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Welcome to the newest Fizz Hangout! Every Friday, you all can stop by the weekly Fizz Hangout post and ask questions (to us or to your fellow patrons), discuss recent bonus scenes and/or podcasts with each other, and catch up on all the goodies you might've missed!

HANGOUT QUESTION: we love seeing your response to questions about the Like Us series, and it helps facilitate some awesome discussions! Each week, there'll be a new "hangout question" that you can answer in the comments, if you wish! The question this week is...

What romance trope is your most favorite to read and what romance trope is your least favorite? For us, it's probably easy to guess that we LOVE friends-to-lovers and that we're not big on the "cheating" trope. 

Weekly Recap

Happy Friday, magical & superheroic beauties! As we continue through July, we are getting SO freaking close to Lunnelly! Do you smell the Wawa coffee? Do you see the glitter on the horizon? We do! We are so incredibly excited about this book, and we will be gushing soon on the "What to Expect in Misfits Like Us" podcast. BUT we will also be holding ourselves back from spoiling. No spoilers here 🙅‍♀️.  The era of Lunnelly is under way and we're loving it 👽✨

As always, don't forget to read the more news section. We have more updates for all of you there. In case you missed it, here's what went down this week on Patreon:

- Announcement: And the topic for July's Monthly Podcast is...

- Teaser Tuesday: Teaser Tuesday #4: Misfits Like Us

- First Look: Cover Reveal of Misfits Like Us

MORE NEWS

💗 Goodreads Giveaway: Berkley is giving away more print editions of Addicted to You over on Goodreads. Good luck!! Giveaway ends July 15th. US only. Enter here.

💗 UPDATE: Due to supply chain issues and printer delays, the new Calloway Sisters Simon & Schuster Australia print editions will now be releasing on July 18th. The new Australia/New Zealand ebooks will be released on July 11th still.  

Readers who do not live in Australia or New Zealand: If you'd like any of these Simon & Schuster Australia editions, they are up on The Book Depository, including the new cover of Some Kind of Perfect. A great thing about these editions is that they're VERY reasonably priced because they're traditionally published. It's something that we can't do as indies. So if you've been holding off on getting the Calloway Sisters because of the $$$ then grabbing the entire set on The Book Depository might be a great option 💓

Note: the Simon & Schuster Australia editions will be a different height than our indie paperbacks, so just be aware of that if you're planning on getting SKOP.

💗 Signed Book Store Restock: This will still be happening at the end of the month. The restock will include the Addicted Series, Calloway Sisters (both the new editions and original editions), Bad Reputation, and Misfits Like Us. You will be able to ask for character notes for ONLY Bad Reputation, Misfits Like Us, and Love & Other Cursed Things. We won't be offering character notes for any other books, including the new covers of the Calloway Sisters.

(As a reminder: We order lots of books, but we are limited by the space in our house. So we can't always order hundreds and hundreds of each title. If a title does sell out, we're planning on having more restocks.)

For more info about the signed store, we have an FAQ page

💗 In case you missed this news, there will be brand new covers for the Like Us series 🎉  These will be illustrated covers. They'll replace the ebooks, and the print editions (paperback & hardcover) will be special editions that include one Patreon bonus scene in the back of each. We're still estimating that they'll be completed this year. They're being designed by the amazingly talented Haley Secen ✨

The original Like Us series paperbacks with the faces will still be available online, and for the rest of the Like Us series, you'll have a choice between the face cover or the illustrated cover for print. This way you can complete your collection if you already have the face covers

💗 November 4th-6th, we'll be attending Shameless Book Con 2022 in Orlando, Florida

UPCOMING RELEASES:

Next Release (Pre-Order): Misfits Like Us - releasing July 22nd

Upcoming:Calloway Sisters Series, Simon & Schuster Australia editions - releasing July 18th, 2022

Upcoming:People Like Us, a novella "episodic" serial featuring Maximoff, Farrow, Thatcher, Jane, Oscar, & Jack. Coming soon (date TBA)

Upcoming (Pre-Order):Addicted to You, new print edition with exclusive bonus material - releasing August 16th, 2022

Upcoming (Pre-Order): Ricochet, new print edition with exclusive bonus material - releasing October 18th, 2022

WHAT'S COMING THIS MONTH:

Teaser Tuesday: Misfits Like Us is on its way! You can expect these to come every Tuesday until the release July 22nd 🎉

First Looks: Now that we're in the release month, you can expect the first look at the first chapter of Misfits before its release 💖💫

Main Bonus & Extra Bonus: we're keeping hush, hush on the POVs for now!

