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We tackle a couple of behemoths (in both page count and pop culture impact) as we discuss FOURTH WING and its sequel IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros! We talk character arcs, sassy dragons, Xaden and Violet's romantic evolution, what the future might hold for this ongoing series, and more! Stick around til the end to hear what we have in our tentative lineup for the next few episodes, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and everywhere you get your podcasts. It really does help! As always, an eternal thanks to Djempirical for our fabulous music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, and Happy People by Emily Henry Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer The Buccaneers on Apple TV The Shepard King duology by Rachel Gillig The Elements of Cadence series by Rebecca Ross

THE GANG'S BACK, Y'ALL! After a VERY long hiatus, we are thrilled to be back with our Grishaverse pals Jessie and Aubrey to sit down and discuss everything SHADOW AND BONE Season 2 on Netflix! We talk new characters, our favorite (and least favorite) adaptive choices, plot convergences and that breakneak pacing, and everything in between. SPOILER WARNING: The same rules that applied to our coverage of the first season will apply here as well; we decided that the only way we can properly analyze how the show fits into the entire Grishaverse was to include the entire written Grishaverse into our analysis - this includes everything from the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy, the SIX OF CROWS duology, the KING OF SCARS duology, and of course the first season of the Netflix show. That said, we don't get too spoilery, but if you want to remain completely unspoiled on everything from the books we recommend that you come back and listen when you're done reading. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Find Aubrey at instagram.com/aubsbobs Mentions Yellowjackets on Showtime Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo Shrinking on Apple TV Sanditon Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent Kate Clayborn books

Special guest and benevolant book club overlord, Aubrey, returns to help us wrap up the THRONE OF GLASS series with KINGDOM OF ASH by Sarah J Maas! We talk final arcs, ships, trauma, torture, some more trauma, character deaths, even more trauma, and so much more! I hope y'all like crying, because we do a whole lot of it in this episode. We've included spoiler sections for all of our THRONE OF GLASS episodes so far, and even though this is the last book in the series, this episode is no exception. If you've read all the books in the expanded Maas universe (ACOTAR and Crescent City), stick around for a spoiler section that will dive into possible connections and implications between those books and these! Don't worry, if you need to bail we'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we have planned for the future, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Aubrey for joining us! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Aubrey on Instagram and Twitter @aubsbobs Mentions Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel The Prison Healer series by Lynette Noni My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean

Returning guest and noted Chaol stan Jessie is back to discuss all things Chaol, I mean TOWER OF DAWN by Sarah J Maas! We talk disability representation, big character arcs, endgame setup, and the absolute balls of steel it took for Ms Sarah J Maas to release a Chaol-focused book in a completely different setting with completely different supporting characters after the game-changing ending of EMPIRE OF STORMS. While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Jessie for joining us! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Mentions: Cursebreakers series by Brigid Kemmerer Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer Game Changers series by Rachel Reid Everything For You by Chloe Liese A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall Yellowjackets on Showtime

Surprise! We sit down with Casey McQuiston's YA debut (that they definitely wrote just for us, we're sure) I KISSED SHARA WHEELER! We talk hot mean girls (shocker, I know), theatre kids, Shakespeare gays, religious trauma, Casey's magical powers, and so much more! Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Book Lovers by Emily Henry The Game Changers series by Rachel Reid Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan

We sit down to discuss the first two volumes of HEARTSTOPPER, Alice Oseman's graphic novel sensation, as well as the adaptation on Netflix! We talk adaptation choices, casting, the importance of queer joy stories, and more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max Black Sails on Starz/Hulu The No Show by Beth O'Leary The Long Game by Rachel Reid

We continue our THRONE OF GLASS journey with QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah J Maas, with special guest and reigning queen of Throne of Glass TikTok, Allie! We talk female friendships, long-awaited reunions, backsliding characters, and so much more! While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Allie for joining us! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Allie at tiktok.com/bigallieg Mentions: Bridgerton on Netflix To Marry and to Meddle by Martha Waters A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall

We continue our THRONE OF GLASS journey with HEIR OF FIRE by Sarah J Maas! We talk mental health journeys, romantic entanglements, hot mean girls, and the most horrifying thing SJM has ever written! Strap in, because this is where this series starts to get really crunchy. While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake Only A Monster by Vanessa Len

Surprise! We interrupt your regularly scheduled THRONE OF GLASS episode to bring you a special first reaction episode to HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH - the newest CRESCENT CITY book from Sarah J Maas!

We sit down to discuss THE ASSASSIN'S BLADE - the book of 5 prequel novellas in Sarah J Maas's THRONE OF GLASS series! We talk foreshadowing, fun character cameos, doomed first loves, and so much more! We might have finally gotten Tasia to cry on the podcast with this one, so buckle up - it's an emotional ride. SPOILER WARNING: While we are covering the other books in this series spoiler-free, due to the foreshadowing nature of these books we decided there was no way we could have a full discussion of it without talking about the implications of these events to the rest of the series. So if you haven't finished the entire THRONE OF GLASS series yet and don't wish to be spoiled, save this one for when you're done and join us next time for HEIR OF FIRE! Until then, don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Cheer season 2 on Netflix Yellowjackets on Showtime The Gilded Age on HBO Max Joanna Shupe Crescent City by Sarah J Maas

