This book club enjoys fantasy, romance, and fantasy-romance titles, exploring how the genres fit together to drive stories. With "romantasy" on the rise in popularity we will enjoy identifying popular tropes and how a book successfully uses or subverts them. How did New Adult Fantasy emerge as a genre to counter YA? Why is the genre dominated by female main characters? What makes a good magic system, and does it matter? We will aim to read books by a diverse selection of authors, with unique approaches to fantasy-romance. Most importantly, we'll have fun. Please note that selections will not shy away from adult content that is only suitable for readers 18+. This book club is led by Cat McAlpine Franz, who just really likes books.

The first book that the club is reading is Starling House by Alix Harrow. The first meeting will be Sunday, February 25th at 4pm. Details about future books and meetings will be communicated by Cat via email.