Escape with Me Bookclub
Episodes
Only Read A Psalm of Storms and Silence When You're Ready
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ending to this duology, A Psalm of Storms and Silence gets into some deeper and darker material than the first book. With time running out thanks ...
Was The Age of Miracles an Industry Plant?
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A coming of age at the end of the world... or is it? A mysterious force is causing world-ending calamities just as Julia is entering middle school. Th...
Is Once Upon a Dream truly a Dream or a Snore?
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The second installment of Disney's Twisted Tales finds Aurora asleep, cursed to never wake again until true loves kiss... except when true love's kiss...
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - When a Project Means More than a Grade
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pip has decided that her senior capstone project would be solving a murder, even if the police and town believe it already to be case closed. As Pip w...
Discovery of Witches is Adult Twilight?
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Diana has lived a relatively average life. She's worked hard to keep it average, considering her parents were the most powerful witches of their gener...
Specials - The Ugly End to the Pretty World
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The final book in the Uglies trilogy, Specials ends the heroic journey of Tally Youngblood. As part of a special unit of the Specials, Tally must conq...
Mexican Gothic: High Quality Gothic Horror
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious family, a dilapidated house, a mist that spreads thickly over the property. What in the world did Catalina marry into? Can her cousin sav...
Is Murder on the Orient Express Peak Agatha Christie?
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This was the novel chosen to kick off the most recent Poirot cinematic universe. It begs the question: why this book? 00:00 Intro 00:53 Background 05:...
A Whole New World - Twisted Tale or Just Twisted?
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The beginning of a new series in which a classic Disney tale is taken and a twist is added. To begin the series, since Aladdin doesn't have the lamp, ...
Does Mary Bennet Have Main Character Energy?
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over two hundred years since Pride & Prejudice was first released, Mary now gets a chance to stand on her own as the main character. Part retellin...
The Body at the Tower - Murder, Blackmail, Victorian England
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the adventure into the woman's world of Victorian England, Mary is thrown onto a construction site and finds herself not only having to pretend ...
Where the Crawdads Sing - The Book that Took Over the World
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Picked for Reese Witherspoon's Book Club within a month of publishing and then topped the New York Times Best Sellers of 2019 & 2020. A major moti...
The Maidens - Worthy Second or Sophmore Slump?
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the massive commercial and critical success of his first book, Alex Michaelides could no longer write a good book, he would have to write a GREA...
Does The Magic in the Weaving Spin the Right Thread?
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Four children survive extreme traumas and are brought together for the powerful magic they did not even know they possessed that helped them survive. ...
Pretties: Look Pretty, Stay Ugly
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When the world is so pretty, how can something so ugly be bubbling up under the surface? Tally Youngblood has given herself up to be the test subject ...
The Bungalow Mystery Could Have Been the Last Nancy Drew Book
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1930, three new tester books were put onto the reading market. Nancy Drew, the teenage detective, was brave, resourceful and intelligent. She took ...
Is "Death on the Nile" Ready for the Big Screen?
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Death on the Nile is the 18th Hercule Poirot novel, and yet it was the second chosen for the most recent Hercule cinematic adaptation. For a Agatha Ch...
Ready Player One - Book vs Movie
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Ready Player One was first published in 2011, little did Ernest Cline know that the massively positive reception would lead to him having a movie...
The Silent Patient - Is Alex Michaelides the New Agatha Christie?
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a debut novel, The Silent Patient showed the world what Alex Michaelides is capable of. It is a wonderful thriller/suspense mystery with many twist...
What if the Roman Empire Never Fell?
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What would the Roman Empire look like if it was around today? Would it still be a place of science, culture and discovery, or would it fall prey to th...
Shugo Chara! is NUTS!
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Magical Girl series can be insane, but what even is going us? Join us as we continue this crazy adventure as Amu grows into her own and begins helping...
Escapism vs Realism in The Black Prism
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No matter what, Kip just seems to mess everything up. With war on the horizon and his father finally coming into his life, he now finds that he will h...
What even is The Vampire Knitting Club?
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Swift is just a normal woman, down on her luck... or so it always goes. When the death of her grandmother leads her to inheriting the family yarn...
Is Murder of Roger Ackroyd the Best Agatha Christie Book?
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives should never attempt to retire or go on vacation. The fourth book of the Hercule Poirot mystery series, Agatha Christie outdoes herself wit...
His Majesty's Dragon - A Shout Heard Round the World
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being sent to the air corps is a punishment worse than death... or at least, that's how it feels to Captain Laurence, who has served the Navy for 20 y...
