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'I just LOVE [Elin Hilderbrand's] books, they are such compulsive reads' - Marian Keyes When...
ClareR (5879 KP) rated Wonder Woman: Warbringer in Books
Nov 15, 2017
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Good to see some Wonder Woman stories coming out now!
Fast paced, exciting YA
Ok, I'll admit I was surprised at how much I liked this. I thought it would be a re-hash of the recent film (which I really enjoyed), but it's a whole new story - a prequel, I suppose.
Diana sneaks away from Themiscara with a girl that she has saved from a boating accident. The girls presence on the island starts a chain of natural disasters, so Diana helps her to leave with help from the Oracle, who also lets her into some very interesting information about the girl.
A very exciting, fast moving story.
Diana sneaks away from Themiscara with a girl that she has saved from a boating accident. The girls presence on the island starts a chain of natural disasters, so Diana helps her to leave with help from the Oracle, who also lets her into some very interesting information about the girl.
A very exciting, fast moving story.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Quarantine (2008) in Movies
Jan 7, 2018
Decent Western remake for a change
A really great horror film, made apparently just months after the Spanish original @REC (2007) . What I don't understand is so many people saying this is not as good? It's almost the same film scene for scene, but with a different cast and set in LA. The only changes from the original are a few more attacks and the origin of the virus was changed slightly. The only real problem if you have seen the original first is you know what is coming and when viewing second time round it's not so scary. Otherwise almost a carbon copy of the original but in English. Watch out for Rec2!
Alison Pink (7 KP) rated A Dog's Purpose in Books
Jan 15, 2018
Well it took me awhile to really get into this book. I was 4 or 5 chapters in before I was hooked, so to speak. Once the story really got rolling though I couldn't put it down. This book tells the story of 1 dog who passes several times & is constantly coming back as other dogs. He returns because he is trying to find his purpose. I'm happy to say that at the end of the book, he does just this...in heartbreaking fashion.
I found myself laughing at times & crying my eyes out at others. I definitely looked at my dog & gave him some extra attention as I read. This was a great book!
I found myself laughing at times & crying my eyes out at others. I definitely looked at my dog & gave him some extra attention as I read. This was a great book!
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated The Voyages of Marco Polo in Tabletop Games
Mar 7, 2018
Review of The Voyages of Marco Polo
I’ve waited a long time for a Marco Polo themed game that would pique my interest, The Voyages of Marco Polo manages to do that and more, which in today’s Cult of the New climate is quite a feat.
Coming from Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH, renowned for such Euro classics as El Grande, Carcassonne and the recent Russian Railroads, I expected nothing less than a solid resource management game. I was quite anxious to try the game out when I heard about it and I’m glad that it has exceeded my expectations.
Reviewer: lornadune
Read the full review here: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2015/07/24/review-of-the-voyages-of-marco-polo/
Coming from Hans im Glück Verlags-GmbH, renowned for such Euro classics as El Grande, Carcassonne and the recent Russian Railroads, I expected nothing less than a solid resource management game. I was quite anxious to try the game out when I heard about it and I’m glad that it has exceeded my expectations.
Reviewer: lornadune
Read the full review here: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2015/07/24/review-of-the-voyages-of-marco-polo/
Britt Smith (36 KP) rated Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne in Books
Mar 13, 2018
I Really Wanted To Love This
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I wanted to love this book. I really, really did. And I loved every minute of it until about the last quarter of the book, which is where I should have stopped and chucked it out a window. Like the directions the games often take, it's a good build up but with an ending that doesn't quite seem genuine. Not sure if I will pick up the others from here or not, but it was nice to meet Maric and Loghain (enough so that I really want to play through the game again to interact with him - you get where he is coming from).
Karica Truebenbach (156 KP) rated Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) in Movies
Sep 27, 2018
Well....
This is the second worst Jurassic Park movie in the franchise. The plot was ludicrous. I get that you can only do so much with dinosaurs being alive in the modern world, but seriously, this movie was ridiculous. There was a tragic scene that pulled at the heartstrings, and two new characters that brought some good comedy, but overall this movie should have gone straight to Netflix. The plot "twist" (who didn't see it coming?) was so unnecessary and added nothing to the movie except to explain a single moment of decision at the end. I pray that this is the last in the franchise because honestly, they have run out of ideas.
Alicia S (193 KP) rated Into the Light (The Light, #1) in Books
Sep 28, 2018
WOW, I didn't see that coming!? Yet another incredible book from Aleatha and completely different from anything she has done before! I truly had no idea where this story was going and just when I think I did, she twists the story yet again... Sara wakes up remembering nothing, in a world she has no recollection of and a husband who is determined to bring her back into "The Light". So many crazy twists and turns will keep you on the edge of your seat, trying to figure out where the story heads next... and after that killer cliffhanger ending, I'm sure we're all DYING to get our hands on the next book!? HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommended read!!
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