Afleveringen
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The best books,
The worst books,
And the books that have yet to come.
For a few more details on our upcoming schedule (we're taking a break until June 16th), you can check out our somewhat more coherent reading update, posting this Wednesday, May 28th.
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If you like a little more romance in your romantasy, this book might appeal to you despite the page count, awkward turns of phrase, and overplayed-out genre tropes. Katie made it to 90 percent, enjoyed the journey, and was sucked in by a particular scene in which the MMC turns invisible so he can secretly dance with the heroine.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203579027-the-courting-of-bristol-keats
Similar Books:
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince
The Selection by Kiera Cass
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10507293-the-selection
A Deal with the Elf King by Elisa Kova
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55285911-a-deal-with-the-elf-king
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30969741-an-enchantment-of-ravens
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Consensus: Jennifer Ehle is the better Elizabeth, and Mr. Darcy's fencing scene? Delicious.
Tune in next week for our mid-season review (and if you want to see the bonnets again, check it out on our Youtube channel). We'll discuss our favorite books this year, some hard misses, and preview a few things to come later this season.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/
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After two failed attempts with "Byrony and Roses" and "Nettle and Bone," a T. Kingfisher book finally snagged Jordan with "Swordheart." This book pokes fun at the genre but has some creepy moments with sticky, flying, invisible manta rays.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42747739-swordheart
Similar Books:
Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50702014-paladin-s-grace
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58510253-the-undertaking-of-hart-and-mercy
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123257687-assistant-to-the-villain
Throne in the Dark by A. K. Caggiano
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62232755-throne-in-the-dark
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Is it Dramione fanfic or hockey romance? Fake dating or marriage of convenience?
It's Katie's pick this week, readers. You know what you're in for.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45484397-the-deal
Similar Books:
Easy by Tamara Weber
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16056408-easy
The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123255391-the-graham-effect
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61767292-icebreaker
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We've discovered our pod attention span fails us on these longer series, but we do manage to wrap up The Folk of Air trilogy. The romantic tension continues to be a little lacking but we get a tidy ending with some hints at past and future series offshoots.
Check back in next Monday for our Bennets and Bonnnets episode!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032912-the-queen-of-nothing
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Valiant by Holly Black
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/266607.Valiant?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JYiXUcDkwM&rank=1
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21060.Crown_Duel?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=l3Kbc6dVSg&rank=1
Master of Crows by Grace Draven
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6811150-master-of-crows?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=mw5MS3OEyG&rank=1
Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50702014-paladin-s-grace?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=QpTA9tbTZ9&rank=1
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218624103-swordheart?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=zHNiJx5zX1&rank=1
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133286777-the-familiar?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=oi3QS6gSk5&rank=1
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58950705-the-stardust-thief?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=1oV5doL8RG&rank=1
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Ripped bodices, tea parties, ball gowns....we're back into historical romance this week with "His At Night" by Sherry Thomas. This is less Bridgerton and more Downtown Abbey with a side of intrigue and murder.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6903194-his-at-night
Similar Books:
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/114162.Secrets_of_a_Summer_Night
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40720861-yours-until-dawn
What I Did For A Duke by Julie Anne Long
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8430098-what-i-did-for-a-duke
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Hot take: ACOTAR is the adult (not necessarily better) version of this book - a little more angst and introspection vs the constant action and plot progression we've seen throughout The Folk of Air trilogy.
Inhale this book on a hot day with a drink in hand, and you might catch a glimpse of faerie wings out of the corner of your eye.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032912-the-queen-of-nothing
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13928.Daughter_of_the_Forest?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=dGkQ5QZnfr&rank=1
Tithe by Holly Black
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46777.Tithe?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=desrwoPPhC&rank=1
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50659467-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22
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Almost-erotica is on sale at your local Costco, readers. At least that's where Katie found this Ali Hazelwood oyster of a book.
Yes, oyster.
You don't read this kind of story because you want to read something, the same way you don't order oysters because you're hungry.
Check this one out if Deep End wasn't quite satisfying and you like your heroine a little less emotionally available.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198716261-not-in-love
Similar Books:
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212808709-deep-end
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213238-the-hating-game
Master of Crows by Grace Draven
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6811150-master-of-crows
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Could The Wicked King be improved with more romance and would it help this series appeal to a broader audience? Or would it distract from the political machinations and world-building?
