Fiction Therapy

Welcome to Fiction Therapy - just a couple of gals discussing outstanding fantasy fiction books and relating them to mental health and life.

We continue our discussion on A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas today! This is part 3 (of 4) of the second book in her A Court of Thorns and Roses series!

** Audio Note: You have probably noticed that there are some annoying booming noises behind our audio. We are so sorry! We place our mic on the table that we sit at while recording, and we think that anytime we touch the table the mic arm is being moved and reverberates into the recording. We recorded all the ACOMAF episodes at the same time and have tried to edit this out the best we can. We will absolutely make changes for book 3 recordings. It is less noticeable if you’re playing this through the speakers on your phone or through your vehicle, instead of headphones. It’s painfully evident with headphones. Bare with us!

Timestamps

0:00 - Welcome!

0:30 - Disclaimers

2:12 - SKIP TO DISCUSSION

51:00 - “Invitations”

Disclaimers!

1. This podcast was designed for true fans of the books that we discuss! It’s not a review of the plot or a synopsis. We include SPOILERS! As in, if you have not read the book we are covering OR read ALL the other books in the ACOTAR series, you will be SPOILED!

2. In ACOTAR and in all the other books, there are some spicy scenes! We discuss sex in these episodes.

3. Content Warnings: We discuss the following topics during the episode: trauma, abuse, sex, PTSD, toxic romantic relationships

4. These are just OUR thoughts and opinions. We know that there are a lot of varying opinions on SJM’s characters and stories. This is meant to be an open discussion. We know that others will have opposing opinions or different perspectives! We don’t expect you to agree with everything we say and actually hope that something in the discussion spurs on deeper thought or more conversation about an idea.

“Invitations” (i.e what we are inviting into our lives lately)

• B: Trader Joes spiced cider + a little sumn’ sumn’

• T: Rereading your favorite books! Reliving the magic and catching new things!

A Court of Mist and Fury part 4 (last one) coming up next!

Welcome to Fiction Therapy - just a couple of gals discussing outstanding fantasy fiction books and relating them to mental health and life.

We continue our discussion on A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas today! This is part 2 of the second book in her A Court of Thorns and Roses series!

** Audio Note: You have probably noticed that there are some annoying booming noises behind our audio. We are so sorry! We place our mic on the table that we sit at while recording, and we think that anytime we touch the table the mic arm is being moved and reverberates into the recording. We recorded all the ACOMAF episodes at the same time and have tried to edit this out the best we can. We will absolutely make changes for book 3 recordings. It is less noticeable if you’re playing this through the speakers on your phone or through your vehicle, instead of headphones. It’s painfully evident with headphones. Bare with us!

Timestamps

0:00 - Welcome!

0:52 - Disclaimers

2:04 - SKIP TO DISCUSSION

Disclaimers!

1. This podcast was designed for true fans of the books that we discuss! It’s not a review of the plot or a synopsis. We include SPOILERS! As in, if you have not read the book we are covering OR read ALL the other books in the ACOTAR series, you will be SPOILED!

2. In ACOTAR and in all the other books, there are some spicy scenes! We discuss sex in these episodes.

3. Content Warnings: We discuss the following topics during the episode: trauma, abuse, sex, PTSD, toxic romantic relationships

4. These are just OUR thoughts and opinions. We know that there are a lot of varying opinions on SJM’s characters and stories. This is meant to be an open discussion. We know that others will have opposing opinions or different perspectives! We don’t expect you to agree with everything we say and actually hope that something in the discussion spurs on deeper thought or more conversation about an idea.

“Invitations” (i.e what we are inviting into our lives lately)

• B: the app-“Daylio” for habit tracking and statistics

• T: inviting in your partner into bookish things!

Resources

• Keep reaching out! “Keep reaching out your hand” - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas [ cries a little]

A Court of Mist and Fury part 3 (of a lot of parts!) coming up next!

Welcome to Fiction Therapy - just a couple of gals discussing outstanding fantasy fiction books and relating them to mental health and life.

