Daggers and Shadow Daddies

We are a wife-husband comedy podcast reading romantasy. A book club style podcast! I haven't read a book in years, then read The Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and knew this was my new personality until Onyx Storm lol. Plus, my husband's takes about the absurdity of the books were hilarious. So we started a podcast and it's so much fun and I love that others think he's funny too 😄 Ps. We're Ryan and Adriana 🖤 JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! On Fable: Shadow Daddies Podcast Club Podcast Related Books: Fourth Wing Iron Flame Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Book Of Azrael Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

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Ep 38: 'Fourth Wing' Chapters 6-10 | Review & Discussion Part 1

Daggers and Shadow Daddies

10/17/24 • 62 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 6 through 10 of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Dylan wasn't yeeted, he just slipped. Barlow took someone else out. Chapter 6: • Menders are rare, Nolan. • Chews out Dain for showing that he cares for her. • Why does Dain not want Nolan to heal her? Oh to try to get her to leave. • Her arm is broken -ryan note. • How is Nolan a mender but also uses a cane? • finds Brennan's journal. • Tradition to burn someone's belongs after the die. • He died 5 years ago. Chapter 7: • Marked ones cannot be in one squad not walking around in groups of 3, capital offense. • Sneaks out every night, poisen book, collected berries and mushrooms. • shadows wrap around her while she moves down the tree. • Xaden "If one of you tell, I'll know". • Vi "he's being annoyingly admirable, a$$hole". • Sees Liam, effortless at training. • "Learn what they teach you, and keep what you know" • Violet "is mine to handle and will when the time is right". • Garrick reminded them she is Brennan's sister • Xaden "leaves", she's pulled into a hard chest, rough pitch voice, rough velvet voice. • Shadow wielder, flirty banter, eyes locked, "perfect lips", shadows grab daggers, puts her daggers away 😳. • Acts like him keeping her alive is his choice and that he owes her. Chapter 8: • Dain escorts her to class and they both grin, smells like leather and....soap lol. • 1st challenge day - oren • Professor signet - mind projection. • Dragon breeds are very particular on how to be approached. • Sgaeyl, rare for a blue dragon and bonded a relative to her previous rider. • They talk about Tarin - hear me out. • Lost his rider during the uprising, died saving Brennan. • The stronger the bond and power of the dragon the stronger the signet. • Spidey sense, Looks at xaden, twitterpated, he smirks and raises and eyebrow, reading her?! • Oren pukes, takes his dagger. • week 2 wins from mushrooms. • Week 3 later too from xena root, numb legs. • Week 4 blurry eyes, leaves and tea. • 5th week win, tree bark sluggish and sweaty. • 6th week, timing wrong, now xaden, prickle on her scalp. Chapter 9: • Jealous of Imogen as he hands her daggers. • Sexy fight 😆. • Xaden knows every move she will make, how he can catch knives. How would fight that? • Violence nickname. • Everyone just watching him whisper in her ear, no one doesn't see that. Nose to nose even. • Kicked all knives to dain, ice cold. • She doesn't think, just attacks, and takes him down! • She's so turned on, hands interlocked on the dagger. • Learn dragons are in their heads. • Dain still trying to get violet out. • Cradles her cheeks, both palms on her face. Pulls away as his reasoning tugging her towards what he is suggesting. Chapter 10: • The gauntlet, wipe out challenge. One in the witcher for ciri. • Tynan, Barlow friend, squad mate and points out timed trials for the gauntlet. • Sawyer does amazing but was passed over last year. • Violet makes it but Aurelie doesn't make it. • Ice cold funeral methods, parents can take the body and burn their items or the school will. Violet decided to burn the items. • She's headed to the roof, burns stuff, hides in the shadows, wraps around her, but it's don't think he knows yet. • Garrick, xaden, bohdi got back from a trip, her head prickles, and xaden freezes, sends them off. • Cocks his head, another sign he is reading her. • Smells like mint and leather, citrus and floral. • I actually don't think he likes her right now like I thought he did the first time. • They talk about her chances of living . • How does he know she couldn't get up the chimney thing? • Blames keeping her alive as a way for him to feel better about himself but encourages her that the "right way isn't always the right way".

