S05.09: Hold by Claire Kent: There is Nothing Soft in this Book
We\u2019ve talked about this week\u2019s read along so much it\u2019s kind of impossible to imagine that we haven\u2019t read it with y\u2019all, yet! But here we are, finally cracking open Claire Kent\u2019s brilliant novella, Hold. Set on a prison planet, this one dials forced proximity up to 11, and does the excellent job of answering just how horrifying a world can you write a romance in? The answer is very. Very horrifying. We talk about sex and consent and strength and humanity and how love blooms in even the darkest of places. Is it possible we needed this book this week? It sure is.\n\nContent warnings for the book and headphones in for the episode, magnificent firebirds!