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A bi-weekly podcast in which two bookish besties, Jessie and Kelly, read (mostly) young adult fantasy through a critical lens

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    Episode 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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    Episode 13: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

    February 11, 2019
    Map from Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova

    Episode 28: Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

    December 23, 2019
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    Episode 33: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    July 29, 2020
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    Episode 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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    Episode 35: Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    August 25, 2020
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    Episode 58: Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older

    September 29, 2021
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    Episode 55: Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho

    August 10, 2021
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    Episodes

    Episode 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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    Episode 34: Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

    August 11, 2020
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    Episode 59: The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

    October 19, 2021
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    Episode 66: Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

    March 8, 2022

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