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125. Fourth Wing: "Quick as what!? Fast as what?!"

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Fourth Wing: "Quick as what!? Fast as what?!" Welcome to Basgiath War College. You survive the parapet or you die. You survive the Gauntlet or you die. You survive Threshing or you die. It's a tough place. Enter Violet. Trained her whole life to be a Scribe, but on the order of her General mother must enter the Dragon Rider sect, Violet has a lot stacked against her. Add in an unending war, dragons who are refusing to bond to riders, and folklore that everyone should know but doesn't, mysteries abound at magic school. Oh and there are two hot men who have their sights set on Violet and only one who didn't give ACOFAE the ick instantly. "A dragon without it's rider is a tragedy, a rider without it's dragon is dead. Welcome to Fourth Wing." Spoilers: Fourth Wing Mentions: The Black Witch Chronicles, Legally Blonde, Throne of Glass, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Men in Black TW/CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Jul 3, 20231h 39m

124. The Bane Chronicles: "Ducks! Embrace me as your King!"

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Bane Chronicles: "Ducks! Embrace me as your King!" Have you ever wondered what Magnus Bane, the High Warlock of Brooklyn, gets up to in his time away from the Shadowhunters? Does he wander the world having adventures with his best friends? Does he pine for lost love? Does he live deliciously? The answer to all these questions is a resounding "YES!" The Bane Chronicles takes us through the highs and lows of Magnus' long life. From galavanting around Peru to his first date with Alec, Magnus leaves a mark in whatever age he finds himself. Revolutionary Paris? Check. The Roaring 20's? Check. NYC in the 80's? Weirdly, check. Magnus' stories remind us that in a world that is ever changing, some things will always stay the same. Spoilers: The Shadowhunters World (with the exception of The Last Hours) Mentions: The Last Hours, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, Interview with the Vampire, Fleabag, Sherlock, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Throne of Glass, Crescent City, ACOTAR, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy TW/CW: drug use, suicide For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Jun 26, 20231h 36m

123. Wicked Villains 1-3: "They all come here."

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Wicked Villains 1-3: "They all come here." The pipeline from being obsessed with Red Jasmine as a child to being obsessed with Red Jasmine in a kink club as an adult is one that should be studied. Welcome to The Underworld, a kink club that is different from the one you know and love, but not that different. The club is the setting for books 1-3 of Wicked Villains and it's almost it's own character. Red Jasmine and Jafar set the stage in book 1 (Desperate Measures) with Meg (Learn My Lesson) and Tink (A Worthy Opponent) following in their own spicy retellings in books 2 and 3. The heroes are the "villains" and the "villains" are very sexy and love to wonder "Who did this to you?" ACOFAE loves a villain. Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Once Upon A Time, The Dark Olympus series, Descendants Author's TW/CW for the books are listed here and on the sites below: Consensual non-consent, explicit sex, abusive parent (father), parental death (father, off-page), murder, assault, blood, sexual assault, kidnapping, assault, child/family death (off-page, historical), explicit sex, abusive relationship (heroine, off-page, historical), assault, domestic abuse https://www.kateerobert.com/ https://www.kateerobert.com/desperate-measures https://www.kateerobert.com/learn-my-lesson https://www.kateerobert.com/a-worthy-opponent For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Jun 19, 20231h 24m

122. Burlesque: "Air Rights!"

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Burlesque: "Air Rights!" Burlesque is a lot of surprising things.The sexiest film ever about real estate being one of them. Stanley Tucci and Cher having not met before this movie began filming being the other! Step into Tess' club where your wildest dreams can come true to the background of lip synced classics performed by stunning Burlesque dancers. Enter Christina Aguilera’s strawberry blonde wig and lives, hearts, and real estate fortunes are changed forever! Eric Dane, Julianna Hough, Peter Gallager, and Kristin Bell round out the incredible cast and Twilight's Cam Gigandet is the love interest. Villain? Is he the villain? Let's talk about it.. It's a passion, an emotion, it's a fashion, it's Burlesque! Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: The Devil Wears Prada, Euphoria, Grey's Anatomy, Glitter, Chicago, Coyote Ugly, Cruel Intentions, Fame, Kingdom of Ash, The OC TW/CW: Alcohol abuse, ED's, reference to homophobic remarks in movie For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Websites: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-31-la-ca-sneaks-burlesque-20101031-story.html *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Jun 12, 20231h 15m

121. The Hunter and the Heart: "I wish to be a potato."

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Hunter and the Heart: "I wish to be a potato." What does "prequel" mean to you? Does it mean 500+ years before the main story? More/Less? ACOFAE went into The Hunter and the Heart with assumptions and you know what happens when you assume: you make an ass out of you and me. Listen as ACOFAE recalibrates and dives into the richness of lore and the depth of heartbreak as characters new and old give new perspectives on stories that we thought we knew. Soulmates, curses, soul fragments, memories, and an ending that tilts our entire world, The Hunter and the Heart leaves us with the question: why choose!? Follow Deanna Ortega! Instagram: @DeannaOrtegaAuthor (https://www.instagram.com/deannaortegaauthor/) Tiktok: @Deanna.Orama (https://www.tiktok.com/@deanna.orama) Deanna's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DeannaMOrtegaAuthor Author's CW/TW for the book, The Hunter and the Heart: Violence (Graphic), Death, Mature Content, Mature Language (Explicit), Sexual Content (Explicit), Mental Abuse, Physical Abuse (Mentioned), Misogyny, Sexual Coercion (Mentioned), Suicidal thoughts, Suicide (Mentioned), Death of a Loved One, Child Abuse, Child Abandonment (mentioned), Resources Being Withheld (mentioned), Ab/Use of Substances and Alcohol https://docs.google.com/document/d/1liHtqZypE5jrqAwuo5d3cByjF4JEy2JIKCV_xbGDoH8/edit For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Clockwork Angel Mentions: The Infernal Devices, Grishaverse, Crescent City (character mention), Throne of Glass (character mention), Bridgerton (TV show), Queen Charlotte (TV Show), Shadowhunters (specifically The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices), Legendborn, Game of Thrones *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Jun 5, 20231h 51m

120. The Kingdom of Copper - Part 2: “Go steal some happiness for yourself, my friend."

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Kingdom of Copper - Part 2: “Go steal some happiness for yourself, my friend." There is a certain kind of joy that ACOFAE feels when a character actually does the thing. You know. The thing that's been threatened or looming the entire story. The shock, excitement, fear, and anticipation of "The Thing" unfolding as you read is perhaps one of the greatest feelings ever. "The Thing" happens here in Part 2 of The Kingdom of Copper. Jessica Marie wanted a good political fantasy and she got one as Nahri and Ali are surviving as best they can in a city rife with tension and about to implode. Forces outside of Daevabad are gathering and they have their sights set on sacking the city. Nahri has the hospital in her grip but what about her husband? The plots come out of the closet and the siblings are bonding as everything finally changes. "Are you with me?" "Until the end." TW / CW: death of a family member For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Dune, The Shadow Wand, Shadows & Lies *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

