Coffee & Co-Read

It's our last week with A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L Armentrout. We're reading chapters 35-45 aka the end. Soooo much happens this week! First, Poppy and Casteel have the conversation we've all been waiting for and then, surprise! Wedding!! They definitely consummate the marriage in a completely normal way...no talk of honeydew at all. The ascended come and there's a h...

It's week 3 with A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by JLA. We're reading chapters 23-34. This week we hear all about heartmates, and Poppy has to decide whether she'll let Casteel feed from her or not, which leads to some steamy scenes, and Poppy's powers change and become more interesting. Poppy and Casteel have some time off so they visit a hot spring where things get steamy and just w...

It's week 2 of A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by JLA and we're reading chapters 12-22 this week. In this episode, the Ascended come for a visit and Poppy does something to protect everyone, Casteel comes for her but doesn't have to save her because she saved herself! Our main couple also struggle with trying to convince everyone that their marriage is real. Poppy and Casteel take a trip t...

It's week one with Jennifer L Armentrout's A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire - Book 2 in the Blood and Ash series. This week we're reading chapters 1-11. We pick up right where FBAA left off with Poppy rejecting Casteel's wedding proposal, she runs away, asks an annoying amount of questions, flirts with Casteel (and Kieran a little) and meets an important wolven! She also kicks Casteel's butt in a fight...

It's our last week with Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo and the end of the duology. We're reading chapters 30 to the end. In this episode - we finally find out what Kaz has planned to get the Crows out of this mess. There are twists, there are turns, and we realize these 16 year olds are way smarter than us....We also finally figure out who dies. We cry about it. Then everything gets wrap...

This week is week 3 with Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo and we're reading chapters 17-29! This week, we have some bad news for the crows - both of their arch nemeses have teamed up and spoiled their sugar plan!! Pekka Rollins found a special way to deal with Inej and it involves an unhinged assassin tourist! Meanwhile, Nina necromances some dead bodies and Jesper, Kuwei and Matthias use Gris...

It's our second week with Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo and we're reading chapters 9-16. This week, we see Inej returned and what Van Eck has in store for the Crows for taking his wife. We also see what the strange flying Shu soldiers are up to and how Nina takes control of things. We get the plan from Kaz on how they will get their money (hint- it involves sugar!) and we get several re...

It's time for the sequel to Six of Crows! We're reading chapters 1-8 this week of Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. This week we reaquaint ourselves with Kaz and the crows. We see how terrible an actor Wylan is, how Nina has faired after taking the jurda parem, how Matthias is peak boyfriend goals and how Inej is doing being captured by Van Eck! We also meet Jesper's dad and he is just...

This is our last week with SJM's A Court of Wings and Ruin! We're finishing with chapters 65 - 82. This week, we see Feyre and Azriel perform a daring camp rescue while Tamlin tries to redeem himself (Kristen doesn't think it works....Catherine does). We get the final showdown with Hybern and Prythians' armies but both Feyre and Rhys have some tricks up their sleeves! We have some...

This is week 4 with Sarah J Maas' A Court of Wings and Ruin. This week we're reading chapters 45-64. This week sees the High Lord meeting even more tense, with Feyre revealing secrets she probably shouldn't, as well as Mor making a connection. We see Hybern finally unleash the cauldron and its not good. We also see the first of many battles of Hybern's army against Prythian's and Feyre makes a dec...

This week is week 3 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas! This week, Rhys faces backlash for working with Eris and Keir, and Feyre continues her flying lessons. Nesta and Feyre are attacked in the library and we get a glimpse of what lives in the dark. Meanwhile, we finally figure out that Elain is a seer! (About time!) We see a battle in the summer court, and we get a first glimpse into t...

It's week 2 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by SJM - talking chapters 15-26. This week, Feyre gets back in the swing of things around Velaris - meeting with the inner circle and goes back to training - this time with an added twist. Flying! We see her reunite with her sisters and what the cauldron has done to the both of them and Lucien finally gets to meet his fated mate. We also get some steamy lib...

