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Book Talk for BookTokAngels' Blood by Nalini Singh With Guest Lili (Part 2)This summer, Jac and Amy are hosting their first Summer Bookclub: the Romantasy Edition. This week we discuss Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh, with special guest Lili, AKA @ahappyhermit. We take listener feedback as well as our own analysis to review one of BookTok's favorite books. This is part 2 of this week's episode. Find Lili on Instagram and TikTok with the handle @ahappyhermitSponsor:citybeauty.com code BOOKTALK for 15% off your order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-06-2059 minBook Talk for BookTokAngels' Blood by Nalini Singh With Guest Lili (Part 1)This summer, Jac and Amy are hosting their first Summer Bookclub: the Romantasy Edition. This week we discuss Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh, with special guest Lili, AKA @ahappyhermit. We take listener feedback as well as our own analysis to review one of BookTok's favorite books. This is part 1 of this week's episode. Find Lili on Instagram and TikTok with the handle @ahappyhermit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-06-1847 min
Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm Chaos - Hofas Theories Aka; I Had The Time Of My Life Talking Theory With YouThe last episode before house of flame and shadow… omg. I can’t believe it’s here. Let’s just talk a bunch of theory until I melt into madness one last time…
2024-01-271h 01Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Crescent City Recap Aka; WHAT OTHER BODY SARAH?It’s that time. Hofas is right around the corner. So let’s talk about everything that could be important, chapter wise in Crescent city to prepare for house of flame and shadow.
2024-01-241h 06Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Tog Recap Aka; The Answers STILL Lay With DorianWe’re prepping for Hofas, here is a in-depth explanation on what scenes/ chapter I think could be important to the Sarah j maas universe in regards to House of Flame and Shadow. This is not a spark notes for those who haven’t read throne of glass.
2024-01-171h 12Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm Chaos Aka; He Said She SaidAfter all this time y’all must be SICK of my thoughts and theories…So it’s time to talk about yours! a bonus ep featuring … YOU
2024-01-161h 14Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Acotar Recap Aka; Rhys. It’s Time To Spill The BeansThis week we break down the entire a court of thorns and roses series and talk about all the important chapters and scenes that regard to the SJMU
2024-01-101h 06Book Talk for BookTokS19 Post Season: Crescent City Theories with Lili (@ahappyhermit) and Rosie (@acourtofthornsandrosie)This week we talk to two of TikTok's favorite SJM therosists. We chat with Lili and Rosie, also known as @ahappyhermit and @acourtofthornsandrosies, about what they think will happen in A House of Flame and Shadow. No one knows the Sarah J Maas universe like these two! Books we discuss:
A House of Earth and Blood
A House of Sky and Breath
The ACOTAR series
The Throne of Glass series
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2024-01-091h 19Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm Chaos - The Hivemind Aka; Make The Friendship BraceletsSPOILER WARNING FOR ALL SJM BOKKS - Acotar, throne of glass and hosab - It’s a full circle moment as I’m joined with my two very favorite humans to talk all about House of Flame and Shadow
2024-01-031h 38Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - The Witches Prt 2 Aka; Which Witch Is A Witch?This week we talk Acotar Witches and the origins of witches in general… I dissolve into chaos… so a normal episode
2023-12-2059 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - The Witches Prt 1 Aka; Witchy Woman Flying Down The StreetIt’s time. Let’s talk everything we know on the Crescent City witches
2023-12-1354 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Starborn Aka; Where Are Stars Born?This week we dive head first into the big question. What is the starborn power? And have we seen it before?
2023-12-061h 16Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - The Illyrians Aka; Sweet Home IllyriaCanon with a sprinkle of theory (as with all things) all things Illyrians
2023-11-2958 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Chapter Breakdown Koa 15 Aka; The Answer is Always DorianThe key TO ALL THE ANSWERS is Dorian. Always. Trust me. It’s Dorian.
