Breaking Down Bad Books

Join me as I break down Chapters 13, 14 and 15 of Divergent, in which Four plays with knives, Tris hulks out in both muscle mass and rage, and we meet some visitors on Visiting Day!  'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Veronica Roth's dystopian YA novel Divergent, and E.L. James' Fifty Shades Darker over on P...

Join me as I break down Chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Divergent, in which Christina is always eating a breakfast muffin, we catch a train that actually stops, and Tris climbs an indestructible Ferris wheel... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Veronica Roth's dystopian YA novel Divergent, and E.L. James' Fifty Shades...

Join me as I break down Chapters 7, 8 and 9 of Divergent, in which we begin the Dauntless initiation process and Tris get's a She's All That makeover montage... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Veronica Roth's dystopian YA novel Divergent, and E.L. James' Fifty Shades Darker over on Patreon. Previously covered...

Join me as I break down Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of Divergent, in which we examine the flawed system of Government, contemplate the benefits of reverse alphabetical order, and ponder why the Hub only has the one elevator... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Veronica Roth's dystopian YA novel Divergent, and E.L. Jame...

Join me as I break down Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Divergent, in which we learn about the the five poorly named and conceived factions, we discover that the trains don't stop, and we make the most difficult choice ever: cheese or a knife? 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Veronica Roth's dystopian YA novel Divergen...

Announcing Season 4 of Breaking Down Bad Books, with two new bad books to read! Join me on the public feed for a chapter-by-chapter analysis of Veronica Roth's dystopian YA novel, Divergent, with new episodes every Monday. Or, sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks for exclusive bonus episodes where I will be breaking down E.J. James' Fifty Shades sequel, Fifty Shades Darke...

Join me and my Twihard bestie Caitlin for a recap of the New Moon film adaptation starring the wooden Kristen Stewart and Robert Patinson's sideburns. We ask and answer questions such as: Is Edward a grower? Is Jacob a manket? Did Bella shower before her reunion with Edward? Did Jessica get a raw deal? And why is it that only POC characters died in this movie? 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcas...

Join me as I break down the final chapter and epilogue of New Moon, 'Vote' and 'Treaty', in which Bella has a severe misunderstanding of the democratic process andalso has a ridiculously delayed epiphany, while Edward flops with the sloppiest proposal ever... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's T...

Join me as I break down Chapters 22 and 23 of New Moon, 'Flight' and 'The Truth', in which the goes on a flight and learns the truth, obviously. Meanwhile, Stephenie Meyer alienates all her 30 year old readers... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously: Twilight,...

Join me as I break down Chapter 21 of New Moon, 'Verdict', in which the ostensible climax of the book focusses on long chats, hand holding, and summer dresses... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously: Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey. Sign up to be a patron at ww...

Join me as take a break from New Moon and read some femslash fan fiction, in which Alice and Bella get it on, Edward gets slandered, and everyone is a lesbian... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously: Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey. Sign up to be a patron at ww...

Join me as I break down Chapters 19 and 20 of New Moon, 'Race' and 'Volterra', in which Alice and Bella board a plane from the early 90's, a security guard now needs change for a $1000 bill, and Bella parkours across Italy to stop Edward from glimmering... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twil...

Join me as I break down Chapter 18 of New Moon, 'The Funeral', in which Jacob crosses the ultimate boundary by answering Bella's phone, Edward jumps to a lethal conclusion, and Bella packs her trackies to go and see her ex-boyfriend.... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moo...

Join me as I break down Chapters 16 and 17 of New Moon, 'Paris' and 'Visitor', in which we ponder whether werewolves can swim or if they just doggy paddle, Alice cements herself as the most useless seer ever, and Stephenie Meyer grasps desperately for a Romeo & Juliet allusion... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently cov...

Join me as I break down Chapters 14 and 15 of New Moon, 'Family' and 'Pressure', in which two-faced Emily makes a gigantic batch of eggs, we learn the dangers of salmon spawning season, and Bella thinks it's a good idea to go for a little dip in the ocean... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Tw...

Join me as I break down Chapter 13 of New Moon, 'Killer', in which Bella makes a pre-dawn house call and Jacob is so mad he could spit... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously: Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey. Sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/breakingdo...

Join me as I break down Chapter 12 of New Moon, 'Intruder', in which Bella tries to commit murder, Jacob plays charades, and Charlie hates tree-huggers.... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously: Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey. Sign up to be a patron at www.patr...

Join me as I break down Chapter 11 of New Moon, 'Cult', in which Jacob plugs Bella's hole... Jacob also gets a haircut and punches a tree while Bella attempts to gaslight and stalk him - lots going on and yet nothing at all! 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previousl...

Join me as I break down Chapter 10 of New Moon, 'The Meadow', in which everyone's favourite fighting frenchman is back, there's a russet coloured wolf, and Bella flexes her acting chops... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously: Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey. S...

Join me as I break down Chapter 9 of New Moon, 'Third Wheel', in which Bella tries to convince herself that she's living in the present, she's friend-zoning two boys by taking them both on a date at the same time, and everyone catches a cold... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel,...

Join me as I break down Chapter 7 of New Moon, 'Repetition - in which we discuss leap years, homework and chill, and Sam Uley's pack of meth-busting vigilantes... But wait, I'm also breaking down Chapter 8, 'Adrenaline' - in which Bella experiences multiple head wounds and hears velvet voices (weirdly these two things aren't related), we witness the most leisurely trip to the emergency room ever,...

Join me as I break down Chapter 6 of New Moon, 'Friends' - in which Lauren dreamed a dream of time gone by, we get a rundown on everyone's haircuts, we discuss chromosomal differences and we have a spaghetti party...naw... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously:...

Enjoy this free bonus episode from the Patreon, giving you a sample of my patron-exclusive bonus series breaking down Blanka Lipińska's Polish bestselling erotica, 365 Days (365 Dni). Sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks for access to these exclusive bonus episodes - chapter-by-chapter analysis with new episodes out every Friday. Read along with me and let me know your th...

Join me as I break down Chapter 5 of New Moon, 'Cheater' - in which Bella holds up traffic, gets two bikes for the price of none, and Jacob Black is all grown up (though still a teenager)... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously: Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey....

Join me as I break down Chapter 4 of New Moon, 'Waking Up' - in which Jessica is a saint, Bella starts hearing voices, and Steph forces a zombie metaphor on us... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's Twilight sequel, New Moon. Previously: Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey. Sign up to be a patron at w...