Ep. 172- The guy who said, "Shitter's full!" is the main love interest? (Faithful Place)

Hannah is starting off 2026 strong with several new reads, Laura loved beta-reading a new fantasy book, and both Hannah and Laura have had some interesting watching experiences lately. They also cover the second half of Tana French's Faithful Place and do their best to keep from crying.

*This episode contains SPOILERS for Faithful Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 29 min 44 secs. *

**CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, sexual abuse, parental abuse, spousal abuse, alcoholism, violence, family trauma, divorce, poverty, generational trauma, lying, parenting, police, detectives **

Media Mentions:

Faithful Place by Tana French 

The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair 

Common Side Effects---HBO Max

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones 

First Time Caller by B.K. Borison 

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns---YouTube 

Dragonheart---Paramount+ 

Smallville---Hulu

People We Meet on Vacation---Netflix 

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:25 Laura was pretty nervous about Jonathan Nevair's new book.
• 6:22 Common Side Effects is worth the watch.
• 14:29 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is a work of art.
• 18:23 Hannah really enjoyed a popular romance book.
• 21:31 Leprechauns vs Fairies? The ultimate showdown.
• 25:22 Hannah's double-feature from this week is pretty wild.
• 28:37 Smallville is Hannah's latest comfort watch.
• 28:50 Laura loved Netflix's People We Meet on Vacation
• 29:44 Hannah and Laura cover the second half of Faithful Place by Tana French.