Ep 93: 'One Dark Window' Chapters 1-9 | Review & Discussion

Listen in as we discuss chapters 66 through 74 of A Court Of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 66 • Ponders tamlin's deception. • Feyre's wound in healing quickly but can she shape shift her wounds away until they are actually gone? • Winter court arrives with lesser fae, "I wouldnt be surprised if they could talk". • Mor and Feyre worked things out and Mor comes out 😭❤️. • Azriel confessed at her lowest moment. • Homophobia in prythian. • Queen girlfriend, Good luck babe!. • Sisters advocate for the humans. Chapter 67 • Amren plan for nullifying king. • Free will for the humans but Rhys has their minds in his hands. • Feyre left without a note to get the mirror 😑. Chapter 68 • Snow and moonlight in a chamber. • Normal reflection at first. • Sees a bad ass beast creeping behind her. • Feyre gave us more thought about Tamlin jumping than the mirror affecting her. • Bonecarver just did it to test her. Chapter 69 • They are in the human lands passing her village. • Everyone gears up Azriel can't go. • Azriel gave Elaine truth teller 😱. • Amren's gear so small it was made for a child lol. • Rhysand speech. • Friendship circle. • Rhysand's eyes have less stars, like the galaxy marble in MIB. • Feyre shows him ANOTHER tattoo and unglamours the carver and bryaxis as her mating gift. • Feyre says she loved what she saw within herself and tells him more than she did us of how she reached to it. I think Rhysand would also love her beast. • Then the weaver shows up with ianthe's jewel and Rhysand shows his tattoo. • So neither one of them left notes and doing stuff behind each other's backs. • Feyre only made good on one deal. Chapter 70 • Rhysand misted. • Bryaxis and bonecarver obviously incredible. • Feyre reminded carver and bryaxis to only go after hybern, what if you accidentally got caught up in his shadow 😳. • Tamlin, baron(eris?), Grayson, and Jurian arrived. • "They had come, and tamlin had managed to rally that force I so gleefully destroyed"- feyre. • Cauldron unleashed, Nesta saved Cassian. • Nesta knew where the cauldron was going to aim, does she know Feyre is holding it later? • Did the carver look like her child while slaughtering? Chapter 71 • They are losing and sisters useless. • Miriam and drakon showed up in the east, hybern in the west. • They were in the air for the whole conversation lol. • Their dad actually saved the 6th queen and rallied forces and Lucian tagged along. Chapter 72 • Feyre monolog to explain why her dad abandoned his family. • See the 6th queen as a firebird. How? • Cassian and Rhysand discuss letting him project Nesta while she is used as a distraction. • Amren and Feyre run to the cauldron. Chapter 73 • Weaver near the cauldron and looks like handsome squidward. • Nesta pulling from the cauldron for the diversion. • Weaver neck snapped, and fed to Naga. No consequence for the deals they made lol. • Feyre touched the cauldron and Amren tossed the book. Chapter 74 • "I'm sorry I lied to you" -Amren. • I think Amren has a plan and we just can't know about it. • Feyre on a journey to watch the war and saw Rhysand take on his full beast form. • Helian also transformed into the opposite of Rhysand. • Unnamed commander of Hybern a match for rhysand and Helian? • Nesta offers what she took back to the king but he still kills her father. • I think this was the vision Elaine actually had of cassian. • Are the cauldron and feyre physically there or mentally there? Because Nesta uses the cauldron as a weapon against the king. • Nesta use all of the power in one blow, the power to make worlds. • Cassian tells Nesta good bye, Nesta covers him. • Feyre tries to bargin with the cauldron. No luck of getting a new Tat. • Elaine slays the king's throat. Bad ass moment, love it so much 😭.

