Mortal Lands: A Sarah J. Maas Book Club

Here we go!!!! The moment Síle (Sheila) and Teamhair (Tara) have been waiting for (and you can tell!). This no holds barred conversation on the entire MAASVERSE is two years in the making. We’re talking A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR), Throne of Glass (TOG) and Crescent City (CC) — where they met, where they meet and where they might meet. Are Sarah J. Maas fans wading in science fiction principles of space and time that they never imagined? I spy Asteri, Daglan and Valg, oh my! This episode is only safe if you’ve read all the published works of Sarah J. Maas’s ACOTAR, TOG and CC series. Next up, what to expect from ACOTAR 6 and 7 given the Maasverse! Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

The book club hasn’t discussed A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series, by Sarah J. Maas, since December 2024 and the time has finally come to dig into what’s next! Síle (Sheila) and Teamhair (Tara) kick off the conversations on A Court of Splintered Harmony and A Court of Forgotten Melody with their hopes, predictions and wild theories. Where did the series leave off our heroes and villains? How can Sarah get Rhys and Feyre back in the action? Elain or Gwyn? More Mor, Az, Cass, Nesta, Eris, Lucien, please! Safe if you’ve read through A Court of Silver Flames (ACOSF). This episode only draws on the ACOTAR series and contains no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

The book club wraps book 3 of the Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow. The club has a second take at responding to the final chapters of the book and madness just descends again. The cousins stumble upon an argument for the Viper Queen being an ultimate villain. Amy pitches a theory for the lack of geographical information. What’s the reason you’ll be picking up book 4 if and when it drops? Safe if you've read the entire Crescent City (CC) series, and no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Coming soon, Season 4 Maasverse episodes and what we hope we get from ACOTAR 6 before the club gets to read it! Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

The book club has finished reading all of Sarah J. Maas's currently published works, and are we reeling? Do Lidia Cervos and Ruhn Danaan carry the final chapters? Do we know who Ithan Holstrom's mate is? Had Sarah been priming us for a space scene? Safe if you've read the entire Crescent City (CC) series, and no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Still to come: a wrap episode on House of Flame and Shadow, and coming soon Season 4, Maasverse episodes and what we hope we get from ACOTAR 6 before the club gets to read it! Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

We are really getting into it now. The club dives into chapters 46 - 70 of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, book 3 in the Crescent City (CC) series. Hypaxia’s idea to use a certain thunderbird is unethical right? Did Hunt and Bryce goooo toooo sppaccee??? And, who’s your daddies? Safe if you’ve read through chapter 70 of House of Flame and Shadow in the Crescent City series, and no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

The book club discusses chapters 20-45 of the final published book in Sarah J. Maas’s Crescent City series, House of Flame and Shadows. Tara was so good at not spoiling Ithan and Sigrid’s arc for the club that she confused Sheila. Locked up by the Asteri? You’re dangerous. Jesiba, why are you dishing now? Dungeon break. Sound off. “Blast it to Hel . . .” Chills.  Safe if you’ve read through chapter 45 of House of Flame and Shadow in the Crescent City series, and no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

The book club kicks off the last published book (to date) in the Crescent City (CC) series by Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow (HoFaS). First things first, the cousins commit to only discussing the content of this book through the lens of Crescent City, which is nearly impossible given this book could be referenced in the upcoming ACOTAR 6, but we can do this. Which storyline were you most excited about aka was Bryce in 4th place for you too? Say the Asteri have you in a dungeon, would you flinch at biting off your friend’s hand if needed? Silene’s monologue, we need to know, what’s your interest level? Safe if you’ve read through Chapter 19 of House of Flame and Shadow in the Crescent City series, and no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

The book club wraps House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas, book 2 in the Crescent City series, but . . . is it really the beginning of book 6 in the A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series hitting book stores at midnight on October 27, 2026??? Can we talk for a minute about Hunt Athalar's little trick? What was the pre-Asteri world really like? And, what boundaries does Bryce need to set with Ember Quinlan? Remember, Lorcanis is watching 👀. Safe if you've read through the House of Sky and Breath in the Crescent City series, and no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

Sheila and Tara continue discussing the second half of House of Sky and Breath, book 2 in the Crescent City (CC) series by Sarah J. Maas, and they left all the good bits for this part. Don’t you think Ruhn Danaan and Agent Daylight have a real Love is Blind experience? Danika Fendyr had at least one more big secret and isn’t it the best?! Rigelus is spilling all the tea, the Asteri’s footnotes on the universe are freaking us out, and, how old are they really anyway? New places and spaces – we are in it now folks (wink, wink)! Safe if you’ve read all of the House of Sky and Breath, and no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series

Time for the second half of House of Sky and Breath, the second book in Sarah J. Maas’s Crescent City series. The cousins get philosophical about Declan Emmett's role in the series. What can a mystic really do, what really makes an alpha, and what’s the Viper Queen actually all about? And, how much of a certain someone’s pillow talk could lead to treachery? Safe if you’ve read all of the House of Sky and Breath, and no cross Sarah J. Maas universe spoilers. Send voice memos or emails to [email protected] and check @mortallands on Instagram for updates!

Season 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series