June 2026 was my best reading month in years: 22 books, nearly 8,000 pages, and a full-blown C-drama obsession that reshaped everything I picked up. This is Reading Under the Covers, a romance novel podcast, and today's my June reading wrap-up: every book and the show that started my new binge.
It began with Pursuit of Jade on Netflix. I fell hard, that man yearns like nobody's business, and once the show had me, I went looking for books that felt the same way. Pull up a chair, this is a long one.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:57 StoryGraph Reading Stats
01:48 C Drama Obsession Begins
02:30 Pursuit of Jade Recap
06:07 More C Dramas to Watch
07:56 Back to the Books
08:05 Regency Pirate Rom Com
09:45 Paris Poly Romance
10:46 Immortality Lyrical Fantasy
12:21 True Crime Thriller
13:47 MM Urban Fantasy Romance
17:02 Small Town Suspense Romance
18:52 Rival Wizards Rom Com
20:26 Magical Vet Academia
22:59 Villain Love Triangle
24:47 Classic Time Travel Romance
26:58 Cozy Quest Romantasy
28:38 Wildcat Dark Stalkers
31:39 Space Mystery Romance
33:11 Grumpy Sunshine Foodie
34:49 Assassin Gothic Dark Romance
37:15 Chinese Mythology YA
38:21 Fake Dating Mooncakes
39:35 Cinderella Inspired Fantasy
41:24 Wrestling Rival Romance
43:43 Gothic Fantasy Yearning
45:47 Death God Fantasy Quest
47:36 Pride and Prejudice Korea
49:16 Wrap Up and Community
Links
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Want the full discussion of A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux? We covered it in two Ripped & Ravished Book Club episodes with Becky from Too Stupid To Live → https://www.underthecoversbookblog.com/a-knight-in-shining-armor-by-jude-deveraux/
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