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Two Crones And A Book
Hosted by Chell and Annette · EN
Your hosts Chell and Annette will give you honest reviews and share book‑themed rambles
that may or may not, on occasions, take a dark and twisty, if not bizarre turn.
Be warned: episodes may contain spoilers and language that some listeners may find offensive, thus the explicit rating. Consider yourself warned!
Now take a seat and buckle up, buttercup…
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Ep 118 Ramble Imagine you could teleport into a book during its most dramatic moment what would you do to help (or cause more trouble)
1w ago00:07:50Tap to summarizeThis week on Two Crones and a Book, we ask the only question that truly matters: If you could teleport into a book’s most dramatic moment… would you help, or would you absolutely make it worse?Spoiler: we chose chaos. And trouble. And maybe a little light meddling that would make any author weep. Join us as we insert ourselves into iconic scenes, derail plot lines, rescue characters who didn’t ask for it and accidentally (on purpose) spark new disasters.SPOILERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANGUAGE SOME LISTENERS MAYFIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCronesAndABook #BookChaos #TeleportTrouble #FictionalMeddling #BookPodcast #CroneEnergy
Transcribe →Ep 117 Bingo - A book outside your comfort zone
3w ago00:30:16Tap to summarizeThis week on Two Crones and a Book, we dust off our bingo cards and dive headfirst into the square that made us both sweat a little: Read Something Out of Your Comfort Zone. Chell wandered into the wild world of small‑town secrets and menopausal mayhem with A Hot Flash of Homicide by Dawn Dugle and let’s just say the title does not exaggerate. Meanwhile, Annette took a hard left turn into the unsettling, unforgettable, and deeply disturbing with Let’s Go Play at the Adams by Mendal W. Johnson. Join us as we unpack what shocked us, what surprised us and what we’ll never emotionally recover from. Expect cackles, side‑eye and the occasional existential crisis. SPOILERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANGUAGE SOME LISTENERS MAYFIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com #TwoCronesAndABook #BookBingo #OutOfYourComfortZone#PodcastReads #BookishChaos #HotFlashOfHomicide #LetsGoPlayAtTheAdams#ReadingChallenge
Transcribe →Ep 116 Ramble - If your life were a book what would be the first line of the prologue
Apr 2800:09:04Tap to summarizeThis week, the crones crack open the metaphorical spineof their own lives and ask the ultimate storytelling question: If your life were a book, what would be the first line of the prologue? From dramatic declarations to dry sarcasm, Annette andChell explore how one sentence can set the tone for an entire existence or at least the current chapter. Expect existential musings, chaotic energy, and a few lines that probably belong in a gothic novella or a dark comedy. Whether your prologue starts with “It wasn’t supposed togo like this…” or “She woke up already tired of everything,” this episode is a celebration of the weird, wonderful ways we narrate our own lives. Grab your imaginary quill, your emotional baggage, andyour favourite cup of tea this one’s a cozy spiral into literaryself-reflection. #LifeAsABook #PrologueEnergy #FirstLineVibes#TwoCronesAndABook #BookishRamble #BookishHumor #ReadersOfInstagram#BookPodcast #NarrateYourLife #StoryOfMyLife #ChaoticPrologue #CozyChaos#BookishThoughts #LiteraryLife #SelfNarration
Transcribe →Ep 115 Bingo - A book set in a place you've never visited
Apr 1400:26:39Tap to summarizeThis week on Two Crones and a Book, Annette and Chell spin the bingo wheel and land on the prompt: A place you’ve never been. From the depths of the ocean to the winding paths of a magical house, theCrones take you on a journey through two wildly different realms of fantasy. 🧠 Annette dives into the abyss with Point Nemo by Jeremy Robinson, narrated by R.C. Bray. It’s a mind-bending, bioluminescent romp through the most remote spot on Earth, where science fiction meets cosmic horror and the mushrooms glow withmenace. 🏡 Chell wanders the whimsical corridors of Howls Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, specifically the illustrated Folio Society edition. With its enchanting artwork and classic Wynne Jones charm, this tale of magical misdirection and reluctant heroism offers a cozy counterpoint to Annette’s deep-sea dread. Together, they explore how unfamiliar settings shape character, tone, and reader experience—and how fantasy lets us travel to places we may never physically reach, but can always visit in story. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAYFIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com TwoCronesAndABook #BookBingo #FantasyReads #ReadingChallenge#APlaceYouveNeverBeen #ImaginaryPlaces #FantasyWorlds #MagicalJourneys #PointNemo #JeremyRobinson #RCBray #HouseOfManyWays #DianaWynneJones #FolioSociety #HowlsMovingCastle #AudiobookLove #IllustratedEdition#BookDiscussion #FantasyPodcast
