Ep 1 ACOTAR Book 1 Recap: Everything to Remember Before ACOTAR 6

Summary

Dear Fantasy Reader – Ep 1 ACOTAR Book 1 Recap: Everything to Remember Before ACOTAR 6

Date: January 1, 2026
Hosts: Kinsey (B), Carly (C), with banter and analysis throughout

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Episode Overview

In this premiere episode of Dear Fantasy Reader’s “Massive Massverse Mayhem: Prep and Recovery Season,” hosts Kinsey and Carly dive into a detailed and dynamic recap of A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) by Sarah J. Maas. With the sixth book looming, this episode guides listeners through every essential plot twist, character arc, worldbuilding detail, and theory you need to prep for the next installment—all delivered with signature fangirl energy, pop culture references, and spoilery joy.

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Key Discussion Points & Detailed Recap

1. Opening and Thematic Setup

[00:36–01:29]

• The episode sets a playful, inclusive tone:
  • “Prepare to dive into the Cauldron because we're entering the Massverse. Yeah, I hope you brought your snow gear because we are dropping straight into a snow covered forest...” (C, 01:29)
• Spoiler and content warnings are established; the podcast is rated R for mature themes.

2. Feyre’s Life Before Prythian: The Mortal Realm

[01:29–03:07]

• Carly recounts Feyre Archeron's tough, poverty-driven life:
  • Feyre, the youngest daughter, must hunt to keep her family alive due to her father’s uselessness and her sisters’ entitlement.
  • “Be prepared for a found family trope in your future, because this family isn’t it.” (C, 02:24)
• The worldbuilding is highlighted: distinction and tension between Mortal Lands and Fae lands, the origin of the Wall, and deep-seated prejudice.

3. The Wolf Incident and Feyre’s Sacrifice

[03:07–04:24]

• Feyre kills a wolf (suspected Fae) with an Ashwood arrow, skins it, and brings its pelt home.
• A beast, who is later revealed as Tamlin, storms in to enforce the treaty: Feyre must pay for killing his sentinel.
• Notable for setting up Feyre’s self-sacrificing nature and the “Beauty and the Beast” trope.

4. Spring Court and Masked Fae Politics

[04:24–05:53]

• Feyre’s life in the Spring Court: luxury contrasted with underlying danger.
• Introduction of Tamlin (High Fae, always masked due to a curse) and sidekick Lucien (often snarky, drops major worldbuilding facts and banter).
• Lucien’s humor and world-weariness become a highlight:
  • “Channeling his inner Ilya Rozanov, Lucien tells her: ‘It’s a lie. Liar. Told you that.’” (B, 04:16)

5. The Suriel, Worldbuilding, and Early Foreshadowing

[04:28–05:53]

• Feyre seeks answers from the mysterious Suriel—an ancient Fae who reveals:
  • Feyre cannot safely return home.
  • Tamlin is the High Lord of the Spring Court.
  • Early hint at the King of Hybern’s machinations and the ominous “Deceiver.”
• Prophetic warning: “Stay with the High Lord... He will shield you from it, so stay close to him and all will be righted. If you know, you know.” (C, 05:28)

6. Survival, New Threats, and the Growing Tamlin/Feyre Connection

[05:53–07:56]

• Feyre, after freeing the Suriel, is attacked by the Naga and rescued by Tamlin. This sets up their deeper relationship and Feyre’s ongoing reliance on others—sometimes begrudgingly.

7. The Calanmai Festival and Meeting Rhysand

[07:56–09:05]

• Calanmai (Spring Festival) sequence: Feyre disobeys, encounters a group of dangerous Fae, and is saved by a supremely beautiful, unnamed Fae—later revealed as Rhysand.
• Quote: “This unnamed Fae will be important, so maybe jot this moment down for later.” (B, 07:37)
• A critical detail for future books: Rhysand’s first encounter is steeped in chemistry and mystery.

8. Fae Customs, Biting, and Feyre’s People-Pleaser Tendencies

[09:05–09:59]

• Discussion of Tamlin’s predatory side at Calanmai, Feyre’s discomfort, and the book’s flirtation with shifter romance tropes.
• “Tamlin apologizes for biting her and Feyre apologizes for being upset about it—because she is a people pleaser to a fault.” (B, 09:05)

9. Intrigue: The Night Court Looms

[10:28–11:16]

• Rhysand arrives at the Spring Court, shown in his feared status as High Lord of Night and “Amarantha’s whore.”
• Feyre provides a false name, Claire Beddor, sowing seeds for later tragedy.
• “Tamlin begs quite literally on his knees for Rhys to keep Feyre a secret.” (B, 10:28)

10. Feyre’s Glamoured Homecoming and Nesta’s Resistance

[11:16–12:47]

• Feyre is sent home glamoured; her family believes they're rich again, except Nesta, who resists the magic and remembers everything, hinting at her own hidden depths.
• The hosts appreciate Nesta’s stubbornness, acknowledging her fan-favorite status in later series installments.

