Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We're going LIVE tonight at 9:30pm EDT and Emily and I ARE IN for A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas 🔥 Emily is your guide through all things romantasy and smut, and I'm just a dude along for the ride. We chat through my big takeaways, argue about the characters, and just have fun. Pull up a chair.
Here's what we're reacting to TONIGHT:
Chapter 30: Nesta wakes with Cassian in the chair, tells Gwyn and Emerie about the nightmare at training, Rhys tells Cassian about the baby having wings and the likely fatal birth risk, Madja is the healer, Feyre is not to be told the full truth, and Azriel raises the Tamlin/Lucien concern. All accurate.
Chapter 31: Cassian's black eye and bruised jaw from sparring with Rhys, he tells Nesta about the winged baby and the risk, they go to the river house to scry, Nesta holds Cassian's hand as an anchor, the room goes ice cold, Rhys can't get through her shields, Cassian calls her name, then kisses her to break her out of it, and the scrying reveals the Mask is in the Bog of Oorid. One small note: the source says Cassian actually told Nesta why he came to her room earlier in the chapter and that she points out he hadn't sought her out either, so there is a brief personal exchange before the scrying. That is not in your description but it's also not plot-critical, so it's a fine omission.
Chapter 32: The three arrive at the Bog, kelpies are mentioned and Cassian says they haven't been seen in a long time (hundreds of years before he was born, per the source), they walk into the mist, and Azriel vanishes when they look back. Accurate.
Chapter 33: Cassian flies toward Azriel's glowing blue Siphons, finds him surrounded by Autumn Court soldiers with an ash bolt through his wings, stashes Nesta in a faraway tree, goes back to help, and Nesta eventually jumps out of the tree and heads toward the bog. The creature seen in the water is confirmed as the chapter's cliffhanger. Accurate.
Chapter34: The kelpie description (white as bone, obsidian hair, black eyes, fingers as long as Nesta's forearm) is all in the source. Nesta is described as so terrified she wets herself, which you tactfully left out. The kelpie speaks in a language she doesn't understand, grabs her, drags her under. Cassian and Azriel keep two soldiers alive to question, note they seem vacant and wrong. Cassian goes for Nesta and finds the tree empty. All accurate.
Chapter 35: She slices the kelpie with a dagger, it takes all her weapons, kisses her with teeth that cut up her mouth, drives her to the bottom, and the golden Mask drifts to her and she shoves it on. Accurate.
Chapter 36: Cassian screams for Nesta at the water's edge, golden light rises from below, spears break the surface, the dead rise as a legion, Nesta emerges wearing the Mask and holding the kelpie's severed head, she commands the dead back down, removes the Mask, and goes unconscious. Accurate.
WE ARE READY!
Trauma, tension, and two people who are absolutely not fine. ALL in five chapters. WE ARE READY!
Grab your copy and read along with us!
Start with chapter 1: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQpibLyVaLjfHLOtm3KQPodJ
A Court of Frost and Starlight: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQrz2b2YSR--2GG09c6NFlg-
A Court of Wings and Ruin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQo_HPQvA2tTKG2rDS0lhUqm
A Court of Mist and Fury: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQpzTGQhOUkgVwvae8af8TRd
A Court of Thorns and Roses: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQp8lJIP9v8-eL2xiKPc9Lrx
Project Hail Mary: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQpSIhg_3pmPXaxXnrFOoafu
All Systems Red: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQoNtgEpzrwkKV8SfQpovlzV
Artificial Condition: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQpqVQ-WzyXIKqKod2M2O_aF
Rogue Protocol: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQoGjqlI8RvTq-CRuiOL7TxY
Exit Strategy: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQocyOC0Z5mBZMHzsNzZWJ2G
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Until next time, Later Taters.
#ACOSF #ACOTAR #SarahJMaas #Nessian #Romantasy #BookReaction #TheKitchenCouch #LiveReaction #BookTok #Fantasy #SJM #BookTube #FirstTimeReader #NestaCassian
We're going LIVE tonight at 9:30pm EDT and Emily and I ARE IN for A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas 🔥 Emily is your guide through all things romantasy and smut, and I'm just a dude along for the ride. We chat through my big takeaways, argue about the characters, and just have fun. Pull up a chair.
