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We did it, y'all! We made it to the end(?) of our Hunger Games deep dive with SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins (until the movie release, of course) and the gang is all here! How does one even summarize this book/episode? It was so much more traumatic than I think any of us were expecting, but what a journey. We talk major lore, complex character arcs, trauma, recontextualizing the Hunger Games universe, unending despair, potential movie adaptation choices, more trauma, how President Snow can catch these hands, and yet more despair! Whew. Honestly, we're still not over it. REMINDER: Obvious spoilers for the entire Hunger Games universe, including speculation about the forthcoming movie adaptation of SUNRISE ON THE REAPING. If you haven't read this series yet -- babe, what are you even doing here?? Don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and if you have any suggestions for future episodes/books to cover, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via email or DM or carrier pigeon or raven or whatever method you prefer. We love to hear from you, and honestly we have no idea what we want to do next, so we'd love to know what YOU want to hear us talk about! As always, an enormous thanks to DJempirical for our fabulous theme music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaage@gmail.com facebook.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Find Aubrey at instagram.com/aubsbobs Find Melissa at instagram.com/mellooyellowxx Find Liz at instagram.com/lizbistline17 Mentions: Fan Service by Rosie Danaan Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare Ana and the Din series by Robert Jackson Bennett Wheel of Time (TV show) on Amazon Prime Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven Vanderpump Rules on Bravo Summer House on Bravo Fetch Phillips Archives by Luke Arnold

We're back for our final episode covering the original THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy with Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, as well as the 2014 and 2015 films directed by Francis Lawrence! What a journey! What a time! We talk about the bleak realities of war, trauma and PTSD, the continuing failures of humanity, love triangles (just to mix it up), and more trauma. Is this book a rousing good time? No. Is it exactly as bleak as it should be? Yes. REMINDER: We are in full spoiler-mode for this series, so if you haven't read the books and/or watched the movies and if you don't want to hear us speculate about the forthcoming SUNRISE ON THE REAPING, save this one for another time. Join us next time for the aforementioned SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. Want more episodes, more consistently? RATE AND REVIEW US

The whole crew is back, and we are continuing our THG deep-dive with CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins, as well as the 2013 film directed by Francis Lawrence! We talk Victor trauma, budding rebellions, new characters (brb proposing marriage to both Finnick Odair and Johanna Mason) and so much more! REMINDER: We are in full spoiler mode for this series, so if you haven't read the books and/or watched the movies, save this one for later unless you want to be spoiled. Join us next time for the rollicking good time that is MOCKINGJAY, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. Your reviews fuel us! And as always, a huge thank you to Djempirical for our fabulous music. Side note: Zuckerberg hates us and our Instagram page got permanently banned (for what, you ask? Excellent question. I tried asking it myself, but was ignored.) so find us on Facebook for now, and maybe we'll start a Bluesky or something in the future? TBD Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com facebook.com/actyaage Find Corinne at: instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at: instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at: instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Find Melissa at: instagram.com/mellooyellowxx Find Aubrey at: instagram.com/aubsbobs Find Liz at: instagram.com/lizbistline17

We are once again joined by some friends of the pod to continue our coverage of The Hunger Games series with THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins, as well as the 2012 film directed by Gary Ross! We talk Panem politics, love triangles, series implications, and so much more! Don't forget we're going full spoiler mode for this series, so if you haven't read the books and/or watched the movies, save this one for later unless you want to be spoiled. Join us next time for CATCHING FIRE, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts - they really help us! As always, a huge thanks to Djempirical for our amazing music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage Find Corinne at: instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at: instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at: instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Find Melissa at: instagram.com/mellooyellowxx Find Aubrey at: instagram.com/aubsbobs

