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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 in TV

Dec 18, 2017 (Updated Aug 14, 2018)  
The Handmaid's Tale  - Season 1
The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1
2017 | Drama
Great story (0 more)
A bit slow mid season (0 more)
Disturbing vision of the near future
Finally got around to watching this series after seeing very high reviews for it. I haven't read the book and didn't know anything about the story beforehand. It's an interesting if dark and disturbing vision of western society being taken back a couple of hundred years. I did find some of the mid season episodes a bit slow and less dramatic at times. Overall though an excellent series.
  
Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
2016 | Action
New installment to the DCverse (1 more)
Lot of action
Too many characters all fighting for the spotlight (0 more)
Too much too fast
I really wanted to like this movie but there was just too much going on and too much introduced too quick. I feel like this movie would have been a better movie a few years from now after a couple Standalone characters have had their movie. They tried to capitalize on the Batman v. Superman movie but ended up losing the point.
  
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Action/Adventure
Good game mechanics with the battle system (1 more)
Good story
Free run still needs a bit of work (1 more)
A couple of missions are frustrating due to odd camera angles
Great Game
Great game. The game mechanics are much better here and the story is fantastic. Being able to switch between the two main characters makes it incredibly interesting. The story is pretty good as well.
Read the full Mother Gamer review here: http://lorrie28-mothergamer.blogspot.com/2016/01/assassins-creed-syndicate-and-jack.html
  
Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast
Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast
2018 | Comedy
7
7.6 (21 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Funny, but filthy
I've never heard of Greg Davies before. I have been enjoying British comedians from Netflix specials so I thought I'd give it a go.

It is pretty funny if at times so filthy that it's hard to get really into it. To jokes about his mother's sexual experiences to a furry sight gag, the subject matter is pretty raunchy.

Granted he does have a couple decent attempts at positive motivational moments.

Generally speaking I lughed, but not a lot.
  
Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #4)
Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, #4)
Kelley Armstrong | 2004 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.4 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
While I liked Paige's previous book a tad better, this still offered a fun-filled trip with some past characters (and new ones!) and a good plot. I like that these past two books have been lighter fare than the first couple. Also, I like and relate more to Paige than Elena, so that's always nice. Overall, it's made me want to read again, even if it's just the others in the Women of the Otherworld books, and for that, I'm grateful.
  
What Do You Meme?
What Do You Meme?
2018 | Adult, Humor
If you print pictures of your friends it is like a whole new game! (0 more)
The included images get old very fast. (0 more)
One of my favorite party games!
Played with some roommates and had a great time the first couple times we played. But after a few games the images got old and repetitive. We fixed this by printing out images of some funny pictures we had of ourselves and it was so much more fun than the first time we played!
  
Alpha Men After Dark: Box Set
Alpha Men After Dark: Box Set
Kristen Kelly | 2019 | Romance
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
fantastic read
This is a set of four books, 1. Splash, 2. Captured, 3. Steam heat and 4. Hot spices. This series of books are all extremely hot, intense, sweet and they have no cliff hanger endings. Each book is very well written with exceptional lovable characters. Each book will have you hooked from the first page till the end. Each couple have amazing chemistry between them.



Highly recommended box set

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
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The Reckoning
The Reckoning
John Grisham | 2018 | Crime, Law, Thriller
10
8.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
The character development and suspense as to why it all happened is really intriguing (0 more)
There are a couple spots where the story slows a little to build the time and location. (0 more)
Worth a read
I think this did a great job in selling the time frame and how different actions would impact the small community in Mississippi during the 40's just after world war 2. The character development thru the story even added to the story not just the characters.
  
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Her Sexy Challenge
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I would be a liar if I said I didn’t have a soft spot for firefighters. As cliche as it sounds, it’s a trope I typically enjoy. Her Sexy Challenge did not disappoint. Humourous, hot, and a couple with tons of chemistry, this novel as an enjoyable read the contemporary romance lovers won’t want to pass up. A well rounded novel, I am already looking forward to more from this series.
  
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CKD (37 KP) rated Night Road in Books

Dec 7, 2018  
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Night Road
Kristin Hannah | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
I thought it was a good book but the editing could have been done better. There were some instances where a word was omitted from a sentence which changed the entire meaning of what the author was conveying. In a couple of other areas, a minor detail was left out which didn't make sense when it was mentioned later in the paragraph. Otherwise, I enjoyed the book. The premise was pretty good and I was not disappointed at the ending.