Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this episode, we return to the misty, cursed kingdom of Blunder to unravel the haunting finale of Two Twisted Crowns. Through cozy conversation and sharp "what if" questions, we expl...

Stuck in a book hangover and don't know what to read next? In this minisode installment, we're playing literary matchmaker! Whether you're looking for your next enemies to lovers romance, or a new fantasy magic system to obsess over, or even a ...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! What if the voice in your head wasn’t just real—but the key to saving a cursed kingdom? This week, we're diving into Rachel Gillig's haunting fantasy, One Dark Window, where magic is forbidde...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this minisode installment, we're discussing whether or not we as readers have come to expect too much from female protagonists and why we need to adjust our expectations of our favorite heroines. Grab you...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's episode we find ourselves in a beach house on the coast of Michigan, as two former college rivals challenge each other to a bet and may or may not fall in love while at it. In Emily H...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's minisode installment, we're discussing the subgenre that is fanfiction and why in the year of 2025 we should be applauding and supporting this creative corner of the internet/literary world an...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's episode we dive into Jason Rekulak's 'Hidden Pictures'. We discuss our experiences with the supernatural, whether we would have handled the situation the same as Mallory did, the use ...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's minisode installment, we're discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of Ai's current role in the literary landscape. My sources:https://www.forbes.com/coun...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's episode we're back in Prythian looking at both of Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Frost & Starlight and A Court of Silver Flames. We'll discuss what it would be like if Rhysand flexed t...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's minisode installment, we're discussing how an unreliable narrator may have led many of us to villainize a character who was just struggling to process their own trauma. Grab your favorite cozy...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's episode we're stepping into the high-fantasy subgenre and looking at Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn The Final Empire. Together we'll discuss the role that hope plays in a revolution, wh...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's minisode installment, we're chatting about what literary characters I'd bring to life and how they'd make the perfect road trip companions. A lot of thought goes in that kind of selection guys...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this week's episode we're unpacking why you shouldn't talk to strangers, the role of the paranormal in the thriller genre, and whether or not all of us are cut out to be private investigators. Gr...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! In this minisode installment, we're unpacking why genre readers are still being unfairly judged in modern society. We discuss and debunk popular myths about fantasy, romance, and sci-fi. It's time to leave t...

Welcome back to Chapter 9 of The Novel Book Club fellow bookworms! In this week's episode we're diving back into Basgiath war college, flying high in the sky above Navarre, and navigating new alliances in Rebecca Yarros'  Iron...

Welcome back to The Novel Book Club! You know them, you hate them, but sometimes you love them...in this minisode installment we're discussing unreliable narrators! We break down what makes up an unreliable narrator, why they're so favored in g...

Welcome back to Chapter 8 of The Novel Book Club! Happy New Year bookworms! In this week's episode we look at Emily Henry's Funny Story, where we're talking all about the importance of maintaining your own identity in a relati...

Welcome back to Chapter 7 of The Novel Book Club! In this episode we talk about how the bias role of a narrator, the importance of communication in a healthy relationship (even in fantasy worlds), and whether or not certain characters ...

Welcome back to Chapter 6 of The Novel Book Club! In this episode we discuss the importance of having differing opinions on popular books, why authors shouldn't be scared killing off more characters, and why you shouldn't play hide and...

Welcome to Chapter 5 of The Novel Book Club! In this episode we explore love, loss, and the complex journey of grief in Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell.  We will wonder aloud if villains deserve second chances, how could thin...

Please enjoy the final installment of the November Minisode Series! Today we're talking about the power of BookTok...both the pros and the cons. As promised in this episode, here are some of my favorite BookTok creators:@dalecsander...

Please enjoy the third and penultimate installment of the November Minisode Series! Today we discuss why not every book deserves a sequel and sometimes the happy ending for characters need to be left to the imagination of the reader. Take a lis...

Please enjoy the second installment of the November Minisode Series!! Today's minisode will have us discussing why I believe heroes are more interesting than villains. A topic I have seen fiercely debated, but often overlooked. Take a listen an...

While I'm out of office for the month of November, I didn't want to leave your literary minds to idle, so please enjoy the first installment of the November Minisode Series. I'll be highlighting some topics I have found to be interesting and th...

Welcome to Chapter 4 of The Novel Book Club! In this episode we dive back into the world of Prythian and beyond the seductive pages of A Court of Mist & Fury by Sarah J. Maas. We will wonder aloud about whether Feyre would...