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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Adrift (2018) in Movies

May 25, 2019

Adrift (2018)

2018 | Action, Adventure, Drama

5.8

(16 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Sweet romance between thou are immediately thrown into the action (0 more)

Confusing (1 more)

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You are immediately thrown into the action of Tami coming to after being tossed about below deck from the hurricane. Had I not been reading a play-by-play on IMDB, I might have been more confused than I was but I was intrigued by what I read so I wanted to see how it all played out onscreen. I would have preferred to see the hurricane shown because I'm a fan of disaster films, but instead, we are shown the aftermath and flashbacks of the couple's first meeting and the romance that followed. I would also have liked to see more of the actual rescue and her telling her story to the Japanese sailors and/or people in Hawaii when she was taken to the island instead of brief and vague glimpses of it.

The doldrums of trying to survive aboard a broken vessel and all the boredom of hours upon hours of being adrift is shown.

The acting is decent enough.

There is very little excitement to hold one's interest. I was disappointed that in the movie but it wasn't my story to tell. This is based on the true story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft, who is listed as one of the writers and is shown briefly at the end of the movie.

It's not great. Reading about the actual story online is more satisfying. I am curious about Ashcraft's book but it's probably as boring as the movie.

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Storms of Malhado

Maria Elena Sandovici

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Galveston Island, Texas, September 2008 As even die-hard islanders evacuate, Katie and her...

Texas Galveston Reincarnation past lives romance

Wined and Died in New Orleans

Ellen Byron

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

The second in a fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated Raging Heat (Nikki Heat, #6) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on NYC, Nikki is racing to solve the murder of a man who fell from a plane. Are the clues leading to a powerful politician? Or is she ignoring the true trail and the clues that her boyfriend Rook is finding?

While there are scenes and lines that fans of Castle will love, this book works well as a mystery on its own. And the arrival of Sandy, while predictably timed, does add a great new layer to the story. Some interesting character development and this book is another winner is one of the most brilliant tie in series of all time.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/10/book-review-raging-heat-by-richard.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Monica (4 KP) rated Fantasticland in Books

Sep 20, 2018

Fantasticland

Mike Brockoven | 2016 | Horror

8.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Characters were very developed and they change within the book. (0 more)

I enjoyed it

Fantasticland is a modern day Lord of the Flies, that focuses on a theme park. After a hurricane young employees of a theme park are trapped and forced to survive anyway they can.

The story is told from different perspectives of each character of how they survived and what happened. I liked the idea of the story being told in interviews. It showed how the events in the theme park changed each person. The character development was really good and the plot moved along at a great pace. It did have some gory moments but with context to show how desperate things got. I would recommend this book.