Monthly Podcast & Extra Podcast: The Monthly Podcast has been chosen, and it'll be an awesome catchup on the resident Troublemakers in the Like Us series! The Extra Podcast will be "What to Expect in Misfits Like Us" and that will drop before the release 💚

MASTER LISTS

(the easiest way to find past bonus scenes, podcasts, & extras)

Master List of Bonus Scenes 📖

Master List of Podcasts 🎧

Master List of Extras 🤓

Go forth & chat! You can ask us and/or your fellow patrons questions, discuss bonuses, podcasts, or whatever your heart desires! Thanks so much for all the support & being a patron!! *ALL THE LOVE, HUGS, AND FAIRY DUST*

xoxo Krista & Becca

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Haley Secen

I loove friends to lovers and second chance romance and absolutely hate cheating and any kind of miscommunication trope

Sara

i started reading the like us series in january so this is my first time being a part of the fandom when a new book is released! What is the typical length of time between releases of books that follow the same couple?

Lauren

Favorite book tropes are def the bad boy trope, some age gap romance as long as it isn’t too extreme, and of course forbidden star crossed lovers!!! Cannot stand the a**hole guy but girl falls for him anyway trope, or the teacher/student thing. No toxic stereotypes please! 💁🏻‍♀️

Bella

My favorite romance trope is probably grumpy x sunshine which always makes me think of Ryke & Daisy. I also feel like Kinney and whoever she ends up with could be a super cute grumpy x sunshine pairing! My least favorite romance trope is miscommunication as the main conflict and I’m so glad that’s not really a thing with the core six or the like us series.

gabriella 📖☁️🧸

i LOVE friends to lovers or enemies/rivals to lovers!! i’m not a big fan of the accidental pregnancy trope, and i’m with you guys on the cheating trope — not a fan! so exited for Misfits!!💚👽 the cover & blurb got me so excited!! ps: have you both seen Thor Love & Thunder yet? 💙⚡️ (i know it just came out, but i’d love to hear your thoughts on it if you did!)

Andrea

My favorite is friends to lovers and single parent. For my least favorite I’ve never been a fan of rockstar romances & cheating is unforgivable in a romance book!

Allyson M

My link to enter the giveaway isn’t working…don’t know if it’s just me though. I like enemies to friends to lovers. I dislike bully tropes. Definitely don’t like cheating!

Emely

My favorite is friend to lovers and bad boy good girl. My least favorite is the cheating trope. If I know a book has it I won’t read it and if I am reading one and it has it then I will mostly likely not finish it.

Krista & Becca Ritchie

We're not sure there is much of a difference between the time between the same couple and a different couple. But for the Like Us series, the longer it's gone on and with the amount of characters and books in the series, we've needed a little bit more time between books in order to make sure all the consistencies and details line up. We don't have a release date yet for Unlucky Like Us yet, but it will definitely be sometime next year 💖

Rockelle Moett

Rivals to lovers but he’s always adored her and 3rd act breakup trope whatever that’s called

Krista & Becca Ritchie

We haven't seen Thor yet! But I (Krista) plan to see it tonight. And I am pumped!! 🍿🤩

Zoe Nepolello

Friends to lovers is also my FAVE and I personally absolutely can’t do bully tropes.

Sascha

least favourite trope has to be insta love and my favourite for contemporary is probably friends to lovers and then i love enemies to lovers in fantasy :) Also have to say I’ve been obsessing over the misfits blurb! I cannot wait for this book to come out. I have loved lunnelly since lovers like us so the fact we are finally getting their book feels surreal 🥰💚

