About this podcast
Join Ilse and Stace for their new fantasy bookish podcast! Each week they delve into the chapters of their favorite fantasy series, starting with Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass. Expect deep dives, theories, and differing opinions as one host rereads and the other experiences it for the first time.
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Episodes
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- Episode 58: Faster than the Wind · 50 minWe said we were fine after last episode… We were LYING! This week we’re diving into Kingdom of Ash chapters 60–69 (nice) and somehow the chaos just keeps escalating. Like?? No…
- Episode 57: For the Queen. · 55 minThis episode we’re covering Kingdom of Ash chapters 50–59 and honestly?? Who gave Sarah J. Maas the right. The tension is TENSIONING, and every chapter feels like it’s personally…
- Sidequest: Shield of Sparrows · 54 minFor our 5th side quest, we’re diving into Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry. Her very first leap from contemporary romance into fantasy, and honestly?? She understood the…
- Episode 56: To Terrasen · 44 minStarting to spiral because this stretch of Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas (chs 40–49) said “oh you thought we were pacing ourselves?” and then chose violence instead. We’ve got…
- Episode 55: Get it off. · 44 minWe are BACK after a very unplanned two-week hiatus thanks to some chaotic tech issues (we promise it wasn’t a Valg infiltration… probably). Thank you for sticking with us. 🖤 This…
- Episode 54: Fenrys. · 44 minPain. Suffering. Emotional devastation. And yet… somehow we still pressed record. This week, we’re diving into chapters 20–29 of Kingdom of Ash and WOW! Sarah J. Maas said…
- Episode 53: The Crochan Queen · 41 minWe’re officially in the deep end now, friends. Chapters 10–19 of Kingdom of Ash said “no warm-up laps” and immediately started swinging. This week’s episode is packed with the…
- Episode 52: Blink Blink Blink · 45 minWe’ve officially entered Kingdom of Ash. The final book. The emotional damage era. This episode covers chapters 1–9, and already Sarah J. Maas said, “peace was never an option.”…
- Sidequest: Rose in Chains · 1 h 10 minWe’re going fully off the main quest and deep diving into Rose in Chains by Julie Soto. The published remake of The Auction that had the fandom in an absolute chokehold. From…
- Episode 51: She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one. · 1 h 1 minWe’ve officially survived the Empire of Storms/ Tower of Dawn tandem read, and this episode is our final verdict. Are we emotionally stable? No.Are we deeply concerned for…
- Episode 50: Together, or not at all. · 39 minWe’ve reached the end of the road for Tower of Dawn ch. 58 through the finale, and somehow we’re both healed and emotionally wrecked. This episode is full-circle moments…
- Episode 49: Nameless is my price · 41 minIf you thought things couldn’t possibly get worse… Welcome back. This episode takes us through Empire of Storms chs. 66–78, aka the stretch where hope is dangled in front of us…
- Episode 48: Enter Where You Fear To Tread. · 41 minThis week we’re diving into EOS 62–65 and TOD 52–56, and honestly? These chapters had us questioning our life choices, SJM’s life choices, and whether anyone in this universe has…
- Episode 47: The Queen of the Valg · 48 minChaos, consequences, and characters making feral life choices. Welcome back to another episode where we collectively scream into the void. This week we’re diving into Empire of…
- Episode 46: Where are our armies? · 48 minThis week we’re diving into EOS chapters 53–59 and TOD chapters 41–43, and honestly? Sarah J. Maas really woke up and chose chaos, emotions, and questionable life choices for…
- Episode 45: I Will Always Find You · 32 minWe’re back in our emotional blender this week as we jump between Throne of Glass and Empire of Storms, and honestly? Sarah J. Maas is personally ensuring we never know peace…
- Sidequest: From Blood and Ash · 47 minHappy birthday to us! 🎉 For our one-year podcast anniversary, we’re celebrating with a sidequest worthy of the gods. Diving into From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout…
- Episode 44: What will yours be, Aelin Galathynius? · 45 minWe’re deep into Empire of Storms chapters 37–46. No Tower of Dawn nap breaks this week, just nonstop action, emotions, and a few scenes that are definitely not safe for public…
- Episode 43: Milady · 42 minJust over halfway through the tandem read! This week we’re diving into Empire of Storms chapters 31–36 and Tower of Dawn chapters 32–35. A long-awaited reunion finally happens…
- Episode 42: We Will Face This, Together. · 45 minThis week in our tandem read, we’re covering Empire of Storms chapters 27–30 and Tower of Dawn chapters 25–31. Let’s be real,Tower of Dawn might still feel like a bit of a snooze…
