here's the entire plot of HOSAB | Crescent City sequel (house of sky and breath synopsis)

[@caricanread]

PART THREE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ28iop6hM9obqs BIGBIGBIIIIIG SPOILERS UNDER THE JUMP . . . . So if any of you have never read SJM and don't get why the ended made me shriek, Rhysand is a character in her other series, A Court of Thorns and Roses. They're tying all the worlds together and I didn't expect it AT ALL. Also, all of SJM's end game boys have an R name, so if she pulls some weird Hunt-dies-in-the-third-book shit and then Bryce meets another mate that starts with an R who lives in another dimension I will host a book burning party lmao.

[@dinjolins]

Me, having read the book, and not making the ACOTAR connection before watching this. 😄😄😄😄

[@dreamofshadows9960]

shizzzzz i havent read SJM's books but im aware of the character and ACOTAR's general stories, so when you said his name my brain blanked out like no wayyyyyyyyyyyyy enjoyed the recap and i commend you for soldiering on with the vid 👏

[@chapelzero8313]

Absolutely heroic effort. I find her writing completely unbearable but watching you recap these two was wildly entertaining, thank you so much

[@mokshitamonga9554]

I know its impossible but ruhn???!!!!! Ahahahha BUT nothing is impossible when it comes to SJM dun dun dun Btw I never read her books

[@ellias]

girl if hunt is killed for bryce to have another mate i will REJOICE!!!! especially if the other mate is a girl!!! heheh

[@allyu6]

the tension between you and declan is palpable

[@gazinuzhat8413]

Danika is the Alison Dilaurantis of this universe

[@bhav2671]

wow that's so accurate

[@thecavalieryouth]

No truer words have ever been spoken 🤯

[@shareetz3154]

omg YES 😂

[@queertearss]

except she actually stays dead (i hope)

[@lucianabenic7943]

Hahha 100% yess

[@nowherejulia]

seems like danika told bryce literally nothing except that she stopped having casual sex

[@rhainehodge4052]

And did she even tell her that or was it just implied?

[@jazzy0959]

I just finished sky and breath… I understand how Danika led a secret life and Bryce not knowing much of it at all… Bryce had to grow into who she was. She was a party girl , she drank, she did drugs, she hung out with her friends casually.. she was oblivious.. but Danika had been in law enforcement, a lot of things were confidential to keep her friends safe.. it makes sense when looking at the whole picture and who Bryce was before

[@eleanor1105]

I swear by the end of the first book i thought Danika never considered Bryce as her best friend and by the end of book 2 I was convinced of it.

[@samsmith9315]

Yeah, it seemed like one of those relationships where one person was waaaaay more into the other. Like Bryce thought Danika was her bestie and they were super close but Danila saw Bryce as more like a hanger on in her wider circle.

[@maddie19]

FR! No one talks about this! Clearly they weren’t at close as Bryce thought and I feel bad, like girl didn’t know anything about her perceived best friends life. Fury knew more and girl was barely around

[@nahometesfay1112]

Danika did sacrifice her afterlife for Bryce tho.. you could argue that was for the greater good tho...

[@Ashley_e]

Amen, also why do we care? Maybe if there had been a whole book with her in it.

[@piya6929]

it's morelike Danika hid qny dangerous info from Bryce...i would argue that comes from a place of love and protectiveness..plus Danika left a lot of things for Bryce that would be helpful for her...like the horn tattoo, papers on the coffee table Danika gifted her etc etc

[@emackenzie]

Bryce doing her best work off-page is a great example of an author writing a character that exceeds their writing capabilities

[@LMX_Edits]

Lmao this is underrated😂 but so true. It’s like when you set goals for new years and try to stick to them but give up halfway through and are like “welp, let’s hope no one remembers”😅

[@lorenzodefez3906]

"Off screen work" is the ultimate excuse for writers who desperately want to write characters smarter than themselvs

[@-Chiel]

This reminds me of SJM's Throne of Glass plot twists that Aelin drew out of her sleeve getting new allies left and right where no one else could even imagine finding them.

[@chiarakikimatteazzi4840]

​@@lorenzodefez3906it's not even that difficult to write a character smarter than you... you know the plot, what is actually happening... it's all in the Way you write your smart character. You can make them pick evidence before the others, make them make links of thoughts, make them observant to little things or to other people... you know

[@lorenzodefez3906]

@@chiarakikimatteazzi4840 ye but that's not really being smart, just more observant. The point is you should be able to write in a logical connection for your character that YOU don't know, that's why so often authors rely on misinformation, witholding informations or a sudden illuminations where randomly split facts connect together at one random point (think Jude realizing who Oak is in Cruel Prince or Io realizing what happened in the Fury-born in Threads that Bind). The kicker is usually they have no wisdom to impart to others, they just "get" things when the plot needs to unravel and make no further use of said intelligence

[@alackofluster]

There's something about Cresent City that reminds me of Riverdale. The possibilities of all these plot lines and their absurdities are limitless.

