Flights of Fantasy

We’re back another Recent Romantasy Reads episode, book besties!We're breaking down our latest reads and sharing what we loved, what worked for us, and which books we think are worth adding to your TBR :)Books discussed in this episode:✨ The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson✨ Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen✨ A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes✨ Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer✨ Between Tides & Thunder by Leena Kazak✨ Web of Vows and Vengeance by Aria Ashbrook✨ This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews✨ The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow✨ Beneath by Ariel SullivanOur other Book Rec Episodes!✨ Love the show? Make sure you’re subscribed so you never miss an episode! Leaving us a rating and review is one of the best ways to support the podcast and help more fantasy romance readers find our book club! ✨Join the Flights of Fantasy community:PatreonWebsiteInstagramTikTokFollow along for episode updates, book recommendations, theories, reactions, and all things romantasy!

THE WAIT IS OVER, BOOK BESTIES. We’re here with a very special ACOTAR EMERGENCY EPISODE🚨Sarah J. Maas just announced ACOTAR 6 and ACOTAR 7 - and we are UNWELL. Join us as we break down EVERYTHING from the titles, covers and blurbs of A Court of Splintered Harmony and A Court of Forgotten Melody to the biggest plot clues, hidden connections within the Maasverse, unanswered questions, and theories about what comes next in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series! It’s time to get out the red string and add some new evidence to the Maastermind board, besties. ACOTAR 6 & 7 theory season has officially begun!!⚠️ MAJOR SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for all three Sarah J. Maas series: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City✨ Love the show? Make sure you’re subscribed so you never miss an episode! Leaving us a rating and review is one of the best ways to support the podcast and help more fantasy romance readers find our book club! ✨Everything You Need to Know About Koschei Before ACOTAR 6/7Our Maas Masterclass Series on PatreonJoin the Flights of Fantasy community:PatreonWebsiteInstagramTikTokSJM Series Episode Playlists: ACOTARThrone of GlassCrescent CityMaasverse Theory Episodes Follow along for episode updates, book recommendations, theories, reactions, and all things romantasy!

Welcome to the ultimate Maastermind Compilation! We’ve gathered every Maastermind segment from our entire ACOTAR: Revisited series into one place, tracing the foreshadowing, Easter eggs, lingering plot threads, hidden connections, and theories Sarah J. Maas has planted throughout all 3 series! ⚠️ MAJOR SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for all three Sarah J. Maas series: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City ✨ Love the show? Make sure you’re subscribed so you never miss an episode! Leaving us a rating and review is one of the best ways to support the podcast and help more fantasy romance readers find our book club! ✨Join the Flights of Fantasy community:PatreonWebsiteInstagramTikTokSJM Series Episode Playlists: ACOTAR Throne of Glass Crescent City Maasverse Theory Episodes Follow along for episode updates, book recommendations, theories, reactions, and all things romantasy!

It’s time to unravel everything we currently know about Koschei the Deathless—ACOTAR’s ancient, lake-bound death god who may be poised to become one of the series’ greatest villains. We’re breaking down his mysterious origins, his connection to the Bone Carver and the Weaver, his imprisonment, his powers, his curse on Vassa, and the role he played behind the scenes in A Court of Silver Flames.We also dive into the Slavic folklore and Firebird ballet inspirations behind his character, including the theory that Koschei’s immortality may be hidden inside Elain’s mysterious onyx box. Plus, we explore the imprisoned swan women, the significance of Made weapons, his strange connection to shadows, and why Elain, Lucien, Azriel, and Vassa could all be central to his eventual defeat.Consider this your complete Koschei masterclass—full of canon, folklore, Maasverse connections, and plenty of theories about what his story could mean for the future of ACOTAR.Spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series and minor spoilers for the Throne of Glass and Crescent City series.If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to ⭐ rate and review the show! Your support means the world to us!ACOTAR 6 Midnight release party tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acotar-6-midnight-release-party-tickets-1985166605757?aff=oddtdtcreatorSpotify playlists: Book Recs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tD41GHtHkFhjcZlHBSqSD?si=VlJjVms_Q4eA9YumGmL1CgACOTAR Revisited: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DCtVSQ5BvgGWeoCT4N5zI?si=ew4lglYgTOC7NtRrLsOsJgMaasverse Theory Episodes : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5cGJssNThPZ6D3m3jtyUMV?si=4EtJ4ISZRM-m-1VGOuJGTg Patreon Instagram TikTok Website

A little mid-summer check-in from your book besties! ☀️📚In this episode, we're sharing everything coming up on both our main feed and Patreon as we count down to ACOTAR 6. From Light Wielder and upcoming romantasy reads to Maas Masterclass episodes, ACOTAR prep, theories, wishlists, and more—we're giving you a look at what's ahead for the rest of the summer.Plus, we're sharing what we're currently reading in case your TBR needs a few more additions.Come hang with us at the Love & Legends Midnight Release Party for ACOTAR 6 in Brooklyn! Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acotar-6-midnight-release-party-tickets-1985166605757?aff=oddtdtcreatorWant even more Book Recs? Check out this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tD41GHtHkFhjcZlHBSqSD?si=VlJjVms_Q4eA9YumGmL1CgPatreonInstagramTikTokWebsite

