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      <description><![CDATA[<p>It’s Thursday and you know that that means - it’s time for another episode of the Rainbow Book Rats: A Queer Romance Podcast! Brought to you by four feral besties who have left their book nests to nerd out about their favorite reads with you.</p><p>Hold on to your tails everyone because it’s time to talk bunnies! That’s right, this Digging Deeper episode’s buddy read breakdown is brought to you by Sugar Bunny by Colette Davison. Our four feral rats don their bunny ears, burrow into their blanket nests, and bring you all their thoughts on the cutest bunny play MMM romance book around!</p><p>Of course, no Digging Deeper episode would be complete without one of the BRats bringing us a deep dive into a bookish topic of their choice, and today Caity treats us to an absolute feast of found family recommendations and discussion, proving why it’s one of her (and the rest of the BRats) favorite tropes. We love found family in this nest! So, tune in now for all the feels and all the best book recommendations.</p><p>You can find our episodes on all major platforms! So, wherever you are, whatever the time, subscribe today! And in the meantime:</p><ul><li>Find us on social media @rainbowbookrats</li><li>Check out our website<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://rainbowbookrats.com"> rainbowbookrats.com</a></li><li>Join our Facebook group:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/rainbowbookrats"> The Rat's Nest - Rainbow Book Rats | Facebook</a></li><li>Send any questions and comments to us at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com">rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com</a> - we'd love to hear from you!</li></ul><p>CWs for things discussed in this episode include: parental abuse, gambling addiction, spousal abuse, child neglect, predatory workplace, financial struggles, financial abuse, talk of burnout, estranged family, murder, toxic masculinity, apocalypse, transphobia, amnesia, unsupportive family while coming out, grief. </p><p>Books Mentioned:</p><p>Sugar Bunny by Colette Davison [01:47]</p><p>Their Boy by Cara Dee [22:05]</p><p>Soul Eater by Lily Mayne [25:04]</p><p>The Rycke by Lily Mayne [25:56]</p><p>Edin by Lily Mayne [26:00]</p><p>Lor by Lily Mayne [26:24]</p><p>A Monstrous Christmas in the Camp by Lily Mayne [26:36]</p><p>Roman by Grae Bryan [29:32]</p><p>Lucien by Grae Bryan [30:28]</p><p>Colin by Grae Bryan [30:41]</p><p>Wolfgang by Grae Byran [31:01]</p><p>Johann by Grae Bryan [32:35]</p><p>Wreaking Havoc by Grae Bryan [32:42]</p><p>An Unwitting Bargain by Grae Bryan [33:05]</p><p>Inviting Bedlam by Grae Bryan [33:57]</p><p>Passing Through Purgatory by Nik Knight [34:48]</p><p>Gratification in Gluttony by Nik Knight [35:27]</p><p>Enchanted by Envy by Nik Knight [40:37]</p><p>Shroom for Improvement by Jemma Croft</p><p>By the Pint by Jemma Croft [45:32]</p><p>By the Fae by Jemma Croft [47:49]</p><p>To Catch a Firefly by Emmy Sanders [48:13]</p><p>Shroom for Improvement by Jemma Croft [50:22]</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>We hope you're ready to get feral, because it's the first episode of the Rainbow Book Rats: a Queer Romance Podcast! Brought to you by four feral besties who have left their book nests to nerd out about their favourite reads with you.</p><p>In this episode we'll be discussing how our week went (tragically), how great the books we read this week were (awesome) and what's on our book radar of new and upcoming queer romance releases - if we can survive the excitement (we cannot).  JD takes us down the rabbit hole of Dark Trails, Kit gets feral over Once Bitten, it’s a great groundhog day for Megan in PAH! and Caity gets inducted into the horny weirdo family in F**k, Marry, Kill Me, Daddy. </p><p>You can find our episodes on all major platforms! So wherever you are, whatever the time, subscribe today! And in the meantime:</p><ul><li>find us on social media @rainbowbookrats</li><li>Check out our website<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://rainbowbookrats.com"> rainbowbookrats.com</a></li><li>Join our Facebook group:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/rainbowbookrats"> The Rat's Nest - Rainbow Book Rats | Facebook</a></li><li>Send any questions and comments to us at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com">rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com</a> - we'd love to hear from you!</li></ul><p>CWs for this episode include: mentions of CNC, murder, serial killing, emotional abuse, forced medical procedures, incest, parental death, death, suicide, torture, sexual assault, life as an unhoused person, violence by an animal, attempted murder of an animal (brief), unsupportive family while coming out, threats of violence, conversion therapy, ableism, stalking, internalised queerphobia, dubcon. As always please protect your own mental health and make sure you check all the CWs for any books you choose to read as necessary.</p><p><strong>Books Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li>Dark Trails trilogy by Em Jae Black (11:57)</li><li>Designation: Prey by Jamie Kassel (27:12)</li><li>Touch Starved by Becca Vale (31:29)</li><li>Once Bitten by AM Rose (33:26)</li><li>How Not to Kill a Hellhound by Shannon Mae (37:23)</li><li>IMMERSED by Gale Ian Tate (39:06)</li><li>Ugly by Roe Horvat (41:45)</li><li>Pretty Boy by Jett Masterson (43:34)</li><li>PAH! By EM Lindsey and Cora Rose (44:04)</li><li>Roman by Grae Bryan (48:22)</li><li>Plaything by Colette Davison (50:04)</li><li>F**k, Marry, Kill Me, Daddy by Lance Lansdale (53:07)</li><li>Licked by Charlie Novak (57:39)</li><li>Dipped by Charlie Novak (59:02)</li><li>Topped by Charlie Novak (59:24)</li><li>Under the Surface by NR Walker  (59:50)</li><li>The Handyman’s Howl by Duckie Mack (1:00:54)</li><li>Den of Paradise by Eryn Hawk (1:02:36)</li><li>Bruiser by Emmy Sanders (1:04:10)</li><li>A Present Mistake by Alice Winters (1:04:36)</li><li>Deathball by WH Lockwood and TJ Rose (1:06:10)</li><li>Glitched Fates and Stolen Mates by TJ Rose (1:06:40)</li><li>Caleb by Cora Rose  (1:07:19)</li></ul>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Brats, and welcome to the outtakes episode of Rainbow Book Rats: a Queer Romance Podcast by four feral besties who know exactly what they're doing... I promise!</p><p>In this teaser episode please enjoy some outtakes from our very first episode which goes live on March 26th on all major platforms!</p><p>In the meantime, follow us on:</p><ul><li>Instagram <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/rainbowbookrats">https://www.instagram.com/rainbowbookrats</a> </li><li>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/rainbowbookrats">https://www.facebook.com/rainbowbookrats</a></li><li>Check out our website <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://rainbowbookrats.com">rainbowbookrats.com</a></li><li>Join our Facebook group: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/rainbowbookrats">www.facebook.com/groups/rainbowbookrats</a></li><li>Send any questions and comments to us at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com">rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com</a> - we'd love to hear from you!</li></ul>]]></description>
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