Strictly Friction
Welcome to Strictly Friction—a spicy book club podcast made to bridge the gap between high-brow cultural analysis and unapologetic fandom, creating an elevated space for romance and romantasy lovers to yap about our favourite fictional boyfriends. Join us every week as we dissect unhinged theories, explore the intersection of fiction and modern culture, and obsess over the details that matter—from the depth of the lore to the thirst of the tropes. 🌶️For more Strictly Friction content, follow us on Instagram @strictlyfriction and TikTok @strictly.friction
Episodes
Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros is finally out and we have SO many questions. In this episode, we break down the biggest takeaways, theories and Easter eggs from the novella's 13 POVs - including what they could mean for Empyrean Book 4.
Is Threshing Day required reading for the Fourth Wing fandom? Rebecca Yarros says no, but she's also said there's a kernel of what's coming in every single story. So, naturally, we went hunting🐉
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The Prime Video adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s Love Hypothesis, starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman, has finally dropped, and we have a lot of thoughts. From the biggest differences between the much-loved book and the film, to the casting, and whether the spicy scene delivered, we're sharing every thought we had while watching. The good, the bad, and the downright silly.
Ahead of the adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s Love Hypothesis, starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman, we sit down to dissect the much-loved STEM romance book. From the very, very long spicy scene to the Star Wars casting lore surrounding Tom and his wife Daisy Ridley, there’s a lot to unpack.
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It's the ACOTAR ship war that seems impossible to settle: Gwynriel or Elriel? With A Court of Splintered Harmony on the way, we're diving deep into the case for Azriel ending up with Elain vs Gwyn — from Truth-Teller and the Cauldron bond, to that bonus chapter necklace fumble, and what our favourite bat boy's shadows are really telling us. We break down the receipts for both ships including where Lucien, Vassa, and maybe eve...
Finally, after years of waiting, we've been gifted with news of when ACOTAR 6 is coming. And while we now have our cover, title (A Court of Splintered Harmony), and even a blurb, one thing we don't know yet is whose head we'll be in as the story unfolds.
In this week's episode of Strictly Friction, we share our theories on exactly who we think will be telling the story in the next book ahead of its October 27 release.
This week on Strictly Friction, we're stepping away from our heaving TBR to unpack the beast that is BookTook.
There's no doubt it can either make (or break) an author's career, but in this episode, we dive deep into the online world to dissect whether it's having a positive or negative impact on the publishing industry and ask the question, 'who gets to be an author anyway?'.
This week on Strictly Friction, we're (finally) locking in on an Empyrean book, following the announcement by Rebecca Yarros that a new novella is coming this September.
It might not be book four, but Threshing Day will tell the story of 13 people on the day they bonded their dragons. Here, we speculate on whose POVs we'll be getting in the book (in addition to Xaden, who has been confirmed) and unpack a few fan theories.
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This week on Strictly Friction, we're inviting you into the depraved corners of our minds by talking all things tropes, including the🌶️ spicy scenes🌶️ we long for in romance books that don't exactly translate to real life.
From Scent Marking🐺 and Forced Proximity🛏️ to Billionaire Bad Boys, Love Triangles and Why Choose, we unpack why the best romance and romantasy tropes are made for reading, not reality. 🎧Follow and subscribe...
In today’s episode, we unpack the 12 biggest differences between ‘Every Summer After’ and the brand new Prime Video adaptation, ‘Every Year After’, as the fandom asks: was it worth it?
This episode includes spoilers for both the book and screen adaptation.
Welcome to Strictly Friction, a book club dedicated to all things spice, smut, romantasy and raunchy reads, or as we like to call it, our safe space to yap about our fictional boyfriends.
In today’s episode, we’re recapping and unpacking Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen, the highly anticipated sequel to Dire Bound (you can listen to our episode on this book here). We're recapping and unpacking the biggest moments from the b...
A week on from Off Campus dropping on Prime Video, we sat down to discuss the finale episode and what it might mean for season two (which was also officially greenlit this week). In this week's episode, we're unpacking every moment from the finale, including that locker room scene, all the similarities (and differences) from Elle Kennedy's book, Hannah and Garrett's sweet reunion, and the drama-packed final scene.
All eight episodes of ‘Off Campus' just dropped on Prime Video and we have THOUGHTS. This week we're putting the adaptation in the penalty box and giving episodes 1-7 the debrief they deserve — including what they got right, what they got wrong, whether Belmont Cameli can carry the weight of our Garrett Graham expectations, and most importantly: does Stephen Kalyn's Dean live up to the hype? (Spoiler: it might just be b...
In this episode, we’re recapping and unpacking 'The Deal' and wider 'Off Campus' series by Elle Kennedy with everything you need to know before the TV adaptation takes over your life. To give you the highlighted bits, we’ll be starting with a quick rundown of our favourite Briar U boyfriends and main characters before we dive into what we loved, loathed, and longed for - plus our hopes (and Dean-related dreams) for the ...
A short but oh-so-sweet debrief on *that* brand-new 'Dire Bound' bonus chapter, including what we learnt, what it means for 'The Wolves of Ruin' series by Sable Sorensen, and why Stark's POV has us all hot and bothered in the lead up to 'Fury Bound'.
Welcome to Strictly Friction, a book club dedicated to all things spice, smut, romantasy and raunchy reads, or as we like to call it, our safe space to yap about our fictional boyfriends.
In today’s episode, we’re recapping and unpacking 'Dire Bound' by Sable Sorensen ahead of the sequel 'Fury Bound'. So you’re fully prepared, we’ll be running through everything you need to remember from book one, refresh yo...
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