11 Sep 202455min

Chapter 66 • Ponders tamlin's deception. • Feyre's wound in healing quickly but can she shape shift her wounds away until they are actually gone? • Winter court arrives with lesser fae, "I wouldnt be surprised if they could talk". • Healing is like constructing because thesan couldn't heal azriel because the wings were too different. And he needs a healer. • Mor and Feyre worked things out and Mor comes out 😭❤️. • Azriel confessed at her lowest moment. • Homophobia in prythian. • Queen girlfriend, Good luck babe!. • Sisters advocate for the humans. Chapter 67 • Amren plan for nullifying king. • Free will for the humans but Rhys has their minds in his hands. • Feyre left without a note to get the mirror 😑. Chapter 68 • Snow and moonlight in a chamber. • Normal reflection at first. • Sees a bad ass beast creeping behind her. • Feyre gave us more thought about Tamlin jumping than the mirror affecting her. • Bonecarver just did it to test her. Chapter 69 • They are in the human lands passing her village. • Everyone gears up Azriel can't go. • Azriel gave Elaine truth teller 😱. • Amren's gear so small it was made for a child lol. • Friendship circle. • Rhysand's eyes have less stars, like the galaxy marble in MIB. • Feyre shows him ANOTHER tattoo and unglamours the carver and bryaxis as her mating gift. • Feyre says she loved what she saw within herself and tells him more than she did us of how she reached to it. I think Rhysand would also love her beast. • Then the weaver shows up with ianthe's jewel and Rhysand shows his tattoo. • So neither one of them left notes and doing stuff behind each other's backs. Chapter 70 • Rhysand misted. • Bryaxis and bonecarver obviously incredible. • Feyre reminded carver and bryaxis to only go after hybern, what if you accidentally got caught up in his shadow 😳. • Tamlin, baron(eris?), Grayson, and Jurian arrived. • "They had come, and tamlin had managed to rally that force I so gleefully destroyed"- feyre. • Elaine sad from watching war and Grayson, Nesta watching Cas. • Weaver can smell the cauldron. • Cauldron unleashed, Nesta saved Cassian. • Nesta knew where the cauldron was going to aim, does she know Feyre is holding it later? • Did the carver look like her child while slaughtering? Chapter 71 • They are losing and sisters useless. • Miriam and drakon showed up in the east, hybern in the west. • They were in the air for the whole conversation lol. • Their dad actually saved the 6th queen and rallied forces and Lucian tagged along. Chapter 72 • Feyre monolog to explain why her dad abandoned his family. • See the 6th queen as a firebird. How? • "Tell that witch it goes both ways" -Rhys. • Cassian and Rhysand discuss letting him project Nesta while she is used as a distraction. • Amren and Feyre run to the cauldron. Chapter 73 • Weaver near the cauldron and looks like handsome squidward. • Nesta pulling from the cauldron for the diversion. • Weaver neck snapped, and fed to Naga. No consequence for the deals they made lol. • Feyre touched the cauldron and Amren tossed the book. Chapter 74 • "I'm sorry I lied to you" -Amren. • I think Amren has a plan and we just can't know about it. • Feyre on a journey to watch the war and saw Rhysand take on his full beast form. • Unnamed commander of Hybern a match for rhysand and Helian? • I think Nesta took the leash or halter power of the cauldron since she can call it. • The king has their father, father never got to see Elaine one more time. • Nesta offers what she took back to the king but he still kills her father. • Are the cauldron and feyre physically there or mentally there? Because Nesta uses the cauldron as a weapon against the king. • Nesta use all of the power in one blow, the power to make worlds. • Cassian tells Nesta good bye, Nesta covers him. • Feyre tries to bargin with the cauldron. No luck of getting a new Tat. • Elaine slays the king's throat. Bad ass moment, love it so much 😭.

