the duke and i

Bestselling fantasy authors Lindsey Sparks and Lindsey Pogue discuss popular regency romance The Duke and I by Julia Quinn the insanely popular Netflix adaptation, Bridgerton.

WARNING: This episode contains ALL the spoilers about The Duke and I and Bridgerton.

BOOK RECS!
A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Chill and Prosper by Denise Duffield-Thomas

LINKS FROM THE SHOW:
LS's Discord (for AI art and live read-through of The Raven Queen): https://discord.gg/xkh9trBJen

LP's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lindseypogue

The Raven Queen pre-order: https://books2read.com/trq

City of Ruin audiobook (LP): https://books2read.com/cityofruin

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The Darkest Winter by Lindsey Pogue
After The Ending by Lindsey Sparks & Lindsey Pogue
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In this episode, Kate and Lance promenade into the gilded halls of the tons to type the characters from Bridgerton.  Join in the conversation on Instagram (nerdagram_podcast) and be sure to hop on this month's book club read: Mistborn.

Despite anticipating Bridgerton for months, Jennifer still hasn’t finished watching it because of a controversial scene that carried over from Julia Quinn’s historical romance novel The Duke and I. Are Simon and Daphne’s best moments enough to overcome her hesitations about the wildly popular Netflix series?

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and an abusive parent.

Continue reading the latest on dit:

• Vanity Fair on How Bridgerton Handles the Book’s Wildly Controversial Scene
• Pop Sugar’s take: I Wanted to Root for Bridgerton’s Daphne and Simon, but Their Romance Is Pretty Toxic
• Revisiting Simon's impassioned speech to Queen Charlotte about his feelings for Daphne
• Fact-checking Heather & Jenn’s (tenuous) grasp on history:
  • Regency era
  • Queen Charlotte 
  • George IV, The Prince Regent

This week I discuss my thoughts on The Duke and I by Julia Quinn and the TV adaptation of it, Bridgerton.

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Happy Belated Valentines Day! The day of loooove was last weekend, but we are still celebrating. This week we discuss the romance genre - why it’s so popular, and alternatively why it’s generally completely disregarded as legitimate literature.

What Are We Reading?

Shanna - A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
Jen - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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If you've binged (and loved) Netflix's Bridgerton series by Shondaland TV, you don't want to miss our book club discussion of the first of Julia Quinn's novels, The Duke and I. Recorded way back in spring 2020, before the show came out, we have a a lot to say about the book itself, the Duke of Hastings, Daphne Bridgerton's choices, and speculations for the television series. Grab a seat. It's The Cool Table's Bridgerton Book Club. 

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!

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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!

1. Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins
2. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
3. The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
4. Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
5. Unmasked Heart by Vanessa Riley
6. Daring and the Duke by Sarah Maclean
7. Devil in the Winter by Lisa Kleypas
8. Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
9. Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks
10. The Bride by Julie Garwood

Thank you to the following for helping us find these great reads! 

• @molly.c.pocket
• @belcanto books
• @litwallflowerspodcast
• @hannah hearts romance
• @literayillusions
• @shandybeereads
• @laceciv
• @sarah says read
• @kristina hearts books
• @book fort builder
• @romancebookdragon
• @cynthiasax
• @dna lara
• @romance book junkie
• @the_romance_loving_librarian
• @jewls book blog
• @historical romance
• @regency romp

Thank you thank you!!

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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.

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#PantsNaNoWriMo day 24: More on treating the subconscious creative self with gratitude - and rewarding ourselves for hard work. Why taking a break is important, and how historical romance was my gateway drug.

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