About this episode

Drew and Brooke discuss romance novels and pop culture, sharing insights and personal anecdotes.

It’s been a long time coming, Brooke Averick is here this week!! And romantasy book lovers… this is absolutely the episode for you. Drew and Brooke unpack their thoughts on everything from Throne of Glass, Acotar, The Summer I Tuned Pretty, and The Hunger Games. They talk about writing smut scenes, favorite romance tropes, Brooke’s dream look for a love interest character, Saturn chokers, being an original 1D stan, and so much more.Brooke’s book, Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It, is out now!Brooke IG: https://www.instagram.com/brookeaverick/?hl=enBrooke Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ladyefronFollow The Comment Section on IG! https://www.instagram.com/thecommentsection/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Drew Afualo

Guest: Brooke Averick

Topics covered

• romance novels
• book discussions
• writing smut
• favorite tropes
• pop culture

Keywords

• romantasy
• Throne of Glass
• Acotar
• smut scenes
• romance tropes

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It

Books & works: Throne of Glass, Acotar, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Hunger Games

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