Literary Quest

This week, your hosts discuss Kraving Khiva, a sci-fi/alien romance by Zoey Draven and we have a special guest! Stacey, @stacebookspace on TikTok and Instagram joins us again and is sharing new details about her book! Go check her out! Synopsis: Eve Tessler has never felt like she’s fit in on the earth colony, Everton, and her feelings of loneliness and isolation have only grown since her father d...

In this episode your hosts wrap up the Throne of Glass series with the second half of Kingdom of Ash. Dorian is searching for the third wyrdkey but finding it could mean his or Aelin's death. Meanwhile, Aelin is steadily moving toward Terresan to help with the fight against Morath. Aedion is struggling to keep 100,000 Morath soliders at bay, even with the help of some surprising friends the outcom...

In this bonus episode, your hosts discuss The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. We recorded this episode in honor of Marysa’s brother, Casey, for whom this book was very special. The Giving Tree explores the bonds formed between a young boy and a tree, and the unconditional love the tree has for the boy.

This week, your hosts discuss the part 1 of Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas. Aelin Galathynius has sacrified so much for her home, Terrasen. Trapped in an iron coffin by Maeve, the Fae Queen, Aelin continues to resist Maeves attempts to get her to reveal secrets that may mean the end of their world, though the struggle grows harder each day. In Terrasen, Aedion and Lysandra meet Erawan’s Valg forc...

In this week's episode your hosts discuss Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas. The sixth book in the Throne of Glass series. This book follows Chaol and Nesryn as they travel to the Southern Continent in search of allies and healing. Chaol works with a healer, Yrene, but their relationship quickly changes from healer/patient to something more. Nesryn, now finally back in her home country is getting to...

This week, your hosts discuss the fifth book in the Throne of Glass series, Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas! Aelin Ashryver Galathynius and company find themselves on the hunt for allies after the lords of Terrasen deny Aelin her right to ascend the throne. With the help of her friends, she calls in every old debt owed to her to amass her army. Dorian is whisked away from Rifthold after the city...

This week your hosts discuss Madness of the Horde King by Zoey Draven. Vienne has been a slave to an alien race for years. They finally send her on a mission to deliver a message to the ruler of the Dakkar. However, when she gets there she finds herself drawn to the Mad Horde King. While they work together to find a heartstone, they cannot ignore their chemistry but will their differences keep the...

This week your hosts discuss Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas. Aelin returns to Rifthold ready to shed the name Celaena Sardothien and embrace being the Queen of Terresan. Her path is clear, free magic, obtain the wyrdkeys, and find out what the King is planning. However, when she arrives she discovers that her cousin Aedion is being held captive and scheduled to be executed. Faced with resistanc...

In this week's after dark episode your hosts discuss the third book in Scarlett St. Clair's Hades and Persephone series - A Touch of Malice. Hades and Persephone are happily engaged but not all the gods are thrilled. Demeter, Persephone's mother, has decided to freeze the upperworld in an attempt to split them up. To make matters worse, humans and demi-gods are tired of the Olympian's interfering...

This week your hosts discuss Heir of Fire, the third book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Heir of Fire opens, with our main character, Celaena, arriving in Wendlyn, under the guise of infiltrating their defenses, but really, she’s there for information. She is given the opportunity to train with Prince Rowan Whitethorn, to learn to access her powers as a half-Fae, and if she become...

In this week’s episode, your hosts discuss Crown of Midnight, book 2 in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien has undertaken her role as King’s Champion, eliminating potential threats to the King of Adarlan’s rule, with apparent ease. When she is tasked with assassinating someone from her past, she learns that there’s more than just whispers of a rebel movement against th...

This week, your hosts discuss Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas and are joined by special guest, Stacey (on TikTok @stacebookspace). After a year in the salt mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien, Adarlan’s Assassin, is presented a unique opportunity by Adarlan’s prince: a competition, where the winner is awarded the role of King’s Champion. Win, and after four years of service, she’ll be free to d...