10 Sep 202458min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 57 through 65 of A Court Of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Also enjoy our summary book notes: Rhysand did end up telling Feyre to communicate better, not so she get permission but just shares with others so they know where she is. We broke our "do not talk about the book rule" to argue who was in the right between Mor and Feyre. Feyre does say sorry, she did like 3 times. Chapter 57 Feyre convinced Mor to go help in the battle. Used Elaine to track the suriel. Feyre did ask permission to enter her mind to share an image. Winnowed to the forest near the weaver. Bonecarver in another part of the world, with Lucian? Did not need to capture the suriel. Chapter 58 It called Elaine a trembling fawn, we've heard this before from the book of breathings. Calls Nesta a beautiful thief and to use bones. (Witch?). I didn't think feyre actually said the phrase to nullify the cauldron. Must cease to live to end the cauldron. Only feyre can decide what breaks her, in relation to looking into the mirror. Gives a message to silver eyed one. Ianthe arrived. Chapter 59 Tells her to run. Ran to the weaver and the forest moved out of her way. Did it do it for the weaver or the suriel? Cheaper 60 Held the door open. Weaver smelled her brother. Heard screaming but nothing confirmed. The suriel dying heartbreaking. Tells her to stay with Rhys but almost like there will be a moment she won't want to. Leave this world a better place than you found it. Phantom wind stirred the ashes of the suriel, is this the same wind that assisted her flying from highburn? Chapter 61 Cassian nearly died. Feyre has never tried using her healing power. Either through blood or hands like thesan attempted with Nesta. Mor rightfully felt lied to by feyre. Bad things come for suriel blood, how did Helian find her and he gave vague details that no one questioned. Glad rhysand asked her to leave a note! Cassian and Rhys argued. Mor said to Nesta "should you be refilling that bucket?". Mor and Feyre argued about feyre omission and Feyre brought up azriel. Ice cold. Agree 100% with Mor. Chapter 62 Amren is shown pages to review. Nesta given bones and stones. Cassian near Nesta to give her comfort. Feyre did not ask permission to enter her mind but I'm guessing it was necessary. Cauldron saw them. No time to find Miriam so she considered the bone carver again. Varian seduced Amren. Thanks her like any bro. Chapter 63 Dreams from Elaine's perspective and heard the cauldron. Rhysand slept nude which sounds risky during war. Rhysand listens when Feyre says somethings wrong. Elaine taken and Azriel thought of her. Chapter 64 Plan for Feyre to pose as Ianthe, not confirmed deceased. Cassian can't help due to injury, cannot comprehend having healing power and not using it to both feyre and thesan. I would have an issue with you being intimate with me looking like someone else. Chapter 65 Acts like ianthe but Jurian knew instantly. I didn't realize azriel could BE Shadows. I wouldn't risk my siblings life for another. "Looks like you already got some steel in you, no need for mine" -jurian. Narrator impressively didn't use her ianthe voice but feyre impersonating ianthe voice. Azriel displayed his incredible power and Elaine said "you came for me" to him. Feyre hit, azriel carried two while injured. Tamlin saved them, warm spring wind helped feyre (i thought feyre but she said it was tamlin). This was the moment for the wings but I like that she acknowledged the moment to want to learn to fly. Tamlin escaped. Feyre is drained so I forgive her not healing azriel. Nesta hugged feyre, sister's cuddled, cute moment.

