Escape with Me Bookclub

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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Things are heating up and Cinder is unsure how to proceed... good thing Luna's ONLY hacker has decided to switch sides. But when they go to rescue Cress from her satellite, everything goes wrong. Will Cress and Thorne survive? Will Wolf and Scarlet ever be reunited? Will Cinder finally accept her role as the rightful heir to the Lunar throne?

Follow the Author: Website: ⁠https://www.marissameyer.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/MarissaMeyerAuthor/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/marissameyerauthor/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/marissa_meyer⁠ GoodReads: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4684322.Marissa_Meyer⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/marissameyerauthor/⁠

00:00 Intro

02:03 Background

02:58 Age Level & Content Warning

04:11 Judge a Book by It's Cover

08:17 Discussion

01:02:39 General Thoughts

01:03:37 One Question for the Author

01:04:43 Rating

01:05:57 Read Again?

01:07:32 Outro

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After four successful Poirot mystery books and a string of others, Agatha Christie changed the formula with the fifth Poirot book. Instead of focusing on a mystery, Poirot is taken through a string of mini-mysteries, kidnappings, explosions and more. It's no longer about finding who did it, it's about surviving long enough to catch the bad guy.

00:00 Intro

01:02 Historical Context

07:10 Background

07:17 Age Level & Content Warning

08:26 Judge a Book by It's Cover

09:54 Discussion

11:33 Introducing the Big Four

16:02 John Ingle's Letter

20:00 The Missing Scientist

25:30 Abe's Secretary

28:15 The Yellow Jasmine

30:47 The Chess Master

34:26 The Chinatown Hideout

39:00 The Identity of Number 4

43:06 Getting Government Involved

44:31 The Dying Man

46:51 Poirot is Dead

51:01 Time to Act

55:48 General Thoughts

56:47 One Question for the Author

58:46 Rating

59:09 Read Again?

01:00:04 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:00:42 Outro

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In another world, Germany won WWI and through a long chain of events now occupies America. Paul Gomez and his father are on assignment from our world to blind in and complete their mission. That is easier said than done when they gain the attention of both the Germans and the Chinese Tongs. Can Paul and his father keep their lives and his secret?

Follow the Author: Twitter: https://twitter.com/hnturtledove Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29479.Harry_Turtledove

00:00 Intro

01:09 Background

02:47 Age Level

02:57 Content Warning

03:22 Judge a Book By It's Cover

04:02 Discussion

39:53 General Thoughts

45:48 One Question for the Author

48:48 Rating

50:36 Read Again?

50:50 Favorite of the Series so Far

52:49 Outro

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There's a world that humans don't know about, and that world needs... teeth. Karu knows about this need, but not why. After being cut off from her chimera family and being chased down by their enemy, an angel, Karu goes on a journey to find the past but she will that destroy her future? While the war has raged for a thousand years, a new player has entered the field.

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Website: http://www.lainitaylor.com/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/lainitaylor?lang=en

GoodRead: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/324620.Laini_Taylor

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00:00 Intro

01:07 Background

02:59 Age Level

03:30 Content Warning

04:48 Judge a Book by It's Cover

07:42 Discussion

53:36 General Thought

59:25 One Question for the Author

01:01:17 Rating

01:01:43 Read Again?

01:01:58 Outro

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As Cinder swiftly becomes the world's most wanted criminal, Scarlet is desperately searching for her grandmother who went missing two weeks ago. The police are of no help, so when she find a lead in a strange guy that has shown up in town, she decides there's nothing else to do but follow him to Paris. Little does she know the monsters she would meet on her way to answers about her grandmother and the secret she's been keeping for decades.

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00:00 Intro

01:37 Background

03:02 Age & Content Warning

05:43 Judge a Book By Its Cover

09:39 Discussion

01:04:51 General Thoughts

01:06:03 One Question for the Author

01:07:25 Rating

01:08:26 Read Again?

01:11:18 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:12:29 Outro

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It's Snow White's turn in the Twisted Tales series and the book tackles not just the Fairest of Them All, but the Evil Queen that tries to kill her for it. As you learn more about the Evil Queen's past and look toward Snow White's future, does this first book by Jen Calonita hold up?

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00:00 Intro

01:17 Background

03:55 Age Level

06:42 Content Warning

11:22 Judge a Book By It's Cover

13:22 Discussion

01:12:56 General Thoughts

01:14:53 One Question for the Author

01:16:28 Rating

01:17:08 Read Again?

01:17:50 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:18:56 Outro

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With the Haunting of Venice soon to come out, we took the chance to look at the book that inspired this movie. Hallowe'en Party is a book from the end of Agatha's Christie's writing career. Given we've skipped from Book 3 to Book 36, how does the book stand up against her other masterpieces? And is it a good pick for a movie?

00:00 Intro

00:57 Background

02:51 Age Level & Content Warning

03:15 Judge a Book By It's Cover

04:32 Discussion

39:26 General Thoughts

40:36 Haunting in Venice Trailers

46:36 One Question for the Author

48:21 Rating

49:30 Read Again?

50:57 Outro

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With the Napoleonic wars still going on, Temeraire is a major asset to the British military. Unfortunately, the Chinese have found out that the egg didn't go to Napoleon and have come to claim him back. With trickery, manipulation and murder attempts on board an eight-month ship voyage, will Laurence and Temeraire stay together long enough to make their plea to stay together? Or will Temeraire choose his own path?

Follow the Author: Website: https://www.naominovik.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naominovik Twitter: https://twitter.com/naominovik Tumblr: https://naominovik.tumblr.com/ Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8730.Naomi_Novik Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/naominovik/_saved/

00:00 Intro

00:54 Background

02:29 Age Level & Content Warning

03:29 Judge a Book by It's Cover

04:47 Discussion

52:07 General Thoughts

54:35 One Question for the Author

56:39 Rating

57:10 Read Again?

57:44 Favorite of the Series so Far

58:01 Outro

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