Backlist and Chill
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFriends Ollie and Cyna review nostalgic YA authors‘ entire backlist one book at a time. With booze.
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A Neutral Announcement
February 27, 2024 04:28 - 34 minutes - 27.2 MBHey folks! We here at Backlist and Chill have a very neutral announcement - this next season of Backlist, season 15, is going to be our last. After 5 years and 13 seasons, it's time to move on. A more detailed exploration of our thoughts and plans are in the episode, but tl;dl - we're not going away immediately! We'll be doing a final season covering the middle three Night World books starting with Dark Angel in March and ending with Soulmate in May. The public RSS will be discontinued short...
RL Stine: Fear Street Sagas: A New Fear
January 31, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBBacklist: Bob is back - or is he? We return, arms outstretched, to Fear Street - FEAR STREET SAGAS #1: A NEW FEAR, to be specific, published in March 1996. We hoped for more goofy fun, and we found it in, ah, very limited quantities. Got a rad new photo opportunity for the park, though! Chill: If Brandon can cut out early for dinner, so can we! Ollie is drinking Blue Moon Belgian White ale, and Cyna made something awful but pretty with Gatorade. Pics! Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh W...
Episode 1: Melissa Marr: Wicked Lovely
October 31, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBBacklist: HEY FOLKS, WE GOT A GOOD ONE! Today we're sitting down to discuss Melissa Marr's blessedly competent WICKED LOVELY, originally published June 2007. A book with a DELECTABLE premise that also knows how to handle themes! What a concept! Chill: Cyna is drinking an Aislinn (lavender simple syrup, lemonade, and limon rum) and Ollie is drinking a Reluctant Queen (St. George Absinthe Verte, Tension Tamer Simple Syrup, and Tension Tamer Tea). Pics in the links! Intro theme - "Let It In" ...
Author Intro: Melissa Marr
August 29, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes - 42.6 MBThe fae are back! It's time to treat yo'self with some Melissa Marr facts, that we worked VERY hard to bring to you. Spoilers: she seems SUPER COOL, and her road to publishing was a fascinating one. So sit back, kick up your heels, and let us spin you the tale of Melissa Marr. As Mentioned: An early interview with Marr ft. her confounding accent and cute voice. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. No booze was consumed in the making of this episode - we'll see you in Episode ...
Episode 3: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Maeve’ra: Bloodtraitor
August 03, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 137 MBBacklist: It's over, it's finally over! On this joyous day, we gather to celebrate the momentus occasion of having finished this fuckin trilogy! It's all uphill from here, folks. We're reading BLOODTRAITOR by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, published in April 2016. NGL it's SSDD BUT we did come equipped with some jokes this time, to make it a little more bearable for everyone. Now let's all hold hands and jump into this abyss together! Chill: Cyna is drinking The Bitter End (whiskey + blood orange c...
Episode 2: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Maeve’ra: Bloodkin
June 30, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 119 MBBacklist: Only book two into this terrible endeavor of ours and already we're struggling for words to accurately describe the MALAISE this series has put us in. This time the """"book"""" in question is Bloodkin by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, tragically published in April of 2015, and we gotta be honest with you folks: not a lot of nice things to say about it. Chill: Cyna is drinking an ESH (amaretto + lemon juice + honey + lime Bubly) and Ollie is drinking an About What I Expected (St. Georg...
Episode 1: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Maeve’ra: Bloodwitch
June 01, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 154 MBBacklist: Hello, friends! We are back for unlucky season thirteen and this shit is just THE WORST. Today we're talking about Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' fuckin' terrible novel BLOODWITCH, published January 1, 2014. Strap in for some slave empire NUANCE, yall! This was supposed to be the best one, but it is in fact still terrible, and things will only go downhill from here. Luckily, we were able to weather this one, at least, together in person! So please forgive any sort of wonky sound issues, t...
Season Intro: The Maeve’ra
April 27, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutes - 48.1 MBAmelia Atwater-Rhodes. For the last time. Let's go. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. See y'all next time (face 2 face!) for Episode 1: Bloodwitch. Thanks for listening, yall! Come and talk to us on Twitter @BacklistPodcast!
