Ep 30 ACO-WHAT?! A Court of Wings and Ruin was wild! | BOOK 3 ACOTAR SERIES

Here we are, on episode 3 of our ACOTAR reread series with A Court of Wings and Ruin, by the Romantasy queen, Sarah J. Maas. And this go around, we’re doing things a little differently! 

Instead of doing a plot play-by-play for ACOWAR, because let’s be honest, there are better and more detailed channels for that, we incorporate the triangle, and our infamous plot outline in five sentences or less! Then we react to our favorite tropes, least favorite tropes, talk about these amazing characters, and discuss why we think these books are just so dang popular. 

We get into quotes that stood out, how we would rate the spice, and share some hilarious low reviews, and validating high reviews! And don’t you worry, we’ve got a faves and fails of the week all about Lord of the Rings, fellow book lovers out in the wild, and nails catching on fire! And a smash or pass

For a full ACOWAR summary check out @caricanread 's video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ-lPsr64ks&t=1649s
and @literallylo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hpXEa1Mdmw

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Chapters

• 0:00 Spoiler Free Intro
• 6:01 Favs and Fails of the Week
• 15:21 Star Rating and Review for A Court of Wings and Ruin
• 19:09 5 Sentence ACOWAR Summary
• 26:30 3 Tropes You Loved
• 30:33 1 Trope You Hated
• 35:03 Favorite Microtrope
• 37:00 Favorite Part
• 39:02 Least Favorite Part
• 40:53 Does This Book Deserve the Hype?
• 42:05 Favorite and Least Favorite Character?
• 46:14 Favorite Quote
• 51:00 What Do Other Reviews Say?
• 1:00:44 Unhinged Smash or Pass