Booking Wild with Emma and Fran

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In this episode, Emma and Fran end Season 2 with some stats, reflections, and celebrate 44 episodes of complete nonsense.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

Unruly by David Mitchell

The Wager by David Grann

A Crown So Silver by Lyra Selene

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten

Fran's Recent Reads:

Empire of Flame and Thorns series by Marion Blackwood

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In this episode, Emma and Fran recap the Sarah J. Maas podcast episode, feel fake earthquakes, and discuss the perfect Rhysand casting.

Spoiler Warning for ACOTAR series, Throne of Glass series and Crescent City series.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman

A Crown So Silver by Lyra Selene

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten

Half City by Kate Golden

Fran's Recent Reads:

Empire of Flame and Thorns series by Marion Blackwood

The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

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In this episode, Emma and Fran do another round of 1 star Goodreads reviews of their favorite books, discuss how romantasy names have gone too far, and what true love really is.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman

Fran's Recent Reads:

Empire of Flame and Thorns series by Marion Blackwood

Other books mentioned:

Alchemized by SenLinYu

Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

The Mead Mishaps series by Kimberly Lemming

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX

A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen

On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn

Bonds of Hercules by Jasmine Mas

Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson

Silver Elite by Dani Francis

Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube

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In this episode, Emma and Fran talk about dragons, sing the Game of Thrones theme song, and how everyone wants to fuck Zeus.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson

A Crown So Silver by Lyra Selene

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten

On Wings of Blood by Boleyn Briar

Fran's Recent Reads:

Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi

Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood

Empire of Flame and Thorns by Marion Blackwood

Other books mentioned:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout

The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

The Mead Mishaps series by Kimberly Lemming

Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene

Fear the Flames by Olivia Darling

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

Crimson Oath by Eva Sage

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In this episode, Emma and Fran talk about danmei (Chinese gay fiction), electrolytes, and Heated Rivalry.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark

A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark

This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman

Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson

Fran's Recent Reads:

The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick

A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle Jensen

Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Stuck in a Rom Com by Kimberly Lemming

Other books mentioned:

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System by MXTX

Heaven Official's Blessing by MXTX

The Singing Hills Cycle series by Nghi Vo

Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood

The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish by Xue Shan Fei Hu

Guardian by Priest

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In this episode, for their Valentine's special, Emma and Fran talk about what makes romantasy a romantasy, plan a reading retreat, and shit on Valentine's Day.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark

On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn

Fran's Recent Reads:

The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick

A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle Jensen

Other books mentioned:

Dark Water Daughter series by H.M. Long

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

ACOTAR series by Sarah J Maas

TOG series by Sarah J Maas

Quicksilver by Callie Hart

Crescent City by Sarah J Maas

Psycho Shifters by Jasmine Mas

Alchemized by SenLinYu

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In this episode, Emma and Fran talk about pirate books, drinking in Mexico, and how hot Kate Beckinsale is.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman

Fran's Recent Reads:

The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX

Collide by Bal Khabra

Other books mentioned:

Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert

Blood on the Tide by Katee Robert

Ocean of Sin and Starlight by Karina Halle

A Ship of Bones and Teeth by Karina Halle

Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin

Vampirates by Justin Romper

Dark Water Daughter series by H.M. Long

Ship of Spells by H. Leighton Dickson

Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

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In this episode, Emma and Fran talk nonfiction books, AI cults, and why Emma hates Christopher Nolan.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

Fran's Recent Reads:

Alchemized by SenLinYu

The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX

Other books mentioned:

Heaven Official's Blessing by MXTX

Nudge by Richard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein

Talking with Psychopaths and Savages by Christopher Berry-Dee

The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Doing Justice by Preet Bharara

Pathogenesis by Jonathan Kennedy

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte

I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me by Joan Rivers

The Princess Diaries by Carrie Fisher

Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

Troublemaker by Leah Remini

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari

The Man No One Believed by Joshua Sharpe

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe

Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe

Mythos by Stephen Fry

Unruly by David Mitchell

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In this episode, Emma and Fran celebrate galentines by analyzing romance couples, roasting Fourth Wing once again, and talk Heated Rivalry.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

The Odyssey by Stephen Fry

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Fran's Recent Reads:

Alchemized by SenLinYu

The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX

Other books mentioned:

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

The Butcher and Blackbird series by Brynne Weaver

Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley

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In this episode, Emma and Fran recap their bookish 2025 goals, their goals for 2026, and how 2026 is only chill no stress.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Fran - @bibliophilebaldwin

Recent Reads:

Emma's Recent Reads:

Heroes by Stephen Fry

On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn

Fran's Recent Reads:

Alchemized by SenLinYu

Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

Other books mentioned:

Ornithologist's Guide to Love by India Holton

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Quicksilver by Callie Hart

Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Celestial Bodies by R. A. Moreau

To Charm a Dark Prince by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

Hunting Wives by May Cobb

The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe