A Novel Bunch
Welcome to A Novel Bunch, your new favorite modern-day book club! Hosted by besties Molly Burnett and Alyssa Tabit Smith, this podcast dives into one book per month, broken down chapter by chapter. New episodes drop every Tuesday, so grab your copy and read along—right here on A Novel Bunch.
Episodes
75 episodes
Throne of Glass (Ch. 29–42): Dorian Girlies, WE ARE SO UP
#074: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re diving into Throne of Glass chapters 29 through 42, and BUNCHIES—the romance is ROMANCING.*SPOILERS AHEAD*The competition continues, another Champion is brutally murdered, ...
Throne of Glass (Ch. 15–28): We Found the First Major Maasverse Connection!
#073: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re covering chapters 15 through 28 of Throne of Glass, and BUNCHIES… the competition is officially underway, the Champions are being hunted, and the clues are starting to point toward somet...
Throne of Glass (Ch. 1–14): First Impressions of Celaena, Dorian, and Chaol!
#072: This week on A Novel Bunch, we are officially beginning Throne of Glass, and BUNCHIES, we are already obsessed.SPOILERS AHEADCelaena Sardothien, Adarlan’s most infamous assassin, is pulled fro...
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow (Ch. 77–102): Bonus Chapter Live Read
#071: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re covering the explosive final chapters of House of Flame and Shadow—plus doing a live read of one of the Crescent City bonus chapters!SPOILERS AHEADBr...
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow (Ch. 51–76): The Truth About Hunt Athalar's FATHER Has Our Heads Exploding!
#070: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're covering chapters 51–76 of House of Flame and Shadow and BUNCHIES... Sarah J. Maas decided the best way to prepare us for the finale was to reveal ancient history, launch an inter...
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow (Ch. 26–50): The Hind Was Hiding WHAT?!
#069: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're covering chapters 26–50 of House of Flame and Shadow and BUNCHIES... Sarah J. Maas somehow managed to pack an entire season of television into twenty-five chapters.*Spoilers ahead*W...
Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow (Prologue–Ch. 25): Bryce Landed... WHERE?!
#068: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're kicking off House of Flame and Shadow, and BUNCHIES... Sarah J. Maas wasted absolutely zero time choosing violence. Within the first few chapters, Bryce crash-lands in a place we've...
Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath: (Ch. 64–78 + Live Read of Ch. 78): Did Someone Say PRYTHIAN?!
#067: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're covering chapters 64–78 of House of Sky and Breath and... BUNCHIES. Wow. Just WOW.*SPOILERS AHEAD*Fresh off the Under-King's temple, Baxian finally reveals why he'...
Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath: (Ch 48-63): Agent Day Revealed?! (Our Theories)
#066: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're covering chapters 48–63 of House of Sky and Breath and BUNCHIES... every time we think we've uncovered one of Danika's secrets, Sarah J. Maas reveals she was apparently running seventeen...
Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath: (Ch 32-47): Ruhn Revealed WHAT About Bryce and Hunt?!
#065: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're covering chapters 32–47 of House of Sky and Breath and BUNCHIES... Sarah J. Maas looked us directly in the eye and said, "What if every answer created three new conspiracies?" *SPOILERS AHEAD*...
Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath: (Ch 16-31): Agent Night and Agent Daybright Have Entered the Chat
#064: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're covering chapters 16–31 of House of Sky and Breath and BUNCHIES... the conspiracy is conspiring, the rebellion is rebellion-ing, and Bryce and Hunt are finally running out of excuses.*SPOILERS AHEA...
Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath: (Ch 1-15): Ruhn Danaan Knew Three Things With Absolute Certainty
#063: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're diving into chapters 1–15 of House of Sky and Breath and BUNCHIES... Sarah J. Maas gave us approximately five minutes of peace before throwing us headfirst into another conspiracy.
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood: (Ch 73-97): "Light It Up, Bryce! Light It Up!"
#062: This week on A Novel Bunch, we're covering chapters 73–97 of House of Earth and Blood and BUNCHIES… we genuinely don’t know how Sarah J. Maas expects anyone to emotionally recover from this ending. *SPOILERS ...
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood: (Ch 49-72): The Clue Danika Left… “Through Love, All Is Possible”
#061: This week on A Novel Bunch, we covered chapters 49–72 of House of Earth and Blood and BUNCHIES… Sarah J. Maas officially chose violence.*SPOILERS AHEAD*Bryce and Hunt’s investigation into Danika’s death spirals into...
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood: (Ch 35-48): Wait... WHO Really Stole the Horn!?
#060: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re diving deeper into Crescent City House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas and BUNCHIES… the plot officially THICKENED.*SPOILERS AHEAD*Bryce and Hunt’s investigation into Danika’s murder tak...
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood: (Ch 1–24): We Were NOT Ready for Chapter 5…
#059: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re kicking off Crescent City House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas—and BUNCHIES… we were not prepared.*SPOILERS AHEAD*We meet Bryce Quinlan: party g...
Onyx Storm | Live Reading (Ch 65–66) + Recap (Ch 50–66): “Don’t Look for Me.”
#058: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re diving into the FINAL chapters of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and BUNCHIES… we are not okay.*SPOILERS AHEAD*We’re breaking down chapters 50–66 AND doing a live reading of chapters 65 &...
Onyx Storm (Ch 33-49): Enter the Irids… (Andarna's Seventh Breed Is HERE)
#57: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re diving into chapters 33–49 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and BUNCHIES… we are officially in emotional warfare.*SPOILERS AHEAD*We land on Hedotis expecting wisdom and instead get manipulatio...
Onyx Storm (Ch 16-32): “There’s No Magic Here…” (Xaden & Violet’s Loophole)
#56: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re diving into chapters 16–32 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and BUNCHIES… things just went from unsettling to straight-up unhinged.*SPOILERS AHEAD*We start picking up on something Rebecca lite...
Onyx Storm (Ch 1-15): Violet: "I Will Save Him."
#55: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re diving into the prologue and chapters 1–15 of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros and BUNCHIES… something is OFF. Like… deeply, unsettlingly OFF.*SPOILERS AHEAD*We pick up in the aftermath of abso...
Iron Flame (Ch 53-66): Xaden... What Did You Do!? PLUS THEORIES
#54: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re covering chapters 53–66 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and BUNCHIES… I don’t even know how to emotionally process what we just read. The reveals? The heartbreak? The absolute spiral we’ve entered?*...
Iron Flame (Ch 40–52): "My House. My Chair. My Woman."
#53: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re covering chapters 40–52 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and BUNCHIES… the tension? The betrayals? The absolute chaos? We are so deep in it. *SPOILERS AHEAD*We pick up with...
Iron Flame (Ch 27–39): Xaden Has a Past… And Her Name Is Catriona
#52: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re covering chapters 27–39 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, and you guys… the emotional damage? The secrets? The chaos? We are officially in the deep end now. *SPOILERS AHEAD*
Iron Flame (Ch 14-26): Xaden: "You Love Me. Maybe You're Not the One I'm Reminding."
#51: This week on A Novel Bunch, we continue our deep dive, covering chapters 14–26 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, where Violet Sorrengail’s second year at Basgiath escalates from stressful to straight-up sinister. Because t...
Iron Flame (Ch 1–13): Xaden: "I Want Those Three Little Words Back."
#50: This week on A Novel Bunch, we officially begin Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros and Basgiath isn't the only thing that's changed. The wards are cracking. The dragons know more than they're saying. And Violet Sorrengail wakes...