It’s episode 207 and time for us to talk about the genre of Monster Romance! We discuss what counts as a “monster,” massive hogs, Beautify and the Beast, listening to audiobooks at 3.5x speed, and more!

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In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta A Blue Ribbon Romance by C.M. Nascosta Sworn to the Orc by Evangeline Anderson, narrated by Ada Sinclair That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming Strange Love  by Ann Aguirre How to Marry a Marble Marquis by C.M. Nascosta Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon, narrated by Felicity Munroe and Hiro Diaz

Other Media We Mentioned

In the Arms of the Spider Hunk by Nova Wrytzwell The Shape of Water (Wikipedia) The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming Mistlefoe by Kimberly Lemming Gargoyles Taken by my TBR: A Sentient Object Story by Holly Wilde

Links, Articles, and Things

Where To Get Started With Monster Romance 15 Monster Romance Books That Will Make You the Biggest Fan Monster Romance 101 Minotaur Sex: The Best New Smut Genre  Bad Dragon (Wikipedia) There are lots of other companies doing similar things Hark! Episode 374: Biblically Accurate Krampus Were|House - We Try to Date a Kelpie - Friday Night Spooktacular Visual Novel Stream Baba Yaga (Wikipedia)

11 Monster Romance Books by BIPOC Authors:

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

I Married a Lizardman by Regine Abel My Summer Girl by Maeve Black The Captive Merman's Promise by Zoey Castile  I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage Queenie & the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres How to Fail at Avoiding an Alpha Demon by Liz E. Cooper  Threads of Fate by Lexi Esme Sasquatch Summer by Talia Greer That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 18th when we’ll be discussing our reading goals and resolutions for 2025!

Then on Tuesday, March 4th we’ll be talking about the non-fiction genre of Design!