here's the entire plot of ACOWAR (acotar finale) so you dont have to read 700 pages of sjm smut

Their father gathered an entire army got 3 ships and he STILL never got a name 😂

Feyre (RIGHTFULLY) leaving tamlin, getting together with his nemesis, ruining his court and live, and getting his bestie in the divorce is peak unaknowleded comedy

I bet that Cassain found a pile of Colleen Hoover books at the bottom of that creepy library pit cave and tbh I understand that he can't talk about that trauma

"Everyone should be in therapy, everyone.....even you" I died when Cari said that so casually 😂😂😂

“there are children laughing in the street, they’re not paid actors-” I CHOKED ON MY WATER

"RIP Suriel. Carried the plot for 1200+ pages" 💀

It's crazy how many characters deaths in this series I would be unfazed by but the Suriel who had 3 interactions with Feyre managed to tug at my heart that much. I was so heartbroken :(

Did I ever have an interest in this series No
Did I watch 4 videos talking about it Yes and I’d happily do it again

girl i should just watch ur summaries to make my rant reviews from now on 😭 wouldve saved me so much trouble

Please, whether it’s a court of silver flames or any series of your choosing, keep doing these videos! The way you tell the stories and the theatricality and sense of humor you bring is really special. I know I’m just a random person in the KRplus comments and I hope you know that your videos have brightened some random person’s day. Love these you are amazing.

“why didn’t they just SAY SOMETHING” could be used to solve 90% of the problems in this book series. i don’t think SJM has had a single healthy relationship with communication in her lifeeeee

I love the gossip-y energy you bring to these videos. Feels like I’m just chatting with some friends about drama.

The thing with SJM books is that I actually really enjoy her world-building (the different courts, hierarchies in crescent city) and story plots with many characters. I just can’t stomach the way the books are written. So these videos are exactly what I need.

This is your true calling. Forget audio books, I want Cari to “read” to me. Lol I can’t wait for the next book / series you decide to do this with.

My girlfriend loves these books and is absolutely obsessed with them, so I watch your summaries to understand what she’s talking about. Thank you for these videos!!!

Their father assembling their own army is very good development for him but the Pirates theme playing over a picture of Maurice was SO funny

There’s something unspeakably hilarious to me about the idea of some horrific ancient library monster that just like, speaks like Cari. I love it.

Right when Cari said „is it foreshadowing… who knows?“ my Laptop died 💀
IS THIS FORESHADOWING?!

I JUST WANTED TO SEE LUCIEN HAPPY !!! what does sjm have against him 😭😭😭

The way they discover that Elain is a fucking SEER, and that’s that. Why they don’t help her to use her abilities?
The girl, although being in her catatonic state, grieving for the life that it was taken from her, tried to help somehow. With her visions, the idea to talk with Graysen to ensure shelter for the humans, with the Suriel, like how she managed to find him trough the world?!
They only super protect her and don’t gives her a chance. They send her as far away from the battlefield as possible, only to have to winnow and stab Hybern.
They tell Nephelle's story, that what we think is our weakness can be our greatest strength, and that the least likely person can save the day, but they totally ignore Elain.

the idea that you've made a three and a half hour documentary about a 700 page sjm book for our enjoyment...wow. tysm cari for all that you do, i wouldn't have your courage 💘

The Suriel is the only part of the series that absolutely DESTROYED me. I was genuinely so heartbroken that I didn’t want to carry on reading it because WHY Sarah. What was the reason (I know the reason but also what was the reason)

I love how thoroughly Feyre crumbles the spring court. So the solstice thing, basically Ianthe wanted her moment in the sun (literally) and marked the spot for her to stand to make it look like the sun was rising in her hands she had raised above her head. Very dramatic, the theatrics with her. All Feyre had to do was move the rock a few feet over with some wind power and boom, now the first light of the sun is on herself. She chose a white dress she looks holy almost. She also managed to have the only person next to her be Lucian, so that is the initial spark of Tammy boy feeling all wtf about her and Lucian. It's diabolical and I love it. 😂

small thing but it's so funny to me how they chose to ignore elaine's visions and dreams that cleanly were weirdly specific and thought only nesta was connected to things.... like... gurl.... at the first line about twin ravens i would be LISTENING!

