Escape with Me Bookclub

🌀✨ The Twisted Tale You Didn’t Know Existed? That’s right! In this week’s episode, we’re diving into Set in Stone by Mari Mancusi, the Disney Twisted Tale that never released in the U.S. (Yep, you read that correctly.) This installment reimagines the story of The Sword in the Stone , focusing on a young Arthur, Merlin, and a timeline-shattering twist that raises the stakes for the entire kingdom...

💄✨ Mean girls, designer labels, and middle school drama. We’re diving into The Clique by Lisi Harrison and its 2008 movie adaptation! In this episode, we’re breaking down the iconic (and chaotic) world of the Pretty Committee, from the catty book that launched a series empire to the movie that brought all the drama to life. 🎬 Was the movie a worthy adaptation or just a watered-down version of t...

👑 American Royals Deep Dive: Inheritance & Reign 📚🎧 We’re wrapping up the American Royals saga with a double episode covering Inheritance (the prequel novella) and Reign (the explosive finale)! Whether you’re here for drama, destiny, or just Daphne’s latest scheme—you’re in the right place. In this episode, we cover: ✨ Which characters had the best glow-ups 🔥 The most dramatic moments in...

What happens when the author of Jurassic Park dives into the real-life Bone Wars of the American West? Dragon Teeth is part historical fiction, part adventure thriller—and totally Crichton. In this episode, we’re talking about: 🔹 How Dragon Teeth compares to Crichton's more famous works🔹 The real history behind the Bone Wars and the rivalry between paleontologists🔹 Whether the posthumous pu...

🔍✨ Book vs. Movie: Basil of Baker Street vs. The Great Mouse Detective 🐭🎬In this episode, we’re diving deep into the world of tiny detectives with a book-to-movie comparison of Eve Titus’s Basil of Baker Street and Disney’s animated classic The Great Mouse Detective. How faithful is the adaptation? What changes were made and do they work? And what makes Basil such an enduring (and slightly dra...

It's 2007 and Cora thinks her whole life is falling apart... anyway, the aliens have invaded! Becoming the only translator for this alien race, she finds herself working with the CIA to try to save the aliens. Wait, what? Her life had taken quite a turn. Can she survive the alien invasion? Follow the Author: Website: https://www.lindsayell.is/ Twitter: https://x.com/thelindsayellis Instagram:...

While we've had the chance to learn of Pinocchio, it's time to get a chance to learn about the woman who made it all happen: The Blue Fairy. Well, the Blue Fairy and her younger sister, the evil Red Fairy. Is Ily redeemable? Or will she end up the villain? Follow the Author:Website: ⁠ https://www.elizabethlim.com/⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/elimpix/⁠ Twitter: ⁠ https://twitter...

After the Lunar Chronicle series of books came out, the author announced two more but this time as graphic novels. Taking place after Winter but before the end of Stars Above, Iko finally gets the chance to shine. How does Wires and Nerves stack up to the main series? And does Iko finally find true love? Follow the Author:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.marissameyer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.f...

Lord Edgware Dies is the ninth installment of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series. This time Poirot finds himself surrounded by actors both professionally and personally. A question of divorce has been raised and while both parties agree to it, one of them still ends up dead. As more and more bodies pile up, can Poirot catch the murderer before they strike again? Or has he finally met his...

Being a seventh son of a seventh son has given Tom a unique opportunity: a chance to become apprentice to the County's spook. But is Tom cut out to handle everything that goes bump in the night? And are all witches bad? 00:00 Intro 01:08 Background 01:43 Age Level & Content Warning 03:20 Judge a Book by It's Cover 04:44 Discussion 38:57 General Thoughts 41:10 One Question for the Autho...

Another beloved children's movie that was inspired by a popular children's series. Originally published in the 1950's, The Rescuers is a series of books that follow Miss Bianca and Bernard as they save the helpless. The first book has them rescuing a poet from an infamous jail, so how did we get to saving an orphan from a swamp? 00:00 Intro 00:54 Eva Gabor - The Voice of Miss Bianca 02...

Jake and his friends were walking home from the mom when their lives and the fate of the planet change forever. Meeting a dying alien, they are given the powers to morph into animals and are tasked with defeating the Yerks who are slowly taking over the planet with mind control. But can a group of 5 middle schoolers outsmart world conquers? And if Earth only has children to fight for them, how scr...

