The Busy Romnivores

The prompt for this episode is: I haven't thought about that series in forever!

**There are spoilers in this episode.**

Sabrina circled back to Up in Smoke by Annabeth Albert

Marianna wrapped up Sanctuary with Kings by Kathryn Moon

Haley and Kristen were delighted and awed at their ability to return to a series after a hiatus. It takes true talent, and often a reread of the previous books to do this. 

We definitely dropped some recs in this episode, and Kristen will try to update the notes with them soon. But you know, time will tell, friends!

Don't forget about the TBR Book Club this month! We conned Haley into reading Impromptu Match so that we can squeal about it on pod. Let us know what you want to hear about on Instagram, Storygraph, or at our email: [email protected].

We are hosting a read-along, buddy read, and book club over on Story Graph for that episode, so go drop your favorite quotes and notes!

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The prompt for this episode is: You Call That an Apocalypse?

**There are spoilers in this episode.**

Haley devastates with Dustwalker by Tiffany Roberts

Kristen annihilates with Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

Marianna and Sabrina listened to them this episode… we promise Sabrina was there!! But we had some technical difficulties and the audio is gone. But they will be reading for us next episode!

Get Recc’d with these:

Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta

Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan

She’s All That

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews

Monsters of Moonvale by Emily Antoinette

He Loves Me Not by C.M. Nascosta

Bow Street Runners by Lisa Kleypas

We’re doing a Book Club this year! Our first book is going to be Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne! Join us in reading it and enjoying that series!!!

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In this episode, The Busy Romnivores wrap up their 2024 reading and plan their 2025 challenges. 

Challenge yourself with these:

Alphabet Challenge

The Diverse Baseline Challenge by @bookish.millennial and @themargherita.s 

The Ripped Bodice’s Summer Bingo

Bang in the Night by @b.andherbooks and @onthesamepa9e 

2025 Proud All Year Challenge by @romanthiccreader 

50 States Challenge / Read the Country

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The prompt for this episode is: Reader Roulette

**There are spoilers in this episode.**

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The prompt for this episode is: Spooky Season

**There are spoilers in this episode.**

Haley puts us under the spell of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Kristen swims Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Marianna is the busiest Romnivore this week, she’ll be back next time!

Sabrina crashes through The Accidental Werewolf’s Mate by S.J. Sanders

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The prompt for this episode is: Speed Reads

**There are spoilers in this episode.**

Haley runs with Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon 

Kristen dances through My Curvy Rival by Leigh Carron

Marianna drives through Pit Stop by Ellis Mae

Sabrina escapes with Kraving Dravka by Zoey Draven

Get Recc’d with these:

Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Sorry!! Kristen doesn’t know the romancelandia drama book!

Prince of Firestones by Zoey Draven

Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon

How to Marry a Marble Marquis by C.M. Nascosta

Titan by Jillian Graves

Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen

Power Plays & Straight A’s by Eden Finley and Saxon James

Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

Gideon the Ninth series by Tamsyn Muir

Just for the Cameras by Viano Oniomoh

Down Home series by Parker St. John

The Bareknuckle Bastards series by Sarah MacLean

Shades of Sin series by Colette Rhodes

Maiden Lane series by Elizabeth Hoyt

Carolina Catfish series by Ana Shay

Irin Chronicles series by Elizabeth Hunter

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The prompt for this episode is: Vampires in Love

**There are spoilers in this episode.**

We both apologize and are deeply proud of all of the Twilight series (both book and movie) references in this episode. 

Haley fights evil in Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

Kristen surfs through Only One Coffin by A.J. Truman

Marianna goes to work with Blood Moon by Jillian Graves

Sabrina is The Busiest Romnivore this week, and you can catch her next time!

Get Recc’d with these:

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

The Witcher

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

What We Do in the Shadows

Your Coffin or Mine by Jacklyn Hyde

Berries & Greed by Lily Mayne

Whispers in the Dark by Nikole Knight and Lily Mayne

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Titan by Jillian Graves

Elemental Mysteries series by Elizabeth Hunter

Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Well Bred by Adriana Anders

Resting Witch Face by Juliette Cross

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen

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Get Recc’d with a Mid-Year Check In!

Happy Anniversary! It’s been a year of reading and challenge chaos for your listening pleasure. In this episode, The Busy Romnivores talk about all of the challenges they have…and have not…done this year. 

