L.A.M.E. Book Club Podcast
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- Nov 9, 2026
About the podcast
Join hosts Ellie and Melissa on a spellbinding podcast adventure that delves into the captivating worlds of fantasy, romance, and mystery books. If you're a book lover seeking enchanting tales, heartwarming romances, and thrilling mysteries, this podcast is your gateway to the realms of imagination. Ellie and Melissa are here to guide you through the pages of your next literary obsession. Whether you're a devoted fan of fantasy, a hopeless romantic, or a mystery-solving enthusiast, The L.A.M.E. Book Club is your invitation to explore the realms of literature!
Episodes 190
A Court of Splintered Harmony Is HERE (and We Have Thoughts) | ACOSH Ch. 1-4
We’re back, and a little late with our Halloween costumes. SURPRISE. A Court of Splintered Harmony is finally here, and we’re starting with the bonus chapter, the prelude, and Chapters 1–4. Azriel finally gets …
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We’re back, and a little late with our Halloween costumes. SURPRISE. A Court of Splintered Harmony is finally here, and we’re starting with the bonus chapter, the prelude, and Chapters 1–4. Azriel finally gets his own POV and almost kisses Elain, then gets cockblocked by Rhys and regifts her necklace to Gwyn (excuse me?). We also get his brutal backstory, the TruthTeller twist, a Sleeping Beauty theory about Nyx, and a whole lot of “leave Nesta alone.” Plus, Rhys might be a hypocrite, the continent won’t sign the treaty, and Ellie + Melissa give the book a 2/5 so far. Heads up: this episode has spoilers for all of Sarah J. Maas’s books. Want more? Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes and afterparties.
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We Called It and It Still Hurt | Golden Son Ch. 43–51
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It’s the Golden Son finale and we are not okay. Melissa and Ellie cover chapters 43–51: Darrow finally goes home to Lykos, his mom recognizes him, and Mustang learns the truth. Then the ending hits and Pierce Brown takes out half the cast. Some of it we called episodes ago, and it still hurt. Along the way you get gift-giving disasters, a dream about our old French teacher, and the phrase “walk, don’t run,” which we will now use for everything. Want to keep going? Every Morning Star episode is already up on Patreon, so you can binge the whole thing. Starting next week we’re also deep diving A Court of Splintered Harmony.
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Two Slaps & an Iron Rain | Golden Son Ch. 36–42
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Darrow calls for an iron rain, and yes, it’s literally soldiers shot out of ships like raindrops. We’re covering Golden Son chapters 36–42, where Darrow and the Howlers get fired at Mars in living space spitballs, there’s a near-drowning at the bottom of a river that gave Melissa hives, Ragnar gets his razor, and the Roque situation keeps getting worse. Then Chapter 42 hits with a reveal that sent Melissa out of her chair and sent us texting each other at 1 a.m. (watch the video for that part). Only one Golden Son episode is left!
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Everything You Forgot Before ACOTAR 6 | Full Series Recap
Ellie’s back, Melissa’s busy packing for a move, and Ellie’s husband Grant is filling in for a speed recap of the whole ACOTAR series before books 6 and 7 come out. We go through all five books in about 45 …
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Ellie’s back, Melissa’s busy packing for a move, and Ellie’s husband Grant is filling in for a speed recap of the whole ACOTAR series before books 6 and 7 come out. We go through all five books in about 45 minutes, catch up on the House of Flame and Shadow crossover, then get into the book 6 teasers and the wildest fan theories out there: can mates be unmade, is Azriel a Prince of Hel, does Cassian die, and a Night Court civil war. Also: Tamlin as Thanos, a Costco rotisserie chicken shirt, and nobody ascending. Spoilers for every ACOTAR book and Crescent City.
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Is This Awkward for You? Because It Should Be | Golden Son Ch. 29–35
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Darrow saw the betrayal coming, and Melissa and Ellie are losing it. In Golden Son Ch. 29–35 the Howlers rise from the sea, Tactus gets the most beautiful redemption arc ever written… and then Lorn ***** him. Mustang takes Pliny’s eye, Sevro wants it for his collection, and Darrow tells RAGNAR he’s a Red before anyone else. Plus a 6-year-old roasting Melissa’s skin, Frankenstein teeth, Tyra Banks lore, a Hairspray deep dive, and a growing fear that Roque is about to turn. The Reaper sails to Mars. Next up is Ch. 36–42.
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Bacon, Love & Too Many Dead Girlfriends | Golden Son Ch. 22–28
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Chapters 22–28 of Golden Sun deliver the moment we have been waiting for — Sevro FINALLY admits he knows who Darrow is, and we are knocked completely off our chests (that's a phrase). We break down why this reveal hit different, what it means for Roque (spoiler: we're devastated and also not surprised), and whether Mustang eating bacon every day to feel close to Darrow is sweet or deeply unhinged. Plus: Pliny gets assigned his permanent villain casting, we go down a rabbit hole about the canonical existence of a Jelly Belly factory in this universe, and Ellie learns the hard way what a hippogriff actually is.
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Dr. Jackal Will See You Now | Golden Son Ch. 15–21
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Dr. Jackal is in surgery, and we are not okay. In Golden Son chapters 15–21, Darrow plays a game of truth or death with Octavia and her creepy scorpion oracles, the Howlers show up after a very dramatic "take cover" cube, and Sevro turns up with something mysterious in a bag (spoiler: it's Lysander). Then the Jackal performs brain surgery on a moving ship like he's McDreamy, Tactus breaks our hearts, and Darrow ends up backed into a corner for what feels like the fourth time this week. Plus Korean skincare that makes you smell like bulgogi, Feyd-Rautha Boggle usernames, and the discovery that Darrow really has a way with large men. Grab your star shell and come hang with us!
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Threshing Day | Recap, Reveals, & Theories
We're a week out from the Threshing Day novella (dropping 9/29/26), so we couldn't wait — this is a surprise bonus theory sesh before the release. We recap what Threshing Day actually is, debate whether …
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We're a week out from the Threshing Day novella (dropping 9/29/26), so we couldn't wait — this is a surprise bonus theory sesh before the release. We recap what Threshing Day actually is, debate whether Brennan's backstory matters for book four, dig into when Jack Barlow really turned venin, and cast our bets on who's going mad next (Dain? Ridoc? Aaric?). Plus: our "board of directors for dragons" theory, why Cath might be lying about his name, and all the reveals we're hoping book four finally gives us. Spoilers for books 1–3 ahead — you've been warned.
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The Gala Duel Gets Messy | Golden Son Ch. 8–14
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Darrow's plan to survive the gala goes sideways fast — a duel with Cassius turns into an arm getting cut clean off, Octavia oversteps her own law and immediately regrets it, and the whole Bellona family jumps in for round two. Throw in Antonia apparently not being dead after all and Fitchner casually tasing the Jackal, and chapters 8–14 of Golden Son might be the most chaotic stretch yet. We break it all down — the theories, the questionable decisions, and the moment we both had to stop and reread a paragraph twice. We have new episodes every week, so follow along and subscribe to make sure you don't miss what's in that box.
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Big Bologna Is Dead? | Golden Son Ch. 1–7
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Melissa and Ellie kick off Golden Son, and things get messy fast. Darrow's final Academy test turns into a full-blown space trap, "Big Bologna" makes his appearance, and by chapter three our boy is bankrupt, homeless, and down a reputation. Enter Pliny, the smuggest, silkiest villain this series has given us yet, plus a very unwelcome reunion with the Jackal. We cover chapters 1–7, debate whether Darrow should still be pining for Mustang, and ask the important questions — like how many cousins it takes to pee on one guy. Spoiler-free through chapter 7, tissues optional.
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We Are Not Okay After This Ending | Red Rising Ch. 36–45
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It's here — our last episode of Red Rising, and it's a big one. Darrow closes out the Institute by taking down the Jackal (yes, that reveal), losing Pax in the process, and discovering that Mustang's connection to the Jackal is closer than anyone guessed (except for Melissa — she guessed it). We break down every twist chapter by chapter, react in real time to the ending we did not see coming, and cap it off with our thoughts on where Darrow goes from here.
