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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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I have finally read this book. Granted, I listened to the audio book while I was crafting, but it still counts! It was a pretty good read. Even though I hadn't read the book before I was familiar with the story because it has shown up a lot in other books I have read in the past few years. Yeah, it was basically what I expected it to be. Interesting, creepy, and just plain weird.
  
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A Room Swept White (Spilling CID, #5)
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I watched Sophie Hannah recently on Written in Blood, then I came across this book so I decided to give it a go! It took me a few chapters to really get into but once I was hooked I couldn't put it down because I was so intrigued about where the story was going. Overall I really enjoyed the read and I'll be keeping an eye out for more from this author in the future.
  
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.9 (161 Ratings)
Book Rating
New favorite!
I watched the movie before I read this book. And I am so glad I did! I still love the movie but the book is 1000x better.
For his first novel, I was beyond impressed. Cline has a way to make you connect with the characters on a personal level, even with them living in an entirely different world. I just couldn’t put it down. Definitely my new favorite go to book!
  
Koko
Koko
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I was not even able to finish this book. Peter Straub cowrites with one of my favorite authors so I figured it was only right that I give one of his books a try. The book turned out to be very dry and boring. I did manage to make it to the halfway point in the book before I gave up, so I feel confident in saying that I did give it a fair shot.
  
Sweet Evil (Sweet, #1)
Sweet Evil (Sweet, #1)
Wendy Higgins | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
I'm not normally a fan of long books as, to me, they start to drag after a while and I become bored. Luckily, this was an exception to that.

I really liked this (mostly, anyway).

The "mostly" part because of the lack of a HEA. Yeah, I know it's in a trilogy but I've been left with little hope after that ending. I really need to go buy the second book right now to see how it all works out (with a HEA or at least hope of one for the last book)

I liked that it was detailed and quite steamy for a YA book. I read books for the romance aspect and I ADORED that in this. It was almost forbidden but they couldn't help themselves and were drawn inexplicably to each other.

I love Kaiden!
  
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
4
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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Beautiful Imagery (1 more)
Outside Sources to Poetry
Repetitive (1 more)
Religious connotations
Good Advice, I guess
I was so close to loving this book when I first opened it. However, this ended after I got to page three, while this is advertised as a book of celtic wisdom I found instead the multiple turns back to christianity. Specifically the author's own views towards christianity. While I believed that I was finding a book about Celtic wisdom, history, and culture; I found instead a story of a christian missionary who had done some research and was putting together a past look at what wisdom could be drawn from the Celtic culture. The wisdom is beautifully written but if you're looking for a book specifically about Celtic culture, history, beliefs or anything of the sort this is not the book for you.
  
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David McK (3728 KP) rated Ironheart in TV

Sep 26, 2025  
Ironheart
Ironheart
2023 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Ironheart, the TV series, was one of those I took a while getting round to watch.

Possible because I felt it was starting to get to be a bit of a chore to keep up with all the Marvel content on Disney+, plus the fact that I found the character - first introduced in Black Panther 2 - to be a bit on the bland side.

Once I did get round to it, I watched it all in the space of a few days as it was better than I was expecting, mixing the magic side of the MCU with the technological side.

And, yes, while I *know* that reveal at the end is supposed to be a big deal, I've still no real context for it and just what it is considered to be such (other than what I have heard second-hand)
  
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
2017 | Horror, Sci-Fi
Ridley Scott is back for an Alien film (1 more)
Michael Fassbender
A sequel to Prometheus rather than a new Alien entry (0 more)
A solid entry in the Alien series
Well I should have read the synopsis as I didn't realise it was a sequel to Prometheus. It's a good film with little nods to scenes from the other films. Just not the Alien film I was hoping for.
  
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts
M.R. Carey | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.1 (43 Ratings)
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I liked the story. It was a different take on a zombie apocalypse if you will and I liked that we not only got an adult's perspective but a child's as well. I liked seeing the world through Melanie's eyes and seeing how a kid who's been sheltered from the world can view things differently and have a unique outlook on how she should behave.