Send us a Text Message.This week, we talk House of Flame and Shadow chapters 79-83 and "When the Moon Hatched" by Sarah A. Parker.Bryce reveals the real reason she needed the Mask, Hunt is triggered, Pollux kidnaps Lidia's sons, Hel's armies cross into Midgard , Tharion runs into the Viper Queen and Sathia into an old friend ... or maybe more ... and Ithan and Hypaxia visit the Bone Quarter.Plus, we discuss what the Under King's bombshell revelation means (our guess is barrow wight) and Perry...

Send us a Text Message.Our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive continues with chapters 73-78 and Ember and Randall's bonus chapter from the Books-A-Million edition. Bryce opens a portal in the middle of Nesta's living room, using her parents as collateral for the Mask before closing the door to Prythian and opening it to Hel's armies. The bonus chapter reveals what went down in Prythian following the exchange, with Rhys furious at Nesta and Ember coming to her defense. Ithan girl bo...

Send us a Text Message.After a discussion of this week's book rec, A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, we pick up our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive with chapters 67-72. Bryce steps into her role as Queen B, sending Tharion and Sathia Beneath and the Frat Pack and Lidia to Lunathion, recruiting Ember and Randall for the trip to the Northern Rift and leaving Baxian behind to guard Avallen with Fury, Juniper, Syrinx and Cooper/Emile. Hypaxia successfully creates a ...

Send us a Text Message.After a breakdown of E News' dream ACOTAR casting and a discussion of this week's book rec, The Vampire's Mage Series by C.N. Crawford, we continue our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive with chapters 61-66.We learn that (unfortunately) Apollion and Thanatos *didn't* run a train on Hunt's mom. He actually had a bio dad, who was killed by the Asteri for his connection to Hel. Speaking of dead dads, we officially say goodbye to the Autumn King's redemption arc, and Bryce...

Send us a Text Message. After discussing this week's book rec, The Five Crowns of Okrith series, we continue our House of Flame and Shadow Deep Dive with chapters 56-60. Hunt finds out he's a demonic test tube baby while he and Bryce are in Hel meeting with Aidas, Apollion and Thanatos, who share Helena's story — including why she chose Avallen as the Fae's stronghold — what happened to the final piece of Theia's power and what they know about the portal to nowhere aka "ultimate...

Before diving (deep) into House of Flame and Shadow chapters 50-55, we *have* to talk about Sarah's latest IG post (#ACOwhattt), our viral April Fools' joke, A Court of Fiddles and Pollen, and this week's book rec, "Manacled" by SenLinYu.  Hunt and Bryce exchange more than just fluids, Tharion and Sathia find only one bed (!!!) in their honeymoon suite, Ithan and Hypaxia's trip to Avallen in search of Sofie's body is delayed when the Asteri blow up Asphodel Meadows, Ruhn's cock tightens,...

Our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive continues with chapters 44-49. If hams can spiral, so can we, specifically over Rebecca Yarros' announcement of the title of the third book in the Empyrean series, "Onyx Storm." We talk theories, predictions, second (third?) signets and more, and Elle shares this week's book rec, The Shepherd King Series by Rachel Gillig. We pick back up with Ithan's mystery necromancer finally arriving and it's 100% that witch, Hypaxia, who is there to swear fealty...

Our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive continues with chapters 38-43. We kick shit off with a social media roundup of drama and a potential ACOTAR teaser/hint posted by SJM herself. Jesiba's backstory is (finally) shared and let's just say bitch looks great for her age, and Bryce (finally) finishes her ham-and-butter sandwich and finds Hunt on the Depth Charger. Ruhn learns some stag-gering news when it's revealed Lidia has twin sons ... and SJM gifts us with a TOG easter egg that sends us...

We continue our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive with chapters 31-37. Lidia carries Ruhn (and the entire book) during a dramatic escape from the Eternal City, while Bryce and the Autumn King continue wasting time. Ithan finally finds a storyline (and job) in the House of Flame and Shadow with Jesiba, who promises to help find a necromancer for Sigrid, and Tharion moves his problems to a new location ... again.  Next week: chapters 38-42 Summon us @DTFaePodcast We like our coffee icy and...

Our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive (now on YouTube!) continues with chapters 26-30.  Bryce's already tenuous truce with Nesta and Az ends on less-than-great terms as her adventure in Prythian comes to an end ... for now. And you'll never guess where (and when) she lands back in Midgard. The mission to save Ruhn is off to a rocky start with Ithan sprinting (??) away at a pivotal moment to visit Jesiba (??) at the House of Flame and Shadow. Plus, we discuss Bride by Ali Hazelwood, ACOTAR...

Our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive (now on YouTube!) continues with chapters 21-25.  We kick off the episode guessing what SJM and Margot Robbie were talking about at their recent coffee date. Could Margot be involved in a future SJM adaption as a producer and/or actress (and who would we cast her as?), or was it just a meet cute for two Fantasy fangirlies?  We finally learn Silene's fate after returning to Prythian (and how the trickle-down effect impacted Feyre way back in ACOTAR) +...

This week's episode (House of Flame and Shadow chapters 16-20) features a breakdown of Silene's lore dump, including liberator-turned-conquerer Theia's unexpected (and disappointing) villain arc; what we learned about music and mommy issues in the Bryce, Nesta & Az bonus chapter; the lengths Ruhn will go to in order to avoid simply *speaking* to Lidia ; and the Ithan/Siggy will they/won't they we didn't see coming.  Plus, what the Hel do Illyrians and angels do with their hands while...

