The Hideaway (Lavender Shores #5)
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Lavender Shores’s resident tattoo artist, Connor Clark, looks the part—six foot six,...
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Flying at Night
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An emotionally charged debut novel of a family on the brink--an autistic child, his determined...
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat into Victory
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In an absorbing work peopled with world leaders, generals, and ordinary citizens who fought on both...
Secrets from My Indian Family Kitchen
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'Inventive, engaging and soulful. There's something in it for everyone. Anjali's adoration of Indian...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Broken Beauty (Broken Beauty Novellas #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2021
3.5 stars.
This is a novella length story, the first of six, and deals with the aftermath and issues surrounding rape. It was a tough read at times but a good strong story.
I felt sorry for Mia. Being brought up in a political family and then being raped…and her father wants to glorify it to get more voters so he can win his election. How twisted can your life get? Her family do and say things to get voters, whether it’s helping Mia cope or not–mainly not–and I wanted to scream and shout at them in her defence.
And despite all that, some people do care. Dom, the policeman that found her in the first place, tries to help her realise that the only way her attackers will not get away with it, is to tell the truth and stop following her family’s wish to let it drop. He’s so nice and gentle with her. Her friend, Ari, tries to do whatever Mia wants but seeing how she’s struggling…what can you do?
It’s an emotional and sometimes tough story to read but after finishing this, I’m looking forward to the next part in the series to see what Mia does next. I hope she’s strong enough to go against her family.
Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Witch (2015) in Movies
Oct 2, 2019
Short review today, but I had not heard much about this until a friend recommended. I enjoyed more than I thought I would for a film with a slow start. It seems I like slow burn movies ore than most. I can stay with a film if it seems interesting or I feel like it is going somewhere and will have a decent climax.
I did not think the film was scary at all with not even any jump scares, but the characters were interesting and the family dynamics were extreme especially once there is doubt and paranoia about what is happening to them.
Since I am an American, I did find some of the dialect hard to comprehend at times so much so that I actually turned the Netflix subtitles on to make sure I didn't miss anything.
It's not like it's a fantastic film that will stay with me or anything; however, I feel it is unique and interesting and well worth 95 minutes of your life.
Now the Drum of War: Walt Whitman and His Brothers
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Now the Drum of War: Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War The Civil War is seen anew,...
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The Voice in My Head
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She can feel sorry for herself. Or she can listen...to the voice in her head. For Indigo...
The Mad Wolf's Daughter
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A Scottish medieval adventure about the youngest in a war-band who must free her family from a...
Under Lock and Skeleton Key
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Known for her wonderfully addictive characters, multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian...