Daggers and Shadow Daddies

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  • Join us in our fantasy romance book club that is all vibes and no facts, led by a husband-and-wife duo inspired by The Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and incredibly excited for Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. These books opened the door to our love for the genre, and now we're diving into more highly recommended fantasy series. Tune in for engaging discussions, character explorations, and a "sprinkle" of romance! Book Club https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Book reading order: Fourth Wing (Re-Read) Iron Flame (Re-Read) Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
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  • Ep 60: 'Onyx Storm' Chapters 1-5 | Review & Discussion

    Ep 60: 'Onyx Storm' Chapters 1-5 | Review & Discussion
    Jan 28 2025
    Listen in as we discuss chapters 1 through 5 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Prologue: • Xaden keeps his eyes down, she's trying to find xaden while he is headed to barlowe. • They allow her access, consequence is losing their soul • Over hears Xaden and Barlowe • Andarna wants to find her family 🖤 • Violet needs Imogen (to erase Barlowe's memory?) Chapter 1: • Except: I will save him • Tairn still pissy about Violet jumping, they're hunting for dark wielders • Lilith protected basgiath from storms • Andarna mocks tairns • Slain 31 venin * • Ridoc's dragon fucked up and pissed off tairn, ridoc and Aotrom fighting about going back to aretia • Tairn keeps calling xaden dark one • Treaty being formed for Aretia riders, divide among the cadets • Imogen missing duty to be in xaden duty • Garrick, bodhi, and Imogen think Violet shouldn't be sleeping with Xaden • Imogen thinks Violet is running her own rebellion to save xaden and find andarna's kind • Sawyer visited by retirement general • Venin inside basgiath Chapter 2: • Special signets happen maybe once a generation or century and only once all 6 existed at one time • Within the walls(in the computer 🤨, zoolander), no infantry survivors, sawyer left behind?!, takes out a "scribe" • How were they scribes without the scribes knowing?? • Scribe venin(forehead tattoo?) disappears while fighting near Barlowe's cell • Xaden takes them all out with shadows,"why is it always you?" • Barlowe has drained the cell, if he has nothing to pull he'll be dead within the week?! • Vi and Xaden alone, fear of him being alone with her, no red eyes, he let's her in, he wielded beyond the wards but only with Sgaeyl's power • Sgaeyl not speaking to Xaden, tairn said to not count on Sgaeyl getting over it, violet doesnt know what he gave for the power • Xaden didn't know violet was in the interrogation room but bc he sensed the venin! (Like dragons to each other?) Chapter 3: • Letter from mom to dad, atrocious taste in men 🤣 • Violet's not scared but he thinks she should be, alone time up • Private meeting, violet assigned to a task force to find 7th breed, captain Grady leading • Negotiating where to place the fliers • Back in the bedroom, they slept on and start to bang one out. • When she came, she was pulling at their bond and he pulled away. • He lost control and started to channel from the headboard 😱 Chapter 4: • They talk about what happened, violet hasn't told Xaden her next mission • Brennan interrupted, how many people are out there* • Garrick slept with a flier, Imogen insults him, he asks if she is jealous • Brennan there for xaden for patrol, Mira arrived and brought violet a conduit, wooden disc for practice? Warmth, levitation, and sound warding • Brennan negotiating for the fliers, fliers with the 1st years, mira finds out about andarna adventure • Brennan compares mira to lilith, she calls him out for not using their name, she throws the disc • Disc is for keeping the fliers safe at basgiath, for negotiation? Chapter 5: • Excerpt, never expect mercy from a rider • Sloane tells violet about a challenge between riders and fliers, she calls for Dain, aura beinhaven has a 1st yr flier at knife point. • Cat wants to take his place, violet tells her why it's a bad idea, dain points out it's against the codex • Dragons and gryphons arrive, Dain and Aura arguing, "not sure I would brag about being the wing that produced Jack Barlowe" 🤣 • Violet wishes Xaden would put his shields down. Tairn says the dark one cannot reuinite what he broke 😱 • Aura challenges, starts to torch dain, Vi pins her hand with a dagger. • If you're going to wield it's me your going to be dealing with. ⚡️
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep 59: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 57-66 | Final Review

    Ep 59: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 57-66 | Final Review
    Jan 19 2025
    Listen in as we discuss chapters 57 through 66 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 57: • Meeting Melgren • Sgaeyl and Tairn fighting, violet blocking xaden and he feels neglected and hurt 😭 • lilith warns of the wards and gives other journal • Violet hits her mark at the wyvern that was still alive Chapter 58: • Meets xaden in the sparing gym, he calls it his room and he corrects to our room. She's keeping him from touching her, feeling her bond, or feeling near her. • She makes the rule, no more secrets and no more having to ask. • Violet asks about his mother, marriage contract until he was 10 • Lots of war talk in battle brief, concludes with Vi realizing that it's not Samara Chapter 59: • Andarna upset that she has to use the harness if she wants to go to basgiath. • Andarna to stay in the Vale, Violet to find her mom • Jack kills baide, Her blood extinguishes the flame, wards fall Chapter 59: • Nolon has known Jack is venin. • Long discussion with Barlowe and his plan • Barlowe draining dain, grey handprints, nolons only plan was to block him from power • Infantry to find the lures around the school, squads put together, Violet and Xaden together, grid sectors • They go to bed, they bang one out, reasonable lol, Awkward frustration interruption from Brennan Chapter 61: • Violet squad to cover grid over the ward stone • General sorrengail warms the temps, then creates a storm to embue her favorite weapon 😭 • Jesinia in the archives • War begins, violet takes out multiple wyvern, bad ass fight, tairn is incredible • Young Asim venin, "you'll meet them all soon", Rhiannon lands on Tairn Chapter 62: • Violet saves Rhiannon saves Violet, rhi jumps back to her dragon, melgren 10 minds out, venin waiting for a second wave • Sawyer loses part of his leg • Tairn catches Violet and sawyer as they free falled lol, ward stone mended • Cat takes sawyer to the healers, Cat compliments Violet, "you would've done the same", "i would've ran faster" 🤣, gives her a dagger • Venin arrives and excited to deliver Violet to Him, Cat heightening Venin's emotions(wants to be more than and Asim), Violet strikes her • Another arrives and suspends violet Chapter 63: • Andarna torches the Venin's face 🤯💀 • Cat spoke to Andarna, Andarna snaps, Violet realizing her scales are different • jesinia found the only difference is a 7 • Big meeting, ward stone mended, Lilith disagrees with Violets plan while the sage is above(?) • Xaden puts Melgren in his place Chapter 64: • Excerpt:letter from liam to sloane about violet • WHY DOES XADEN KNOW THEY WONT ATTACK BECAUSE THEY ARE WAITING FOR XADEN • When violet asked how he knew the venin thought they would be in samara, he says not to ask • Tells Codogh she needs to talk to him • Embues the stone, calls for andarna, discuss how she wants to be like tairn 😭, tairn doesn't know, waited 650yrs for Violet • Violet opens tairn door completely, tempted to pull from the ground to save Tairn, Lilith kicked violet lol • Shuts the mental doors, Brennan mends, Lilith forces Sloane to embue • Xaden dying, lilith died • Dragons torch the stone Chapter 65: • Walks to Sgaeyl, tairn, xaden, and Andarna. • Sgaeyl compliments Violet, "be careful of your words" -sgaeyl • Xaden killed the general, covered his face in shadows, he won't look at her, "you won't be as scared under the full wards", "you love me", • Slow gaze up, red rings Chapter 66: • Feels violet down the bond when she was burning out • He pulls from the ground • Wakes next to Violet, Violet fell asleep crying for her mom • He walks to Barlowe in the Varrish cell,increased power, you can never give back what's taken, only crave more, brothers
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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Ep 58: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 47-56 | Review & Discussion Part 2

    Ep 58: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 47-56 | Review & Discussion Part 2
    Jan 14 2025
    Listen in as we discuss chapters 47 through 56 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 52 • Hanging out with her friends, sawyer flirting with jesinia. • Asks Aaric if he can read old lucerish • She calls together a group to put up the wards but it means the flyers won't be able to use their power • Says she won't lie to Xaden, flyers need to decide, offers them conduits so they aren't defenseless • Another nightmare, still sounds like future, she's suspended and trying to convert her, sage thing is right she will take down the wards • Tairn makes fun of her for talking to herself and for having nightmares • TAIRN DOES KNOW SHE IS IN A DIFFERENT DEN • Squad games, to find runes, xaden shows up, violet doesn't tell him her plan yet but he figured it out, odd interaction between Imogen and Garrick Chapter 53: • Embuing natural to siphons • Tairn dropping violet off at one cave while he explores another area • Arguments with Cat, cat calls out the riders for not sharing • Violet gives Sloane a conduit (what is that again) • Discussion of second signet, violet just realized about xaden, Solas shows up, visia didn't make it Chapter 54: • Andarna protects them all from the fire • Sloane drain Cat's power, breaks her orb, jabs it into Solas, Darth sideous method • Sounded like sloane siphoned from violet and gave to cat • Andarna killed Solas and she earned her scorpiontail • Back in Aretia, Xadens upset she risked her life for Cat being 3rd in line Chapter 55: • He starts the convo about mom deal and their communication • Confirmed that yup he didn't want to give her information she wasn't ready for, and let her take down her walls. • She calls him out for saying he won't be entirely truthful with her. Not wrong 👀 • She did ask about the scars last year, he says he can't change the past, he calls her out for not forgiving him yet. • She questions how much else there could be(great question) • She calls him out for him making her ask questions but he wants her to demand it since she is too scared to get answers she doesn't like. • Battle axe analogy, mother's blanket • She asks about his second signet Chapter 56 • Set up the wards, success but no flame • Go to the cliffs, 12.5% faster than sgaeyl • Slow build to his confession, how long to fall out of love • Answers her thought, not really intention, No distance wielder in centuries • 'You've always deserved better than me and no one knows or else he'd be dead' • Tairn faces sgaeyl and crushed and betrayed • Differences between his signet and their bond. He calls it intentions and in pictures • Ryan- face reader second signet? • "My love isn't fickle so you better be ready to answer all of my questions " • Hundreds of wyvern • Xaden says even if you don't believe anything else I say, believe that I live you . do not speak to to her like death is an option and shield her from xaden lol • Wyvern's heartbeat ceases • Melgren asked for a meeting and no more than 2 marked ones • Syrena can still wield
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    50 mins

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