2023-11-2255 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Darkness/Shadows Aka; Hello Darkness My Old FriendThis week we go through and break down all the different darkness and shadow powers throughout all three series and ponder where they all come from
2023-11-151h 16Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Hosab Chaos Aka; My Tinfoil TiaraI FINALLY FINISHED MY REREAD OF HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH - so let’s just relax and talk about a few lingering questions I have
2023-11-0851 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Avallen Aka; Mist Me, Mist Me Now Hunt Has to Kiss MeA Parallel episode, as we talk about all the spooky mist that is in the SJMU starting with Avallen
2023-11-0151 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Mothers Aka; Mother May I… Please Have A Family TreeThis week we talk about Ruhn and Bryce’s mothers. But mostly I talk about the very biggest theory within the Sjm universe in all my chaos.
2023-10-251h 10Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive - The Autumn King Aka; 10 Things I Hate About YouThis week we’re doing a character deep dive on a man who we love to hate, but are still needing answers from. Let’s go into everything we know about the Autumn King Bryce and Ruhns father.
2023-10-181h 15Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Hoeab 57 Aka; Vessel Me ThisA concept introduced that has not left my mind since reading it. Let’s talk about vessels and the impact it could have for the future of the stories in Sjm
2023-10-1157 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Princes of Hel Aka; H - E - Double Hockey SticksEverything we know and don’t know about the seven meddling princes of Hel.
2023-10-041h 21Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Hosab 21 Aka; The Unholy AfterglowNSFW- don’t blame me blame Sarah she wrote it ok? Post spicy scene hunt has the opposite of a wet dream… it’s dry and leathery and… this episode is cursed
2023-09-271h 11Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Gods Aka; How, Who and WhyA canonic look into the gods of the Sjm universe, everything we do and don’t know about them.
2023-09-201h 54Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Koa 99 Aka; Somersault HomeThis week we do a chapter breakdown of the most epic scene in the SJM universe, (pre- house of sky and breath ending) let’s talk what happened with Aelin and how it effects the sjmu.
2023-09-131h 24Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive: Lidia Cervos aka; Retribution is My Middle NameWE ARE BACK BABIES! Season two has begun with a character deep dive on the person whose POV we will start with in House of Flame and Shadow
2023-09-061h 07Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Season One in ReviewI reminisce on the year we’ve had by going back through and highlighting some of the important topics and gushing over you all and Sarah
2023-08-011h 01Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Parthos - The Overdue Library CardAll things books… which is funny because we’re a podcast about a book series. Let’s talk Libraries, lore and look a little deeper into the history of Sjm
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Dammit Sarah!Crescent City 3 House of Flame and Shadow cover reveal!Join us as we lose our minds and dive into Easter eggs and theories! Follow us on TikTok and Instagram @dammitsarahpod ———————— Don’t forget to rate review and recommend us to friends and family — theories and Easter eggs by: @emily @whitney @ahappyhermit @megan @rosebud’srealm
2023-07-221h 07Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive: Jesiba Roga Aka; Raiders of The Lost HornAfter much request it’s finally time to talk out all we know (again admittedly very little) on the Emissary of House of Flame and Shadow- the one the only Jesiba Roga … but that’s not even her real name so…
2023-07-181h 04Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - A Tail Spin Aka; The Beginning of The Danika SpiralAn absolute train wreck of an episode. Let’s start talking about Danika and what the heck she had going on… mostly I talk about Norse Myth.
2023-07-111h 01Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive - Fury Axtar Aka; Is a Bowl of Ice Water Soup?The shallowest Character Deep Dive we’ve ever done. I had such High hopes going into this one and was in awe of how little information I could get.
2023-07-041h 01Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - The Trove Aka; The Sun is a StarThis week we look at everything we know canonically about The Dread Trove and its mysterious forth sibling. We’re talking canon, myth, questions and theories
2023-06-271h 18Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Chaos Theories and Thoughts Aka; The Wolf, The Wolf and Another WolfIt’s my birthday and we’re spending it doing my favorite thing… rambling about Sjm. Let’s talk thoughts and theories on Danika, Fenrys, Spring Court and questions where the heck is Connor
2023-06-201h 05Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - The Missing Daughter Aka; The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The TreeToday’s Episode is all about that unnamed yet constantly mentioned younger daughter of Queen Thiea. Let’s talk canon and theory and see if we can start to unravel some of these threads.
