Things We Read Instead

Hello Readers. Here's Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of Deathscent by Robin Jarvis . Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram . or get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com . Here’s a list of the b...

Hello Readers. Here's Vic's take on Deathscent by Robin Jarvis and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , and follow us on Instagram. He...

Hello Readers. Here's Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Snapper. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram . or get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com . Here’s a list of the books, movies, sho...

Hello Readers. Here's Chris' in depth take on The Snapper and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , and follow us on Instagram. Here’s a...

Hello Readers. Here's Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of Dominion . Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram . or get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com . Here’s a list of the books, movies, show...

Hello Readers. Here's Vic's take on Dominion and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , and follow us on Instagram. Here’s a list of the...

Hello Readers. Here's Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of A Head Full of Ghosts . Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram . or get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com . Here’s a list of the books,...

Hello Readers. Here's Chris' in depth take on A Head Full of Ghosts and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , and follow us on Instagram...

Hello Readers. Here's Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Kraken Wakes, along with an extended trivial argument. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram . and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gma...

Hello Readers. Here's Vic's take on The Kraken Wakes and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , follow us on Instagram. Here’s a list of...

Hello Readers. Welcome to the final part of our Christmas Special. So far we've waxed lyrical about Rivals, lambasted Bridgerton and gone to town about our top books of the year. After all that we thought it was time for a little bit of silliness before wrapping up the first season with a great big Christmas bow! So get ready for a few rounds of Shag, Marry, Kill with our beloved Girly Swot and th...

Hello Readers. Welcome to Part 3 of our Christmas Special. We've got arrived at Bridgerton and both the Girly Swot and our War Bore have thoughts about the book, the universe and the Netflix Series. Hold onto your hats ass there is a veritable waddling of loud quacking ducks passing through this episode! Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a menti...

Hello Readers. Welcome to Part 2 of our Christmas Special. Grab a sherry and a couple of generously sized mince pies and enjoy Chris & Vic unleashing their thoughts about the TV adaptation Rivals TV series on Disney Plus. We've also got the added bonus of their personal top three books of the year, there are a few surprises in there! Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments,...

Hello Readers. Welcome to Part 1 of our Christmas Special, covering Rivals by Jilly Cooper, hold onto your baubles as Chris & Vic cover the ups and downs of this 1980s bonkbuster and what they thought of it. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on In...

Hello Readers. Here's Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Crimson Petal and The White, along with an extended trivial argument. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram . and get in touch via email at thingswer...

Hello Readers. Here's Chris' take on The Crimson Petal and The White and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , follow us on Instagram. H...

Hello Readers. Here's Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Terror, along with the traditional ding dong of the traditional trivial argument. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram . and get in touch via email...

Hello Readers. Here's Vic's take on The Terror and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , follow us on Instagram. Here’s a list of the b...

Hello Readers. Here's Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of Rivers of London, along with the traditional ding dong of the traditional trivial argument. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram . and get in touch via...

Hello Readers. Here's Chris' take on Rivers of London and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in two weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , follow us on Instagram. Here’s a list of the boo...

Hello Readers. We had a good old ding dong on this one so we’ve decided to split this episode in two. This will be the format from now on so you get time to read alone, send us your praise or arguments and you get two episodes a month. We’ll be here the second and fourth Monday of each month. Thanks for your support.  Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com , follow us on...

Hello Readers. As you’ll hear, we had a good old ding dong on this one so we’ve decided to split this episode in two. You’ll hear Chris’ recommendations for what you could have read or watched instead in two weeks. This will be the format from now on so you get time to read alone, send us your praise or arguments and you get two episodes a month. We’ll be here the second and fourth Monday of...

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Thanks for listening. Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and museums mentioned in the podcast. Frenchman's Creek by Daphne Du Maurier  Zulu by Saul David Ghost of the British Museum by Noah Angell The Tank Museum Saltblood by Francesca De Tores Grace O’Malley by Anne Chambers The Wager by David Grann Pirate Women by Laura Sook Duncombe On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers Life Amount The Pi...

Thanks for listening. Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and museums mentioned in both parts of the podcast. Content Warning - this episode deals with a non-fiction book dealing with the second world war. From the outset there will be graphic descriptions of injury, warfare and discussions of suicide. Tread carefully! Crucible of Hell by Saul David Everywhere by Billy Bragg 1916 by Sabaton...