In our coverage of House of Flame and Shadow chapters 11-15, we break down the progression of the tunnel carvings and what they mean for the past, present and future of both Prythian and Midgard.  Could the monolith atop Ramiel be wyrdstone? And what (or whom) sleeps beneath the mountains of Prythian?  We also discuss both the canon and theorized connections between Ramiel, the Illyrians, Thurr, Enalius and Pelias; whether or not Bryce and Rhys are related (and what that means in the line...

We continue our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive with chapters 5-10. In Midgard, we meet the Sprite Queen, update our LinkedIn titles to Imperial Hag and attend yet another Captain Whatever pity party. Meanwhile, in Prythian, Bryce tries to add another public indecency charge to her file and goes on a hot girl walk with Nesta.  Plus, Bryce's background in art history and ancient languages comes in clutch, we get a callback to Feyre's trials in the first ACOTAR and a possible connection...

We kick off our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive this week with the prologue (where we finally get Lidia's POV) and chapters 1-4 (where we get POV whiplash).  We’re dropped back in the Crystal Palace two days after Bryce jumped through the gate, trying to get to Hel to ask for Apollion and Aidas’ help, but instead landing in Prythian. While Bryce petitions Rhys, Amren and Az for her Prythian Green Card, Hunt, Ruhn and Baxian are at the mercy of the Hind and Pollux in the Asteri dungeons;...

We share theories and predictions in our bonus House of Flame and Shadow preview episode, including:  Dusk CourtThe Prison and Avallen IslandsWhy wasn’t Cassian in the teaser with Nesta, Az & Bryce?The Asteri, Daglan & ValgHunt's lineageIllyrians vs. MalakimCould Jesiba be Theia’s daughter?The Bone Carver, Sin-Eater, Parthos & AnticaWe'll pick back up on Feb. 6 with our House of Flame and Shadow deep dive! Summon us @DTFaePodcast We like our coffee icy and our books spicy! Oh,...

In our House of Sky and Breath finale, we cover chapters 71-78, the epilogue and the bonus chapters.  We pick back up in chapter 71 with Bryce's underwhelming-turned-overwhelming discovery in the Asteri Archives, while the rest of Team F**k-You are busy being caught (suspiciously easily?). It might be time to slide into Apollion's DMs, now that Bryce has learned the truth, and apologize to Al Gore, because that truth is inconvenient.  We discuss the possibility of the angel prototypes being...

House of Sky and Breath chapters 61-70. In the penultimate episode of our HOSAB deep dive, we break down Bryce's opposite of a wet dream with Apollion. Could Parthos — now a vast, dusty plain — be the same place the Bone Carver told Feyre about? We also compare the BC to the Sin-Eater and Lunathion — modeled after an ancient coastal city — to Antica. Topics include the possibility of Jesiba being Theia's daughter, Tharion's blood oath (and the Viper Queen being Valg), and the latest Danika...

House of Sky and Breath chapters 51-60. We pick back up in chapter 51 with Hunt processing the Emile bombshell and the Autumn King processing Bryce's official princess paperwork. Concerned about her coven, Hypaxia hires Ithan as a bodyguard and, let's just say, we hope his health insurance took effect immediately.  Plus we discuss why Mor is who Rhys will call in when "the armies fail and Cassian and Azriel are both dead" (and her possible connection to Midgard and the Tuatha Dé Danann),...

House of Sky and Breath chapters 41-50. On this episode of Love Island, the rebels turn on their Vanir allies, Hunt lights it up and the Hind skims waves (and minds?). Plus, Bryce waxes on with Cormac and gets off with Hunt, who comes down with a case of "mate rage" after being saved by one of the Ocean Queen's secret underwater cities (news to both us and captain of intelligence Tharion). Danika was an Aware Wolf, researching shifter ancestry, and the prime fills Bryce in on the...

House of Sky and Breath chapters 31-40. Bryce and Hunt escape the Bone Quarter after combining powers ... and scents. Ephraim and his triarii, including the Harpy and the Hind, arrive in Lunathion for the (forced) mating with Celestina, who Hunt straight up abandons. Bryce, Tharion and Ithan visit the creeper Astronomer and his mystics and, bonus, meet Thanatos ... a lord from the Hewn City moonlighting as a prince of Hel? Plus, we discuss Lidia's possible connections to Aelin and/or Luna...

House of Sky and Breath chapters 21-30. Questions include: Why won't Ithan just f**k off and jack off like the rest of us; Whose side is Apollion on; Does Midgard have WorldStar; Is Baxian a rebel sympathizer ... is Celestina; What does Pennywise want with our precious baby Ruhn; Are there scents on a mind bridge; Should we kill your sister/my daughter LOL; Does Bryce sweat the same places we do; Is Hunt's hotel reservation refundable; Are there wyrdmarks in the BQ; Suriel, that you,...

Our House of Sky and Breath read/refresh continues with chapters 10-20. Hunt is reunited with the Hammer (yikes) and the Helhound (??); The River Queen is a boomer; As per my last Dusk's Truth and Project Thurr email; More Danika bombshells; Someone look into the Starlight Fancy company; F**k Emile, respectfully; The emotional support shower has a waitlist; Shahar: The Sequel; Catdas is pushy; Urd works in mysterious and embarrassing ways; Ruhn: Mindfreak; Is everyone a secret rebel, and...

We kick off our House of Sky and Breath deep dive this week with the prologue + chapters 1-9. Questions include: Who and WTF is Sofie Renast; Could we take a deer (shifter) in a one-on-one fight; Is Hunt moonlighting as a statue model; Are Hunt and Bryce mate  mates; Do we trust Celestina (cautiously yes); What are three things that Ruhn knows; Should Bryce consider Cormac's proposal (yes); Is Ruhn related to Rhys (please yes) and/or Maeve (chaotic yes); Why should we care about Underneath...