The English Club Podcast

By The University of Saint Balasar English Club

English Club Podcast is a joint venture between two critique partners at "Saint Balasar University". The goal of each episode is to give notoriously "bad" fiction a chance for fair critique, as if the... more

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March 25, 2024 Nightbane Deep Dive! The YA Fantasy BookTok Darling is Back
Somehow, Lightlark has returned. Some call it the worst YA book ever made, others call it a victim of a chemical reaction between the publishing industry and the TikTok machine. Whatever led Lightlark and Nightbane to get published, they're full of common mistakes made by newbie fantasy writers and remain some of the most controversial books.
We don't care. We're hell-bent on saving it, anyways. Maybe it's something with the character introductions, the romance subplot, or even that this book needs a bit more Reylo--J and Andrew will do whatever it takes to make the world of Isla, Oro, and GRIMSHAW make sense.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven’t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to power was earned. As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart.
ABOUT US:
English Club Podcast is a joint venture between two critique partners at "Saint Balasar University". The goal of each episode is to give internet famous fiction a fair critique, as if the authors were members of a writing group themselves.
CHOOSE YOUR MAGICAL CREATURES:
Antler Bear, Moss Wolf, Giant Spider:
https://www.instagram.com/sbu_englishclub
An actual panther like literally just a large cat with no other cool features:
https://twitter.com/sbu_englishclub
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2h 26min
February 12, 2024 Is This Controversial Bible Fanfiction Actually Good?
Apparently, the people who made the giant replica of Noah’s ark also wrote a pseudo-fantasy trilogy about Noah’s early life. Our intrepid heroes don’t expect much from the first book, but lo—fantasy writing tips, dinosaurs, and Renaissance-era poetry await!
Will Jay and Andrew let their differing beliefs stop them from working together to save this book? Can a work be true, even when it’s not factual? Will iron mining operations disrupt local pterodactyl habitats? Some of these questions will be answered!
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2h 17min
January 10, 2024 BookTok Drama, Twitter Fights, Copyrighting the Sun: Lauren M. Davis's Nova's Playlist
Join the English Club for a deep dive into the controversial book that everyone on Twitter and TikTok has been lit up about. Journey across 18th century France, the god dimension, colonial America, another god dimension, Dinosaur Fairy hell, and probably some other places too during this whopper of a club meeting.
Plus: who is Lauren M. Davis? Is she a Cait Corrain sockpuppet, or an AI writer? Who is Nova, and is her playlist any good? CAN you copyright the sun? And what makes this book so interesting and controversial anyway?
Full book synopsis on our website: https://englishclubpodcast.com/2024/01/04/novas-playlist/
Review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6072707343
Follow Marve M Anson so something good comes out of this: https://www.instagram.com/justmarvewrites/
ABOUT US:
English Club Podcast is a joint venture between two critique partners at "Saint Balasar University". The goal of each episode is to give internet famous fiction a fair critique, as if the authors were members of a writing group themselves.
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3h 10min
December 21, 2023 Stones To Abbigale Review: Onision’s Facts, Greg’s Fiction
From lawsuits to internet drama to a very odd trilogy of books, Onision brings it all to the SBU English Club. Join us and our friend Holly as we provide Greg Onision YouTube’s Stones To Abbigale the thoughtful and balanced critique and analysis that he definitely got and ignored before hitting the Publish button on Amazon.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
This book is made up of events that occurred in my own life mixed with fiction from the made-up life of James. James is essentially a better version of myself. His home, his school & his life all resemble my own at his age. The people James analyzes and is surrounded by are not so unlike those I’ve known as well. I have experienced much of the loss James has however his happier moments are more often than not also mine. I want to share my story without it being purely non-fiction. I simply felt this approach would make for a far better book. At points I cried while writing this, at others I laughed.Stones To Abbigale is not just a book I wrote; it is a piece of who I am.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25251380-stones-to-abbigale
ABOUT US:
English Club Podcast is a joint venture between two critique partners at "Saint Balasar University". The goal of each episode is to give internet famous fiction a fair critique, as if the authors were members of a writing group themselves.
Davis Fan Club: https://www.instagram.com/englishclubpodcast/
Join the Rollerskating Team: https://twitter.com/sbu_englishclub
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1h 25min
October 09, 2023 Guessing Fourth Wing’s Ending! Fourth Wing Review
I only read half of Fourth Wing! Can I guess how it ends, or will I lose to a tarot prediction? Find out on this episode as Rebecca Yarros joins our club!