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Ep 60: 'Onyx Storm' Chapters 1-5 | Review & Discussion

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01/28/25 • 73 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 1 through 5 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.

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Prologue:• Xaden keeps his eyes down, she's trying to find xaden while he is headed to barlowe.• They allow her access, consequence is losing their soul• Over hears Xaden and Barlowe• Andarna wants to find her family 🖤• Violet needs Imogen (to erase Barlowe's memory?)

Chapter 1:• Except: I will save him• Tairn still pissy about Violet jumping, they're hunting for dark wielders • Lilith protected basgiath from storms• Andarna mocks tairns • Slain 31 venin *• Ridoc's dragon fucked up and pissed off tairn, ridoc and Aotrom fighting about going back to aretia • Tairn keeps calling xaden dark one• Treaty being formed for Aretia riders, divide among the cadets • Imogen missing duty to be in xaden duty• Garrick, bodhi, and Imogen think Violet shouldn't be sleeping with Xaden • Imogen thinks Violet is running her own rebellion to save xaden and find andarna's kind• Sawyer visited by retirement general• Venin inside basgiath

Chapter 2:• Special signets happen maybe once a generation or century and only once all 6 existed at one time• Within the walls(in the computer 🤨, zoolander), no infantry survivors, sawyer left behind?!, takes out a "scribe"• How were they scribes without the scribes knowing?? • Scribe venin(forehead tattoo?) disappears while fighting near Barlowe's cell• Xaden takes them all out with shadows,"why is it always you?"• Barlowe has drained the cell, if he has nothing to pull he'll be dead within the week?!• Vi and Xaden alone, fear of him being alone with her, no red eyes, he let's her in, he wielded beyond the wards but only with Sgaeyl's power • Sgaeyl not speaking to Xaden, tairn said to not count on Sgaeyl getting over it, violet doesnt know what he gave for the power • Xaden didn't know violet was in the interrogation room but bc he sensed the venin! (Like dragons to each other?)

Chapter 3:• Letter from mom to dad, atrocious taste in men 🤣• Violet's not scared but he thinks she should be, alone time up• Private meeting, violet assigned to a task force to find 7th breed, captain Grady leading • Negotiating where to place the fliers• Back in the bedroom, they slept on and start to bang one out.• When she came, she was pulling at their bond and he pulled away. • He lost control and started to channel from the headboard 😱

Chapter 4:• They talk about what happened, violet hasn't told Xaden her next mission• Brennan interrupted, how many people are out there*• Garrick slept with a flier, Imogen insults him, he asks if she is jealous• Brennan there for xaden for patrol, Mira arrived and brought violet a conduit, wooden disc for practice? Warmth, levitation, and sound warding • Brennan negotiating for the fliers, fliers with the 1st years, mira finds out about andarna adventure • Brennan compares mira to lilith, she calls him out for not using their name, she throws the disc • Disc is for keeping the fliers safe at basgiath, for negotiation?

Chapter 5:• Excerpt, never expect mercy from a rider• Sloane tells violet about a challenge between riders and fliers, she calls for Dain, aura beinhaven has a 1st yr flier at knife point.• Cat wants to take his place, violet tells her why it's a bad idea, dain points out it's against the codex • Dragons and gryphons arrive, Dain and Aura arguing, "not sure I would brag about being the wing that produced Jack Barlowe" 🤣• Violet wishes Xaden would put his shields down. Tairn says the dark one cannot reuinite what he broke 😱 • Aura challenges, starts to torch dain, Vi pins her hand with a dagger. • If you're going to wield it's me your going to be dealing with. ⚡️

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Ep 39: 'Fourth Wing' Chapters 6-10 | Review & Discussion Part 2

