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  1. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    Get In the Car Plus Size Baddies, We're Going Zombie Hunting (opens the original)

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    Note: This is book two in Olivia Dade’s new paranormal romance series, and it picks up right where book one left off. I recommend reading book one first, it will help with understanding the world-building and plot setup but it can also be read alone too.My ReviewOkay, so here we go. In book two we go deep with Gwen, an oracle whose oracular talents leave a lot to be desired. She’s made peace with the fact that she can’t generate the kind of world-changing visions and prophecies other oracles pro

  2. Issue · Aug 3, 2026

    The Romantasy Representation Gap: Where Are the Plus-Size Heroines Who Get to Save the World? (opens the original)

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    This essay explores the limited body representation in romantasy and offers recommendations on romantasy novels with plus-size FMCs. You can click straight to the recommendation section here.I grew up in the YA golden era. I am, to my core, a magical realm-loving millennial and the promise that ordinary girls could be swept into extraordinary worlds and, perhaps more importantly, save the world. That promise is at the heart of romantasy: the fantasy of being chosen, of mattering, of wiel

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