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A book recap / review podcast that focuses on books with a side of spice. Join Katie and Liz in their unhinged book club as they cover the books on your FYP or TBR shelf. Their unasked-for and unfiltered commentary will give you all the deets on the good, the bad, and the spicy.
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Triggers: attempted suicide, intense familial abuse (including attempted forced marriage), violence, blood/gore, and mentions of death and slaveryTropes: forced proximity, protector/bodyguardKU: No Recommendation: YesFor more about the author, visit https://redwombatstudio.com/
Triggers: From the author: “Graphic violence, graphic death, gore, orphaned female main character, loss of a parent, the main characters both do a few morally black things to anyone they deem a threat to their mating bond, explicit sexual scenes, mature language”KU: Yes!Recommendation: Yes!For more about the author visit https://www.authorjah.com/
We start 2026 with something a little spooky as the Traders cover Phantasma by Kaylie Smith. This is part 3 of 3.Triggers: From the author: gruesome descriptions of gore, torture, death, and lots of blood, mentions of deaths of family members, suicide, depression, corpses, assault OCD and OCD tics, intrusive thoughts, accidental self-mutilation, heavy compulsions and blood play. Tropes: supernatural romance, deals with the devil, competition, forbidden romance, enemies to lovers, morally grey male lead, touch her and die vibes. KU: Yes!Recommendation: Both Traders highly recommend and can’t wait for more! For more information on the author, visit https://kayliesmithbooks.com/.
We start 2026 with something a little spooky as the Traders cover Phantasma by Kaylie Smith. This is part 2 of 3.Triggers: From the author: gruesome descriptions of gore, torture, death, and lots of blood, mentions of deaths of family members, suicide, depression, corpses, assault OCD and OCD tics, intrusive thoughts, accidental self-mutilation, heavy compulsions and blood play. Tropes: supernatural romance, deals with the devil, competition, forbidden romance, enemies to lovers, morally grey male lead, touch her and die vibes. KU: Yes!Recommendation: Both Traders highly recommend and can’t wait for more! For more information on the author, visit https://kayliesmithbooks.com/.
We start 2026 with something a little spooky as the Traders cover Phantasma by Kaylie Smith. This is part 1 of 3.Triggers: From the author: gruesome descriptions of gore, torture, death, and lots of blood, mentions of deaths of family members, suicide, depression, corpses, assault OCD and OCD tics, intrusive thoughts, accidental self-mutilation, heavy compulsions and blood play. Tropes: supernatural romance, deals with the devil, competition, forbidden romance, enemies to lovers, morally grey male lead, touch her and die vibes. KU: Yes!Recommendation: Both Traders highly recommend and can’t wait for more! For more information on the author, visit https://kayliesmithbooks.com/.
To get you into the holiday spirit, the Traders cover Trick Shot by Kayla Grosse, a spicy MMF holiday Christmas novella! Triggers: lying about identity, derogatory language (but it is consensual) Tropes: mistaken identity, MMF, holiday toy play, love at first sight, hockey romanceKU: yes! Recommendation: Both Traders fully recommend! For more of the author, check out www.kaylagrosse.com
This week, the Traders cover their first mafia romance in Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark! This is part 2 of 2.Triggers: kidnapping, torture, violence, mild hate speech, stalking, dubious consentTropes: enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, forced proximity, touch her and die, mafia romanceKU: Yes! Recommendation: Both Traders recommend! For more of the author, check out Sophie Lark on instagra @sophie_lark_author
This week, the Traders cover their first mafia romance in Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark! This is part 1 of 2.Triggers: kidnapping, torture, violence, mild hate speech, stalking, dubious consentTropes: enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, forced proximity, touch her and die, mafia romanceKU: Yes! Recommendation: Both Traders recommend! For more of the author, check out Sophie Lark on instagram @sophie_lark_author
This week, the Traders cover Kingdom of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair. Buckle up for some excellent vampire romance! This is part 2 of 2.Triggers: Death of a parent (off screen), violence, bloodTropes: enemies to lovers, vampire romance, political intrigue, touch her and dieKU: yes!Recommendation: yes!!For more of the author, check out www.scarlettstclair.com
This week, the Traders cover Kingdom of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair. Buckle up for some excellent vampire romance! This is part 1 of 2. Triggers: Death of a parent (off screen), violence, blood Tropes: enemies to lovers, vampire romance, political intrigue, touch her and die KU: yes! Recommendation: Will be revealed in part 2! For more of the author, check out www.scarlettstclair.com
This week the Traders dive into a dark romance and boy is it a ride! Put your feminist card to the side for this one, we swear it’s worth it! This is part 3 of 3.Triggers: From the author “Graphic violence, non/dub con, branding, forced sex fantasy, drug/alcohol use, masks, breath play, bondage, kidnapping, anal.”Tropes: secret societies, arranged marriage, forced proximity, morally grey anti-hero, dark college romance, dark romanceKU: Yes!Recommendation: Yes!For more information on the book or the author, check out https://shanteltessier.com/.
This week the Traders dive into a dark romance and boy is it a ride! Put your feminist card to the side for this one, we swear it’s worth it! This is part 2 of 3.Triggers: From the author “Graphic violence, non/dub con, branding, forced sex fantasy, drug/alcohol use, masks, breath play, bondage, kidnapping, anal.”Tropes: secret societies, arranged marriage, forced proximity, morally grey anti-hero, dark college romance, dark romanceKU: Yes!Recommendation: Yes!For more information on the book or the author, check out https://shanteltessier.com/.
This week the Traders dive into a dark romance and boy is it a ride! Put your feminist card to the side for this one, we swear it’s worth it! This is part 1 of 3.Triggers: From the author “Graphic violence, non/dub con, branding, forced sex fantasy, drug/alcohol use, masks, breath play, bondage, kidnapping, anal.”Tropes: secret societies, arranged marriage, forced proximity, morally grey anti-hero, dark college romance, dark romanceKU: Yes!Recommendation: Yes!For more information on the book or the author, check out https://shanteltessier.com/.
This week, the Traders tackle a dark mystery as they cover A Dark Vampire Curse by Nikki St. Crowe. This is a vampire billionaire romance (though we have comments on the billionaire part!) Triggers: (from the author): Graphic sex, blood drinking, kidnapping, graphic violenceTropes: Vampire romance, mind-reading, happily ever after ending KU: Yes! Recommendation: Both Traders recommend! For more of the author, check out https://www.nikkistcrowe.com/
This week, the Traders cover Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter, which is a high spice/low plot delight. Triggers: from the author “Graphic violence, graphic death, gore, orphaned female main character, loss of a parent, the main characters both do a few morally black things to anyone they deem a threat to their mating bond, explicit sexual scenes, mature language”Tropes: Fated mates, fae, touch her and die, happily ever ever, high spice/low plotKU: Yes! Recommendation: Both traders recommend and can’t wait to read more! For more of the author, check out: https://www.authorjah.com/
Join us this week as we interview Mina Brower, author of A God of Moonlight and Stardust! We talk in depth about the series and get answers to our burning questions like, what does The Watch look like??For more on Mina, check out: minabrowerbooks.com
This week, the Traders visit the world of Taria in a sci-fi romantasy adventure as they cover A God of Moonlight and Stardust by Mina Brower. This is part 2 of 2. Triggers: from the author “mature sexual content, PTSD, references to alcohol abuse, characters battling anxiety and depression, off-page suicide and murder, and mentions of physical and psychological abuse in the form of flashbacks as told by the survivor.”Tropes: forbidden magic, gods and goddesses, enemies to lovers, missing memories, slow burn, love triangle KU: YesRecommendation: Yes!For more of the author, check out minabrowerbooks.com
This week, the Traders visit the world of Taria in a sci-fi romantasy adventure as they cover A God of Moonlight and Stardust by Mina Brower. This is part 1 of 2. Triggers: from the author “mature sexual content, PTSD, references to alcohol abuse, characters battling anxiety and depression, off-page suicide and murder, and mentions of physical and psychological abuse in the form of flashbacks as told by the survivor.”Tropes: forbidden magic, gods and goddesses, enemies to lovers, missing memories, slow burn, love triangle KU: YesRecommendation: We will give our reviews in part 2! For more of the author, check out minabrowerbooks.com
This week, we go under the sea with a spicy Little Mermaid retelling as we cover The Sea Witch by Rebecca F Kenney. This is part 2 of 2.Triggers: From the author: “age gap between fantasy characters, violence, abuse, torture, gore, murder, sexual threat, self-harm, explicit intimacy/spicy scenes, inexperienced/virgin female main character”Tropes: Disney princess, grumpy/sunshine, “teach me how to kiss”, tentacles…KU: YesRecommendation: Yes! Both Traders recommend and can’t wait for more from this author! For more of the author check out https://rfkenney.wixsite.com/rebeccafkenneybooks.
This week, we go under the sea with a spicy Little Mermaid retelling as we cover The Sea Witch by Rebecca F Kenney. This is part 1 of 2.Triggers: From the author: “age gap between fantasy characters, violence, abuse, torture, gore, murder, sexual threat, self-harm, explicit intimacy/spicy scenes, inexperienced/virgin female main character”Tropes: Disney princess, grumpy/sunshine, “teach me how to kiss”, tentacles…KU: YesRecommendation: Yes! Both Traders recommend and can’t wait for more from this author! For more of the author check out https://rfkenney.wixsite.com/rebeccafkenneybooks.
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