6 Sep 20241h 18min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 49 through 56 of A Court Of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 49 Starts off moments after wall destroyed. Feyre monolog about Nesta's connection to the cauldron. Talk of saving the humans and making plans for clamoring Elaine to look human to Grayson. Nesta has never worn pants. "I'd have no doubt you'd start a riot if you did" -Cassian. Cassian tells her to take out anyone who tries to hurt her and have her a dagger. Feyre talks to Amren about the Bryaxis as she wants to make another bargin. Chapter 50 Amren and Feyre meet Bryaxis. All it wants is sunlight, moonlight, and stars. Offers it a window to obey her orders, new tattoo. Secret from Rhysand until after she made the deal. "If I already need to redecorate to match Thesan's splendor, I might add well or in a window." Chapter 51 At the illyrian mountain camp. Rhysand needed to show he was still their high lord even though he has trained with them. "They need to remember I'm their high lord, and I have no intention of loosening the leash". Feyre turned on by it. Devlon noticed Nesta, ask of she was a witch, she said yes. Witches amass power beyond their natural reserve, they use archaic tools and spells to harness more power than allotted to them. Glamoured Elaine and at the estate. Chapter 52 Elaine talks about her trauma in not being able to take a bath. Feyre compliments grayson's looks but still calls him hawk nosed. They ask Nolan and Grayson to offer their estate to all humans to ask. Jurian told them what happened to Elaine and Nesta. Chapter 53 Why did jurian really go to Nolan and Grayson? Jurian turned by King to sway the queens. Jurian didn't talk about the 6th queen. Jurian trying to find Miryam and Drakon to use in the war. Tamlin shared plans with highburn. I wonder if it was because he knew which side would win and he was trying to help his ppl like once before. Chapter 54 If Rhysand didn't want to look why not ask Feyre? Says 6th queen was given to a death lord who cursed her. Feyre's intrusive thoughts about Lucian not being the high lord son they think. Feyre commands they take care of the humans. Jurian threatens and then the agree to protect but how do you even prove they listened? You fae males come to take our women, are your own not fuckable enough? Elaine won't take the ring off :(. Jurians plans sound like Rhysands under the mountain plans. Jurian gave Intel like Tamlin should have. Chapter 55 Mor talks about how fighting with Jurian and asked about Elaine who still has on her ring. Lays down with Rhysand and discuss the war, in summer court illyrian camp. Chapter 56 Highburn arrived, Rhysand cloaked the army. Why un-cloak them? Feyre documenting the events but not fighting. Cassian bad ass. Hughburn surrendered, Tarquin in the waaaaay back. He drowned them all, should've started with that. Nesta shocked by Cassian's power and help wounded. Azriel no where to be found, no word from Lucian still. Nesta recognized cassian was hurt and wrapped his arm. While holding hands, Mor walks in, cassian pulls his hand away before Nesta was about to speak, and they leave together 😡. Post war sex? Feyre can fight in Adriata and Velaris but not ones like this battle. No cauldron vibes from Nesta and no book updates from Amren. Highburn headed to winter court through the ass crack of Autumn and Summer court. Varien suggests they march north and stay. Feyre created "fae" to spoof them staying Highburn not actually tired and no high leadership. Battle ensued and Nesta watched Cassian. Keir's forces falling and Rhysand drained. Feyre to catch the suriel again.

5 Sep 20241h 32min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 42 through 48 of A Court Of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 42 Nesta became human emissary. Rhysand said he's going to show who really has the biggest wings. I like how Rhys paused Winnowing to hear the drama. "You didn't come to..." -Nesta to Cassian. Arrived at Dawn court and implied it was better than Rhysand's places lol. Asked to wear the crown to bed. I would never marry a man not mated to me because what if one day he meets her?! Especially given what we know what it is like for the men. Chapter 43 Peregryn- note for Ryan. Can be mated to same sex. Star wars clone wars cloud city. Dawn court has the power of healing but all of the high lords can heal. Spring court has the power to transform but she wonders what the beast form of the other high lords is. Company improved but only invites feyre over. Thesan =Dawn court Helian = Day court Kallias =winter court Viviane =winter wife/Mor bestie Ends on all courts arriving. Chapter 44 Tamlin arrived alone. "In the business of f*cking them". So much drama in front of everyone. Discussion of the winter children. Is tamlin actually against high burn? Rhysand shut tamlin up. Chapter 45 Blood rubies revoked. "The better man, the better male" 😂 Azriel wins brownie points, he's mated to her, and all the more reason I don't think he was caught. Anti fae bane made by dawn court. "It must be nice to have forces to give the antidote to" - tamlin Tarquin will take in spring court ppl. Autumn court bright up claire. Nesta stood up for Cassian "he may be the only thing standing between highburn and your people". Chapter 46 Baron shielded against Feyre. She used everyone's power. Nesta said the cauldron showed her the kings heart. Feyre says that she did not take the power and will use them as she pleases. Everyone stood, including Tamlin. Chapter 47 Long talk. Side note: no deal with Eris as the baron knows about Feyre's power, right? Rhysand always validates Feyre, justified her blowing up as the reason everything worked out. Cassian rubbed Mor's feet 🤨. Helian, Mor, Cassian, and Azriel Foursome offer? Haha Funnier book than the last ones. Helian is lucians dad. Feyre so bold to ask prying questions lol. Does Lucian have other power's? Just says his mother's family is strong. Nesta didn't greet Helian and wanted to leave. Cassian, Mor, and Nesta drama. Implied cassian and Nesta sleeping together secretly. Chapter 48 Morning after for Mor and helian. Tamlin gives Feyre too much credit for his army leaving. Nesta sick and the wall is down. Did it without whatever Nesta took. The wall went across prythian and the continent.

