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Lindsay (1779 KP) rated The Lake and the Secret Sweetheart (The Front Porch Diaries #4) in Books

Aug 19, 2020

The Millers children seem close to the Colberts. Their time would in the United States is coming to a close. It all starts with a mystery valentine that Lucy does not know who it from. Though that time seems like it takes a while for them to go back to school.

The adventures continue into the summer. The children seem to plan their time with friends though out the summer. There seems to be a family trip to the lake. Lucy seems quite scared. She seems to have family support and Simone as a friend. Could Lucy be scared of something else other than swimming and being alone?

Who has a secret sweetheart? Jon seems more grown-up. He will solve this problem or will he miss his chance? This book and about friendships, growing up, and family. I enjoy the way it was written. You do learn some French. Children will enjoy this book as well as learn a bit about what it was like in 1960.

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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Sep 4, 2020

Sneak a peek at the children's picture book A VOTE IS A POWERFUL THING by Catherine Stier. This is a fantastic book to help explain to young children about how the voting process works in the U.S. Enter the GIVEAWAY to win copies of each of the three election series books by Catherine Stier, swag which includes patriotic socks, button, and pencils, as well as a $15 gift card to The Twig Book Shop.

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2020/09/book-blitz-and-giveaway-vote-is.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
Callie knows there’s a presidential election coming up, and people will soon vote to decide the country’s leader.

Her class is having an election too, about an issue that affects them all–the class field trip. Should they choose the cookie factory or the wilderness park?

Join Callie as she campaigns for the wilderness park she loves and learns how people have organized, marched, and protested for the right to vote. And find out how a vote–even just one vote–can make a difference!

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Crow's Murder (Kit Davenport #5) in Books

Jun 14, 2020

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The Crow’s murder ( Kit Davenport book 5)
By Tate James

Well, I just can't seem to catch a break, can I?

None of us saw it coming, no matter what precautions we took or how many contingencies we put into play.

What’s the point of having all this power when everyone is out to get me?

They say things are darkest before the light, and that the storm gets worse before it clears. Trust me when I say platitudes don’t do a damn bit of good when you’re in the middle of it.

I’m Kit Davenport, and my heart is breaking.

Holy cow how much can happen in one book! Emotional rollercoaster for Kit and her men but Kit losing Wesley then Johnathan then Lucy I would just give up! She gets Wesley back to lose herself and River! What a bitch of a mother too! I’m looking forward to Kit getting some revenge! I just hope her remaining men don’t get left behind! I enjoyed this book it certainly gave her something to fight for!

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Hollow Man (2000) in Movies

May 31, 2020

Hollow Man (2000)

2000 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

6.7

(15 Ratings)

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Paul Verhoeven brings all the taste and restraint you might expect to this loose updating of The Invisible Man. Nothing terribly original or surprising about the plot - invisibility experiments go wrong, which (unsurprisingly) nobody saw coming - although the emphasis on the psychological effects of being invisible is something unexpected and genuinely derived from Wells. That said, the main character played by Bacon - second billed, perhaps because he's technically not on screen for much of the film - is such a piece of work to begin with they don't leave themselves much room for manoeuvre.

Selling points of the film are, firstly, the lavish CGI, which I suppose was very good for the time; you can sense the technicians are having fun with it. Also the violence and gore, which is fairly strong for a studio movie; it also has a hard, nasty, sometimes misogynistic edge to it (Verhoeven...!). It all plays out pretty much as you'd expect. Competently done but nowhere near the standard of Verhoeven's best SF films.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Vipers Nest (Kit Davenport #4) in Books

Apr 16, 2020

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Betrayal has forced us on the run. Evading the very man I considered my family, the organization I once considered good. In hiding, I need to master my new power and find peace with my bonded guardian--or risk exposure.

But my heart can't accept the events that led us here. I need answers. Closure.

An olive branch is offered and another trap is sprung. While my relationships grow stronger by the day, new tensions arise and ghosts of my past appear. But can anyone be trusted?

I'm Kit Davenport and I didn't see that one coming.

Another brilliant chapter in Kit journey! I absolutely adore Wesley and am not at all happy with how this book ended I'm a little worried for him! I'm not convinced Kits mother is all sweetness and light after all these years either! Oh I just love this girl and her men!! Lots of action in and out of the bedroom all so well written!! I can even bare to pick up book 5 yet and how adorable is ssssaaaammmmm .