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Danielle Chaplin (81 KP) rated The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles, #1) in Books

Jun 21, 2019

Great start to a series

I got sent a reading copy of this book for an honest review and I am so glad I did. Even though it followed roughly the same lines as a lot of other books it had some nice twists to keep you on your toes, there wasn't any unnecessary description which made it fast paced (I read it in a couple of hours) and it was refreshing to see that there is a bit more realism in how a person is likely to react to a life threatening situation.

I think the story could have been longer but overall I thought it was very well executed and can't wait to read the rest in the series.

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MaryAnn (14 KP) rated Forever, Lately in Books

Nov 4, 2019

My Thoughts: This is a truly entertaining novel. It's genuinely fun and engaging. The author has done a marvelous job of bringing the past and future together to make a charming and humorous storyline. The characters are well developed and easy to relate to. Claire is a down to earth young woman trying to make a living writing historical novels; just an average girl whose life is changed forever one night when she puts on her grandmother's shawl. This novel was hard to put down, the plot is fast-paced and keeps the reader entertained.

A historical novel is full of humor and suspense with many twists in the plot that will keep the reader wondering what will happen next. A truly enjoyable read and highly recommended.

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jd2105 (10 KP) rated Century: Golem Edition in Tabletop Games

Feb 24, 2020

Century: Golem Edition

2017 | Card Game, Economic

9.0

(2 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Fun fast pace, good set collector. (0 more)

No insert. Made my own, picture attached of my insert. (0 more)

Great family friendly introductory game!

I really enjoy this game. This is a great game to introduce to people new to the tabletop gaming industry. Century golem edition is a rethemed version of Century Spice Road. Both games are played the exact same way. I prefer Century Golem Edition over Century Spice Road, for no other reason but looks. Century is a great set collection game with minimal "take that" mechanics that can turn people away from other that collecting games. Easy game to play, an easy game to learn, challenging enough for beginners, not so easy for heavier gamers to avoid playing with new gamers.

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Emily (1430 KP) rated Civilization II in Video Games

Feb 18, 2020

This is one of the first video games I ever played that wasn't strictly educational, and I loved it.

Simple premise - build a civilization and win over all the others by way of a few different victory conditions.

Having said that, after a few times of playing it through, I found playing with the cheat mode on to be far more fun than getting bulldozered by a bazillion enemy units hiding on one tile. Genuinely never understood how they could produce units so fast!

I think the best bit was the advisors, videoed people (which was a brand new thing in games at the time) and their costumes changed depending on the period, so one of them ended up looking like Elvis! They were all quite funny.