Episode 03: Holly Hates ACOTAR (Part One)

This week we’re reading not one but three books - A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury & A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas.

A fairy-tale retelling turned faerie smut that Harley can get behind and Holly is not impressed by.

We talk how to do a sex scene well, the trouble with interesting worlds but less engaging main characters and how movie training montages just don’t translate to fiction.

Trigger warnings ahead we also talk about trauma and the ways we thing Sarah J Mass did this well … but could have done better.

We also talk about the Black Jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop (and if you’re wondering the specific other book she mentions set in this world is The Invisible Ring)

For the full show transcript click here. To view it online go here.

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