Hot, Sweaty, Scandalous Summer Books

Hi friends! We’re stopping by to drop off a little treat — some books that feel like summer to us. Whether they’re literal beach reads, scandalous soap opera style dramas, or sci fi horror romance with that claustrophobic, sweaty feeling, we’ve got some of everything. Where to find usFind us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=enFind all of Liz’s author links, including books and editorial services, at ellediazromance.com Stuff we mentionedConsumed by Aja BarberLittle treat video essays — Swell Entertainment, Tiffany Ferg and The Financial Diet cover this aspect of consumerism a lot. Thrum by Meg SmithermanDate Everything (video game)The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot SchreferSwept Away by Beth O’LearyOur Little Secret by QB TylerProblematic Summer Romance by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Haters by Katherine CenterThe Rom Comers by Katherine CenterK-Pop Demon Hunters (Liz HAS seen it now, and it’s the best movie ever made)K-Pop Confidential by Stephan LeeAnita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl GonzalezFaster by Andie J. Christopher (preorder, September 9)All the Feels by Olivia DadeRide With Me by Simone SoltaniHalf Truths by Claire ContrerasDeep End by Ali HazelwoodThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia