Dragon Readers

Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas, Book 1 in the Throne of Glass series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of  ACOTAR 6 .  This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season , an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course . Thanks for listening, and please leave us a r...

Winnow into Prythian with Kinsey, Karly, and special guest Breagh as they discuss all their ACOTAR series theories. Don’t worry this episode is free of overall Maasverse spoilers. This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season , an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course . Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the ent...

Hosts Kinsey and Karly discuss why Karly has DNF’d the Throne of Glass series more than once and why she is excited to finally read it now. If you aren’t sure if you want to read Throne of Glass (or give it a second chance), this is the episode for you! This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat , an ongoing season all year long! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas, Book 5 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of ACOTAR 6 .  This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season , an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course . Thanks for listening, and...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they recap A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas, Book 5 in the ACOTAR series. They break down key moments and characters you’ll want to remember before ACOTAR 6 release day. This is perfect for listeners looking for a quick refresher, especially if you don’t have time to re-read the entire Maasverse. This recap is part of our Massive M...

Hosts Kinsey and Karly discuss the entire Ali Hazelwood backlist, top favorites, and the upcoming adaptation of The Love Hypothesis! If you aren’t sure which Ali Hazlewood book to start with, this is the episode for you! This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat , an ongoing season all year long! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: S...

Join hosts Kinsey and Karly for an interview with Meghan Le Fay, debut author of Wings of LIfe , book 1 in the Dragonbound Chronicles, which was released on May 26, 2026. Wings of Life has already received praise from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist! It’s perfect for fans of enemies-to-lovers romance and epic dragon-filled fantasy. If you haven’t had a chance to read Wings of Life...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas, Book 4 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of ACOTAR 6 .  This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season , an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course . Thanks for listening...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they recap A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas, Book 4 in the ACOTAR series. They break down key moments and characters you’ll want to remember before ACOTAR 6 release day. This is perfect for listeners looking for a quick refresher, especially if you don’t have time to re-read the entire Maasverse. This recap is part of our Mas...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas, Book 3 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of ACOTAR 6 .  This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season , an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course . Thanks for listening, and...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they recap A Court of Wingas and Ruin by Sarah J Maas, Book 3 in the ACOTAR series. They break down key moments and characters you’ll want to remember before ACOTAR 6 release day. This is perfect for listeners looking for a quick refresher, especially if you don’t have time to re-read the entire Maasverse. This recap is part of our Massive...

Get ready to dive into an OG episode of Karly's first podcast "Dragon Readers". These episodes were created with the intention of making deep-dive topical episodes for Fourth Wing and Iron Flame, and were released prior to the publication of Onyx Storm. This episode is on the Venin, and was originally recorded in audio only format, so no video is available for this episode.  This is...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas, Book 2 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of  ACOTAR 6 .  This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season , an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course . Thanks for listening, and...

Hosts Kinsey and Karly discuss the recent release of Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry, the sequel to Shield of Sparrows . In this episode, they discuss favorite moments, which scenes made them crash out, predictions for book 3, and more!  This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat , an ongoing season all year long! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your frie...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they recap A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas, Book 2 in the ACOTAR series. They break down key moments and characters you’ll want to remember before ACOTAR 6 release day. This is perfect for listeners looking for a quick refresher, especially if you don’t have time to re-read the entire Maasverse. This recap is part of our Massive M...

Hosts Kinsey and Karly take LA RomantasyCon by storm! If you have ever wanted to attend a book convention this episode is for you. They discuss the pros and cons of book carts, where to stay, registration for author signings and panels, the best ways to get your books home, what they would do differently, and more! This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat , an ongoing season all year long! Th...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, Book 1 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of  ACOTAR 6 .  This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season , an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course . Thanks for listening,...

Amaze, amaze, amaze! Hosts Kinsey and Karly rave about the sci-fi movie adaptation for Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, starring Ryan Gosling (Dr. Ryland Grace) and James Ortiz (Rocky). In this episode, they discuss changes made to the movie that differ from the book, how the movie holds up overall, favorite moments, which scenes activated their tear ducts, and more!  This is part of our Season 1 B...

Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they recap A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, Book 1 in the ACOTAR series. In a few short minutes, they break down key moments and characters you’ll want to remember before ACOTAR 6 release day. This is perfect for listeners looking for a quick refresher, especially if you don’t have time to re-read the entire Maasverse. This rec...

Who’s ready for book adaptation reactions? Kinsey and Karly crash-out over Season 4 of Bridgerton on Netflix! Join in to hear their thoughts on the infamous “mistress” proposal, (spoiler alert: Karly was not okay), theories on who the new Lady Whistledown could be, our Bridgerton series rankings, and more! Don't forget to join us over on Discord to let us know your own thoughts on Season 4 and...

Hosts Kinsey and Karly share their advice on how to read the Maasverse – This is the start of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, where we will cover favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments, worldbuilding-&-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, and more before the sequel’s release on October 27, 2026! Today we will be walking you through everything you need to know before st...

Prepare for a heatwave, Kinsey and Karly are ready to share the spiciest books they’ve ever read! If you are curious about the spice rating scale, and how some of your favorite books stack-up this is the episode for you.  Books discussed in this episode: Quicksilver, Brimstone, A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Wings and Ruin, A Court of Silver Flames, Throne of Gla...

Welcome to the first ever episode of Basic and Bookish Podcast! Where two best friends take you on one unhinged adventure through their TBR and beyond.  In this episode, we will tell you what this podcast is all about, and give you a little insight into who we are.  Timestamps: (01:03) What this podcast is all about (02:37) Would you rather game (07:35) About us - lets get personal (13:06) How we...