The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (Part 1)

Best friends Jac and Amy conduct a literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas's debut novel, Throne of Glass. In this episode, they discuss chapters 7-10. Each episode is broken into 2 parts. This is part 1 of this week's episode. Stick around for part 2, which airs on Thursday. (Spoilers for Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, and Heir of Fire will be discussed. Any larger series or other SJM spoilers will be reserved for the end of Thursday's episode in part 2.) Every episode, Jac and Amy use their combined 13 years of literary academic training to analyze and give voice to reasons why you may love or hate today's popular books. They embrace and respect modern fantasy, romance, and romantasy books written by women. And so, it is in their nature to analyze these books as you would any other novel you might have discussed in school. Chapter summary for this week's episodes: Following her year of slavery, Celaena Sardothien returns to Rifthold as a guest of the palace and would-be Champion with Dorian and Chaol. Despite Celaena’s wariness of the glass castle, the assassin finds herself pleased with her accommodations and the ready supply of books Dorian is willing to give her. But unlike Dorian, many are unhappy with Celaena’s presence, including the King of Adarlan, who does not hold back his ire regarding Dorian’s choice of Champion. Meanwhile, Celaena does her best to hide her fear of the king and her disdain about her missteps as a competitor on the eve of the competition’s first trial. Sponsors: Manscaped! Give him the gift of grooming this Valentine’s Day! Get 20% off + free shipping with the code BOOKTALK at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off + free shipping with the code BOOKTALK at Manscaped.com! Let's keep the conversation going! Submit your thoughts to our form on our website (https://booktalkforbooktok.com/) for a chance to have your thoughts discussed during a future mini-episode, or on a Patreon-exclusive episode. Want to support the show? Follow us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booktalkforbooktok Or check out our merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/booktalkforbooktok Follow us! Instagram: @BookTalkForBookTok TikTok: @BookTalkForBookTok YouTube: @BookTalkForBookTok For all other information, visit our website https://booktalkforbooktok.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Jac and Amy conduct a literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas's debut novel, Throne of Glass. In this episode, they discuss chapters 1-6. Each episode is broken into 2 parts. This is part 2 of this week's episode. Come back on Tuesday where they will explore chapters 7 - 10. (Spoilers for Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, and Heir of Fire will be discussed. Any larger series or other SJM spoilers will be reserved for the end of the episode in the Breadcrumbs and Broomsticks section.) Every episode, Jac and Amy use their combined 13 years of literary academic training to analyze and give voice to reasons why you may love or hate today's popular books. They embrace and respect modern fantasy, romance, and romantasy books written by women. And so, it is in their nature to analyze these books as you would any other novel you might have discussed in school. Chapter summary for this week's episodes: After a year of slavery in the Salt Mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien is given the chance of a lifetime: to compete for the role of the King’s Champion and earn back her freedom. Despite the lack of respect she receives from the Crown Prince of Adarlan and the Captain of the Guard, Celaena agrees to their terms of engagement to enter the competition as Dorian’s candidate for Champion. Over the following weeks, Celaena – formerly Adarlan’s greatest assassin – travels in chains with the Prince’s retinue back to the capital city, while the past and many secrets that haunt her lurk around every corner. Let's keep the conversation going! Submit your thoughts to our form on our website (https://booktalkforbooktok.com/) for a chance to have your thoughts discussed during a future mini-episode, or on a Patreon-exclusive episode. Want to support the show? Follow us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booktalkforbooktok Or check out our merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/booktalkforbooktok Follow us! Instagram: @BookTalkForBookTok TikTok: @BookTalkForBookTok YouTube: @BookTalkForBookTok For all other information, visit our website https://booktalkforbooktok.com/ Thank you to all our Patreon supporters, with a special shout out to our August 2024 Tropey Wives! Thank you, Olivia, Anja, FictionFan, Shelby, Liv, Amber, Veronica, Anne, Jackie, Nicole, Amelade, Jessica, Helen, Danika, Careesa, Collen, Alexa, Sam, and Allison! To learn more about how to become a Tropey Wife, https://www.patreon.com/booktalkforbooktok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best friends Jac and Amy conduct a literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas's debut novel, Throne of Glass. In this episode, they discuss chapters 1-6. Each episode is broken into 2 parts. This is part 1 of this week's episode. Stick around for part 2, which airs on Thursday. (Spoilers for Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, and Heir of Fire will be discussed. Any larger series or other SJM spoilers will be reserved for the end of Thursday's episode in part 2.) Every episode, Jac and Amy use their combined 13 years of literary academic training to analyze and give voice to reasons why you may love or hate today's popular books. They embrace and respect modern fantasy, romance, and romantasy books written by women. And so, it is in their nature to analyze these books as you would any other novel you might have discussed in school. Chapter summary for this week's episodes: After a year of slavery in the Salt Mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien is given the chance of a lifetime: to compete for the role of the King’s Champion and earn back her freedom. Despite the lack of respect she receives from the Crown Prince of Adarlan and the Captain of the Guard, Celaena agrees to their terms of engagement to enter the competition as Dorian’s candidate for Champion. Over the following weeks, Celaena – formerly Adarlan’s greatest assassin – travels in chains with the Prince’s retinue back to the capital city, while the past and many secrets that haunt her lurk around every corner. Let's keep the conversation going! Submit your thoughts to our form on our website ( https://booktalkforbooktok.com/) for a chance to have your thoughts discussed during a future mini-episode, or on a Patreon-exclusive episode. Want to support the show? Follow us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/booktalkforbooktok Or check out our merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/booktalkforbooktok Follow us! Instagram: @BookTalkForBookTok TikTok: @BookTalkForBookTok YouTube: @BookTalkForBookTok For all other information, visit our website https://booktalkforbooktok.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our Winter Book Club! Each week we provide a flash analysis of some of BookTok's favorite books. This week, we discuss "The Book of Azrael" by Amber Nicole. This is part two of this week's episode. Sponsor: Visit Wildgrain.com/BOOKTALK, or you can use promo code BOOKTALK at checkout to get $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box when you start your subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our Winter Book Club! Each week we provide a flash analysis of some of BookTok's favorite books. This week, we discuss "The Book of Azrael" by Amber Nicole. This is part one of this week's episode. Stick around for part two, which airs on Thursday. Sponsor: Visit Wildgrain.com/BOOKTALK, or you can use promo code BOOKTALK at checkout to get $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box when you start your subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our Winter Book Club! Each week we provide a flash analysis of some of BookTok's favorite books. This week, we discuss "The Stardust Thief" by Chelsea Abdullah. This is part two of this week's episode. Sponsor: Manscaped - Get 20% off + free shipping with the code BOOKTALK at Manscaped.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our Winter Book Club! Each week we provide a flash analysis of some of BookTok's favorite books. This week, we discuss "The Stardust Thief" by Chelsea Abdullah. This is part one of this week's episode. Stick around for part two, which airs on Thursday. Sponsor: Manscaped - Get 20% off + free shipping with the code BOOKTALK at Manscaped.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our Winter Book Club! Each week we provide a flash analysis of some of BookTok's favorite books. This week, we discuss "One Dark Window" by Rachel Gillig. This is part two of this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our Winter Book Club! Each week we provide a flash analysis of some of BookTok's favorite books. This week, we discuss "One Dark Window" by Rachel Gillig. This is part one of this week's episode. Stick around for part two, which airs on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we take a break from our Winter Book Club series and ask our listeners what their bookish goals, hopes, and predictions for 2025 are. Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices