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Today, the Darlings are super excited to talk about Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha Tuli (Artefacts of Ouranos 1)! In Taylor's words (Sandra's littlest sister), Trial of the Sun Queen is basically Throne of Glass meets The Bachelor, and there is SO much to enjoy about this fast-paced romantasy book.

At this time, Artefacts of Ouranos will be a four-book series, and Tera and Sandra are delighted to kick off their Amazon Book Club reads with this first book. Book 2, Rule of the Aurora King, will be discussed in the very near-future.

Thank you for listening and supporting. Look for our next episode on The Ever King by LJ Andrews as the next Story Darlings Amazon Book Club pick, which will be released in early May.

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Big shoutout to acourtofstarsanddreams for the F**k Marry Kill questionnaire—the SJM edition! The Darlings kick things off with their March Amazon Book Club winner announcement (it was SO close!). Then they dive into 10 FMK questions that combine ACOTAR and Throne of Glass trios.

Obvi, there may be some out of context spoilers for across the two series.

Thank you for listening and supporting! We are so excited to read our first book club winner, and we'll plan to discuss it on the podcast in early April.

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The Darlings are excited to announce the inaugural Amazon Book Club vote over on their Story Darlings Amazon page! The nine books in this round's running: The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon, The Cruel Dark by Bea Northwick, Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer Armentrout, The Wicked in Me by Suzanne Wright, Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu, Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J Tuli, The Ever King by LJ Andrews, When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A Parker, and A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer Armentrout.

To vote, thumbs up your choice on the Amazon Book Club page, and for good measure, be sure to cast your vote across the Story Darlings social media pages on Instagram and Facebook @StoryDarlings

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We are thrilled to invite back our dear friend Jess Jurhs from Gym Was Cancelled to discuss the #1 New York Times bestselling book House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas (aka HOFAS, Crescent City book 3).

So, did Flame and Shadow live up to the hype?

That's for you, the Maasverse, to decide.

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It's like Sunball Sunday in the SJM fandom—House of Flame and Shadow drops tomorrow and the anticipation is too much to bear!

In this episode, the Darlings discuss the last half of House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas (chapters 39+), and what a rollercoaster it is! We share our thoughts on the chaos that SJM has wrought upon fans of Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR), and Crescent City, and Tera and Sandra share their favorite fan theories for CC3.

Hold on tight, because we are NOT ready for January 30. Happy reading.

*** Quick callout: please disregard the video banner that reads "chapters 1–39+" — it should read chapters 39+. Also, Tera's audio quality is dodgy in this episode—sorry about that! That'll be fixed in forthcoming episodes! Thanks for bearing with us. 🖤 ***

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The Darlings discuss the first 38 chapters of House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas. The second Crescent City book follows the disappearance of Sofie Renast and her little brother Emile after they escape from the Kavalla death camp with intel that could shatter the world.

When HOSAB begins, it's been a few months since the spring events of House of Earth and Blood, and things between Bryce and Hunt are heating up. But BB has committed to waiting until Winter Solstice to seal the deal with our favorite fallen angel.

Former sunball superstar Ithan Holstrom has been concealing romantic feelings for the starborn princess—the poor pup was kicked out of Sabine's wolves. Ruhn's been playing James Bond with a mysterious Agent Daybright. And Tharion the mer has gone full F*ckboy™ much to the River Queen's ever-wrathful disapproval.

We meet the shadow-wielding Crown Prince Cormac of the Avallen fae, more princes of Hel (hello, Thanatos and Apollion), and even more warriors of the deceased archangel, Sandriel: the Hind, the Hammer, the Hound, and the Harpy. That's a lot of H's.

Danika was keeping SO many secrets...but not as many as SJM. 😭

ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW. We are not ready for the machinations of our queen, SJM.

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In today's episode, the Darlings discuss the second half of House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas (Crescent City series book 1).

Bryce is still drowning in the aftermath of Danika's murder, and her relationship with Hunt is growing into something more...intimate that brings out the best in one another. But there's a cost to defending Bryce, one that Hunt is forced to pay when they displease the archangel Micah.

The second half of Crescent City 1 comes with classic SJM-style betrayal, twists and turns, and Bryce's harrowing Ordeal when the gates of Hel are unleashed upon Lunathion's citizens during the Asteri's Summit. We also bid farewell to one of the most cherished characters in the series so far. Cue all the wallowing in tears. Chapters 79–99 are extremely emotional, and HOEAB's epilogue leaves us with a ton of mystique around Aidas, Jesiba, and Hunt's and Bryce's heritage.

Stay tuned for next week's episode when Sandra and Tera discuss chapters 1–38 of House of Sky and Breath.

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In today's episode, Sandra and Tera talk through House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas (Crescent City series).

CC is SJM's third series to date, and HOEAB transports readers to a modern Roman Empire-esque society where six Asteri rule over the planet of Midgard, home to humans and the four houses of creatures and fae: Earth and Blood, Sky and Breath, Flame and Shadow, and Many Waters.

House of Earth and Blood is a fast-paced urban fantasy centered around a string of brutal murders, a mystery surrounding Bryce and Danika's past, and Bryce's journey from the darkest depths of her depression back into the light.

There is major romantic tension with our resident Shadow of Death—the Umbra Mortis himself—Hunt Athalar (Athie as Lehabah calls him), but Earth and Blood is primarily a story about love and the power of friendship.

Grab the tissues.

In this episode, we openly discuss the first 42 chapters. Buckle up for the next episode, where we finish up the second half of our discussion of HOEAB.

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Hello, cadets. Today, the Darlings discuss the sequel to Fourth Wing, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Empyrean series book 2)! THAT ENDING.

Violet and crew managed to survive their first year at Basgiath War College (thanks, Brennan!), and Xaden gets to graduate. But with new second-year classes, such as Rider Survival Course (ahem, torture class), advanced flight training, and ill-timed kidnap and navigation challenges, the strength, endurance, and wits of our dear cadets will be pressure tested.

And with Xaden assigned to Samara, Iron Flame is a slowww burn compared to Fourth Wing.

We also meet Catriona, Liam's little sis Sloane, and Brennan isn't the only one who makes a return to the land of the living.

We have an absolute blast diving into our Fourth Wing theories—what is Violet's second signet? What is the extent of her lightning power... or is that power something more vast? Xaden has secrets of his own, as does Andarna, and Violet. Second year is going great!

We hope you enjoy this bonus episode while we take a short break between our ACOTAR and Crescent City series readalongs. Rebecca, WE NEED BOOK 3!!!

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