S03.01: Season Three: Back on our Bullsh*t

SEASON THREE!

It’s here, we’re back, and we’re back on our bullsh*t because it’s 2020 and it’s all we have, honestly.

Season One gave us a full lAD deep dive (if you’ve never read Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark, pandemic anxiety is a really good reason to start), and Season Two gave us The Books That Blooded Us -- the books that made us the romance readers we are.

Season Three will pick up where Season Two left off. This season, we'll tackle 15 (or so) books that did heavy lifting for the genre and for readers. Some of the books are transformative, some are juggernauts, and some are just truly excellent romance that shows how vast and magnificent the romance pool can get. All of them will show just how the genre works, and how it’s always changing the game.

We’ve also got some great interstitials planned, including some fabulous, brilliant guests on deck…and when Munro is released, we’ll (obviously) be here for you!

So...where do we begin? We begin in two weeks with a text that no one can deny transformed romance and the way the world looked at it: Fifty Shades of Grey. We'll talk fan fiction, Christian Grey, 1st person POV, billionaires, the early 2010s, why the book mobilized so many readers, why it made so many others angry, and the work it did to set the genre spinning in multiple directions over the last decade.

Get reading, y'all, we've got a lot to say. You can find Fifty Shades of Grey at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or at your local indie.

Note: We are focusing on the first book in the trilogy, not the whole trilogy, though we will likely discuss the entire thing.

You have two weeks to read, but in the meantime, sit back, relax, and let us give you a preview of what's to come! Don't forget to like and subscribe in your favorite podcasting platform!

Show Notes

• Did you notice our new intro music?
• All about carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrous oxide.
• In case you want to hear more about blood blow jobs (A Hunger Like No Other, Lothaire, and Sweet Ruin) and blood handjobs (A Heart of Blood and Ashes).
• Here are some things you can do if you want to save American democracy: make sure you're registered to vote (and keep checking), fill out the census, if you can sign up to be a poll-worker, text bank, phone bank, write postcards to voters, subscribe to the My Civic Workout newsletter, join a local Indivisible Group.
• If you're not following Celeste Pewter on twitter, you should. Here's her thread on what you can do to help save the Post Office.
• Shop your local indie bookstore! They need your support.
• Jen and Sarah met for the first time at the Printer's Row Lit Fest in Chicago. Catch up with season one-- a read along of Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series, and season two--the Books that Blooded Us.
• We love the Gaslighter album, the song Wet Ass Pussy, and Kamala Harris. All joking aside, there's nothing wrong with a wet ass pussy, and you can read The Vagina Bible to learn more about it.
• The Potentials were the pool of available women who might be tapped as Slayer.
• Jen's reading Jack Reacher books with her friend Ernie. Name is destiny.
• Katee Robert's taboo series is giving readers exactly what they want.
• You want Fated Mates shirts and buttons? Of course you do!
• Up next: Fifty Shades of Grey.

The Rest

• For even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2020/8/18/s031-season-three-back-on-our-bullsht
• If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates.
• Beyond your favorite podcast app, you can find us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, Tumblr, and probably some other places, too, if you look hard enough.
• If you've never listened to our Stop Book Banning episode, there's no better time than now.