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The Busy Romnivores20: Series Finishers!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...2025-04-011h 53The Busy Romnivores19: So You Call This an Apocalypse?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. Nascosta2025-02-251h 48The Busy Romnivores18: New Year, Same UsIn 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...2025-01-282h 02The Busy Romnivores17: Reader RouletteDoes 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 StoryGraph2024-11-122h 32The Busy Romnivores16: Falling into fallThe 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.comFo...2024-10-152h 44The Busy Romnivores15: These reads are fast AFDoes 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 Drave...2024-09-172h 42The Busy Romnivores14: Vampires in LoveDoes 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!2024-08-202h 14The Busy RomnivoresGet Recc'd with a Mid Year Check InGet 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 Inke...2024-08-061h 05The Busy Romnivores13: UnluckyDoes 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 Me...2024-07-232h 53The Busy Romnivores12.5: Get Recc'd with the Hosts of Sapphic SeptemberGet 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 Hoan...2024-07-092h 03The Busy Romnivores12: Let Us Sing You a SongDoes this Fit?The prompt for this episode is: Musical Theater**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley gets a big break with Roomies by Christina LaurenKristen goes down south with A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. HigginsMarianna belts out Sing Anyway by Anita KellySabrina rebels by Breaking the Billionaire’s Rules by Annika MartinGet Recc’d with these:Noah KahanHit Man on NetflixWe...2024-06-192h 32The Busy Romnivores11.5: Get Recc'd with Heather from Silent Book ClubGet Recc’d with Heather!In this episode, Marianna and Kristen chat with Heather, creator and host of their local Silent Book Club! They discuss how Silent Book Clubs work, and why you should check one out. Get Recc’d with these:Danielle SteelHeart Trick by Kristen GranataPucking Around by Emily RathFront Desk by Kelly YangI’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly SegalThe Frozen River by Ariel LawhonTress of the Emerald...2024-06-041h 13The Busy Romnivores11: A New Episode...How Convenient!Does this Fit?The prompt for this episode is: 7/11 Convenience Store**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley gets avant-garde with Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataKristen gets messy with Dirty Service by Carmen BishopMarianna hits the road with Next To You by Hannah Bonam-YoungSabrina vaguely remembers The Omega's Secret Pregnancy by Anna WineheartBook recs to come! Our beautiful notes-taking romnivore has been BUSY with EXCITING THINGS.Subscribe for more...2024-05-212h 01The Busy Romnivores10.5: Get Recc'd with Lynn CamdenGet Recc’d with Lynn Camden!In this episode, Haley and Kristen chat with Lynn Camden, author of Set in Stone and Imagine Me and You! They discuss obsessive reading, finding your people, and unlocking core memories.Get Recc’d with these:Firelight by Kristen CallihanThe Hating Game by Sally ThorneThe Villa by Nora RobertsSacred Sins by Nora RobertsJulie GarwoodGrace BurrowesElizabeth HoytCourtney MilanTessa DareAnne...2024-05-071h 25The Busy Romnivores10: Something is in the AirDoes this Fit?The prompt for this episode is: Love is in the Air**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley is The Busiest Romnivore this week, and you can catch her next time!Kristen gets stinky with Pheromone by C.M. StunichMarianna joins the Mile High Club with Make Me Fall by Riley NashSabrina puts the biscuit in the basket with Broken Ice by Marina VivancosGet Recc’d with these:Ke...2024-04-231h 42The Busy Romnivores9.5: Get Recc'd with the BARR BellesGet Recc’d with the Bay Area Romance Readers Book Club!In this episode, Sabrina and Marianna chat with Katie and Tisha, from the Bay Area Romance Readers Book Club! They celebrate the darker side of romance with the feminist theory to back it up! If you love a good grovel and detailed descriptions, this episode is for you!Get Recc’d with these:Iron Flame by Rebecca YarrosHeat Clinic by Alexis B. OsborneBrazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLeanA Ship of B...2024-04-092h 08The Busy Romnivores9: We've Gone Country!Just look at these books!The prompt for this episode is: 90s Country Music**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley phoned in The Pucking Wrong Number by C.R. Jane (Song: Callin’ Baton Rouge by Garth Brooks / 1993)Kristen heats things up at Rut Bar by Alexis B. Osborne (Song: Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn / 1991)Marianna cleans up with After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez (Song: Dust on the Bottle by David Lee Murphy / 