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 & Content Warning

03:15 Judge a Book By It's Cover

04:32 Discussion

39:26 General Thoughts

40:36 Haunting in Venice Trailers

46:36 One Question for the Author

48:21 Rating

49:30 Read Again?

50:57 Outro

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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 choose his own path?

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00:00 Intro

00:54 Background

02:29 Age Level & Content Warning

03:29 Judge a Book by It's Cover

04:47 Discussion

52:07 General Thoughts

54:35 One Question for the Author

56:39 Rating

57:10 Read Again?

57:44 Favorite of the Series so Far

58:01 Outro

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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 Adventure of the Western Star

16:48 The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor

24:50 The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

32:42 The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge

39:15 The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

42:10 The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

50:03 The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

56:51 The Kidnapped Prime Minister

01:03:59 The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim

01:08:22 The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

01:12:16 The Case of the Missing Will

01:14:01 The Veiled Lady

01:16:20 The Lost Mine

01:19:29 The Chocolate Box

01:24:27 General Thoughts

01:25:11 One Question for the Author

01:26:22 Rating

01:27:00 Read Again?

01:27:44 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:28:41 Outro

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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?

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00:00 Intro

00:43 Background

04:41 Age Level

04:45 Content Warning

07:40 Judge a Book By It's Cover

08:53 Discussion

01:17:53 General Thoughts

01:24:18 Disney Removing Books

01:25:19 One Question for the Author

01:27:08 Rating

01:27:46 Read Again?

01:27:58 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:28:11 Outro

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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?

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00:48 Background

02:54 Age Level

03:03 Content Warning

03:18 Judge a Book By It's Cover

04:17 Discussion

56:57 General Thoughts

59:00 One Question for the Author

01:00:44 Rating

01:01:25 Read Again?

01:02:11 Outro

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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.

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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?

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00:00 Intro

00:44 Background

01:50 Tally vs Aya

06:28 Age Level

06:54 Content Warning

08:26 Discussion

16:46 Judge a Book by It's Cover

17:30 More Discussion

57:29 General Thought

58:10 One Question for the Author

59:24 Rating

01:00:29 Read Again?

01:00:56 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:01:49 Outro

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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?

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00:00 Intro

00:54 Background

02:00 Age Level

02:08 Content Warning

3:51 Content Warning

05:00 Was the Question Accurate?

05:45 Discussion

01:01:17 General Thoughts

01:04:12 One Question for the Author

01:06:37 Rating

01:07:50 Read Again?

01:08:02 Favorite in the Series so Far

01:08:39 Outro

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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?

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00:00 Intro

00:52 Age Level

00:54 Content Warning

01:10 Judge a Book by It's Cover

02:11 Discussion

45:25 General Thoughts

47:22 Read Again?

48:19 One Question for the Author

49:07 Rating

50:35 Outro

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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, changing her life forever and bringing war one step closer to breaking out.

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01:01 Background

02:16 Age Level

02:19 Content Warning

03:32 Judge a Book By It's Cover

06:22 Discussion

59:41 General Thoughts

01:01:11 One Question for the Author

01:03:30 Rating

01:04:13 Read Again?

01:05:09 Outro

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