Tia and Chandler are kicking off the fall season by cozying up with A Witch’s Guide To Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna. Come enjoy the immaculate Portland fall vibes while listening to the two talk about catfishing via book, a guild of most reasonable people, and some major news (hint: someone’s been cookin’ - and not in the kitchen).
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Friends Recommend To Friends series! Tia and Chandler dive into The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier, One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, and Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll. Expect plenty of dilly dallying, commentary on pale and sad boys, and then, wyrms. Stick around for a sneak peek at what’s next on the reading roster, and drop them a line for a book you want them to read!
On this episode the honeydew list is well … just a bunch of books! Tia and Chandler cover their current reads: Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner, King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild, Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood, Deep End by Ali Hazelwood, The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman, Little Heaven by Nick Cutter, and Educated by Tara Westover. Tune in for some neurodivergent hot tips and Tia’s best narrator voice yet. Stay until the end to hear about the Friends Recommend to Friends mini series, plus the next book to read for the pod!
Breaking news - Tia and Chandler have finally reached the grand finale of Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass series—Kingdom of Ash. Join them for a hodge podge (or is it higgledy piggledy?) of thoughts on sous vide scenes, whether everyone really needs a boo, and some suspiciously LOTR-esque moments. Expect big ugly tears balanced with plenty of laughter. Stay tuned to hear how they rated the epic conclusion and what’s next for Tiny Shed Book Club!
It's a tangent time! On this episode Tia and Chandler cover their current reads; A Well Trained Wife: My Escape From Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe, Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang, A Man Called Ove by Frederick Bachman, Quicksilver by Callie Hart, and The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman. Listen in to hear who forgot their cinnamon roll, who is not up to date with the latest ACOTAR news, and who is a little h*e for love triangles (hint: it’s not Chandler). Big shoutout to our listeners Ali and all the Jos!
Tia and Chandler have triumphed (and sometimes got lost) in the tandem read of Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas. Join for the full breakdown of evil tummy rubbing, familial generational trauma, who the major Chaol sympathizer is, and who demands all the smooches. Listen until the end to hear what they rated both books and their plan for finishing the series!
Welcome to another Tangent episode! In this episode Chandler cannot pronounce ‘sans’ and Tia reminisces on her Star Wars one-hit-wonder. They recap their current reads; Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, Just For The Summer & Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez, Great Big Beautiful Life by Henry Emily, Adrift In Currents Clean And Clear by Seanan McGuire, and The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Heidt. They close shop with their plans for a new mini-series to air after finishing Throne of Glass.
The gals are back in the Tiny Shed for a less-than-impressed review of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. The questions are endless - Why does every single character need a name? Where did these isles come from? Why are there both zero and one million plots in this book? Tune in to find out who is giving big Tamlin vibes, and if the gals will continue to read the next books in the series.
Join Tia and Chandler for a classic Tangent episode. The gals will be taking a short break after this episode while Tia embarks on her honeymoon adventure. Listen in as they complain about the lack of hours Spotify allocates for audiobooks, and how they struggle to correctly pronounce the word ‘romanticization’. They recap their current reads; Verity by Colleen Hoover, The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston, The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo, The Troop by Nick Cutter, Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, and Regretting Motherhood by Orna Donath. Stay until the end to hear the plan for finishing the Throne of Glass series, as well as Onyx Storm.
The Tiny Shed gals ask for you to send your T’s and P’s (thoughts & prayers) to our precarious microphone setup. Not to worry, they still covered all the most important aspects of Part 2 of Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas - the fact that Rowan is just untoasted bread, Erawan is the dude of all dudes, and how to filibuster the king. Stay until the end to hear what book they will be reading before they hit the tandem read of the next two books in the series!
New year, new book opinions! Tia and Chandler delve into their 2024 year in books, including but not limited to; top hitters, books you should skip, books with amazing covers that disappointed, and the appropriate speeds for audiobook enjoyment. Honestly, they cover way too many books than should ever be listed in a podcast description - thus, you are invited to listen to all the book recs straight from the episode itself!
The gals ring in the New Year by reviewing Part 1 of Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas. They continue to helplessly mispronounce all the names, partake in some stinkin’ thinkin’, and come to understand that carranam is really just a deep bro moment.
This episode Tia & Chandler review Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas. The gals read Assassin’s Blade right after finishing Heir of Fire in the Throne of Glass series. Tune in to hear all the beef tea; who’s getting a letter of rec, who’s betting dollary-doos on red-haired queens, and the best character of all - suit man. Stay until the end to hear their star rating!
Tia and Chandler come back from the dead, just in time, to give you some spooooooky October recommendations. Buckle up for their list of current reads: The Only One Left by Riley Sager, How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner, No Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull, Daughter Of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent, Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, The Year I Met My Brain by Matilda Boseley, Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton, the Rook and Rose series by M.A. Carrick, Undead Folk by Katherine Silva, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, and more! Stay until the end to hear more about how they plan to cover the Throne of Glass series.
Tia & Chandler welcome you to another Tangent episode. The pair start off hot with townhouses, eventually traversing into mermaid and fish dark romance, and landing on ~ yet again ~ throwing Iron Flame under the bus. T & C also announce which book they are going to make the other read. As always, they discuss their current reads; Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin, The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf, Cultish by Amanda Montell, and My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan.
Join Tia and Chandler while they wrap up Part 2 of Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas. Learn about Tia’s *favorite* character Aelin aka Diane, which character gives off big ‘oh honey’ energy, and the Valg 2.0. Stay until the very end to hear who gave it 5 stars and who gave it…not 5 stars.
Aaaand they’re back for another round of hot fae dudes and hard to pronounce names! Tia and Chandler read Part 1 of Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas - which is a lot like Fourth Wing, but better. Maas introduces more winged creatures, and men for Celaena to argue with. Stay till the end for some probably not true predictions about the rest of the book!
Wowza, it’s been a while! Tia and Chandler get back to the shed to talk bugs, boring deserts, and of course - books. This episode is one major catch-up on what the gal’s have been reading in their free time. Including, but not limited to: The Women by Kristin Hannah, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez, Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang, Bride by Ali Hazelwood, Funny Feelings by Tarah DeWitt, Funny Story by Emily Henry, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica, and A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Stay until the end to hear Chandler’s book proposition to Tia!
This week Tia and Chandler wrap up Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas (Throne of Glass). Tune in to hear about classic Grave shenanigans, the Glass Castle Find My Friends, and a mini spider intermission. Stay until the end to hear their ratings and what’s to come!
The ladies tackle Part 1 of Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas (Throne of Glass). In this episode, Chandler believes we are all getting Tamlin-ed and Tia reminds us to always trust the dog. We also discover that Dorian is a magic eyeball boi, and poor Chaol can’t enjoy his fancy birthday horse. Stay until the very end to hear some BIG predictions and theories!