GENRE'D Review

A Yankees catcher. A burlesque club owner. A secret marriage for health insurance. And somehow… an organ donation. We’re unpacking Catch Her If You Can by Tessa Bailey — and we do not agree.

This week on Genre’d , we are diving into Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen , a brutal, addicting romantasy that delivers trials, bonding magic, pack politics, a nd one very moody dire wolf with a personal vendetta against peace and quiet. It is giving street fighter heroine , deadly competition , chosen one secrets , and a kingdom built on erased history. But first, we have some things to say. Katy is in a full-body, weeks-long spiral over Heated Rivalry , the wildly viral hockey

Romantasy might be the internet’s favorite genre right now, and honestly, for good reason. It is where sweeping fantasy worlds collide with swoony romance arcs, magical bonds, slow burns that should be illegal, and characters who would absolutely die for each other after 600 pages of denial. But here’s the thing. The magic of romantasy is not just in dragons, destiny, and dagger-to-throat tension. It is in the tropes. Tropes are the familiar story patterns that make the genre

About the episode This week on Genre’d, Katy picked A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna — a cozy witchy fantasy about loss, belonging, and one very opinionated house. Come for the spoiler-free first ~17 minutes; stay for the zombie rooster discourse, “grumpy × grumpy” confusion, and an unexpectedly emotional chat about representation, power, and what it really means to find home. If you’re looking for a spoiler-free review, podcast discussion, or plot summ

Quick definition:   A group of misfits, outcasts, or loners who choose one another. Bonds are built—not born—through shared battles,...