Literary Quest

This week your hosts discuss Jay Kristoff's best seller Nevernight! After her father is executed as a traitor and her mother and brother are taken away Mia vows revenge. To do so she must train to be a Blade at the Red Church. She will be tested in unimaginable ways but if she succeeds she will have the knowledge and resources to avenge her family. Her competition is ruthless and trusting anyone i...

This week, your hosts discuss Rabid by Raven Kennedy and Ivy Asher. Seneca Rain has waited all of her life for the moment where she can connect with her wolf spirit and fully embrace life as a shifter.  However, when the time comes and she is attacked by her packs alpha, Seneca’s wolf becomes rabid. Her cruel alpha deems her togreat of a threat and abandons her in the territory of the Ruin Fa...

This week your hosts discuss Set by Alessa Thorn. Set, the ancient Egyptian God of War and Chaos, has been working as a mercenary in modern Egypt. Unlike his Greek God counterparts, he likes to stay out of the spotlight but when he is tasked with protecting his boss's secret daughter he might be forced to reveal himself.  Ayla has been working her dream job as a doctor in a non-profit organiz...

This week, your hosts discuss Sabriel by Garth Nix. Sabriel’s life takes an unexpected turn when her father, a necromancer called the Abhorsen, sends an undead servant to her with the tools of his trade, the famed bells and sword, and requests her help, as he is trapped in Death. Determined to rescue her father, Sabriel takes on the title of Abhorsen and ventures into the Old Kingdom in search of...

This week your hosts discuss Lexi Foss's steamy vampire romance - Chastely Bitten. In a world where humans are prey, Darius a 3,000 year old vampire, is working towards a world where humans are seen as more than just food. To do this however, he must play their game for a little while longer. In an uncharacteristic move he purchases a highly sought after possession, a blood virgin.  Juliet ha...

In this week’s episode, your hosts discuss Broken by the Horde King by Zoey Draven. Kiran and Maeva have a past complicated by Maeva’s unrequited love for Kiran, and the emotional scars she bears as a result of his rejection. She moves on with her life, but protects her heart from any who may break it again. She trains to become a healer, and things are going well until Kiran returns to their vill...

This week your hosts' discuss Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones! This book was the inspiration for Hayao Miyazaki's popular animated film but there are quite a few differences. Sophie, the eldest of three sisters, is turned into an old woman by the Witch of the Waste. Due to this she leaves her hat shop and family behind and finds herself the house keeper for Wizard Howl, his fire-demon Ca...

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,...