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Summary: In the name of science and love... Bestselling author of The Hating Game, Sally Thorne, joins Kelly to discuss her recent spooky romance release, Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match. Other conversation topics include creepy dollhouses, writing "deliberately bad" fiction (as a writing exercise), and why we love retellings of classic stories.

Guest: Sally Thorne

Show Notes:
- Sponsored Ad Spot for Enchant the Dawn by Amanda Ashley (00:00:05 - 00:01:20)
- A few quick thoughts on Sally's debut novel (and film adaptation), The Hating Game
- Sally's relationship with the romance genre (00:06:41)
- Tropes in Sally's books... fancy a manic pixie dream BOY?
- Listen to our previous episode review of 99 Percent Mine
- A fresh spin on Frankenstein... and an amnesia trope I don't hate?
- A brief synopsis for Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match (00:12:59)
- Sally's haunted dollhouse, Blackthorne Manor
- Why we love retellings in romance (00:18:40)
- Everything to love about questionable, imperfect characters... especially when they're women
- From contemporary romcoms to historical romance retellings, Sally's writing is all over the place (in the best way possible)

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