This is an Alex episode. She read One Day in December by Josie Silver (finally; it’s been on her tbr list for approximately ever). Once again our oldest friend joins our discussion for, sadly, the last time this round as she must go back home.

This week we have a special guest! Our oldest friend regales us with a summary of the novella Talk Sweetly To Me by the powerhouse Courtney Milan. She chose it by googling math romance novels, so you can kind of predict what kind of nerd she is.

Evangelina read the Marked series by the romance elite S.J. Day. It’s...a ride. Not one love interest is perfect. There’s a lot of questionable religious imagery and parallels. Ms. Day, I hate to be the one to say it but the Bible is, well, it’s just not sexy. Trigger warning: we talk about dubious consent in the novel. There’s also a fair bit of unfortunate rape culture talk happening.

This week Alex talks about How to Hack a Heartbreak by Kristen Rockaway. It’s not great. The book, that is. Alex is always great.

It’s the long awaited (maybe just for Alex) release day of the Can You Keep a Secret movie. In honor of this momentous occasion, Alex rambles on about all the Sophie Kinsella books she’s read and gives an unofficial, incomplete ranking of best to worst.

This week is Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub. The novel, not the short-lived tv show. It’s Evangelina’s week so you know it’s going to be a good time.

This week is an itty bitty episode. Alex kicks it off with By the Book by Julia Sonneborn (spoiler: she does not recommend it). Evangelina finishes the episode with a fond retelling of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.

It’s an Evangelina week. She talks about Asher Black: A Fake Fiancé Mafia Romance by Parker Huntington. It’s a good time.

This week Alex talks about her favorite book of her childhood (and possibly all time) Titanic: The Long Night by Diane Hoh.

This week, Alex talks about Seed: A Dark Sci-Fi Omegaverse Romance by Penelope Woods. It is...quite the journey. ***Warnings for body horror, fun-con, and threats of rape. It’s a pretty dark book.***