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Hog's Exit: Jerry Daniels, the Hmong, and the CIA

Gayle L Morrison

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It just didn t sit right. Not with his friends, not with his coworkers, not with his hunting and...

The Onyx Prince (The Journals of Ravier #3)

J.R. Vaineo

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A FATE TRULY WORSE THAN DEATH . . . Is there such a thing? Before travelling through a portal to the...

Young Adult Epic Fantasy

Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Other Mrs. in Books

Mar 19, 2020

The Other Mrs.

Mary Kubica | 2020 | Thriller

9.0

(2 Ratings)

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Sadie and her husband inherit a house in Maine after the death of Will's sister, Alice. So they move their two sons from Chicago to chilly Maine, hoping for a fresh start. Moving to Maine means living with Alice's broody sixteen-year-old daughter, Imogen. Will is convinced she's just grieving the loss of her mother, but Sadie isn't so sure. Then their neighbor, Morgan Baines, is found murdered--a death that rocks their small community. Sadie no longer feels safe in her own home, so she starts looking into Morgan's death. But soon she realizes that suspicion is pointed at her own family and that the more she discovers about Morgan's death, the more she has to lose.

This was a great twisty thriller from Kubica. It started off a little confusing, but once it got going, it was completely mesmerizing. It's told from three points of view, and each has you riveted, wondering how they all fit together and what on earth is going on in this small Maine town. Who murdered Morgan Baines--and why?

The gloom of Maine and the creepiness of Sadie's new house comes across quite clear; the book can be downright spooky at times. You're never quite sure who to trust or what to believe, either. I found myself frantically flipping the pages, wanting to find out what was happening. There are a lot of pieces to fit together--angry Imogen, unreliable Sadie, supposedly perfect Will, angsty Otto (Sadie's eldest son), and the Baines and their marriage. I loved trying to piece everything together.

There are a ton of twists and turns and while some seem a little crazy, it made for a wild ride. I guessed a few and gasped at others, so that was fun. I must note, though, that there is a suicide trigger (not a spoiler, as it's Alice's death). There's a lot of detail about her death and as someone who lost someone in that same manner, I found it very hard to read about. So just keep that in mind. However, overall, this was a really captivating and dark thriller. 4 stars.

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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated John Wick (2014) in Movies

Jan 14, 2018

John Wick (2014)

2014 | Action, Thriller

8.5

(83 Ratings)

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Don't kill a mans dog

A movie about an ex gun for hire who is retired and is settling down his life when the theft of his beloved car and death of his puppy send him into a rage of just kill after kill until everyhting is done. MEH

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Ellis (87 KP) rated Game Of Thrones - Season 8 in TV

May 30, 2019

Game Of Thrones - Season 8

2019 | Action, Drama, Fantasy

6.2

(44 Ratings)

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Ties up endings but unsatisfyingly

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Ties up all of the character arcs and plot lines in game of thrones but proceeds to do this in a boring, monotonous and rushed manner throughout the episode. Also, Daenerys' death could of been less rushed and more important, since it felt irrelevant

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Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Joy of Painting in TV

Feb 12, 2018

The Joy of Painting

1983 | Documentary, Family

8.1

(34 Ratings)

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Happy little trees

I could watch Bob Ross all day and night. His voice is soothing and his painting is magical. I went on a Netflix binge and watched them all in a span of two weeks. I hope they add more.

His death certainly came too soon.

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AmyBee (4 KP) rated Things Fall Apart in Books

Sep 5, 2018

One of the first books I read as an Undergraduate at University and it did not grab me at first. Second and third readings however changed my mind towards rural African political systems.

I was also absolutely honoured to meet the late Professor Achebe before his death in 2013.

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Leah Lopez (7 KP) rated The Death House in Books

Nov 6, 2019

I think this book leaves a lot of unanswered questions that stops this from being 5 stars. It doesn't explain how the death house came to be-why some were infected and others weren't... Sarah Pinborough has written some really good books but this one was a let-down.