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Cassius Finds Out & It's Bad | Red Rising Ch. 29–35
Ahoy, howlers! We're back in the Institute and things are about to get bloody. This week we cover chapters 29 through 35 of Red Rising — Titus's execution, the Howlers officially forming, the siege on House …
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Ahoy, howlers! We're back in the Institute and things are about to get bloody. This week we cover chapters 29 through 35 of Red Rising — Titus's execution, the Howlers officially forming, the siege on House Minerva, and the gut-punch reveal that finally catches up to Darrow when Cassius learns the truth about his brother. We scream, we theorize, we debate whether Fitchner is secretly Mad-Eye Mooney, and we watch Darrow build an army out of the one group nobody else wanted. Heads up — this episode was originally recorded for our Patreon, so the format's a little different than usual, but don't worry, it's still 100% spoiler-free for where we are in the book. Want episodes the second they're recorded instead of waiting for the public rerelease? Join us on Patreon, where this whole read-through is archived and ready to binge. Merch (stickers, totes, and more) is on our website — Patreon members get 15% off.
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Darrow, Cassius & the Fight for Primus | Red Rising Ch. 22–28
House Mars is falling apart from the inside, and we are here for every second of it. In this episode of the L.A.M.E. Book Club Podcast, we continue their Red Rising read-through with Darrow and Cassius …
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House Mars is falling apart from the inside, and we are here for every second of it. In this episode of the L.A.M.E. Book Club Podcast, we continue their Red Rising read-through with Darrow and Cassius navigating a brutal civil war for control of House Mars — complete with a horse-stealing heist, a very ill-fated flirtation with Mustang, one seriously cursed nickname for Cassius, and a Titus twist neither of us saw coming. Spoiler-free (we don't read ahead!), casual, and chapter-by-chapter, so you can follow along whether or not you've cracked the book yourself. New episodes drop weekly — join the Patreon for early, ad-free access to the full archive.
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Christmas in August: ACOTAR 6 & 7 Titles, Covers & Blurbs Are HERE
Sarah dropped the titles, blurbs, AND cover art for ACOTAR 6 and 7 today and Melissa is (solo, sorry our mics did not survive the emergency pod attempt) breaking down everything we just learned about Splintered …
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Sarah dropped the titles, blurbs, AND cover art for ACOTAR 6 and 7 today and Melissa is (solo, sorry our mics did not survive the emergency pod attempt) breaking down everything we just learned about Splintered Harmony and Forgotten Melody — aka the Valkyrie Cycle Movements. From an initial Ragnarok theory to a full pivot into "is Gwyn secretly a Lightsinger," plus what the blurbs might mean for the Lucien/Elain/Azriel love triangle, the Dusk Court, and those Crescent City connections we've been tracking since House of Flame and Shadow — these are all our predictions for book 6. Drop your own theories in the comments, we might feature them on a future episode!
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Prestigious vs. Prestigious: A Divide | Red Rising Ch. 15–21
Melissa and Ellie are back and diving into Red Rising chapters 15 through 21, where Darrow gets drafted tenth out of a thousand (basically the NFL combine but with more murder), and finds himself trapped in a …
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Melissa and Ellie are back and diving into Red Rising chapters 15 through 21, where Darrow gets drafted tenth out of a thousand (basically the NFL combine but with more murder), and finds himself trapped in a Silver Elite–coded nightmare with a golden ring and a body count of one. Also covered this week: whether a hot dog is a sandwich (it is not, fight us), the ongoing "prestigious vs. prestigious" pronunciation war, our sudden and deeply unqualified discovery that Pierce Brown is, in fact, hot, and the horrifying realization that Cassius has no idea what Darrow just did to his twin brother. Bonus points if you can explain the house system to us before we lose our minds over it.
