Chell and Annette

Two Crones And A Book

Arts EN ↓ 125 episodes

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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Chell and Annette

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Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Ep 71 You have the same job as the last main character you read 28.05.2024

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 #twoc...

Ep 70 Summer Shuffle! 13.05.2024

Its that time of year where we each get to read whatever we want from our personal TBR piles and then tell the other one if its worth adding to their pile! In this episode we talk Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Trembley and Goblin by Josh Malerman and of course the inevitable digression…. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Special thanks to @horrorflicktab for in...

Ep 69 RAMBLE Which horror book scared you the most, ever? 29.04.2024

Ramble time!! Join us as we talk about the books that scared us the most..... 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

Ep 68 Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca 15.04.2024

We review a short Things have gotten worse since we last spoke by Eric LaRocca….. Synopsis: Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s - a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today...

Ep 67 What would your book villain's last line be? 01.04.2024

Time for a ramble ……. The Crones share what their last lines for literature villains would say…. 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

Ep 66 REVIEW Penpal by Dathan Auerbach 19.03.2024

Two devasted Crones discuss Penpal by Dathan Auerbach!   Book Stats: Paperback – pages 252 No Sleep Recording of Penpal: https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s1/bonus-penpal-i   Authors Webpage: https://1000vultures.com/ Synopsis: In an attempt to make sense of his own mysterious and unsettling childhood memories, a man begins to reconstruct his past. As the games and adventures of his youth...

Ep 65 Who would narrate your biography? 05.03.2024

Ready to Ramble? Find out who The Crones would love to narrate the audio versions of their boring lives….. 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

Ep 64 REVIEW This Thing Between Us A Novel by Gus Moreno 20.02.2024

Time for another review! This episode The Crones review an Annette pick, This Thing Between Us A Novel by Gus Moreno and it goes down a storm! Book Stats: Paperback – 272 pages Audible duration – 5 hours and 56 minutes Authors Webpage: https://www.gusmoreno.com/ Synopsis: It was Vera’s idea to buy the Itza. The “world’s most advanced smart speaker!” didn’t interest Thiago, but Vera thought it woul...

EP 63 What Book do you want to have a sequel? 06.02.2024

Annette and Chell talk about the sequels and prequels they never got but desperately wanted and Annette makes Chell’s day! Some of the books mentioned are: The Watchers by A.M. Shine Kingdom of Shadows by Barabra Erskine Case Files of the East Area Rapist / Golden State Killer by Kat Winters and Keith Komos Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia by John Gilmore Horrorstore by Grady Hendrix Gr...

Ep 62 REVIEW The dark between the trees by Fiona Barnett 23.01.2024

Annette and Chell review The dark between the trees by Fiona Barnett, a slow burn creepy tale of 5 women who go into the woods …. What could go wrong? Synopsis: 1643: A small group of Parliamentarian soldiers are ambushed in an isolated part of Northern England. Their only hope for survival is to flee into the nearby Moresby Wood... unwise though that may seem. For Moresby Wood is known to be an u...

Ep 61 RAMBLE Dress Up the Crone! 09.01.2024

Chell and Annette answer the question: If you could dress the other one up as a literary character for a day, who would it be? The real question is will they be kind or take the opportunity to torment the other one! Come listen to find out. ***For our international listeners please note that the term ‘fag’ is used in the UK as slang to describe cigarettes similar to the term ‘smoke’. ** SPOLIERS,...

Ep 60 Crones Christmas Round Up 25.12.2023

Its the end of the year! Come join the Crones share their favourite personal finds, out of the podcast, of the year. Theres books, podcasts and box sets from the year. So, if you need to zone out from the festivities come join us, we may tempt you to add something to you pending ‘to be’ piles. Merry Christmas from the Crones and see you in 2024. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS...

EP 59 Review 12 Ghosts Podcast 12.12.2023

This episode we are talking about the fabulous podcast 12 Ghosts starring the amazing Malcolm McDowell. As if that wasn’t enough, we are fortunate enough to be joined by the extremely talented Tab from podcasts Test Pattern and Stiletto Banshees, as well as the lovely Tiff, also from Stiletto Banshees. As usual we digress, bouncing around into random unrelated topics but, credit where credit is du...

