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The Nostalgic Sublime and the Role of Terror in Contemporary Culture
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This book re-examines the role of the sublime across a range of disparate cultural texts, from...
The Book of Night Women
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By the Man Booker-winning author Marlon James, this is the powerful story of Lilith, born into...
The Glasgow Coma Scale
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Lynne is a young woman who once dreamed of being an artist, but whose promotion to supervisor at a...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Body Finder (The Body Finder, #1) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
I enjoyed this.
I found it easy to read and the plot was interesting. The sub-plot of realising she was falling in love with her best friend was an added bonus.
Never in a million years would I have guessed who the bad guy was, it was definitely a mystery trying to figure it out and the chapters from his POV were chilling at times. His lack of feeling for what he was about to do and the pleasure he got from getting the girls to trust him. *shivers*
As for Jay and Violet, they were likable though Violet was a bit blind when it came to Jay's feelings. I'm sorry, Vi, but it was obvious from early on that he cared about you in more than a friendly manner.
I found it easy to read and the plot was interesting. The sub-plot of realising she was falling in love with her best friend was an added bonus.
Never in a million years would I have guessed who the bad guy was, it was definitely a mystery trying to figure it out and the chapters from his POV were chilling at times. His lack of feeling for what he was about to do and the pleasure he got from getting the girls to trust him. *shivers*
As for Jay and Violet, they were likable though Violet was a bit blind when it came to Jay's feelings. I'm sorry, Vi, but it was obvious from early on that he cared about you in more than a friendly manner.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Desire (The Seductors, #1) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
Finally giving this story up. DNF @ 27%
I'm not the biggest fan of erotica, so this was a little iffy for me going in. I thought it would be better because its plot sounded interesting: Men and women who work for an agency who seduce people to find out business secrets, plots for bad things, microchips etc, but Jade--the main character--starts to have feelings for her target.
I'm not sure if it was the writing style or just the way the author had decided to play the story out but I couldn't get into it. It was really heavy on the sex in that first 25% and like I said not a fan of too much sex.
I really need to stay away from books that are more sex than romance.
I'm not the biggest fan of erotica, so this was a little iffy for me going in. I thought it would be better because its plot sounded interesting: Men and women who work for an agency who seduce people to find out business secrets, plots for bad things, microchips etc, but Jade--the main character--starts to have feelings for her target.
I'm not sure if it was the writing style or just the way the author had decided to play the story out but I couldn't get into it. It was really heavy on the sex in that first 25% and like I said not a fan of too much sex.
I really need to stay away from books that are more sex than romance.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The One (The Selection, #3) in Books
Jan 8, 2021
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So I started this yesterday and probably spent a good six, more or less, straight hours reading it and finished it a little after midnight last night.
I loved that everything worked itself out; feelings, rebels, friendships. I was just sad to see so many characters end up dead :( Some I was sad about and some not to much.
And as much as I love that Maxon and America got together in the end and that they had some lovely scenes together, like the one on the roof
still managed to drive me a little mad with her words and actions in regard to him.
Nevertheless I really liked the story and it was a nice ending to the series. I look forward to reading more books by the author :)
I loved that everything worked itself out; feelings, rebels, friendships. I was just sad to see so many characters end up dead :( Some I was sad about and some not to much.
And as much as I love that Maxon and America got together in the end and that they had some lovely scenes together, like the one on the roof
still managed to drive me a little mad with her words and actions in regard to him.
Nevertheless I really liked the story and it was a nice ending to the series. I look forward to reading more books by the author :)
Alec Baldwin recommended Hunger (2009) in Movies (curated)
Mothergamer (1589 KP) rated Concrete Genie in Video Games
Jun 28, 2021
I found this game to be quite charming and loved the whimsical and brightly colored art style. Playing as Ash was interesting seeing his perspective and getting some insight through him as to why his bullies were targeting him. The controls for the game are great because of the accessibility settings. The story itself is simple, but good because it is well told and you get a lot of those feelings through Ash's art. It's not very long, I finished it in about 5 hours, but there's a lot of great gameplay and art in it. There's also a photo mode and a free paint mode which add a little something extra to the game. You can read more here: http://mg28-mothergamer.blogspot.com/2021/06/concrete-genie-whimsical-art-adventure.html
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Play With Me (Grover Beach Team, #1) in Books
Jan 11, 2021
I really liked this YA Contemporary Romance. It was sort of run-of-the-mill but I really liked it.
Ryan Hunter obviously had feelings for Lisa and used the opportunity presented to him to get to know her better by training her for the--what I know as football, but what American's know as soccer--team.
Of course it didn't all go to plan, as is the case with most romances. There is always something that goes wrong or a misunderstanding.
The style was really easy for me to get into and I read the full 200-odd pages within a few hours. It was right up my street and I can't wait to read Ryan Hunter, book 2 in the series and all from Ryan's POV.
Ryan Hunter obviously had feelings for Lisa and used the opportunity presented to him to get to know her better by training her for the--what I know as football, but what American's know as soccer--team.
Of course it didn't all go to plan, as is the case with most romances. There is always something that goes wrong or a misunderstanding.
The style was really easy for me to get into and I read the full 200-odd pages within a few hours. It was right up my street and I can't wait to read Ryan Hunter, book 2 in the series and all from Ryan's POV.