Novel Ideas

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In today's installment of Nightbane , Isla continues to attempt to seduce Oro (she is so desperate it's kind of sad) while also proposing a public demonstration of her powers via a traditional Wildling feast. Shadow Daddy broadcasts a warning to all of Lightlark declaring war and offering an ultimatum: leave Lightlark or die with the island. Fearing the worst, Isla makes an appeal to Cleo to stay...

We’re baaaaaaack! And so is our girl Isla. In today’s adventures, Isla seeks out an animal companion as well as Oro’s pet snake (if you know what we’re saying, lol). We also get more of that sweet, sweet enemies-to-lovers tension between Isla and Grim via Isla’s dreams/memories! Yay! 📖 Support Novel Ideas 📖 Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and tomfoolery: https://www.patreon.com/TheLibraryo...

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In today’s episode, Elsa forces Chris to read the first almost spicy scene between Isla and Grim as we explore memories of a love forgotten. …Or at least a love erased from Isla’s memory until the untangling of her powers leads her to dream of her past with our favorite Shadow Daddy. Meanwhile in the present Oro teaches us that love is blindfolding your partner and hurling rocks at them. Seriously...

We’re baaaack! On today’s episode, we catch up a bit with what Alex Aster has been up to lately before diving back into Nightbane . Cleo makes her return to shade Isla and frustrate Oro, Isla gets kidnapped and we get our first “Who did this to you?” scene! At the end of this episode, Elsa also announces what her project is for Patreon in 2025! 🎊🎉 📖 Ask Us Questions 📖 NGL: https://ngl.link/nov...

Join Chris and Elsa as they show some love to our favorite Skyling, Azul! As Isla struggles to come to terms with her place as ruler of two realms, Azul proves to be an excellent friend and even better mentor. We also travel to the Wildling Newland to address Isla’s people before being whisked away to her coronation on Starling! 📖 Support Novel Ideas 📖 Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and t...

Join Chris and Elsa as they re-enter the magical world of Lightlark in the second installment Nightbane . Bring your appetite because we're hosting a floating feast of the most bizarre variety. ((Also, this episode was recorded weeks before Elsa’s recent announcement regarding Twitch streams on our socials and YouTube.)) 📖 Support Novel Ideas 📖 Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and tomfooler...

As truths are revealed, Elsa struggles not to scream as one of them has her so frustrated that she’s still not over it to this day. Was Elsa able to guess who the traitor was? Were you? You probably already know that we consider this book to be cursed, but just how cursed was it? Trigger Warnings: This episode contains a conversation about a character’s family responding cruelly to their coming ou...

Is spiky hair the best way to identify an enemy? It is if you’re Glenn Dabrowski! Mysteries abound in the palais du plaisir as we piece together the words of a disgraced French noble as read in his diary (aka journal, aka notebook of daily thoughts). As certain clues fall into place, Elsa makes her first official guesses as to who the traitor in our midst may actually be. ((Correction on Elsa’s Tw...

Prepare to climb to new heights as Chris takes Elsa on the first two missions of Agent Argylle’s career. Mysteries abound as we hide out in a crypt of ever changing dimensions, drop kicks have now replaced the more practical roundhouse and we discover that some of our comrades are keeping dark secrets. Oh, and we’re bringing dabbing back! Trigger Warnings: this book contains discussions about a ch...

On today’s episode, Chris introduces Elsa to Aubrey Argylle: a pacifistic tour-guide-turned-spy and our eerily emotionless antagonist Vasily Federov of the Colorless Eyes. Trigger Warnings: this book contains discussions about a character’s adoption, mentions of emotional abuse between partners and occasional mentions of recreational drug use. 📖 Support Novel Ideas 📖 Join us on Patreon for bonus...

In this episode, Chris and Elsa have a discussion of the genesis of the Argylle extended universe. This leads them into a discussion about where they see the movie industry going and if a connected universe is necessary for a film’s success. Oh yeah, and their elder Millenial-ness might be showing a little bit more than usual as they discuss what life before streaming was like. 👴🏻👵🏻 ((Editing...

Crack open a Code Red and prepare to have your mind blown by the twisty-twists of Lightlark ! Chris and Elsa also discuss whether or not Lightlark qualifies as “cursed”. And yes, we do talk a touch about Summer in the City as well and whether or not we feel that it has potential based on what was revealed the day it was announced. (There have since been multiple posts and a teaser on Cosmo’s websi...

