The Bookish Hour

Quicksilver by Callie Hart (part one)

• Jor & Fab • Season 1 • Episode 47

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BOOKCLUB TIME!!

This bookclub book discussion is a little different than the past since this one is with my best friend.

We discuss the first half of the book, Quicksilver by Callie Hart from the beginning to chapter 20 but don't read chapter 20. Quicksilver part one opens a captivating world filled with alchemy, romance, and friendship that both entices and intrigues. We dive deep into themes of inequality, character dynamics, and our excitement for a film adaptation. 

Join us while we discuss all things Quicksilver 

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Jordan:

Welcome to the bookish hour with JustJour.

Jordan:

As you probably saw, the title of this episode is Quicksilver part one. So it's a book club and you know how we normally book clubs are Fab and I discussing a book. This one is a little bit different and I actually buddy read this book with my best friend. So I had a whole different kind of intro before that was going to be like focused on my best friend and then dive into these like book clubs, but instead I just decided to dive right into this book club which is Quicksilver part one. I mean, you all have that friend that you convinced to read Agatar. She was that friend for me. We've gone to Taylor Swift concerts together. She's been my best friend for years. So I kind of had this idea of possible buddy reads with her in the future and there may be more coming down the pipeline.

Jordan:

But this one is the first half of Quicksilver, which there will be a second half next week too. But I just wanted to make like a little introduction. So when you don't hear Favre's voice, you're not like ah. So I hope you still enjoy this episode where we discuss everything for the first half of Quicksilver. Oh, oh, my goodness, hello.

Lauren:

Hello, how are you? Pretty good, how are you, how have you been Good?

Jordan:

Good.

Lauren:

Okay, let's just just what is your good week like a good thing that happened this week, yeah, um. Well, everybody who's anybody probably knows that taylor swift released a book at target about her heiress tour and it really made it sound like there were very limited quantities of it. So of course you know I've had to you know my husband go at the butt crack of dawn to Target to get books for us, but turns out they actually printed 2 million copies. So we were always going to be in the clear. But the good news is we got the books. So I'm pretty pumped about that.

Jordan:

The excitement I had when you texted me in the morning. I was like freaking out because first I was like I totally forgot about the book, Like totally forgot about it, Totally forgot that that was happening. And then next, excitement of knowing that I had a book and I was like thank you to your husband.

Lauren:

Yeah, no, we were going to be fine, but it feels extra special that it was purchased in the store on Black Friday, like it feels, you know, when I say we went the extra mile, like he went the extra mile, but we reaped the benefits of it.

Jordan:

So it just feels good. Did you see, because I saw so many reels being like this is the last thing of like the heiress tour I'll be like doing, and it was like people waiting in line to get into Target to get this like book and I was like this is so sad. But then did you? Someone also sent me a reel that our night in Gillette, the rain night, is in the book.

Lauren:

Oh, yeah, and there's so many people are going down all these rabbit holes like thinking things are clues in the book, like there's an outfits page and people have seen outfits that she hasn't worn yet, or guitars she hasn't used yet, and so people are clowning like is she going to use those in Vancouver? Is that a sign for something Like what's going to happen?

Jordan:

Oh boy, yeah, because that's. I mean, this is basically telling people when this is coming out, but my little tidbit that I want to share will clearly state when we recorded this versus when it's coming out. But technically it's, this weekend is the last weekend of the heiress tour, isn't it like the ninth is the last or no, I the eighth, because I think the eighth is a sunday and the ninth is a monday. I don't think I can compute like. I mean, granted, like she deserves to take a like not be on this tour, but I feel like this tour has been like life for the past, like year and a half, almost two years.

Lauren:

It will truly be so sad. But good thing that between the two of us, we both saved like almost every single reel of every single song or surprise song from this tour, so we can just rewatch them whenever we're sad.

