The Gentleman's Romantic Book Nook

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Welcome to The Gentleman's Romantic Book Nook, a romance novel podcast for people who don't like romance novels! Have a seat, pick up a dusty tome, and read along with Mack & Lucky as they explore a sordid world of love, lies, and extremely suggestive book covers. New episodes out every other Friday, also known as Venus's Day, also known as Frigga's Holiday, or in the gentle language of the Germans: FREITAG.

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The GRB-End

Dec 24 2021 67 mins  
The journey in to Love and Literature has come to an end. Join Mack & Lucky for an adventure postmortem, where we look back on the ups, the downs, and the all arounds. An incredibly touching end to a once-in-a-lifetime-movie journey into the Romance genre.We have messages from our previous characters, a riveting duet featuring Mack and a special guest, the 2021 Nookie Awards, a

HoliDaze | Final Loop-stination

Dec 17 2021 36 mins  
Spend your Christmas Vacation with Mack and Lucky! We’re channeling the holiday spirits and drinking far too much eggnog. Is this our first time reviewing this book or the 4th? Tune in to find out!It’s our second to last episode here at GRBN and we’re hanging out with Santa and finishing up In a HoliDaze by Christina Lauren. Highlights include the down tempo monster mash, an

Holidaze | A Christmas Carol 2: Partners In TIme

Nov 29 2021 36 mins  
The boys are back with the second reading of In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren, and things are really steaming up at the beloved family cabin! Will Maelyn's lust for Andrew pave the way for her freedom from the time loop, or will she make a complete 180 and see Theo as anything other than a sniveling baby? We're just begging for one more loop through time!Highlights from

Holidaze | Thanksgiving Spec-turkey-ular...I guess

Nov 14 2021 30 mins  
The boys are back with the first episode of our holiday book In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. But not just that, we're here to celebrate our eighth favorite holiday, the Thanksgiving Spec-Turkey-Ular! We definitely didn't forget about it and choose our holiday book too early. Does love, time travel, and half-plucked monstrosities peak your fancy? This episode has all t

Warm Bodies | The Zombatcular HOWL-n-Scream Extravaghoulsza!

Oct 29 2021 36 mins  
Scream-sons greetings, ghouls and boooos! This week, Mack and Lucky finish their review of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. Does R finally find love with Julie? Does Perry interrupt even more story with his depressing outlook on life? What's the deal with R's look anyway? All of these answers and more on this Spooktacular Extravaghoulsza!Highlights from this episode include a

Warm Bodies | ZomBODY Once Told Me

Oct 15 2021 33 mins  
Mack and Lucky are back with the second portion of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, and what a content feast! R learns to drive, he spends the night in bed with Julie, and gets closer with Perry than we ever wanted. Will he succeed in saving Julie and becoming a human, or will his new squad overrun the rest of humanity? Highlights from this episode include the legally distinguishable T

Warm Bodies | Pain in the MemBrain

Oct 01 2021 30 mins  
The spooky season is upon us, and Mack and Lucky are coming out shambling with our new book Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion! We follow a zombie named R, trapped in his own deteriorating mind, as he tries to seduce a living woman whose boyfriend's brains he just ate. A classic rom-com scenario if I'VE ever seen one!Highlights includes inner zombie soliloquy, a deep dive into t

Honey Girl | dun dun DONE...

Sep 10 2021 42 mins  
In the thrilling finale of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers, Mack and Lucky dissect a sudden flight to the Orange Groves of Florida. A search for a therapist, touching reunions, estranged wives wandering through the woods looking for monsters, what's not to love?Highlights from this episode include the GRBN Monster Call-In Hotline, Mack's Singing Telegram, Lucky's Little

Honey Girl | In Search Of...The HONEY Girl

Aug 27 2021 41 mins  
The heat is gone and the chill of the mysterious is afoot in this weeks reading of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers. A daring search for a cryptid brings our heroine Grace Porter closer to her mysterious wife Yuki Yamamoto, but will the first signs of struggle, even the slightest amount, send Grace running to the orange-covered hills of her youth? Yes!Highlights of this weeks episode in

Honey Girl | Bee Boys

Aug 13 2021 27 mins  
Your favorite Boyzzz are BACK with a brand new book, Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers. Grace Porter makes the classic drunken mistake in Vegas, returning home married and buzzed. But with the support of literally everyone in her life, will she be able to be the Honey Girl her wife sees?Highlights include a romantic deal between Magneto and Professor X, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a Consp