#98 All is Fair in Love and Brackets

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This is the romance sporting event of the year - that's right, it's TROPE OFF TIME! And what better to do during national month of stuffing yourself silly, than talking about our guiltiest of pleasures? Bookish pleasures, that is. Jen and Jackie submitted tropes, not knowing what the other would say, and now it's time for them to do your favorite thing - ARGUE IT OUT.Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at [email protected] (mailto:%[email protected]) (https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/evergreen-assets/personal-expressions/v2/assets/emoticons/heart/default/20_f.png?v=v34)Books we mention* The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/erin-morgenstern/starless-sea.htm)* Lights Out by Navessa Allen (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/navessa-allen/lights-out.htm)* Credence by Penelope Douglas (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/penelope-douglas/credence.htm)* The System by Robert Reich (https://www.amazon.com/System-Who-Rigged-How-Fix/dp/0525659048)

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