Sorry Mom Book Reviews
by Reba M, Rachel M
Two sisters review romance books in a unique way: Rachel reads them, and Rebecca interjects with "jokes." We apologize to our mom, but won't be changing our ways. Please take our reviews with a grain of salt, and a dash of pepper. What may not be our cup of tea, may very well be yours! We may have big opinions, but our respect for the authors is bigger. Check out their book pages, which is linked at the end of each episode!
Episodes
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What if Tolkien Wrote Spicy Fantasy? Pt. 2
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! We go where some cannot follow, as Rebecca continues to recount the Fellowship of the Ring, by JRR Tolkien, and Rachel inserts the final sex scenes throughout our tale
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What if Tolkien Wrote Spicy Fantasy? Pt. 1
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! We travel off the road with this one, as Rebecca recounts the Fellowship of the Ring, by JRR Tolkien, and Rachel stays awake only to insert sex scenes throughout our tale. This is book one of...
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I May be Frigid But You're Dumb and That's Worse
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! The first episode of 2026 has us shivering with Jennifer L. Armentrout's half cozy, half thriller "Frigid" where the FL is considered a prude...but the ML is dumb, which may be worse. TW: Home…
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Play Pretend and Act Like You Didn't Hear That
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! This particularly raunchy episode makes even the leads of Claire Brooks' "Play Pretend" blush! While fake dating in a small town doesn't seem particularly perverted, Rebecca and Rachel find a way. TW:...
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Daymakers and Tangent Takers
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! Before we sneak backstage to meet Grace McGinty's "The Daymakers," Rebecca and Rachel have a lengthy discussion about tinned fish, smut vs. spicy, and a book Rachel actually DNF'd! If you want to jump...
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My Knotty Mountain Men Should Have Been On the Cover
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! We get hoisted over the shoulders of Alisha Williams' "My Knotty Mountain Men." We were both a bit sick when recording this one, so forgive our low energy. Except when discussing covers and roasting...
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Done & Dusted & Debating Chili
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! After a month hiatus, we've rode back into town with Lyla Sage's slow burn, heart warming "Done and Dusted!" We go on many tangents, make jokes only we think are funny, and debate about chili. Lyla...
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The Dixon Rule For Men and HOA Meetings
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! We go into "The Dixon Rule" by Elle Kennedy to see is the MC's rule will hold up against a hot, funny, charming hockey player. Spoilers: Puck no! TW: domestic violence Elle Kennedy's Author Page
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Amuse Bouche: The Hobbit Films are a Romance Trilogy
This is Rebecca's short rant about The Hobbit film trilogy. Fingers crossed she can convince Rachel to let her do this rant for a full episode.
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Romancing Mister Bridgerton and Leaving the Ton For Good
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! Our final episode of our three part Bridgerton series, "Romancing Mister Bridgerton" where we stick to Penelope like GLUE and give our final thoughts on this family of rich, hot, angry romantics.…
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The Viscount Who Loved Me and the Sister I Betrayed
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! Our second episode in our three part review of the Bridgerton books that coincide with the Netflix series. "The Viscount Who Loved Me" pushes Rachel and Rebecca head first into the river but looks so...
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The Duke and I and the Pullout Couch
Two sisters review spicy romance books (sorry Mom) but won't change their ways. Expect spoilers! Thus begins our three part review of the Bridgerton books that coincide with the Netflix series. Join us in a promenade as Rachel recounts "The Duke and I" and Rebecca loudly interjects, "WELL in the...
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Cleaning the Kitchen and New Name!
Today the sisters clean the kitchen and decide on a new name for the podcast!! But otherwise, everything is exactly the same. Enjoy us figuring out and bickering how to rebrand and yet change literally none of the content.
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Hot Dumb Impuslive Men Ruin Me
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! We jump into the boxing ring with the first book in Samantha Towle's series, "Ruin," as our MCs fight for each other. This one was recorded June 2024 and took awhile to edit. Thank you...