11. Spring Court Sacked, the Truth Revealed, and Under the Mountain

[12:47–15:33]

• Upon her return, Feyre finds the Spring Court deserted, save for Alice, who delivers the shocking truth:
  • No “blight”—Amarantha (the series’ main villain) cursed the court decades ago.
  • Tamlin could only break the curse if a human girl who hated Fae killed one in cold blood and then learned to love him.
• Feyre ventures under the mountain to save Tamlin, breaking all the rules (don’t make bargains, don’t drink or trust anyone). “Now, throw all those rules out the window, because that's exactly what Feyre does.” (B, 12:47)

12. Trials, Bargains, and Feyre’s Growth

[12:47–15:33]

• Amarantha imposes three deadly trials and a riddle.
• First trial: Feyre must slay a worm, which she manages, but at the cost of serious injury. She bargains with Rhysand—one week a month with him in exchange for her healing.
• Second trial: With Lucien’s life on the line, Feyre must answer a written question but is illiterate—Rhysand secretly helps her via their tattooed bond.
  • “She realizes Rhysand is helping her cheat…” (C, 14:38)
• Inter-trial humiliation: Feyre is forced to drink forgetting wine and is paraded by Rhysand—ambiguous “help or harm” motives discussed.

13. Final Trial, Riddle, and Feyre’s Transformation

[15:33–17:25]

• Feyre must stab three Fae, the third of whom is Tamlin. She remembers Tamlin’s heart is stone and spares his life by stabbing him.
• Amarantha refuses to release the court, breaking her own word. She tortures Feyre to death, but Feyre solves the riddle at the last moment: “love.”
• As she dies, Feyre sees through Rhysand’s eyes—a foreshadowed magical bond.
• The High Lords revive Feyre as High Fae; Tamlin kills Amarantha in revenge.

Quote:
“With his regained power, Tamlin immediately kills Amarantha, but it is too late for Feyre. She is already dead and watching this scene through Rhysand’s eyes, thanks to their tattoo bond. Wink, wink.” (B, 16:30)

14. Ending on Unresolved Threads and Sequel Teasers

[17:25–17:50]

• The episode wraps with Feyre and Tamlin returning to the Spring Court.
• “Aww, how cute.” (B, 17:34) delivered with heavy sarcasm, hinting at drama to come in sequels.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Masked Curse:
  • “His [Tamlin’s] features, along with everyone else’s in the Spring Court, are concealed behind a mask that cannot be removed.” (B, 03:37)
• On Reluctant Growth:
  • “Feyre’s dead mother made her swear to keep the family together.” (B, 02:45)
• First Appearance of Rhysand:
  • “The handsome stranger who saved her on Calanmai arrives at the Spring Court... he’s Rhysand, the much-feared High Lord of the Night Court and Amarantha’s whore.” (B, 10:28)
• Feyre’s Turning Point:
  • “She is already dead and watching this scene through Rhysand's eyes, thanks to their tattoo bond. Wink, wink.” (B, 16:30)
• On Feyre’s Heroics:
  • “Each Highlord provides Feyre with a drop of their power, which brings Feyre back to life as a High Fae.” (B, 16:46)
• Meta/Fangirl Banter:
  • Discussion on reading shifter romance; “Slide into my DMs. I will send you those recs.” (C, 09:05)
  • “I just want to know what date I have to look forward to. I need to put it in my calendar. Exact bookish girl!” (C, 19:32)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• Introduction, Disclaimers, and Spoiler Warning: 00:36–01:29
• Feyre’s Family & Mortal World Setup: 01:29–03:07
• Feyre Kills the Wolf: 03:07–04:24
• Captivity at Spring Court & Lucien Intro: 04:24–05:53
• Meeting the Suriel & Worldbuilding: 04:28–05:53
• Calanmai Festival & Rhysand’s Arrival: 07:56–09:05; 10:28–11:16
• Nesta’s Unglamoured Memory: 11:16–12:47
• Under the Mountain, Amarantha, & Trials: 12:47–15:33
• Final Trial, Feyre’s Death & Resurrection: 15:33–17:25
• Wrap up and Fangirl Anticipation for Book 6: 17:44–19:44

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Tone and Engagement

True to their mission, Kinsey and Carly maintain an energetic, friendly, and self-aware style throughout, with inside jokes (“If you know, you know”), readerly asides, and recommendations for related romance and fantasy reads. Their banter keeps things light, even while dissecting dark or traumatic plot twists.