Transcribe →Ep 114 Chat N Cackle - Our Year In Reads (So Far)
Mar 3100:38:16Tap to summarizeIn this delightfully chaotic 'Chat n’ Cackle' episode, Annette and Chell settle in with cups of something cosy and dive into the books that have shaped their reading year so far. From eerie horror valleys to motel mysteries, from heartfelt memoirs to unsettling classics, the Crones cover a stack of stories that made them gasp, giggle, or stay up far too late.This episode’s reading pile includes:This Wretched Valley by Jenny KieferDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanThe Lamb by Lucy RoseCome Closer by Sara GranThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesHalf His Age by Jennette McCurdyThe Plague Dogs by Richard AdamsPlay Nice by Rachel Harrison •Raising Hare by Chloe DaltonWe Call Them Witches by India-Rose BowerExpect tangents, laughter, strong opinions, and the kind of bookish chaos only Annette and Chell can conjure. Whether you’ve read these titles or are just here for the cackles, this episode is a warm, witty wander through their current literary landscape.SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAYFIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com#TwoCronesAndABook #ChatNCackle #CroneEnergy #BookPodcast #BookishCrones #ReadingCrones #WhatWeRead #CurrentReads #BookChat #BookDiscussion #HorrorBooks #FantasyReads #MemoirReads #BookTalk #IndiePodcasters #WomenWhoPodcast #BookishCommunity #BookLovers #TBRPile #BookRecs
Transcribe →Ep 113 Ramble - If you could only read books with plot twists you guess correctly, or ones with endings that completely baffle you, which would you choose
Mar 1700:09:25Tap to summarizeIn this week’s ramble, the crones dive into the strangelytherapeutic art of diagnosing your life with book titles. Because sometimes the only way to make sense of a week is to let literature do the talking. Annette arrives armed with a trio of titles that paint a picture all on their own: the existential haze of The Plague by Albert Camus, the tender exhaustion of If the Body Allows It by Megan Cummins and the slow, contemplative survival energy of The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. If that doesn’t sum up a week, what does. Chell, meanwhile, needs only one title to capture the full emotional landscape: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett. Sometimes simplicity is the most honest form of storytelling. Together, the crones unpack why these titles hit so hard,how books become emotional shorthand and what it means when your life starts sounding like a syllabus of chaos. Settle in for a cozy, candid, and slightly unhinged chat because if you can’t laugh at your own plot twists, what’s the point.#BookTitlesAsMood #LifeInBookTitles #BookishRamble #TwoCronesAndABook #ThePlague #AlbertCamus#IfTheBodyAllowsIt #MeganCummins #TheSoundOfAWildSnailEating #ElisabethTovaBailey#ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents #LemonySnicket #ChaoticWeekReads #ExistentialReads #BookishHumor #ReadersOfInstagram #BookPodcast
Transcribe →Ep 112 Book BINGO A book chosen purely because the cover intrigued you
Mar 300:23:22Tap to summarizeIn this episode, the crones spin the great wheel of Book Bingo and land on the square that demands absolute superficiality: judge a book by its cover. No blurbs. No reviews. No recommendations. Just vibes, colours, and whatever strange energies radiate from the front design.Chell is lured in by the bold, unsettling imagery of Before and After by Andrew Shanahan — a cover that whispers, “This might get weird,” and oh… it does.Annette succumbs to the eerie, earthy strangeness of When Darkness Loves Us by Elizabeth Engstrom — a cover that promises something feral, something tender, and something deeply, deliciously wrong.Together, they unravel how these covers seduced them, whether the stories lived up to the promise (or threat), and what happens when you let your eyeballs, not your brain choose your next read. Expect cackling, tangents, mild existential dread, and the occasional moment of genuine literary insight.SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAYFIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com#TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish#Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch #CroneLife#WitchyWisdom #CronesWhoRead #CronesUnite #CackleAndChat #TwoCronesAndABook #BookPodcast #BookBingo #JudgeABookByItsCover #CoverPick #ReadersOfInstagram #BookishChaos #CronesWhoRead #BeforeAndAfter #AndrewShanahan#WhenDarknessLovesUs #ElizabethEngstrom #HorrorReads#WeirdFiction #BookChat #PodcastLife #Bookstagram#CronesChooseChaos#CoverLove #TBRTrouble
