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Mark Jaye (65 KP) created a post

May 14, 2019  
Still getting the hang of things and realising that, perhaps, my reviews need to be shorter. Have been writing them on a word document first then pasting them into here but chunks from the ends are missing. Apologies folks!
     
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Mark Jaye (65 KP) May 15, 2019

Thanks all!

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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) May 15, 2019

You do you mate, but personally I love a good meaty review to get my teeth stuck into.
Keep it up!

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
2007 | Action, Sci-Fi
More of the same from the second film really. Has its moments but didn't find as funny as the other 2 films. Still has some great special effects and action scenes...but just felt something was missing this time?
  
Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
2009 | Action, Comedy
6
6.8 (8 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A sequel very similar to the first, totally OTT action and stunts, not to mention everything else. Some scenes were just way out weird and didn't fit in. Not bad overall, but missing the spark of the first film.
  
    A Cool Fish (2018)

    A Cool Fish (2018)

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    While two criminals hide out at a woman's apartment after a botched robbery, an ex-cop tries to find...

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air  - Season 6
The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air - Season 6
1995 | Comedy
The final season of the Will Smith starring sitcom (before he made it bid, and before the 'slapgate' incident in the 2022 Oscars ...), which - for me, at least, just seems to be missing something compared to the earlier years.
  
Local Woman Missing
Local Woman Missing
Mary Kubica | 2021 | Contemporary, Thriller
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I had been after a good thriller for awhile, when I read about Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica, my interest was piqued very much. I will say that this book certainly filled that thriller sized hole for sure!

As soon as I started reading Local Woman Missing, I was instantly transported inside the book. I kept trying to piece together what happened to Shelby, Delilah, and Meredith just to find out I was totally wrong each time. That's one of the beautiful things about this book, there are so many twists and turns! I loved all the plot twists which there were plenty. Just when it looked like one mystery was solved, the author would through in a twist. I loved how Mary Kubica had us going back and forth between present time to eleven years earlier when Meredith, Shelby, and Delilah all went missing. The world building is done fantastically, and the pacing is spot on. I found myself frantically reading each page to try to guess what would happen. I did like the way all the loose endings were tied up by the ending. There's nothing left to speculate which was a big plus in my book as I hate guessing what happened to each character. I like being told exactly what happens, and Kubica did just so.

I absolutely adored how each character was written. I could imagine each and every character in my mind. It was like I was right in the midst of the action with them. It was easy to imagine Meredith's husband Josh's panic when his wife and 6 year old daughter went missing. As a mother of a 6 year old myself, I think I would just go crazy! I could also feel Meredith's pain when things started to really go wrong for her. I really just wanted to be a friend to her because she seemed really sweet and down to Earth. Bea and Kate were two of my favorite characters. I thought they had such a great relationship, and I thought they were really great people for being so helping and warm towards everyone when things when Meredith and Delilah went missing. I enjoyed reading things from Kate's point of view to piece together everything that was going on after Meredith and Delilah went missing. Reading Leo's point of view was the most interesting for me. It was eye opening to see how having his sister and mom missing affected him. I really wanted to adopt little Leo as my own because reading what he endured really broke my heart at times.

Trigger warnings for Local Woman Missing include profanity, cheating on spouses, child abuse, kidnapping, violence, death, mentions of suicide, and drunk driving.

All in all, Local Woman Missing checks all the boxes to be a successful thriller such as a fascinating plot with a plethora of twists at turns throughout. I would definitely recommend Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica to those aged 18+ who love to expect the unexpected. This book will not leave you disappointed one bit.
  
Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)
Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)
Harry Allard | 1985 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.0 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lots of humor in this classic about what happens when the kids keep misbehaving and get a surprise substitute teach.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-miss-nelson-is-missing-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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ErinSJ (112 KP) rated Jane, Unlimited in Books

Jun 18, 2018  
Jane, Unlimited
Jane, Unlimited
Kristin Cashore | 2017 | Crime, Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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The Missing Masterpiece (3 more)
In Which Someone Loses a Soul and Charlotte Finds One
Clues Spread Throughout "Chapters"
Interesting Concept/Style of Storytelling
The Strayhound, The Girl and the Painting- weakest part of the book in my opinion, still not bad (0 more)