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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    02:00 Background

    04:09 Age Level & Content Warning

    04:25 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    06:40 Discussion

    55:01 General Thoughts

    56:34 One Question for the Author

    57:36 Rating

    58:00 Read Again?

    58:31 Favorite of the Series so Far

    01:00:11 Outro

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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    01:02 Background

    04:31 Age Level & Content Warning

    05:16 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    07:01 Discussion

    53:25 General Thoughts

    56:13 One Question for the Author

    58:36 Rating

    59:37 Read Again?

    01:00:34 Favorite of the Series

    01:04:09 Outro

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  • 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 match?

    00:00 Intro

    00:46 Historical Context

    06:03 Background

    06:14 Age Level & Content Warning

    07:24 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    09:07 Discussion

    46:31 General Thought

    48:08 One Question for the Author

    50:50 Read Again?

    51:04 Favorite of the Series so Far

    52:46 Rating

    53:50 Outro

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  • 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 Author

    43:41 Rating

    45:00 Read Again?

    45:45 Outro

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  • 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

    02:06 Background

    03:35 Age Level & Content Warning

    04:20 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    05:23 Discussion

    45:35 General Thoughts

    46:46 One Question for the Author

    49:16 Rating

    49:42 Read Again

    50:31 Outro

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  • 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 screwed are we?

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    00:00 Intro

    01:00 Background

    05:27 Age Level & Content Warning

    06:42 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    09:37 Book 1 - The Invasion

    36:24 Book 2 - The Visitor

    47:03 Book 3 - The Encounter

    55:27 General Thoughts

    58:11 One Question for the Author

    59:36 Rating

    01:00:31 Read Again?

    01:01:56 Favorite of the Series so Far

    01:02:41 Outro

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  • 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.

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    00:00 Intro

    01:03 Background

    06:33 Age Level & Content Warning

    07:34 About the Author

    08:32 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    11:19 Discussion

    01:00:11 General Thoughts

    01:03:19 One Question for the Author

    01:05:52 Rating

    01:06:20 Read Again?

    01:06:50 Favorite of the Series so Far?

    01:07:42 Outro

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  • 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.liggettpeplowski⁠Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FKim_Liggett⁠Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/kimliggett/⁠GoodReads: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6693411.Kim_Liggett⁠00:00 Intro01:37 Background02:32 Age Level & Content Warning04:57 Judge a Book by It's Cover05:30 Discussion01:05:28 General Thoughts01:07:09 One Question for the Author01:09:07 Rating01:10:24 Read Again?01:11:11 OutroTikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/lunar_skulk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lunar_skulk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    00:43 Background

    02:54 Age Level & Content Warning

    04:51 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    06:00 Discussion

    39:07 General Thoughts

    43:12 Rating

    44:44 Read Again?

    45:08 Favorite of the Series so Far

    47:05 Outro

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  • 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

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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    00:55 Background

    01:38 Age Level & Content Warning

    02:26 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    03:14 Discussion

    01:17:28 General Thoughts

    01:18:55 One Question for the Author

    01:20:21 Rating

    01:21:11 Read Again?

    01:22:00 Outro

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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    00:41 Background

    03:34 Age & Content Warning

    04:17 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    05:59 Discussion

    45:18 General Thought

    50:08 One Question for the Author

    52:25 Rating

    54:54 Read Again?

    55:59 Favorite of the Series so Far

    56:48 Outro

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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    00:45 Background

    02:15 Age & Content Warning

    02:40 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    04:27 Discussion

    01:17:34 General Thoughts

    01:20:27 One Question for the Author

    01:21:39 Rating

    01:23:31 Read Again?

    01:24:57 Favorite of the Series so Far?

    01:26:25 Outro

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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    00:57 Background

    04:43 Age Level & Content Warning

    05:15 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    06:00 Discussion

    07:55 The Keeper

    18:57 Glitches

    23:45 The Queen's Army

    35:19 Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky

    40:17 After Sunshine Passed By

    43:38 The Princess and the Guard

    51:55 The Little Android

    01:02:03 The Mechanic

    01:02:48 Something Old, Something New

    01:09:55 General Thoughts

    01:11:33 One Question for the Author

    01:14:58 Rating

    01:16:11 Read Again?

    01:17:19 Favorite of the Series so Far

    01:18:27 Outro

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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    01:02 Background

    01:48 Age Level & Content Warning

    02:12 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    03:10 Discussion

    46:02 General Thoughts

    47:05 Read Again?

    47:27 One Question for the Author

    49:20 Rating

    50:05 Favorite of the Series

    50:44 Outro

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  • 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 Book (Part) 1

    30:10 Book (Part) 2

    54:30 Book (Part) 3

    01:07:17 General Thoughts

    01:08:59 One Question for the Author

    01:10:14 Rating

    01:11:20 Read Again?

    01:11:28 Outro

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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    00:57 Background

    01:45 Age Level & Content Warning

    02:10 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    02:49 Discussion

    01:06:19 General Thoughts

    01:07:07 One Question for the Author

    01:08:14 Rating

    01:08:55 Read Again?

    01:09:23 Favorite of the Series so Far

    01:09:51 The Truth about Wawa Milkshakes

    01:11:19 Outro

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  • 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 Author

    01:16:19 Rating

    01:17:03 Read Again?

    01:18:07 Outro

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  • 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?

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    00:00 Intro

    00:41 Background

    03:16 Age Level & Content Warning

    03:30 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    44:38 General Thoughts

    49:05 One Question for the Author

    50:18 Rating

    51:10 Read Again?

    51:24 Favorite of the Series so Far

    52:09 Outro

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  • Four books later, eight if you count the Uglies series, we reach the end of a series. Tally Youngblood has once more shown up to be the leader for our narrator, but her appearance marks a massive decrease in quality. Filled with continuity errors, dropped plot lines and nuked characters, Youngbloods is exactly how not to end a series.

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    00:00 Intro

    00:53 Background

    01:44 Age Level & Content Warning

    01:56 Judge a Book by It's Cover

    02:22 Discussion

    48:39 General Thoughts

    48:45 One Question for the Author

    52:56 Rating

    55:37 Read Again?

    56:17 Favorite of the Series

    58:35 Outro

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