Get Recc’d with these:

Hold Me Under by Riley Nash

Inextricably Tied by Aveda Vice

The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde

Milked by C.M. Nascosta

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

Sanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora Ascher

Laura Thalassa’s newsletter

Pestilence by Laura Thalassa

Ink by Elizabeth Hunter

A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter

Sing Anyway by Anita Kelly

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

Berries and Greed by Lily Mayne

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly

The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

A League of Extraordinary Women series by Evie Dunmore

Love for the Cold-Blooded, or The Part-Time Evil Minion’s Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero by Alex Gabriel

Whispers of the Deep by Emma Hamm

Just for the Cameras by Viano Oniomoh

Sex, Lies and Sensibility by Nikki Payne

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod

Roan Parrish

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

Only Fan Service by Cat Giraldo

Set in Stone by Lynn Camden

Black Blood by Emma Hamm

Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt

A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

Thank You for Sharing by Rachel Runya Katz

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Invitations by C.M. Nascosta

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

Surviving Skarr by Ruby Dixon

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Only One Coffin by A.J. Truman

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

Susan Trombley

Challenge yourself with these:

Heaving Bosoms Reading Embrace

@transrightsreadathon

Sapphic Spring by @sapphicseptember

The Ripped Bodice Summer Bingo

Smutty Summer by @evilqueenreads & @manicfemme

50 States Challenge

@plus.size.readathon

Bang in the Night by @onthesamepa9e and @b.andherbooks

The Diverse Baseline by @bookish.millennial and @themargherita.s

@BARRBelles Reading Challenge

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The prompt for this episode is: Unlucky 13

**There are spoilers in this episode.**

Haley broke her curse with Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan

Kristen rolls the dice with Imagine Me and You by Lynn Camden

Marianna calls up The Prospects by KT Hoffman

Sabrina calculates with Red Blood by Emma Hamm

Get Recc’d with these:

Bad Luck Charm by Julie Johnson

With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer

Chance of a Lifetime series by Kate Clayborn

The Lesbian Billionaires Club by K.C. Luck

Bromantic Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James

Author’s Notes (in general)

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen

Whispers of the Deep by Emma Hamm

The Roommate by Rosie Danan

Check back tomorrow for the rest of the recs!

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Get Recc’d with Sapphic September hosts, Landice and Lexi!

In this episode, Marianna and Kristen chat with Landice and Lexi, creators and hosts of the Sapphic September reading challenge! Are you entering your sapphic fiction era? Do you want to be?! This episode has the recs to get you started and keep you going for a long, long time!

Get Recc’d with these:

Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta

The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

The Kiss Quotient By Helen Hoang

Aiden Thomas

Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Eight Kinky Nights by Xan West

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Season of Love by Helena Greer

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

House of Agnes by Fiona Zedde

Femme Like Her by Fiona Zedde

Yours, Insatiably by Aveda Vice

Wild Pitch by Cat Giraldo

Walking Practice by Dolki Min

Funny Little Town by Sirius

Don’t Stop Me by Eden Emory

Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

Interesting Facts About Space by Emily R. Austin

Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield

The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall

The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding

Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan

They Ain’t Proper by M.B. Guel

Prize Money by Celeste Castro

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera

Longshadow by Olivia Atwater

A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner

Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier

Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo

The Haunting of Priscilla Laviolette by Alexis Richoux

Burning Roses by S.L. Huang

Spear by Nicola Griffith

Run Away With Me, Girl by Battan

Truth and Measure by Telanu

The Lily and the Crown by Roslyn Sinclair

The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair

Queen Takes Rose by Katee Robert

Who’d Have Thought by G. Benson

The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keeley

Hotel Queens by Lee Winter

Vicious Devotion by Aveda Vice

Sheep Princess in Wolf’s Clothing by Mito

Unholy With Eyes Like Wolves by Morgan Dante

Providence Girls by Morgan Dante

Devour by Dae Storm

Queens and Monsters by Clio Evans

Her Wolf in the Wild by Rien Gray

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin

The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jeree

D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins

The Fate of Stars by S.D. Simper

Compass Rose by Anna Burke

Destination You by J.J. Arias

The Enchanting Nanny by K. Sterling

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley

You can find the book tracking spreadsheets HERE!

Challenge yourself with the @clearursht readathon! Also check out Romancelandia University presented by @veryromance and @yourbookishbff!

You can find Sapphic September on instagram @sapphicseptember and sapphicseptember.carrd.co!

You can find Landice on instagram @manicfemme and on X @manic_femme!

And you can find Lexi everywhere @evilqueenreads! 

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