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Inside Out Sharks

David George Gordon

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Journey inside a shark and live to tell the tale! With Inside Out: Shark, you’ll take a...

Kingdom of Sand & Wishes: A Limited Edition Collection of Aladdin Retellings

Various Authors

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Aladdin, but not as you remember it…. On the dusty streets, around the bustling bazaars, being...

Romance adventure YA young adult fiction fantasy

Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Feb 9, 2023

Sneak a peek at the young adult Christian science fiction trilogy SANDS OF TIME by C.J. Peterson on my blog, and enter the giveaway for a chance to win all three eBooks in the trilogy - two winners!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2023/02/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-sands-of.html

**SERIES SYNOPSIS**
In the game of chess, there are moves and countermoves. This sci-fi series follows a group of teens with abilities as they go through the U.S. to rescue their siblings. The challenger in this is their sadistic creator, Professor Noah Roth, who has the money and power to win at any cost. This series has been described as “Stranger Things (minus the Mind Flayer portion) meets X-Men.” Don’t miss a single installment of this explosive, action-packed series!

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Rose (201 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) in Movies

Dec 18, 2017

Beautiful visuals (1 more)

Good story

This is the current movie I've been gushing about to my friends, it had a little bit of everything and did not fail to impress me.
Of course it helped that I was with a great packed-out theatre crowd. I live for moments when the whole theatre is applauding at a scene.
The pacing was great, I didn't feel as if I had been sitting at the theatre for an extended amount of time.
Great action moments, especially at the end, good high stakes drama, and comedy sprinkled throughout.
The visuals were beautiful

Now, all this being said, there were a few moments that kind of threw me. I don't want to explore these too much, as they are spoilers, but there was a time here and there that I felt myself mentally step back and question what was going on or if a scene or an action was really necessary.

All in all, I highly recommend this movie to all, Star Wars fans or not. This was a great bridge between the new trilogy and has me super excited for what's to come.

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Lumos (380 KP) rated Redwall in Books

Jan 9, 2018

Redwall

Brian Jacques | 2006 | Children

7.7

(7 Ratings)

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Great Vocabulary. Action packed (0 more)

Mild violence and language. (0 more)

Engaging!

I have read this book as a read-aloud to my class (5th graders) for two years now. Their reactions are always the same.. A very unexcited groan when I announce that I will be reading it to them for the foreseeable future... and then excited talking and cheering when it is time to read again. This book quickly becomes my class's favorite every year. It is filled with action, a lovable main character (who couldn't love a little warrior mouse in flip-flops that are way too big), and a grungy antagonist that we all love to hate. This book has sparked many "non-readers" to explore more books in this genre. It is wonderful to see them excited in reading and this book helps many of them. There is some mild language, however and many scenes that are a bit gruesome (but that's probably what draws them in to begin with- ha!) so just be warned about that. My brother read this when he was younger and it sticks with him, to this day, as one of his favorites.

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Billie Wichkan (118 KP) rated Eighteen Below (Fabian Risk, #3) in Books

May 22, 2019

ON A HOT SUMMER'S DAY.
A car speeds through the streets of Helsingborg. When it reaches the harbour, the driver keeps going, straight into the cold, dark sea.
A BODY IN THE WATER.
But it is not a suicide. The autopsy reveals that this man has been dead for some time. He was murdered two months ago, and his body has been deep frozen.
TURNS EVERTHING COLDER.
As more bodies are discovered, Fabian Risk must hunt a killer with a mission: to preserve his victims, and create the perfect death...

This is a very good action thriller that involves a puzzling story-line and creepy villains.
While it seems that there are 2 completely different, unlinked cases going on in this book, you get the impression that is not the case at all; but how they're linked is what keeps you guessing.
Very action-packed indeed and the more so the further you read. I greatly enjoyed it.
The writing and plot are superb.
If you love Jo Nesbo- this is for you.
Recommend reading!!

Thanks to Head of Zeus and Netgalley for this ARC.