We’re back, bookworms! M+K have been MIA for most of 2021, but still managed to rally for a recap of their (abridged) season five. Plus, A Very Good Reason for Our Radio Silence; Reviewing Lightbringer in One Sentence; The Hardest Game of Would You Rather; and How We’re Giving Back This Holiday Season.

A shifting timeline throws M+K for a loop, leaving them questioning some of the characters’ actions. Plus, Corien Just Keeps Getting Creepier; The Burgeoning Bromance We’re Totally Here For; Helpful Tips to Survive Time Traveling; And A Day in the Life of a Short Sleeper. 

M+K team up with a pair of prophesied queens—one destined to save the world, and one destined to destroy it. Plus, POV Chapters, One Thousand and Twenty Years Apart; Team Rielle vs. Team Eliana; How to Know if Your Guardian Angel is Reading Your Mind; and Ancient Contraceptive Methods We Wholeheartedly Do Not Recommend.

A fresh concept, a diverse cast of characters, and a soaring conclusion leads to M+K assigning one of their highest ratings ever to the Skybound Saga. Plus, A Ghost Eagle Origin Story; Don’t Hatch Eggs Under Water!; The Terrifying Truth About Owl Eyes; and How a Book Saved the American Bald Eagle.

M+K get a change of scenery when they visit the Sky Castle and meet some (sneaky) secondary characters. Plus, More Platonic Friendships, Please; A REEEEEEally Shocking Ghost Eagle Twist; How to (Sort of) Train Your Falcon; And a History of Human-Lifting Kites.

M+K soar into a brand new series and discover a unique world built entirely around birds of prey. Plus, A Long-Standing Feud Over Falconry; A Complicated Twin Relationship; Our MC Deserves a Better Love Interest!; and Intricate Aviary Mating Rituals.

In this special bonus episode, M+K slow down and attempt to become better graphic novel readers. Plus, How to Survive Being a Fiver at Blackcliff; A Sort of Pointless Poison Mission; Treating Rabies with Raw Veal and Badger Dung; and The Origin Story of Our Podcast Theme Song.

M+K finish the first epic series of season four and bond over the power of storytelling. Plus, That Indescribable Book Feeling; Death Claims Everyone Before Helene; K Tries to Quit Her Job to Become a Full-Time Bard; and Our Predictions for the Next Wave of Storytelling Technology.

M+K go on a wild goose chase with Laia, watch Elias suck at soul catching, help out at a birth with Helene, and try and answer the burning question: Who is the reaper at the gates? Plus, A New Nightbringer POV; The Shocking Truth About Cook’s Backstory; K Teaches M Everything About Midwifery; and The Great World Library Road Trip Adventure.

M+K travel deep into the depths of Kauf Prison to rescue their MC’s big brother. Plus, Two Shocking Revelations Surrounding Our Secondary Characters; Elias Makes a Really Bad Deal With a Jinn; Our Most Terrifying Recurring Nightmares; and The Innumerable Fraudulent Lives of Frank Abagnale Jr.