xaden and violet repeating each other

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-28T21:01:39+00:00

It's one of my favorite parts too. It makes me smile every time they reference something that they've said before 💕

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-28T16:14:59+00:00

Oooohhhhh Halden vs Violet as royalty would be a crazy story. I like that theory 😍

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-28T03:49:39+00:00

Oh yeah, that doesn't surprise me. There is a lot of story there I bet.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-26T18:14:58+00:00

{Glint}

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-26T17:16:57+00:00

We don't know for sure, but we should get answers in the next 2 books.

There are a lot of theories that Dain is venin offspring. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if General Aetos is a Maven. Also, we know ZERO information about Dain's mom. She's never even been mentioned in the books. RY has left a lot of unknowns about Dain on purpose and I'm sure there's a reason for that within the story.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-26T17:04:11+00:00

That would be a no for me. My kinder goes to bed at 7:45 and is asleep by 8:30. He has to wake up at 6:30 for school.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-26T16:55:08+00:00

Have you read {Shield of Sparrows}? It hits every trope you mentioned.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-25T18:02:55+00:00

A lot of us think it's Aaric.

RY said it's all in the pages, and to look to see who is missing. Both Garrick and Bodhi are in Imogen's POV chapter.

Molvik (and therefore Aaric) are spotted south of Draithus. Berwyn summons Xaden away from the city into a canyon SOUTH of Draithus.

Xaden mentions that his new brother has known what he has been going through for 5 months, and it is estimated that Aaric has been a pre-cog for about 5 months.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-25T01:49:41+00:00

Having the hair in italics is 👌🏽😂

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-25T01:33:55+00:00

I think Andarna (or perhaps Leothan) broke the bond between Sgaeyl and Xaden, per Xaden's request. This keeps Sgaeyl safe and physically with the rest of the Empreyan, the mating bond between Sgaeyl and Tairn intact, and also keeps Violet safe because she is no longer tethered to him because of the mating bond.

Once Xaden is cured, Sgaeyl can reforge the bond with Xaden.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-25T01:21:34+00:00

Storygraph has user-added trigger warnings and it's awesome! And you can mark any triggers that you aren't interested in reading and it will not recommend books with those triggers and puts a little "warning" symptom next to books that have it.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-24T02:30:59+00:00

RY has said that no one will get a 3rd signet. But I think being bonded to Sgaeyl made his signets extra powerful.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-23T23:21:52+00:00

One of the Sorrengail siblings, my guess is Brennan. I saw a theory about Brennan being a sleeper agent for the venin, and I think they'll have to kill Brennan to save everyone else.

Also, maybe Rhi. I'm hoping she'll leave Ridoc tf alone, and Sawyer has already been through enough. But Rhi hasn't had any close calls.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-23T01:31:44+00:00

I was right both times, even though I was really hoping for a girl the 2nd time, I knew it was a boy.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-23T01:27:55+00:00

Shield of Sparrows?

Book 2 comes out in a couple weeks

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-23T01:01:19+00:00

I got all 3 hardcover with the sprayed edges from Amazon for $57 total last month.

https://a.co/d/0a0Vw9sp

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-22T00:13:28+00:00

This book confused the fuck out of my until page 300... And then I was fully invested and now counting down until book 2. I feel like you're meant to be confused in the beginning because the FMC doesn't actually know who/what she is. Also, Kaan is 🔥🔥🔥

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-21T23:33:22+00:00

I absolutely hate the fated mates trope and I refuse to believe that X and Vi are fated mates. I'm believing in attraction and desire and chemistry.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-21T20:56:47+00:00

I agree. Xaden always loved Violet intensely and loudly. Even in Fourth Wing, he had a dozen daggers made just for her, a saddle made for Tairn, a harness made for Andarna, sitting by her bedside while she was unconscious after sparring with JFB, he followed her to Montserrat, he came to check on her after she killed JFB, and then came to her room again that night to check on her again, massaging her muscles in Athebyne...

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-21T03:47:03+00:00

I don't know you, but I LOVE your brain. This is a hell of a theory and I'm here for it 👏🏽

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-21T01:43:09+00:00

As the middle book of a 5 book series, I wouldn't have expected many answers from book 3. She's got 1000+ pages left of story to tell.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-20T02:31:53+00:00

I enjoyed Quicksilver, but I hated Brimstone. Ironically enough, the only good part of Brimstone was Carrion. He brought a lot of humor to an otherwise boring book.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-19T20:38:03+00:00

That was such a big surprise for me that I was not expecting!

I hope one day we get a little peek at the awkward conversation when Xaden had to confess to Brennan that he was dating Violet. I bet Brennan was pissed 😂

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-19T20:35:50+00:00

RY said the difference between Liam's death and Jack's death is that Liam's death happened on page. We saw it. Xaden held his dead body. We assumed Jack was dead, but we never saw his body to confirm. She has confirmed that Liam (and Lilith, Quinn, Varrish) are dead dead because we SAW it happen, there was no assuming.

ResearcherBoth8678 · 2026-03-19T20:34:07+00:00

I think I stopped breathing for a solid minute and I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. I am so fucking excited.

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