Valkyries & Vinos
Emily and Sam bring you on a chaotic journey of fantasy book reviews & discussions all while enjoying some of the cheapest wine we can find. Warning: We love cursing & spoilers are bound to happen when you bring in the vino! So sit back and relax with a glass of wine, and let’s deep dive into our favorite fantasy books!
Episodes
176 episodes
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 24: Chapter 70 - Chapter 72
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we're discussing chapters 70 through 72! Hypaxia creates an imperfect but usable antidote by modeling it after the synth and channeling all of Hunt’s lightning, meani...
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Season 8
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Episode 24
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38:47
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 23: Chapter 67 - Chapter 69
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!Baxian opens up to Hunt about his brutal childhood, revealing that his Helhound mother was killed by a mob and his father was tortured to death by Sandriel’s legion, leaving him to su...
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Season 8
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Episode 23
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43:09
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 22: Chapter 64 - Chapter 66
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 64 - 66! Morven’s castle has been destroyed and overgrown, prompting Bryce to focus on getting as many people to safety on Avallen as possible...
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Season 8
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Episode 22
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31:22
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 21: Chapter 61 - Chapter 63
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 61 - 63! During the First Wars, several Princes of Hel engineered new weapons—kristallos demons, thunderbirds, and ultimately Hunt himself—to hunt t...
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Season 8
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Episode 21
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45:22
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 20: Chapter 58 - Chapter 60
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 58 - 60! Ithan and Hypaxia are still helping out in the Meadows. Baxian, Tharion and Sathia are keeping watch while Hunt and Bryce hang out in Hel a...
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Season 8
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Episode 20
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38:08
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 19: Chapter 55 - Chapter 57
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 55 - 57! Join us for some cheap wine AND cheap thoughts as we deep dive into these chapters! Morven and the Autumn King capture Fl...
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Season 8
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Episode 19
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35:16
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 18: Chapter 52 - Chapter 54
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 52 - 54! Bryce reveals that the Mask can raise the dead without a necromancer, and as her group explores the caves, they discover carvings of an eig...
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Season 8
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Episode 18
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48:50
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 17: Chapter 49 - Chapter 51
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 49 - 51! Siggy is a reaper and we discover the Under King had something to do with it. Hypaxia thinks she may be able to reverse it. Flynn and his s...
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Season 8
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Episode 17
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39:03
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 16: Chapter 46 - Chapter 48
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 46 - 48! Well, Tharion is supposed to wait on the Depth Charger while everyone goes to Avallen, but that lasts about 12 seconds before he jumps and ...
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Season 8
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Episode 16
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47:34
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 15: Chapter 43 - Chapter 45
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 43 - 45! Lidia meets up with her boys and their foster parents - Davit and Renki. The Ocean Queen asking to see Lida and she tells Lidia they're all...
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Season 8
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Episode 15
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59:14
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 14: Chapter 40 - Chapter 42
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 40 - 42! We learn a little bit about Lidia's twin boys. The Ocean Queen comes to visit and tells Tharion there's a LOT of money and war being threat...
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Season 8
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Episode 14
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25:20
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 13: Chapter 37 - Chapter 39
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 37 - 39! Ruhn is refusing to leave Lidia's side as she heals. Tharion was able to save her from smashing into 10 billion pieces but she was already ...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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42:21
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 12: Chapter 34 - Chapter 36
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 34 - 36! Lidia drives the boys as close to the water as she can get but the road is blocked. Hunt, Baxian and Ruhn have to fly while Lidia distracts...
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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36:32
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 11: Chapter 30 - Chapter 33
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 30 - 33! The Autumn King and Bryce have a new game they play called "question for a question" and they're starting to get the answers they've been l...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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33:21
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 10: Chapter 26 - Chapter 29
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 26 - 29! The attempt on killing Vesperus didn't take, so it's time to try again! Ithan is disgusted with himself for what he did, so he heads back t...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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32:04
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 9: Chapter 23 - Chapter 25
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 23 - 25! Lidia releases Irithys and has the old hag, Hilde, remove her slave collar. Irithys decides to kill her. Lidia tells her the entire plan an...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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34:47
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 8: Chapter 20 - Chapter 22
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 20 - 22! Ithan and Sigrid are throwing down and Ithan is about to get in a killing blow, but will he? Silene fills us in on the rest of the story of...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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33:21
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 7: Chapter 17 - Chapter 19
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 17 - 19! Wow, there's a lot to unpack. Bryce, Az and Nesta are finally getting the answers they need. The Horn is part of the Dread Trov...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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40:03
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 6: Chapter 14 - Chapter 16
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 14 - 16! Byrce has lured the Middengard Wyrm to them and escapes while Az and Nesta are fighting it. Guilt gets the better of her and she goes back ...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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44:54
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 5: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 11 - 13! Bryce continues to be in awe of the carvings within the caves. Her star leads them to jump into a river, which then reveals Azriel was with...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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47:34
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 4: Chapter 8 - Chapter 10
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 8 - 10! 2 Princes from Hel come meet Hunt and inform him that Bryce is not there, but they have suspicions on where she might be. They tell hi...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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51:42
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 3: Chapter 5 - Chapter 7
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 5 - 7! Ithan and the crew end up hurting Sabine pretty badly, but not convinced she is dead. The Viper Queen takes them to Tharion. The Hind asks Re...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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34:02
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 2: Chapter 2 - Chapter 4
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering chapters 2 - 4! Tharion is beginning to regret defecting from the River Queen and now is stuck in the Viper Queen's ring night after night. Declan, Ithan and...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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35:39
Crescent City HOFAS Episode 1: Prologue - Chapter 1
Welcome to House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas!This week we are covering the prologue and chapter 1! We are in for a ride with this book. We start off strong in these chapters. The fae kings meet with the Asteri and th...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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38:05
Crescent City HOSAB : The Recap Part 3
In this episode, Sam & Em do a chapter by chapter, rapid summary of "Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath" by Sarah J. Maas before jumping into the next book, "House of Flame and Shadow."We cover Part 3: The Pit, which is chapters ...
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Season 7
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Episode 30
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34:21