Lydia and Tay dive into themes of Hostage to Pleasure, book 5 of Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling series. Is Dorian a Mary Sue, and do we care? We get into a somewhat heavy discussion around women’s bodily autonomy, because sci fi is RELEVANT.

Next episode: Branded by Fire

Reading Recs:

Enemies to lovers
- Peter Darling, Austin Chant, (queer romantic fantasy)
- Magpie Lord trilogy, KJ Charles (queer historical paranormal)
- Folk of the Air trilogy, Holly Black, (YA Fantasy, romance comes later in the trilogy)
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, NK Jemison, (dark romance-y fantasy)
Sisters
- The Consortium trilogy, Jessie Mihalik (slow burn, romance-heavy sci fi)

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