As you all may remember, we were going to do book 3 of this series but realized that one of us wouldn't know what was going to happen because they really are not standalones. So we decided to go back to the beginning with book 1! We start with Devil and Felicity and get a lot of backstory about the Barenuckle Bastards and the world. One thing we didn't realize is that Felicity is featured in one of the other MacLean series and the Bastards are mentioned. Thankfully that didn't affect us too much...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Happy 1 year anniversary from launch for us!! Now on to the book! Vanessa Riley came recommended to us by a lot of our friends (maybe even you!) on the old Instagram. But a different book, so maybe, that book would have had a little more open doors, and a little less plot lines, but this book was not that for us. This book was very heavy on the praying to God and trusting in God. Each character was doing this at least once per chapter, so if that isn't your thing, this book isn't for you. As Sha...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 5
If you like historicals then you're definitely gonna have fun with this one. Suffragette meets Duke and it felt so right! Some fun moments we discussed: The Oxford setting Her new suffragette friends who become bestfriends Their "meet cute" Her gumption! (ie leaves his house in a snowstorm bc he yelled at her and thought she was spying) Hattie! nothing like a rich heiress to a non-titled fortune to deliver some excellent lines Clandestine meetings A few daggers to the heart bc he can't marry som...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Trigger Warning- Grooming / child molestation in the heroine's past Friends, this historical season is doing us right. Tessa Dare delivered and we had a great time meeting her at the panel last fall. This episode was recorded PRE Corona - so enjoy a nostalgic time when we could wander the streets of Target and in general leave the house with no fear. Things we discuss in the book: The parrot - Pretty girl - Fancy a fuck, love?" Their meeting - her lusting after him immediately Her aunt/brother s...
Aug 21, 2020•59 min•Season 4Ep. 3
You guys there were so many people who DID NOT like one of the main plot points of this book and we thoroughly discussed all of the good, funny, corny, quirky elements of this book, as well as the few areas we were like, NO!! It was fun to dip our toes into the Bridgertons, it definitely made us want to read more of them and made us really excited for the Netflix series! We'll be watching along on Patreon if you wanna watch it with us! *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of addi...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 2
AKA Who body-snatched Pilar? The beginning of this book rocked our world. We were both sporting 5-star feelings after the initial chapters and then when they left Miami for California the whole book started to change for us. Gone was the fun, the danger, the excitement, and it was a complete 180 of Pilar’s character and priorities. Some major points we discussed: The fact that Pilar is afro Latina from Cuba and that her family was a slightly shady bunch of people where everyone had a skill to he...
Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 1
It is time for Shani to shine :) Historicals allll season long baby! We're giving you a tease of the podcasts we chose, as well as a huge thank you to everyone who helped us choose these books! Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins The Duke and I by Julia Quinn The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore Unmasked Heart by Vanessa Riley Daring and the Duke by Sarah Maclean Devil in the Winter by Lisa Kleypas Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase Never Seduce a Scot by M...
Aug 01, 2020•9 min
Renaissance faires were such a great backdrop of Jen's debut novel and it comes from her personal experience at the faires! We covered a lot of ground, between her writing-style, her cross country move, how her beta readers help the story, and more! *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening on Patreon ! Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A diverse, inclusive podcast that explores romance novels and helps our listeners pique their naughty curiosity wit...
Jul 25, 2020•1 hr 10 min
We reviewed Scarlett's The Duke I Tempted for our first ever podcast review and LOVED IT. We were so thrilled she said yes to coming on the podcast and hanging out with us for an hour of talking romance, tropes, kink, and Black and brown people in historical romance. *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening on Patreon ! Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A diverse, inclusive podcast that explores romance novels and helps our listeners pique their nau...
Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Trigger warnings for this week's ep: marital rape, suicide, alcoholism, and child neglect. Sometimes the hardest thing is when you pick up a book with the expectations that it is going to be one thing (in this case a fun rom-com-esque romance novel) and then you are delivered something completely different (a more heavy, trigger-warning containing family drama with a romance). Despite loving her writing this book was hard for us due to a misconception of marketing. *** Leave us a rating and revi...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 10
We are reviewing Recipe for Persuasion in our next episode and got the opportunity to interview Sonali Dev ahead of time! Shani and Sonali fangirled over Bollywood movies, we talked sex in romance (obvi!) and in general had an amazing interview with this gem of an author! She's incredibly passionate about stories, very fun to talk to and full of knowledge and laughs to share. *** Buy Like the Wind *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening on Patreon ! Free 30 d...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min
You guys this book is everything we wanted a summer quickie to be! Fun, sexy, charming, complex yet quick to read, and with hot, hot sex scenes. Shani took the week off (no audiobook on this one), so we had a wonderful guest host, Ann! Ann is Bridget’s older sister and was the first person to give her a romance novel. Since then they have read aloud dozens of novels on cross-country road trips and loved to squeal over the feels and the sex scenes alike. Enjoy their hilarious sisterly banter and ...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 9
The book delivered what we thought it would. A fun, quick menage read. The story wasn’t complicated, the evil characters tended towards the one-dimensional, but the sex was hot and the throuple well defined. *** Buy Sated in Ink *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening on Patreon ! Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A diverse, inclusive podcast that explores romance novels and helps our listeners pique their naughty curiosity with 100% honest reviews...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Hey friends! If you missed our interview with L.J., check it out here ! We had SOOO much fun talking with her. We read a bunch of L.J’s books before interviewing her (you can check out some of our reviews on Patreon ), and this was definitely not our favorite, but as Shani said, L.J. can write the shit outta sex scenes!! *** Read The Hunter on Kindle Unlimited Get a 30-day free trial of Kindle Unlimited! *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening on Patreon ! Fr...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 7
L.J Shen is a self-published author of such sexy books as Vicious - book one in the Sinners of Saint series, Sparrow , and All saints High series . She writes the hottest sex scenes in modern romance and is absolutely an author to watch. We will definitely be following her journey. So without further adieu, Here is our Chat with the lovely, genuine. This was recorded through the internet on three different computers. So please forgive any audio glitches you hear and enjoy! *** Leave us a rating ...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Bridget was especially sad as she was hyped AF before reading this book. We had a hard time getting into the writing style and the pacing felt very confusing. The first third of the book was very heavy on the exposition and telling us the plot versus helping us feel invested in the action and showing us what was happening. Some major points we discussed: Liked that they are a tribe of brothers, do we smell sequel? Shani loved to see brown people with brown people issues in Harlem dealing and wor...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 6
The Fun continues with authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the duo behind Christina Lauren. Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A diverse, inclusive podcast that explores romance novels and helps our listeners pique their naughty curiosity with 100% honest reviews, spontaneous singing, life lessons, indecent anecdotes, and bawdy humor. Check out www.romanceataglance.com Chat with us on Instagram at instagram.com/romanceataglance Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/romanceatagl...
Jun 09, 2020•51 min
This book was pure fun with a sexy spy couple falling in love with their beautiful assistant. We talked through: Our expectations of indie authors vs published authors Whether the spy portion of the book needs to be believable THROUPLE! The relationships between each of the three main characters The longing and wanting and desires - Yowza Bridget's love of this series! Fucking with a strap :) **** Buy Pink Slip on Amazon or Bookshop **** Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A diverse, in...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 5
BRIDGET WAS SO MAD. She’s from Chicago, she’s a Hawks fan, she has lusted over hockey players and this book was SOOO not it for her. Some major points we discussed: Loved the beginning - orgasm to start the day, downhill from there Smoking to get outta something Confession - 1st time we read through we thought that she had been seeing her stepbrother before the parents got married! HAHA He won’t leave her alone. Gets her work email? Shows up there! She dresses up his dick. **** Buy Pucked on Ama...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
We had the BEST time ever interview Christina & Lauren the authors behind the best-selling pen name Christina Lauren. This was supposed to be a 30-minute interview and we ended up talking to them for a blissful and laughter-filled 90 minutes. This was recorded through the internet on four different computers. So please forgive any audio glitches you hear and enjoy! Check out Christina Lauren books here . Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A diverse, inclusive podcast that explores ...