Daggers and Shadow Daddies

10/18/24 • 55 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 6 through 10 of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Dylan wasn't yeeted, he just slipped. Barlow took someone else out. Chapter 6: • Menders are rare, Nolan. • Chews out Dain for showing that he cares for her. • Why does Dain not want Nolan to heal her? Oh to try to get her to leave. • Her arm is broken -ryan note. • How is Nolan a mender but also uses a cane? • finds Brennan's journal. • Tradition to burn someone's belongs after the die. • He died 5 years ago. Chapter 7: • Marked ones cannot be in one squad not walking around in groups of 3, capital offense. • Sneaks out every night, poisen book, collected berries and mushrooms. • shadows wrap around her while she moves down the tree. • Xaden "If one of you tell, I'll know". • Vi "he's being annoyingly admirable, a$$hole". • Sees Liam, effortless at training. • "Learn what they teach you, and keep what you know" • Violet "is mine to handle and will when the time is right". • Garrick reminded them she is Brennan's sister • Xaden "leaves", she's pulled into a hard chest, rough pitch voice, rough velvet voice. • Shadow wielder, flirty banter, eyes locked, "perfect lips", shadows grab daggers, puts her daggers away 😳. • Acts like him keeping her alive is his choice and that he owes her. Chapter 8: • Dain escorts her to class and they both grin, smells like leather and....soap lol. • 1st challenge day - oren • Professor signet - mind projection. • Dragon breeds are very particular on how to be approached. • Sgaeyl, rare for a blue dragon and bonded a relative to her previous rider. • They talk about Tarin - hear me out. • Lost his rider during the uprising, died saving Brennan. • The stronger the bond and power of the dragon the stronger the signet. • Spidey sense, Looks at xaden, twitterpated, he smirks and raises and eyebrow, reading her?! • Oren pukes, takes his dagger. • week 2 wins from mushrooms. • Week 3 later too from xena root, numb legs. • Week 4 blurry eyes, leaves and tea. • 5th week win, tree bark sluggish and sweaty. • 6th week, timing wrong, now xaden, prickle on her scalp. Chapter 9: • Jealous of Imogen as he hands her daggers. • Sexy fight 😆. • Xaden knows every move she will make, how he can catch knives. How would fight that? • Violence nickname. • Everyone just watching him whisper in her ear, no one doesn't see that. Nose to nose even. • Kicked all knives to dain, ice cold. • She doesn't think, just attacks, and takes him down! • She's so turned on, hands interlocked on the dagger. • Learn dragons are in their heads. • Dain still trying to get violet out. • Cradles her cheeks, both palms on her face. Pulls away as his reasoning tugging her towards what he is suggesting. Chapter 10: • The gauntlet, wipe out challenge. One in the witcher for ciri. • Tynan, Barlow friend, squad mate and points out timed trials for the gauntlet. • Sawyer does amazing but was passed over last year. • Violet makes it but Aurelie doesn't make it. • Ice cold funeral methods, parents can take the body and burn their items or the school will. Violet decided to burn the items. • She's headed to the roof, burns stuff, hides in the shadows, wraps around her, but it's don't think he knows yet. • Garrick, xaden, bohdi got back from a trip, her head prickles, and xaden freezes, sends them off. • Cocks his head, another sign he is reading her. • Smells like mint and leather, citrus and floral. • I actually don't think he likes her right now like I thought he did the first time. • They talk about her chances of living. • How does he know she couldn't get up the chimney thing? • Blames keeping her alive as a way for him to feel better about himself but encourages her that the "right way isn't always the right way".

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Ep 67: 'Onyx Storm' Chapters 32-37 | Review & Discussion

Daggers and Shadow Daddies

03/04/25 • 53 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 32 through 37 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.

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Chapter 32:• Excerpt: takes a lot indigo for the plants to work to dye clothes on the isle?• Andarna is furious! Xaden chose daggers as weapon of choice, amarantha on the statue 😂• Violet stabbed!!! Offer to remove armor, dain unconscious, violet has her in a hold, she saves xaden and fucking fast, she yields.• Andarna furious and scales shifting, what caused the lightning• What a bad ass queen!!! Only speaks to who bests her, no dragons in centuries • Incognito den??• Violet destroyed something that stood for centuries, offers them refuge and for allies they want dragons

