Romance Against the World is a weekly book podcast where two friends, Dylan and Rachel, discuss the books they read in a theme. Dylan loves romance books, and Rachel would rather read anything else. There will also be a collection of B-sides, which can be anything from book club style chats to book vlogs!
Romance Against the World
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Romance Against the World is a weekly book podcast where two friends, Dylan and Rachel, discuss the books they read in a theme. Dylan loves romance books, and Rachel would rather read anything else. There will also be a collection of B-sides, which can be anything from book club style chats to book vlogs!
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1/13/2026
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May 27, 2026
April Recap
<p>In this week's episode, Rachel and Dylan discuss the books they read and are excited for in April.</p><p><strong>Please Note: </strong>This episode was recorded prior to the settlement of the Blake Lively VS Wayfarer trial being publicly announced. </p><p><strong>Books we read in April: </strong></p><p>Rebel of the Regency by Ann Foster</p><p>Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra</p><p>Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan <strong>(Spoilers)</strong></p><p>Hunter’s Valentine by Lynnea Lee</p><p>Summer of Fun by Craig DiLouie</p><p><strong>Books that came out in April: </strong></p><p>The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke</p><p>The Girls Trip by Allie Condie</p><p>American Fantasy by Emma Straub</p><p>Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke</p><p>Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen</p><p>Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker</p><p>The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer</p><p>Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth</p><p>Molka by Monika Kim</p><p>The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva</p><p>The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer</p><p>The Verdant Cage by Jess Lourey</p><p>Her First Lie by Lucinda Berry</p><p>Odessa by Gabrielle Sherr</p><p>Morsel by Carter Keane</p><p><strong>Top of our TBR: </strong></p><p>Odessa by Gabrielle Sherr</p><p>Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murphy</p><p>Trad Wife by Saratoga Shaeffer</p><p>Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson</p><p>The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett</p><p>The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova</p><p><br></p>
May 20, 2026
March Recap
<p>We're back baby! In this return B-Side episode, the ladies catch up a bit on what they've been doing, then discuss the books they read, as well as the ones they're excited to read!</p><p><br></p><p></p><p><strong>Movies and Shows Discussed: </strong></p><p>Scream 7</p><p>Ready or Not 2</p><p>Project Hail Mary</p><p>Super Mario Galaxy</p><p>Best Medicine </p><p>St. Denis Medical</p><p>Abbott Elementary </p><p><strong>Books Discussed: </strong></p><p>Without a Clue by Melissa Ferguson</p><p>Darkrooms by RebeccaHannigan</p><p>Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams</p><p>This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum</p><p>Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir</p><p>Below by Laurel Hightower</p><p>The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens</p><p>Strange Buildings by Uketsu</p><p>Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hall </p><p>Paint Me Like Your Dead Girls by Cynthis Murphy</p><p>Stepford Wives by Ira Levin</p><p><strong>Books that came out in March: </strong></p><p>The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives by Elizabeth Arnott</p><p>Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser</p><p>The Woman and Her Stars by Penny Haw</p><p>Strangers in the Villa by Robyn Harding</p><p>You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate</p><p>It Girl by Allison Pataki</p><p>Mother is Watching by Karma Brown</p><p>A Good Person by Kirsten King</p><p>Incidentals by Shelia Yasmin Marikar</p><p>The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann</p><p>Dig by J.H. Market</p><p>Game On by Navessa Allen</p><p>Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles</p><p>What We Did to Survive by Megan Lally</p><p>Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher</p><p>Tastes As Good by Luke Dumas</p><p>Starshipped by Cat Sebastian</p><p><br></p>
March 18, 2026
An Announcement
<p>The podcast will be on a hiatus while Dylan is recovering from a surgery! Dylan takes this chance to talk about some thicc books that she would like to fill her newfound spare time with in this solo episode!</p><p><br></p><p>The books talked about are:</p><p><br></p><p>"House of Leaves" by Mark Z Danielewski</p><p>"The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah</p><p>"Canterbury Tales" by Chaucer</p><p>"11/22/63" by Stephen King</p><p>"The Bone Collector" by Jeffery Deaver</p><p>"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak</p><p>"Last Days" by Adam Nevill</p><p>"Hate List" by Jennifer Brown</p><p>"The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova</p><p><br></p><p>Content warning: Dylan briefly discusses topics involving:</p><p><br></p><p>Suicidal Ideation</p><p>Death</p><p>School shootings</p>
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