May 26, 2020•49 min
We were split on this book. Bridget thought it had some cute quips and flirting (especially on the honeymoon) and Shani thought this book was all over the place and hated the narrator. Some major points we discussed: The narrator making Ethan sound like a bro Ethan not believing her :( Whether Olive should have agreed to lie to Ami Enemies to lovers with lust in their eyes How gross Ethan’s brother is!! Olive asking for help (and shocker, getting it!) *** Buy the Unhoneymooners on Amazon or Book...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Sadly, we are swiping left We were super hyped to read this book, because it was so hyped up and had such great reviews everywhere. Unfortunately, this book really missed the mark for us and we really broke down why. Some major points we discussed: Rhiannon is super rigid & never gives anyone the benefit of the doubt except her best friend The fact this seemed to be based on the creator of Bumble. How there was wayyyy too much information about the business and CTE in this book. Verbal conse...
May 15, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Fun, flirty summer romance at the renaissance faire This book was very cute, and really got going for us when they were in character at the faire. Who doesn’t want a swashbuckling pirate who is wooing you and bantering? The book definitely had some moments for us that were a bit problematic, especially in the way Emily is communicating with everyone, but all in all, a fun time. And pirate Simon is our jam! *** Read Well Met on Amazon or Bookshop *** Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A...
May 08, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 1
1000% honest reviews all the time! Season 3 has some amazing books coming up! Read along with us and see the full list: www.romanceataglance.com/upcoming-books On Romance at a Glance, we discuss and review all genres of romance novels, as well as get into the nitty-gritty of real-life romance, relationships, and sex... while cracking each other up. Expect some spontaneous singing, funny anecdotes, honest reviews, and naughty language. Check out www.romanceataglance.com Chat with us on Instagram ...
May 04, 2020•10 min
If you caught any episodes this season, you know we were SOOOO excited to finally get to Quinn and Blay's book. We have been shipping them since they were newly transitioned and the sexual moments they had in past books had us hot and bothered. We were PUMPED, to say the least. And this book was such a letdown. There was no real story between the two of them (no outside conflict to battle, or overcome), just petty lies, misunderstandings, and a real lack of listening and believing on Blay's part...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 10
We wanted Tohr to have a new HEA after Wellsie. He has been struggling so hard to come back from the dead to re-engage with everything and everyone in his life. We were cautiously optimistic about this book, despite having no real connection to No'one yet. But this book was not the beautiful new romance we were promised, and we are here to tell you why! Some major points we discussed: Tohr and his seemingly unending stupidity in not letting go of Wellsie for so long No'One name pronunciation No'...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Was this Payne and Manny's "book" or was this Vishous and Jane's book... again?! We reviewed Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward Book 9 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood... and had A LOT of thoughts. Some major points we discussed: Payne and Manny's relationship and the fact that he refuses to have sex with her when she repeatedly asks because "she doesn't know what she is doing" UGH The fact this book seemed to really be about Vishous Butch and Vishous!! Why the relationship between V & Jane made no...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 8
AKA Soulmates in the time of kidnapping AKA The feelz were so real If you listened last episode, you know we were shocked to find Xhex captured. THIS BOOK. Was soo good. We were worried that John Matthew was just going to save her, but Xhex retained her agency and John Matthew delivered as a male of worth. We waited a long time for Lover Mine and were shipping this couple from the jump! In this review, we cover Xhex's general badass-ness and willingness to use her sympath abilities, John Matthew...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 7
AKA Rehvenge and Ehlena’s book AKA McSteamy McSexy McFuckmenowplease talking dirty to a female of worth There comes a time in every bad boy’s life in literature when he finds his soulmate and expresses his inner romantic self while wooing and sexing her up. And leaving us, the reading public, with feelings of intense longing, warm mushy happiness, and squeals of delight. This was Rehvenge’s time! And good for Ehlena for not only being a wonderful female of worth on her own with her own agency bu...
Mar 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 6
When you read a series as long as The Black Dagger Brotherhood, it is inevitable that you will come to a book that is harder to read through and finish than the others. That was Phury's book (and Cormia's) for us. We discuss how we did not enjoy the addition of Phury's Wizard in his head, the fact that their love story and HEA didn't feel justified because they spent so little time together in the book and why Phury's bonding scent took so long to come out. As always we dip into the side plots i...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 5
