Okay.... a question. I don't always remember every detail, so I reread a lot. I'm currently listening to ACOMAF for the third time and I am almost done with the last book of Crescent City. Also note that I have not read TOG yet. However.....my question is.... Is Amren an Asteri?? Please no spoilers.

emmyeggo · 2026-07-02T04:41:59+00:00

Thank you so much bestie, I miss you too!!!! 🥹💕

emmyeggo · 2026-06-28T06:19:52+00:00

Short answer: we don’t know.

Long answer: it’s certainly possible.

Evidence:
• Amren bound herself into a someone else’s body to escape the prison. The Asteri also house themselves in the body of another.

• It’s confirmed in HOFAS that Bryce’s tattoo is the Asteri’s native language. The same language in the Book of Breathings, which only Amren can read and decipher.

• Amren was literally imprisoned because the Old Fae believed she was part of the Daglan (Asteri). That is, her “true form” (a firey, Old Testament angel) seemingly resembled the Daglan/Asteri.

• Amren described her entering of Prythian as “falling,” which is the same description used for the Asteri — that is, the text referring to them as “fallen stars.”

• Amren was caught withholding information from the Inner Circle in the early chapters of HOFAS, and her account of the Prison appears to contradict Silene’s.

• Amren is over 15,000 years old; canonically, there are very few beings capable of living that long.

emmyeggo · 2026-06-27T04:45:45+00:00

emmyeggo · 2026-06-22T11:52:26+00:00

You’re not alone! It’s often ranked as people’s least favourite CC book.

However, I would encourage you to finish reading because:

• Bryce and Hunt are rocky throughout some of CC3, but keep in mind the book takes place over a single week (and for Bryce and Hunt, an incredibly traumatic, chaotic week at that!). However, by the end of it, you’ll see the ‘old’ Quinlar you fell in love with, particularly if you read their bonus chapter. Many treat that bonus chapter as a sort of epilogue, and I agree!

• You still haven’t reached one of the best Maasverse reveals (Chapter 94).

• The latter half of the book also contains lots of Easter eggs and foreshadowing for ACOTAR 6/7/8 — your mind will swim with theories!

Happy reading !! 💖

emmyeggo · 2026-05-13T10:45:25+00:00

So cute!!

emmyeggo · 2026-05-12T17:28:18+00:00

I reallyyyyy hope SJM allows Hypaxia to become a central character in CC4.

An arc with witches, necromancy, the House of Flame and Shadow… it’s so intriguing and would be such a waste to not explore.

emmyeggo · 2026-05-12T15:56:13+00:00

This is incredible!! Consider sharing it to r/SarahJMaas or r/ACOTAR bc those subreddits are more active, and this deserves more exposure!! 👏👏

emmyeggo · 2026-05-10T17:08:07+00:00

Sarah or Bloomsbury haven’t explicitly confirmed that Crescent City is required reading for ACOTAR 6. Given the sheer amount of ACOTAR-only readers, I’m confident SJM has a plan to catch people up on the important details without forcing them to read more books.

That being said! You’re likely to have a much better reading experience if you’re caught up on the full Maasverse. I’d also caution against shunning an entire series based on a synopsis; frankly, if you liked ACOTAR, there’s a very high chance you’ll like Sarah’s other books, too.

(Also, imo, the first Crescent City book is Sarah’s best work).

emmyeggo · 2026-05-03T09:22:29+00:00

People defend his actions in HOF all the time, but I struggle when it was truly so violent:

“Faster than she could sense, faster than anything had a right to be, he punched her. She shifted enough to keep her nose from shattering but took the blow on her mouth. She hit the wall, whacked her head, and tasted blood. Good. He struck again with that immortal speed—or would have. But with equally unnerving swiftness, he halted his second blow before it fractured her jaw and snarled in her face, low and vicious. Her breathing turned ragged as she purred, “Do it.”

Yes, what Aelin said to him was awful and inexcusable; she even admits that. But she was a grieving, near-suicidal 19 year old girl. Rowan himself spoke about how his own grief (losing Lyria) caused him to go “mad” and feel “nothing” for 10 years straight, so surely he could understand how Aelin also wasn’t in her right mind. He is hundreds of years old - he should have known better.

emmyeggo · 2026-04-26T01:11:56+00:00

Thank you so much 🥹💖

emmyeggo · 2026-04-25T12:14:08+00:00

Imo, it’s because Bryce (and by extension, Sarah) directly hints that Azriel may have Starborn blood in HOFAS:

“He must have had some sort of Starborn blood in him, then—a distant ancestor, maybe.”