Jordan:

Actually, though, well, well, so you know what I do. I never, I never go back like even the past, like even the first heiress tour. You well, I didn't really take that many videos. You took all, all the videos, thank you, um. But I don't really go back and listen or watch, like the videos I take from tours or anything but the amount of times I have gone back to listen to Don't Blame Me when she does the three-note change the amount of times I have gone back to watch my video, for that it's so good, it's so good.

Lauren:

I can't believe we were there.

Jordan:

I can't believe we're there. I I can't believe we were there.

Lauren:

Also, I'm really proud of us for not going a third time because that was financially and we're irresponsible. But I really want to, but I'm still proud of us.

Jordan:

I wanted to so badly, even though I was like I honestly could not afford it. But I was like for when we talked about it I was like if we actually got tickets, like of course I'd make it work out, like I make it work, you know, like you have to go.

Lauren:

You have to, and they opened up tickets for behind the stage, which they've never done before, but they're $15. Like I would pay $15 to sit behind a stage and breathe the same air as her.

Jordan:

Yeah, okay, because it's like you're in the same area.

Lauren:

Yeah.

Jordan:

Fair, especially since we've already seen it. Not to toot our own horn here, but toot, toot, toot, toot.

Lauren:

Hong Kong yeah, oh my gosh. Well, what about you? Have you read anything good this week?

Jordan:

a peek um, honestly, it's your husband getting me a book and me just totally forgetting about it and still getting a book in the end of it. So that is my good week. But I have a little piece of tidbit for Quicksilver. Okay, clearly, we we buddy read Quicksilver. So, like, this is the first half of Quicksilver, which, if I mean granted we anyways this is the first half. So this is from the beginning to chapter 20. But you don't read chapter 20. You stop at page 298. But you don't read chapter 20. You stop at page 298. But the tidbit I saw because you don't follow Callie Hart, do you on Instagram?

Jordan:

No, so today released the traditional book re-released, which is basically this Instead of glossy, it's a matte cover and I think it's like raised, like text or something. But that released today and Callie announced on her Instagram that Netflix picked this up and it will now be a movie. There's a producer tied to it. I don't think there's any cast members yet, but how freaking cool. So like we're reading it. And then't think there's any cast members yet, but how freaking cool. So like we're reading it. And then there will be a movie at some point. I'm sure it won't be out until like 2026.

Lauren:

But that is amazing. I'm curious because I don't know if anybody else does this, but sometimes, if I feel like I can't picture a character, I Google what other people think the character looks like, and so I did that after, like I mean, I've read half this book, so I feel like I have an idea of what some people look like and there was a picture of a guy and so now I'm curious if that is maybe a cast member that oh, maybe, or it could be someone's like dream cast or something True.

Jordan:

I feel like I also can't give over his name. Kingfisher. Henry Cavill should just play him.

Jordan:

That's like who I picture for every single male main character that has dark hair and is supposed to be hot. See, I don't, even, I can't even picture that person. Oh my gosh, you need to look up. Granted, he has, like king fisher has, dark hair, or at least I'm pretty sure he has dark hair. I'm going based off the cover. I could see that you look at the pictures of him with, like, being the witcher. Yes, he has blue on like icy blonde hair in that, but that is what I'm picturing, just with dark hair for Kingfisher yeah, wow, now I can't unsee that.

Jordan:

No no, you can't. So now that has to be Kingfisher. Um, so what are your thoughts on the first half of the book which you listened to? It right?

Lauren:

as the audio pretty good they have it's like two um they have a male and a female kind of voice actor, narrator. I don't know the official term.

Jordan:

I'm guessing it's duet, because I think this is like only one person, like it's from the female's perspective yeah, it's really nice.

Lauren:

So like every time there's a male talking, it's a male voice actor saying that part, which is some of my pet peeve, of other like dual pov audiobooks, where if it's like the guy's chapter, the guy does like a girl voice and not really I can't handle. So I really like this part like that. It must have taken them forever to make it, because they had to like splice his voice in or I don't know how they do it if they're just like recording it together and they take turns talking or if it's overlaid. But I have like a lot of respect for the quality of it. It makes it easy to follow.

