A Novel Adaptation

What do you do when you simultaneously love your best friend but also can't stop competing with them? How do you navigate a society that's always trying to keep you down? How much will you sacrifice to reach your dreams? We discuss these questions and more in this episode. We also divulge how this story resonates with our own experiences with lifelong friendships and insist the only possibility is that this author is female. 



Episode Drink: Negroni Spumante
 
Ingredients
1 oz of sweet vermouth
1 oz of italian red bitter liqueur
1 oz of dry gin
Top with dy Spumante
 
Instructions
In an old-fashioned glass, pour the first three ingredients over ice. Top with spumante and gently stir. Garnish with an orange zest twist.
 
Recipe From: Difford's Guide dot com



Our Drinking Game for this Story 
Take a drink:
Anytime Lila compliments Elena
Anytime Elena is awed by Lila
Anytime a parent abuses their child
Whenever a book is mentioned. Take an extra drink if you've read the book
Whenever a guy declares his love for Lila



Fantastic Reads:
Jordan : Bonding on Netflix
Emily : The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueby V. E. Schwab



A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what's coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.
Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is "Harlequin" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Enjoy this magical realism story and cult classic film that we can't shut up about. They made some questionable changes from page to screen but honestly we like them both for very different reasons. We talk about which of the sisters we saw ourselves as in high school and reveal which of the Owens women we want to be now. Dig into these details with us.
 
Episode Drink:  Midnight Margaritas
1/2 cup Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice (5 limes)
2 tbsp Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice (1 lemon)
1 cup Triple Sec
1 cup White Tequila
2 cups Ice (8-10 cubes)
2 wedges lime
Kosher Salt for rim
Add lime juice, lemon juice, triple sec, tequila, and ice to a blender and process until fully slushed. Use a lime wedge to moisten the rim of two glasses, and dunk each rim into a plate of kosher salt. Pour your margs in, and commence with a circular dance around the nearest table.
 
Recipe From: TwoCrumbsUp.com



Our Drinking Game for this Story 
Take a drink every time 
Sally is literally a Sober Sally 
You envy the Aunts and actually decide to live more like them
You wish you'd been as bold as Gillian in high school
You love the soundtrack 
And take two sips when you remember that song and need to forget it again
Everytime Kylie is a little bitch
Anytime any of the sisters share a tender moment (Sally/Gillian, Antonia/Kylie)
Whenever you fantasize about living in their house



COVID Comforts
Jordan : Beaver Island, MI
Emily : Stray (video game)
 
A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what's coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.
Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is "Harlequin" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

This story offers so much scope for the imagination! We truly feel we are kindred spirits with Anne (spelled with an E, obviously). And the wrap up of the show left us in the depths of despair. We'll just have to console ourselves with the absolute multitude of books in this series. Jordan shares her anger at why this ended and Emily reveals why she hates being compared to this main character sometimes.
 
Episode Drink: Raspberry Cordial
 
Ingredients:
one four liter pail of freshly picked cleaned raspberries
4 cups boiling water
1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup of honey
 
Instructions:
In a large non-metallic bowl, crush the raspberries with a potato masher or similar utensil.
Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the crushed berries; stir in the lemon juice. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside in a cool, dark place for 24 hours. The next day, pour the crushed berries through a cheesecloth to sieve out the particles. This will take a while as you have to let the liquid slowly seep through the cloth. Place the liquid in a pot and bring to a boil on the stove. Add the honey and stir in.Add in the sugar to taste, but do not add more honey. Honey can override the raspberry taste in this recipe, but adding half a cup will give it a gorgeous depth of taste that plain sugar doesn't. Boil the liquid for another three minutes. Put in Jars. Tuck in a cool place. Will be good all winter
 
Recipe From: TheKitchenMagpie.com
 
Our Drinking Game for this Story 
Take a drink every time Anne is overly excited 
Take a drink every time you want to hug Matthew 
Take a drink every time Anne says "scope for the imagination"
Take a drink every time Ms. Rachel Lynde gossips
Take a drink every time Anne thinks about how much she hates Gilbert Blythe
Take a drink every time Anne references a book
Take a drink every time Anne screws up something
Take a drink every time the show updates something to be more inclusive
Spray some cheese spray in your mouth whenever you start to sob at the show
Finish your drink to balance out the wholesomeness of the show. Like we love it so much and it's just so beautiful.



COVID Comforts:
Jordan: Descendants of the Sun (Hulu)
Em: Locke and Key (Netflix)
 
A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what's coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.
Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is "Harlequin" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Follow us into the misty moors as we discuss whether or not this really is a love story, how much we're enjoying the gothic drama, and if Bertha really was crazy. We also talk about what the teenage versions of ourselves might have thought of this book and how much we need to read more from all the Bronte sisters.
Episode Drink: From Tequila Mockingbird by Tim Federle 
 
Gin Eyre
 
8 sprigs of fresh mint, washed
2 oz English gin
1 oz lemon juice
1 ½ tsp granulated sugar
2 dashes orange bitters
 
Tear the mint leaves and put into a shaker. Put other ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.
 
"Now nurse that drink like a good nanny"



Take a drink:
Whenever someone says something mean to Jane
Whenever Mr. Rochester is an asshole
Whenever you eyeroll at the outdated expectations
Whenever the a ghost haunts a house or a room
Take two drinks whenever someone proposes marriage to Jane
Roll your eyes when men just keep vocalizing their stupid expectations of Jane when it's none of their fucking business
Take a  drink when you really give a second, third, and fourth thought to how crazy was Bertha and was she really crazy?
Finish your drink when you realize maybe this wasn't a love story after all. 



COVID Comforts
Emily - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Jordan - Frenchman's Creek by Daphne Du Maurier
 
A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what's coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.
Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is "Harlequin" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Let's go on a journey into the grishaverse. There is so much to love about these books and did the show take it too far by adding in characters from other serieses by the same author. We have lots of feelings about this book and oodles to share.
 
Episode Drink: The Sun Summoner Cocktail
2 tbsp gold sprinkles
2 oz vodka
2 tbsp lemon juice fresh
1/2 oz honey simple syrup
dash Brew Glitter Gold
ice
Honey Simple Syrup
1/2 cup honey
2 tbsp water
 
Instructions
Honey Simple Syrup
Combine the honey and water in a small saucepan.
Simmer over low heat until the mixture is smooth and has the thinner consistency of syrup.
Cocktail
Using the lemon peel, swipe the entire rim of the cocktail glass.
Pour the sugar into a bowl and dip the rim until covered as desired. Set aside.
In the cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, juice, syrup, glitter and ice.
Strain into the prepared glass and Enjoy!!
 
Recipe From:TheNerdyGourmet.com
 
Our Drinking Game for this Story 
Take a drink:
Every time Mal flirts with another girl
Whenever anyone says "No Mourners, No Fuernals"
Every time the name of the place flashes on screen 
Whenever you want to hug a goat
Everytime Jesper makes great a shot
Everytime Inej does cool knife things and makes you want to do cool knife things. 
 
COVID Comforts
Jordan: Theater Safety and Firearms Workshop in Ann Arbor as a Passion Project
Emily: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
 
A Novel Adaptation was created by Emily Eppley and Jordan Redwine. See more details at www.anoveladaptation.com and see what's coming up next to read along with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads to join the conversation.
Our artwork is by Kit Bernal. Our music is "Harlequin" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.