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One of the stars from the TV show Babylon 5 talks about her life and overcoming alcoholism. While I would have loved more about Babylon 5 since it's my favorite TV show, I still found the book fascinating and had a hard time putting it down.

<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-babylon-confidential-memoir.html">Read my full review at Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Josie's new antique auction house in New Hampshire is beginning to take off, but then a potential wealthy client is found murdered and Josie is a suspect. The plot and characters were good, but the ending was weaker than it should have been.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-consigned-to-death-by-jane.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
First, Brad and Ashleigh's home is robbed and an antique teddy bear stolen. Then the local museum curator is found murdered. What's going on in their small Virginia town? Another winner in this series. The plot moves along well and the characters kept me laughing.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-crafty-teddy-by-john-j-lamb.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated Rogue (2008) in Movies

Mar 22, 2018  
Rogue (2008)
Rogue (2008)
2008 | Horror, Mystery
6
6.3 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Probably the best film of its type. I have seen a few films that were based around avoiding a huge Croc in perilous circumstances. Some had really bad effects like Crocodile, or just plain cheesey like Lake Placid 2, Blood Surf. This was more like another film called Black water. I found this more interesting though and the Crocodile looks more believable. Worth checking out.
  
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Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated Imajica in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
Imajica
Imajica
10
7.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Read this back in 8th or 9th grade and loved it, but now found that I couldn't really remember much of anything about it, which seemed like a good time to give it a re-read. And the 2nd time around I loved it at least as much as the 1st. This beautifully written tale has easily reaffirmed its position as my favorite book.
  
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Lirahlu (37 KP) rated The Buried Giant in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
7
7.6 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
I'm struggling between giving this a 6 or a 7. I settled on 7 because it's not necessarily entertaining, but 100% thought provoking. Some of the metaphorical journeys were difficult to unravel, but the allegorical shaping of the tale set in post Arthurian England was intriguing. I found that once I started the novel, I had to find out how it ended no matter what.
  
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Evan and Elle (Constable Evans, #4)
Rhys Bowen | 2001
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The new French restaurant in the village is the latest victim of the arsonist hitting the area. Only this time, a body is found in the aftermath. The colorful characters are back in full force and the plot is another great puzzle.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-evan-and-elle-by-rhys-bowen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
X-Men &#039;92 Volume 0: Warzones!
X-Men '92 Volume 0: Warzones!
Chris Sims, Chad Bowers, Scott Koblish | 2016 | Comics & Graphic Novels
7
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
When I found out that part of Warzones would involve the X-Men circa the early 1990s cartoon, I was psyched. Cue the crazy theme song. Jubilee was my favorite.
Though, it didn't really end up delivering, as far as I'm concerned. I wanted it to be so much better, but it was just an average story. At least they kept all characters' looks the same.
  
The Greatest Showman (2017)
The Greatest Showman (2017)
2017 | Drama, Musical
Soundtrack (2 more)
Casting
Visuals
Better the 2nd time
The first viewing had me in love with the soundtrack, but had a tricky time staying engaged to the story. Upon watching the film a second time I found I enjoyed it more. Wonderful production value, the visuals were beautifully shot, and the music is catchy and will get stuck in your head(in a good way)
  
A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales, #1)
A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales, #1)
Eloisa James | 2010 | Romance
8
7.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was a really cute novel. I really enjoyed reading it. It was predictable but that is to be expected when a novel is based off of a fairy tale. I found myself engrossed in this novel. It was a nice escape from reality. I will definitely look into reading more novels by this author. The writing was spectacular, and it was very imaginative.