Whimsy Gossip

Welcome to Whimsy Gossip with Valerie and Taylor May 21, 2024

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S3E13: Season Finale - A Deep Dive on ACOTAR's Tamlin May 08, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we deep dive into the Character Tamlin from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. We thought it would be fun to commemorate our podcast being out for a year by re-discussing why we are #TeamRhysand but we do not hate Tamlin. After finishing all of Sarah's books in the #Maasverse, we were able to really explore all of the potential avenues for Tamlin's future as a character in ACOTAR. Thank you all so much for joining us this season. We love you all and are so thankful for the continued support of our platform. Check out our social media accounts @whimsygossip to stay up to date on our latest projects and for announcements on when our podcast will return for season 4! It has been such an amazing year and we cannot wait to dive into more book content and interviews in the next season.

S3E12: Special Guest - Blair Witch Project Producer Gregg Hale! May 01, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we talk with Blair Witch Project Producer Gregg Hale about his new multi-platformed fantasy venture called Emerald Anvil. We dive deep into Emerald Anvil's new podcast "Black Velvet Fairies," discuss the the origins of the Blair Witch Project, and get some advice about our ventures into film making. This episode was so much fun and we cannot wait to see what happens with Emerald Anvil next! Follow Emerald Anvil everywhere @emerald_anvil and find out about all of their projects on their website: emeraldanvil.com Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip

S3E11: Special Guest Fantasy Fangirls Podcast! Apr 17, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we host our good friends Lexi and Nicole from Fantasy Fangirls Podcast! In this episode we discuss everything from how Lexi and Nicole started FFG, the struggles of social media, book theories, and so much more! We hope you all enjoy this episode as much as we did filming it. Spoiler warning: When we begin to discuss book theories and questions there are spoilers for ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, Crescent City, Fourth Wing, and Iron Flame.

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S3E10: Crescent City 3 Part 3, SJM Theories, & Fan Film Updates! Apr 03, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we finish off our three part series going through Crescent City House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas. Today we have on one of our very good friends Jo (@highladyjo) to talk all things CC3, SJM theories, cosplay, the book community and so much more! We also give a huge update on our progress towards creating our next non profit fan film the "Chapter 70 Project." DONATE TO OUR FILM HERE: https://igg.me/at/whimsygossipWS/x#/ Buy our Merchandise here: https://whimsy-gossip.printify.me/ Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and thank you for all the love and support!

S3E9: Fan Films and CC3 Chapters 28-64 with Aubrey Peterson! Mar 20, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we deep dive into all things nonprofit fan films and discuss part 2 of Crescent City House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas. We have a special guest on the podcast today, Aubrey Peterson, AKA @hello_nes on all social media accounts! We had the pleasure of working with Aubrey on our latest short fan film called "You Do Not Yield" which you can find on our social accounts and YouTube Channel. We talk all things behind the scenes before diving straight into all things Crescent City! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip Follow Aubrey @hello_nes and support her new venture in creating amazing content for creators here: @once_upon_ateiler

S3E8: CC3 Chapters 1-27 with Special Guest Lunathionsitgirl! Mar 13, 2024

SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains Crescent City, ACOTAR, and Throne of Glass Series spoilers. Join us (Val and Taylor) as we break down the first part of Crescent City House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas. This week we have on a very special guest to discuss all things Crescent City. She has gone viral in the book world for her stunning portrayal of Bryce Quinlan as well as her insanely cool cinematic-style reels. This episode was truly such a joy to film and we hope you all enjoy it. Currently we are crowdfunding for our next Whimsy Gossip nonprofit fanfilm, you can support by donating here: https://igg.me/at/whimsygossipWS/x/36216251#/ Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and follow B everywhere @lunathionsitgirl !

S3E7: Crescent City House of Flame and Shadow Review! Mar 06, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we talk all things Crescent City 3, House and Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas. This was such a fun episode to film and we cannot believe we are finally caught up with all thing SJM! What a journey this has been for us and we are so glad that all of you have been along for it! In this episode we discuss our initial impressions of CC3, go over some of the backlash its gotten, and answer some questions from our followers! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and thank you for listening!!

