Hosts Kinsey and Karly discuss the entire Ali Hazelwood backlist, top favorites, and the upcoming adaptation of The Love Hypothesis! If you aren’t sure which Ali Hazlewood book to start with, this is the episode for you!

This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat, an ongoing season all year long! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: See timestamps for any needed spoiler warnings to safely skip ahead 

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(03:30) - Our favorite Ali Hazelwood book

(18:28) - Ranking the entire backlist

(34:04) - The Love Hypothesis adaption 

(44:02) - Skip ahead for spoiler for The Love Hypothesis

(44:45) - Outro

(46:10) - Blooper

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• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for release day & offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

• Season 4: Author Interviews

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Join hosts Kinsey and Karly for an interview with Meghan Le Fay, debut author of Wings of LIfe, book 1 in the Dragonbound Chronicles, which was released on May 26, 2026. Wings of Life has already received praise from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist! It’s perfect for fans of enemies-to-lovers romance and epic dragon-filled fantasy.

If you haven’t had a chance to read Wings of Life yet, have no fear! Get to know Meghan in the first half of our interview, where we begin with spoiler-free questions and Meghan shares what readers can expect (trust us, you’ll want to pick it up!). Kinsey and Karly cover spoiler-free topics like Meghan’s journey as a debut author, her writing style, the importance of having an inclusive cast of characters, and more! After a quick spoiler warning, the hosts move onto their biggest questions following Wings of Life, including worldbuilding and theories for book two.  

This is the beginning of our Author Interview series, an ongoing season all year long! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Wings of Life by Meghan Le Fay

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(00:54) - Spoiler-free questions

(11:50) - Spoiler warning

(12:09) - Spoiler questions

(34:34) - Outro

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• Facebook: Meghan Le Fay

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• Weekly chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads. It’s like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more! This season is ongoing all year long.

• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

• Season 4: Author Interviews

• Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.

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New episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members!

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas, Book 4 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of ACOTAR 6. 

This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00:00) - Intro

MOMENTS DISCUSSION (ACOFAS Spoilers Only)

(01:20) - Overall thoughts on ACOFAS

(06:12) - Channeling our inner Suriel and spilling the tea on our favorite moments and quotes 

FORESHADOWING DISCUSSION (Full Series Spoilers and Full Maasverse Spoilers)

(23:28) - Favorite foreshadowing moments (ACOTAR series spoilers)

(43:05) - Outro

(44:03) - Bonus Blooper Discussion

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

• Season 1: Book Bestie Chat

• 🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.

• Weekly chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads. It’s like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more! This season is ongoing all year long.

• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

• Season 4: Author Interviews

• Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.

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New episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members! 

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they recap A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas, Book 4 in the ACOTAR series. They break down key moments and characters you’ll want to remember before ACOTAR 6 release day. This is perfect for listeners looking for a quick refresher, especially if you don’t have time to re-read the entire Maasverse.

This recap is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. Listeners can expect quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and more before the sequel’s release on October 27, 2026! And once ACOTAR 6 is here, we’ll be right by your side to recover from the inevitable cliff-hangover before ACOTAR 7’s release on January 12, 2027…and yes, we will be reacting and updating our theories between releases. 

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for ACOFAS: Book 4 by Sarah J Maas

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

• Season 1: Book Bestie Chat

• 🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.

• Weekly chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads. It’s like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more! This season is ongoing all year long.

• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

• Season 4: Author Interviews

• Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.

Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/

Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BasicandBookishPodcast 

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New episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members! Check out our release schedule:

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• Season 2: Monday 

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Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas, Book 3 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of ACOTAR 6. 

This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00:00) - Intro

MOMENTS DISCUSSION (ACOWAR Spoilers Only)

(01:24) - Overall thoughts on ACOWAR

(07:23) - Ranking ACOWAR in the series

(09:02) - Channeling our inner Suriel and spilling the tea on our favorite moments and quotes 

(26:16) - Thoughts on the ending 

CHARACTERS DISCUSSION

(42:47) - Characters we’d cross the wall for (Book 3 Spoilers Only) 

(45:01) - Character discussion with ACOTAR series spoilers

FORESHADOWING DISCUSSION (Full Series Spoilers and Full Maasverse Spoilers)

(01:03:01) - Favorite foreshadowing moments (ACOTAR series spoilers)

(01:08:46) - Foreshadowing and theories (spoilers for full Maasverse) 

(01:19:44) - Outro

(01:20:54) - Bonus Blooper Discussion

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

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• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

• Season 4: Author Interviews

• Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.

Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/

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New episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members!

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they recap A Court of Wingas and Ruin by Sarah J Maas, Book 3 in the ACOTAR series. They break down key moments and characters you’ll want to remember before ACOTAR 6 release day. This is perfect for listeners looking for a quick refresher, especially if you don’t have time to re-read the entire Maasverse.

This recap is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. Listeners can expect quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and more before the sequel’s release on October 27, 2026! And once ACOTAR 6 is here, we’ll be right by your side to recover from the inevitable cliff-hangover before ACOTAR 7’s release on January 12, 2027…and yes, we will be reacting and updating our theories between releases. 

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for ACOWAR: Book 3 by Sarah J Maas

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:19) - Part 1

(03:05) - Part 2

(11:17) - Part 3

(18:12) - Outro

(19:18) - Blooper Discussion

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

• Season 1: Book Bestie Chat

• 🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.

• Weekly chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads. It’s like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more! This season is ongoing all year long.

• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

• Season 4: Author Interviews

• Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.

Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/

Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BasicandBookishPodcast 

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New episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members! Check out our release schedule:

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Get ready to dive into an OG episode of Karly's first podcast "Dragon Readers". These episodes were created with the intention of making deep-dive topical episodes for Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, and were released prior to the publication of Onyx Storm. This episode is on the Venin, and was originally recorded in audio only format, so no video is available for this episode. 

This is part of our Season 3 Empyrean Analysis

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Fourth Wing, and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

• Season 4: Author Interviews

• Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.

Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/

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Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas, Book 2 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of  ACOTAR 6. 

This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00:00) - Intro

(02:06) - Overall thoughts on A Court of Mist and Fury

(09:01) - Ranking Book 2 in the ACOTAR series

(10:39) - Suriel Tea Time: Chapter 54 or Chapter 55? 

(15:12) - Favorite Scenes and Quotes in ACOMAF

(23:47) - Thoughts on Feyre painting the cabin

(24:54) - Reactions to the ending 

(28:13) - Characters we’d cross the wall for 

(35:30) - SPOILER WARNING for ENTIRE ACOTAR SERIES (moving forward)

(35:52) - The Inner Circle Character Discussion (with series spoilers)

(42:36) - Thoughts on the Prison / Dusk Court

(44:52) - Favorite foreshadowing moments from ACOMAF (with series spoilers)

(48:38) - SPOILER WARNING for ENTIRE MAASVERSE (moving forward)

(49:17) - The Weaver’s Cottage and important items in ACOMAF (Spoilers for full Maasverse) 

(50:51) - SPOILER WARNING for Kingdom of Ash (skip until 51:19)

(51:35) - SPOILER WARNING for Maasverse lore introduced in Heir of Fire and Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath 

(52:17) - Feyre’s cure for faebane / bloodbane (Maasverse lore spoilers)

(55:03) - SKIP AHEAD ALL FULL MAASVERSE SPOILERS - Final thoughts on A Court of Mist and Fury (spoiler free)

(56:20) - Outro

(57:20) - Bonus Blooper Discussion (ACOWAR Spoiler)

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• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

• Season 4: Author Interviews

• Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.

Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/

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New episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members! 

Hosts Kinsey and Karly discuss the recent release of Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry, the sequel to Shield of Sparrows. In this episode, they discuss favorite moments, which scenes made them crash out, predictions for book 3, and more! 

This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat, an ongoing season all year long! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Rites of the Starling. 

TRIGGER WARNING: Please note the trigger warnings for Rites of the Starling. This episode has two trigger warnings for SA and animal death. Each trigger warning is presented before that discussion starts, and there are timestamps below that allow you to skip ahead. 

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(00:18) - Trigger warnings explained

(01:06) - Reactions to the ending

(03:17) - Shield of Sparrows vs Rites of the Starling

(04:26) - What we found confusing

(08:16) - The Caspia twist 

(15:18) - Did we enjoy the new POV 

(17:39) - Favorite moments

(18:17) - TRIGGER WARNING: skip ahead to skip brief SA reference

(22:03) - TRIGGER WARNING: skip ahead to skip discussion of animal death

(25:18) - Theories for book 3

(32:49) - Outro

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

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Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they recap A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas, Book 2 in the ACOTAR series. They break down key moments and characters you’ll want to remember before ACOTAR 6 release day. This is perfect for listeners looking for a quick refresher, especially if you don’t have time to re-read the entire Maasverse.

This recap is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. Listeners can expect quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and more before the sequel’s release on October 27, 2026! And once ACOTAR 6 is here, we’ll be right by your side to recover from the inevitable cliff-hangover before ACOTAR 7’s release on January 12, 2027…and yes, we will be reacting and updating our theories between releases. 

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for ACOMAF: Book 2 by Sarah J Maas

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:15) - Part 1

(05:52) - Part 2

(23:36) - Part 3

(34:57) - Outro

(36:07) - Blooper Discussion

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• Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! 

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics

• Professor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.

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