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Tom Turner (388 KP) rated Ozma of Oz in Books

Apr 30, 2021  
Ozma of Oz
Ozma of Oz
L. Frank Baum | 1907 | Children
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
If you've seen the 1985 movie Return to Oz you will no doubt recognise elements of this book. While the Gump and Pumpkin Head were pulled from The Marvelous Land of Oz (the previous Oz book.) Pretty much the rest of the movie was taken from this book.


Ozma of Oz configure the perfectly peculiar style from the first two. As I suspected would be the case, also starts to tie loose ends together from the previous works so it definitely starts feeling like the series is one cohesive whole. Because so much of it was familiar from the movie it's hard for me to evaluate the book on its own merits. This is diffent from other adaptations because it wasn't a diet adaptation, so it's impossible to say "Movie did X better while book did Y better." and unlike WWoO the story isn't an institution.

Ultimately it was an enjoyable entry.
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) created a post

Oct 1, 2022  
September Reads

So this month I’ve read 18 books and DNFd 4!

This month has been a strange mix for me I’ve never DNFd so many books in one month! But I don’t see the point in continuing a book I am not enjoying or is just badly put together when I could be reading one I will enjoy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 8
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5
⭐️⭐️ 4

My favourite was The Reclamation by Ivy Asher it was a series up until this book that just needed a kick and this book delivered it!
I also really enjoyed When you Disappeared by John Marrs it was a good read!

My worst book was Night Circus I so fell into the hype around this book but it was such a let down I only continued with it for a challenge!

Overall it’s been a okish month for reading I do have some really interesting books coming up for October!
      
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) created a post

Jul 1, 2023  
My June 2023 reads!

16 reads this month a bit slower than normal but things have been chaotic

3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
1 ⭐️⭐️
0 ⭐️
2 DNFS

My favourite book of the month is Awaken by G.R. Thomas this is the second book of hers that have been my book of the month! This author is becoming one of my favourites. This book was so intriguing and different.

Also Heartless by Nicola Claire this was the last I. This series and I’ve really enjoyed it.

My least favourite is Heart of a Warrior by Lali A Love I just didn’t get it.

My DNFS were not as high this month I just couldn’t get on with so many and I’m a great believer in not reading something just for the sake of it.

Book of the Month Awaken by G.R. Thomas
      
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Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Devil Inside (The Lachlan Maclean Thriller Series # 2) in Books

Jan 9, 2022  
The Devil Inside (The Lachlan Maclean Thriller Series # 2)
The Devil Inside (The Lachlan Maclean Thriller Series # 2)
Alex Breck | 2021 | Crime, Thriller
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Not having read the first in this series, I really wasn't sure what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised.

This book is full of strong characters that grow on you as the story develops. They are a disparate bunch of people from various walks of life but they work well together. It did take me a while to get to grips with the story; it was quite confusing to begin with but I think that's because I haven't read the first in the series however, I stuck with it and found it quite absorbing the more it developed.

Full of action and tension, this is a good read and I look forward to reading more in the series so thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.
  
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Sam (228 KP) rated The Haunting of Hill House- Season 1 in TV

Mar 2, 2019  
The Haunting of Hill House- Season 1
The Haunting of Hill House- Season 1
2018 | Horror
10
8.9 (37 Ratings)
TV Season Rating Watch
Complete Plotline (2 more)
Surprising Twists throughout series
Captivating
First episode is confusing and hard to follow however it's worth pushing through (0 more)
Hauntingly Beautiful
This hauntingly captivating series has truly mastered the challenge of taking a horror plotline and making it into a TV series. Along with creating a gorgeous picture that keeps the audience focused on the screen they've taken what was originally a book, then adapted into multiple movies, and created something completely new off of it. My only complaint is that it ended too soon as it took me only two days to watch the whole series, unable to look away. The hauntingly beautiful scenes will stay in your mind while the twists throughout the story will leave you amazed. Although it is a little co fusing and hard to follow through the first episode the imagery alone will bring you through as this original plotline wraps around and ties everything together in the most shocking twist as you near the end. Highly reccomended for those who enjoy psychological thrillers, suspenseful horrors, and hauntingly twisted tales.
  
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David McK (3600 KP) rated Victorious (The Lost Fleet, #6) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Victorious (The Lost Fleet, #6)
Jack Campbell | 2011
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The final book in Jack Campbell (the pen name of John Hemry)'s <i>The Lost Fleet</i> series, <i>Victorious</i> sees 'Black Jack' Geary returning to where the series started: back to the Syndic's Home System. While the last 5 books in the series ahve all dealt with the long retreat home (even if the Alliance Fleet never believed it was, or called it as such, and which ended in the finale of <i>The Lost Fleet: Relentless</i>), this sees that fleet go on the offensive in a bid to end the century-old war.

Without giving anything away (or, at least, any more than the blurb on my edition does!), the previously hinted-at alien forces on the far side of the Syndic space also have a role to play in this novel, leading plenty of space for that to be developed in the planned next series of books: <i>The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier</i>. I may just be convinced to pick those up ...