Basic and Bookish

Join hosts Kinsey and Karly for a major crashout over the recent release of Adversary to the Villain, book 4 in the Assistant and the Villain series by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. The hosts react to the chaotic cliffhanger, discuss their favorite moments and quotes, break down the Rennedawn Prophecy, theorize for the final book in the series, and more! You won't want to miss their thoughts on certain characters, and which scenes they think are most important for what's to come.

This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat, an ongoing season all year long! Listeners can expect regular chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads, like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Episode discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Adversary to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Order Adversary to the Villain:

• Hardcover (pre-order): https://amzn.to/4xg9H0d

• Paperback: https://amzn.to/457biJT

• E-book: https://amzn.to/4gbIyG0

• Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4xjJuOy

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:15) - Cliffhanger Reactions

(10:25) - Book Comparison

(14:21) - Favorite POVs and Scenes

(21:46) - Shocking Moments and Important Scenes Discussion

(45:04) - Rennedawn's Prophecy Breakdown

(57:27) - Character and Relationships Discussion

(01:03:00) - Theories for Book 5

(01:21:21) - Final Thoughts

(01:26:33) - Outro

(01:29: 48) - Closing Discussion

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

• Season 1: Book Bestie Chat

• 🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.

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

• 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive 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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For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected]

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

Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and first reactions to Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas, Book 3 in the Throne of Glass series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing as Karly experiences the Throne of Glass series for the first time! Prepare to cry over certain scenes, as well as receive clarification on the Ashryver / Galathynius / Havilliard family tree, and learn the difference between Crochan and Ironteeth Witches. 

This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. 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 ACOTAR 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! 

Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas

ADDENDUM: Kinsey misspoke in the Ashryver family tree portion of this episode. Aelin's and Aedion's mothers are related as cousins and not sisters, so Aelin and Aedion are first cousins once removed instead of first cousins, but they still refer to each other as "cousins."

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:35) - Character Discussion

(27:59) - Favorite and Least Favorite Characters in HoF

(30:46) - Throne of Glass Family Tree

(37:16) - Favorite Heir of Fire Moments

(01:06:19) - Theories for Queen of Shadows

(01:24:53) - Rating Heir of Fire

(01:29:53) - Outro

(01:31:06) - Closing Thoughts

Order Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas:

• Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3TrJzB9 

• E-book: https://amzn.to/4gbz3Xm 

• Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4pX0lEb 

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

• Season 1: Book Bestie Chat

• 🗓️ New episodes every Tuesday.

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

• 🗓️ New episodes every Thursday.

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive 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 

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠

Stay connected on social media:

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• @BasicAndBookishPod

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• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

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For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected]

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

Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas, Book .5 in the Throne of Glass series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing as Karly experiences the Throne of Glass series for the first time!

This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. his season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR 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! 

Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for The Assassin’s Blade 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 

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠

Stay connected on social media:

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• @BasicAndBookishPod

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• Karly: @bookish_is_better 

For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected]

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

Join hosts Kinsey and Karly for an exclusive interview with Stacey McEwan, author of A Forsaken Prophecy, book 2 in The Artisan Trilogy.

If you haven't had a chance to read A Forsaken Prophecy yet, have no fear! Get to know Stacey in the first half of our interview, where we begin with spoiler-free questions and Stacey shares what readers can expect (trust us, you'll want to pick it up!). After a quick spoiler warning, the hosts move onto their biggest questions following A Forsaken Prophecy, including theories for book three. Listeners can also expect a spoiler-free "Writer's Dilemma" This-or-That game, and spoiler-filled "Cliffhangover Jeopardy", a trivia game where one of the hosts competes against the author.

This is part 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 A Forsaken Prophecy by Stacey McEwan

TIMESTAMPS:

(01:33) - "Writer's Dilemma" This-or-That Game

(12:58) - Author Chat (Spoiler-free Questions)

(39:46) - Spoiler Warning

(40:06) - Basic and Bookish Tea (Spoiler Questions)

(1:25:36) - "Cliffhangover Jeopardy" Trivia Game

(1:33:42) - Outro

Support Stacey McEwan:

• Follow Stacey on social media

• Instagram: @staceymcewanbooks

• TikTok: @staceymcewanbooks

• Website: https://www.staceymcewanbooks.com/

• Purchase A Forsaken Prophecy:

• Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3TyHIKI

• E-book: https://amzn.to/4pOb1oF

• Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3Rr2sn8

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

• Season 1: Book Bestie Chat

• 🗓️ New episodes every Tuesday.

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

• 🗓️ New episodes every Thursday.

