High Queen Podcast

We finished A Court of Splintered Harmony, and we need to TALK. This week, Miranda and Autumn are back in Prythian for an initial reactions episode—and there is a lot to process. New POVs, complicated loyalties, questionable decisions, and enough suspicious behavior to have us side-eyeing practically everyone. We’re sharing our first impressions, the moments that had us freaking out, and the quest...

We finished our Maasverse read-through, and apparently our reward is questioning everything we just read... This week, Miranda and Autumn are breaking out the theory board to speculate about ACOTAR 6! Could the Dusk Court return? Is Nesta’s story only getting started? And what the hell is going on with Azriel? From Elain’s choices and mating bonds to hidden bloodlines, ancient magic, and a possibl...

One last trip through the caves. One last wildly ambitious plan. One last chance to give Midgard a future beyond the Asteri. This week, we’re finishing  Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow , and there is a LOT to process. Bryce’s search for answers takes us to Avallen and Hel, where ancient secrets finally shed light on her power and Hunt’s origins. Meanwhile, Ruhn and Lidia have to decide wh...

Bryce Quinlan has landed in Prythian, and we have approximately a million questions!! Unfortunately, so do the people questioning her... This week, we’re opening  Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow , where Bryce’s search for a way home takes her beneath the mountains of Prythian with Nesta and Azriel—and straight into a history that connects their worlds. We’re talking ancient secrets, power...

Bryce and Hunt wanted a little peace. We wanted to finish this book with our emotions intact. Apparently, neither was an option. This week, we’re diving into the second half of  Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath, chapters 40 to the end, where the search for Emile gives way to something much bigger. Danika’s secrets keep coming, Ruhn’s connection with Agent Daybright deepens, and Bryce and Hun...

We’re back in Lunathion! Bryce and Hunt are trying to enjoy the peace they fought for after the events of House of Earth and Blood . They’re getting to know each other, making room for Ithan in their lives, and doing their best to stay out of trouble. Naturally, that lasts about five minutes... A missing boy named Emile pulls Bryce into a search that leads straight to the rebellion—and to another...

The truth about Bryce Quinlan is finally coming to light. The second half of  House of Earth and Blood  takes every answer we thought we had—and blows it completely apart. As Bryce and Hunt close in on the truth behind Danika’s death, synth, and Luna’s Horn, betrayals come to light, friendships are tested, and Bryce is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the people she loved m...

Welcome to Crescent City, High Queens. 🌙✨ We’ve officially traded Terrasen for Lunathion—and somehow Sarah J. Maas has already emotionally devastated us all over again. Meet Bryce Quinlan: half-Fae, half-human, lover of dancing, partying, questionable decisions, and her best friend Danika Fendyr. But when one horrific night changes Bryce’s life forever, the story jumps forward nearly two years t...

To whatever end, High Queens. Eight books. Thousands of pages. Countless characters we've loved, lost, cried over, screamed about, and somehow become wildly emotionally attached to. And now, we've reached the end. In the final chapters of  Kingdom of Ash , every promise, sacrifice, friendship, and seemingly small act of kindness comes together as Aelin and the people she's gathered acr...

The beginning of the end is here. Two months after Aelin was taken, Rowan is still searching. Terrasen is already at war. Dorian and Manon are hunting for the final Wyrdkey and an army of witches. Chaol, Yrene, Nesryn, and Sartaq are finally bringing the forces of the Southern Continent home. And somewhere across the sea, Aelin Galathynius is fighting a battle entirely her own. In Part One of  Kin...

The tandem read continues—and somehow, everything gets bigger, darker, and infinitely more devastating. "Where is my wife!?"... In  Tower of Dawn , Chaol, Yrene, Nesryn, and Sartaq uncover truths that reshape everything we thought we knew about the Valg, Maeve, and the war ahead. Relationships deepen, ancient secrets finally come to light, and the Southern Continent proves just how impor...

Two books. Two continents. One increasingly unhinged reading experience. This week on  High Queen , we’re officially taking on the  Empire of Storms  +  Tower of Dawn  tandem read—and somehow Sarah J. Maas has us emotionally invested in approximately 47 storylines at once. In Part One, Aelin is gathering allies (whether they like it or not), Manon learns a truth that changes EVERYTHING, Elide pick...

