S01 E02: A Court of Thoughts and Readers

17 May

Written By Coranda Bureau

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas book cover

Episode Timepoints

00:00 - Intro

02:42 - Our Hogwarts Houses

04:26 - A Discussion of A Court of Thorns and Roses

17:55 to 18:30 - TW: misogyny, difficult pregnancy and labour

21:10 to 21:40 - TW: death of a family member

24:00 to 25:20 - TW: difficult pregnancy and labour, gruesome detail

31:07 to 32:12 - TW: depression, suicidal thoughts

36:42 to 38:15 - TW: misogyny, rape

38:15 to 40:20 - TW: female genital mutilation

01:00:20 - A Question for our Listeners

01:01:46 - Outro

Listen to full episode :

In the second episode of the Reading Materials Podcast, we venture into the land of faeries and discuss Sarah J. Maas' bestselling series - A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Warnings: mild swearing; discussion of misogyny / rape / female genital mutilation / difficult pregnancy and labour / depression / suicidal thoughts. Trigger warnings denoted by TW in the timepoints below.

Other Books Mentioned:

Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Normal People by Sally Rooney

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve

Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm

Hades and Persephone by the mists of time and Greek mythology

Tam Lin - Scottish traditional ballad

Other Podcasts mentioned:

The Bibliovert Podcast