Episode 3 - LJ Smith: Night World: Spellbinder
April 03, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 101 MBBacklist: We're back with SPELLBINDER, book three of the Night World series, published in October 1996, which is somehow simultaneously the MOST and LEAST LJ Smith of the Night World books so far. At least we got to see Lisa Jane flex her horror muscles again, though! Chill: Cyna is drinking a Love Potion (Wendy's strawberry lemonade + raspberry licour + limon rum + TOO MUCH edible glitter) and Ollie is drinking a brilliantly-conceived Cup of Lethe (spike Arnold Palmer + ginger ale) Pics! C...
Episode 2 - LJ Smith: Night World: Daughters of Darkness
March 03, 2023 02:23 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBBacklist: We're back with THE Night World book, DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (originally published August 1996), in which LJ Smith tries, just really TRIES to write a murder mystery. Like, she did her best. To, ah, varying degrees of success for us. THIS MAY BE A CONTENTIOUS ONE Y'ALL. Chill: Cyna is drinking a Horny Goat (cranberry juice + limon rum + 7up) and Ollie is drinking a Starry Night (Wollersheim Dancehall Absinthe Blanche (RIP) + blackberry ginger ale) Pics! Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme ...
Episode 1 - LJ Smith: Night World: Secret Vampire
January 27, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBBacklist: FINALLY we're here! After all these years we've made it to...the Night World. Specifically, NIGHT WORLD: SECRET VAMPIRE, published in 1996. This baby has it all: tenderness, grief, last moments, soft boys, characters. Where has this Lisa Jane been hiding? Chill: Cyna is drinking a Black Rose(ish) (mixed fruit juice + bourbon + food coloring) and Ollie is drinking a Sex Pixie (Wollersheim Dancehall Absinthe Blanche + pinapple soda + Seagram's ginger ale) Pics! Cyna - Ollie. In...
Intro Episode: Night World
January 03, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes - 37.3 MBWe couldn't leave it that way with our girl LJ, so we're back, standing at the at the foot of the mountain, her unfinished masterpiece, her magnum opus (if you don't count the new Vampire Diaries I guess), NIGHT WORLD! And for once, LJ has provided us INFO. How did she plot the series? Which of LJ's core philosophical belief is WOVEN into each and every book? Which author does she (probably) have a wildly unreasonable grudge against and why? LISTEN AND FIND OUT! Intro theme - "Let It In" by...
Episode 3 - LJ Smith: Dark Visions: The Passion
December 13, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBBacklist: We're back! Hope those who participated in Nanowrimo had a great month. Your co-hosts definitely did! And we are bringing you the third and final installment of LJ Smith's season 11: DARK VISIONS: THE PASSION (published 1995), a book that reads like a first draft Work In Progress the author threw at their publisher at midnight on December 1st after she finished it during her own Nano writing. We're sorry if you went out and read it. Chill: Both of us start the call outs right wi...
Episode 2 - LJ Smith: Dark Visions: The Possessed
October 31, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBBacklist: What happened, y'all? How did DARK VISIONS: THE POSSESSED (published 1995), a book literally designed for sexy, emotionally intimate rendezvous, end up being so fucking boring??? This is Lisa Jane's bread and butter! HOW??? So anyway it's a short one. Chill: NGL, we may have phoned these ones in, in our defense, so did LJ. Ollie is drinking A Waste of My Time (Wollersheim Dancehall Absinthe Blanche + honey + Nixie Watermelon Mint sparkling water), and Cyna soothed her throat wit...
Episode 1 - LJ Smith: Dark Visions: The Strange Power
September 01, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBBacklist: LISA JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANE is back on her bullshit and so are we! This month we're talking about DARK VISIONS: THE STRANGE POWER, published December 1st, 1994 and HOO BOY does it feel like it. LJ is back and indulging in her worst habits, and Ollie is NOT having it. Chill: Cyna tried to drink a Third Eye (creme de violette, gin, grapefruit juice, and club soda) but ended up drinking wine $9 peach clearance wine, bb! Ollie is drinking a Witch Eyes (Wollersheim Dancehall Absinthe Blan...