Listeners get both a thorough refresher of the ACOTAR plot and a sense of community and excitement for the upcoming release. Personal reactions (“Been there girl!” about Feyre’s commitment issues) create a “book club with your besties” feel even as the hosts deliver deep lore analysis and tease future theories.

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Summary

Whether you remember every plot twist or need a catch-up before ACOTAR 6, this episode offers a rapid-fire, highly entertaining, and deeply insightful walk through the first book’s highlights, major worldbuilding, and key relationships—while preserving all the fangirl camaraderie that Dear Fantasy Reader is loved for. Pack this recap into your bookish toolbelt ahead of the next installment and join the anticipation for more Maskverse mayhem!

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Transcript

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Dearest Fantasy Readers welcome to the Dear Fantasy Reader podcast, where today we are recapping a Court of Thorns and Roses Book 1 of the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas. I'm Kinsey.

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And I'm Carly. Join us as we enter the mass first preparing for the highly anticipated release of ACOTAR 6.

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This is the start of our massive mass first mayhem prep and recovery season where we will cover our favorite Acotar Throne of Glass and Crescent City moments and world building and lore breakdowns, ACOTAR 6 theories and more before the sequel's release.

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And with that content warning and spoiler alert, this episode is full of ACOTAR spoilers. So if you haven't read the book, go do that first and we will be here waiting when you get back.

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Also, due to the nature of these books, this podcast is rated R in content and language. If you'd like to watch this episode ad free and full video or audio only if you would prefer, it's available now on Patreon and we've dropped that link down in the show notes as well.

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Now prepare to dive into the Cauldron because we're entering the Maskverse. Yeah, I hope you brought your snow gear because we are dropping straight into a snow covered forest where our human FMC Feyre Archeron is hunting like her life depends on it. Because it does. As luck would have it, Feyre comes across a deer. But before she can kill the deer for dinner, a large wolf intervenes. We're talking big like werewolves from Twilight. And Feyre realizes the wolf must actually be Faye, which she's not thrilled about. Humans and Fae do not get along. In fact, Feyre hates the Fae and all of their cruel rumors. In this world, the Mortal Lands and Fey Lands of Prythian are separated by a massive wall, and Fae like this wolf are forbidden to cross into the mortal land. 500 years ago there was a war that freed humans from slavery to the Fae, and this Wall was erected as a result. Whether it is luck or fate, Feyre has an Ashwood arrow, the only thing rumored to be able to kill the Fae. With hate in her heart, Feyre shoots the wolf with her Ashwood arrow. It sees her, but doesn't put up a fight. Feyre skins the wolf and returns home to her family with the deer carcass and wolf's pelt. Be prepared for a found family trope in your future, because this family isn't it. Her older sisters are lazy and entitled, with Nesta being particularly cruel, while Elayne is infantilized to the point of being useless. After losing the family fortune and being beaten by debt collectors, her father acts useless, which leaves Feyre, the youngest daughter, to do everything to keep her family alive. It doesn't help that Feyre's dead mother made her swear to keep the family together.

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Knowing that about Feyre's family, it should come to no one's surprise that when a beast comes crashing through the front door, absolutely no one lifts a finger to defend her as the beast takes Feyre in payment for the Fae she's killed. According to the treaty between the Fae and humans, Feyre must pay with her life and live in Prythian forever or be killed. Don't be too concerned though, because apparently all that means for Feyre is getting to live in the lap of luxury in the Spring Court while in indulging in her painting hobby. The beast who took Feyre turns out to be a gorgeous blonde, shape shifting high Fae named Tamlen. To Feyre's dismay, his features, along with everyone else's in the Spring Court, are concealed behind a mask that cannot be removed. Tamlin keeps disappearing to deal with this mysterious blight that is affecting the lands of Prythian, leaving Feyre with Tamlen's redheaded sidekick, Lucien. With Lucien, she learns that what humans think they know about Faye is wrong. Like Faye only speaking the truth and having a weakness to iron. Channeling his inner Ilya Rozanov, Lucien tells her is lie. Liar. Told you that. And if you're not watching, I am wearing a Holonov T shirt. And if you have no idea what that means, you should go read and watch. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid yeah, we.

