Your favorite literary chaos agents Abby and Ronnie are back with their FINAL episode on the Empyrean series! Join us for Part Two of our Book Four Predictions where we dive DEEPER into our theories and tie everything together before we officially move on to ACOTAR!
We kick things off lamenting the summer heat before diving into our most burning questions about what's coming in Book Four. We explore what Violet will be able to do with her dreamwalking abilities - can she spy on people? Create things in dreams? TRAP people there? The possibilities are wild and we're here for all of them!
Then we tackle the future of Violet and Xaden’'s relationship (they're endgame, but that doesn't mean smooth sailing). We predict this will be another book of doubting Xaden - not their relationship, but everything else about him. With Xaden now publicly known as Venin, Violet will face a serious political challenge as Duchess while wrestling with all the secrets he's kept from her. How will she defend him after what happened at Draithus?
We explore what we'll learn from Grandma Niara (finally!), including what really happened when Brennan and Mira were left with her, Asher's mysterious travels, and what Lilith and Asher were ACTUALLY doing during the Tyrrish rebellion. Plus, we theorize about Mira's incredible ward-creating abilities - is she wielding pure power like Violet?
Our Basgiath predictions get intense as we question whether the dragons will continue fighting for Navarre when they know the real threat is the Venin. Will we see full civil war? Will more dragons defect to Tyrrendor? And what about those six missing dragon eggs?! We break down all our theories: are they with Xaden as an offering to the gods? Being used to fire another wardstone? Or taken by Navarre as an act of war?
We round it all out with our predictions about the Venin cure (yes, we think we'll find it, but no, we don't think Xaden will be cured yet), what we'll finally learn about Naolin and Brennan's mysterious past, and how the gods will play into everything. Plus, we share what we're currently reading - Ronnie's deep in ACOTAR's Wings and Ruin while Abby's enjoying The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
This is officially our LAST episode on the Empyrean series before we dive into ACOTAR for Season 2! Our first ACOTAR episode will be a general overview, followed by a deep dive on everyone's favorite Spring Court lord, Tamlin (trust us, it'll be good!).
Spoilers for the ENTIRE Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm)
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - 03:50: We’re not summer girls anymore
03:51 - 05:19: Announcements (TV show updates and ACOTAR news)
05:20 - 18:23: Corrections and social media shout-outs
18:24 - 26:25: Book 4 Predictions - What will Violet do in dreams?
26:26 - 31:04: What will happen with Violet and Xayden's relationship?
31:05 - 34:50: What will we learn from Grandma Niara?
34:51 - 38:17: What will become of Basgiath in Book Four?
38:18 - 42:16: Will there be Venin offspring? Who will it be?
42:17 - 45:09: What will we learn about the Venin in Book Four?
45:10 - 50:32: What role will the gods play in book 4?
50:33 - 54:56: What role will the dragons and the Irids play?
54:57 - 1:01:33: What else will be uncovered about the history of the continent and the isles?
1:01:34 - 1:04:30: Will we find the cure in book 4?
1:04:31 - 1:06:39: Will we finally learn what happened with Naolin and Brennan?
1:06:40 - 1:09:35: How will the six missing dragon eggs play into the plot?
1:09:36 - 1:16:28: What we're reading and Season 2 preview