Not gonna lie I'm bummed that Lucien, Cassian, and Azriel get no relationship resolution out of this and I'd never even heard of these books until I watched your channel. #justiceforlucien

the acronym for this book is so fitting because these books really do be declaring war on my psyche

The way you voiced Briaxis is giving me life! Just fucking amazing, I'm howling with laughter.

I cannot thank you enough for the hours of entertainment you have given me. I am so glad I found your channel.

I know you said you're not gonna do the rest of the series, but Cari you gotta. It's just 2 books left for now, can you really say you're done with it without doing ACOFS and ACOSF as well? I don't think so. Besides, *spoiler for crescent city* how can you keep going with crescent city and not this since they will unite at one point or something?

these videos make me laugh so so much and as a hater/lover of ACOTAR i feel your conflicted pain on the fun and funkiness of ACOTAR, i feel seen and heard and understood, love ya

Did I marathon all three of these videos over three days? Yes I did. I am now an acotar professional. Your way of storytelling had me so invested 😂

Ok but the way Feyre manipulated the blessing during summer solstice to hurt Ianthe as GOLD. I was so proud of how she did it. to move the marker so the light would hit her instead of Ianthe and use her glowing power to add to the illusion of being the blessed one. Ianthe was frantic! 🤣 I loved it. It was so petty and just beautiful.

"Girls night: Amren edition", naturally includes murder. 🤣 This series was just the best, super well done Cari, it's so hilarious and reminded me how much I forgot about the books... And also how much more interesting it is without the spicy times.
(Also, the Bryaxis voice gives me life)

The close up of Maurice with the pirates of the Caribbean theme killed me 😂

feyre in her kevin mcallister era in the spring court is probably my favorite part of these books

Nesta is my favorite character. I wanna hug her, laugh at her, slap her, cry for her and just read her actions. She is entertaining and makes me feel, which is the biggest compliment I can give a character.

This is me buying a ticket to the show 😄 So enjoyable especially as I'm not reading the books. What great work! Thanks so much!

Thank you so much for doing this series. I've tried reading and listening to the series but could never get into it. Now I don't have to feel any FOMO.

I just can't stop laughing every time I picture Five as the bone carver. It's just so funny but also really accurate...

2:31:53 i was bawling my eyes out while reading this scene, it was so so so incredibly sad, an “ugly” creature having one of the most beautiful souls in the whole series. it was the only time i cried throughout the book

Thanks you. I wasn’t going to read this series, but these breakdowns have been everything I didn’t know I needed. Thank you so much for spending the time to make these and keep me entertained while I hobby. 💕

Girl you freaking deserve this! The amount of work you must put into these and they freaking make my day. Thank you!!

Girl you’re heaven-sent. I read ACOTAR when it was first starting to get popular on booktube and absolutely hated it. I really didn’t get what everyone else was raving about and I knew I didn’t want to read the rest of the books but I wanted to know where the plot was going. Your videos have saved me from wasting my time and keeping my sanity while also satisfying my curiosity. I can’t even imagine how long it must’ve taken you to put all these videos out. Big fan. Thank you so much :)

The music cues for this video are absolutely SENDING me

Yes Cari, bringing us the PG-13 version of Sarah J. Maas books as always and I love it! On a side note, I know this is how far you want to go with this series, but like, I would love if this ending leads to the beginning of a Throne of Glass series explanation, because I need that filter on that series. Great world and characters, but too much SJM smut haha.

I’m so sorry to hear about your family’s loss- wishing you comfort in these trying times. Love your work, thank you Cari!!

