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A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E22: Race Isn’t Real

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Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok)

Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

Guest Host:

Naomi Lucas is an indie author who’s been writing sexy romance since 2016. She loves being creative whether it’s with painting, writing, or making little jingles about her dogs, Barracuda and Mahi Mahi. A mother since 2020, a wife since 2013, her son and husband are her world. The Lucas pack lives near Portland, seeking their happily ever after. Ever a video gamer, ever a reader, she is a weirdo through and through.

“You write women of colour as the FMCs in your romance novels?”

What, like it’s hard?

Reading Recommendations:

Fiction:

Non-Fiction:

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

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A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E21: You’re Not as Smart as You Think You Are

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Hosted by:

Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, instagram, & tiktok)

Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

Watch out boys, we got us a real intellectual here.

Reading Recommendations:

Fiction:

  • Necking by Chris Salvatore
  • The Claws & Cubicle series by Kate Prior
  • Perfect Buddy by Daki
  • Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight by Rin Mikimoto

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

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A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E20: (I Am Untethered) My Rage Knows No Bounds

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 Hosted by:

 Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok)

 Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

 Guest Host:

 Hanna Phifer (@writtenbyhanna on instagram, thought daughter)

 One time, my therapist told me to ask myself, “Do you know why you’re angry, or do you just think that you should be.” And I took that personally.

 Reading Recommendations:

 Fiction:

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E19: Guilty Pleasures

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Hosted by:

  • Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok)

  • Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)

Guest:

Sanj (@baskinsuns on twitter, instagram, and tiktok, scratch paper on substack)

Sanj (she/her) is a PhD student and bookish content creator living in New York. She studies health, sex, gender, intimacy, and bodies, sometimes in the real world and sometimes in romance novels, depending on her mood.

Shame ain’t worth as much as you think, let it go.

[The Wire]

Reading Recommendations:

Fiction:

  • The Hades x Persephone series by Scarlett St. Clair

  • The Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead 

  • The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

  • In the Doghouse by Jusang

  • Cold Sweat by Vera Valentine

  • Sovereign by Raya Morris Edwards 

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E18: Hold the Door

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If you’d like to skip the gynaecological talk this week, we get to the actual episode at 10: 15.

Hosted by: Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram)

You do know that you can read something else, right?

Reading Recommendations:

 Fiction:

 

  • Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta

  • A Blue Ribbon Romance by CM Nascosta 

  • The Tempting Monsters series by Kathryn Moon 

  • The Smash Agency series by Kathryn Moon 

  • The Fae-ted Kings series by Milana Jacks

  • The Clecanian series by Victoria Aveline

  • The Shades of Sin series by Colette Rhodes

  • The Hartwell Sisters series by Flora Quincy

  • The 100 series by Lara Adrian

  • Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo

  • Me and my Beast Boss by Shiroino

  • The fragrant flower blooms with dignity by Mikami Saka

  • The Lady’s Erotic Hobbies by Chae Rangbi and R.Su (on Kakao) 

  • The Psy Changeling series by Nalini Singh

Non-Fiction:

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E16: Get Out of My Room

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Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram)

The grass has never been more touchable.

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Non-Fiction:

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E15: The Lost Art of the RomCom

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Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram)

You have to do whatever I say, because I'm all you got! And I want… a BIGGER ROOM! I want a closet like Big made for Carrie in Sex and the City, I want a Labradoodle, and a nice camera to take PICTURES OF US!

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Fiction:

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Shoujo Sundae and the Shoujo Anime Renaissance

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We’re currently in what feels like a shoujo series renaissance. Kimi Ni Todoke is about to get its third season, A Condition Called Love showed that not all red flag male leads are actually terrible, and A Sign of Affection had everybody talking about the most gorgeous white-haired guy since Jujutsu Kaisen’s Gojo Satoru.

There are so many shoujo and josei series – the latter geared towards more mature audiences via series like the upcoming anime adaptation of Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii – that have either gotten picked up for anime adaptations or have gained new fans thanks to the rise of passionate fans online.

One set of amazing fans are the lovely hosts of the shoujo anime podcast Shoujo Sundae. I sat down with hosts Giana Luna and Chika Supreme to talk about what got them into the podcast arena, their favorite series, what they’ve learned about themselves while working on this podcast together, and the future of their team-up.

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A new episode of Pages & Prejudice is available – E14: The Swirl Agenda

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Loving v. Virginia has done irreparable harm to our society.