Chapter 33:• Excerpt about a dragon is more loyal to their den than rider • They want feathertails, 12 eggs, two of each breed • Sgaeyl furious, violet says she can cross on July 15th 🤣• They get back and mira questions violet, tells her that her hair grew in this way, dedication banned 200 years ago• Next isle is a community of knowledge and peace• Pale vegetation, even more dual colors, andarna uneasy, isles pale because of balance trying to be found?• Trager and Cat banging, he did their stitches, xadens infected? Drake flirting with Mira, xaden tense• Pale clothed people show up, purple eyes• MOM?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Talia

Chapter 34:• Excerpt of her dad writing that he likes the isle but their artifice terrifies him• Momma has gold flecks,she wants to talk to him, offers dinner to meet family• Tairn calls her the life giver • Xaden find the vials, he talks about his childhood• Vi suggest tairn telling Sgaeyl to hunt and he suggests she does it• Xaden hurting trying to not face his pain, he admits that power is not just addicting but gives the freedom to not feel• The oldest looks older than 10 😭• Xaden would exchange the feeling, andarna to follow the boys, offers talia dried arinmint

Chapter 35: • They begin dinner, awkward. They are up to date on continent news• interrogate them about marriage, xaden says draw up the papers!• Gives Violets name, his mother pleads for him to reconsider, he calls her out.• They battle about wisdom, Mira lays it all out, then Violet shares what she thinks of the city.• The continent is called, Amaralys for the Amari, queen of the gods. • Aaric defends Violets place on the mission 👏👏• Talia knew for weeks, SHE SPEAKS TO HIM IN HIS HEAD. "Somethings in the cake"• Garrick isn't breathingChapter 36:• Dragons on their way• Violet poisened the drinks and already took the antidote• Tairn tells her to stop thinking like feris • She looks for the cook, daggers in his forearms, pins his hand to the door• Ridoc stabbed!!!!!!!!!!

Chapter 37:• Excerpt: letter from vi to Rhiannon. She is thankful to have ridoc• Paused after the Excerpt, we panicked, and I cried and couldn't bring myself to continue, finally did and we were dramatic 🤣• Knife missed, cut his leathers, he's pissed because he hates sewing lol• She figures out what poisoned him from the books, need figs or limes• She points out how unwise it was to assume their war will not become theirs, points out venin will drain humans• Garrick wakes, xaden unhinged, was he about to drain Feris?• "Ironic we discovered your ignorance and not mine"• She pours 4 vials in each glass, she points out that his staff say he was outsmarted • Feris loves his sons, andarna watching them, Asher Daxton is her Father?!?! Kind of wondered. He took liliths name? • The left with 2 isles to go, everyone is exhausted, gryphons struggling• Humans waving, more colorful location than the last• Flying in to the amphitheater, people cheering and excited for their arrival• Magic

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Ep 37: 'Fourth Wing' Chapters 1-5 | Review & Discussion

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10/15/24 • 81 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 1 through 5 of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 1: • Mom and sister argue over Vi becoming a rider. • Dad's heart issue began after brother died. • Vi doesn't identify as a rider. • Fever blamed for her hair. • Dad knew about andarna, does mom know too and sending violet for that reason too? • I wonder if mom treats violet differently because she is too much like her father. • Dragon scales Armour with a size power 😆. • talk about tattoo relics. She notes to not to talk to him 🤣 • Captain fitzgibbons (later traitor dude). • Switches her boot. • Thirsts over xaden. Chapter 2: • Storm worsens. • Barlow pissy. • Clever way to tell us about history while also solidifying her book worm personality. • Relistened / read 9min • Why is Barlow like this? Says she doesn't belong. Like guys who join military in hopes to shoot. Chapter 3: • "Many of you will die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make". • Thankfully she gets her boot back. • Dain arrives, thirsty, first time seeing him since he gained a power. Touched her back and elbow. • At this point xaden knows about dains signet, right? • Dain takes her to his room, wraps her knee, tension in the room. • She's so forward and confident with flirting. • Feels like she breaks the fourth wall to tell us things. • Dain tries to make her escape. • Cadets from all over? • Joins formation, Panchek speaking (unknown signet). • 3 squad in a section, and 3 section in 4 wings. • Does the Rebecca Yarros have a battalion formation guide and mark off cadets as they are killed off to maintain formations? • Squad switch to fourth wing. • Dragons arrive - Brave heart memories. • At this point originally I wondered how she knew dragons wouldn't admit to being wrong. • Sgaeyl brings this scene up later i believe. Chapter 4: • Run down of what the year will look like. • Meets sawyer and Riddick. • Dain and Violet speak bird, grabs her elbow, worries about assassination. • On the constant look out for touching and shadows. • You want to be a rider, don't you violet? (SpongeBob "you like crabby patties don't you squidward ") • I didn't realize how quickly dain tells us his signet! • Vi has a spidey sense before seeing xaden and he tilts his head when he sees her, reading her?! Chapter 5: • Mama sorrengail disagreed with the children of the rebellions. • In class, professor Devera and Markham (meant to work for him). • At this point griffins are attacking because they are being attacked, right? • Barlow "I'm not the one who thinks pre-cognition is a thing" • Spidey sense went off • Xaden knows the motive already of the griffins. • Does Markham know everything at this point? • What were the griffins riders looking for again? • In the sparring ring for the first time, Vi thirsty lol, Professor Emetterio (combat teacher) • Barlow took someone out, Vi fights Imogen, assassination attempt (what was her signet again?) • Broken arm.

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Ep 55: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 37-42 | Review & Discussion

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01/01/25 • 84 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 37 through 42 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 37: • Another nightmare, I'm confused • She wakes, she's horned up seeing him sleep, and reflects on how thankful she is for him, blames her mom for the scars, morning boner. • X scene⚡️ • Committee meeting, holding hands, Brennan can't read the journal, one person thinks melgren knows where they are. • Xaden has a mark for Violet, Violet realizes all of the land is Xaden's, too many cadets to feed and no access to stealing weapons. • Andarna wakes Chapter 38: • Andarna reflects color around her, she is huuuuuge, can't open her wing. She couldn't sleep properly • She will never carry a rider, andarna doesn't know yet, she loves sheep • New classes, new history, violet panics over all of the possible consequences from what happened. • Translated the book and thinks there is blood magic • Kaori did not go with, I think Emetterio did, 4th wing the biggest, kept their squad. • They don't have wards hence the propose of the journals 🤦‍♀️ • Fliers attacking because the lost their suppliers, violet starting to plan going to get the luminary from Viscount Tercarus. • "Can you carry a luminary?" "That question insults me" "Can you carry a luminary while insulted?" • Dark wielder in Zolya, Mira's riot arrives. • Tairn has teine neck in his month lol • Lilith saw Mira after violet incident, Mira punches Brennan Chapter 39: • Ridoc makes an ice pack, her feelings are valid, she says her dad's heart gave out because of him. • What are Brennan's motives for "staying dead", xaden uses to wish for siblings 👀 • This is tame for them - Mira 🤣 • "I know how to raise the wards" love how she is relatably nervous • Brennan says the Viscount wants to see Vi wield. • Violet speaks confidently but wrong lol, "I've never done anything wrong in my life!" • Plans of sneaking out to Tercarus, Tairn sighs, Andarna eager Chapter 40 • Xaden gone, Felix begins training Violet, love how he's like why the he'll is strikes an hr useful. • Did Carr sabotage her training? Felix think he was scared. • Finger lightning like storm in X-men! • Glad orb, conduit, Felix points out she can wield lightning and xaden. • Mira and Brennan going with violet to get the luminary. • You sure you can find the way? I'm going to pretend you didn't ask that - tairn • Tairn never promised to not tell sgaeyl just that she is gone. Andarna not invited. • The fliers were expecting them, 2nd person with truth sayer, also a boolean signet. • Lol Xaden already there, you aren't where I left you Violence Chapter 41: • Palace shockingly beautiful, Violet realizes they aren't escorted and Xaden knows the place very very well. • Violet tells him to stop protecting her like last year, he said at gauntlet and threshing he didn't love her or know what she would become to him, Xaden is scared. • He calls her out for sneaking away after being unable to translate • "You know who sound like right now....Dain" • Everyone smoking hot but Cat is hotter 😬, pities Violet for no color as xaden laments the lack of color at basgiath • CATRIONA IS A BITCH 😡 • He tells her Cat can heighten emotions • Raining, sheer dress, one dagger, Fen Riorson's chest exchanged for an alliance, mira can't shield, Venin pops out Chapter 42: • How long was the dude in the chest? • "Great note he had a knife" 🤣 • Brennan joined, Mira can't shield, the venin couldn't pull past the rock wall • Pinned his boots, tairn lifts her, strikes the water, 💀 the venin • Second man to beg for her forgiveness... soon a third 😏 • Hand on thigh, Cat not intimidated, offers her an isle of peace. • Take flyer cadets to train, they must bring a crossbolt, for the luminary

