Reading With The Rockefellers

Sigh… We’re here with Mare after her interrogation with Samson. She’s exhausted and feels dissected. Maven is here to make sure that she has suffered and yet, play cat and mouse with her. Once he has her back under his thumb, his next plan for her is right out of the Calore/ Merandus playbook. There’s even a slithering red dress for her to wear. This episode might be a James Bond movie… The conver...

We’ve finally made it to our first non-Mare chapter! The bad news is, it’s a Cameron chapter. We do find out that Maven kept his word and that all of her group was released. Tuck was evacuated and the survivors have been moved to a new underground base. When we join Cameron there, we catch up with some favorites. Farley is pouring over maps while shoveling in food, the Colonel is stalking around t...

Mare finally gets taken out of her gilded cage and she knows exactly where she’s being taken, a room where death has happened in front of her. No one is expecting her and Evangeline is trying to make a very public point. The consequences for her words land on Mare and she is spared no mercy. Beth is real mad this week. Who needs a shower? References this week include Homestar Runner, classic SNL m...

This week, Mare is constantly guarded but feels alone. Silent stone keeps her powers out of her reach and Maven never comes to visit. The pity parties are back and in full effect. Now that she has nothing to do but think, it’s the Mare we’ve come to know (and love?) When she finally does get a visitor, it’s someone she didn’t expect and they take her somewhere she never wanted to revisit. Where is...

We're back!! Christmas, birthdays, technical difficulties, and Covid set us back a little but we are finally back! Today, we cover chapter 1 of King's Cage. Let's catch back up with Mare after her unbelievable deal with the devil. Where is Maven keeping her and why? There are so many things to get up to speed on but Maven is holding all the cards close to the chest. Is he bluffing or is it all par...

Hey everyone! Check out this update for season 3 and see us on Instagram for all coming eps. As always, you can send fan art and fan casting ideas to readingwiththerockefellers@gmail.com , connect with us on Instagram @readingwiththerockefellers , or visit our website for pictures and our blog at www.readingwiththerockefellers . See you next time!

Join us this week for the fourth and final Bonus Episode! Today, we continue our season 2 fancasting. It's a great discussion going in depth into the characters and what we think it will take to portray them. We discuss everyone from J. Lo to Kyle Chandler. You won't want to miss a minute! To see the box set mentioned in the series, visit this link: https://litjoycrate.com/collections/red-queen-co...

Join us this week for the third of our Bonus Episodes! Today, we continue our season 2 fancasting. It's a great discussion going in depth into the characters and what we think it will take to portray them. As always, you can send fan art and fan casting ideas to readingwiththerockefellers@gmail.com , connect with us on Instagram @readingwiththerockefellers , or visit our website for pictures and o...

Join us this week for the second of our Bonus Episodes! Today, we start our season 2 fancasting. We've got some returning favorites and some fun new surprises! As always, you can send fan art and fan casting ideas to readingwiththerockefellers@gmail.com , connect with us on Instagram @readingwiththerockefellers , or visit our website for pictures and our blog at www.readingwiththerockefellers . Se...

Join us this week for the first of our Bonus Episodes! Today, we are reviewing the characters that have been introduced or grown in Glass Sword. As always, you can send fan art and fan casting ideas to readingwiththerockefellers@gmail.com , connect with us on Instagram @readingwiththerockefellers , or visit our website for pictures and our blog at www.readingwiththerockefellers . See you next time...

This week is pure fun. It's Mia vs Mom in head to head jeopardy. As always, you can send fan art and fan casting ideas to readingwiththerockefellers@gmail.com , connect with us on Instagram @readingwiththerockefellers , or visit our website for pictures and our blog at www.readingwiththerockefellers . See you next time!

The Blackrun is spiraling out of control and is a flaming twist of metal. The face to face showdown with Maven is finally here. Mare expected that Maven would fulfill his promise of hunting her down before her birthday but she never imagined this. What will happen to her? What about the others with her? How many trophies will Maven take back to the palace? Tune in to the breathtaking ending to Gla...

