The Greatest Genre

After a month of decompressing and processing the events of HOFAS, join us as we dive into the highlights. What we loved, what we didn't love - and all the times we squealed. We apologize for the length of this episode. There were just a lot of feelings. 00:00:00 - Housekeeping and Merch Updates 00:06:18 - Izzy and Jessica's life from 1/29/2024 - 1/31/2024 00:13:22 - Predictions and Points...

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE MAASVERSE** No episode guide for this one folks...this is pure, unhinged, chaotic conjecture as we try to untangle all the clues Sarah has left for us! We want to know your theories!!! Send us your predictions to thegreatestgenre@gmail.com. See you soon for our bonus HOFAS reactions episode!!

**WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS for The Maasverse** This week we give out our "best of" awards. It's basically The Oscars but the winners have wings and you don't want to miss it. Episode Listening Guide: Intro & housekeeping - 00:00:20 Best character intro - 00:05:10 Biggest crush - 00:08:43 Best "tension" scene - 00:25:10 Best action scene - 00:38:13 Bes...

** WARNING: This episode contains SPOILERS FOR THE MAASVERSE** We are back with part two of the Crescent City supporting character deep dives!! We will be focusing on Fury Axtar, Ithan Holstrom, and Lidia Cervos (aka The Hind). Episode Listening Guide: Intro + Housekeeping - 0:00:20 Fury - 0:05:15 Ithan - 0:17:33 Lidia - 0:35:16 Honorable Mentions - 0:47:57

**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE MAASVERSE ** We continue our Crescent City deep dive with analysis of the supporting cast of characters. These folks are SHROUDED in mystery, much like their motivations and intentions. We invite you to part one of two episodes, where we break down these curious Crescent City players... Episode Guide: Housekeeping & Spoiler Warning - 00:00:45 Jesiba - 0...

** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE MAASVERSE** We continue our deep dive into the world of Crescent City by Sarah J Maas with our Core Character analysis in Season Two Episode Two of The Greatest Genre! Episode Guide: Housekeeping & Spoiler Warning - 00:01:15 Character Intros - 00:05:03 Bryce - 00:28:06 Danika - 00:52:02 Hunt - 00:58:11 Ruhn - 01:17:19

Welcome back to TGG for our deep dive into the world of Crescent City!! PLEASE NOTE due to file size if you would like to watch with video please see our YouTube channel. On today's episode we will be discussing all things Midgard: The geography, the demographics, the politics...basically everything that confused us on our first read. This one is for the TRUE FANS!! Episode breakdown is as fol...

We are BACKKKK!!! (Almost) The Greatest Genre Season Two will be arriving very soon and we cannot wait to share our Crescent City re-read deep dives with you, along with our hopes, fears, and predictions for House of Flame and Shadow! Season Two will be 6 episodes that will be published the 6 weeks leading up to the HOFAS release date, January 30th 2024.

**SPOILER ALERT** This episode contains MANY SPOILERS from ACROSS THE SJM SERIES!!!! Please proceed at your own risk! If you're not caught up use this time to read :) We are obsessing and dissecting SJM's packed interview celebrating the paperback release of House of Sky and Breath, during which MANY TEASERS about HOFAS were dropped!!! Join us as we descend into unhinged reactions and spec...

Welcome back to TGG for the FINAL SPOILER SECTION of Season One!! We cannot thank you all enough for listening, we love you dearly and can't wait for Season 2!!! See you in Lunathion!! 0:00:40 - Housekeeping & Episode Intro 0:01:29 - Deep Dive Begins!

Welcome to part one of the Final Episode of TGG Season One!!! Thank you so much for coming along on this journey with us - we have enjoyed every moment and look forward to what comes next! Speaking of....we have special news to share about TGG Season Two you don't want to miss!!! Housekeeping - 0:00:44 *Special Announcement!! - 0:02:15 Chapter Summaries - 0:07:00 Chapter Discussion - 0:012:11

Welcome back to Episode 8!! This is our spoiler deep-dive focusing on ch 37-41 of ACOTAR but referencing all events/theories in the SJMverse. Proceed with caution if you have not read ACOTAR, CC and TOG!!! In fact...it may be best if you don't proceed at all.

We venture back under the mountain in Episode 8 to discuss Feyre's second trial and many other details! This is our SPOILER FREE discussion!! Chapter Summaries: 03:45 Discussion: 13: 37

Welcome back to Episode 7!!! This is our Spoiler-FULL discussion full of theories, speculation, and just a bit of harmless nonsense. Thank you to Cori for such a great question to kick us off!

Venture Under the Mountain with us as we discuss the events that unfold in chapters 32-35 without spoilers!!! Timestamps: 00:30 - Intro & Housekeeping 03:44 - Chapter Summaries 07:28 - Chapter Discussion Part Two (Spoiler Section) coming soon!!!!

SPOILERS ABOUND in part two of episode six!!! Proceed with the utmost caution if you have not read all of ACOTAR, CC, and TOG!!!

We are back with Episode Six! We will be doing these next episodes split into two parts; part one will be the spoiler-free chapter discussion, and part two will be our spoiler-full discussion with unhinged theories!! Episode Timestamps: Intro+Housekeeping - 0:00:16 Chapter Summaries - 0:04:29 Chapter Discussion - 0:07:35

Welcome back to TGG! It's finally Calanmai!!! Fire night discussions and spicy spoilers abound! Episode Breakdown: 01:07 - Intro & Housekeeping 04:44 - Chapter Summaries 11:54 - Chapter Discussion 1:06:37 - SPOILER WARNING!!! Please rate and follow! See you soon for Episode 6! Much love, Izzy & Jess

Disclaimer: We unfortunately lost our video feed about halfway through filming this episode, but the full audio is included and there are still plenty of giggles and unhinged theories to listen to! Intro & Housekeeping: 00:43 Chapter Summaries 03:12 Ch 16-19 Discussion 09:20 SPOILER ALERT: 58:58

Housekeeping - 01:30 Chapter Summaries - 03:06 Ch 11-15 Discussion - 09:06 SPOILER SECTION !!! 57:06 !!! FanArt Featured is Rokii Artworks (@artworks_by_rokii) Link to Aelin + Cauldron Theory: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8RaqHrS/

Welcome back to TGG!! Episode breakdown: 00:23 - Intro & Housekeeping 04:14 - Chapter Summaries 13:12 - Ch 6-10 Discussion 48:33 - SPOILER WARNING!!! Please Rate and Follow!! See you soon for Episode Three!! Fanart credit goes to Rokii Artworks; @artworks_by_rokii on Instagram

Welcome to TGG Season One! Episode breakdown: 00:30 - Intro & Housekeeping 02:45 - Chapter Summaries 07:49 Ch 1-5 Discussion 37:51 SPOILER WARNING!!! Please Rate and Follow!! See you soon for Episode Two!!

Welcome to The Greatest Genre Podcast (TGG)! If you've been wishing for a SJM-focused book club, then your dreams have been answered!!! Join us as we (re)read, dissect, and speculate about what comes next on the page and on the screen for our favorite Fae! Subscribe to our channel, follow us on Instagram (@the_greatestgenre) for episode announcements and more romantasy content! Email us at the...