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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Saints Row IV: Re-Elected in Video Games
Jul 27, 2017
Total Mayhem
Remember when this series was a GTA clone, telling a semi series crime story? Some people say that Saints Row has jumped the shark at this point, but I still have fun with these games. If you are looking for a deeper, more serious open world crime game, then you can go play GTA or Mafia, but if you want mindless fun and crass humour and plenty of random violence, then you should pick this one up. It's essentially more of Saints Row 3, but with added superpowers and aliens. It also works as a satirical parody on modern video games and pokes fun at its peers with a wink and a nod.
Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Prom Nights from Hell in Books
Apr 27, 2018
this book was very mediocre.
there were several stories. the one by Meg Cabot was poorly writen and stupid.
the one by Lauren Myracle made me angry.
Kim Harrison didn't finish her story. when i finally found the novel that finished it, it was dumb, and she didn't hardly explain anything, so i didn't like it much.
Michelle Jaffe's characters were sketchy and i never connected with them. bleah.
Stephenie Meyer... well, let's just say, she should stick to vampires and mind-controlling aliens.
all in all, i read this book on a vote (and did a riddle on it, also on a vote) and didn't really enjoy it. waste of ten bucks. don't bother.
there were several stories. the one by Meg Cabot was poorly writen and stupid.
the one by Lauren Myracle made me angry.
Kim Harrison didn't finish her story. when i finally found the novel that finished it, it was dumb, and she didn't hardly explain anything, so i didn't like it much.
Michelle Jaffe's characters were sketchy and i never connected with them. bleah.
Stephenie Meyer... well, let's just say, she should stick to vampires and mind-controlling aliens.
all in all, i read this book on a vote (and did a riddle on it, also on a vote) and didn't really enjoy it. waste of ten bucks. don't bother.
Auburn (57 KP) rated The Darkest Star (Origin, #1) in Books
Apr 10, 2019
A new book in the ever magnificent Lux universe. The Darkest Star brings new light to the world while standing on its own as a magnificent book. The plot focuses on both tragic love but equally on just what are Luxon and are they truly the most dangerous aliens out there.
Evie and Luc bring banter, tension, and laughs as they spend more time together and learn exactly who they could be together.
I absolutely adore this book and am excited that it can be read as a standalone and not as a continuation of the orignial series. If you haven't read Lux it is ok, you will still enjoy this book!
Evie and Luc bring banter, tension, and laughs as they spend more time together and learn exactly who they could be together.
I absolutely adore this book and am excited that it can be read as a standalone and not as a continuation of the orignial series. If you haven't read Lux it is ok, you will still enjoy this book!
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
American Civil War vet John Carter is shocked to find himself suddenly on Mars where he becomes a semi-prisoner of a race of aliens. But then he meets another human and sets out to free them both.
I enjoyed the movie from last year and finally got around to reading the book. It was a lot of fun even if most of the plot was familiar thanks to the movie. There was one slow section that seemed to come out of no where to slow things down, but on the whole it was worth reading.
read my full review at<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-princess-of-mars-by-edgar.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
I enjoyed the movie from last year and finally got around to reading the book. It was a lot of fun even if most of the plot was familiar thanks to the movie. There was one slow section that seemed to come out of no where to slow things down, but on the whole it was worth reading.
read my full review at<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-princess-of-mars-by-edgar.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
I have always enjoyed Peter S. Beagle's short fiction books and these definitely are worth it. Even his attempt at the steampunk genre is pretty good. Some of these stories are a little on the dark side and slightly horror, however, you also get some action and adventure. It is a great way to visit some of his established worlds like The Last Unicorn and Inn Keeper's Song as well as find something new. Worlds that treat dragon's like guard dogs for drugs and the police that find them or a world that has humans communicating with aliens via a computer. It is a great travel from High Fantasy to futuristic Sci-Fi.
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Terrornauts (1967) in Movies
Oct 20, 2019
Almost wholly inept British sci-fi B-movie. Aliens abduct a shed containing two astronomers, their secretary, an accountant, and the institute's tea lady in order to secure their help in repelling an attack on the Earth.
Starts slow, is dull in the middle, gets very silly towards the end (it's the kind of movie which seems to assume that the audience for SF films is made up of very young children and congenital idiots). Production values and special effects manage to be even worse than you'd expect, but deserves such a low score mainly because it doesn't contain a single interesting or original idea. Every bit as poor as its reputation would suggest.
Starts slow, is dull in the middle, gets very silly towards the end (it's the kind of movie which seems to assume that the audience for SF films is made up of very young children and congenital idiots). Production values and special effects manage to be even worse than you'd expect, but deserves such a low score mainly because it doesn't contain a single interesting or original idea. Every bit as poor as its reputation would suggest.
Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero
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Ali-A Adventures: Game on!
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Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
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Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to the people, aliens and droids of the...
The Ganymede Takeover
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Earth has been invaded - but one human terrorist has discovered a weapon which might change the...