Title: The Knight and the Moth
Author: Rachel Gillig
Series: The Stonewater Kingdom #1

Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Formats Available: Physical Book, Kindle/e-book, Audiobook
Tropes/Genre: Romantasy, Gothic Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Magic Systems
Spice Level: 1/5🌶️

Books and stories are meant to evoke emotion, some make you feel more than others. The Knight and the Moth burrows its way into you and becomes a living, breathing entity. 

Pictures will be painted for you and you will be transported to every location visited. Characters will become old friends. You will feel everything written in this book. Knight and the Moth is so deeply captivating that by the end, you will be sobbing the name Bartholomew with the rest of us because you’ve become so entrenched in this book that you forget you are not actually located in the Stonewater Kingdom and searching for Omens. 

While not high in spice, you will not even need it. It is a slow burn that is paced perfectly. 

Truly one of the beautifully written books that I have read and that I will re-read again and again.

Make sure you check out our coverage on the Stonewater Kingdom Duology on the podcast. 

Title: Unbound

Author: Ali Hazelwood

Series: Bound & Unbound Book #2

Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Formats Available: Audiobook

Tropes/Genre: Paranormal Romance, Romantasy, Vampires, Fantasy Novella, Monster Romance

Spice Level: 3/5🌶️

Again, Ali’s Romantasy era is my favorite. Unbound left me craving more. I panicked until the epilogue came on and I got a kernel more.

A testament to how fun this story is- it left me wanting so much more of everything. I want more of Lilit's adventures, her beginnings. More of her past romances. More of what happens after the epilogue. Lilit and Roman are both likeable characters so of course I want more of them. 

I will read everything out by Ali that is paranormal and of the fantasy romance sort. I know it will have great spice (again, there is never enough), a surprise in the storyline and it will never be long enough (that’s what she said). 

Title: Taken
Author: Elizabeth Stephens
Series: Stand Alone
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Formats Available: Physical Book, Kindle/e-book, Audiobook
Tropes/Genre: Sci-Fi Romance, Dystopian, Monster Romance, Post-Apocalyptic Novella
Spice Level: 3/5🌶️

In Taken, we meet Rhen who is the sole preserver of art in the future. Almost 4000 years into the future, a pod error causes her to wake up early. When she ventures out, she meets some weird ass demon type beings that kidnap her. 

Rhen's inner monologue is hilarious as she tries to navigate the new version of earth.

When I tell you I screamed with joy when communication was clear, I knew I was in deep and fully invested.

This story was so fun that you cannot put it down. Taken is definitely a top tier dystopian monster romance.

I love Pam and you will too.

In Part Two of our deep dive of A Court of Mist and Fury we disccus Chapters 24-46. You can expect a summary of the chapters and a cauldron worth of theories. 

• illyrians and witches
• Prince of the Abyss and his 23&Me
• Rhys being visited by a Prince of Hel during his nightmare
• Feyre's future
• The Attor
• Winter Solstice in the Maasverse
• The Night Court is a thin place
• Bloodhounds
• The Summer Court and its trove
• Amren

Starfall, the Veritas Orb, Hewn City and much much more!

Note: Spoilers for the entire Maasverse (Crescent City and Tog)

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We begin discussing one of our favorite books of all time, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Janet Maas. In part one we discuss Chapters 1-23. You can expect a theory at the top o the episode plus we theorize our hearts out, per usual. Note: Spoilers for Crescent City and Throne of Glass

• High Priestesses
• The Spring Court's ties to Hybern
• The Mother and her many aliases
• Lorcan the World Walker?
• The Inner Circle
• WTF is Rhys
• Big Weavs, the Bone Carver, and the Cauldron oh my!

and of course a lot more, including Cthona's tits. 

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Title: Hunted
Author: Kate Asher
Series: Blackwing Hearts Book 1

Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Formats Available: Physical Book, Kindle/E-book
Tropes/Genre: Why Choose / Reverse Harem, Dark Academia, Dark Romance, Forced Proximity, Assassins, Fiction, Slow Burn
Spice Level: 4/5🌶️

This is the why choose of my dreams! Kate Asher has done it again and created a new obsession. 

Hunted by Kate Asher made me laugh, fall in love with not one but THREE men, stressed me out with unpredictability, and kept me wanting multiple scenes to turn x rated but to my dismay, did not. 

The FMC Addie is a badass at assassin academy with a spicy attitude and she truly is the luckiest girl when it comes to her MMC situation. She hit the lottery there. 

Speaking of, I NEED more Beck, Dek and Van. Their chapters were not nearly long enough. You start to really get to know them and then the damn story ends. 

Which means, this is well written because I am hungry for more.

Hunted is captivating and will keep you hooked until you turn the page and realize you’re at the acknowledgments.

Can’t wait for book two already!

Book Release Date: August 15th

Content Warnings

Our second part of our A Court of Thorns and Roses Deep Dive is now live! In this episode we summarize chapters 24-46 and of course we explore a lot of theories including:

• Is Rhys a hell baby?
• Papa Archeron knew more than he let on
• Lulu is a lil sus
• Witches
• Amarantha is a stygian spider
• Ragnorak lore
• Middengad Wyrm
• Heart of Stone Mythology

and of course much much more!

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We kicked off our Acotar Girl Summer with A Court of Thorns and Roses Part One Deep Dive. In this episode we discuss Chapters 1-23. You can expect a summary and of course you know we have our theory hats on. 

• Witches
• The Maasverse Multiverse
• Mama Archeron
• Fury cameo?
• Gods making cameos
• The Suriel
• Naga

and much much more

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As Summer House's Kyle Cooke says "summer should be fun" so rather than stress about rereading the Maasverse, we thought lets make it a challenge we can all do together. In enters Acotar Maxxing.

What does the challenge include?

If you are a visual girly. Here is a lil inspo board for you.

Now you are probably when does this start? Excellent question. Week one begins June 15th! But you can join in at anytime. So fret not. 

As for the deep dive episodes, that will begin June 30th and then will continue releasing every Wednesday.

I will be sharing all the info here on our website, but we do have a special challenge link that will have everything as well. 

Cant wait! See you in Prythian!

Riders, mount up! We are heading back to Basgiath this August. Fourth Wing Friday is going to get a little bit more exciting because we are thrilled to announce that we will be releasing new Empyrean episodes! Each week we will highlight one book with a brief, but detailed recap of the book. We are doing this in preparation for being the live entertainment at the Pregame Party for Fourth Wing Night with the Seattle Mariners, as well as whatever September Surprise book Rebecca is working on.  Yes, we will be covering it! In addition to our recap episodes we will have an Empyrean Theories Episode that we will release in September!

Make sure you are subscribed to the podcast as well as following us on social media where we share Empyrean theories and content every Friday for our Fourth WIng Friday!

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