GENRE'D Review

Bryanna is back on Genre’d: Off Book —and if you’ve been with us since the early days, you’ll remember her from the first three episodes of the pod. This time, she joins Katy and Elyse in the newly upgraded “library” studio (still evolving, still a little chaotic) to talk about her favorite genre: contemporary fiction with Big Celebrity Book Club Energy . You know the vibe: the Reese pick, the Oprah pick, the “everyone is talking about this” pick—the books that feel like you

A cozy, Hallmark-adjacent holiday romance review featuring forced proximity, grumpy toy-makers, small-town charm, and festive vibes — with spoiler-free thoughts and a full breakdown.

Fake dating at the holidays is elite romance energy. From Christmas chaos to a cozy Hanukkah love story, here are 8 fake dating holiday romances we love.

This week on Genre’d: Off Book , Elyse and Katy welcome their forever friend Ankeen to talk about the genre that raised them all: romance (with a generous side of smut). From sneaking Harlequins out of the library at age ten to rereading Montana Sky every time she needs a comfort book, Ankeen walks us through how romance hooked her early, why she took a long detour into philosophy, and what brought her back to smutty romance books as an adult. We dig into the big misconcep

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

About the episode: This week on Genre’d Podcast, we’re diving into Bourbon and Lies by Victoria Wilder, a spicy small-town romance...

About this episode: In our second episode of Genre’d Podcast, we dive into Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry — a romance novel...