Jordan:

Wait, how do they pronounce her name then in the?

Lauren:

audio. Yeah, so I actually. When I was looking up like a list of themes, I was blown away with how they're spelled because I've only heard them. So her name is Saris Saris.

Jordan:

Yeah, honestly, this is so helpful because I had no idea. Granted, there's a pronunciation guide, but like I didn't go back and forth, so like once, like because she has a different name in the beginning she has Lisa because she gives like the wrong name in the beginning of the book and then when it switches to Saris, like I was like well, fuck me, I don't know how to pronounce that, so I was just like free balling it, but I was like I can ask you yeah, no, it was really interesting.

Lauren:

I feel like my first because, like the, it starts out when she is in. What we later find out is like the fit, like they call it, the hub, I think like the fancy part of the kingdom or wherever they are, and the way that was described. I wanted to see if you have this visual too, but it almost reminded me of some of the, like the Hunger Games, the way they showed, like the top half, how it's like dry and like sandy dusty everywhere, like that's what I was picturing.

Jordan:

It was almost felt like I was thinking of like the different districts, like the Hub, even though I still picture it kind of all looking like District 11 in the sense of like very dry and dusty because there's like no water.

Lauren:

But Hub was like the fancier version of it, but I'm still picturing, yeah yeah, yeah, which, honestly, when I was reading it I was really frustrated because I knew it was reminding me of something, but it took me until like many chapters later to realize what it was. And now I almost like want to go back and reread the beginning, because I didn't realize how quick that part would be.

Jordan:

I know I'm. I do like that we're in like a different realm, though I like that it's now in his like fey realm, which I appreciate because a lot of people were saying that this is very much Like Agatar, like Coraline that's not the right word but like overlay type thing, which I see, because the dinner that they're having In the middle of the book, almost it kind of, and the long table and they're sitting at the ends, like that did kind of scream like when Feyre was with Tamlin to me, but it's still not anywhere that I think this is like her copying Agatar, like I think this is still very much of a story that stands on its own yeah, honestly, I didn't even make that connection until you just, but I can see it it might have been just because, like I had that in my mind because someone else said it, that I then could like relate it to that.

Jordan:

But I love the whole idea of like her being like an alchemist and with these like metals, and I like that silver is like the one that's like in high demand instead of it being like gold, which I think is really cool. I still, when I first like I don't think I realized his name was Kingfisher, so like when I read that, I was like what Go again and I get it because he's like the King of Fisher or something.

Lauren:

But I thought they were two different words so I just probably looked it up today. I didn't realize it was written as one. I thought it was king and then fisher, so it didn't sound weird at all.

Jordan:

But when I read it I was like, oh, that's not how I pictured it to be written oh, but honestly, like how you pictured it from it being said kind of makes sense because he is the king of Fisher, so King Fisher kind of makes sense. But yeah, it's just one word and it just like it kind of like. I don't think I was expecting it, so I was like what? But yeah, I think. Though, how do you think, do you think of like the plot so far, like how we've gotten to this point, or so I feel like there's still a lot that we don't know.

Lauren:

So I feel like, because I have no idea where it's gonna go, like I'm glad that we know that her brother's okay, but for a while I was like, is her district even there? Like because they lead you to believe it's going to be destroyed. So I feel like the the part of the story about her brother is nice to have in the background because it leads you to believe something's going to come of that. Um, and I really like that there are two guys that are into Saris. Like that is kind of fun. Like I don't think I've. I mean, I guess that also happens in Akatar, but it just is cool that they are like from two different parts of the book and they're so different and I think that, like her banter with each of them is funny and then the banter between the two guys is funny too yeah, I actually I was shooketh when he came, like Karen Karyon I don't know how they say it yeah, karyon, karyon.

