House of Flame and Shadow

02/20/25 • 85 min

House of Flame and Shadow is the third book in the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. Bryce finds herself in ACOTAR world with the others trapped by the Asteri. They find the final pieces of the Asteri puzzle and figure out what to do with this new and dangerous knowledge.
Jen and Ellie return to Midgard and discuss character agency, progression and growth, before debating their chances of survival.
(Jen would like to apologise in advance.)

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The Fifth Season

Father Earth is angry...
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin brings us into a world where people can control the earth and everyone lives in fear of frequent yet unknowable extinction level events. Essun is a normal woman living a normal life which is torn apart on the same day the earth is ripped in two.
Jen and Ellie discuss the world building, concept of self and how peoples fears and beliefs are constructed by the society.
This is the way the world ends, for the last time.

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Each spell was a mountain to be climbed anew. All I could carry with me from last time was the knowledge that it could be done.

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