About this episode

Drew and Brooke discuss romance literature, writing, and pop culture in a fun and engaging conversation.

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=en Brooke Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ladyefron Follow The Comment Section on IG! https://www.instagram.com/thecommentsection/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Drew Afualo

Guest: Brooke Averick

Topics covered

• romance literature
• book discussion
• writing smut
• romance tropes
• pop culture
• 1D fandom

Keywords

• romantasy
• Throne of Glass
• Acotar
• smut scenes
• romance tropes
• 1D stan
• Phoebe Berman

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It

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

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