ACOFAE: A Collection of Fandoms and Exploration.

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Moulin Rouge More than the music. More than the dancing. More than the costumes. Moulin Rouge is so much more than a movie. It's a life changing experience that seems new each time you watch it. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they re-watch one of their favorite movies and discover that watching as a kid and watching as an adult is a brutal thing. Ugly crying until y...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Kaven is back (part 2) We had so much fun with Kaven it ended up being too long and too chaotic for one episode. Here is part 2 of Kaven discussing TVD and giving some hot takes, some ship opinions, and letting us know exactly what she would say to Julie Plec if they were to ever meet. Oh and that question from last week is answered. Oh and we had to bleep some stuff. OH a...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Kaven is back (part 1) Long-distance friendships are hard and we missed hanging out. Join Kaven, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie for Part 1 of what was supposed to be an episode about The Vampire Diaries but very quickly turns into us just going off on tangents and laughing until we cry. Spoilers include The Vampire Diaries, Loki, Wandavision. _Kaven's Socials Handles: _ Tik...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | City of Ashes | City of Glass This is Jessica Marie's first experience with the world of Shadowhunters and Laura Marie did the work to make sure that she was able to navigate these admittedly, not so great first 3 books. Things were spoiled for Jessica Marie so she could focus on everything except THAT, things were explained, and the...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Disney's Moana There are some movies that hit harder when you watch them as an adult and some movies that leave you speechless. Moana leaves you speechless and ugly crying. Whether it's the music, the animation, or the message that you could do it all along, this movie does something. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they talk about why they love this movie, why they...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: a Q&A with Laura Marie and gaming Are you a casual video game player that has never really talked about playing but you really love it and it makes up a significant portion of your life? Join Jessica Marie as she asks Laura Marie the tough questions about video games like what’s the strategy? Why do you play like that? And what game changed your life? Really, she asked...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Gods and Monsters "Our scars mean we survived..." quote makes so much sense when it comes to this series. IYKYK. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they conclude their audio/traditional reading experiment with Jessica Marie listening to Gods and Monsters and Laura Marie traditionally reading it. It's the end of the series and each host has THOUGHTS. Namely, are happy en...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: a discussion around attending different conventions No spoilers this episode! Have you ever wanted to attend a convention but weren’t exactly sure what to expect? Then this is the episode for you. Laura Marie and Jessica Marie have been heavily involved in the con scene for years and have the stories to prove it. Join them as they tell you what to bring, what to expect, an...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Blood and Honey Part 2 of our 3 part audio/physical copy reading experiment continues! Laura Marie has the audio and Jessica Marie has a physical copy of Blood and Honey. Side quests and meandering abound as the hosts ask important questions like "what happened to the characters?!" Spoilers: No major spoilers outside of Serpent & Dove, but there is mention of Shadow an...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Serpent and Dove The experiment begins! Building off last week’s audio/traditional reading episode, Jessica Marie is reading a physical copy of Serpent and Dove and Laura Marie is listening to the audiobook to see if they come to the same conclusions about the story. It's magic, witches, the Church, stuffy men and glorious women. All the elements are there to make this a f...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: a discussion surrounding audiobooks and traditional reading Laura Marie and Jessica Marie FIRMLY believe that all reading is valid and that whatever format you use to consume a book is perfectly wonderful. However, there are people out there that say that listening to an audiobook doesn't count. Oh, the drama. In this episode passions are running HIGH. Conversations about...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Shadow Wand There is so much to say. Dragons. Assassins. Mind control. Magic. Training montage. Learning to love and accept yourself and others. Working through trauma and grief. And Laura Marie and Jessica Marie's favorite thing: awareness of the bigger picture. Book 3 of The Black Witch Chronicles has all of this and more and it is wonderful. They're worked up and ta...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Iron Flower Not an easy read but a necessary one, The Iron Flower picks up right where The Black Witch left off and instantly puts you in the center of the action. And there is A LOT of action. A dictator rises, the government is issuing sanctions, people are dying, and the points of the prophesy are revealed. We said is before and we'll say it again, if you’re not ang...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Priory of the Orange Tree A long episode for a long book. This is Jessica Marie's first high fantasy book and a reread for Laura Marie and both still have questions. Priory of the Orange Tree is as beautiful as it is complex and it is indeed complex. Full of dragons, religion, pirates, mages, and Queens this book demands you sit down and pay attention. Definitely something...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Black Witch This one is heavy. A book and series that no one really talks about anymore, The Black Witch is full of concepts and ideas that will make you feel a certain way. The story of a sheltered girl, an oppressive society, untapped power, and shifting world views create an oppressive setting where being different is a crime and thinking outside the box is treason....