Transcribe →Ep 111 RAMBLE If books had scent profiles which one would you turn into a candle
Feb 1700:15:41Tap to summarizeIn this delightfully unhinged ramble episode, the croneswander off the beaten path and straight into the world of imaginary candle-making. If books had scent profiles, which stories would make the most irresistible, haunting, or downright questionable candles? Annette brings the eerie forest shadows of The Watchersby A.M. Shine and the nostalgic, neon-tinged strangeness of The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson. Expect notes of damp moss, old secrets, and maybe a hint of childhood trauma. Chell counters with the gothic decadence of Dracula, thewhimsical, smoky magic of The Midnight Circus by Erin Morgenstern, and because great minds think alike another dive into The Watchers. Apparently that book just smells like something worth bottling. Together, the crones explore which stories would makecomforting candles, which would make cursed ones, and which should probably never be lit indoors. Grab your tea, your cauldron, or your favourite questionable candle and settle in for a cozy, chaotic chat.#BookScents #BookCandles #IfBooksHadScents #ScentTheStory #BookishCandles #BookishRamble #TheWatchers #AMShine #TheSaturdayNightGhostClub#CraigDavidson #Dracula #MidnightCircus #ErinMorgenstern
Transcribe →Ep 110 BINGO - A Book Under 200 pages
Jan 3000:27:00Tap to summarizeThis episode, the crones are on a mission to prove that bigstories can come in small packages! For the Book Bingo square “a book under 200 pages,” Annette dives into the existential labyrinth of A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck, while Chell takes on the wild ride that is Shitshow by ChrisPanatier.Join the cackling duo as they sip their brews, swap thoughtsand debate whether brevity really is the soul of wit or just a shortcut to chaos. Expect sharp wit, honest reflections, and a few raucous laughs as they explore how these slim volumes pack a punch. Whether you’re a bookworm with a short attention span or just looking for your next quick read, this episode is a celebration of stories that don’t waste a single page.So grab your bingo cards, settle in, and let the crones guide you through two unforgettable journeys proving once again that you don’t need a doorstopper to have your mind blown. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com#TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview#twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish#Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch #CroneLife#WitchyWisdom #CronesWhoRead #CronesUnite #CackleAndChat #BookBingo2026 #ReadingChallenge#BookChallenge #BookBingoSquare #ShortBooks #BooksUnder200Pages #AShortStayInHell#StevenPeck #Shitshow #ChrisPanatier
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Ep 109 A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke
Jan 1700:24:35Tap to summarizeThe two crones settle in with steaming mugs and a copy of Kathy Burke’s A Mind of My Own, ready to revel in every page. Fans of Burke’s razor-sharp wit and fearless honesty, they find themselves nodding, cackling and occasionally tearing up as they wander through her life stories. This episode is less a review than a joyful celebration with two seasoned souls tipping their crooked hats to a woman who speaks with unflinching truth and wicked humour. Inspired by Burke’s brilliance, the crones rise a little straighter, swear a little louder and laugh until the rafters shake because when Kathy Burke writes, the crones listen, love and loudly approve.SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Contact us on: twocronespodcast@gmail.com#TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble #Books #Booklover #BookRecommendations #Bookish #Bookworm #Reading #BookReview #BookAddict #Booktok #bookbitch #CroneLife #WitchyWisdom #CronesWhoRead #CronesUnite #CackleAndChat #KathyBurke #AMindOfMyOwn #BritishIcons #ComedyLegend #BurkeBrilliance #Memoir
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