I [Ava] am so, so, so excited about this episode - it is quite possibly my favorite that we've ever recorded. With the Summer Solstice and Father's Day right around the corner, we talked about our favorite daddies (😏) of the ACOTAR series, which means you'll be enjoying some:

Steph chatted all about Helion and patiently listened to my absolute freakout rant about Tarquin, so for anyone who was hoping for that...you're welcome.

It's the moment you've all (or at least some of you, LOL) have been waiting for! The THRONE OF GLASS reread commences this month, and to make sure that we're prepared, Steph and I have decided to chat all things Throne of Glass to get into TOG gear (so yes, this episode will contain prolific and unmarked spoilers) for the series, so if you're a newbie to Throne of Glass, we recommend listening after you read the books. We'll be kicking off our reread with THE ASSASSIN'S BLADE, and our recap episode will go live on June 25th! We will be reading one book per week, but no pressure if you fall behind or can't join us this summer; just listen to the recap episodes at your leisure!

Covered in this episode:

Covered in this episode: We take a bit of a deep dive into the history and lore of the Starborn Fae from CRESCENT CITY (so this episode will have unmarked HOEAB spoilers!), which of course means discussing our favorite Chosen One, Ruhn Danaan.

What you can expect from this episode:

COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph and I are brazen die-hard Nesta fans, so this episode is just us fangirling over our fave, swooning over Nessian, and adoring the Valkyrie friendship. We'll be chatting:

PS. There are some minor cameos from Ernie's squeaky toy!

COVERED IN THIS EPI: Elain is one of the most controversial characters in the Maasverse at the moment; people seem to either love or hate her! Steph and Ava talk the ins-and-outs of the most talked-about theories regarding the middle Archeron sister, the ship wars, and, of course, a bit of Marvel.

Please note that there are unmarked spoilers for A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES AND MARVEL'S AVENGERS: ENDGAME - listen at your discretion!

Thank you to all of our lovely patrons for your excitement over our upcoming licensed Sarah J Maas merchandise. Stay tuned for our launch in June, and in the meantime, don't forget to check out our shop or recently-updated website!

In the follow-up episode to our Lucien Vanserra chat last week, we talk ships, the status of Lucien's powers, and what his future may hold in the upcoming books of the ACOTAR series!

Of course, this episode will include unmarked spoilers for the entirety of the ACOTAR series, so please keep that in mind as you're listening! Let us know your thoughts about Lucien in the comments, and don't forget to check out the Fandomtastic Shop - we're in the home stretch of getting some pretty exciting  agreements through, which means licensed Sarah J Maas merch!

COVERED IN THIS EPI: In the first part of this highly-anticipated episode, Steph and Ava break down one of Fandomtastic’s favorite characters: Lucien Vanserra. Although maybe not as controversial as his big, bad brother, people certainly have a LOT of feelings regarding Lucien - and so did we!

In This Episode You Can Expect:

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COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph and I [Ava] finish up our Crescent City chat in part 2 of SUGAR, SPICE, AND EVERYTHING BRYCE. We hope you've been enjoying the Crescent City read along, and let us know in the comments if there are any topics we missed that you want us to chat about! [Side note, there may be some mini cameos from the one and only Ernie, who decided to growl throughout our recording]

In this episode you'll hear us chat about:

SPOILER ALERT: THIS EPISODE HAS UNMARKED SPOILERS FOR THE ‘A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES’ SERIES (including ACOSF)!

Thank you to everyone for listening; we appreciate your patronage so much! And remember, don't let the hard days win!

COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph & Ava theorize all things Crescent City, including ships, POV characters, Asteri-Theory, and more! As we wind down the Crescent City read along, we hope you've enjoyed HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD, whether you're a veteran or a virgin to its intensity ;) As a side note, we did have  to chop this episode into two parts, and you can expect to see Ruhn-inantions, thoughts! about the Asteri, and our sexually ambivalent ships! Stay tuned for the second part, which will air next week!

What You Can Expect:

Some Content Warnings: There are 1000% spoilers for CRESCENT CITY; if you aren't quite caught up, I recommend saving this episode for later :) There are mild spoilers for the A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series in this episode, and at timestamp 34:46-34:56, there is a brief mention of r*pe, so please keep that in mind if this is a trigger word for you! (The conversation is not about r*pe, it's about dolphins, but the word does come up - did y'all know that dolphins are assholes?!)

COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph & Ava chat about the recent announcement that A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES is going to be co-adapted for television by Sarah J Maas herself and Outlander’s Ron Moore. We should warn you in advance - there may be some high-pitched excitement. Gird your loins, we’re getting IRL High Lords.

What You Can Expect:

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