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Darrow's Full Glow Up | Red Rising Ch. 8-14
Darrow's world just cracked wide open — chapters 8 through 14 take him from the mines straight into a secret plot to turn him into a Gold, complete with surgery, new eyes, dance lessons, and a card test that …
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Darrow's world just cracked wide open — chapters 8 through 14 take him from the mines straight into a secret plot to turn him into a Gold, complete with surgery, new eyes, dance lessons, and a card test that broke both our brains. We're going chapter-by-chapter through Red Rising, and this is where the story stops being Hunger Games in space and starts becoming something all its own. Want more? These episodes are recorded ahead for our Patreon along with a Morning Star read-through and bonus afterparty content — join us there to read along before anyone else and get 15% off all merch.
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We Said Yes to Sci-Fi | Red Rising Ch. 1-7
Welcome to the L.A.M.E. Book Club's Red Rising deep dive! We're kicking off chapter-by-chapter through Pierce Brown's series, and yes, this is officially our first SCI-FI read. Heads up: these episodes were …
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Welcome to the L.A.M.E. Book Club's Red Rising deep dive! We're kicking off chapter-by-chapter through Pierce Brown's series, and yes, this is officially our first SCI-FI read. Heads up: these episodes were originally recorded for our Patreon, so the format's a little different than usual — and since we don't read ahead before recording, chapters 1–7 are completely spoiler-free. Want more (and want it now)? Join our Patreon to get every episode archived and available early, plus 15% off merch. Buckle up — we're hooked already.
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Closing the Book on Crescent City (For Now) | HoFaS Finale Recap
Subscribe to our Patreon for our after-party → https://www.patreon.com/c/lamebcpod Melissa and Ellie close out House of Flame and Shadow with chapters 94 through 102, covering Bryce's black-hole science …
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Melissa and Ellie close out House of Flame and Shadow with chapters 94 through 102, covering Bryce's black-hole science experiment gone wrong, her very temporary death and resurrection (thanks, Hypaxia), the "they shared souls during the sex" debacle, the reunion of Ruhn and Lidia's boys, and one very disappointing Ariadne appearance — plus a Kanye West detour, an Incredibles/Prince of Egypt tangent, and the girls holding Rebecca Yarros accountable. This wraps the main feed's Crescent City coverage for now — next week we kick off our Red Rising series, so if you haven't read it yet, get on it. Threshing Day and ACOTAR 6 talk is coming closer to release. Patreon members: your afterparty is up now with even more thoughts we couldn't say out loud. Follow us everywhere @LameBookClubPod and grab merch at lamebookclub.com (Patreon gets you 15% off).
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Strawberries, Cinnamon, and a Whole Lot of Mates Theories | HoFaS Ch. 87–93
Subscribe to our Patreon for our after-party → https://www.patreon.com/c/lamebcpod Melissa and Ellie are back with House of Flame and Shadow chapters 87–93, and it's a big one. Rigelus gloats his way into a …
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Melissa and Ellie are back with House of Flame and Shadow chapters 87–93, and it's a big one. Rigelus gloats his way into a "silly geese" moment before Hel's armies clash with Bryce and the gang on the battlefield, Ithan crosses the second line (again) with his backpack straps, and the crew is fully divided on whether water magic is just weak. Plus: the mask rewrites its own rules with Bryce, Tharion makes his big entrance, and that strawberries-and-cinnamon detail sends Melissa and Ellie down a full mates-theory rabbit hole for Perry. It's the second-to-last episode of HoFaS, so buckle up — one more after this and the book is done. Spoilers for ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City through chapter 93 only.
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Mech-Suits, Mates, and a Massive Cannonball | HoFaS Ch. 79–86
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Mech-suits, mates, and a massive cannonball — we're covering chapters 79–86 of House of Flame and Shadow, where Bryce's mask-reanimation plan makes zero sense, Ithan freezes and shatters the Under King (RIP to a real one, or is it — Barrow White theory incoming), Ithan and Perry's mate bond finally clicks (head canon), and Sathia ghosts Tharion via Post-it note. Spoiler warning: all of Sarah J. Maas's works are fair game through this point in HoFaS, so ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City spoilers ahead. Join Patreon for this week's afterparty, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! New chapters (87–93) next week!