We start our discussion on A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas today! This is the second book in her A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

** Audio Note: You have probably noticed that there are some annoying booming noises behind our audio. We are so sorry! We place our mic on the table that we sit at while recording, and we think that anytime we touch the table the mic arm is being moved and reverberates into the recording. We recorded all the ACOMAF episodes at the same time and have tried to edit this out the best we can. We will absolutely make changes for book 3 recordings. It is less noticeable if you’re playing this through the speakers on your phone or through your vehicle, instead of headphones. It’s painfully evident with headphones. Bare with us!

Timestamps

0:00 - Welcome!

0:55 - Disclaimers

2:50 - SKIP TO DISCUSSION

Disclaimers!

1. This podcast was designed for true fans of the books that we discuss! It’s not a review of the plot or a synopsis. We include SPOILERS! As in, if you have not read the book we are covering OR read ALL the other books in the ACOTAR series, you will be SPOILED!

2. In ACOTAR and in all the other books, there are some spicy scenes! We discuss sex in these episodes.

3. Content Warnings: We discuss the following topics during the episode: trauma, abuse, sex, PTSD, toxic romantic relationships

4. These are just OUR thoughts and opinions. We know that there are a lot of varying opinions on SJM’s characters and stories. This is meant to be an open discussion. We know that others will have opposing opinions or different perspectives! We don’t expect you to agree with everything we say and actually hope that something in the discussion spurs on deeper thought or more conversation about an idea.

Invitations

• B: The Vampire Diaries, the show! Hardcore ship Damon and Elaina

• T: Hot tea - yum!!

Resources

• Book: Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't by Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend

A Court of Mist and Fury part 2 (of a lot of parts!) coming up next!

Welcome to Fiction Therapy - just a couple of gals discussing outstanding fantasy fiction books and relating them to mental health and life.

We finish our discussion on A Court of Thorns and Roses (a.k.a. ACOTAR) by Sarah J. Maas in this episode!

Timestamps

0:00 - Welcome! (we didn’t do disclaimers audibly in this episode but they are listed below)

0:50 - SKIP TO DISCUSSION

Disclaimers!

1. This podcast was designed for true fans of the books that we discuss! It’s not a review of the plot or a synopsis. We include SPOILERS! As in, if you have not read the book we are covering OR read ALL the other books in the ACOTAR series, you will be SPOILED!

2. In ACOTAR and in all the other books, there are some spicy scenes! We discuss sex in these episodes.

3. Content Warnings: We discuss the following topics during the episode: trauma, abuse, sex, PTSD, toxic romantic relationships

4. These are just OUR thoughts and opinions. We know that there are a lot of varying opinions on SJM’s characters and stories. This is meant to be an open discussion. We know that others will have opposing opinions or different perspectives! We don’t expect you to agree with everything we say and actually hope that something in the discussion spurs on deeper thought or more conversation about an idea.

A Court of Mist and Fury (the next book in the series) coming up next!

Welcome to Fiction Therapy - just a couple of gals discussing outstanding fantasy fiction books and relating them to mental health and life.

We discuss A Court of Thorns and Roses (a.k.a. ACOTAR) by Sarah J. Maas in this episode and in the next episode.

Timestamps

0:00 - Welcome!

1:07 - Disclaimers!

1. This podcast was designed for true fans of the books that we discuss! It’s not a review of the plot or a synopsis. We include SPOILERS! As in, if you have not read the book we are covering OR read ALL the other books in the ACOTAR series, you will be SPOILED!

2. In ACOTAR and in all the other books, there are some spicy scenes! We discuss sex in these episodes.

3. Content Warnings: We discuss the following topics during the episode: trauma, abuse, sex, PTSD, toxic romantic relationships

4. These are just OUR thoughts and opinions. We know that there are a lot of varying opinions on SJM’s characters and stories. This is meant to be an open discussion. We know that others will have opposing opinions or different perspectives! We don’t expect you to agree with everything we say and actually hope that something in the discussion spurs on deeper thought or more conversation about an idea.

3:50 - SKIP TO DISCUSSION

Part 2 of the discussion in Episode 2!