1 Oct 2026
Sarah J. Maas on Call Her Daddy: ACOTAR 6 & 7 Theories, Elain’s Choice & Nesta’s Future
Sarah J. Maas gave us an interview. Naturally, we opened a detective agency.
Courtney and Estefani unpack Sarah J. Maas’s Call Her Daddy interview, the new book announcements, and what could come next for A Court of Thorns and Roses. From Nesta’s future and Feyre’s role to Rhysand’s mistakes and Tamlin’s possible redemption, no suspicious non-answer escapes the group chat.
We explore Elain, Lucien, and Azriel, mating bonds, and free will before diving into ACOTAR 6 and 7 theories involving Koschei, the Prison, the Dusk Court, the Dread Trove, and potential High Lord power shifts. Plus, we discuss how Sarah’s experiences with mental health, therapy, and pregnancy inform her characters—and whether Crescent City and Throne of Glass could hold clues to the wider Maasverse.
Before the theory spiral, we catch up on Dungeon Crawler Carl, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, and our algorithm-fueled reading distractions.
Bring your theories. We brought ours.
Spoiler warning: Includes spoilers for ACOTAR, Crescent City, and Throne of Glass. Future plot predictions and title interpretations are fan theories.
Timestamps
00:00 — Welcome back: the long wait and fandom fatigue
03:14 — Courtney’s new obsession: Dungeon Crawler Carl
07:13 — Alien takeover, dungeon mechanics, and the cat becoming a crawler
09:34 — AI drama shorts, mafia plots, and algorithm addiction
12:53 — Estefani’s surprising read: The Nightingale
14:20 — Two sisters, World War II, and slow-building tension
18:10 — Sarah J. Maas’s interview and new book announcements
19:25 — Depression, therapy, and real-life influences in Sarah’s books
21:40 — Pregnancy, bodily autonomy, and Feyre’s birth scene
23:59 — Rhysand’s mistakes and the Tamlin comparison
25:43 — Why Sarah’s characters feel like real people
26:22 — Aelin, Heir of Fire, and writer burnout
27:53 — Nesta’s friendships and Sarah’s support system
29:27 — Nesta’s future in the next ACOTAR book
32:52 — Cassian’s perspective as a general
34:32 — Tamlin’s accountability and a possible redemption arc
38:27 — Mating bonds, free will, and Elain’s choice
40:12 — Lucien, Tamlin, and Elain’s slow journey
42:34 — Music motifs, title symbolism, and worldbuilding clues
44:26 — ACOTAR 6 summary discussion and Koschei’s threat
47:46 — The Dread Trove, Dusk Court, and possible reveals
49:16 — Bryce in Prythian, potential flashbacks, and hidden power
51:51 — High Lord power shifts: who could rise or fall?
53:55 — Bonus chapter hopes, Bon, and Throne of Glass questions
54:52 — Elain’s powers and the meaning of sacrifice
55:58 — Could Throne of Glass characters return?
58:05 — The Spring Court’s mysterious pool of starlight
01:01:46 — Unanswered fan questions and Sarah’s non-answers
01:04:51 — ACOTAR 7 title theories and the music motif
01:06:10 — Could the next books divide the Inner Circle?
01:08:41 — The Valkyries, power shifts, and Koschei’s allies
01:11:28 — Why Feyre’s story may be far from finished
01:13:14 — Rereads, renewed fandom energy, and what comes next
Sarah J. Maas Call Her Daddy interview, ACOTAR 6 theories, ACOTAR 7 theories, Elain Lucien Azriel theories, and Maasverse theories.
