Two Crones And A Book

This week on Two Crones and a Book, the bingo wheel sent the crones down the path of personal recommendations — and the results could not have been more unsettling, eerie, or deliciously crone‑appropriate. Chell tackled I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, a stark, haunting, post‑apocalyptic tale that blends isolation, mystery, and existential dread. She dives into the emotional weigh...

In this chaotic ramble, the crones tackle a deceptivelysimple question: If you could only read books with plot twists you always guess correctly, or ones with endings that leave you utterly baffled, which would you choose? Chell immediately compares the question to an icebreakerone of her personal nightmares and declares she’d rather roll naked over LEGO than share a “fun fact” about herself. Natu...

This week on Two Crones and a Book, the bingo wheel demanded colour and the crones delivered. Chell dives into Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, a memoir‑meets‑life‑philosophy mashup full of wild stories, questionable decisions and the kind of cosmic yee‑haw wisdom only McConaughey can get away with. Was it profound? Was it unhinged? Was it both? Chell has thoughts. Meanwhile, Annette ventures i...

This 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 as...

This 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...

This 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...

This 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, biolum...

In 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:...

In 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...

In 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 mig...

In 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 Gho...

This 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 t...

The 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...

Pull over, weary traveller the Crones have found a rest stopthat’s anything but restful. In this episode, we crack open Nat Cassidy’s Rest Stop, a horror novella that turns a roadside break into a surreal descent into dread. Expect sharp cackles, uncanny tangents, and a few eldritch snacks as we unravel Cassidy’s blend of Americana, body horror, and existential unease.   Synopsis: A young musician...

Two crones settle by the fire, salt-stained shawls wrappedtight and crack open Sacculina. One cackles at the brine-soaked horror, the other mutters about family curses and the sea’s appetite. Together they weigh Fracassi’s tale of parasitic dread, partmyth, part body horror, against the eternal pull of the abyss. The verdict? A barnacled gem, dripping with menace, bestconsumed with a stiff drink a...

If your bookshelf could talk what would it say about you? Turns out the Crones bookshelves are pretty judgy and mean!   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 #BookRecomm...

Synopsis: Strang isn’t the small, quaint town it appears to be. It’shaunted every night by a creature the townsfolk refer to as Halloween. Once the sun sets each day, Halloween emerges to collect its treats: a small, live offering from each household. The residents comply because no one wants to be the target of Halloween’s tricks. But the nightmare of residing in Strang isnothing compared to the...

So what book do you love and consider a comfort read but wont recommend and why….   Chell accidentally nearly breaks Annette with this one who is very judgy this episode     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#twocro...

Unexpected and pleasant find! Listen to the Crones talkabout Cursed by Leigh Kenny, has she made it to our watch list?   Synopsis: Have you ever agreed to something without understandingthe consequences? What would you do if a cursed object came into your possession? Burn it? Seek spiritual help? Pass it on? This is the impossible choice Curtis must face as asinister entity is thrust upon him. As...

Well, we have had a busy run with life throwing one or to challenges our way but… that hasn’t stopped us from reading. Come check out some recommendations!   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 #twocron...

We are so lucky to have got a pre sale copy! Come listen and see what we thought…   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 #Readin...

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 LANUGAUG...

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...

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 supp...

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...