In part 2 of Crooked Kingdom, we start with a visit from Jesper’s father and end with chaos in costumes while rescuing a beloved member of the team! Geoff has a crush on Colm Fahey, and we don’t blame them Matthias is a surprisingly good L&D nurse Did Inej go just a little too far this time? Nina’s road to recovery and reconnection with her communi…

It’s time for us to get cracking on Crooked Kingdom! Retvenko Rewind: it’s okay, we forgot about him too Kaz wouldn’t really do THAT, would he? Nina’s secret plan to get Matthias to adopt Kuwei Inej’s escape plan is more horrifying than we realized Fun Segment: a double dose of Mad Lib! Question of the week: Would Kaz have traded for Inej if she ha…

In this highly anticipated episode, Geoff and Julianna face off against Lucero and Dani from the "Sombra y Cuervos" podcast in an epic Six of Crows trivia smackdown! After some unavoidable delays (sorry about that, folks!), we are back with a jam-packed episode full of Kaz Brekker-level trickery, wild guesses, and plenty of laughs. We dive deep int…

Here it is! The episode that should have been at Literary Ink but we now bring to you not live! Geoff is back and feeling better! This episode highlights what we love about this book, including: Strong women who don’t need a man Differently-abled representation Multiple perspectives Characters working through their traumas A crap ton of quotable li…

Live from the Literary Ink tattoo convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee we have the one and only Julianna! Unfortunately Geoff got covid as was not able to make the convention and we were all SO SAD! But alas we make due! Please enjoy this live mini episode of just Julianna at Literary Ink chatting with friends and con goeres as to who the Grishaver…

Let the record show that we kept our promise! We have reached the end of Six of Crows before we got to LIterary Ink this summer, and also in this glorious month of Pride! Inej and Nina are DEFINITELY worse off by the end of the book Kaz has been playing Jenga this entire time Matthias and Wylan are transformed in SO many ways Can we REALLY blame Je…

We are BACK and super psyched to get into the thick of the action with chapters 32-38 of Six of Crows! We DID read The Familiar, but our full reviews will have to wait Cheers from new friends across the globe! How to flirt while danger is imminent Should it matter that the target of their mission has changed? The satisfaction of two lovers FINALLY …

Hello Friends! It's been a while and we have missed you so! We just wanted to drop a quick episode to say HIIIIIIIIII! We love you! We are still here! And we will have more full episodes out soon! So please enjoy some life updates from us (Geoff and Julianna) and know that we appreciate you SOOOOOOOOO much!!!n HUGS!!!! xoxo Not Gossip Girl (unless …

The Ice Court Job is in FULL EFFECT in this week’s episode, as we get into chapters 27-31 of Six of Crows! LB is going on tour (let us know if you plan to go)! Did Jesper kill a guy, or just knock him out? Matthias doesn’t pair well with anyone… or does he? Kaz might have more privilege than he realizes Nina and Inej should really just have their o…

Before Geoff and Julianna head off on their world travels, we have to talk about this prison break. So, this week, we are getting into chapters 22-26 of SoC! Some of the characters are just… there. The things Jesper has to do for love (and to break out of prison). There’s a reason Inej is holding onto hope better than Kaz The end of the Kaz Brekker…

This week, we’re stopping off at a coffee shop (they have those) to discuss chapters 20 and 21 of Six of Crows! New goal: finished SoC by the time we present at Literary Ink in July! LB is serving some serious press realness for her new book: The Familiar “It” may be hard to talk about, but we have to acknowledge it The moment we realized there IS …

We’re back on our chapter discussions (and our usual shenanigans)! Our podcast has a new executive producer ;-) Check out Geoff on TV and Movie Trivia Podcast w/ Brian Sheehan Kaz and Matthias are more similar than they think Flashbacks with seamless transitions Geoff is NOT defending Pekka Rollins… However… All the best lines are said BY Kaz or AB…

Happy Holidays to you and yours! Wherever, whatever, and however you celebrate, we are so happy to have another year with you on the books. Once again, we come together to celebrate our Winter Fete! This time, we are joined by our dear friends and podcasting pals Spencer and Jess from Not So Young Adults/Twi-Lit Podcast! Set the Scene: “Vicar of Di…

With so much going on around the holidays, we had a lot of energy going into this week’s new episode! Bridges can be hills? Netflix canceled Shadow & Bone (spoiler alert: Geoff is not taking it well) It’s time for some GIRL TALK! The Ice Court Mission: the worst group date ever We need to talk about Jesper Fun Segment: Who’s Coming to Dinner: Six o…

Time to round off part 2 of SoC this week with chapters 14 and 15! Nina and Matthias are so intertwined, they even take turns telling the same backstory Nina must have been a protege Matthias gets to represent his people because he’s *not* the worst There’s a lot more Hadestown in this episode than you might be expecting Does it count if a Grisha g…

We’re back-back-back-back-BACK again! This week, we are finally getting back into our chapter discussions with chapters 12 and 13 of Six of Crows! Sorry we’re late! Life… uh… get in the way. Leigh knows we exist! HOORAY! Back stories are more delicious when you get them in pieces There’s always time for Kaz sass. If Kaz is a demon, Pekka must be th…

Thanks to all who came to see us live at LeakyCon this year! We got to do a panel all about the Grishaverse for beginners! We had a blast and know you are going to love this recording! On this live panel we broke down the Grishaverse map, chatted about favorite characters, took questions from the audience, and shoutout some of our fandom friends al…

This week we are excited to have out first guest and very COOOOOOOOL guest on the pod, Ante Dekovic! Ante Dekovic was born in Croatia and grew up in Germany, before he moved to Los Angeles. . He is a Emmy award winning and 4 time nominated VFX Supervisor known for his VFX work on Shadow and Bone (2023), The Hunger Games (2012), 2012, Fast 5 to name…

Enjoy our discussion of this week’s chapters, because the next episode we have coming out will be recorded LIVE AT LEAKYCON! Congrats to the S&B Special Effects team on their Emmy nomination! Tante Heleen is the WORST (it’s a fact) You can end a chapter on a twist, but not on a cliffhanger Knives are better than guns Fun Segment: Sell it to Me! Que…

Apologies for the delay (and the audio feedback in our fun segment), but we are REALLY getting into some juicy moments from Six of Crows as we discuss chapters 7-9. Look forward to our first LIVE EPISODE recording at LeakyCon Chicago later this summer! Matthias is fueled by revenge, a misplaced sense of justice, and repression What’s so hard to und…

Happy Pride Month! This week, we are discussing chapters 5 and 6 of Six of Crows. We’re breaking into prison, so that we can break into prison later, so we can break into even more prison even later. Hope you like fan claps, because there’s a lot of them. Kaz and Nina: the light side and the dark side of determination. Is the Barrel SUPPOSED to be …

This week we have a guest spot we did with the amazing Book and Bottle Podcast: Callisa and Holly are joined by Julianna and Geoff in this review episode of Ninth House and Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo. They discuss the heavy triggers within the book, the descent into Hell, and of course glowstick dick energy. Ninth House and Hell Bent follow the mai…

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to this episode where Kaz gets a mission! Geoff has a BIG surprise for Julianna Kaz vs. Jan Van Eck: who’s the real bad guy? Jurda parem was never a good idea Kaz is super hardcore, but there’s a little gooey marshmallow center in there somewhere Anticipation can be oh so satisfying Fun seg…

Time for a bonus crossover episode! It's a very special week here at Into the Fold as we're covering the Academy Award-winning film, A Series of Unfortunate Events! But we couldn't tackle this cinematic titan alone, so we've been invited to team up with the incredibly brilliant and dimal hosts of Not So Young Adults Pod!!! We genuinely had an amazi…

We’ve been promising for a while now that we were going to start discussing Six of Crows, and now it’s finally happening! We’ve recorded SO many shows over the past two weeks, and we’re still not done The Grisha Talley actually has an update! Joost: a lessons in why putting on an act to impress someone you like never works Money is the root of all …