2023-06-131h 06Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive - Eris Aka; Reputation (Eris’s Version)Joining me this week is one of my favorite people and she’s here to talk about one of my favorite dudes in the Sjmu. Buckle in and be prepared for theories, thoughts- all around our favorite future High Lord Eris…
2023-06-061h 49Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Acosf 77 Aka; The Fight With Mommy’s BucketThis week is a requested chapter breakdown of when Nesta returns her power and saves her sister, her nephew, and her (reluctant) brother-in-law. Let’s talk theory, timeline and play the “Is it Starborn or does Sarah just like the word iridescent?” Game where there are no winners.
2023-05-311h 29Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive - Amren Aka; The Puzzle Is Missing PiecesToday we tackle the big question- WHAT IS AMREN? Valg? Asteri? Other? Spoilers… We have no clue and we probably wont know until our queen Sarah J Maas designs to tell us but we can have fun theorizing and going over what she’s left in the books to *try* and figure out.
2023-05-231h 09Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - The Book of Breathings Aka; Read Between The LinesThis week we go through all that we know and more importantly DON’T know about the book of breathings. Unsurprisingly we will both stay on topic and also get off topic at the same time. It’s a trick only Sjm can do to us.
2023-05-161h 03Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive - Amren Aka; Oh Tiny Ancient One… Part 1The first step in what will be a long and twisting Character deep dive. Let’s start with the canonic past of the most mysterious and complex character in the Sjm universe. Sounds easy right? RIGHT? HA. wrong.
2023-05-091h 02Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Chaos Aka; I Go About My Day And Suddenly Remember…A small intermission episode of things that Sarah left in the books for us to spiral over… let’s talk wings: creatures with them and who might have them and where those creatures might be hanging around plus some family tree stuff.
2023-05-0248 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Chaos Aka; You Asked … I RambledToday we talk red heads, unhinged theories & headcanons, Hofas and more - the most relaxed episode we’ve ever had.
2023-04-251h 06Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Black Blades Aka; There is Not Enough Bleach in The World(s)Kingdom of Ash left a lot of wounds but also a lot of questions one them being … what is a “world power” and why do they permanently stain blades? This week get comfortable we’re talking theory.
2023-04-181h 15Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Merrill Aka; It’s Actually Helion’s CopyIs it a theory episode? A character deep dive? A chaos episode? Who knows… certainly not I… let’s look at a character who piqued our interest and some how we end up back on the topic of the dusk court.
2023-04-111h 17Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Hosab 38 Aka; Marinate The Answers & Cook ‘Em LaterThis week we do a chapter breakdown on the one chapter where we learned the most (still not a lot) about the mystics… mostly I’m just questioning Rhys out loud.
2023-04-041h 12Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - A Bed Time Story Aka; Did The Top Stop Spinning?In a fictional world a character tells a story about a myth found in our world… I feel like we dug so deep into the fantasy world that we’ve come out the other-side back to the real world… hmm..
2023-03-281h 07Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Hosab 73 Aka; The Asteri…They are Messier 73The round up episode! Let’s do a big ole chapter break down that spans all three books series. Follow along (if you can) as we try to tie together all the red strings sarah had left behind. (Messier 73 is an asterism - I though it was funny for a title)
2023-03-211h 11Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Hosab 72 Aka; The Asteri… They Are a Little Tea PotA chapter breakdown and info dump of all we know about the core 7 Asteri and some what of a review episode on everything we’ve talked about thus far.
2023-03-141h 02Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Chaos Aka; Nice to Meet Ya’A spontaneous Rhys episode - it was *supposed* to be an episode where we would’ve (key word would) looked at a handful of characters first appearance and seen what we could learn from it BUT … em *cough cough*… I made the mistake of starting with Rhys and it just turned into an “I love feysand” moment with a mix of jeopardy… why do you all listen to me?
2023-03-071h 08Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Eos 53 Aka; Mother…MOTHER … I crave answersManon shared her art project, let’s admire and break it down. Today we talk about EVERYTHING we know about the Mother/ Three Faced Goddess and have so many little *gasp OHH* moments along the way.
2023-02-281h 11Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Hosab 64 Aka; Screaming From The NosebleedsA chapter deep dive on the scene that begs more questions then ever gives answers on a whole slew of topics. Come along as we talk everything from Gods, questionable parentages, the source of nosebleeds and general existential dread… so a normal Tuesday here.
