Friends to Lovers

S2 E4: Is Enemies-to-Lovers That Great of a Trope?


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Is this the end of F2L? This week, Mackenzie and Lily come to virtual blows (sort of) about one of the genre's most popular tropes—and one of Lily's personal favorites: Enemies-to-lovers. Is it really as great as everyone says it is? Or is it totally overrated?

Spoiler timestamp: This episode contains spoilers of The Simple Wild by KA Tucker from 13:07-23:21.

Major episode timestamps: Introduction (0:00), Housekeeping (1:12), Introduction of Main Topic (1:58), Discussion of Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan and It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey (7:44), SPOILERS: Discussion of The Simple Wild by KA Tucker (13:07), Discussion of The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (23:21), Discussion of Top Secret by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen (25:56), Discussion of Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (28:04), Discussion of The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata (30:52), Discussion of The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (34:19), What We’re Reading Now (39:39), Conclusion (47:20).

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Friends to Lovers is a Bad Bitch Book Club podcast hosted by BBBC founder Mackenzie Newcomb and writer, editor, and bestie Lily Herman. Each week, they use books as a jumping off point to talk about sex, relationships, dating, love, romance, and more.

Podcast logo by MKW Creative Co. (https://mkwcreative.co/) and music by Eliza Rose Vera (http://www.elizarosevera.com). Full episode transcription by Colleen Ward.

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