Some questions are answered, but lead to more questions, as is the way. We discuss the narrative trick the author plays on the reader regarding the identity of Nona's body and our own thoughts of how certain souls arrived where they are at the time of this book.

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Nona is finally here, and we are all confused about a lot of what is happening, par for the course.

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We're at the end of Harrow the Ninth, where we get one crystal beautiful moment where we actually understood what was going on (did we?), only for it to be bashed into a million pieces. We had fun on the journey here, though.

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Oh, Dang. The Penultimate Harrow episode is here. Peak Tamsyn Muir writing in these chapters. Bees! Swordfighting! Pithy Conversations! Questions are answered! New Questions are asked! Exclamation points are used!

Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on BlueSky, and Instagram.

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We're reaching the sections of the book where we are tee-heeing and steepling our fingers, connivingly, at the reveals happening in these chapters and the coffee-shop AU fanfictions happening in Harrow's mind.

Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on BlueSky, and Instagram.

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We talk about a kind of heartfelt reunion with known quantities that reassures the readers that they haven't lost their minds. Plus a rejected kiss and thistle.

Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on BlueSky, and Instagram.

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We're back from the Holidays. Happy New Year. We list what we think are the best books we read in 2025, which are not limited to but do include a lot published in 2025.

Christina's Books

5. Lost in the Garden by Adam Leslie

4. Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur

3. A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

2. The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling

1. The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica

Steph's Books

5. Full Negative by Jenn Lyons

4. The Eyes are the Best Part by Monica Kim

3. Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur

2. Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen

1. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

Josh's books

5. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

4. Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon

3. Full Negative by Jenn Lyons

2. The Raven's Scholar by Atonia Hodgson

1. The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on BlueSky, and Instagram.

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Josh and Steph discuss the lovable and tragic monsters of Joe Abercrombie's The Devils.

Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. Our art is by Mangoyu Art (@MangoyuArt), and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us on BlueSky, and Instagram.

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