Also features a good bit of Fourth Wing Analysis & Review. Is this booktok darling worth the hype? Can you plot a novel using tarot cards? Hang out with the English Club and find out!
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1h 53min
August 28, 2023 Let's Read Rin Tongue and Dorner: Empress Theresa's Evil Twin
SEASON 1 FINALE! I've never seen a (normal-seeming) book with such a low goodreads score. But does Rin, Tongue and Dorner actually deserve the negativity? Find out as we face the final boss of English Club Podcast, Season 1!

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Take a delirious hyper-metaphorical ride with a love triangle into a fiery cosmos. Shapero’s outer space uncannily mirrors inner space, daring us to ditch our expectations and probe the depths of human desire.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40937423-rin-tongue-and-dorner

ABOUT US:
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https://twitter.com/sbu_englishclub
https://www.instagram.com/englishclubpodcast/
[email protected]
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1h 36min
July 15, 2023 Let's Read Lightlark: (too) many good book ideas
The critique group no one asked for is back with Alex Aster’s booktok
famous novel Lightlark! Is this book really that bad, or is it a
misunderstood work of art (over)stuffed with good ideas? Join us as we
discuss worldbuilding, romance, Gus Dapperton, Tarot readings, Elden
Ring, and more!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial,
a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play.
The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles
and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to
break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each
ruler has something to hide. Each realm’s curse is uniquely wicked. To
destroy the curses, one ruler must die.
Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling—a realm of temptresses cursed
to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and
are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the
Centennial.
To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray…even as love complicates
everything.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60310757-lightlark#SocialReviews
ABOUT US:
English Club Podcast is a joint venture between two critique partners at
"Saint Balasar University". The goal of each episode is to give
notoriously "bad" fiction a chance for fair critique, as if the authors
were members of a writing group themselves.
https://twitter.com/sbu_englishclub
https://www.instagram.com/englishclubpodcast/
[email protected]
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1h 51min
June 17, 2023 Ready Player One RANT REVIEW: An Unintentional Self-Report
Hang out with the English Club as we discuss Ernest Kline's Ready Player
One! We both read our own half, and together, we try to put the pieces
together.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade
Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia
known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles
hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are based on
their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that
promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.
But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by
players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and
if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real
world he's always been so desperate to escape.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9969571-ready-player-one
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ABOUT US:
English Club Podcast is a joint venture between two critique partners at
"Saint Balasar University". The goal of each episode is to give
notoriously "bad" fiction a chance for fair critique, as if the authors
were members of a writing group themselves.
https://twitter.com/sbu_englishclub
https://www.instagram.com/englishclubpodcast/
[email protected]
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1h 43min
April 20, 2023 Becoming an English Major 📚🖊️ Why Study Literature, Books to Read, Joining Writing Groups
If you've ever wondered what it's like being an English major, or wanted to study literature but not known exactly what that entails, come hang out with us! We're walking step by step through our experiences at university. The books we had to read, the clubs we joined, and the reason we did it.
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1h 14min
February 25, 2023 Gothikana - RuNyx's Dark Academia Teacher Student Romance Book!
Today the English Club reads Gothikana, RuNyx's TikTok famous dark adacemia teacher student romance! Well, they read half of it. BUT, both read a different half, so together, they know the full story. How good do our hosts do at piecing together this chilling, bodice-ripping romance?
ABOUT THE BOOK:
An unusual girl. An enigmatic man. An ancient castle. What could go wrong?
An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an olden, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death.
An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the dangers the castle possesses. And he knows the moment his paths cross with Corvina, she's dangerous to everything that he is.
They shouldn't have caught each other's eye. They cannot be. But a chill-inducing century-old mystery forces them to collide. People have disappeared every five years for over a hundred years, and Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.
And so begins a tale of the mystique, the morbid, the macabre, and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.
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1h 26min

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