Our takeaway: Holly Black can do no wrong, but secretly, we're just romance devotees masquerading as romantasy readers.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032887-the-wicked-king?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15
If you do like your world-building with a touch more emotional angst, check out The Winner's Curse triology by Marie Rutkowski
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069030-the-winner-s-curse
Stay tuned for our final two episodes in this series. The Queen of Nothing is coming April 28th!
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Jordan's recommendation for fixing your romantasy book slump: the one, the only, Grace Draven! This time in novella form! Jordan read In the Darkest Midnight for her pick this week - a (fairly clean!) coming of age story featuring a student-teacher romance with a redheaded sword fighting instructor (hell yeah.)
In the Darkest Midnight by Grace Draven
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39874001-in-the-darkest-midnight
Also mentioned in this episode:
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (for a similar heroine)
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61431922-fourth-wing
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (for a similar student-teacher romance)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60510.Poison_Study
The Hanging City by Charlie Holmberg (for similar vibes)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63127235-the-hanging-city
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Officially, this series is "The Folk of the Air" trilogy, and in book 2, Jude is firmly established as the right-hand of the very disgruntled King Cardan. Anyone else a fan of Taryn? Katie is all about a book from her perspective a la Nesta from ACOTAR.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032887-the-wicked-king?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XcbhAfESGf&rank=1
In case you missed The Cruel Prince: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=cgMUUDjGRQ&rank=1
Want to re-read the glove scene from Crown Duel?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21060.Crown_Duel?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=iaFFeQtkx5&rank=1
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Confession time: Katie needed more romance, more college hockey smut, and more dragons after finishing Anne McCaffrey. Voila, Rebecca Yarros to the rescue.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90202302-iron-flame
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Is there anyone who hasn't read The Cruel Prince yet? This is an urban fantasy (kind of) filled with deliciously evil fairies, a bloodthirsty heroine, and a very questionable romantic lead.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince
Poison Study by Maria Snyder is also mentioned in this episode, check it out here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60510.Poison_Study
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All the stars! This kindle unlimited series set in Annette Marie's Guild Codex Universe is a non-stop 4 book binge of constant action, the slowest of slow burns, and complex world-building.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44932446-taming-demons-for-beginners
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If you've been kind of iffy on Jude through part one, there's a very particular hand scene in part two where Jude establishes herself as one of the most badass heroines in the genre. This is the gritty, resilient kind of main character every romantasy author tries to write with middling success.
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Is there anyone who hasn't read The Cruel Prince yet? This is an urban fantasy (kind of) filled with deliciously evil fairies, a bloodthirsty heroine, and a very questionable romantic lead.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince
Poison Study by Maria Snyder is also mentioned in this episode, check it out here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60510.Poison_Study
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This week Katie is exploring all of Ali's forays into romance territory. Her most recent book, Deep End, seems to bridge the gap between the spicier side of romance (Not in Love) and her traditional rom-coms like Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis.
Deep End explores BDSM themes, power dynamics, and a peculiar type of love triangle.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212808709-deep-end
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Is there anyone who hasn't read The Cruel Prince yet? This is an urban fantasy (kind of) filled with deliciously evil fairies, a bloodthirsty heroine, and a very questionable romantic lead.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince
Check out Tithe by Holly Black for Lord Roiben's story.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46777.Tithe
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If you like the trope of damsel-gets-saved-by-badass-protector (of the ghost, demon, death, variety) then this is the book for you. Ladybirds is a younger, entry-level introduction to this author, who also wrote the darker romantasy duology Peaches & Honey.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59086069-ladybirds?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=hmdg2hUPuJ&rank=1
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59227936-belladonna?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=X9RVXpqfsw&rank=1
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204593914-phantasma?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=yMfhZE8gJT&rank=1
Peaches & Honey by R. Raeta
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62691790-peaches-honey?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=rp21XFSsc5&rank=1
The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199928276-the-love-of-my-afterlife?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=fyZRgCypqH&rank=1
The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200338241-the-dixon-rule?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=zYU0HddBQc&rank=1
A Sensual Summoning by Rachel J. Roman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195742750-a-sensual-summoning?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=dDP8kbRusU&rank=1
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