Ep 56: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 43-46 | Review & Discussion

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01/03/25 • 71 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 43 through 46 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 43: • Must walk the Gryphons to Aretia, narrow path with gryphon traps. • He didn't have time to question each flier for their intentions before heading on a secret mission • "You did not bond the inferiority that are gryphons, you bonded dragons. Take them for a walk to prove themselves." • Vi walking with Sloane and Maren (flier). Threshing is called harvest • Rhi with Cat, Liam didn't like Cat either. • Sloane likes her now. • Learn how fliers bond, brings a smile to her face 😂, Maren shocked at the question of what happens to the bodies • Aretia's first hatchling, unprotected. • Dain assisting jumping across, violet crosses with the sword. • The hilt is 8in., 7 Ridoc corrects, luella falls, Ridoc shot in the stomach Chapter 44 • Cat blames violet, sloane offers to toss her for fun. • Brennan saves Ridoc, but gryphon doesn't :( • Wyvern arrived, they can't see, violet gets on Tairn, no googles. • "You're faster than them right?" "Don't insult me" • Bait the wyvern, improving her aim, struck 4. • "Your difficult to impress" "I'm a black morning star tail..." • Collective mind between wyvern and venin, in a book from tecarus. Chapter 45: • Excerpt about the venin recruiting fliers who didn't bond in the last 50 years. • Flyers react normal to death of friends, reflects on their threshing too. • Rhiannon village turned away refugees. • Vi can embue daggers, cat in a see through robe once when Vi knocked, Rhi in a relationship with Tara, supposedly Imogen is not in a relationship with Quinn but has a crush on Garrick...not buying it • "Civil is overrated" -Andarna when everyone is out on the flight field. Ridoc insults Andarna by calling her mini tairn • Heaton and emery on missions with Xaden confirming they are a lieutenant. • Sawyer wants to learn to sign, rhi's family moved to Aretia • Tyrrish rune class, the prices is tempering, neither flyer nor rider knew of this, banned a couple hundred yrs after unification. Skilled with runes can compete with signets. • Tyrrish knots teaches this • Cat first to succeed Chapter 46: • Vi describes Andarna power pearlescent • Xaden transporting weapons to tecarus, she is scared to ask questions that jeopardize her happiness. • Col. Mairi runes for the marked ones, for Fen Riorson's blood line, "only" child 👀, counters the signet of the rider of the dragon that executes. Melgren can't see the outcomes of battles with them in it. • Violet jealous of Cat being better than her at runes • Combining flyers and riders. • Cat challenges violet, Andarna suggests scratching her eyes out, tairn suggests her knee caps • She fights like xaden

Ep 76: 'The Book of Azrael' Chapters 26-38 | Review & Discussion Part 1

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04/22/25 • 60 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 26 through 38 of The Book of Azrael by Amber Nicole.Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.

