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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Briar Rose in Books

Sep 6, 2019  
Briar Rose
Briar Rose
Jana Oliver | 2013
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I received this book as a first reads copy via GoodReads and My Kinda Book.

I'll start by saying I love the cover of this book.

Then: I'm a big Jana Oliver fan, having loved her Demon Trappers series so when I saw the First Reads giveaway on Goodreads for this I just had to enter and luckily for me, I was picked as one of the winners.

I have to admit that I, too have always liked the idea of Princes and Princess' and fairy tale endings and this was a unique take on it, with the twisted fairy tale one that is almost of Briar Rose's own making.

I kinda wish I could say more but I don't want to ruin it for those who are going to read this...sorry ;D

Saying that, it was very unique to me, as I have never seen or heard of anything like this before, and I really enjoyed it. Maybe it was the authors style which I can easily fall into or maybe it was the idea of the story but I was captivated by it from early on.

I also really liked all the major characters though it took a while for Pat to grow on me. The rest; Briar, Joshua, Reena and Ruric were all pretty cool from the start.

If you're a fan of the author then you should give this a try, as well as those who like fantasy books as this is no ordinary fairy tale.
  
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Obsessed book reviews (49 KP) rated Redemption Road (Vicious Cycle, #2) in Books

May 7, 2019  
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Redemption Road (Vicious Cycle, #2)
Katie Ashley | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
this is the second book in the series but the books can be read as standalones. I like the author and have read other series by her. the book is well written with a fantastic story line and even better characters. this is a fairy tale romance with a dark hero who need to save his damsel in distress. again a fantastic written book by a fantastic author
highly recommended
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Babadook (2014) in Movies

Aug 6, 2019  
The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
2014 | Horror
8
7.3 (36 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
A fairy tale
The babadook- is a very underrated horror movie. It is chilling, frighting, scary, horrorfying, terrorfying, suspenseful and overall a great horror movie.

The plot: A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

I would really reccordmend this movie, because not only its scary but its spooky and so many other things.
  
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Kim Newman recommended The Night of the Hunter (1955) in Movies (curated)

 
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
1955 | Drama, Mystery
9.0 (5 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Charles Laughton’s only film as director, scripted by James Agee from the book by Davis Grubb. It’s a fairy-tale version of a crime-suspense drama, as two children are pursued through a magical, haunted landscape by a demented yet canny preacher (Robert Mitchum). There’s a grown-up story about a stash of stolen money, but Laughton’s masterstroke is to ignore that and present the human monster from the children’s point of view, as a remorseless bogeyman."

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David McK (3547 KP) rated Maleficent (2014) in Movies

Jun 9, 2020  
Maleficent (2014)
Maleficent (2014)
2014 | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
6
7.6 (95 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Despite an intriguing premise - basically, Sleeping Beauty from the Evil Fairy's point of view - and Angelina Jolie (with cheekbones so sharp you could cut yourself) in the lead as Maleficent - said evil Fairy Queen - this is a somewhat insipid retelling of the tale, that just (ironically) never really takes flight at all.

Maybe worth a watch (Jolie is always good value for money) on occasion, but not one that I'd be rushing back to re-watch.