We hope you've missed us, because we are BACK for a new series and this time we are finally covering one of the most culturally significant YA series of all time: THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins - with some special returning guests! This series will take place over the next few months (release schedule TBD) and each episode will focus on one book and its accompanying movie(s). We've decided to go full spoiler-mode on this series so we can really get into the nitty-gritty, so if you haven't read or seen any of these books and/or movies consider this your spoiler warning! We've decided to start chronologically (from the current releases, at least) with THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES. In this episode we talk villain origins, the current political landscape (yikes), toxic boys with Eminem haircuts, and so much more. Join us next time for THE HUNGER GAMES, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and everywhere you get your podcasts. Reviews fuel us! And as always, a huge and eternal thanks to Djempirical for our incredible music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage Find Tasia at: instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at: instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Find Melissa at: instagram.com/mellooyellowxx Find Aubrey at: instagram.com/aubsbobs Find Liz at: instagram.com/lizbistline17

We tackle a couple of behemoths (in both page count and pop culture impact) as we discuss FOURTH WING and its sequel IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros! We talk character arcs, sassy dragons, Xaden and Violet's romantic evolution, what the future might hold for this ongoing series, and more! Stick around til the end to hear what we have in our tentative lineup for the next few episodes, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes and everywhere you get your podcasts. It really does help! As always, an eternal thanks to Djempirical for our fabulous music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, and Happy People by Emily Henry Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer The Buccaneers on Apple TV The Shepard King duology by Rachel Gillig The Elements of Cadence series by Rebecca Ross

We sit down to discuss the second season of Netflix's hit show HEARTSTOPPER, based on volume 3 of the graphic novel by Alice Oseman! We talk adaptation choices, queer found family (shocker, I know), moms of all sorts, and so much more! Don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and shoot us an email or a DM with suggestions for future books. We'd love to hear from you! As always, a huge thanks to DJempirical for our incredible theme music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: The Vampire Diaries on Max The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas

We are back again (so soon!) to discuss the film adaptation of one of our favorite books we've ever covered, Casey McQuiston's RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE, written and directed by Matthew Lopez for Amazon Studios! We talk casting, changes, adaptation choices, and so much more! Honestly, it was hard not to just sit here and gush, but we did our best to throw some critical analysis in there too. Stick around til the end where we may or may not drop hints about what might be coming next, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, a huge thanks to Djempirical for our fabulous theme music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Tasia's TRUE BLOOD rewatch pod at instagram.com/fangbangerzpod

We are once again returning after an extended absence, and we are so excited to finally get to discuss GREYWAREN by Maggie Stiefvater! We talk multiple-series arcs, plots that run on vibes and vibes only, and Margaret making fools of us all. SPOILER WARNING: We talk pretty in-depth about all of the books in Maggie's connected RAVEN CYCLE and DREAMER books, so if you haven't finished both series and you wish to remain unspoiled, we recommend you wait on this one and come back when you're done. As always, a big thanks to DJ Empirical for our amazing theme music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

THE GANG'S BACK, Y'ALL! After a VERY long hiatus, we are thrilled to be back with our Grishaverse pals Jessie and Aubrey to sit down and discuss everything SHADOW AND BONE Season 2 on Netflix! We talk new characters, our favorite (and least favorite) adaptive choices, plot convergences and that breakneak pacing, and everything in between. SPOILER WARNING: The same rules that applied to our coverage of the first season will apply here as well; we decided that the only way we can properly analyze how the show fits into the entire Grishaverse was to include the entire written Grishaverse into our analysis - this includes everything from the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy, the SIX OF CROWS duology, the KING OF SCARS duology, and of course the first season of the Netflix show. That said, we don't get too spoilery, but if you want to remain completely unspoiled on everything from the books we recommend that you come back and listen when you're done reading. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Find Aubrey at instagram.com/aubsbobs Mentions Yellowjackets on Showtime Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo Shrinking on Apple TV Sanditon Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent Kate Clayborn books

We're back, and this time we're sitting down to catch up and talk about everything we've been into lately, and read some great listener emails and reviews! Stick around next time for a book deep-dive, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia and instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas The Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas The Hathaways series by Lisa Kleypas The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni These Hollow Vows/These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan Unwritten Rules by K.D Casey Fire Season by K.D. Casey

