Romantasy Roundtable: Fantasy Romance Reviews
by Amanda, Kim, and Rick
Welcome to Romantasy Roundtable: A Tale of Rick and Roses! Join us for an engaging book club and read-along experience as we explore the enchanting world of romantasy, diving into captivating stories and unforgettable moments together! Hosted by Rick and his "roses," this podcast-style channel explores the most spellbinding books in the romantic fantasy genre.What You'll Find Here:Read-alongs of popular romantasy books.Thoughtful analysis of characters, plot twists, and those unforgettable spicy moments.A warm and inclusive space for book lovers to share their thoughts and join the conversation.Always lighthearted, fun, and a bit unhingedJoin the Court!Become part of our growing community of romantasy enthusiasts. Share your favorite books, theories, and moments with fellow "rosebuds."New EpisodesGrab a book and settle in for an adventure filled with magic and love. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode!
Episodes
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A Court of Splintered Harmony: Chapters 13-End
ACOTAR 6 FINALE — A COURT OF SPLINTERED HARMONY | Chapters 13–END | WHAT THE HELL, ELAIN?! | Romantasy Roundtable WELL. THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY. We went from a cute little baby naming ceremony to NIGHTMARE DEMONS, NAKED BAT BOYS, NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES, A SHATTERED INNER CIRCLE, AND THE MOST...
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A Court of Splintered Harmony: Chapters 1-12
ACOTAR 6 IS HERE! A COURT OF SPLINTERED HARMONY — Chapters 1–12 | SHADOW DADDY NEEDS THERAPY | Romantasy Roundtable THE BAT BOYS ARE BACK, BABY. AND APPARENTLY, EVERYONE IN PRYTHIAN NEEDS THERAPY, A COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP, AND MAYBE A NICE LONG NAP. IT'S FINALLY HERE! Sarah J. Maas has brought us...
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Threshing Day: Full book review
THRESHING DAY — REBECCA YARROS | DRAGONS, SECRETS & EMOTIONAL DAMAGE?! | Romantasy Roundtable WE'RE BACK AT BASGIATH, BABY. AND APPARENTLY, THE DRAGONS HAVE BEEN KEEPING SECRETS. Rebecca Yarros has blessed us with Threshing Day, the newest addition to The Empyrean Series, and somehow a collection...
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ACOTAR 6 & 7: Predictions
THE RED STRING WALL IS UP, THE CONSPIRACY BOARD IS UNHINGED, AND WE HAVE QUESTIONS. SO. MANY. QUESTIONS. Welcome back to Romantasy Roundtable! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are FINALLY back together, and we’re diving headfirst into our predictions for ACOTAR 6 and beyond. We’re talking A Court of...
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The First Stone
ROMANTASY ROUNDTABLE: THE FIRST STONE — ARC REVIEW We got our hands on an early ARC of The First Stone by Robert Biehn, and folks… WE HAVE THOUGHTS. And by thoughts, we mean Rick is giving this one FIVE STARS, Kim is handing out FOUR, and together we're landing at a very respectable 4.5 stars.…
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Crescent City House of Flame and Shadow: Review
ROMANTASY ROUNDTABLE: HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW — CRESCENT CITY 3 We made it through 952 pages of House of Flame and Shadow… and somehow we're still standing. Amanda is missing because she had the audacity to be getting married instead of finishing Crescent City 3, so Rick and Kim are left to...
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Crescent City House of Sky and Breath: Review
CRESCENT CITY 2: HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH | CROISSANT 2, ELECTRIC BOOGALOO | Romantasy Roundtable WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE MULTIVERSE. And apparently the best way to explain 800+ pages of murder, rebellion, space vampires, magical batteries, morally questionable queens, mind-sex, and 15,000-year-old...
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Crescent City House of Earth and Blood: Review
Episode Title: Crescent City Pt. 1: House of Earth and Blood! Hawaiian Pizza, Vacuum Cleaners, & Lehabah's Sacrifice! Description: Grab your Baja Blast and order a questionable Hawaiian pie from the corner store, Rose Buds, because we are officially entering Crescent City! With Amanda getting...
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ACOTAR: Books Ranked
Episode Title: ACOTAR Book Rankings: ACOMAF Wins, Silver Flames Chaos & the Christmas Special! Description: Welcome back to the Romantasy Roundtable! In this special ACOTAR episode, Rick, Amanda, and Kim rank all five books in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series in anticipation of ACOTAR 6!…
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Knave and the Moon: 16-End
THE KNAVE AND THE MOON — Chapters 16–30 | HOW DID IT END?! | Romantasy Roundtable WE MADE IT TO THE END. And somehow we went from “haha funny gargoyle in a pink robe” to earthquakes, forest fires, royal coups, martyrdom, death, resurrection, and a gargoyle who might literally be becoming a...
