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Send us Fan Mail We continue our Throne of Glass deep dive with Crown of Midnight chapters 17-24. Intro: 00:00 Book Rec: 00:00:45 Deep Dive: 00:05:54 Celaena, Chaol and Dorian reach pivotal points in their individual journeys and the broader narrative, beginning with Chaol's decision to keep the threat on Nehemia's life secret. Celaena and Chaol take their relationship to the next level...

Send us Fan Mail We pick up in Crown of Midnight chapter nine with Celaena visiting Kaltain (the Suriel??) in the dungeons.  Intro: 00:00 Book Rec: 00:00:26 Deep Dive: 00:03:31 Archer can either hang up his g-string for good or be strangled by it, and, after choosing the second option, he promises to pass along intel about the rebel group working to put Aelin Galathynius (!!) on the throne.  After...

Send us Fan Mail After a brief recap of Throne of Glass (book one), we kick off our Crown of Midnight deep dive with chapters 1-8! Intro: 00:00 Book Rec: 00:01:10 TOG recap: 00:10:26 Deep Dive: 00:12:18 Celaena fakes the deaths of the people on her to-murder list and receives a new assignment from the king that leads her to Archer, a (traitorous?) courtesan from her past. Chaol may not be "ex...

Send us Fan Mail We wrap up our Throne of Glass (book one) deep dive with chapters 49-55!  Intro: 00:00 Book Rec: 00:02:33 Deep Dive: 00:08:11 Celaena wins the duel with help from Nehemia and Elena, Chaol takes a grippy socks vacay, Kaltain fucks around and finds out and Dorian is friend zoned. Plus, we talk Colleen Hoover drama (at the end of the episode, don't worry), Prime's My Lady J...

Send us Fan Mail House of the Dragon season two ends with "The Queen Who Ever Was."  Tyland Lannister secures the Triarchy, Ulf oversteps, Daemon finally sees the bigger picture, Criston turns emo, Alicent visits Rhaenyra and Aegon escapes King's Landing.  Plus, we break down Daemon's vision scene-by-scene and talk "A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms" and the short storie...

Send us Fan Mail Dive deep into Throne of Glass chapters 41-48 with us! Intro: 00:00 Book Review: 00:02:55 Deep Dive: 00:18:04 We find out who has been killing the champions ... and how, Nehemia learns the truth of "Lady Lillian," the king returns ... alone, Nox ghosts and Celeaena fights for her life in the final duel.  Plus, our discussion of the Maasverse includes the Void, Hel, krist...

Send us Fan Mail Our discussion of House of the Dragon season two, episode seven, "The Red Sowing," includes: Aerea Targaryen, Balerion and the history of the dragonkeepers Jace's reaction to the Sowing Hugh's mother, Saera Targaryen, and how he and Ulf fit into the family wreath Oscar Tully stepping up as Lord Paramount  Rhaenyra's god complex Season finale (and future se...

Send us Fan Mail Our Throne of Glass deep dive continues with chapters 31-40! Intro: 00:00 Book Rec: 00:04:26 Deep Dive: 00:09:44 Celaena cheats on a poisons test and finds wyrdmarks under her bed, Dorian recognizes the Eye of Elena, Chaol has a Menty B, the Yulemas Ball leads to a first kiss and the king slaughters 500 rebels from Eyllwe.  Plus, we talk Maasverse connections to the eight-pointed...

Send us Fan Mail We're breaking down season two, episode six of House of the Dragon, "Smallfolk." The rising tension in King's Landing turns into chaos after Rhaenyra DoorDashes much-needed food, and Alicent and Helaena are caught in the crossfire.  Aemond sends Criston Cole to Harrenhal and proposes an alliance with the Triarchy to end the blockade, setting us up for the Battl...

Send us Fan Mail Our Throne of Glass deep dive continues with chapters 21-30. Intro: 00:00 Book Rec: 00:00:29 Deep Dive: 00:06:48 Celaena discovers a secret door, Chaol lectures Dorian about getting too close to the assassin (the call's coming from inside the house), Elena asks for Celaena's help and more Champions are murdered.  We also talk Maasverse connections, like The Walking Dead,...

Send us Fan Mail We're breaking down all of the easter eggs, foreshadowing and groundwork in season two, episode five of House of the Dragon, "Regent." Alicent learns she isn't the exception to the rule, Daemon's Harrenhal nightmare continues, size DOES matter for Jeyne Arryn and Jace earns MVP for the Blacks, first by securing both the Twins *and* House Frey (let's h...

Send us Fan Mail Our Throne of Glass deep dive continues with chapters 11-20.  Intro: 00:00 Book Rec: 00:05:24 Deep Dive: 00:13:51 Celaena makes it through her first test, Chaol says "on your guard" (ick), Nehemia enters the chat, a "drunken brawl" ends with one competitor missing organs (??) and Dorian sees a different side to his champion. Plus, we talk the Onyx Storm cover,...