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Like what the rest of the bookish fandom are already obsessed.

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Anyways, back to the recap.

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Back to the recap. Feyre decides this life of luxury isn't for her and is desperate to return to her family. She attempts to enlist Lucien in helping her, but he refuses. However, he does give her information on the Surreal, an ancient, dangerous type of Fae who will answer any questions you have if you trap them. Feyre, armed with not much more than a hope and a prayer, goes in search of the Suriel, convinced it can help her find a way around the treaty and go back home. While Feyre may struggle to read or write, she is an excellent hunter and manages to catch the Suriel and learns the Feyre must not go home or she and her family will die. Tamlen is High Lord of the Spring Court, which means he's one of the seven rulers of Prythian. The High Lords are not merely powerful, they are power suspicious. The Surreal is older than the Highlords, older than Prythian, older than the bones of this world, whatever that means. When Feyre asks what can be done about the blight, the Surreal tells her to stay with the Highlord, that there is nothing else she can do, and warns her not to go looking for answers again or you will be devoured by the Shadow over Prythian. He will shield you from it, so stay close to him and all will be righted. If you know, you know.

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The serial also provides a warning about the King of Hybern, the ruler of a nearby Fey island kingdom who is unhappy about the treaty that forced him to give up his human slaves. The Suriel tells her that hundreds of years ago, the King started dispatching his most trusted loyalists to infiltrate the other courts, kingdoms and empires around the world and collected information for 50 years that he used to make a plan. And just as the Suriel begins to tell Feyre about someone referred to as the Deceiver, who, by the way, disobeyed the King of HYBRN almost 50 years ago. They are interrupted by the Naga, a deadly type of lesser fairy creature. The Suriel warns her one last time to stay with the High Lord to see everything righted. In an act of mercy, Feyre frees the Suriel and they both flee the Naga. Feyre manages to kill a couple of them when they catch up to her, but as she's human, there's no way she can take them all down on her own. She, just before she's slaughtered Tamlin, comes to her aid and brings Feyre back to the manor. Weeks pass, and Tamlin and Feyre spend more time together. He awkwardly flirts with her, and at one point they swim in a pool of starlight. The night of the Calenme Festival arrives, signifying the beginning of Spring, and while all of the Spring Court begins to party, Feyre is officially uninvited and actually commanded to stay in the house with zero explanation. To absolutely no one's surprise, Feyre does not listen and ventures out to the festival where she is almost immediately noticed by 3fae with nefarious intentions for Feyre. Before they can drag her too far away from the festival, they are interrupted by a handsome stranger who is the most beautiful man Feyre has ever seen.

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Oh, I wonder who that is.

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This unnamed Fae will be important, so maybe jot this moment down for later. He helps Feyre get away to rejoin the festival and leaves her to enjoy the evening. But before she can, she's interrupted by Lucien, who literally drags her ass back to the manor like a sack of potatoes.

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There, Lucien explains to Feyre that Kallan May is the knight Fae regenerate the magic of the land. This is done by performing the great rite and Lucien tells her, tonight Tam will allow great and terrible magic to enter his body. The magic will seize control of his mind, his body, his soul and turn him into the Hunter. It will fill him with his sole purpose, to find the maiden. From there, coupling magic will be released and spread to the earth where it will regenerate life for the year to come. Lucien warns Feyre that Tamlin won't be the fairy that she knows. The magic will consume him and he won't know who he is anymore. Had she been there for Kalanmay, Tamlin would have smelled and claimed her. Lucien insists she stay in the room until morning. However, when Feyre wakes in the night to search for a snack, she runs into Tamlin. He is still not quite himself and bites Feyre on the neck. And if you are listening to this and are intrigued, I have a whole list of shifter romance recs for you. Anyway, back to the recap. Seriously, slide into my DMs. I will send you those. Rex.

