Story Darlings

Nov 05 2024 74 ep. 58 mins 3
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High school besties from Northwest Arkansas, Tera Palozola and Sandra Bruxvoort take a timeout from parenting to read books and binge film—romantasy, fantasy, and romance being their favorite genres.

Subscribe for discussions on series by Sarah J Maas (Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR), Crescent City); Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm (Empyrean series) by Rebecca Yarros; and other popular media.

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Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole (The Kindred's Curse Saga) The SLOWEST slow burn ever???

Nov 05 2024 62 mins  
Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole completes our journey of The Kindred's Curse Saga! Well, until Burn of the Everflame is released, anyway. 😂Honorary Story Darling, Jess Jurhs, joins Tera and Sandra again for some final discussion on everything that happened in book 3. What happened with Diem's coronation ceremony? Does she ever find out who her father is? And what about Aurali

Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole (The Kindred's Curse Saga) TO BE CLEAR: Chaol > Henri. Justice for Chaol!

Oct 29 2024 69 mins  
GLOW OF THE EVERFLAME BY PENN COLE. The madness continues with the sequel to Spark of the Everflame—the strongest installment yet! We're joined again by honorary Story Darling, Jess Jurhs, and she has some personal offenses to surface with Tera and Sandra. (Don't worry—we're all still friends!) 😂 The trio of Darlings discuss Diem's affinity for power, her poor decision-makin

Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole (The Kindred's Curse Saga) October Amazon Book Club pick!

Oct 22 2024 74 mins  
Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole! IS THE KINDRED'S CURSE SAGA OUR NEW FAVORITE ROMANTASY OBSESSION?? I think so! We're joined by honorary Story Darling, Jess Jurhs from Gym Was Cancelled: A Buffycast to talk all-things Diem Bellator, Luther Corbois, unhinged theories, and even Hunger Games and Vampire Diaries lol. Buckle up for the most chaotic book discussion ever, but the good

The Cruel Dark by Bea Northwick / Twisty gothic romance for spooky season!

Oct 15 2024 35 mins  
The Cruel Dark is a twisty, gothic romance by author Bea Northwick and is absolutely worth the read! With the perfect atmosphere for spooky season, swoon-worthy romance scenes and smut, and a twisty ending, you can find it on Kindle Unlimited, order a paperback copy through Amazon, or purchase signed copies and special hardcovers from the author's website.Quick update on the author

It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover (It Ends With Us 2) We love found family!

Oct 01 2024 33 mins  
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover. October 1 marks the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so we thought we'd release the sequel discussion to our It Ends With Us episode.In this follow-up book, one year has passed and Lily has to balance her divorce from Ryle, co-parenting with him, and navigating her complicated, newfound relationship with Atlas.Like so many mothers who

A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan

Sep 24 2024 34 mins  
Happy book birthday to A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan! And a big thank you to Avon for the advance reader copy. With Sophie Jordan's considerable backlist of romance novels and YA romantasy, this marks her debut into the adult romantasy genre, and it was a fun ride! If you're curious about the book's tropes, you will find: Forced marriage, enemies to lovers, orphane

Vote on the next Story Darlings Amazon Book Club pick!

Sep 17 2024 20 mins  
It's time to vote on the Story Darlings Amazon Book Club pick for October! In this episode, Tera and Sandra discuss some of the latest book submissions, which include: Gild by Raven Kennedy, Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, and more! Previous submissions include When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fir

The Finish Line by Kate Stewart (The Ravenhood 3) We love our rainy days...forever!

Sep 10 2024 57 mins  
We're back with The Finish Line by Kate Stewart! This is the third and final book in The Ravenhood series, BUT if you're looking for more discussions on the boys of the 'hood, stay tuned because we may just cover the spin-off series, Ravenhood Legacy, here on Story Darlings for next year! 😉Where Flock and Exodus were very much focused on Cecilia's story, The Finish Line really c

The Mist Thief by LJ Andrews – The Ever Seas 3 // August Amazon Book Club pick!

Sep 03 2024 40 mins  
We're back with our August Amazon Book Club pick, The Mist Thief by LJ Andrews! This is the third book in The Ever Seas and, this time around, we follow shameless flirt, Prince Jonas of the Alvers, and the impenetrable Skadi of the shadow elven.This might be Tera and Sandra's favorite book yet, and they'd definitely agree that each book continues to get better and better. The Mist

Exodus by Kate Stewart (The Ravenhood 2) Can you live a lie?

Aug 27 2024 56 mins  
EXODUS by Kate Stewart. How dare you break our hearts like this, Kate (again)!The second book in The Ravenhood series is equal parts devastating and pulse-racing romance as Cecilia is forced to come to terms with being double-dumped, then ghosted, by Sean and Dominic.And on top of putting the pieces of her heart back together, she’ll have to buck and rage against a brash, new man