Favorite EoS Fan Theories!!

**This post most DEFINITELY contains spoilers for Books 1-4 of the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. If you aren't caught up, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.**  <3

Ok, people.  It's almost here. In honor of the fandom losing its mind over the release of Empire of Storms, I've compiled a list of my favorite fan theories (found on tumblr and instagram) to both give us some hope...and maybe also dash some of our dreams away. I'm excited and worried to see if any of these theories become canon!

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THE LIST:  (broken into categories by type)

Deaths:

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• Aedion will die?! (Nuuuuuu)
• Tumblr user rrhys theorizes that our favorite snarky but loyal royal cousin is going to bite the dust. (Though possibly in ToG #6) 
• Reasons: 
• He's Aelin's only remaining family, and we all know (dread) that someone in the Terrasen inner Court circle is going to most likely be killed off (because why else would the sane fans "hate" SJM?)
• He has use still, having connections to the remaining loyal Terrasen dwellers/rebels and clearly there's some Lysandraedion stuff bubbling
• HOWEVER, in the long run, she thinks Lysandra is and independent woman who don't need no man, and that since killing him off will really hurt us, as readers, it's a possibility.
• Full theory/explanation here.

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• Rowan will die?! (double nuuuuu)
• In my previous post, I mentioned that Brittney from Her Bookish Things and I had been talking about the potential death of hawk shape-shifting, silver haired Fae uber babe Rowan Whitethorn (Can you tell I love him?)
• Clues:
• Aelin's wearing feathers on the cover. What has feathers? Hawks. Who can turn into a hawk? (I wonder....)
• Killing Rowan off would be one of the worst things to happen to Aelin. They're carranam, possibly bonded mates, and warrior bffs. It would destroy both her and us (#TeamRowan), which would definitely give the baddies a leg up, however temporary (I can so imagine the nuclear-style blast that Aelin would create to smite her enemies if this happened.)
• However, I think he might "die"--as in, go MIA, presumed dead. Because can SJM *really* do that to Aelin? :'(
• Full theory here.
• AELIN WILL DIE!? (WHAAAAAAAT?)
• Whilst fueling my neverending hunger for ToG trash, I stumbled across this instagram post, and am now obsessed with this theory:

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• It just makes sense to me, and I love the idea that everyone will be thinking that all is lost, but then Rowan will totally go and scoot her on out of there, but she'll see Nehemia again and make peace with that aspect of the story's events.
• Also immortality, which will totally just demolish the problem of Rowaelin not being 2gethr 4ever (because nobody will die of old age way before the other one).
• It will still be a happy ending, and that's all I really want. xD

Misc: (because if nobody dies, I won't have a reason to be sad, right?)

• Aelin/Aedion are siblings, not cousins (Wait..what?)
• Tumblr user throneofships gives us a theory that questions the parentage of Aedion, suggesting a torrid love affair between Evalin (Aelin's mom) and Gavriel (Aedion's birth father), as well as a couple "old switcheroos" to keep it on the DL.
• Full post found here.
• Aelin inherited Blackbeak abilities when she killed Baba Yellowlegs?
• kaltainrompier on Tumblr suggests that Manon mentioned someone killing a Matron and surviving gives said killer some of the Matron's powers...which could lead to Aelin being iron-immune, among other things.
• This, while not super important as of yet, could come in handy both in fighting the non-Thirteen witches ('cause I still think they'll join #TeamTerrasen), as well as finally delivering Maeve the bitch-slap she deserves.
• Original post here.

The one that might blow your mind:

• The worlds of ToG and ACOTAR are related--and more closely than we may realize?
• feyreashriver on Tumblr has evidence--both in-story and from real-life mythology--that Maeve and her sister may be descendants of Feyrhys--trapped in Erilea due to the Wyrdkeys. I KNOW, RIGHT?! I'M SQUEEING.
http://feyreashriver.tumblr.com/post/146221682864/just-reading-up-on-celtic-mythology-when
• Full post here.

There, my friends, are my favorite fan theories.  I can't wait to read Empire of Storms to find out what Queen Maas has in store for us. I'll just make sure to have some tissues handy, as I've heard it's a doozy.

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Book Theory: Rowan Dies in Empire of Storms?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOO

**This post contains spoilers for the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas**



Say it isn't so!

So recently, Brittney over at Her Bookish Things and I were discussing one of our favorite topics: the great works of Sarah J. Maas. Specifically, Brittney had read some things and put some clues together to suggest that in the next installment of the Throne of Glass series, Rowan--the silver-haired Fae super-hunk love interest of Aelin Galathynius that we've all come to know and love (and obsess over, AMIRITE?)--is going to....BE KILLED OFF?!!?

That's right, folks. Through announcements made by Queen Maas herself (that we're all going to hate her after this book) and cover clues (Aelin's wearing feathers (seemingly in memoriam), and as we all know, Hawk is the new black in the world of Fae heartthrobs), it really seems like something dire might occur to our beloved Fae prince and Aelin's carranam (and perhaps...mate?!?!?!?).

