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A Fourth Wing theory podcast. Each episode is a deep-dive on a popular topic all leading up to the release of Onyx Storm.
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- Yesterday51 min
S2 Ep 26 - ACOSH Character Analysis Discussion
Time to winnow to Prythian! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for a character analysis discussion for ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas! The hosts discuss the character development and personality changes of the main characters, and which ones they still consider favorites (or not) after A Court of Splintered Harmony. Characters include: the Archeron Sisters (Nesta, Elain, and Feyre), the Inner Circle (Rhysand, Amren, Mor, Cassian, and Azriel), the Valkyries and Priestesses (Gwyn, Emerie, and Clotho), and other Court characters (Lucien, Eris, and Tamlin). If you're looking for our first reactions and a more thorough discussion on A Court of Splintered Harmony, check out Season 2: Episode 25. This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 7 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 and 7 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony and A Court of Forgotten Melody theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, character analyses, and MORE! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas, with some House of Flame and Shadow mentions that were also included in ACOSH. For additional Maasverse spoilers, please view the timestamps for skip ahead moments. TIMESTAMPS: - Intro - What's Next in Our Season - Favorite and Least Favorite ACOSH Characters - Announcement - The Archeron Sisters - The Inner Circle - Valkyries and Priestesses - Other Court Characters - Outro - Closing Thoughts Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? New episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Season 1: Book Bestie Chat Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course) Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics Season 4: Author Interviews Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/ Support our Patreon: https://www.
- 4 days ago51 min
S2 Ep 25 - A Court of Splintered Harmony Reactions and Discussion
Time to winnow to Prythian! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their first reactions on ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas! Prepare for fangirling and screaming about messy drama, because Kinsey and Karly are ready to share their unhinged review of ACOSH! Discussion topics include what the hosts liked about the book, their favorite (or least favorite) scenes, which POVs they preferred, and their updated A Court of Thorns and Roses series rankings. The hosts also dive deeper into specific scenes like the Naming Ceremony, how they felt about the Inner Circle's political decisions and how Nesta was treated, relationship drama, visits to the Prison/Dusk Court, the ending, and more! If you've recently finished this book and need to experience it with other readers, this episode is the perfect post-ACOSH cliffhangover cure. This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 7 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 and 7 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony and A Court of Forgotten Melody theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, character analyses, and MORE! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas, with some House of Flame and Shadow mentions that were also included in ACOSH. For additional Maasverse spoilers, please view the timestamps for skip ahead moments. TIMESTAMPS: - Intro - Did we enjoy A Court of Splintered Harmony? - "Watery Bowels" vs "Leaky Breasts" - Would You Rather? - Favorite moments in ACOSH (Kingdom of Ash spoiler 11:36 - 11:59) - Least favorite moments in ACOSH - POV Discussion - Important Scenes (Throne of Glass series spoiler 21:18 - 21:38) - The Ending of ACOSH - Mor's power of truth - Relationship Drama - ACOSH BINGO Results - A Court of Splintered Harmony Rating - New ACOTAR Series Rankings - Outro - Closing Thoughts Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? New episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Season 1: Book Bestie Chat Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR Crash Course) <li dir="ltr" aria
- 1 weeks ago31 min
S1 Ep 13 - Harbinger: First Reactions and Discussion
Join hosts Kinsey and Karly as they discuss the recent release of Harbinger by Geneva Lee. The hosts react to the chaotic cliffhanger, discuss their favorite moments, and more! This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat, an ongoing season all year long! Listeners can expect regular chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads, like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Episode discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Harbinger by Geneva Lee TIMESTAMPS: - Intro - Overall thoughts - Thoughts on the ending and cliffhanger - Favorite moments - Character discussion - What we are hoping for next - Final thoughts and ratings - Outro - Closing Discussion Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? Season 1: Book Bestie Chat 🗓️New episodes every Tuesday. Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course) 🗓️New episodes every Thursday. Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics Season 4: Author Interviews Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements. Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/ Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BasicandBookishPodcast Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/9y7enqj7kv Stay connected on social media: YouTube: @BasicAndBookishPod Instagram: Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey Karly: @bookish_is_better TikTok: Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey Facebook: Like and Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/people/Basic-and-Bookish-Podcast/61587204301946/ Threads: Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod<
- 2 weeks ago28 min
S2 Ep 24 - ACOTAR Worldbuilding and Lore: Everything You Need to Know Before A Court of Splintered Harmony
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their breakdown on the ACOTAR series worldbuilding and lore that YOU need to know before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas. Topics include the ACOTAR map and political alliances, Courts of Prythian, main characters and groups to remember, Koschei and the Death Gods, the Dread Trove, important Made blades, full history of Prythian fae, and more! Essentially, it's the "who's who?" and "what's what?" by the end of A Court of Silver Flames. If you're looking for quick but thorough play-by-play ACOTAR recaps, check out Season 2 Episodes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the A Court of Thorns and Roses series (up to A Court of Silver Flames), with some mentions of the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. For Crescent City spoilers, please view the timestamps for skip ahead moments (there are also verbal mentions before discussing House of Flame and Shadow). TIMESTAMPS: - Intro - ACOTAR Main world (Map and Alliances) - Prythian's Courts and High Lords - People and groups to know - The Cauldron and Book of Breathings - Crescent City Spoiler (Skip-ahead to 13:28) - Crescent City Spoiler (Skip-ahead to 14:24) - The Dread Trove - Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow Spoiler Warning (for rest of episode) - The Dread Trove (continued with Crescent City Spoilers) - Important "Made" Blades, Swords, and Weapons - History of Prythian and Fae Origin Story - Outro - Closing Thoughts Pre-Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? Season 1: Book Bestie Chat 🗓️ New episodes on Tuesdays. Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course) 🗓️ New episodes every Thursday. Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics
- 2 weeks ago1h 11m
S2 Ep 23 - Final Maasverse Theories and ACOTAR 6 & 7 Blurb Breakdown
Suriel spill the tea time isn't over! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their breakdown on the ACOTAR 6 and ACOTAR 7 blurbs and teaser quotes, along with their final Maasverse theories, predictions, and wishes before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas. This episode is Part Two of our ACOTAR 6 Maasverse Theories. Listeners can expect final theories on how to defeat Koschei through connections to music and magic, potential last names for characters, The Morrigan's power of truth and her connection to Maeve, blood oaths, and more! This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the entire Maasverse (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series) by Sarah J Maas TIMESTAMPS: - Intro - ACOTAR 6 Blurb Breakdown - ACOTAR 7 Blurb Breakdown - Teaser Quote 1 - Teaser Quote 2 - Teaser Quote 3 - Teaser Quote 4 - Teaser Quote 5 - Teaser Quote 6 - Final Maasverse Theories - Outro - Closing Thoughts Pre-Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? Season 1: Book Bestie Chat 🗓️ New episodes on Tuesdays. Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course) 🗓️ New episodes every Thursday. Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics Season 4: Author Interviews Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements. Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/</p
- 3 weeks ago1h 34m
S2 Ep 22 - ACOTAR 6 Theories: Biggest Maasverse Predictions Before A Court of Splintered Harmony
It's time to spill the tea, Suriel style! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their biggest (and long awaited) Maasverse theories, predictions, and wishes before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas. Listeners can expect crossover predictions, which couples we think are endgame, who might betray the Inner Circle, hidden powers, and more! The hosts have so many theories that this episode is only Part One, with Part Two releasing shortly to discuss our breakdown on the ACOTAR 6 and ACOTAR 7 blurbs and teaser quotes. This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the entire Maasverse (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series) by Sarah J Maas TIMESTAMPS: - Intro - Throne of Glass Crossover Theory - Spring Court vs Terrasen - Sword Crossovers - Valg Rhysand? - Maeve and The Weaver - Witches - Cousin Urstin Archeron - Starlight Pool, Portals, and Multiverse Wormholes - Are TOG and ACOTAR in the Same World? - Bryaxis - Carranam, Mates, and Who We Ship - Azriel - Dividing the Night Court and Dusk Court - Elain - Azriel and Hunt - Eris, Valg, and Bloodhounds - Fury Axtar - Illyrian Siphons, Witches, and Valg - Salt - Feyre read TOG - Starfall and D**th Bonds - The Drop and Aelin's Powers - The Asteri, Daglan, Gods, and Valg - Our Final ACOTAR 6 Wishes - Characters Crossing Over - Outro - Closing Thoughts Pre-Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? Season 1: Book Bestie Chat 🗓️ New episodes every Tuesday. Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course) <li dir="l
- 4 weeks ago1h 27m
S2 Ep 21 - Crescent City Series Breakdown
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their thoughts and reactions to the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for House of Earth and Blood, House of Sky and Breath, & House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas (the entire Crescent City series) TIMESTAMPS: - Intro - House of Earth and Blood (CC 1) Discussion - House of Sky and Breath (CC 2) Discussion - House of Flame and Shadow (CC 3) Discussion - Maasverse Connections - Theories - Outro - Closing Thoughts Pre-Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? Season 1: Book Bestie Chat 🗓️ New episodes every Tuesday. Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course) 🗓️ New episodes every Thursday. Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics Season 4: Author Interviews Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements. Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/ Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BasicandBookishPodcast Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/9y7enqj7kv Stay connected on social media: YouTube: @BasicAndBookishPod Instagram: Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpod Kinsey: @bookish.kinsey Karly: @bookish_is_better <li dir="ltr"
- Oct 2, 202657 min
S3 Ep 3 - Threshing Day Reactions and Spiral Session
It's time for Threshing Day, cadets! Join hosts Kinsey and Karly for a major spiral session over the recent release of Threshing Day, book 3.5 in the Empyrean Series by Rebecca Yarros. This episode was filmed just moments after finishing the novella. The hosts react to new lore drops and share their unhinged first reactions to the recent Empyrean book – including many, many tears. They discuss their favorite moments and POVs, break down the most surprising and emotional scenes, theorize for Empyrean 4 (and who the "Brother" is), and more! You won't want to miss their thoughts on certain characters, and which scenes and POVs they think are most important for what's to come. This is part of our Season 3 Fourth Wing Deep-dive Topics! Listeners can expect discussions on specific Empyrean topics, deep-dive breakdowns, Empyrean lore theories, and discussions on favorite moments that make you feel like part of a virtual book club with your besties; except we do all the homework for you, and you can sit back and enjoy the chaos! After the recent release of Threshing Day, we have plans for a more in-depth theories episode, as well as deep-dive breakdowns of each character point of view. Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros and the entire Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm) Order Threshing Day: Hardcover (standard edition): https://link.amazon/B02RdiesM E-book: https://link.amazon/B04Ifjp3x Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0blWI1vD TIMESTAMPS: - Intro and Upcoming Empyrean Coverage - Overall Thoughts on Threshing Day - Crying Scenes - Most Shocking Moments - New Character Opinions - Who's Suspicious? - Favorite Threshing Day POVs - Least Favorite POVs - Favorite Threshing Day Scenes - Interesting Details - More or Less Questions After Threshing Day? - Outro - Closing Discussion Pre-Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? Season 1: Book Bestie Chat 🗓️New episodes every Tuesday. Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course) <li dir="ltr" aria-level="2
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