Dial A for Aunties - Til Death Do Us Part?
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meddy is just a normal girl, working for her family's wedding business and constantly regretting the one that got away. Nothing changes for her.... un...
This Was Supposed to Be the Last Cat Who!
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With a Christmas writing contest coming up, Qwilleran has to find his big story. While he plans to take a beat in "Junk Town" he quickly learns he's i...
A Spy in the House - For the Love of Spies & Victorian England
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mary has accepted her fate. She has been caught for her criminal ways and has been sentenced to hanging. Despite her acceptance, someone has taken an ...
Uglies: Living in the Barbie World
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tally Youngblood thought her life was about. to be made; she was only a few months away from becoming a Pretty and joining her best friend Peris in Pr...
Is Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Half Baked?
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Eden is a small, quiet town in scenic Minnesota, United States. This picturesque place gets rocked to its core when the milk man is found dead in...
Should You Read a Song of Wraiths and Ruin?
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times Bestseller, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is comprised of two overlapping stories masterfully intertwined. Malik, a refugee, and Karina, a...
The Psychology Behind Fairest
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beauty is a complicated subject; even more so when it's on the subject of accepting yourself. Gail Carson Levine decided to try to tackle her own self...
Queen's Gambit - When Netflix Revives a Book
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 2020 Netflix miniseries titled "The Queen's Gambit" has revived interested in the book by the same name. Published in 1983, The Queen's Gambit is ...
Pride & Prejudice vs The Movie, The TV Show & The Musical
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From our Patreon: Jane Austin's classic has graced the shelves of millions over the past 2 centuries. But which of the modern interpretations gets it ...
Why Real Men Knit is Better Without the Romance
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While we always love a good romance book, sometimes romance can be a books weakest point. That can even be true of a book in the romance genre. Real M...
Twiheart vs Twihater - Is Midnight Sun Good?
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are going to Forks, Washington. Published in 2020. Midnight Sun is the companion novel to the New York Bestseller novel, Twilight. Taking on ...
Shugo Chara! is Nuts and Why You Need to Read It
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going to Kyoto, Japan. Shugo Chara! Is a magic girl series, created, drawn and written by the duo Peach-Pit. The manga went on to severa...
Agatha Christie Wrote a Christmas Book
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going to Gorston Hall in the English countryside. Published in December 19, 1938, Agatha Christie tackles one of mysteries favorite trop...
A Hallmark Christmas Movie but Worse
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going to Sea Side, Maine. Published in 2018, Wendy a single-mother struggling with debt, comes to inherit a beachside cottage. With this...
Who Knew Knitting Was Deadly?
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going to Arborville, New Jersey. Pamela Paterson is the humble editor of a crafting magazine and a member of the local Knit & Nibble...
Is Louisiana Longshot Golden Girls CIA?
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Originally published in 2012, Louisiana Longshot is the first book in the Miss Fortune series. CIA assassin, Fortune, finds that her cover is blown an...
When Hairballs Save the Day
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern is the second book in Lillian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who… series. Dropping the art angle, Qwill is suddenly tasked wi...
Why You Need to Read The Graveyard Book this October
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Originally published in 2008, The Graveyard Book has since won numerous awards for it’s creativity, life lessons, and good writing. Made up of eight...
New to Agatha Christie? Read And Then There Were None
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
And Then There Were None is now the best selling crime novel, the best selling mystery novel and the sixth best selling books of all times. With over ...
Does Ruins of Gorland Hold Up 15 Years Later?
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Will is a young ward who fears that he will spend the rest of his life tending the fields as a farm hand. Instead he is swept into the world of the Ra...
Why Trixie Belden Isn't as Good as You Remember
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's said to be a treasure hiding in old mansion next door to Trixie. Finding it could mean a completely different life for her new friend, but fai...
Is the 1950 Nancy Drew Rewrite Better?
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Come away with us as we look at the book that started it all. Nancy Drew is an icon for the ages and as she turns 90 this year, we wanted to take a ch...
The Book that Inspired Disney's The Princess and The Frog
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Come away with us as we read the book that inspired Disney's The Princess and the Frog. Emma, a young princess, believes she's at her wits end when sh...
Is Big Little Lies Worth the Hype?
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Come with us as we escape into our latest book. Little Big Lies is about the small lies that we tell ourselves to survive. The three women protagonist...
DON'T BUY THIS BOOK
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've made a mistake. Come away with us as we escape into the book we regret ever picking up.
How to Improve The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Come with us as we evade reality and escape into this book. Qwilleran is a down-on-his-luck news reporter who finds himself relegated to the art colum...