What do you do when you simultaneously love your best friend but also can't stop competing with them? How do you navigate a society that's always trying to keep you down? How much will you sacrifice to reach your dreams? We discuss these questions and more in this episode. We also divulge how this story resonates with our own experiences with lifelong friendships and insist the only possibility is that this author is female.

Episode Drink: Negroni Spumante

Ingredients

1 oz of sweet vermouth

1 oz of italian red bitter liqueur

1 oz of dry gin

Top with dy Spumante

Instructions

In an old-fashioned glass, pour the first three ingredients over ice. Top with spumante and gently stir. Garnish with an orange zest twist.

Recipe From: Difford's Guide dot com

Our Drinking Game for this Story

Take a drink:

Anytime Lila compliments Elena

Anytime Elena is awed by Lila

Anytime a parent abuses their child

Whenever a book is mentioned. Take an extra drink if you've read the book

Whenever a guy declares his love for Lila

Fantastic Reads:

Jordan : Bonding on Netflix

Emily : The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueby V. E. Schwab

A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what's coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.

Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is "Harlequin" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Enjoy this magical realism story and cult classic film that we can't shut up about. They made some questionable changes from page to screen but honestly we like them both for very different reasons. We talk about which of the sisters we saw ourselves as in high school and reveal which of the Owens women we want to be now. Dig into these details with us.

Episode Drink: Midnight Margaritas

1/2 cup Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice (5 limes)

2 tbsp Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice (1 lemon)

1 cup Triple Sec

1 cup White Tequila

2 cups Ice (8-10 cubes)

2 wedges lime

Kosher Salt for rim

Add lime juice, lemon juice, triple sec, tequila, and ice to a blender and process until fully slushed. Use a lime wedge to moisten the rim of two glasses, and dunk each rim into a plate of kosher salt. Pour your margs in, and commence with a circular dance around the nearest table.

Recipe From: TwoCrumbsUp.com

Our Drinking Game for this Story

Take a drink every time

Sally is literally a Sober Sally

You envy the Aunts and actually decide to live more like them

You wish you'd been as bold as Gillian in high school

You love the soundtrack

And take two sips when you remember that song and need to forget it again

Everytime Kylie is a little bitch

Anytime any of the sisters share a tender moment (Sally/Gillian, Antonia/Kylie)

Whenever you fantasize about living in their house

COVID Comforts

Jordan : Beaver Island, MI

Emily : Stray (video game)

A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what's coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.

Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is "Harlequin" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

This story offers so much scope for the imagination! We truly feel we are kindred spirits with Anne (spelled with an E, obviously). And the wrap up of the show left us in the depths of despair. We'll just have to console ourselves with the absolute multitude of books in this series. Jordan shares her anger at why this ended and Emily reveals why she hates being compared to this main character sometimes.

Episode Drink: Raspberry Cordial

Ingredients:

• one four liter pail of freshly picked cleaned raspberries
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup of honey

Instructions:

In a large non-metallic bowl, crush the raspberries with a potato masher or similar utensil.

Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the crushed berries; stir in the lemon juice. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside in a cool, dark place for 24 hours. The next day, pour the crushed berries through a cheesecloth to sieve out the particles. This will take a while as you have to let the liquid slowly seep through the cloth. Place the liquid in a pot and bring to a boil on the stove. Add the honey and stir in.Add in the sugar to taste, but do not add more honey. Honey can override the raspberry taste in this recipe, but adding half a cup will give it a gorgeous depth of taste that plain sugar doesn't. Boil the liquid for another three minutes. Put in Jars. Tuck in a cool place. Will be good all winter

Recipe From: TheKitchenMagpie.com

Our Drinking Game for this Story

Take a drink every time Anne is overly excited

Take a drink every time you want to hug Matthew

Take a drink every time Anne says "scope for the imagination"

Take a drink every time Ms. Rachel Lynde gossips

Take a drink every time Anne thinks about how much she hates Gilbert Blythe

Take a drink every time Anne references a book

Take a drink every time Anne screws up something

Take a drink every time the show updates something to be more inclusive

Spray some cheese spray in your mouth whenever you start to sob at the show

Finish your drink to balance out the wholesomeness of the show. Like we love it so much and it's just so beautiful.

COVID Comforts:

Jordan: Descendants of the Sun (Hulu)

Em: Locke and Key (Netflix)

A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what's coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.

Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is "Harlequin" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.