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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Speaking in Bones (Temperance Brennan, #18) in Books
Feb 21, 2018
This was a good mystery, full of twists, and fast paced. Tempe thinks she knows who killed Hazel and who the remains belong to only to find herself proven wrong. I was kept guessing right along with her. While I really enjoyed the mystery, Tempe's indecision regarding her on again / off again relationship with Detective Ryan was starting to get to me. There was some resolution on that front near the end though, which is why the book gets 4 stars from me instead of 3.
***Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***
See full review at <a href="http://wp.me/p5UQAe-fg">The Book's the Thing</a>
***Disclaimer: I received a free review copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***
See full review at <a href="http://wp.me/p5UQAe-fg">The Book's the Thing</a>
Anna Steele (111 KP) rated Warcross in Books
May 26, 2018
Not your Grandma’s sci-fi novel
The tech future has made the biggest game in the world a red vs blue expirence akin to esports and March Madness. The world of the game is highly realized, the augmented reality in real life serves as an addictivly immersive expirence. The young billionaire who created the program has layers upon layers that our heroine, Emika, peels back as she gets to know him. She is a hacker, a coder, a bounty hunter, and an all around badass, whose past is difficult but precious to her once her life gets turned upside down and she joins the annual Warcross tournament.
A great, fast paced read.
A great, fast paced read.
Stephanie (4 KP) rated Ticket to Ride: Europe in Tabletop Games
Jun 29, 2018
Ticket to ride is a very fun and strategic game for the whole family to play. This game takes a little bit of patience when first learning how to play as some aspects of the game can be a bit tricky to understand. Once you fully know the rules and understand how to play, then the game tends to run quite fast as you only have 4 options of things to do each time your turn comes round. This is a game that you can pick up and play a couple of times in a row. It is a great game and is especially good for all those competitive players out there.
The book Caraval for me personally was enjoyable. I really enjoyed the aspect of magic in the book and how that was developed throughout. I think the author really did pull something amazing together with the idea of Caraval and Legend. It did have its flaws where I feel the characters were not really developed enough and I feel like the ending of the story to me felt a little rushed. It felt like different things were happening fast and suddenly. Overall I would say it's a really great book I continued to read the story as I wanted to know what happened and just really loved the magic showed throughout the story.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Remember (2016) in Movies
Aug 13, 2018
Really good!
This one was recommended by a friend(thanks Augusta!). It's on Netflix now and I'm glad I watched it. The acting was really well done(not surprising considering the seasoned actors in it) and the cinematography was great. The story unfolded well and the surprise twist at the end was excellent! This is not a fast paced story or flashy in any way but keeps you interested the whole time and evokes emotion throughout. Nothing too graphic(mild violence) but handles some mature subject matter. I think it's ok for kids(will probably start a conversation or two). Doesn't end exactly like you would expect! REALLY worth a watch!
Vegas (725 KP) rated Ingobernable in TV
Sep 19, 2018
Engrossing (2 more)
Action packed
Political conspiracy
The First Lady of Mexico is a wanted woman, wanted for the murder of her husband, the President...
A cat and mouse game between her and the authorities who want her caught and bought to justice, Determined to try and prove herself innocent and not knowing who to trust and where to turn she leaves her family behind to try and find the truth...
The story is gripping and fast paced and reminds me of 24 in some ways, you feel for the characters and get drawn into the story with enough twists to keep it interesting. This is one of the better political thrillers of recent times.
A cat and mouse game between her and the authorities who want her caught and bought to justice, Determined to try and prove herself innocent and not knowing who to trust and where to turn she leaves her family behind to try and find the truth...
The story is gripping and fast paced and reminds me of 24 in some ways, you feel for the characters and get drawn into the story with enough twists to keep it interesting. This is one of the better political thrillers of recent times.
Jessica Erdas (463 KP) rated The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6) in Books
Oct 4, 2018
I honestly think this book has been the best in the series. I'll repeat my normal complaint that the dialogue repeating from book to book and numerous grammatical errors are rather irritating but the story progresses very well. Pretty fast paced compared to some of the others so far. Not as predictable, although some aspects I called pretty early on. Not to mention, quite a bit more relationship progress. I'm a little torn with how it ended up but excited to read on. I had no idea when I started this series that there were already 27 in the series but I'm hooked enough to continue on.
Renata Adam (34 KP) rated Lost Cities in Tabletop Games
Dec 2, 2018
Mainly for non-gamers
Today I had a chance to play Lost Cities. I was quite excited by the game as the concept/rules weren't new to me. Once I played few rounds (as it is fairly quick game), it became very transparent that this game is mainly aimed as an introductory game into the gaming world for non-gamers. If you judge it on this merit, then it is a fast nifty game that anyone can enjoy with simple rules to follow. I think experienced gamers might get bored fairly quickly. For those, I would recommend the travel edition of Keltis, as the rules are similar but the strategy has much greater slope and it has great playability.
Otway93 (580 KP) rated Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf in Music
Nov 10, 2019 (Updated Nov 10, 2019)
Creativity (2 more)
Feeling
Driving Songs
An absolute classic...mostly!
This will always be one of my favourite albums, always fun and memorable, featuring Meat Loaf's best known songs.
The songwriting from Jim Steinman is outstanding, and the music always has a great amount energy, whether the song is fast or slow.
For me personally, the only track that lets the album down is "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", which starts off fine, but is ruined at the point Ellen Foley comes in. Foley herself is not to blame, but at this point the song becomes repetitive and silly, particularly the part with the baseball commentary running through "bases".
The songwriting from Jim Steinman is outstanding, and the music always has a great amount energy, whether the song is fast or slow.
For me personally, the only track that lets the album down is "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", which starts off fine, but is ruined at the point Ellen Foley comes in. Foley herself is not to blame, but at this point the song becomes repetitive and silly, particularly the part with the baseball commentary running through "bases".
James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) in Movies
Nov 24, 2019
so terrible its hilarious
Well what can I say? Netflix has just released a cartoon about Santa Klaus and that is more realistic and believable than this, a film so ridiculous I was laughing out loud all the way through. With moments like a car being attached to a helicopter and the helicopter is lifting up the car but they flip nitrous on and so the wheels start turning fast, gripping the road and thus stopping the helicopter pulling it. Erm, science?
Also the show has more holes than Swiss cheese.
My girlfriend loved it and thought it was a brilliant film.
Also the show has more holes than Swiss cheese.
My girlfriend loved it and thought it was a brilliant film.