Strait Lace (Loxley Hall Books)
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It is 1905. Edwardian England. Harriet Loxley, the daughter of a vicar and niece to a prominent...
Historical Fiction Women in History Suffragettes
Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Encanto (2021) in Movies
Feb 9, 2022
Madrigals are afamily who live an extraordinary life hidden from the rest of the world in a little village called Encanto.
Encanto has given the children in the family with a unique power, except Mirabel. However, she soon may be their last hope when she breaks in the bedroom of "banished/missing" family member Bruno (who we don't talk about) and discovers that he left behind a prophecy and a powerless answer to her no magic self.
Time is running out as the magic Provided the Encanto is now in danger.
A great story in all, fun musical numbers and change from usual to characteristics in gender roles and another nice mix of colour design.
What Remains (Southern Spirits #6)
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Severo and Laine thought they had it all. They had great friends, each other—and the spirits of...
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The Mother Of All Things
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A traumatic event and the break-up of her marriage returns Elaine to her childhood home where she...
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David McK (3880 KP) rated Bloodshot (2020) in Movies
Oct 30, 2021
The answer is this movie.
Except it's not as good as any of the previously mentioned; missing that spark that makes all of them science-fiction classics.
Vin Diesel - in-between headlining The Fast and the Furious franchise - must simply have been looking for a payday.
Here, he pays marine Ray Garrison, resurrected by a team of scientists after he and has wife are murdered, and setting out on a mission of revenge. It also takes about 45 minutes or so before you get to the good(ish) stuff, where the layers start to peel away ...
The Last Girl To Die
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The island watched and wept… In search of a new life, sixteen-year-old Adriana Clark’s family...
ICE (Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery #1)
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The clues for a close-to-the-heart missing person’s case heat up when Chris Matheson starts...
Murder Murder Mystery Audiobook Crime Cold Case
Stardust Trail
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Against his better judgment, Hollywood-hating private investigator Nate Ross takes on a Tinseltown...
The Reapers (The Hunted #1)
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The balance of life and death must be protected at all costs. Nivian had never failed to Reap a...
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Hag 12 Down (6 KP) rated The Library at Mount Char in Books
Dec 30, 2017
A library with the secrets to the universe.
A woman too busy to notice her heart slipping away.
Carolyn's not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts.
After all, she was a normal American herself once.
That was a long time ago, of course. Before her parents died. Before she and the others were taken in by the man they called Father.
In the years since then, Carolyn hasn't had a chance to get out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have been raised according to Father's ancient customs. They've studied the books in his Library and learned some of the secrets of his power. And sometimes, they've wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God.
Now, Father is missing—perhaps even dead—and the Library that holds his secrets stands unguarded. And with it, control over all of creation.
As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come, fierce competitors for this prize align against her, all of them with powers that far exceed her own.
But Carolyn has accounted for this.
And Carolyn has a plan.
The only trouble is that in the war to make a new God, she's forgotten to protect the things that make her human.
Basically if you have a brain and like to use it, you will love this book. This is an enjoyable, well-paced sci fi thriller.