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Joe Julians (221 KP) rated Life of the Party (2018) in Movies

Jun 20, 2018

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Life of the Party has some good moments sprinkled throughout and is helped by a solid performance by Melissa McCarthy. That being said, it suffers thanks to a script that is so focused on trying to be funny that it misses the opportunity to tell the story it should have told. A mother attending the same college as her daughter should be rife with potential, but it sidesteps that so much that it's almost an afterthought. It's a shame too as there was a great movie here somewhere, it's just hidden among so much mediocrity that its impossible to find.

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Katie Guinn (34 KP) rated Two Girls Down: A Novel in Books

Dec 7, 2018

Kylie and Bailey Brandt vanish from a shopping mall parking lot while their mother is buying a birthday present. Single mom Jamie quickly realizes that the overworked local police department is not the best option for finding her daughters, so she hires former bounty hunter Alice Vega, famous for finding missing people. Vega partners up with ex-cop/private investigator Max “Cap” Caplan to find the sisters. The result is a tense, twisty ride that I thoroughly enjoyed. I loved Alice Vega, she reminded me of Lisbeth Salander: tougher than battery acid, but completely awkward at personal interaction. I’m really looking forward to more books featuring her character.

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Danielle Harris (16 KP) rated Sweet Jayne in Books

Oct 17, 2018

This was a very intense read. This was mind blowing. Every book I read from this author never disappoints me.

Nadia was 17 at the time when we learn that she moves to the US with her mother and stepfather Donovan. You will see in the beginning Nadia hates Donovan. When Nadia goes outside to wait for the school bus to her 1st day of a new school a girl named Kasey comes up and they begin there friendship. Something happens to Kasey and Nadia changes. Nadia leaves for 3 years but comes back with a fiance. Does Kasey come back? What does Donovan think of Nadia's fiance?