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Sarah (126 KP) rated I Will Never Leave You in Books

Aug 15, 2018

I Will Never Leave You

S. M. Thayer | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry

3.0

(1 Ratings)

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I selected this book as one of my Amazon Kindle First Reads selections. It seemed like it could be a great read, with so much potential for suspense, intrigue and excitement. Instead, there was unnecessary exposition, sub-plots which were of no consequence to the story and characters with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. In what appeared to be an attempt to bring the tale to a conclusion, the actions of the characters swiftly moved from those of people desperate to resolve their situations to just plain ridiculous.

This appears to be part of a planned two-part series, with a second novel 'Before I Forget You' planned for 2019. With the seemingly half-hearted ending to this novel, I certainly wont be rushing to read the follow up.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan- Season 1 in TV

Sep 7, 2018

Not sold on John Krasinski as Jack Ryan (0 more)

I watched all 8 episodes in one sitting, which is something I rarely do. I was super pumped to see Jack Ryan on screen.
I liked how they modernized it, and the story was all new. Well, as new as the standard foil a terrorist plot. Of course, if you've seen/read anything about Jack Ryan, you know certain characters are bound to show up... e.g., Cathy.
The last episode was definitely fan-fare, and riffed off all of the previous films.
I'm just not sure I'm sold on Krasinski as Ryan. I thought he did a better job than Alec Baldwin and Ben Affleck, but definitely wasn't as good as Harrison Ford.
I'm just glad Amazon is going ahead with a second season.

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Lee (2222 KP) Sep 7, 2018

I've only seen episode 1 so far. Wasn't sure for the first half of the episode, but then it settled in and I felt it finished strongly. Looking forward to watching the rest but agree on Krasinski, I'm not sold either

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Erika (17789 KP) Sep 9, 2018

I almost didn't watch the 2nd episode because the 1st one was so slow, but I'm glad I did. I can't actually pinpoint why I'm not sold on Krasinski, it's just this gut reaction to his performance.

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MoMoBookDiary (20 KP) rated 13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, #1) in Books

Oct 1, 2018

13 Little Blue Envelopes was a delightful read. The author knows how to keep you hooked with short easy-to-read chapters and I found myself reading a chapter every chance I got!

It had me hooked from the first envelope and read the book over a couple of days - only to find there is a follow-on novel out too!

I was luck enough to get this as a free book on Amazon kindle which is a fantastic way of discovering new authors. The book is aimed at teenage/young adult but I would recommend it for any age group.

MoMo’s Book Diary loved this delightful novel and recommends 13 Little Blue Envelopes as a 4 star read. (read May 2011)

This review is also published on http://www.momobookdiary.com and http://www.amazon.co.uk

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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Venom (2018) in Movies

Nov 27, 2018

Venom (2018)

2018 | Action, Sci-Fi

7.4

(151 Ratings)

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Mixed emotions

I recently got an Amazon firestick and caught this movie that way. The acting, cinematography and effects were good but the story was a little disappointing. It completely altered the origins of Venom. Being a comic fan, that didn't go unnoticed. It would have been fine if the whole movie wasn't based on a character from the comics. If I didn't know who Venom was and the characters involved, I'd give this a better rating. However, this is a popular iconic character from the Spiderman lore and doesn't even mention the webslinger or take place in the same city. If you don't care about all that, but like adventure movies, you'll still enjoy this one. Not the greatest comic book movie adaptation, but still an entertaining movie. Worth a watch.

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Kate (355 KP) rated Supernatural - Season 2 in TV

Jan 30, 2019

Have just (well a few weeks ago) found this on Amazon Prime and remember watching the first series many years ago on TV but not being able to watch any more due to it going onto Sky. Currently working my way through all the episodes and yes it is quite outdated these days but still just as full of supernatural beings and the trouble they cause. It can be a bit gory in places but still worth watching. Not sure how they string it out to several series but we will see when I get further on. My son has never watched it but had heard of the Winchester Brothers (the main characters) as they have a huge fan base amongst teenage girls and his friends don't stop talking about them.