Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 36-39 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before stopping by the...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 34 & 35 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before stopping...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, for an Emergency Empyrean Battle Brief: the JUST RELEASED Onyx Storm EXCERPT! In this expedited bonus episode (delivered via Dragon, no less 🐉), they bring you a full read through of both the brand new excerpt released on 11/09 in Cosmopolitan Magazine Winter Edition: “HOTTER Than DRAGON FIRE,” AND the Back Jacket Excerpt released in October, along with initial thoughts on what it could mean for the highly anticipated third installment of the...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 32 & 33 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before taking flight into discussion and analysis of key moments, foreshadowing, & theories! Then, they stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before wrapping up with their overarching...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 30 & 31 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before stopping...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 28 & 29 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before stopping...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 26 & 27 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before stopping...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 24 & 25 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before heading...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into the JUST RELEASED bonus chapter 27 of Fourth Wing from Xaden’s POV, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. Then, they take flight, exploring foreshadowing, easter eggs, & theories!   *All episodes...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, for an Emergency Empyrean Battle Brief: the JUST RELEASED Onyx Storm blurb! In this expedited bonus episode (delivered via Dragon, no less 🐉), they explore the implications of the blurb, discussing character arcs, potential plot developments, and the overarching themes of trust, uncertainty, and the quest for truth. The conversation is rich with theories, the significance of the Isle Kingdoms, and the secrets that may unfold in the narrative....

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 22 & 23 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They stop by the Archives for an Epigraph Analysis, before heading over to Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 20 & 21 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   In this episode, Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before taking flight into key moments, foreshadowing, & theories! Then, they stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before wrapping up with their overarching questions!   *All...

Join squad mates Hannah and Karen as they take flight into the world of the Empyrean, using their signets of precognition to discuss the highly anticipated release of a brand new Xaden POV chapter of Fourth Wing- out on September 17th, 2024! What pivotal moments will we experience through Xaden's eyes? (SPOILER ALERT) How will his signets unfold on the page? They explore potential limitations, share their hopes, and express their excitement for the upcoming release. Finally, they reveal their...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 17-19 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into discussion and analysis of key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on characters, favorite moments, and standout quotes, before heading over to...

Join us for some fangirling, laughter, and a whole lot of love for Taylor! 💖   In this bonus episode, we’re sharing all the magical, serendipitous moments from Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour in London—front row barricade! 🎤✨ We dive into how Taylor has been the soundtrack to our lives and friendship, and how all of the dominoes cascaded in a line before and during our show.   After queuing for 16 hours overnight on the streets of London (yes, we really did that for Taylor!), it felt like...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 13-16 + 16 Xaden’s POV of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before diving into the discussion and analysis section on key moments, featuring transformative insights from Rebecca Yarros’ Q&As and Iron Flame. They then visit the Scribe Quadrant for an Epigraph Analysis before heading to the Healer’s Quadrant for a...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 10-12 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame!   Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before crossing the gauntlet into the discussion and analysis section: key moments, foreshadowing, & transformative insights from Iron Flame! Then they stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on the characters, favorite moments, and quotes. Finally, they...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapter 9 (Violet’s Version) & 9 (Xaden’s Version) of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame! In this episode, Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before taking flight into key moments, foreshadowing, questions, & theories! They conclude with a trip to the Healer’s Quadrant, discussing favorite characters, quotes, & moments!   * All episodes include...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into chapters 5-8 of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame! In this episode, Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before taking flight into key moments, foreshadowing, & theories! They wrap up by exploring overarching and lingering questions about all things Empyrean!   * All episodes include spoilers for the entirety of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame *   00:00 Intro ...

Join your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, as they dive into the first four chapters of Fourth Wing, re-experiencing the story through the lens of Iron Flame. Hannah and Karen begin with a ‘Scribe Report’ (chapter summary) before crossing the parapet into the Rider’s Quadrant for a deep dive into key moments, enriched with transformative insights from Iron Flame. They then stop by the Healer’s Quadrant for a temperature check on the characters, favorite moments, and quotes. Finally,...

Your fellow squad mates, Hannah and Karen, lay the groundwork for their in-depth exploration of the first book in the Empyrean series, Fourth Wing. They discuss their plans for analyzing it through the lens of the second book, Iron Flame. Discover what makes a reread of Fourth Wing an entirely different experience, including foreshadowing and Easter eggs, newly revealed signet abilities, and fresh insights from Rebecca Yarros' social media and interviews.   Hannah and Karen also share the...

Welcome to the Dear Fantasy Reader podcast, where best friends, Hannah and Karen, travel through the pages of their favorite romantasy novels, diving deep into the chapters— exploring characters, scenes, theories, foreshadowing, and more! They will begin their journey with Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, taking what they’ve learned from the second book in the Empyrean Series, Iron Flame, to re-read and re-experience the first. Before taking flight into their deep dive, your fellow squad...