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CarolCorps1592 (21 KP) rated The Adventure Zone Here There Be Gerblins in Books
Feb 7, 2019
Oh Goodness are up
Are you a fan of D&D? This book is probably for you. Though the "characters" don't really follow the rules, it's still a pretty good book. The characters are wacky and all over the place and the plot is simple. However, that's all part of the fun. It feels like you just feel into the first campaign of three dorks who have never played before and gave completely different ideas about how they want the quest to go. Just don't take the book too seriously and you'll probably enjoy it too.
Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated A Map of the Dark in Books
Mar 9, 2019
This novel had many layers which is often the case with stories featuring “damaged” investigators wanting to “make a difference”. It is not an original concept as it is seen more often than not; however, this book introduced us to an array of characters whose lives and backgrounds make the reader want to know more. To say that the lead investigator’s backstory was more distressing and disturbing than the crimes she is investigating would be an understatement. The detective work feels solid and the characters are believable. This was certainly a page turner with a surprise at the end which brings some satisfaction.
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Aftermath (2019) in Movies
Mar 14, 2019
Yet another Keira Knightley costume drama about well-brought-up people grappling with their repressed emotions. This one is set in post-war Germany where KK is an army wife reunited with her officer husband (Jason Clarke doing an English accent), but she ends up knocking off the German widower (Alexander Skarsgard) whose house they have commandeered.
Decent production values but the performances aren't good enough to lift a story which feels trite, hackneyed and inconsequential. No sense of passion or danger, hard to care about anyone or anything in the movie; it's just incredibly dull and predictable.
Decent production values but the performances aren't good enough to lift a story which feels trite, hackneyed and inconsequential. No sense of passion or danger, hard to care about anyone or anything in the movie; it's just incredibly dull and predictable.
Jessi Bone (48 KP) rated The Bishop's Pawn (Cotton Malone, #13) in Books
Mar 18, 2019
I am really impressed with Steve Berry's new Cotton Malone book. The ability to cover such a deep and controversial story such as Martin Luther King Jr. death and to show the respect to the family and survivors of that terrible day in Mississippi. The book was well written and I felt as if covering it strickly from Cotton's point of view was a good call and allowed us a glimpse of what Cotton thinks and feels about the other characters and how he internally reconciling the events and truths that occur throughout the story line.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Out of Blue (2019) in Movies
Apr 10, 2019 (Updated Apr 10, 2019)
Bafflingly impenetrable crime drama. A young woman is found dead from a gunshot wound; assigned to the case is veteran homicide detective Mike Hoolihan (Clarkson) who finds it opens up many unanswered questions from her own past, raising many demons.
Sounds fairly straightforward, but film's many strange pretensions - discussion of quantum theory, astrophysics - and dourly humourless tone make it intensely hard work. Why does title not include word 'the'? It's a mystery. Why does this review not include word 'the'? Well, you've got to do something for entertainment, and this film certainly doesn't fit bill. Feels weirdly incompetent on many levels.
Sounds fairly straightforward, but film's many strange pretensions - discussion of quantum theory, astrophysics - and dourly humourless tone make it intensely hard work. Why does title not include word 'the'? It's a mystery. Why does this review not include word 'the'? Well, you've got to do something for entertainment, and this film certainly doesn't fit bill. Feels weirdly incompetent on many levels.
ClareR (5996 KP) rated Sweetbitter in Books
May 4, 2019
A year in the life of a young woman who moves to New York and gets a job in a high end restaurant. Tess is 22 and lives life to its fullest - that’s if you count drinking hard, taking drugs and hardly sleeping as living hard. She learns a lot about food and wine, but not so much about personal relationships.
This was heralded as the book of Summer 2016, but I’m afraid I found it boring. Nothing much happens, she’s so self-centred as to be a rather unpleasant character. Reading this feels like time I can’t get back, I’m afraid!
This was heralded as the book of Summer 2016, but I’m afraid I found it boring. Nothing much happens, she’s so self-centred as to be a rather unpleasant character. Reading this feels like time I can’t get back, I’m afraid!
Obsessed book reviews (49 KP) rated Behind the Altar (Behind the Love Trilogy #1) in Books
May 7, 2019
This is the first book by this author that I've read and what a good read. This is the first book in this series and can be read as a stand alone read. The attraction between the characters is perfectly written. The added dark secret in the plot just adds to the story. The love story between the characters feels real and honest. I'm looking forward to reading the other books in this series. I can't wait to read more from this author in the future.
Highly recommended
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
Highly recommended
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
Erin Horner (30 KP) rated Us (2019) in Movies
Jun 1, 2019 (Updated Jun 1, 2019)
I thought this film was really interesting and I didn't know what to expect which is always good. I loved Get Out so I was really excited for this and it didn't disappoint. I think I may need to give it a rewatch because there's a lot of information to take in. Part of it feels like it could be a classic chic flic when the mums are just sitting on the beach together and the other half of it is really spooky and weird. Definitely keeps you on the age of your toes and it's unlike anything I've seen before.
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Castles of Mad King Ludwig in Tabletop Games
Mar 8, 2018
artwork (2 more)
layout design
feels like you are building a castle with blueprints
Incredible balanced, semi puzzle, with competitive aspects, and lots of economic and point scoring strategy.
I love this game, it's so much fun to play, and even has a one player version, my wife and I sometimes play separately and send each other pictures of the final blueprints. it's fun to imagine them actually existing with a bowling alley next to a kitchen and a garden a few feet from a torture chamber. The expansion adds some more fun with new rooms and secret passages.
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Angels and Demons in Books
Mar 27, 2018
Not nearly as good as The Da Vinci Code, but still worth a read
It's not fair to compare a book against a writer's best work but you can't help it when you come next in line. This is a follow up, and it feels more rushed and less thought out to me. I expected more and that's probably on me. I almost wish I read this one first, I'd probably like it more. Either way it's worth the time to read it, but if I had to choose, I'd take Da Vinci or Origin over it.