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SPECIAL EPISODE 015: Our new friend, Amber Chen! Nov 11, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 015: Our new friend, Amber Chen!

ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast a very special guest and our new friend Amber Chen! If you've ever heard the term SilkPunk and wanted to know more than you are in luck. Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Amber discuss all things Of Jade and Dragons including how Amber went from fan-fiction to published author all while having a TV adaptation under her belt! ACOFAE and Amber dive into Of Jade and Dragons and gush about history, machines, practical applications of ideas, and what exactly the term "Silk Punk" means and where it originated from. Though there are no real dragons in the story, Of Jade and Dragons takes us on an adventure of self discovery, self reliance, and truth. Oh and there's a school. Lots of school drama! And a secret prince! You know how ACOFAE loves a secret prince...

Follow Amber Chen!
Instagram: @AmberWrites88
https://www.instagram.com/amberwrites88/?hl=en

TikTok: @AmberWrites88
https://www.tiktok.com/@amberwrites88

Twitter/X: @AmberWrites88
https://x.com/amberwrites88

Profile:
https://amberwrites88.carrd.co/

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: Of Jade and Dragons

Mentions: Iron Widow, The Rise of the Phoenixes

*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/

183. Shatter Me: Defy, Imagine, and Believe Me: "Justice for Aaron Warner." Nov 04, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Shatter Me: Defy, Imagine, and Believe Me: "Justice for Aaron Warner."

No one can say that ACOFAE doesn't finish what they start (?), because Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are at the end of the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi and thoughts aew abound. Aaron is stressed, Kenji is being stressful, and the world is ending. Rescue missions, the dead returning, test tubes, and photographs are all key plot points that result in a miscommunication trope that almost takes out Laura Marie. Join ACOFAE as they reflect and discuss on loving and defending ANOTHER blond man. Never say never.

CW/TW: death of a sibling, torture
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/

Spoilers: The entire Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi and and (loose) spoiler of The Wren in the Holly Library by KA Linde.

Mentions: ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses series), Throne of Glass series, Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas, Lolita, Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin, Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Scandal, The Walking Dead, Divergent, Kingdom of the Wicked series by Kerri Maniscalco, Shadowhunters series by Cassandra "Cassie" Clare, Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers, The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, Fast and Furious, Sharknado, The Vampire Diaries, Deadpool & Wolverine

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TikTok:
ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie
( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura)
ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie
(https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

182. Idiocracy: "It's got what plants crave!" Oct 28, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Idiocracy: "It's got what plants crave!"

Continuing the theme of October time travel, ACOFAE jumps into the future with the satirical classic "Idiocracy." 500 years into the future and society has kind of fallen apart. Plants aren't growing, healthcare is somehow worse than it is currently, and it's up to Joe and Rita to solve the problems for everyone. Once the most average people of their time and now the smartest on the planet, Joe and Rita have one week to turn things around or else..Filled with sight gags and astronomical performances, "Idiocracy" might seem a bit too on the nose now but when it came out this was comedy. We promise.

"The thirst mutilator."

TW / CW: political satire
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/

Spoilers: Idiocracy

Mentions: The Ugly Truth, King of the Hill, Twilight, Project Hail Mary, Jackass, Wolverine, Oppenheimer

_WEBSITES: _
https://www.buzzfeed.com/bendzialdowski/box-office-flops-gd
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/arianelange/donald-trump-idiocracy-coming-true-screenwriter-says
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/85160/10-smart-facts-about-idiocracy
https://screenrant.com/idiocracy-weird-facts/

*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/

181. Donnie Darko: "Have you ever seen a portal?" Oct 21, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Donnie Darko: "Have you ever seen a portal?"

Being a teenager is hard enough. Throw in a 6ft tall bunny rabbit and the world ending...and being a teenager is very hard. Add in time travel, portals, and god?! and you've got some problems to deal with. Donnie is going through a lot. When a jet engine falls through his room things really kick off into left field when the bunny begins to talk and Patrick Swayze beings to teach. Drew Barrymore and Noah Wyle join a delightful cast that only glitters more with Sparkle Motion and intense English class chaos. Laura Marie and Jessica Marie dive into Donnie Darko The Director's Cut and have the conversation of how much story is too much.