[@MalMagLog]

Lmao i like the books but i 100% agree they have a riverdale vibe

[@mackenzieargue6434]

This is so accurate omg

[@juliannegaid7498]

oh my godddd SO ON POINT!!!

[@kyrah.13]

1:45:15

[@blearyeyedchangeling]

Nearly 700 pages before a plot picks up vs Riverdale having a new one every 5 seconds, yeah I see it 🤣

[@rorymahanna521]

every time you said "this scene only exists to give this tiny piece of info, just COMBINE THEM", I got the infamous "This meet could have been an email" vibes and that is such a beautiful take

[@andreaceja3174]

Lmao Lore Olympus??!! 😭😂😂

[@thomxAristy]

The first book was terrible

[@Videos-jg1tr]

Watching this to recap before CC3 drops and the love is blind cutaways for Ruhn and Lidia's moments have me ROLLING

[@3zyon]

Same going to buy it today and she had me cackling.

[@onlymeganeliza]

Clearly Fury is whatever Amren is I’m just impatiently waiting on THAT book 😂

[@TanishaLaju]

future plot twits, they're sisters 😂

[@sophiescherk9279]

i think they’re just both asian and thats why they look alike….

[@sofieparks5052]

Literally! Everyone says they don't know Fury is or what species so she's probably from the same world as Amren

[@-uglyhag-5000]

OMG you’re so righttt…and what do we think Hunt is? Is he from the night court--alyrian???

[@-uglyhag-5000]

Oh wait…wasn’t she translating between the two languages at the end there?

[@frabjuosity]

Danika really said I may be dead but I am BOOKED & BUSY. Multitasking queen. Thank you so much for reading these batshit books so I didn't have to. Excited for book 3!

[@tianatansy3327]

I actually screamed when you said "my name is rhysand". I had to talk a walk around my room to calm down. You HAVE to do book 3 Cari. You just have to

[@annabell4973]

YES. Book 3 PLEASE!

[@Peppahzwithaz]

Same! I literally screamed as well 🫢

[@FudgeBunnyLova]

i also screamed the moment i heard rhysand.

[@savitararcanis2143]

She under contract for minimum 3 book in the Crescent City series

[@thecavalieryouth]

I know my neighbour was like "the hell is going on with her now? 🙄" Because all I could say, dishwater dripping down my arms, was "WHAT!?!? *WHAT*!?" over and over again. Legit took a step back to compose myself.

[@mariamortiz3916]

“ he’s not a super bad guy, he gives children snacks while he’s saving them from the death camp” is such a funny sentence i have been laughing for the past 15 minutes

[@rr.3rika]

I have never read the books but listening to cari explain the plot of this book series has made my entire week and can we just talk about the dedication and effort that was put into these last two videos.

[@caricanread]

thank you so much ahhhhh!!!

[@monica_.]

Exactly!!!!

[@inoplanetka]

yes! cant agree more

[@user-ji9if5gh2p]

i agree this is my second time watching

[@victor382]

@@caricanread hahaha, no one ever took SJM writing as seriously as you 😂

[@jmbliss7]

So Ruhn's house is the mojo dojo casa house. That's the only thing I got from this book. Thank you so much for this video

[@gisel9473]

Best comment ever!

[@Stardustx3]

THE WAY I CACKLED LMFAOOOOO

[@agatahighstein]

Cari's unshakable faith in Declan is awesome lol

[@symwinter]

I have to say I'm kinda obsessed with the random photos representing the characters in the book you don't have fanart for. I would dare say I like it more than the fanart for solely comedic purposes.

[@kim.kimmerymakesstuff]

Agreed, at the 5:00 minute mark where she with a straight face looked into the camera said "Pippa represented by Peppa" and Peppa Pig flashed up made my week. I had to pause the video for a bit to properly laugh at that

[@elliehathaway3694]

danika dies six ways from sunday but still ends up being more important to the plot than the main character lol

[@GemAndMoth]

There is something so ludicrous about the sentence “hey The Hind we saw you on the jet ski” in a million years I would not guess that was a lone from a popular fantasy series.

[@CelticGuardian7]

Literally laughed out loud at that part, my gosh.

[@triciabrown9593]

I think that Bryce holds her apartment so dear to her has a lot to do with dealing with the trauma that happened in her and Danika's apartment in CC1. Great recap!