SPOILER ALERT! This week, we are sharing our thoughts and opinions on Shadow & Bone: Season 2! This is a VERY spoiler-heavy episode, so we won't be giving away too much here. Everything you need to know (about how we feel about it) is in the episode, which is available NOW! So, enjoy and then share YOUR thoughts with us. Next time: Six of Crows Chs…

It's that time again! Time for our book-ly (now) tradition of having a trivia SMACKDOWN with Dani and Lucero of Sombra y Cuervos. Join us for a 20-question trivia game all around Ruin and Rising. You will have to listen to see who wins! For the video version of this episode HERE! Make sure to check out Sombra y Cuervos here! Next time: Hell Bent Bo…

We aren’t just wrapping up Ruin & Rising, we’re wrapping up the whole Shadow & Bone trilogy! And we’re doing it in a way that is very “us”: with games and fun segments! 60-second summaries! Can we get it done?? Best Bits Tournament! We finally decide which bit is the best bit of ITF! Shadow & Bone Yearbook: see who made the list. The Maddest Lib We…

We’ve been threatening to reach the end of the Shadow & Bone trilogy for a long time, and now we finally have! Stay excited! Season 2 of Shadow & Bone on Netflix will be here before you know it We are going “Into the Fold” for the last time (don’t worry, the show isn’t ending) Julianna isn’t familiar with Avatar: the Last Airbender. Trust us, it’s …

Getting close to the end of Ruin & Rising (no really, we mean it) and there’s NO shortage of moments to talk about: Read Hell Bent, and send us your reviews! Huge thanks to Kalyn for bringing back some incredible notes from the Q&A with Leigh Bardugo Geoff might need a hug, because a certain character got dead Are they in over their heads, or can t…

Everybody’s heard that the (fire)bird is the word… but is it, though? Alina and the crew are splitting in two and going off on missions in chapters 13 and 14 of Ruin and Rising! We are no longer censoring our curse words! You have been warned ;-) All the different types of men (well, at least 3) Harshaw & Kaz would be best buds, not that Kaz would …

2022 is coming to a close, and we are celebrating the holiday season with our (now) annual Winter Fete! Get ready for some delightful, unhinged, unpredictable, and festive fun as our hosts play games together Don’t worry: we’ll be back with our usual show in 2023! See you on the other side Have a safe and happy holiday! Next time: chapters 14 and 1…

Have you ever thought to yourself “Well… what do we do now?” In this week’s episode, our heroes find themselves wondering just that! We are hell bent on getting our hands on Hell Bent! The Darkling is still the Darkling… but not quite as much “Darkling” as he was when we started out The only thing more impressive than a dramatic entrance is a drama…

We’re discussing chapters 8-10 of Ruin and Rising this week. No, really! We’re actually doing it. We got a breakdown of the Grishaverse panel at NYCC thanks to Kelly! Julianna got something cool in the mail Alina gets some very important background info on three different people The Darkling makes a shirtless Skype call… but why, though? It’s no wo…

Geoff and Julianna have been off on their own amazing adventures in the past few weeks, much like the Darkling in Leigh Bardugo’s latest release. So, we’re taking some time to talk about each of them: NYCC, Kitt Young’s new Netflix movie, and Leigh Bardugo gives life to a fellow author’s iconic character Demon in the Wood (singular) is a must have!…

This week Geoff and Julianna are jet-setting so we have a special episode from the other Juliana for you! Enjoy! Summary: “Be yourself because everyone else is already taken” is a quote from Oscar Wilde that Geoff lives by. Geoff is on the podcast today to talk all things on the importance of saying yes to new opportunities that might scare you, wh…

There are a lot of highs and lows (no really, they literally go up super high after being underground) in chapters 6 and 7: It’s not a question of “are we going to get Hell Bent?” It’s a question of “which version do we pre-order?” THE TEASER FOR SHADOW & BONE: SEASON 2 IS OUT! The return of characters both great and horrible! Baghra and Nikolai ar…