"Quiet. Let her choose."

TW / CW: bullying, child predators, sexual assault, domestic abuse
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/

Spoilers: Donnie Darko

Mentions: Wizard of Oz, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Drive Me Crazy, Battlestar Galactica, New Moon, Megopolis, The Virgin Suicides

_WEBSITES: _
http://www.donniedarko.org.uk/trivia/#:~:text=The%20movie%20was%20shot%20in,on%20a%20red%2Deye%20flight
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv
https://screenrant.com/donnie-darkos-20th-anniversary-facts/
https://screenrant.com/donnie-darko-timeline-ending-meaning-explained/#:~:text=The%20movie's%20meaning%20involves%20Donnie,role%20as%20a%20Messiah%2Dfigure.

*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/

180. Long Live Evil: "Who wouldn't take that deal?!" Oct 14, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Long Live Evil: "Who wouldn't take that deal?!"

Have you ever wanted to pop into the world of your favorite book? Of course you have, we ALL have! It's the deal that's almost impossible to refuse, especially if your circumstances aren't great. Especially if you're ill. Rae is ill, and with time running out is given the deal of a life time: go into your favorite story, find a flower, and be healed. Except that details weren't hammered out and Rae goes into the story as the villain whose set to be excavated int he morning! Long Live Evil is a wild ride filled with foreshadowing and world building that gets easier the second time around. Key characters and plot points may or may not be static and trying to help the story along just might make it worse. But no matter what happens, Be Evil.

TW / CW: Cancer
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/

Spoilers: Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan and Shadowhunters by Cassandra "Cassie" Clare

Mentions: Shadowhunters, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Princess Bride, A Knight's Tale

*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/

179: Twilight - New Moon: The movie: "Bella, where the hell have you been loca?" Oct 07, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Twilight - New Moon: "Bella, where the hell have you been loca?"

It's Hoa Hoa Hoa season and you know what that means: ACOFAE watches the next installment of the Twilight Saga. This year (2024) Laura Marie and Jessica Marie watch New Moon, the movie where Charlie is the main character, the best dad, and maybe MAYBE Bella you should be nicer to him...But Bella is going through some things and feeling some big emotions and ACOFAE loves that for her. Throw in two of ACOFAE'S favorite people in (Michael Sheen and Jamie Campbell Bower) and ACOFAE was enjoying themselves to say the verrrrrry least.

"LOGISTICS, HOW!!?"

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: Twilight and New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

Mentions: HOFAS (House of Flame and Shadow), One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Underworld, Interview with the Vampire, ACOMAF (A Court of Mist and Fury), Shadowhunters, Beauty and the Beast, Look Who's Talking Now, Romeo + Juliet.

*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/

Small Shop Highlight 001: Bewitched Edges with Jackie! Sep 30, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Small Shop Highlight 001: Bewitched Edges with Jackie!

ACOFAE loves many things: gorgeous books, talent, and supporting and loving small businesses just to name a few! Laura Marie and Jessica Marie welcome Jackie from Bewitched Edges to walk them through what it's like to go from idea to successful business in the book community. Join ACOFAE and Jackie as they break down what it takes to become excellent at your craft, juggling social media and marketing, and how having a strong support system can make all the difference.

"Why don't you just make that?!"

Follow Bewitched Edges!
Instagram: @Bewitched.Edges
https://www.instagram.com/bewitched.edges/

Tiktok: @Bewitched.Edges
https://www.tiktok.com/@bewitched.edges

Etsy Shop: BewitchedEdges
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BewitchedEdges?ref=profile_header

LinkTree
https://linktr.ee/Bewitched.edges

Special shoutout to: Stonebound Script
https://www.instagram.com/stoneboundscript/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/StoneboundScript
https://www.tiktok.com/@stoneboundscript

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: HOFAS (House of Flame and Shadow)

Mentions: HOFAS (House of Flame and Shadow), Red, White & Royal Blue, Fourth Wing, Wisteria, Star Wars, Divine Rivals, ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses), TOG (Throne of Glass), Love Theorhetically, Napkins & Other Distractions, ACOSF (A Court of Silver Flames), Zodiac Academy

*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/

178. Laura's Genre: Nefertiti: "History can be so f*cking cool!" Sep 23, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Laura's Genre: Nefertiti by Michelle Moran: "History can be so f*cking cool!"