May 29, 202354 min

119. Soul of the Deep: "I choose to be me."

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Soul of the Deep: "I choose to be me." What happens when you lose your purpose? When guilt and grief are so consuming that even the bottom of the sea isn't as crushing your own thoughts? What happens when you loose faith? You look for the light. Simi is depressed and alone fulfilling her bargain at the bottom of the sea. Her sacrifice has been worth it, or so Simi thinks. Her penance at the bottom of the sea is her duty, or so Simi thinks. But all is not as it seems and the sea and the land are not at peace. War is brewing and everyone wants to blame Simi, even Simi. Soul of the Deep takes Simi and readers from the darkest part of the ocean to the brightest part of the day and explores the idea that what is right to you, isn't always what is right to all. Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: The Little Mermaid, Priory of the Orange Tree, The Kingdom of Copper, Kricket with a K series, Sex and the City, Hell Bent* (Please note reference to the "Hell Bent" epsiode is the episode has been recorded, but has not been made available yet.) TW/CW: Per the novel's content warning: it blends fantasy with fifteenth century history, which includes depictions of enslavement and violence For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Websites and Reviews : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THX_TXcimjI https://subjectifymedia.com/soul-of-the-deep-book-review-natasha-bowen/#:~:text=Our%20Soul%20of%20the%20Deep,with%20Skin%20of%20the%20Sea. https://dinipandareads.com/2022/09/26/blog-tour-review-soul-of-the-deep-by-natasha-bowen/#:~:text=Other%20than%20Simi%2C%20we%20are,Olokun%2C%20Yemoja%2C%20and%20Esu https://theblackunicornshop.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

May 22, 20231h 11m

118. Jennifer's Body: "Hell is a teenage girl."

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Jennifer's Body: "Hell is a teenage girl." Longtime listeners may be shocked to find out that Jessica Marie, a known scaredy cat, has been pushing for this movie for the pod for a long time. A LONG TIME. Longtime listeners AND new listeners will NOT be shocked to find out that this movie is full of all the things that ACOFAE loves: female rage, female friendships, toxic friendships, owning your power, revenge, and Seth Cohen on his gap year..Join ACOFAE as they praise Megan, praise Amanda, praise the plot, and sing the song. You know the song. Through the trees... TW / CW: microagressions, slurs, sexual assault, mental health, EDs For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Bring it On, Mean Girls, Mamma Mia, The OC, The Virgin Suicides, Kricket with a K series, HOSAB, Dexter, Death Becomes Her, The Virgin Suicides *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/ WEBSITES: https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/jennifers-body-low-shoulder-band-anniversary-8529416/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/jennifers-body-jokes-tweets https://cinemedia.media/feminism-jennifers-body/ https://collider.com/jennifers-body-female-gaze-horror-explained/ https://ew.com/movies/adam-brody-says-jennifers-body-negative-reception-felt-bad/ https://horrorobsessive.com/2022/06/16/sandbox-love-never-dies-exploring-lgbtq-themes-in-jennifers-body/ https://movieweb.com/jennifers-body-explained/ https://movieweb.com/jennifers-body-amanda-seyfried-megan-fox-favorite-film/ ​​https://movieweb.com/jennifers-body-hated-to-loved-in-a-decade/ https://newuniversity.org/2021/10/18/a-look-back-in-film-jennifers-body-is-sapphic-horror-feminism-at-its-finest/ https://screenrant.com/jennifers-body-failure-adam-brody-comments/ https://www.thelily.com/jennifers-body-has-become-a-hallmark-of-queer-horror-these-fans-explain-why/ https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/31/18037996/jennifers-body-flop-cult-classic-feminist-horror

May 15, 20231h 33m

117. The Kingdom of Copper - Part 1: "I need to put some men in their place."

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Kingdom of Copper - Part 1: "I need to put some men in their place." Welcome back to Daevabad. Ali is in exile, Nahri is married, and time has passed. So much time in fact that Ali has carved out a life for himself in the desert, Nahri has become the healer she always wanted to be, and Daevabad..isn't doing excellent. The religious tensions, political tensions, and familial tensions all come to a head in this, not as traveled as you'd think, "book 2." Toxic relationships and the ties that bind people to each other are tested to their breaking point. What happens when the lies are uncovered, the hidden enemy revealed, and the ACT is done? What happens when the goal is achieved? The Kingdom of Copper is split into 2 episodes because Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are very into the story. Nahri stepping into her power? Say less. TW / CW: death of a family member For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Dune, The Shadow Wand, Shadows & Lies *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

May 8, 202348 min

116. Iron Widow: "Welcome to your nightmare!"

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Iron Widow: "Welcome to your nightmare!" When was the last time you went into a book completely blind? Did you love it? When did you realize you loved it? Right away? Laura Marie and Jessica Marie both went into Iron Widow blind, and when they say they loved it, believe them. When they say this book has everything they've ever wanted, believe them. And when they say "WHY CHOOSE?!" Believe them. Iron Widow blew the socks off of ACOFAE in the best way possible and left them screaming for more. Down with the Patriarchy! Down with the bullshit! Down with everything! TW / CW: sexual assault, patriarchy For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: The Handmaid's Tale, Pacific Rim, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Hunger Games, Pokemon, Gladiator, The Little Mermaid, The Kricket with a K series, The Virgin Suicides *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

May 1, 20231h 43m

SPECIAL EPISODE 008: Our new friend, Maurene Goo!

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Our new friend, Maurene Goo! ACOFAE podcast welcomes author, Marvel Silk writer, and our new friend Maurene Goo to the podcast! Maurene is the author of several wonderful YA novels including I Believe in a Thing Called Love and Somewhere Only We Know and she joins the pod to talk about her new release Throwback. ACOFAE and Maurene discuss the intricacies of time travel, the complicated relationships we all have with ourselves and our families, and what it really means to walk in someone else's shoes. It's back to high school for everyone as Maurene and ACOFAE gush over 90's music, the fashion, the slang, and the nostalgia of Homecoming. Did you ever watch My So-Called Life? Because he's Jordan Catalano bad news. TW / CW: racism, fatphobia, generational trauma For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: My So-Called Life, Turning Red, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Back to the Future, Big, 13 Going on 30, 17 Again, Home Improvement Follow Maurene Goo! Instagram: @MaureneGoo https://www.instagram.com/maurenegoo/ Twitter: @MaureneGoo https://twitter.com/maurenegoo Website: https://www.maurenegoo.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Apr 24, 202352 min

