Sobbing Over BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN by M.L. Wang

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Check This Bookout

Madeline and Hannah Bookout

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Calling all book besties! Check This Bookout is your new favorite podcast for all things fantasy, romance, and romantasy hosted by two book-obsessed sisters, Madeline and Hannah Bookout. Join us for unfiltered bookish conversation and games including honest reviews, plot and character deep dives, and the endless debate: is the morally gray love interest really that bad? (Spoiler: probably not.) We’ll be here every other Tuesday discussing the books that made us laugh, cry, and stay up way too late. So find your comfy reading chair, grab your never ending TBR, and let’s Check This Bookout!

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Sobbing Over BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN by M.L. Wang

Check This Bookout

1 hour 22 minutes 40 seconds

3 months ago

Sobbing Over BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN by M.L. Wang

Introducing Blood Over Bright Haven🩸, one of our all-time favorite 5 star reads. This book left both of us sobbing & reeling, & we have to debrief it with y'all. We unpack the book’s world building & plot, dissect the morally complex characters, & explore how Wang tackles ethics with gut-punching emotional stakes. (P.S. This episode contains spoilers!)

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📖 Books Mentioned:

Blood Over Bright Haven - M.L. Wang

Sword of Kaigen - M.L. Wang

✍️ Blood Over Bright Haven Synopsis:

For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry.
When Sciona finally passes the qualifying exam and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor.
What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild plains to the city. But now he sees the opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the privileged in power.
At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first.

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00:00 intro

00:01:45 our ratings

00:02:45 what BOBH is about

00:05:25 our hiatus & an anniversary

00:09:00 world building & magic system

00:18:45 sciona’s character deep dive

00:25:39 plot deep dive

00:28:00 thomil & sciona meet

00:38:15 sciona’s crashing out

00:40:27 the library scene

00:41:49 sciona flights back

00:46:00 madeline starts crying

00:48:20 the morality theme

00:52:05 brigham character deep dive

00:56:35 thought provoking themes

00:59:10 thomil character deep dive

01:12:30 a barnes & noble story

01:15:50 pics of us crying lol

01:17:25 1000% recommend

01:21:10 outro