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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Oct 21, 2020  
Sneak a peek at the Christian historical romance series AMERICAN WONDERS COLLECTION by Regina Scott on my blog. There's also a GIVEAWAY to win both books in the series, a tote bag, book swag, and a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card - three winners total!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2020/10/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-nothing.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS OF NOTHING SHORT OF WONDROUS (AMERICAN WONDERS COLLECTION #2)**
In 1886, the U.S. government gave control of Yellowstone, the country's first national park, to the cavalry to stop predation by poachers, hunters, and vandals. Mrs. Kate Tremaine is all for the change. The young widow and her late husband held the lease to operate one of the hotels in the park. She has raised her six-year-old son among God's wonders and knows every inch of the mountainous park like the back of her hand. It is her home, and she has vowed to protect it.

Lieutenant William Prescott needs someone of Kate's caliber more than he knows. Congress has appropriated funds for only one guide, who is required elsewhere in the park, and the cavalryman is having some trouble finding his way around much less tracking down the troublemakers. As Kate and her son help him, he doesn't dare give in to the tender feelings she raises in him. A tragic mistake eight years ago nearly derailed his career and made him question his own abilities. Not even Kate's encouragement or God's forgiveness can blot out the stain on his conscience.

When Kate's son disappears, Will and Kate must work together to rescue the boy and protect the park. In doing so, they may just find that two wounded hearts can lead to one powerful love when God is in control.
      
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ClareR (6037 KP) rated Love Will Tear Us Apart in Books

Jun 8, 2018 (Updated Aug 14, 2018)  
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Holly Seddon | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
More communication needed!!
This book seems to be based around a couples inability to communicate with one another and the problems that goes on to cause. The couple are Kate and Paul, and they have been best friends since they were seven years old. This continues through their teenaged years and into adulthood. They have a pact at 15, that if they aren't married by 30, they'll marry each other. Kate is brought up pretty much by Paul's parents. Hers are too busy initially, and then Kate's mother dies. Her father is too busy and too detached from her by this point. She seems to live a lonely life and the only relief is Paul and his family. We meet them on holiday with their children in the lead up to their 10th wedding anniversary. They seem very distant from one another.
The story follows their childhood, teens, twenties and present day, all in the form of flashback chapters.
I really enjoyed this book: it's melancholy and just plain sad at times, but a well-written, thoughtful novel.
Many thanks to the author and The Pigeonhole (a social reading platform) for my copy of this book.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Forever (The Abandoned, #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021  
Forever (The Abandoned, #1)
Forever (The Abandoned, #1)
Eric Marier | 2014
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
3.5 stars

Where to start...?

I'll start with Kate. I wasn't her biggest fan. As Hain described her she was just a "spoilt brat" and I have to agree. I'll admit that she started to mellow the further we got through the book but not much. Yeah, I get that being told you've been reincarnated for the past god knows how long would be hard to accept but to be such a bitch to everyone?

As for Kev, he seemed to be a bad boy but he was doing his best to get out of that lifestyle and I liked him for that.

The storyline was interesting. It kept me reading, which is always a good thing. I was thrown off by her not having that mark but that bit at the end...a nice revelation that has me intrigued enough to want to continue this series.

One thing that did wind me up a little. The fact that Kate could say "f*ck" but would use every other word possible for the word "sh*t", such as "faeces" and "excrement". I didn't understand that at all.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Underworld: Blood Wars (2017) in Movies

Aug 26, 2017  
Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)
Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)
2017 | Action, Fantasy, Horror
6
6.7 (65 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Kate Beckinsale (0 more)
Cgi again is poor quality in places (1 more)
Not that different to the last 2 films
Another cash in
I was excited to hear about another Underworld film. The first was great but they have gone rapidly down hill ever since. This is slightly better than the last outing and carries on shortly after where the last one ended. However it's been basically the same story for the last few films now. Unless they can come up with something fresh it might be time to put a stake through the heart of this franchise.
  
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SummerLGrant (185 KP) rated Rough Night (2017) in Movies

Sep 10, 2017  
Rough Night (2017)
Rough Night (2017)
2017 | Comedy
7
6.0 (30 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Better than I thought it was going to be
A film that was ripe to be an utter cringe-fest but thankfully kept it to a minimum. It's difficult not to draw comparison's with Girls' Trip but it holds its own. There are some laugh out loud moments but what you see in the trailer is pretty much what you get. The story is pretty predictable, but then again it's not supposed to be full of twists and turns, and Kate McKinnon is the star of the show.