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Becs (244 KP) rated Essence in Books

Oct 18, 2018

Essence

Hayley Gabrielle | 2018 | Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

The story. (3 more)

The background.

The charcters.

The cover.

A incredibly captivating story of one girl's adventure of finding who she truly is meant to be.

I was given a read and review copy of Essence by Hayley Gabrielle herself for my full honest opinion.

I absolutely blew through this novel in a matter of 24hrs. I was hooked from the very beginning and I must say, this was one heck of a debut novel! I loved it with a burning passion. The story was there, the background was there, for as much as I could see, there were not any noticeable grammatical errors, the plot is striking profound, and I will definitely be rereading this novel in the very near future!

Can I talk about how much I love Thorne? I really love him and honestly, I really wanted him and Abbey to be together. He deserves love too, even though he's arrogant as all get out. I cried actual tears at the final scene with the portal. An incredibly sad ending and I can not wait to see where Abbey's story continues!

You can find more about this review on my blog at bookingwayreads.wordpress.com

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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Blinded by the Light (2019) in Movies

Apr 26, 2020

Blinded by the Light (2019)

2019 | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.1

(16 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Clumsy and unoriginal

Watching this film would never be my choice, as despite my love of musicals I've never been particularly interested in the music of Bruce Springsteen. And I'm afraid to say this film hasn't changed my opinion on this either.

This film is so cheesy and cliched that I spent most of the time watching it cringing in horror. It seems to copy virtually every other type of film that has come before it that looks at coming of age in a Muslim and Pakistani background - it's like a poor version of East is East, with barely any laughs & a bit of Springsteen thrown in. The production values in this too are rather poor. You can tell it's low budget, from the dodgy dance scenes to the cinematography as a whole.

There is a decent cast thrown into this like Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon and Dean Charles Chapman but I felt like they were sadly underused and letdown by the poor and ridiculously cheesy script. There are some likeable parts in this that makes it a little bit feel good but overall I could've quite happily turned this off and not felt like I was missing out.