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Knave and the Moon: 1-15
Description: Welcome back, Rose Buds! After conquering Kingdom of Ash and cleansing our palettes with Heartstopper, and ACOTAR reactions, the Romantasy Roundtable is officially kicking off spooky fantasy season with Rachel Gillig's brand-new release, The Knave on the Moon (Chapters 1 through 15)!...
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End of Summer Recap
Episode Title: End of Summer Reading Recap: ACOTAR, Crescent City, Kingdom of Ash & Romantasy Bingo! Description: Welcome back to the Romantasy Roundtable! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are wrapping up the summer with an End of Summer Reading Recap! We’re looking back at what we read, what we loved, what...
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ACOTAR: Top 10 Characters
Episode Title: ACOTAR Top 10 Characters: Cassian Supremacy, Tamlin Justice & the Miniature Pegasus! Description: Welcome back to the Romantasy Roundtable! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are taking a break from chapter-by-chapter chaos to rank their Top 10 favorite characters from all five ACOTAR books!…
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ACOTAR 6 & 7: Reveal
Episode Title: ACOTAR 6 & 7 REACTIONS: New Covers, Koschei, Stygian Spiders & What Was Broken Will Be Remade?! Description: Sarah J. Maas really said, “Here, take TWO books,” and the Romantasy Roundtable immediately stopped its vacation plans to scream about it! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are back for...
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Heartstopper: Full Series
Title: Heartstopper Volumes 1-6: Cozy Palette Cleansers, Wrestling Rants, & Queer Sons! Description: After 24 weeks of fantasy carnage in Throne of Glass, the Romantasy Roundtable squad needed a cozy, wholesome palette cleanser! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are back to yap about Alice Oseman’s beloved...
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Kingdom of Ash: Chapters 100-End
Episode Title: Kingdom of Ash Finale (Ch. 100-End): Saying Goodbye to All Our Friends! Description: Grab your tissues, Romantasy Roundtable family, because we have officially reached the end of Erilea! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are recapping the explosive, heart-wrenching finale of Kingdom of Ash...
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Kingdom of Ash: Chapters 68-99
Episode Title: Kingdom of Ash Ch. 68-99: The Thirteen, Multiverse Freefalls, and "And So Lorcan Did"! Description: Welcome back to the Romantasy Roundtable! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are diving straight into the jaw-dropping second half of Kingdom of Ash (Chapters 68 through 99). Grab your tissues…
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Kingdom of Ash: Chapters 35-67
Episode Title: Kingdom of Ash Ch. 35-67: Witch Queens, Water Vaporization, and Horrible Decisions! Description: Welcome back to the Romantasy Roundtable! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are diving straight into the second half of Part One in Kingdom of Ash (Chapters 35 through 67), and honey, the trauma is...
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Kingdom of Ash: Chapters 1-34
Episode Title: Kingdom of Ash – Part 1 (The Beginning of the End, the Iron Coffin, and Aedion Needs to Sit Down Edition) Description: We are officially in the final book. Kim is recording from the Canary Islands sixty miles off the coast of Africa. Rick wore skirts to work for two years to…
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Throne of Glass: Fan Casting the Movie
Episode Title: Throne of Glass Fan Casting Bonus – (The Hockey Team, the Heated Rivalry Cameos, and Anya Taylor-Joy Is Manon Edition) Description: We promised a Throne of Glass bonus episode last time and delivered a soccer podcast instead. This time we actually did it. Amanda made a Canva...
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Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn: Part 6
Episode Title: Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn Tandem Read – FINALE (The Iron Coffin, the Life Bond, and Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius Edition) Description: We made it. The full crew is together in person, there are cocktails called Abraxos in Bloom, birthday cookies, ice cream incoming,...
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Romantasy: World Cup
Episode Title: Romantasy Round Pitch – The Soccer Bonus Episode Nobody Asked For (The Boots, the VAR, and the Lamine Yamal Edition) Description: Welcome to the episode that was supposed to be a Throne of Glass bonus episode and became a 30-minute soccer fever dream instead. Jamie Dawes gets a...
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Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn: Part 5
Episode Title: Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn Tandem Read – Part 5 (Aedion's Pride Party & Maeve Is Queen of the Valg Edition) Description: The full crew is back, the Google Meet is titled Aedion's Pride Party in honor of Pride Month and Aedion casually confirming he likes both depending on his...
