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New year, new book! Hannah and Laura are digging into the first half of Faithful Place by Tana French. They chat about French's love for the main character, her ability to crush us with a family drama, and Laura guesses whodunnit at the end of the episode! They also chat about some manga series that Laura has been enjoying, an incredible audiobook that Hannah listened to, Hannah's thoughts on the final season of Stranger Things, and how Laura has reached her "sexy quota" for the year already.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Faithful Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 28 min 11 secs *

**CW for the episode: discussions of murder, abuse, sexual abuse, trauma, divorce, familial trauma, police, detectives, violence, poverty, familial disputes, alcoholism, corpses, death, strangulation, mental illnesses

*Apologies for some audio issues on Hannah's end! *

Media Mentions:

Faithful Place by Tana French

Blue Box by Kouji Miura

A Side Character's Love Story by Akane Tamura

Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo

Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama

Heated Rivalry---HBO Max

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

Stranger Things---Netflix

Taskmaster---YouTube

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It's the last day of 2025, so Hannah and Laura are sharing their favorite books, movies, and things of the year! Thanks so much for listening and supporting OWWR podcast in 2025!

*CW for the episode: discussions of infertility, mental illness, grief, depression*

*This episode contains minor spoilers for The Pitt and Severance.

Media Mentions:

Sinners---HBO Max

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Frankenstein---Netflix

Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura

Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

The Bloodsworn Saga by John Gwynne

Severance---AppleTV

Up---Disney+

Coco---Disney+

The Pitt---HBO Max

The Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire

Nghi Vo's works

The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi

Animus Paradox by Adam Bassett

Digital Extremities by Adam Bassett

Hollow Knight: Silksong the videogame

Azul the board game

Cascadia the board game

Wingspan the board game

A Gentle Rain the board game

Calico the board game

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the trick-taking game

Flamecraft the board game

Root the board game

Disney Villainous the board game

A Place for All My Books the board game

Howl's Moving Castle---HBO Max

KPop Demon Hunters---Netflix

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

Revenge Arc by Cat Voleur

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

They Came in the Night by Ravi Novais

Jester by Tim Carter

Lightfall by Ed Crocker

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

Stephen Graham Jones' works

School Spirits---Netflix

Andor---Disney+

Arcane---Netflix

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story---Prime Video

Taskmaster---YouTube

Would I Lie to You? ---YouTube

N.K. Jemisin's works

Tana French's works

Jordan Ifueko's works

The Diplomacy of the Knife by C.M. Caplan

Cello's Gate by Maurice Africh

Jendia Gammon's works

Rebecca Crunden's works

Alison Cochrun's works

Soultaming the Serpent by Tar Atore

Petition by Delilah Waan

Haroun and the Study of Mischief by Lynn Strong

Ashes Fall at Dawn by Kara M. Zone

One Shot by A.C. Wonderland

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Legenborn by Tracy Deonn

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Hannah and Laura are still in disbelief over the plot of Tana French's book, The Likeness. They chat about the book's characters and themes and try to sort out if anything in it is believable. Hannah and Laura also chat about a fun thriller, some Christmas activities, hobbies, and a Netflix show that is pretty fun.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Likeness by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 32 min 5 secs.

**CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, mental illnesses, cult behaviors, police, detectives, abusive relationships, physical abuse

Media Mentions:

The Likeness by Tana French

Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Taskmaster---YouTube

Death by Lightning---Netflix

Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang

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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**

Media Mentions:

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

Media Mentions:

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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Media Mentions:

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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Media Mentions:

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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