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The Importance of Pawns (Chronicles of the House of Valois)
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Based on historical events and characters in sixteenth-century France, this timeless tale pits envy,...
Historical Fiction
Eugène Delacroix image gallery and wallpapers
Education
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Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist...
Air France Press
News and Travel
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With the Air France Press app, sit back and relax… Your journey is already starting! Even before...
Words+ ~ a Scrabble like game ~ turn-based
Games and Social Networking
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Come and play the best turn-based scrabble-type word game you’ve ever seen! Play with up to 4...
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Breeders (Breeders, #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2018
I received this book as a give away as part of a compilation [Shattered Worlds]. I have decided to give each book it's own review as I finish them to give the authors their due.
[The Breeders] by [Katie French] was a very exciting well written book. The main character of Riley was full of spunk and wasn't going to let anyone get the better of her. Her goal was to protect the ones she loves. As the story progresses she realizes she may need some help with this and must learn to trust other people.
This will be a book I look for in a paper edition to put in my classroom library. I will also be putting the {Believers] on my reading list.
[The Breeders] by [Katie French] was a very exciting well written book. The main character of Riley was full of spunk and wasn't going to let anyone get the better of her. Her goal was to protect the ones she loves. As the story progresses she realizes she may need some help with this and must learn to trust other people.
This will be a book I look for in a paper edition to put in my classroom library. I will also be putting the {Believers] on my reading list.
Andrew Kennedy (199 KP) rated Baby Driver (2017) in Movies
Jun 10, 2019
I love a good car chase film and this is a great one.
Like the French Connection and Ronin the car chases are amazing.
Also the soundtrack which took director Edgar Wright a year to complete.
Ansel Elgot delivers a superb performance as the titular character Baby. Who is always listening to music and how that music interacts with the action on screen is a credit to Wright.
Kevin Spacey is fine as the criminal mastermind. With some surprising actors turning up as robbers.
The script never takes itself overly serious and has some lovely wit on display. The nephew is my personal favourite.
There is always something happening and it's a high octane ride. This is no Driving Miss Daisy.
Like the French Connection and Ronin the car chases are amazing.
Also the soundtrack which took director Edgar Wright a year to complete.
Ansel Elgot delivers a superb performance as the titular character Baby. Who is always listening to music and how that music interacts with the action on screen is a credit to Wright.
Kevin Spacey is fine as the criminal mastermind. With some surprising actors turning up as robbers.
The script never takes itself overly serious and has some lovely wit on display. The nephew is my personal favourite.
There is always something happening and it's a high octane ride. This is no Driving Miss Daisy.
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) in Books
Feb 1, 2018
Great follow-up to French's "In the Woods." This time the novel features Cassie (of Cassie & Rob) as the narrator. In the aftermath of the first novel's Operation Vestal, Cassie now finds herself in the midst of an undercover operation, Operation Mirror. Cassie is brought in, reluctantly at first, after a woman is found dead and it is discovered she is using one of Cassie's old undercover aliases. The woman, Lexie Madison, is a ringer for Cassie. Cassie finds herself drawn into the web of Lexie's life and those of her four housemates. French is a great storyteller and while I didn't find this story quite as suspenseful as the previous, it's still quite compelling. It was very enjoyable to hear things from Cassie's perspective this time.
Ross (3284 KP) rated Cable & Deadpool Vol. 1: If Looks Could Kill in Books
Oct 9, 2018
Good Cable book, not so much Deadpool
Note that this is "Cable & Deadpool", NOT the other way round. This is first and foremost a Cable book, with Deadpool along for the ride. Deadpool is hired to help a strange French religious sect steal a virus that changes how people look - they want everyone in the world to look the same - blue. It starts off as a decent irreverent Deadpool story but once Cable gets embroiled it all gets more serious. There are fun moments, such as when the stars have to share their DNA in order to recover from the virus (which all gets a bit pseudo-science mumbo jumboey) with quite amusing results.
This is far from Deadpool at his best, but it is still enjoyable.
This is far from Deadpool at his best, but it is still enjoyable.
Milleen (47 KP) rated You Me Everything in Books
Nov 14, 2018 (Updated Nov 14, 2018)
Anyone who needs a dose of warm sunshine will enjoy this novel set over a long hot summer in the French countryside. Jess and her ten-year-old son William set off to spend a summer in a chateau restored by Adam, his father and Jess' ex-partner. Jess wants William and Adam to form a closer bond and finds herself impressed with Adam's successful hotel venture. Friends arrive and the summer rolls on, secrets and stories unfold. This novel emerges you in the lavender scented warmth of France, the dynamics of family, old friends and new acquaintances and heart wrenching decisions. Isaac' scharacters are believable and pull you into their world. This could be equally appreciated on a sun-lounger or curled up by the fire.
The 3 Little Pigs - Book & Games
Book and Education
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3 Little Pigs is a wonderful storybook multilingual, illustrated by Michelle Katherine Martin, with...