Summary: In this episode of Femme & Furious, we take a quick look at the feminist themes explored in The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. This is a BookTok staple romance that belongs there for all the right reasons: A smart female lead, a brooding but love-stricken male lead, and a plethora of feminist themes, including agency, power dynamics, and an examination of the institutional hurdles women face in a professional/academic setting. This is just a quick look at the book and its themes ahead of the movie release on Amazon Prime Video this September!

If you are looking for 'Glow of the Everflame' 16-30, my apologies. I needed some serious time off. We will be continuing this Friday and will catch up next week. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Summary: The Treasons at Tumbleton is a banger of a season finale for House of the Dragon, but a tough time to find yourself on Team Black. Rhaenyra decides to go full throttle on her Mad King Era; Baela & Helaena are calling out uncool behavior, Daemon (as always) is giving daddy, and Aegon is alive and looking for a fight. In a world of signs and omens, Rhaenyra has to literally shed her skin and become the prince that was promised. Or, more prominently, the Queen that was feared. We're diving into it in this episode of Femme & Furious!

Summary: This week on Femme & Furious, we're breaking our own format because while it's technically a "Fast 5," we've got six properties on deck, because there was too much good pop culture to cover this month. Spoiler-free pitches up top for each one, then we go all the way in with spoilers, feminist analysis, and a few unhinged theories.

What I'm covering:

• Obsession — the viral horror hit that outran Supergirl in theaters, the "man or the bear" discourse hiding in plain sight, and why Bear is absolutely a dog guy.
• The Drama — Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's wedding-week-gone-wrong dark comedy from Kristoffer Borgli, and the racial double standard baked into who gets forgiven for what.
• Odyssey — Christopher Nolan's mythic epic, the Emily Wilson feud, and a full breakdown of Circe, Calypso, Helen, Clytemnestra, and a theory about who Athena really is.
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day — Tom Holland's loneliest Peter Parker yet, the Frank Castle friendship that's carrying the movie, and a hard pass on that Little Caesars order.
• Sterling Point — Amazon's CW-coded YA drama, a love triangle the writing doesn't quite earn, and the most joyful period scene we've seen on TV ever.
• Girl's Girl by Sonia Feldman — one of my favorite books of the year, a queer coming-of-age story about girlhood, friendship, and phones as a silent second language. You can support the pod by buying it here: https://linkly.link/2qY8F

Send me an email: bestie@femmeandfurious.com

Mentioned on this pod:

• Fast 5: Super Sorry, Elle, Heartstopper, The Bear and My Lady Jane
• The Bathroom Bestie Episode
• Curves in Culture Episode

Summary: If Spark of the Everflame is about Diem and her mortal life, Glow of the Everflame is all about her acceptance of her Descended life. This book spans 30 days, and ma'am, oh, ma'am, does a lot happen. In this last stretch of chapters, Diem survives the challenging, prepares for her coronation, and perhaps most importantly: finally kisses Luther Freaking Corbois. This episode will dive deep into the key lore drops, key moments, and of course, the key feminist themes!

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Buy Heat of the Everflame for our deep dive!
• Buy Glow of the Everflame (and read Luthers bonus POV chapter)
• Penn Cole, Romantasy Author Bonus Chapters & Tour Dates

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Summary: Time to be good hosts, besties, because this week on the feed we're having our friends V and Emily from This Week in Fandom History over, and they are sharing their episode, #Gamgergate, coined. This episode is steeped in feminine rage, as the girls dive into the gender politics of gaming and the deep impact Gamergate has had on women, gaming, and the internet. Give them your warmest welcome and make sure they feel right at home, because these two lovely ladies will be back with me for a 6-episode MCU deep dive as we sprint towards Doomsday!

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Summary: Are you someone who has made the love languages a part of your personality? Spoiler alert: It was created by a Baptist Pastor with seriously conservative values. On this episode of Femme & Furious, we're diving into Gary Chapman and his creation of The Five Love Languages and how they are much more nefarious than a dating identifier.

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Books mentioned:

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• Heat of the Everflame: https://linkly.link/2rLP6
• Preorder Burn of the Everflame: https://linkly.link/2rLOp
• The Knight and The Moth: https://linkly.link/2jclI
• The Knave and The Moon: https://linkly.link/2mg97
• Threshing Day: https://linkly.link/2mg97

Mentioned, though not linked for purchase: The Five Love Languages, Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

Listen along:

• The Knight and the Moth Slay-by-Slay: https://linkly.link/2jclM
• Kindred's Curse Playlist: https://linkly.link/2nl7l

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• This Week in Fandom History: https://linkly.link/2spuV
• A Sweet Whim, Kate: https://linkly.link/2spuX

Summary: Bestie, we are journeying from Arboros all the way to Ignios in Part 1 of Burn of the Everflame, and let me tell you... the trials and tribulations did NOT let up for one single second. Can someone throw up a prayer to blessed mother Lumnos and ask her to give my close personal friend Diem Bellator a break? Today on femme & furious, We're talking full send into the feminist themes, the big moments through this journey, and all of the lore that had us questioning our reality.

Feminist Follow Through: So much of this stretch of chapters is around Diem's foraging and healing ability. Not only is there a rich history of women using the lad to heal others, but it's a tradition and practice we can learn and engage with today. Check out The Herbal Academy, a women-owned business that teaches herbal medicine! https://linkly.link/2stTE

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