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New to romantasy and don't know where to start? We've got you. 
We’re talking our go-to fantasy romance recommendations for anyone looking to dive into the genre. These are great stories to start with that aren’t too intense but have plenty to love! Whether you're romance-curious or fantasy-curious this is the start pack for you! 
Books mentioned in this episode: 
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole 
The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow 
Serpents and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent 
A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L Jensen 
Crimson Moth/Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli 

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Everyone calls A Court of Frost and Starlight the boring book. The filler. The holiday special story. We are here to FIGHT about that. ACOFAS is where SJM plants the seeds for everything the rest of the series has to deliver, and we think everyone sleeping on ACOFAS is missing the point.In this reread, we're defending the "boring" book with receipts: the details dressed up as filler that are actually setup, the character moments everyone wrote off as cozy, and our theories for what ACOTAR 6 has been building toward. This is your sign to stop skipping it! Spoilers for A Court of Frost and Starlight (and the ACOTAR series, obviously).💬 Come fight with us:Think ACOFAS is actually skippable? Drop your biggest ACOTAR 6 theory below! CONNECT WITH US:📲 Follow us on Instagram → / always.bookd 🌐 Visit our website → https://www.alwaysbooked.net

We're doing our mid-year reading check in! We're breaking down our top pick for every month so far, our top 3 reads of 2026, and the books we genuinely think you should skip.

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is finally here and we read the book first. In this episode, we're breaking down Homer's epic, rate the film, and give our honest verdict on whether Nolan did the source material justice.We cover everything: our take on the original text, what the film gets right (and wrong), and how it holds up as a book-to-movie adaptation. Spoilers for both.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Follow us on Instagram → / always.bookd 🌐 Visit our website → https://www.alwaysbooked.net

The word "smut" didn't start as an insult to women's sexuality. It was made into one and we don't it was an accident. In this episode, we dig into the real history of the word "smut." Where it came from, how it got weaponized, and why culture specifically uses it to dismiss and belittle what women read. From book culture to broader society, we get into why this label exists and who it's really designed to silence.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Follow us on Instagram → / always.bookd 🌐 Visit our website → https://www.alwaysbooked.net