WE'RE BAAAACK! And we're talking all things Chaol and Part 1: The God City from Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas.

Some things to look forward to:

• Neither of us know how to pronounce anything in this book
• Lots of puns and dad jokes (apparently this is what happens when the MC is a dude)
• Matt tries to predict what will happen next (Who is secretly a Valg???)

It's happening!!! We're finally talking about THAT ENDING of Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas, including:

• Does Matt side with Aelin/Lysandra or Aedion concerning the...backup plan?
• Blood oath, shmood oath
• Callbacks to Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, AND Queen of Shadows (SJM, you genius, you)
• General sadness and trauma that we've come to expect from the last 100 pages of any SJM book

Just like that, Matt is almost through Empire of Storms! We're talking through Chapters 40-60, with lots of things to look forward to...

• Manon is in chains and Dorian likes it
• Lorcan gets a special note from Aelin
• Fire sex (Hot or Not?!)
• DORIAN'S PHANTOM HANDS
• Matt invents a new word: Fickey
• Elide gets her plot-convenient period
• Return of an old friend from Assassin's Blade! (plus a redheaded queen)

It's the moment you've all been waiting for...Matt has lost his book virginity!!

We're discussing Chapters 25-39 of Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas, and yes, we spend plenty of time discussing Chapter 38.

We're talking SEX-y times, sea dragons, and why Lysandra is better than everyone else.

The finale of the finale! We're wrapping up Queen of Shadows, and we've got some fun things to discuss:

• Lysandra's weak stomach
• Manon vs spines
• We need someone to explain Valg breeding to us. Actually, please don't.
• Kaltain. Is. Amazing.
• Matt is ready for the spice to kick into high gear

We are (almost) wrapping up Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas!

Thanks to some technical difficulties, the episode got cut short, about halfway through. So consider this Part 1 of Part 3, with Part 2 coming soon!

A sexy, witchy time! We're talking about chapters 30-61 of Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas.

Some things we discuss:

• Elide's chains are still there??
• Arobynn smells like...cyanide
• The great underwear debate
• Handkerchief!
• Lots of Hot or Not
• Aedion the 5th wheel
• Chaol knows exactly how to get lost in this forest
• Obsessed, not Possessed

Listen as Matt starts his journey through Queen of Shadows! We're talking about the first 29 chapters, so spoiler warning for that and, of course, Assassin's Blade through Heir of Fire.

Also, Matt embodies Dorian for a magical little intro song...

Some other things to listen for:

• Jedi wisdom
• Vampire witches
• Do babies grow under the belly button?
• Caninification
• She's not within the triangle!
• Rowan's part-time job
• "I really like knowing what's going on"
• Washable crayola paint
• The King is a micro-manager
• Return of "Hot or Not"

Our last episode on Heir of Fire! Listen for all of our thoughts on the crazy, tearful, and maybe a bit confusing ending.

A few highlights...

• We read basically an entire chapter live because it's too good not to
• Matt gets validation for some of his predictions
• We still don't understand the magic triangle, crystals, or Chaol's magic studying habits
• Matt shares his thoughts on Rowan and Aelin...will they or won't they? Or...should they?
• Witches gotta witch