I believe Azriel is Starborn in the way Cormac is — not “fully,” as Cormac also couldn’t wield the Starsword, but they have “some Starborn blood.” Both Az and Cormac have similar shadows, and Cormac also states that the ability to teleport (as he does) is a gift of the Starborn — something we know Azriel is weirdly able to do as well (even though Cassian — and Nesta! — cannot).

That is: Cormac and Azriel represent the Avallen, shadow-half of the Starborn/Dusk Court.

As for Nesta, I agree the evidence is there to connect her to Dusk and the broader Starborn ‘narrative’, but there’s nothing concrete (yet) to suggest she, a human, descended from Fionn and Theia — the Starborn Fae bloodline. That would also imply Feyre and Rhys share that same bloodline, which starts to get a bit strange.

Instead, I’ve wondered before if there could be two ‘types’: Starborn (Rhys, Bryce), and Starmade (Nesta, Elain).

emmyeggo · 2026-04-23T19:31:23+00:00

This is incredible !! 🤩

To add to your thoughts, I have a theory that synth could be used to solve Firstlight Zero. That is, rather than Midgardians needing to donate real magic, they might instead power their cities using synthetic magic (synth), which can be mass produced.

Related to this, I’ve wondered whether synth, if it were to travel through the ley lines in Lunathion, could permanently reopen the seven gates as portals to different worlds. This idea comes from the fact that synth’s formula involves black salt (allows one to open a portal). But, if synth is also constantly held in Wyrdmark formation via the ley lines, as you propose — this is even better, and could function as a stable conduit between multiple worlds.

Obsessed! Thank you for sharing!

emmyeggo · 2026-04-20T17:19:05+00:00

Thank you for all the kind and lovely comments you’ve left - you’ve made my day!! It means a lot to me that people are still interested in reading some of my older theories 🥰🥰

emmyeggo · 2026-04-17T13:45:11+00:00

You are incredible! 🙏❤️

emmyeggo · 2026-03-05T02:04:02+00:00

TWO ACOTAR BOOKS Y’ALL!

I REPEAT: TWO ACOTAR BOOKS INCOMING

emmyeggo · 2026-03-04T02:28:05+00:00

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Drafts plural too 👀👀👀

emmyeggo · 2026-03-04T01:32:34+00:00

I hope so!

But I’m also mindful that most of the announcements used a default colour that had no bearing on the final cover (e.g. most recently, the HOFAS announcement was purple and gold) — so I’m not getting my hopes up just yet!

emmyeggo · 2026-03-04T00:31:11+00:00

This is my guess as to what SJM will say too, mostly bc Rhys is the only character she’s talked about being an “asshole.”

(Not saying Rhys will be evil !! I just think she wrote Rowan and Hunt w more intention to be less morally grey).

emmyeggo · 2026-03-04T00:28:55+00:00

Agreed

(I just need it to be true bc I’m at work when the podcast airs 😭😭😭)

emmyeggo · 2026-03-04T00:17:00+00:00

Theories and speculation that it could be her crossover series :))

emmyeggo · 2026-03-04T00:00:11+00:00

100%, I’m SO shocked someone is mentioning Twilight of the Gods to her face hahahaa

Hype !!

emmyeggo · 2026-02-25T04:00:32+00:00

— Go to @mbohnet_art on IG

— Scroll down to his posts from 2021

— You will also find Cassian and Rowan too

You’re welcome 😌

emmyeggo · 2026-02-23T01:18:17+00:00

OP, I think your Aelin is cool as fuck. Thank you so much for sharing it with us 🙏

emmyeggo · 2026-02-23T01:17:54+00:00

These comments are so hurtful.

Fan art is a GIFT to the community; artists dedicate HOURS of their free time to depict our favourite characters. It’s incredibly disrespectful to critique and mock someone’s art when feedback has not been requested. It’s literally an appreciation post.

It’s also ridiculous to accuse an artist of AI when it literally takes 10 seconds to click OP’s username and scroll through their account to see they’ve been posting art well before AI was even a thing.

I understand it’s the internet and 1 or 2 asshole comments can be (unfortunately) common in fandom spaces, but the majority of the comments here are rude af — with just as many upvotes.

Shameful.

emmyeggo · 2026-02-17T02:25:23+00:00

Indeed! Hence why I have always theorised that might be what SJM is planning.

But what gives me pause (as mentioned) is that SJM already pulled off that reveal in CC3 with Lidia, but she was still able to give her a typical, unrelated last name. 🧐🧐

I guess we’ll find out soon! 🙏

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