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• Don’t forget to check out Karen on Seaweed Brain Podcast!
• Are you going to one of the Chalice of the Gods book tour stops?
• Read Riordan wants you to meet Flordeliza from The Spirit Glass.
• You can also read an exclusive excerpt from Roshani Chokshi’s latest novel.
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  Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem releases on September 12.
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  Chalice of the Gods also releases on September 26, and we give you an update on our plans for discussing the book.
• Kristen also gives us an update on the strikes and…Taylor Swift!?

• What is this book about?
• What did we think about the writing, and how does it compare to Aru Shah (the series)?
• You should definitely pick up The Last Tale of the Flower Bride if you liked this book.
• There are a lot of relatable themes in this book that we’ll be discussing throughout this episode.
• We love a book with Graci Kim vibes!
• Okay, let’s talk about Corazon Lopez, our hero for this adventure.
• Althea is awesome, but Emilio? He’s the best dad EVER.
• How does Corazon compare to Aru Shah (the character)?
• Saso is undoubtedly the standout character in this book.
• Aunt Tina is super powerful and super suspicious.
• The Midnight Bridge market sounds like a spooky and amazing place to visit.
• You could say that Librarian Bulosan is a bit entian in nature.
• And then there’s Leo (not that Leo!), who is super cute but definitely has some secrets of his own.
• Lastly, we have Flordeliza, who we’ll have to talk more about later.
• Oh, and how could we forget to talk about the House!?
• The spoiler section starts at 00:38:57.
• Let’s kick off this part by talking about the Library of Mirrors.
• Did you catch that Aru Shah reference?
• So we can blame mirrors for stealing our socks!?
• We get a proper quest for this adventure, and all seems right with the world.
• First stop? Visiting Mushu Tamatoa Bakunawa.
• We really loved how Corazon decided what was a fair trade for his blessing.
• Um, the manananggal is terrifying but also kind of cool?
• Next up, we visit the diwata and meet the Marias.
• The mystery around Leo deepens!
• Did the Marias purposefully send Corazon into danger, and were their intentions nefarious?
• Kristen totally knew that Corazon’s dress was a clue to what was going on.
• We backtrack a little bit to talk about Flordeliza’s backstory.
• Padre Francisco was, hands down, the worst person in this book.
• Did you guess the Leo reveal!?
• Okay, let’s talk about the end of this book now.
• Aunt Tina is WHO!?
• The House ended up being so much more important than we thought.
• Ohhhhh, that’s how the soul key was formed.
• This book really is about grief and acceptance.
• Saso just needs something to fight against!
• Would we like a sequel to this story?

• This week, we’re reading The Red Pyramid chapter 21.
• You do NOT want to mess with the Set animal.
• How does Carter’s falcon eyesight work and what does it mean?
• Is there something to the fact that Carter’s abilities are more physical?
• What do we think about Set and Set’s animal being described as evil?
• Cats always land on their feet, and so do cat goddesses!
• It’s kind of cool there are consequences to turning into birds too often.
• We love seeing the growth between Carter and Sadie!
• There’s lots of aunts in this week’s discussion!
• Being able to store stuff in the Duat seems highly convenient!
• Did you remember the bit about the locker from the beginning of the book?
• This was a well-balanced chapter!