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive 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

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠

Stay connected on social media:

• YouTube:

• @BasicAndBookishPod

• Instagram:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

• TikTok:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Facebook:

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• Karly: @bookish_is_better

For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected]

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

Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas, Book .5 in the Throne of Glass series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing as Karly experiences the Throne of Glass series for the first time!

This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. his season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR 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!

Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas

Pre-Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas:

• A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6)

• Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX

• E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw

• Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW

• A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7)

• Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP

• E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU

• Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx

Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?

• Season 1: Book Bestie Chat

  • 🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.

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

  • 🗓️New episodes every Thursday.

• Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive 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

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠

Stay connected on social media:

• YouTube:

• @BasicAndBookishPod

• Instagram:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

• TikTok:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Facebook:

• Like and Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/people/Basic-and-Bookish-Podcast/61587204301946/

• Threads:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected]

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

Hosts Kinsey and Karly discuss the recent release of A Forsaken Prophecy by Stacey McEwan, the sequel to A Forbidden Alchemy. 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 A Forsaken Prophecy.

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 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

• 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

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠

Stay connected on social media:

• YouTube:

• @BasicAndBookishPod

• Instagram:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

• TikTok:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Facebook:

• Like and Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/people/Basic-and-Bookish-Podcast/61587204301946/

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• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected]

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

Join hosts Kinsey and Karly for an emergency episode about breaking Empyrean News from Rebecca Yarros! On July 15th, 2026, the author shared a title and cover reveal for "Untitled Empyrean (Not Book 4)", as well as a synopsis, tagline, and teaser quote! The hosts discuss which point of views they think are most likely for Threshing Day, scenes they're hoping for, as well as if we'll see former cast characters, gryphon fliers, and whether or not there will be any spice in the next Empyrean novella, and more!

Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros releases on September 29th, 2026, and you can pre-order the novella here:

• Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3SWx7Jp

• E-book: https://amzn.to/4hhK5vd

• Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4wN6chE

This is part of our Season 3 Fourth Wing Deep-dive Topics! Listeners can expect discussions on specific Empyrean topics, deep-dive breakdowns, Empyrean lore theories, and discussions on favorite moments that make you feel like part of a virtual book club with your besties; except we do all the homework for you, and you can sit back and enjoy the chaos! After the recent release of Threshing Day, we have plans for a more in-depth theories episode, as well as deep-dive breakdowns of each character point of view.

Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!

SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the entire Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm) by Rebecca Yarros

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro and Rebecca Yarros Announcement

(01:30) - 13 Stories vs 13 POVs

(04:33) - What we know for sure

(08:44) - Gryphon fliers and Harvest Day

(10:17) - Length of Novella

(11:59) - Will we see a failed Threshing Day attempt?

(15:44) - POV Predictions and Threshing Day Scene Hopefuls (initial and final picks)

(53:32) - Spicy Scene Thoughts

(56:59) - Teaser Quote Discussion

(1:04:06) - Outro

(1:05:43) - Closing Discussion

PRE-ORDER Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros:

• Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3SWx7Jp

• E-book: https://amzn.to/4hhK5vd

• Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4wN6chE

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 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

• 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

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠

Stay connected on social media:

• YouTube:

• @BasicAndBookishPod

• Instagram:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

• TikTok:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Facebook:

• Like and Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/people/Basic-and-Bookish-Podcast/61587204301946/

• Threads:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected]

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

Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas, Book 2 in the Throne of Glass 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 Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

Pre-Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas:

• A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6)

• Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX

• E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw

• Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW

• A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7)

• Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP

• E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU

• Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx

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

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠

Stay connected on social media:

• YouTube:

• @BasicAndBookishPod

• Instagram:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

• TikTok:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Facebook:

• Like and Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/people/Basic-and-Bookish-Podcast/61587204301946/

• Threads:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected]

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

Hosts Kinsey and Karly discuss their thoughts on the Off Campus show and how it holds up to the book The Deal by Elle Kennedy.

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: Spoilers for the entire Off Campus show, as well as the books The Deal, and The Score by Elle Kennedy. See timestamps for any needed spoiler warnings to safely skip ahead.

TIMESTAMPS:

(28:54) - Skip ahead for spoiler for The Score

(58:06) - Skip ahead for SA trigger warning

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 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

• 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

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠

Stay connected on social media:

• YouTube:

• @BasicAndBookishPod

• Instagram:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

• TikTok:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Facebook:

• Like and Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/people/Basic-and-Bookish-Podcast/61587204301946/

• Threads:

• Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod

• Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey

• Karly: @bookish_is_better

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Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas, Book 1 in the Throne of Glass 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 Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

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• 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!

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