Ep 44 A Court of Silver Flames and STRONG OPINIONS! aka ACOSF...ASO

Today is the day we all do our best to take it…seriously. All the girthy 784 pages of this big boy must be discussed. And as the longest of the bunch (according to some) all we can do is grab onto that headboard and just like Nesta, “climb [that] mountain.”

But seriously… today is the day Ashley and Liz  go over the final (for now) book in the ACOTAR series: A Court of Silver Flames by Miss Sarah J. Maas. We discuss why this book is so polarizing, how we feel about the mental health representation, our favorite parts, quotes, characters, and maybe what we didn’t love so much about it. And we also give spoiler free star and spice ratings for those of you who maybe are on the fence about this one, or just haven’t gotten here yet!

And don’t worry, we’ve also got a special dad-themed fave of the week and a fail involving Whole 30 and technology… what a surprise! And lastly, a smash or pass with a scary robot and in Liz’s opinion… the WORST Spiderman.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Spoiler Free Intro
• 8:28 Favs and Fails of the Week
• 22:30 Stars Rating and Review for A Court of Silver Flames
• 25:09 5 Sentence ACOSF Book Summary
• 30:00 Top 3 Troped We Loved in ACOSF
• 32:43 Trope You Hated in A Court of Silver Flames
• 34:48 Microtrope That Stood Out
• 37:39 Is the Popularity Justified?
• 46:54 Favorite Part and Worst Part of ACOSF
• 51:52 Most and Least Favorite Character in Silver Flames
• 53:15 Notable Quotes
• 56:33 How Was The Spice?
• 57:37 Any Unanswered Questions?
• 1:02:00 Sampling of Reviews
• 1:04:45 Unhinged Smash or Pass