Rise of the Shadow Stealers
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Fletcher and Scoop are Apprentice Adventurers from the ancient establishment of Blotting's Academy...
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The True Queen
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When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can’t...
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The Night Singer
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Police detective Hannah Duncker didn’t expect to return to her native Öland. She fled after her...
Dean (6927 KP) rated Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020) in Movies
Aug 22, 2021
This has the same old plot really, this time a big game hunter has set up a Graboid hunt on a remote island. Filmed in the lovely islands of Thailand. As usual things get out of hand and who who else do you turn to to deal with the problem than good ol' Burt Gummer.
The effects are pretty good, and this seems to have been influenced by Predator in a few scenes. Still tongue in cheek but you know what you are getting by now. One for Tremors fans otherwise you're not missing much.
The Thief Catcher (Delia Frost #2)
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A holiday in the resort could be her last. Delia Frost is ready to quit her job and take a...
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The Last Families
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Escaping their land’s destruction, the Kaptarish, Drontas, Verbaren, and Ninfires have reached the...
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The Last Girl To Die
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The island watched and wept… In search of a new life, sixteen-year-old Adriana Clark’s family...
Amityville Uprising (2022)
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As a direct result of a chemical explosion at the Fort Johnson military base, a deleterious cloud...
David McK (3600 KP) rated Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) in Movies
Aug 3, 2025 (Updated Aug 3, 2025)
IF I was to rate all 7, probably be something like:
Superb (Jurassic Park), Very Good (The Lost World), Good (Jurassic Park 3), Very good (Jurassic World), OK (Fallen Kingdom), Poor (Dominion), Good (Rebirth).
Basically, every 4th film almost seems to 'reset' the franchise as a whole, with the next 2 films increasing poor until the next reset.
This one, then, clearly takes its inspiration from the original: while Dinosaurs are now part of the ecology of the planet, the majority of this takes place on a remote island where they are able to roam free and from where the heroes of the piece spend most of their time trying to escape.
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Poison Garden in Books
Oct 24, 2019
"On the ferry ride home, I was not yet planning to kill anyone. I was still full of hope, eager to land on Chinook Island..."
This is one of those thrillers where you have to go in willing to suspend a little disbelief. It's a bit crazy and a little preposterous, sure. But I have to admit, this was a fun one. I was a little hesitant for a while, pretty sure I had it all figured out and it wasn't going to surprise me. But, I'll gladly admit, I was wrong! This turned out to be a very enthralling read, and I consumed the last half breathlessly, quite intrigued to find out what happened with Elise and Keiran.
I was doubtful about this one in the beginning because it relies on the somewhat overused unreliable narrator trope: can we trust Elise? It seems she's been a sleepwalker in the past, and now, stressed once again, has turned back to her old habits. (At least she wasn't an alcoholic.) I didn't really love Elise, but I admire a book that can keep me engaged even when I'm not 100% behind our protagonist.
"Was I going mad? Padding around in the dark, my subconscious alter ego seizing control?
In fact none of our cast of characters is a real winner: Elise's new husband; her ex, who seems a bit stalkery; her flirtatious neighbor... There is a lot of focus on herbs and medicinal plants, which Elise's mom used in her store. You're never really sure where or why some of the details are thrown in.
But... where this book succeeds and what makes it worth reading is its unpredictability. All of those details are, in fact, quite important. By the end, when it all came together, I was quite surprised (a little mad at myself for not putting more together sooner) and impressed. This one kept me guessing and outwitted me. It was a very easy read and a fun, different thriller. 3.75 stars--rounded to 4 here.