Escape with Me Bookclub

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? Follow the Author: Website: ⁠https://www.lizbraswell.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/LizBraswe...

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. Follow the Author: Website: https://katharinemcgee.com/#home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kath...

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? Follow the Author: Website: ⁠⁠ https://www.marissameyer.com/⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MarissaMeyerAuthor/⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠ https://www.instagra...

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... Follow the Author: Website: ⁠http://www.lainitaylor.com/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https:...

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 th...

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. Follow the Author: Website: ⁠ https://www.jencalonitaonline.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠ https://www.facebook.com/jencalonitabooks⁠ Instagram: ⁠ https://www.insta...

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.marissamey...

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 Ba...

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/hnt...

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. Follow the Author: Web...

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 grandmo...

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? Follow the Author: Website: https://www.jencalonitaonline.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/j...

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 & Conte...

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...

With four successful novels behind her, Agatha Christie was ready for a change. Hercule Poirot is the world's best detective and will prove that he can solve any mystery, big or small. But with he continue to shine in fifteen page mysteries as he does in full length novels? 00:00 Intro 06:11 Background 06:32 Age Level 06:34 Content Warning 08:19 Judge a Book by It's Cover 09:11 The Adventu...

Liz Braswell is back for the first time since the year and a half hiatus the Twisted Tales series took. Did time help Liz flesh out her ideas and have a nice reset? Or has another Disney princess fallen victim to a bad book? Follow the Author: Website: https://www.lizbraswell.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LizBraswell/?fref=ts&ref=br_tfhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwix Instagram: ht...

Jandy Nelson has crafted a dual POV story about a pair of twins and how their lives fell apart and was put back together in three years. But does Nelson's creation of these teenage characters give a timeless lesson or is there a gap between the author and the target audience? Follow the Author: Website: https://jandynelson.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jandy.nelson?ref=profile Twitte...

With the present slowly burning, Diana finds her only reprieve in the past. Despite her best efforts, though, they soon find that there is danger for her in every time period and that what they came back for may already be lost and, perhaps, it should stay that way. Follow the Author: Website: https://deborahharkness.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDeborahHarkness/ Twitter: https://t...

After the success of the Uglies trilogy, Extras came to be. Advertised as the fourth installment instead of a companion novel, was the novel sabotaged before it got off the ground? Did it even have the quality to be worth the addition? Follow the Author: Website: https://scottwesterfeld.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottwesterfeldfan Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottWesterfeld Instagra...

After a year and a half breath, Twisted Tales released the fourth installment for their Twisted Tales series. For the first time in the series, Twisted Tales gained another writer besides Liz Braswell. As Elizabeth Lim tackles the Mulan story, did the series manage to correct course, or is it still floundering to find its footing? Follow the Author: Website: https://www.elizabethlim.com/ Instagram...

It's Meddy's big day and of course everything is going wrong. Her family isn't getting along with her future husband's but even more importantly, the mafia seems to have taken an interest in the wedding. Can Meddy and her family keep the day going while keeping all the guests safe? Or will everything fall apart causing Meddy to lose the love of her life? Follow the Author: Website:...

Life has managed to thrive again after WW4, but Earth has not forgotten what it almost lost in war. Now, with a new war threatening to break out from the Lunar colony, it's everything Earth can do to keep things in order. Throw in a deadly plague with no known cause or a treatment in sight, things are bad for everyone. In this chaos, Cinder gets the shock of her life with three big revelations...

While "The Murder on the Links" hits the 100 year birthday, the book continues to shine and is worth Agatha Christie's "Queen of Mystery" title. The mystery is as solid as a golf ball. The characters? Maybe not all of them... This is the meeting of the Anti-Hastings club. 00:00 Intro 00:56 Historical Context 05:12 Background 07:57 Age Level 08:15 Content Warning 09:30 Judge...

After the death of her favorite uncle, Stephanie finds that she has inherited a large portion of the man's vast estate. Unknown to her, however, she has inherited something much bigger: the ability to do magic. With war breaking out in the magic world, Stephanie has much more to deal with than her desire to learn. With death all around, she'll be lucky to cast her first spell before the wo...

After this book, Disney completely changed how it approached the published of the Twisted Tales series. Up until this point they had one author that wrote all of the books, which were published twice a year. Something broke down causing a year and a half break on the series. But did the background things effect the quality of this book? Let's talk about it. Follow the Author: Website: https://www....