We’re back, bookworms! M+K have been MIA for most of 2021, but still managed to rally for a recap of their (abridged) season five. Plus, A Very Good Reason for Our Radio Silence; Reviewing Lightbringer in One Sentence; The Hardest Game of Would You Rather; and How We’re Giving Back This Holiday Season.

A shifting timeline throws M+K for a loop, leaving them questioning some of the characters’ actions. Plus, Corien Just Keeps Getting Creepier; The Burgeoning Bromance We’re Totally Here For; Helpful Tips to Survive Time Traveling; And A Day in the Life of a Short Sleeper. 

M+K team up with a pair of prophesied queens—one destined to save the world, and one destined to destroy it. Plus, POV Chapters, One Thousand and Twenty Years Apart; Team Rielle vs. Team Eliana; How to Know if Your Guardian Angel is Reading Your Mind; and Ancient Contraceptive Methods We Wholeheartedly Do Not Recommend.

A fresh concept, a diverse cast of characters, and a soaring conclusion leads to M+K assigning one of their highest ratings ever to the Skybound Saga. Plus, A Ghost Eagle Origin Story; Don’t Hatch Eggs Under Water!; The Terrifying Truth About Owl Eyes; and How a Book Saved the American Bald Eagle.

M+K get a change of scenery when they visit the Sky Castle and meet some (sneaky) secondary characters. Plus, More Platonic Friendships, Please; A REEEEEEally Shocking Ghost Eagle Twist; How to (Sort of) Train Your Falcon; And a History of Human-Lifting Kites.

M+K soar into a brand new series and discover a unique world built entirely around birds of prey. Plus, A Long-Standing Feud Over Falconry; A Complicated Twin Relationship; Our MC Deserves a Better Love Interest!; and Intricate Aviary Mating Rituals.

In this special bonus episode, M+K slow down and attempt to become better graphic novel readers. Plus, How to Survive Being a Fiver at Blackcliff; A Sort of Pointless Poison Mission; Treating Rabies with Raw Veal and Badger Dung; and The Origin Story of Our Podcast Theme Song

M+K finish the first epic series of season four and bond over the power of storytelling. Plus, That Indescribable Book Feeling; Death Claims Everyone Before Helene; K Tries to Quit Her Job to Become a Full-Time Bard; and Our Predictions for the Next Wave of Storytelling Technology.

M+K go on a wild goose chase with Laia, watch Elias suck at soul catching, help out at a birth with Helene, and try and answer the burning question: Who is the reaper at the gates? Plus, A New Nightbringer POV; The Shocking Truth About Cook’s Backstory; K Teaches M Everything About Midwifery; and The Great World Library Road Trip Adventure.

M+K travel deep into the depths of Kauf Prison to rescue their MC’s big brother. Plus, Two Shocking Revelations Surrounding Our Secondary Characters; Elias Makes a Really Bad Deal With a Jinn; Our Most Terrifying Recurring Nightmares; and The Innumerable Fraudulent Lives of Frank Abagnale Jr.

M+K kick off season five with a series that they’ve wanted to read since the very start of the show. Plus, Team Helene vs. Team Keenan; The Vilest, Cruelest Character We’ve Ever Encountered; K Learns the Three H’s of Operating a Forge; and Why We Won’t be The First Ever Women Navy Seals.

M+K put their pride to the side to share all of the mistakes and mishaps from one of their toughest years in history. Plus, Husbands, Dogs, and Other Loud Things; Really Bad Memory Lapses; The Time We Didn't Even Understand Our Own Research; and Whose Turn is it to Forget a Dad Joke?

M+K say good riddance to 2020 with a rundown of their fourth season. Plus, Our Favorite Fantastical Worlds; The Very Best Villains of The Year; An Easy Game of “Would You Rather?”; and Unusual Reading Habits and Book Phobias.

M+K finish their final series of the year and weigh in on their MC’s wishes. Plus, Beautiful Words and Confusing Plot Lines; A Sort of One-Sided Sacrifice; Telling the Future with Oracular Animal Bones; and The Abridged Epic Story of the Naga Kaliya. 

M+K stay in a familiar realm, but embark on a brand new story with a completely different cast of characters. Plus, The Enemies to Lovers Trope We’re Totally Here For; The Legend of King Vikram and the Vetala; Vishakanyas vs. Yakshinis; And Everything We’d Wish for In The Tournament of Wishes.

M+K tie up the loose ends from their rendezvous with the King of the Dead and wonder what’s in store for book two. Plus, Slightly Confused by Reincarnation; A Flesh-Eating Talking Demon Horse Who Wants to Eat Everyone; Multiple Myths Surrounding Hell-Hounds; and The Uncomfortable History of Trial By Fire.

In their final series of the season, M+K visit the magical world of Akaran, where they discover a room full of stars, a tree bearing memories, and a prince hiding many secrets. Plus, A Collection of Morally-Ambiguous Characters; A Tapestry that Controls Fate; K Learns She Was a Pirate Prince in a Past Life; and A Short History of the Most Famous Swayamvara.

M+K mourn the demise of Maia’s dresses and discuss how the story unravels in an expected way. Plus, We’re Done with Demons for Awhile; A Satisfyingly Simple Happy Ending; Famous People Who Turned Down Royal Honors; and The Pirate Queen of the Persian Army.

M+K learn how magic can corrupt as they watch their MC slowly turn into a demon before their very eyes. Plus, We’re Still Holding Out Hope for Lady Sarnai; Don’t Bring a Knife to a Demon Fight; Unraveling the Myth of the Magic Carpet; and Astounding Secrets People Have Kept From Their Spouses.

M+K join Maia on mission to gather materials for three magical dresses made from the sun, moon, and stars. Plus, The Enigma of Edan Finally Starts to Unravel; Fireproof Gloves, Waterproof Shoes, and a Slightly-Faulty Magic Carpet; K Uncovers the Mythology Behind Making Wishes; and The Most Expensive Dresses Ever Made.