01. Why we are obsessed with fantasy romance

* **SPOILER ALERTS - We share some minor character spoilers in this episode but nothing majorly important. WELCOME to our new podcast. We are SO excited to be sharing with you our thoughts, feelings, reactions, ponderings and yearnings about the books we are reading, in particular fantasy romance. We are currently obsessed with this genre. We are losing sleep, choosing to read over socialising, avoiding housework and are potentially having emotional affairs with characters that do not exist! Fun!! Please let us know if you are as obsessed as us, we want to hear from you each and every episode. Lets converse like we are sitting in our lounge area with these books in our laps! SHOW NOTES - How we came into the fantasy romance genre in our 40's. - What we are seeing online and amongst our friends as this genre is stumbled upon. - The power of a collective community to create hype and to share the experience - Comparing it to the obsession with "Harry Potter", "Twilight" and it being the adult sequels. - The importance of the female main character (FMC) being strong, independent and fierce. - Does fantasy romance allow us to completely escape our real lives? - What a great fantasy romance story needs to capture our hearts and minds. - How big some of these authors are becoming and how it gives the 'nerdy book-lovers' a time to shine. SECRET LINE "I was his and he was mine and we were the beginning, the middle and the end. We were a song that had been sung from the very first ember of light in the world." Books we mention in this episode Harry Potter The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Twilight The Fourth Wing Game of Thrones Outlander A Court of Thorns and Roses series Watch the video episode on YouTube Follow and interact with us on Instagram Follow and interact with us on TikTok We do other things than read fantasy romance novels (surprise!) so check out our other content if you so wish..... See what else Carlie is up to. See what else is Majella is up to. Music Credit: Intro and Outro music by Hot_Dope from Pixabay: Winning Elevation