It's Laura Maries half birthday! If you've been with ACOFAE for a while then you know that Laura Marie's OG favorite genre is Historical Fiction and that her childhood hyper-fixation was ancient Egypt. So it shouldn't surprise anyone that Nefertiti is her choice this year! Set in 1351 BCE, before the Prince of Egypt and "river ohhh river", there was Nefertiti at 15 becoming Chief Wife to the Crown Prince of the richest and most powerful nation in the world. You might think that would be enough, but its never enough for Akhenaten, who has plans and dreams of his own that extend far beyond Thebes and Memphis. Nefertiti is the story of a young woman, her sister, her family, and the control it takes to run a nation, from behind the back of it's Pharaoh. Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.

TW / CW: miscarriages, abortion, plague
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/

Spoilers: History from 1300s BCE, slight ACOWAR spoilers.

Mentions:

*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/

177. The Handmaid's Tale: “Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.” Sep 16, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

As the United States ramps up Election season, ACOFAE reflects on the past - to 1985 specifically with Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. As ACOFAE's first speculative fiction novel, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie discuss the genre, the message, and the ending of this book that left Laura Marie speechless when she first read it. Conversations abound about the issue that arises when the visual media overtakes the source material and what happens when fandom conversations superimpose themselves on the actual content. The Handmaid's Tale is not an easy read but it is an important one that ends with notes of change and reflection, if not joy. If we don't study the past we will repeat it. Right? RIGHT?!

Laura Marie's audio is a bit wonky, Sam is annoyed about it

WEBSITES:
https://lithub.com/margaret-atwood-on-how-she-came-to-write-the-handmaids-tale/
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-handmaid-s-tale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-42q_VkuGPY
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/03/margaret-atwood-dishes-on-new-story-collection-trials-of-censorship/
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/09/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-testaments-real-life-inspiration
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/margaret-atwood-interview-season-4-handmaids-tale-1171567/
https://www.businessinsider.com/handmaids-tale-based-on-real-world-origins-history-events-2019-8
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/the-handmaid-s-tale-10-intriguing-facts-about-margaret-atwood-s-dystopian-novel-1.4086298
https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/handmaids-tale-true-story/130001

TW / CW: Sexual assault, suicide, patriarchy
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/

Spoilers: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, slight spoilers from the ACOTAR series, including ACOSF (A Court of Silver Flames)

Mentions: Game of Thrones, The Boys, ACOTAR, House of the Dragon, Serpent and Dove

*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/

SPECIAL EPISODE 018: Our new friend, Abigail Owen! Sep 09, 2024

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ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Special Episode 018: Our newfriend, Abigail Owen!

ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast Award-Winning Romantasy & Paranormal Romance author Abigail Owen to discuss her newest release The Games Gods Play! The Greek gods are alive and well in modern day California and they just can't resist toying with the mortals. Join Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Abigail as they discuss all things book including inspiration, hyper-fixations, the writing process, and why Hades is always hot. ACOFAE and Abigail dive into the beginning of The Crucible Series, what it is and the reasons behind it, all while laying down hints for book 2 and the bigger story. Filled with creatures of legend and labors just as famous. The Games Gods Play is a fast-paced page turner that left ACOFAE begging for more!

Follow Abigail Owen!
Website: AbigailOwen.com
https://abigailowen.com/

Events
https://abigailowen.com/events/

Instagram: @AbigailOwenAuthor
https://www.instagram.com/abigailowenauthor/

Tiktok: @AbigailOwenAuthor
https://www.tiktok.com/@abigailowenauthor

Facebook: Abigail Owen Author
https://www.facebook.com/Abigail.Owen.Books/

GoodReads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6517455.Abigail_Owen

LinkTree
https://linktr.ee/abigailowen

TW / CW:
For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/

Spoilers: Slight spoilers for The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen

Mentions: The Clash of the Titans, Eternals, ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses), Neon Gods, Game of Thrones, Band of Brothers, Star Wars

*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
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