Aelin Galathynius is back in Rifthold—and she has a few names to cross off her list. With Aedion awaiting execution, Dorian trapped beneath a Valg prince's control, and Arobynn Hamel still pulling strings, Aelin returns to the city ready to settle old debts and reclaim what was stolen from her. But between secret schemes, unexpected friendships, a certain Fae prince finally arriving in Rifthol...

After the events of  Crown of Midnight , Celaena Sardothien flees to Wendlyn with more questions than answers—but instead of finding the information she seeks, she’s thrown into brutal Fae training under the infuriating and oh-so-intriguing Rowan Whitethorn. As old wounds resurface and forgotten magic awakens, she’s forced to confront the identity she’s spent years running from. Meanwhile, back in...

Before Endovier. Before the King’s Champion. Before we ever met Adarlan’s most notorious assassin, there was a sixteen-year-old Celaena Sardothien—arrogant, dramatic, devastatingly talented, and still under Arobynn Hamel’s control. This week, we’re covering all five novellas in  The Assassin’s Blade  and finally filling in the pieces of Celaena’s past that have haunted the series from the beginnin...

In this episode, we dive into the explosive second half of Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas—and honestly… where do we even begin? Secrets unravel, loyalties are tested, and Celaena’s carefully constructed world starts to crack wide open. From shocking betrayals to devastating losses, these chapters take us on an emotional rollercoaster we were  not  prepared for. We unpack the major reveals *cou...

Celaena Sardothien may have won the title of the King’s Champion—but she’s not playing by his rules. Crack open your book; it's time to dive into Crown of Midnight chapters 1-29. As she takes on her latest assignment to eliminate suspected rebels, a dangerous truth comes to light: Celaena isn’t killing her targets… she’s setting them free. With every lie she spins, the risk grows—not just for...

Everything comes to a head in the final chapters of  Throne of Glass —and nothing is as simple as it once seemed. Celaena awakens healed, but with more questions than answers, and finally reveals the truth of who she is to Nehemia—only to be met with unexpected understanding, loyalty, and a name that speaks to her unbreakable spirit. As the competition narrows to its final Champions, tensions rise...

In Chapters 16–42 of  Throne of Glass , the competition is escalating fast... Champions are turning up dead in increasingly brutal, unexplainable ways, and Celaena begins to realize that something far darker than a contest is lurking within the castle walls. As tensions rise, so do the relationships. Dorian is drawn deeper into Celaena’s orbit, Chaol struggles to balance duty with trust, and Celae...

It's a whole new world! That's right, we’re officially in our  Throne of Glass  era—and things are already deadly. In this first episode, we meet Celaena Sardothien: assassin, survivor of Endovier, and now a competitor in the King of Adarlan’s brutal championship. But beneath the confidence and sharp tongue, there’s something deeper—someone observant, strategic, and not nearly as untouchab...

This is it—the end of A Court of Silver Flames and the ACOTAR series…  Stripped of her power and thrown into the brutality of the Blood Rite, Nesta is forced to rely on something far more terrifying than magic: herself. Alongside Gwyn and Emerie, she doesn’t just fight to survive—she fights to prove that she is worthy of the life she’s been given. While Nesta battles her way across Ramiel, the wor...

Nesta Archeron is no longer just surviving—she’s becoming. In chapters 51–63 of  A Court of Silver Flames , we see a turning point: her healing begins to shift into purpose. From deep vulnerability at the lake (and let’s be honest… some very memorable moments with Cassian...), to forging stronger bonds with Gwyn and Emerie, Nesta is finally stepping into the version of herself she’s been fighting...

This week’s episode has EVERYTHING—power, politics, spice, and heartbreak. We're discussing A Court of Silver Flames , chapters 40-50! Nesta’s training takes a new turn as she begins to understand the artistry behind weapons… and unknowingly creates something far more dangerous. When her power leaves its mark, it sets off alarm bells across the Inner Circle and reveals a truth no one was prepa...

Things are getting darker… and hotter! This week, we’re diving into  A Court of Silver Flames chapters 29-39, and everything is escalating! Nesta is pushing herself further than ever—on the stairs, in training, and finally in facing the things she’s been trying to outrun. As the Valkyries begin to rise around her and those friendships deepen, she starts to realize she might actually be capable of...

We’re diving into A Court of Silver Flames chapters 12-28: it’s giving training, tension, and a  lot of unresolved feelings. What starts as another reluctant training session turns into a bargain: one hour in the ring for a favor from Cassian. And while Nesta may not want to admit it… she might want him. We get small steps forward—Nesta choosing to return to training, a potential friendship starti...