Its our first vibe check of 2025 and we were READING. This a spoiler free review of everything we consumed in December and what we are looking forward to in the month ahead.

8:09 - Books

Chronicles of Narnia (Lion, the witch and the wardrobe through Dawn Treader, Spectacular by Stephanie Garber, Puck and Prejudice by Lila Riley, The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Emily Wilde's Map of Otherlands by Heather Fawcett, Bad Mormon by Heather Gay, Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldtree, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

55:55 - Movies

A Real Pain, Hot Frosty, A Complete Unknown, Moana 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Singin in the Rain

1:16 - Television

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

1:25:55 - Music

SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA

1:26:50 January Watchlist

For our December Book Club we read Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, which turned out not to be an encyclopaedia at all! (We were confused at first.) This whimsical tale was a very unique read for us and we're OBSESSED with Wendell Bambleby. Tune in for our thoughts on the journal entry writing style, Emily's unreliable narration, Wendell's weird cleanliness quirk, and more!

Rating: 8 / 10

This episode contains spoilers for the book starting at (10:32). The second book Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands is also mentioned, but no spoilers given.

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.....2024 is wrapping up so here is our annual Best Of spoiler free episode. From books to pop culture we share our top picks and our biggest flops.

Titles discussed:

Albums: Don't Forget Me by Maggie Rogers, Short and Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter, MEGAN by Megan the Stallion, Vertigo by GRIFF, TTPD by Taylor Swift, BRAT by Charli XCX, Sugar Water by Maude Latour, and Cowboy Carter by Beyonce. Flops: Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves, Radical Optimism by Dua Lipa, and 143 by Katy Perry

Books: Animal Farm, None of this is True, and Bitterblue. Flops: Verity and Romancing Mr. Bridgerton

Movies: Wicked, Challengers, Dune pt 2, Wild Robot, Twisters, Mad Max: Furiosa, Saturday Night, A Real Pain. Flops: Madam Web, Megalopolis, and Mean Girls

TV: Agatha All Along, Nobody wants this, RHOSLC, John Mulaney's Everybody's in LA, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Love Island USA

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This could also be called our 2024 Year In Review: Book Edition. We're tier ranking all 20 books we read for the podcast this year and reflecting on which ones impacted us most. This episode is spoiler free, but we still opine AT LENGTH about some of these books so buckle in!

Tiers explained starting at (07:17) and actual ranking starts at (08:33).

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Growing up is realizing you are actually an Edmund, not a Lucy. In this episode we discuss the movie adaptation of C.S. Lewis iconic The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. We discuss the way our perception of the story and characters has changed, the movie 's stunning visuals, and quality casting. Also, Will Poulter's glow up.

Contains spoilers for the entire Chronicles of Narnia series.

Rating: 7.5/10

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Our November reading & watch report is in there somewhere... along the way we get into some C.S. Lewis vs. J.R.R. Tolkien discourse we have no business having, plus some impassioned hateration about live action remakes and lots of confusion about The Inheritance Games series. Oh, and we loved Wicked!

(06:38) Reading Report

(52:39) Watch Report - Movies

(01:21:39) Watch Report - TV

(01:26:25) Music

No spoiler warnings - we kept today's episode spoiler free!

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For our 100TH EPISODE (!!!) we discuss Rebecca Ross' A River Enchanted and once again we are blown away by the nuance and depth Rebecca Ross weaves into her writing. This time we are swept away to the Scottish isles full of wind spirits and music, with enough relatable challenges to go around.

Our Rating: 8.25

This episode contains references to Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross, but no spoilers.

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On this episode we bring you another Smash or Pass, only this time we are joined by special guest Abby Tree and our options get progressively more unhinged. We encourage listeners to play along with us and ultimately ask themselves who is hotter...Lightening McQueen or a fish?

There are no major spoilers except for things you should have already seen such as Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, the Hunger Games, Twilight, and of course, Cars.

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Cinematic. Campy. Absurd. Ahead of its time. We're revisiting a CLASSIC for this month's adaptation review, and if you're having deja vu, it's because Twilight is also the subject of our first ever episode! While we previously discussed the franchise as a whole, our focus in today's episode is the first Twilight movie and how it compares to the book.

Our first Twilight episode is here: The Franchise That Raised Us

SPOILER WARNINGS:

RATING: 9 / 10

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We recorded this pre election, so enjoy an escape into the blissful past...

(02:50) October overview - a busy month!

(07:55) Reading Report

(20:00) Watch Report - Movies

(42:10) Watch Report - TV

(1:07:00) Music

(1:16:00) November Release Radar

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