Nerds! It's time for the season one finale of Our Nerdiest Thing! We have had so much fun reading “A Court of Thorns & Roses” by @therealsjmaas with all of you! To finish up this season, we're discussing chapters 44-46 of the book.

A lot happens under the mountain in these final pages, and we chat in depth about who the “Beast” and who “Gaston” actually are in this retelling. To finish up the season, we also discuss our fave moments of the book, rehash some theories and share listener insights.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktails", the "Happily Ever After?" and the "Grande Finale". Yes, we have two cocktails because it is our finale! The recipes can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Have you heard the “Our Nerdiest Thing” season 2 news? We’ll be reading Jennifer L. Armentrout’s “From Blood & Ash! Check out our instagram for more info. Go ahead and grab a copy of the book and start reading because, as always, we will be spoiler heavy!

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In two weeks, we will be hosting a bonus episode to chat about "The King of Battle and Blood" by Scarlett St. Clair. Grab a copy and join us for the discussion!

Check out the Illyrian Tremors fanfic of "A Court of Mist & Fury" from Rhysand's POV.

Want to try the Bat Boy cookies that Mindy ordered? Get them here.

Deb and Mindy got Whitney hooked on "The Bonds that Tie" series. Check it out here.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, as well as the "Crescent City" series and "Throne of Glass" series, all written by Sarah J. Maas.

Thanks for listening!

Hey Nerds! We sat down with author Elle Mitchell this week to talk about her new book, "Broken Reverie". Listen in to learn about Elle's amazing morally gray characters, what her favorite fandom is, and why it is so important to rate indie authors on Amazon. We also do a lighting round game called "Nerdy & Dirty" and chat more about Elle's new book that will be released this spring, titled "A Little Unstable".

Synopsis of "Broken Reverie":

From the outside, Evie Hale has the perfect life: a successful writing career, lots of friends, and the perfect fiancé.

She has what everyone else wants—the most that anyone could reasonably ask for—and yet, it isn’t enough, and she’s not quite sure why.

Evie manages to stuff it down, to quiet the part of her inside that’s screaming something is wrong until she runs into Adrian—a small and seemingly insignificant part of her past who evokes something in her she hasn’t felt in a long time.

With a wedding looming near and everyone’s eyes and expectations weighing heavily on her, what will she do?

Trigger Warning: Infidelity.

Author's Note: Broken Reverie is the second book in the Broken series and can be read as a standalone. If you would like to read Ruby's story first, pick up Broken People.

More About the Author:

Elle is an avid reader, daydreamer, and devourer of knowledge. When she isn’t existing inside her own head, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, traveling, hiking, and finding joy in the ordinary. She writes stories centered around flawed, morally gray characters. She is the author of Broken People, Broken Apart, and her most recent release, Broken Reverie.

Follow Elle on instagram at @ellemitchellbooks and on Goodreads.

Announcements:

Our Nerdiest Thing's next bonus episode will be a read along of "King of Battle & Blood" by Scarlett St. Clair. Grab the book and get to reading, as this episode airs on 2/28/23. This book is currently also available on Kindle Unlimited.

Season 2 of Our Nerdiest Thing drops on March 7th! We will be hosting a read along of "From Blood and Ash" by Jennifer L. Armentrout. This will be a spoiler heavy season, and we promise you will love Hawke & Poppy!

We want to meet you in person! Join us at the Imaginarium Book Festival in DC on May 20-21! We will be moderating the Lit Talk Panels with some of our favorite authors!

Thanks for listening!

Welcome to episode 17, Nerds! This week, we are discussing chapters 41-43 of “A Court of Thorns & Roses” by @therealsjmaas. This episode takes place under the mountain where Tamlin is trying to get busy with Feyre instead of helping her escape. Really, Tamlin?

We’ll also be discussing the power of music and ponder if Amarantha was suffering from prolonged grief disorder. Deb even feels bad for her for a few minutes!