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Chapter 26:• Liam POV - his father teaching him how to use his powers - take too much power it will drain you - it can heal• Dream switched to reshurium, father's death, father tormenting him, but it was actually Dianna that he choked (Ryan called it 😆)• She tossed him thru the wall, Cupped her chin, scooped her up lol, he promised he would never hurt her...but he already did, healed her• "Its okay to not be okay" -no one has been there for him before 😏😏 • "Come here and I'll show you" - horny brain 🤣 • Free therapy - celestials were made • PLAYS WITH HIS HAIR?!?!?! • D asks about converting Gabby to a celestial Chapter 27:• Dianna POV - Next morning - going to make him eat - he created clothes for himself...tight jeans on his ass lol • She has a feeling of being watched while they ate• Relams closed, liam the protector of the relams?• "His eyes awaken something feminine and meaty? Needy? In me"- a growl from his chestChapter 28:• Dianna- festival- denim jacket... tight• He's too handsome to blend in, flirty festival activities• She has an uneasy feeling - gave her his jacket 😄• He thinks women are staring bc of his failures but really he's gorgeous Chapter 29:• Liam - at the festival- thinking about how he will have to punish her for the crimes she committed • Counting people that look at her... for safety😏... mean "friend" - 'I wouldn't allow anything to dim her spirit'• She was quiet and it's hurting him seeing her this way, he vows Kaden will regret being born if he hurts her.• They took photos in the photo booth, i thought. Not nemesis but friends 😏• Long bed talk, he realizes he would burn the world for herChapter 30:• Liam - dream/memory of a past fling, imogen talked as if they are a thing- bet they never gave him head scratches• Turns into a sex dream about Dianna 🔥🔥 • Switch to a memory of past self of 💀 Ig'Morruthen, alter Dianna appeared• Next was of kaden and dianna, and her calling him destruction and how the world ends Chapter 31:• Dianna - liam detached, she's insecure about about, headed to see her real friends• They're in a jungle, she says she was closest to Drake..he pauses • Drake hugged and kissed her, Liam lifted his blade• Pissing match between Liam and Drake, "size doesn't matter" is regards to homes • Private talk with Drake, liam interrupts when she got overwhelmed • Says she looks dressed to bed drake!!?!?! Chapter 32:• Dianna- at dinner, Aggressive male power in the room increased • Ethan' wife missing• Liam defends Dianna not being a monster, (Dianna has seen many of Liams memories),Liam says they are just friends 😏 • Liam tells Drake, Azrael is 💀, Camilla(hates D) found a replica then • They went on a walk, L tells her that after a traumatic event they eventually turn to stone • He blames himself for his mother's death, gives her a flower, "you wound me", adorable flirting, constantly negging Drakes placeChapter 33:• Liam - admired D, left to talk to Drake and Ethan• Drake used a witches cloaking to fake his death• Ethan wants a pardon?, Ethan and drake must prove to be her friends • They correct Liam to not court Dianna if he is just going to leave• Vincent and logan brought to this place • Increased security for gabby, L missed his boys and they noticed• Kaden knows of the blade of oblivion • I think azrael must have faked his death • LIAM LEFT?!?!?!

Ep 52: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 19-27 | Review & Discussion Part 1