Special guest and benevolant book club overlord, Aubrey, returns to help us wrap up the THRONE OF GLASS series with KINGDOM OF ASH by Sarah J Maas! We talk final arcs, ships, trauma, torture, some more trauma, character deaths, even more trauma, and so much more! I hope y'all like crying, because we do a whole lot of it in this episode. We've included spoiler sections for all of our THRONE OF GLASS episodes so far, and even though this is the last book in the series, this episode is no exception. If you've read all the books in the expanded Maas universe (ACOTAR and Crescent City), stick around for a spoiler section that will dive into possible connections and implications between those books and these! Don't worry, if you need to bail we'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we have planned for the future, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Aubrey for joining us! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Aubrey on Instagram and Twitter @aubsbobs Mentions Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel The Prison Healer series by Lynette Noni My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean

Returning guest and noted Chaol stan Jessie is back to discuss all things Chaol, I mean TOWER OF DAWN by Sarah J Maas! We talk disability representation, big character arcs, endgame setup, and the absolute balls of steel it took for Ms Sarah J Maas to release a Chaol-focused book in a completely different setting with completely different supporting characters after the game-changing ending of EMPIRE OF STORMS. While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the eents of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is wher eyou want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Jessie for joining us! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Mentions: Cursebreakers series by Brigid Kemmerer Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer Game Changers series by Rachel Reid Everything For You by Chloe Liese A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall Yellowjackets on Showtime

Surprise! We sit down with Casey McQuiston's YA debut (that they definitely wrote just for us, we're sure) I KISSED SHARA WHEELER! We talk hot mean girls (shocker, I know), theatre kids, Shakespeare gays, religious trauma, Casey's magical powers, and so much more! Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Book Lovers by Emily Henry The Game Changers series by Rachel Reid Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan

We sit down to discuss the first two volumes of HEARTSTOPPER, Alice Oseman's graphic novel sensation, as well as the adaptation on Netflix! We talk adaptation choices, casting, the importance of queer joy stories, and more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Our Flag Means Death on HBO Max Black Sails on Starz/Hulu The No Show by Beth O'Leary The Long Game by Rachel Reid

We sit down with Tiktok's favorite book boyfriend brawler, Cat, to discuss EMPIRE OF STORMS - book 5 in Sarah J Maas's THRONE OF GLASS series! We talk magic hands, plot twists, storyline convergences, and did we mention magic hands? We talk a lot about magic hands. While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Cat for joining us! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Cat at instagram.com/see.cat.read and tiktok.com/see.cat.read Mentions: Bridgerton season 2 on Netflix A Week To Be Wicked by Tessa Dare The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert American Queen by Sierra Simone The Power of Five by Alex Lidell Fortuna Sworn by KJ Sutton "My Ass Is A Dumptruck (My Thighs Are Also Dumptrucks)" by Narcissist Cookbook

We continue our THRONE OF GLASS journey with QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah J Maas, with special guest and reigning queen of Throne of Glass TikTok, Allie! We talk female friendships, long-awaited reunions, backsliding characters, and so much more! While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Allie for joining us! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Allie at tiktok.com/bigallieg Mentions: Bridgerton on Netflix To Marry and to Meddle by Martha Waters A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall

We continue our THRONE OF GLASS journey with HEIR OF FIRE by Sarah J Maas! We talk mental health journeys, romantic entanglements, hot mean girls, and the most horrifying thing SJM has ever written! Strap in, because this is where this series starts to get really crunchy. While we are talking about this book spoiler-free, please note that we will be including a spoiler section at the end to discuss how the events of this book fit into the rest of the ToG series, so if you're reading along for the first time, this is where you want to leave us until you finish the series. We'll give you plenty of warning before we wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake Only A Monster by Vanessa Len

Surprise! We interrupt your regularly scheduled THRONE OF GLASS episode to bring you a special first reaction episode to HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH - the newest CRESCENT CITY book from Sarah J Maas!