[@teo_xo]

i've only ever read the ACOTAR series from Sarah and I had no clue that Rhys was going to make an appearance in CC, but as soon as you read out loud "and said in a voice like glorious night", I knew that was Rhysand, and i think that speaks volumes, because his only personality trait is the word "night" 😭 everything else kind of just gets derived from that

[@marialuizacosta810]

stop i love rhys but i'm laughing so hard at this why is this so true😂😂

[@tiffanymoton704]

if you fast forward this video to a random point in it, it’s so funny. “bryce is at dance class she wants to speak to the head of the ballet troupe” “so then he asks the ASTRONOMER” “and then they go into the mystic” this book is off the rails lol

[@madison3218]

"Hey can I get 2 tickets to the bone quarter please"

[@daisywriteshere]

It's like the plotline of a dream

[@dilemmafordays8747]

I started doing this and got: "We saw you on that jet ski. When are you gonna turn us in?" "Thank God she didn't teleport them... to the bottom of the sea. Because that's probable." "And this is where we learn that HE... is Danika's father." (Dead-eyed stare) "There is a phone sex scene that I HATEDDD." "She drops this pebble into the water, and it's supposed to be super dramatic and intimidating??? And they're looking at each other like HOO HOO HOO" "She's like it's not super weird if I ask my fiance to give me his royal guard."

[@cecyconcdecoco3818]

@@daisywriteshere for real lol

[@elliehathaway3694]

“and so hunt kinda softens” 51:15

[@YinYangAngel55]

When she said "and guess who his mate was..." I looked at Danika and thought "no...no it couldn't be. There's no way this chick could know this guy" IT WAS FRICKING DANIKA! SHE SURE GETS A LOT OF SHIT DONE FOR A DEAD GIRL

[@elliehathaway3694]

alison delanrentis

[@TaurusWitch29]

Ain't that the damn truth 😂

[@BirdieBirdieBirdie566]

Things we have learned Danika was a hard core planner

[@ilariap6061]

More like she was smart enough to die and avoid all this fricking drama and mess She is still my favourite tho, and she has the record of speed with which my favorite died.

[@jessiemayfield6749]

Ok everyone who reads this book saying they’re poorly written but I have to admit the amount of plot is amazing. Like I love how much is going on in a single book. Unlike most authors I’ve seen her books really do need to be a bigillion pages because damn, so much happens

[@tarynb5599]

I would absolutely kill for a Throne of Glass recap, I know there’s a lot of books but if you can explain the craziness of the Crescent City series and writing, hopefully TOG won’t be as contrived!

[@piya6929]

i would love that i gave up in book 2 and it will be nice for someone to just tell it to melike this instead

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

it would be great but omg such a MOMENTOUS undertaking, I don't think it's possible. plus, cari never got into ToG. there are like 8 books and the last one is absurdly long, like 992 pages

[@oh_hey_sarah]

Watching these SJM recap videos is my version of the drop, I feel drunk with power at the end of them bc I didn’t have to read the books to know what’s going on 😆 thank you for doing the lord’s work Cari 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@caricanread]

this comment killed me hahahhaa

[@jaycevinden4185]

I can’t imagine how confusing actually reading this book would’ve been. You explained the plot so coherently and I still got lost a few times.

[@MalMagLog]

Reading it was like being underwater. You know what’s happening but everything is tinted and blurry

[@luciuhhh]

@@MalMagLog literally how i felt when reading the book

[@CoKiEsAnDcReAm07]

I think reading the book but reading it as fast as possible (within 2 days) actually helped me keep up with the plot!

[@gingerbread18]

I just finished the book last night and had to watch this video to fully understand what I had consumed

[@rubyb7252]

I've been listening to a few minutes at a time and constantly rewinding trying to keep up but we struggling😅

[@kasylia5993]

when i was reading this book, i was running down the clock on having it checked out from the library on my ipad so i was skimming the last chapter, and i almost threw my ipad across the room when i saw the last word was rhysand. i fell on the floor instead. LIKE WHAT?! WHY SARAH WHY??!!?!?!?!?! and then the library snatched the book away and i had to just sit there alone in my confusion. it was a time

[@caricanread]

omfg i am laughing out loud in public at this comment 😂😂😂 i am so sorry

[@ohminimarie]

lmao this was an amazing visual i'm so sorry this happened to you! fyi - if you read on airplane mode, they can't take it away! I've done this successfully for a few years now 💜✨

[@shivaniii08]

Bro wtfff😳Where does Rhysand come into this?? 😭😭 I didn't even read these books and this is some major spoiler

[@kasylia5993]

@@shivaniii08 i guarantee you are as confused as me and i read the thing

[@shivaniii08]

@@kasylia5993 Idk how to feel rn, I wanna start this series soon coz whattt, I just finished the Acotar series yesterday and I decided to watch the plot videos for Crescent city and then I find out this?😭😭😭So your telling me that the 3rd book might revolve around Acotar and that world coz Bryce is apparently stuck there?

[@jeanetterios7337]

“Ouch, my mate…” watching this 1 week before the 3rd book comes out. Thank you for making this!

