11 episodes
Affinities Affinities Podcast
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- Fiction
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5.0 • 15 Ratings
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The story follows Chantal, a shy soul with magical affinities, when a magically possessed book arrives on her doorstep the same week a former crush, Skye, moves into the apartment upstairs. Calling on her quirky, magically trained college friend Morgan for help, Chantal attempts to unravel the mystery of the book, which reconnects her to her magical abilities but draws her further in than she intended, forcing her to reckon with the unresolved romance from her past.
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Chapter 8: Blessings
Chantal awakens back in her body to confront the Geist one last time with Morgan and Skye.
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Chapter 7: Epiphanies
Morgan confronts Skye in Chantal's apartment and the two pair up to find and help the missing Chantal.
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Chapter 6: Rosemary
Chantal wakes up inside the book and befriends Rosemary, the book's heroine, and slowly remembers the life she has left behind.
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Chapter 5: A Bad Time
Chantal begins to regret her decision to engage in fire rituals when she wakes up to find that the Geist has managed to escape the book.
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Chapter 4: Phantasms
The Geist visits Chantals memories of Skye through her dreams.
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Chapter 3: The "What If?" Moment
Morgan and Chantal probe the book further, using Chantal's divination stones, until Chantal can hear the voice of the book speaking directly to her.
Customer Reviews
Wonderfully intimate and imaginative
Powerfully weaves engaging and relatable characters with imaginative fantasy elements.
Love it!
Amidst fascinating magical realism, affinities captures the uncertainty of life as a recent grad.
it’s also deeply nostalgic for anyone who was involved in college or community theater as it’s protagonist was.
Where will this go...!
Excited to hear every new episode! Interesting themes: consent, power struggles, love, true friendship... enjoying every bit of it!