We sit down to discuss THE ASSASSIN'S BLADE - the book of 5 prequel novellas in Sarah J Maas's THRONE OF GLASS series! We talk foreshadowing, fun character cameos, doomed first loves, and so much more! We might have finally gotten Tasia to cry on the podcast with this one, so buckle up - it's an emotional ride. SPOILER WARNING: While we are covering the other books in this series spoiler-free, due to the foreshadowing nature of these books we decided there was no way we could have a full discussion of it without talking about the implications of these events to the rest of the series. So if you haven't finished the entire THRONE OF GLASS series yet and don't wish to be spoiled, save this one for when you're done and join us next time for HEIR OF FIRE! Until then, don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Cheer season 2 on Netflix Yellowjackets on Showtime The Gilded Age on HBO Max Joanna Shupe Crescent City by Sarah J Maas

Tasia and Corinne tackle a modern YA classic with Adam Silvera's THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END. We talk this book's legacy, the ethical ramifications of predicted deaths, character arcs, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon Anatomy by Dana Schwartz

New year, new huge series project! We begin our coverage of Sarah J Maas's THRONE OF GLASS series with the first two books: THRONE OF GLASS and CROWN OF MIDNIGHT! We talk confident heroines, love triangles, problematic representation, and so much more! We're approaching this series a little differently than we have other series in the past; following this episode we will (typically) be covering one THRONE OF GLASS book per month, with one non-ToG book thrown in to round out our content -- this way, we get to play in this sandbox a little longer, and we'll have other book coverage out there for those that don't want to take this particular journey with us (though, we highly recommend you do!!). Please also note that we will be including a spoiler section for our ToG episode, so if you're reading along for the first time, you're good to listen to most of the episode - we'll let you know when we're about to wade into spoiler territory. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering in the next couple episodes, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan When You Get The Chance by Emma Lord The Widow Of Rose House by Diana Biller Station Eleven on HBO Max (based on the book by Emily St John Mandel)

We sit down with a couple of cocktails and break down our favorite books of the year by category -- our favorite ships, series, steam, and more! Stick around til the end where we announce what you can expect from us next year, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes

We are once again joined by friend of the pod and noted twihard Martha to tackle Stephenie Meyer's seminal, industry-shaking, TWILIGHT! We talk red flags, vampire lore, religious moralizing, the absolutely iconic film adaptation, and so much more! TWILIGHT has not aged well, but we have, and we have a lot of fun dissecting this landmark media. Stick around til the end where we announce what comes next, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! And don't forget to submit your burning book questions for our upcoming mailbag/end of year wrap up episode! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art (and being a great guest, as usual!), and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Martha at instagram.com/realmarthariley Mentions: Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri Desperate Measures by Katee Robert The Great on Hulu The Spindle Cove Series by Tessa Dare The Vampire Diaries Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Succession on HBO

We sit down with returning guest Aubrey to dive into REDEMPTOR, the second (and final) book in Jordan Ifueko's beautiful RAYBEARER duology. We talk social justice, activism, imperialism, demon daddies, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! Also, we're still planning our end-of-year wrap up/mailbag episode, so don't forget to send us your burning questions/comments/whatever so we can read them on air! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thank you to Aubrey for joining us again! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Aubrey at instagram.com/aubsbobs and twitter.com/aubsbobs Mentions: Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime series) Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer Soulless by Gail Carriger

Our FOLK OF THE AIR journey has come to an end with the novella HOW THE KING OF ELFHAME LEARNED TO HATE STORIES by Holly Black! This one is short and sweet, but we still manage to find a way to become unhinged and emotional, so worry not - it still packs a punch. We talk trauma, stories, and, of course, Cardan being a giant simp. We're sad to see this journey come to an end, but we've had a great time and we're excited for what's to come. Stick around to find out what that is, and don't forget to send us your pressing book questions for our end of the year mailbag episode! And rate and review us on iTunes so we can read your review on the show! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes

We are joined by returning guest Jessie to discuss book 3 in Holly Black's FOLK OF THE AIR series: THE QUEEN OF NOTHING! We talk personal and political power, relationship dynamics, redemption, giant snakes, and so much more! Once again, we tried to be chill about our Jurdan feelings, but honestly...it gets a little unhinged. What else did you expect? We're covering each book in this series spoiler-free, so even though this book marks the end of the main trilogy we do not spoil what happens in the Cardan novella - that's for next week. Join us next week to wrap up this series, and stay tuned for some scheduling news! We're also planning a mailbag episode for the end of the year, so if you have any book questions or topics you want us to talk about, just shoot us an email or a DM - and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! We'd love to read your emails on the show. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Jessie for joining us for another great episode! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Jessie at instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter Find Jessie's Jane Austen podcast at www.thedailyknightley.com Mentions: Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

We are joined by friend of the pod Tiffany to discuss book two in Holly Black's FOLK OF THE AIR series: THE WICKED KING! We talk power plays, betrayals on top of betrayals, trauma, and so much more! We also try to be chill about our Jurdan feelings, with limited success. We will be covering each book in this series spoiler-free, so if you haven't read the rest of the series after this book you should be safe until the spoiler section at the end. Join us next week for the third book, THE QUEEN OF NOTHING, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Tiffany for joining us on this episode! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Tiffany at instagram.com/tea.flow, and keep an eye out for her upcoming Fargo podcast, Fargone Conclusion Mentions: House of the Dragon teaser trailer Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco The Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sanderson

We sit down with friend of the pod and returning guest Jenna to begin our journey through Holly Black's THE FOLK OF THE AIR series, with book one: THE CRUEL PRINCE! We talk enemies to lovers, complicated family dynamics, the toxic boys we love, and so much more! We will be covering each book in this series spoiler-free, so if you haven't read the rest of the series after this book you should be safe until the spoiler section at the end. Join us next week for the second book, THE WICKED KING, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a big thanks to Jenna for joining us on this episode! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Squid Game on Netflix Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas Battle Royal by Lucy Parker Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber Hell House by Richard Matheson

We are joined by friend of the pod and Tolkien scholar Lauren to dive into YA classic HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE by Diana Wynne Jones - as well as its stunning Studio Ghibli animated film adaptation directed by Hayao Miyazaki! We talk Diana Wynne Jones's Tolkien inspiration, sassy old ladies, bratty femboys, adaptation choices, and much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very big thanks to Lauren for being a great guest! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Lauren at twitter.com/RhetoricNSpice Mentions: Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Nature of Middle Earth by JRR Tolkien The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Counting Down With You by Tashie Bhuiyan

Tasia and Corinne tackle Becky Albertalli's modern YA classic, SIMON VS THE HOMOSAPIENS AGENDA, as well as the 2018 film adaptation, LOVE, SIMON! We talk coming out stories vs queer love stories, high school theater, adaptation choices, this book's somewhat complicated legacy, and much more! Stick around to find out what we're covering next time, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Gossip Girl on HBOMax The Caraval series by Stephanie Garber Peaky Blinders on Netflix

We sit down to chat with Morgan Vega, author of the newly released YA Contemporary SLEEPING AROUND! We talk about Morgan's musical influences, her research and publication process, what draws her to YA as a genre, and more! Stick around to find out what we're covering next time, and don't forget to check out SLEEPING AROUND, available now! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Morgan Vega: www.morganvega.com instagram.com/morganvegawrite https://www.youtube.com/c/MorganVega Tiktok @morganvegawrite SLEEPING AROUND: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58035090-sleeping-around?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=UyuKgXPkBd&rank=4

We are joined by queen of ACOTAR booktok herself, Kaven, to discuss the final (for now) book in our MAASIVE SUMMER BINGE: A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES by Sarah J Maas! We talk mental health journies, shipping wars, baffling magic systems, and, of course, all things Nessian. Stick around til the end where we announce what we're doing next week, and don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinnereads Find Kaven on instagram and on TikTok @kavenbooks Mentions: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Battle Royal by Lucy Parker

