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Rise of the Mystics

Ted Dekker

7.3 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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Some say the great mystery of how one can live in two worlds at once died with Thomas Hunter many...

The Circle Series Ted Dekker Christian Fiction

Dee R (8 KP) rated Midnight (Skulduggery Pleasant #11) in Books

Sep 11, 2018

Midnight (Skulduggery Pleasant #11)

Derek Landy | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.5

(2 Ratings)

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Paints the images clear

Cover work is enticing

Great next installment

Derek Landy is amazing

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So fans of Skulduggery Pleasant had been waiting for this installment of the series for a year. Derek Landy had said this was the last in the series so it was highly anticipated and most of us had preordered copies and some lucky fans got to get theirs signed.
Starting the first page you are instantly teleported into the world of Valkyrie and Skulduggery.
How Derek focused on the after affect of Valkyrie becoming Darquesse, shows dedication to the main characters and that even though they may only be real within the words he types, that there is love there.
He portrays Valkyrie going through a difficult transition and coming to terms with what she had done but she knew once she had the individuals in the magic world would not forget.
The tale gets intense within a few chapters, as they work on a case as unoffical investigators. Meeting new and important people throughout, helping them once more save the day.
But the best thing of this book is the fact right at the end Derek Landy gives us a short snippet of the next book! Which like this one is now highly anticipated.

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The Battle of Versailles

Robin Givhan

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On November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an...

Sarah Blythe (22 KP) rated Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) in Movies

Aug 24, 2019

Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

2018 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery

7.2

(201 Ratings)

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World canon

It's the Wizarding World, but not quite as we know it...

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OK. So. I loved this movie as a continuation of the fantastic beasts universe. I think that the cast does an amazing job of portraying the characters, and I honestly can't imagine anyone other than Eddie Redmayne playing Newt. The atmosphere of the whole thing was built up really well, and the American and European Wizarding worlds that have been created are visually stunning and full of depth.

However, I have a few niggles. I have some minor misgivings about the idea of Jude Law as Dumbledore, not because I dont think he'll do a good job, but because his Dumbledore is so far removed from the one we know and love. I mean, seriously, how do you get from suits to full blown robes? They're opposite ends of the style scale! I think my biggest issue with the whole thing is the lack of continuity from the potter series. I don't understand the back story of Nagini, I want to know what happened between Albus and Grindelwald, and don't get me started on the revelation at the end?!? There was a whole story arc about a hidden Dumbledore child in the HP book series (I love Ariana) and yet here we are, supposed to believe there's another one! I just don't get it!

Overall it's a great film as part of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, and as part of the Wizarding World, but let's not link it too closely to the events of Harry Potter. If we try to work out that labyrinth, I fear all our brains may just explode!