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2024 Spicy Story Bracket!
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! As most folks do in the new year, we reflect back on 2024 with a critical eye. We created a bracket of single stories we reviewed to find the one that gains the coveted, meaningless…
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A Pack For Winter and a Cozy New Year!
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! Last episode of 2024 sees us entering into the cozyverse with Elianna Lee's, "A Pack For Winter." A sweet, cozy, and a spicy way to end the year. Thank you so much for everyone who has...
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Thinking of David Bowie from Labyrinth Until the World Falls Down
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We cozy up with a dark, Labyrinth inspired novel by Jordan Lynde, "Until the World Falls Down." This one spices up the holidays and reminds us of the reason for the season: hot, obsessive magical men…
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Cozy Love in the Scottish Winter Highlands
EDIT: Huge apologies, I accidentally uploaded the unedited episode! Yikes! I have updated the audio so give this a listen, I promise it's better then the raw episode. Cross my heart. Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! We...
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Found a Ghost Boyfriend on Soulful Seas
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! We dive into Blake Black's supernatural reverse harem romance "Soulful Seas" duet. Sloan can see ghosts, and when she sees multiple attached to three hot brothers--including their…
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The Bear's Nanny Has Style, Flair, and She Was There
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! We stumble into the first in a bear shifter series, "The Bear's Nanny," by Erin Havoc. Recently divorced Astrid breaks down in a supernatural town full of hotties and unknowingly meets...
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Chasing the Wild To Save a Horse
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! Apologies on the delayed episode, but it's worth the wait. In this taboo western, "Chasing the Wild" by Elliott Rose, we ride after Colton Wild with Layla Birch, who is not only…
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Amuse Bouche: Delayed Episode
Quick announcement here from the kitchen: due to some family stuff, this week's episode is delayed but will be coming out sometime this week. Thank you for your patience, and enjoy some free appetizers.
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Jinxed Three Men and Now They Owe Me Sodas
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! We wrap up October with Torri Heat's "Jinxed," a reverse harem standalone where our FL gets trapped in a cursed house with three men from three different time periods. The scariest…
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The Picture of a Thrum in Space
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We are drawn deeper into the deep, dark of October by Meg Smitherman's horror romance, "Thrum." It's more horror then romance, and it's absolutely perfect. Maybe...too perfect... TW: suicide mentions,...
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They Love Me, They Love Me Knot
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Apologies on the weird posting schedule! Howling at the moon this spooky season with our first A/B/O (omegaverse) book: "They Love Me Knot" by Raelynn Rose. Not really about werewolves...but Reba always...
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We Made a Sucker Bet and Lost
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. At long last, the impossible has been done: Rebecca finished a book! Sure, it was a western written in the 1980s that was 150 pages, but that still counts! Will Rachel be able to handle a book not…
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Fighters Best Friend to Lover Burger with Fries
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We fight our way through a best friends to lovers MMA book by A. Rivers. Will Gabe prioritize Sydney over fighting? Will Sydney give up hope of being his first choice? Will we stop saying how dumb the...
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Amuse Bouche: We're Coming Back to the Kitchen!
Hey y'all! Just a quick reminder that we still exist! Life took our priorities, and now that we're settled, we'll be returning next week! Look forward to eating a spicy book next week.
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Amuse Bouche: Post Apocalyptic Colony Rant
Hey y'all! Due to life craziness I haven't finished editing the next episode, so have a rant I cut out from episode 8 "This Apocalyptic Novella Leaves Us Heart Broken" that featured After the Plague by Imogen Keeper. Topics include: reality TV show "The Colony," the groups we would form in the...
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Oven Mitts Amuse Bouche
Apologies for another missing episode! We are both in a super busy season, but intend to get another piping hot book review out for y'all asap. Have a great week and tip your servers!
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We Have Fallen Prey To The Multiverse
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We stalk the plot in the second book of Jan Steven's duet, "Fallen Prey." It is a dark, stalker romance with a twist that we would have known if we had only read the title page and tags. Jen Steven's...
