Ok, so, I first heard about this read on a facebook page that I am in, and I have to admit, I am so glad I found out about it! When reading Empire of Storms for the first time, it felt as though I was missing things because I didn’t know what was going on with Chaol. It also probably would have made sense to read Tower of Dawn when I first got it, but I waited until Kingdom of Ash was released to get around to it. Kind of glad that I did and I was glad that my first read was the tandem read.
Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn run on the near exact same timeline. While Aelin is off doing her own thing in Empire of Storms, we see what Chaol is up to while he is healing over in Tower of Dawn. There are events that happen in both and by switching you can bridge the gap between them.
If reading this as a reread, this should be fun for you. If this is your first time, prepare for things to get a little wild!
EOS – Nightfall
EOS – CH1
EOS – CH2
EOS – CH3
EOS – CH4
EOS – CH5
TOD – CH1
EOS – CH6
EOS – CH7
EOS – CH8
TOD – CH2
TOD – CH3
EOS – CH9
EOS – CH10
TOD – CH4
TOD – CH5
TOD – CH6
EOS – CH11
TOD – CH7
EOS – CH12
EOS – CH13
TOD – CH8
TOD – CH9
TOD – CH10
EOS – CH14
EOS – CH15
EOS – CH16
TOD – CH11
TOD – CH12
EOS – CH17
EOS – CH18
TOD – CH13
TOD – CH14
TOD – CH15
TOD – CH16
EOS – CH19
TOD – CH17
EOS – CH20
EOS – CH21
EOS – CH22
EOS – CH23
TOD – CH18
TOD – CH19
TOD – CH20
TOD – CH21
EOS – CH24
EOS – CH25
TOD – CH22
TOD – CH23
EOS – CH26
TOD – CH24
EOS – CH27
EOS – CH28
EOS – CH29
TOD – CH25
TOD – CH26
TOD – CH27
TOD – CH28
EOS – CH30
TOD – CH29
TOD – CH30
TOD – CH31
EOS – CH31
TOD – CH32
EOS – CH32
TOD – CH33
TOD – CH34
TOD – CH35
EOS – CH33
EOS – CH34
EOS – CH35
EOS – CH36
EOS – CH37
EOS – CH38
EOS – CH39
EOS – CH40
EOS – CH41
EOS – CH42
EOS – CH43
EOS – CH44
EOS – CH45
EOS – CH46
EOS – CH47
EOS – CH48
EOS – CH49
EOS – CH50
EOS – CH51
TOD – CH36
TOD – CH37
EOS – CH52
TOD – CH38
TOD – CH39
TOD – CH40
EOS – CH53
TOD – CH41
TOD – CH42
EOS – CH54
EOS – CH55
EOS – CH56
TOD – CH43
EOS – CH57
EOS – CH58
EOS – CH59
TOD – CH44
TOD – CH45
TOD – CH46
TOD – CH47
TOD – CH48
EOS – CH60
EOS – CH72
EOS – CH73
EOS – CH74
EOS – CH75
TOD – CH58
TOD – CH59
TOD – CH60
TOD – CH61
TOD – CH62
TOD – CH63
TOD – CH64
TOD – CH65
TOD – CH67
TOD – CH68
TOD – FIREHEART
EOS – CH61
TOD – CH49
TOD – CH50
TOD – CH51
EOS – CH62
EOS – CH63
TOD – CH52
TOD – CH53
EOS – CH64
EOS – CH65
TOD – CH54
TOD – CH55
TOD – CH56
EOS – CH66
EOS – CH67
TOD – CH57
EOS – CH68
EOS – CH69
EOS – CH70
EOS – CH71
I found that the easiest way to get through the swap list was to go and tag each swap point with a sticky tab. When reading, remove the tab, stick it on the back of your bookmark before placing it at your spot before swapping.
I hope you guys enjoy the read as much as I did! Have fun and happy reading!