1994)...2024-03-262h 25The Busy Romnivores8.5: Get Recc'd with Blair LeighGet Recc’d with Blair!In this episode, Haley and Kristen chat with Blair Leigh, author of What Comes After! They celebrate the angsty rom-com and a good therapeutic cry. If you are looking for a good contemporary romance or if you want to feel nostalgic about 90s/00s television, this is the episode for you.Get Recc’d with these:The Hating Game by Sally ThorneWinston Brothers series by Penny ReidKnitting in the City series by Penny ReidRugby series by Penn...2024-03-121h 24The Busy Romnivores8: Take a Leap with UsDoes this Fit? The prompt for this episode is: Leap Year**TW: Discussions of suicide, parent death, and mentions of disordered eating****There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley is on thin ice with Pairing Off by Elizabeth HarmonKristen proposes Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie WalkerMarianna takes the gold with Heated Rivalry by Rachel ReidSabrina also proposes Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie WalkerGet Recc’d with these:T...2024-02-272h 46The Busy Romnivores7.5: Get Recc'd with Melody CarlisleGet Recc’d with Melody!In this episode, Marianna and Kristen chat with Melody Carlisle from the Heaving Bosoms podcast! They come to terms with romance novels being a defining quality in their lives, and they celebrate their favorite reading (non)challenge, the Heaving Bosoms Reading Embrace. **We apologize for the squeaky chairs!**Get Recc’d with these:Monday’s Child by Linda Lee ChaikinTwilight by Stephenie MeyerSecond First Impressions by Sally Thorne99 Percent Mine by Sally ThorneNaima SimoneNisha...2024-02-131h 14The Busy Romnivores7: New Year, New Us?Does this Fit? The prompt for this episode is: New Year, New Me**There are spoilers in this episode.**There is a gory discussion from 44:25 - 45:45Haley burns out on King of Flames by Kathryn Ann KingsleyKristen remembers New Year Knew You by Evie MitchellMarianna reminisces about Sunny Disposition by Deanna GreySabrina plays The Mate Games: War by K. Loraine and Meg AnneGet Recc’d with these:2024-01-302h 23The Busy Romnivores6.5: 2024 PlanningGet Recc’d with a 2023 Wrap Up and 2024 Planning!In this episode, The Busy Romnivores wrap up their 2023 reading, plan their 2024 challenges, and attempt to rein in their chaos, a little bit. Get Recc’d with these:A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. MaasWe Could Be So Good by Cat SebastianBefore I Let Go by Kennedy RyanWild Pitch by Cat GiraldoThis Could Be Us by Kennedy RyanThe Roommate Risk by Talia HibbertIro...2024-01-021h 15The Busy Romnivores6: A Holidate!Does this Fit? The prompt for this episode is: Let’s Go on a Holidate**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley hops up Bunny by Layla FaeKristen invites us to Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa StapleyMarianna gets naughty with Dear Monster Claus by Maeve BlackSabrina lifts us Higher by Roz AlexanderGet Recc’d with these:A Brush with Love by Mazey EddingsK.J. Charles’s Will...2023-12-192h 27The Busy Romnivores5.5: Get Recc'd with KiranGet Recc’d with Kiran!In this episode, Marianna and Sabrina chat with their friend, Kiran! They discuss the millennial struggles one faced when visiting Blockbuster. They debate what makes one a horse girl. And Kiran feeds the TBR beast with those sweet, sweet recs.Get Recc’d with these:To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia QuinnSeduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa KleypasHalloween Boo by Sarah SpadeLizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey EddingsWith Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thomps...2023-12-051h 15The Busy Romnivores5: All About the SidesDoes this Fit? The prompt for this episode is: All About the Sides**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley burns for White Hot by Ilona AndrewsKristen advocates for The Grim Reaper’s Lawyer by Mea MoniqueMarianna knocks Wild Pitch by Cat Giraldo out of the parkSabrina sends us over the moon for Watch Your Orbit by Etta PierceGet Recc’d with these:Plated Prisoner series by Raven KennedyStuffed by the W...2023-11-212h 39The Busy Romnivores4.5: Get Recc'd for the #23for23 Challenge!Get Recc’d with authors Nikki Payne, Adriana Herrera, and Nisha Sharma!In this episode, Marianna and Kristen chat with Adriana Herrera, Nisha Sharma, and Nikki Payne! These three authors (along with 21 others) launched the #23for23 Reading Challenge at Steamy Lit Con in August of this year. They talk about just how good intersectionality with a side of romance can be! Get Recc’d with these:Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mysteries by Carolyn Keene(specifically Secrets of the Nile)Inner Harbor by Nora Rober...2023-11-071h 03The Busy Romnivores4: Dearest Listener, we're breaking the fourth wallDoes this Fit? The prompt for this