Taboo Romance and Captive Prince

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Dark romance should be DARKER!!! But where is the line? This week we approach that age-old question through the lens of Captive Prince, a 2016 novel by C.S. Pacat, especially in comparison to the dark/taboo romance more popular today. We talk about censorship, purity politics, and the way that Amazon's restrictions on self-publishing content shapes the trends and tropes in romance today. Featuring a special guest star who finally SOLVES the issue of censorship vs freedom of expression forever! Yippee, we did it! (This episode contains spoilers for the three books in the Captive Prince trilogy)Content warnings: Discussions involving sexual assault, bestiality, and pedophilia. Support the show

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