I've never read a word of SJM. I don't know what trail through the internet brought me to your "Here's the entire plot of Crescent City/ACOTAR" series. But here I am, captivated, entertained, enthralled. I hope we don't need to wait until Crescent City book 3 for more summaries like these. I know they're a lot of time and work, but please know they're wonderful.

I just ended my 5 year relationship and I'm currently the loneliest I've been in a very long time, so these videos help me pass time and keep me company while I figure out my life. Thank you so much for hours and hours of explaining how these long-ass books (that should probably have 100 pages cut out of each, at least) start and end!

I love these “here’s the entire plot of” videos by you❤️ - you’re so engaging I didn’t expect to be so enthralled by acotar related content. If you related Percy Jackson books I’d die

Little tid bit for Cari and everyone - when Amren says, “When I am free, don’t run. It will attract my attention.” That is 100% a reference to Peter S. Beagle’s novel “The Last Unicorn.” The unicorn says a similar line to Schmendrick the Magician (you won’t have heard of him) after they have freed a harpy (along with a bunch of non-magical creatures) from Mommy Fortuna’s Midnight Carnival and are trying to escape.
“You must never run from anything immortal. It attracts their attention.”
In the book, the unicorn, an immortal herself, is transformed into a human by a spell, and her love story is eventually thwarted by the need for her to transform back into her true form. I love that Amren is basically a dark, gothic love letter to that story. Maybe???
Ok that’s all! I love these vids! Thank you for making them!

Tbh, Tamlin was wrong but also man's was cheated on and *betrayed* by his fiance. Like he was traumatized by what happened under the mountain, so we can understand his outbursts and desire to forget that it happened. It doesn't excuse them, but we can understand them. The way this author is just treating him like a punching bag is *wild* I feel so bad for this character.

Feyre's dad with the ships actually made me almost jump out of my seat

You are amazing! Thank you for the absolute HOURS and hours that you spent on this to bring us all JOY

“A blueberry lemon muffin, if you were curious…excellent choice” 😂😂
Thank you for these videos!

When all of the high lords were bickering over where to have the meeting and when, i like to imagine it like one big ancient group chat lmao

Can we just talk for a moment about how the editing of this 3.5 hour video is consistent and HILARIOUS. Girl you deserve an Oscar for the effort you put into these videos.

Jurian, 2 eyeballs in tow 😂 💀 funny as always and thank you for yet another great plot video. I will be waiting for ACOSF and here’s something to convince you. Though we absolutely love the long videos, when you do the ACOSF video just imagine how short it will be since you’re a SJM smut anti! You get to do a shorter video and we get to enjoy watching it, everyone wins! Yay!

"The sun was shining when I left you" must be one of the best lines SJM ever wrote 🤣 it's such a daaaaauuuuuuumn moment 🙌🏻

I'm a grown ass woman and I've been recently OBSESSED with these books, finishing the whole series in less than a month. I have been both shameless and ashamed over how much it has burrowed into my brain. Your reviews have tickled me pink and I feel the spell lifting a bit with each hilarious in depth review! There were so many elements of the series I thought were really well done, I personally loved the smut but your inflections on the plot holes...I hate to admit it, spot on! I'm so glad I discovered your channel!

You’re telling me the character literally named The Sun isn’t the character described as “the sun personified?” Ms. Maas I have questions…

So I basically binged these three videos because I do NOT want to read the books but I wanted to be "in the know", you know? This was a surprisingly entertaining summary. It sounds like...a glorified Wattapad story.
Well done.

I’m so ready for the saga to conclude. Take good care of yourself Cari.

PLEASE do A Court of Silver Flames. I have no reasoning or argument other than that I don't want these videos to be over🤣 Also, if you do end up doing the third book for CC, a lot of what happens on ACOSF will definitely come up then.
Edit: I know im reaching lol, but maybe you can do ACOSF and frost and starlight together? Since ACOFS isn't that long anyway, and veerryyy loosely introduces the next book.

