The Christmas Gift? (A Barlow Sisters Novella)
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Rahn is counting sleeps until she gets to spend Christmas with her boyfriend Roman. But can she find...
Contemporary Romance Seasonal Young_Adult
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story
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Sweet, funny, and quietly poignant, Debbie Tung’s comics reveal the ups and downs of coming of age...
Introvert INFJ
Me and Mr. Darcy
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Dreams come true in this hilarious, feel-good fairy tale about life, love, and dating literature’s...
Missing You
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t’s a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan...
The Game Changer (The Cleat Chasers #2)
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Pretending to date your best friend is always a good idea…right? Wrong. Greta Aske has a lot on...
New Adult Contemporary Romance
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2340 KP) rated Final Cut in Books
Nov 16, 2023
Since I love the entertainment industry, this book immediately caught my attention. We get behind the scenes information, sometimes a bit too much, but I did love the Southern California and entertainment settings overall. The plot needed more focus, with the story being driven more by events than Joey’s investigation, which lead us to a climax that was weak on one hand and suspenseful on the other. Several aspects of the plot don’t really get resolved. There is a strong Me Too storyline, and I appreciated that it focused on Joey and her response to it all. Joey and several of main characters came to life for me, and I did like spending time with them. In the end, this one was a mixed bag for me.
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated 47 Meters Down (2017) in Movies
Apr 27, 2022
The set up is mercifully short. The time spent with a bunch of people dating and speaking to eachother like Instagram influencers is limited and its not long before they're stuck at the bottom of the ocean. The minimalist execution of the bulk of the narrative is well done. The predicament the leads find themselves in provides plenty of tension and some well earned jump scares. Personally, I find the idea of the deep ocean utterly terrifying, and 47 Meters Down did a good job of making me feel uncomfortable for the most part.
The main draw back as mentioned, is the characters. Neither of the sisters are that likable, and it's hard to care whether they make it through to the end, which is an issue considering they're the only two on screen for 90% of the runtime. The narrative packs in a relatively clever twist before an underwhelming ending which left me feeling a bit empty.
Overall though, it's a solid shark horror/thriller that delivers on its entertainment value, and there are certainly worse shark films out there.
The Sweetheart Quest (Sweetheart Escapes)
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Finding out my blind date is one of my gamer friends? Awesome. Finding out he’s also my boss? Kill...
Contemporary MM Romance
Merissa (12854 KP) rated Twice Seduced (Sanctuary Coven #1) in Books
May 31, 2023
This is a typical steamy novella, the type that Hazel Hunter excels in. The reason I have only given 3-stars is because there is a whole lot of stuff going on - so far there are at least three separate stories that have yet to intertwine and become a cohesive story. HOWEVER, knowing Hazel Hunter's various coven series, I have the utmost faith that this will become an intricate and fascinating story.
A good start to a new series that shows definite promise.
* 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
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Mar 28, 2016