Illyana

DOLLS I JUST WATCHED THOR. OMG

Illyana

We talked about tropes a couple months back (if my memory doesn't fail me lol!) and i think at the time i said i disliked enemies to lovers (because my ass is like... i don't kid around if i like you... i'm chasing... and if not... i'm f-ing off XD No denial of feels on hehe!) so i cant always relate to those tropes when the character is like hate-loving-hate, unless it's banter.... yeah i think i'm still pretty committed to that dislike :P And in terms of the most reread trope... whatever Marrow is that's my fav given how much i reread their books :P Lol. But outside KBR... i've always loved a romance that bonds over 'something' be in they come together because they're in the same sport... same academic class... same university... same band... that's my fav ! My favourite romances outside Famous ones this year are actually all webtoons! AND that infamous fanfiction Duplicity... i was pretending to need pee breaks at work just to touch base with that book. Honestly, 25/10 :P Oh and i'm such a sucker for a small town romance.... Wrath by Elle James was AMAZING. She has a new book due soon which i preordered (and i never really preorder cuz i don't like to commit to something idk hahah) called Want which is a romance between a young russian dancer in NYC and a senetor... :O

Alice Berlin

My favorite tropes are friends to lovers and second chance (especially when they’re combined) and my least favorite is probably bully romances or love triangles (ive only seen like 1 done well)

Illyana

In terms of recent favs i'm looking forward to... HELLFIRE GALA STARTS NEXT WEEK ! ahhhh! I'm beyond excited! You guys ready? Have you seen the Immortal X-Men 12 cover with... Emma...just... in velvet sheets.... it was very... Charlie of her XD Although i am NOT excited for A.X.E. Judgement Day event... I have a feeling that something will happen to cyc... again... and feels very reminiscent of inhumans vs. xmen... honestly XD And other then that, i have still been ready Thrawn (via audiobook... his voice is... well Connor Cobalt if he were an alien... and i love to hear all the spaceship sounds etc. !) and started Real Housewives of Dubai! Iman is AMAZING! Have you guys picked up that property yet? What favs have you guys been enjoying :D

Marcades

I love a good enemies/rivals to lovers or a marriage of convenience!! My least favourite is miscommunication or pregnancy trope when its the ONLY trope 🤗

elsa

i am a sucker for rivals to lovers!! probably explains why i love coballoway so much 🫶🫶 i loathe love triangles though, and miscommunication

Patricia Robles

Hi Krista and Becca, happy fizzle Friday to you both!!! 🥰 I just wanted to ask a really quick question and that is: are you planning to write any exclusive patreon content for luna and donnelly after you've finished releasing their books?? ❤️ (and my fave trope is childhood friends to lovers because surprise, surprise - lilo are my faves!!! 🤣❤️)

misschem

Ohhh I love a thousend tropes enemies to lovers, opposites atracts, grumpy/sunshine, fake dating, friends to enemies to lovers, childhood friend, arrenged marriage, sick caring of love interest, misunderstanding and STEM women (PD I don't know if this is really a trope or a genre, so I use the meaning interchangeably

Alexandra

I love friends to lovers and really dislike love triangles. Also, can I just say how much I am loving the blurb for MLU? I honestly didn't think I could get even more excited for the release but here I am 😭🥰 Also, I was wondering, do you know already how long Misfits is going to be? I would hands down read a 1000 pages of Lunnelly ❤️❤️

Alexandra

omg and also, I realized that the triple date from the blurb was first mentioned in a bonus scene. Was that on purpose? That would be so insane, that scene was posted at the end of last year already! Either way, such a cute easter egg 🥰

Michelle Roberson

I just realized that MLU is two weeks away! Oh boy, I am so ready. With the exception of cheating, I can be on board with any trope if I like and/or trust the authors enough. For example, I actually generally don't like slow burn because it feels like writers drag it out for far too long and there's never enough payoff, which is why I had a brief moment of panic when I read MLU's blurb, but I trust you ladies and it makes sense for Donnelly and Luna. I generally enjoy enemies to lovers, and just angst-based tropes in general! Also, happy endings. Give me a happy ending. 🥰🥰🥰

Kaitlyn Pasi

i’m a sucker for an enemies to lovers or forbidden love. love triangles are VERY subpar

Illyana

Also super side note! I was wondering, in the BC Moretti Brothers Birthday, 12 year old Thatcher acknowledges Sky ranting and loving Blood Red Road, the Halway Comic, with no foresight into who he'd be marrying. Has Thatcher every opened up to Moffy or even Loren to connect to, this instance? That his brother was a fan of the gothic comics Halway puts out? I think I'd love to see how that would play out. Also given we haven't seen a lot of Loren and Thatch bonding moments (yet ;) ).