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Legendborn After DNF-ing a new release, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie needed to read something that excited, inspired, and moved them and Legendborn did exactly that! A wonderful and accurate portrayal of grief and resilience, Legendborn transported Laura and Jessica back to the South and hit home in unexpected and profound ways. Plus, there's a beautiful dark haired other...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Queen of Nothing | How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories The eyeliner, the highlighter, the tail, and the letters. It's Queen of Nothing and Cardan's novella and we love them both so much. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they jump back into Elfhame and explore Cardan's backstory and growth as he and Jude navigate what it means and what it takes to rule a ki...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Netflix's Shadow and Bone Everyone probably expected that Laura Marie and Jessica Marie would fall over themselves for Ben Barnes as The Darkling and everyone would be correct. Everyone also probably expected that Mal would not be a favorite and ding ding ding you would also be correct. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they compare and contrast the * show and the book...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: a discussion surrounding "morally gray" They aren't the villain. They definitely aren't the hero and they always have a plan. And usually a cool accessory too. They might not die for us but they'd kill for us and we are strangely okay with that. We're talking about morally gray characters and there are more of them than meets the eye. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Six of Crows | Crooked Kingdom This is one that Laura Marie and Jessica Marie will have to revisit. Less of a deep dive and more of a shallow skim, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are discussing themes and tropes and not so much the plot of the duology. The love for Nina and Inej is strong as is the desire to age up these characters, because being a real life 17 and the dreg...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Crown of Gilded Bones Well THAT was unexpected! Laura Marie and Jessica Marie's love for Poppy, Cas, and Kieran is back as they gasp, rant, and yell at what did and what DID NOT happen between the 3 of them. New characters and old problems clash as backstories are revealed and lies are brought to light in a way that just doesn't quite sit right. No training sequence he...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Grishaverse Trilogy: Shadow and Bone | Siege and Storm | Ruin and Rising Have you ever read something, finished it, put it down, and then had almost no memory of what happened? Laura Marie and Jessica Marie struggle with this problem as they tackle all 3 books of the Shadow and Bone trilogy and try, really really try, to find some common ground with Alina and her choic...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire How excited do you get when the name of a book is said IN THE BOOK!? Laura Marie and Jessica Marie get pretty excited. How many times does Laura Marie say " love that" in this episode? It's a lot. Come along with Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they jump right in to A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire and discuss how, maybe, “we” have become desensitiz...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: From Blood and Ash Tropes, tropes, and more tropes! Special girl doesn't want to be special, he's sworn to protect her, she must be kept pure, he is faster than he should be, she is learning that her religion and society might be wrong, oh and there's a secret dark prince on the loose who wants to kill her.... Rebellion and temperatures are rising as Laura Marie and Jessic...

ACOFAE Podcast presents: Kingdom of Ash This episode contains TEARS. In true ACOFAE tradition, Jessica Marie finished Kingdom of Ash moments before we started recording and the feelings are REAL. It's the end of Throne of Glass and IYKYK.We are sobbing, we are smiling, we are reflecting, and most of all we are coming to terms with the fact that even though these characters aren't real they have af...