2023-02-211h 19Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive - Azriel; Mr. Brightside part 2It’s been 500 years and not once has anyone in the IC asked him a question. But I did. Let’s go over everything about Azriel’s powers- what are they, what do they do and where in Cauldron they came from. (And Azriels love interests birthday and his bedroom habits. Because we know that but not where he picked up Truth Teller- thanks Sarah.)
2023-02-141h 39Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive - Azriel; Emo Boi part 1The start of Azriels Character deep dive or my talk therapy? I don’t know I’ll let you decide. Count how many times my throat catches as I both swoon and hurt for our Shadowsinger.
2023-02-071h 32Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm Chaos- The Hive Mind Aka; Books Brains & BoobsJoined today by two other Sjm theorists! Dive head first into all things Sjm- Unhinged theories, plot lines, SHIPS, and Az’s shadow di- *cough cough* I mean Az’s parenthood…
2023-01-312h 12Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Chaos Thoughts Aka; Salted, Winged & Tell Me About that Family RingNot the episode promised but the one that needed to be had. A collection of theories and parallels between all three Sjm series in a relaxed rambling conversation.
2023-01-251h 14Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Acosf 31/Eos 35 Aka; Puppet on A StringTwo chapter break downs that dissolves into ME breaking down with a lightbulb moment.
2023-01-171h 03Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Dusk Court High Lady Aka; Starborn? Or Just a Good Moisturizer?Ok the eighth court is in play but who is the referee? Let’s play a game called who’s the Starborn and talk about all things: Power, truth, and light.
2023-01-101h 24Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Character Deep Dive - Mor; The Dancing QueenNot the episode promised but the one we have - everything there is on Morrigan - listen as I talk about her power, her past and relationships
2023-01-0354 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Visions Aka; Pick a Card… Any CardElain says some spooky stuff that haunts me every minute of every hour of everyday and if I have to go crazy over it then you have to as well. Let’s talk: visions, theories & the future of Acotar.
2022-12-271h 10Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Character Deep Dive - Elain; Once A Upon A DreamCrash course on one of the most controversial characters in the Acotar series. Info you knew, didn’t know and don’t know why I know. Let’s dig deep into EVERYTHING we know about Elain until we reach the other side… the theory side…
2022-12-201h 31Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Lightsingers Aka; The Ships The Ships are Burning & I Sink With ThemCan I just once in my life shut my trap? For real?! Todays is a theory episode on who I think the lightsinger will be… an episode where I tread a very thin line of remaining objective but also honest.
2022-12-131h 22Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Acosf 55 Aka; He Ain’t Nothing But a WyrdhoundThe endless loop of playing who’s the Valg - Theories, and my thoughts on giving Rhys a hand necklace. Listen as I slowly lose my voice trying to talk my way into madness
2022-12-061h 01Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Acosf 53 Aka; The Prison is The SJMU and I am an Inmate for LifeA requested deep dive on the prison chapter and how Sarah J Maas is THE QUEEN OF foreshadowing.
2022-11-291h 10Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm Chaos - Aka; The Reason Why I Lose Sleep At NightSix (ish) topics or scenes that happen in the Acotar series that cause me to scream Sarah’s name at the top of my lungs in to the void. Or the episode where I go on a few rants that basically have nothing to do with anything.
2022-11-221h 12Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Hoeab 51 Aka; An Angel, Redhead and Prince of Hel Walk into a Bar…A requested chapter breakdown of house of earth and blood. Where we talk Princes of hel and our favorite cat!
2022-11-151h 15Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Tod 44 Aka; Who Who WHO Are You Athril?We’re back in Tower of Dawn because I am secretly sadistic. Let’s talk about Athril… a man who literally never shows up physically in the books but haunts me all the same.
2022-11-081h 07Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 -The Bone Carver Aka; This is Your Man? Look At The Page!The first character deep dive of Sjm 101! Let’s talk about the Bone Carver, a man I SIMP for unashamedly. Plus Lorcan and his Death God - Dorian and Az and where their swords came from and my unhinged thoughts on Balthazar… that guy that showed up one time… Yeah I’m in my very chaotic form today.