New year, new huge series project! We begin our coverage of Sarah J Maas's THRONE OF GLASS series with the first two books: THRONE OF GLASS and CROWN OF MIDNIGHT! We talk confident heroines, love triangles, problematic representation, and so much more! We're approaching this series a little differently than we have other series in the past; following this episode we will (typically) be covering one THRONE OF GLASS book per month, with one non-ToG book thrown in to round out our content -- this way, we get to play in this sandbox a little longer, and we'll have other book coverage out there for those that don't want to take this particular journey with us (though, we highly recommend you do!!). Please also note that we will be including a spoiler section for our ToG episode, so if you're reading along for the first time, you're good to listen to most of the episode - we'll let you know when we're about to wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering in the next couple episodes, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan When You Get The Chance by Emma Lord The Widow Of Rose House by Diana Biller Station Eleven on HBO Max (based on the book by Emily St John Mandel)

We sit down with a couple of cocktails and break down our favorite books of the year by category -- our favorite ships, series, steam, and more! Stick around til the end where we announce what you can expect from us next year, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes

We sit down with returning guest Aubrey to dive into REDEMPTOR, the second (and final) book in Jordan Ifueko's beautiful RAYBEARER duology. We talk social justice, activism, imperialism, demon daddies, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! Also, we're still planning our end-of-year wrap up/mailbag episode, so don't forget to send us your burning questions/comments/whatever so we can read them on air! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thank you to Aubrey for joining us again! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Aubrey at instagram.com/aubsbobs and twitter.com/aubsbobs Mentions: Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime series) Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer Soulless by Gail Carriger

Our FOLK OF THE AIR journey has come to an end with the novella HOW THE KING OF ELFHAME LEARNED TO HATE STORIES by Holly Black! This one is short and sweet, but we still manage to find a way to become unhinged and emotional, so worry not - it still packs a punch. We talk trauma, stories, and, of course, Cardan being a giant simp. We're sad to see this journey come to an end, but we've had a great time and we're excited for what's to come. Stick around to find out what that is, and don't forget to send us your pressing book questions for our end of the year mailbag episode! And rate and review us on iTunes so we can read your review on the show! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes

We are joined by returning guest Jessie to discuss book 3 in Holly Black's FOLK OF THE AIR series: THE QUEEN OF NOTHING! We talk personal and political power, relationship dynamics, redemption, giant snakes, and so much more! Once again, we tried to be chill about our Jurdan feelings, but honestly...it gets a little unhinged. What else did you expect? We're covering each book in this series spoiler-free, so even though this book marks the end of the main trilogy we do not spoil what happens in the Cardan novella - that's for next week. Join us next week to wrap up this series, and stay tuned for some scheduling news! We're also planning a mailbag episode for the end of the year, so if you have any book questions or topics you want us to talk about, just shoot us an email or a DM - and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! We'd love to read your emails on the show. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Jessie for joining us for another great episode! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Find Jessie's Jane Austen podcast at www.thedailyknightley.com Mentions: Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

We sit down with friend of the pod and returning guest Jenna to begin our journey through Holly Black's THE FOLK OF THE AIR series, with book one: THE CRUEL PRINCE! We talk enemies to lovers, complicated family dynamics, the toxic boys we love, and so much more! We will be covering each book in this series spoiler-free, so if you haven't read the rest of the series after this book you should be safe until the spoiler section at the end. Join us next week for the second book, THE WICKED KING, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Jenna for joining us on this episode! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Squid Game on Netflix Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Battle Royal by Lucy Parker Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber Hell House by Richard Matheson

We are joined by friend of the pod and Tolkien scholar Lauren to dive into YA classic HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE by Diana Wynne Jones - as well as its stunning Studio Ghibli animated film adaptation directed by Hayao Miyazaki! We talk Diana Wynne Jones's Tolkien inspiration, sassy old ladies, bratty femboys, adaptation choices, and much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very big thanks to Lauren for being a great guest! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Lauren at twitter.com/RhetoricNSpice Mentions: Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Nature of Middle Earth by JRR Tolkien The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Counting Down With You by Tashie Bhuiyan

Tasia and Corinne tackle Becky Albertalli's modern YA classic, SIMON VS THE HOMOSAPIENS AGENDA, as well as the 2018 film adaptation, LOVE, SIMON! We talk coming out stories vs queer love stories, high school theater, adaptation choices, this book's somewhat complicated legacy, and much more! Stick around to find out what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Gossip Girl on HBOMax The Caraval series by Stephanie Garber Peaky Blinders on Netflix

We sit down to chat with Morgan Vega, author of the newly released YA Contemporary SLEEPING AROUND! We talk about Morgan's musical influences, her research and publication process, what draws her to YA as a genre, and more! Stick around to find out what we're covering next time, and don't forget to check out SLEEPING AROUND, available now! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Morgan Vega: www.morganvega.com instagram.com/morganvegawrite https://www.youtube.com/c/MorganVega Tiktok @morganvegawrite SLEEPING AROUND: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58035090-sleeping-around?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=UyuKgXPkBd&rank=4

We are joined by queen of ACOTAR booktok herself, Kaven, to discuss the final (for now) book in our MAASIVE SUMMER BINGE: A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES by Sarah J Maas! We talk mental health journies, shipping wars, baffling magic systems, and, of course, all things Nessian. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're doing next week, and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinnereads Find Kaven on instagram and on TikTok @kavenbooks Mentions: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Battle Royal by Lucy Parker