
Ruin and Rising Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 17, 18 and After
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02/04/23 • 68 min
We’ve been threatening to reach the end of the Shadow & Bone trilogy for a long time, and now we finally have!
- Stay excited! Season 2 of Shadow & Bone on Netflix will be here before you know it
- We are going “Into the Fold” for the last time (don’t worry, the show isn’t ending)
- Julianna isn’t familiar with Avatar: the Last Airbender. Trust us, it’s gonna come up.
- It’s okay to be sad about the death of The Darkling
- It’s okay to be happy about the (not) death of Mal
- Nikolai has his work cut out for him! He wanted to be king, he’s got it.
- We are ending the way we began, and that’s some good writing!
- We are going to miss all the Arianna Grande references.
- Fun segment: Two Baghras and an Apparat
Question of the week: What were your favorite moments from the Shadow & Bone trilogy (including the books and the podcast episodes)?
Next time: Ruin and Rising Wrap Up!
CONTACT US:
- You can listen to us everywhere pods are cast!
- Youtube we are Into the Fold Podcast
- You can find us on Instagram: @Intothefoldpod
- You can email us: [email protected]
- Check out our Etsy shop: Grisha Trading Post
- Leave us a rating and review on apple podcasts or Spotify and we will read it on the show!
- TELL PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW!
Until next time! See you in the Fold!
We’ve been threatening to reach the end of the Shadow & Bone trilogy for a long time, and now we finally have!
- Stay excited! Season 2 of Shadow & Bone on Netflix will be here before you know it
- We are going “Into the Fold” for the last time (don’t worry, the show isn’t ending)
- Julianna isn’t familiar with Avatar: the Last Airbender. Trust us, it’s gonna come up.
- It’s okay to be sad about the death of The Darkling
- It’s okay to be happy about the (not) death of Mal
- Nikolai has his work cut out for him! He wanted to be king, he’s got it.
- We are ending the way we began, and that’s some good writing!
- We are going to miss all the Arianna Grande references.
- Fun segment: Two Baghras and an Apparat
Question of the week: What were your favorite moments from the Shadow & Bone trilogy (including the books and the podcast episodes)?
Next time: Ruin and Rising Wrap Up!
CONTACT US:
- You can listen to us everywhere pods are cast!
- Youtube we are Into the Fold Podcast
- You can find us on Instagram: @Intothefoldpod
- You can email us: [email protected]
- Check out our Etsy shop: Grisha Trading Post
- Leave us a rating and review on apple podcasts or Spotify and we will read it on the show!
- TELL PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW!
Until next time! See you in the Fold!
Previous Episode

Ruin and Rising Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 15 and 16
Getting close to the end of Ruin & Rising (no really, we mean it) and there’s NO shortage of moments to talk about: Read Hell Bent, and send us your reviews! Huge thanks to Kalyn for bringing back some incredible notes from the Q&A with Leigh Bardugo Geoff might need a hug, because a certain character got dead Are they in over their heads, or can they win using the power of real science? Don’t worry... We all get crushes on fictional characters sometimes If you’re going to “do the thing” and get it right, it takes at least five paragraphs Fun segment: “Name Someone Who...” Question of the week: Which member of Team Alina would you most/least want to see survive the final battle? Next time: chapters 17, 18, and “After!” CONTACT US! You can listen to us everywhere pods are cast! Youtube we are Into the Fold Podcast You can find us on Instagram: @Intothefoldpod You can email us: [email protected] Check out our Etsy shop: Grisha Trading Post Leave us a rating and review on apple podcasts or Spotify and we will read it on the show! TELL PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW! Until next time! See you in the Fold!
Next Episode

Shadow and Bone Trilogy Wrap Up
We aren’t just wrapping up Ruin & Rising, we’re wrapping up the whole Shadow & Bone trilogy! And we’re doing it in a way that is very “us”: with games and fun segments!
- 60-second summaries! Can we get it done??
- Best Bits Tournament! We finally decide which bit is the best bit of ITF!
- Shadow & Bone Yearbook: see who made the list.
- The Maddest Lib We’ve Ever Done: what’s so mad about it? Buckle up!
- Better Off or Not? They’ve been through a lot, but was it worth it?
- Stay tuned until the final segment for a special surprise!!
Question of the week: Have you read Hell Bent yet? If so, what did you think?
CONTACT US!
- You can listen to us everywhere pods are cast!
- Youtube we are Into the Fold Podcast
- You can find us on Instagram: @Intothefoldpod
- You can email us: [email protected]
- Check out our Etsy shop: Grisha Trading Post
- Leave us a rating and review on apple podcasts or Spotify and we will read it on the show!
- TELL PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW!
Until next time! See you in the Fold!
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