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I listened to the audiobook as I was driving to visit my friends. I actually really enjoyed this book. Lauren Oliver is great at creating a very vivid world and a creepy vibe.
The characters were not as well developed as some of her other books, but I still found them interesting.
The plot itself went along at a nice pace. It was quick but not so fast that you don't know what is happening.
Overall, it is a great read!
The characters were not as well developed as some of her other books, but I still found them interesting.
The plot itself went along at a nice pace. It was quick but not so fast that you don't know what is happening.
Overall, it is a great read!
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated The Volcano of Doom (Accidental Detectives, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The start of the revised Accidental Detective series and a brand new book. A trip to Hawaii for a wedding turns dangerous when an ancient Japanese statue is found in the possession of the groom, who promptly disappears. This may be a middle grade book, but it is filled with twists and a puzzling mystery you won't want to put down.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-volcano-of-doom-by-sigmund.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-volcano-of-doom-by-sigmund.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Cece writes biographies of dead mystery authors. While working on a biography of Erle Stanley Gardner, she finds a letter he'd received from a prisoner who claimed to be innocent. Can Cece dig up this cold case and prove the man innocent? I found this debut a little slow at times, but I was still drawn to Cece and the mystery.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-i-dreamed-i-married-perry.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-i-dreamed-i-married-perry.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
SWalker (0 KP) rated Throne of Glass in Books
Mar 10, 2018 (Updated Mar 10, 2018)
Plot (3 more)
Characters
Writing style
Everything
I’m usually a bit hesitant to stray from my favorite authors and this time was no different. However, I’m soo glad I did! You want action, mystery, romance, betrayal? It’s all here. The best part is that it’s all here without the usual angsty cliches normally found in books that are listed as YA. I’m not going to recap the book, you can read the cover yourself. Read the book, read the series, you won’t regret it!!
Fran Donohoe (856 KP) rated Love, Simon (2018) in Movies
Jun 4, 2018
I liked Simon rather than love
This is an above average teen film which ran like a who's who from 13 reasons why only slightly better, having said that I'm a 46 year old man so what do I know,I watched it with my youngest daughter (17) and although the subject matter was important it wasnt uncomfortable to watch and I found myself routing for Nick Robinson's character, over all a good film
ClareR (5879 KP) rated Heart of Glass in Books
May 26, 2018
I found this book very hard to get in to - the characters aren’t at all likeable and the story was quite confusing in places. The language used in the story was also quite hard to follow. The main character Li-Ann is very immature, takes lots of risks and lots of drugs, and it showed. If that was the aim, then that aim was well and truly met!
Thanks to The Pigeonhole and the author for my copy of this book.
Thanks to The Pigeonhole and the author for my copy of this book.
Liliannar (58 KP) rated End of Watch in Books
May 29, 2018
While the story may be a bit unbelievable in content, it was extremely well written and kept my attention. I was highly motivated to keep listening and find out what happened next. The ending was predictable to a point, but the story certainly wrapped up in what felt like the perfect way. Like most of King's work I found it easy to connect with the characters and care about them as people. This is definitely a series I will read through again.
Allory Auflick (55 KP) rated Turtles All The Way Down in Books
Jul 12, 2018
I’m a big fan of John Green so his latest release was highly anticipated. As someone with an anxiety disorder I found his portrayal of mental illness almost upsettingly exceptional. Some of the scenes were so relatable that I could see myself in Aza’s place. That being said, the overarching plot was somewhat lacking; I felt like the book wrapped up too quickly and the balance of the two plots, finding a lost rich man and living with mental illness, was lost.
Chrissie-ann (78 KP) rated Tag (2018) in Movies
Jul 1, 2018
Fun comedy with a great cast
I saw this movie today at the cinema, I had seen a trailer for it a few months ago and to be honest even though the trailer was funny I forgot about it. My partner noticed it was out now so we went. I wasn't disappointed, from the beginning of the film I found myself laughing. I thought the cast were really strong and they did bounce off each other well. I would really recommend.
Jemma Walsh (81 KP) rated Pretty Little Liars in TV
Jul 2, 2018
Mysterious (3 more)
Suspense
Murder
Teen/ young adult
I loved this show, watched it since day one, always trying to guess who A was, always getting it wrong ha! Loved the characters and their story lines the last few seasons got really good and more ‘darker’ and then we found out who A really was and I’m not sure I enjoyed the ending I feel like more could have been done, that or I’m just in denial that’s the end haha