Episode Two

Written By Brats .

It’s Thursday and you know that that means - it’s time for another episode of the Rainbow Book Rats: a Queer Romance Podcast! Brought to you by four feral besties who have left their book nests to nerd out about their favourite reads with you.

Hold on to your tails everyone because it’s time to talk bunnies! That’s right, this Digging Deeper episode’s buddy read breakdown is brought to you by Sugar Bunny by Colette Davison. Our four feral rats don their bunny ears, burrow into their blanket nests, and bring you all their thoughts on the cutest bunny play MMM romance book around!

Of course, no Digging Deeper episode would be complete without one of the BRats bringing us a deep dive into a bookish topic of their choice, and today Caity treats us to an absolute feast of found family recommendations and discussion, proving why it’s one of her (and the rest of the BRats) favourite tropes. We love found family in this nest! So tune in now for all the feels and all the best book recommendations.

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We had so much fun with our buddy read! Sugar bunny is a fantastic MMM romance featuring pet play, pining, and plenty of moments that will make you go “aww”. You’ll come for the spice (which is well worth reading!) and stay for the beautiful, supportive relationship these three men build together. What starts out as a sugar baby relationship becomes the love of a lifetime for three people who need each other like they need air.

Synopsis:

Can a no-strings fun-times relationship with two older men lead to real and lasting love?

With the My Kinky Housemate app, I've found a place to live with seven like-minded guys. My new start and a chance to make my dreams come true aren’t turning out like I hoped. A housemate has the solution—become a sugar baby. Answering an ad is easy, but will a Sugar Daddy be interested in me?

A sexy interior designer is way more than I expect. He wants to spoil me, spank me, and share me with his silver fox husband.

Together, Colton and Ford solve some of my problems but create another as I start to fall for them. However fun our time together is, I have to remind myself it’s not real. It won’t last. It’s not love… is it?

Sugar Bunny is an MMM, D/switch/s, age-gap romance. It includes pet-play, spanking, an open relationship, sharing—but no cheating!—and some hurt/comfort.

Trigger warning: domestic abuse.

After we finished loving on Sugar Bunny, it was time for Caity to take us on a deep dive through the wonderful world of found family! This is one of her favourite tropes and for good reason - it is such a sweet trope that is so meaningful for each of the BRats and for a lot of queer people today.

Don’t miss our discussion on the Monstrous series by Lily Mayne and how found family plays a vital role in this epic series of post-apocalyptic romances between monsters and humans set in the wastelands of a decimated US.

We also delve into the world of Grae Bryan, another BRat favourite who loves to feature found family prominently in her work! Grae’s books are light hearted but emotional reads which show how amazing it is to be able to rely on found family to show up.

No discussion of found family would be complete without mentioning Nik Knight’s wonderful Passing Through series! Caity takes us through how found family show up here to support and love each other in the most hilarious - and touching - ways. Check this series out if you want to laugh and cry at the same time!

And finally, the BRats lose it over Jemma Croft’s fantasy books. We hope you’re ready for on air sobbing because the BRats are not holding back on their memories of By the Pint and Shroom for Improvement, where found family means holding you through the worst times and loving you through the best. Also these books are actually hilarious so you should read them.

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Content warnings for things talked about in this episode include:

  • parental abuse,

  • gambling addiction,

  • spousal abuse,

  • child neglect,

  • predatory workplace,

  • financial struggles,

  • financial abuse,

  • talk of burnout,

  • estranged family,

  • murder,

  • toxic masculinity,

  • apocalypse,

  • transphobia,

  • amnesia,

  • unsupportive family while coming out,

  • grief.

That’s all for this week BRats, as always we would love to hear your thoughts about the episode on our social media or via email (rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com) and we will be back with another Rat Chat episode at the normal time of 5AM EST next Thursday 9th! We also have a Patreon now so check out the link below if you want uncut episodes, games with real prizes, merch and more!

https://patreon.com/cw/RainbowBookRats/

Stay Feral! <3

Brats .
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