This is our first week with SJM's A Court of Wings and Ruin! We're reading chapters 1-14. This week, sooooo much happens. We see Feyre be her most amazing self while trapped back at the Sprinc Court with all of her enemies. She makes some epic chess moves to deal with Tamlin's alliance with Hybern. She also decides to get her revenge on Tamlin for not respecting her wishes when she ask...

It's our last week with Neon Gods by Katee Robert. We're reading from chapter 24 to the Epilogue! This week we get some more steamy scenes in Hades' sex dungeon and Hades and Persephone's relationship deepens and they admit their love for each other to themselves. Eurydice gets herself in trouble and calls Persephone and Hades to help which causes Hades to get in some trouble with...

This is week 3 with Neon Gods by Katee Robert. This week we're reading chapters 15-23. This week we get into some saucy bits! Hades and Persephone go to Hades' special party and show off their new relationship to all of the guest. They also spend some time getting to know each other and visiting the Lower City a bit more. Persephone essentially moves into Hades room and both of them realise their...

This is week 2 with Neon Gods by Katee Robert - we're reading chapters 8-14. This week gets really saucy with a couple of trips to Hades sex dungeon! We learn that Persephone likes to misbehave and Hades wants to punish her for it (in a sexy way). Hades also shows Persephone around the lower city and she likes it. She is realizing that the Lower City is nothing like Zeus's domain. Hades is also ca...

This is week 1 of our new book for the month of May, Neon Gods by Katee Robert. We are tackling chapters 1-7. This episode we meet our 2 main characters, Persephone and Hades. Persephone is 1 of 4 daughters of the wealthy and politically powerful Demeter when her world comes crashing around her after a surprise question from Zeus which causes her to flee to the Lower City and into the arms of the...

It's our last week with From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout. We're reading from chapter 33 to the END! This episode is all truth all the time as Poppy finally learns several (but not all) of Hawke's secrets! Her life is in danger a couple of times but Hawke swoops in to save the day, and oh yeah, there's some SPICE in this week with Poppy deciding to do something for herself for once and g...

This week is week 3 discussing From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout. We're reading chapters 22-32. Poppy gets all ready for her first Rite! It's not as fun as she wants it to be but Hawke hides with her under a willow and adds some real excitement (if you know what we mean!) Vikter is disappointed in Poppy - but he doesn't really have time to reflect because the Rite is attacked! A lot of p...

This is week 2 with From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout - we're discussing chapters 10 - 21. This week Hawke gets promoted to Royal Guard and declares his loyalty to Poppy. We see them getting closer and he finds out that her life isn't as honourable as it seems. We get an inside look at one of the Duke's "lessons'' and it's just as bad as we expected it to be. Poppy also fights to defend...

It's time for a new book: we're reading From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout this month! Starting with chapters 1-9 this week and we meet our main character Poppy or as the kingdom calls her, "The Maiden", and she's been chosen by the Gods to be in service to them all her life and is just waiting to be given to them during her ascension when she turns 19. However, her...

It's our last week with Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas. We're reading chapters 44 to the end this week! In this episode we contemplate Celaena's decision to blow out her torch in a creepy dungeon, and meet the strange creature that's been living under the library. Celaena finally learns Dorian's secret, and it helps her uncover some more of what the King is up to. We see Cel...

It's time for another special episode of Coffee and Co-Read! Because Season 2 of Shadow and Bone was recently released - we are watching it together and talking all about it! We catch up with Alina and Mal - on the run but living their best lives being all cute and romantic; The Crows are back in Ketterdam trying to pick up the pieces after their failed kidnapping attempt - only to realize the...

This is week 4 of Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas and we’re talking chapters 34-43. This week, we see the fallout between Chaol and Celaena over dangerous secrets, as well as Celaena mourning her dear friend. She plots for retribution for Nehemia's killer, and boy does she get it. We get Chaol and Dorian both pining for the girl they loved...knowing she is lost to them both. Celaena's gr...

This is week 3 of Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas. We cover chapters 21-33. This week is all about the romance! (kind of). Celaena plans a romantic dinner for Chaol where they finally admit their intense feelings - and they “get a babysitter for Fleetfoot". Celaena and Nehemia don't see eye to eye on certain things which causes a rift, but they still do the best friend trope of talking about the...