In this week's episode your hosts discuss Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas. This collection of 5 novellas set the stage for Throne of Glass. We are introduced to one of our favorite characters - Celaena Sardothien in a way we haven't seen before.  Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassin's Guild, Celaena yields to no on...

This week, your hosts discuss the final book in the Bone Witch trilogy, The Shadow Glass by Rin Chupeco. Tea of the Embers has come a long way from the 12 year old girl she was when she raised her brother from the dead. In the final installment of this book, Tea pursues her goal from the start, to help future dark asha and her brother Fox, by making shadow glass and removing magic from the world....

In this week's episode your hosts discuss Heart Forger the second book in Rin Chupeco's Bone Witch series. Tea has gathered the daeva to her and brought the man she loves back to life but there are many obstacles for her to overcome. As Tea continues to tell the Bard her story we learn more about her motives, her life, and her love. She learns new magic that brings her closer to being overcome by...

This week, your hosts discuss The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. When Tea Pahlavi accidentally raises her brother from the dead at his funeral, her life rapidly changes as she becomes an apprentice to Lady Mykaela, who will train her to become a dark asha. Able to raise the dead and tasked with killing the daeva, magical beasts that ravage their lands periodically, dark Asha are respected, but also fe...

This week, your hosts are joined by their friend, Tido, to discuss The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins leads a quiet life in his comfortable home, but when the opportunity for adventure arrives at his doorstep, he must decide if there’s more to life than his hobbit hole has to offer. Will he be able to overcome the many challenges he faces on his quest with Thorin Oakenshield and his compa...

This week, your hosts discuss A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair. After a very public reunion, Persephone copes with new scrutiny as the public tries to discover everything they can about her, Hades, and their relationship. Persephone struggles with her own confidence and insecurities as she questions her ability to be future Queen of the Underworld. When she experiences a devastating tragedy,...

This week your hosts discuss The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout, it is the highly anticipated third book in the From Blood and Ash series. Poppy has just discovered a secret about her heritage but the secret threatens to destroy everything around her. She, and everyone she loves, including Prince Casteel are in danger. Can they survive the twists and turns that fate throws at them...

This week, your hosts discuss A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout. When Casteel Da’Neer, the prince of Atlantia, offers an arrangement to Poppy that will allow them both to achieve their goals, for him-the freedom of his brother, and for her, the freedom of herself, Poppy must make a difficult decision. Agreeing to marry the person who betrayed her, which will guarantee her some...

This week your hosts discuss From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Poppy's life has never truly been her own, she has lived as the Maiden since she was a child, unable to go where she wants, do what she wants or socialize. She is told that this is a blessing but Poppy begins to push back. She refuses to be the Maiden they want and is emboldened when a new guard - Hawke Flynn, takes interes...

In this episode, your hosts discuss Kingdom of Shadow and Light, the last book in the Fever series, by Karen Marie Moning. Mackayla Lane has gone from just a girl from the South to sidhe seer to semi-immortal, to Seelie Queen. In the final installment in this series, she must learn to access her power as Queen to manage the light Fae, while also keeping those she loves safe. When threats seem to c...

Join your hosts and a special guest for the first April Fool's episode! They will be discussing Buttception by Chuck TIngle, a collection of four short stories meant to make you think...about butts, unicorns, and sentient books. This is an after dark episode and there is significant discussion about logistically perplexing sex. Be prepared to be confused and amused in this bonus episode! 

This week your hosts discuss The Traitor Queen, the sequel to Bridge Kingdom by Danielle Jensen. Ithicana and Maridrina are still at war and Maridrina is winning. They have captured the bridge and taken Aren hostage. Lara must recruit her sisters and seek help from Aren's friends and family in order to save him. Even if they save him, there is still a war to fight and Ithicana is at a great disadv...

This week, your hosts discuss The Book of Life, the last book in the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. Returning from the past has changed both Diana and Matthew, but the threat from the Congregation and from Matthew’s son Benjamin, has only grown more dangerous. As they work together with family and friends to establish security and safety for themselves and their growing family, their bonds...