Sarah J. Maas Teases 'House of Flame and Shadow': 'No Spoilers!'

"Don't ever be embarrassed by the tears!" Bestselling fantasy author Sarah J. Maas teases what fans can expect in "House of Flame and Shadow," the third book from her Crescent City series, and she opens up about what inspired her to become a writer. Sarah also reveals she still cries meeting her biggest literary idols.
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[@elizabethnetschke2408]

I’m more jealous of the fact that everyone in the audience went home with a copy

[@marissawilson04]

Did she sing any them 😊

[@tinakiielii319]

Same

[@KellyLoveYou123]

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[@iulianacaraba2944]

Same

[@CHE12YL]

Same

[@seansilence2697]

Speaking as someone who started reading her books way before BookTok was a thing; her being on this show is *wild*. But I'm so thrilled that she's getting the recognition she has deserved since Throne of Glass

[@thirdnow5307]

Throne of Glass changed my life

[@Mycatisavoid]

Literally same :,) I started reading her books like 9/10years ago this year so seeing this is crazyyy

[@thirdnow5307]

@@Mycatisavoid I started in 2022 and loved her

[@BetweenThePagesWithLouLou]

Same! I discovered her through Amerie’s book club, she was reading Assassins Blade and the cover caught my attention and I haven’t looked back.

[@May-qb3vx]

Same. I stumbled across ACOTAR back when I was obsessed with Beauty and the Beast retellings nearly a decade ago. And now it’s on the NYT bestseller list this year so it’s been wild and a little unnerving tbh, how rapidly the fandom has grown. It’s a lot to get used to

[@sara.love04]

Seeing her get the attention and love she deserves is literally so heartwarming im so proud of her

[@lifeisabeautifulrisk]

I met her at Chicago BookCon when I was 16. She signed my Throne of Glass Book book and I told her she looked like a fairy princess - she teared up when I said that 😂😭 such a sweet person. So happy she’s getting her moment!!!❤️

[@cassi94]

She is the best. The capability her words have to provoke sooo many emotions. I’m forever impressed by her. Any time, “A better world” is mentioned in the ToG series, I become a sopping mess

[@isabellabetancourth9939]

FR

[@candicejackson6070]

YES!

[@jana3711]

Glad Kelly just mentioned Taylor lmao the two blondies had me in a freaking chokehold (not complaining!)

[@ro-fz1jt]

Sounds like you are complaining and you can't put yourself in a chokehold

[@sarahhashish1784]

This is so cool! More author interviews on TV networks please

[@zubellbell]

I reread all of her books through the year. I cry every time. Her words and books have changed my life and to meet her is a dream of mine

[@thirdnow5307]

Same, Throne of Glass changed me

[@gabbym333]

Good lord how can you do that to yourself. It took me a whole week to process ACOMAF. I need to wait months before I can read another one of her books again, her books just bewitch me body and soul.

[@noelishi]

Thank you for interviewing authors and giving them space in shows, that is supporting culture!

[@abundancemindsetloading]

I am SO HAPPY and SO PROUD of Sarah!!!!!!

[@AbagayilHatt]

Love this!! Such a huge fan of Sarah J Maas and her amazing books!! 💖

[@emmaskapetis7603]

Me too.

[@Sparkkoflite]

I'm so proud of Sarah this is insane! She has inspired many writers, more than she realizes.

[@kategrandy6674]

Love to hear a Tamora Pierce shoutout!! I’ll never forget meeting Tamora as a teenager and she signed every single one of my books. Would love to meet Sarah some day! Been reading her books since TOG debuted! ❤

[@SandrasLibrary]

I’m getting *so much joy* seeing SJM out doing these interviews and getting love! QUEEN! 🖤

[@LochsLibrary]

love this so much 😻😻😻 it’s a dream to meet sarah… on my bucket list.. she’s amazing, she got me back into reading back in 2017. i love her writing so much. her characters are so amazing. i love this woman!!!!!! AHHHH!!!

[@ashleysoulard7397]

I’m so glad Sarah I Maas is getting all of this media attention. She is one of my favorite authors. Her descriptive writing style is like non other. Her fan base is massive and it’s nice to see the media taking notice and giving her the credit she deserves

[@3EvaEden3]

Amazing interview !

[@sjmooney72]

I have been reading SJM for years. Love every single one of her books. What a talented woman. So excited for her to be getting the recognition she has deserved for so long. I hope to make it to one of her book release parties one day.