Here's what we're reacting to TONIGHT:
Chapter 30: Nesta wakes with Cassian in the chair, tells Gwyn and Emerie about the nightmare at training, Rhys tells Cassian about the baby having wings and the likely fatal birth risk, Madja is the healer, Feyre is not to be told the full truth, and Azriel raises the Tamlin/Lucien concern. All accurate.
Chapter 31: Cassian's black eye and bruised jaw from sparring with Rhys, he tells Nesta about the winged baby and the risk, they go to the river house to scry, Nesta holds Cassian's hand as an anchor, the room goes ice cold, Rhys can't get through her shields, Cassian calls her name, then kisses her to break her out of it, and the scrying reveals the Mask is in the Bog of Oorid. One small note: the source says Cassian actually told Nesta why he came to her room earlier in the chapter and that she points out he hadn't sought her out either, so there is a brief personal exchange before the scrying. That is not in your description but it's also not plot-critical, so it's a fine omission.
Chapter 32: The three arrive at the Bog, kelpies are mentioned and Cassian says they haven't been seen in a long time (hundreds of years before he was born, per the source), they walk into the mist, and Azriel vanishes when they look back. Accurate.
Chapter 33: Cassian flies toward Azriel's glowing blue Siphons, finds him surrounded by Autumn Court soldiers with an ash bolt through his wings, stashes Nesta in a faraway tree, goes back to help, and Nesta eventually jumps out of the tree and heads toward the bog. The creature seen in the water is confirmed as the chapter's cliffhanger. Accurate.
Chapter34: The kelpie description (white as bone, obsidian hair, black eyes, fingers as long as Nesta's forearm) is all in the source. Nesta is described as so terrified she wets herself, which you tactfully left out. The kelpie speaks in a language she doesn't understand, grabs her, drags her under. Cassian and Azriel keep two soldiers alive to question, note they seem vacant and wrong. Cassian goes for Nesta and finds the tree empty. All accurate.
Chapter 35: She slices the kelpie with a dagger, it takes all her weapons, kisses her with teeth that cut up her mouth, drives her to the bottom, and the golden Mask drifts to her and she shoves it on. Accurate.
Chapter 36: Cassian screams for Nesta at the water's edge, golden light rises from below, spears break the surface, the dead rise as a legion, Nesta emerges wearing the Mask and holding the kelpie's severed head, she commands the dead back down, removes the Mask, and goes unconscious. Accurate.
WE ARE READY!
Trauma, tension, and two people who are absolutely not fine. ALL in five chapters. WE ARE READY!
Grab your copy and read along with us!
Start with chapter 1: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQpibLyVaLjfHLOtm3KQPodJ
A Court of Frost and Starlight: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQrz2b2YSR--2GG09c6NFlg-
A Court of Wings and Ruin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQo_HPQvA2tTKG2rDS0lhUqm
A Court of Mist and Fury: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQpzTGQhOUkgVwvae8af8TRd
A Court of Thorns and Roses: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQp8lJIP9v8-eL2xiKPc9Lrx
Project Hail Mary: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQpSIhg_3pmPXaxXnrFOoafu
All Systems Red: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQoNtgEpzrwkKV8SfQpovlzV
Artificial Condition: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQpqVQ-WzyXIKqKod2M2O_aF
Rogue Protocol: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQoGjqlI8RvTq-CRuiOL7TxY
Exit Strategy: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0aqb-BceZQocyOC0Z5mBZMHzsNzZWJ2G
Subscribe to The Kitchen Couch for more reactions and reviews.
Until next time, Later Taters.
#ACOSF #ACOTAR #SarahJMaas #Nessian #Romantasy #BookReaction #TheKitchenCouch #LiveReaction #BookTok #Fantasy #SJM #BookTube #FirstTimeReader #NestaCassian