Season Intro: Dark Visions
July 30, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 16.5 MBWe're alive! And so is LJ! We're back with an intro to Season 11: Dark Visions, which features our semi-annual State of the LJ and also a shocking amount of chat about Gen 13 for some reason? Listen, it's rough out here - Dark Visions is LJ's most obscure trilogy and not even SHE seems to remember that she wrote it. No worries though, she's definitely writing a sequel. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. See y'all next time (with booze!) for Episode 1: The Strange Power! Thanks fo...
Episode 4 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Promises to Keep
July 01, 2022 05:59 - 2 hours - 132 MBBacklist: RAISE A GLASS, FRIENDS, because we have MADE IT to the end of the Return to Den of Shadows with PROMISES TO KEEP (published January 2013), and after all this, we're left with just one question: what editor looked at this premise and said "Yeah, no, this seems fine." Chill: Cyna is drinking a Fuck This Book (just a whole bottle of Barefoot Bubbly Pink Moscato), and Ollie is drinking an 'Everyone Benefits From Slavery So You're All Complicit' is a Bad Theme (absinthe + ginger ale ...
Episode 3 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Poison Tree
May 31, 2022 06:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBBacklist: The bummer tour continues! We spiral further into our Return to Den of Shadows with POISON TREE (published July 2012), a gloomy mess of a book held together by tape and a prayer. Whoever thought we'd be SO HAPPY to see a vampire weeb? Chill: Cyna is drinking a Sparkling Tiger (orange liqueur, tangerine juice, sparkling wine). Ollie is drinking a Tiger Eyes (Wollersheim Absinthe Blanche, simple syrup with lemon, iced lemon-ginger tea) Pics! Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It...
Episode 2 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Token of Darkness
May 04, 2022 06:00 - 2 hours - 126 MBBacklist: Ollie was asked to edit some text for ToD and couldn't remember the title Token of Darkness, and all they could get to was "Time of Death". And frankly, they're not wrong. TOKEN OF DARKNESS by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published February 9, 2010), a book that maybe existed. We're not sure. Chill: Cyna is drinking a Liquified Ghost (coconut rum, crème de cacao, 2% milk, and green food coloring for streaks!) followed by... a bottle of wine lolol. Ollie is drinking a Hey There, Delilah...
Episode 1 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: Persistence of Memory
March 31, 2022 06:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBBacklist: The tryhards are back, baby, and so are we with PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published December 9, 2008), a book that comes frustratingly close to being thoughtful and empathetic, and then falls face-first into Nyeusigrube. And fucking Alexander is here??? Content Warning: Take care of yourselves with this one, folks. This episode features intense discussion of suicide and self harm, and a graphic description of self-harm from 2:08:49 - 2:09:09. Chill: Cyna...
Season Intro: Return to Den of Shadows
March 18, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutes - 31 MBIt's season ten, and what else could we return to but Amelia Atwater Rhodes' return to the world that they created almost ten years prior? Yes, it's time for the Return to Den of Shadows, and we're firing up the WayBack machine to answer our burning questions: why these stories? Why this order? And has it all really been building to this? Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. No drinks this time, but fear not! Alcohol will return in Episode 1: Persistence of Memory! Thanks for...
Episode 3 - LJ Smith: The Forbidden Game: The Kill
March 02, 2022 06:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBBacklist: She really is going in for THE KILL with this one. The saga ends here: THE FORBIDDEN GAME volume three by LJ Smith, published July 1st 1994. It's an old tale, it's a tragedy. But maybe it'll turn out this time? (Spoilers: It does not.) Chill: Cyna is drinking a Gebo (tequila, orange juice, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and a single drop of raspberry liqueur), and Ollie has crafted the amazingly named Joyland (Wollersheim Absinthe Blanche, lemon simple syrup, Nixie Watermelon Min...
