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ACOTAR Theories

We pulled our fav ACOTAR theories from across the entire Sarah J. Maas universe. These are actually good ones that hold up when you go back and reread. The foreshadowing,

ACOTAR 6: Watch This Before You Read It — Everything You Need to Know

ACOTAR 6 is coming and you don't have time to read all of ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City...don't worry! We've got you covered! ACOTAR 6 prep starts here. We

Author Interview | Madeline Martin Interview (A Time of Witches)

We Found Your Next Feminist Witch Book: A Time of Witches.We sat down with the author Madeline Martin to talk about her brand new novel A Time of Witches, a dual-timeline

Should you Care about AI in the Book Space?

AI has infiltrated everything and the book space is no exception, but should you care? In this episode, we're digging into what AI really means for readers. We're talking

A Court of Silver Flames: Everything You Need to Know for ACOTAR 6

A Court of Silver Flames recap is here! This is everything you need to remember before ACOTAR 6 from ACOSF. Nesta's story, the Blood Rite, the Valkyries, Koschei, and ev

Sarah J Maas Does it Again | Everything you Need to Know About ACTOAR 6 & 7

🚨 EMERGENCY POD: A Court of Splintered Harmony & A Court of Forgotten Melody — ACOTAR 6 & 7 Titles + Covers Are Here 🚨 SJM dropped the titles, covers, AND blurbs for ACO

Want to Read Romantasy? Start Here

New to romantasy and don't know where to start? We've got you.  We’re talking our go-to fantasy romance recommendations for anyone looking to dive into the genre. These

A Court of Frost and Starlight Reread | ACOTAR 6 Prep

Everyone calls A Court of Frost and Starlight the boring book. The filler. The holiday special story. We are here to FIGHT about that. ACOFAS is where SJM plants the seed

The Best (and Worst) Books of 2026...So Far

We're doing our mid-year reading check in! We're breaking down our top pick for every month so far, our top 3 reads of 2026, and the books we genuinely think you should s

The Odyssey: Book to Movie Review

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is finally here and we read the book first. In this episode, we're breaking down Homer's epic, rate the film, and give our honest verdict

Are "Smut" Books Literature?

The word "smut" didn't start as an insult to women's sexuality. It was made into one and we don't it was an accident. In this episode, we dig into the real history of the

Remarkably Bright Creatures Book to Movie Review

The Remarkably Bright Creatures Netflix movie is here and we have THOUGHTS. We read this book and fell in love with Marcellus, Tova, and every emotional gut punch Shelby

9 Books That Will Get You OBSESSED With Reading

Whether you've fallen out of your reading, never quite found your book, or just need someone to hand you the right one, this is that episode. We curated picks across genr

ACOWAR Reread: The Details That Change EVERYTHING for ACOTAR 6

SJM planned this from the beginning! In this episode, we break down A Court of Wings and Ruin with fresh eyes, hunting every detail, foreshadow, and planted clue that poi

Author Interview Emma Brodie | Into the Blue

We sat down with Emma Brodie, the author behind Into the Blue, the book readers cannot stop talking about...including us. Into the Blue is a decades-spanning love story

The BEST Scenes from the ACOTAR Series

We've read the ACOTAR series more times than we care to say, and some scenes simply live rent free in our heads forever. On this week's pod episode we're counting down ou

Romantasy vs. Fantasy | Why are Romantasy Books "Lesser"

Romantasy books are all the rage right now. BUT are they really that different than fantasy books? Do those differences make one better than the other? Let's talk about i

ACOMAF Reread: Our theories, Hot Takes, and Thoughts for ACOTAR 6

We reread A Court of Mist and Fury and we fell in love all over again. ACOMAF is THE book that changes everything in the ACOTAR series and with ACOTAR 6 coming in October

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Book Review

We read Yesteryear and we have THOUGHTS. The book everyone's calling "the most talked-about novel of 2026"? We get it. And we also have some problems with it. Natalie's t

Sarah J. Maas Universe Female Characters Rankings Tier List

We're ranking the women of Sarah J. Maas books. From Feyre Archeron to Bryce Quinlan we're getting into it...and things get heated! 🔥Characters We Rank:Feyre Archeron (AC