Smashbomb

Ok, so this was my first audio book listening.
My god I'm so glad i found this book, I probably would never have picked it up as I'm not really into space themed stories. but 1 free book on audible free trial, so i thought why not?

Holy cow, this book had my heart racing throughout and towards the end the tears flowing.
One lonely green world left as earth has become nothing, a somewhat failed experiment (what have you done to my monkeys!) and a whole bunch of amazing spiders and over 2000 years of the last humans looking for a home.
As a person who loves evolution and genetics and all the jazz, this book was genius.
I didnt know who i wanted to win, humans? spiders?

This book is so intelligently written, yet easy to grasp. The ending was amazing, beautifully finished. A wealth of interesting characters that who cant help but feel for (never thought i could love and relate to spiders) and its so amazingly unique in its story.
Please read this book.

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B (62 KP) rated Loot Time Podcast in Podcasts

Oct 19, 2018

Loot Time Podcast

Games & Hobbies, TV & Film

7.9

(17 Ratings)

Podcast Rating

I listened to Episode 11 on Spotify. This is just a side note that is separate from the content of the podcast but the audio wasn't synced up right between the speakers. I don't know if it had to do with my device or the medium but it made it very difficult to follow at first. The creators of this podcast certainly seem to know a lot and are very enthusiastic about lots of different fandoms. I know that they just go by the theme of the crate, but fandoms are so big they really could each use their own episode. I kind of skipped over the Rick and Morty part of this episode because I'm not a follower of the show but I really enjoyed listened to their commentary on early Westworld, having seen almost all the way through season 2. I also thought Robert's (I think that is his name) theory on Muggle-borns and the recessive gene was really interesting. Overall, it seems like a good podcastn especially if you're at the edge of the world of fandoms and want to dive in deeper.

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BookwormMama14 (18 KP) rated Red Queen in Books

Jan 2, 2019

Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(64 Ratings)

Book Rating

Not gonna lie...I was a bit sceptical when I picked up this book. But I was quickly pulled into the world of Reds and Silvers and the Red Guard. I found myself listening to this book every spare minute I had. Intrigue, secrets, unknown powers, fears, lies, family, betrayal, and HOPE bleed onto the pages of this book in a neverending flow.

I still don't know who to trust, although I DO know who is evil...I think...You know, come to think of it...I have no idea...afterall...

“Anyone can betray anyone.”

― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

It is ridiculously hard to review a book like this...Only because I don't want to give away spoilers. So I will leave you with this...If you love YA books...and have a fascination with dystopian/sci-fi type books...You should definitely give Red Queen a try. I think you will really enjoy it! Now excuse me while I finish the series....

I borrowed Red Queen on audio from my local library. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Red Dwarf in TV

Jun 22, 2019

Red Dwarf

1988 | Comedy, Sci-Fi

8.4

(79 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Great sci-fi comedy (0 more)

Off air for 10 years (still, u gotta laugh haven't ya) (0 more)

The boy's from the dwarf

Red Dwarf is a British science fiction comedy franchise which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following.

The show follows Dave Lister, a chicken-soup-machine repairman, who is the only human survivor of a radiation leak on his mining space ship and possibly the last living human. Having come out of time stasis 3,000,000 years into the future, Lister has very little company, one in the form of a hologram of his dead shipmate, Rimmer, self obsessed Cat, who has evolved from the descendants of Lister's pregnant cat, senile ship computer Holly and Kryten an Android whose sole purpose is to serve and clean.

This masterpiece was created by Rob grant & doug naylor (GrantNaylor) and has spawned 12 series (Back to Earth counted as the unofficial 9th and a 13th series heavily rumoured) multiple books, audio books, collectibles, magazines and a mobile game.

I'm still hoping for a mainstream console game, but until then, enjoy SmegHeads!

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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Cold Granite (Logan McRae #1) in Books

Dec 19, 2019

Cold Granite (Logan McRae #1)

Stuart MacBride | 2005 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

8.2

(6 Ratings)

Book Rating

Gritty Police procedural.

If you are not going to manage with descriptions of horrendous crimes committed against young children though I would step away from this one.

Listening to the audio of this book narrated by Steve Worsley felt a lot like curling up in front of the TV to watch a post-watershed BBC police procedural series set in Scotland. If you like a good dark down to earth police procedural then this may well be up your alley.

Logan McRae is just returning to work following sustaining horrific injuries in the line of duty and is thrown straight back into the thick of it when the mutilated body of a young boy is discovered. Numerous threads, involving various cases and a smattering of personal life then intertwine to give a very solid down to earth police procedural. OK, I could of done with Logan being a bit less obsessed with every bit of leg he saw but for the time and place set probably fairly accurate…

First in a long-running series and as there's not much on the TV at the minute I'm on board for more of these