Kate, Sarah, and Liz are back, diving into "A Court of Wings and Ruin" where we discover that Sarah J. Maas isn't just giving us sexy faeries with wings—she's exposing the toxic patterns we've been taught are "godly leadership" in evangelical spaces.
Who knew fantasy novels could be more spiritually formative than those "Biblical Womanhood" conferences you've been guilted into attending? 💁♀️📚✨
Topics Covered:
Boundaries Are Not Blasphemy: Watch Feyre FINALLY stop absorbing Tamlin's rage-spirals and let him face the consequences of his actions! Turns out maintaining boundaries isn't "selfish"—it's how systems get healthy. Sorry not sorry to every pastor who told you to "absorb" your husband's "passion" (read: emotional volatility) for the good of your marriage! 🚩
The Martyrdom Olympics: Why is everyone in this book (and evangelical culture) so determined to win gold in the Self-Sacrifice Games? The hosts unpack how that post-Columbine "would you die for Jesus?" trauma-bonding turned suffering into a weird status symbol. Pro tip: suffering will find you naturally—you don't need to go looking for it or make it your entire personality! 🏆
When the Quiet Ones Speak Up: Azriel defending Feyre at the High Lord meeting has us asking—where are all the men stepping up when women are being verbally eviscerated in seminary classes, boardrooms, and church meetings? The bar is literally on the ground, fellas, and yet... 🦗🦗🦗
The Tamlin Test™: How "Tamlin" became shorthand for toxic masculinity featuring traits eerily similar to what those "Future Husband" lists encouraged us to seek: powerful, possessive, volatile but
passionate, and emotionally stunted buta leader. We were literally trained to romanticize red flags! Make it make sense! 🚩🚩🚩The Bare Minimum Redemption Arc: Why we're not giving Tamlin a cookie for doing ONE decent thing after books of emotional abuse. This mirrors the "weaponized forgiveness" that keeps putting harmful leaders back in pulpits faster than you can say "he's really sorry this time." The audacity! 😤
Turns out the church could learn something from Azriel's silent-but-deadly approach to allyship. Less performative "I respect women" sermons, more actual defending when we're not in the room, please and thank you!
Remember: If fantasy novels are making you examine the real world differently, the novels didn't create the problem—they just gave you eyes to see what was always there. 👀💅
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