115. A Light in the Flame: "Poppy, no Sera. F**k."

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: A Light in the Flame: "Poppy, no Sera. F**k." ACOFAE wants to say "Thank You!" to everyone who reached out asking when the ALITF episode was coming! You are seen and appreciated. We love the interaction! Always feel free to get in touch! This is for you! Full confession from Laura Marie and Jessica Marie: no reread was done of any of the JLA books before getting into this one. ACOFAE podcast is back with Sera and Nyktos, Nektas and Reaver and the Shadowlands are at stake. Sera's plan is revealed, her power is growing, and Nyktos has a secret. Two big secrets to be exact and one of them is not like the other. Join ACOFAE as we get excited and mix up Sera and Poppy and try to piece together exactly what is going on in the past, present, and future. Prophesies come in 3 parts you know... TW / CW: suicide For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: From Blood and Ash series, A Shadow in the Ember, ACOMAF, Fearless Mentions: Mrs. Doubtfire, The Dark Artifices, The Demon Tide, ACOSF (mention of Nesta by name only), Clueless, Legendborn, Moulin Rouge, ACOTAR *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Apr 17, 20231h 40m

114. The City of Brass: "In what world do men and women pay the same price for passion?”

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The City of Brass: "In what world do men and women pay the same price for passion?” Let's set the scene: It's 18th Century Egypt. You are a woman with a knack for healing and a mysterious background. You become known in your neighborhood for healing and people start to seek you out for help with possessions. You are certrain that magic isn't real. You are absolutely certain. Until you aren't. Nahri just wanted an ordinary life that was perhaps a bit easier than the one she currently has. Some thieving here, a little lying there never hurt anyone. So when the pretend magic turns out to be real, Nahri is swept up and swept away in a journey that will take her to the end of her world and to the gates of a new one. The City of Brass awaits and Nahri, with her magical companion, have no idea what they are in for. TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Supernatural, Weetzie Bat *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Apr 10, 20231h 38m

113. Empire Records: "What's with today, today?"

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Empire Records: "What's with today, today?" ACOFAE podcast couldn't let another April go by without bringing attention possibly the greatest holiday in the month of April: Rex Manning Day! Say no more... Empire Records is the place you want to work. The boss loves music. The staff is gorgeous and complicated. The store itself is glorious. The man? Damn him. What do you do when the place you love is about to be taken over by corporate America? You steal the store's $9,000 and go to Atlantic City in a wild attempt to save it. Obviously. What follows is a day in the life of the store employees as they deal with stolen money, a shoplifter, a love declaration, and a washed up pop star. Welcome to Music Town. May I service you? TW / CW: gamling, self-harm, drug use, gun violence For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Almost Famous, Dazed & Confused, Grease 2, One Tree Hill, Practical Magic, Chicago, Supernatural, Roswell, Overnight Delivery, The Mortal Instruments, The Craft, A Star is Born, Wolf of Wall Street, 10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde, Laguna Beach, My So-Called Life *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Apr 3, 20231h 7m

112. The Virgin Suicides: "Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl."

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Virgin Suicides: "Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl." There are a few things on ACOFAE that stay 100% consistent: love of sisterhood, female empowerment, and freedom being just a few. So it would be a fair assumption that both Laura Marie and Jessica Marie would love this movie. This movie being about sisterhood and freedom, or the lack-thereof. Cue the surprise of a lifetime and the start of some excellent discussions about what it is to be a child, what it is to be an adult, and how hard it is to look back through nostalgia with fresh eyes. The Virgin Suicides gives us a dreamy, female centric aesthetic that tries it's best to show the elusive world of girlhood in all it's beauty and horror. Where it truly succeeds in leaping bounds is in showing us that boys (later men), even if they try, will never understand what it is to be a 13 year old girl. Websites: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988/ https://collider.com/the-virgin-suicides-still-resonates/ TW / CW: suicide, loss of a sibling, loss of daughter If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or in a crisis, contact the suicide prevention hotline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), 911 and also 988 (in the US). For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation, Ninth House, Hell Bent, Scream Queens *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Mar 27, 20231h 40m

111. Queen Among the Dead: "We'd be remiss if we didn't bring it up."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Queen Among the Dead: "We'd be remiss if we didn't bring it up." In a world full of magic, gods, ghosts and monsters it can be hard to know where you belong. When your mother is the Queen and throws you to the wolf goddess at birth and then flees the kingdom, it can be even harder to figure out where you belong. Neve is the younger princess of Eire and she will never be Queen, that's the job of her older sister and she is welcome to it. But what happens when the magic, the Druids, the people, and the king are all tied up together in tradition and ceremony? What happens when you find out who you truly are? Inspired by the legends of Ireland Queen Among the Dead took ACOFAE by surprise in more ways than one. Website mention: https://thenerddaily.com/lesley-livingston-author-interview/ TW / CW: There are descriptions and themes problematic to marginalized communities For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Aladdin, House of the Dragon *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Mar 20, 20231h 17m

110. Shadows and Lies: "Madly."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Shadows and Lies: "Madly." Jane has had enough. She's fled her arranged marriage, murdered a bit here and there, been manipulated, been powerless, and now you're telling her WHAT about her trusted WHAT?! The reveal of the decade that left Laura Marie and Jessica Marie reeling is just one of the surprises that await the reader in Shadows and Lies, the follow-up to Ruin and Roses. Jane is in a new land after her flight from marriage and now has a price on her head. Barred from her own country, Jane has no choice but to lean on the allies that saved her even though their motives are...vague. If you wanted more politics, more training montages, more travel, and more spice then you are in luck. Friendships, sisterhood, and acceptance are themes that we love at ACOFAE and they are on full display here. "Once upon a time there was a boy with a thief’s heart and a girl with emerald eyes...Do they fall in love?" UPDATE: [April 21, 2023] At the time of this recording, author went by "she/her" pronouns and now goes by she/they. Follow Deanna Ortega! Instagram: @DeannaOrtegaAuthor (https://www.instagram.com/deannaortegaauthor/) Tiktok: @Deanna.Orama (https://www.tiktok.com/@deanna.orama) Deanna's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DeannaMOrtegaAuthor TW / CW: suicide, sexual assault For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Author's CW/TW for her book, Shadows and Lies: Violence (Graphic), Death, Mature Content, Mature Language, Sexual Content, Mental Abuse, Physical Abuse, Misogyny, Sexual Coercion, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide (Mentioned), Sexual Assault, Death of a Parent, Child Abuse, Animal Death (Mentioned)// Spoilers: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath (HOSAB). Please note we call out the spoiler before mentioning it so feel free to skip ahead at that part! Mentions: Skin of the Sea, The Cruel Prince *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Mar 13, 20231h 17m

109. House of Hollow: "Check the vibes, the vibes are off, the vibes aren't there."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: House of Hollow: "Check the vibes, the vibes are off, the vibes aren't there." What would you do to keep your sisters safe? The Hollow sisters are strange. As children, the Hollow sisters vanished into thin air and then reappeared one month later. They were different. But they were back. Now 10 years later the strangeness has started to seep back into the lives of the sisters. Grey, Vivi, and Iris are all beautiful with white hair and black eyes. All can do things. All are in danger. If you love dark fairytales that skew to horror then you will adore this. Filled with vivid descriptions that might make you squirm, House of Hollow redefines sisterhood and asks the question "what WOULDN'T you do for your sisters?" TW / CW: Body horror, bullying, sexual assault, gun violence, death of a child, death of a parent, gun violence, suicide, death of a sibling, general grief For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our knowledge Mentions: The Changeling, The Folk of the Air, American Horror Story: Coven, Supernatural *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Mar 6, 20231h 30m

