Catch Up and Chill, #2: Alien Appendages, Scheming Debutants and the Devil Himself

This week on Romancing the Monsters, we’re talking about all the things we've been loving in the first few months of the year! Join us as we talk about books, movies and tv shows that have us all hyped. There's some fantasy, historical, contemporary and even a lengthy discussion about intriguing alien...appendages? Trigger warnings: mentions of mental health conditions, domestic abuse, torture, pregnancy, death. Books mentioned: Mister West by R.J. West The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee Smith Thornchapel Series by Sierra Simone Green Greek series by TJ Klune Lord Holt Takes a Bride by Vivienne Lorret My Kind of Earl by Vivienne Lorret This Earl is on Fire by Vivienne Lorret We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews Morning Glory by Lavyrle Spencer Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco Dancing on Coals by Ellen O’Connell A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas Thirsty by Mia Hopkins Shielded Heart by Tiffany Roberts Kraken series by Tiffany Roberts Media mentioned: Raya and the Last Dragon directed by Carlos López Estrada, Don Hall, 2021 Ginny & Georgia, created by Sarah Lampert for Netflix, 2021–present Sanditon, adapted by Andrew Davies, 2019 Find us: E-mail—romancingthemonsterspodcast@gmail.com Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@romancingthemonsterspod Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.