In this spoiler-packed breakdown of chapters 45 and 46 of A Court of Thorns and Roses, Ariel and Corryn are saying goodbye to Thorns and Roses and trying very hard not to cry about it. Feyre has died, been remade, and is trying to live with what she has done, all while we as readers are suddenly looking at every character through a very different lens.

We talk about how shocking it is that Beron of all people is the first High Lord to step forward and offer his power to resurrect Feyre, and whether that moment is genuine gratitude, political maneuvering, or some messy combination of both. We dig into what Rhys actually means when he tells Tamlin they are now "even," how much that single line reshapes our understanding of their history, and how Feyre’s description of death parallels Nesta’s later account of the Cauldron in ways that feel painfully intentional.

We also get into the balcony scene that changed the series. Rhys’s villain mask is slipping fast, Feyre finds herself relating to him on a level she does not fully understand yet, and Tamlin’s response to her trauma looks very different compared to Rhys’s willingness to sit in the darkness with her. We talk about how forgettable the sex scene with Tamlin is in hindsight, why that is probably by design, and how the real emotional climax of these chapters is Feyre and Rhys’s quiet connection outside. Because oh yes, this is the moment their mating bond snaps into place.

Whether you are here for mating bond chaos, High Lord politics, or end-of-book emotional damage—you are welcome and we are sorry.

Follow us for more ACOTAR content:
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CauldronSaveUsPod
📸 Instagram: @cauldronsaveuspod
🎵 TikTok: @cauldronsaveuspod
🌤️ Bluesky: @cauldronsaveuspod.bsky.social

New episodes every week—one spoiler-free and one spoiler-filled.