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Inky Books (3 KP) rated Look to the Stars in Books
Jun 21, 2018
“Look to the stars, little bird.”
It isn’t often I take quotes directly from the book, but I feel as if this one explains a lot, or it would once you read it.
I’m a sucker for secrets and books with lots of fantasy adventure travel, and this book had both. Brave, a spoiled yet adventurous girl makes the almost perfect main character for the book. Aras, an annoying yet somehow intriguing man that Brave finds in the forest, made just as much as a good main character. They have flaws just like any good character, but some of the time they seemed to forgive each other to easily. It seems like in their weird love/hate friendship almost anything can go without repercussions. Some of it just seemed a little fake and forced by the author.
While I do like these two characters, the others become confusing. Maybe it’s just my brain, but the characters, the more minor ones, started to get mushed and jumbled in my head. They lacked distinctive character traits. Luckily, much of the book doesn’t involve the confusing characters, so it didn’t last long or affect much of the plot.
The middle and end of the book kept my attention. That’s not saying that the beginning didn’t, just that it was much more interesting. When I was almost done with the book, I stopped reading it for a reason even I don’t know, and over time I felt obligated to finish it. So I decided I would at least skim the last few chapters, because the book deserved to be finished. It was silly of me really, the end was good too, I just somehow forgot why I wanted to read it in the first place.
My point is, don’t do what I did and just randomly stop reading this book six chapters from the end.
This book was good, and the ending, while surprising in a predictable sort of way, was a little anti-climatic. It felt like an ending, but the umph factor just wasn’t there.
I’m giving this book 4 stars for a great plot and main characters. The lack of a climatic ending kind of made me uninterested, I thought the book would have been better if the ending was the second to the last chapter. It left more to the imagination until the next book. Also, some of the mild characters were confusing and unreal.
It isn’t often I take quotes directly from the book, but I feel as if this one explains a lot, or it would once you read it.
I’m a sucker for secrets and books with lots of fantasy adventure travel, and this book had both. Brave, a spoiled yet adventurous girl makes the almost perfect main character for the book. Aras, an annoying yet somehow intriguing man that Brave finds in the forest, made just as much as a good main character. They have flaws just like any good character, but some of the time they seemed to forgive each other to easily. It seems like in their weird love/hate friendship almost anything can go without repercussions. Some of it just seemed a little fake and forced by the author.
While I do like these two characters, the others become confusing. Maybe it’s just my brain, but the characters, the more minor ones, started to get mushed and jumbled in my head. They lacked distinctive character traits. Luckily, much of the book doesn’t involve the confusing characters, so it didn’t last long or affect much of the plot.
The middle and end of the book kept my attention. That’s not saying that the beginning didn’t, just that it was much more interesting. When I was almost done with the book, I stopped reading it for a reason even I don’t know, and over time I felt obligated to finish it. So I decided I would at least skim the last few chapters, because the book deserved to be finished. It was silly of me really, the end was good too, I just somehow forgot why I wanted to read it in the first place.
My point is, don’t do what I did and just randomly stop reading this book six chapters from the end.
This book was good, and the ending, while surprising in a predictable sort of way, was a little anti-climatic. It felt like an ending, but the umph factor just wasn’t there.
I’m giving this book 4 stars for a great plot and main characters. The lack of a climatic ending kind of made me uninterested, I thought the book would have been better if the ending was the second to the last chapter. It left more to the imagination until the next book. Also, some of the mild characters were confusing and unreal.

Colin Trevorrow recommended Annie Hall (1977) in Movies (curated)

Ian Deakin (20 KP) rated the Xbox 360 version of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified in Video Games
May 4, 2019
New concept (1 more)
Tactics good
Mix of tactical and 3rd person (2 more)
Controls bad
Just dont work
What was they thinking
Started the game thought was good started strange which i like. Went though the tutorial liking it once got more squad members seem to go down hill from there. Either as a 3rd person or tactical would be good, but thix.of both to me just dont seem to gel. Personally i think that should had kept at 3rd person only and would been ok. Controls are standard for a 3rd person shooter so nothing tha makes it stands out. And the 15 hour game play for the campain just dont seem as in depth as other xcoms

Georgina DeBurca (2 KP) rated Head Over Tail (Ridgeville, #4) in Books
Jan 29, 2018
WOW... Just... WOW. This series keeps up the interest. Throws it at you in spades. :D
So This is Maddy and Ricker's story. I don't like to give anything away so this is gonna be a tough review. Hmmm. Maddy is not as strong as a lot of other females in her clan... but with the Prima's help, she's learning. I'll just say Ricker helps her out of a tight spot and leave it at that... And then they fall. Personalities clash and duel. As does their bodies. :D
Go read. Seriously. This one might just be my new favourite.
Oh - Well written, well thought out story line. Awesome Characters.
LOVED IT!!
So This is Maddy and Ricker's story. I don't like to give anything away so this is gonna be a tough review. Hmmm. Maddy is not as strong as a lot of other females in her clan... but with the Prima's help, she's learning. I'll just say Ricker helps her out of a tight spot and leave it at that... And then they fall. Personalities clash and duel. As does their bodies. :D
Go read. Seriously. This one might just be my new favourite.
Oh - Well written, well thought out story line. Awesome Characters.
LOVED IT!!

Sarah (7800 KP) rated I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) in Movies
Oct 11, 2018
An unnecessary sequel
As with all sequels, this one is pretty unnecessary. Whilst as sequels go it isn’t terrible, it just feels like it’s repeating the same old things over again, and not very well either. This film seems to have upped the ante on the gore and the body count, but it’s nowhere near as scary or creepy. It’s still quite entertaining and funny, it’s just not a patch on the original and the little twist at the end is a lame.
I’m shocked to see how many famous people are in this that I forgot about, namely Jack Black and Milton Dammers himself, Jeffrey Combs. Just a shame they couldn’t make this as good as the original.
I’m shocked to see how many famous people are in this that I forgot about, namely Jack Black and Milton Dammers himself, Jeffrey Combs. Just a shame they couldn’t make this as good as the original.

Lightning McQueen recommended Racing Dreams (2010) in Movies (curated)

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Restraint (Mistress & Master of Restraint, #1) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
4.5 stars.
I was wary of reading this as I'm not the biggest fan of erotica but WOW! That is hardly what this book is about. More like coming to terms with abuse through "the lifestyle" aka BDSM.
I wasn't sure what was happening early on but boy did I get drawn into this story. I know that it wont be for everyone but I was drawn into the mystery of figuring how they knew each other and who Master Ez was.
Yes, there is sex but it's not OTT like in a lot of other erotica and there is a really strong plotline to it. One I need to continue ASAP (Maybe like RIGHT NOW since I just bought book 2 in the series!!)
P.S. It could do with a little editing as there are words missing and wrong words in places.
I was wary of reading this as I'm not the biggest fan of erotica but WOW! That is hardly what this book is about. More like coming to terms with abuse through "the lifestyle" aka BDSM.
I wasn't sure what was happening early on but boy did I get drawn into this story. I know that it wont be for everyone but I was drawn into the mystery of figuring how they knew each other and who Master Ez was.
Yes, there is sex but it's not OTT like in a lot of other erotica and there is a really strong plotline to it. One I need to continue ASAP (Maybe like RIGHT NOW since I just bought book 2 in the series!!)
P.S. It could do with a little editing as there are words missing and wrong words in places.