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The Prey Drive to Never Read Tags
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We hunt down the plot in the first book of Jan Steven's duet, "Prey Drive." It is a dark, stalker romance with a twist that we would have known if we had only read the title page and tags. Jen Steven's...
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Cleaning Out the Kitchen
This episode is not a review, but we do discuss the show's format, why Rachel refuses to read tags, a few books she has DNF but still has, and updates to theming! We hope you enjoy this different kind of episode and of exciting things to come.
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Quick Oven Mitts Amuse Bouche
No episode this week due to travel! Next week we will be doing some "kitchen cleaning" then we'll return to our usual cooking and sweating in the kitchen. Have a great weekend bookies!
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Mated to the Monster and All I Got Was This T-Shirt
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We have summoned the first book in Sarah Spade's Sombra Demon series, "Mated to the Monster," just like Shannon summoned a huge, hot demon named Mal. Who hasn't accidentally summoned a demon from…
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After the Plague of Heartbreak, Can We Find Love?
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We go through the rest of Imogen Keeper's After the Plague series and we are beginning to feel hope again! For once, though, Rachel had not finished the final book (Haven) when we recorded, so we leave…
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This Apocalyptic Novella Leaves Us Heart Broken
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We go through the first book, "Broken" in Imogen Keeper's After the Plague series and it hurts so bad we had to split this series into two episodes. The first book--a novella--starts in the midst of a...
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Forgive Me Father, For I Have Crossed So Many Lines
Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We beg for forgiveness as we review "Crossed" a Never After novel by Emily McIntire. Loosely based on Hunchback of Notre Dame, our villainous lead, Father Cade has set his righteous, murderous eyes on...
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There's a Phantom in My Mirror and I Love It
Greer Rivers' Tattered Curtain book, "Phantom," takes center stage for this episode. It is a Phantom of the Opera retelling, set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This dark romance really wooed us, who grew up as theater kids, and maybe it will do the same for you. Just keep your hand at the...
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Quick Oven Mitts Announcement!
Quick apologies for no episode, and upcoming plans!
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Find Me Running From A Serial Killer Into the Arms of a Hunky Reverse Harem
In this episode, we search the pages of the WITSEC book series by Ashley N. Rostek. (Find Me, Save Me, Love Me, Free Me) Remember when we said we'd do a lighthearted book this week? Forget all about that! Our poor heroine can't catch a break, except in the arms of four hunky brothers. TW:...
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A Wicked Devil Wears Us Down
Edit: WHOOPS! Sous chef Rebecca gave y'all the wrong order (aka the unedited episode) and had to yank it from your mouth to give you the correct order! (aka fully edited) Apologies! The meal is on us. Spoilers for "Wicked Devil" by Daniela Romero. TW for the ep: SA, police brutality, racism,...
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A Hot Grumpy Billionaire's Reverie
Spoilers for "Reverie" by Shain Rose as Rachel goes over the whole book to give Rebecca the rundown. TW for the episode: Discussions of cancer, discussions of sex Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We dive in "Reverie" by Shain Rose. It…
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Entangled With More Hunky, Post Apocalyptic Brutes
Spoilers for "Entangled" as Rachel goes over the whole book to give Rebecca the rundown. TW for the episode: Brief discussion of SA, explicit language, discussion of violence, discussion of death, discussion of sex Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to…
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Ensnared by Hunky Post-Apocalyptic Brutes
Spoilers for "Ensnared" as Rachel goes over the whole book to give Rebecca the rundown. TW for the episode: Brief discussion of SA, explicit language, discussion of violence, discussion of sex Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Our first...
About this show
Two sisters review romance books in a unique way: Rachel reads them, and Rebecca interjects with "jokes." We apologize to our mom, but won't be changing our ways. Please take our reviews with a grain of salt, and a dash of pepper. What may not be our cup of tea, may very well be yours! We may have big opinions, but our respect for the authors is bigger. Check out their book pages, which is linked at the end of each episode!
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