TRIGGER WARNING: Depression, grief and mental illness.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail", the "Draught of Death". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing. Seriously though, our editor had to work their magic on this episode… this drink was so strong that Deb & Mindy couldn’t keep it together in the end! Drink responsibly, nerds.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Have you heard the “Our Nerdiest Thing” season 2 news? We’ll be reading Jennifer L. Armentrout’s “From Blood & Ash! Check out our instagram for more info. Go ahead and grab a copy of the book and start reading because, as always, we will be spoiler heavy!

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In three weeks, we will be hosting a bonus episode to chat about "The King of Battle and Blood" by Scarlett St. Clair. Grab a copy and join us for the discussion!

Check out the must-read series, "The Bargainer" by Laura Thalassa. As of the release date of this episode, the first book is also available on Kindle Unlimited.

Want to try the Bat Boy cookies that Mindy ordered? Get them here.

Check out the amazing "Under the Mountain" score by Kelsey Woods.

Mindy is a little obsessed with the new wiggle, John Pearce.

The "Supernatural" episode we reference is named "Swap Meat" and is in Season 5, Episode 12.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, as well as the "Crescent City" series and "Throne of Glass" series, all written by Sarah J. Maas.

Thanks for listening!

Hey, nerds! In this episode, we are discussing chapters 39-40 from “A Court of Thorns & Roses” by @therealsjmaas . Since no one had the foresight to teach Feyre to read, she finds Lucien and herself in mortal peril as she tries to complete the second trial.

We also chat Feyre’s third trial and how it compares to Psyche’s trials in Greek mythology, what drinking profusely does to your brain, and Midsommar festival!

TRIGGER WARNING: Mental health and sexual assault.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail", "Zelda Fitzgerald’s Vodka Lemonade". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or in yesterday’s post.

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Find the standees of poppycas & seranyktos in the @thejlashop

Swipe to see the picture of the maypole, which isn’t phallic at all!

Swipe to see our favorite picture of Lucien, painted by the super talented @artworkbyzoeholland

We highly recommend reading Outlander by @diana_gabaldon

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by clicking the link in our bio or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Don’t forget that season two of Our Nerdiest Thing begins in March! We’ll be reading and discussing “From Blood & Ash” by @jennifer_l_armentrout . Grab a copy and get started because we have a lot to talk about!

Hi, nerds! For episode 15 and read-along of “A Court of Thorns & Roses” by @therealsjmaas , Whitney, Mindy and Deb discuss chapters 36-38!

This section of the book is all about the Wyrm trial (terrifying BTW), which is very similar to those of the Roman gladiators. To lighten things up, Mindy tells us what urbandictionary.com has to say about Rhysand. It’s laugh out loud funny and quite weird. We hope you’ll listen in!

TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse and sexual assault.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail", "The Drunken Wyrm". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

Have you heard the “Our Nerdiest Thing” season 2 news? We’ll be reading Jennifer L. Armentrout’s “From Blood & Ash! Check out our instagram for more info. Go ahead and grab a copy of the book and start reading because, as always, we will be spoiler heavy!

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Check out the book that Whitney is reading, "Red Queen".

We are still reeling over the beautiful Calanmai music by Taylor Ash.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, as well as the "Crescent City" series and "Throne of Glass" series, all written by Sarah J. Maas.

Thanks for listening!

Episode 14 is here, nerds! This week, Whitney, Mindy and Deb discuss chapters 33, 34 & 35 of “A Court of Thorns & Roses” by @therealsjmaas.

In these chapters, Feyre finally makes it under the mountain where she meets the blight, Amarantha! Unfortunately, Feyre also learns about Clare Beddor’s fate, and it is not pretty. Join us while we compare Psyche & Cupid’s trials to Feyre’s and discuss the beauty & terror SJM uses in her descriptions.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail", "The Bloody Clare". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

Have you heard the “Our Nerdiest Thing” season 2 news? We’ll be reading Jennifer L. Armentrout’s “From Blood & Ash! Check out our instagram for more info. Go ahead and grab a copy of the book and start reading because, as always, we will be spoiler heavy!

Show Links:

Check out the “How Did This Get Made” podcast here.

Find the book series that Debra loves, Stacey Marie Brown's "Savage Lands", here.

Read "The Maid" by Nita Prose here.

Check out our Q&A notes from the Scarlett St. Claire interview here.

Want to hear the beautiful Calanmai music we talked about? Visit Taylor Ash on TikTok.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, as well as the "Crescent City" series and "Throne of Glass" series, all written by Sarah J. Maas.

Thanks for listening!

It's time for episode 13, nerds! This week, Whitney, Mindy and Deb discuss chapters 31 & 32 of “A Court of Thorns & Roses” by @therealsjmaas.

This episode dives a little deeper into understanding Nesta's point of view (let's at least try, people!). And have you ever wondered how evil people are able to come into power? Listen in to learn how many parallels there are between Hitler’s regime and Amanrantha’s rise to take over Prythian!

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail", "Rumtastic Love Potion". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

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Check out Riley Sager's "House Across the Lake" here.

Find the book series that Mindy loves, Helena Hunting's "Pucked", here.

Read "A Court of Frost and Starlight" by Sarah J. Maas here.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, as well as the "Crescent City" series and "Throne of Glass" series, all written by @therealsjmaas!

Thanks for listening!

Happy new year, Nerds! In the theme of “new year, new you”, this week's podcast episode and read along of “A Court of Thorns & Roses” by @therealsjmaas (chapters 28-30) is all about Feyre returning home from the Spring Court.

Whitney, Mindy and Deb discuss, at length, Nesta’s trauma around Tamlin's glamour not working on her. Nesta suffers through watching her sister get abducted by a beast, an attempted rape, losing her would-be fiancé, watching her other sister and father be glamoured to forget everything, all the while carrying a scratched piece of wood in her pocket to remind herself that she wasn’t going crazy. And that what she remembered was real. We love you and see you, Nesta!

Tune in to also hear about the foreshadowing and theories around Nesta and Feyre becoming Fae and how freaking weird Elaine becomes. We can’t wait to hear what you think!

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail", "Rags to Riches". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

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Learn more about the Dread Troves at acourtofthornsandroses.fandom.com

Check out the book Deb references, "Vespertine", by Margaret Rogerson.

Read the bonus chapter of "A Court of Wings and Ruin" here.

We are obsessed with @kelseywoodsmusic on Tiktok. Our favorite is Nesta's Waltz. She also composes music based off the other Sarah J Maas universes.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, as well as the "Crescent City" series and "Throne of Glass" series, all written by @therealsjmaas!

Thanks for listening!

Nerds, join Whitney, Mindy & Deb for this week's read along of of “A Court of Thorns & Roses” by @therealsjmaas with chapters 25-27. Listen in to episode 11 where they ask: are fae fiddlers sexy? They also discuss the lore behind urisks & will o’ the wisps, and dive deeper into what Rhysand was doing behind the scenes during this time in the book.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail," "Fairy Wine". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

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See the Mads Schofield art of Rhysand that we discuss here.

Read the book Deb thinks is smart and hilarious, "Storm & Fury" by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Check out the facebook group Urban & Romance Fantasy/ Paranormal Romance Book Lovers for great book recs!

Watch the "Shadow and Bone" television adaptation on Netflix.

Watch "WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story" here.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, as well as the "Crescent City" series and "Throne of Glass" series, all written by @therealsjmaas

It's time for a holiday bonus episode, nerds! Whitney, Mindy and Deb watched Season 3, Episode 8 of the television show "Supernatural" and discuss "A Very Supernatural Christmas" . Learn all about the traditions of St. Nicolas and his evil twin brother, the Krampus, the herb Wintersweet and what Santa’s kink is, according to this episode anyway. Whitney, Mindy and Deb also share their favorite Christmas memories, one of which includes Whitney's mom yelling "SHE DID IT" when Whitney ruined Christmas. Fun times were had by all.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail," the "Yellow Eyed Demon". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

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Listen to the podcast "Supernatural Then & Now" hosted by Richard Speight Jr, III and Rob Benedict here.

Check out the SPN short where Ryan Gosling believes in Santa here.

Watch the "D!ck in a Box" SNL video with Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake here.