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Tamlin apologizes for biting her and Feyre apologizes for being upset about it because she is a people pleaser to a fault. As time passes, strange things continue to happen in the Spring court. Like decapitated heads being found in the garden and the appearance of the Attor on the crowns. And Feyre overhearing the Attor claiming Tamlin has a heart of stone. Everything odd and unusual is either blamed on the blight or the sinister night court. Summer Solstice arrives and Feyre gets drunk on fairy wine. Despite Lucien's warnings. Since she's human, she enters a trance like state and dances the night away to Tamlin's totally hot fiddle playing and at one point dances to the will o' the wisps. She ends the celebration by making out with Tamlin and no worries. There is no biting this time as Feyre is settling into a new normal in the Spring Court, finally accepting that she needs to listen to the Suriel and stay with Tamlin.

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Let's credit Union the handsome stranger who saved her on Callanmay arrives at the Spring Court and crashes lunch. It turns out he's Rhysand, the much feared High Lord of the Night Court and Amarantha's whore. Lucien attempts to glamour and hide Feyre from Rhys but fails and Rhys threatens to tell Amarantha about the existence of Feyre. Tamlin begs quite literally on his knees for Rhys to keep Feyre a secret. When Rhysand asks Feyre her name, she lies and give him a village girl's name instead, claiming to be Claire Better, Rhys leaves without promising to keep the secret. Tamlin, fearing for Feyre's safety, insists she must return home. They spend one passionate night together where Tamlin tells Feyre he loves her, but Feyre has commitment issues and is unable to say it back.

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Been there girl. When Feyre returns home, it is not to the hovel of a cottage she left, but a mansion. Her family was glamoured to think their lost fortune was returned and that Feyre was away taking care of a sick non existing aunt that is everyone but Nesta. Somehow the glamour did not work on her. Nesta remembers Feyre being taken and even attempted to find a way to save Feyre in Prythian and Feyre shares everything that has happened while she is in the Spring Court. Days pass and Feyre finds out that Claire Better, the girl whose name she gave to Rhysand, is missing and Claire's entire family and staff was killed in a fire. Suspicious, Feyre suspects this has to do with Rhysand and the mysterious amaranth that he spoke of and decides she must return to the Spring Court to get answers. Upon her return, she finds the manor sacked and empty save for one maid Alice, who tells her the truth. There is no blight. 49 years ago, Amarantha managed to take control of the magic of the High Lords, making herself Queen of Prythian. And the only way for Tamlin to regain control of his magic and save the Spring Court was if a human girl who hated fairies and killed one of his sentients in cold blood told Tamlin she loved him. Alice makes it clear she blames Feyre for their current predicament, because of course, it's her fault. Tamlin, the rest of the Spring Court, and all of the High Lords were taken by Amarantha under the Mountain, a sacred faesite defiled into Amarantha's palace.

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RIP Feyre convinces Alice to show her the way to the mountain so she can get Tamlin back. Alice warns her to not make any deals, to not drink the wine, and to not trust a soul, as her senses could betray her. Now, throw all of those rules out the window, because that's exactly what Feyre does. When Feyre attempts to infiltrate the mountain to find Tamlen, she is immediately caught by the Attor and brought to Amarantha, where she sees Claire Bedr hanging dead from the wall. Amarantha makes Feyre a survive three trials and she will free Tamlen and the Spring Court, undoing their curse. And Amarantha also provides an alternative. Feyre can simply solve one riddle and Tamlen will be freed instantaneously. But if she gets the answer wrong, then Feyre dies, and so does the hope of all of the Faean Prythian. When given the riddle, Feyre doesn't know the answer and accepts that each month she must undergo the trials instead. The first trial is to survive being hunted by a giant wyrm, which Feyre manages to kill using her skills as a hunter. However, she is critically wounded. In order to save herself, she must make a deal with Rhysand, return to the Night Court with him for one week each month for the rest of her life, in exchange for him healing her. Feyre agrees, and the bargain is sealed. With a tattoo on her arm.

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Between trials, Feyre is made to look like a fool. Rhysand dresses her up for parties and makes her drink fairy wine that has Feyre forget the entire evening. Amarantha forces Feyre to complete menial tasks or face severe punishment, like cleaning muddy floors with dirty water and picking lentils from a fireplace. With both tasks, Feyre is secretly assisted by a Fae once by Lucien's mother, the lady of the Autumn Court, for saving Lucien by telling Amarantha her Real name. If Feyre didn't give her name, then Rhysand would have been forced to destroy Lucien's mind. Another time, Rhysand helped Feyre because he likes playing games with Amarantha. The second trial mocks Feyre's inability to answer the riddle. She's placed in a cage with Lucien, where a spiked ceiling slowly descends on them as Feyre is forced to answer a question by pulling one of three levers. Unfortunately for Feyre, she's illiterate, and Lucian is chained up too far away to see the question written on the wall. Feyre decides to leave the answer up to fate, and just as she is about to pull a lever, she feels a burning in her tattooed arm. Each time she attempts to grasp two of the levers, the feeling stops her, and she realizes Rhysand is helping her cheat. When no burning feeling comes over the third lever, she pulls, and the spiked ceiling stops just above her head, saving herself and Lucien from the second trial. After the second trial, Feyre enters a state of despair. She realizes that there's no possible way for her to survive the third trial if she couldn't even complete the second trial without cheating. As she's about to lose all hope, beautiful music filters through her cell, giving her the will to continue on.