Jordan:

okay, I did not expect that. I don't know if I fully expected her brother to be there, but I did not expect him. And then I was like waiting for him to wake up because I wanted to know what would happen with that dynamic. I was kind of hoping the first time he woke up it would be the three of them, but sadly it wasn't. But then like the whole, like when he, like King Fisher, shows up in the room, then I thought that was like really good, um, but I really like that he's there because it adds like a different element to it that I'm very much enjoying yeah, because clearly, like I don't know yet totally what's in Saris's head, it's like she clearly was into Carrion at one point and there's still chemistry there, but she seems way more into kingfisher.

Jordan:

Yeah yeah, which I've.

Lauren:

Clearly he has to be the love interest um, because in one of the first scenes he has like a sword that she can see behind his shoulder and that's like the cover, what the cover looks like. So I was like, oh okay, because at first I thought that Carrion was the guy on the cover until we met Kingfisher, and then I was like, oh, this is him, because it's kind of a question.

Jordan:

Oh yeah, I think I just like always assumed I knew it wasn't Carrion just because he wasn't Fae, and I don't know.

Lauren:

Yeah, alchemists have been fae, if I'm understanding that right. And so why is she the first human like? Is there maybe something about her parents or her lineage that we're gonna find out?

Jordan:

like that's kind of what I was wondering yeah, I almost feel like she's gonna be like half fae type thing, which I'll be here for it if that's what happens, but it just I yeah, I don't know, I'm like I try not to like think too much into it, because then I don't want it to like ruin the story. But I feel like there's certain things that, like you read and then you're just like, oh, this is like what's going to happen, but I hope I'm wrong, just because then it's like an even better story. But I do feel like I've kind of seen mixed reviews. I know we got it to the halfway point and I'm really enjoying it. It has.

Jordan:

It's not one of those books that I'm like that I need to like keep reading, to like get to it Like it didn't. I wasn't rushing to get to this like halfway point for this, but it didn't. I wasn't like either dragging my feet to get to this point, like I still, I still, you know, I wasn't like, uh, yeah, I don't know if that makes sense yeah, I think that the pacing is interesting like I don't know.

Lauren:

Listening it definitely felt like there would be stark differences, like there's like these really long drawn out scenes where like not a lot of action happens and then like a ton of action happens all at once and then like a whole chapter worth will be like 90% them talking or kind of flirting or kind of. I mean I put flirting in quotation marks because they supposedly hate each other, um, but but we love that.

Jordan:

Enemies to lovers let.

Lauren:

No, it's. I think that that part is done well. But I kind of wish that they almost had like because they've tried, they've kissed, yeah, but then. But I want like more. I feel like from those scenes they almost seem kind of rushed.

Jordan:

Yeah, I guess, like the one nice thing is like was very like thrown off with the kissing scene, only because I feel like at first I was like, oh, does she really want to? And I think she does, but then to come to find out it was like to steal the ring. So then it was kind of nice like how that played out, because I feel like I didn't expect that, because I feel like I feel like someone told me, I feel like I know that this is a slow burn, so I was like, oh, I don't know, but I'm also I don't know if this is supposed to be a trilogy or not, or like more books, or if this is just the only one.

Lauren:

Oh, it's definitely more than one, because on goodreads it says like book one and alchemy or whatever number one or something like that okay, okay.

Jordan:

So then that's good, because, like, I feel like not saying a fantasy book can't have just be a standalone, but I feel like when a fantasy, when I know a fantasy book is going to be more than one book, like a series, I just you know it's going to be a better series than being just a standalone, I think, because then you can build the world more, you can just like expand on the story, and I think sometimes fantasies that are just not that can tend to like fall a little flat for me.

Lauren:

Mm-hmm can tend to like fall a little flat for me. So, yeah, I think what I feel like is different between Akatar and this is I almost feel like the world building and the character building are happening more in sync, whereas I felt like in Akatar there was a lot of world building and you only met like one character for a long time. So I was actually startled by like how many characters you met off the bat and how much action started happening off the bat Like well, I still didn't even really understand the world I was in yet, but it was kind of confusing.