108. Of Love and Forge: With author Carly Spade!

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Of Love and Forge: With author Carly Spade! ACOFAE welcomes back the pod USA Today bestselling author Carly Spade! If you loved her Cotemporary Mythos series you are in luck because it's all been leading up to this. Of Love and Forge, Carly’s new release, is OUT and ACOFAE is talking all of the connections, timelines, settings, and spice. Aphrodite and Hephaestus have a past, a present, and anything is possible in the future. Especially when you are a time traveling bounty hunter and also the Greek god of the forge. and volcanoes. And...other things. But Aphrodite has a secret and nothing can stay hidden under the neon lights of the cyberpunk setting OLAF glows against. The spiciest book yet in Carly's catalogue – prepare to be sucked into a world where your powers might not be working but the outfits are amazing, the food top tier, and glitter just might shoot out of someone’s hands. Women supporting women. It’s good to have friends! Follow Carly Spade! Instagram: @AuthorCarlySpade (https://www.instagram.com/authorcarlyspade/) Tiktok: @authorcarlyspade (https://www.tiktok.com/@authorcarlyspade) Twitter: @CarlySpade (https://twitter.com/carlyspade) https://carlyspade.com/ TW / CW: None to note at this time to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Slight spoilers from The Contemporary Mythis series Mentions: ACOTAR, Mass Effect, Mortal Combat, The Boys, Ultra Carbon, Xena, Hercules, Farscape, Firefly, DC, Marvel, Battlestar Galactica, The Fifth Element, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, 50 Shades *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Feb 27, 20231h 15m

107. Ghosts of the Shadowmarket: Part 2: "Brother Let-him-see-my-rack-ariah."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Ghosts of the Shadowmarket: Part 2: "Brother Let-him-see-my-rack-ariah." ACOFAE is back in the Shadowmarket with Brother Zachariah and the time is the 2000's. If you've ever missed the characters from TMI and wanted a little more background then you are in luck. If you missed Tessa or Magnus you are in luck. If you read TDA and are ready to know more you are in luck. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE DARK ARTICIFES then maybe you aren't in luck. Join Brother Zachariah and ACOFAE as we journey through time and the stories that we know in a perspective that we don't. Brother Zachariah met Jace when he was a boy? He knew Raphael? The easter eggs are impeccable as are the names Lily spouts. They just come to her. What's your favorite? Spoilers: the world of the Shadowhunters (specifically with The Dark Artifices, not The Last Hours) Mentions: Supernatural, Star Wars, Dune TW/CW: none to our knowledge For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Feb 20, 202358 min

106. Radiant Sin: "Dun Dun Dunnn.. M**der."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Radiant Sin: "Dun Dun Dunnn.. M**der." This book really does write its own blurb: Have you ever wondered what Clue would be like with Greek Gods and other famous characters? Do you wish Clue was a bit sexier? Have you ever wanted to play parlor games or go through a hedge maze? WELL. You are in luck. Apollo and Cassandra are the stars of Radiant Sin and the political intrigue is in full force. Little known clauses, throw away lines, and delicious tropes give the reader a chance to really dig in and figure out what is going on between Apollo and Cassandra, Cassandra and Hermes, and Hermes and everyone. Because this is Olympus and everyone has eyes on everyone. Even in the dark. TW / CW: From the author's site directly of the book: Body shaming (referenced briefly, historical), murder, blood, guns, boss/employee relationship, explicit sex https://www.kateerobert.com/radiant-sin For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Clue, The Dark Olympus series, Throne of Glass, The Royal Tenenbaums, Batman, The Book of Azrael, Kricket with a K series. Thank you to Sourcebooks for providing an ARC of this book. *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie Thank you to Bloom Books / Sourcebooks for the ARC.

Feb 13, 20231h 4m

105. Skin of the Sea: "Humans are cruel in their curiosity."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Skin of the Sea: "Humans are cruel in their curiosity." Do you love mermaids or are you afraid of mermaids? Does the pull of the deep bring you peace or make you feel abject terror? Could you collect the souls of the dead? Could you? Meet Simi. She is a mermaid that has been tasked to collect the souls of the enslaved who die at sea. Her task is specific and there are rules that must be followed. Until Simi finds someone who isn't just a soul to collect. He is alive. And that is against the rules. Come on an adventure over and under the sea as Simi struggles with her purpose, her mission and her heart. What happens when the gods don't follow the rules but you must or you will die? Pearl facemask reference in episode https://jackalopeland.com/collections/masks/products/pearl-cove-face-mask-cover Spoilers: Bloodmarked Mentions: The Little Mermaid, Shadowhunters, The Demon Tide, Moana, ACOTAR TW/CW: Per the novel's content warning: it blends fantasy with fifteenth century history, which includes depictions of enslavement and violence For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Feb 6, 20231h 11m

104. Ghosts of the Shadowmarket: Part 1: "At this point in his Silent Brother-hoodness."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Ghosts of the Shadowmarket: Part 1: "At this point in his Silent Brother-hoodness." Brother Zachariah has gone by a lot of names in his time: Brother Mack-a-riah: Hop- in- the- sack-ariah, Sixpack-a-riah, and maybe the most famous, the Jem-nasium. Ghosts of the Shadowmarket is Brother Zachariah's journey throughout time from the 1900's to the 2000's and what a story he has to tell. Only he can't. Because he's a silent brother and there is no one to hear him. Until there is. Most likely surprising no one, Jessica Marie sobbed and maybe surprising some Laura Marie did too. Surprising absolutely no one, this episode ran too long and is split into two parts per editor Sam's request. Lash holes were cried (IYKYK). It was an intense time. Spoilers: the world of the Shadowhunters (specifically with The Dark Artifices, not The Last Hours Mentions: Supernatural, Star Wars, Dune TW/CW: none to our knowledge For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Jan 30, 202348 min

103. Bloodmarked: “Nah. I think you’re stuck with us, Bree.”

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Bloodmarked: “Nah. I think you’re stuck with us, Bree.” Bree has a lot on her mind. She is the Crown Sion of Arthur, a daughter, a friend, a King, a warrior, the wound-made weapon, and the tip of the spear. Bree's ancestors ran so that she would not have to. A lot of pressure for anyone, let alone one 16-year-old girl. As the Scion of Arthur, Bree should be in charge of everything. There is a war coming and the table must be united in spirit and in flesh. The regents however, would rather trap and study Bree and her power. To keep her safe. Bloodmarked takes us on a powerful journey that finds us in locations like the crossroads bar and a network of safehouses on the underground railroad. The ancestors and Bree have a lot to say to each other and it's not always pleasant. Breaking generational curses is hard work, but Bree can do anything. There are no spoilers outside of the Legendborn world. Mentions: Six of Crows, Shatter Me, Supernatural TW: Sexual assault, grief, loss, trauma and racism For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Jan 23, 20231h 27m

