Have you felt a distinct lack of Pushing Daisies in your media rotation? Are you guilty of looking for Magic in Everyday Places? Do you want a romance NOT like all the other YA romances? In this episode, Carey and Marie discuss under-the-radar gem We Won’t Feel a Thing by J.C. Lillis, touching on weird Americana, forbidden romance, scifi versus magical realism, and the inevitable outcome of all those weird self-improvement programs you’re advertised on Facebook: love. Or a mad scientist showing up on your door yelling about manic pixie dream lab assistants AND WHO DOESN’T WANT THAT.

We Won’t Feel a Thing: Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Website, Goodreads

J.C. Lillis: Website, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook (Superhero M/M romance You First is out May 23, so why not add it on Goodreads?)

Content Notes

There’s not siblings, she’s the adopted kid of his mom’s college professor.

Heads up for dead parental figure and neglectful textual parents. Also a DEEPLY creepy dude and his creepy actions, up to attempted assault.

Lissa Treiman kitty comic

The Order of Oddfish (by friend of the podcast James Kennedy!)

Anastasia Krupnick series

Alice McKinley series

Barbie Made-to-Move Curvy Yoga Barbie

Readalikes

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

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