Episode 2 - LJ Smith: The Forbidden Game: The Chase
January 31, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBBacklist: Okay we're back, reading THE FORBIDDEN GAME volume two, THE CHASE by LJ Smith, published May 1st 1992 blah blah blah who cares. The REAL question is, DID YOU WIN THE RING? DID YOU? DO YOU STILL HAVE IT? CAN WE SEE IT? Chill: Cyna is not drinking a Green Creeper, that's for sure. She's drinking a Wall of Flame (fireball and apple cider), while Ollie's coming in with the excellently-named This is Not and Absinthe Cocktail (Wollersheim Dancehall Absinthe Blanche + Seagram's ginger ...
Episode 1 - LJ Smith: The Forbidden Game: The Hunter
January 01, 2022 06:28 - 3 hours - 162 MBBacklist: It is time, at long last, to return to the series Cyna and Ollie have been eagerly awaiting. We've mentioned it several times in the past, how far away it was, but the wait is over... It's 9 o'clock and Julian is here. That's right, get your game tables ready for LJ Smith's FORBIDDEN GAME. Starting us out is THE HUNTER. Not that titles matter. These three books are one big story, in our opinion. Spoilers for books two and three start at 31:07. Skip to 44:56 to avoid! Chill: Cyna ...
Episode 3 - RL Stine: The Fear Street Saga: The Burning
November 19, 2021 05:06 - 2 hours - 120 MBBacklist: RL Stine is here to keep the spooky season going with the last of the The Fear Street Saga trilogy: THE BURNING (published September 1993), subtile: Evil Wizards Fall in Love. Daniel and Nora? Never heard of them. In this house, we stan Simgelica, the Only Good Pairing in the Fear Street Saga. We're sure it will work out great for them. Chill: Ollie returns one last time with a Power Through Evil (Angry Orchard Peach Mango Hard Cider + lemon juice), but Cyna is changing it up wit...
Episode 2 - RL Stine: The Fear Street Saga: The Secret
October 19, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBBacklist: Bob is back, and he's bring a SECRET (specifically, The Fear Street Saga #2: THE SECRET, published in September 1993). It's another hundred and fifty pages of ghosts, Goodes, spooky interludes, and skeletons fucking EVERYWHERE. Oh, and rest assured: the allosexuals are NOT okay. Chill: Back with some familiar faces! Cyna is drinking a Fier But If You Rearrange the Letters It Spells Fire (fireball whiskey + pumpkin spice apple cider), and Ollie is back with a Power Through Evil (A...
Episode 1 - RL Stine: The Fear Street Saga: The Betrayal
September 30, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 97.8 MBBacklist: SURPRISE BABY, IT BOB! That's right, hot on the heels of those movies that came out three months ago, we're diving headfirst into the deep end of Bobert Stine's bibliography with book one of the iconic FEAR STREET SAGA: THE BETRAYAL (published August 1st 1993). This book has it all, folks: murder, evil wizards, exclusively heterosexual teenage romance, guys who pretend to be different, younger guys, and so. many. hysterical women. What more could a nostalgic reader ask for??? HEADS...
Episode 3 - Holly Black: Ironside
August 31, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBBacklist: We've reached the end of the Modern Faerie Tales with IRONSIDE (published 2007). Has Holly Black saved the best for last? Maybe. More importantly OMIGOD KAYE IS BACK! AND ROIBEN. AND CORNY! Hey, is that Luis???? Sweet! Wait, where's Val? Chill: We're drowning our final book blues in a Dead Queen (red wine, bourbon, lemon juice, and pomegranate liqueur) and an Ironside (cold absinthe and watermelon mint sparkling water) Pics: Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodw...
Episode 2 - Holly Black: Valiant
August 01, 2021 06:00 - 2 hours - 97.5 MBBacklist: Hey look, it's another Holly Black book that manages to be GREAT despite some pretty big flaws, huge shock. This month's entry is VALIANT, published in June 2005, featuring a Clever Human Girl who must save a Soft Faerie Boy. This is what we're here for. Please forgive our audio issues. We've been cursed by a witch, but we're working out a deal. Chill: Our big takeaway from the book is that Nevermore is great and everyone should do it. To that end, we've created two liquid interp...