Your SJM summary videos bring me so much joy and laughter (and tears, RIP Suriel). Thank you for all of them ❤️ You're the bomb

after reading acotar i stopped reading the series but these vids had me picking up the next two 😭 i owe u my life thank you for your service

I know how many long hours it must take you to write up these videos. They are absolutely my favorite part of your channel, but I know the ad revenue doesn’t cover the effort you put into making them. I hope this helps and I really encourage others to do the same if you like this content.
Please consider doing more of these types of videos. They make me smile unlike anything else. It’s been a hard week for me and this made everything so much better. Thank you! ❤️

Girl these videos are getting me through the December slump I’m getting all the escapism from these ridiculous books but don’t have to tolerate the sjm nonesense you’re truly doing gods work

I just cried for a story and characters I didn't particularly want to know more about when trying to read the first book. You are the most amazing storyteller, Cari, and I cannot wait to continue with your Crescent City summaries and all others that you will hopefully put out! I'm so glad I found your channel this year :D

I feel as if I’ve been waiting my entire life for this video. The dopamine hit I got from the thumbnail alone 🥺

These videos have been the highlight of my free time & I’m really thankful for all of your hard work on them, they’re so funny and the bat boys intro song gets me every time💀💀 anywayss you’re literally the reason I’ve started reading again & I hope ur doing well cari! Tysm ☺️!!

girl, you are everything, that braxis part (1:34:00) got me laughing so hard

One thing I love about these videos is that you try to stay objective. You of course lean toward opinions, but you try to keep it up to the viewer which is unique among the booktubers I’ve found and why I keep coming back to this channel above all the others

Thanks! I personally wouldn’t mind if you kept going with the series 👀. This was amazing thanks for the hard work !

Cari thanks so much for these videos. I've never given money before but felt the hours of entertainment and countless times I've rewatched these, that I needed to give something back. Can't wait to watch this, as I've been dying to know the ending!!

I literally just consumed 9+ hours of content about a book I’ve never read and I was ENGAGED and loved every minute of it. I’d love it if you made a breakdown of the The Cruel Prince series that is kinda similar to this one

I'm going to read the books just because of all your work. You did great! Loved your videos and I'm going to stay here from now on (Sorry for not giving much, dollars are expensive in my country)

My partner and I got so excited for every installment of these videos- thank you so much for summarizing one of my favorite series in such an enjoyable way. I'm so, so glad you made these!!

Girl, THREE & A HALF HOURS??? This is gna keep me company all evening thank you for your service 🙏🏽

“Jurian…two eyeballs in tow” 😂I died DEAD

38:29 the scream i scrumpt, IM CRYING that’s one of my favorite tiktok sounds. You do such a fantastic job reviewing these books. I actually want to read them now, but do I even need to. You’ve said it all.

Thank you for all the hard work on these! Was fun baking and crocheting while gasping at the story twists with you ☺️

This was truly the slayest of all slays. obsessed that this video is exactly 3 hours 33 minutes and 33 seconds long. probably going to watch this on repeat. I could listen to you talk about the next book or any book! In love with your earrings!!

Okay okay okay. Am I getting this right? Our protagonist uses her intimate knowledge of her former partner's trauma and weaknesses in order to manipulate him into a further mental spiral and thereby defeat him. And she's... a good person for this?
Don't get me wrong, Tam Lin's arrogance and refusal to admit to a problem has made him an abusive person. But he seems to be more of a tragic anti-hero rather than an outright villain and driving him to further abuse isn't a good thing?? Didn't you love this man? Just because you're not 'in love' anymore doesn't mean you don't care about his well being anymore right? In another story this would be a cue toward wanting to save him from himself, or try and make him come back to the Light Side. Tam Lin has been absent a whole book, he's clearly not the main villain. Yes he's allying with the bad guy out of desperation and delusion but that does not make him irredeemable or deserving of this level of abuse?
What... am I missing something or? This sort of betrayal and manipulation could very well break someone and drive them to suicide I don't-
Yes he's done horrible things but so has Rhysand?

Not me having to pause to cry when their dad shows up with an army and boats. I haven't even read these books I've just watched all your vids. I'm a sap!!!!

Hi Cari! I wanted to express my gratitude to you for this series! I wish I could give you more (I’m but a humble barista), because this has not only given me hours of enjoyment, but also reignited my interest in the entire ACOTAR series. The way you convey the characters’ dialogue to the audience is so genuine and each character has a unique voice. You did amazing with this series and I can’t wait to see more plot summary videos, if you’d like to keep making them. Thanks again for giving us a more accessible introduction to, imo, a very fun and emotionally thrilling fantasy!

honestly the whole miriam and drakon story basically being Moses parting the red sea and the book of breathings canonically being in hebrew/aramaic was one of the major things that really took me out of the story. same with the bone carver and weaver being siblings with an immortal death god from actual russian folklore. felt like sjm was running out of ideas and she could have just left this stuff out entirely instead. also rhys and feyre always being 10 steps ahead was cute and smart at first but it got tiring when they were CONSTANTLY ahead of the reader. anyway, love the recap!

Thank you so much for these! Please consider doing the rest of this series or The Red Queen series (after a much deserved mental break😂)

I (21 M) have been binging these with my girlfriend. I have not read any of these books, but I can not put into words how much I enjoy these videos. I am far from your average viewer, but I can not emphasize how happy it would make me to get an acosof video. Just wanted to throw that out there.

Hope all is okay. ♥️ Thanks for making these.

I remember watching readwithcindy’s reviews of these books and being like damn never gonna read those but the fairy dick sounds wild- glad I got to experience more of the book series and understand a bit more of the actual plot organization through your videos. You’ve been keeping me company as a podcast during work and it’s been a wild ride, thank you!

Finally finished this godforsaken trilogy yesterday (this book in particular was a SLOG that had me taking many breaks between reading) and I think the only scene that gave me any true sense of emotion/sorrow was with the Suriel. SJM never produces any real sense of fear or tension cause everyone important survives these deadly injuries/literally comes back to life. But I really did tear up a bit at the suriel’s death.

I've wanted to know more about ACOTAR since I've been seeing cosplays and stuff everywhere. When I tell you that this was the best and most entertaining way I could've possibly imagined experiencing this story, I am not exaggerating. I love these videos so much. Thank you for sharing. I would personally love if you did the other book (since I honestly was completely bamboozled by the plots of these ones and can only imagine what the other ones have in store and would love to hear about them), but if you do not want to I will not come to your house and hold you hostage or anything. I have honestly been pacing and ranting to my roommate every few minutes. "Her WEDDING DAY?? Her DAD?? SOUP??" It's been a wonderful experience (and I would never have read the super long smutty books so thank you again).

Why do I remember this series being longer than just a trilogy? I think I've gotta blame it on how damn long this last one is... but hey, congratulations on finally making it here!

Please do the rest of the series!!! Your video is an oasis whenever I have a bad day at work. I don't have enough time to read for leisure but you're making it possible!

Cari! As a fellow redhead and book lover these videos are an absolute treat. Thank you for all the work you’ve put into these :)

Lucien: constant 3rd wheel
Even after finding his mate

Cari, I want to thank you so much for all you do, wither it's on this channel or your main channel, your videos have helped me so much over these last two years, either watching you explore Korea or finding great book inspiration and recommendations or watching this beautiful series of acotar or crescent city, I just want to say from the bottom of my heart thank you for providing a safe space for me to find joy and happiness in this crazy world

Thank you so much for these videos Cari! These videos have been the most delightful experience ever!!!
I had never read ACOTAR so I decided I’d start, but what I did was read a few pages and then watch your recount of the events and it made me *squeal* even more as I worked through book1, book2 and now…book 3.
Thank you for taking the time to make these as they have been the absolute highlight of my life these past weeks…please don’t stop before ACOSF!

"The Pirates Of The Caribbean" theme song with Maurice.💀

These videos are absolutely amazing!!! Thank you for all the effort you put into making them!