Ep 58 RAMBLE Who’s your favourite narrator? 28.11.2023

Let’s talk narrators! Who’s your favourite narrator and why? As usual this goes off topic but, one thing you have to check out is the reading of Poe’s The Raven by the fabulous Christopher Walken, that we found on YouTube (we are not linked or affiliated with the channel in any way). To listen to the version, we sampled in the episode go to: https://youtu.be/R7G_fZYv8Mg?si=6B7qhIQtBgWvWD03 And the...

EP 56 REVIEW The Return by Rachel Harrison 14.11.2023

It’s a book review this episode. Annette and Chell review The Return by Rachel Harrison. Is this a debut novel with a kick or a meek flick? Listen as The Crones decide if this is a sinner or winner……. Synopsis: Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return-except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone. She feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one-day J...

Ep 55 RAMBLE Halloween Reads 31.10.2023

The spooky season is upon us, Annette and Chell talk about what they like to read and listen to this time of year and what they would like to read over the coming weeks. Some of Annettes favourites are old school 90s classics 13 Tales of Horror a point horror anthology, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and a super hard recommendation for The September House by Carissa Orlando wh...

Ep 54 REVIEW Baba Lanka by Sarah England (aka S.E. England) 16.10.2023

The Crones review Baba Lanka Pure Occult Horror by S.E. England (aka Sarah England). Annette finally gets a satisfying revenge scene and Chell develops a new author fixation! Come join us as we work though this British horror… SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. #TwoCrones #twocronesandabook #twocronesreview #twocronesshow #twocronesramble

Ep 53 RANDOM The Devil’s Replacement by Michael D. A. Clarke 03.10.2023

Random light review of The Devil’s Replacement by  Michael D. A. Clarke Synopsis: The Devil is ready to retire from ruling Hell. Before settling down with his sex crazed girlfriend, he must first seek a worthy replacement. Through a series of gripping and connected short horror stories, we meet a variety of candidates potentially ready to take the reins. From the twisted ringmaster of a circus tha...

Ep 52 REVIEW Dandelion by Alex Bledsoe 18.09.2023

The Crones read and discuss Dandelion by Alex Bledsoe to sooth Annettes withdrawal from possessions…. SPOLIERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.

Ep 51 RAMBLE Why do you love reading? 04.09.2023

The Crones discuss why it is they read, is it to broaden their minds? Learn new skills? Or just because its a social acceptableish way to ignore people…… MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.

EP50 SUMMER SHUFFLE: The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson & Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes 21.08.2023

Another summer shuffle, Annette has read The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson and Chell read Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes. Nostalgic, spooky coming of age vs feminine fury! Watch out for spoiler’s  MATURE LANGAUGE AND CONTENTS SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE

Ep 49 RAMBLE You come across a magic book, whatever you write in to comes true, what’s the first thing you write? 07.08.2023

Join the Crones as they try to do the right thing and wish for world peace but ultimately, we all know they are fighting a losing battle…. MATURE THEMES AND LANUGAUGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.

Ep 48 Summer Shuffle - Mothered by Zoje Stage & Playground by Aron Beauregard 24.07.2023

Another summer shuffle where the Crones read independently and tell the each other about it. This episode Annette reads Mothered by Zoje Stage & Chell reads Playground by Aron Beauregard This is for mature audiences only and may contain spoilers

Ep 47 Ultimate Book Themed Home Make Over 10.07.2023

What would your ultimate book themed home make over be? Would it be rainbows, fluffy clouds and cotton candy? You can bet your life Annette and Chell’s wont be .....

Ep 46 Summer Shuffle 27.06.2023

We have taken the opportunity to read something random from out personal TBR piles and now we have to sell it the other crone! Chell reads Dark Voyage by Helen Susan Smith - a dark and creepy tale about a sea Voyage in 1914 Annette reads She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran a deliciously spooky, yearningly romantic ghost story Join us to find out what we thought and if we can be influenced by the...

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