Ahoy, howlers! We're back in the Institute and things are about to get bloody. This week we cover chapters 29 through 35 of Red Rising — Titus's execution, the Howlers officially forming, the siege on House Minerva, and the gut-punch reveal that finally catches up to Darrow when Cassius learns the truth about his brother. We scream, we theorize, we debate whether Fitchner is secretly Mad-Eye Mooney, and we watch Darrow build an army out of the one group nobody else wanted. Heads up — this episode was originally recorded for our Patreon, so the format's a little different than usual, but don't worry, it's still 100% spoiler-free for where we are in the book. Want episodes the second they're recorded instead of waiting for the public rerelease? Join us on Patreon, where this whole read-through is archived and ready to binge. Merch (stickers, totes, and more) is on our website — Patreon members get 15% off.

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House Mars is falling apart from the inside, and we are here for every second of it. In this episode of the L.A.M.E. Book Club Podcast, we continue their Red Rising read-through with Darrow and Cassius navigating a brutal civil war for control of House Mars — complete with a horse-stealing heist, a very ill-fated flirtation with Mustang, one seriously cursed nickname for Cassius, and a Titus twist neither of us saw coming. Spoiler-free (we don't read ahead!), casual, and chapter-by-chapter, so you can follow along whether or not you've cracked the book yourself. New episodes drop weekly — join the Patreon for early, ad-free access to the full archive.

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Sarah dropped the titles, blurbs, AND cover art for ACOTAR 6 and 7 today and Melissa is (solo, sorry our mics did not survive the emergency pod attempt) breaking down everything we just learned about Splintered Harmony and Forgotten Melody — aka the Valkyrie Cycle Movements. From an initial Ragnarok theory to a full pivot into "is Gwyn secretly a Lightsinger," plus what the blurbs might mean for the Lucien/Elain/Azriel love triangle, the Dusk Court, and those Crescent City connections we've been tracking since House of Flame and Shadow — these are all our predictions for book 6. Drop your own theories in the comments, we might feature them on a future episode!

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Melissa and Ellie are back and diving into Red Rising chapters 15 through 21, where Darrow gets drafted tenth out of a thousand (basically the NFL combine but with more murder), and finds himself trapped in a Silver Elite–coded nightmare with a golden ring and a body count of one. Also covered this week: whether a hot dog is a sandwich (it is not, fight us), the ongoing "prestigious vs. prestigious" pronunciation war, our sudden and deeply unqualified discovery that Pierce Brown is, in fact, hot, and the horrifying realization that Cassius has no idea what Darrow just did to his twin brother. Bonus points if you can explain the house system to us before we lose our minds over it.

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Darrow's world just cracked wide open — chapters 8 through 14 take him from the mines straight into a secret plot to turn him into a Gold, complete with surgery, new eyes, dance lessons, and a card test that broke both our brains. We're going chapter-by-chapter through Red Rising, and this is where the story stops being Hunger Games in space and starts becoming something all its own. Want more? These episodes are recorded ahead for our Patreon along with a Morning Star read-through and bonus afterparty content — join us there to read along before anyone else and get 15% off all merch.

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Welcome to the L.A.M.E. Book Club's Red Rising deep dive! We're kicking off chapter-by-chapter through Pierce Brown's series, and yes, this is officially our first SCI-FI read. Heads up: these episodes were originally recorded for our Patreon, so the format's a little different than usual — and since we don't read ahead before recording, chapters 1–7 are completely spoiler-free. Want more (and want it now)? Join our Patreon to get every episode archived and available early, plus 15% off merch. Buckle up — we're hooked already.

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Melissa and Ellie close out House of Flame and Shadow with chapters 94 through 102, covering Bryce's black-hole science experiment gone wrong, her very temporary death and resurrection (thanks, Hypaxia), the "they shared souls during the sex" debacle, the reunion of Ruhn and Lidia's boys, and one very disappointing Ariadne appearance — plus a Kanye West detour, an Incredibles/Prince of Egypt tangent, and the girls holding Rebecca Yarros accountable. This wraps the main feed's Crescent City coverage for now — next week we kick off our Red Rising series, so if you haven't read it yet, get on it. Threshing Day and ACOTAR 6 talk is coming closer to release. Patreon members: your afterparty is up now with even more thoughts we couldn't say out loud. Follow us everywhere @LameBookClubPod and grab merch at lamebookclub.com (Patreon gets you 15% off).

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Melissa and Ellie are back with House of Flame and Shadow chapters 87–93, and it's a big one. Rigelus gloats his way into a "silly geese" moment before Hel's armies clash with Bryce and the gang on the battlefield, Ithan crosses the second line (again) with his backpack straps, and the crew is fully divided on whether water magic is just weak. Plus: the mask rewrites its own rules with Bryce, Tharion makes his big entrance, and that strawberries-and-cinnamon detail sends Melissa and Ellie down a full mates-theory rabbit hole for Perry. It's the second-to-last episode of HoFaS, so buckle up — one more after this and the book is done. Spoilers for ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City through chapter 93 only.

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Mech-suits, mates, and a massive cannonball — we're covering chapters 79–86 of House of Flame and Shadow, where Bryce's mask-reanimation plan makes zero sense, Ithan freezes and shatters the Under King (RIP to a real one, or is it — Barrow White theory incoming), Ithan and Perry's mate bond finally clicks (head canon), and Sathia ghosts Tharion via Post-it note. Spoiler warning: all of Sarah J. Maas's works are fair game through this point in HoFaS, so ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City spoilers ahead. Join Patreon for this week's afterparty, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! New chapters (87–93) next week!

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This week we're covering chapters 71 through 78 of House of Flame and Shadow and honestly? We're thriving. Sabine is dead (finally, mercifully, ding dong), Ithan accidentally becomes the Prime, Nesta is BACK, and Tharion somehow proposes to someone in front of his wife. We also can't stop seeing energy drinks every time the book says "Prime" and we're not okay about it. Plus, the Afterparty is up on Patreon, and you do not want to miss it.

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