– Hanna Phifer

Reading Recommendations:

Fiction:

  • Courtney Milan’s Cyclone Series
  • If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie
  • My Dear Agent by Ebino Bisque
  • First Kill (Netflix)
  • Interview With the Vampire (AMC+)
  • A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole
  • Rebekah Weatherspoon’s FIT Trilogy
  • Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
  • Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling/Trinity series
  • Gail Carriger’s Finishing School series
  • Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho
  • Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

Non-Fiction:

Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Episode 13 of Pages and Prejudice is up!

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(It’s actually been up but I forgot about it! This week, however, I’ll be laying my hopes on an automation to crosspost in a timely fashion.)

Anyway, this week on the podcast we talk about dark romance, chat about The Acolyte, and Adrie actually manages to find a series that truly gives me the ick.

Happy listening!

[Book Review] Meet Cute

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Meet Cute Cover

Title: Meet Cute
Authors: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Dhonielle Clayton; Katie Cotugno; Jocelyn Davies; Huntley Fitzpatrick; Nina LaCour; Emery Lord; Katharine McGee; Kass Morgan; Julie Murphy; Meredith Russo; Sara Shepard; Nicola Yoon; Ibi Zoboi
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Anthology, Queer Fiction, Queer Romance
Rating: Highly Recommended
Release Date: January 2, 2018

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Buy Links: AMAZON (KINDLE) | AMAZON | BARNES AND NOBLE

Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.

SYNOPSIS

Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of “how they first met” from some of today’s most popular YA authors.

Readers will experience Nina LaCour’s beautifully written piece about two Bay Area girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet, Sara Shepard’s glossy tale about a magazine intern and a young rock star, Nicola Yoon’s imaginative take on break-ups and make-ups, Katie Cotugno’s story of two teens hiding out from the police at a house party, and Huntley Fitzpatrick’s charming love story that begins over iced teas at a diner. There’s futuristic flirting from Kass Morgan and Katharine McGee, a riveting transgender heroine from Meredith Russo, a subway missed connection moment from Jocelyn Davies, and a girl determined to get out of her small town from Ibi Zoboi. Jennifer Armentrout writes a sweet story about finding love from a missing library book, Emery Lord has a heartwarming and funny tale of two girls stuck in an airport, Dhonielle Clayton takes a thoughtful, speculate approach to pre-destined love, and Julie Murphy dreams up a fun twist on reality dating show contestants.

This incredibly talented group of authors brings us a collection of stories that are at turns romantic and witty, epic and everyday, heartbreaking and real.

 

REVIEW

I just love a good meet-cute, so it sure is convenient (and awesome) that I was approved for a book all about meet-cutes by some of the best authors currently writing Young Adult fiction!

Meet Cute is a delightful anthology full of well-written and frequently complex short stories. I think, honestly, that there might be something in this story for everyone. If you’re as big a fan of meet-cutes as I am, that is! Many of the stories aren’t necessarily “Happily Ever Afters”, they’re snapshots of a happy (or bittersweet) moment in a complicated life, but that’s definitely a good thing to read! Many of the stories center characters that are queer and/or characters of color and that’s awesome!Read More »

A Rainy Night In – Part One

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Note about future access: The next two installments of this story are super NSFW and will be behind a password. If you’re over 18 and want to see where the story goes, you can get in touch with me via the usual avenues: Twitter, my Tumblr inbox, or my contact form here.

A Rainy Night In - Part 2

At first, it looks like the only thing that Mahreen is going to get to do with her degree and her experience is conjure up filthy fantasies for lonely customers looking for some fun. Then, on one rainy night when no one else is in the store, a golden-eyed shifter walks in with a smiling concubus at his side and a very tempting proposition for Mahreen.

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Mahreen has always liked the rain.

She even likes nights like this one when it starts storming so badly that she can sense the thunder rumbling, vibrating hard enough that it echoes in her head. Without having to glance at the forecast app on her phone, Mahreen can tell that the storm surging through sky is the kind that’ll last through the night.

That’s probably why The Sex Shoppe has been empty from the moment Mahreen had relieved Naoki from her shift.

People don’t usually come in for sex toys and fantasies when it’s pouring outside. Not customers, not Mahreen’s supervisor, and certainly not the young witches-in-training that are supposed to be working with her on this shifts.

Hell, she can’t even expect the odd actual pervert that wants her to conjure up something awful to wander in.

One would think that someone would dare to brave the storm in order to get a guaranteed spot in one of the booths and the chance to have their fantasies come to life for a few minutes or hours, but the rain is ever so helpful at clearing Mahreen’s night.

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