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    49. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

    March 9, 2021 /

    It’s here! Our final episode of Season 3, in which we discuss A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas, the 3rd book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. It’s a longer episode…#SorryNotSorry because we have so many thoughts and feelings! We’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming (aka bi-weekly podcasts about a-mah-zing books) starting June 1st, 2021. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get the show so you don’t miss out on some exciting bonus content we’ll be releasing in the meantime (hint hint, author interviews!!) Please consider taking our supporter survey. It should require only 5-10 minutes and it will help us get to know our…

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    96. I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

    May 14, 2024
    light streaks across a copy of Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn on top of a white cloth and blue marble background

    75. Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

    December 20, 2022
    A library copy of Brooms held aloft by a light brown hand with golden leaves in the background

    87. Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo Duvall

    December 12, 2023
  • Hardcover copy of A Court of Mist and Fury with bus seats in the background
    Episodes

    21. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

    June 5, 2019 /

    Finally, the ACOMAF episode is here! J & K both adore ACOMAF, and in the spirit of that affection, we don’t shy away from dredging up the novel’s problematic aspects. Generous and loving critique is, after all, what our podcast is all about. If you need a refresher, catch up on our discussion of A Court of Thorns and Roses And now, copious show notes and links: “O I forbid you, maidens a’,That wear gowd on your hair,To come or gae by Carterhaugh,For young Tam Lin is there.” –– “The Ballad of Tam Lin” is a faerie legend from Scottish lands and it tells the story of a mortal woman…

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    84. Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen (and the end of Season 5!)

    July 11, 2023
    Hardcover copy of Six of Crows in front of a winding dirt road. Background is snowy mountains and bright blue sky

    22. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

    June 18, 2019
    Cover of CROOKED KINGDOM on a starry background

    29. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

    June 2, 2020
  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas in front of the snowy CO front range
    Episodes

    14. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

    February 25, 2019 /

    Listeners, the time has finally come to talk about A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, the first book in one of our favorite series. We saved the rest of the series spoilers for a special end segment that begins around 1:11:45. If you haven’t read the rest of the books and/or don’t want spoilers, be sure to skip that! You’ll notice that the show notes are short this time – surprisingly, we stayed pretty close to the source text in our discussion. Off brand, we know. Don’t fret, we’ll probably be back to our regular encyclopedic show notes antics for Ep 15. “There’s a Weird, Sexist Problem in Fantasy That We…

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    31. A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney

    June 30, 2020
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    7. A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

    November 18, 2018
    several library books strewn about (including Bloodmarked, Iveliz Explains it All, Parable of the Sower, Heartstopper, Algorithms of Oppression, The Weight of Blood, and Dear America)

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    December 31, 2022

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