This week we take a look at the first book in the massive catalogue of the Babysitters Club, and watch the new adaptation put out by Netflix.As always, thank you for listening to us ramble, if you enjoy listening to us talk you may enjoy our

The Mistletoe Inn

Dec 24th, 2020 44m 41s

We’re rounding out the month of December with another holiday book and movie.Did you know that there is a king of Christmas? I certainly didn’t, but this week we read the king of Christmas Richard Paul Evans’ The Mistletoe Inn, as well as the

The Christmas Train, part two

Dec 17th, 2020 38m 48s

We’re just in that giving spirit, coming back with a new episode, one week after last week! Who would have thought that we would find David Baldacci’s masterpiece The Christmas Train worthy of two episodes? Certainly not me. But here we are.

The Christmas Train, part one

Dec 10th, 2020 31m 3s

Ho Ho Ho!It’s that time of year, and we are in the Christmas mood with this week’s book, The Christmas Train by David Baldacci. Come learn of Tom, who lets you know he used to be a war correspondent every chance he gets! Also this is a Hall

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Nov 26th, 2020 51m 8s

If you’re listening on the day of release happy American Thanksgiving!I had all kinds of facts written down the first time I wrote this, but that was like 4 months ago, and since I had to reupload the episode I have forgotten them. I do rec

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Nov 12th, 2020 51m 8s

Coraline

Nov 12th, 2020 45m 30s

Keeping with the spooky season we went ahead and read Neil Gaiman’s Coraline.We have a long talk about how we seem to be the only two people not totally in love with everything Coraline, come hear some of our reasons why.Like the show? Thin

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Oct 29th, 2020 41m 16s

Happy Halloween!And to celebrate we are taking a look at Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and the really odd film adaptation. This is definitely the oddest adaptation yet, come hear if we can choose between two very different works.As alw

Lemony Snicket's The Bad Beginning

Oct 15th, 2020 30m 31s

Finally we get a break and read something fantastic, it’s Lemony Snicket (or Daniel Handler’s) first entry in a Series of Unfortunate Events, The Bad Beginning.Listen to us gush, a word here which means write with effusiveness or exaggerated

The Boxcar Children

Oct 1st, 2020 34m 11s

We read and watch Gertrude Chandler Warner’s debut novel, The Boxcar Children. You may think you know a thing or two about this series, there are over 150 titles in all. BUT we bet you know nothing about the first story and how terrible it real

Goosebumps' The Haunted Mask

Sep 17th, 2020 30m 22s

In this first episode we take a look at R. L. Stine's eleventh book in the Goosebumps series, but the first episode of the TV show, The Haunted Mask.Listen as Tessa and Elliot talk about what makes the book scary, but the show funny, and see

What is Adaptations Awry?

May 14th, 2020 4m 52s

Every other Thursday on Adaptations Awry we're going to take a look at the source material for something, usually a book, and also take a look at the adaptation it spawned, usually a movie or tv show. Listen to us talk about things going on a