October was the reading month we've been WAITING for. Five-star reads, new book boyfriend obsessions, and one book that absolutely did not live up to expectations.

This week, we are recapping our October reads and building out our November TBRs. We're talking Nightshade & Daybreak, Sunrise on the Reaping, Bride & Mate, and yes, a little more ACOTAR 6 disappointment.

Then we're looking ahead to Alchemized, A Forbidden Alchemy, Romance Revival, and the other BookTok favorites we can't wait to get our hands on.

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📖 CHAPTERS

00:00 Did We Just Have Our Best Reading Month Yet?!

01:09 The Ending of Emma Lion Vol. 6 Left Us SPEECHLESS

03:27 Nightshade & Daybreak: A New Top Book Boyfriend

08:00 Sunrise on the Reaping: What You Need to Know Before

11:43 Bride & Mate: Finding out about THE KNOT

16:33 My Brilliant Friend & The Bluest Eye: Worth the Hype?

19:47 ACOTAR 6: We're Still Not Over It

20:22 November TBR

21:04 Alchemized: Why Is Everyone Warning Us?!

23:43 Cursed City: Should Fantasy Books Be This Confusing?

24:55 Romance Revival: Our Next Paranormal Romance Obsession

26:13 The Washwoman at the River's End: Is BookTok Overhyping It?

27:25 A Forbidden Alchemy: Next Favorite Romantasy

29:13 November Plans: The Bookish Besties Reunite!

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Our honest A Court of Splintered Harmony review is here. After five years, ACOTAR 6 is out and we’re answering your biggest question: do you need to read Crescent City (or all of the Maasverse) before the Valkyrie Cycle? We do not agree.

We start spoiler free with our verdict on whether to read it now or wait for A Court of Forgotten Melody in January. Then we go full spoilers (starting around 15:56) on the inner circle falling apart, Azriel and Elain, Team Lucien, Nesta carrying the whole book, and our wildest theories about Koschei, Bryaxis, the Stygian spiders and a possible Throne of Glass crossover.

In this episode:
• How the Valkyrie Cycle format works (and the bonus chapters you can’t skip)
• Crescent City debate: required reading or not?
• Why every man in this book was the worst
• Is Elain the traitor? Is Amren up to something?
• Rapid fire predictions for ACOTAR 7 + our final ratings

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Next week: our October wrap up and November TBR.

Chapters
0:00 Five years later, ACOTAR 6 is finally here
1:42 The Valkyrie Cycle format explained
3:58 Do you need to read Crescent City first?
8:42 Appetizer or novella? The Frost and Starlight comparison
10:58 Did the character writing deliver?
12:58 Spoiler free verdict: read now or wait for January?
15:56 SPOILERS START: the inner circle is in shambles
20:11 Cassian, what happened?
21:13 Azriel’s POV gave us the ick
24:00 Azriel and Elain (we were NOT ready)
25:26 Team Lucien? That bedroom door scene
29:44 Theory: is Elain the traitor?
32:46 Gwyn, the shadows and the missing Valkyries
34:22 Is Amren being sus?
35:58 Did Nesta worldwalk?
36:56 Koschei, Hybern and Bryaxis’s return
38:04 Stygian spiders and a Throne of Glass crossover
39:03 The new alliances: Nesta and Feyre, Mor and Elain
43:26 Rapid fire predictions for ACOTAR 7
49:09 Our final ratings
51:07 Wrap up + next week

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ACOTAR 6 is almost here, the Fourth Wing casting has officially sent BookTok into a spiral, and the book community has a LOT to talk about.

This week on Book Bits & Chill, we're catching up on all the latest bookish gossip. From Sarah J. Maas's massive ACOTAR 6 marketing campaign and the chaos of leaked book releases to Fourth Wing casting reactions, and the BookTok fandom drama that's getting a little out of hand.

Plus, we're sharing our ACOTAR theories, debating whether fans have become too demanding of their favorite authors, and giving you the full story behind our campaign to cast Idris Elba as Tairn. Yes, he actually commented on our Instagram.

Consider this your invitation into the bookish group chat. Bring your opinions, your theories, and maybe a little gossip.

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