This week on Two Crones and a Book, the bingo wheel whisked the crones back in time — to stories born long before either of them arrived on this earth. And oh, did they dig up some strange treasures.

Chell plunged into The Beetle by Richard Marsh, a gloriously bizarre slice of Victorian horror packed with melodrama, shapeshifting menace, and enough gothic chaos to make even Dracula look like he needs to up his game. She unravels the wild plot twists, the theatrical dread, and the deliciously unhinged energy that only 1890s fiction can deliver.

Annette, meanwhile, explored The Birds by Frank Baker — the eerie, atmospheric novel that pre‑dated Hitchcock and brought a quieter, more creeping sense of dread to the idea of nature turning against us. She dives into its slow‑burn tension, its uncanny mood, and the unsettling feeling that something feathered is always watching.

Together, the crones compare two very different flavours of vintage terror — one campy and chaotic, one quiet and creeping — and celebrate the strange magic of reading stories from decades past. It’s another bingo adventure full of cackles, analysis, and peak crone energy.

SPOILERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANGUAGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.

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 This week on Two Crones and a Book, we open the dustycupboard of literary shame and ask the big question: Which book would you confidently lie about having read?

Join us as we confess the classics we’ve dodged, the doorstoppers we’ve pretended to ‘love’ and the titles we only know from memes. Expect cackling, guilt‑free honesty, and the occasional dramatic gasp as weexpose each other’s bookish secrets.

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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 weight, the unanswered questions, and the quiet devastation that makes this slim novel linger long after the final page.

Annette, meanwhile, read Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito, a stylish psychological thriller dripping with gothic tension and razor‑sharp character work. She explores the spiralling mind games, the creeping paranoia, and the elegant menace that defines Feito’s storytelling.

Together, the crones unpack how recommendations from friends can lead to wildly different reading experiences — from bleak dystopian introspection to lush psychological unraveling. It’s another bingo episode full of cackles, opinions, and peak crone energy.

SPOILERS, MATURE THEMES AND LANGUAGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE.

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In this week’s ramble, the crones dive into the strangely therapeutic 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.

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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 into the haunting world of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. She unpacks the creeping dread, the feminist fury, and the wallpaper pattern that absolutely refuses to mind its own business.

Together, the crones compare notes on colour, chaos, and how two books with hues in their titles can live on completely different ends of the literary spectrum.

Grab your bingo cards, settle in, and let the crones guide you through another gloriously bookish adventure.

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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 ask for it and accidentally (on purpose) spark new disasters.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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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, 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.

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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:

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  This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer

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  Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

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  The Lamb by Lucy Rose

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  Come Closer by Sara Gran

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  The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

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  Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

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  The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams

Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

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Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

We Call Them Witches by India-Rose Bower

Expect 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.

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