In which Preeti and Jenn are shocked to find themselves #TeamRand, talk about book bloat, things finally (FINALLY) starting to happen, and try to figure out where all the good villains are. This episode: Chapters 22-30Next episode: Chapters 31-38

The Fires of Heaven: Chapters 22-30

With a great deal of yelling and OMGing (mostly of enjoyment), Preeti and Jenn wrap up their read of The Fires of Heaven. It's a lot y'all!!!!

The Fires of Heaven: Chapters 51-56

Preeti and Jenn continue to love Mat and Rand, continue to be infuriated by most of the female POVs, and continue to be confused about all! these! secondary! characters!!!! But at least a few characters finally get where they were going?

The Fires of Heaven: Chapters 45-50

Preeti and Jenn get into the logistics of boobs, Galad somehow NOT being the worst for a change, and the awesomeness of Robert Jordan's action sequences, with a side of continued argument over who is the best horse. Next up: Chapters 45-50 <a href="https://locusmag.com/2022/05/2022-locus-awards-top-ten-finalists/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out the Locus Award Finalists (including Sword Stone Table).</a> <a href="https://preeti.substack.com/p/preorder-campaign-for-spider-mans?s=w " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pre-order Spider-Man's Social Dilemma and get a sticker and a bookplate!</a>

The Fires of Heaven: Chapters 39-44

Preeti and Jenn declare Birgitte the MVP of this section, get very heart-eyes over Rand and Aviendha developments, and then there's Nynaeve ...

The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 31-38

Preeti and Jenn dig into the shifting power dynamics between various character sets, get into the org charts of the Dark One and the Whitecloaks, have opinions about what Jordan is getting right and getting wrong, and try to remember character names with varying degrees of success.

The Fires of Heaven: Chapters 15-21

In a rare occurrence, Preeti and Jenn blaze through these (sort of nothing-burger) chapters, with pauses for extreme dislike of the Elayne/Thom dynamic along the way.

The Fires of Heaven: Chapters 7-14

We're back to the main series, baby! This week Jenn and Preeti are still in awe of Robert Jordan's ability to make things weird, they are excited for some Lanfear development, and are super down for Rand and Moiraine to FINALLY lay it all on the table.

The Fires of Heaven: Prologue - Chapter 6

In this week's Very Special Bonus Episode, Jenn and Preeti are joined by half of the romance author duo, Kit Rocha -- Bree! Bree very kindly walks us through the romance and sexy times of the Wheel of Time. It gets kind of weird, but in a good way? Not in a getting spanked in the Ways kind of way, we swear. CN: Please be prepared for frank conversations about kink, sex, and consent! KIT ROCHA is the pseudonym for co-writing team Donna Herren and Bree Bridges. After penning dozens of paranormal novels, novellas and stories as Moira Rogers, they branched out into gritty, sexy dystopian romance. The Beyond series has appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, has been nominated for best erotic romance in the RT Reviewer’s Choice award five times, and won in 2013 and 2015. Their most recent adventure is partnering with Tor to launch their critically acclaimed Mercenary Librarians series. Follow Bree on twitter right here: https://twitter.com/mostlybree <a href="https://wheeltakes.buzzsprout.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wheel Takes Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/LezbiNerdy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lezbi Nerdy on YouTube</a>

Kink Therapy in the Borderlands

A Wheel of Time Podcast

Longtime fans Jenn and Preeti revisit the Wheel of Time series in preparation for the TV show’s launch, and dig into their personal connections with the books, how well they hold up, and what they think will make it to screen. Join them for two episodes a month, featuring recaps of the books and the show (eventually), interviews, recommendations, obsessing about Mat Cauthon, and more.

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