2022-11-011h 03Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Tog Timeline Aka; It’s Millennium Not MillenniaFrom the dawn of time to when the witches fell - let’s talk timeline, the English language and the ancient gold digger who threw a few temper tantrums …. And I might have let my surprise thirst for Brannon out…
2022-10-2549 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Tod 10 Aka; Dude Where Are Your Brothers?Tod sent me into a loop and this time it wasn’t Chaols fault…. It’s an Sjm miracle.
2022-10-181h 11Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Koa 20 Aka; Maeve bestie… Why Are You Like This?A requested topic that I was more than happy to oblige on. And ep that leaves us with more questions then answers Let’s talk about the queen we hate to hate - Maeve and what the heck she is.
2022-10-111h 09Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Acofas 15 Aka; Ramiel Ramiel What For is Under Thou?The first ep of its kind! A deep dive in the chapter that haunts me night and day, a break down of Ramiel, me yelling at Cass to let Eris speak and my thoughts on the future of Acotar plus the never ending ramblings of a nerd.
2022-10-041h 20Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Worlds Aka; Worlds - Who What Where and WhenThe Multiverse is Maasive (lol see what I did there hehe) let’s talk about what we know about the Worlds and everything we know about them!
2022-09-271h 30Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Wyrd Aka; oh my Wyrd I can’t believe its syrupA canon deep dive with a little theory sprinkled in on all things Wyrd
2022-09-201h 20Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Realms pt2 Aka; Pancake FlavorsMy theories on what some of the 26 realms could be plus an extra dose of my talk out loud chaos
2022-09-131h 21Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Realms pt1 Aka; Think of it like a Stack of PancakesThe most confusing topic in the sjmu. Todays class is less class more think tank… but let’s try and break down the concepts of Realms but mostly it’s just me rambling about being confused
2022-09-061h 15Spatulas and SpeculationsChaos Theories; I Am Nothing if Not UnhingedToday is a relaxed ep where I ramble about some of my most unhinged and chaotic theories and thoughts sometimes it’s good to just be crazy
2022-08-3058 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101 - Time Travel; Get in Losers We’re Going Back to the FutureTardis, Deloreans, Harps and Horns let’s talk about how time travel is not only on the table but it’s going to be a key player if not already happening…
2022-08-2350 minSpatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- The Lost Court; Let’s Update Prythian’s Google MapsLet’s deep dive in what Sjm has been hiding in plain sight and update Rhys maps along the way because really he’s been hinting at it all along!
2022-08-161h 04Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Bad Family Drama; Aka The History Lesson Rhys Wouldn’t TeachLets deep dive into the canonic lore and history of Prythian and Midgard and try to untangle the very confusing timelines and family trees.
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Spatulas and SpeculationsSjm 101- Starfall; Diet Dr SoulsThe first episode of SJM 101, where we will spiral down into the dark history of Starfall and talk about the missing court, timelines and gates. Spoilers for all three series.
2022-08-0252 minBook Talk for BookTokA Court of Thorns and Roses: Interview with Lili (@ahappyhermit)**SPOILER ALERT** This episode discusses all of Sarah J. Maas' works and their interconnectedness (aka the Maas Multiverse). Proceed at your own risk! You asked, and we answered! This week, Jac and Amy interview one of their most highly requested guests. Lili, also known as A Happy Hermit (@ahappyhermit) on TikTok, quickly gained notoriety for her in-depth, and well-researched observations on Sarah J. Maas' bestseller A House of Sky and Breath. After reading the Crescent City series, Lili quickly found parallels between Maas' other series and began deep-diving into...
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Red Door RomanceCrescent City talk Ft: Lili This week we were so fortunate to have had Lili come and chat with us about all the theories she has on Sarah J. Maas's book! This episode we talk about three different series written by Maas. 📚A Court of Thorns and Roses-Book 1 in series📚A Court of Mist and Fury-Book 2 in series📚A Court of Wings and Ruin-Book 3 in series📚A Court of Frost and Starlight- Book 3.5 maybe Idk📚A Court of Silver Flames- Book 4 in series📚The Throne of Glass series 8 books in series (please reference reading order with Lili)and
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