A Podcast of Plots and Pages

Chapters 42-26 of Crown of MidnightWhile Celaena and Dorian explore the lost catacombs beneath the library, Carissa and Shay debate the anatomy of magical door knockers, the improbability of Celaena’s crazy good memory, and debate whether or not magical door knockers can be considered “beings” as opposed to sentient objects.

Celaena confronts and fights the fearsome witch Baba Yellowlegs. Who will come out on top?

Celaena reacts to Nehemia's death by killing her assassin (did you expect anything else from her?) She also discovers more clues related to the mysteries surrounding the rebels and Queen Elena.

Chapters 24-29 of Crown of MidnightDorian seeks answers from the mysterious Baba Yellowlegs at the castle's carnival (who TOTALLY has a Russian accent), Celaena and Nehemia have a fight, and then- spoiler alert- bad things happen.Want to know what those bad things are? Hah, we can't tell you! You'll have to listen to the episode.

Chapters 20-23 of Crown of MidnightIt's Chaol's birthday! Dorian gifts him a priceless Asterion horse, but Celaena's gift of a dinner on a roof is... better, somehow?Also, Celaena and Chaol go on their first date, have their first kiss, and have their first... other things... all in the same day!Catch up on the drama with Carissa and Shay.

Chapters 16-19 of Crown of MidnightNehemia pressures Celaena to use her position as the King's Champion to help the people of Adarlan. Dorian discovers he has magical powers, and Celaena meets the mysterious (and jaundiced) Baba Yellowlegs.

Chapters 11-15 of Crown of MidnightCelaena and Chaol continue to longingly gaze at one another without actually making a move. Celaena investigates the palace library, which is, SOMEHOW, 9 miles long in just one direction.

Chapters 6-10 of Crown of MidnightCelaena investigates Archer Finn, her next assassination target as King's Champion, to determine if he is in fact a part of an alleged rebel movement against the King of Adarlan. Meanwhile, Dorian and Chaol exchange jealous barbs.

Join Carissa and Shay as they read Chapters 1-5 of Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas.Celaena has just begun her new job as the King's Champion, and girl already needs to be put on a PIP because, shocker, she's not ACTUALLY assassinating any of the people the King sends her to kill. We're not sure what's a bigger surprise- that Celaena isn't following orders, or that she's embroiled in more Chaol/Dorian drama.

Carissa and Shay share their true and honest thoughts about Throne of Glass. Superlatives are awarded, ships are discussed, and predictions are made about the rest of the series.

Carissa and Shay finish their readthrough of Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas.Find out who won the epic final showdown to ultimately become the King's Champion! Also, Celaena finally chooses between her two suitors: Dorian and Chaol.

The mystery inside the Glass Castle gets deeper as Celaena investigates the mysterious Wyrdmarks- and Princess Nehemia's sus behavior.Also, Celaena sneaks into the Yulemas Ball and gets a puppy as a present (yay, Prince Dorian!)

Join Celaena Sardothien as she continues to unravel the mystery of who- or what- is killing her fellow competitors in the race to become the King's Champion. Also join Carissa and Shay as they make fun of Chaol's lack of knowledge about women's periods.

Join Celaena as she uncovers more of the Glass Castle's secrets! Also join Carissa and Shay as they endlessly mock both Dorian and Chaol having an Edward Cullen moment, as they read through chapters 21-25 of Throne of Glass.

Carissa and Shay continue their read-through of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. Learn more about Celaena and Dorian and cheer Celaena on as she begins the trials for the competition to become King's Champion!

Join Carissa and Shay as they begin Throne of Glass, book #1 in, you guessed it, the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.Learn about Celaena's journey to Rifthold, the competition to become King's Champion and why Prince Dorian gives ultimate theater kid vibes.

Carissa and Shay discuss Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez. Find out why Justin is the most perfect MMC ever to grace a page and why everyone should have their own Maddy.The girls also determine that cats as a species have bipolar disorder, but Shay's cat specifically has borderline personality disorder. (We promise this is not relevant in any way to the book, but it is extremely entertaining).

Carissa and Shay discuss their overall rating of The Assassin's Blade and participate in Story Superlatives.Also, Carissa (a licensed therapist) diagnoses Arobynn Hamel with a personality disorder!

In another episode of A Podcast of Plots and Pages, Shay and Carissa read through the final novella in The Assassin’s Blade, The Assassin and the Empire.Thankfully- or maybe not, we can’t read minds- this episode isn’t another hour—long roast of everyone’s least favorite King of Assassins, Arobynn Hamel. Shay and Carissa also celebrate the beautiful, wonderful soul that is Sam Cortland, Celaena Sardothien’s love interest. Of course, the girls have no reason at all to cry at the end of the episode. Absolutely no reason at all.Discover the heart-wrenching ending to the prequel novella of the Throne of Glass series, as well as Shay’s true feelings about bluegrass (how dare she. Bluegrass aficionados everywhere curse her name).

Welcome to The Public Shaming of Arobynn Hamel.This episode, Carissa and Shay roast the villain we love to hate, Arobynn Hamel, and issue our final verdict: No Toilet Paper for Arobynn, ever. In addition to enthusiastically ripping Arobynn apart, they also discuss the fourth novella in The Assassin's Blade, The Assassin and the Underworld.Trigger warning: This episode contains in-depth discussion of potentially upsetting topics, including, but not limited to grooming and abusive relationships.