Episode 142

142. Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Part 1) "It's like a jolly rancher, you know?"

Published on: 10th November, 2025

If you're like us and loved Bride maybe Mate didn't hit as hard for you? It's still Ali Hazelwood so of course we devoured this book but we found Serena and Koen's story a little lackluster. If you did read this and immediately thought: GIVE ME MORE, we have a few omegaverse recs for you below:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228256271-mate?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=BZqYgLqMLu&rank=2

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Two friends discuss the best (and worst) of fantasy romance! New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays.
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