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The horror! The characterizations! The repeated shout-outs to Moiraine! Jenn and Preeti talk about this banger of a section and are once again tempted to just keep reading. Next section: Chapters 33-39 Preeti's Work: X-Men: Blood Hunt: Jubilee one-shot in June (out now!) Preorder Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot and get awesome swag! Preorder Info Here Merch: tar-valon-or-bust.printify.me/produc...

WHAT A SECTION, Y'ALL!!! WHAT A SECTION. Seriously. Join Jenn and Preeti as they freak the hell out about Rand. (But Gawyn continues to be the worst.) Next section: Chapters 27-32 Preeti's Work: X-Men: Blood Hunt: Jubilee one-shot in June (out now!) Preorder Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot and get awesome swag! Preorder Info Here Merch: tar-valon-or-bust.printify.me/products  and northingt...

Preeti and Jenn get Very Excited about Egwene's storyline, noodle on character resets and character parallels, and are annoyed by Gawyn (again). Next section: Chapters 19-26 Preeti's Work: X-Men: Blood Hunt: Jubilee one-shot in June (out now!) Preorder Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot and get awesome swag! bit.ly/PayalPreorder Merch: tar-valon-or-bust.printify.me/products   and northingtron...

Preeti and Jenn revel in some really great (and really deliberate?) character work, as well as a faster pace, and talk about what they hope to see sooner than later. Next episode: Chapters 12-18 Merch: https://tar-valon-or-bust.printify.me/products   and northingtron.redbubble.com Preeti's Work: X-Men: Blood Hunt: Jubilee one-shot in June (out now!) Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot (preorde...

In which we finally start on the Sanderson books and talk a lot about voice, POV choices, resetting of stages, and how Rand is basically Batman now. Next section: Chapters 5-11 inclusive Preorder Preeti's work! X-Men: Blood Hunt: Jubilee one-shot in June Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot (save your receipt for goodies) Merch available here: https://tar-valon-or-bust.printify.me/products Hosted on...

While this last section is undeniably action-packed (yay!) and has some great writing (double yay!), Jenn and Preeti think about how it stands up to other books' endings, talk about some more closing of open loops, and get excited for what's coming next. Next episode: The Gathering Storm, Prologue - Chapter 4 Printify shop https://tar-valon-or-bust.printify.me/products (shirt & sweater coming,...

Approximately a thousand years ago, when we were early in the days of this project, I made a doc of things I thought I remembered. It's been updated sporadically, but at 2am the other morning I found myself thinking about it, and decided to do a thing. And here is that thing! Background noises by new co-host Fizz. Patrons will get to see a behind-the-scenes photo of us recording, via Patreon. NOTE...

It was the best of sections, it was the worst of sections ... or was it? Tune in to find out everything we had feelings about (as usual), especially Rand (OMG RAND). Next section: Chapters 32 - epilogue Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the best section yet, hands down!!! While we (inevitably) have quibbles, we are also over the moon -- especially about this Egwene chapter, y'all. Next section: Chapters 27-31 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenn and Preeti continue to disagree on which of these recent sections are better, but are in full agreement about competence, Nynaeve (!!!!), and the effectiveness of Jordan's horror and action sequences. Next episode: Chapters 23-26 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While their opinions about specifics differ, both Jenn and Preeti continue to enjoy this book for the most part. More secrets are revealed! Things (almost) start to happen! Next section: Chapters 16-22 Please note: These episodes were recorded in advance of Preeti's vacation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brace yourselves -- while the pacing is definitely better, we have a looooooootttttt of problems with this section. (Jenn is grateful for the info-dumps, though!) Next section: Chapters 10-15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More happens in almost the first 10 pages of Knife of Dreams than in the entirety of Crossroads of Twilight, and Preeti and Jenn are pretty psyched about it! Action check, weird character choices also check. Apologies in advance for the less-than-perfect audio -- we were recording whilst in a cabin in the woods and did our best, but the closing section in particular is much louder than the rest of...

Preeti and Jenn made it to the end, and they are VERY MAD ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. But also there are some amazing character moments in here, so that's nice? Regardless, we made it! Next episode: Knife of Dreams, Prologue - Chapter 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which a couple things finally happen, and Jenn and Preeti talk about Darkfriend motivation, ghosts (??), and (as always) pacing. Next section: Chapters 27-Epilogue Come join us at Loyalty Bookstore's virtual event with Lex Croucher on January 20th ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you prepared for not much else to happen? Jenn and Preeti do get super annoyed about character assassination for the first time in a while, so there's that. Next episode: Chapters 21-26 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This has to be a record for most chapters discussed in the shortest amount of time, right? Not very much happens, except Jenn and Preeti disagreeing about which POV worked best for them. Next: Chapters 16-19 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which Jenn and Preeti both have rants, one about stakes and one about numbers, find themselves unexpectedly pro-Faile, and come up with at least three new t-shirt ideas. Next section: Chapters 11-15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Surprising no one, not that much happens, but we have lots of opinions and questions anyway! At least we get a decent amount of Mat. Next episode: Chapters 7-10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Preeti and Jenn are in full agreement on the excellence of this finale, especially Egwene's cathartic triumph. (But Jenn still has quibbles, especially about some lore info-dumps.) There is some wild speculation about Season 3, and Preeti manages to remember most of the Forsaken off the top of her head -- a true feat! This was recorded during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 but posted once b...

Jenn and Preeti have verrrrryyyyy different reactions to this episode, which gets them into the weeds around narrative crafting, pacing, and book vs. show choices. In the meantime, Lanfear continues to be epically fun to watch. This was recorded during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 but posted once both strikes ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the roughest episode yet (OOF), Preeti and Jenn talk about the portrayal of the Seanchan, comparative timelines, Jenn develops an entire theory about Mat and Min, and Egwene is the MVP. This was recorded during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 but posted once both strikes ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So many things continue to happen, and Jenn and Preeti continue to have so many questions, including the relative Darkfriend/not-Darkfriend status of show characters vs. book characters. Plus, so much Forsaken! This was recorded during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 but posted once both strikes ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EVERYTHING HAPPENS! We get Lanfear, we meet Moiraine's sister (!??!), Lan is having some very confusing conversations about the warder bond, Perrin finally meets Hopper (!!!), we find out some of what Liandrin is up to, and now we have even bigger questions about what the hell is going on. This was recorded during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 but posted once both strikes ended. Hosted on...

In this episode, Nynaeve/Zoe Robins makes Preeti and Jenn cry repeatedly, a minor character fave dies gruesomely, things are not going super-well for Rand, and there are big questions about what the hell Liandrin is doing. This was recorded during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 but posted once both strikes ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.