The Cosy Cup Book Club

Episode Twenty Two S2: Noses & Built on Love ft. JJ Cross

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/fan_mail/new] This week Katy and Rosie are joined by the lovely JJ Cross — romance author, caffeine enthusiast, and proud owner of more notebooks than is strictly reasonable — to chat about her debut novel Built on Love, book one of the Peterson Brothers series. It’s a friends-to-lovers romantic suspense with found family vibes, a book boyfriend thoroughly wrapped in green flags, and enough twists to keep you questioning everyone and everything.  Emmy discovers her boyfriend cheating  and what unfolds from there is warm, spicy, and genuinely gripping. We had a brilliant chat with JJ about bringing it all to life. Plus Rosie’s Bit on the Side this week takes a hard left turn into a story about a man who lost his nose in a childhood game of Got Your Nose — and what happens when it turns up at his door years later with arms, legs, and absolutely no sense of personal boundaries. Katy’s reaction was everything. ☕ Grab your cuppa. We promise this all makes sense in context. (It doesn’t.) Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/support] Check out our socials: TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cosycupbookclub?_t=ZN-8w2eiwwcOtq&_r=1]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cosycupbookclub?igsh=MXR0dDcwMGtzMDJuaQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]  YouTube  [https://youtube.com/@cosycupbookclub?si=cRmsblm56fTXAOCb] Niles' Historical Footnotes [https://www.tiktok.com/@timetraveltvhistory?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fMvs5lHtK] Edited by: Kelly Jones Fantasy Author [https://www.tiktok.com/@kelly.j.jones19?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fNBy5L6Iw]

Episode Twenty-One S2 - Red Queen vs. Powerless

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/fan_mail/new] This week, Katy and Rosie are trying something a little different… and potentially a little dangerous for the internet. Rosie has been reading Powerless by Lauren Roberts by, while Katy has been reading The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. And we’re asking the question BookTok has been arguing about for months… Is one a rip-off of the other? Or are they simply two completely different stories written by two different authors that happen to share a handful of familiar fantasy tropes and themes? We’re diving into the characters, the worlds, the powers, the romance, the writing styles, and whether the online controversy is actually fair… or just another case of the internet doing what the internet does best. As always, this episode will contain spoilers for both books, strong opinions, and occasional bad language — so consider this your official warning now. Grab a blanket, grab a coffee, get cosy… and let’s get into it. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/support] Check out our socials: TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cosycupbookclub?_t=ZN-8w2eiwwcOtq&_r=1]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cosycupbookclub?igsh=MXR0dDcwMGtzMDJuaQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]  YouTube  [https://youtube.com/@cosycupbookclub?si=cRmsblm56fTXAOCb] Niles' Historical Footnotes [https://www.tiktok.com/@timetraveltvhistory?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fMvs5lHtK] Edited by: Kelly Jones Fantasy Author [https://www.tiktok.com/@kelly.j.jones19?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fNBy5L6Iw]

Episode 20 S2: Loving Sofas and Jess's Story ft. Ali Fischer

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/fan_mail/new] This week Katy and Rosie are joined by the wonderful Ali Fischer — Finance Manager by day, hopeless romantic by night — to chat about Jess’s Story, the final book in her spicy Book Club series. Jess has spent her whole life being told to look pretty, marry well, and produce an heir — until her dad tries to use her as a bargaining chip in a business deal.  That is, until a trip to Vegas, Julian Hadley, and only one bed offers her a very different kind of solution.  It’s primal, it’s spicy, it’s got a lot of feelings — we had a brilliant chat with Ali about bringing Jess’s story to life. Plus Rosie’s Bit on the Side this week features a certain high-profile politician (names have been changed to protect the guilty) and a sofa that gets perhaps more attention than it deserves. Katy’s reaction was a journey. ☕ Grab your cuppa. This one’s got range. ⚠️ Trigger warnings: arranged marriage themes, primal play, adult content throughout. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/support] Check out our socials: TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cosycupbookclub?_t=ZN-8w2eiwwcOtq&_r=1]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cosycupbookclub?igsh=MXR0dDcwMGtzMDJuaQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]  YouTube  [https://youtube.com/@cosycupbookclub?si=cRmsblm56fTXAOCb] Niles' Historical Footnotes [https://www.tiktok.com/@timetraveltvhistory?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fMvs5lHtK] Edited by: Kelly Jones Fantasy Author [https://www.tiktok.com/@kelly.j.jones19?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fNBy5L6Iw]

Episode Nineteen S2: The Poison Daughter and fictional vs. real men

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/fan_mail/new] This week Katy and Rosie dive into The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson — the USA Today bestselling dark romantasy that BookTok has been absolutely feral about. Meet Harlow Carrenwell: poison-lipped vigilante, reluctant assassin, and woman who has killed every man she’s ever kissed — until she meets the one man who survives.  When her new betrothed Henry Havenwood turns out to be immune to her magic and inconveniently aware of her double life, things get complicated — fast.  Arranged marriage, enemies-to-lovers, a dash of vampires, and a heroine with genuinely lethal personal boundaries. We had opinions. We also tackle this week’s big question: which book character do you love but would be absolutely terrible in real life? The answers were very telling. No further questions. ☕ Grab your cuppa — and maybe don’t kiss anyone you’ve just met. ⚠️ Trigger warnings: violence, themes of abuse, dark content. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/support] Check out our socials: TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cosycupbookclub?_t=ZN-8w2eiwwcOtq&_r=1]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cosycupbookclub?igsh=MXR0dDcwMGtzMDJuaQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]  YouTube  [https://youtube.com/@cosycupbookclub?si=cRmsblm56fTXAOCb] Niles' Historical Footnotes [https://www.tiktok.com/@timetraveltvhistory?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fMvs5lHtK] Edited by: Kelly Jones Fantasy Author [https://www.tiktok.com/@kelly.j.jones19?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fNBy5L6Iw]

Episode Eighteen S2: Getting down with pasta and Julia Sleeps ft. Zoe Caryl

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/fan_mail/new] This week we are joined by the wonderful Zoe Caryl, to talk about her first novel Julia Sleeps — a female-driven historical fiction set in 1930s Glasgow following Evie Jameson, a tenement girl with a voice that stops rooms, who is determined to turn her passion for singing into a career.   Plus Rosie’s Bit on the Side this week features a piece of pasta that becomes a man and has a very lovely time indeed. Katy had thoughts. Many thoughts. Grab your cuppa. ☕ It’s a good one. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2296547/support] Check out our socials: TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@cosycupbookclub?_t=ZN-8w2eiwwcOtq&_r=1]  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cosycupbookclub?igsh=MXR0dDcwMGtzMDJuaQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr]  YouTube  [https://youtube.com/@cosycupbookclub?si=cRmsblm56fTXAOCb] Niles' Historical Footnotes [https://www.tiktok.com/@timetraveltvhistory?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fMvs5lHtK] Edited by: Kelly Jones Fantasy Author [https://www.tiktok.com/@kelly.j.jones19?_r=1&_t=ZN-91fNBy5L6Iw]