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Chloe (778 KP) rated Just My Luck in Books

Sep 4, 2021  
Just My Luck
Just My Luck
Adele Parks | 2020 | Romance, Thriller
6
7.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Twists and turns (0 more)
Stupid characters (1 more)
Boring
Good premise. Poorly executed
Having now read this I am quite confused why it has such rave reviews on the back cover. I was quite excited for this, considering at easy read between a series I'm reading. The premise seemed promising and there was certainly some interesting characters including Toma.

The plot twist towards the end could have been much better in my opinion, Parks really missed a trick.

Lexi has absolutely no backbone and just rolls with whatever Jake feels like doing. I just found the winning couple to be so stupid, especially Jake.

I think a lot of the story was obvious once you know the premise. Overall, not as great as I anticipated.

Would I recommend it? Probably as a quick and easy read when you haven't got the brain cells for anything too difficult.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Jolt (2021) in Movies

Sep 4, 2021  
Jolt (2021)
Jolt (2021)
2021 | Action, Comedy
5
5.6 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Kate Beckinsale (1 more)
Amusing
Middle of road genre (0 more)
Low voltage fun
Feeling like a low powered Crank with a female twist. Never quite sure whether to go full out violent or go for comedy value. So it ends up some where in the middle and with a weak revenge story it's not going to jolt your memory long after.
Kate Beckinsale with her sarcastic blunt quips does make it fairly enjoyable and the supporting cast is pretty decent. OK for a watch but not one to go out of your way to catch.
Why try to Americanise the location as well? European cars, English street signs and scenes shot on the Southbank and quite a few using the Tate Modern location for the villians pad. A couple of fire hydrants, yellow taxis and a school bus to make it look set in New York seem pointless.
  
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Darren Fisher (2454 KP) rated No One Gets Out Alive in Books

Nov 10, 2021 (Updated Nov 10, 2021)  
No One Gets Out Alive
No One Gets Out Alive
Adam Nevill | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
7
6.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
The reviews sounded promising and I do enjoy a good haunted house yarn. What starts as a ghost story veers towards the running of an illegal brothel by two sick low-lifes. When a cash-strapped girl moves in she finds that, not only is there strange things that go bump in the night, but these two landlords are extremely dangerous. Could the hauntings and these men be linked?
A compelling read at times but certainly not scary. Or at least to me. Well written with a couple of amusing surreal moments but it was difficult to feel much for our leading lady. She really does make some questionable decisions. Also, it is a book of two halves. The second half (3 Years Later) is enjoyable enough but possibly unnecessary/unneeded?
Overall a very good read but not one I would feel the urge to read again.