S3E6: Special Guest: Iconic Velaris Starfall Ball Host Leslie Hernandez! Feb 21, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we discuss all things fantasy events and Starfall balls with the owner of the Fantastique Collection by Un Jour D'Amour Events, Leslie Hernandez. Leslie's story is truly an inspiration to those looking to start their own businesses. This was such a fun episode to film! We get the inside scoop on what it is like to attend one of Leslie's events, reveal which events Whimsy Gossip will be at, and so much more! Leslie has years of experience in the event industry and recently launched a new line of fantasy-inspired events through the Fantastique Collection. Leslie is hosting her first Starfall Ball in May 2024 and has plans for numerous more fantasy events in the coming year. You can check out all of her upcoming events here: https://www.fantastiquecollection.com/ Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip Buy our merchandise here: https://whimsy-gossip.printify.me/products Follow Leslie here: @fantastique.collection

S3E5: A Deep Dive on Nesta Archeron! Feb 14, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we dive deep into Nesta Archeron from the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas. In this episode we discuss Nesta's journey from the first book all the way to A Court of Silver Flames. We also give some predictions for ACOTAR book 6 and where we think Nesta and the rest of our heroes will venture off to in the coming books. This episode brought up a lot of emotions in us, especially towards the end. We hope you enjoy this discussion and if you ever find yourself being a Nesta in someone's story, just know that we are rooting for your healing journey and you are not alone! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip & support our work by buying our merchandise here: https://whimsy-gossip.printify.me/products

S3E4: Chapter 54 Special Guest: Rhysand! Feb 07, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we host a very special guest, the only and only Max Ehrlich! Max was casted in our non profit fan film for the role of our favorite High Lord, Rhysand. In this episode we discuss Max's journey to becoming Rhysand, never before heard stories about the filming process, his experience on broadway, and so much more! This episode was such a joy to film and we hope that you all show lots of love to Max in the comments because he deserves the world. If you want to see Max reprise his role of Rhysand, please consider donating or buying merchandise to support our next fan film at the links below:

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S3E3: Crescent City 2 Review Jan 31, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we unpack House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas! We finally are caught up in the SJM universe and we are so excited but also sad that we will now have to wait for her next books like everyone else. In this episode we discuss our critiques and praises for HOSAB and give our predictions for Crescent City 3! There really is so much to unpack and we are happy to be able to share this amazing experience with all of you! We are currently crowdfunding for our next non profit fan film, see how you can help below! Link to our crowdfunding campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/whimsy-gossip-s-chapter-70-project#/ Link to our Merchandise: https://whimsy-gossip.printify.me/products

S3E2: Crescent City 1 Review Jan 24, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we provide all of our thoughts on Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas. This episode was so fun to film, we talk about the story, our favorite characters, compare it to other SJM novels, and make some predictions for Crescent City 3. This book exceeded our expectations and we are so excited to learn more about Bryce, Hunt, Ruhn, and everyone else! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip

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S2E1: Whimsy Predictions for Crescent City 1 Jan 17, 2024

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we finally begin our Crescent City journey! We have now finished both the A Court of Thornes and Roses series along with Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas and are so excited to be caught up with all things SJM. In this episode we provide our thoughts on the book summary and try to predict what will happen in the series. There are potential spoilers to ACOTAR and ToG and CC in this episode. We are so happy to be back with our third season. Following the release of our non profit fan film "Chapter 54," we are now crowdfunding for our next project (ACOWAR Chapter 69 & 70). If you are able please consider donating or buying our merch at the following links: Donate to our next film here: https://igg.me/at/whimsygossip/x#/ Buy our Merchandise here: https://whimsy-gossip.printify.me/ Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

S2E13: SEASON 2 FINALE! F*ck, Marry, Kill ToG Edition! Dec 01, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we close out our second season! This episode is full of fun topics. We discuss our upcoming nonprofit Fan Film that releases on our YouTube Channel on 12.21.23, take a look back at all of our old Throne of Glass theories, and play F*ck/Marry/Kill ToG Edition. We also give you guys the scoop on what we want our next scene to be. You won't want to miss this episode! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and thank you so much for listening! We will catch you guys in Season 3 in 2024!

S2E12: Whimsy Thoughts on IRON FLAME! Nov 18, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we dive into the highly anticipated book, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros! We cannot believe Iron Flame is finally here and we've already finished reading it. Book 3 where are you at? I think it left us with more questions than answers. We discuss our overall thoughts on the book, what theories we got right, our favorite and least favorite moments and so much more! Thank you all for listening, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you do not miss the premiere of our Nonprofit Fan Film "Chapter 54" coming out 12.21.23! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

S2E11: Whimsy Thoughts on Kingdom of Ash Nov 10, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we finally finish the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas! Holy cow! This journey has been such a roller coaster of emotions for us. We started this series when we first began Whimsy Gossip, and so it is wild to see how far we have come since we picked up that first book. Kingdom of Ash was everything we needed and so much more! We discuss the highlights from the book, debate ACOTAR vs ToG and Tandem vs Non-Tandem, go through the toughest moments in KoA, and so much more! Thank you for all of the love and support! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

S2E10: Whimsy Thoughts on Silver Flames Nov 01, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we dive into A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas! In this episode we give you all of our opinions on some of the big highlights from ACOSF. We share our thoughts on Nesta and Cassian's relationship, how we feel about Rhysand in this book, Eris, and so much more! We are so excited to finally discuss ACOSF! Thank you for listening and joining us for another #whimsywednesday! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