[@Thumbnailsquid5767]

2:59:49 “I don’t know when I’ll ever do this again” except I hope it’s like next month

[@stephwiller9089]

This is like Pretty Little Liars insanity lmao. Also love thunderbirds, they're an indigenous supernatural creature that don't get enough attention.

[@lookitskatiex]

I was thinking Vampire Diaries as they get progressively more off the rails.

[@SCCCPZ]

I'm 42 minutes into this video, and let me tell you... so far it feels like someone gave an AI all the Sarah J Maas book and made it write a new book after all the previous books. This is a comboluted mess that feels like a fever dream lol

[@maeve6363]

If I could retweet this book I would

[@swirlingsun]

someone should actually do that w an ai. i want to see cari summarize the result

[@TheAgent377]

i feel really bad for aelin tbh. based on the timelines we already have, it seems like this happens after the end of the ToG series. And she made that huge sacrifice to close down travel between realms, just to have it undone by Bryce because SJM cant write a series without her fav Rhysand :(

[@MalMagLog]

Ikr. Poor aelin all her hard work gone to waste lol

[@Amorfis]

The fact that SJM is trashing everything she set up just to write crossover fanfiction for her own books

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Ikr? She went through so much!

[@patriciauber]

Honestly at this Point i‘m convinced that Aelin is the fucking Ocean Queen. Anything‘s possible

[@TaurusWitch29]

​@@patriciauber that made me laugh so loud 😂 that was a good one lol

[@tristenjavier]

I love how much Cari loves Declan, she’s just like “everything will be okay as long as he’s alive”🤣🤣

[@lenamarie387]

Cari and Declan is hands down my favorite ship of this series. #deri

[@TheCheesecakeWonder]

It's amazing how invested I felt in Sofie and Emile's storylines almost exclusively because you used Sophie and Markl's pictures

[@ashleylesiak4114]

I hate SJM’s writing (sorry stans), but watching these videos was so entertaining. It felt like watching a season of trashy, messy, realty TV. Thank you for all the work that must have gone into these recap videos.

[@gloop7458]

Watching these videos (and Colleen Hoover ESPESIALLY Colleen Hoover) makes me go "You know what? If they can be an author, maybe I can too"

[@Maritinylibrary]

Did I buy this book? Yes Will I be reading it? No, Crescent City 1 was messy enough Will I be watching this video and marking this book as read on Goodreads? Absolutely. I have no shame.

[@caricanread]

hahahhahhahaa

[@sarahmills7857]

Wow, didn't need to call me out like that, it seems we had the same idea hahahhah!!!

[@Avocadhoes]

I just did this 😭😭 got 150 pages in before I quit

[@mishelly]

Oh good I’m not the only one! I’ve put in a good effort for 2 Months effort to read this book but it’s all over the place e! It’s so bogged down so much boring “drama” dialogue that’s just annoying Caris right “bro-ey” and frat boy vibes. 🤣

[@taylorwalker7417]

I too bought the book, had the prologue melt my brain, tried to forget it for nine months, and then watched this video. Glad to see I'm not alone😂

[@Shirin-ys8wh]

I’ve seen this video at least 5-6 times and cari’s adias and Apollo impressions still crack me every time😂

[@micamendiola23]

Thank goodness for these, I had zero recollection of what happened in this book. Now I am ready for book 3, bless you Cari lol ❤

[@NG-ue4th]

The only surprise for me in this book is that sjm actually stuck with the same hero for Bryce in both books instead of doing the "rhys-feyre-tam/ celeana-aelin with basically a new dude every book (including those novellas)" schtick. Now that's what I call a development lol

[@blue_sky38]

Ya I was expecting there to be this big reveal to why he actually sucks and then she would move onto a villain or something 😂😅

[@AranelEnMirkwood]

Yeah when Cormac turned up I was fully expecting a forced proximity, enemies to lovers. Honestly was shocked that didn't happen 🤣 Can you tell 90% of what I read are romance novels?

[@daisywriteshere]

My only understanding of the Sarah J Maasiverse is your and Cindy's videos. I don't have the patience to read a series of 800-page, strangely horny books, but witnessing KZbinrs slowly lose their grip on reality while recounting them is immensely educational and entertaining. SPOILERS The last book was pretty all over the place, but this one is... even more so. The sheer VOLUME of magical creatures and characters you're expected to keep track of (it feels like a crossover fanfiction where the writer is mashing together a lot of fandoms). The modern technology which still feels really out of place. The SUBMARINES. The YA dystopia subplot. Everyone still going to work in the middle of this. The fact that Danika died in like chapter one of the first book but is still the most important character. The fact that we have solved Danika's murder THREE SEPARATE TIMES (Danika killed herself, no really Micah killed her, no really the Asteri influenced him to kill her...) The flirtatious dragon which was presumably inspired by Shrek. The main character just taking a backseat in the final act. No one ever seeming to go through any kind of character development, except being angry at someone else and then not. Declan the unpaid intern doing everyone's donkey work. Also, when I watched your first video I didn't really understand the 'first light' donation properly - I thought that they had to give a bit of the power to the Asteri, seeing as they are the overlords, so that whole plot twist was completely lost on me lol. I totally didn't realise the Asteri were lying about it and said the power was for the city... The inclusion of Rhysand makes me hope we can collectively force Cindy to suffer through book 3.

