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Welcome to The Gentleman's Romantic Book Nook, a romance novel podcast for people who don't like romance novels! Have a seat, pick up a dusty tome, and read along with Mack & Lucky as they explore a sordid world of love, lies, and extremely suggestive book covers. New episodes out every other Friday, also known as Venus's Day, also known as Frigga's Holiday, or in the gentle language of the Germans: FREITAG.
Episodes
46 episodes
The GRB-End
The journey in to Love and Literature has come to an end. Join Mack & Lucky for an adventure postmortem, where we look back on the ups, the downs, and the all arounds. An incredibly touching end to a once-in-a-lifetime-movie j...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:07:50
HoliDaze | Final Loop-stination
Spend your Christmas Vacation with Mack and Lucky! We’re channeling the holiday spirits and drinking far too much eggnog. Is this our first time reviewing this book or the 4th? Tune in to find out!It’s our second to last episode here at ...
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36:37
Holidaze | A Christmas Carol 2: Partners In TIme
The boys are back with the second reading of In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren, and things are really steaming up at the beloved family cabin! Will Maelyn's lust for Andrew pave the way for her freedom from the time loop, or ...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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36:25
Holidaze | Thanksgiving Spec-turkey-ular...I guess
The boys are back with the first episode of our holiday book In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. But not just that, we're here to celebrate our eighth favorite holiday, the Thanksgiving Spec-Turkey-Ular! We definitely didn't forge...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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30:22
Warm Bodies | The Zombatcular HOWL-n-Scream Extravaghoulsza!
Scream-sons greetings, ghouls and boooos! This week, Mack and Lucky finish their review of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. Does R finally find love with Julie? Does Perry interrupt even more story with his depressing outlook on life?...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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36:01
Warm Bodies | ZomBODY Once Told Me
Mack and Lucky are back with the second portion of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, and what a content feast! R learns to drive, he spends the night in bed with Julie, and gets closer with Perry than we ever wanted. Will he succeed in...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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33:17
Warm Bodies | Pain in the MemBrain
The spooky season is upon us, and Mack and Lucky are coming out shambling with our new book Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion! We follow a zombie named R, trapped in his own deteriorating mind, as he tries to seduce a living woman whose...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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30:47
Honey Girl | dun dun DONE...
In the thrilling finale of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers, Mack and Lucky dissect a sudden flight to the Orange Groves of Florida. A search for a therapist, touching reunions, estranged wives wandering through the woods looking for ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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42:09
Honey Girl | In Search Of...The HONEY Girl
The heat is gone and the chill of the mysterious is afoot in this weeks reading of Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers. A daring search for a cryptid brings our heroine Grace Porter closer to her mysterious wife Yuki Yamamoto, but will th...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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41:33
Honey Girl | Bee Boys
Your favorite Boyzzz are BACK with a brand new book, Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers. Grace Porter makes the classic drunken mistake in Vegas, returning home married and buzzed. But with the support of literally everyone in her ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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27:17
Sex & the City pt. II: Sex City
Welcome to part 2 of our dive into Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, the original columns that inspired the hit HBO series and Todd McFarlane action figure set! This time we explore the mysteries of the Modelizers, Mr. Big...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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26:22
Sex & the City & Mack & Lucky in the City
Lucky and Mack are back, getting knee deep in cosmos, boy talk, and bad advice! We’re reading the original true life columns that ignited the Sex and the City phenomenon. And yes we call it “Sex IN the City” a bunch, don’t @ us abou...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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25:04
Summer of the Mack: It Takes Two
Welcome to The Summer of the MACK! That’s right Mack has taken over the studio studio as part of a non-violent coup, and Lucky "couldn't be...[happier]!"On the docket for this non-hostile takeover is the rom-com-action video game It Tak...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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20:37
GRBN Special | The Simon-Kirby Young Romance Collection
Your hosts with the most Mack and Lucky are back with another GRBN Special! You've been asking, begging us for another one of these cheeky, off-brand bits of content, and we're here to deliver!For this special, we take a deep dive into ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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35:21
SAO | 3.0: My Romantic Book Nook Academia Online: RE: Coded?
The final installment of Sword Art Online: Aincrad by Reki Kawahara is in, and in a shocking twist....The Boys actually like this one! Join your favorite hosts Mack and Lucky as they bemoan the lack of depth in Asuna and relish in the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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36:17
SAO | 2.0: Is it wrong to read anime-romance books in a dungeon?!
We're half way through Sword Art Online: Aincraft by Reki Kawahara, and gang, we're actually liking this one! Join your favorite hosts Mack and Lucky as they delve into the fantasy novel that sparked a generation of anime fans, with th...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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38:24
SAO | Help, I’m Stuck in a Video Game & I Have No Girlfriend!
Your favorite hosts Mack and Lucky return to the mics with take 2 of their fantasy romance selection. This time, our most requested book on the GRBN hotlines - Sword Art Online: Aincrad by Reki Kawahara. Join the boys as they tes...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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28:22
TLSH | The One Where We Give Up And Watch Stardust Instead
In this weeks episode, twists and turns give the boys reading whiplash! The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune sends Mack and Lucky on a journey through mystical forests, arcane towers, arid wastelands, and wizardry unlike anything t...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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32:55
TLSH | Lucky-Kong vs. Mackzilla - The Snyder Cut
Sparks fly in the GRBN studio as the brothers clash over The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune. The book's challenging themes and crass humor tear at the seams of Lucky & Mack's very souls, leading to an epic confrontation on th...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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34:10
TLSH | We're Concerned About the Sexually Aggressive Dragon
The boys are back in town with a brand-new book; The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune! There is A LOT going on in this novel; stone statue douchebags, a hornless gay unicorn, a prince named Justin, we can barely keep up! Join your ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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22:50
MUBU | Rub Down In Tub Town
It’s finally here; the final reading of Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon. A bonding between two men over dinner. Confessions and secrets. A romantic train ride. Injuries, accidents, drama, and much, much more! Join the boys as they try ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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46:09
MUBU | Shake Up, Bake Up
An inspirational speech to impressionable youth. Sabotage, everywhere you look. A steamy kiss and rampant stalking. Squashing beef with Daddy. A LOT happens in this reading of Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon, but never fear, your...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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39:25
MUBU | Gorf Hemsworth vs. The World
Annika Dev just CAN'T make up her mind about the gorgeous Hudson Craft, but Mack and Lucky have some opinions! This week we read the first seven chapters of Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon, a journey through the modern dating scene of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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41:32
MUBU | Dream Dad, Nightmare Harem
Your favorite gentlemen are BACK in this season 2 premiere! To kick this season off right, Mack and lucky have chosen the hotly anticipated, not even AVAILABLE yet novel Make Up, Break Up by Lily Menon. This modern look into digital da...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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31:45