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Merissa (14190 KP) rated Tempting Fate (Monsters of London, #3.6) in Books

Mar 27, 2026  
Tempting Fate (Monsters of London, #3.6)
Tempting Fate (Monsters of London, #3.6)
Alexandra Keillor | 2026 | Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
TEMPTING FATE is number 3.6 in the Monsters of London series, and two of the three main characters have already been introduced in previous books. For that reason, I would say it's best to read this as part of the series, rather than a standalone.

Patch is a wolf who likes Jamie, but doesn't think Jamie is his mate, because there's no instantaneous BOOM moment. Patch does get that when Em walks into the bar, though. Em, who has moved to London to find out if magic - and werewolves - are real! The relationship between the three of them is complicated, to say the least, and it is not something that is quickly solved.

There are plenty of side characters to support this story, most of them having previously had their own stories told. To be fair, I ended up reading this more for them than for the main three. This was a 'me' problem, but I didn't feel the relationship as I have in previous stories. While it was good and I enjoyed it, it didn't sweep me away as it has in the past. As I said, a 'me' problem.

Overall, I think this was a great addition to the series, and I definitely recommend both this story and the series as a whole. I truly can't wait to continue with this series and return to Kieran's Pack.

** Same worded review will appear elsewhere. **

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Mar 27, 2026
  
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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid in Books

Sep 3, 2018  
Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid
Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid
Margaret Powell | 2011 | Biography
7
6.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Margaret Powell's memoir Below Stairs is growing up in a poor in money but rich in love with her family in a small village near London, England and her life in domestic service in the 1920s. It is simply wonderful. Her other memoirs Climbing the Stairs and Servants Hall and her Cookery Book are next on my list. It's more like listening to your favorite aunt sitting at the kitchen with you over fresh-baked cookies and glasses of homemade lemonade while retelling stories of her childhood and life in the early part of the 20th century. You HAVE to read it!. Julian Fellowes read her books and they were the inspiration behind the extremely popular BBC series Downton Abbey, that is watched by us in the states on PBS Masterpiece.
  
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gayga (2128 KP) rated Judy (2019) in Movies

Oct 24, 2019  
Judy (2019)
Judy (2019)
2019 | Biography, Drama, Musical
8
6.7 (16 Ratings)
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I was SO looking forward to going to see Judy. And it’s lovely to see Renee Zellweger looking herself after “that” plastic surgery (possibly).

RZ singing was awesome, it was all very glossy and I even shed a tear. So I’m not sure why I left the cinema slightly disappointed in the whole thing.

Basically the story is the end of Judy Garlands life when she was a pill popping soak who couldn’t get a job and the 5 days she performed at The Talk of the Town, London..

I don’t know if it was because it seemed to end quite suddenly or what. However, I did enjoy it enough to want to watch it again, if only for RZ performance which was outstanding.
  
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Allison Knapp (118 KP) rated Mrs. Henderson Presents (2006) in Movies

Jan 20, 2019  
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2006)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2006)
2006 | Comedy, Drama
10
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Brilliant and witty performances by Judy Dench and Bob Hoskins (4 more)
Full of charm and great character dynamics
Entertaining musical numbers
Plenty of humor balanced perfectly with the seriousness of the time period
Beautiful costumes and cinematography
Historical film about a vaudeville show with live nude girls during the WWII era in London
New widow Laura Henderson decides to use her wealth to purchase an abandoned theater out of boredom. Her sense of entitlement and class related arrogance can prove at times to be annoying and at times rudely persistent, especially when it comes to her relationship with the man who she chose to manage her theater, Vivian Van Dame, but with all her schemes and meddling, it shows that deep down, she always has the best of intentions.
  
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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) Jan 21, 2019

Oh, thank goodness! I have been wanting to watch this movie but could not remember the title. I'm so glad to see it as is good as I'd imagined it was. Thanks for your review!
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Allison Knapp (118 KP) Jan 21, 2019

One of my favorites