In this egg-cellent installment, Elsa hits Chris with the first set of “big twists”. Betrayals and terrible foreshadowing ensue so crack open a vintage Surge and prepare to crest the bodacious waves (aka lack of continuity) that is Lightlark ! ((Editing Elsa: I realized, as I was prepping this for YouTube, there is a point where the edited audio overlaps for a few seconds towards the end. The orig...

Warning: Some of the passages we’ll be reading from get a little h0rny. There isn’t any sex but there is some sensual touching and mentions of arousal. If these themes aren’t within your comfort zone, please skip this one and we’ll see you in the next one. In this installment, Isla lusts after Shadow Daddy Grim, dances with ghosts and continues to be completely obnoxious toward Oro. Castles crumbl...

On this episode, Elsa continues to lead Chris through the ✨️magical✨️ land of Lightlark. We learn that Isla is a bit of a drama queen, Grim is the (edge)lord of mixed signals and… Oh yeah! Oro’s dying. Celeste continues to be the most trustworthy bestie of all time while Cleo continues to be accused of villainy. Azul is also a character in this book sometimes. 📖 Support Novel Ideas 📖 Join us o...

After a brief hiatus, Elsa is back to introduce Chris to his book boyfriend Oro! …too bad the real Oro isn’t as fun as Chris’s vision of our golden boy might suggest. In the first of a two part series, we learn that Isla likes to go swimming before dinner, Grim is kind of a creep and Cleo is definitely the bad guy wink, wink . Oh, and Lightlark is a shining, cliffy thing with a yolky sun. 📖 Suppo...

Before we can get into the disasterpiece that is Lightlark , we first must have a discussion about its author. Just who is Alex Aster? 📖 Support Novel Ideas 📖 Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and tomfoolery: https://www.patreon.com/TheLibraryofCursedBooks Support the Library of Cursed Books by buying a “cursed book” via Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/novelideaspod 📖 Sources 📖 The TikTok That Br...

Chris takes Elsa on a journey through their first comic series: something so bad that it actually got exorcized from the cannon of a well-known Marvel Superhero! Trigger Warnings: discussions around physical and emotional abuse, unwanted pregnancy 📖 Support Novel Ideas 📖 Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and tomfoolery: https://www.patreon.com/TheLibraryofCursedBooks Support the Library of C...

Chris teaches Elsa the intricacies of dating the smexiest men alive: F**k boys. We learn such important lessons as the level of male attractiveness determines how much bullshit a woman will tolerate, cyberstalking is a vital skill and she is absolutely going to be insecure about your hot female friend. But the most important lesson of all is that Brunch is the most important meal of the day. 📖 Su...

Class is back in session! In this installment, Professor Elsa teaches Advanced Dating, The Art of Mating and the even finer Art of Extrication taught to her by the Oracle herself: Janice Dickinson. …and the great Pharaoh Atem because Yu-Gi-Oh! Support Novel Ideas Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and tomfoolery: https://www.patreon.com/TheLibraryofCursedBooks Support the Library of Cursed Book...

In this episode, Elsa teaches you to date , mate and extricate like a supermodel! …or so she says. In keeping with the spirit of this most romantic of seasons, Elsa shares with Chris the wisdom imparted to her by the (self-proclaimed) world’s first supermodel and bestselling author Janice Dickinson through her third book Check, Please! . Support Novel Ideas Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes an...

Rap songs, (anticlimactic) plot twists and continuously heinous racism! Oh my! Chris and Elsa breathe a sigh of relief as they conclude their discussion about rap mega star Ben Shapiro's cursed novel True Allegiance . Support Novel Ideas Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and tomfoolery: https://www.patreon.com/TheLibraryofCursedBooks Support the Library of Cursed Books by buying a “cursed book...

In this episode, Chris and Elsa begin their discussion of the actual content within Ben Shapiro's True Allegiance . Topics include: the skewed timeline of the plot, Shapiro's strong hatred for Barack Obama and the horrifying levels of racism and other problematic views of Mister Shapiro. Elsa also tries to seduce the listeners using only Ben Shapiro's poetic writing. Support Novel Ideas Join us on...