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Winnow into Prythian with book besties Kinsey and Karly as they discuss their thoughts and reactions to A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas, Book 2 in the ACOTAR series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing in preparation for the release of  ACOTAR 6. This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J MaasTIMESTAMPS:(0:00:00) - Intro(02:06) - Overall thoughts on A Court of Mist and Fury(09:01) - Ranking Book 2 in the ACOTAR series(10:39) - Suriel Tea Time: Chapter 54 or Chapter 55? (15:12) - Favorite Scenes and Quotes in ACOMAF(23:47) - Thoughts on Feyre painting the cabin(24:54) - Reactions to the ending (28:13) - Characters we’d cross the wall for (35:30) - SPOILER WARNING for ENTIRE ACOTAR SERIES (moving forward)(35:52) - The Inner Circle Character Discussion (with series spoilers)(42:36) - Thoughts on the Prison / Dusk Court(44:52) - Favorite foreshadowing moments from ACOMAF (with series spoilers)(48:38) - SPOILER WARNING for ENTIRE MAASVERSE (moving forward)(49:17) - The Weaver’s Cottage and important items in ACOMAF (Spoilers for full Maasverse) (50:51) - SPOILER WARNING for Kingdom of Ash (skip until 51:19)(51:35) - SPOILER WARNING for Maasverse lore introduced in Heir of Fire and Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath (52:17) - Feyre’s cure for faebane / bloodbane (Maasverse lore spoilers)(55:03) - SKIP AHEAD ALL FULL MAASVERSE SPOILERS - Final thoughts on A Court of Mist and Fury (spoiler free)(56:20) - Outro(57:20) - Bonus Blooper Discussion (ACOWAR Spoiler)Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?Season 1: Book Bestie Chat🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.Weekly chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads. It’s like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more! This season is ongoing all year long.Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)🗓️New episodes every Thursday.This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 release day and offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive TopicsProfessor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.Season 4: Author InterviewsOngoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BasicandBookishPodcast Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠Stay connected on social media:YouTube:@BasicAndBookishPodInstagram:Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpodKinsey: @bookish.kinseyKarly: @bookish_is_betterTikTok:Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpodKinsey: @bookish.kinsey Facebook:Like and Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/people/Basic-and-Bookish-Podcast/61587204301946/ Threads:Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpodKinsey: @bookish.kinseyKarly: @bookish_is_better For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected] episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members! 

Hosts Kinsey and Karly discuss the recent release of Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry, the sequel to Shield of Sparrows. In this episode, they discuss favorite moments, which scenes made them crash out, predictions for book 3, and more! This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat, an ongoing season all year long! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Rites of the Starling. TRIGGER WARNING: Please note the trigger warnings for Rites of the Starling. This episode has two trigger warnings for SA and animal death. Each trigger warning is presented before that discussion starts, and there are timestamps below that allow you to skip ahead. TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) - Intro(00:18) - Trigger warnings explained(01:06) - Reactions to the ending(03:17) - Shield of Sparrows vs Rites of the Starling(04:26) - What we found confusing(08:16) - The Caspia twist (15:18) - Did we enjoy the new POV (17:39) - Favorite moments(18:17) - TRIGGER WARNING: skip ahead to skip brief SA reference(22:03) - TRIGGER WARNING: skip ahead to skip discussion of animal death(25:18) - Theories for book 3(32:49) - OutroInterested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?Season 1: Book Bestie Chat🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.Weekly chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads. It’s like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more! This season is ongoing all year long.Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)🗓️New episodes every Thursday.This season is designed to prepare you for release day & offer support once it’s over. You can expect: quick but thorough recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly’s first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE! Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive TopicsProfessor Karly breaks down the biggest Empyrean series topics.Season 4: Author InterviewsOngoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.Visit our website for more info: https://basicandbookishpod.com/Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BasicandBookishPodcast Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MpKZBxMuP⁠Stay connected on social media:YouTube:@BasicAndBookishPodInstagram:Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpodKinsey: @bookish.kinseyKarly: @bookish_is_betterTikTok:Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpodKinsey: @bookish.kinsey Facebook:Like and Follow Us: https://www.facebook.com/people/Basic-and-Bookish-Podcast/61587204301946/ Threads:Basic and Bookish: @basicandbookishpodKinsey: @bookish.kinseyKarly: @bookish_is_better For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at [email protected] episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members!