The thirteenth installment of the Twisted Tales series, Almost There is Tiana's turn. Having made a deal with the Shadow Man at the end of the events of the movie, Tiana now has everything she ever wanted: her father alive, her own restaurant, and no more slimy frogs. But as the anniversary of the deal is coming up, she's about to learn that every deal has a price. Follow the Author: Websi...

Called the "YA The Handmaid's Tale", The Grace Year is a look at feminist issues such as autonomy, sisterhood, motherhood and truth. But what is the Grace Year? And why do so few girls return, and none return whole? Follow the Author:Website: ⁠ https://www.kimliggett.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠ https://www.facebook.com/kim.liggettpeplowski⁠ Twitter: ⁠ https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_...

The League of Kings has arrived, and Beatrice has to deal with international politics. Daphne and Nine forge an unforeseeable bond to take down a mutual enemy. Sam seems to be in a doomed relationship. Can our main characters have it all? Or are they going to need to make some difficult choices? Follow the Author:Website: ⁠⁠ https://katharinemcgee.com/#home⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.co...

One of the beloved children's movie (The Secrets of NIHM) was inspired by the book of this episode. So which is better? And what changes had to be made? 00:00 Intro 01:37 Background 04:24 Age Level & Content Warning 05:28 Judge a Book by It's Cover 06:52 Discussion 01:07:59 General Thoughts 01:13:19 One Question for the Author 01:14:58 Rating 01:18:11 Read Again? 01:18:34 Outro TikTok:...

Life is pretty ordinary for the empty-nest/widow Vera Wong... Until one day a dead body is found in her shop. After seeing the police at work, Vera decides to take on the case herself. In the process of finding the murderer, she also finds things that have been missing in her own life. Will she catch the culprit or has she grown too attached to her suspects? Follow the Author:Website: ⁠⁠ https://w...

After the smash success of his first book, Legends & Lattes , it surprised some fans when the next book of the series was announced as a prequel. Looking back into Viv's violent past, it turns out that her cafe wasn't her first dip into small businesses. Can Viv save the bookshop, financially and physically from an invading necromancer? And what does this mean for the first book? Follow the Au...

The Queen is sick while pregnant and there's only one way to save her... expect there's apparently two. Drinking the moon flower instead of the sun flower, Rapunzel is born with silvery hair and murderous powers. Kept away from others until she can control her powers, Mother Gothel has other plans besides reuniting parents and daughter. Can Rapunzel escape and take hold of her destiny? Fol...

The next entry in this series is a collection of short stories, mostly prequels for the characters, one new story and an epilogue story. But is this a great add into a beloved series or is it a skippable waste? Follow the Author: Website: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.marissameyer.com/⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MarissaMeyerAuthor/⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/marissameyerauthor/⁠⁠...

After hearing about it for two books, Meddie, Ma, Nathan and the Aunties are heading to Jakarta for the New Year. But little do they know as the land in Indonesia that the next week may be the worst one of their lives. As the past comes to blows in the present, can the family get out in one piece? Or will they find themselves at the whims of three billionaies that swear they aren't mafia? Follow t...

Hidden in the forests of Redwall is an abbey that is known for its peaceful ways. Suddenly a great evil spreads across the land thanks to Cluney the Scourge. Will peaceful woodland creatures be able to hold out against an army of rats? And how is today connected to a famed warrior of legend? 00:00 Intro 01:23 Background 03:03 Age Level & Content Warning 03:45 Judge a Book by It's Cover 05:02 B...

After the death of her father, Beatrice must step up to become the first Queen of America. With her upcoming wedding overshadowing her administration, how will she take on this large task? And what will happen as our four narrators get a new guy? Follow the Author: Website: ⁠https://katharinemcgee.com/#home⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/katharinemcgee/⁠ Twitter: ⁠ https://twitter.com/kat...

A war gearing up between an Emperor and a Pope. A monastery steeped secrecy and death. A monk with a great reputation but little results. Who is murdering monks? And why does a book seem to be at the center of everything? 00:00 Intro 01:00 Background 03:02 Age Level & Content Warning 06:35 Judge a Book by It's Cover 09:06 Discussion 01:11:39 General Thoughts 01:14:37 One Question for the Autho...

We have reach the 11th installment of the Twisted Tales series and this time we look at a reimagining of Hercules. Meg now gets her own chance to become a goddess, but to move forward she's going to need to make peace with her past, especially since she has to bring her ex-boyfriend's wife back from the dead. Is this a great sequel to the classic movie? Or just a disappointment? Follow the Author:...