Catch Up and Chill, #8: Danmei Books, Dramione Fics and Monster Romance with Desirée M. Niccoli!

Romancing the Monsters Podcast

This week on Romancing the Monsters we are joined by Desirée M. Niccoli to talk about all things books! We have so many recs for you all: danmei books, murderous heroines, monster romance, dramione fanfics and so much more! TRIGGER WARNINGS: death, attempted forced marriage, human consumption, child torture, kidnapping, kept in a cage, murder, sexual assault, incest, pseudo-incest, Mentioned by Desiree: -The Four Leaf by Lee Jacquot - Beneath the Loch by SD Simper - Wicked is the Reaper by Nisha J. Tuli - Dulce Monstrum by Elle Porter - Hyacinth by Elle Porter - Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett - The Astronaut and The Star by Jen Comfort Mentioned by M: - Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: The Founder of Diabolism (Donghua + novel) by MXTX - Heaven Official's Blessing (Donghua + novel) by MXT - Quiver & Quill by A.M. Kore - Aberrant Monsters & Insidious Monsters by Debbie Cassidy - Stuck With You by Ali Hazelwood - Season of the Sun by Catherine Coulter - Little Slice of Hell by Clio Evans (+ Curse of the Cyclops from the Monsters in Love Anthology) - Obsesión by CL Matthews - Starlight by Olivia Wildenstein - Railed By the Easter Bunny by Dalia Davies - Call_Me_Daddy_Fest Mentioned by Seff: -Stranger Things, created by the Duffer Brothers, 2016-present -The Maze of Shadows series by Kathryn Ann Kingsley -A Deal with the Devil, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Elizabeth O’Roark -The Mobster’s Masseuse, Step-Stalker, Caught by the Convicts by Jessa Kane -Moon Knight, created by Jeremy Slater, 2022 -Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score Mentioned by S: -Vicious Lost Boys Series by Nikki St. Crowe -Various Storms and Saints by Viridianatnight -Don’t Look Back by Onyx & Elm -MindFuck Series by S.T. Abby -Unexpected by Ambpersand -Lilac by BB Reid -Thieves & Monsters by Clio Evans and Opal Fairchild Find us: E-mail—[e-mail] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@romancingthemonsterspod Find Desiree: Instagram: @author_dmniccoli Twitter: @dmniccoli Website: https://dmniccoli.com/ Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.