Jordan:

But I kind of liked it because it kind of kept the momentum you can't like put it down and where I feel like I agree with you here like things were moving slower. But I think we got like a lot of action too, like especially in that like first scene where she like almost dies, like he's like killing her, um, and then like King well, you don't know who he is, you just think he's like death but like Kingfisher comes and saves her and like brings her through. I'm very, I'm so curious to see like more about like the quicksilver type thing and see where like that goes, because I think that is very interesting and I've never like read anything like that before. So I'm very like curious. I don't know like I'm I'm very curious like what the second half of this book will be yeah, and sometimes I I worry that I'm I missed something and that's why I'm not understanding it.

Lauren:

But I think a lot of times it's just like you're not supposed to understand it until the end, like I still confuse.

Jordan:

There's like in his eye he has quicksilver or like yeah, because he went, because the king made him go through the quicksilver without a relic, so it ended up staying in him.

Lauren:

So like the, why he's so mad, because I know renfis was like that's right angry.

Jordan:

It's like wearing on him like all the voices yeah, yeah, so like something is in the quicksilver that is like dangerous to like them, because even um saris, she hears the voices from the quicksilver and that's like not even in her. I'm curious, did the audio give you this, which was never forget monsters thrive best in the dark. Commit all, wait, commit all you read here to memory prepare for war. Did that? Did the audio have that? Was that at the beginning? Yeah, I don't think so. Oh, my goodness. Yeah, I was sorry, I just made me think of that, cause I'm like so curious to think. Well, it makes sense, cause like there's the war that the King Faye is doing and then, like how the her queen, maeve Mae I don't know if that's how you pronounce it, I'm forgetting but she, she shut all the realms down from like crossing. So I'm very I'm like I don't know. I'm very curious to see. Do you have any predictions of like what the second half will be?

Lauren:

um, I feel like we're gonna get more of these monster people who humans, because they've he's alluded to them getting like being more hungry than the last time they were there. Like that first attack that happened. Yeah, start a link. Um, I feel like there's going to be like more battle type scenes, but I don't. I feel like somehow the two worlds are going to be linked in some way oh, like her world and then like his world.

Jordan:

Yeah, okay, okay I'm. I hope we get like a better, not a better. I hope there's more of a description to her nickname that he gave her, like OSHA, with like it being a butterfly, which clearly like we understand that, and then like we see the butterflies everywhere, like I get it, but I, I hope it's more than it just being. She's like a human and she's like delicate, you know, I hope there's more meaning behind that yeah, that I mean.

Lauren:

I mean I can't, I think it might be. I'm not going to like transform into one during.

Jordan:

Like I don't know, that's her face superpower Transforming into butterflies. Well, just one butterfly.

Lauren:

Oh, something I thought that was really funny was how like Carrion had to get scrubbed down so that yes on him that was hilarious.

Jordan:

He's like you can have this, but you have to take a bath. And she's like a bath, like so clearly she knows that Kingfisher likes her. Like it's, I feel like it's like the typical. Oh, I have to send you this reel. Someone sent sent it to me, but it was like when the female main character is like being like I forgot how they worded it but basically being like no, he doesn't like me. No, no, no, he like doesn't like me. Well, he's, he's staring at you and he's like, oh, he's staring at the person behind me. Well, his, his jaws clenched, he's in anger, and and then it was well, well, he's coming over here and he's like no, no, no, no, he's not coming over here to talk to me. And then he like it. But it's like so funny because it's just like that's how I felt about this like he made you take a bath.

Lauren:

Yeah, no, shit, he made him take a bath yeah, and also how it's kind of her fault that he didn't get her brother Because since, like they had sex, like he was basically going after her scent, so I don't know. I thought that that all was kind of funny, yeah.

Jordan:

Same.

Lauren:

Yeah, I don't know. I feel like like there must be something more about the voices. Like that's the piece, I think maybe because, like, who is talking? Like? Are they people who went into the quicksilver without a relic and are trapped there like what are? The voices that oh interesting, yeah, maybe I think those are really well done on the audio really, for like it's a yeah, like there's like almost like clustered overlapping people like whispering at the same time, so it really sounds like you're being like called by it. So it's cool.

Jordan:

Oh, man, I think I might need to like get the audio and just like listen to it. Well, maybe it's like one of those things that if that's the Well, if it is more than one book, like I don't know like when the other books will come out, but like, maybe I like listen to it Before. Oh, my goodness, my goodness, sorry, my audiobook was playing awkward. Um, that's cool, okay, so I just put it on my wish list to check it out later.

Lauren:

Um, but yeah, breakfast has like a Scottish type accent, which is really one of my favorite type of accents to listen to wait, that's awesome.

Jordan:

What is? What accent does Kingfisher have?

Lauren:

Like a much less. Like you can tell, I think it's the same guy, so I think he just like tones it down a lot and then when he gets angry, sometimes it comes out a little more. Also disclaimer, I'm really bad at accents and it might actually sound nothing like a Scottish accent, so please don't come at me if I'm wrong, but that's just what I think a Scottish person sounds like. I am here for it.

Jordan:

I. I say it is the Scottish accent. Um yeah, but I'm so excited now I need to get the audiobook, but I'm still gonna probably read half.

Lauren:

Yeah, I feel like I've heard, because some people in my book club read it and they said the second half there's like you get to this point and you just like have to finish it. Like multiple people said, they stayed up really late in the middle of the night to finish it once they got to a certain part. So I'm really excited to get to that.

Jordan:

I'm so excited to get to that part. Then, honestly, this is then kind of screaming agatar to me, because that's like how I felt during. But, granted, this like first half was more interesting though, and I'm enjoying, like I sometimes I like it being because technically it's, it's like it is first person yeah, first person but from her, like Sarah's point of view, and I enjoy that, and I enjoy that she doesn't know the Fae realm, so that way we can learn it as she learns it and I. So I like that more than it being something that she knows. And then you need to like there's, there's all this like background information you need, or you have to like figure out on your own, like I don't necessarily love that, so I like that we're learning this alongside her. I was going somewhere with that and I lost my train of thought.

Lauren:

So I'll just yeah, I like that too. I like because you know there's more to the story, because even at first she thinks that she outsmarted Kingfisher getting his ring. Yes, or he's like, nah, like I knew exactly what you're doing the whole time, like yours weren't gentle or whatever, like I felt it happen. And so, like you know they're like there's definitely more to the story, like why would he just let her take his ring? Like so I'm kind of like what's happening? Did you want to see what she was going to do or what she was capable of?

Jordan:

or like I don't know, there's so many question marks, even just about that one thing yeah, yeah, I'm just like I can't wait for more of a dynamic between the two of them. I'm also now really scared, since we know there's going to be more books like is this going to end on like a heavy cliffhanger, which I'm a little terrified for? I hope it's like like a cliff, not like a cliffhanger, but like a happy for now, like at least everything's like okay, and then book two dives back in yeah, I'm also curious, like will saris be the main character of all the books, or will it shift to like arianne's relationship, or like her brothers?

Lauren:

like you know what I mean.

Jordan:

Like say like an interconnected, but still following the same storyline. Yeah, interesting.

Lauren:

I also feel like at some point her brother's gonna need to come into the fey world. Like, yeah, the fact that they keep mentioning him and update us on his whereabouts and all of this, like he's gotta come back into play at some point or if they go to that realm type thing, but I I feel like it's gonna end like, clearly she's gonna end up with king fisher.

Jordan:

Honestly, though plot twist maybe not um, but I do think like she'll end up in like the fey realm for sure, like at the end. So whether her brother comes along or like what not, like I don't know how, like that will play, but I do agree, like I think we will get. But I could also see, like us, like if it's saris's point of view for all the books, like maybe her brother doesn't come in until like book two, like I could also see that coming about, like depending on how this book ends.

Lauren:

Yeah, I think it's funny how she keeps trying to get back to the third like her home district when clearly it was like such a horrible way of life, like I gagged, when she was describing the water. Do you remember that scene when they were like we get the runoff from the other like places, there's just a great to catch the chunks?

Jordan:

I was like oh, yeah, and then it was like six ounces, like she gets six ounces a day, and I was like, oh my god, oh my god. And then she's like, and, but no wonder, as she like runs a bath for she's like, how am I supposed to take a bath?

Lauren:

like all this could be like drinking water yeah, and it was funny like she thought at first she was getting tricked. She was like is this a trick? Like they're giving me water and they said I can have as much as I want. Like I'm gonna chug it before they can take it back and like it's like no, no, like they just have an unlimited supply here, which I do think. I don't know. I feel like those sorts of things are like exaggerated in books, but like it totally not to that extent, but it totally happens in real life. Like the kind of like division of wealth. Yeah, to the point where like people on either side of it like cannot even fathom how the other people live Like. So I think that that's like a cool element to the story.

Jordan:

Yeah, she takes it to like a different like, almost. It's like the level of like survival, which essentially is like the same.

Lauren:

And I agree she may, but she puts it in like easier terms to like understand with like water, yeah, and what I thought is interesting, I mean obviously not to compare fey to people, but like the fey have all this money and resources and I attribute like having a pet to like like if you are really struggling to make ends meet, you can't also keep like an animal alive. So I think it's interesting that she, who's coming from so little like wants to keep the fox as a pet and like all these people around her that have all this money and water and food to share like think that it's the most ridiculous thing ever, which I just find so like opposite of our world where, like, it's almost like a luxury to have a pet, or at least I think of that as a luxury. But I, like I want to know what's going to happen with this Fox.

Jordan:

But I'm so glad the Fox is there. I like the Fox and I think it's so cute and they better keep the Fox in the movie.

Lauren:

If they, if the Fox dies, I'm going to freak out the Fox better not die, it better not. Also, I think part of its purpose is to make us like saris more, because it instantly like I always kind of liked her because she's you want to like her, but as soon as she was like no, I'm keeping this, you can't have this, and she's defending it, I was, oh yeah, I can get behind this girl.

Jordan:

I don't think I really thought of that in a way, but I guess I can see that I don't think I thought one way or the other about her, but I do really like the fox yeah.

Lauren:

Knox, I think, right, onyx, Ony, onyx. Yeah, I think it's onyx, right? Okay, that sounds right it's. Yeah. I will say one I'm a very visual person, for in terms of how I learn things, and so when I only listen to things, like, I feel like I can still imagine the world and I still know what's going on. But like important facts, like like names and things like that, I'm usually I have to like read them to know them, and so that's a downside for me of listening.

Jordan:

I know, like I give you so many props, like I would not be able to listen to like a fantasy right off the bat. Like I definitely can do it as like a reread, like I've already listened to it. So now I just need like a baby refresher before diving into the next one or whatnot.

Lauren:

Like definitely can do that, but like right off the rip, I like cannot listen, I've actually never read with my eyeballs a fantasy book, because I listen to all of Agatar and I listen to Fourth Wing and the second book and I'm listening to Throne of Glass. So I've never read any of them with my eyeballs.

Jordan:

So I that's just't know how else to say it. No, fair, I get it. I get it Well, in the sense of like I get what you're saying, but like I give you props.

Lauren:

Because Throne of Glass, Sarah throws you all the world building.

Jordan:

Yeah, I mean I will say I've been stalled on like the novella book for the last half. Okay, Fair, I don't. You don't totally have to read the novellas if you don't want to like, they come back into play. But there's nothing like super important. You could just dive into the third one.

Lauren:

I know, see, I think I'm too much of a role follower and, like she said the order to read it, and so now I'm like, okay, well, if I'm going to read it, I have to read it in this order, and I can't quite release myself from those rules. Yet. Fair, fair, curious people's perspective, like if this is their first fantasy that they read, because, like if I had nothing to compare this to. Honestly, I feel like this might be a good first one, because there's not so much world building and there's like the characters aren't that like different, like there's not like all these strange rules. I I mean maybe yet maybe it's about to change, but I feel like, at least for the first half, it's super easy to follow.

