by Nina Bangs. This month, Ilana and I make the excellent choice of making my sister, who has a masters in linguistics, read a time travel vampire highlander viking romance novel. Is it as bad as it sounds? To that I say, "och aye!"

We're back, this time with shapeshifting honey badgers! In this episode, Ilana prepares for us some thought provoking literary questions, (Is what ways are the characters of this novel both hot AND badgered?) and Wendy bemoans the tragedy of a smooth-chested werewolf.

New episode! Ilana and I take a Train Wreck to Flavortown while discussing A Lady in the Smoke (whisper: A Victorian Mystery) by Karen Odden. We talk about:

* How Mrs. Bennet has ruined mother characters in romances

* This murderer, a FINE piece of man...

* The statute of limitations on God Bless You's.

* Dancing around Disney Princess style with your Broomstick Boyfriend

And much more!

In this episode, we have not one but TWO special guest stars: Ilana's sisters Suzie and Naomi! Naomi helped us trash the book, and Suzie brought the Shock Jock to Getting Lit by contributing sound effects. We discuss the trials of being a middle child, beating Nicolas Cage to the next National Treasure, the best time for the love interests to get together in a series, and more.

In this episode, Wendy presents The Scale of Asshole, and decides to never recommend anything to anyone ever again. Ilana comes up with a sly way to tell your friend to dump her boyfriend. For a pictorial view of the Scale of Asshole, go to gwenwendy.com/s2ep02

Welcome to Ilana and Wendy's first stop on the Getting Lit World Tour! Hooray! We are here together in the hotbed of all things podcast: Lafayette, Indiana. In this episode, we talk about our first! ever! public! appearance!, a smutty book, and all things gloppy.

By Gaelen Foley. Highlights: "You, fictional character from the land of Fae, are responsible for Brexit." "Laying it all out there: sex with reindeer, whipped in the face." "Ilana, you can't give this two stars just because of a cat!" "They are kind of innocent in their shittiness." "Also, don't feed my anus, please."