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This Is the Sea by The Waterboys
This Is the Sea by The Waterboys
1985 | Folk, Pop, Rock
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I suppose this is another more upbeat song. I feel like I can remember it from one of those Best of the ‘80s compilations from when I was a teenager, but unlike a lot of the songs from that era, it has a lot of real lived experience and heart to it. “Although these songs are in chronological order, this had an influence on me when we were touring with Klaxons in 2007. At the end of the tour I stayed in New York to write on my own for a few weeks. I’d read that Mike Scott from The Waterboys was living on the East Side, and I would walk around that area every day listening to “The Whole of the Moon” hoping I’d bump into him. Which I never did, unfortunately. “I love the story behind this track. Essentially, one night Mike Scott had been out drinking and he met this girl. As he walked her back to her apartment, he told her he was a songwriter and she said “Well, then write me a song now.” He looked up at the sky and there was a half crescent of the moon, and he wrote the first half of this song on the walk home, just to impress this girl. I was so blown away by the romance of that. “I would sit on this bench at a dog park and think ‘How do I summon that greatness in a song.’ A few days before I flew home, I wrote “Two Doors Down”, sat on that bench in that dog park. And I feel I’ve got Mike Scott to thank for that."

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The Scarlet Code
The Scarlet Code
C. S. Quinn | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
These books must surely at least make it on to TV? They read like a film - I absolutely love them! I don’t know whether there were all-action, female spies around this time (I know there were female spies during the time just after the English Civil War, so why would they stop?), and frankly, I don’t much care. Well, I do, but what I’m hoping to get across here, is how much I LOVED this book! It’s rich in historical detail, the character development is equally good.

I’m really enjoying following Attica Morgan’s exploits (see what I did there? That’s not even a hint that I want more, that’s a “let there be more!”). Attica’s love of Paris, even at this really uncertain time between the fall of the Bastille and the actual start of the Revolution, is so well described that I felt that I could be there. I love a book where I can learn something. I’d always thought that the people released the prisoners from the Bastille (or in fact they didn’t, because it was virtually empty - or so I’ve been told), and then BAM! Voila la Révolution française! Well, by the sounds of it there was a bit of a tense hiatus between one thing and the next (we won’t discuss the fact that I was a French teacher in a former life - sshh!).

Anyway, if you enjoy a well written, historical romp, with an opinionated, strong female lead character - then this is the book for you! I can’t wait for the next one (not even hinting)!!

Many thanks to Readers First for sending me a copy of this book.
  
A Court of Wings and Ruin
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas | 2017 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
6
8.8 (113 Ratings)
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Sexy Time ;) (0 more)
Excessive sexy time... like really... in the middle of a war? (0 more)
I love this trilogy, but I don’t know what to think about this one, it was too slow in the beginning then too rushed at the end and there where a lot of questions unanswered. I just felt empty when I finished it.
  
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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Mockingjay in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
Mockingjay
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins | 2012 | Young Adult (YA)
10
8.1 (174 Ratings)
Book Rating
Wow!
I wasn't sure what I was expecting to happen, so I guess I was surprised by the ending. Part of me wishes that there were more books in the series, but really what more could Collins write? The end was a perfect fit to a fantastic series.
I'd rank this series right up there with Twilight & Harry Potter!
  
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Meg Atkins (0 KP) rated Fangirl in Books

Sep 19, 2017  
Fangirl
Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)
10
8.9 (46 Ratings)
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Great understanding (0 more)
Perfect for a fangirl
Rainbow Rowell really understands the inner workings of the mind of a fangirl. When reading the book I wanted to cry at how much I related to Cather in her Simon Snow addiction (having just become obsessed with Harry Potter). I just have to hope that one day I find my own Levi!!
  
Howard the Duck (1986)
Howard the Duck (1986)
1986 | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The movie (1 more)
Howard
I remember seeing this years ago thinking it was funny at the time i didnt realise howard was a marvel movie. now i look back i think what were they thinking at the time dont get me started on howard good thing in the uk it was called howard a new breed of hero
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) May 16, 2018

And George Lucas

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Becs (244 KP) rated King of Scars in Books

Apr 11, 2019  
King of Scars
King of Scars
Leigh Bardugo | 2019 | Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
I recently won this from a Smashbomb giveaway and have not yet been able to read it, but I already know I'm going to love it because I loved Six of Crows and everything about the Grishaverse universe is an instant love for me!

This will get updated with a final review once I have finished reading KoS.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) created a post in Smashbomb Feedback

Jun 9, 2019  
When I get a notification that someone commented on a video I added when I click on the notification it just takes me to the video without any comments. I have to find the video in my newsfeed in order to view the comments.

Can this be corrected? Or is that the way it is supposed to be?
  
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Imogen SB (4507 KP) Jun 10, 2019

Hey @Andy K, has this happened every time?

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Andy K (10823 KP) Jun 10, 2019

@Imogen SB Yes I believe so.

TL
The Lycan Hunter
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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wow wow wow wow and wow...the ending. .omg she about killed me. I almost cried which says a lot because I rarely cry at books.....this was amazing...I am so.glad I decided to give this author a try....this book had me laughing...sad...angry and so many other emotions...it was awesome. can't wait.to.read more
  
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starwarsluvr (236 KP) rated Beached in Books

Jan 30, 2018  
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Beached
Ros Baxter | 2014
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I enjoyed this story as well as the first. I love mermaids and loved seeing the princess in her own story. The beginning again was a little slow but picked up fast. The characters...there are a lot so sometimes I had to remember who was who.. lol Overall very good plot and story. I really enjoyed it.