Two Crones And A Book

Chell and Annette discuss author they read once and then devoured their back catalogue.....

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Chell and Annette review The Book Eaters a debut novel by Sunyi Dean from a genre Annette not normally keen on….

Synopsis:

The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends.

Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather’s second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater – a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans – she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family… or worse.

Living among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out – for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself…

This is a story of escape, a mother’s savage devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new.

Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, and Let the Right One In

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Your stuck on a desert island with the main character from the last book your read (not from the podcast), who is it?

A short and sweet episode where Annette draws the short straw and Chell ends up with a red head….

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Ep 36 REVIEW Gruesome Fairy Tales Book 1 and 2 Annalee Adams

It’s a 2 for one as Chell and Annette review Annalee Adams Gruesome Fairy Tales Book 1 and 2 described as A blood-chilling serial killer thriller with a psychological twist

**Spoiler ALERT** This episode

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Chell and Annette shares the worst recommendations they have had, which includes some popular choices with high ratings…

As usual be prepared for a sprinkle or digression!

**Spoiler ALERT** This episode includes light spoilers in the first section before moving on to the spoiler floor which contains full, detailed spoilers

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Something soppy and soft for the time of year :)

Ep 33 REVIEW Twelve Days of Christmas Horror by Rick Wood

We discuss this gem of a novel in our last full episode of the year!

Amazon Synopsis:

From horror master Rick Wood, author of The Sensitives and This Book is Full of Bodies, comes twelve horrifying stories to spook up your Christmas season!

From a sadistic secret Santa gift, to a murderous telekinetic fairy, to a nativity full of the undead… you’ll find a horror treat for all twelve days of Christmas!

This anthology includes the following stories:

The F**ked Up Fairy

Twas the Night Before Murder

The Nativity of the Living Dead

The Christmas Card Trap

Secret Santa for the Sadistic

Track Santa parts 1, 2 and 3

Elf on a Shelf

The Mince Pie

The Christmas Cannibal

A Christmas Carol: The Aftermath

**Spoiler ALERT** This episode full spoilers

 

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Ep 32 RAMBLE Top 3 Book find 2022 not covered in the podcast

Annette and Chell share their top 3 book picks and a couple of sneaky mentions, that they found in 2022 that haven’t been covered in the podcast.

List of books below, can you guess whos is whos?

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

House Of Psychotic Women by Kier-La Janisse

The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman

The Creeper by AM Shine

The Enemy by Charlie Higson

The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

Alice by Christina Henry

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

**Spoiler ALERT** This episode includes detailed spoilers

 

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At last, following on from our sneak peek review we give a full blow by blow of Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeaod Chapman.

**Spoiler ALERT** This episode includes light spoilers in the first section before moving on to the spoiler floor which contains full, detailed spoilers

 

Synopsis:

A terrifying supernatural audiobook that explores ghosts, grief, and god complexes

Ever since their on-again, off-again college romance, Erin hasn’t been able to set a single boundary with charismatic but reckless Silas, who has been chasing the next big high since graduation. When he texts her to spring him out of rehab, she knows enough is enough. She is ready to start a career, make new friends, and meet a great guy—even if that means cutting Silas off. But when Silas turns up dead from an overdose, Erin’s world falls apart.

When Erin learns that Silas discovered a drug that allowed him to see the dead, she doesn’t believe it’s real but agrees to a pill-popping “séance” to ease her guilt and pain. When she steps back into the real world, she starts to see ghosts everywhere from her Southern hometown’s bloody and brutal past. Are the effects pharmacological or something more sinister? And will Erin be able to shut the Pandora’s box of horrors she has opened?

With propulsive momentum, bone-chilling scares, and dark meditations on the weight of history, this Southern horror will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown.

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This is a super bouncy, twisty, turny, hold on to your seats and try and keep up book!

But will Chell and Annette agree……

**Spoiler ALERT** This episode includes light spoilers in the first section before moving on to the spoiler floor which contains full, detailed spoilers

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