Like spooky season but better because mantitty.
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Happy Saturday! Here’s what we’re reading right now: Lara: While I’m still reading Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, I’m starting to see it more as a guide than a book to read for leisure. I’ve disappeared down internet rabbit holes and stared into space thinking about women and literature and, based on my recent rec league request, I’m plotting my summer reading. It’s exhilarating! Shana: I just picked back up a Jan Clausen’s 1999 memoir, Apples & … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? October 2026, Part Two
RECOMMENDED: Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes is $1.99! We had a lovely guest squee for this one:
This is the perfect breezy summer read. It is also the perfect fresh spring read, the perfect crisp fall read, and the perfect cozy winter read. I hope I’ve adequately conveyed that I have so many feelings about this delightful book – and they are all good.
I have a new favorite streaming radio on YouTube to listen to while I work. If I could tell you why this particular style of music works for my brain, I’d be delighted because I cannot figure it out and I really want to know. But it does. It soothes what I call the “Jack Russell Terrier” part of my brain and allows me to focus and mellow out. But I love the new Lofi … Continue reading Friday Videos Love This Mustache Guy
It’s time machine time! We’re going back to June 2007 to look at the Ads & Features in Romantic Times magazine. This one’s got some gawdawful letters to the editor and some equally heinous responses, and we are prepped for battle. First, we talk about cereal. As you do. And I have a Content Warning! At about 20 minutes into our conversation, we start talking about this awful letter to the editor. Please be advised … Continue reading 741. RT Rewind: June 2007 Ads & Features
Body Check by Elle Kennedy is $1.99! This was Kennedy’s first hockey romance and released in 2009 under Harlequin Blaze. It’s since had a re-release for obvious reasons and I don’t love the new cover.
Sometimes, you get a romance that crosses your desk and it’s cute as a button and you want to shout it from the mountaintops. As I write this review, we’re within inches of starting World Series season, so why not take a look at a bat-swinging romance with a very cute central conceit and a whole lot of ballgame-related shenanigans. It did have a couple of weak points, but overall I really enjoyed this little … Continue reading Batter Up! by Kristy Mallory
Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy is $4.99! This one is a queer fantasy with rivals who are now magically connected after a curse goes wrong. Previous comments mentioned it’s a slow burn that will continue across multiple books.
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Welcome back, everyone! It’s Wednesday; how did that happen?! My household is currently watching Lanterns and it’s very good. Not what I expected, in a good way! It’s definitely grittier, but that’s typical for DC adaptations. The pregnancy has allowed me to do a lot of TV and movie watching, since I’m usually horizontal by around 7pm. In the last week, I’ve watched Backrooms (horror), Ready or Not 2 (horror), The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder (true crime doc), and put … Continue reading Links: Chocolate, Murderbot, & More
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow is $1.99! Pleas still be on sale! Sarah and I mentioned this in Hide Your Wallet. I think I wound up grabbing it in audio, but am notoriously bad at whittling down my audiobook library.
