS. Kay poses the question of energy drink or coke- you have to choose one. We appreciate that the can did actually become people-sized rather than staying the size of a can, but we still are struggling with his "canhood." The FMC seems to be love-bombed by an energy drink, and somehow they both end up as sentient energy... we're confused too. For the first time, Kay didn't fan cast this one... reading it was quite enough.

Overall, it was a ⭐ from both Kay and Elle, but this did not put us off from sentient romance, don't worry. Stick around for next weeks!

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My Energy Drink Sparks My Kitty by Kaysie Reads

Next Week's book: Fill my Divot by Lavender Bleu

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Welcome back WITS Listeners!! Can you believe this is EPISODE FIFTY?!?!

Join Elle and Kay as they discuss a brand new release A Gold Medal in Love by friend of the pod, Alex La Bruyere. Stick around for an interview with Alex where we get all the good details at the end of the episode!

WITS Smut Scale: 🐙🐙🐙

Elle has finally watched Heated Rivalry and now fully understands the hype. We discuss how the main theme of an eating disorder in a romance novel was done so well, and how the other main character, Blake, does not set out to "fix" Imani. The smut was smutting in the spicy scenes, which made us wonder what exactly the security at the airport is thinking when they see suitcases filled with toys.

Overall, both Kay and Elle rated this ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and were delighted to discuss how much they loved the book with the author, Alex LaBruyere!

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Links for this week's episode:

A Gold Medal in Love by Alex LaBruyère

Next week's book: My Energy Drink Sparks my Kitty by Kaysie Reads

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