Welcome to episode 10, nerds! Mix up a cocktail and listen in as Whitney, Mindy and Deb discuss chapters 22-24 of "A Court of Thorns and Roses" and break down all of their favorite bookish tropes in relation to 80's and 90's rom com movies! They’ll then discuss the “She’s All That” effect and the “boys will be boys” behavior of Lucien and Tamlin, as well as the fact that Feyre legit falls asleep while Tamlin is trying to put the moves on her.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail," the "Espresso Martini". The recipe can be found at ournerdiestthing.com or instagram.com/ournerdiestthing.

Trigger Warning: rape and sexual abuse

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See the Mads Schofield art of Rhysand that we discuss here.

Check out the crayon drawing by Eichendesign that Feyre paints of Lucien and Tamlin as pigs here.

Purchase the "The Bonds that Tie" series by J. Bree here.

Those amazing hand fandom drawings that are discussed can be found at instagram.com/mikki_art.books.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

This podcast is spoiler heavy across the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series, as well as the "Crescent City" series and "Throne of Glass" series, all written by @therealsjmaas

It’s time for episode 9, nerds! Whitney, Mindy and Debra continue their read along of "A Court of Thorns and Roses" with chapters 20-21, discussing the VERY fae nature of Calanmai, solstice celebrations that are still celebrated today, and Deb makes Whitney feel very uncomfortable about underwear. Oh, and remember that time Tamlin completes the rite and then bites Feyre? We talk all about that too.

Part of Whitney’s nerdiest thing of the week is finding her Dorothy Hamil school aged pictures, so we thought we would all show you our 1980s best. Swipe to take a look.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains references to rape and sexual abuse.

Drink up this week's "Our Nerdiest Cocktail," named the "Calanmai Collins". The recipe can be found in yesterday’s post.

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Check out "The Winchesters" on the @thecwwinchesters

Purchase the "What Lies Beyond the Veil" by @harperlwoodsauthor

See the "From Blood and Ash" world map from @jennifer_l_armentrout

Check out the hilarious artwork of Azriel flying with Lucien from @lemonade_doodles

Those amazing hand fandom drawings that are discussed can be found at @mikki_art.books

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Thanks for joining us for episode 8, nerds! Whitney, Mindy and Debra continue their read along of "A Court of Thorns and Roses" with chapters 18-19. Listen in to find out more about fae fiddlers (it’s actually a thing and quite interesting) and how we think Feyre might be acting like a brat. Also, do you think the fae males wear underwear?

It's a holiday week in America, but instead of skipping an episode, Whitney, Deb and Mindy read "A Light in the Flame" by Jennifer Armentrout and recorded a very special bonus episode! Join in on the conversation as they share their review of the book, their favorite and least favorite twists (spoiler alert, they effing hate Veses) and some nerdy deep dives into the lore behind Gods, prophesies and the Fates.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains conversations around anxiety, depression, and suicide. Take care of yourself and listen with care. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones. You are not alone.

It's time for episode 7, nerds! Whitney, Mindy and Debra continue their read along of "A Court of Thorns and Roses" with chapters 15-17. Listen in to hear about a few of Tamlin’s redeeming qualities (yes, we still like him right now) play our Glamour/Mandela Effect game, and to find out what’s up with the cookie in Mindy’s bra!

Fellow nerds, it's time for episode 5! Whitney and Debra continue their read along of "A Court of Thorns and Roses" with chapters 11 and 12. And don't worry, Mindy will be back with us next week!

Fellow nerds, it's time for episode 5! Whitney and Debra continue their read along of "A Court of Thorns and Roses" with chapters 11 and 12. And don't worry, Mindy will be back with us next week!

Welcome fellow nerds! It's time for episode 4! This week, Whitney, Mindy and Debra continue their read along of "A Court of Thorns and Roses" with chapters 8-10.

In Episode three, Whitney, Mindy and Debra continue their read along of "A Court of Thorns and Roses" with chapters 5, 6 and 7.

In this bonus episode, Whitney, Mindy and Deb share their thoughts, reactions, and very long list of questions after watching "The Winchesters" pilot, a prequel to "Supernatural".