Spice Traders

Hey spicy friends!

We have an announcement for some host changes - please give it a listen!

We continue our monster mash with a dinosaur romance! If you are like us, you didn’t know those existed until now. Well buckle up for this one folks, this one is…something else. We discuss Wet Hot Allosaurus Summer by Lola Faust. 

Triggers: Violence, minor gore

Tropes: Interspecies romance

3/3 Traders asked “what did we just read?!” 

This week, the Traders visit Neverland in The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe. Be warned, it is not the sunny adventure you remember from your childhood. 

Trigger Warnings: murder, violence, kidnapping, mental illness

Tropes: reverse harem, magic, fairy tale retelling

3/3 Traders recommend!

For more of the author, check out nikkistcrowe.com

This week the Traders discuss Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco! We don’t get spice in this one, but the world created is so unique and beautiful that it makes up for it! And if you want to hear all about the Traders' conspiracy theories, head on over to our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/spicetraderspod.

Tropes: enemies to lovers, magic, demons

Triggers:violence, mispronunciation of names by your hosts

3/3 Traders recommend this one! For more of the author, check out kerrimaniscalco.com.

This book has the Traders all riled up. Join us as we get up close and personal with a royal love triangle starring a heroine with a unique manifestation of magic!

Tropes: enemies to lovers, love triangle, fated mates, chosen one 

Trigger Warnings: violence, knife/blood play, emotional abuse, physical abuse

For more on this book or author, check out https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15306055.Whitney_Dean. If you like our podcast, please consider leaving us a rating wherever you listen! 

To celebrate our 6 month anniversary, we're releasing one of our previously Patreon exclusive episodes!

This week the Traders follow badass heroine Oraya into the Kejari. We discuss Carissa Broadbent’s Serpent and the Wings of Night. Des skips the prologue again and Liz struggles to listen. Triggers: violence (like, a lot). Themes: vampires, forced proximity, enemies to lovers. 

For more of this author, check out carissabroadbentbooks.com!  

This week, the Traders read the wrong book but it turned out to be a fun ride anyway! Tune in to check out The Score by Kristen Proby and listen to our confusion and commentary! 

Tropes: fluffy romance. Happily ever after, sports 

Trigger Warnings: eating disorders 

If you like this, please consider leaving us a rating wherever you listen! 

Special release to commemorate out 6 month anniversary!! (Can you believe it??)

This week, in a former Patreon exclusive episode, the Traders indulge their darkest Hades/Persephone fantasies in A Touch of Darkness. Scarlett St. Clair puts a modern twist on this classic, weaving in much of the Greek pantheon and of course, excellent smut.

Trigger warnings: attempted sexual assault.

Tropes: enemies to lovers, Greek mythology.

For more, check out @authorscarlettstclair on Instagram! And if you're hungry to hear our review about A Game of Fate, you can check that episode out on our Patreon.

Join us for a wild ride this week - we had a lot of thoughts and get a bit unhinged as we discuss Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu!  

Tropes: sloooooow burn, enemies to lovers

Trigger Warnings: violence 

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This week, the Traders discuss Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher. This is a bit of a departure from our usual content but believe us when we say this book is SO worth it (however if you’re looking for smut you won’t get it with this one).

Trigger warnings: mild graphic violence.

3/3 Traders strongly recommend! 

For more of the author, visit redwombatstudio.com

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