30 Aug 20241h 19min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 35 through 41 of A Court Of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 35 Did they all have to hold hands to winnow an army? Amren got the message from varian. Nesta, Elaine, and Amren staying behind. Morrigan a bad ass. Showed up to Adriata and it was chaos. Signs of Rhysand's power impaired. I like that she thought of Alice. No judgement from Mor if Feyre couldn't do the job. Winnowed into the palace. Chapter 36 Again Morrigan is incredible clearing the palace. Scene like Ciri in witcher. Feyre couldn't reach Rhys but then he let's her in to see through his eyes. What is Feyre doing in thus moment? Is it think book that someone could just Mist someone? Damper on Rhys's siphoning. Chapter 37 The king appeared. Rhysand is being logical of the consequences of taking out the king in this moment. King knew Rhys reached for his mind. King talked about Amorantha and twins. Told that Tamlin is not happy. King wants to take Feyre. Spell is the dampener and he's starting this war due not liking humans and being shut off from resources. Projector king? Chapter 38 Feyre finally back to reality and Mor freaking out but also soothing to Feyre. Feyre thought about war. Showed up to Tarquin and Varian(handsome face lol). Tarquin thought Feyre took down Spring Court so the King could take it over and thought they arrived to do the same to Summer court. Why not tell him why they stole the book at this point. Feyre tells Tarquin to tend to the wounded, love her confidence. Tarquin learns she is a High Lady, yeeeeessssssssss. Chapter 39 Illyrian camp near Adriata and takiing care of the wounded. Rhysand bothered the king chose the library to attack. Rhysand vulnerable like under the 1st Mt. Feyre doesn't want to go to meeting putting on the typical mask but to be honest, and it's about time. Going to keep her power quiet-ish. They don't know where Mirium is. x. Back to velaris. Amren was worried about Varian. Neeeeeeeesta was worried about Cassian! Mor is jelly?!?!?!?!?! Love Amren and Nesta friendship and lessons. Chapter 40 Met the Bonecarver. Who did Rhysand see the first time? Feyre demanded bone carver choose new object, first child, and showed Rhysand. Elaine was cooking! X? Nesta anxious about cassian and close to solving the ability with the wall if unleashed. Chapter 41 Trained with Azriel and date chosen for the meeting. Meeting in the dawn court. Amren thinks Nesta only needs a few more days. Everyone prepped for the meeting. Family jewels. Cassian barely looked at Nesta come down the stairs and Mor watching it all. Nesta complimented Feyre. Nesta going with.

