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ok some random theory thanks to my fyp but what if the power nesta took/was given to keep was from hecate she is a titan known with her ties to witches historically

Carrion means decaying flesh!

There were some technical difficulties later on in the video - so apologies for that! Enjoy the photo of me drinking my wine :)

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Could you put spice levels or age ratings on your reviews like this please?

Absolutely gorgeous! Where’d you get them?

YES!

This is one of the most talked about books of the season!

Your book conversations are the best! Smart and sophisticated multi-layered commentary done in a really easygoing and relatable way. Love your insights on this book! ❤ ACOSF is intense and powerful stuff!

what a good idea! love it :)

LOVE your shows about Fourth Wing/Iron Flame and the ACOTAR series! ❤️🙌🏻✨ You two have such great energy, your reactions are so genuine, and I love how you keep your commentary so generally positive, which seems rare these days. You guys are my first and only book-related podcast, and you’ve made rethinking these books so fun, so thank you! I’ve read FW/IF three times and definitely picked up different things each time, but your discussions still inspired me with new ideas! SPOILERS BELOW!!! Re: Iron Flame - There are a few strange lines about Dain once he’s on Team Aretia that make me pause about his true intentions. He could be a mole playing for the “dark side” from the inside. Or not. I also think things have been set up for the Dain- Violet-Xaden love triangle to continue. As Violet struggles with the stress and trauma of Xaden being venin, she could lean on Dain for support and he could end up taking advantage of her vulnerability, coaxing her into a romance and betraying Xaden. Which just complicates the already complicated Violet-Xaden relationship. I’m not sure how far down the venin road Xaden will go, like how extreme his “turn” will get, but it seems likely that Violet will definitely be on a quest to save his soul. Which her second signet will surely be key to accomplish. I can’t say I have a good read on what that signet will be, despite all the theories. What if the reason the venin so badly want Violet is that the head venin is Violet’s biological father? I think Aaric could be the distance wielder. And why don’t we know what Garrick’s signet is? So many questions! Only two more months until we get some answers! 🤩

As we know with this series, any time RY drops repeated details about something but then zips by without much explanation, that means it’s significant. With more truth yet to be revealed. The fact that we hear frequently about Violet’s dad and how much he meant to her, but we know so little about him. (And Violet mentions once, albeit to herself/the reader, that she knows where her dad’s notes/research on the feather tails is.) The multiple mentions of Bodhi being Xaden’s cousin (I mean really, once you tell me they’re supposedly cousins, I can kind of remember that for next time, no need to hammer that in, unless you’re trying really hard at subterfuge) combined with the multiple mentions that Xaden is an only child-there may be some surprise familial connection there. And then there’s Naolin. Definitely get the feeling he is not dead. Also, got a random feeling during reading that perhaps Naolin was closer to Lilith Sorrengail than anyone else knew.

This book was crazy!!

This is my first 5 person pov and got to say I'm enjoying so far. Each character voice is distinct and love how they are traveling separately and its all building to a bigger event haha. There is definitely more romance than I expected too. Favourite POVs for me are Sora and Mikail.

Is it REESE or RISE omg 💀 i’ve been saying it as RISE and is it ASSRIAL or AYZRIAL because you’d think since they call him Az it would be AYZRIAL i don’t even know at this point

I just bought it and Ive been looking for reviews and you definitely got me excited!

Im glad you two loved the first book. I read this the year it came out and I was hooked.

Your chart of dragons made me realize that brannons dragon is orange, like every horrible character 👀

You actually gave it a five star? The book sucked.

i got a lot of reading to do before i listen to

You're gonna have so much fun with "yours truly"! I can't decide which one I love the most. "Just for the summer" is still on my TBR just because i'm sad about ending the trilogy!

THE MAPPPPPP!!! 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 it’s literally my one complaint about this book! I kept referencing it to understand but it doesn’t match the descriptions in the book and it was driving me bonkers lol. Glad I’m not alone in my confusion🤣🤣 love you ladies!!

I’ve just finished Golden Son and LOVED hearing what you both thought!! Can’t wait to read morning star and wait to see what you say!!

Wishing you both the best and that whatever is going on gets better <3, I listen every week (when I've read the books!) and love how sweet you both are, it makes me feel like I'm talking books with some good friends and I appreciate that so much, Thank you! For the Morning Star half way point: I was SO upset!! this book made me cry my eyes out but it's SO good. (the graphic audio had me captivated)

I wish I would have DNF'ed Lessons in Chemistry--I didn't like it either. I love the Armentrout books and Elsie Silver! The Familiar is on my TBR too. Will you be doing a video on it? I hope all is well with Jenna!

Sevro is my favorite character and anytime he comes up I always have a laugh or an "aww I love Sevro" moment. My favorite part in the book is when he and Darrow have a heart to heart and show each other the cards. Sooooo meaningful to me ❤

I love this saga!

