250: Storm Breaker: "'The Wastes' are just Brooklyn."

250: Storm Breaker: "'The Wastes' are just Brooklyn."

From ACOFAE: A Collection of Fandoms and Exploration. by Laura Marie and Jessica Marie

May 18, 2026 · 1h 2m

About this episode

The episode explores the themes of rebellion and trauma in a college setting through the lens of the book 'Storm Breaker'.

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Stormbreaker:"'The Wastes' are just Brooklyn." You know how Jessica Marie loves a New York setting and how Laura Marie loves purple? Put those things together and add in some storms and some trauma and you've got Storm Breaker, and you've got ACOFAE'S attention. Poet Graves is 19, engaged, and ready to rebel at college, even if she doesn't know it yet. Poet has a secret and keeping it under wraps from new friends, old lovers, and new more than friends, is a huge priority. Rook is a stranger from the Wastes and he may or may not have the same secret as Poet. Throw in a school setting with warring houses and initiation rituals and Poet has her work cut out for her. Oh and her parents are the worst. Join ACOFAE as they explore a future Manhattan, the only place left on earth. TW / CW: parental abuse For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Storm Breaker by Nisha J. Tuli, Silo series Mentions: The Hunger Games, Crescent City, ACOTAR, ACOSF, Six of Crows, Doctor Who, The Raven Scholar, Hamilton, Fourth Wing *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Laura Marie, Jessica Marie

Topics covered

  • New York setting
  • college rebellion
  • parental abuse
  • future Manhattan
  • warring houses
  • initiation rituals

Keywords

  • Storm Breaker
  • New York
  • college
  • rebellion
  • parental abuse
  • warring houses
  • initiation rituals

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Storm Breaker, The Hunger Games, Crescent City, ACOTAR, ACOSF, Six of Crows, Doctor Who, The Raven Scholar, Hamilton, Fourth Wing

Places: Brooklyn, Manhattan

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