Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comGuest: Penny ReidWebsite: https://pennyreid.ninja/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReidRomanceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/reidromance/We read:A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maashttps://sarahjmaas.com/court-of-thorns-and-roses/Books mentioned:Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (Web comic)A Well-Timed Enchantment by Vivian Vande VeldeMarriage Games by C.D. ReissThe Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti BowlingBook recommendation requests:Penny’s 12-year-old-going-on-75 year old son has read All the Books. His favorite books include The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov and he recently enjoyed The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin. He didn’t like Dune. How do we introduce him to the romance genre?Penny is looking for recommendations for awesome romance books to gift her daughter on her 16th birthday (6 years from now).Penny is looking for character-driven erotica suggestions, along the lines of C.D. Reiss.Miscellaneous:Grief is a spiralZeus is toxicOutgrowing a relationship is OKThere’s strength in being a marshmallowWould you trade your freedom for a golden cageDid you know that Ripley in Alien was originally written as a man? (Anyone have a paper on this?)“The reason it still resonates with women today in the industry is how real Ripley is, Weaver adds. "So many people in the business would have said, ‘Well now we have to make her more sympathetic.’ And then it’s suddenly this token scene that shows we’re actually feminine after all, and that’s frankly bulls---, because that doesn’t happen in real life. Ripley doesn’t have time to try to be sympathetic, you know?” she added.”