Hey ya'll! We are SO EXCITED to bring this interview to you. S.E. Wendel is amazing and sweet, and we wanted to talk to her again. We have been reading through the Monstrous World books, and we wanted to check in with the master of the worlds.

She is a wonderful writer, but also a wonderful person to sit and chat with. We talked about books, publishing, future releases, and our favorite characters from the Monstrous World series!Comment below your favorite S.E. Wendel character!Check out S.E. Wendel's Websites for character art, quotes, and upcoming books!!https://www.sewendelauthor.com/

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Ironling is the next book in the Monstrous World series by author S.E. Wendel. The first book of hers we read was Halfling, which you can listen to here. It is named after the hunky hard working blacksmith Hakon, a half-orc who moved into the Darrow lands looking for a better life (and maybe even a wife).

Hakon gets a job as an iron smith and falls in love with Lady Aislinn of the darrowlands. Lady Aislinn designs iron tools she needs and asks Hakon to help her build them. They are smitten with each other and have to sneak in time to hang out because Aislinn is usually booked sunup to sundown.

Everything changes when Aislinn's criminal deadbeat brother, and rival heir to the Darrowlands, breaks out of his prison and seeks revenge.

Positive disability representation is a big feature in this story! Lady Aislinn is autistic and struggles with the pressure of her lady duties and controlling her meltdowns. Hakon is hard of hearing so he reads lips and uses sign language to communicate.

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Hosts Aryn and Izzy decided to read A Court of Thorns and Roses. This is a Sarah J Maas book series that's been hyped to no end. Was the first book good? Tune in to find out.

TRIGGER WARNING

Sexual assault, physical assault, racism, mind control, anti-seimitism, trans phobia, murder, bdsm, sex work, drug use

We take a turn from the romantasy to read a horror book by a trans author (at Izzy's request). This book is a lot of things and boring is not one of them. It is a painful and disturbing exploration of fascism in Britain that is represented as a haunted house that convinces people to turn on each other.

Aryn did not like it and was very confused by it. In this episode special guest Taylor and host Izzy help host Aryn understand and break down the symbolism and metaphors in this incredibly resonant and complex horror novel. This book is not for the faint of heart. Proceed with caution.

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SPOILERS IN HERE

As this epic and very long series draws to a close, we reflect on Throne of Glass plot and character arcs as a whole. What did we think of the ending? Listen to find out.

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Izzy, Aryn, and Sam talk about our kitties and also discuss the very young adult ghosty witchy book we read called The Clackity.

This Middle Grade horror book is set in a literal nightmare land, this book takes us through a journey of a young girl trying to save her aunt by making a deal with the mysterious creature call the Clackity! But, was that a smart deal?

Anyway, we read this 600+ page side quest book so you don't have to. Izzy sustained psychological damage from reading it, but what else is new?

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Content warning: references to sexual themes and violence

Join us as we chat with S.E. Wendel to discuss her book Halfling and its upcoming sequel, Ironling.

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THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS PODCAST SORRY

We do, too! Join us for a gay romp through the marshes of Kent, UK during the Napoleonic wars where two men from different worlds collide and (spoiler) fall for each other!

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