Heaving Bosoms - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Heaving Bosoms has been my favorite podcast for the past four years. During 2020 covid lockdown, I rediscovered my love of reading and especially romance books. In addition to reading again, I wanted to consume more bookish media. I found heaving bosoms when I wanted to recap ACOTAR and instantly fell in love with the Melody/Erin duo and felt like I was listening to my close friends talk about my favorite books. My comfort episode(s) are Ep. 87/88 (Bully). More recently, I’ve also been loving the Melody/Sabrina duo and the books and reactions have been as fun as ever! Thank you for bringing joy and laughter into my ears every week <3

5 Star Rec: For the Fans by Nyla K. (MM forbidden/Taboo romance)

This podcast is like a warm hug, if a warm hug also made the best jokes. When things get hectic this is the one podcast I keep up with, without fail. Come for recaps and commentary on a perfectly curated cross section of romance books; stay for the callbacks, community, and joy. HB is my lady love.

(PS—I know the list is long, but Priestess by Kara Reynolds is the best thing I’ve read in so so long and I’d LOVE to hear you discuss on pod!)

This is one of my favorite podcasts. It’s laugh out loud funny and they are honest when something is terrible or dated. Even they review something I’ll never watch or read I enjoy Listening to them break it down.

I want them to review Anton’s Grace. A very dark romance in Regine Abel’s Veridian and Braxian chronicles.

The science fiction world building and alien cultures are amazing and the romance is hot and authentic. But what really makes the series stand out from other romance series is that the book series tackles dark societal themes. Regine Abel writes characters who acknowledge (sometimes slowly) that understanding the horrors of a painful past is the only way to prevent the darkest events of history from repeating themselves. She wrote in her dedication in Keran’s Dawn that “The sins of the father are not the sins of the son. Lay blame where it belongs, and let future generations build foundations based on mutual respect and understanding. Violence only begets violence, and hatred fuels even more hatred. Only through reconciliation and a genuine effort to change for the better can we ever aspire to a world where we live in harmony.”

I’ve never laughed so much in one podcast episode in my entire life! These ladies are saucy cheeky, and oh so deliciously, naughty. Just how I like my romances!!