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We return with our guest, Syira, to cover Part 1 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - theories are explored, couples are dissected, and a potential fanfic collaboration is discussed. Warning, we cover the book in it's entirety and there will be spoilers for the ending - so please don't listen if you haven't already read it. Don't come at us if you haven't! Also, we are adults cove...

We finally got here! In this episode, we attempt to cover a MASSIVE book together with the help of two very special guests - Leslie and Syira - our fellow fantasy book nerds. We get into the worldbuilding, the characters, an appreciation of Shadow Daddy Xaden Riorsan, dragons, magic and more. Could we have done this over the course of 10 episodes, yes, yes we could have - and if Nabs has her way -...

Whoooeyy! It's been 2 months since our last episode, but so much has happened! On this episode, we cover the last book we attempted to do in October but never got around to - A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, the 1st book of the Immortals After Dark paranormal romance series. And we also get into Priest by Sierra Simone - an erotic novel that's all about that really - a hot priest. We took a...

In celebration of SMUTember, we will be covering a different spicy book every week - kicking it off with the first book in Ruby Dixon's viral alien romance series, Ice Planet Barbarians. We introduce you to the main premise of how these human women ended up on Not-Hoth (the titular Ice Planet), the worldbuilding, the biology and then some... TRIGGER WARNING: there are instances and mentions of...

This is it! The Grande Finale! The gang makes their way into the fold to answer the Darkling's challenge, the loose ends are tied, our beloved Nikolai comes to the rescue! Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follow to listen to more! Credit for our intro and outro music: Produced by Danya Vodovoz, ⁠Vortex song link⁠, ROYALTY FREE MUSIC. Credit for our lovely artwork goes to Rachel Chen (IG: chi...

Our gang escaped the Spinning Wheel and is making a desperate attempt to find the mythical Firebird, based off of a hunch on Alina's. There's big character past reveals, hangry Zoya, lots of weird tension between Mal and Alina. Do they find the firebird? Does Alina rip a hole through The Fold? We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you...

We're back! It's been 3 weeks without an episode, and we are very sorry - so much life and living has happened and we are now finally able to just sit down and get back to our books and chats. We're at the mid point on Ruin and Rising, things are starting to heat up and we're a bit worried at this point on where it's all going - there's only half a book left and the odds ar...

We're back together in person, and it's a bit more chaotic than usual! Lots happens in these set of chapters as we suspect Leigh Bardugo begins to rush to tie off some loose ends in this final instalment of the Shadow and Bone trilogy. We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follow to listen to more! Credit...

The merry band of Grisha and their otkazatsya tracker finally make their way out of the underground prison of the White Cathedral, they face trials and tribulations and come out with stronger relationships and friendship. They are set upon by brigands! But are soon reunited with our favourite character... hehehe We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8)...

Finally! We're on Book 3 of the original Grishaverse trilogy, Ruin and Rising, by Leigh Bardugo. So much has happened from where we left off at the end of Siege and Storm, and we are chomping at the bit to get through this book and find out the fates of Alina, Mal, Nikolai, the Darkling and the merry band of followers Alina has gathered. We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala...

The latest, and apparently LAST, season of Never Have I Ever - the magical teen comedy drama show by Mindy Kaling on Netflix - just released and we find ourselves unable to do anything but talk about how much we love this freaking show. From the plot, the characters, the perfect cast, life lessons, outfits, and so on and so forth, this show is perfect. So spoilers for Season 1-3 abound, but we kep...

The end of Siege and Storm is action packed, filled with love triangles, and sees the return of some old favourites. We end the 2nd installment of the original Grisha series by Leigh Bardugo and can't wait to get started on Ruin and Rising next week! We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follow to listen to mo...

We're powering through the book, Nikolai makes our hearts flutter while we watch on as cracks form in Alina and Mal's relationship. Alina really owns her villain era and we see her start to scare others and herself with her words and actions. We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follow to listen to more!...

We are BACK on the Grishaverse, baybieeee and so excited to be getting to know Paddy Gibson - I mean, Prince Nikolai Lantsov aka Sturmhond aka Too Smart Fox aka Mr Smart Mouth - a LOT more. The trip make their way back across the most boring road known to man, pick up a few friends on the way, and finally have their audience with the King and Queen of Ravka. We'll be doing weekly episodes on M...

We got a bit distracted this week, and decided to go completely off-book and discuss one of our favourite things in the world: fanfiction and ships! Specifically, talking about our OTPs and romance wishlist for the Harry Potter characters. #sorrynotsorry if these are unpopular, but come let us know what your OTPs are! We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (...

There's SO MUCH ACTION and DRAMA in this episode! Our characters escape the Darkling's clutches only to find they've been double crossed, Alina gets some amazing power up points, they go back to Ravka, and we find out a character we were just getting to know is actually someone else entirely! Di and I had a TON of fun on this set of chapters, and hope you guys enjoy listening in to our...

We record in person for the first time since we started this podcast! And starting with book 2 in the Grisha series - Siege and Storm! There is a strange noise that starts occurring around the 17 minute mark, we apologise if it's super annoying - it's annoying to us too, and we can't figure out how it happened or how to get rid of it. So sorry, and we will make sure it doesn't happ...

We sit down with our friend, Paul, to discuss our favourite things - books, genres, tropes and more! We also can’t resist discussing the Grishaverse men and how they make us feel so many things! We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follow to listen to more! Credit for our intro and outro music: Produced by Danya...

We finish up the first book in the Grishaverse, and are bounding onwards across the True Sea to find out what happens next in Alina's story. Will the Darkling survive her abandonment? Will Mal live up to her untested romantic expectations? Will we find hot Fjerdans?! We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follo...

BIG REVEAL in this episode and we go on a bit of a roadtrip across Ravka with Alina and an old friend. We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follow to listen to more! Credit for our intro and outro music: Produced by Danya Vodovoz, ⁠Vortex song link⁠, ROYALTY FREE MUSIC. Credit for our lovely artwork goes to Rache...

Let's get down to business - and unlock our powersssss - ok, in this episode we get training montage, Alina's glow up (pun totally intended), Grisha class drama, and Unsea level foreshadowing. It all ends with a whopper of a scene, and we're still recovering! We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follo...

In this episode we follow Alina's long hard ride to Os Alta, a fast paced, action-packed set of chapters that ends with a light show in the King's Throne Room. Ooooooh, we had fun slowly peeling back the Darkling's kefta and getting to know the man underneath. We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and foll...

We're so excited to finally dive into the Shadow and Bone book by Leigh Bardugo on The Tickled Ink! Hosts Nabiya and Diyana break down the opening chapters of the beloved Grishaverse books. We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Hope you guys enjoy yourselves and follow to listen to more! Credit for our intro and outro music: Produced by Danya V...

Hi and welcome to our first ever episode! We explain who we are, what we hope to talk about in the pod, and the first series we're going to cover - The Grishaverse by Leigh Bardugo. We'll be doing weekly episodes on Mondays, 8pm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia time (GMT+8). Read along with us, the first book in the series is Shadow and Bone, wildly popular and easily available at any bookstore near you. Lo...