This week on Genre’d, we check into A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna — a cozy, witchy fantasy where found family, grief, and a sentient inn collide under one teapot-raining roof.
We talk about the quiet magic system, why “grumpy × grumpy” romances hit differently, and what makes a comfort read still feel substantial. Plus: vintage Nancy Drew hauls, Katy’s birthday Kindle chaos, and the great Dancing with the Starsstreaming mystery.
💥 Spoiler note: first ~17 minutes are spoiler-free; full spoilers after that (clearly flagged).
In this episode:
- Nancy Drew book haul and Hallmark season kick-off
- The Inn as a sentient character with main-character energy
- Representation we loved — autism, disability, and outsider themes
- Debate: what we’d change about that ending
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