Teresa

I love enemies to lovers and starcrossed romance, my least favorites is childhood friends to lovers and second chance romances. Friends to lovers is done to much for my liking making it less realistic and second chance I don't like when a relationship has already happened before I get into there POV in their own books. I was curious Krista.and Becca if this bonus scene is on your list. When Beckett couldn't come into the apartment that he shared with his brothers was trashed and he crashed in Donnellys room?

Zeynep

I love sunshine x grumpy A LOT if u would count that as a trope you guys definitely nail that trope hopefully we would get to see more of that from you in a certain Cobalt in the future 👀🥹 I also hate cheating and love triangles lol

Shaaayxp

Omg does anyone know which bonus scene that is??

Ellieeeee

Ooh my fave Tropes areeee, Single parent, friends to lovers, grumpyXsunshine, I also love when one of them gets injured 👀 TWO WEEKS UNTIL MLU 🎉👽🪐📚

Alexandra

yes, it's "Main Bonus #48: Suddenly Famous Watch Party Aftermath - Part One" :)

🩰

I love best friends to lovers and best friends brother, I also adore the forbidden love trope like where both parents are against you guys but ur in love,

Lauren Gibbs

I love friends to lovers and bi-awakening and I really don't like the miscommunication trope. Can't wait for MLU!!! 😍🙏🏻✨️

Aamna

Fav has to be rivals or friends to lovers and I don’t really like most love triangles. SO EXCITED for MLU in 2 weeks but I was curious about people like us since it said in the original post it would likely be released between ILU and MLU, is there any time frame to expect or is it a surprise?

Angelina (Charlies version) ♟️

My fav tropes are childhood bestfriends to lovers boy obessed and brothers bestfriend also i love happy endings! my least favourite is the miscommunication trope

Marina Lima

cant choose between enemies/best friends to lovers ♥️ and i hate with all my soul love triangle (i mean, where’s the love?)

Hailey

My fav trope is reverse sunshine and grumpy and my least fav is bully romance like just no. I’ll take enemies to lovers, but if it’s like a bully enemies to lovers no no and no.

terra

my favorite trope is probably age gap (the younger one has to be of age tho), friends to lovers and grumpy sunshine. I also really love when one of them has some kind of trauma that they hide from everyone but the love interest and the love interest is able to help them work through it! I hate the miscommunication trope and if one of them cheats… immediately no.

Deniz

Is cheating a trope? Then my least favorites are cheating, step something and bully romances. My favorites are enemies/friends/rivals to lovers, grumpy/sunshine also if it is based on a good reasoning i like fake dating as well. Unpopular opinion: my inner drama queen loves miscommunication trope

Sarah

Favorite: enemies to lovers least: grumpy/sunshine (with Raisy as the only exception)

Lanie

least favorite: love triangle, bully romances, stepbrother trope, mafia and any dark books

Mary Jane

at the moment we have 2,500 patrons, shouldn't there be a new bonus scene?

A spector

Can Ripley’s birthday be added to the birthday list?

Sarah

Will you be at Apollycon?

Deniz

Can't wait for Tuesday Teaser, keeping refreshing! Also when can we expect the first chapter and podcast?

Jess & Ris NCBB

I think it’ll go live when the ebook does. I don’t think Amazon let’s you preorder paperbacks if I’m not mistaken. I have seen it where sometimes the paperback goes live a few days before or after the ebook for some authors.

Julie

My least favourite is huge power imbalance. My most favourite depends on the day but currently reverse harem. But marriages of convenience can be so fun. Or when the characters are fighting to survive together And slow burn feels more real to me than anything else.

Krista & Becca Ritchie

YESYESYES to HELLFIRE GALA!! Krista has already read it (apparently it came out in a hardback first!) 😍 Ohhh not the biggest of of Inhumans vs. X-Men, so anything like that might not be my jam. You're soooo making me want to read Thrawn! Haven't seen RH of Dubai yet! But if you said it's awesome, I'm def going to check it out! Recently, I've only been into X-Men comics (had to pause on Star Wars bc I've only had time for one, and X-Men has my heart and soul), and we've both just been busy working on getting ready for Misfits 🥳🥳 But I'm catching up on the last episodes of Ms. Marvel and omg it lived up to everything I ever hoped it could be! It's such a beautiful show!! The generational bonds between women in a fam are more than I ever expected out of it, and it's the BEST surprise and has made me love Ms. Marvel even more

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Yep we 100% plan to write Luna & Donnelly bonuses once their POVs are out and about in the world with the release of Misfits Like Us 🥳 There are sooooo many scenes we've wanted to write in their POVs, so we're excited to finally be able to write bonus content with them!

