July Reading Round Up: Dark Romance, Romantasy & Contemporary

The July reading roundup and book club is here! Between Dee and Katie, they've read what feels like half the internet this month. Dark romance, romantasy, contemporary, and everything in between. Buckle up, your TBR is about to suffer beautifully.

July was a big reading month. Katie and Dee take you through everything they've read this month — from indie darlings to highly anticipated sequels, spicy contemporaries to romantasy worlds we do not want to leave — before we get into the book club picks that had us absolutely feral.

This month's book club brought us Crown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours by Liv Zander for dark romance, Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent for romantasy, and Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan for contemporary — and we had a lot of big feelings about all three, a lot.

We've also got news and updates dropping, so stay tuned for that, and a sneak peek at what we have coming in August including Dominion by Jean Kwok, How to Kidnap a Fake Date by Effie Campbell, and The Voice by Maggie Ray Jones.

Timestamps:

00:09 — Katie's July Reading Roundup05:46 — Dee's July Reading Roundup27:18 — Updates & News34:08 — Book Club: Dark Romance — Crown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours by Liv Zander44:41 — Book Club: Romantasy — Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent48:06 — Book Club: Contemporary — Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

Books Discussed in This Episode:

Crown Me Dead / Crown Me Yours — Liv ZanderDaughter of No Worlds — Carissa BroadbentRoanoke Girls — Amy EngelSleuths — Samantha MooneyWhite Rose Painted Red — Elena LawsonNightshade & Daybreak — Autumn WoodsDirebound — Sable SorensonDaggermouth — H.M. WolfeBlack Heart Painted Gold — Elena LawsonSalt and Sweet — Juno Rose NorthSpicy Honey — Juno Rose NorthStep Brother Bear — J.M. FairyTo the Depths — Beth RhydoDominion — Jean KwokDone and Dusted & Swift and Saddled — Lyla SageThe Voice — Maggie Ray JonesEat Your Heart Out — J.N. BamforthThe Dorians — Nick CutterBlack Sunshine & The Blood is Love — Karina HalleTornado, Still & This is Fine — Lizzie StanleyArcher's Voice — Mia Sheridan

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