102. The Stolen Heir: B**ches love easter eggs. We are b**ches.

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Stolen Heir: B*ches love easter eggs. We are b*ches. Growing up is hard. There’re growth spurts, weird feelings, assassination attempts, courtly love, kidnappings, betrayals, and parents. Why is it always the parents that make life so hard?! Welcome to Faerie and welcome back to Elfhame. Oak is all grown up and on the hunt for Suren, his former childhood friend, for...reasons. Suren, who has been living in the mortal world, gets drawn back into her old life for...reasons. This is a delicious quest story that gives the reader everything that you've ever missed about Faerie including gossip about Jude and Cardan that reconfirms that Jude is still the Baddest B~~~~~ in the land. B~~~~~~ love easter eggs. ACOFAE Laura and ACOFAE Jessica are b~~~~~~. TW / CW: trauma, general violence For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: The Infernal Devices (specifically brief character reference), House of Hollow *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Jan 16, 20231h 19m

101. Ninth House: "Like the ghost in Mario?"

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Ninth House: "Like the ghost in Mario?" STANDS ON SOAPBOX Ahem- ACOFAE would like to speak to the entity in charge of making sure books are the same across print/eBook/audio/library formats. WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO TALK. Thank you. GETS OFF SOAPBOX Now that that is out of the way: Welcome to Yale! There are ghosts everywhere but you won't see them, unless you’re in one of the eight landed societies or in the Ninth House - Lethe. Alex Stern is a member of Lethe House and it's her job to make sure the rich kids don't hurt themselves or anyone else during secret rituals, and she's struggling at it. Oh, she had help. D'Arlington was her guide through Hell but when he disappears, Alex must figure out who, what, when, why, and how -- all before she fails out. Or is killed. You know, normal college stuff. TW / CW: sexual assault, substance abuse, sex work For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Tap & Gown (Secret Society Girl series), Skulls, Fearless, The Dark Artifices, The Magicians, The Originals *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Jan 9, 20231h 25m

100. ACOMAF revisited: "You can make yourself hate something."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: ACOMAF revisited: "You can make yourself hate something." Let's go back to the beginning. Back to the book that started the conversation that started the podcast. Back to Tamlin and the Spring Court, Ianthe, Lucien, a wedding and red flowers, red paint and bright red flags. Back to the pit of depression. Back to the locked cage. Back to finding the strength to need more. Be more. Back to wanting to be loved, to having fun, to being awake, and to feeling alive again. Back to the feeling of finding your family and your friends and the life you've always wanted but were too afraid to dream for. Back to the beginning to Feyre. And of course, back to Velaris, The City of Starlight. Celebrate our official 100th episode with us by revisiting ACOMAF! TW / CW: trauma For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The worlds Sarah J. Maas has created Mentions: The worlds SJM has created, Game of Thrones (show), Divergent (movies) *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Jan 2, 20231h 8m

099. The Dark Artifices: Queen of Air and Darkness: "Oh I fu**ed up."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Dark Artifices: Queen of Air and Darkness: "Oh I fu**ed up." Sometimes the holidays can turn into a battle. Sometimes that battle can get political. Sometimes that political battle can result in an uprising that will shake the foundations of the world. And sometimes that battle is so intense that a multiverse is involved. AND SOMETIMES that multiverse that got involved in an intense political uprising contains characters that rip out our hearts and put them back together. Queen of Air and Darkness has all this and more. More like: raising the dead, traveling to the court of Unseelie, witnessing the death of a ruler and the rise of a new one, and the way that fear can isolate and do more harm than almost anything. Julian and the Blackthorns are back in the last book of their series. If you were feeling big feelings before, this will wreck you in the best way. Happy Holidays. TW / CW: grief, death of a family member For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Black Witch Chronicles, The Infernal Devices, ACOMAF Mentions: Buffy, Torchwood, The Cruel Prince, Endgame, The Vampire Diaries, I Am Legend, The Wicked Powers, House of the Dragon *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Dec 26, 20221h 30m

098. Happy 2nd Birthday ACOFAE: "Where I felt part of something bigger."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Happy 2nd Birthday ACOFAE: "Where I felt part of something bigger." Happy 2nd Birthday ACOFAE! "How are you celebrating" you ask? Who doesn't love a little reflection and introspection on their birthday? Let's make all those life experiences from the past year work for once. Join ACOFAE as we celebrate turning 2 by taking a look back and reevaluating an episode from the past year. Laura Marie and Jessica Marie surprise each other with their choices and surprise each other even more with their picks for favorite episode of the year. ACOFAE doesn't toot our own horn but there were some amazing episodes to choose from. It's ACOFAE'S party and they can cry if they want to, you can cry too. *Please note that everytime Laura Marie says We Hunt the Flame, she means We Free the Stars. She's sorry. TW / CW: Abortion, substance abuse For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Weetzie Bat, We Hunt the Flame, We Free the Stars, HOSAB Mentions: Shadowhunters Academy, Euphoria, Daughters of the Moon, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, The Cruel Prince, Priory of the Orange Tree, King of Battle and Blood, Shatter Me, Harry Potter, HOSAB, The Demon Tide, ACOSF, The Stolen Heir, The Last Hours, City of Brass, House of Harlow *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Dec 19, 202255 min

097. The Dark Artifices: Lord of Shadows: The Law is hard, but it is the Law.

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Dark Artifices: Lord of Shadows: The Law is hard, but it is the Law. "It's Christmas in California/And it's hard to ignore that/It feels like summer all the time/But I'll take a West Coast winter/To remove my splinters/It's good to be alive/It's good to be alive." -Jack's Mannequin. It's good to be alive and it's good to be with family; especially if your family is the Blackthorns, Carstairs, or Herondales. Until that family is ripped apart by politics and violence and a little bit of faerie trickery. Julian, Emma, Cristina, Kit and literally everyone else we've ever loved are tangled up in a web of secrets and betrayal that has a consequence no one saw coming. Unless you reread this and see the foreshadowing. Come and join ACOFAE as we gush over Julian and his one liners ("I am ruined") and ugly cry over the end of the book. "Death is a gift". TW / CW: transphobia, racism, death of a family member For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Shadowhunters Universe (specifically A Long Conversation - novella) Mentions: Empire of Storms, The Cruel Prince, The Originals, A Touch of Ruin, Book of Night, Moulin Rouge, 50 First Dates, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Dec 12, 20221h 32m