[@hopenlk]

She doesn’t even need the clout, she sells enough but it’s so awesome for the fans ❤

[@Ashley_e]

Throne of Glass forever and always. Its her best. And It’s not close. So Thorough. Structured. Writers should take note of TOG.

[@GeorgiaPeachxx]

Ugh I love her so much!! 🤍✨

[@rominavonmohr]

Sarah is so expressive and has an amazing personality. So cool to see her be interviewed by Kelly!

[@TeagzReads]

Love to see her interviewed here!

[@cmakbb9]

QUEEN MAAS I'm so grateful for so much content 🥺😍

[@jacintatate]

So happy for her and the success! I love the ACOTAR series and my favourite books are 'A court of Mist and Fury' & 'A Court of Wings and Ruin'.

[@josephinecristo5038]

so happy for her

[@gabeformica838]

Sarah is so so special. Authors like that only come around rarely. I love you Sarah!!

[@aliciamartinez4658]

Love her so much 😍 she's an amazing writer

[@huehnchen271]

So happy for her, so well deserved

[@ka8mk]

I’m caught up, I need book four!

[@jungkookie_yo]

Omg Sarah is incredible ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Peachespony444]

So happy she is getting this attention!!

[@jesangeladventures2930]

Such a huge fan of Sarah ❤

[@daniela14_]

Love Kelly but she did not let Sarah talk.

[@kayleenuesse2252]

So excited for this one!! Trying to catch up in the series before spoilers hit. Just finished the first tonight and it was beautiful❤️

[@May-qb3vx]

You’re good as long as you’ve finished all of ACOTAR first. It’s necessary reading :)

[@letitiavandermerwe1434]

Love her, Love her books. She got my husband to read

[@shooglechic]

When finally reading CC almost two years ago, i was listening to Megan Thee Stallion and now I can't not think of Bryce Quinlan as anyone other than MtS.

[@aqua3890]

I LOOOVE Sarah

[@emiryswann75]

I wish Kelly would read acotar I think with everything that happened in her life. She would relate. Plus Kelly is so strong. Maybe she can write us an acotar álbum.

[@carolineASMR]

Love SJM so much! 👸 ❤

[@jas2244]

I love her

[@chellyd.7977]

I cant wait for the new series SJM!!!!!

[@kjmcgrew1215]

I started reading Sarah j mass last year with acotar and I just finished the second book of the crescent city series last week

[@Ashley_e]

Does it get better? I just started the second book. It’s definitely not structured as well as throne of glass which is my favorite series!

[@May-qb3vx]

@@Ashley_eHOSAB honestly was one I read a recap of. CC1 was good but the second half of CC2 was such a drag tbh so I couldn’t stomach a reread (a first for me). And now I’m in CC3 and I’m just rage reading now. Love SJM and have been reading her stuff for about a decade, but CC3 has me angry tbh

[@Ashley_e]

@@May-qb3vx Thank you for making me feel better about life! I decided to quit today. The only reason why I need to understand what happens I guess it’s because of the crossover? I’m wondering if I can just read the crossover chapters? I heard there’s one romance in the second book that is good. Rhun. But like it’s not enough to make me like the book. I’m on page 250 and I quit! I’m just curious as to why it’s so bad? It’s not even the plot, maybe the plot would be good except the way she writes it? She tells you things and doesn’t show you. And then the descriptors when she does describe things - are very lazy. And don’t even get me started on the spice🫠. It’s really corny. Like a gym? I’ve got no problem with you, but it was how it was done was just so lazy and it wasn’t even sexy. It was gross and raunchy.

[@artisans8521]

Well, even my local bookshop (about 200 meters from the European river that is named after her, or vice versa) had a clutch of fans sitting in front of the door at januari 30th. I bought the novel electronic last Sunday and Wednesday I finished it. Good, but not as full of biting humor as the first 2 installments, but the end, I loved it.

[@prerza]

I love her

[@leahtison7082]

I feel like I’m watching girl talk I love

[@Julia_Rubenko]

I LOVE HER SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!😭❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[@srushtishah5871]

Sarah J Maas is the Taylor Swift of the book world! I'd die to meet both

[@Susaninha1D]

Kelly you should let your guests talk for a while

[@nikolettapr]

Thank you, thought about the same thing 😅

[@claudiasirrine6968]

She’s looks like a picture the main character in ACOTAR and her husband looks like the main male character. Love her books ❤

[@humbefernandez4954]

Queen 👑

[@sikora3738]

I don't know why but Sarah feels like she could play Feyre or Mor. She is so high fae!

