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Clair (5 KP) rated After the Fire in Books

Sep 29, 2017  
After the Fire
After the Fire
Will Hill | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
10
8.8 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
The second book based around a cult I've read so far this year. This one tells the story of Moonbeam, a 17 year old girl who lives in the Holy Church of the Lord's Legion. The story starts with the cult falling, people are dying and the Base is on fire. We then join Moon again in a psychiatric hospital where she is being seen by a doctor and we find out what has happened through a series of flashbacks. Events are shocking but it is a real page turner. I guessed the "secret" but it didn't spoil the book at all.
  
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
1982 | Horror, Sci-Fi
Great Sfx and still look good today (0 more)
A classic Horror
This is talked about as one of the best horror films ever made and a timeless classic. It is very good, it has some truly memorable scenes that are still pretty far out 35 years after it was made!!! It has some nice effects to, no CGI here and the creature in its forms looks great. Set in a great location for a horror, a strong cast, good director this can't fail to impress. If you've not seen it yet put it to the top of your want to see list.
  
The Snowman (Harry Hole #7) (Oslo Sequence #5)
The Snowman (Harry Hole #7) (Oslo Sequence #5)
Don Bartlett, Jo Nesbo | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
7
7.7 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
A very good crime thriller
Crime thrillers are very common, especially series, but I really think the Harry Hole books are better than your average crime novels.

The Norwegian setting is a nice change from your usual UK or USA set novels. Harry Hole is an intriguing and flawed protaganist, even if he is a little bit cliched. The plot of this novel itself is very interesting, although it does wander slightly into disbelief at times. This doesn't stop it from being a very good read and probably one of the better stories in the Harry Hole series that I've read so far.
  
Marvel's Agent Carter  - Season 1
Marvel's Agent Carter - Season 1
2015 | Action
While I liked the first season of Agent Carter, I didn't love it. Agent Carter was my favorite character from Captain America: The First Avenger. Hayley Atwell kicks a lot of butt, and I wanted it to be so much more. Jarvis was by far, one of the best characters, and I've always liked Dominic Cooper. The series just took too long to get to the meat of the story. I was hopeful for the second season, after the season finale.
I'm also still salty they canceled it after the 2nd season, and because no one else picked it up.
  
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
1992 | Family, Sci-Fi
The ultimate Christmas film
This is by far my favourite Christmas film and I watch it every year without fail, and it never fails to raise some festive cheer.

The Muppets with Michael Caine as Scrooge, you really can’t go wrong. It’s thoroughly enjoyable, full of great humour and heartwarming scenes. The songs too are well written, catchy and some even bring a tear to your eye. The only negative thing I can say about this is that it’s sadly looking a little dated, but it’s still miles more entertaining than some of the more recent Christmas films.
  
Doctor Who - Series 2 (New Season - 2)
Doctor Who - Series 2 (New Season - 2)
2006 | Sci-Fi
The doctor and rose relationship (3 more)
Monsters
Arc
Moffat and Davies creation
Tennant makes the best doctor
Out of the New generations doctor who David Tennant is by far my favorite doctor. His charisma brings something special and perfect to the doctors persona.

The relationship between Rose and the Doctor is something beautiful and so bittersweet that there love can never be.


Show runners Russel T Davies and head written Steven Moffat make a great team and when they work together the show episode, story boards arcs and monsters are something that make any other show hard to match up to.
  
Full gushing review can be found at www.travelingthevortex.com

So far the Lethbridge-Stewart series has come in two varieties; good, and stellar. This is one of the later.

The plot is well written with a series of adventures that culminate quite satisfactorily, character development is top drawer, the action is well done, and above all else, it's a hell of a lot of fun to read. This book trucks from beginning to end without a lull in sight. If you've been following along with the Lethbridge-Stewart line, nudge this one higher on your to do list, you'll thank me for it.
  
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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Protector in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
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Protector
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book was a great read. It was fast paced & not easy to predict. Unlike a lot of murder mystery thrillers the ending even made me cry. The main character Jane is prefectly flawed like all of us, but at times it was taken a little bit too far to be believeble. At the same time my heart went out to her & I wanted to see her overcome her demons so to speak. The horror that Emily experienced was heart breaking. She was another character I found myself rooting for through the book. Very well written!
  
Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
2017 | Action, Comedy
Great soundtrack (1 more)
Kevin Spacey
Boring (0 more)
Overrated
I can see I'm in the minority here, but I really thought this film was overrated.

I love Edgar Wright, but I found myself so bored watching this. Yes it has a killer soundtrack and was very stylish, but I found it to be more style over substance. The main plot was boring and I found a lot of the characters to be a little irritating - Jamie Foxx's character especially. The only highlight was the fabulous Kevin Spacey and the few laughs it managed to raise in far too long a run time.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) Jan 16, 2018

Haha I couldn't agree more! I stopped concentrating after the first 15 minutes.

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Sarah (7799 KP) Jan 17, 2018

Glad I'm not the only one! I probably should give it another watch as my outlook is usually better second time around.