096. The Dark Artifices: Lady Midnight: "We said this wouldn't be linear!"

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Dark Artifices: Lady Midnight: "We said this wouldn't be linear!" What better way to beat the cold and holiday blues than to spend the season at the LA Institute surrounded by the Blackthorn family and Emma Carstairs. It's been 5 years since Sebastian died. 5 years since Mark Blackthorn was taken by the Wild Hunt. 5 years since Emma's parents were found murdered. 5 years since anyone has known true peace. Emma is on a quest for revenge and when bodies are discovered murdered in the same way as her parents all these years later, the quest for justice is on. Throw in Tavvy, Dru, Ty, Livvy and Julian Blackthorn, a few reoccurring characters we know and love, and a handful of new characters and we have the recipe for a whole new Shadowhunter story that demands you sit up and pay attention. Oh and it's full of Easter eggs! Just full! TW / CW: For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Shadowhunters Universe (specifically The Infernal Devices) Mentions: The Mortal Instruments, Shadowhunters Academy, The Last Hours *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Dec 5, 20221h 29m

095. Shatter Me: 2-4: "Want to hear another hot take?"

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Shatter Me: 2-4: "Want to hear another hot take?" There are so many things to love about the Shatter Me series. There's action! Adventure! Political Intrigue! Compelling characters...lots of characters. Well, ACOFAE promises that Juliette does in fact stop crying for more than 5 minutes and makes some decisions. Warner does say other things besides "love." The adults do do more than hint at calamity. And Adam does continue to exist. ACOFAE is covering Unravel Me, Ignite Me, and Restore Me and there are some hot takes, some lukewarm takes, and the hottest take to ever have been tooken about Mr. "Lift your hips for me" himself. Oh and Kenji. There are some thoughts about Kenji and just what in the character assassination is going on with him. Throw in some training montages and an excellent GI Jane moment, then we have Shatter me 2-4. TW / CW: war violence, domestic abuse For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: ACOTAR, The Folk of the Air, Red Queen, Game of Thrones, Daughters of the Moon, The Oleander Sword, Divergent, The Hunger Games *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Nov 28, 20221h 15m

094. We are Thankful: Book Lovers and Babel.

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: We are Thankful: Book Lovers and Babel There are many ways to be thankful. There are SO many things to be thankful for. There are SO SO many books that came out this year. There are SO SO SO many books that Laura Marie and Jessica Marie read that don't make it to the podcast. There is this golden opportunity to share two of these books and why ACOFAE is grateful for them and why they didn't make it to the podcast for a full episode. There has been no contemporary romance on the pod until now with Book Lovers! Jessica Marie brings Book Lovers to the podcast and Laura Marie brings Babel in an episode that brings up excellent points (if we do say so ourselves) about stigmas, work personalities, and how to read the room even when we shouldn't have to. Oh and the plots of the books are discussed! We are thankful for so much but especially you! TW / CW: none to our knowledge For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Book Lovers and Babel Mentions: Shadowhunters, House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, The Dark Artifices, The Infernal Devices, ACOTAR, Crescent City, ACOSF, The Oleander Sword, Dune, Throne of Glass, Ice Planet Barbarians, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Nov 21, 202248 min

093. Daughters of the Moon 3-4: "Never trust men."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Daughters of the Moon 3-4: "Never trust men." Nothing ever truly goes out of style. Time is a flat circle. Friends don't know everything about each other. Boys can suck. These are the four life lessons that we, the readers, learn in books 3-4 of the Daughters of the Moon series. Jimena and Catty take the lead in their respective books and learn about themselves, adjust their priorities, and gain a bit more knowledge about the future and the Choice that must be made. Lovers back from the dead and a secret prophecy make for fast-paced action, while the plot solidifies into something much bigger than we ever anticipated. Tartarus in LA? Nothing ever truly goes out of style. TW / CW: discussions surrounding violence For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our knowledge Mentions: Euphoria, Shadowhunters, Supernatrual, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Doctor Who, Secret Circle, "Kricket with a K" series *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Nov 14, 20221h 8m

092. The Mortal Instruments: The Movie: "It blew up into snow!?"

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Mortal Instruments: The Movie: "It blew up into snow!?" You know that feeling when the thing that you love is going to be a movie and you want it to be successful, and it looks good, and you're so hopeful, and then it comes out and it's hot garbage? Yeah ACOFAE knows that feeling too. sigh There is a lot to love in this movie and a lot to scratch your head at, like why is the portal so wet? Laura Marie has questions. It's Pandemonium in New York as Clary et all kick off their adventures finding cups and killing demons in the movie should have jumpstarted a movie series. There is so much potential. So much. TW / CW: domestic abuse, sexual assault, recreational drug use, self-harm For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Game of Thrones, Twilights, The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Eurotrip *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Nov 7, 20221h 6m

091. Practical Magic: "My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue?"

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Practical Magic: "My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue?" When thinking of the great Halloween movies Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, or even Beetlejuice may come to mind. A select few are aware of the perfection that is Practical Magic, and ACOFAE cannot and will not be a casual fan of anything. Welcome to an island in Massachusetts where a family of witches has lived for generations. Men are accessories here and the woman are shining as they use and grow into their power. This is a movie about grief, acceptance of yourself and others, family, and sisterhood. IYKYK how ACOFAE feels about sisterhood, and this movie does not disappoint. Be ready to feel everything. Oh, and the movie ends on Halloween! Talk about being on theme. "There are some things I know for certain: always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can.” TW / CW: domestic abuse, sexual assault, recreational drug use, self-harm For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Pride and Prejudice *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Oct 31, 20221h 0m

090. The Oleander Sword: "Women. How they haunt this tale."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: The Oleander Sword: "Women. How they haunt this tale." We here at ACOFAE have a saying that has served us well: Always meet your idols. Always. The Oleander Sword brings us back to the ladies we love: Bhumika, Priya, and Maline and things are not excellent. The war is still raging in Parijatdvipa and though Ahiranya is free in name, it falls to the only two temple elders in existence to run it and they are exhausted. Women are in charge everywhere and Chandra will do whatever he must to burn them all. All this while the long slumbering gods have begun to stir and discover that things are not to their liking. Not at all. TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Kingdom of the Wicked, Dan Brown's "Origin" Mentions: Priory of the Orange Tree, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #1), The Black Witch, The Jasmine Throne *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Oct 24, 20221h 16m

089. Kingdom of the Cursed: "I want to be clear I love Wrath, however.."

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Kingdom of the Cursed: "I want to be clear I love Wrath, however.." this episode was recorded in December of 2021 just FYI You asked and ACOFAE delivered! Though, maybe not the way you expected. Welcome to Hell. Hope you don't remember anything about it from the last time you were probably here, oh but don't worry there's a party to go to and schemes to hatch. And meals to be cooked. And things to be sewn into pockets. Emelia is in Hell and so are we as we travel between courts, learn the politics, meet the Princes and design shoes. Lovely shoes. In silver and in gold. Truth and lies are twisted and memories fade in and out as Claudia's haunting presence hangs over everything. What does she have to do with any of this!? Do the sisters actually like each other? And why/HOW did both Laura Marie AND Jessica Marie guess the "twist" right away? TW / CW: death of a family member For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: No spoilers to our knowledge Mentions (please note these mentions are not spoilers): The Vampire Diaries, The folk of the Air series, From Blood and Ash, ACOMAF, Euphoria *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe! If you'd leave a 5 star review we'd be so appreciative! Follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Oct 17, 202253 min