All of the grown ups and big wigs are gathering at Tuck to discuss how stopping “Operation Human Shield” is going to go down. Tensions are running at an all-time high and everyone is doing their best to keep up appearances. But the tenuous bonds between everyone could snap at any moment. The Colonel lets the group know that Cal, Julian, and Sara are Silver but also trusted allies. #NotAllSilvers I...

Mare is finally getting around to going to see her family in the wake of Shade’s death. Emotions run high when she makes a stunning announcement with even more stunning responses from her surviving brothers. Plus, we do a recap of where everyone is geographically and emotionally. We’re getting so close to the end!  Our references include High Fidelity, the circle of parenting your child, bein...

This week, after arriving back in Tuck, Mare meets a set of incredibly odd twins that are very interested in her. What are their true motives though? They have an odd request that puts Mare’s “anyone can betray anyone” attitude to the test. Will she risk the safety of all those she has rescued?   References include Star Wars, dumb medicine commercials, Mad Men, Frozen, And1, The Hunger Games,...

Over 300 Reds, Newbloods, and Silvers are on their way out of Corros after the prison break and Mare is on a girl on a stick, twisted mission. Her “allies” are all questioning her choices. Has Mare lost her humanity? Farley is here to push her to the limits while their grief dissolves into near violence. By the time it’s all over, Mare and the Colonel will team up to strike the match that will lig...

Ok, fam... The prison break is finally here. Who will make it out and who will fall in the chaos? Take a deep breath and press play, we’re all in this together. Our references this week, as we try and find humor amongst the violence, include My Favorite Murder, pockets for women, Multiplicity, Die Hard, The Wizard of Oz, Glee, How I Met Your Mother, Mario Bros., and Hogwarts Legacy. Plus more! Thi...

This is part two of our coverage of chapter 25, and Our group has landed at the prison with Nanny disguised as Maven, ready to break in to the Corros prison. Mare has a physical reaction but has to overcome it and focus on the task at hand. Too much can go wrong for her to lose focus now. We get into the prison and things get… ummmmmm… hectic. Just listen along. We’re all in this together. The ref...

This is part one of our coverage of chapter 25, we are on our way to the prison and Mare can’t muster any hope of victory or being optimistic for her crew. Everyone has their own pre-battle rituals and Mare’s is being a downer. Nanny uses her ability to “turn in to” Maven and Mare is SHOOKETH! This plan is RISKY! It’s all coming to a head. Will this plan work or will they all crash and burn? We go...

In this chapter, Mare and Cameron are just generally being teen girls, kinking the planning of the Corros prison break. Cal gets followed by kids everywhere he goes, and it’s totally adorable. Mare comes across Shade and Farley sneaking away, but it goes totally over her head as to why. Everyone in the Notch is on edge and the drama is JUICY. Things are really ramping up before all hell breaks loo...

This week, in Chapter 23, the “adults” have gathered for a very important meeting that definitely couldn’t have been an email. There’s a plan to put together and Mare needs all the bodies and abilities that she can get. Kilorn might even be able to go this time! Cameron “meets” the group and we debate the value of Wikipedia as a source. The references are BANANAS! Frozen, John Calipari in a living...

This week, we meet the Ultimate Party Pooper, Cameron, a character with an awesome power that just so happens to be attached to her crappy personality. We discuss the history of Norta and try to figure out where all these strange accents come from while we also marvel at Shade’s expert military hold. If you thought Mare was a party pooper, you haven’t seen anything yet! The references include the...

This week, this new gray man gives our group interesting information, but what will they do with it? We try and get WAY too logical about reading the future and Mare, who never trusts anyone, instantly trusts this new gray man. What happened to anyone can betray anyone? The references are HILARIOUS this week. Twilight, Encanto, The Dead Zone, tons of other stuff where people have visions, Glee, Po...

In Part 2 of our discussion on Chapter 20 of Glass Sword, we see Mare being extra stubborn. It’s just a taste of things to come. Our gang is landing for a mission and Mare is tired of people telling her things. I think she is just plain tired. Let’s just say that communication isn’t her strong suit. There’s also a very elaborate plan involving Gareth and Nanny that you have to hear to believe. All...

Pt 1 of our discussion putting these albums head to head, one track at a time.