[@Melissa-sx9vh]

Hold on, the dragon was inspired by Shrek??? Btw I would love a to see a crossover between Cindy and Cari!

[@daisywriteshere]

@@Melissa-sx9vh I hope it was! I was just picturing the scene where the dragon flirts with Donkey, haha. Omg yes, Crescent City book 3, Cindy and Cari need to team up for a 5 hour long video.

[@stelladiagoupis7521]

My guy “ Declan the unpaid intern” had me CACKLING

[@alexianigollarza3583]

I loved the "the world is not going to end while Declan lives" part. lol I actually FORGOT he saw everything. So there's still hope. Loveeeeeeeeeed this video. I'm going to use them with my mom, she also tends to forget plots

[@amazingronja]

Just watched this entire video to prep for the third book. I wasn’t able to reread because I am short on time, so this was a great watch. So many things I misremembered but now I am all up to speed! Thanks!

[@christinetrinidad7146]

Can I just say. Your synopsis of the Sarah J. Maas books just give me life. You are hilarious. I have read them all but I look forward to finishing them to hear your re-cap. PLEASE DON'T STOP!

[@themxwithme610]

Me: I can’t watch a movie it’s too long Also me: watches this 3 hour long video in one sitting Thank you for doing all of this work, Cari!! I’d love to see you do more (especially Queen of Air and Darkness because I am not reading that 900 page mess again…)

[@sydneyburke1116]

Literally same.

[@ladydk9482]

It’s the way I literally screamed when you said “Rhysand” ☠️☠️☠️☠️ part of me wants to see what happens next but also I just don’t have the mental capacity to endure it I watched ur videos so I wouldn’t have to🤣🤣🤣 thank you for your sacrifice 🙏🏽🤣

[@blueaditi6646]

Okkkk uhhhh so I am kinda confused as to who TF is rhysand???? I- I'm just like- I have no memory of this guy what so ever 😅

[@ladydk9482]

@@blueaditi6646 he’s a character from her other series “A Court of Thorns and Roses”

[@blueaditi6646]

@@ladydk9482 oooooooo ok tyy

[@emma7933]

we need readwithcindy to react to this lol

[@Amorfis]

My fucking alarm bells went off as soon as she said 'Hell has grass and is actually quite pretty'. I was like.... surely not. And then it just kept getting worse. Then I actually shrieked.

[@KatieKat-mp5ew]

You forgot the biggest part! Spoilers!!! Not only were they all fae, but they were far from different worlds. While, from the end of the book, it’s clear that the Fae of this book are clearly from the ACOTAR world but the shifters… they’re from the TOG series because they used to be Fae that turned into animals and the Fae in that series all have an animal counterpart (Rowan as the hawk, Aelin’s being a human) so she’s fully encompassed all of her books. When I thought about all that, I lost it and stared into the abyss for a solid hour.

[@rileycavanaugh6889]

Ngl I didn’t even make that connection OMG

[@paigemccafferty5749]

omg yes so I read ACOTAR and then The crescent city books and JUST finished TOG (best series of hers imo) and I also stared off into the abyss when I made all the connections... and then when I caught the ACOTAR cross over in TOGas well... now I think I need to re-read ACOTAR to look for more easter eggs but do I want to put myself through that? IDK!!!

[@AranelEnMirkwood]

@@paigemccafferty5749 Wait there's an ACOTAR cross-reference in TOG!? What is it? It's been forever since I've read that series

[@paigemccafferty5749]

@@AranelEnMirkwood yes! It’s small but when Aelin is falling through realms there is a reference to rhysand in Velaris during starfall!

[@AranelEnMirkwood]

@@paigemccafferty5749 Thank you!

[@friedhippie]

I cannot the imagine the amount of time you spent making this video. With the 3rd book being released soon, I just couldn't re-read this but needed a mind jog of what happened. Thanks for the excruciatingly long recap because without which, I'd be re-reading this beast of a book.

[@riyamary8779]

Honestly the unsung heroes are Declan and Jaseba, without the both of them I don't think Bryce could have done anything 😂

[@gingermeeks4796]

So true, Jaseba carried this plot on her back 🫠

[@jeremyyadid2482]

Someone tell Withcindy she'll have to read crescent city now

[@luiza.limaneves]

Oh poor thing, she'll never be free of this mess will she???

