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Alexa play obsessed with me.... In this episode Lauren and Charlotte talk to Ella McLeod about "Andromeda". Obviously a huge part of the episode focuses around embracing and celebrating her heritage and they dive into why she's been whitewashed so much. They also get very into how Ella took making everything gayer to the next level with her romance choices. Obligatory spoilers included with plot points.... the ending... and shag marry kill Tell us what you've been loving....

Lauren is joined this episode by Lindsey Byrd to dive into her duology "A Tale of Two Crowns".  The whole episode is spoilery starting with last years book one The Sun Blessed Prince and finishing up with the recent release The Moon Blessed King Tell us what you've been loving....

Disclaimer: no vampires in this book sparkle. Charlotte Cross joins Lauren to demyth her debut. A feminist gothic horror retelling of the brides of Dracula "The Brides". They delve alot into Charlottes writing process with letters and journals and different timelines. Her writing journey and advice for authors. What makes a book feminist... and a dollop of vampires. Obligatory spoilers include what Lauren was SO WRONG about. The ending and the reveal of who Lady Lowell is. Tell us what you've been loving....

Call me Ishmail..... actually scratch that. Call our main character I as we delve into Hell's Heart with Lauren and author Alexis Hall.  They delve into how closely the book mirrors Moby Dick. Queer reading of the original novel and how the book was adapted to make it scifi There are the obligatory spoilers that go more into the AI choices of changing a racially stereotyped character and a change to the ending. Plus discussions about our unreliable narrator Lauren also shares her frustrations with characters actions even if a different choice would have F'd up the plot completely Tell us what you've been loving....

This could well be Lauren's book of the year! Enter the world of The Last Starboon Seer.  Lauren finds out all about Venetia's debut journey and Venetia offers her opinions on tropes on fantasy. Prespoilers they talk about world creation and decisions in that process. In spoilers Lauren gets INTO plot points with Venetia which will hopefully keep her going during the long wait for book 2 :(. Tell us what you've been loving....

Get your warm hunting gear ready for The Red Winter. Lauren deepdives with debut author Cameron Sullivan about his pansexual monster hunter novel "The Red Winter". They go into the piece of werewolf lore that came from the Beast of Gevaudan story. The technical challenges of writing multiple timelines and how you deal with rejection. In spoilers they go into the folklore in TRW, history and deepdiving plotpoints and possibly the most mentions of the word semen in any conversation either of them have had Tell us what you've been loving....

it's your typical love story woman meets bull... falls in lust and births the minotaur. but what if it wasn't? On this episode Lauren talks to Jane Dougherty about her twist on Pasiphae and the minotaur. Look out for the obilgatory spoiler section with more plot deep disections. Tell us what you've been loving....

Timna Devolpi joins Lauren and Charlotte in time for Valentine's to talk all things love and dating in the Ancient Greek myth world as they chat about her book The Goddess Dating Guide. From loved-up couples to familial heartbreak, with some very thought provoking questions in between, it all gets discussed, and listen to the end to hear Timna's reality TV castings of the Olympians! Follow Timna on Socials: Instagram and TikTok: @timnadevolpi Instagram: @authortimnadevolpi Buy Timna's book The Goddess Dating Guide from Amazon Tell us what you've been loving....

In the last episode of the year Lauren gets into Made Things with Adrian Tchaikovsky to celebrate its UK release. Firstly they get into his degree... his writing process and a little bit into his back catalogue. They also deep dive into Made Things with plot points and spoilers. Including which of the homonculi types Adrian would like to be Tell us what you've been loving....

Norse Mythology retellings or inspired fiction seem so thin on the ground compared to other mythologies so OBVIOUSLY Lauren was all over Rachel Van Dykens "Fallen Gods". Lauren finds out all about the inspiration behind it, background information needed and the US setting. In plot points they go more into runes, more into characters and discuss the ending. Tell us what you've been loving....

Lauren jumped at the opportunity to speak to romantasy great Carissa Broadbent about the first in a trilogy Daughter of No Worlds after it was picked up by traditional publishers. Talking about the inspiration behind the main characters. Carissa's feelings on booktok and transitioning to traditional publishing and those all obligatory plot spoilers Tell us what you've been loving....

What if you see a little something you can't quite explain but your brain tries to rationalise?  Venture into Angel City for the first in the Red City series with Lauren and author Marie Lu. Lauren gets into the world building of the alternate Los Angeles (Angel City) and it's alchemy magic system. They discuss the challenges of YA vs Adult writing, Marie's reaction to the AI emotional support kangaroo PLUS meeting our MC's on page and their first experiences with seeing alchemy IRL and no awards are given for mother of the year. Spoilers are juicy with plot points being broken down, the escalation of the crime syndicates increasing and Lauren asks her burning "I know you did it for the plot but I don't have to like it but did you have to?" Tell us what you've been loving....

Head on a quest for family with Lauren and Maddie Martinez as they dive into The Maiden and Her Monster. They discuss how Maddies educational background shaped the novel and the history of the Jewish Golem myth. They also talk about the crafting of the love plot and obviously obligatory spoilers Tell us what you've been loving....

Jane is back for a bumper episode about one of the first women of Rome.... Fulvia. They get into roles of women and the perfect Roman woman and what Rome was like in Fulvias time. They dig into certain events from Fulvias life (taxes), her choice to remarry and reremarry and of course THOSE bullets. They also play and invite you to play along with one of the stressiest Shag Marry Kills ever Tell us what you've been loving....

We all know the story of Anthony and Cleopatra. Have you ever thought about their daughter? No Lauren hadn't either until she discovered Dr Jane Draycotts book all about her. They get into the backstory of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony, iconography and retrospective romantacising. Then we get into the woman of the moment and her journey from Egyptian Princess to Roman Prisoner and then Finally African Queen. Prepare to learn more about crocodiles than you expected. Tell us what you've been loving....