I dont think Lydia is a decendant of Aelin, just a decendant of Brannon. I think she'd be a very distant cousin of Aelin.

I'm also nervous about "Hail Mary's" movie and how they will portray THAT character!

The Tom Felton autobiography Beyond the Wand is so good!! Shelby--If you're looking for erotica, try The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys series) by Nikki St. Crowe 🔥

Rhys says in ACOTAR that not every 'mate' is a perfect match, sometimes the fates get it wrong. He mentions his parents being mates but they were completely wrong for each other, when Feyre asks about Elain and Lucian. So maybe it's something like that... 😭

From how I understand, once bargains are fulfilled the tattoos disappear; page 643, when Nesta calls in her favor to Cassian for him to leave her alone and not talk to her for a week unless she spoke to him first just before she gets taken to the blood rite, she says she felt a tingle down her spine and knew the tattoo had disappeared. Therefore, if she got a tattoo from the bargain with the cauldron it hasn't been fulfilled. She says to the cauldron, "If you show me how to save her, you can have it all back." In my eyes, Nesta saved them all the glowing light was a healing power similar to Day Court, because she asked the cauldron to show her how to do it. AND we all know bargains have to be worded very carefully, Nesta never said WHEN she would give that power back which makes me think she either didn't give any of it back and the Mother prevented the cauldron from taking it or she at least saved a part of it for Nesta not giving it all back like it was said in the bargin. Therefore the tattoo because there is unfinished business between her and the cauldron...

Thank you so much for your podcast, I'm literally in love with it🥰🫶🏻 Are you planing to do TOG re-read? I know it's a lot, but you did such a wonderful SJM analysis, that I just need more🫠😂

i wonder if the new series Sarah is working on has to do with the origins of Midgard/Prythian and the Gods... The Gods have been mentioned many times but never in very much detail, and we still have so many unanswered questions about everything that happened 15000 years ago. What makes me feel like we could use a series or at least a book about it all is how the couple Gods randomly made an appearance at the end of Throne of Glass, and the one Goddess (i can't remember her name I think it starts with a D) who randomly fucked with Aelin that one time near the end of the series. Like those parts just felt so random and confusing to me, I feel like there's more to know there. Not to mention we still don't know a lot about Jesiba or Amren... I would love to know more about it all, like a prequel for the whole universe or something!

I think the trials are every 5 years

Im late to watching this but i wanted to add about Elains bond thingy, i had read somewhere that Azrael was Elains mate but when she was thrown into the cauldron the bond was dying but cause the Cauldron wound up loving Elain as opposed to its hatefulness towards Nesta, it gave her Lucien as like a consolation for what it took. So now, she will truly have a choice in whom to choose and that once she chooses, the others mate tethering will disappear leaving them free to find another mate. I dont know about that but i have not heard anything like that and thought it was interesting.

Love you guys!!

I really wish we could have gotten dual POV's with Bjorn, because Freya was myeh for me but I loved Bjorn. I love the body warmth micro-trope too!

I think this is a really good theory! SPOILER ALERT! We know possession by other entities is possible…. didn’t this happen at least once in TOG?

Bryce was my favourite main female character out of her, Aelin and Feyre but thought she was so rude and horrible even to Hunt in this book. Found it very hard to get through this book on that alone.

Yes! I took a month break from it. Once I went back to it I enjoyed it but man oh man it was a journey

48:37 I think that, because of the book that Violette has about the folklore of Navarre I understand that the legend says that there were 3 men - I don't know if they were brothers - and that one was a dragon rider, the second was a griffin flyer and that the last one couldn't bond to any of these creatures and therefore He couldn't use magic. So jealous of his brothers he decided to take magic directly from the source without binding to any creature and thats how he turned into a venin. So i dont think you necessarily need to be a flyer or a driver to turn into one.

Just found you guys and I absolutely love this channel!🩷💗 definitely keep doing this because this channel will definitely blow up. Found you through tiktok!

Do you have a recommended Sanderson reading order?

I felt underwhelmed with Ruthless Vows too and share a lot of similar thoughts about it. Some fantasy reading suggestions to get out of a reading slump: An Ember in the Ashes (it's a complete series now) by Sabaa Tahir, From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout, and The Guest List by Lucy Foley (the full cast audio is fantastic).

Such a highly anticipated book!

Love your discussions! I enjoyed the part about Mor in this one. I always took her power of truth to mean she speaks the truth and can detect it. Maybe I'm wrong about that. Ameren (not Mor) is Rhysand's second.

Can I please get your recommendations for Sanderson reading order?

Azriel was avoiding Elaine because of the whole bonus chapter with Rhys being a dick, they are proper into each other

What is with twins coming from “se* rites” like gwyneth and her twin came from one and now Lydia has twins from one.