Maasdestruction: ACOSH Theories and a Maasverse Spiral

⚠️ Spoiler warning: This episode discusses ACOSH and contains spoilers for ACOTAR, Crescent City, and Throne of Glass.

What if Elain is under someone else’s influence? And what if that explains why the entire Inner Circle feels a little off? Kayla and Sam recorded this episode of Enchanted and Exhausted live, and once we started talking ACOSH, one theory turned into a full hour of wanting to pull every Sarah J. Maas book off the shelf.

First, we catch up on life after Halloween, compare what we actually read in October with what we planned to read, and share a few November hopefuls. We also get into a very real mom-life debate about whether it even counts as cleaning if the kids undo it five minutes later.

Then we go full Maasdestruction. We talk about why Elain’s behavior has us suspicious, what could be behind Azriel’s angst, and why even Rhysand and Cassian feel off. We debate whether Bryaxis was sent to test Nesta, whether Clotho knew more than she let on, and what that mysterious obsidian box could mean for Koschei. Plus, we talk Gwyn’s possible starlight magic and the detail about Nyx that made us pause.

Of course, we can’t talk ACOSH without dragging Crescent City and Throne of Glass into it. We follow the clues across all three series, debate how much of the crossover Sarah J. Maas might have planned, and make our case for the meeting we’d love to see most: Nesta and Manon in the same room.

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The morally grey men are back, the mom chaos is REAL, and we're officially preparing for an emotional breakdown in Prythian! 📚✨

Welcome back to Episode 13 of Enchanted and Exhausted! This week, Kayla and Sam have a LOT to unpack, and as usual, we're running on caffeine, questionable sleep schedules, and fictional men who probably need therapy.

🖤 October Book Club Deep Dive: We're discussing Crown Me Dead by Liv Zander! From cursed kings and mysterious men to disturbing scenes and shocking twists, we're sharing our ratings, favorite moments, and whether this dark romance deserves a spot on your TBR. Spoiler warning!

🍂 November Book Club Reveal: We're switching things up with Trust Fall by Lynn Painter! Get ready for enemies-to-lovers tension, secrets, and a much-needed break from our usual dark and twisted reads.

📚 Reading Updates: We're checking in on our October reads, beta-reading adventures, reading slumps, and the books keeping us busy.

🌙 ACOTAR 6 Excitement & Theories: We're diving into the anticipation surrounding the next A Court of Thorns and Roses book, discussing character theories, potential heartbreak, and all the reasons we're terrified to return to Prythian.

☕ Mom Life & Feral Children: Because what would this podcast be without a little motherhood chaos? We're talking clingy toddlers, wild kids, and the everyday struggle of trying to get anything done.

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✨ What happens when a mom turns her love for creativity, family, and storytelling into a mission to inspire young readers?

This week on Enchanted & Exhausted, Kayla and Sam welcome special guest Laura Doyal, children's author and founder of DoodlePie Magic Press!

Laura shares how her son's struggles with reading inspired her to write The Suitcase Summers, a children's book series inspired by her own family and designed to bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books.

📚 In this episode, we're talking about:

• How motherhood inspired Laura's journey into writing and publishing
• Creating books that help children build confidence and fall in love with reading
• Her screen-light activity book, The Compass Club, and encouraging kids to explore beyond their screens
• The challenges of independent publishing, illustrations, and the conversation surrounding AI in the book community
• Finding beta readers, ARC readers, and support through BookTok
• Our shared obsession with Fourth Wing, Onyx Storm, fan theories, and fantasy book tattoos!
• Audiobooks, favorite tropes, anticipated releases, and rapid-fire bookish questions!

Of course, it wouldn't be Enchanted & Exhausted without a little chaos, plenty of laughs, and some completely unplanned bookish tangents! 😂

Whether you're a parent hoping to raise a lifelong reader, an aspiring author, or just a BookTok girlie who loves a good conversation, this episode has something for you!

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The Suitcase Summers: The Lost Crown of the Isle
An illustrated chapter-book adventure for readers ages 7–10 about two cousins, one mysterious suitcase, and an island that needs them both.
Buy the book: https://a.co/d/03bhKcX1

Free Read + Roam Adventure Pass
A free printable adventure for curious kids and their grown-ups, with a screen-light activity plus a sneak peek into The Suitcase Summers.
Get the free Adventure Pass: https://www.lauradoyal.com/read-and-roam

I’ve also attached a copy of the Adventure Pass so you can see exactly what listeners will receive. For the show notes, I’d love to use the link above so listeners can download their own copy.

The Suitcase Summers Spotify Playlist
A playlist inspired by the story, Hawaii, and the sense of adventure behind The Lost Crown of the Isle.
Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0tPDMKGB6W5n2SRH6IX2xB

More from Laura Doyal + DoodlePie Magic Press
Books, activities, and screen-light adventures for curious kids and the grown-ups raising them.
Website: https://www.lauradoyal.com
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🐉 THRESHING DAY HAS ARRIVED—and we have THOUGHTS.

Welcome back to Enchanted & Exhausted, where we run away from the real world into books! 📚✨ samantha-kayla (2)

Episode 10 was recorded LIVE on TikTok, and this one is packed with everything we love: Fourth Wing theories, dragons, reading updates, mom-life chaos, and completely unrealistic TBR expectations.

We dive into Threshing Day, talk about our favorite POVs, and unpack some of the theories that have us questioning EVERYTHING we thought we knew about the Empyrean series. Who has secretly had a dragon? Can we actually trust the scribes? Why do riders have to bleed during Threshing? And what exactly is Rebecca Yarros setting us up for?! 👀🐉

Then, naturally, we attempt our own Dragonkind Threshing live...and things go about as well as you'd expect. 🔥😂

We also recap our September reads and ratings, talk about what we're reading in October, share our next Enchanted & Exhausted Book Club pick, Crown Me Dead, and give each other our newest reading challenges. Kayla is challenged to read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, while Sam gets Dark Secret by Christine Feehan. samantha-kayla (2)

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers and theories for Threshing Day and the Empyrean series.

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Because apparently being exhausted mothers wasn't enough—we needed dragons, theories, and an impossible TBR too. 🐉📚☕️

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We’re back with Episode 9 of Enchanted & Exhausted, and this week we’re mixing spicy books, questionable opinions, and the beautiful chaos of motherhood.

We’re recapping our September book club read, Kiss of the Basilisk, and WOW… this book gave us a LOT to talk about. We’re diving into the spice, the fantasy, the love triangle, power dynamics, questionable choices, social commentary, the ending that left us questioning EVERYTHING, and whether we’ll be picking up the next book.

But before we get into the bookish chaos, it’s time for some serious mom-life stories. From flooded bathrooms and feral children to school drama, random noises, questionable parenting decisions, and the things our kids do that have us wondering how we’re still functioning… motherhood is exhausting and apparently our children are feral.

We also share our October TBRs, books we’re excited about, upcoming releases, and what we’re challenging each other to read.

AND finally… we announce our October Enchanted & Exhausted Book Club Pick: Crown Me Dead by Liv Xander! 🖤

If you’ve read Kiss of the Basilisk, we NEED to know your thoughts. What did you rate it? Who was your favorite character? And how many chili peppers are you giving it?

Come hang out with us for books, motherhood, questionable opinions, and whatever feral childness happens between now and next week.

As always… stay enchanted and maybe a little less exhausted. ✨

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We took Enchanted & Exhausted LIVE... and invited BookTok into the chaos. 😂📚

For the first time, Sam and Kayla are recording an episode while simultaneously going LIVE on TikTok—on three accounts, because apparently one wasn't chaotic enough. 😂

This week is ALL about books. We're breaking down our favorite standalones, duologies, completed series, unfinished series, current reads, favorite tropes, and the fictional men we're absolutely not prepared to give up.

From Nocticadia, The Knight and the Moth, The Knave and the Moon, Plated Prisoner, From Blood and Ash, Throne of Glass, Fourth Wing, Quicksilver, Shield of Sparrows and plenty more—we're talking about the books we can't stop thinking about and adding even MORE books to our already out-of-control TBRs.

Then things get a little unhinged with Would You Rather, choosing our ultimate book boyfriend, and a round of Marry, Hook Up & Block with our favorite fictional characters.

And because we're still Enchanted & Exhausted, we couldn't end without some feral mom talk. From kids saying things they definitely shouldn't, toddler tantrums and Velcro children to the never-ending question of “Why does the house still look like this?!”—motherhood makes its way into the conversation whether we plan for it or not.

This episode is raw, interactive, slightly chaotic, and very us. Grab your coffee, open your TBR, and play along with us!

💬 We want YOUR answers:
What's your favorite standalone, duology and series? Who is your ultimate book boyfriend? And whose book recommendation are you trusting—Sam or Kayla?

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Stay enchanted... and maybe a little less exhausted. ✨☕

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The TBR is never-ending, the kids are feral, and apparently reading is our job now. 📚☕

This week on Enchanted & Exhausted, Sam and Kayla are wrapping up August with the books they loved, hated, cried over, and absolutely cannot stop talking about.

We're breaking down our August reads and ratings—including The Housemaid, Ask for Andrea, Kissed by the Gods, Heir of Fire, Little Stranger, In Five Years, and more—before diving into what we're currently reading and the absolutely unreasonable number of books we've put on our September TBRs. And yes... somehow we still keep adding more. 😂

Of course, it wouldn't be Enchanted & Exhausted without a little mom-life chaos. We're talking hurricane survival mode, potty-training toddlers, toddler tantrums, rage cleaning bathrooms, feral children, ADHD tangents, and the everyday insanity that comes with trying to be moms, creators, business owners AND readers.

And then we have something extra special. 🖤

We're welcoming indie author and poet Celicia Biscamp, author of Dancing With Your Ghost! We sit down with Celicia to talk about her poetry, what inspired her book, how she decided which poems to include, and what it was really like navigating the indie publishing process on her own.

So grab your coffee, put in your headphones, ignore your TBR judging you from across the room, and settle in with us. ☕📖

In this episode: August reading wrap-up • Five-star reads • September TBRs • New book releases • Feral Mom Moments • Rage cleaning • BookTok chaos • Indie publishing • Poetry • Author interview

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Come hang out with us, tell us your best August read, and let us know which book we need to add to our never-ending TBR next.

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