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Severed Heads, Broken Hearts

Robyn Schneider

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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If you've managed to survive disaster, what happens when it strikes again? Ezra Faulkner believes...

Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress

7.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

Tabletop Game

As vast and dark as a sunless void, the Blackstone Fortress is a creation far beyond the ken of any...

Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1) in Books

Sep 4, 2023

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The Turtle Boy ( Timmy Quinn 1)
By kealan Patrick Burke
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School is out and summer has begun. For eleven year old Timmy Quinn and his best friend Pete Marshall, the dreary town of Delaware Ohio becomes a place of magic, hidden treasure and discovery. But on the day they encounter a strange young boy sitting on the bank of Myers Pond a pond playground rumor says may hide turtles the size of Buicks everything changes. For it soon becomes apparent that dark secrets abound in the little community, secrets which come cupped in the hands of the dead, and in a heartbeat, Timmy and Petes summer of wonder becomes a season of terror, betrayal and murder.

This was really good! Well written you became involved with the story and the characters. Really good quick read.

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The Mummy (1999)

7.7 (138 Ratings) Rate It

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From director Stephen Sommers (producer of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) comes an epic...

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier and Sally Beauman

7.7 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely...

Warlords of Atlantis (1978)

7.3 (4 Ratings) Rate It

Movie

Fourth action-fantasy movie directed by Kevin Connor and starring Doug McClure. Victorian...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2206 KP) rated Woof (Bowser and Birdie #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Bowser is thrilled when Birdie and her Grammy pick him to be their new dog. The trio has just returned from the shelter when they discover that Grammy’s prize marlin is missing. The stuffed fish was only worth sentimental memories. Or was it? Rumors of a treasure map spark Bowser and Birdie’s interest. Can they solve the mystery?

Like Spencer Quinn’s series for adults, this middle grade novel is narrated by Bowser the dog. That part of the story is cute and feels right, although it can get over done, especially as the good reaches the end. The human characters are just as well drawn and lovely. Unfortunately, the plot is very uneven with a slow start and a rush to wrap things up that leaves a major plot thread unanswered.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/02/book-review-woof-by-spencer-quinn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.