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Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated To Have and To Lose (Deathly Beloved) in Books

Sep 7, 2022

To Have and To Lose (Deathly Beloved)

Miranda Grant | 2022 | Humor & Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Aurelia is a fairy princess with the world on her shoulders. For as long as she can remember there has been war it's down to her to end it all.

I love Miranda's writing it's always one that captures me and makes me want to read more, I'm always disappointed when I get to the end of one of her stories.

This is the prequel to death do us part and is pretty gut-wrenching in parts. It's a fast-paced book with some rather hot sex scenes and a lot of blood.

I can't say too much without giving away what happens and nobody likes spoilers!

I hope you read it and enjoy it as much as I have.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) created a post

Mar 1, 2023

My February 2023 reads!

9 reads I’ve really struggled this month!

0 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2 ⭐️⭐️
1 ⭐️
4 DNFS

My favourite book of the month has
College of shadows by Mark Wells! Well written and intriguing
Also Gods & Monsters was pretty good too!

My least favourite The Hating Game it was just drivel and a very rare one star as I don’t like giving them!

February was such a hard month I just struggled to read much.

My DNFS were high this month I just couldn’t get one with so many and to be honest both The Hating game and the Seven Sisters came so close to DNF!

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David McK (3932 KP) rated Spider-Noir in TV

Jul 5, 2026 (Updated Jul 5, 2026)

Spider-Noir

2026 |

8.0

(1 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Well, that was unexpectedly good.

Nic Cage starring live action of Spider-Noir, available to view in either full-colour or authentic black-and-white, as a detective in the 1930s who also happens to be New Yorks one and only superhero, before giving up the latter following the death of his fiancee years earlier than this is set.

This is thus a mixture of detective work, pulling heavily from the detective noir (it's in the title, folks) of the 40s and 50s, as well as some body horror (the episode where it flashes back to how he got his powers) and a new take on some familiar foes (most noticeably, to me, Flint Marko aka Sandman).

Definitely well worth a watch!

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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Aug 7, 2026

It's #FolkloreFriday 🌾

This week's folklore focus is on Gŵyl Awst and the harvest traditions of Wales.

The Welsh harvest festival on the 1st August marked the beginning of the reaping season with ceremony as much as practicality. Welsh harvest customs understood the land not as a simple resource but as a presence with its own integrity — the first sheaf treated with significance, the harvest supper binding communities around shared labour, the beliefs around the last sheaf encoding a view of the crop's spirit that persisted well into the modern period.

Gŵyl Awst is the Welsh Pagan tradition at its most grounded and most honest. The land gives. The giving deserves acknowledgement. The ceremony is the community saying both of those things out loud.

#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore #WelshMythology

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Merissa (14214 KP) rated End of Ever After: A Cinderella Retelling in Books

Nov 14, 2018

End of Ever After: A Cinderella Retelling

E.L. Tenenbaum | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

10.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

End of Ever After A Cinderella Retelling by E.L. Tenenbaum

End of Ever After is the first in a series of fairy tale re-tellings by E.L. Tenenbaum. After reading this one about CinderElla, I can only say that I WILL be reading the others. This was a fantastic re-telling of the original story, rather than the Disney version. I loved how it was played out, told as past and present tense intermingle, giving you hints of what is to come without knowing the full details.

I thought the names given to the characters were excellent, and I thoroughly enjoyed putting the descriptions of the characters and their new names to the ones I already know. Some of the characters hide their truths, others wear them as a shield. Either way, this book is full of characters to love or loathe. I will say from the start that Matteus was a favourite of mine, and I only hope for a HEA in his future! As for the ending here? Sheer perfection for the story. I couldn't envisage it any other way, and don't want to either.

With no editing or grammatical errors that disrupted my reading, I found this book to be wonderfully paced, giving a rich story without too many or not enough embellishments. I loved this world, and can't wait to return to it. Absolutely recommended by me.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
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