#029: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re doing a live reading of the High Lords’ Meeting—Chapter 44 of ACOWAR!!

Buckle up, Bunchies!

#028: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re diving into Chapters 27–39 of A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas — and peace in Velaris doesn’t last long. The Inner Circle fractures, secrets surface, and the shadows of war are closer than ever.

*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Tensions ignite when Rhys’s secret deal with Keir and Eris nearly tears the Court of Dreams apart. Mor’s heart breaks, Amren reveals her chilling origins, and Elain’s eerie visions begin to blur the line between prophecy and madness. But as always, Feyre and Rhys find their way back to each other — this time through honesty, vulnerability, and a shared fear of what’s coming.

Then the focus shifts to the sisters. Feyre trains with Cassian and Azriel (cue wing lessons and brooding tension), while Nesta and Elain start to reveal just how deep the Cauldron’s touch runs. When Hybern’s Ravens infiltrate the library, Feyre unleashes the monster beneath Velaris — and it’s gloriously horrifying. In its wake, we learn the truth: the Cauldron is broken because Nesta stole something from it.

As Elain’s power sharpens, we discover what she is — a Seer — and Lucien steps up to find the lost firebird queen, Vassa. It’s a dangerous mission, but his goodbye to Elain says everything.

And just when the dust settles, Amren bursts in with the news no one’s ready for: Hybern has attacked the Summer Court. Feyre, Rhys, and the Inner Circle fly into battle — and war truly begins.

Let's get into it, Bunchies!

#027: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re back with A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas, covering Chapters 14–26 — and the Inner Circle is officially back in Velaris, baby. Feyre and Rhysand have reunited, the Court of Dreams is reassembling, and things are about to get messy.

*SPOILERS AHEAD* Feyre’s home, Lucien’s defected, and Rhysand is back to being the most romantic High Lord alive. The Spring Court’s in shambles, Nesta’s radiating death-goddess energy, and Elain’s whispering riddles about firebirds while Lucien quietly breaks our hearts.

Amren’s decoding the Book of Breathings, Cassian’s flirting through training, and Nesta’s serving “don’t talk to me” realness. Sparks fly — literal and otherwise — while Rhys and Feyre remind us what true equals look like.

Then strategy takes over. Feyre learns to fly with Azriel (swoon), we visit the library where priestess Clotho embodies survival and healing, and Feyre and Rhys share one of their rawest moments yet: some wounds only heal through love.

Enter the Bone Carver. In the Prison, Feyre faces the eerie being who takes the form of her and Rhysand’s future son (WHAT!?). His price? A mirror called the Ouroboros, hidden deep in the Court of Nightmares.

From there, the emotional hits keep coming — Elain’s visions grow stranger, Nesta shakes even Amren, and the Hewn City trip explodes when Feyre takes Rhys’s throne and Mor’s past with Eris surfaces. Cracks form in the Inner Circle, Keir proves himself vile as ever, and one haunting question remains for Nesta: “What are you?”

Let's get into it, Bunchies!