Join Tabitha, Emma, and Maura as they journey through dragon schools and fairy kingdoms, breaking down your favorite romantasy books with unhinged tangents, ever-reliable hot takes, and absolute class. Spoilers found within!
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura have some thoughts about Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana! This book and its absolutely stunning cover promises fae males aplenty, a fully Black cast, and an enchanted library. We are sat. But does it deliver? Listen on for our deranged thoughts on how the publishing industry may need to take a cleansing breath and let romantasy authors write something that isn't for adults.EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode include: sexual content, rape (implied), dubious consent, violence, death, and pregnancyJoin our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura chat about the immaculate vibes of Education in Malice by ST Gibson. Vibes include dark academia, sultry poetry, lesbian vampires, collegiate rituals, and a virgin freshman. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book: Uneven power dynamics, violence, murder, blood, consensual sexual content, substance use, homophobia (mentioned).Join our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about alphas, omegas, betas, knots, nests, heats, and slick... If you have no idea what any of that means or you loved Ali Hazelwood's Bride but you want to learn about this weird world before she releases the sequel, listen along as we explain how the omegaverse got started, what it is, and why we can't stop reading romantasy books with it. Content warnings for episode include strong language, graphic descriptions of sex, descriptions of genitalia, and mpreg.Shout out to Fanlore, AO3, 'The Unofficial Guide to the Omegaverse', Dean from TikTok, @icaruspendragon, Teen Wolf, Lindsay Ellis, Hannibal the TV show, Dramione, and this Wired article for teaching about, being inspiration for, and reporting on the Omegaverse. Join our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura continue to be confused by Onyx Storm! Join us as we island hop, but not in a fun way. Meanwhile, Xaden slips into existential despair. Violet's second signet is a downer. And Dain gets super sexy inexplicably fast. We see you, Dain. We appreciate you.Psst - If you've got a Dain/Sloane fanfic recommendation leave it in the comments!EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode. Join our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Sound effects courtesy of Freesound and Pixabay.Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura put on their flight leathers and do battle with Onyx Storm! In this first part we ask: do you know what's happening? Because we don't. Who are all of these people? Why are we doing this? Is Violet actually smart? Is Dain the real hero? And where are these islands, anyway?EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERSContent warnings for book and episode. Join our newsletter! Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram: recapping.romantasyThreads: recapping.romantasyEmail us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura explore the dark romantasy book full of tarot and mystery with One Dark Window!It's just a few days away from one whole year as a podcast! We want to thank anyone and everyone who listens and especially those extra special people out there who subscribe!EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS!Content warnings for this book can be found onthe Trigger Warning Database. Episodes include profanity and descriptions of book content.Join our newsletter!Follow us:TikTok: recap.romantasyInstagram:recapping.romantasyThreads:recapping.romantasyEmail us:recapping.romantasy@gmail.comDon't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers!Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura recap Crown of Midnight, the second book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas! We might have broken Tabitha this episode as this was the 6th SJM book that we made her read in a year. So listen along as we slowly torture her by trying to convince her that this book was good! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS! Content warnings for this book can be found on the Trigger Warning Database. Episodes include profanity and descriptions of book content. Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
❄️ Happy Solstice everyone! ❄️ Emma, Tabitha, and Maura celebrate Solstice (aka Christmas) with the Night Court in this episode about A Court of Frost and Starlight! Listen along as we discuss classic Christmas topics like misogyny, mansplaining, alcoholism, the ethics of art therapy, squirting, and inappropriate gifts for your friends! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for book and episode: misogyny, depression, alcoholism, torture mentioned, explicit content, and swearing Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Join Tabitha, Maura, and Emma as they read a story set in a fantasy kingdom inspired by Turkish culture. Fragile porcelain mouse Prince Kadou, is second to the throne and riddled with anxiety. After a little snafu with the sultan's baby daddy that leaves some people dead, he is given a new, hyper disciplined bodyguard, Evemer. Between the conspiracy to weaken the dynasty, busting a counterfeit operation, and a LOT of descriptions of clothes and food, these two are drawn to each other with more pining than you could possibly imagine. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS! Content warnings for books and episode: Alcohol, anxiety, assault, blood, hostages, kidnapping, panic attacks, and poisoning (attempted) Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura dive into the politics, war, and love with A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas! Is it more political intrigue and bloody battles or more high school drama and slap fights? Listen to hear our thoughts, feelings, hot takes! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for the book can be found here. Episodes include strong language and descriptions of book content. Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura cover ACOWAR, book 3 of the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas. Listen along as we discuss Feyre's rebirth as a secret spy hellbent on destroying the Spring Court from the inside and then as she returns as High Lady to rule the Night Court who is on the brink of war! Listen to hear our thoughts, feelings, hot takes! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for the book can be found here. Episodes include strong language and descriptions of book content. Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Join us for a new Trope Talk. This episode: Alternative Universe. How do you define the genre? What is the appeal? Does it all, once again, come back to Star Trek? Content warnings: explicit language Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Maura, and Tabitha read all about the adventures of a vampire kingdom's adopted human daughter. In her desire to join her father in immortality, she embarks on a dangerous series of trials. Although she is surrounded by people who want to eat her, she forms an unlikely alliance with a couple of vamps, one of whom is super hot and gives good banter. Will she stay the course and join vampire daddy? Or are the cracks in her world beginning to show? EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for the book can be found here. Episodes include strong language. Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha and Maura get wet and wild with the creatures from CM Nascosta's Cambric Creek series! Like our Monster Romance minisode, we each read a book in her series and take you along as we explore the beautifully weird and romantic world that she has created. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS! Content Warnings: Lots of fluid, non-human anatomy, covid talk, graphic sexual content, infertility issues, mental health issues, family issues, financials issues, all the issues really, and profanity Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about fictional (and real) Vikings! Want your romantasy with some Viking flair? Look no further! A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen has meddling gods, people with super powers, and half-naked men with undercuts. But did we love it? Listen to find out! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for A Fate Inked In Blood and episode: Profanity, violence, explicit (consensual) sexual content, alcohol and hallucinogen consumption, animal death, character death. Links mentioned in this episode: Pronunciation Guide The Official A Fate Inked In Blood Playlist Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Werewolves, and Orcs, and…Doors? Emma, Tabitha, and Maura get weird with a monster romance roundup! Today we're covering The Alpha's Warlock by Eliot Grayson, Unhinged by Vera Valentine, and The Orc From the Office by Kate Prior. What do they all have in common? MMCs of dubious humanity, that's what. One is a werewolf, one is an orc, and one is a door. You heard us. A door. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings aside from graphic sexual content and cursing: The Alpha's Warlock: mentions of domestic abuse, mentions of kidnapping, gaslighting, decapitations, and violence. Unhinged: Stalking, violence, murder, alcohol. The Orc From the Office: Blood, sexism, injury detail. https://polished-acorn-25963.myflodesk.com/ksniyzn65b Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@recap.romantasy?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Instagram: https://instagram.com/recapping.romantasy Threads: https://www.threads.net/@recapping.romantasy Email us: mailto:recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Maura, and Tabitha tackle the much anticipated sequel to A Court of Thorns and Roses. Part two of book two of the series, we bring you A Court of Mist and Fury. Everyone still has PTSD, a war is still brewing, and we get more descriptions of food than you would think for such drama. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS! Content warnings for ACOMAF Follow us: Join our newsletter! TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Maura, and Tabitha tackle the much anticipated sequel to A Court of Thorns and Roses. We pick back up with all of our PTSD riddled characters after the events Under the Mountain, and see what new hell comes for them. Feyre learns to navigate her new life as a fae being and sort out which hunky beau she wants. Meanwhile, a war is brewing! EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS! Content warnings for ACOMAF Fan art mentioned in this episode: The Reluctant Bride of the Spring Court by: Jenna Lee Ahlman at ALemonLeafArt The High Lady of the Night Court by: Jenna Lee Ahlman at ALemonLeafArt (The sexy version as mentioned in this episode) Follow us: Join our newsletter! TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura discuss one of our favorite tropes: hurt/comfort! Tabitha leads us through a deep dive of hurt/comfort as we discuss whumping, woobies, magical healing body parts, and examples of hurt/comfort in published and unpublished fiction. Content warnings: explicit language, discussion of sexual content, and mentions of injury, harm, emotional distress, and angst Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about Sarah J. Maas's first novel, Throne of Glass. We ask: what is this book, even? A lengthy prologue? A Cinderella retelling? How did it launch an empire? Come with us as we go back in time to 2012 and the YA literature landscape that changed the world. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for Throne of Glass Follow us: Join our newsletter! TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura rant and rave about Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros! We talk about wet leather, PDA, miscommunication, luminaries, ward stones, and dragon-sized plot holes. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings: Sexual content, physical torture, imprisonment, brutal injuries, perilous situations, blood, dismemberment, burning, murder, death, alcohol, and animal death Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about one of the OG booktok title, Ice Planet Barbarians! We talk about 7ft tall blue alien simps who will do anything for these women as long as these girls eat a little worm. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Content warnings for IPB and episode: Abduction, dubious consent, murder, rape, sexism, violence, swearing. Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recapping.romantasy Threads: recapping.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura chat about two of their favorite things: TikTok and fanfiction. New to fanfic? Or maybe you're an AO3 pro. Either way, welcome! We're getting into the academic weeds with the history of fanfiction: what it is, what it's become, and where it's going. Also learn about our obsession with Supernatural and Dramione. There might also be a shout out to Dark Angel if you squint. Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recappingromantasy Threads: recappingromantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling Citations: Lincoln Geraghty, Bertha Chin, Lori Morimoto, Bethan Jones, Kristina Busse, Francesca Coppa, Kristine Michelle “Khursten” Santos, and Louisa Ellen Stein. “Roundtable: The Past, Present and Future of Fan Fiction.” Humanities 11, no. 5 (September 1, 2022): 120. doi:10.3390/h11050120. Minkel, Elizabeth. “Lots of People Make Money on Fanfic. Just Not the Authors.” Wired. www.wired.com, https://www.wired.com/story/pull-to-publish-fanfic-senlinyu-manacled-fanbinding/. Accessed 12 Apr. 2024. Phelan, Peggy. Unmarked : The Politics of Performance. Routledge, 1993.
