Part two of this par-tayy! 🎉 This week, we're discussing Empire of Storms, chapters 11–18 AND Tower of Dawn, chapters 7–16.

This is also known as the tandem read for the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas! Check out our pinned podcast schedule on Instagram if you'd like to follow along each week.

Process the chaos with Con, Lauren, Jon, & Kyle in this spoiler-free book club chat. This is a safe space to read along (or re-read along) with all of us. However, since we are reading these books in tandem, we are discussing both books each week! So if you're reading them separately, please finish both books before listening to these episodes to avoid any potential spoilers!

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THE TANDEM READ IS UPON US 😱 Read with us through Empire of Storms AND Tower of Dawn!

In this episode, we're covering Empire of Storms chapters 1–10 AND Tower of Dawn chapters 1–6. Check out our pinned podcast schedule on Instagram if you'd like to follow along each week.

Process the chaos with Con, Lauren, Jon, & Kyle in this spoiler-free book club chat. This is a safe space to read along (or re-read along) with all of us. However, since we are reading these books in tandem, we are discussing both books each week! So if you're reading them separately, please finish both books before listening to these episodes to avoid any potential spoilers!

Join us at ENCHANTICON 2025! All four of us are official influencers for this new fantasy convention in St. Louis, Missouri next year. Get your tickets here: https://www.mischiefmanagement.com/enchanticon

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FINISH Queen of Shadows with us! 🎉 What did you rate this book?!

Process the chaos with us in this spoiler-free book club chat. This is a safe space to read along (or re-read along) with all of us if you've only read through the end of Queen of Shadows.

REMINDER: we will be starting the tandem read NEXT WEEK, so be sure to order your tandem reading guide bookmarks from betweenpagesandfriends.com if you haven't already!

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Enchanticon 2025: https://www.mischiefmanagement.com/enchanticon

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CW: discussion from 2:03:05 until 2:08:25 includes mentions of childbirth complications and stillbirth. Please feel free to skip this part of the conversation if needed. We love you. 🤍

We're starting PART TWO of Queen of Shadows this week! What are your theories for the end of the book!?

Process the chaos with us in this spoiler-free book club chat. This is a safe space to read along (or re-read along) with all of us if you've only read through chapter 47 in Queen of Shadows.

REMINDER: we will be starting the tandem read in a few short weeks, so be sure to order your tandem reading guide bookmarks from betweenpagesandfriends.com if you haven't already!

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Thanks for listening, and for reading with us!

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DING DONG it's the second half of part one, y'all 🤠

This might be our favorite episode yet. Let us know what you think in the comments or our the dedicated podcast episode channels in our Discord!

Process the chaos with us in this spoiler-free book club chat. This is a safe space to read along (or re-read along) with all of us if you've only read through chapter 47 in Queen of Shadows.

REMINDER: we will be starting the tandem read in a few short weeks, so be sure to order your tandem reading guide bookmarks from betweenpagesandfriends.com if you haven't already!

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Thanks for listening, and for reading with us!

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AAAHHHH this is one of our (Con + Jon's) FAVORITE books in this whole series and we are STOKED to be starting it with you guys today!!

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There are SIX bonus chapters for the Throne of Glass series, and we're talking through the first FOUR today. These take place in the first half of the series, including a deleted scene from Heir of Fire that you don't want to miss!

We'll be covering the last two bonus chapters in another bonus episode (bonus bonus bonus) after finishing the tandem read, because they take place around Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn. But for this bonus episode, there are no spoilers for any chapters or books beyond Heir of Fire.

Let us know what you guys think about these first few chapters! Did you know they existed? Are you glad you read them? Which one is your favorite?

The Captain and the Prince: Takes place after The Assassin's Blade, before Throne of Glass. This chapter was originally published as bonus content in the US paperback edition of Throne of Glass. read it here: https://throneofglass.fandom.com/wiki/The_Captain_and_the_Prince

The Assassin and the Princess: Takes place after Throne of Glass, before Crown of Midnight. This chapter was written by Sarah J. Maas for the Crown of Midnight Blog Tour. read it here: https://throneofglass.fandom.com/wiki/The_Assassin_and_the_Princess

The Assassin and the Captain: Takes place after Throne of Glass, before Crown of Midnight. It was released on four separate book blogs as exclusive content from Crown of Midnight. read it here: https://throneofglass.fandom.com/wiki/The_Assassin_and_the_Captain

Heir of Fire Deleted Scene: Takes place around chapter 45 of Heir of Fire. Originally published as bonus content in the Target edition of Empire of Storms. read it here: https://www.wattpad.com/674001612-deleted-scenes-from-heir-of-fire-throne-of-glass

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♪♫♬ this is the end.. ♪♫♬ OF HEIR OF FIRE!

Process the chaos with us in this spoiler-free book club chat. This is a safe space to read along (or re-read along) with all of us if you've only read up to this point – HOWEVER, there may be spoilers for The Assassin's Blade if you haven't read that book yet. No spoilers for the rest of the series here though!

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