We recorded in between books (while we're still catching up on Onyx Storm!) and share our 2025 words for the year, intentions, and postpartum takeaways.

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We'll be back soon with our Onyx Storm recap!

**This episode contains spoilers up until the end of Iron Flame and NOT Onyx Storm** We wrap up Iron Flame chatting Part 2 where absolutely everything happens. We chat Xadens ex, hypoxia, Violets signet, and the biggest cliffhanger of last year. We're still reading Onyx Storm and will be back soon to discuss. No spoilers for book 3 but come back to us if you haven't read Fourth Wing or Iron Flame from the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros.

We're 2 millennial moms who chat about romantasy books and mom life after bedtime. Find us on instagram @shadowbabiespod or say hello! at shadowbabiespodcast@gmail.com

Counting down to Onyx Storm, book 3 in Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing Empyrean Series we are recapping Iron Flame (part 1)! We discuss all of our theories, see venin everywhere, are let down by Nolan, need justice for Mira's sister weekend, and are incredibly conflicted about Xaden.

We are two millenial moms who love romantasy. Find us on instagram @shadowbabiespod or email us at shadowbabiespodcast@gmail.com

:35 - quick take: In defense of Violet's neverending fight with Xaden

7:30 - quick take: Xaden's mindset and not taking sides

11:40 - recapping Part 1 beginning with Violet's first meeting with Brennan

We're BACK for season 2 reading Rebecca Yarros' the Empyrean Series. In this episode we discuss all of Book 1 -Fourth Wing and our theories for what's coming up in Basgiath for Violet and Xaden. This is our re-read recap while we wait for Book 3 -Onyx Storm coming January 25.

**This episode contains spoilers for Fourth Wing and a little bit of Iron Flame.**

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This is the second half of our deep dive into ACOWAR by Sarah J Maas! We get to the Ouroboros and Feyre's decision to look, Mor's secret, and Veronica has some thoughts about Lucien's future.

We're 2 millennial moms who chat about romantasy books and are reading and re-reading our way through SJM's worlds.

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As millenial moms reading romantasy books about 20 year old shadow babies, we thought we would reminisce about our New Adult experience. In this episode we cut Feyre, Violet, etc some slack because being 19-23 was probably the craziest times of our lives.

8:35 - Advice for undecided majors

18:12 - Veronica's experience as a beauty queen!

21:01 - Our biggest lessons learned

43:58 - Crescent City question answered

51:26 - Emma's theories as a halfway reader of TOG

Veronica takes a trip to see **the inimitable Sam** and we (finally!) get Sam's takes on the pod. Sam is the first person who introduced Veronica to the world of SJ Maas books and breaks down her journey into reading romantasy including what is on her reading list. Sam and Veronica dive into Fourth Wing and Onyx Storm theories for what's to come in Rebecca Yarros' world of Basgiath.

This episode contains plot spoilers for throne of glass series, ACOTAR, and Fourth Wing.

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In this episode we chat about the third book in Sarah J Maas' ACOTAR series, A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOWAR). We deep dive into this epic fantasy and dissect our favorite flawed heroes and theorize on the next books...

We are two millennial moms chatting about romantasy books, friendship, motherhood, neighborhood things and more after bedtime.