The Feral Bookshelf: a podcast where we talk about smut

This week the Feral Friday squad is talking about a monsters of all kinds in Marisol Knight's Monster Universe novella series. What steamy shenanigans do her humans and monsters get up to in less than 100 pages? Tune in to find out!

WHAT WE'RE READING: 

This week, we're celebrating a special occasion—it's Sara 2's birthday! And what better way to mark the day than with a hilarious, eye-opening exploration of some of the most bizarre and wonderfully bad books Kindle Unlimited has to offer? In this episode, Sara 2 shares her handpicked selection of short novellas that range from the absurd to the downright questionable.

Get ready to join us on a wild ride through stories featuring unexpected romances with dinosaurs, sentient inanimate objects, and some truly strange humanoid creatures that defy all logic and reason. We'll be discussing everything from the jaw-dropping plot twists to the laugh-out-loud moments that make these books so uniquely entertaining.

Whether you're a fan of bad literature or just curious about the weirder corners of the literary world, this episode promises to deliver plenty of laughs, a few raised eyebrows, and maybe even a new appreciation for the art of writing that’s so bad, it’s good.

WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK:

MUSIC:

Track: "So Alive", Teaz-R

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Today we are introducing another fun new quarterly episode series we're calling Smutty Whore-o-Scopes! In each of these episodes we'll cover 2-3 of the upcoming Zodiac seasons, what they mean, and what you can READ to harness the sexy energies coming up in the next months! And if you happen to be one of these signs, you're extra lucky because it will be YOUR time, so make sure to get extra sexy and smutty. 

Today we are going to talk about Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio Seasons, which will get us through October! We'll have a blog post with all the suggested reads, but once again, I recommend having your notebooks readyyyyy. Sorry to your TBRS, in advance. 

WHAT WE ARE READING THIS WEEK:

MUSIC:

Track: "Digital Dreamers", Teaz-R

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This week the Smut Heathens pulled tarot cards to help them pick books to read and recommend! Each card aligned with some of our favorite smutty tropes and themes! Grab a pen and paper so you can add these to your ever-growing TBR!

CHECK BACK HERE FOR A BLOG POST WITH ALL OUR RECOMMENDATIONS!!

WHAT ARE WE READING THIS WEEK?

MUSIC:

Track: "Haze Out"

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This week we have a very special guest, our pod bestie and one of our favorite authors - Ash Raven!

Ash Raven (@authorashraven on instagram and threads, www.authorashraven.com) is an indie author who specialise s in spicy monster and alien romances that focus on plus-size and LGBTQ+ leads who get the love of a lifetime. They strive to write stories that are inclusive and real, with a touch of magic and a boat load of spice. When they are not writing, they are cuddling with their two orange cats and drinking oat mochas through a straw.

WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK:

 Ivy:  Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jee Lee

Marie: A Soul to Touch by Opal Reyne and An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

Sarah 1:  A Soul to Touch by Opal Reyne and All I wanted was to become a scientist but now I've got an Alien Boyfriend by Petra Palerno (audiobook)

Sara 2: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas

Kitty: This Race is Prophesy by B_lovedhunter on ao3

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This week we are talking about women loving women, sapphic romance, lesbian love... yeahh baby! If you're here because you have a weird fuckin fetish for lesbians, please keep to yourselves. Women loving women are not here for the weird cis hetero toxic male gaze. There are so many things we can love about sapphic romance aside from the actual physical side of things!

Marie:  Devourer of Men by Nikki St. Crowe

Ivy: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Sara 2:  Assassin's Blade by SJM

Kitty: Lunar Reverie - caraciatus [wolfstar] // Heart’s Ease - Walgesang [Pansy/Luna + bdsm]

Sarah 1: just finished Co of Fiends by Kathryn Moon...and started Pirate Queen of Ruin by Ash Raven

Track: "Flower Crowns Are Cancelled"

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This week we're talking all about MM monster smut! Does Ivy dox themselves or someone else this week? How many times can we talk about butt stuff? Listen in to find out!

Marie: Far from Camelot by Rylee Hale 

Sarah 1:  Company of Fiends by Kathryn Moon

Sara 2: Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas

Ivy: Audited by the Anubis by Wendi Guff

MUSIC:

Track: "Muta", Fenixprod

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This week we're talking about trans and non-binary monsters and paranormal romance!

Even though Pride month has ended doesn’t mean you don’t get to be proud for the rest of the year!

Gender is a spectrum, not just over a group of people but throughout a lifetime. Nobody gets to tell you how to feel comfortable in your own skin. This is an anti-TERF and anti-transphobic space and if you spread hate, we curse you.

What are We Reading:

Kitty:  Of Song and Scepter by Leisl West

Marie: Twisted Hate by Ana Huang

Sarah 1:  Claim Me by Anna Zaires

Sara 2: Tower of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Ivy: Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynn

Mutual Aid Request:

Track: "Bearded Weirdos"

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We were going to do a read aloud, but then we just decided to wax poetic about all things Dramione!

Beloved patron mother of our pod, Robyn Valentine, has been displaced due to the wildfires in California - if you feel compelled to contribute to the GoFundMe set up for her and her family you can do so here -

Sarah 1: 7 Brides for 7 Alien Brothers: Endark by Honey Phillips

Ivy: Nothing but about to read The Auction by Lovesbitca8

Kitty: 7 Brides for 7 Alien Brothers: Adiron by Honey Phillips

MUSIC in this episode:

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We're kicking off Season 3 with our infamous 2 minute Grown-Up Book Reports that we did at the beginning of the year. We'll tell you about our favorite reads of the year so far, how our reading goals are going so far, and any anticipated new releases that are coming soon!

WHAT ARE WE READING?

Kitty: Running Up that Mountain: Part 1…. still

Marie: The Outlaw Ocean Book by Ian Urbina

Sarah 1: an ARC Of Song and Scepter by Liesl West

Sara 2: A Soul to Touch by Opal Reyne

Track: "Floored"

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