As we pass into the ultimate HURT / COMFORT month, we feel called to speak on a subject near and dear. The kissin' cousin of our beloved Romance Genre - FAN FICTION.

How does cultural context inform fic and romance? Do you need to be a fan to enjoy fic? Why has this taken us so long?

We will interrogate the boundaries of fic and romance via a beloved object- one of Isabeau's fave fics - "Rough Magic" by gondalsqueen on Archive of Our Own.

We will compare the (slightly) alternate universes of fan fiction and romance, or should we say the fic to 'mance pipeline, via "The Love Hypothesis" by Ali Hazelwood.

And lastly, we will consume and critique a fic recommended by YOU, the listener.

This is sure to be as fluffy as it is angsty, Whoa!mantics.

Please DM us your fic recs on Twitter, @mance_whoa, or IG @whoamance. You can also email your recomendations to whoamancemail@gmail.com

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Don't know about you, but we're feeling '22 '23.

It is that time of year, when we reflect on the past and don shades to look into our bright, bright future. Is a year-in-review cliche? YES! But it isn't like we're doing a clip show or anything. These are FRESH and HOT takes, not just on the books, but romance culture and our own backlog.

Join us as we get heated, remorseful, baffled, joyful while dishing on...

Hardest and softest Whoa! / No of 2022

Sexiest part and weirdest parts we read this year

Most surprising book

Favoritest MCs

What we want more of in 2023, and what we could use a lot less of in 2022

...AND SO MUCH MORE!

Those who forget history are doomed, positively doomed to repeat it. So join us as we take out doom insurance.

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What can the self reflection of a divorced heterosexual man tell us about the Happily Ever After secret sauce - THE APOLOGY.

More importantly, perhaps, what does that secret sauce say about us as Romance Consumers and Straight, Yt Ladies? Like, what is that secret sauce covering?

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In which Isabeau tries to answer Morgan's questions about "Bridgerton". Because, perhaps like you, we are just two assholes coughing up the dust Bridgerton has left us in.

Join us as we bumble through Blibberton - from Anthony to Cletus to Ghouly, totally forgetting about Francesca and Gregory. We unearth Twitter controversies, desperately try to get on the same page about The Bridgerton Ball and cough up a couple of spoilers along the way.

How does the show speak about race? And fatness? What is a Diamond, exactly? How does the show represent Romance to the broader public?

The episode for when you've consumed absolutely everything or absolutely nothing about Bubberton!

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At the conclusion of Jane Eyre, yr grls reflect on what brought us to Jane Eyre and where Jane Eyre has brought us - including, but not limited to, it’s contrasts with “Pride and Prejudice”.

Is Jane Eyre a self aware text or does it mostly benefit from modern readers seeing its Id? Is the Darcy more prevalent than The Rochester? Is an archetype it’s arc? What’s next?

What’s wet is always wet.

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Yr grls were working in the lab late one night, when their eyes beheld an eerie sight..

For a monster rose (a-wink) from the slab, and to their surprise

THEY DID IT IN MARCH! They did a MOoOnster March...

Join us for a seasonally inappropriate announcement. And then join us for the rest of the month as we read:

• "Asquidentally in Love" by K. Hiers

• "Love, Laugh, Lich" by Kate Prior

• "Dragon Bound" by Thea Harrison

• "Deceived by the Gargoyles" by Lillian Lark

Who needs October anyhow?

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