If We Survive This
A fantasy book club with a survival twist!
Join Jen and Ellie as they discuss fantasy books - spoilers and all - from plot and language, to themes and character arcs, before taking a look at the challenges in the world and seeing if they have the skills to survive them.
Can horse riding set you up for success at dragon riding school?
Will scheduling skills help in managing armies?
Is everything possible with a can-do attitude??? (No. Definitely not.)
Part book review, part break down of the skills needed to truly be the main character.
Let's see if we survive this!
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Queen of Shadows
"Fae warriors: invaluable in a fight—and raging pains in her ass at all other times."
Queen of Shadows is the fourth book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas.
Aelin returns to Rifthold to fin…
Heir Of Fire
"Once upon a time,” she said to him, to the world, to herself, “in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom . . . very much."
Heir of Fire is the third book …
Assassin's Blade
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas is a collection of prequel novellas leading up to the first novel in the Throne of Glass series.
We join Celaena Sardothien as her conscious gets the better of he…
Crown of Midnight
"Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you hear with your heart."
Crown of Midnight is the second book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas, and we stay with Celaena as she navigates g…
Throne of Glass
"They’d gazed at him adoringly, while she just looked at him like a cat watching a mouse."
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas is the start of the high fantasy series phenomenon that dominates booktok and…
Circe
Each spell was a mountain to be climbed anew. All I could carry with me from last time was the knowledge that it could be done.
Circe by Madeline Miller brings us back to ancient Greece and follows th…
House of Flame and Shadow
House of Flame and Shadow is the third book in the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. Bryce finds herself in ACOTAR world with the others trapped by the Asteri. They find the final pieces of the A…
The Fifth Season
Father Earth is angry...
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin brings us into a world where people can control the earth and everyone lives in fear of frequent yet unknowable extinction level events. Essu…
Bonus Episode: New Year New Books!
If you're thinking of branching out to some fiction and non-fiction this is a quick bonus episode with a couple of recommendations of our favourite non-fantasy books we read last year.
Back to your ir…
David Mogo Godhunter
David Mogo Godhunter is the debut novel by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, a godpunk book following David Mogo
Dive into Lagos in the aftermath of the Orisha War where gods and godlings wander freely. David Mo…
House of Sky and Breath
House of Sky and Breath is the second book in the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. We return to Lunathion to find new horrifying depths to the Asteri and how this world formed.
Jen and Ellie dive…
Monstrous Regiment
It's all in the socks!
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett is a classic Discworld novel, exploring gender, societal expectation and... socks? We follow Polly Perks, who cuts her hair, finds a pair…
House of Earth and Blood
Through love all things are possible...
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City book 1) by Sarah J Maas is the start of the most recent series by the wildly popular fantasy/ romantasy author. Follow …
Assassin's Apprentice
Train as a royal assassin!
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb is a classic fantasy novel and first in the Farseer trilogy. Train as an assassin, dodge political plots and hide the wrong kinds of mag…
The Hobbit
Go on an unexpected journey!
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien is the classic fantasy tale of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins embarking on an adventure with Gandalf, Thorin Oakenshield, and his company to resc…
Iron Flame
Join the rebellion in Aretia!
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros is the second book in the Empyrean series, romantasy books that have taken the internet by storm. It sees us return to Basgiath after Violet…
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Join the crew of the Marawati!
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty is the first in a magic filled swash buckingling trilogy. Enter a world of pirates, magic, demons, and a badass pr…
Fourth Wing
Join us as we enter Basgiath War College!
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is a romantasy sensation, building a fantastical world and characters that seized the imaginations of booktok, bookstagram, an…
Preface
If We Survive This is all about books, outdoors skills, fitness and, well, survival!
So it helps to know where your hosts are starting from.
Join in on the preface episode to find out where our book …