🐉 THRESHING DAY HAS ARRIVED—and we have THOUGHTS.

Welcome back to Enchanted & Exhausted, where we run away from the real world into books! 📚✨ samantha-kayla (2)

Episode 10 was recorded LIVE on TikTok, and this one is packed with everything we love: Fourth Wing theories, dragons, reading updates, mom-life chaos, and completely unrealistic TBR expectations.

We dive into Threshing Day, talk about our favorite POVs, and unpack some of the theories that have us questioning EVERYTHING we thought we knew about the Empyrean series. Who has secretly had a dragon? Can we actually trust the scribes? Why do riders have to bleed during Threshing? And what exactly is Rebecca Yarros setting us up for?! 👀🐉

Then, naturally, we attempt our own Dragonkind Threshing live...and things go about as well as you'd expect. 🔥😂

We also recap our September reads and ratings, talk about what we're reading in October, share our next Enchanted & Exhausted Book Club pick, Crown Me Dead, and give each other our newest reading challenges. Kayla is challenged to read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, while Sam gets Dark Secret by Christine Feehan. samantha-kayla (2)

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers and theories for Threshing Day and the Empyrean series.

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We’re back with Episode 9 of Enchanted & Exhausted, and this week we’re mixing spicy books, questionable opinions, and the beautiful chaos of motherhood.

We’re recapping our September book club read, Kiss of the Basilisk, and WOW… this book gave us a LOT to talk about. We’re diving into the spice, the fantasy, the love triangle, power dynamics, questionable choices, social commentary, the ending that left us questioning EVERYTHING, and whether we’ll be picking up the next book.

But before we get into the bookish chaos, it’s time for some serious mom-life stories. From flooded bathrooms and feral children to school drama, random noises, questionable parenting decisions, and the things our kids do that have us wondering how we’re still functioning… motherhood is exhausting and apparently our children are feral.

We also share our October TBRs, books we’re excited about, upcoming releases, and what we’re challenging each other to read.

AND finally… we announce our October Enchanted & Exhausted Book Club Pick: Crown Me Dead by Liv Xander! 🖤

If you’ve read Kiss of the Basilisk, we NEED to know your thoughts. What did you rate it? Who was your favorite character? And how many chili peppers are you giving it?

Come hang out with us for books, motherhood, questionable opinions, and whatever feral childness happens between now and next week.

As always… stay enchanted and maybe a little less exhausted. ✨

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We took Enchanted & Exhausted LIVE... and invited BookTok into the chaos. 😂📚

For the first time, Sam and Kayla are recording an episode while simultaneously going LIVE on TikTok—on three accounts, because apparently one wasn't chaotic enough. 😂

This week is ALL about books. We're breaking down our favorite standalones, duologies, completed series, unfinished series, current reads, favorite tropes, and the fictional men we're absolutely not prepared to give up.

From Nocticadia, The Knight and the Moth, The Knave and the Moon, Plated Prisoner, From Blood and Ash, Throne of Glass, Fourth Wing, Quicksilver, Shield of Sparrows and plenty more—we're talking about the books we can't stop thinking about and adding even MORE books to our already out-of-control TBRs.

Then things get a little unhinged with Would You Rather, choosing our ultimate book boyfriend, and a round of Marry, Hook Up & Block with our favorite fictional characters.

And because we're still Enchanted & Exhausted, we couldn't end without some feral mom talk. From kids saying things they definitely shouldn't, toddler tantrums and Velcro children to the never-ending question of “Why does the house still look like this?!”—motherhood makes its way into the conversation whether we plan for it or not.

This episode is raw, interactive, slightly chaotic, and very us. Grab your coffee, open your TBR, and play along with us!

💬 We want YOUR answers:
What's your favorite standalone, duology and series? Who is your ultimate book boyfriend? And whose book recommendation are you trusting—Sam or Kayla?

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Stay enchanted... and maybe a little less exhausted. ✨☕

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The TBR is never-ending, the kids are feral, and apparently reading is our job now. 📚☕

This week on Enchanted & Exhausted, Sam and Kayla are wrapping up August with the books they loved, hated, cried over, and absolutely cannot stop talking about.

We're breaking down our August reads and ratings—including The Housemaid, Ask for Andrea, Kissed by the Gods, Heir of Fire, Little Stranger, In Five Years, and more—before diving into what we're currently reading and the absolutely unreasonable number of books we've put on our September TBRs. And yes... somehow we still keep adding more. 😂

Of course, it wouldn't be Enchanted & Exhausted without a little mom-life chaos. We're talking hurricane survival mode, potty-training toddlers, toddler tantrums, rage cleaning bathrooms, feral children, ADHD tangents, and the everyday insanity that comes with trying to be moms, creators, business owners AND readers.

And then we have something extra special. 🖤

We're welcoming indie author and poet Celicia Biscamp, author of Dancing With Your Ghost! We sit down with Celicia to talk about her poetry, what inspired her book, how she decided which poems to include, and what it was really like navigating the indie publishing process on her own.

