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Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Ready or Not (2019) in Movies

Mar 22, 2021  
Ready or Not (2019)
Ready or Not (2019)
2019 | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
10
7.6 (46 Ratings)
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Ready or not is one of those films that sounds stupid, a woman marries into a wealthy family who made their money from making games (and hunting). To be accepted in the family all she has to do is take part in the family tradition of playing one game, only the game is hide and seek and it's played to the death. Some how the film works, It's set in a large house which helps the keep the atmosphere tense and there is just the right amount of humour that helps the film keep a fast pace.
I wouldn't say that Ready or not is a scary horror, lacking even any real jump scares but it doesn't need them, the film is not about being scared, it's about the chase, survival and dysfunctional family dynamics. Even the sub plot about the pack with the devil is used more for mystery than horror and the film does a good job of keeping the view from knowing the truth until the end.
Ready or Not is an enjoyable romp with a bit of blood, a bit of horror and just enough story to keep it going .
  
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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated The Serpent (The Gameshouse, #1) in Books

Apr 27, 2018  
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The Serpent (The Gameshouse, #1)
Claire North | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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The Gameshouse is a novella series by Claire North, author of Touch and several other books. She is a stunning writer with a distinct and mysterious writing style that engages the reader and forces them to think harder and harder with every passing page.

The first novella, The Serpant, proved a beautiful introduction to the world in which the Gameshouse resides, which is our world, except not. It’s a world in which there are cunning, clever, devious, and skilled players using our world as a game board. The game might be an election, a war, or something more simple such as hide and seek. But they play for more than money. They play for years of their lives, their love of the taste of strawberries, a memory, the affections of the person they last loved, the richness of the color purple… or something more detrimental: if I win, you take my asthma. If you win, I take your constant migraines.

The story begins with a beautiful portrait and backstory of our main character Thini, who later becomes a crucial piece in a bigger game. Her game is played, the game is won, and the world goes on.

Read my review of the whole series here: http://haleymathiot.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-gameshouse.html
  
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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated The Sun Played Hide-And-Seek the Sun Played Hide-And-Seek: A Personification Story a Personification Story in Books

Jun 18, 2018  
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The Sun Played Hide-And-Seek the Sun Played Hide-And-Seek: A Personification Story a Personification Story
Brian Cleary | 2017
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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The Sun Played Hide-and-Seek: A Personification Story by Brian P. Cleary is about a young girl is given an assignment to do a presentation on the unfamiliar word. Her classmates are distributed much easier projects using such words as puns, similes, metaphors, superlatives, idioms. After reading this book kids will no longer struggle with the meaning and execution of the word “personification.” The author explains it clearly and gives many examples so kids will have an understanding of the sophisticated term.

The teacher gives her a nudge and tells her she had better get working on her assignment as time is running out. It’s due tomorrow. She needs some time to think and wrap her mind around what she is going to do. After school she climbs a hill, crosses a wooden bridge and ends up in Riverside park. She is inspired by what she sees in nature around her. Example after example of pesonification comes to mind. She still is very nervous and has a sleepless night tossing and turning.

Find out exactly how that happens. At long last the little girl has the most hands-on, comprehensive, back-to-nature visuals of all times. Her presentation comes alive and her classmates understand its meaning no problem.

I received this ARC from Lerner Publishing Group and Millbrook Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.