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S1 Ep 13 - Harbinger: First Reactions and Discussion
Saison 1 · Épisode 13
mardi 27 octobre 2026 • Durée 31:16
Join hosts Kinsey and Karly as they discuss the recent release of Harbinger by Geneva Lee. The hosts react to the chaotic cliffhanger, discuss their favorite moments, and more!
This is part of our Season 1 Book Bestie Chat, an ongoing season all year long! Listeners can expect regular chats where we hyper-focus on our current reads, like a book club and Facetime call with your bestie all in one. Episode discussions include: spice ratings, book club breakdowns, book adaptation reactions, experiences at bookish events, and more!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Harbinger by Geneva Lee
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:35) - Overall thoughts
(01:34) - Thoughts on the ending and cliffhanger
(05:47) - Favorite moments
(14:37) - Character discussion
(20:35) - What we are hoping for next
(25:24) - Final thoughts and ratings
(29:36) - Outro
(30:47) - Closing Discussion
Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast?
Season 1: Book Bestie Chat
🗓️New episodes every Tuesday.
Season 2: Massive Maasverse Mayhem (ACOTAR 6 Crash Course)
🗓️New episodes every Thursday.
Season 3: Empyrean Series Deep Dive Topics
Season 4: Author Interviews
Ongoing author interview series! To submit questions for scheduled authors, check out our social media and website for announcements.
For collaboration requests or to email us your thoughts, reach out at basicandbookishpod@gmail.com
New episodes release TWICE WEEKLY for all listeners, and THREE DAYS EARLY for Patreon members!
S2 Ep 24 - ACOTAR Worldbuilding and Lore: Everything You Need to Know Before A Court of Splintered Harmony
Saison 2 · Épisode 24
mardi 20 octobre 2026 • Durée 28:27
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their breakdown on the ACOTAR series worldbuilding and lore that YOU need to know before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas. Topics include the ACOTAR map and political alliances, Courts of Prythian, main characters and groups to remember, Koschei and the Death Gods, the Dread Trove, important Made blades, full history of Prythian fae, and more! Essentially, it's the "who's who?" and "what's what?" by the end of A Court of Silver Flames. If you're looking for quick but thorough play-by-play ACOTAR recaps, check out Season 2 Episodes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. 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 ACOTAR 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, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the A Court of Thorns and Roses series (up to A Court of Silver Flames), with some mentions of the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. For Crescent City spoilers, please view the timestamps for skip ahead moments (there are also verbal mentions before discussing House of Flame and Shadow).
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:26) - ACOTAR Main world (Map and Alliances)
(03:08) - Prythian's Courts and High Lords
S2 Ep 23 - Final Maasverse Theories and ACOTAR 6 & 7 Blurb Breakdown
Saison 2 · Épisode 23
lundi 19 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:11:27
Suriel spill the tea time isn't over! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their breakdown on the ACOTAR 6 and ACOTAR 7 blurbs and teaser quotes, along with their final Maasverse theories, predictions, and wishes before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas.
This episode is Part Two of our ACOTAR 6 Maasverse Theories. Listeners can expect final theories on how to defeat Koschei through connections to music and magic, potential last names for characters, The Morrigan's power of truth and her connection to Maeve, blood oaths, and more!
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. 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 ACOTAR 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, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the entire Maasverse (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series) by Sarah J Maas
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:07) - ACOTAR 6 Blurb Breakdown
(21:21) - ACOTAR 7 Blurb Breakdown
(32:50) - Teaser Quote 1
(33:27) - Teaser Quote 2
(34:34) - Teaser Quote 3
S2 Ep 22 - ACOTAR 6 Theories: Biggest Maasverse Predictions Before A Court of Splintered Harmony
Saison 2 · Épisode 22
jeudi 15 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:34:49
It's time to spill the tea, Suriel style! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their biggest (and long awaited) Maasverse theories, predictions, and wishes before the release of ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas. Listeners can expect crossover predictions, which couples we think are endgame, who might betray the Inner Circle, hidden powers, and more! The hosts have so many theories that this episode is only Part One, with Part Two releasing shortly to discuss our breakdown on the ACOTAR 6 and ACOTAR 7 blurbs and teaser quotes.
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. 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 ACOTAR 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, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for the entire Maasverse (A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series) by Sarah J Maas
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:53) - Throne of Glass Crossover Theory
(14:08) - Spring Court vs Terrasen
(18:22) - Sword Crossovers
(22:04) - Valg Rhysand?