episode is: Breaking the Fourth Wall (an unforeseen pattern is emerging…)**Trigger Warning: dark humor and discussions of grief****There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley strikes us with The Lightning Struck Heart by TJ KluneKristen commits with Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny ReidMarianna holds tight to Before I Let Go by Kennedy RyanSabrina woos us with In Love With You by Faye Darling...2023-10-242h 38The Busy Romnivores3.5: Get Recc'd with Emily RathGet Recc’d with EMILY RATH!In this episode, Kristen and Haley chat with the brilliant Emily Rath. Kristen and Haley did their best to overcome technical difficulties and not to fangirl over the Jacksonville Rays and Second Sons series author too hard. Emily regaled them with her cat’s antics and the intricacies of the EmilyVerse. She blew their minds over the 50-state challenge. And they all swooned over their shared love of angsty boys going through their bi-awakenings!Get Recc’d with these:Phillippa GregoryOrc Sworn series by Finley...2023-10-101h 23The Busy Romnivores3: Menage a Not Quite TroisMenage a TroisDoes this Fit? The Busy Romnivores are here to tell you, it doesn’t always fit.The prompt for this episode is: Menage a Trois**There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley spins us up in Servant to the Spidae by Ruby DixonKristen steals your fate with Thieves and Monster by Clio EvansMarianna rants about Ink Enduring by Carrie Ann RyanSabrina scores big with Corsairs: Bethiah by Ruby Dixon...2023-09-262h 16The Busy Romnivores2.5: Get Recc'd with Neighbour BecciGet Recc’d with @neighbourbecci!!In this episode, Marianna and Haley chat with their real-life friend and fellow romance lover, Becci! They discussed the B+ for effort of Canadian snacks and whether gore/vore can be sexy. They shout out headaches and emotional support ibuprofen!!! And of course, they recc one another.Get Recc’d with these:The Belgariad series by David EddingsSabriel by Garth NixGods of Hunger series by R.M. VirtuesThe Unbeating Heart by Cyran FaringrayNecessary Evils series by Onle...2023-09-121h 05The Busy Romnivores2: Taking Our Second ChanceThe Busy Romnivores are back for a second chance to answer the question: Does This Fit? The prompt for this episode is: Second Chance Romance **There are spoilers in this episode.**Trigger Warning: Character / Parent death in this episodeHaley undertakes The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan BannenKristen crows over Ravensong by TJ KluneMarianna is swept away by Ship Wrecked by Olivia DadeAnd Sabrina revisits some of her favorites in Xenon by Regine Abel...2023-08-292h 32The Busy Romnivores1.5: Get Recc'd with Kimberly LemmingGet Recc’d with Kimberly Lemming!!In this episode, Sabrina and Kristen chat with romance author Kimberly Lemming about rebellion and Mead Mishaps and whether or not we’ve ever read a book before. She writes cozy fantasy romcoms with dragons, nachos, and indoor plumbing! The first book in the series is called: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon. Kim’s new *SIGNED* paperbacks are available through Story on the Square: kimberly-lemming-preorderGet Recc’d with these:This Quest is Broken! by J.P. Valentine (original title: This Quest is...2023-08-1535 minThe Busy Romnivores1: Our Best IntroductionsBest IntroductionThe Busy Romnivores score their novels to answer the age-old question: Does This Fit? The prompt for this episode is: Best (Most Memorable) Introduction! **There are spoilers in this episode.**Haley crashes into Duke of Sin by Elizabeth HoytKristen raves about Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. NascostaMarianna swoons over Moonstruck by Onley JamesAnd Sabrina thirsts for Doom by Regine AbelGet Recc’d with these:Roe HorvatLucky series by Garrett LeighShi...2023-08-011h 56The Busy Romnivores0.5: Knock KnockWe’re The Busy Romnivores! Four busy friends who are determined to make space for the books about love that we love. This episode is to introduce ourselves and a bit of our romance taste to you, and to give you an idea of what future episodes will be like. Subscribe for more joy!!Check out our website: thebusyromnivores.comFollow us on Instagram: @thebusyromnivoresFollow us on StoryGraph: thebusyromnivores2023-07-3150 minThe Busy RomnivoresHello? Are you there?Hello? Are you there? Get ready because we're on our way!We’re The Busy Romnivores! Four book-loving friends score romance novels based on the following categories: Big Brain Stuffs, Pants Feelings, Swoons, and That Ending Tho for an overall determination of the books DTF-ness. Each episode is based on a prompt, as we all love our reading challenges! At the end of each episode we Get Recc’d together, and everything other episode we Get Recc'd with guests! Subscribe and join us for a raucous time.Subscribe for more joy!!Check out our w...2023-07-0700 min