Shadow Babies Podcast

About Shadow Babies Podcast

Welcome to Fated Friends (fka the Shadow Babies Podcast!) We are two millennial moms chatting about romantasy books, friendship, motherhood, neighborhood things and more after bedtime. If you like romantic fantasy (romantasy) genre books especially by Sarah J Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Carissa Broadbent, Sarah A. Parker and more we love to chat about ACOTAR, Fourth Wing, Throne of Glass, Crescent City, When the Moon Hatched etc.

Publisher

Fated Friends

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Sept 2024

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Sarah J Maas Theories (with Receipts): A Court of Splintered Harmony

   ACOTAR Book 6 is almost a month away and this week we're diving into the depths of internet rumors about A Court of Splintered Harmony. We made every attempt to ground each one in actual text and unfortunately one of them is super sad but almost seems inevitable?? We can truly thank SJM for the vibiest fall as we're counting down to October 27! Links: Pre-order ACOFH ( https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-6-sarah-j-maas/c20f2b47abde88ba) Don't forget about Threshing Day ( https://bookshop.org/p/books/threshing-day-wing-and-claw-collection-rebecca-yarros/61e953695de30768?ean=9781682818084&bkshp-astro=t) by Rebecca Yarros coming up asap September 29th Veronica just finished The Tainted Cup (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-tainted-cup-robert-jackson-bennett/f4718cb17009890c?ean=9781984820716&bkshp-astro=t) by Robert Jackson Bennett: -- Welcome to Fated Friends! We're two moms who love chatting about books, millenial motherhood, and friendship after bedtime. Find us on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Youtube, IG @fatedfriends or email us at fatedfriendspodcast@gmail.com

2. 

   24 Aug 2026

   The Irresistible Urge To Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley

   In the best slow-burn romantasy we've read in a very long time, two deep set enemies come together under (many) full moons to find a cure for the disease that will kill him and a vaccine to save the world. This was a five star for us! Bookshop link - The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-irresistible-urge-to-fall-for-your-enemy-book-1-of-the-dearly-beloathed-duology-brigitte-knightley/85dae1601b40c76c?ean=9780593819463&bkshp-astro=t) Welcome to Fated Friends! We're two moms who love chatting about books, millenial motherhood, friendship and neighborhood gossip after bedtime. Find us on Youtube, IG @fatedfriends or email us at fatedfriendspodcast@gmail.com

3. 

   1 Aug 2026

   This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews

   What if you woke up and realized you'd been dropped inside the romantasy worlds we read about? NYT best-selling author, Ilona Andrews gifts us exactly that in their latest novel, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me thats on everyone's list this summer. Welcome to the Fated Friends Podcast! We're two millenial moms who love romantasy who somehow to get together in person and talk about it after bedtime. Links Books: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me a book by Ilona Andrews - Bookshop.org US (https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-kingdom-will-not-kill-me-ilona-andrews/f544c8f1dba95f55) Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao (https://bookshop.org/p/books/water-moon-a-novel-samantha-sotto-yambao/e23b1f1998538b54?ean=9780593725016&bkshp-astro=t)The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-irresistible-urge-to-fall-for-your-enemy-book-1-of-the-dearly-beloathed-duology-brigitte-knightley/85dae1601b40c76c?ean=9780593819463&bkshp-astro=t) Swordheart by T Kingfisher (https://bookshop.org/p/books/swordheart-t-kingfisher/b15a9f3b9d2146e6?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content={adgroupname}&utm_term=aud-1187518993648:dsa-19959388920&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12440232635&gbraid=0AAAAACfld41nZd5_iXqrqceRqOpxzl77g&gclid=CjwKCAjwj7HTBhBiEiwA8s35OsWooijHQjje9rYtSjKgQ8sDFrEDUfWL77GZ0SNSQk_cTI1YvLWM4BoCMKoQAvD_BwE)

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YouTube views

312

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

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Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

32

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