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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2621 KP) rated A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Miss Drake is not looking for a new pet, but when 10-year-old Winnie comes into her life, the girl just will not leave her alone. So the dragon takes her on as a project. But a mysterious book will give them more danger than they might be able to handle.

I found this fantasy novel for middle graders inventive and funny. The two main characters were great. Unfortunately, the plot was a little slow for my tastes, although I can imagine the target audience enjoying it.

NOTE: I received a copy of this book via Amazon’s Vine program.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/02/book-review-dragons-guide-to-care-and.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) in Movies

Nov 26, 2018 (Updated Nov 26, 2018)

The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)

2018 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.2

(27 Ratings)

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Hmm

I was looking forward to this after having watched and enjoyed the original Swedish Girl with the Dragon tattoo series of films. Even the US remake of the original was very good because the story was just very interesting.
This feels very different. From the Bond like opening credits and plot about a programme that can hack any nuclear missile world wide. It's very broad in scope... Without actually having a big plot feel to it. It's not a bad film, it's an ok Thriller. After the high standards set by the other films though this is a step down. Check out the the Swedish ones if you haven't seen them.