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura talk about their favorite book of the year so far—Bride by Ali Hazelwood. It's no secret. We love Ali Hazelwood. Bride has everything you'll ever want: enemies-to-lovers, Underworld if it was a romcom, and omegaverse?! Truly, a better book has not been written. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Transcript at: bit.ly/recapping_romantasy_bride Content warnings: Mention of death, blood, kidnapping, violence, poisoning, attempted murder, explicit and graphic sexual content, knotting, explicit language. Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recappingromantasy Threads: recappingromantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura enter Prythian to explore A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas on this week's episode of Recapping Romantasy! It's a story old as time: a girl transforms a man into husband material, only this time he's an immortal fairy and she's an illiterate mortal with IBS. Tangents include underwear, Coneheads, and the universal disappointment in Disney's Beauty and the Beast reveal. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Transcript at bit.ly/recapping_romantasy_acotar Content Warnings: abduction, animal death, blood, claustrophobia, confinement, death, drugging, gore, emotional abuse, explicit language, extreme poverty, intentional amnesia, manipulation, murder, physical abuse, sex, sexual assault, slavery (mentions of), starvation, torture, and violence. Links to things we talked about: ACOTAR Ambiance Playlist Emma's Anime Rhysand example The Alaskan Bull Worm from SpongeBob Coneheads Fighting the Garthok Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recappingromantasy Threads: recappingromantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura introduce Trope Talk! Enemies-to-Lovers is all the rage, but what makes it impossible to resist? Today we explore why this trope calls to us, the books that do it remarkably well, and those that could have had it all, but fell short. Expect Pride and Prejudice fangirling, Dramione, and Reylo. Spoilers for Pride and Prejudice, Iron Flame, ACOTAR and From Blood and Ash. Transcript at: bit.ly/trope_talk_enemies_to_lovers Content warnings: explicit language. Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram: recappingromantasy Threads: recappingromantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Recapping Romantasy is hosting a GIVEAWAY for one copy of For Ruin and Wrath on our Instagram. Enter to win by midnight on March 8, 2024! Emma, Tabitha, and Maura recap this new series from Jennifer Armentrout about a clairvoyant with an unknown past and her love for a boy with magical, healing kisses. Follow along as they try to learn what they mean to each other while navigating the peril of warring kingdoms (who knew statecraft involved so much fingerblasting!) EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Transcript at: https://bit.ly/recapping_romantasy_FORAW Content warnings for FORAW and this episode: Sexual content, blood, death, murder, gore, torture, classism, physical abuse, kidnapping, alcoholism, war, drugging (mention, off page), child abuse (brief mention, off page) Join our newsletter! Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Instagram and Threads: @RecappingRomantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Emma, Tabitha, and Maura dissect Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing on this week's episode of Recapping Romantasy! Listen to learn what Romantasy is and the background of Fourth Wing's publication. Then we break down what happens in the book. Tangents include Outlander, 90s tribal tattoos, and the ethics of poison. EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS Transcript at: https://bit.ly/recapping_romantasy_fourthwing In this episode we cover: (00:00) – Romantasy and Fourth Wing, Explained (5:34) – Recapping Fourth Wing: Welcome to Basgiath War College (17:18) – Would someone like to explain the parapet? (27:44) – Is poisoning your opponents ethical? (30:46) – Fight Class can be sexy (40:28) – Tairn sounds like a disappointed dad (49:39) – Xaden's eight-pack is very important, actually (58:52) – We've finally gotten to the point where they f#&! (01:07:59) – An Outlander tangent (01:18:35) – Xaden's chapter (01:23:05) – What characters are we? Content warnings for Fourth Wing, and therefore this episode, as provided by Rebecca Yarros: "Fourth Wing is a nonstop-thrilling adventure fantasy set in the brutal and competitive world of a military college for dragon riders, which includes elements regarding war, battle, hand-to-hand combat, perilous situations, blood, intense violence, brutal injuries, death, poisoning, graphic language, and sexual activities that are shown on the page. Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please take note, and prepare to enter Basgiath War College…” Join our newsletter: https://polished-acorn-25963.myflodesk.com/ksniyzn65b Follow us: TikTok: recap.romantasy Email us: recapping.romantasy@gmail.com Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow romantasy readers! Music credit: Ian Aisling
Join Tabitha, Emma, and Maura as they journey through dragon schools and fairy kingdoms, breaking down your favorite romantasy books with unhinged tangents, ever-reliable hot takes, and absolute class. Spoilers found within! Follow us on TikTok at recap.romantasy Find the transcript for this episode at http://bit.ly/recapping_romantasy_trailer Music credit: Ian Aisling
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