088. Wild and Wicked Things: 1 for malice 2 for mirth...

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Wild and Wicked Things: 1 for malice 2 for mirth... If you read The Great Gatsby and liked the setting and the general vibe of the story but didn't connect with the characters, then we have a treat you. Instead of the male main characters in TGG, here we have female witches who throw lavish parties on a magical island off the coast of England. A purple light calls those who need help to the house where bargains are made and magical liquor is consumed. This is a book about being true to yourself, female friendships, and what happens when bargains are not fulfilled. Surprising no one it's never a good thing. TW / CW: self-harm, homophobia For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Practical Magic, The Great Gatsby Mentions (please note these mentions are not spoilers): Donnie Darko, ACOMAF, The Last Hours, Doctor Who, Kingdom of the Wicked *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe! If you'd leave a 5 star review we'd be so appreciative! Follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Oct 10, 202247 min

087. Interview with the Vampire: The movie: This, this is my sh*t.

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Interview with the Vampire: The movie: This, this is my sh*t. Tom Cruise. Brad Pitt. Kirsten Dunst. IYKYK and ACOFAE knows and is ready to talk about it. New Orleans and vampires? Say less. Paris and vampires? Say more. Depressed brunette and black cat blonde plus a save the marriage baby? Immediate yes. Christian Slater? Screaming, crying, throwing up. Interview with the Vampire brings us Tom in a blonde wig being wonderfully wild, brooding Brad, and a Claudia to rip out your heart and smash it to ash. We'd all give a lot to given the choice that Lestat was never given, wouldn't we? Yeah, we would. Websites: https://august-t.medium.com/a-deep-dive-into-the-anne-rice-fanfiction-debacle-d7932b879bda http://annerice.com/ReaderInteraction-MessagesToFans.html https://fanlore.org/wiki/Where_has_Anne_Rice_fanfiction_gone%3F TW / CW: none to our knowledge For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: no spoilers Mentions (please note these mentions are not spoilers): The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Moulin Rouge, Anastasia, Hocus Pocus, Blackwood Farm, Book of Night *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe! If you'd leave a 5 star review we'd be so appreciative! Follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Oct 3, 20221h 9m

086. Fearless (books 1-2): Middle school me wanted to be her.

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Fearless (books 1-2): Middle school me wanted to be her. It's Autumn in New York City. You're the new girl at another new school in a new living situation. You might be nervous. You might even be a little afraid. Not Gaia! Gaia is a lot of things. She's abrasive, dismissive, smart, and aloof. She's also born without a certain gene. A fear gene. Gaia cannot feel fear. That's right. Gaia is Fearless. And it doesn't make anything about her life easy. Her dad? Out of the picture. Her mom too. Just foster care and new schools until Gaia is 18. Oh, and there's a boy. A cute chess playing boy who hangs out in the park who might be along for the ride too. If she can live that long. Websites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPKf1Excjgo https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Fearless https://dreadfulbooks.miraheze.org/wiki/Fearless(Series) https://ew.com/author-interviews/2019/08/16/sweet-valley-high-creator-francine-pascal-interview/ https://www.npr.org/2013/03/07/173722518/lifting-the-veil-the-secret-lives-of-ghostwriters TW / CW: none to our knowledge For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: no spoilers Mentions (please note these mentions are not spoilers): Gossip Girl, Charmed, Roswell, Dawson's Creek, Sex and the City, The Mortal Instruments, Buffy, Xena *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe! If you'd leave a 5 star review we'd be so appreciative! Follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Sep 26, 20221h 14m

085. Kingdom of the Wicked: Bargains, cooking, chalk, and pockets.

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Kingdom of the Wicked: Bargains, cooking, chalk, and pockets. Italy is a magical place. Come and walk down the road to the restaurant where you can smell the sea breeze and the scent of garlic on the air. Come inside and see the family work together harmoniously as they weave the magic of the kitchen for everyone to enjoy. Follow one sister as she finds trouble, follow another sister as she finds more trouble than she could have ever imagined. Italian witches, hell, and demon princes run around on an Italian island trying to solve a crime. Oh, and there's a magical bargain. Oh, and the witch and demon are mortal enemies. Oh, and we're reminded of that fact a lot. It's Kingdom of the Wicked where the tattoos are purple and pockets are filled with chalk. Pockets for the win! TW / CW: death of a family member For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: None to our knowledge Mentions (please note these mentions are not spoilers): The Bridge Kingdom, Serpent and Dove, A Discovery of Witches, A Deadly Education, Shadows Between Us, Rhapsodic, We Hunt the Flame, Four Horsemen, The Craft, ACOMAF, IPB, The Cruel Prince, ACOSF *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe! If you'd leave a 5 star review we'd be so appreciative! Follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Sep 19, 202245 min

084: Daughters of the Moon (Books 1-2): This is what High School is going to be like! The goal!

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Daughters of the Moon (Books 1-2): This is what High School is going to be like! The goal! Let's time travel to a magical place that we can only visit in our wildest dreams. The year is: 2000. The place: LA. The setting: High School. The main characters: 15-year-old girls. Magic: You bet your ass. Mythology: Drowning in it. Tropes: On their heads. Enjoyment: Immeasurable. Vanessa is different. Very different. So is her best friend Catty. It's their secret to keep, until it isn't. If you love female friendship, mythology, a mysterious bad boy, high stakes, and 2000's fashion and makeup then this series was made for you. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they realize that the feminist messages went over their heads as kids but stand out now clear as day. This is why rereads are amazing! TW / CW: sex trafficking/child trafficking, drug use For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: None to our knowledge Mentions: Doctor Who, Shatter Me, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Euphoria, Winx, Weetzzie Bat, Percy Jackson *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Sep 12, 20221h 6m

SPECIAL EPISODE 007: Our new friend, Stacey McEwan!

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Our new friend, Stacey McEwan! ACOFAE welcomes author, Tiktok star, and our new friend, Stacey McEwan to the podcast! Stacey is the author of the upcoming adult fantasy book Ledge. Join Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Stacey as they discuss everything and anything about books, publishing, the writing process, the social media impact and more. If you're looking for a heroine who knows how to wield an ax, is willing and able to put anyone in their place, and has to maybe possibly save her entire people, then you are in luck with Ledge. Throw in a little forced proximity, some enemies to lovers, and add in a bit of found family and you have the perfect recipe for a debut novel. Women supporting women. Follow Stacey McEwan! Instagram: @Stacebookspace https://www.instagram.com/stacebookspace/ TikTok: @Stacebookspace https://www.tiktok.com/@stacebookspace Stacey's Beacon https://beacons.ai/stacebookspace TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: None to our knowledge Mentions: Harry Potter, Twilight, The Bridge Kingdom series, Chaos Walking Trilogy, The Wrath & the Dawn *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Sep 5, 20221h 11m