[@yepjustanaccount3357]

She already lost her mind at the end of the throne of glass series, she'll just cease to exist after this lmao

[@dovalayn]

@@yepjustanaccount3357 *acotar. she hasn’t read tog thankfully

[@Ali-ni7uu]

I can't even begin to understand how it must have felt reading that ending because I haven't read a single sjm book and I could barely believe it when you explained it

[@m1k3y48]

I literally said “Fuck off” when I read that lol

[@MissAmynae]

Aidas with the Yzma-as-a-kitty voice cracks me UP every time. Thanks for doing these. You have a great talent for breaking this convoluted mishmash into something that's fun and palatable.

[@gnomercy14]

the way i randomly picked a character on the board that would be day and got it right made me realise that's absolutely how sjm formulates all her plot twists

[@thelexicon7294]

Would it be more or less comforting to learn that it’s even more painfully obvious in the narrative? There was quite literally no one else who it could be. Which was also my prevailing thought about Micah being Danika’s (proxy) killer in CC1. Sarah is good at some things, but mysteries are far from one of them. When Bryce just solved Emile’s disappearance offscreen, I howled. Actually begging SJM to read a single mystery book in her life.

[@gurugnorm]

2 years later... I love your videos. I'm 78 and read ACOTAR because of several FB vlogs. Ate them up. Bought used TOG via Amazon and ate them up, tandem read and all. Just finished CC 2 an hour ago and rushed to finish off this plot video (I'd previously watched up to where I was last night). Went to Walmart yesterday to get CC 3. I've read all of these since the beginning of August. Love all your other vlogs too!!

[@JamesTullos]

I'm only watching to learn how much smut SJM put in here.

[@nishanthjeyaraj112]

Holy shit, another unexpected crossover!!!

[@davidchehab3450]

the crossover we all need but didn't know we wanted

[@Ekrapf21]

CROSSOVER I NEED U TO TALK ABOUT IT

[@marocat4749]

Oh the SJM commentary universe merges in a crossover! XD

[@WildArtistsl]

Who is SJM pls tell me

[@emmamcginley5121]

My husband and I listened to the Crescent City episode and this one in the same night and I’ve never wanted to read a book so badly and hated it so much at the same time. You are a treasure and this was the best 6 hours spent on a lazy Friday night. Thank you for your efforts.

[@isyvd]

This was my main source of entertainment for the last couple of days. Thank you so much for sacrificing your voice and sanity. I read all of SJM's book as a teen until I got to uni and realised that the books just do not vibe with my adult brain, but I'm kinda scared to hear her series have gotten even MORE convoluted. We have this saying in Dutch to say when someone is making a mess of things and it's basically "making a soup of things". And SJM just seems to be making a whole damn soup of this. Especially with that last word. A lukewarm very confusing soup.

[@daisywriteshere]

She's really putting EVERYTHING in that soup

[@piscis210]

We have the same saying in Turkish hahah!

[@abbywolffe4114]

The second she mentioned a "demon winged guy with scarred hands" I was like "no... NO" AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS I CAN'T GET OVER THIS IT'S SO DUMB

[@salthebard6258]

The pods are now open! Thank you for doing these videos. I have literally no interest in reading these books at all, but my wife is reading them so following these videos so she can talk to me about it has been super helpful (I've watched both of your Crescent City videos and the ACOTAR ones as well)

[@sofiatsolova1275]

oh bless your soul

[@reevakhunud8180]

I genuinely did attempt to read the first book, but I actually couldn't bring myself to finish it, but someone explaining the madness of this series makes it more entertaining and saves my precious brain cells

[@albstare]

"The final squeeze of the orange juice of their souls" was a really inspired line.

[@rmp8634]

yep yep. i think Bryce's species of fae(?) came from prythian (acotar world) + dusk is the only court missing from prythian while on the other hand, the shifters (fendyrs, other fae who can shift into animals) are from the throne of glass world (fenrys is a fae who can shift into a wolf) + aelin fell through multiple worlds including acotar and crescent city while she was closing her own dimension from invaders (valg monsters) so yep yep i guess 😂

[@Kai-yq4ur]

omg dusk being the only court missing makes so much sense!!

[@Gingerm0nster]

I’m from the future and yeah, you basically nailed it lol. Especially with the revelation of The Hind’s likely ancestors 👀

[@skyrya]

noooo i was hoping so much that you would do throne of glass 😭 it’s her best writing😭

[@kaliazriel]

Watching before CC3 gets released tomorrow 🙌🏼 in Cari we trust

[@k11rqq]

yepp 😭

[@ninaugustus7252]

As someone who has read both throne of glass and a court of thorns and roses, I would like to thank you for your sacrifice so I don't have to read another series to satisfy my curiosity Also that ending??? What?? I'm so frustrated now, can we never escape Rhysand?

