A fantasy book club with a survival twist!
Join Jen and Ellie as they discuss fantasy books - spoilers and all - from plot and language, to themes and character arcs, before taking a look at the challenges in the world and seeing if they have the skills to survive them.
Can horse riding set you up for success at dragon riding school?
Will scheduling skills help in managing armies?
Is everything possible with a can-do attitude??? (No. Definitely not.)
Part book review, part break down of the skills needed to truly be the main character.
Let's see if we survive this!
Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty is the second book following the pirate Amina al-Sirafi. In this book she ventures out again to destroy a Transgression, this time seeking a magical spindle held by Queen Lab. Join Jen and Ellie as they discuss weaving magic, how the confines of a story change what it is, and whether their injuries would strop them outrunning retired pirates.
8 Mar 2026
A Deadly Education
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik follows Galadriel "El" Higgins, a half-Welsh, half-Indian sorceress, who must survive to graduation while controlling her destructive abilities at a school of magic. Jen and Ellie chat about show versus tell, how refreshing it is to have teenagers act like teenagers, and whether being plant-based in reality excludes you from being a necromancer...
25 Sept 2025
Mort
Death comes to all of us, when he came to Mort he gave him a job. 💀 Mort by Terry Pratchett is the fourth book in the Discworld series and the first introduction of DEATH. Mort find himself in the unique role as the apprentice grim reaper, learns about the different between reality and what is real, struggles to establish his identity and battles his conscience. Jen and Ellie discuss perception versus reality, the evolution of Pratchetts writing style, and how a lot of these challenges ...
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