L.A.M.E. Book Club Podcast

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Prestigious vs. Prestigious: A Divide | Red Rising Ch. 15–21 Aug 17, 2026

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Melissa and Ellie are back and diving into Red Rising chapters 15 through 21, where Darrow gets drafted tenth out of a thousand (basically the NFL combine but with more murder), and finds himself trapped in a Silver Elite–coded nightmare with a golden ring and a body count of one. Also covered this week: whether a hot dog is a sandwich (it is not, fight us), the ongoing "prestigious vs. prestigious" pronunciation war, our sudden and deeply unqualified discovery that Pierce Brown is, in fact, hot, and the horrifying realization that Cassius has no idea what Darrow just did to his twin brother. Bonus points if you can explain the house system to us before we lose our minds over it.

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Darrow's Full Glow Up | Red Rising Ch. 8-14 Aug 10, 2026

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Darrow's world just cracked wide open — chapters 8 through 14 take him from the mines straight into a secret plot to turn him into a Gold, complete with surgery, new eyes, dance lessons, and a card test that broke both our brains. We're going chapter-by-chapter through Red Rising, and this is where the story stops being Hunger Games in space and starts becoming something all its own. Want more? These episodes are recorded ahead for our Patreon along with a Morning Star read-through and bonus afterparty content — join us there to read along before anyone else and get 15% off all merch.

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We Said Yes to Sci-Fi | Red Rising Ch. 1-7 Aug 03, 2026

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Welcome to the L.A.M.E. Book Club's Red Rising deep dive! We're kicking off chapter-by-chapter through Pierce Brown's series, and yes, this is officially our first SCI-FI read. Heads up: these episodes were originally recorded for our Patreon, so the format's a little different than usual — and since we don't read ahead before recording, chapters 1–7 are completely spoiler-free. Want more (and want it now)? Join our Patreon to get every episode archived and available early, plus 15% off merch. Buckle up — we're hooked already.

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Closing the Book on Crescent City (For Now) | HoFaS Finale Recap Jul 20, 2026

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Melissa and Ellie close out House of Flame and Shadow with chapters 94 through 102, covering Bryce's black-hole science experiment gone wrong, her very temporary death and resurrection (thanks, Hypaxia), the "they shared souls during the sex" debacle, the reunion of Ruhn and Lidia's boys, and one very disappointing Ariadne appearance — plus a Kanye West detour, an Incredibles/Prince of Egypt tangent, and the girls holding Rebecca Yarros accountable. This wraps the main feed's Crescent City coverage for now — next week we kick off our Red Rising series, so if you haven't read it yet, get on it. Threshing Day and ACOTAR 6 talk is coming closer to release. Patreon members: your afterparty is up now with even more thoughts we couldn't say out loud. Follow us everywhere @LameBookClubPod and grab merch at lamebookclub.com (Patreon gets you 15% off).

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Strawberries, Cinnamon, and a Whole Lot of Mates Theories | HoFaS Ch. 87–93 Jul 13, 2026

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Melissa and Ellie are back with House of Flame and Shadow chapters 87–93, and it's a big one. Rigelus gloats his way into a "silly geese" moment before Hel's armies clash with Bryce and the gang on the battlefield, Ithan crosses the second line (again) with his backpack straps, and the crew is fully divided on whether water magic is just weak. Plus: the mask rewrites its own rules with Bryce, Tharion makes his big entrance, and that strawberries-and-cinnamon detail sends Melissa and Ellie down a full mates-theory rabbit hole for Perry. It's the second-to-last episode of HoFaS, so buckle up — one more after this and the book is done. Spoilers for ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City through chapter 93 only.

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Mech-Suits, Mates, and a Massive Cannonball | HoFaS Ch. 79–86 Jul 06, 2026

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Mech-suits, mates, and a massive cannonball — we're covering chapters 79–86 of House of Flame and Shadow, where Bryce's mask-reanimation plan makes zero sense, Ithan freezes and shatters the Under King (RIP to a real one, or is it — Barrow White theory incoming), Ithan and Perry's mate bond finally clicks (head canon), and Sathia ghosts Tharion via Post-it note. Spoiler warning: all of Sarah J. Maas's works are fair game through this point in HoFaS, so ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City spoilers ahead. Join Patreon for this week's afterparty, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! New chapters (87–93) next week!

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The Wicked Witch Is Dead & We're So Back | HoFaS Ch. 71–78 Jun 29, 2026

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This week we're covering chapters 71 through 78 of House of Flame and Shadow and honestly? We're thriving. Sabine is dead (finally, mercifully, ding dong), Ithan accidentally becomes the Prime, Nesta is BACK, and Tharion somehow proposes to someone in front of his wife. We also can't stop seeing energy drinks every time the book says "Prime" and we're not okay about it. Plus, the Afterparty is up on Patreon, and you do not want to miss it.

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We Might Have a New Theory | HoFaS Ch. 64-70 Jun 22, 2026

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In this episode of the L.A.M.E. Book Club Podcast, we're covering House of Flame and Shadow Chapters 64–70, where Sarah J. Maas somehow manages to give Hunt a new existential crisis, Ithan continues his campaign to make the worst possible decision in every situation, and a major plotline gets wrapped up so quickly that we genuinely had to stop and ask, "Wait... that's it?" We dive into Bryce's latest plan, Hunt's surprising power upgrade, theories about Avallen and Prythian, and whether we're watching a genius setup or absolute chaos unfold in real time. Grab your tinfoil hats, because we're asking a lot of questions and don't have nearly enough answers.

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THIS IS TOO MUCH | HoFaS Ch. 57-63 Jun 15, 2026

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This week Melissa and Elle are covering chapters 57 through 63 of House of Flame and Shadow, and buckle up because a LOT happens — and somehow we still have more questions than answers. We spend a truly unreasonable amount of time on the fact that Tharion got wet and grew zero fins, Aidas casually admits he's known about Helena's salt therapy room this whole time (so what was House of Sky and Breath even FOR), and the Golden Prince of Hel strolls out and goes "welcome, son" like that's a normal thing to say. Meanwhile, Ithan is out here trying to resurrect his voodoo doll wolf alpha, Ruhn and Lidia are doing whatever that was in the cave, and Bryce becomes Queen of literally everything before deciding that prophecies just mean whatever you want them to mean — which, respectfully, is not how that works. Oh, and the Autumn King is dead. Two kings down, too many questions to count.

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Mark Me, James (This Is the Same World) | HoFaS Ch. 50–56 Jun 08, 2026

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Bryce is a Bratz doll, Hunt is an AI-generated man-child having a full hissy fit in a literal cave-in, and somehow this is a love story — chapters 50–56 of House of Flame and Shadow have us in a chokehold. We're breaking down Sathia's absolutely devastating takedown of Bryce's Fae logic, the murder twins finally getting names (Seamus and Duncan, bold choices Sarah), Ruhn giving Lidia the smoochy kiss we've all been waiting for, and the cave parallel that has Ellie going full red-string conspiracy board about all of SJM's worlds being one. Also: mark her, James. Head over to our Patreon for the After Party on this episode PLUS our ongoing Golden Sun deep dive — new episode dropping this week for members!

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