S2E9: A Deep Dive on ACOTAR’s Lucien Oct 18, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we discuss all things Lucien Vanserra from A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J Maas! A while back we put up a poll asking all of you who you'd like a deep dive on and there was an overwhelming amount of votes for our favorite fox Lucien! In this episode we discuss his journey from the beginning of his life until we leave off with him in A Court of Silver Flames. We would love to know which character you'd like us to deep dive on next? Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and be sure to give our podcast 5 stars if you are enjoying our content thus far! Have a great #whimsywednesday

S2E8: Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn! Oct 12, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we deep dive into Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas! This is our longest episode to date! We discuss Tandem vs non-Tandem, all of the twists and turns, growing relationships as well as some new ones, and SO much more. There was a lot of information to unpack and we enjoyed every second of it! Only one more book to go in the Throne of Glass series and we are totally not ready for this journey to end! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and thank you for listening!

S2E6: Whimsy Thoughts on Queen of Shadows Sep 27, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we dive into Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas! Holy cow...this has been such an amazing journey so far. We are LOVING the Throne of Glass world. Is it better than ACOTAR? Who is our favorite character so far? What is going to happen to all of our heroes? There is SO much we have to unpack with this amazing story! Let us know your thoughts if you're reading along with us or if you've read this series already. Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

S2E5: Whimsy Thoughts on In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros Sep 20, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we deep dive into one of our FAVORITE books of the year, if not of all time! In the likely event by Rebecca Yarros has quickly become a feel-good comfort read for us this fall! We know that this is different than our usual fantasy content, but we promise that this book is SO worth it. In this episode we discuss the plot, the twists and turns, all of our feelings throughout, and we also discover a strange connection between this book...and Fourth Wing! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and let us know your thoughts on this book and the episode! Did you fall for Nate and Izzy as hard as we did? Were you expecting that ending? Let us know! Catch you next week for another #whimsywednesday

S2E4: Whimsy Thoughts on Heir of Fire Sep 13, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we dive into Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas! If you've been following along thus far on our Throne of Glass journey, we've been deep diving into each book in the series and giving our best predictions/theories! Some of them have come true, others have been so...so..wrong! LOL Tune into this episode to find out what we thought about Heir of Fire and what we think will happen next. We laugh, we cry, its SJM...there is always crying involved! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

S2E3: A Guest Appearance from TikToker Mairsyy! Sep 06, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we talk all things voice acting/fantasy books/and our famous audios with the one and only @Mairsyy (a.k.a Ryan). You all know and love him from his voice acting work on Tiktok, most notably from the Whimsy Gossip/Mairsyy partnership! Our combine audios have racked up millions of views, shares, and comments. We talk about the impact the audios have had on Mairsyy's voice acting career, his background, and what his initial thoughts were when we approach him back in March 2023. This was such a fun episode to film! Mairsyy, you are truly a GEM of a human and we are so happy to be working with you to create magic for the book world. Follow him everywhere @Mairsyy! Follow us @whimsygossip on all platforms!

S2E2: Whimsy Thoughts on Assassin's Blade Aug 30, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we deep dive into Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas! We discuss all of our thoughts on this book, the impact a certain someone's death had on us, along with how our reading order affected our perspectives as we continue reading through this series. We also chat about the infamous Arobynn Hamel...is he a character we love to hate? Does he give off Klaus (TVD) energy? This episode was a rollercoaster of emotions! Let us know what you think! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and make sure to give us a review if you enjoyed this episode. #WhimsyWednesdays

S2E1: Our Husbands Agree to Read ACOTAR?! Aug 23, 2023

Welcome to Season 2 of Whimsy Gossip! Join us (Valerie and Taylor) and our amazing husbands (Eric and Ronald) who we someone convinced to be on a podcast episode with us - as we ask them a series of questions about us and our book fandoms. Tune in to find out how well they did. We even have a 5th surprise guest appearance you won't want to miss (hint: its spooky). Also, if this episode gets 2,000 listens the boys have agreed to read ACOTAR! Please help us reach this goal. Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip to keep up with us in real-time and provide us feedback on the podcast! Thank you for all of the support thus far and enjoy Season 2!

Ep 13: Season One Finale! F*ck, Marry, Kill - ACOTAR EDITION Jul 13, 2023

Join (Valerie and Taylor) as we recap season one of Whimsy Gossip, play F*ck, Marry, Kill: ACOTAR edition, and also answer some of your questions from instagram. This experience has been so amazing thus far and we cannot thank our fans enough for supporting us on this creative journey. We love each and every one of you! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip! ✨🫶🏼

Ep 12: Endgame for Elain Jul 05, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we deep dive into the potential suitors for Elain Archeron from Sarah J Maas's A Court of Thornes and Roses series. This episode is full of theories, laughs, and predictions for the next ACOTAR book. We also added in a very unpopular candidate for Elain, you won't want to miss that discussion! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and let us know who you'd like Elain's endgame person to be!

Ep 11: Whimsy Theories - Fourth Wing Edition Jun 28, 2023

Join us (Valerie & Taylor) as we dive into some of the biggest theories out there regarding Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros and some of our predictions for Iron Flame. We also discuss our thoughts on the recent cover release for Iron Flame. This episode is FILLED to the brim with spoilers, so make sure to read Fourth Wing before listening! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip - we want to hear your thoughts on this series! #whimsywednesdays

Ep 10: Whimsy Thoughts on Crown of Midnight Jun 21, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we discuss all of our thoughts on Sarah J. Maas's second book in the Throne of Glass series, Crown of Midnight. If you've been reading along with us so far, please read Crown of Midnight and then let us know your thoughts! This episode is full of spoilers, predictions, thoughts on both Prince Dorian and Chaol...which team do you think we're on? Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

Ep 9: Throne of Glass - An Overview Jun 14, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we finally finish Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas! This is the first book we've read in the series and we could not be more excited to see where this story goes! In this episode we discuss chapter 37 till the end of the book as well as our predictions for Crown of Midnight. We also accidently spoil something pretty huge for Crown of Midnight! Whoops! Let us know what you thought of this book and follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

Ep 8: Throne of Glass Chapters 18-36 Jun 07, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we discuss chapters 18-36 of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. This is part 2/3 of our read through of ToG. Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip!

Ep 7: Fly or Die, Whimsy Thoughts on Fourth Wing! May 31, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we discuss the book that's taken over the entire book community! We interrupt our previously scheduled episode to bring you all of our Whimsy thoughts on Fourth Wing. This book absolutely lives up to the hype and we give it infinity stars! We discuss how we both first found out about this book, the lengths we went to find first edition copies, meeting Rebecca Yarros, the biggest moments in the story, and so much more!! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip and let us know your thoughts about Fourth Wing!

Ep 6: Whimsy Thoughts on ACOWAR May 24, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we dive into all things A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas! In this episode we start off by thinking we would be able to cover ACOTAR books 3, 4, AND 5 in one sitting...spoiler alert -- we were totally wrong! Enjoy listening to our whimsy thoughts regarding Rhysand, Feyre, and of course... Tamlin. It made us laugh, cry, and pull our hair out! Let us know your thoughts on this series in the comments below! Follow us @whimsygossip on all platforms!

Ep 5: Do Thrones of Glass Break Easy? May 17, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we dive into the first 18 chapters of Throne of Glass by Sarah J Mass. We discuss our initial thoughts of the book thus far and any predictions we have for how the story will unfold.

Ep 4: Whimsy Thoughts on ACOTAR Books 1 & 2 May 10, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we discuss all things A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury! In this episode we dive into our first impressions of this Sarah J Maas series, our thoughts on the plot, our favorite characters, and everything we love and hate about the series up until the end of ACOMAF. Let us know your thoughts and follow us everywhere @whimsygossip! Thank you for joining us for another #whimsywednesday! Have a magical day!

Ep: 3 ACOTAR V.S. Throne of Glass May 03, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we discuss our wild predictions for Sarah J Maas's Throne of Glass series. In this episode we analyze the synopsis for Throne of Glass and talk about how we think the series will compare to the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series. Come laugh along with (or at) us as we make some embarrassingly wrong predictions, but also some spot on ones as well! Let us know your thoughts! Follow us everywhere @whimsygossip, we put out new episodes every #WhimsyWednesday

Ep 2: Love at First Bite, Twilight Apr 26, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we look back on the impact the Twilight franchise not only made on us personally, but also around the world. We dive into why we think it blew up in the mid-2000s, how we first discovered the series, and where we would like to see the story go if/when a continuation of the series happens. Let us know your thoughts, memories, or fun facts!

Ep 1: We love Rhysand...but we do NOT hate Tamlin Apr 19, 2023

Join us (Valerie and Taylor) as we deep dive into Tamlin's backstory, ACOTAR journey, and hopes for his future. We take on a controversial topic in the book world by sharing our unpopular opinions of the High Lord of the Spring Court, Tamlin. Thank you Sarah J Mass for creating such depths in your characters! Let us know your thoughts! @Whimsygossip

Welcome to Whimsy Gossip! (An Introduction) Apr 12, 2023

Welcome to Whimsy Gossip! We are so excited to begin this journey of escaping reality with all of you as we deep dive into our favorite fantasy books, Tv shows, and films. We will be dropping episodes every Wednesday! #WhimsyWednesdays

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