Escape with Me Bookclub

We have reached the final book of the All Souls Trilogy and it is... inconsistent to say the least. We're bringing out the Best Dropped Subplot Award for this one after plot line after plot line never pops up again and the continuity turns into a bat and flies away. But hey, we read it all, so we're going to rant.

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00:00 Intro

00:50 Background

02:19 Age Level

03:07 Content Warning

04:27 Judge a Book By It's Cover

05:19 Discussion

01:53:38 General Thoughts

01:55:00 One Question for the Author

01:55:48 Rating

01:56:11 Read Again

01:56:17 Favorite of the Series

01:57:04 Outro

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Set before the events of Cinder, this 0.5 book is the villainous backstory of the Evil Queen: Levana. Explore how and why Levana has ended up how she has. But! The best time to read it is between Cress and Winter. Don't make the mistakes we did! Why? Well, let me tell you...

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00:00 Intro

01:04 Background

03:03 Age Level & Content Warning

06:40 Judge a Book by It's Cover

09:21 Discussion

01:01:44 General Thoughts

01:02:32 One Question for the Author

01:05:26 Rating

01:06:50 Read Again

01:08:12 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:09:17 Outro

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Alice once again falls down the rabbit hole to Wonderland, but this time to fight the creatures called "Nightmares" from destroying her world. As old enemies rise up again and new ones show themselves, will Alice be able to handle her responsibility as a Dreamwalker, daughter, and friend? Or will she die trying?

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00:00 Intro

01:02 Background

03:48 Age & Content Warning

05:08 Judge a Book by It's Cover

07:35 Discussion

01:32:33 General Thoughts

01:34:01 One Question for the Author

01:35:05 Rating

01:35:36 Read Again?

01:36:35 Outro

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The self-proclaimed "High Fantasy with Low Stakes", Legends and Lattes have proven the commercial viability of the Cozy Fantasy. But what does that look like? And what can we look forward to in the future?

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00:00 Intro

01:09 Background

02:12 Age Level

03:14 Content Warning

05:29 Judge a Book by It's Cover

08:19 Discussion

50:38 General Thoughts

52:40 One Question for the Author

56:27 Rating

56:58 Read Again?

59:53 Outro

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Now it's time to step into the world of another Disney classic: Neverland. Liz returns to tell this story and after dealing with Conceal, Don't Feel we're ready to give her the benefit of the doubt for creating new material. So does this book surprise or fall into the same patterns?

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00:00 Intro

00:54 Background

03:07 Age Level

05:31 Content Warning

05:49 Judge a Book by It's Cover

08:10 Discussion

01:25:31 General Thoughts

01:27:25 One Question for the Author

01:29:07 Rating

01:29:40 Read Again?

01:30:20 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:30:38 Outro

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In a world where Washington became King, the modern day looks... very similar to the current one. But that doesn't mean being royalty, or royalty-adjacent is easy. Watch as the heir, spare, best friend and ex-girlfriend try to survive in this Washington, maybe even finding love along the way.

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00:00 Intro

00:57 Background

01:23 Age & Content Warning

01:55 Judge a Book by It's Cover

02:59 Discussion

01:16:46 General Thoughts

01:21:56 One Question for the Author

01:22:09 Rating

01:22:32 Read Again?

01:23:07 Outro

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It's finally here: the ending of the main series Lunar Chronicles. But are four books, especially one that's 823 pages, enough to tell the story well? Do we even manage to tell the story of Snow White in all the carnage and rebellion?

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00:00 Intro

01:14 Background

02:54 Age Level

04:08 Content Warning

05:07 Judge a Book by It's Cover

06:42 Discussion

09:28 Part 1

23:35 Part 2

44:50 Part 3

01:05:52 Part 4

01:18:08 Part 5

01:53:04 General Thoughts

01:54:29 One Question for the Author

01:56:03 Rating

01:58:25 Read Again?

01:59:24 Favorite of the Series so Far

02:01:01 Outro

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The lovers have become enemies again and we get our first real look at the Angel side of the world building. The leaders in charge are going to lead to their own destruction, but could the one waiting in the wings be worse? Does it matter? What happens when human world comes into the mix? Things are getting complicated...

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00:00 Intro

01:20 Background

02:12 Age Level

03:03 Content Warning

03:36 Judge a Book by it's Cover

05:37 Discussion

08:08 Akiva's Storyline

23:36 Karou's Storyline

38:58 Back to Akiva for a Moment

40:23 Back to Karou

43:19 The Plots Merge

56:14 General Thoughts

1:01:26 One Question for the Author

01:03:18 Rating

01:04:47 Read Again?

01:05:29 Outro

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It all began as any other mission. On her way to return home and begin the rest of her life, Annette is ready to start her freshman year at Ohio State. On their last merchant trip, she and her family gets kidnapped by slavers, separated, and then Annette finds herself in a new timeline alternate. With no hope of rescue, it's up to Annette and her new friend Jacques to figure out how to save themselves without getting killed.

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00:52 Background

02:51 Age Level & Content Warning

06:10 Judge a Book by It's Cover

10:19 Discussion

45:31 General Thoughts

48:31 One Question for the Author

53:10 Rating

54:52 Read Again?

57:21 Favorite of the Series so Far

58:04 Outro

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Frozen, the beloved movie and one of the highest grossing films of all time, gets its turn in the Twisted Tales light. Instead of knowing each other, what would happen if Elsa and Anna didn't know the other existed? Well, apparently, the movie.

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00:00 Intro

00:50 Background

01:57 Age Level & Content Warning

3:50 Judge a Book By It's Cover

04:31 Discussion

49:33 General Thoughts

52:11 One Question for the Author

52:56 Rating

53:09 Read Again?

53:26 Outro

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