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The Life and Travels of a 20th Century Engineer

Brian Gregson and Bethany Askew

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This is the biography of Brian Cameron Gregson, a self-starter who became a sought-after designer...

Debbiereadsbook (1788 KP) rated Young Enough (The Age Between Us #2) in Books

Aug 24, 2018

You need book one first!

Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

This is book two in The Age Between Us set, and you MUST read book one, Old Enough, before you read this one, it is not a stand alone.

I'm not gonna write a blurby bit, cos I might give something away!

When it all starts to unravel for Jane, and indeed for Brian, together, and separately, its like a ball rolling down a hill. As it moves, it gets faster and faster, and for Jane and Brian, things move at great speed, one thing after another after another, til the only way is for them both to walk away. When reading this unraveling, its like Oh My God. Then its, No Freaking WAY! And SAY WHAT NOW!!!

Because Pauls chucks so many, so bloody MANY things at this couple, and at us, it's a wonder they are still standing. So many twists and turns, so much that came totally out of left field, that I was totally blown away with the plot twists!

I've filed it on the darker/grittier shelf, because some of the things that are thrown at Brian and Jane need that tag. But if I tell you what they are, that would give plot lines away, so if anyone wants to know, please feel free to message me, and I will tell you, but I'm not doing that here.

BUT!!!

It's again, first person present tense, from both Jane and Brian's point of view. And as much as I loved this book, more so than the first, I still can't get past that. And for that I'm sorry!

Its very well written, though and you really do feel for both Brian and Jane when things start to go wrong. Strangely, I felt more for Brian than I did for Jane. Well I did, up to a point, and after that point?? It was Jane I felt more for!

So, even though I enjoyed this one more than book one, I still can't get past the present tense .....

4 stars

**same worded review will appear elsewhere**

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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Podcast Beyond in Podcasts

Jan 11, 2018

Podcast Beyond

Games & Hobbies

5.7

(3 Ratings)

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A Shadow Of It's Former Self

When Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty hosted this show, it was hands-down the best gaming podcast on the internet. When they left, Brian Altano and Max Schoefield took over and it has gone so far downhill ever since. Where the show used to be interesting and insightful, it is now desperate and painfully unfunny.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Femme Fatale (2002) in Movies

Apr 30, 2019

Femme Fatale (2002)

2002 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

7.0

(3 Ratings)

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A pretty decent sultry thriller directed by Brian DePalma. A jewel thief tries to cover her past but a chance photo of her alerts the people she has crossed before. Enjoyable if not quite a classic but I do like the ending and Rebecca Romijn suits the role to a T before her success as Mystique in the X-Men series.