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Haunting in Old Tailem (Haunting Clarisse #3)

Janice Tremayne

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An Australian Ghost town. A resident demon and a local Shaman. A confrontation with evil awaits. ...

Supernatural Suspense Horror

Festive Trees And Mistletoe (Hope Valley Christmas #3)

Annabelle Jacobs

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Will this be the year Pete finally gets his kiss at midnight? For the past two years on New...

Contemporary MM Romance Seasonal

Merissa (14046 KP) rated Caught (Gold Hockey #15) in Books

Jan 31, 2022 (Updated Jul 5, 2023)

Caught (Gold Hockey #15)

Elise Faber | 2022 | Contemporary, Romance

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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CAUGHT is the fourteenth book in the Gold Hockey series but you can read it as a standalone. This time, it's Charlie's story and we get to find out just what drove him back home. It's also Kacee's story, as she learns that sometimes it's okay to let people in.

Told from both perspectives, you get an up-close and personal viewpoint on just how they have both survived what they have gone through, and how they interact with each other, making their rough edges smoother. It also shows how it can be easier to give to someone else, rather than receive anything for yourself.

This is an emotional story that will make you laugh and feel sorrow as Charlie struggles with what he has going on. To be honest, I would have liked a bit more back-story about Ji-Ho and how he treated Charlie, but that may just be me wanting to see the train wreck before I get my HEA.

I am loving the Gold family and can't wait for the next book. A brilliant addition to the series that I have no hesitation in recommending.

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* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books
Jan 31, 2022

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Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated Horrible Bosses (2011) in Movies

Jun 10, 2019

Horrible Bosses (2011)

2011 | Comedy

7.4

(8 Ratings)

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Horrible Bosses is a film that features an all-star cast with the likes of Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis to name but a few. It performed incredibly well at the box office and didn’t fare too badly with critics either – it was awarded a decent 69% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Aniston’s performance is tongue-in-cheek to say the least as she plays a hyper-sexed dentist. She’s funny and engaging in the role, losing the girl-next-door persona she had become criticised for overplaying in the past. Horrible Bosses and its sequel are well worth a watch.

https://moviemetropolis.net/2018/02/11/jennifer-aniston-performances-top-5/

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Merissa (14046 KP) rated Farewell to Paris (Legend of the White Snake #2) in Books

Dec 17, 2018

This is the story of Caitlin and Charlie's son, as he grows up and becomes a man. You stay with him as he trains with Alice, as he meets and trains with the Grandmaster and how his whole life has revolved around him saving his mum from the ICSC. As this is Sean/Shilin's story, there is not a lot going on with Alice or Charlie and definitely not with Caitlin but even so, this book follows seamlessly. It is full of action with many a twist and turn to keep you attentive. There is romance with a question but it doesn't overpower the story.

I was looking forward to reading this book and haven't been disappointed.

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David McK (3816 KP) rated Stardust (2007) in Movies

Aug 3, 2019 (Updated Apr 6, 2021)

Stardust (2007)

2007 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

7.9

(89 Ratings)

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Starring a pre-Daredevil Charlie Cox and based on the book of the same name by Neil Gaiman, this actually sticks pretty close to it's source material for the majority of its runtime: that is, up until about the last 30 minutes or so when it goes off in completely its own tangent.

I also have to say that I found the inclusion of Ricky Gervais to be completely out of place (I find his whole schtick to be incredibly annoying anyway), and Robert De Niro playing against type as Captain Shakespeare also took me quite by surprise the first time I saw it (but good on him for being game enough to do so).