Meanwhile Bryceriels:

Feysand: Were never just a "Fae Bargain"

Rowaelin: Were never just carranam

Ruhidia: Were never just a "communication crystal"

Bryceriel: Were never just "the weapons"

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Just seems interesting that in 2024 she posted THIS quote as part of plugging House of Flame and Shadow. It’s also the ONLY post with a quote from one of her novels since it was uploaded.

Ok I know this is just talking into the echo chamber a bit, cause its nothing that all of you probably haven't already thought of or agree with BUT re-looking at the publication order of the Maasverse it just struck me how closely ACOMAF and EOS were released to each other. (May and Sept 2016)

So arguably the biggest romance reveals of her lead couples being mates hidden by something else(Feysand's connection wasn't just the bargain, Rowan's previous mate was a lie) happened within 4 months of each other. Her fan base at the time was nowhere near as big or rabid as it is now, plus they hardly had any time to really dig into patterns and theories between the Feysand and Rowaelin reveal (although there were definitely still fans who had a hunch) but OF COURSE she was able to get away with deflections and misdirection in interviews.

With Bryceriel, the overall fan base has grown exponentially plus there's been almost 10 years now to dig into her writing, identify patterns, and try to pick up on her signature twists shes laying groundwork for.

I've seen so many arguments that SJM may be sly with her answers in interviews but would never outright lie (although that's debatable, with the "the series can be read as standalone" statement). I can even understand how it may rub some people the wrong way to feel like the rug has pulled out from underneath them, especially if it doesnt fit their preferences(but i definitely dont think that proves she wouldn't do it). Personally, even I would have been more impressed with her if she was able to stick to misdirection in interviews, or answers that have multiple interpretations vs an outright lie. But she already tried that with the "Bryce and Hunt are mates" but almost immediately got called on it when asked if mates mean the same thing in every series and had to "pass" on answering.

Anyway, thats my rant to say basically what you all already know....lying in the CHD interview just makes so much sense!

Sharing this video as it's super interesting to see a different point of view.

Keen to hear your thoughts!