Today is all about the book that started it all: A Court of Thorns & Roses by mother herself, Sarah J. Maas. We take a deep (ish) dive into book one, and kick off our five-part ACOTAR series, because we couldn’t soldier on with this podcast and just skip over such an important part of our book journey!

We also have a hilarious fave or fail of the week where we get into that good old time machine and head back to 1999, Aka the days of Kidz Bop and Teen Magazine heartthrobs. Who were our favorite guys? And who just didn’t do it for us? The answers may surprise you!

Lastly, we finish the episode with a unhinged smash or pass from the Grishaverse that might just stump Ashley… and an original monster romance pick that might just be too dangerous, even for Liz.

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A Court of Mist and Fury | https://fable.co/club/acomaf-buddy-read-with-bestiesandthebookclub-497545238637
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Shout Outs:
Full In Depth ACOTAR over @CariCanRead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hCdrM4JPVs
Funny Quick Animated ACOTAR over @thecookierhino2385 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PaSCvzww0Q