It’s time to hop back into Mads’ favorite book in the Throne of Glass series, Heir of Fire! First things first though. We have a mystery on our hands that is consuming Madison’s every waking thought. Anyways, back in Wendlyn, Aelin is straight up not having a good time. Her training is not going smoothly and Rowan’s methods are a bit unorthodox. Meanwhile, Chaol and Dorian are dealing with their own issues with varying outcomes. Manon and her Thirteen are introduced to the deadly (and very cute in Blake’s opinion) Wyvern!

Mads and Blake coming in hot with a big tip for villains: STOP WITH THE MONOLOGUES! In this case, Briallyn’s incessant need to hear her own voice comes in clutch for Nesta. Her annoying chatter gives Cassian time to break through the Crown’s hold. Do we like his new plan though? No, no we don’t. Briallyn runs into a classic The Hobbit situation with the sun and Nesta’s own powers. What an idiot.

Emerie and Gwyn have made it to the top, which is great. Yay. We are very happy for them, truly. HOWEVER, Nesta has not made it to the top yet. In fact, she is stuck fighting a male drunk on his own hatred. It is not a pretty scene. Nesta’s last week has been brutal and they call this part of Ramiel the Breaking for a reason. Then again, it is Nesta we are talking about and we know she doesn’t give up easily. After a dramatic entrance, we are all thrilled to see Cassian….until we aren’t.

Hi! It’s been a hot minute and we’ve missed you! Now prepare for a good ole classic Shoot the $hit with Mads and I. We chat about some of the latest news and events in the book community. Plus Mads got a VERY special delivery while we were recording. There is no way you can even guess what it was. I promise. It’s been an absolutely wild couple of weeks for us so strap in for a chaotic rundown!

Cassian and Azriel’s missteps have lead them into a bit of a pickle with a Death God and a Crone. The big issue is there a Made dagger up for grabs too. Uh oh. Meanwhile, Nesta is holding the line against Bellius and his little gang of jerks. All of her mind stilling really comes in handy for the fight. 

Mads and I are back at it again with lots of theories…on every SJM character’s favorite “hobby” in the bedroom. We’re debating how into they would be and what particular “hobbies” would take up their nights (or days if they like some afternoon delight). Our lovely patrons gave us a couple bonus characters to evaluate. They got a bit creative.

The Valkyries are battling everyone and everything at the moment: the Breaking on Ramiel, bloodthirsty Illyrians, Gwyn’s own injury and the brutal cold. All around would bet that Ramiel gets like a 1.1 outta 10 on Pythian Trip Advisor at best. Meanwhile, Cassian and Az fumble their mission HARD. We can all agree that we saw that mishap coming in one way or another though, right?

The time has finally come. The cover for House of Flame and Shadow has been released and the (obnoxious) number of editions have been announced! Now sit back and relax (or spiral with us) on what every little detail could mean. As you may have guessed, I’ve been obsessing over this since Wednesday and probably will continue to do so until January 30th.