Maha and Eda welcome you to the podcast after a long pause with a different subject than usual. With the lack of summer dizis this year they have been enjoying some reading time and this episode is all about their latest favorite genre: fantasy romance or "romantasy".
Join them for a fun adventure as they talk about the history, favorite sub-genres and also psychological and sociological reasons why it's been so popular these past few years. Some of the things mentioned throughout the episode:
EDA's recs:
-MAHA's recs:
Also mentioned:
TIME STAMPS
00:00 - 00:50 Intro music
00:50 - 09:00 What are we excited about regarding upcoming dizis?
09:00 - 16:20 Origins of fantasy romance
16:20 - 26:00 Psychological and sociological reasons behind romantasy's success
26:00 - 35:00 Sub-genres of romantasy
35:00 - 41:00 Eda's reading experiment
41:00 - 47:30 How we feel about spicy scenes
47:30 - 53:05 Our favorite books
53:05 - 55:10 Goodbye and outro
Let us know if you want us to make an episode about fantasy romance movies and series.
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