The Plot Hoes

The Plot Hoes

Samantha, a longtime reader and fan of fantasy and romance, recommends books to her cousin Megan who is just getting back into reading for fun. We've covered ACOTAR, Crescent City, and Throne of Glass to finish off the Maasverse before moving on to other series. Listen to join our little book club, yap about our favorite characters as if they're our personal friends and get out the cork boards and string to discuss our unhinged theories.

  1. 04/08/2025

    Crown of Midnight- Have you gotten to part 2 yet?

    Welcome back to The Plot Hoes podcast! In this episode, we're digging into Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, in the Throne of Glass series. Spoilers: social media has ruined the primary relationship in this series & we make predictions that sometimes turn out to be lucky guesses. We also refer to ACOTAR and Crescent City Megan reads Crown of Midnight for the first time and has a lot to dig into with Samantha, who is reading along for her 3rd (maybe 4th?) time? Samantha got us into this mess, it's the least she could do. We first have to talk about the SJM Instagram post. Then there are cryptic conversations with a ghost, Dorian has stuff manifesting, and I guess we'll talk about Chaol. By the way, Celaena was 8 when everything went down- Megan will never keep that straight. We have more notes for therapy, beginning with let's not keep secrets or lie by omission to those you love, and also let's just deal with our problems instead of trying to avoid them, and lastly let's all agree to take a pause before making any huge decisions. We stumble across our first TPH Unhinged Theories for the entire Maasverse, and there are some doozies, but hang with us. We're currently leaning toward a layerd cake situation, but it keeps changing as we keep reading. Alt titles for this ep: It looks like an arrow, Unexpected tears, Just a nightmare person, The who and the what and the how Where do you stand on the Chaol mate vs fate debate? What connections are you making in the wider universe? Let us know in the comments and find us on TikTok @ThePlotHoes or Instagram @The.PlotHoes

    1 h 15 min
  2. 17/07/2025

    The Assassin's Blade- Stay Outta the Sewers

    Hi all! Book club is starting the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. We are off to a controversial start beginning with The Assassin's Blade. Megan feels the weight of only getting one shot to read the ToG series for the first time and spends a lot of time rationalizing this decision. This is Samantha's third time through the series and reassures us that it's going to be amazing either way. The biggest argument seems to be that the emotional weight of this book is felt more if you really know Celaena and where she's at, but Megan doesn't need to amplify the emotional impact of a SJM book. Megan knows a handful of character names associated with this series and none of them are in this book. She has some guesses about Celaena and her backstory that may or may not be correct? If you are experiencing these books for the first time, just know that I'm going to be guessing at what happens, so read ahead some before listening if that's not something you're in to. We're going into this series with our unhinged takes on the Maasverse, so we're clocking constellations, misty places, gates, dead islands, and lands where magic has withered away. This book raises some questions that Megan hopes get answered as we read on, like are we finally done with Arobynn? How does Celaena recognize the king's footsteps and sword? Is the glass castle actually glass? What are those witches up to? PSA: Megan convinces Samantha to commit to the tandem read later in the series, so make your preparations now. Also, go ahead and use your nice soaps and share with a loved one. Alternate titles: I know all these words, Well shiiiiiiiiiiii, What the weird has in store, Oh I was crying at that point We definitely did not cover everything- let us know your favorite moments and questions you have for the rest of the series in the comments and join us on TikTok @ThePlotHoes and Instagram @The.PlotHoes

    56 min

À propos

Samantha, a longtime reader and fan of fantasy and romance, recommends books to her cousin Megan who is just getting back into reading for fun. We've covered ACOTAR, Crescent City, and Throne of Glass to finish off the Maasverse before moving on to other series. Listen to join our little book club, yap about our favorite characters as if they're our personal friends and get out the cork boards and string to discuss our unhinged theories.