Send us Fan Mail Our discussion of "The Red Dragon and the Gold" includes: Rook's Rest: book vs. show and aftermath Aemond's villain era and what it means for the Greens What exactly is happening to Daemon at Harrenhal (and why there may be a Bran and/or Dany connection) Criston Cole's reaction to the reality of dragon warfare  Battle of the Bastards: Catelyn vs. Rhaenys ...

Send us Fan Mail Our Throne of Glass deep dive (!!) begins with chapters 1-10.  Intro: 00:00 Book Rec: 00:01:23 Deep Dive: 00:16:00 We kick the episode off with a (brief) overview of the evolution of Queen of Glass to Throne of Glass, as well as SJM's timeline, influences and fairytale inspo, before meeting up with Celaena Sardothien, Adarlan’s most notorious assassin, in the Salt Mines of En...

Send us Fan Mail We kick off our recap of "The Burning Mill" with an explanation of the Bracken-Blackwood feud from its beginnings during the Age of Heroes allll the way through the Red Wedding and beyond.  Topics include the cursed history of Harrenhal, the importance of Weirwood trees, Rhaenyra's clear conscience, the upcoming Battle at Rook's Rest and Daemon's visions. ...

Send us Fan Mail Our Spicy Girls Book Club episodes continue with A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated by Danielle L. Jensen. All of our fav tropes (and micro-tropes) are represented:  ✔️ Bodyguard ✔️ Forbidden Romance ✔️ Slow Burn  ✔️ Forced Proximity Plus, Norse mythology, sexy Vikings, spice, ONE HORSE/TENT, rich world-building, politics, magic and ... my baby Bjorn.  Next...

Send us Fan Mail We're talking Rhaenyra the Cruel. More like Rhaenyra the COOL, am I right?  The Blacks need a new publicist and the Greens a therapist in the aftermath of Blood and Cheese. Helaena mourns her baby, while Aegon mourns his legacy and meteorically destroys his past (RIP Viserys' Old Valyria Sims).  We talk parallels: first between Otto, Alicent and Aegon and Tywin, Cersei a...

Send us Fan Mail We're talking Bride by Ali Hazelwood in the debut episode of The Spicy Girls Book Club! The tropes are troping in Ali's first paranormal romance ... and we are HERE for it.  You: Vampires and Werewolves  Me, an intellect: Vampyre and Weres Slow-burn romance, arranged marriage, banter, found family, political scheming, fated mates, knotting (which isn't tying your di...

Send us Fan Mail Our discussion of the season two premiere of House of the Dragon includes: The book (Fire & Blood) vs. the show. Why you can't trust everything Archmaester Gyldayn, an unreliable and biased narrator, wrote in Fire & Blood.  Important new characters — Hugh (the Hammer??), Addam and Alyn of Hull, House Reyne and Dalton Greyjoy — and locations, like the Gullet and Golden...

Send us Fan Mail We share our final thoughts on HOFAS, talk future Crescent City and ACOTAR books and debate Elriel vs. Gwynriel vs. Elucien vs. Why Choose? Both Nesta and Az are poised to play major parts in ACOTAR 5, but in which direction(s) will their stories go? And will we finally get main character energy from Elain?  We talk Illyrian lore, Az's lineage and possible connections to Star...

Send us Fan Mail We wrap up our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive with chapters 99-102 + the bonus chapters we haven't discussed yet.  After Bryce is resurrected by Jesiba and the princes of Hel bounce, we look toward the Asteri-free future of Midgard. Not only do they need to figure out a new energy source, but also an entirely new government after Bryce dismantles the monarchy 1776-style....

Send us Fan Mail Our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive continues with chapters 94-98. Lidia's fire magic and Brann's full name are finally confirmed, the sprites return, Ruhn takes the antidote and becomes a shadow step-daddy, Rigelus reveals Bryce's tattoo is in the language of his home world, Hunt reunites with an ex and Bryce does not take Aidas' advice about choosing life...

Send us Fan Mail Our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive continues with chapters 89-93. The Asteri and Princes of Hel face each other in a battle 15,000 years in the making, and Bryce learns what Theia meant by "portal to nowhere" when she kills Polaris. Ruhn saves Lidia from Pollux's trap by shooting her and running directly into the trap himself, and Tharion and Ithan finally arri...

Send us Fan Mail Our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive continues with chapters 84-88. Bryce and Hunt tell the world the truth about the Asteri, creating a distraction while they infiltrate the Crystal Palace with Ruhn and Lidia, and Ithan and Tharion handle their antidote delivery as carefully as an UberEats driver who didn't receive a tip. Oh, and Bryce and Hunt swap more than just fluids....

Send us Fan Mail This week, we talk House of Flame and Shadow chapters 79-83 and "When the Moon Hatched" by Sarah A. Parker. Bryce reveals the real reason she needed the Mask, Hunt is triggered, Pollux kidnaps Lidia's sons, Hel's armies cross into Midgard , Tharion runs into the Viper Queen and Sathia into an old friend ... or maybe more ... and Ithan and Hypaxia visit the Bone...