(22:34) - Maeve and The Weaver
(28:54) - Witches
(37:57) - Cousin Urstin Archeron
S2 Ep 21 - Crescent City Series Breakdown
Saison 2 · Épisode 21
jeudi 8 octobre 2026 • Durée 01:27:38
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their thoughts and reactions to the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas.
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. 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 ACOTAR 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, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for House of Earth and Blood, House of Sky and Breath, & House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas (the entire Crescent City series)
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:04) - House of Earth and Blood (CC 1) Discussion
(13:33) - House of Sky and Breath (CC 2) Discussion
(29:08) - House of Flame and Shadow (CC 3) Discussion
S3 Ep 3 - Threshing Day Reactions and Spiral Session
Saison 3 · Épisode 3
vendredi 2 octobre 2026 • Durée 57:53
It's time for Threshing Day, cadets! Join hosts Kinsey and Karly for a major spiral session over the recent release of Threshing Day, book 3.5 in the Empyrean Series by Rebecca Yarros. This episode was filmed just moments after finishing the novella.
The hosts react to new lore drops and share their unhinged first reactions to the recent Empyrean book – including many, many tears. They discuss their favorite moments and POVs, break down the most surprising and emotional scenes, theorize for Empyrean 4 (and who the "Brother" is), and more! You won't want to miss their thoughts on certain characters, and which scenes and POVs they think are most important for what's to come.
This is part of our Season 3 Fourth Wing Deep-dive Topics! Listeners can expect discussions on specific Empyrean topics, deep-dive breakdowns, Empyrean lore theories, and discussions on favorite moments that make you feel like part of a virtual book club with your besties; except we do all the homework for you, and you can sit back and enjoy the chaos! After the recent release of Threshing Day, we have plans for a more in-depth theories episode, as well as deep-dive breakdowns of each character point of view.
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros and the entire Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm)
S1 Ep 12 - The Love Hypothesis: Movie Vs Book Reactions
Saison 1 · Épisode 12
lundi 28 septembre 2026 • Durée 38:21
S2 Ep 20 - Kingdom of Ash: First Reactions and Discussion
Saison 2 · Épisode 20
jeudi 24 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:33:08
Get the tissue box ready! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for the epic conclusion of their Throne of Glass series coverage! The hosts discuss their thoughts and first reactions to Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas, the final book in the TOG series. Listeners can expect to hear Kinsey and Karly's favorite moments, scenes that made them cry (did Karly FINALLY shed a tear?), final opinions on TOG characters, and Maasverse connections as Kinsey guides the way one last time for Karly's first experience reading the Throne of Glass series!
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhemseason, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. 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 ACOTAR 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, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas (the entire Throne of Glass series)
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro and what's next for this season
(02:14) - KoA "Would you Rather?"
(08:25) - Favorite and Least Favorite Kingdom of Ash Moments
(20:38) - Emotional Scenes - Did Karly finally cry?
(42:15) - Kingdom of Ash Discussion
(56:21) - Final TOG Character Opinions and Discussion
S2 Ep 16 - Heir of Fire: First Reactions and Discussion
Saison 2 · Épisode 16
jeudi 10 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:32:23
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and first reactions to Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas, Book 3 in the Throne of Glass series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing as Karly experiences the Throne of Glass series for the first time! Prepare to cry over certain scenes, as well as receive clarification on the Ashryver / Galathynius / Havilliard family tree, and learn the difference between Crochan and Ironteeth Witches.
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. 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 ACOTAR 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, A Court of Splintered Harmony theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, and MORE!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas
ADDENDUM: Kinsey misspoke in the Ashryver family tree portion of this episode. Aelin's and Aedion's mothers are related as cousins and not sisters, so Aelin and Aedion are first cousins once removed instead of first cousins, but they still refer to each other as "cousins."
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:35) - Character Discussion
(27:59) - Favorite and Least Favorite Characters in HoF
(30:46) - Throne of Glass Family Tree
(37:16) - Favorite Heir of Fire Moments
(01:06:19) - Theories for Queen of Shadows
S2 Ep 19 - Tower of Dawn: First Reactions and Discussion
Saison 2 · Épisode 19
dimanche 30 août 2026 • Durée 55:57
Join book besties Kinsey and Karly, as they discuss their thoughts and first reactions to Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas, Book 6 in the Throne of Glass series. They break down favorite moments, quotes, characters, and foreshadowing as Karly experiences the Throne of Glass series for the first time!
This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 6 Crash Course. 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 ACOTAR 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!
Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends!
SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
TIMESTAMPS:
(36:12) - Skip-Ahead of Maasverse Spoiler for ACOTAR Series
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