Fated Friends

A recap of When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A Parker, a romantasy we both read and loved last summer. In this episode we deep dive into our theories for her upcoming sequel, A Battle of Fallen Dragons, discuss what made this romantasy truly stand out, and discuss some of the critique about this one (and why we absolutely disagree!)

For anyone who is also patiently waiting to find out what happens to Raeve and Kahn, we're here to chat!

00:33 How we found WTMH after ACOTAR and Fourth Wing

05:33 Why is this book so polarizing when its actually amazing

6:17 The back cover copy vs what we actually read

13:33 True love and coming back from the dead - is this a trope?

17:45 Dark Romantasy

19:49 Elements and the Gods

24:30 A critique we do not agree with, but open to discussion

26:15 Bombshell ending and theories

35:38 What could be coming up in The Ballad of Fallen Dragons

38:30 What we're reading now

Welcome to Fated Friends! We're two moms who love chatting about books, millenial motherhood, friendship and neighborhood gossip after bedtime.

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Happy Autumn Equinox! We're back for season 3 in a catch up episode going over everything that happened over the summer with little kids, camp, nanny drama, back to school, and entering into the craziness of fall.

Welcome to Fated Friends, a podcast for millenial moms who want to talk about books, motherhood, friendship, and neighborhood gossip.

00:15 Welcome back - Season 3!

01:20 Our one major hang this summer

06:38 The inimitable Sam and actual nights out

12:17 Exploring a "make me move" scenario and why it was ultimately not fated

22:50 Wedding planning a kid-centric fall event in 3 months

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Welcome to the Fated Friends Podcast, an after bedtime discussion on all things millenial mom life, neighborhood gossip, romantasy, and friendship. In this summer solstice episode, we're checking in at the mid-year point on our 2025 intentions and words for the year. We deep dive post partum style when we're chasing littles but still want to feel like ourselves!

00:00 Welcome to Fated Friends Podcast

00:38 Mid-Year Check-In and Fashion Challenges

01:12 The beach omg

10:37 Pre-baby style

15:45 Day-to-Night office life

21:11 Nostalgia for our old clothes (crop tops)

28:53 Words for the Year

40:02 Currently reading

Links

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

https://bookshop.org/p/books/one-dark-window-rachel-gillig/18533508

A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-dawn-of-onyx-kate-golden/20100223?ean=9780593641903

Out of Embers and Shadow by Shelby Oval

https://www.amazon.com/Out-Embers-Shadows-Book-Shadowfire/dp/B0D29F1Q99

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We're back with Part 2 of our recap of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas. We get to the Valkyrie, Nesta's incredible dancing, theories on Elaine and Mor, and what we're reading right now.

Welcome to the Fated Friends Podcast, a podcast about romantasy, friendship, motherhood, and neighborhood gossip. We are formally the Shadow Babies Podcast and are so happy you're here!

Find us on IG @fatedfriends or email us at [email protected]

(0:32) Veronica's car theft breakdown

(15:29) Would you want to be a Valkyrie?

(25:24) An enchanting dance!

(27:45) An Archeron sisters witch theory

(31:43) Sister fights: an analysis

(36:20) What we're reading now

(42:46) Cheering on @bookhuddle and her writing journey

(47:39) Shelby Oval releases Emperor's Assassin - congrats!

Links

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas

https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-court-of-silver-flames-sarah-j-maas/14608131

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-the-moon-hatched-sarah-a-parker/21321803

The Will of the Many by James Islington

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-will-of-the-many/18897593?ean=9781982141172&next=t

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-serpent-the-wings-of-night-carissa-broadbent/20209100?ean=9781250343185&next=t

The Emperors Assassin by Shelby Oval

https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-Assassin-Shelby-Oval/dp/B0F5BHKN7G

Brandon Sanderson's writing classes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEUh_y1IFZY

We are so excited to chat about A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas! This is Part 1 of our after bedtime discussion of Nesta's POV in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

(1:00) SJM, fellow mom, deserves a break

(9:15) Nesta's introduction into the inner circle vs Feyre's introduction

(15:30) Nesta's transformation

(18:01) All the spice

(24:01) The Kelpie!

(27:03) That bargain (Amren - smh)

(30:55) High risk pregnancy and feeling there is more to the story

(30:33) Is Elain secretly devious?

We mention a few amazing interviews, reviews, and podcasts in this ep - here are the links!

Sarah J Maas on 88 Cups of Tea

https://88cupsoftea.com/sarahjmaas/

Books with Brittany A Court of Silver Flames Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cgmQwxFEPM

Smart Bitches Trashy Books Interview with Sarah J Maas after a Court of Silver Flames came out

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/447-hanging-out-with-sarah-j-maas/

Feeling Thorny Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feeling-thorny-a-maas-verse-podcast/id1723720061

Welcome to Fated Friends, fka the Shadow Babies Podcast. We are two millennial moms chatting about romantasy books, friendship, motherhood, neighborhood things and more after bedtime. Find us @fatedfriends on instagram or email us at [email protected]

It's a side pod! We're talking about everything love in this episode, from our very first boyfriends, to how we met our husbands. Some of it is cute, some of it is toxic, and we definitely talk about our experience with the apps (Tinder vs Bumble etc etc!)

(1:03) 6th grade boyfriend drama

(3:10) First BF and 5 year relationship from freshman year in college

(8:03) Catalyst for a breakup

(15:06) A standout meeting

(25:00) Couples therapy, why and greatest lessons

(32:06) A story of a super toxic relationship (coach/athlete)

(42:28) A really amazing breakup!

(46:52) Post divorce bliss

(48:50) Tinder, bumble and fate

(57:01) Co-workers to true love

Disclaimer that we had some audio issues during the recording of this one and we apologize!

We are two millennial moms chatting about romantasy books, friendship, motherhood, neighborhood things and more after bedtime. Find us @fatedfriends on instagram or email us at [email protected]

We finished Onyx Storm and got together after bedtime to go all the way through it!

In this episode we dig into Rebecca Yarros' third book in the Empyrean Series and discuss our thoughts post a first read through. **This episode contains spoilers** of all 3 books (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm).

We are two millennial moms chatting about romantasy books, friendship, motherhood, neighborhood things and more after bedtime. Find us @fatedfriends on instagram or email us at [email protected]

We recorded in between books (while we're still catching up on Onyx Storm!) and share our 2025 words for the year, intentions, and postpartum takeaways.

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We'll be back soon with our Onyx Storm recap!

**This episode contains spoilers up until the end of Iron Flame and NOT Onyx Storm** We wrap up Iron Flame chatting Part 2 where absolutely everything happens. We chat Xadens ex, hypoxia, Violets signet, and the biggest cliffhanger of last year. We're still reading Onyx Storm and will be back soon to discuss. No spoilers for book 3 but come back to us if you haven't read Fourth Wing or Iron Flame from the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros.

We're 2 millennial moms who chat about romantasy books and mom life after bedtime. Find us on instagram @fatedfriends or say hello! at [email protected]

Counting down to Onyx Storm, book 3 in Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing Empyrean Series we are recapping Iron Flame (part 1)! We discuss all of our theories, see venin everywhere, are let down by Nolan, need justice for Mira's sister weekend, and are incredibly conflicted about Xaden.

We are two millenial moms who love romantasy. Find us on instagram @fatedfriends or email us at [email protected]

:35 - quick take: In defense of Violet's neverending fight with Xaden

7:30 - quick take: Xaden's mindset and not taking sides

11:40 - recapping Part 1 beginning with Violet's first meeting with Brennan