*This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title, Enchant the Dawn by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Amanda Ashley. 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 ThorneShow 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) Coming Soon:- Pre-order your copy of my upcoming holiday novella, Meet Me in Los Feliz (Available October 25th).- See Boobies & Noobies LIVE (with My Worst Date podcast) October 28th at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles. Click HERE for tickets! There's also a livestream option if you can't make it to the show. Links:Follow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast, on TikTok @b00biespodcast, and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website. 👉 Support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $1/month. 👈 *Boobies & Noobies is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to on Frolic's website.