Krista & Becca Ritchie

We're still formatting the paperback, but our estimation based on word count is that it'll be around the size of Lovers Like Us! 🥳🥳

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Yes, it was on purpose ☺️ The bonus shows why Oscar, most especially, wants this triple date to happen with Donnelly, and why Donnelly has not made it happen *yet* -- it's definitely an insight into the dynamic, a prelude to the big events of MLU 😉 We loveeeeee connecting everything, and the bonuses are extremely special to us and how they fit into the larger picture of the novels.

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Oh love this question! There's definitely room for more Thatcher backstory and relationship development with other characters to be seen, like the Hales, which is one reason why we're so excited to be doing People Like Us with his POV ☺️

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Just checked and it wasn't in our list! Just added it 💕 Thank you for the suggestion! This one would be a lot of fun to write xoxo

Krista & Becca Ritchie

It'll likely be a surprise! But it won't release before MLU -- it's more likely to come between Misfits and Unlucky 💚

Krista & Becca Ritchie

We didn't add anymore Goals in the Patreon settings after 2000. We're considering new ways to do Special Bonuses each year 💕

Krista & Becca Ritchie

We'll put that in our list of things to update asap! We'll add some side characters too, like Frog 💕 Thanks so much for this suggestion!!

Krista & Becca Ritchie

We're hoping the paperback will be available by the release date to order 💛 There won't be a preorder for the paperback. Worse case scenario, it's a few days after the release due to processing times.

Deniz

As i remember there was a teaser in which donnelly was saying smth like "i have not been friends with a girl, luna is first and that's been messing my head", i couldnt find it. Did you delete it or was i halunicating? 😅

Illyana

Trust me... Maybe this is an unpopular opinion... But I am JUST as excited for People Like Us as I am for Misfits. I'll say it again (and again if necessary ;) ), I LOVE the concept for Peoples Like Us for that same reason ! It feels like we're reading a side run of what's going on with the X-Force as the main run of X-Men pave the way and create the main plot and big consequences/decisions in the KBR universe... And X-Force/People Like Us, lets us keep up with secondary consequences and the happenings of other favs's lives.

Illyana

Re Hellfire Gala... It started yesterday!!! Wohoooooo we need to chat for SURE! I am really scared about this stupid event to make editorially eternals relevant at, per usual, the expense X-Men lives. NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE ETERNALS. Anyway... What did you guys think, about the last Hellfire issue? I am kinda disappointed at the lack of Sceema that was literally hinted and promised to serve us in that issue.... the hand placement was all a marketing illusion it feels. I am also kinda disappointed at the Marvel editors for making 3 years worth of comics and have us still having questions about the poly relationship.... I LOVE the idea of it, let me preface but it does feel a bit badly done... if i do say so myself... I’d like the poly situation more if they actually did something with it besides this sort of weird winking and nodding thing they’ve got going on. Like, whose idea was it? Is everyone okay with it or are some of them just going along with it to be with the person they’re actually into? How serious is it anyway? Is Jean just fucking Logan for fun or is she in love with him too? What exactly is Emma getting out of it? Because she’s never seemed like the kind of person who would be willing to share her man. Idk... what do you guys think? Cuz then on the other hand i'm like... maybe i'm expecting too much from these male writers? 🤣 But again how can i not when Kitsuletti poly was done so well... But it should be that hardIn my head right? UGH. IDK. In my headcanon i just think that Scemma is just TOO HOT to be handled (Coballoway style) on page, so they can't at all talk about it at all XD. I think my favourite couple right now is Rictor and Shatterstar. Well, one that has lasted (I still don't know what's going on with Iceman and Christian Frost? I loved them as a couple! haha)

Illyana

Re Ms. Marvel/Thor: ms. Marvel is great honestly! The actress is soooo cute! And I love that Lily would SOO love it. What would Lo's reaction be (to the show and to lily's love of the show? :P) What did you guys think of the implied that She is an Inhuman?

Illyana

AND THOR! We're all waiting to chat to you about Thor :D