Romantasy Readers

Join Alley and Nicole as they continue their conversation with the one and only Saskia from the Sassverse. They discuss more Sarah J Maas theories, favorite characters to cosplay as, and even do a little SJM trivia! Find Sass on Instagram and TikTok at @thesasverse

Join Alley and Nicole in a conversation with Saskia Colless, cosplay extraordinaire massive SJM fan. They discuss bookstagram pros and cons, SJM theories, cosplay, and so much more! Follow Sass at @thesassverse and Instagram and Tiktok

**SPOILERS FOR BUTCHER AND BLACKBIRD** Join Alley and Nicole as they interview New York Times Bestselling author and Booktok/ Bookstagram sensation, Brynne Weaver. They discuss the Alien movies, what food(s) Brynne plans to ruin for readers next, and Brynne's writing journey to create one of the most popular books of the last 12 months. The second book in the Ruinous Love Triology, Leather and...

**Spoilers for Bride by Ali Hazelwood** In this episode, Alley and Nicole discuss the viral sensation Bride, a vampires and werewolves fantasy romance/ paranormal romance that is captivating book readers of all genres. Don't miss out on the fun!

Join Alley as she takes a deep dive on Taylor's Swift's career to try and convince Nicole to be a Swiftie. Your favorite authors love Taylor Swift (Rebecca Yarros, Sarah J Maas), so you should too! In this episode, Alley and Nicole go album by album, explaining the songs, the drama, and the career highlights of Taylor Swift. Alley provides song and book recommendations for each album era,...

Join Alley and Nicole in a conversation with author and Bookstagram personality Liz Shipton. They discuss everything from the state of work to sailing to romantasy tropes, and everything in between. Check out Liz's books at lizshipton.com!

**Spoilers for A Fate Inked In Blood** Join Alley and Nicole as they discuss the Booktok and Bookstagram sensation A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle Jensen. They talk about the witty banter, the spicy MMC Bjorn, and everything else they loved about this book.

Join Alley and Nicole as they interview New York Times bestselling author F.T. Lukens about their newest book, Otherworldly. Otherworldly is a Young Adult contemporary fiction with just a touch of the paranormal/ mythological and an excellent YA romance!

**HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW SPOILERS** Join Alley and Nicole as they wrap up their discussion on House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas! They discuss some of the flaws of HOFAS, what that meeting between Margot Robbie and SJM might signal, and some of the potential easter eggs being laid for the next ACOTAR book.

**SPOILER FREE** Join Alley and Nicole as the interview Demi Winters and discuss her amazing Viking-inspired books, The Road of Bones and Kingdom of Claw. The interview is spoiler free so readers who have not yet checked out these books can listen!

***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE MAASVERSE*** In this episode, Nicole and Alley continue their deep dive discussion on the theory that Bryce and Azriel are mates in the Sarah J Maas universe. They chat about connections to Sailor Moon, Orion mythology, and even a Native American myth called Stone Mother! This episode will truly blow your mind!

***SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE MAASVERSE*** In this episode, Alley and Nicole DEEP DIVE into the theory that Bryce and Azriel are MATES! They've got evidence from the books, evidence from SJM interviews, wild hopes and dreams, and vibes. This is Part 1 of a two part deep dive into this theory!

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR ALL OF SARAH J MAAS'S BOOKS, INCLUDING HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW, ALL OF ACOTAR, AND ALL OF THRONE OF GLASS** In this episode, Nicole and Alley discuss new theories about the Maasverse that they have after finishing House of Flame and Shadow. They start with a summary of everything we learned about the Maasverse in HOFAS to refresh your memory/ clarify the...

This episode is spoiler free, so you do not need to have read Emberly Ash's books to listen and enjoy! Join Alley and Nicole as they interview Romantasy author Emberly Ash and discuss her series, The Secrets of the Faerie Crown. This series is a King Arthur retelling, but with fae and smut! Without giving away any spoilers, Alley and Nicole gush with Emberly over her books, talk about their fa...

**HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW SPOILERS** In this episode, Nicole and Alley talk about which theories they were right about, which theories they were wrong about, and which theories might still be possible! Join them as they discuss some of their epically wrong predictions. Then, as a bonus segment, listen to their reactions to CC3 as they are only halfway through the book.

**SPOILERS FOR ENTIRE MAASVERSE** Join Alley and Nicole as they process their initial reactions to House of Flame and Shadow. They chat about all our favorite CC couples, what the heck was going on with Bryce and Hunt, ACOTAR world, and their feelings about future books.

There are NOT House of Flame and Shadow spoilers in this episode! But there are spoilers for all other SJM books. In this episode, Alley and Nicole play fun games about the Maasverse, including would you rather and the fan favorite SCREW MARRY KILL! It's also now Nicole's turn to answer rapid fire questions. And as always, there are tangents, cocktails, and general gushing about our Sarah...

***SPOILERS FOR ALL OF SJM SERIES*** In this episode, Nicole and Alley give you a high level plot summary of A Court of Silver Flames to get you ready for the release of House of Flame and Shadow. They also discuss a few theories and talk about all the questions that they hope get answered in House of Flame and Shadow! You also know it wouldn't be a Romantasy Readers episode without a fun game...

***SPOILERS FOR ALL SJM BOOKS!*** In this episode, Nicole and Alley give you a high level plot summary of House of Sky and Breath to get you ready for the release of House of Flame and Shadow. We also discuss potential Throne of Glass cross-overs, what might be under some of the mountains in Prythian, potential eighth court theories, and the Autumn King.

In this episode, Nicole and Alley give you a high level plot summary of House of Earth and Blood to get you ready for the release of House of Flame and Shadow. We also discuss what we know about the Princes of Hel and the Asteri, connections between Crescent City and other SJM worlds, whether Bryce and Hunt are end game, and some of the early theories we have for CC3.

Updated Audio :) **SPOILERS FOR THE PLATED PRISONER SERIES BY RAVEN KENNEDY** In this episode, Alley and Nicole discuss their reactions to the fifth book in the Plated Prisoner series, Gold. They give you their theories on the prophecy at the end of the book, who in the world Wick could be, and what is going to happen now that Auren and Slade are MATES!

**IRON FLAME SPOILERS** In this episode, Alley and Nicole talk about their favorite Iron Flame scenes and characters, play some fun games with the characters, and generally gush about everything Iron Flame.

UPDATED AUDIO :) Join Alley and Nicole for their 2023 wrap up and holiday episode extravaganza! In this episode, they discuss their top 5 books of 2023, their top 5 book boyfriends of 2023, and so much more! Light spoilers for all books discussed, but all discussions stay high level enough to listen.

** IRON FLAME SPOILERS ** Join Alley and Nicole as they discuss Nicole's current binge of the Plated Prisoner series, Alley's reads, and more Iron Flame thoughts and theories. In this episode we dive deep on Nicole's time travel theory, Alley's theory about Narvarre leadership, and some of the theories we've seen online and whether we buy them or not. As always, it's fun an...

* IRON FLAME SPOILERS ** Join Alley and Nicole as they fan cast all of your favorite Iron Flame and Fourth Wing characters. It's chaotic, it's silly, it's obviously idealistic, but it's also a lot of fun! Enjoy! If you’d like to watch this on YouTube instead to see all of the actors and actresses, you can find our YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/@Romantasyreaders