083. Chicago: The Movie - "We couldn't have done this without you, truly!".

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Chicago: The Movie - "We couldn't have done this without you, truly!". "I don't believe in the glorification of murder. I do believe in the empowerment of women."- Lady Gaga Welcome to Chicago. Where the music is as hot as the crime and the crime can make you famous. Enter Roxy Hart and Velma Kelly. Both are accused of a crime they absolutely did commit, both are desperate to keep their names in the newspapers, and both think that they don't need the other. Beautiful musical numbers that showcase the talented cast shine here, but the star of the show is "The Cellblock Tango." Laura Marie wishes she could sing and Jessica Marie wishes she could dance alongside the ladies of Murderess Row as they deliver the most memorable number of the movie. Pop. Six. Squish. Uh Uh. Cicero. Lipschitz. They had it coming. TW / CW: EDs and sexual assault For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: no spoilers to our knowledge Mentions: Moulin Rouge, Hamilton, Burlesque, The Vampire Diaries, Suckerpunch, Empire Records, Ozark, The Devil Wears Prada *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Aug 29, 202258 min

SPECIAL EPISODE 006: Our new friend, Deanna Ortega!

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Our new friend, Deanna Ortega! ACOFAE welcomes author, Tiktok star, and our new friend, Deanna Ortega, to the podcast! Deanna is the bestselling author of The Cursed Kingdoms series with book 1 Ruin and Roses out now and book 2 Shadows and Lies out August 31st, 2022. In an attempt to keep this episode spoiler free Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Deanna make a valiant attempt to keep the details to a minimum but, it's hard when the characters are so wonderful and the spice is deliciously spicy. The conversation also dives into publishing challenges, the role of social media, and the pressure that come with being perceived. It's a bit chaotic but that's why it's fun. Women supporting women. Jessica Marie was VERY SICK during this UPDATE: [April 21, 2023] At the time of this recording, author went by "she/her" pronouns and now goes by she/they. Follow Deanna Ortega! Instagram: @DeannaOrtegaAuthor (https://www.instagram.com/deannaortegaauthor/) Tiktok: @Deanna.Orama (https://www.tiktok.com/@deanna.orama) Deanna's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DeannaMOrtegaAuthor TW / CW: ED's, fatphobia, misogyny For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Author's CW/TW for her book, Ruin and Roses: Violence (Graphic), Death, Mature Content, Mature Language, Sexual Content, Mental Abuse, Physical Abuse, Misogyny, Suicide (Mentioned), Sexual Assault (Mentioned), Death of a Parent, Child Abuse, Animal Death Spoilers: None to our knowledge Mentions: The Vampire Diaries, The Cruel Prince, Aladdin *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Aug 22, 20221h 13m

082. Jawbreaker: "You mean The Meow?"

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: Jawbreaker: "You mean The Meow?" If watching Jawbreaker to prepare for the back to school rush is wrong, then ACOFAE doesn't want to be right. Welcome back to high school. Where the popular girls slow-motion walk in the hallways, wear fishnets and heels every day, and generally dismiss all the rules of school and create their own. And we love them for it. Enter Courtney, Liz, Julie, and Marcie. Exit Liz. Enter camp. Enter drama. Enter comedy. Enter a cult classic. Criminally underrated, Jawbreaker takes us on a wild romp through the most candy-colored lens possible showing us that sometimes, all you need is a little bit of confidence and a 90's hacker boyfriend with long hair to save the day. TW / CW: bullying, homophobia, sexual assault For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions (please note these mentions have no spoiler context): Mean Girls, Carrie, Heathers, The Craft, 10 Things I Hate About You, Buffy, Swimfan, Ingrid Goes West, The Roommate, My So Called Life, Drive Me Crazy, Clueless, Romy & Michelle, Can't Hardly Wait, Euphoria *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Aug 15, 20221h 3m

081. All of Us Villains: Speaking of the finger...

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ACOFAE Podcast presents: All of Us Villains: Speaking of the finger... The official tagline for this book is "Blood before all." The unofficial tagline for this book is "The Hunger Games with magic" and that is more apt to what is going on here. Welcome to Ivernath, a small unremarkable town where every 20 years, seven families choose a champion and there is a death tournament. The winner’s family gets to control high magic. And everyone wants high magic. Or at least, that's how it's always been done before. Cue the generational curse breaking now! Laura Marie and Jessica Marie jump into the tournament and ask the important questions: Are these characters really villains? Are the families? What happens when curses are broken the wrong way? And who wrote the book!? Really, research had to be done to confirm. TW / CW: generational trauma, alcoholism For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Kingdom of Ash Mentions (please note these mentions have no spoiler context): Shadowhunters, The Book of Azrael, Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood, Our Violent Delights, Supernatural *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

Aug 8, 202250 min

080. Ever After: "I wonder if they Mythbusted this?"

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Ever After: "I wonder if they Mythbusted this?" When Ms. Drew Barrymore herself calls Ever After her favorite role, what else is left to say?! A lot apparently! Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they get caught up in the drama of this lovely Cinderella retelling. Glass slipper? Check. Stepsisters, one of which is probably evil? Check. Evil stepmother? Check. Fairy godmother? Oh no. Just a bit of science. The prince saves the day? OH HELL NO. Our Cinderella, Danielle, saves herself, her loved ones, and essentially the entire kingdom with dignity and grace, and a swift kick in the ass to the prince. Henry: Pick one. (looking at a full library) Danielle: I could no sooner choose a favorite star in the heavens. *The point, gentlemen, was that they lived. TW / CW: ED, SA, fatphobia, death of a parent For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Kingdom of Ash Mentions (please note these mentions have no spoiler context): The Great, Moulin Rouge, SATC, The Magicians *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie

Aug 1, 20221h 0m

079. A Forbidden Fate: Spoiler-Free with the author herself, Kaven!

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: A Forbidden Fate: Spoiler-Free with the author herself, Kaven! This episode is SPOILER-FREE and focuses on Kaven Hirning's new book A Forbidden Fate. This episode was originally 3 HOURS LONG. This episode has about 1.5 hours of HOSAB discussion that was cut. ALL THAT TO SAY: ACOFAE welcomes back Kaven as she discusses her new book A Forbidden Fate. Described as a love letter to her fans, AFF is a delightful frolic through the woods with friends that started as a standalone and ended as a trilogy. Kaven shares her inspiration that led to the plot, tidbits about publishing, the writing process, and little teasers about book 2. The episode may seem a bit chaotic (is anyone surprised? The three of us are back together), but you should hear the rough cut. Chrissy wake up! TW / CW: None to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Perhaps some HOSAB Mentions (please note these mentions have no spoiler context): Throne of Glass, Crescent City, ACOTAR series, The Vampire Diaries, Ledge, The Book of Azrael, The Plated Prisoner Series (specifically Glow), Six of Crows, Dark Olympus series _Kaven's Socials Handles: _ TikTok: Kaven_Books Instagram: Kaven_Books Backup IG: Kaven_Books_ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie

Jul 25, 20221h 14m