Another Episode of Top Shelf Recommendations is here! Kelli introduces the crew of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and shares why this is a must read book for all. 

Our Teenage years were transformational and embarrassing! This episode, we cheers to awkward budding romances and Mori navigating her first high school party, with the aptly named cocktail Mistakes Were Made. Follow along as the fairies guide Mori through the real life struggle of building relationships, and into something more sinister... Mori will have to defend herself against dark magic and a weaponized copy of The Lord of the Rings!

The fairies, ubiquitous in Wales, can only be seen by those who believe. We get to experience Mori's Magic in this episodes companion cocktail! In this episode we read and discuss the first half of Among Other's By Jo Walton.Mori sees the fairies and the spirits roaming while they await passage. As she copes with personal tragedy, she seeks out the fairies to help her make sense of what it all means. All while reading every science fiction and fantasy novels she can get her hands on.

In this installment of Top Shelf Recommendations, Chris introduces us to Foundryside By Robert Jackson Bennett. Join us as he explains why this is a must-read book!

King Haggard's Red Bull roamed the lands in search of anything that may bring his master true joy. Our companion cocktail, The Red Bull, also brings the hosts true joy as they discuss the last half of The Last Unicorn.The unicorn and her crew of misfits finally make it to the cursed lands of King Haggard. Inadvertently transformed into a human girl by a bumbling magician, the unicorn begins to forget who she was or why she came to this place. She must uncover the secrets of Haggard's castle and return to her true form before it is too late! 

Dani starts us off with a new mini series called Top Shelf Recommendations.She shares her excitement for Brandon Sanderson's 4 Secret Novels Kickstarter and takes us through her favorite book of his Warbreaker.

At Mama Fortuna's Night Carnival, The Caged Unicorn is both the main attraction and the companion cocktail while you gaze at the creatures of night brought to light! We read up to Chapter 9 (p.154) of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle.Could it be true? Could there really only be one last unicorn? An epic adventure begins after the unicorn decides that she must find the rest of her kind. Luckily, she encounters a rambling butterfly who hints to where they may be. That is, if you can believe a butterfly.

All hail Queen Hanna! Join us as we celebrate her return with a cocktail named in her honor. In this episode we get into the action packed second half of Uprooted by Naomi Novik! The Wood is back at it, infiltrating the kingdoms by sowing its evil seeds among the nobility. As corruption takes hold, alliances are fractured and all hell breaks loose within the castle. 

Travel Through the Wood with us with a themed cocktail in hand while we discuss the first half of Uprooted by Naomi Novik. We read up to Chapter 17 (p.227).In this episode we follow Agnieszka, recently uprooted from her happy village life to become a wizard's apprentice in his tower. We explore the topics of Stockholm syndrome, wizardry versus sorcery, feelings of corruption, and whether the queen was worth saving. Did we mention the evil, magical forest intent on conquering the land? 

Join us as we explain the wild ride that was the last half of A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge and learn how to make a smoke infused cocktail called The Grand Steward.Special shoutout to Greg from How To Drink for the history and inspiration behind the drink. HTD YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/howtodrink/featured