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The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice
The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice
Ronan Ryan | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really enjoyed this book in the end. It was not easy to read, or a happy story, however it was really well done and I applaud ghetto author for tackling such difficult topics. <br/><br/>cn for anyone who does pick this up, multiple discussions of death (adult and child), sexual assault and rape, and suicide. As I said, not always an easy read.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated Rebel Rising in Books

May 4, 2019  
Rebel Rising
Rebel Rising
Beth Revis | 2017 | Young Adult (YA)
8
7.6 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
This young adult novel fills in the blanks about what Jyn was doing for the years involving Saw and her journey to becoming a rebel, like the title suggests. The book had a fairly good pace, and was easy to read. I liked Revis' development of Jyn's character, and I think it was spot on. Overall, a good addition to the new Star Wars Canon.
  
The Fallen Star (Fallen Star, #1)
The Fallen Star (Fallen Star, #1)
10
9.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
I got this free on the Amazon Kindle store so figured I might as well give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised. It had elements of sci-fi but the usual Young adult genre fit right in. I enjoyed learning about all the characters and finished this book rather quickly. I am now on the second and there are 2 more after that!
  
Horrible Bosses (2011)
Horrible Bosses (2011)
2011 | Comedy
8
7.4 (8 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A very good adult comedy. I think it works so well as you have good actors in the smaller roles who don't normally do comedy. Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx are both great and good to see more of Jennifer Aniston doing something different to the nice girl next door Rom-com's. Good chemistry between the 3 lead charaters as well. It's very funny!
  
The Golden Compass (2007)
The Golden Compass (2007)
2007 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Talking animals adult action (0 more)
Hard to really understand (0 more)
So i read the books .they were ok its somewhat hard to understand spirit animals and magical dust.a church that resembles Catholic .and 'spliting the animals from the children. It was suposed to be a trilliogy but only the first was made.but i read the books and they were just as hard to understand '.and diffrent from each other
  
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Sidekicks
Dan Santat | 2011
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
When a superhero decides to get a new sidekick, his pets want in on the act. And that's not quite as bad an idea as it sounds.

This graphic novel is fun, and middle school students will enjoy it. Heck, I enjoyed it, and I'm an adult.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-sidekicks-by-dan-santat.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Divergent
Divergent
Veronica Roth | 2012 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
7
8.1 (140 Ratings)
Book Rating
I actually really enjoyed the first book in this series. It’s got decent world building and character development. It suffers a bit from the trend to make absolutely every young adult sci-fi/fantasy novel into a series, which means you’ll be left hanging a bit at the end. Gotta keep you coming back for more.

Overall, the first book gave me high hopes for the series.
  
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
1973 | Horror, Mystery
Classic
I watched this when I was a young teen and was completely captivated by it. The imagery, pageantry... the entire simplicity of it all made this a must watch. Now in my adult years I still can't get enough of this classic that caused an uproar back in the day. Even my children that range in age 16 to 28 have seen this with me.
  
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Deborah (162 KP) rated Winter Song in Books

Dec 21, 2018  
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Winter Song
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Aimed at a young adult audience, this had a little of the feel of the His Dark Materials trilogy. I found it an easy read, and read it in under one day. I was underwhelemed on the whole - I thought the ending was unsatisfying and anti-climactic and most of the characters 2-dimentional and under-developed. Some of it seems pointless and some of it unexplained.
  
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Jan 7, 2020 (Updated Jan 13, 2020)  
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