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The Wicked Witch Is Dead & We're So Back | HoFaS Ch. 71–78
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This week we're covering chapters 71 through 78 of House of Flame and Shadow and honestly? We're thriving. Sabine is dead (finally, mercifully, ding dong), Ithan accidentally becomes the Prime, Nesta is BACK, and Tharion somehow proposes to someone in front of his wife. We also can't stop seeing energy drinks every time the book says "Prime" and we're not okay about it. Plus, the Afterparty is up on Patreon, and you do not want to miss it.
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We Might Have a New Theory | HoFaS Ch. 64-70
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In this episode of the L.A.M.E. Book Club Podcast, we're covering House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 64–70, where Sarah J. Maas somehow manages to give Hunt a new existential crisis, Ithan continues his campaign to make the worst possible decision in every situation, and a major plotline gets wrapped up so quickly that we genuinely had to stop and ask, "Wait... that's it?" We dive into Bryce's latest plan, Hunt's surprising power upgrade, theories about Avallen and Prythian, and whether we're watching a genius setup or absolute chaos unfold in real time. Grab your tinfoil hats, because we're asking a lot of questions and don't have nearly enough answers.
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THIS IS TOO MUCH | HoFaS Ch. 57-63
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This week Melissa and Elle are covering chapters 57 through 63 of House of Flame and Shadow, and buckle up because a LOT happens — and somehow we still have more questions than answers. We spend a truly unreasonable amount of time on the fact that Tharion got wet and grew zero fins, Aidas casually admits he's known about Helena's salt therapy room this whole time (so what was House of Sky and Breath even FOR), and the Golden Prince of Hel strolls out and goes "welcome, son" like that's a normal thing to say. Meanwhile, Ithan is out here trying to resurrect his voodoo doll wolf alpha, Ruhn and Lidia are doing whatever that was in the cave, and Bryce becomes Queen of literally everything before deciding that prophecies just mean whatever you want them to mean — which, respectfully, is not how that works. Oh, and the Autumn King is dead. Two kings down, too many questions to count.
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Mark Me, James (This Is the Same World) | HoFaS Ch. 50–56
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Bryce is a Bratz doll, Hunt is an AI-generated man-child having a full hissy fit in a literal cave-in, and somehow this is a love story — chapters 50–56 of House of Flame and Shadow have us in a chokehold. We're breaking down Sathia's absolutely devastating takedown of Bryce's Fae logic, the murder twins finally getting names (Seamus and Duncan, bold choices Sarah), Ruhn giving Lidia the smoochy kiss we've all been waiting for, and the cave parallel that has Ellie going full red-string conspiracy board about all of SJM's worlds being one. Also: mark her, James. Head over to our Patreon for the After Party on this episode PLUS our ongoing Golden Sun deep dive — new episode dropping this week for members!
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Dear Diary, Boys Rule and Girls Drool | HoFaS Ch. 43–49
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This week Melissa and Ellie are back to cover chapters 43 through 49 of House of Flame and Shadow, and things are moving — mostly in the wrong direction. Lidia meets her sons (one of them is fine about it, the other is NOT), the Ocean Queen picks a side after insisting she never picks a side, and we finally get some answers about what was in the Autumn King's personal notebook — kind of. Bryce and the gang split into Team Archives and Team Caves, Tharion completely ignores a direct order and jumps ship anyway because of course he does, and within five literal minutes of arriving in Avallen, someone is married. Oh, and Hypaxia — allegedly one of the greatest necromancers alive — is now 0 for 2. Sigrid is back, but she is not Sigrid anymore, and now they need a Thunderbird, which, sure, fine, okay. As always, we are reading for vibes and getting it wrong in real time — come get it wrong with us.
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This Is Fine (It Is Not Fine) | HOFAS 36-42
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Things are escalating and nobody is coping gracefully — Melissa and Ellie break down chapters 36 through 42 of House of Flame and Shadow, where the pressure on basically every character hits a new high and SJM reminds us she has zero chill. The gang reacts accordingly. Theories are floated, feelings are had, and at least one of our hosts may or may not spiral a little. Strap in.