Episode 1 - Holly Black: Tithe
June 30, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBBacklist: We're welcoming the fae with open arms as we discuss Holly Black's debut Modern Fairy Tale TITHE (published, appropriately, in October 2002). You can tell we liked it because the episode is short. Chill: Ollie has created the perfectly-named Glass Swamp (1 part absinthe + 3 parts Diet Ginger Ale + 3 rose petals) and Cyna has personalized one of the million Green Pixies on the internet into a Kaye Fierch (sour apple schnapps, vodka, triple sec, Sprite, and lemon juice) Pics! Cyna ...
Author Intro: Holly Black
May 19, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 17.4 MBThe fae have ARRIVED! Welcome to season seven, everyone, in which we are introducing longtime Stan of the Fae Ollie to the wicked world of Holly Black! Cyna could not be more thrilled. HOPEFULLY THIS AIR OF OPTIMISM IS JUSTIFIED. Please join us as we familiarize ourselves with Holly Black's road to publication in preparation for The Modern Faerie Tales! Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. No booze was consumed in the making of this episode - we'll see you in Episode 1: Holly Blac...
Episode 5 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 5: Wyvernhail
April 20, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBBacklist: And now, the finale! We discuss the FINAL BOOK in the Kiesha'ra series, WYVERNHAIL (published September 2007), by who else? Amelia Atwater-Rhodes! Just SO MANY FEELINGS about the series and Hai and this Extremely Necessary final book. Chill: Cyna attempted to drink a Tears of the Prophet (Absolut Mandarin, pomegranate juice) and ended up with a Sad Prophet instead (triple sec, vodka, pomegranate juice, pineapple juice). Ollie is knocking back a shm'ecl'la'hai (absinthe + Ginger Al...
Episode 4 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 4: Wolfcry
March 30, 2021 06:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBBacklist: Hope you all like them beefy, because this one is a long'un. We are chatting about Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' WOLFCRY (published September 2006), a book that has become the very definition of "mixed feelings". Join us as we spend two and a half hours sorting them out, won't you? Chill: Cyna has Frankenstein'd up a Wolf Shapeshifter (tequila, midori, pinapple juice, and Sprite), and Ollie is drinking a Sakkri'a'she (ginger ale + absinthe, but with the absinthe ON TOP). As usual, we got...
Episode 3 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 3: Falcondance
February 22, 2021 06:00 - 2 hours - 99.1 MBBacklist: It's time for volume three, baby! We're back to discuss FALCONDANCE by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published in September 2005), a pretty good book with one BIG asterisk. A Big. Asterisk. We'll see how it goes. Chill: Cyna is knocking back a White Falcon (horchata, coffee liquor, and vodka), and Ollie is back to The Good Shit (ginger ale + absinthe). As usual, we got some sweet pics Cyna - Ollie. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. Next time: Season 6 Episode 4: WOLFCRY! Ch...
Episode 2 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 2: Snakecharm
January 29, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBBacklist: It's round two and the gloves are off! We're discussing SNAKECHARM by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published in September 2004), and we SHAN'T APOLOGIZE for how much we dislike this book. WHO ARE ALL THESE FALCONS AND CAN THEY PLEASE GET THEIR TAILFEATHERS OUT OF OUR SNAKE BOOK, PLEASE??? Chill: Cyna is honoring a true cobra hero with her CobraStyle Cocktail (tequila, orange juice, grenadine, and lime), and Ollie has constructed a cool green absinthe concoction (iced mint tea + turbina...
Episode 1 - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: The Kiesha'ra Vol 1: Hawksong
December 28, 2020 06:41 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBBacklist: Season six is off to a turbulent start! This is take two of our discussion of HAWKSONG by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (published in July 2003), thanks to a recording error. Will an extra read and an extra week to reflect soften our hearts towards this, the so-called (by us, we called it that) "best" of the Kiesha'ra series? Spoiler Alert: no. No, it actually did the opposite. Sorry. Chill: Tangentially related drinks this time - Cyna is drinking a Golden Dream (orange juice, triple sec...
