Welcome Bookalishous Babes to episode 100! We never thought we would make it, not sure how we did but we decided to celebrate anyway, wanna hear what we did? Mention websites: John Rylands Research Institute and Library (The University of Manchester Library) Chetham's Library |The oldest public Library in the English speaking world Skunk Anansie SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab f...
Aug 05, 2025•27 min
Join your two favourite Crones plus special guest (andsubject specialist) Tiff, as they face another Book vs Movie battle! This episode is Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews andthe 1987 movie. Which one is better? Will they agree? Come listen and find out Book Stats: Synopsis : The haunting young adult gothic romance classic that launched Virginia Andrews’ incredible best-selling career. Up in the attic, four secrets are hidden. Four blonde, beautiful, innocent little secrets, struggling t...
Jul 15, 2025•50 min
Every single one of these sounds amazing! What books would you use to theme a restaurant? Ever considered an Alice in Wonderland mash up us with Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas? Come listen to the Crones crazy visions of food heaven …. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover ...
Jul 01, 2025•16 min
This takes several unexpected turns! Join us for sh#ts andgiggles as we reimagine some classics into reality TV!! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch...
Jun 17, 2025•18 min
Join your two favourite Crones as they face another Book vsMovie battle! This episode is Life After Life by Kate Atkinson vs the BBC Dramatisation Which one is better? Will they agree? Come listen and find out Book Stats: Synopsis : What if you had the chance to live yourlife again and again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born anddies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born and lives to ...
Jun 03, 2025•29 min
Annette and Chell tackle the deliciously wicked challenge ofturning villains into even more dastardly versions of themselves. Join the Crones as they explore creative ways to make literary antagonists even more compelling, horrifying, or downright iconic. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramb...
May 20, 2025•17 min
From a free-spirited pipe-smoking character in Mapp andLucia, to a nosy neighbour misinterpreting spooky sounds in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart—the hilarious possibilities are endless! Annette and Chell share personal picks, wild suggestions, and plenty of cheeky banter. Expect a mix of comedy, literary reflections, and clever twists on classic stories. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to ...
May 06, 2025•15 min
Dive into the eerie world of Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives as we unravel the chilling tale of suburban perfection gone wry. This podcast explores the stark contrasts between the original 1972 novel and its cinematic adaptations—the suspenseful 1975 film and the satirical 2004 remake. Join us with special guest Tab, for thought-provoking discussions on feminism, societal norms, and the impact of storytelling across mediums. And of course, find out which one we think is better!! Book Stats: Synop...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr
It seems we have read a mix of horror, thriller and spicy!! Some chatter about what’s on the top of our TBRs too. Some of the books mentioned: Contract Bound by Elle May Batshit by Kritika Kapoor Stolen Tongues by Fleix Blackwell Asylum Confessions : Killer Families by Jack Steen The Bookshop from Hell by David Haynes Consort of the Crime Queen by Persephone Black Ghost Camera by Darcy Coates The Haunted Forrest by Jeff Strand Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros The Lam...
Apr 08, 2025•39 min
Join us for a Ramble where we make life hard for ourselves and try to pick out favourite storing woman in literature!! Chell falls down a rabbit hole and Annette pulls it out ofthe bag! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading ...
Mar 25, 2025•34 min
Join Annette and Chell as they discuss Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco, exploring both the book and its 1976 move adaptation. Which one is better? Book Stats: Printed Pages (Paperback): 226 / Publisher: Valancourt Books; Reprint edition (22 Sept. 2023) Audible duration: 7 hours and 45 minutes / Narrator: RC Bray Synopsis: Ben and Marian Rolfe are desperate to escape a stifling summer in their tiny Brooklyn apartment, so when they get the chance to rent a mansion in Upstate New York for the ent...
Mar 11, 2025•38 min
Join us along with special guest Tab as we discuss truecrime novels and recommend our most gripping reads (full list below). What are your true crime recommendations? Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters by Peter Vronsky Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters by PeterVronsky The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History by Kevin Sullivan The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories by Kevin Sullivan Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River...
Feb 25, 2025•51 min
It’s a ramble, Annette wanted to see what happens when they talk about books made into musicals. Listen along as Chell shares her sense of deception …… SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok ...
Feb 11, 2025•25 min
Its Book vs Movie Time!!! Join Annette and Chell as they discuss Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King, the book and its adaptation. Will there be a winner? Book Stats: Printed Pages (Paperback): 320 / Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Audible duration : 9hrs & 15 mins / Narrator: Frances Sternhagen Synopsis : The sheets . . . had to be hung perfectly. She'd go to that window, year in and year out and yell at me: 'Six pins, now, Dolores! You mind me, now . . . I'm counting, and my eyes are just ...
Jan 28, 2025•32 min
Quick one from Annette and Chell to say Happy New Year and share our theme of the year, 2025 is the year of The Book vs the Movie!! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch...
Jan 14, 2025•5 min
Merry Christmas!! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch...
Dec 20, 2024•2 min
Join Annette and Chell as they share their favourite Book, Movie / TV, Podcast finds this year….all whilst the battle with sound quality continues…. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookRevi...
Dec 03, 2024•36 min
Last minute recording for a winter shuffle as we prep for next years new theme! Annette goes apocalyptic and Chell goes serial killer!
Nov 23, 2024•21 min
Christmas Approaches ….. what bookish gifts are on the list for this year? SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book
Nov 05, 2024•28 min
Halloween is normally our month for spooky reads, buts what’s happening this year! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book...
Oct 22, 2024•24 min
Annette and Chell discuss their latest read The Toll House by Carly Reagon SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations # Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book...
Oct 01, 2024•32 min
Join Annette and Chell as they discuss which literary haunted house they would or wouldn’t stay in….. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations # Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book...
Sep 10, 2024•19 min
Come see whet we thought! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Book...
Aug 27, 2024•18 min
Being a big fan of The Watchers this was a sequel we were waiting for. Your never sure how a sequel is going to measure up but we are glad to say this measured up big time. This is the kind of sequel a book like The Watchers deserves! It picks up where The Watchers left off and hits the ground running, with a well written increasing tension leading to a climax that left us a little breathless. The characters have continued to evolve, including the Golden Conjure! (Annette is so happy) The only n...
Aug 13, 2024•24 min
Its time for a stock check! Chell and Annette discuss what’s in their personal to be read piles and try to encourage the other add to theirs! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: mailto:twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookRevi...
Jul 29, 2024•24 min
Its the final summer shuffle! We discuss Sour Candy by Kealan Patrick Burke and The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddi...
Jul 15, 2024•25 min
The school year is ending and for many its their last year! So Chell and Annette discuss their favourite books featuring or based in a school in honour of our school leavers….. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish ...
Jul 09, 2024•28 min
We pack a lot in this episode sharing the books that kept us on our toes! Included are: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt@ thomasoldeheuvelt Sharp Objects and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn @ thegillianflynn Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane @ Dennis_lehane The Watchers by AM Shine @ nocturn_al_shine The Collector by John Fowles Penpal by Dathan Auerbach The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie We Were Liars by E. Lockhart @elockhartbooks The Eye Collector by Sebastian Fitzek SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AN...
Jun 25, 2024•28 min
In summer's light, we gather here, to shuffle stories, far and near. With every page, a new delight, books ignite our hearts in flight. Its another summer shuffle!! Find out what we read and if we liked it! Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desp...
Jun 10, 2024•21 min
If the Crones had the same jobs as the main characters in the books they last read, would they love or hate them…. This is possibly Chells fav episode! SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for intro / outro production and media support Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble...
May 28, 2024•19 min
