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This week, Katy and Rosie are joined by S. J. Gathercole for a chat about her gripping novel The People We Trust. They dig into messy friendships, buried secrets, and those unsettling moments when the people closest to you might not be quite who you think they are.

Meanwhile, in Rosie’s Bit on the Side, things take a turn… skyward. A cloud. A sexy cloud. We’re not saying it awakens anything, but we’re also not not saying that. It’s whimsical, it’s slightly unhinged, and it raises far more questions than it answers.

Pop the kettle on, get comfy, and join us for an episode that’s equal parts trust issues, author insight, and unexpected atmospheric attraction.

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This week we’re asking the important questions. What actually makes a great villain? Is it the trauma? The moral greyness? The unhinged behaviour we absolutely should not be rooting for… but kind of are?

We dive into our favourite fictional villains, the ones who live rent-free in our heads, before turning our attention to Credence – a book that is many things, not least emotionally chaotic, deeply uncomfortable, and impossible to stop talking about. Expect messy family dynamics, questionable decisions, and at least one moment where we all collectively go, “oh… oh no.”

As always, there’s strong opinions, mild outrage, questionable taste confessions, and the comforting knowledge that if a character is morally dubious, we’re probably about to defend them anyway.

Pop the kettle on. This one gets feral. ☕📚

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This week on The Cosy Cup Book Club, we’ve somehow ended up discussing two wildly different books in one cosy little episode.

First up: Knifed — featuring a super soldier and a premise that made us pause, blink, and say, “Right. Go on then.” It’s weird, it’s bold, and it sent us down a very specific rabbit hole.

Then we swing hard into Broken Princess, a dark mafia romance that delivers exactly what it promises: power, control, danger, and characters making choices that would absolutely ruin your life in reality.

We’re joined by author Laura Bennett to talk all things Broken Princess — from dark romance territory to writing morally questionable men and heroines who’ve been through it.

Expect cosy drinks, chaotic reactions, and that familiar Cosy Cup whiplash of going from “what did I just read?” to “I fear I enjoyed it.”

Pop the kettle on — it’s a mixed bag, and we loved it. ☕📚

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