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Alice (12 KP) rated A Devil in Scotland (No Ordinary Hero, #3) in Books

Jul 3, 2018

This was the first regency romance book I've read in over a year where I've been focusing on the fantasy genre.

I'm very glad I read this book and it was filled with plenty of action, a thrilling tale of revenge and a Scottish accent to die for.

The writing and story had an easy-going flow to it that made the book finish quicker than I would have liked. Each character was written with a specific role in mind and there were no filler characters which was great.

Each character had their own individual flaws which were written to perfection and there wasn't anything that needed changing with the characters in this book. Sometimes characters are written too perfect and they have no faults of their own which makes it unbelievable even for fiction.

Overall, a good story with a solid plot and solid characters.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Red Turtle (2016) in Movies

Jun 16, 2019 (Updated Jun 16, 2019)

The Red Turtle (2016)

2016 | Animation, Fantasy

7.8

(12 Ratings)

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Animated Belgo-Japanese allegorical fantasy is nice to look at and relaxing to watch. A man is washed up on a desert island after a storm, finds his attempts to leave are frustrated by a large crimson chelonian; after an attempt to kill the creature, he resolves to make friends, successfully bringing the turtle out of her shell (thanks, I'm here all week) - the two of them fall in love and have a family together.

As you can see, not short on the traditional 'WTF?!?!?' element of Studio Ghibli films, but it also possesses the typical virtues of being a really, really beautiful and well-told story. Maybe a touch under-powered story-wise, and it doesn't feel rushed even at only about 80 minutes long, but a finely-crafted and very pleasant film. The romance that HP Lovecraft never got around to writing.

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Princess Of Draga (Draga Court #1)

Emma Dean

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In the first book of the Draga Court series, Princess Adelina's coming-of-age party will declare to...

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The The Renegado

Philip Massinger and Michael Neill

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The Renegado is one of the most shamelessly entertaining plays of its age, fetching its inspiration...

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Throne of Glass in Books

Jan 11, 2021

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas | 2012 | Children, Fiction & Poetry

8.7

(91 Ratings)

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Celaena was just what I liked in a character; bad arse, beautiful and someone who gives as good as she gets.

The cover is great and grabs your attention but at the same time slightly deceiving (it was what put me off buying it for so long) as it makes the book look so fantasy-esque when in fact, it's about a young (blonde) girl who rediscovers her femininity while kicking other guys arses in Tests she has to go through to become the King's Assassin, while at the same time trying to unearth an evil force.

This was an adventure, with high and lows and awww's and ewww's and I was hooked from the very first page.

The romance aspect caught me up in it too, though I think I'm 100% in Chaol's court.

Looking forward to reading Crown of Midnight now to see what happens next!