This week on Genre’d Off Book, Katy and Elyse are joined by author Brooklyn Rose, whose debut romance Sex Positive is out August 4. And yes, the title is doing exactly what it needs to do. Brooklyn describes Sex Positive as the first book in a sexy new adult college romance series about characters taking control of their own pleasure and going after what they want. The story follows Charlie, a college senior trying to dismantle abstinence-only sex education and build somethin

A missing dog leads Jane Trevally back to a creepy London mansion connected to her past. We discuss the twists, Thornwood’s secrets, the ending, and whether It Could Have Been Her worked as a psychological thriller.

Halfway through 2026, we’re checking in on the books we loved, the books that personally attacked us, the genres that surprised us, and the romantasy formulas we may officially be tired of. From Daggermouth and Broken Dove to Yesteryear, A Murder Most Camp, and Into the Blue, this is our mid-year reading state of the union.