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Aww. At the last trial, Feyre is presented with three masked Fae she must stab in the heart. Feyre tells herself that freeing the entire Spring Court has to be worth the horror of this sacrifice. Each kill is agonizing, and when Feyre gets to the third Fae, they're unmasked to be Tamlen. Feyre can't kill the Fae she loves and is about to stab herself for her crimes when she remembers that part of the curse Amarantha put on the Spring Court made Tamlen's heart into stone. Feyre stabs him, knowing he will survive. Amarantha is furious that Feyre successfully completed the trials and declares that she never said when she would release Tamlin from the curse. When making that bargain with Feyre, the only way for an instantaneous cure was if Feyre solved the riddle. Amarantha goes on to break every bone in Feyre's body, and just before Amarantha kills her, Feyre realizes the answer to the riddle is love. With her last words, Feyre answers the riddle, releasing the curse. With his regained power, Tamlin immediately kills Amarantha, but it is too late for Feyre. She is already dead and watching this scene through Rhysand's eyes, thanks to their tattoo bond. Wink, wink. As a thank you for all she did for all of Prythian. Each Highlord provides Feyre with a drop of their power, which brings Feyre back to life as a High Fae. With Amarantha dead and the Highlord's power returned to them, everyone begins returning to their courts. Tamlin promises that he'll find a way to get Feyre out of the bargain with Rhysand so she doesn't have to visit him once a month. Feyre can feel Rhysand pulling on the magical bond they have and finds him out on a balcony. As he is saying goodbye to Feyre, he seems to startle as if shocked by something. Feyre tries asking him what is wrong, but Rhysand disappears before she can. After that odd goodbye, Feyre leaves with Tamlin to return to their home in the Spring Court. Aww, how cute.

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And they lived happily ever after. And there are no more books in the series. That was it indeed.

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And that wraps up our A Court of Thorns and Roses recap. Thank you so much for listening. Join us for our next episode where we are discussing our favorite moments and characters from A Court of Thorns and Roses.

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We are working hard on our Prep season for ACOTAR 6, the sixth book in a Court of Thorns and Roses series. This season will include favorite moments, world building and lore, breakdowns, theories and more. If you're looking for other Romanasy recaps, we've recapped four Swing, Iron Flame and Quicksilver. We also have a Chapters by Chapters, Deep Dive of Onyx Storm and most recently completed our prep and recovery season for Brimstone.

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Until next time, dearest fantasy readers, Prepare yourselves for ACOTAR 6 as we continue our journey through the Maskverse.

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I am still wondering when this book is gonna come out. Let's see.

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For release date, I had my clown makeup on. I thought for sure we would be getting something by the winter solstice because it's Feyre's birthday and the winter solstice is very important in the night court. Nothing. So maybe by Christmas you guys will obviously be hearing this episode after we record it.

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Yeah.

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So maybe by Christmas, at least by the end of the year. If this book is coming out in 2026, I feel like we should at least have a release date by the end of this year.

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Fingers crossed.

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Fingers crossed. I'll just keep putting on my clown makeup. It's fine.

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I just want to know what date I have to look forward to. I need to put it in my calendar. Okay. Exact bookish girl. I want to plan these things out.

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Yeah, my TBR is very serious.

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Yeah, it is. It's planned.

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I say as I completely ruined my TBR by reading the Game Changers series.

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Wsecu isn't just one of Washington's best credit unions. We're the only credit union to be on the Forbes Best in Snap State list five years running.

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Why?

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Because we put you first. Lower fees, early paydays, financial guidance and service second to none. As a member owned cooperative, we love Washington as much as you do. From the Olympic mountains to the rolling Palouse. Join us and discover how much we care about your financial well being. Because what we really do best is invest in you. Stop by, say hi, we're wsecu. Let's credit union.