The Golden Child
Charles Saumarez Smith and Penelope Fitzgerald
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'The Golden Child', Penelope Fitzgerald's first work of fiction, is a classically plotted British...
A Matter of Time Book I (A Matter of Time #1)
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Jory Keyes leads a normal life as an architect’s assistant until he is witness to a brutal murder....
Facials Can Be Fatal (Bad Hair Day Mystery, #13)
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During the frenzy of the December holidays, the last thing salon owner Marla Vail needs is a dead...
War and Peach (Georgia Peach Mystery, #3)
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Nola Mae Harper is too busy restocking the jars of preserves and chutney flying off the shelves of...
Death and Croissants
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THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE ENTHRALLING FOLLET VALLEY SERIES, BY TV/RADIO REGULAR IAN MOORE Richard is...
Charlotte (184 KP) rated The Killer in Me (Benoit and Dayne Mystery #1) in Books
Oct 17, 2021
The Killer in Me is easy to get in to and hard to put down. I put everything on hold to keep reading and I don't regret it. There's mystery, murder and surprises, which always gets my vote, not to mention corruption and long standing fueds. I'd love to say I guessed everything straight away but I didn't, I had suspicions though (changed my mind a few times too!)
It's good to see some strong female characters. Sheriff Elizabeth Benoit and Deputy Lila Dayne form a good relationship and both show strength when needed.
This could possibly be read as a standalone but there are unanswered questions for Lila.
I'd class this as an adult read, one to have a cozy evening in with.
An Almost Purrfect Murder
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A wedding cruise, dangerous secrets, and a troupe of performing cats. What could go wrong? When...
The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz Mystery #4)
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Our deal is over.' That's what reluctant author Anthony Horowitz tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne...
White Elephant Dead
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Murder is, surprisingly, not all that uncommon on timy Broward's Rock, an idyllic sea island...
Darren (1599 KP) rated Jasper Jones (2016) in Movies
Sep 13, 2019
Performances – Levi Miller is good in the leading role, we have seen him in other movies and he has been making a reputation with this type of role. Toni Collette shines as we know she always will, she is such an incredible actress. Angourie Rice after The Nice Guys is an actress we want to see where she went next, here she is good and shows her potential. The rest of the stars are good for what they need to do.
Story – The story follows the mystery surrounding the death of a young woman and the mystery about who was the one responsible. We get secrets which help with the mystery as well as dealing with racial behaviour of the town’s people towards the ones that aren’t Australian. We do touch on other important subjects which come from the ending of the film, so won’t be spoiling them. This feels like a story that should have such a big impact though we don’t get enough time to process each moment to its full effect, this only disappoints because you do need to process large parts of this film.
Mystery – The mystery in this film comes from just wondering who was behind the death of the girl, even though this isn’t the only major talking point in the film as we end up seeing other subjects getting dealt with.
Settings – The small town setting in one that works for the film, it shows you could never know everything about your neighbours and you will need to be friends when things go wrong.
Scene of the Movie – The truth about the body.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – So many serious subjects, not enough time to process.
Final Thoughts – This does feel like a massively powerful movie that just doesn’t give us the time to process all the major talking points within the movie, this needed to be longer or a television show.
Overall: Too much to process at times.