 But wait--here's MY theory:

Alright, so *really* don't quote me on this, guys (it's a theory--I have no insider info or psychic mind-reading abilities, I swear! *pleasedon'thatemeifI'mwrong*)

Rowan is going to "die".

Rowan will "die" in his hawk form (maybe get "eaten" by a wyvern or "burned" so there's no evidence/body), leaving only a few feathers behind, which Aelin picks up and wears, in memory/mourning/to fuel her hatefire. She's sad, we're sad (and PISSED at SJM), but then BAM! He'll be back when we're least expecting him/most missing him. It'll be great. I SAID GREAT, OK!? *HEADCANON ACCEPTED* 

So, here's the thing. Rowan's been around for a long time. He's *literally* a silver fox (LOL). He's a badass warrior and he's survived countless battles and kicked all the asses and takes none of the crap from any of the people. He's a fighter and a survivor. I'd want him on my team, no hesitations.

PLUS, he and Aelin are carranam, and her specialty is fire, so he's gotta be at least a little fireproof (fire resistant?), which obviously they won't know about until after he shows back up, duuuh.

(At this point, not only am I thinking up crazy theories, but I'm also in hard denial.)

SJM CAN'T kill Rowan off! Aelin has been through SO. MUCH. CRAP. She needs a break from her loved ones dying. To be awesome and to kick all the asses. 

Chaol is a no-go anymore, since he's currently...actually not going anywhere himself (ba-dum, tsss. Too soon?), and Aelin gave him the two-thumbs-up, you-go-guy to be with Nesryn (which I think is a totally adorable pairing that fits well with all the personalities involved--YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT).

And honestly I'd just kind of be mad if ANOTHER love interest was brought in now. Aelin needs her people by her side and needs to be focused on the task at hand--defeating the Valg and rebuilding Terrasen and going to Lysandraland for 4 o'clock tea (the important things, right?).

And I know a little tragedy is always good for drama and feels, but I've seen how that has turned out before, and let's just say...I didn't like it *coughDowntonAbbeycough*.

Plus, we saw in Queen of Shadows how great SJM is at a twist (that whole thing with Arrobyn and the controlling Valg ring that turn out to be fake? I was *totally* fooled and *totally* stressed out about it haha), so I think it will really *seem* like he's gone, but I think (hope/pray/burn offerings at the altar of Zeus) he'll be back.


So now that I've gotten all of your hopes up, what do you think?  Will Rowan die? Be saved? Or do you think SJM was talking about something else altogether?  Let me know!!

Book Theory: An Ember in the Ashes: Who is Cook, Really?!

        An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir & A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

*This post contains spoilers for An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir*

If you've read this book, you know that Cook is a slave at Blackcliff who Laia interacts with, and who helps create a diversion at the end of the story so Laia and Elias can escape.  But certain things make me think she's not exactly who/what she seems at face value.

Here's my theory:

I think that Cook is...wait for it....Laia's mother, who has been presumed dead for years due to her leadership of the Resistance.

So here are some reasons why I think this is a plausible theory:

1. She's terribly disfigured, which leads to a false/new identity, especially if there's shame/secrets involved. We don't know what she used to look like, and since she's not particularly forthcoming with details, well, that's my guess as to why. HOWEVER, in the book it mentions that she seems familiar to Laia, especially her eyes.

2. She gets SUPER squirrelly whenever Laia mentions her mother and the Resistance. She's very keen on making sure Laia doesn't trust anyone, but also continuously warns her to stay out of trouble. Now, this could be just because Cook at one time helped the Resistance and was familiar with Laia's mom and the methods used by the Resistance and how dangerous being a part of their actions are.

3.  That whole ending scene with the home-made explosives? Now, who ELSE do we meet (if only briefly) in the beginning of the book who can mix all kinds of things together to make other more useful things?  If your guess was Laia's grandfather-ding ding ding! Laia's mother's father is a known apothecary/mixer of things, and I don't think it's a far-fetched idea that he not only knew how to mix explosives/flammable things, but also taught his daughter how to do it, as well.

4. We're meant to assume that the Commandant killed Laia's mother--we see her poster on the wall of the Commandant's office and she mentions to Laia that the posters are all people she's captured. But we don't know, FOR SURE, the details of her death.  It's possible that, instead of killing her, the Commandant disfigured her, maimed her, and put her to work as her personal Cook.  I mean, at this point death would probably be a relief from the torture of having to grovel at the feet of your worst enemy for years on end with no chance of real escape.


So, barring some other details that might lead us away from this theory, such as Cook apparently being around 70 years old, and having blue eyes instead of golden/brown like Laia, I think there's a decent chance that this could be a thing.

It also turns out that I'm not the only one with this theory! While refreshing my memory about the characters in the book, I stumbled across this discussion on Goodreads, where other readers theorize that Cook is Laia's mom!

A Torch Against the Night comes out at the end of this month, so we may find out Cook's real identity then.  For now, what do you think? Is it possible that Laia's mom, could in fact, have been right in front of her all along?