Season Intro: The Kiesha'ra
December 01, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes - 28.6 MBWelcome to season six, folks, in which Cyna and Ollie are revisiting on of our earliest and most formative authors - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes! This season, we're taking a deep dive into what may be Atwater-Rhodes' most popular series - The Kiesha'ra. This will almost certainly end well! Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. No booze was consumed in the making of this episode - regularly scheduled alcohol to resume in Episode 1: The Kiesha'ra Vol 1: Hawksong! Thanks for sticking with us...
Anniversary Special - Annette Curtis Klaus: Blood and Chocolate
November 21, 2020 18:54 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBSpecial Backlist: We've been at this drinking game for 2 whole years! Can you believe it? I mean, we can. Definitely feels longer! And at long last, we're re-reading the Season 1 Ep3 book whose original audio was buggered up (Ollie apologizes forever), but it's totally fine: we learned a lot from that read which made this time extra interesting. Get ready for Annette Curtis Klaus' BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE, published August 1997! Chill: Drinking! Cyna is drinking a Blood Orange Chocolate martini ...
Halloween Special - Christopher Pike: The Last Vampire
October 30, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBSpecial Backlist: Time for a spooky Halloween Special! We're reading our first book written by a guy?! Christopher Pike's THE LAST VAMPIRE, published May 1994! Chill: Drinking! Ollie is drinking an absinthe cocktail they love, the Shattered Mirror (Absente absinthe, simple syrup, lime juice). Cyna is drinking a mixed drink she calls a Sita (ginger ale, raspberry liqueur, grenadine, lemon juice, clear vodka + red food coloring). Check out our drink set ups on twitter: Ollie - Cyna Bonus con...
Episode 3 - LJ Smith: The Secret Circle: The Power
September 29, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBBacklist: It's finally the finale! Season 5 concludes with LJ Smith's THE SECRET CIRCLE: THE POWER, published November 1992! Chill: Drinking! Ollie is drinking an absinthe cocktail they love the Shattered Mirror (Absente absinthe, sugar water, lime juice). Cyna is drinking a cloudy dishwater drink we're calling The Power because it sure isn't a Silver Cord (purple box jello, lemonade concentrate, pineapple juice, almond flavoring, ginger ale, shitty cheap vodka). Check out our set ups on ...
Episode 2 - LJ Smith: The Secret Circle: The Captive
August 31, 2020 06:00 - 2 hours - 97.3 MBBacklist: Season 5 continues with the middle third of LJ Smith's THE SECRET CIRCLE: THE CAPTIVE (and another title that actually has any meaning) published October 1992! Chill: Drinking! Cyna is drinking a Black John Crystal Skull, a cheap version of a Smoke Crystal Skull (vodka, tea and lemonade Arnold Palmer, liquid smoke, black gel food coloring). Ollie is drinking an absinthe and tea cocktail (Absente absinthe, green and white tea, sugar). Check out our set ups on twitter: Ollie - Cyna...
Episode 1 - LJ Smith: The Secret Circle: The Initiation
August 02, 2020 01:53 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBBacklist: A new season and a returning author! LJ Smith's THE SECRET CIRCLE series begins with THE INITIATION (and the title kinda has meaning, hooray) published September 1992! Chill: Drinking! Cyna is drinking a Salem Witch (melon liquor, raspberry liquor, sweet & sour, vodka, grenadine, and club soda). Ollie is drinking a Triple L (Absente absinthe, lime juice, and homemade lilac simple-syrup--making it lilac-lime-licorice flavored). Check out our set ups on twitter: Cyna - Ollie. ...
Season Intro: The Secret Circle
July 19, 2020 13:59 - 25 minutes - 19.6 MBIn this Intro episode for season five, Cyna and Ollie get ready to revisit LJ Smith (previously read in season 3 for The Vampire Diaries) to continue our trek through her backlist--and going for some witchy YA one more time! Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. No booze was consumed in the making of this episode--WHICH IS WILD, BECAUSE WE'RE SUPER GOOFY. Regularly scheduled alcohol to resume in Episode 1: THE SECRET CIRCLE: The Initiation! Thanks for being with us, listeners. We h...