Daggers and Shadow Daddies

12/17/24 • 64 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 19 through 27 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 19: • Excerpt: Dragons do not answer to the whims of men • On the flight field, no andarna. • Varrish talks of his punishment, Tairn is so badass, dragons do not answer to him, Varrish retreats tairn but still says violet answers to him, tairn attacks Solas. • "You are no rider without a dragon", demands Varrish apologizes on his knees to Violet with Solas's neck still in his mouth. • Rhiannon hurt Vi never told her about the punishment, Rhi doesn't see the point of the gauntlet, Vi thinks it's best for training for Venin but won't tell her. Rhiannon snaps 🥺 • Violets feelings are valid and to not be ready to talk about liam • Violet searched by Varrish in front of Rhi. Chapter 20: • Excerpt: after his dad died he forgot what it was like to be loved until Violet, going to do anything to get that back • Running landing, tairn is upset. • Violet's turn to visit Xaden and holding the contraband lol. • Xaden mentally asks if she wants to kiss him for show, he walks up, full make out....for show of course, didn't Xaden get a boner.... for show?, 2nd kiss, Mira got the point. • Sister time, withholding Brennan being alive, Mira doesn't trust Xaden, Vi quietly agrees. • Ward stone is the stem, wards like an umbrella, ward woven to the ground at the outposts. The alloy that extend the wards, unknown alloy material. (Fantasy metal blend and eggs) • Violet says that she thinks it's wyvern destroying poromish towns, Mira thinks she's crazy. • The outpost kills civilians. 🤨 • Violet apologizes for keeping ward research secret, xaden says it makes sense but I think xaden just said he won't keep secrets that will affect how she makes decisions and asks for the same. • Ends with them talking about her blocking him out, neither can fully do it to each other, and cuddling to sleep. "You love me, stop reminding me, maybe you're not the one who needs reminding". Chapter 21: • Excerpt: forming nevarre stripped locations of their cultures. • Devera fills in for the history class and she discusses the cultural loses. • Lost folklore, languages, books, history, travel. • Ridoc knows oral folklore violet doesn't, he jokes that's impossible. • Nevarre only gave families 1 year to move for protection and unification. • Awkward moment with Dain, dain vs vi sparring, not a sexy one • Dain doesn't acknowledge he stole her memory, tells her about his scars 😬 • Rhiannon realizes there is a hit on those who went to Athbyne for seeing something and asks what killed Deigh, no answer. • Auric tells violet he knows about venin. Chapter 22: • Violet nightmare - future?, he wants her power. • Xaden takes her to the basgiath forge, "thank you for trusting me" • First 6 carved the first ward stone, plans for finding the book. • Violet talks to Sgaeyl about Xaden backing down to Varrish. • Violet taken for interrogation with grady and varrish and xaden returns her book.

Ep 57: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 47-56 | Review & Discussion Part 1

Daggers and Shadow Daddies

01/11/25 • 58 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 47 through 56 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 47: • Initiates have reddish rings to their eyes that come and go depending on how often they drain • Asim eyes fluctuate in degrees of red and vein affected by emotions • Sages are responsible for Initiates, eyes are permanently red • Maven's are like generals and never captured • Cat insulting her, anger taking over her, choke hold while saying the finger move in Violets ear 😡, Cat wants a crown and found out about the engagement. • Nearly kills Catriona, cat still thinks she won, xaden broke it up, literally carries her away Chapter 48: • Removes her boots knowing she is into from Fourth Wing • My house, my chair, my woman • I wonder if he can read her intentions lol • All business, this is just to make her train sending energy to the orb (/s) • Onyx wraps around her mind and she hears his thoughts • Screams his name in an echo-y throne room • I thought she shocked him but really he is trying to resist her so she can see that she is not a convenient placeholder • She says she doesn't know how long they were engaged, he said that's the problem, you never ask.... betrothed • Infantry ex- lover, Xaden pushing her to ask him questions, her inferiority, and violet agrees with you that Cat is just like Xaden. • Overall Xaden is pushing her to face her emotions • Cat came to THEIR door in the robe 🤣 • Gave her a dagger to protect her from Cat, xaden never went down on Cat, doubt they cleaned up before his meeting and her classes 😂 Chapter 49: • Give patches to flyers, Violet welcomes Cat and fliers to Iron squad, Violet thanks her for teaching xaden the trick, Imogen cackles. • Ridoc is hilarious • I could use a snack, we do not eat our allies • Head to the library, sawyer flirts with Jesinia, books and weapons from tecarus (no need to ppl in Basgiath) • Dain points out translation is wrong, they talk about their history. • Calls out Violet for skipping ahead when translating, I thought she could embue but he embues the ward stone. • Tells her to be careful with her words, asks if she is in love with Xaden and would after he heard what xaden said, obviously she says yes Chapter 50: • No rider feels they've reached the limits to their power, venin temptation? • She forgot Dain was good with language. • Target practice is not going well... • Practicing Darth sideus magic realizing her power is beautiful, control doesn't overheat her • "Dragons make no mistakes" Tairn • Heaton is looking rough, they took 7 ppl, confused on the location and people talk Chapter 51 • On a roof?, chocolate cake • Chance of 7 inches of snow 😏 • Wants her to ask him questions, I bet he is aware she is scared to ask questions that will risk their relationship and doesn't want to offer up relationship ending info without her asking • They are screwed for the war • They figure out Flame, Dain quietly admits he like Xadens idea for squad arrangement. • She solves Breath and Flame

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