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Queen of Shadows
Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas | 2015 | Children
7
9.1 (29 Ratings)
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Storyline (2 more)
World
Magic
Rowan (0 more)
Mostly brilliant, some average parts
Contains spoilers, click to show
I love this series, I think the world that has been created is brilliant. I thoroughly enjoy the every growing stories and magical elements. I really feel immersed with this story.

The reason for the low rating is I think the could have been 200 odd pages shorter, I found the first 300 pages quite dull. I really dislike the language used as the voice of Rowan - so cliche, get me a bucket! When there were large sections of this story I did struggle to go, very glad that Manon was introduced. I'm also perhaps a little harsh as I was a Celaena an Chaol fan.

I will definitely be reading the next book after that ending and all the possibilities.
  
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Sammeh Lowry (15 KP) rated Landline in Books

Jul 13, 2019  
Landline
Landline
Rainbow Rowell | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
8
7.1 (19 Ratings)
Book Rating
"I think I can live without you, but it won't be any kind of life"

I am not a patient kinda person. As much as I really loved the whole back and forwardness,and as much as I know it was very much needed as it was a giant part of the story, I found myself wanting to know what would happen noooow! I hated Neal at the beginning of this book I thought he was a giant self centered you know what. By the end of this book I love him, and I now how reading their story made me come to that conclusion.I disliked Georgie too more often than not,but at the end I loved her. Thought provoking and just wonderful, yet another magical book from Rainbow Rowell.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated The New Mutants (2020) in Movies

Aug 28, 2020 (Updated Aug 28, 2020)  
The New Mutants (2020)
The New Mutants (2020)
2020 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
This movie should have never been released, and it's the first film in a LONG time I've considered walking out of. It was so lame, and BORING. It was eye roll inducing the majority of the time. Lame lezzy love story and annoying teenage angst.
I've honestly only seen one thing Maisie Williams has been in, and that's Early Man. If she's actually that bad of an actress, she should definitely just stick to voice acting.
Anya Taylor-Joy was basically the one reason I saw this film, since she was Magick. At least her back story was a little more interesting to most.
The BEST part of the film was eye candy in the form of the hottie whose name is apparently Henry Zaga? Thanks for being nice to look at.
  
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BookwormLea (3034 KP) Aug 29, 2020

right??? I just got back from watching this and after being so hyped, ive never felt so let down by Marvel. Cant believe I paid for this and I've waited since before Lockdown...

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Erika (17789 KP) Aug 30, 2020

I just couldn't believe how completely boring and uninteresting the story line was; I would argue that even Josh Trank's Fantastic 4 train wreck was actually more entertaining.

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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

May 23, 2020  
Historical romance fans are in luck because I have the first part of the prologue from Camille Di Maio's latest book THE FIRST EMMA on my blog. Stop by, and check it out. Then enter the #GIVEAWAY to #win your own #signed copy of the book!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2020/05/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-first-emma.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
The First Emma is the true story of Emma Koehler. Whose tycoon husband Otto was killed in a crime-of-the-century murder by one of his two mistresses – both also named Emma – and her unlikely rise as CEO of a brewing empire during Prohibition. When a chance to tell her story to a young teetotaler arises, a tale unfolds of love, war, beer, and the power of women.
     
Short Cuts
Short Cuts
Sigmund Brouwer | 2005 | Children
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Learning Lessons with Ricky Kidd
This book collects eleven short stories starring Ricky Kidd and the rest of the Accidental Detectives. While they don’t all feature mysteries to solve, they do include plenty of action and fun. Ricky has a bully or two to deal with. He and Mike take a dangerous canoe ride. And a new classmate’s sculpted replica of a hand leads to a crisis of faith.

Adding to the book, after each story author Sigmund Brouwer shares some thoughts on the theme of the story and the inspiration behind it. These are just as fun as the stories themselves and could almost work as a devotional if they included scriptures. The stories themselves are quick adventures with the characters we love, and fans will be very happy with them.