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Eve of Darkness (Marked, #1)
S.J. Day | 2009
6
4.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I was expecting a lot better then it was, however it wasn't a bad book just got confusing and the characters kind of annoyed me. I did love cain and abel I will admit and Eve rocked but their trio conflict annoyed me. I felt like neither man seriously wanted to be with her and it was just a game to them. I enjoyed it but found myself fighting to make it through to the end and glad that it was over.
  
Putting on the Witch is a part urban fantasy, and part cozy mystery. I’ve read (and enjoyed) other paranormal cozies, but Putting on the Witch is in a class of its own. The fantasy element and magical world building was wonderfully done. The mystery is well-written, the characters are likable (at least most of them are!), and I loved every word of it.

<i>NOTE: I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.</I>
  
The Couple Next Door
The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
7
8.0 (75 Ratings)
Book Rating
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Decent, but very predictable.
I finished the book within only a few days, but had to push myself to do so, only due to the fact I already knew exactly how it would end, far before I reached the final page. I personally felt the ending was very predictable, and it's not something I feel is worth a re-read. It was a book to add to my have-read-pile, but that's it - nothing more, nothing less.
  
Queens of Geek
Queens of Geek
Jen Wilde | 2017 | Young Adult (YA)
10
8.6 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
I loved this so much - being a huge nerd I totaly related to the content (though not the youtube/actor thing) but I'd totaly go see my fav youtubers in person (not a stalker or anything) and the anxiety rep was great in this - for me anyway - it was totaly relatable and I need more - immediately need more - I think it's a definite must read - the two opposite love story angles in one book - so well done, I loved every second!
  
Viticulture
Viticulture
2013 | Economic, Farming
Great farming board game! I enjoyed it very much!
I liked the tokens especially - so cute!
When played for the first time, the rules are hard to process unless you have a person that has played it a lot of times. When you play for the first time - expect to lose. Badly. I could have completed so many orders, but I didn't know I was eligible.

This is a game that you get better and better by playing more and more.
  
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Akward (448 KP) Jul 30, 2018

Do you play with any of the expansions? I have heard they make the game significantly better.

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) Jul 31, 2018

Yes it does.... the Essiantial is essential... I've not played with the moor expansion yet.

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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) created a post

Jan 1, 2019 (Updated Jan 1, 2019)  
I need some movie recommendations. I want to watch something scary. I prefer either ghost stories or serial killers, preferably psychologically frightening, not a violent gore-fest, and with a plausible storyline. Does anyone have any suggestions?

#movie
#scarymovie
#ghost
#haunt


Edited: I like ghosts because of the history involved. I like a good story.


Nothing about religions, cults, demons, exorcisms, and the like.


No tortured ghosts from asylums or other locations of abuse.


No animals. Children are iffy, at best.
     
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Andy K (10823 KP) Jan 1, 2019

I know. He's a freak psycho. But Mandy is not really about him as much as the visuals and the journey. It's almost a horror version of John Wick.

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Lee (2222 KP) Jan 2, 2019

+1 for 'Ghost Stories'. I'm booked to go see the theatre show of this when it returns to London in a couple of months and am really excited! I can also recommend the movie 'A Ghost Story' if you haven't seen it. Strange concept but once you get into it, it's really quite good.

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Kate (355 KP) rated Amazon Kindle in Apps

Jan 9, 2019  
Amazon Kindle
Amazon Kindle
Book
7
9.1 (292 Ratings)
App Rating
I downloaded it for a short while as I read every day and was going away and didn't want to take lots of books with me. It was easy to use and opened when you last read to, but I missed the feel of books and being able to flip backwards and forewards especially if I wanted to reread a bit or if it was boring skipping a few pages. I deleted the app and have gone back to reading proper books.
  
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle | 2015 | Children
7
7.8 (37 Ratings)
Book Rating
Firstly, this was the second time I have read this book, having read it during my childhood. I decided to re-read it in honor of the new movie. I find myself liking this story mostly out of nostalgia. It is a fun adventure and I enjoy the characters and scientific theme. It is a short fun book well worth a read. One of these days I will get around to reading the rest of the books in the series.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated New Day Rising by Husker Du in Music

May 1, 2020 (Updated May 17, 2021)  
New Day Rising by Husker Du
New Day Rising by Husker Du
1985 | Alternative, Punk, Rock
6
7.5 (4 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 488th greatest album of all time (428th in the 2020 list)
This album and I have a bit of a past. I like some Husker Du, but I really want to love them. The thrashy guitars and wailing vocals tick my boxes. But this album just seems to be those and very little in the way of a song, and I found it largely unpleasant listening. I am hoping Warehouse or Candy Apple Grey are higher in the list.
  
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Emily Mortimer recommended Wuthering Heights in Books (curated)

 
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Lucasta Miller, Emily Brontë, Pauline Nestor | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry
7.4 (43 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I first read this when I was a young girl, way before I had ever had any real romance of my own.... but Kathy’s speech to her maid Nellie about her love for Heathcliff always stayed with me: “Nelly, I AM Heathcliff—he’s always, always in my mind—not as a pleasure, any more then I am always a pleasure to myself—but, as my own being.” It’s still for me the most passionate and fatalistic novel about romantic love."

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