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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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    47. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

    February 9, 2021
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    Season 6 begins! 85. The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas

    November 14, 2023
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    54. We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal

    July 27, 2021
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    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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    69. The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

    September 6, 2022
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    2. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    September 10, 2018
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    1. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

    August 26, 2018
  • 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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    44. Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore

    December 29, 2020
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    69. The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

    September 6, 2022
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    97. A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

    May 28, 2024

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