Jordan:

I I agree, like I almost like for people that aren't totally into fantasy, I told I recommend fourth wing just because it is same Like it's. It's very light on the world building there and it's still like humans in a way. But I I kind of agree with you like I think this one would be like a fairly easy because there isn't a lot of world building and it dives into the action relatively fast. Um. So I kind of agree with you. I think this would be a good um one to start with too yeah.

Lauren:

No, I think if I had to pick between them I would go with your pick, but it just has to be. If you tell someone how do you feel about dragons, like so far, this would be a safe book for them if they feel really anti-dragons, because I think that aren't there dragons, yeah, okay, I just feel like some people are really put off by that because they don't.

Jordan:

Yeah.

Lauren:

Like some people who've never read fantasy. They're like I can't do dragons and I'm like, but how like have you tried it?

Jordan:

Because I think you could do dragons.

Lauren:

Like I thought I didn't like fantasy and then turns out I freaking love it, so maybe you should just, you know, yeah, like give it, give it a try, you know, give it a shot.

Jordan:

Give it a shot. I mean, what's it gonna do?

Lauren:

you could most likely fall in love with it and then just devour all fantasy reads thereafter yeah, I like all the reels that are like I thought I was just reading this one book and turns out now I have to read like eight series of books, because I'm sucked in and I'm like that is me, yeah, like a good problem to have, though.

Jordan:

Honestly, it really is. So do you have anything else to say for this one for quicksilver?

Lauren:

um, I feel like hopefully sarah's learns how to fight better. Like I'm a little bit worried about her right now in terms of her ability to defend herself actually pretty good.

Jordan:

She did like a good job fighting off the guards, like the queen's guards, but I do hope she fights. I think she's gonna end up fighting king fisher and he's gonna be like, oh, you're actually like pretty good, but you can't beat me, type thing I don't even consider that they had fight well aside from like at the beginning.

Lauren:

actually, yeah, I take that like at the beginning. One of my first impressions was, wow, I didn't expect her to start killing people so soon and she's obviously a badass. But I think I'm more worried about her and these monster creatures, oh yeah.

Jordan:

Agreed, agreed.

Lauren:

Which I can't even really picture them Like when she described where their tongue was supposed to be, it was this black piece of wooden-looking stuff. I was like, okay, you lost me there. I don't even know what I'm supposed to be picturing right now.

Jordan:

Yeah, I uh, no, mm-mm, I'm picturing zombies and I feel like it's not fitting the vibe of this book and it's like throwing me off but I can picture like parts of them, like they describe their fingernails being really like long and like they have like long teeth.

Lauren:

also, do we think his teeth actually grow when he? Oh my god wait.

Jordan:

So do we think he's like, are they like vampires? So they're like fey vampires because a lot of teeth talk happening for and like mentions, like blood, like biting, and I was thinking like drinking their blood and I was like are you vampires? Are we like?

Lauren:

I don't know something weird is happening with his canines and I'm like you're like still on the teeth, yeah and um. But then it also made me question everything. I'm like do all they do this? And I've just blocked that out all other books I've read. But I think You're like still on the teeth, yeah, and. But then it also made me question everything. I'm like do all of they do this? And I've just blocked that out of all other books I've read. But I think no, I feel like the teeth is like a weird yeah.

Jordan:

I think she just like I, yeah, I don't know. I don't know that we'll have to figure out, but I, I, yeah, I don't know yeah, I think that's about it overall.

Lauren:

I'm like invested and I want to know what happens agreed.

Jordan:

I, like, can't wait to read, like the second half yeah, so we will see yes, we shall see. Thank you so much listening. I hope you enjoyed this episode. Please feel free to rate and review us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, and if there's any interviews or conversations you would like me to have with someone specific, please reach out either email or through our Instagram, available in the show notes and happy reading.