Tomes & Tonics

This week we're celebrating a lot of things! Christina hit 100 books this year, including two Mistborn novels and her first TJR read! Also, we're so excited to conclude another amazing series! We are ...

20 Nov 20251h 20min

Happy (belated) Halloween (again)! This week, we chat all about our favorite Halloween candy, discuss which candy flavor is the best, and of course our final scary book, the sweeping and historical fi...

12 Nov 20251h 15min

Happy (belated) Halloween! We're celebrating by closing out Frieda McFadden's addictive thriller "Housemaid" series by covering "The Housemaid is Watching!" Before we dive in, we chat all about our la...

5 Nov 20251h 17min

A cozy inn? A talking (troublemaking) fox? Lovable found family? This week's book is the perfect fall/winter cozy read! Join us as we chat about Sangu Mandanna's "A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping...

29 Okt 20251h 21min

We're back and with our longest episode ever as we revisit Panem for one final journey (for now)! While we recorded this episode pre-Life of a Showgirl, we speculate about what the album would be, cha...

15 Okt 20251h 42min

Grab your snacks, songbirds because we're heading back to Panem this week as we kick off the prequels! Before jumping into Coriolanus' backstory, Lauren and Christina chat about Lauren's coffee consum...

24 Sep 20251h 7min

Past lives? Movie adaptations not living up to expectations? Multi-level marketing for the devil? This week's episode has it all. We cover our current reads, thoughts on book-to-movie adaptations we'v...

4 Sep 20251h 8min

We finally did it! Tune in this week as we finally cover the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, "Mockingjay!" We discuss how Christina views the series rereading it as an adult, Lauren's t...

28 Aug 20251h 1min