In Part Two of our Ballad of Falling Dragons discussion, we’re shifting our focus to the supporting characters who added so much depth to this story: Veya, Grihm, Pyrok, the major reveal that we will absolutely not be mentioning here because we are still spoiler-free in these notes — even though we know every single one of you wants us to talk about it — and, of course, the Scavenger King himself, Arkyn.We get into the characters, reveals, relationships, and moments that made this book so layered, emotional, and completely unhinged in the best way!Spoilers for all of The Ballad of Falling Dragons and When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker ✨Patreon InstagramTikTokWebsiteWTMH Playlist

Welcome back Book Besties! This week we’re diving into ALL of our favorite moments, biggest reveals, standout quotes, emotional scenes, and everything we can’t stop thinking about after finishing book two in the Moonfall series by Sarah A. Parker! 🐉⚔️🚨 FULL SPOILERS for the entire book (as well as When the Moon Hatched) 🚨Patreon Instagram TikTokWebsite

OPHELIA is an original romantasy audio drama from Hatch: a sweeping trilogy inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet, where Ophelia finally takes center stage. Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, and enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance. Produced to help you unwind for sleep. Book 1 begins in a kingdom where magic is outlawed and the land itself is dying. Ophelia has always been expected to stay silent—agreeable, invisible, safe. But on the eve of her twenty-first birthday, something within her awakens.As she reconnects with Prince Hamlet, heir to a crumbling throne, and his brilliant, guarded friend Horatio, Ophelia is drawn into a dangerous world of court intrigue, hidden power, and forbidden attraction. Caught between love, loyalty, and a magic she cannot deny, she must decide: remain hidden… or risk everything for freedom, desire, and the fate of her kingdom.Narrated by Genevieve Gaunt, this immersive audio drama blends fantasy romance, forbidden magic, and slow-burning desire into a richly cinematic listening experience, perfect for unwinding at the end of the day. Ideal for fans of romantasy, fantasy romance, Shakespeare retellings, and narrative fiction podcasts, OPHELIA is a bold reimagining of a classic story told across a sweeping trilogy, thoughtfully designed for sleep.Book 1 is free wherever you listen. Books 2 and 3 available exclusively on Hatch+. Discover more at hatch.co/ophelia.

Hi book besties!! Enjoy, for the very first time, one of our chapter chats on Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry! We covered this entire book via Chapter Chats over on our Patreon, but we wanted to give our mainfeed a sneak peek at all the fun you could be having if you become a member of our Patreon family!! We hope you enjoy!SPOILER WARNING : Rites of the Starling by Devney PerryIf you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to ⭐ rate and review the show! Your support means the world to us!Patreon Instagram TikTok Website

We are BACK with one of our absolute favorite types of episodes, our Current KU Reads!! These are books that we have recently read and would recommend on Kindle Unlimited. As always we've got everything from romantic suspense, mafia, romantasy + more!! No spoilers for any of these & please let us know if you've read any of these books & what you thought of them!!Books Mentioned :Secret Haven by Catherine Cowles (Sparrow Falls #6) The Sweetest Oblivion and Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori (Made #1 & #2) My Favorite Fake Romance by Elizabeth O’Roarke (The Favorites #3) Direbound by Sable Sorenson (The Wolves of Ruin #1) Mother Faker by Brittanee Nicole (The Momcoms #1) Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent (Crowns of Nyaxia #2.5) If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to ⭐ rate and review the show! Your support means the world to us!Book Rec Episodes - Spotify playlist Patreon Instagram TikTokWebsite

We’re diving into Conform by Ariel Sullivan — aka the dystopian romance everyone is talking about right now. In Part 1, we’re breaking down the gripping world-building, the unsettling rules of this society, and why Emeline has us completely hooked from page one. Add in rising tension, forbidden feelings, and a story that keeps you questioning everything… and yeah, we get the hype. SPOILERS FOR ALL OF CONFORM!!Connect with us :PatreonInstagramTikTokWebsite

In this episode, we pick back up after the hike and dive into what real healing looks like when it’s chosen, not forced. We’re breaking down Nesta’s continued growth, powerful friendship moments, a major quest development, and one of our favorite emotional turning points in the book. There’s vulnerability, courage, and some long-awaited honesty that changes everything. 💛✨SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE ACOTAR SERIESListen on Spotify : ACOTAR : Revisited Series Throne of Glass Series Crescent City Series Maasverse theories episodesConnect with us : Patreon Instagram TikTok Website

In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the heart of A Court of Silver Flames as Nesta and Cassian’s relationship shifts from tension to true vulnerability. The walls start coming down, the banter softens into something deeper, and yes… the chemistry finally combusts 🔥But alongside the swoon-worthy moments, we unpack the miscommunication, the explosive fallout, and the devastating hike that forces Nesta to confront her grief, guilt, and self-worth head-on. From rock bottom to the first real steps toward healing, this section of the book is raw, emotional, and unforgettable.And of course, we close with MAAStermind—connecting the dots across the Maasverse! 👀✨SPOILER WARNING: The entire ACOTAR seriesPatreon InstagramTiktokWebsite