So grab your coffee, put in your headphones, ignore your TBR judging you from across the room, and settle in with us. ☕📖

In this episode: August reading wrap-up • Five-star reads • September TBRs • New book releases • Feral Mom Moments • Rage cleaning • BookTok chaos • Indie publishing • Poetry • Author interview

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Come hang out with us, tell us your best August read, and let us know which book we need to add to our never-ending TBR next.

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🔥 Somebody might get canceled by the end of this episode…

Sam and Kayla are officially done agreeing with everyone. 😂 This week on Enchanted & Exhausted, we’re diving headfirst into our UNPOPULAR OPINIONS — and absolutely nothing is safe.

We’re talking mom life, parenting, screen time, bribing your kids, cereal for dinner, hiding snacks from your children, mom guilt, letting kids figure things out for themselves, and why moms are allowed to have an identity that has absolutely NOTHING to do with their kids.

Then… we come for the readers. 📚👀

Do audiobooks count as reading?
Is DNFing a book self-care?
Can spice save a terrible plot? 🌶️
And which BookTok opinions are we willing to defend?

Plus, we catch up on the chaos happening in our houses, share our current reads, talk September Hopefuls, reveal our monthly reading challenges, and somehow manage to get wildly distracted along the way.

The biggest takeaway? We don't have to agree. Moms, readers, friends — we're all allowed to have different opinions without shaming each other for them.

💬 NOW WE WANT YOUR HOT TAKES!

Drop your most controversial mom opinion or bookish opinion in the comments. Agree with us? Disagree with us? Think one of our “unpopular” opinions is actually popular? TELL US. We might even read yours on a future episode. 👀

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Mom Rage, Feminine Rage & Kissed by the Gods

This week on Enchanted & Exhausted, we're going from mom rage to feminine rage—and somehow it makes perfect sense. 😂

First, Kayla and Sam are diving into some parenting questions that might get us in a little trouble. 👀

Is it okay to correct someone else's child? Should siblings have to share? Has gentle parenting gone too far? Should you let your kid quit a sport halfway through the season? And how much privacy should teenagers actually have on their phones?

We're sharing our own parenting styles, the things that work (and definitely DON'T work) with our kids, the mom guilt that comes after losing your patience, and why sometimes you have to accept that every kid needs something different.

Then we're trading mom rage for feminine rage as we jump into our August Book Club pick, Kissed by the Gods by Caty Rogan! 📚🔥

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: Once the book discussion starts, NOTHING is safe!

We're talking Lena, Riot, power vs. autonomy, THAT ending, our theories, what worked for us, what didn't, and why we're already desperate to know what happens next.

And before we leave, we're announcing our next book club read: Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube. 🐍🌶️ Let's just say… based on those content warnings, we are in for a VERY different kind of book club next month. 😂

🎧 Grab your headphones, hide from your kids for an hour—or don't, because ours clearly weren't going anywhere—and come hang out with us.

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Episode Title: Stop Waiting for Your Village—Become One 💛

Motherhood was never meant to be done alone—but what happens when the village everyone talks about just… doesn’t show up?

In this episode of Enchanted & Exhausted, Kayla and Sam are getting real about what it means to become the village instead of waiting for one to find you.

Being a mom is hard. It can be overwhelming, exhausting, isolating, and sometimes incredibly lonely. We all want people who check in, show up, offer help, remember the hard days, and remind us that we aren’t doing this alone. But building that kind of community starts with us, too.

💛 Send the text.
💛 Check on the mama who’s been quiet.
💛 Bring the coffee.
💛 Offer to hold the baby.
💛 Invite her even if she usually says no.
💛 Celebrate her wins.
💛 Show up when things get messy.

You never know when one small act of friendship might be exactly what another mom needs.

So instead of asking, “Where is my village?” maybe we start asking, “Whose village can I be today?”

Grab your coffee, your headphones, and probably the laundry you’ve been avoiding, and join us for a conversation about motherhood, friendship, loneliness, and creating the community we all deserve.

A note from us: This episode discusses some of the emotional challenges that can come with motherhood. If you are experiencing depression, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, or struggling with your mental health, please reach out to your doctor or another qualified healthcare professional. If you are in suicidal crisis or emotional distress in the United States or its territories, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available by calling 988 or texting 988.

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🐉 Fourth Wing Deep Dive — Part Two: The Theories Get Even More Unhinged

We told you we had WAY too much to say for one episode… so welcome to Part Two of our Fourth Wing / Empyrean Series deep dive! ⚔️🔥

Sam and Kayla are jumping right back into Basgiath and continuing down every rabbit hole we possibly can.

🐉 Dragons, riders & bonds
🩸 Venin theories and questions we NEED answered
👀 Characters we’re suspicious of
⚔️ Predictions for what could happen next
📚 Connections and clues we may have completely overanalyzed
🤯 And the theories that get more unhinged the longer we talk about them

Are we onto something… or have we officially spent WAY too much time thinking about these books? 😂

⚠️ MAJOR EMPYREAN SERIES SPOILERS! If you aren't caught up, save this episode and come back!

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If you haven't listened to Part One yet, start there first!

Then come back and tell us: What Empyrean theory are you willing to bet EVERYTHING on? 👀🐉

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