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Merissa (12897 KP) rated The Secret of Isobel Key (Isobel Key #1) in Books

Apr 3, 2023 (Updated Apr 10, 2023)  
The Secret of Isobel Key (Isobel Key #1)
The Secret of Isobel Key (Isobel Key #1)
Jen McConnel | 2013 | Romance, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book is about Lou, a currently unemployed person who has no idea what to do with her life, and a surprise vacation to Scotland. Intermingled with modern day Scotland, we have the Scotland of the 1500's and specifically Isobel Key. I loved how the story was intertwined and things from the past had relevance in the 'here and now'. I also enjoyed how Lou grew and changed as the story goes along and becomes more self-confident. Intriguing story and with a splash of mystery and romance. Really enjoyed it.
 
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Merissa
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August 4, 2016
  
    Skin by Joy Crookes

    Skin by Joy Crookes

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    Skin is the debut studio album by British-Irish-Bangladeshi singer-songwriter Joy Crookes, released...

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David McK (3562 KP) rated The Phantom of the Opera (2005) in Movies

Jul 11, 2022  
The Phantom of the Opera (2005)
The Phantom of the Opera (2005)
2005 | Drama, Horror, Musical
5
7.3 (20 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
The Phantom of the Opera is here ...
2005 film version of the Broadway show, starring Emmy Rossum (Christine Daae) and Gerard Butler (as the Phantom).

And therein lies it's greatest problem: Butler (and, to an extent, all the modern Phantom's) is just too conventionally good-looking for the hideous disfigured gargoyle who haunts the Parisian Opera catacombs but dreams of higher things!

That aside, this is definitely sumptuously filmed, with some great sets. Some catchy tunes, with the latter to be expected

I.t's just that, well, it does tend to drag a bit.

I suppose, in effect, it's like going to the Opera without actually going to the Opera ...
  
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David McK (3562 KP) rated Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) in Movies

May 31, 2024  
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
2024 | Adventure
8
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Entry #4 in the 'modern' (2010s) Planet of the Apes movies, set an undefined time other than "generations later" after the previous entry, and no longer following Caesar (for obvious reasons, as anyone who has seen that previous movie will know!) but instead a new protagonist in Noa, an ape who goes hunting for the remainder of his clan after they are attacked before encountering other survivors of what I'm going to call the new normal.

This does connect to those previous entries in both the prologue, and with plot threads running throughout (and deliberately left open), including how Caesar himself is viewed in this new world.
  
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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Wine Cellar in Tabletop Games

Feb 11, 2025  
Wine Cellar
Wine Cellar
2025 | Card Game
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Easy to learn (8 more)
Quick to play, 15-25 min
Tough Choices
Want to play again immediately
plays up to 8 players
Pairs well with wine
Small box, you can take it out and about, to wineries maybe
You can learn about all different kinds of wines
Client cards make it different each time
A great, easy to play game about wine and how it ages
It's a fantastic game you can play with people who don't play a lot of games, but if you are a person who plays games, this feels like a modern classic like For Sale, but a much better theme.