Crescent City | House of Flame & Shadow

04/24/25 • 31 min

SPOILERS AT EVERY SINGLE TURN! Proceed at your own risk.
Chat with us about a story that caught us off guard, kept us reeling, and left us wrestling with conflicting feelings (and a growing love for Lidia freaking Cervos).
With a personal rating of 4.35 stars and we reflect on our initial mood-reading experience and how, with time (and discussion), our appreciation for the intricate world-building has grown tenfold.
We’re breaking down:
-The sci-fi twist (yes, submersibles and galactic travel) and how it shifted our expectations from romantic fantasy to something new—and surprisingly compelling
-The multi-POV madness: the chaos, the confusion, and the “oh wait, who’s talking?” chapter flip moments
- The Inner Circle crossover: wildly anticipated, a bit of a tease, and definitely full of Nesta warmth we didn’t expect
-Lidia Cervos (The Hind): an absolute standout. Her guilt, sacrifice, hidden motherhood, and unwillingness to be easily forgiven? Iconic. Complex. Devastating.
- The Ruhn & Lidia dynamic: soft, tense, and beautifully tragic
- Fire sprites are simply our favorite
- Bryce & Hunt: Do they really work? Are they strong, but still kind of... meh? And is Bryce’s impulsivity finally too much to excuse?

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Crescent City | House of Sky & Breath

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Slow Burn Frustration, Secrets, and Starborn Power ✨

& SPOILERS are everywhere...proceed at your own risk.

Episode Description:
Sarah J. Maas’s Crescent City: House of Sky & Breath

Sofie & Emile’s thunderbird legacy and tragedy
We kick things off with our gut reactions (yes, we’re talking about Hunt and Bryce STILL holding out),
Tangled relationship both familial, romantic and friendship
Rebel alliances
Character favorites like Ruhn, The Hind & Tharion
Ithan’s unexpected glow-up
Danika’s secret life
Sofie & Emile’s thunderbird legacy and tragedy
The Agent Day/Agent Night reveal — was it the best twist yet?
Pyschic dream sex
Submersible warships, mystics, reapers, and a “sleeping city” lie.

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Serpent and the Wings of Night

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SPOILERS! Enter at your own risk.
Episode Description:
This week, we’re sinking our teeth into The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent — a blood-soaked fantasy filled with brutal trials, emotionally complex characters, and one swoon-worthy vampire.
With a Goodreads rating of 4.29 stars and over 600,000 reader ratings, this book delivers a dark, compelling world led by Oraya — a human raised by the vampire king and trained to survive in a world that wants her dead.
Here’s what we dive into:
The House of Night vs. Rishan rivalry — is this blood feud even worth it?
Oraya’s transformation from scared, guarded girl to blade-wielding queen of rage
Vincent: loving father, manipulative king, or both?
The terrifying trials that felt a little too real (we admit: we’d die in round one)
Raihn: the reluctant heir, the monster with a moral code, and the man who asks permission before every emotional touch
The ending twist, the emotional fallout, and the ultimate cost of Oraya's victory
The best quotes that punched us in the gut
Whether Raihn is the romantasy love interest of the year
With personal reflections, a healthy amount of swooning, and some fiery debate about pacing and world logic, this is your full-circle breakdown of everything Serpent and the Wings of Night gave us — and everything we’re still processing.