We are full of funny voices and Kate Bush references in this week’s episode, where we discuss chapters 4 and 5 of Ruin and Rising (NOT Seige and Storm) Leigh is working on some exciting stuff and we are EXCITED Our first five-star review since February is something to be grateful for! The crew make their way through the tunnels and back to the surf…

There’s some crafting (and ambulances) in the background of this episode, so clearly good AND bad things were happening in the world while we were recording. Don’t worry, our usual level of nonsense is still there! If anybody manages to attend the Grisha Gala in October, PLEASE send us details just in case they don’t stream it online Can we get out…

It’s time to start Ruin and Rising! After two months of doing other things, it’s nice to get back to our chapter discussions. Hope you like our new logo (don’t worry, it’s still us) Have fun and stay safe if you’re going to NYCC to meet Leigh and the cast of Shadow and Bone The Apparat is ruining everything and he’s trying to make you thank him for…

For this bonus episode, we're switching it up a little! While Julianna was off on vacation, Geoff had a conversation with our friend Bess from WZRD Radio Podcast about her recent adventures at Orlando LeakyCon. Check out WZRD Radio on all social medias and everywhere pods are cast! Next time: Ruin and Rising, “Before” and chapters 1 & 2 CONTACT US:…

Happy Birthday to us! We can’t believe we’ve been doing this show for a whole year already, and now it’s time to reflect on all the inside jokes, the head canons, and the friends we’ve made so far! Geoff found an old audio clip from when they were first learning to edit We have some surprise visits from friends like Mel (not Mal) and our very own A…

Dani and Lucero from Sombra y Cuervos are BACK and this time we are conducting a trivia smack down for Siege and Storm! We hope you enjoy it and look forward to one of these trivia smackdowns at the end of each book. CHECK OUT THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR THE VIDEO VERSION THROUGH THE LINK HERE: linktr.ee/sombraycuervos Find the Sombra y Cuervos podca…

It is the end! Not of the show, but of yet another Grishaverse book! Today, we complete the chapters of Siege and Storm! “Shadow and Bone” celebrates 10 years, while Into the Fold celebrates 1 year! Zoya is the life of the party, apparently… The Darkling knows exactly which buttons to push, and we don’t mean that in a sexy way Mal and Alina only ha…

It’s the dramatic entrance we all knew was coming! We even have the soundtrack for it all worked out! *Trigger warning: there is a brief discussion of suicidal ideation in this episode. It is brief, but we feel our listeners deserve to know ahead of time.* HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULIANNA! Leigh has some big news coming, so make sure you’re subscribed to h…

It is finally time for us to discuss THAT moment… The one we all knew was coming! We recycled our last podcast question to make sure everyone’s ideas got shared! Alina’s one-on-one chats bring out the best and worst in her friends at the same time Nikolai and Mal: an accidental ship Good news: the dishes are working! Bad news: Mal is spiraling Spea…

Make sure you’ve dressed appropriately because this week we’re going to a PICKLE PARTY (in costume)! Leigh Bardugo is headed to New York Comic Con! One of our listeners offers a very thoughtful correction and an intriguing theory The Grisha Council might actually be getting somewhere Botkin has acquired the power of DAD ENERGY! The gang sneaks out …

In chapters 15 and 16 of Siege and Storm, Alina is trying her best. The best that can be said: it could be going worse. Tough choice: murder the Apparat or hunker down and try not to get killed by the Darkling The Second Army is bad at democracy AND friendship Mal is either trying or just being selfish depending on your point of view David’s time t…

This week’s chapters bring the gang back to the Little Palace and set them up for… a total cluster of squabbling grisha! Leigh Bardugo’s next book is coming soon and it’s going to be HUGE! Alina is in charge of the Second Army, but will the grisha accept her leadership? Mal is most tolerable when he doesn’t talk Speaking of not talking: that’s what…

In this week’s episode, we are reunited with old characters and meet new ones that might actually be worse people than Mal Oretsev! Julianna thinks Nikolai might be neurodivergent There’s a lot of kissing here and tbh it’s pretty much all good and bad By the end of the show, everyone will be a drag queen! Nikolai would make a great king if he ever …