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Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn: Part 4
Episode Title: Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn Tandem Read – Part 4 (The Sea Dragon Was a Manatee & Canada Up Four Nothing Edition) Description: The full Romantasy Roundtable crew is back and Amanda has returned from wherever Jaylen Brunson and the Knicks parade took her — which apparently...
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Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn: Part 3
Episode Title: Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn Tandem Read – Part 3 (The Knicks Won & Rick Learned the Rubik's Cube Edition) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is running a two-person operation today — Amanda has been granted a day off to celebrate the New York Knicks' first championship in…
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Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn: Part 2
Episode Title: Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn Tandem Read – Part 2 (The Wiggle Your Big Toe & Inverted AeroPress Edition) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back, and this time it's Amanda carrying the entire episode on her back while Kim nurses her second spring cold in a month and Rick...
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Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn: Part 1
Episode Title: Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn Tandem Read – Part 1 (The Pufferfish & Princess Lesbian Edition) Description: The Romanty Roundtable has officially entered the Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn tandem read era! We are kicking off this massive six-episode arc, but not before Rick...
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Fury Bound: Chapters 41-End
Episode Title: Furybound – Chapters 41–End (The "Guys who can get it" Edition) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is closing out the epic, chaotic, action-packed conclusion of Furybound by Sable Sorenson! Amanda is recovering from a legendary bridal shower weekend in Brooklyn (shoutout to...
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Fury Bound: Chapters 21-40
Episode Title: Furybound – Chapters 21–40 (The "Respectable Girth & Rock Soup" Edition) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back (and surviving the European Plague) to dissect chapters 21–40 of Furybound by Sable Sorenson! Amanda, Kim, and Rick are navigating the jaw-dropping geopolitical...
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Fury Bound: 1-20
Episode Title: Fury Bound – Chapters 1–20 (The "Morally Gray Everyone" Edition) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is reunited (complete with a German cold and a very asthmatic cat named Mort) to dive into the highly anticipated sequel, Fury Bound by Sable Sorenson! Amanda, Kim, and Rick break...
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Direbound: Chapters 38-End
Episode Title: Direbound – Chapters 38–End (The "Bone Saw and One Bed" Edition) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back from the past (and recovering from BookCon!) to officially wrap up Direbound by Sable Sorenson. Amanda, Kim, and Rick are screaming over this massive, plot-twisting…
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Direbound: Chapters 19-37
Episode Title: Direbound – Chapters 19–37 (The "Panty-Melting Ghost Dogs" Edition) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is officially time-traveling this week (recording in the past, speaking from the future) to break down chapters 19 through 37 of Direbound by Sable Sorenson! Amanda, Kim, and...
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Direbound: Chapters 1-18
Episode Title: Direbound – Chapters 1–18 (The "Cybertruck-Sized Wolf" Edition!) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is trading glass castles for wolf dens as we dive into Direbound by Sable Sorensen! Amanda reveals her 22-year-old connection to the author, while Rick immediately declares this...
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Queen of Shadows: Chapters 53-End
Episode Title: Queen of Shadows – Chapters 53–End (The "I'll Bleed Whatever Color You Tell Me To" Edition) Description: The Romanty Roundtable is officially at capacity! Amanda, Kim, and Rick are closing out Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas, and the final chunk of this book is an absolute...
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Queen of Shadows: Chapters 28-52
Episode Title: Queen of Shadows – Chapters 28–52 (The Blood Oath, the Brawls, and Aelin's Velvet Gown) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back, and Amanda is finally awake enough to process the chaos of Queen of Shadows chapters 28–52. Aelin and Rowan are officially reunited, which means…
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Queen of Shadows: 1-27
Episode Title: Queen of Shadows – Chapters 1–27 (The Rescue, the Reunion, and the Ruins of Aelin's Patience) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back, and Amanda is reporting live through the fog of a 17-hour flight and a 10-day trip to South Africa with 27 teenagers! The crew is breaking…
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Heir of Fire: Chapters 45-End
Episode Title: Heir of Fire – Chapters 45–End (The Rebirth of a Queen and the End of Our Hearts) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable has reached the absolute fever dream that is the end of Heir of Fire, and we are collectively unwell. Amanda, Kim, and Rick break down the literal and figurative...
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Heir of Fire: Chapters 24-44
Episode Title: Heir of Fire – Chapters 24–44 (The Spider Silk Heist and the Refrigerator’s Reality Check) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is officially viral! While Rick celebrates 68k views on TikTok, Amanda and Kim are busy processing the absolute emotional wreckage of Heir of Fire…
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Heir of Fire: Chapters 1-23
Episode Title: Heir of Fire – Chapters 1–23 (The Hawk, the Witch, and the Scrappy Wyvern!) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back and things are getting frosty—literally. Amanda, Kim, and Rick dive into the first third of Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas, where our favorite assassin is...
