Firekeeper's Daughter
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Debut author Angeline Boulley crafts a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root...
My Mortal Enemy
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My Mortal Enemy is the eighth novel by American author Willa Cather. It was first published in 1926....
Hot Pursuit (Hostile Operations Team, #1)
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The last man she ever wanted to see… Evie Baker’s luck just ran out. Thanks to an ex-partner...
Alex (Twilights Falls #1)
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Alex Hancock needs money to salvage his career. Finn West needs a spouse to stop his aunt from...
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Before We Were Strangers
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Something happened to her mother that night. Something no one wants to talk about. But she's...
The Perfect Mother
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She thought they wanted her baby. But they won’t stop there. Roz is young, penniless and...
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated The Matrix (1999) in Movies
Sep 3, 2021
Sure, The Matrix was the catalyst for countless copycats and IRL edgelords (I remember seeing this back in 2000 as a humble 12 year old, thinking it was the coolest fucking thing ever, before having my perceptions unceremoniously shattered by the influx of middle aged men walking around my tiny countryside hometown in leather dusters) but it did it first, and looked good doing it. I can even get past the blaring breakbeat music, because it's The Matrix dammit.
All these years later, a fair chunk of the dialogue is cheesy as all hell, and occasionally a little cringey, but other than that, it still stands the test of time.
Also, Rage Against the Machine.
ClareR (6037 KP) rated What it Feels Like For a Girl in Books
Nov 9, 2021
Byron becomes a rent boy, meets new friends at a bar who, he discovers, want the same things out of life as him: he wants to be a woman, and he feels that is what he was supposed to have been.
“Hedonistic” is the word that describes Byron’s life at this time. Until, that is, it all comes tumbling down. One very stupid act lands Byron in jail. But it’s what he does with this time in jail that really counts. And he decides to turn his life around.
I loved this. I enjoyed reading it in the Hucknall vernacular (it reminded me of my dad’s accent in Lincolnshire)and the chapter headings were spot on (all titles from songs at that time). And I felt so much for the young Byron - sad that his family didn’t seem to understand or care for him (other than his grandmother); sad that he couldn’t live as he wanted to and had no guidance to keep him safe. In fact he was lucky that he didn’t end up murdered or overdosed. It’s such an emotional book.
Highly recommended.
Six Sweets Under
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In a cute new culinary cozy from USA Today bestselling author Sarah Fox, budding chocolatier Becca...
Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated Of Lilies and Lies (Stirling Harbor #1) in Books
Apr 9, 2023
Kit is trying to piece her life back together after her abusive husband dies. She has been trying to put her life back together for the past 3 years but there's just too much history. She thinks the best thing to do is move back to her childhood hometown and make amends with her family, on her way home she runs into a handsome stranger Greer, but that is the last she will ever see of him surely!?
Wow! Honestly wow. This book is thrilling and captivating from the start. I enjoy the way Margaux has written from both Kit and Greer's perspectives, it gives you an insight into what they're both thinking and feeling. There is a lot to process in the story abuse, rape, violence, and trauma which brings a lot of emotion with it. I felt that from both parties and found myself having a few 'Ahh, bless them' moments as I was that invested in a positive outcome for them both. The ending of the book is fantastic as well as extremely well written. I don't want to say too much but my heart was in my mouth! I can't praise Margaux enough and would gladly read another book by this author.
A 5/5 recommended read