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Explaining SJM to a Warhammer Guy | HOFAS 29-35
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Surprise, besties — Ellie's on maternity leave (baby's here, everyone's safe, screaming and crying we love her), so Melissa's husband Zeke is filling in, and yes, he has not read a single word of Crescent City. We dragged him through House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 29–35 anyway: Bryce gets shackled by her absolute trash bag of a father, the Autumn King helps himself to Truth-Teller (rude), Ithan goes necromancer-shopping to un-kill Sigrid (we have Thoughts on resurrection cheapening a death, thank you), Jesiba Roga continues to live in Melissa's head as Joe Rogan for reasons no one can explain, Lidia FINALLY reveals herself by dunking on The Hawk in an elevator — RIP the coolest name with the least impactful death — and then casually saves the entire gang before nuzzling Ruhn goodbye and yeeting herself off a cliff (with a bullet, just for fun). If your boyfriend/husband/situationship has ever side-eyed your SJM obsession, this is the episode to put on in the car — Zeke is the everyman ambassador and he's doing his best. Spoilers through HoFaS Ch. 35, plus ACOTAR and Throne of Glass at large, so reader beware. New chapters every week, Patreon afterparty as always, and somebody please bully Zeke into starting Red Rising in the comments.
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Wait… Is the HORN from Throne of Glass?? | HOFAS 22-28
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Buckle up besties, because for the first time in literal forever we did our HOMEWORK and came with RECEIPTS. We're tearing through chapters 22-28 of House of Flame and Shadow, which means it's time to unhinge our jaws and theorize about whether the Hawk is secretly Vaughn from Throne of Glass, whether Bryce's back tattoo horn used to belong to the Crochan witches, and whether Azriel is about to pull a full Enalius and finally free the Illyrians from their ancient nonsense. Plus: Bryce frees a Snow White lookalike from a sarcophagus with the bare minimum amount of caution (girl, PLEASE), Ataraxia inexplicably refuses to do its one job, the Viper Queen is out here losing on every front, and Hunt's tortured arc is officially testing Melissa's romance girly limits. We're also side-eyeing the introduction of resurrection as a plot device because excuse me, what was the point of any of those deaths?? Come spiral with us. Spoilers through everything SJM has ever published, as per usual.
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The Chapter That Broke The Fandom | HOFAS 15-21
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Buckle up, besties!! Chapters 15 through 21 of House of Flame and Shadow are the ones that sent the entire fandom into a full-blown spiral, and we're getting into ALL of it. From a hologram info-dump that has readers divided, to a single sentence that may have just confirmed one of the biggest theories in the SJM universe, to a moment so brutal and unexpected our jaws are still on the floor — this stretch of holdfast is packed. We're breaking down the plot holes that have everyone yelling "wait, he can do WHAT?!", connecting dots between Crescent City, ACOTAR, and Throne of Glass, debating whether a certain character was always secretly the villain, and asking the question no one wants to answer: did Bryce just bring something terrible into a brand new world? Plus theories on who bought out you-know-who, why Azriel reacted THAT way to the hologram, and a Ruhn moment we genuinely cannot stop thinking about. If you've read these chapters, you already know. If you haven't — what are you waiting for?!
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Sarah, We Have Questions | HOFAS 8–14
Subscribe to our Patreon for our after-party → https://www.patreon.com/c/lamebcpod Okay, we have a LOT to talk about. Apollion drops bombs we weren't ready for, Hunt's whole backstory might not be what we …
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Okay, we have a LOT to talk about. Apollion drops bombs we weren't ready for, Hunt's whole backstory might not be what we thought, Lidia finally shows her cards, and a certain shadowsinger shows up where we absolutely did NOT expect him. Also… we may or may not be formally apologizing to everyone who shipped Bryce and Azriel because we GET it now. Throw in the Mask, a giant worm, and an 8-pointed star theory that might change everything, and yeah — Sarah, we have questions. A LOT of questions.
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