[@chellyd.7977]

Holy shit, this makes me so happy!!!

[@kathrynrobinson9904]

Sarah, I would cry to meet you. Just so you know. It would happen. I cried just hearing you talk about it.

[@christinadelaney7018]

What about the TV series?

[@justinm.1]

@7:39 ouch lol

[@beingbridgit]

I love Sarah haha

[@brittm9885]

You can tell Kelly does not know anything about her books lol

[@bartholiveira]

i wanted to be in audience, i want so bad a copy of this book

[@thechaoticwordsmith750]

She’s Feyre and her hubby is Rhys

[@ariannacortner6447]

I don't have a son but my sister calls me a rat all the time, so I get it lol XD

[@ChocolateTeapot93]

We were weird kids too Sarah!

[@ArgYroooo]

ONLY 9 MINUTES??!?

[@NamGungEun]

Sarah J. Maas Teases 'House of Flame and Shadow': 'No Spoilers!'

[@auroramalloy_4]

❤

[@alyssiakirkhart]

To all of you authors and aspiring authors out there: Sarah is living proof that you can do it. You can. Keep showing up to the page. Keep dreaming. Keep writing.

[@HerRedRoses]

🎉

[@style7057]

She’s like the Taylor Swift of Fantasy Novels

[@user-eo9oy8wg1i]

Wow it was difficult for Sarah to sometimes get a word in

[@nikolettapr]

Agree

[@tinakiielii319]

Is the book good?

[@user-ni7tw4lp5j]

YES, I highly highly recommend this series and ALL her books

[@chellyd.7977]

It's amazing!! I cant wait for her new series!

[@katievnunn]

Why did kelly let Sarah talk? This was so short and the questions were so shallow - So sad.

[@May-qb3vx]

Omg. Her son is 5?! I remember when she first announced she was pregnant with him!

[@emiryswann75]

Now I gotta know did she read it????????????????

[@flawlessorca75]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

[@SOtest]

I love KC, I really do, but I wish she would just take a breath and let her guests speak rather than her need to always control the conversation.

[@nikolettapr]

Agreew

[@K.elyse.]

I wish Sarah was given more of a chance to fully respond without being cut off

[@nikolettapr]

Sameee

[@AlexLopez-uf4ho]

It's not lost on me that Sarah and her husband have similarities to Feyre and Rhysand. The question is did she model Rhysand after her husband?

[@brirx4165]

AN OLD RAT!!!!!!! Omg kids are hilarious

[@user-xy6zk4yi6j]

💋💋👍 красавицы

[@jackielowrey3032]

Why did she have a guest on that she didn’t even bother doing research on? This is so awkward.

[@tinagarcia3571]

Nope, I'm glad these book lovers got to see her but her type of fantasy is not my cup of tea. Too much smut for me.

[@FeyreArcheron741]

The smut scenes are not even that bad imo

[@tinagarcia3571]

@@FeyreArcheron741 Smut is just not for me.

[@FeyreArcheron741]

@@tinagarcia3571 I understand, it’s definitely not for everyone.

[@aisherwasher6959]

I was introduced to Throne of Glass in HS enjoying it as a cute YA story, and then it turned into smut in book 3 or so. I assume it was a publisher decision and not her own, but it put a poor taste in my mouth for her work 😢

[@Susaninha1D]

And you clearly didn't take the time to even read what the book was about before the this enterview, sad

[@carrieb1414]

lol calm down. It’s not that serious.

[@Susaninha1D]

@@carrieb1414 I just think the hosts should know what they will be interviewing their guests about, and she was very condescending throughout the whole conversation, as if she couldn’t believe the fame Sarah j mass obtained through her books

[@carrieb1414]

@@Susaninha1D that’s your opinion. Seems other people didn’t see what you saw and didn’t get that vibe.

[@ro-fz1jt]

Well if shes mentioning what people can expect then that is a spoiler. Im reading aCourt Of thornes and Roses

[@ThatOneGamer03]

It’s been out for years so you’re gonna get spoilers about acotar, but not her most recent

[@amandasdumky]

Wow a show with two of the worst people in media rn

[@kefinkamed]

Please don't call this woman a fantasy writer. It's like calling Grey's Anatomy a medical docuseries. She is the McDonald's of literature. Popular and easily digestible, but nothing resembling a properly made meal.

[@TikToknessahoangoffical]

Sarah ❤❤❤🎉❤🎉