Crown of Midnight Listener Reactions: Celaena, Chaol, Dorian & What Comes Next

Book Talk for BookTok

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Arts, Books

4.9 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In this special wrap-up episode, we close out our Crown of Midnight season by highlighting listener thoughts, theories, and favorite moments from Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass sequel. Over the course of this season, we explored Celaena’s grief, vengeance, identity, and transformation through 13 years of combined academic literary training, using two literary lenses to analyze metaphors, symbolism, foreshadowing, and imagery. Now, we turn the mic to our listeners. From debates about Chaol’s choices and Dorian’s growing magic, to the heartbreak of Nehemia’s death, Archer’s betrayal, and the reveal of Celaena’s Fae identity as Aelin Galathynius, we revisit the biggest questions of the book through your insights. We also discuss your favorite themes, most shocking twists, and what this book sets up for Heir of Fire. This episode is perfect for people who love: Throne of Glass fan theories and literary analysis Community discussions around Romantasy Breaking down character arcs, betrayals, and reveals Sharing perspectives on Celaena, Chaol, and Dorian Foreshadowing and how it connects to the rest of the Maasverse Join us as we wrap up Crown of Midnight and reflect on everything this season revealed about destiny, grief, and transformation before turning to what’s next for Aelin in Heir of Fire. Sponsor: Lola Blankets: For a limited time, our listeners are getting a huge 35% OFF their entire order at LolaBlankets.com by using code BOOKTALK at checkout. Just head to LolaBlankets.com and use code BOOKTALK for 35% OFF. After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them we sent you. Hello Fresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/BOOKTALK10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free Item for Life! One per box with active subscription. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. Share your thoughts for a chance to be featured! Submit them at ⁠⁠⁠booktalkforbooktok.com⁠⁠⁠ for a future mini-episode or exclusive Patreon discussion. Support the Show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/booktalkforbooktok⁠⁠⁠ Merch: ⁠⁠⁠Etsy Store⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us on Social: Instagram: @BookTalkForBookTok TikTok: @BookTalkForBookTok YouTube: @BookTalkForBookTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Desirey Endries and I'm the host of your new favorite podcast, Minimalish.
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0:28.4	app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Book Talk for Book Talk with Jack
0:34.6	and Amy, a literary podcast where we deep dive into the writings
0:38.1	of your favorite novels. We've recently wrapped up our 10-part literary analysis of
0:42.8	Sarah J. Mass's Crown of Bend Night. This is Jack. And I'm Amy. We're here to discuss listener
0:48.8	thoughts. The views expressed by the hosts are entirely their own and in no way represents
0:53.7	the thoughts or intentions of the original author.
0:56.4	This podcast is the discussion shared to spark thought and conversation on the characters and themes of this novel.
1:02.6	The interpretation presented in this podcast are just a few of the many possibilities.
1:07.4	Listeners are encouraged to read along and share their own analysis of the text. Though the hosts
1:12.3	speak mostly within the constraints of this book, series spoilers may be discussed with or without
1:17.9	warning. Explicit language as well as themes of sex, violence, abuse, depression, self-harm,
1:24.4	and death will recur throughout this podcast. Listener discretion is advised.
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1:38.7	So before we dive in, let's talk about something a little, like, I mean, not a little,
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