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Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of Tana French's The Likeness, and really wondering how the author managed to write such a roller coaster of a book. They also chat about Marvel movies, some awesome books that Hannah has read recently, and favorite Christmas movies!

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Likeness by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at 34 min 10 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of murder, violence, sex, guns, police investigations, abusive relationships, blood, gore, cults, property development, foster homes, poverty**

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The Likeness by Tana French

The Fantastic Four: First Steps---Disney+

Thunderbolts*: The New Avengers---Disney+

When Harry Met Sally---STARZ

Looper---STARZ

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Oh What Fun---Prime Video

All I Want for Christmas---Prime Video

How the Grinch Stole Christmas---Peacock

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Hannah and Laura are diving into the first half of The Likeness by Tana French and trying to decide if people close to them would truly be confused by doppelgangers. They also chat about Laura's love for Travis Baldree's works, Hannah's reread of The Locked Tomb series, and a book that Laura sent to Hannah that is in a word, delightful.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Likeness by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 34 secs.

*CW for the episode: discussions of sex, identity theft, murder, violence, pregnancy, sexual assault, abuse

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The Likeness by Tana French

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree

Wayward---Netflix

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Severance---Apple TV

The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Hollow Knight the videogame

Wednesday---Netflix

Being Mary Jane---YouTube

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Hannah and Laura are traveling across the United States to find Zeus's stolen lightning bolt. They recruit Sara and Lilly of Fiction Fans podcast to help them on their quest. That's right! It's a TV Tuesday covering the first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians!! Hannah, Laura, Sara, and Lilly chat all about the show's casting, how faithful the adaptation is, and.... compare it to the Percy Jackson movies.

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Percy Jackson and the Olympians. **

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians---Disney+

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief---Disney+

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters---Disney+

The Lightning Thief Musical

Rick Riordan's works

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Hannah and Laura are welcoming back to the podcast, Sara and Lilly of Fiction Fans podcast fame! They join Hannah and Laura to discuss a book that none of them have childhood nostalgia for, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan! They get into the truly important parts of the book: the accuracy of the transportation and whether or not it's inappropriate to have magical beings that are 20+ years old travel with children...

**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of neglect, abuse, violence, manipulation, racism, ableism, sexism *

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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan's works

Percy Jackson and the Olympians---Disney+

The Newest Olympian podcast

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien by J.R.R. Tolkien

Gnomes the videogame

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Hannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion of Tana French's In the Woods by digging into the book's characters and themes. They talk about the impact of true crime, the way audiences react to portrayals of murderers, and how accurately mental illnesses were depicted in this book. Hannah and Laura also chat about Taskmaster, High Country, and musicals where the actors give it their all.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for In the Woods by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 35 min 40 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of sex, murder, violence, mental illnesses, neglect, sexual assault, racism, ableism, death, neglect, parental relationships, police officers, detectives, sexism, true crime **

Media Mentions:

In the Woods by Tana French

Taskmaster---YouTube

Would I Lie to You? ---YouTube

Last One Laughing UK---Prime Video

The IT Crowd---Netflix

Broadchurch---Netflix

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Penguin Project

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

High Country---Hulu

Australia---Apple TV

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Hannah and Laura are on a mission to protect clients from an evil corporation and are trying to disguise the fact that they have been watching hours of television while working. Boswell Book Company bookseller, Oli Schmitz, joins them in this mission to watch TV and avoid eye contact without anyone noticing. That's right! Today's TV Tuesday is covering Apple TV's Murderbot!

**This episode contains SPOILERS for Murderbot on Apple TV and The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. **

*CW for the episode: discussions of death, mental illnesses, slavery, identity, violence, bodily augmentation

You can find Oli at:

Home Page | Boswell Book Company

Oli's Staff Recommendations | Boswell Book Company

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The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Murderbot---Apple TV

Dimension 20----Dropout

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman

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Hannah and Laura are finishing up the plot of In the Woods by Tana French in today's episode! They discuss the book's twists, the things they weirdly foreshadowed, and their feelings about the ending. Hannah and Laura also chat about Laura's love for the new Frankenstein movie, and Hannah's progress on her Silksong play-through.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for In the Woods by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 24 min 10 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of murder, gore, scientific experiments, sexual assault, rape, abuse, parental abuse, neglect, death, mental illness, disappearances, sodomy, psychopathy, supernatural events, police, memory loss, sex, corruption, manipulation, abortion **

Media Mentions:

In the Woods by Tana French

The Prestige---AppleTV

One Punch Man by ONE

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Frankenstein (2025)---Netflix

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Hannah and Laura are delving into a new series! They are beginning their investigation into The Dublin Murder Squad by Tana French and covering the first half of In the Woods! They also chat about anxiety inducing manga, some great audiobooks, and The Craft.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for In the Woods by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 28 min 45 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of murder, death, strangulation, sexual assault, rape, sodomy, police, detectives, sex, child abuse, mental illness**

Media Mentions:

In the Woods by Tana French

Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami

Jujutsu Kaisen---Crunchy Roll

The Bear---Hulu

The Prestige---Hulu

Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

The Craft---Apple TV

The City in Glass by Nghi Vo

Hex in the City by Kelly Garcia

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

Inception---HBO Max

Taskmaster---YouTube

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