Episode 3 - Cate Tiernan: Sweep: Blood Witch
June 25, 2020 16:44 - 1 hour - 81.4 MB"Uh, I dunno, I'm in a YA book, so it could mean death. I'm a YA protagonist now, Cal, this could mean REAL death!" Backlist: Season 4 concludes with Cate Tiernan's SWEEP series book three: BLOOD WITCH (from 2001)! Chill: What's in the drink today? Cyna's imbibing a modified Sunseeker she's calling a Seeker (lemon juice, lime juice, vodka, and simply syrup). And Ollie's just being absinthe trash as usual with Absente, lime juice, and sugar-water. But check out our set ups on twitter: C...
Episode 2 - Cate Tiernan: Sweep: The Coven
May 25, 2020 16:52 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB"We're so good at writing books; we just take all of the conflict right out of 'em!" Backlist: Season 4 continues with Cate Tiernan's SWEEP series book two: THE COVEN (from 2001)! Chill: What're we boozin' today? Cyna's whipped up a Witches Brew (1 part each Midori, Sprite, orange juice, but then also added vodka, more OJ, and more Sprite to make it taste, uh, better). Ollie is drinking a modified Broken Mirror (1 part each Absente absinthe, lime, sugar-water). Check out our set ups on twi...
Episode 1 - Cate Tiernan: Sweep: Book of Shadows
April 25, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB"I'm not wearing a bra." Backlist: A new season and a new author! Cate Tiernan's SWEEP series begins with BOOK OF SHADOWS (not that the titles mean absolutely anything, again) published January 2001! Note from Ollie: Sorry about my tinny audio! I accidentally used my laptop mic recording and not my good external mic. Boo! Never again. Chill: Drinking! Cyna is drinking a variation on a Witches Blood that she's calling a Blood Witch (tart cherry juice, vodka, orange juice, lime juice, and S...
Intro Episode - Cate Tiernan
April 02, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutes - 25.3 MBIt's here! In this Intro episode for season four, Ollie and Cyna get to know a little more about the author of our next backlist, Cate Tiernan! Are you ready for some witches??? 100% credit to FireFairy and Cate Tiernan's Official Site for the information shared in this episode. There's loads more that we didn't cover, especially pertaining to Sweep, so if you're a fan, we highly recommend taking a ride in the Wayback Machine to check them out. Intro theme - "Let It In" by Josh Woodward. ...
Episode 4.5 - LJ Smith: The Vampire Diaries: Blood Will Tell
March 23, 2020 06:00 - 30 minutes - 26.8 MBAs promised, here's our chat about the terrible short story BLOOD WILL TELL by LJ Smith. This is a slight alternative to part of the ending, but not an actual full alt ending. It's like an AU insert. Some of the happenings in this story will definitely double down on our readings of how bad feeding must be in previous stories *cough Damon-Feeding-On-Stefan cough* *Damon-feeding-on-unwilling-girls-ever cough cough* (30m. Content Warning: Vulgar language, shipping boys, sad cookie eating, and...
Episode 4 - LJ Smith: The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion
March 16, 2020 15:41 - 1 hour - 90.6 MB"Allow me to reveal the plot. I am the Detective Stefan Salvatore." Backlist: It's the final book of our Season talking about THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: DARK REUNION. This is LJ Smith's fourth novel, published May 1992. And for the first time this season, we have a bunch of good to say! Chill: Drinking! Ollie is drinking absinthe (sugar water, absinthe, and lemon juice, aka A Broken Mirror) and Cyna is drinking a Rebirth (orange juice, rum, lemon juice). Check out our set ups, one is prettier th...
Episode 3 - LJ Smith: The Vampire Diaries: The Fury
March 03, 2020 18:29 - 1 hour - 86.7 MB"That's a nice way to end it. Fuck, there's more." Backlist: It's the penultimate episode of Season 3 with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE FURY. This is LJ Smith's third novel, published November 1991, featuring "character development", "redemption arcs", "heterosexuals", Our Lady of the Attempted Eternal Polyamorous Triad, and the hand of the author! Bonus: Katherine and Honoria make the best worst roommates. Chill: We're drinking the same thing, gasp! Love Noir Satin Red Wine: aka Elena Gilbert...