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David McK (3547 KP) rated Speed (1994) in Movies

Jun 8, 2022  
Speed (1994)
Speed (1994)
1994 | Action, Thriller
8
7.9 (64 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
"... I think it was called the bus that couldn't slow down"
That quote is, of course, from the incomparable Homer Simpson. Full quote something along the lines of:

"I saw this movie once about a bus that had to SPEED around the city, keeping it's SPEED above 50, and if it's SPEED dropped below 50, it would blow up! I think it was called ..."

Which is a pretty accurate synopsis of the movie as a whole, which stars a post-Bill and Ted (apart for the newest one)/pre-The Matrix Keanu Reeves, and a very early appearance by the future queen of the rom-com Sandra Bullock.

The film has 3 main acts: terrorist attempt to blow up an elevator, the bus bit (which is most of the movie) and finishing off in the subway. Truth be told, it may perhaps run only slightly too long as a result.

Still well worth a watch, though!
  
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Debbiereadsbook (1410 KP) rated The Vampire's Curse (Beyond The Mist #1) in Books

Apr 13, 2022  
The Vampire's Curse (Beyond The Mist #1)
The Vampire's Curse (Beyond The Mist #1)
Valerie Twombly | 2021 | Paranormal, Romance
6
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
good enough for me to want to continue with the series.
Independent reviewer for Book Sirens, I was gofted my copy of this book.

This is the first book in the Beyond The Mist series, and as such lays down the ground work, the background into these vampires and how they came to be.

I enjoyed it, I did. It didn't blow me away, but it's left me intrigued enough to want to continue on with the series.

Not least because there are a whole host of characters we meet here who now need their stories. Korinna, especially and Roman, I think, needs a happy ever after. Andrei's brothers too.

Some smexy times, some violence, some darker themes. Vampires who shift! I liked that, it's different.

All in all, a good read, for me, but not a great one.

so, 3 stars, but I will continue with the series.

*same worded review will appear elsewhere
  
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Debbiereadsbook (1410 KP) rated A Pinky Promise in Books

Aug 8, 2022  
A Pinky Promise
A Pinky Promise
Eule Grey | 2022 | Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
doesnt work for me
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. It's not a bad book, by any means, it just didn't float my boat, at all.

I mean, it's reasonably well written, from Creena's point of view. I found I wasn't really liking Creena though. Can't pinpoint why, however!

There are some gaps in the plot, one-minute Creena is shipwrecked, and the next, it's 2 years later. I would have liked some deeper insight to that time period: how she discovers the things she does, and what she does then. Not saying what she discovers, cos spoilers.

And the end is kinda cut off suddenly. So, there's that. An epilogue might have tied up the loose ends.

I liked the premise, it just doesn't deliver, for ME.

3 stars

**Same worded review will appear elsewhere