[@nellepicard498]

Who the fuck is Rhysand ? Did i missed something ?

[@ninaugustus7252]

@@nellepicard498 he is the male lead in another series of Sarah's called a court of thrones and roses

[@bitchplease5724]

@Jo L feminist king 👑✊🏽

[@nobodyofknowhere973]

@Jo L LMAOOO after what he did in COSF it sounds more ominous then it needs to be

[@jamesfeatherfame4591]

@@nellepicard498You missed the entire Acotar trilogy lmfao.

[@coraphoenix-price3270]

Never read a Sarah J mass book but the end literally shocked me to my core. Also how is SJMs universe more connected than like DC

[@fdoneris]

Thanks to Cindy, from withcindy on KZbin, and her ACOTAR videos, I know who Rhysand is; so when Cari read the “My name is Rhysand” line I immediately went “Rhysand? As in ACOTAR Rhysand?” The hell… Now that was something. Loved the first video and this one, I’ve never read anything from SJM (and don’t plan to, sorry girl 🤭), but I absolutely enjoyed these videos and the way you explained both books, honestly it’s something admirable 👏🏻👏🏻. Also, can’t believe this video is just 10 SECONDS away from being a 3hr-long video.

[@brunaantelo72]

Thank you so much for this. I literally finished watching it five minutes before its release day for CC3

[@Digitallace]

Part of me is thrilled that SURPRISE ALL OF THE MAASVERSE IS LINKED!! But then part of me struggles to remember anything from the TOG series because I read it SO long ago.....I'm grateful for everyone on the internet who is a more thorough fan than me and posts about all the stuff I've forgotten

[@Emma-qd3ob]

GIRL I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. I have already forgotten what was in the book LOL

[@caricanread]

LOL same and i spent weeks filming and editing this hahaha

[@ellietoearth]

'He's like the head of a group project and nobody's doing their part, you know, and he's like "I'm sending Reapers after you!".' Stop calling me out like that, Cari!

[@theblueiMe]

i was tempted to read this series because its the only SJM that appealed to me, but i think that these video recaps are a better way to enjoy the story

[@skycastleshay]

As someone who did not read ACOTAR beyond the first book because good lord I couldn't... imagine my face when after giving SJM another chance with CC (and loving the first book enough for 4.5 stars) only to get through 1600 pages to book 2, to read "I'm Rhysand". (Thank god I had already watched all your ACOTAR synopsis vids). This book was painful and not in the good way. Ruhn really said "let me carry this whole 800 page book on my back". The way I'm dreading book 3.

[@jessicagratton5488]

Thank you for all your hard work! Watched this the day before CC3 is released because I could not bother to reread the first 2. Glad to hear i wasnt the only one lost at so many points. I hope you continue to make these recaps.

[@Gab4o]

I've read the first two ToG books, the ACOTAR trilogy (I got 100 pages into the 4th book and was just so disgusted, I had to dnf), and I tried to read the first Crescent City book. It's fascinating how instead of developing and improving as an author, Maas just continues to throw every bad trope and/or plotline she can think of at her readers and she's still somehow so many people's favorite. I'm pretty sure she's also either refused any type of editing, or her editor just doesn't care about anything anymore. Messy plots, convenient clues, toxic relationships, lack of actual nuance, characters that are literally cardboard cutouts of EACH OTHER... this feels more like YA than her previous series. And the whole multiverse thing is giving me a headache just thinking about it. All that aside, I'm so grateful for these videos! You really explained everything so well, and that's an achievement seeing as these books read like a fever dream. Can't wait for the next video!

[@Neroba]

Also one of my biggest icks with this autor it's the whole tragic lesbian plot lines. Every other character thend to get their perfect mate a live the straight lovey duby life but she loves to make her lesbian characters tortured af and lonely. It rubs the wrong way to be honest.

[@samsmith9315]

I can't stand her writing but if you like her schtick I imagine you'd eat her books up because it's just the same shit over and over again. More of what you love if you're a fan, but absolutely nothing to offer people who didn't like her other series. Still, I love these batshit crazy wrap ups - all the entertainment and none of the slog of actually having to read these nightmares!

[@Thenoobestgirl]

I'm just enjoying the rollercoaster vibes lol

[@benri222]

I was really worried we'd get a Tamlin-fication of Hunt when you said they had some tension going on. Also: Tharion doing a deal with the Viper Queen for living on land is totally a Little Mermaid + Ursula reference, right?? tysm for going through this for us!!

[@rosiereid2596]

I cannot believe that SJM has the audacity to do this to us, I was thinking in the first book 'why do a lot of these characters just feel like she has hit copy and paste?' Also, where was Syrinx???? This plot is so convoluted yet, I have read every other one of SJM's books so it actually feels a little predictable? Cari, you are an angel for making this, a true piece of art. Can't wait for book 3....

