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Millie (22 KP) rated Duck the Halls (Meg Langslow, #16) in Books

Jan 27, 2020

So, I started this book around Christmas and am just now finishing it. I think that was a result not so much of the book itself - it wasn't poorly written or anything, I just kept picking up other books instead. Overall, it was a nice, fluffy, cozy mystery that I probably would have enjoyed more if I had read the whole thing at Christmastime. Yes, there were a lot of religious undertones, but I sort of expected that with a Christmas book. I would recommend this one to anyone looking for a book to get into the Chistmas mood.

*Although I did receive this book for free through Goodreads First Reads, all of my thoughts and opinions are my own.

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A Guinea Pig Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens, Alex Goodwin and Tess Newall

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Fur and fiction combine in this retelling of Charles Dickens's most famous novel, adorably adapted...

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt shows that cooks don't need a state-of-the-art kitchen to cook perfect meals. In...

Clair (5 KP) rated Flawed in Books

Sep 29, 2017

Flawed

Cecelia Ahern | 2016 | Children

8.5

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I've really enjoyed this YA book by Cecelia Ahern. So different from the fluffy romantic stuff she usually writes.
Set in a world where you are punished for making ethical or moral mistakes. If you are found to have made a bad decision, have lied, have stolen, have been disloyal or have stepped out of line, you are sent to trial and if are found guilty are branded with an F on various parts of your body depending on your error of judgment. From then on, the persons life is controlled by whistle blowers and the rules they in force. It's a good setup and I've sped through it - it's not the best written YA book I've come across but something about it has meant I haven't been able to put it down.

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Sarah (7798 KP) rated The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in Books

May 2, 2018

Far too lighthearted & frilly

Considering this is centred around the German occupation of Guernsey and deals with details of prison/work camps, it's far too lighthearted a read.

It takes serious topics and although parts of the book do highlight the serious and disturbing topics of the war, it sandwiches them in between massive sections of saccharine sweet fluffy happiness. Its a bit much. Juliet and her friends are fairly endearing characters for the most part (except for the aforementioned fluffiness), and I did enjoy the way the book is written entirely in letters. Its just a shame it doesn't concentrate more on taking the story a little more seriously.

Although I haven't seen the film yet, I'd be surprised if it isn't slightly better than the book. And it's not often I say this!

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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) rated Mr. Iglesias in TV

Jul 15, 2019

Mr. Iglesias

2019 | Comedy

6.8

(6 Ratings)

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I've been a fan of Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias' stand up comedy for forever. He's a very funny guy, and I like how his comedy is fairly clean. I was beyond excited when I heard he had his own sitcom on Netflix! I wasn't disappointed at all.

The first couple of episodes are pretty cheesy, but this show does get much better! The casting is fantastic, and the comedy timing is perfect. It's obvious that all the cast members love acting in the show. It's not all just laughs though. Mr. Iglesias does focus on some serious issues and school issues with each episode. All the issues are tackled head on in such a great way.

I would definitely recommend this show to everyone who needs a good laugh. It's one of the best sitcoms around!