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Whatcha Reading? October 2025, Part One
Tell us what you're reading this month!
Books On Sale
A Mystery Anthology, Lesbian Romance, & More

RECOMMENDED: Just Playing House by Farah Heron is $3.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! Shana recently reviewed this one and gave it an A:
After I finished Just Playing House, I immediately ran around telling everyone I knew to read it. I’m totally obsessed with this second chance + celebrity romance. It was cozy but with enough emotional twists and turns to keep me interested.
Book Review
Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn

First and of most importance: if you decide to read this book, please take the listed Content and Trigger Warnings seriously, because some were big unhappy surprises to me and to other readers. This book started out so strong and then collapsed at the end. After about 65%, I was rage reading. And I can’t discuss any of what went wrong for me without spoilers, so be ye warned – spoilers ahoy. The cover copy … Continue reading Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
Sunday Sale Digest!

This piece of literary mayhem is exclusive to Smart Bitches After Dark, but fret not. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you! Have a look at our membership options, and come join the fun! If you want to have a little extra fun, be a little more yourself, and be part of keeping the site open for everyone in the future, we can’t wait to see you in our new subscription-based section … Continue reading Sunday Sale Digest!
Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 86
Careless People and Barbra Streisand

First, let me just put this book right at the top so you don’t miss it. What’s this? Careless People is a memoir about Meta aka Facebook, written by Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former employee of Facebook from 2011 to 2017. This memoir is revealing to everybody how very, very fucked up things are over there. Spoiler: it is indeed very, very fucked up. But wait, there’s more. This is quite a tale, and it’s still … Continue reading Careless People and Barbra Streisand
Transcript Announcement
Podcast 657, Your Transcript is Here!

The transcript for Podcast 657. RT Rewind: May 2015 Reviews! has been posted!
Hey folks! We’re about a week behind on transcripts due to Garlic Knitter being terribly under the weather, so please send GK some good wishes, and we’ll be caught up soon! Thank you for your patience with us.
Books On Sale
Books by Maria Vale, Lauren Layne, & More

RECOMMENDED: Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan is $2.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! It was recommended by both Bree Bridges and Sarah in the Rrrrromantasy panel Sarah moderated, by Courtney Milan in the SBTB podcast episode, and in a Rec League on Pure Escapism.
Podcast
658. Romance and Penetrative Sex: A Conversation With Jane Buehler

Today brings a vulnerable and honest conversation about the prevalence of penetrative sex in romance, and what happens if a writer decides to create a character with pelvic floor pain, for whom that kind of sex isn’t possible? Let’s find out! Jane Buehler’s new book, The Fire Apprentice, is out this week, and we’re going to talk about the book, and the series. But we’re also talking about the asexual spectrum, body changes from menopause, … Continue reading 658. Romance and Penetrative Sex: A Conversation With Jane Buehler
Books On Sale
Firefighters, Dukes, & More

Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide (to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons) by Quenby Olson is $2.49 and a Kindle Daily Deal! I mentioned this on a previous Get Rec’d after I saw several of our community members talking about it in the comments and I always try to highlight books our readers have enjoyed.