[@wingracer1614]

Fury and Juniper took Syrinx with them when they got the hell out of the city

[@emilyyoder7389]

the way i absolutely screeched out loud in my car at THE reveal when this video is 2 years old and i have absolutely no intention of reading any of sarah’s books. i just love your retellings so much i got hooked

[@livbari7064]

OKAY SO SURLEY WE ARE GETTING A HOFAS BREAKDOWN!? also i love you thanks for doing this ❤

[@caricanread]

just posted it!

[@bubblypikachastache]

i never want to read a SJM book but i'm so invested in the characters after watching your pt one video lmao

[@sigrid857]

Girl! You are doing this with book #3. We are too invested now + the cute drawings?! (Kurt needs to keep printing 😂). I have had SO MUCH FUN watching this. I can see this took you a lot of time but the pictures helped A LOT so THANK YOU! 💗

[@romywolfofficial]

I never thought that you explaining the plot of books I never intended to read in the first place was what was missing from my life, but here we are :) I hope you'll do more of these!

[@eirinym]

It's so funny when she was whispering 'because they were mates'. Just has that 'and they were roommates' panache.

[@morning_dew922]

OMG, Cari... That ending just had me pulling the biggest surprised Pikachu face ever. Not going to lie. It took me a minute to put two and two together... lol. Never going to read any of these but thank you for all the hard work you put into making these videos. They have gotten me through super busy times at work

[@Carla-yz1gf]

I scream laughed so loud when you read that last word. For an entire minute leading up to it, I was overcome by absolute horror knowing exactly where it was gonna go. We should have know from the vision or whatever in Throne of Glass. Honestly, you had me with the first book, I was really into it. I was like maybe I should read this, maybe this is why I liked SJM all those years ago when she wrote the first two Throne of Glass books. But with this ending…. literally never mind, THAT’S ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. I want no part of it. Thank you for making these videos though! They were so much fun, and I really enjoyed them. Also an insane amount of work must have went into them!! Props to you!! I could never lol. My best to you 💕💕

[@SheaSavage2]

i actually startled myself by how loud i laughed at the delivery of "we're doing this. this is what everybody wants to read this book for. i feel like im gonna be sick."

[@AliceSchicker]

i started reading this book but then gave up cause watching your videos explaining them is so much better

[@megandcochrane]

You saved my eye muscles from hours of rolling You’re the queen I so badly wanted to start editing Crescent City to make sense and be good….but you’ve done that with both books and made them so much shorter. Bravo 👏

[@Sabrina-si3du]

You explaining who Danika's mate was is the funniest part of this whole video.

[@futureme9653]

You have to do a recap like this for ACOTAR ! I have never read them but now need your recap of them !

[@angelmanuelsantanalantigua1601]

Yeah or blood heir trilogy by amelie wen zhao

[@SD-ft5xj]

You can watch readwithcindy

[@kayleebrown3171]

@@angelmanuelsantanalantigua1601 YES

[@klaragranc1231]

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING could've prepared me for that last sentence... These videos are my new favourite genre, thank you for all the time and effort you put into them, amazing as usual :)

[@birdyjo]

When I say I choked on my laughs like a hyena for the last 6-ish minutes of this, I mean it. I never got into the SJM books but my best friend loves them. Your videos are the perfect basis to discuss everything SJM with her, she can finally geek out over them with me, tell me her favourite scenes in detail and it will be glorious. I count this as the only audiobook I've consumed this year. Absolute best way to start the day

[@alyssaduthie1907]

As someone who currently has the book ready to read open on Kindle thank you for saving me hours of reading

[@boltsvids]

god i read acotar but not these and the AGONY i felt as soon as you said the word "mate" 💀💀💀💀 thank you for your service, these are such fun overviews, but also i'm sorry holy shit

[@sanyanarbar7254]

Cari's voice is so soothing that it hides the mess that is the plot 😂

[@Deliafuchs]

What I learned from this: Declan can do ANYTHING and we love it!

[@nina_re3133]

That last sentence of the last chapter just completely short wired my brain, I instantly lost it and could not speak for an hour straight. HOW DARE SHE DO THAT TO US!!! Thank you for that recap cause I could not remember the plot after she dumped that name, my brain just melted.

[@xOzEzOx]

Bryce communicating with her mother via postcards because the astari can listen to their phone conversations (all phone calls are bugged apparently lol) Here are some random thoughts about the whole book: Therion selling himself to the viper queen is so random. A smart character suddenly turned into a stupid one 🤦🏻‍♀️ Hind being Day is so obvious since the boat scene - I felt a lot of the plot is predictable but the ending plot twist was so worth it. If Ruhn is related to Rhys then Danika is related to Tamlin!!!!

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

wait in what way are Rhys and Tamlin related???