23 Aug 20241h 24min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 28 through 34 of A Court Of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 28 The way Amren traveled dimensions through a rip, so did the death gods. Feyre practiced flying with azriel and fighting with Cassian. Mor and Rhys worked things out. Healer found nothing wrong with Elaine. Hassle couldn't see into her mind and warned feyre not to try. Chapter 29 Lucian freaked out Elaine. They were building walls in their minds(Amren and Nesta). Twin ravens are coming, one white, one black. Feyre and azriel trees fly training again. No books on the mirror. Flying training sends like a waste of time to me. Mirium story and parting the sea. Mirium with human slaves. Drakon's ppl drowned the queens ppl. A cartography, Nefell, saw Miriam's death and Rescued her. Why not put her wings away, why keep them to feel the pain? X. Keeping the wings at this point is just a fetish lol. Chapter 30 Morning in the townhouse with everyone. Elaine brings up cassian's wings breaking. Feyre and Nesta to the library. Why do you push everyone away and the lights went out. Elaine called it that two raven would appear. I wonder if the Phoenix reference was Lucian. Highburn ravens there to take Nesta because she took too much from the cauldron. Chapter 31 Feyre and Nesta running away. Feyre realizes Elaine is an oracle. No visual concept of what is going on. Voice whispered. Who did she make a deal with. Screaming continued 😬. Chapter 32 New tattoo. Nesta doesn't know what she took. Feyre noticed Rhys was sloppy with Intel from the ravens. The queen with the feathers aflame. They called her a "seer" Chapter 33 They all realize Elaine isn't crazy and all her questions. She says the 6th queen was cursed to a sorcerer that keeps girls at a lake.... third death god. Firebird during the day and night walker human. Lucians eye can see spells and glamours. Lucian going to find the queen. She's taking another bath. Chapter 34 Amren hunted and found no foe. Prince of Egypt, placed lambs blood above doors to protect against harm. Rhys and Mor did damage control with priestesses. Will Lucian actually help the queen? Nesta close to training with something tangible. Highburn attacking Adriata.

21 Aug 20241h 16min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 21 through 27 of A Court Of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 21 Checked on Amren and Nesta training. Ryan wonders if Cas and Nesta x already. They are keeping Amren out of the plans to release bone carver. She has a nightmare about amorantha, Rhys, and sisters. Chapter 22 Went to carver, cassian &feyre., held hands. Who did cassian put in the jail? Bonecarver is a god? Poses as their child. Ryan called it. And the weaver is its sister. Bone carver says Nesta stole from the cauldron. "What did you wake that day?" Nesta is now ancient and new. The rock, darkness, and sea beyond whispered to the carver and I think Elaine may hear this too. Chapter 23 Carver wants to be in the cell, to hide from siblings. Older brother cosjay. Weaver is twin. Bro confined to a lake? Fae warrior trapped sis and bro, and bloodline in some humans. Death gods. Carver not interested. Weaver mirror, Kier has it. Three sibling correlation to the three sisters? Chapter 24 Everyone is prepping for hewn city and Elaine mentions hearing heartbeats. Bird of fire. Nesta has no desire to be a warrior. Elaine and Lucian talk, no Elaine heartbeat? Nesta knew feyre was in lucians mind. Wrong but I like we can hear what mated thoughts are like. Nesta admits she made the cauldron give something back and feyre thinks she took death. Azriel mated to Mor? Is Elaine going to make it? Feyre wonders if Azriel is a better fit for Elaine. Chapter 25 Show up to hewn city. Gave Feyre the throne and stood her ground. Feyre and Rhys act rudely in this city. Meeting with Keir. Eris, the hier to the Autumn court, who hurt Mor. Chapter 26 Offered up Eris to make an alliance with in exchange for being in the war. Keir knows about velaris and he wants access to it. Velaris no longer safe for Mor. Shitty rhysand made that decision without feyre. Must look into the mirror to take it. Who actually hurt Mor and killed lucians mate. If Eris doesn't tell baron about feyre, they will help him become high lord. Chapter 27 They came back to the townhouse and they all talked about the deal. Rhysand told no one the plan and Feyre backed him up 🤨. Amren like the deal but offered to hunt kier for mor. Amren found out they went to the prison. Amren said she became someone/thing else and was able to leave the prison. The rocks could tell on her. I can't imagine there are many escapees. Rip in the sky, she was felt things unlike her kind, reminded me of robot movies that gain "feelings". She knows the carver must be bound to a body, and he won't do it, especially without the mirror. If unbound, she would not know them. Elaine heard screaming from someone everyone thought wasn't alive. Elaine creepy. Why did feyre mention how everything all happened in one day? Healer for Elaine and I bet Elaine can look into the mirror.

18 Aug 20241h 11min