We continue our journey through the A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series with book (novella) 4: A COURT OF FROST AND STARLIGHT by Sarah J Maas! We talk character retcons, cringey sex scenes, future book set ups, and so much more! This is the fourth episode of our MAASIVE SUMMER BINGE, where we are covering each book in this series spoiler-free - so if you haven't read the rest of the series you should be safe until the spoiler section at the end. Join us next week for book 5, the final (released) book in the series! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Mentions: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang Bombshell by Sarah MacLean The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Tasia and Corinne dive into book three of the A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series: A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN by Sarah J Maas! We talk political intrigue, battle scenes, dubious representation, and more! This is the third episode of our planned MAASIVE SUMMER BINGE, where we plan to cover each book in this series spoiler free - so if you haven't read the rest of the series you should be safe until the spoiler section at the end. Don't forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and join us next week for book (er, novella) four! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Mentions: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Young Royals on Netflix

We are joined by returning guest and noted Rhysand stan Jessie to continue our dive into Sarah J Maas's A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series with book two: A COURT OF MIST AND FURY! We talk toxic masculinity, abusive relationships, trauma recovery, found family, and so much more! This is the second episode of our planned MAASIVE SUMMER BINGE, where we plan to cover each book in this series spoiler free - so if you haven't read the rest of the series you should be safe until the spoiler section at the end. Join us next week for book 3! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, Tim for editing, and Jessie for being a great guest! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Jessie at instagram.com/bookjessieisbetter And find Jessie's Jane Austen podcast at www.thedailyknightley.com Mentions: Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas Loki on Disney +

We are joined again by friend of the pod Aubrey to talk book one in the A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series by Sarah J Maas! We talk fae politics, relationship red flags, family, and so much more! This is the first episode in our planned MAASSIVE SUMMER BINGE, where we plan to cover each book in this series spoiler-free - so if you haven't read the rest of the series you should be safe (until the spoiler section at the end). Join us again in a week for book 2! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, Tim for editing, and Aubrey for being a fab guest! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia: instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne: instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Aubrey: on instagram and twitter @aubsbobs Mentions: 1500 Miles From the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa The Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas

We are joined by returning guest and Simon Snow scholar Melissa to dive into the final installment of Rainbow Rowell's Simon Snow trilogy, ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS! We talk trauma recovery, feelings, and....okay, it's mostly just feelings. A lot of them. Stick around til the end to hear our big announcement of a very special summer project beginning with the next episode! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, Tim for editing, and Melissa for being a fab guest. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Melissa at twitter.com/mellooyellow And find Melissa's podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-pretty-things/id1406904016 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-great-bob-a-mad-men-podcast/id1482401641

Tasia and Corinne are joined by friend of the pod and Carolina alum Colby to talk LEGENDBORN by Tracy Deonn! We talk UNC history, Arthurian legend, generational trauma, love triangles, and so much more. Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next time! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, Tim for editing, and a big thanks to Colby for being an amazing guest! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia at instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads And find Colby's podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/never-made-varsity/id1276409382 www.marthaandcolby.com https://anchor.fm/fournationsreport

Once again we are breaking format to talk about a Casey McQuiston New Adult romance novel, and we make no apologies. This time we get into her sophomore novel: ONE LAST STOP! We talk queer history, subway sex, found family, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Tasia instagram.com/rageycakes Find Corinne instagram.com/rinne_reads

Tasia and Corinne hit the ground running with one of their most anticipated books of the year: MISTER IMPOSSIBLE by Maggie Stiefvater - book two in the Dreamer Trilogy, after CALL DOWN THE HAWK! We are at our happiest when talking all things Raven Cycle, even if this book gave us all the middle book angst we could ever hope(?) for. We talk dreams, dreamers, industrial espionage, boat dates, lesbian polycules, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we're covering next - and check out our instagram to get a look at our schedule through July. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage instagram.com/rageycakes instagram.com/rinne_reads

We sit down and talk with Brandie June, author of the upcoming YA Fantasy GOLD SPUN, a Rumpelstiltskin retelling that finally gives the miller's daughter her own voice - and a name! We talk about what inspired Brandie to write this story, what her publication journey was like, and why she loves YA. Stick around to find out what we're covering next time, and keep an eye out for GOLD SPUN coming out on June 8th! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Brandie June! www.brandiejune.com instagram.com/thebrandiejune Tiktok @brandiebooks