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Crown of Midnight: Chapters 30-End
Episode Title: Crown of Midnight Chapters 30 to End (The Head-Dropping, Portal-Hopping, Aelin-Revealing Grand Finale!) Description: The Romanty Roundtable is officially losing its collective mind. Amanda, Kim, and Rick have reached the explosive conclusion of Crown of Midnight, and let’s just say...
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The Snow Queens Heir ARC Review
Special ARC Review – The Snow Queen's Heir (Shark Repellent, Snowstorms & DNF Debates) The Romantasy Roundtable is braving a historic, two-foot Northeast blizzard (we blame you, Queen Lumi) to bring you a very special bonus episode! We are incredibly honored to review our first-ever ARC (Advanced...
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Crown of Midnight: Chapters 1-29
Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back and diving into the second book of the Throne of Glass series: Crown of Midnight! Rick, Amanda, and Kim unpack the first 29 chapters, where Celaena Sardothien is officially acting as the King's Champion, or at least, she’s pretending to. We discuss...
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Throne of Glass: Chapters 27-End
Episode Title: Throne of Glass – Chapters 27–End (Demon Worms, Wookie Holidays & The Hard Kosher Salami) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable has expanded! Rick, Amanda, and Kim are joined by a very special guest: Julia (CEO and Founder of Brainwell), to help us survive the chaos of the final...
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Throne of Glass: Chapters 1-26
Episode Title: Throne of Glass – Chapters 1–26 (Chaol vs. Kale, The Glass Castle & Total Dog Book Energy) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is down a rose (sending healing vibes to Bartholomew the Cat!), but Rick and Amanda are forging ahead into the salt mines of Endovier. We are officially...
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The Assassins Blade: Novellas 4-5
Episode Title: The Assassin’s Blade – Part 2 (Sewer Romances, Toxic Assassin Daddies & RIP, you deserved better) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back to finish the prequel, and we are emotionally compromised. Amanda, Kim, and Rick tackle the final two novellas of The Assassin’s Blade…
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The Assassin’s Blade: Novellas 1-3
Episode Title: The Assassin’s Blade – Novellas 1-3 (Sam Cortland, Skull’s Bay & an inner hip) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable officially enters the Throne of Glass era! We are kicking off our journey into the Maasverse not with the first book, but with the prequel: The Assassin’s Blade by...
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A Court of Silver Flames: Full Book
Episode Title: A Court of Silver Flames – Full Book Breakdown (Soup, Stairs & The Trifecta of Chachkis!) Description: The Romanty Roundtable is back for 2026, and we have officially achieved the Concussion Trifecta! Amanda, Kim, and Rick are diving headfirst into the House of Wind to tackle the...
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A Court of Frost and Starlight: Full Book Review
Episode Title: A Court of Frost and Starlight – Full Book Review (The Hallmark Holiday Special!) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable is back to unwrap the gift that is A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas! Amanda, Kim, and Rick sit down to roast—we mean review—the bridge novella that...
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2025 Year in Review and Awards
Episode Title: The First Annual Soupy Awards + Ultimate Tier Ranking (Drunk Edition!) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable crew is signing off for the year, and we are absolutely feral. Rick, Amanda, and Kim are fueled by "Fairy Wine" (Hugos) and aggressive chip-eating ASMR to bring you our...
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Brimstone: Chapters 40-End
Episode Title: Brimstone – Chapters 40–End (The "Onyx Lives" Meltdown Edition) Description: The Romantasy Roundtable has survived the emotional apocalypse of Brimstone by Callie Hart! Amanda, Kim, and Rick are emotionally compromised but ready to break down the explosive finale (Chapters 40–52).…
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About this show
Welcome to Romantasy Roundtable: A Tale of Rick and Roses! Join us for an engaging book club and read-along experience as we explore the enchanting world of romantasy, diving into captivating stories and unforgettable moments together! Hosted by Rick and his "roses," this podcast-style channel explores the most spellbinding books in the romantic fantasy genre.What You'll Find Here:Read-alongs of popular romantasy books.Thoughtful analysis of characters, plot twists, and those unforgettable spicy moments.A warm and inclusive space for book lovers to share their thoughts and join the conversation.Always lighthearted, fun, and a bit unhingedJoin the Court!Become part of our growing community of romantasy enthusiasts. Share your favorite books, theories, and moments with fellow "rosebuds."New EpisodesGrab a book and settle in for an adventure filled with magic and love. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode!
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