It's time to winnow to Prythian for our most requested episode! Join book besties Kinsey and Karly for their biggest (and updated) Maasverse theories for ACOTAR 7: A Court of Forgotten Melody now that they've read ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas! The hosts answer the internet's burning questions by analyzing ACOSH for clues and foreshadowing before ACOFM. Theories include: why the characters are acting the way that they are and what's fueling their motives; what the ending of ACOSH means for Nesta, Amren, and Elain; if Azriel's shadows are more insidious than believed; what really happened during Nyx's Naming Ceremony; if we're getting a Throne of Glass or Crescent City crossover; what Hybern has on Prythian; and more! Check out the timestamps for each theory discussion. If you're looking for even more ACOTAR theories, we've got you covered! Check out Season 2: Episodes 12, 22, and 23. Thankfully, with how short ACOSH was, almost all of our theories are as relevant as ever, with even more evidence supporting them now that ACOSH is here. This is part of our Massive Maasverse Mayhem season, an ACOTAR 7 Crash Course. This season is designed to prepare you for ACOTAR 6 and 7 release day and offer support once it's over. You can expect: quick but thorough ACOTAR recaps, discussions on favorite ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City moments and characters (including Karly's first-ever experience reading the TOG and CC series!), worldbuilding-and-lore breakdowns, A Court of Splintered Harmony and A Court of Forgotten Melody theories, Maasverse crossover discussions, foreshadowing, character analyses, and MORE! Thanks for listening, and please leave us a review and share with your friends! SPOILER WARNING: This episode includes spoilers for A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas, as well as worldbuilding-related spoilers for the entire Maasverse (including Throne of Glass and Crescent City). For scene-specific Maasverse spoilers, please view the timestamps for skip ahead moments. TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) - Intro (00:32) - What's Next in our Season (02:01) - Announcement for Additional Theory Episodes THEORIES: (02:38) - Character Manipulation (06:58) - The Symphonia (09:22) - Elain and Vallahan (09:56) - Was that really Elain? (Tower of Dawn spoiler, skip 10:51 - 10:57) (12:25) - Elain and Koschei (15:31) - Elain and the Continent Wastelands (TOG series spoilers) (16:42) - Dusk, Night, and Day Court Rulers (17:37) - Breaking Curses (Tower of Dawn/Kingdom of Ash spoilers , skip to 18:08) (18:37) - Azriel and Illyrians (19:26) - Azriel, his Shadows, and Erebos (Kingdom of Ash spoilers, skip 20:19 - 25:02. Queen of Shadows spoilers, skip 26:17 - 26:28) (26:46) - Erebos and Bryaxis (Throne of Glass and Crescent City series spoilers) (28:34) - Erebos and Nyx (29:19) - "Nameless" Naming Ceremony (Throne of Glass series spoilers, skip 30:06 - 30:21) (30:39) - Spidersilk and Stygian Spiders hiding in ACOTAR (TOG series spoilers) (32:47) - Clotho, Amren, and Bryaxis (34:56) - Was that really Amren at the end? (Crescent City series spoilers, skip 37:12 - 37:44) (39:43) - Where is Nesta? (Crescent City and Throne of Glass series spoilers) (43:01) - Potential TOG crossover? (Throne of Glass series spoilers) (44:09) - Narben (44:32) - Carranam and Blood Oath (46:28) - The Mistress (47:17) - Hybern (49:18) - Foreshadowing Moments (51:10) - Hopes for Nesta and Cassian (52:36) - Samhain = Crossover Day (53:17) - Bat Boy Karma (53:31) - "What was lost will be reclaimed" (54:50) - Music (55:55) - Blood Duel (57:10) - Outro (59:21) - Closing Thoughts Order ACOTAR 6 and 7 by Sarah J Maas: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR 6) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B0bXL1mJX E-book: https://link.amazon/B02q0lwcw Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0eoqYsoW A Court of Forgotten Melody (ACOTAR 7) Hardcover: https://link.amazon/B02yCrgjP E-book: https://link.amazon/B01b4J9EU Audiobook: https://link.amazon/B0gVuBskx Interested in More Basic and Bookish Podcast? New episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays! 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