What happens when you take the dystopian romances of the 2010s and add Tessa Bailey-level spice? You get *Broken Rival*, a time-travel romance featuring a morally gray military man, a very inconvenient love triangle, and our least favorite trope: brother lovers.
This week, Elyse and Katy are talking about Tessa Bailey's first dystopian romance, why it feels like *The Hunger Games* meets *The Vampire Diaries*, and whether we really needed a YA-style love story with this much spice. Plus, we're discussing the *Fourth Wing* casting news, our Halloween costumes, and Katy officially hitting her Goodreads goal.
**The first 20-ish minutes are spoiler-free!** We'll sound the spoiler alarm before getting into the twists, romance, and ending.
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