It’s Thursday, we are queer romance readers, 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 favourite reads with you.

Wrap yourself up in your best blanket, grab your rat treats and get ready to burrow in! This Digging Deeper episode’s buddy read breakdown didn’t work out, so instead we are talking TBR treasures as each of us dig into the indie books that we have been foaming at the mouth to read.

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 Megan leads us on a passionate exploration of femme men and femboys in MM romance and why gender non conforming masculine people belong in the genre. Look out for awesome book recs and an Own Voices testimony of what being a femboy means to Kit!

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CWs (Content warnings) for things mentioned in this episode include: gaslighting ex, murder, addiction, kidnapping, stalking, needing to remain closeted, breaking and entering, gender presentation shaming

Books Mentioned:

Magnificent Mess by Roe Horvat

His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen

Secrets and Sake by CJ Ravenna

Becoming New by Annie Bennet

Somewhere New by Annie Bennet

Aurethia Rising by Atlas Laika

Our Dark Mirror by James Chance

Resonance by Lily James

Kiss, Kill, Thrill Me, Daddy by Lance Lansdale

Passion in the Pentagram by Nik Knight

Maneater by Emily Antoinette

HEART by Jesse H Reign

Scarification by EM Lindsey

Pretty ‘N’ Peak by Reese Morrison

Angel by Linden Bell

A Thousand Cuts by AM Rose

Always Watching by Lee McCormick and RS McKenzie

Breakfast at Bennett’s series by EM Denning