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Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) rated Hero at the Fall: Rebel of the Sands Book 3 in Books

Jul 5, 2018  
Hero at the Fall: Rebel of the Sands Book 3
Hero at the Fall: Rebel of the Sands Book 3
Alwyn Hamilton | 2018 | Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book was great! This is the concluding volume of the Rebel of the Sands trilogy, and it wrapped things up perfectly. I especially liked how she handled character deaths; each one got a short little chapter told in a legendary story kind of way, switching to a third person narrator instead of the first person viewpoint of Amani. The last chapter, telling us what came after the events of the book, was told in the same manner, and I really liked how it tied the book together.

There's so little I can say about this book without spoiling the previous two! We learn even more about the Djinni in this book, and some of the creation myths of Amani's people. We get a little more into the politics of other countries, and even a bit of their magic. And ohhhh there are stories to be told there, if Hamilton wants to continue in this world. I'd love to see a prequel based on Sam, and his country could do an entire sequel trilogy!

I think one of my favorite scenes was Amani using her control of sand to sail their ship across the desert. It's just an amazing visual.

This was one of the best concluding books to a trilogy that I have read in a long time. Fantastic book.

You can find all my reviews at http://goddessinthestacks.wordpress.com
  
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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated The War of the Worlds in TV

Dec 3, 2019  
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
2019 | Drama, Sci-Fi
6
7.2 (36 Ratings)
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I was really excited for this series. I have read the book a number of times and it is one of my favourites. I thought at first they were keeping very true to the book, although I have no idea why the writers decided to add an unnecessary love triangle into the mix which has no bearing on the story whatsoever. The filming and effects we good, I was really impressed with the tripods. However, when we finally saw the martians I was disappointed with the way they were portrayed, I was expecting tentacles and these beings (that I might add were meant to be of higher intelligence and based on the tripods have good dexterity) seemed a bit weak and useless. The acting on the whole was good, although at times it seemed people were unaware that the martians were terrifying and just seemed to be taking a leisure walk away rather than the chaos and fear driven manic you would expect. This is better than most adaptation of H.G.Wells's classic. The final episode was weak and didn't follow the storyline which was highly disappointing.
  
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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Girl, Interrupted (1999) in Movies

Nov 12, 2019  
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
1999 | Drama
4
7.3 (19 Ratings)
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Angelina Jolie (0 more)
Great performance form Angelina Jolie in a not so great film.
Following her committal to a mental institute, we follow the experiences of Susanna (Winona Ryder) in the late 1960s. Based on the book by the same name, which I've heard a lot of good things about, I failed to really be engaged by Susanna's story. I never felt for her struggle or journey, in fact, I was bored by it. I'm normally a huge Ryder fan but this just didn't work for me.

Without the strong showing by Angelina Jolie as the full-on wackjob with a personality, I might not of made it to the end.

A fairly uninspiring film for a story that should of been emotionally engaging.
  
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Eleanor (1463 KP) Nov 13, 2019

I think the book may be better for me as I engage with them more than movies, I'm pretty harsh in movies as a result. But so many books to read and so little time.....
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) Nov 14, 2019

Ha! I know the feeling. I feel like I'm not going to live long enough to read all the books I have. Even if I lived to be 100, I'd still need about a million years more!