We are joined by YA professor Sam Morris to (finally!) discuss the modern YA classic, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green! We talk "cancer books," metaphors on metaphors, why you should never meet your heroes, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we announce what we'll be talking about next week! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage actyaagepod@gmail.com And find Sam on Twitter at twitter.com/sam_morris9

Tasia and Corinne dive into Aiden Thomas's second published book, Peter Pan retelling LOST IN THE NEVER WOODS! We talk Peter Pan history, grief, swoony romance, and so much more! Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next time! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage

We are joined by our Grishaverse crew, Jessie and Aubrey, to talk everything SHADOW AND BONE on Netflix! We talk casting, our favorite (and least favorite) adaptive choices, GOAT goats, and where we think the show will go next! SPOILER WARNING: We decided that the only way we could analyze how the show fits into the entire Grishaverse was to include the entire written Grishaverse in our analysis - this means everything from the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy, the SIX OF CROWS duology, and the KING OF SCARS duology is on the table. That said, we don't get very deep into it - these spoilers mostly remain pretty vague. But if you plan to read those and you don't want to be spoiled on anything at all please come back later! Don't forget to stick around til the end when we announce what we're covering next week! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage

We jump right into RULE OF WOLVES by Leigh Bardugo - the final(?) installment in the Grishaverse! We had so much to say that we ended up dividing it into two episodes (this is part 2). We are joined by Act YA Age Grishaverse alumni Jessie and Aubrey with special cameo appearances, and we're talking everything - series character arcs, crow babies, and how this book has retroactively made the other Grishaverse books even better. Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next week! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage

We jump right into RULE OF WOLVES by Leigh Bardugo - the final(?) installment in the Grishaverse! We had so much to say that we ended up dividing it into two episodes (check your feeds tomorrow for the next one!). We are joined by Act YA Age Grishaverse alumni Jessie and Aubrey with special cameo appearances, and we're talking everything - series character arcs, crow babies, and how this book has retroactively made the other Grishaverse books even better. Stick around til the end to find out what we're covering next week! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage

We dive right back into YA Fantasy with Jordan Ifueko's gorgeous debut novel, RAYBEARER, with the return of special guest and book club queen, Aubrey! We talk psychic bonds, toxic parents, organic conflict, justice, and more! Oh, and Tasia finds another demon daddy to simp over, but that's no surprise. Stick around til the end to find out what book we're covering next! As always, thanks to Marth Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Find Aubrey online @aubsbobs

We take a break from YA Fantasy to cover a YA staple: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky! We talk trauma, high school politics, mental illness, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and so much more! Stick around til the end where we talk about the film adaptation, and announce our next book! TRIGGER WARNING: due to the nature of the events in this book, we will be discussing the topics of rape, sexual assault, child abuse, and the like. Please proceed with caution! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage

We are joined by friend of the pod Kat to discuss chapters 39-the end of CALL DOWN THE HAWK - the first book in Maggie Stiefvater's DREAMER trilogy. THIS IS THE END, Y'ALL. Our huge TRC/DREAMER binge is over (for now), and there is no better way to say goodbye than by crying over the Lynch brothers. Again. We also talk visionaries, Bryde's dubious motivations, character arcs, and, of course, continue to speculate wildly about what could possibly be coming in MISTER IMPOSSIBLE. Stick around until the end to hear what we'll be covering next, as well as an announcement about some format changes! And make sure to check out our Instagram, where we are hosting our first giveaway this week! Enter for a chance to win a hardback copy of THE RAVEN BOYS, as well as some other goodies! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage And find our guest Kat on instagram: instagram.com/katbuildsstuff

We are joined by friend of the pod Joy to discuss chapters 1-38 of CALL DOWN THE HAWK - the first book in Maggie Stiefvater's DREAMER trilogy. We talk dreamers, dream creatures, dream consequences, Lynch brothers, and, of course, speculate wildly about the upcoming sequel: MISTER IMPOSSIBLE. Spoiler alert: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire RAVEN CYCLE universe, up to and including all RAVEN CYCLE books, ancillary materials, and all of CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these books and don't wish to be spoiled, please save this episode for when you're finished! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage