18: New Year, Same Us

The prompt for this episode is: I haven't thought about that series in forever!**There are spoilers in this episode.**Sabrina circled back to Up in Smoke by Annabeth AlbertMarianna wrapped up Sanctuary with Kings by Kathryn MoonHaley and Kristen were delighted and awed at their ability to return to a series after a hiatus. It takes true talent, and often a reread of the previous books to do this. We definitely dropped some recs in this episode, and Kristen will try to update the notes with them soon. But you know, time will tell, friends!Don't forget about the TBR Book Club this month! We conned Haley into reading Impromptu Match so that we can squeal about it on pod. Let us know what you want to hear about on Instagram, Storygraph, or at our email: [email protected] are hosting a read-along, buddy read, and book club over on Story Graph for that episode, so go drop your favorite quotes and notes!Subscribe for more late episodes!! (What even is a schedule?)Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs and Book Club on The StoryGraph:Thebusyromnivores / Storygraph

The prompt for this episode is: You Call That an Apocalypse?**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley devastates with Dustwalker by Tiffany RobertsKristen annihilates with Deal with the Devil by Kit RochaMarianna and Sabrina listened to them this episode… we promise Sabrina was there!! But we had some technical difficulties and the audio is gone. But they will be reading for us next episode!Get Recc’d with these:Sweet Berries by C.M. NascostaArcher’s Voice by Mia SheridanShe’s All ThatShatter Me by Tahereh MafiKate Daniels by Ilona AndrewsMonsters of Moonvale by Emily AntoinetteHe Loves Me Not by C.M. NascostaBow Street Runners by Lisa KleypasWe’re doing a Book Club this year! Our first book is going to be Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne! Join us in reading it and enjoying that series!!!Subscribe for more omens, signs, and harbingers of the Apocalypse!Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs on The StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores | The StoryGraph

In this episode, The Busy Romnivores wrap up their 2024 reading and plan their 2025 challenges. Challenge yourself with these:Alphabet ChallengeThe Diverse Baseline Challenge by @bookish.millennial and @themargherita.s The Ripped Bodice’s Summer BingoBang in the Night by @b.andherbooks and @onthesamepa9e 2025 Proud All Year Challenge by @romanthiccreader 50 States Challenge / Read the CountrySubscribe to help us stick to our 2025 goals!!Reach out and tell us about the challenges you’re looking forward to doing (or Not) this year!Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs on The StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores | The StoryGraph

Does this Fit?The prompt for this episode is: Reader Roulette**There are spoilers in this episode.**Subscribe for more unreliable show notes and winding tangents.Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs on The StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores | The StoryGraph

The prompt for this episode is: Spooky Season**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley puts us under the spell of The Familiar by Leigh BardugoKristen swims Into the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantMarianna is the busiest Romnivore this week, she’ll be back next time!Sabrina crashes through The Accidental Werewolf’s Mate by S.J. SandersSubscribe for more unreliable show notes and winding tangents.Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs on The StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores | The StoryGraph

Does this Fit?The prompt for this episode is: Speed Reads**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley runs with Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon Kristen dances through My Curvy Rival by Leigh CarronMarianna drives through Pit Stop by Ellis MaeSabrina escapes with Kraving Dravka by Zoey DravenGet Recc’d with these:Pucking Around by Emily RathSorry!! Kristen doesn’t know the romancelandia drama book!Prince of Firestones by Zoey DravenGames with the Orc by Kathryn MoonHow to Marry a Marble Marquis by C.M. NascostaTitan by Jillian GravesRookie Move by Sarina BowenPower Plays & Straight A’s by Eden Finley and Saxon JamesFuneral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie DimalineGideon the Ninth series by Tamsyn MuirJust for the Cameras by Viano OniomohDown Home series by Parker St. JohnThe Bareknuckle Bastards series by Sarah MacLeanShades of Sin series by Colette RhodesMaiden Lane series by Elizabeth HoytCarolina Catfish series by Ana ShayIrin Chronicles series by Elizabeth HunterSubscribe for more hard-hitting questions about villainous insurance!!Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs on The StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores | The StoryGraph

Does this Fit?The prompt for this episode is: Vampires in Love**There are spoilers in this episode.**We both apologize and are deeply proud of all of the Twilight series (both book and movie) references in this episode. Haley fights evil in Empire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffKristen surfs through Only One Coffin by A.J. TrumanMarianna goes to work with Blood Moon by Jillian GravesSabrina is The Busiest Romnivore this week, and you can catch her next time!Get Recc’d with these:Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Vampire Diaries by L.J. SmithThe WitcherThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe da Vinci Code by Dan BrownWhat We Do in the ShadowsYour Coffin or Mine by Jacklyn HydeBerries & Greed by Lily MayneWhispers in the Dark by Nikole Knight and Lily MayneA Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn MoonTitan by Jillian GravesElemental Mysteries series by Elizabeth HunterAmelia Peabody series by Elizabeth PetersA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Charm Offensive by Alison CochrunWell Bred by Adriana AndersResting Witch Face by Juliette CrossA Novel Love Story by Ashley PostonThe Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan BannenSubscribe to wish Edward and Bella Cullen a very happy anniversary!!Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs on The StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores | The StoryGraph

Get Recc’d with a Mid-Year Check In!Happy Anniversary! It’s been a year of reading and challenge chaos for your listening pleasure. In this episode, The Busy Romnivores talk about all of the challenges they have…and have not…done this year. Get Recc’d with these:Hold Me Under by Riley NashInextricably Tied by Aveda ViceThe Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. LindeMilked by C.M. NascostaThe Familiar by Leigh BardugoA Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. JensenSanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora AscherLaura Thalassa’s newsletterPestilence by Laura ThalassaInk by Elizabeth HunterA Hidden Fire by Elizabeth HunterSing Anyway by Anita KellyRole Playing by Cathy YardleyBerries and Greed by Lily MayneYou Should Be So Lucky by Cat SebastianSomething Wild and Wonderful by Anita KellyThe Prospects by K.T. HoffmanEmily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyThis is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneA League of Extraordinary Women series by Evie DunmoreLove for the Cold-Blooded, or The Part-Time Evil Minion’s Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero by Alex GabrielWhispers of the Deep by Emma HammJust for the Cameras by Viano OniomohSex, Lies and Sensibility by Nikki PayneSalt Houses by Hala AlyanCemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasThe Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio AxelrodRoan ParrishHis Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry ThomasThe Stardust Thief by Chelsea AbdullahOnly Fan Service by Cat GiraldoSet in Stone by Lynn CamdenBlack Blood by Emma HammWicked Intentions by Elizabeth HoytA Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana HerreraThank You for Sharing by Rachel Runya KatzButcher & Blackbird by Brynne WeaverWolf Gone Wild by Juliette CrossThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleyInvitations by C.M. NascostaSuch Sharp Teeth by Rachel HarrisonSurviving Skarr by Ruby DixonApples Never Fall by Liane MoriartyOnly One Coffin by A.J. TrumanTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEmpire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffSusan TrombleyChallenge yourself with these:Heaving Bosoms Reading Embrace@transrightsreadathonSapphic Spring by @sapphicseptemberThe Ripped Bodice Summer BingoSmutty Summer by @evilqueenreads & @manicfemme50 States [email protected] in the Night by @onthesamepa9e and @b.andherbooksThe Diverse Baseline by @bookish.millennial and @themargherita.s@BARRBelles Reading ChallengeSubscribe for more over-promising about what’s going to be in the show notes!Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs on The StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores | The StoryGraph

Does this Fit?The prompt for this episode is: Unlucky 13**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley broke her curse with Do Your Worst by Rosie DananKristen rolls the dice with Imagine Me and You by Lynn CamdenMarianna calls up The Prospects by KT HoffmanSabrina calculates with Red Blood by Emma HammGet Recc’d with these:Bad Luck Charm by Julie JohnsonWith a Little Luck by Marissa MeyerChance of a Lifetime series by Kate ClaybornThe Lesbian Billionaires Club by K.C. LuckBromantic Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon JamesAuthor’s Notes (in general)The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan BannenWhispers of the Deep by Emma HammThe Roommate by Rosie DananCheck back tomorrow for the rest of the recs!Subscribe to avoid 13 years of bad luck!!Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs on The StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores | The StoryGraph

Get Recc’d with Sapphic September hosts, Landice and Lexi!In this episode, Marianna and Kristen chat with Landice and Lexi, creators and hosts of the Sapphic September reading challenge! Are you entering your sapphic fiction era? Do you want to be?! This episode has the recs to get you started and keep you going for a long, long time!Get Recc’d with these:Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. NascostaThe Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora ReyesThe Kiss Quotient By Helen HoangAiden ThomasDrag Me Up by R.M. VirtuesThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanEight Kinky Nights by Xan WestHoney Girl by Morgan RogersSeason of Love by Helena GreerYou Should Be So Lucky by Cat SebastianHouse of Agnes by Fiona ZeddeFemme Like Her by Fiona ZeddeYours, Insatiably by Aveda ViceWild Pitch by Cat GiraldoWalking Practice by Dolki MinFunny Little Town by SiriusDon’t Stop Me by Eden EmoryCompound Fracture by Andrew Joseph WhiteInteresting Facts About Space by Emily R. AustinTime and Time Again by Chatham GreenfieldThe No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen RandallThe Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy SpaldingMrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney MilanThey Ain’t Proper by M.B. GuelPrize Money by Celeste CastroAn Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana HerreraLongshadow by Olivia AtwaterA Master of Djinn by P. Djeli ClarkThe Unbroken by C.L. ClarkInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantOur Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldIce Massacre by Tiana WarnerMargo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara WaxelbaumHere We Go Again by Alison CochrunPizza Girl by Jean Kyoung FrazierFeed Them Silence by Lee MandeloThe Haunting of Priscilla Laviolette by Alexis RichouxBurning Roses by S.L. HuangSpear by Nicola GriffithRun Away With Me, Girl by BattanTruth and Measure by TelanuThe Lily and the Crown by Roslyn SinclairThe X Ingredient by Roslyn SinclairQueen Takes Rose by Katee RobertWho’d Have Thought by G. BensonThe Music and the Mirror by Lola KeeleyHotel Queens by Lee WinterVicious Devotion by Aveda ViceSheep Princess in Wolf’s Clothing by MitoUnholy With Eyes Like Wolves by Morgan DanteProvidence Girls by Morgan DanteDevour by Dae StormQueens and Monsters by Clio EvansHer Wolf in the Wild by Rien GrayBingo Love by Tee FranklinThe Fall That Saved Us by Tamara JereeD’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. HigginsThe Fate of Stars by S.D. SimperCompass Rose by Anna BurkeDestination You by J.J. AriasThe Enchanting Nanny by K. SterlingGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirJunker Seven by Olive J. KelleyYou can find the book tracking spreadsheets HERE!Challenge yourself with the @clearursht readathon! Also check out Romancelandia University presented by @veryromance and @yourbookishbff!You can find Sapphic September on instagram @sapphicseptember and sapphicseptember.carrd.co!You can find Landice on instagram @manicfemme and on X @manic_femme!And you can find Lexi everywhere @evilqueenreads! Subscribe for more caring bookish friendships!!!Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresTrack our DTFs and Get Recc’d with us on The...