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Courtney (149 KP) rated Manifest in TV

Aug 19, 2019  
Manifest
Manifest
2018 | Crime, Mystery
Thought provoking (3 more)
Keeps you guessing
Brilliant cast
Not your usual storyline
Absolutely brilliant, could not recommend more!
I find with a lot of shows that it's easy to predict what the story is leading up to, but not with this one. It is unlike any other series I have watched and keeps you on your toes. Multiple times I thought I'd figured out where it was going but OH NO, another twist gets thrown in.

I cannot wait for the next series after the cliff hanger series 1 ended on. I'm sure it will be just as thought provoking and exciting as the first.

(If you like to read, I think people who like Manifest would enjoy reading 'The Three' by Sarah Lotz)
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Dexter - Season 5 in TV

Dec 6, 2020  
Dexter  - Season 5
Dexter - Season 5
2010 | Drama
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Great cast (1 more)
Well written
Brilliant
Possibly the best series yet. Despite the shocking ending of the last series I did wonder if this series might dip a bit below the others. I need not have worried. It carries on much the same with another gripping story and with others close to realising the truth about Dexter. With 2 great guest stars, Peter Weller the original Robocop and Julia Stiles who is great. Again another gripping finale after more close scrapes.
  
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Fortress of Spears (Empire, #3)
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The third book in Antony Riches <i>Empire</i> series of novels which, while better than the last, if I'm honest I still found to be pretty slow going, plodding and just not really all that exciting.

As before, I could never really connect with any of the characters or with the events described and, as such, just found this to be at times a bit of a tedious read.

3 books in and I've yet to really enjoy the series: maybe it's just not for me!
  
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
Holly Black | 2019 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
This series gets better and better!
It’s not often that the second book in a trilogy is better than the first, but I really feel that’s the case with this book. The machinations against one another (that’ll be EVERYONE!), the political intrigue - no-one trusts anyone else in this series, and for good reason! Nobody is particularly nice. The sexual tension between Jude and Carden reaches a whole new level, but even then, there’s no trust. I didn’t see ANY of the double crosses coming, but then I was so sucked in to the story, so it’s hardly surprising.
This is such a good series, and I have a year to wait for the last instalment!!
Many thanks to Readers First for my copy of this book, and for feeding the Faerie land addiction!
  
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MissCagey (2652 KP) rated The A Word in TV

Dec 27, 2017  
The A Word
The A Word
2017 | Drama
10
8.6 (11 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
The chemistry of the cast (1 more)
Balanced view of autism
Fantastic
I haven't seen Series 1. In fact I didn't realise there had been a prior series, so I watched this in isolation and I was none the wiser! This stood as a series on it's own. Now, I have no personal experience of autism so I don't know whether the portrayal is accurate but I found it really interesting. At the beginning the parents seem to have a solid marriage and appear to be coping well with their son's autism but as the series progresses you find out that all is not as it seems and at least one of them is struggling. This series could have sugar coated the affect of autism on a family but it didn't and that is to it's credit.
All the characters are memorable and I loved how their lives intertwined.
  
The Tryst List (Spicy Standalone #3)
The Tryst List (Spicy Standalone #3)
Kaylene Winter | 2024 | Contemporary, Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
3 good, but not for me, stars
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

This book seems to be a spin-off form the author's series Less Than Zero. Those guys pop up here, but I didn't think I missed anything by not reading them before this one.

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book, and you all know I'm all about sharing the book feelings. So, I'm gonna say what I liked, and maybe what didn't work will wing it's way out.

I liked that both Jordan and Peter are given a voice, although that first meeting was all from Jordan. I loved that we did NOT get that first meeting, in all its glory, right as it happened. I loved that it comes in memories from both of them. I think had we had it all at the beginning, I might have dumped this one, so well played to the author for not doing that. I loved the way it all comes out along the way.

It's steamy and smexy, oh yes but I found the emotional connection a little lacking in the beginning. But then again, 10 years since their first encounter would stunt anyone's connection.

There was a lot of misunderstanding and miscommunication between these two. I'm not sure whether that worked for me or not, to be honest!

I'm gonna wrap up: I liked this book, I finished it. Will I go back and read the series this spins off? Not at this time.

3 good, but maybe not for me, stars

*same worded review will appear elsewher
  
Dead Ice (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #24)
Dead Ice (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #24)
Laurell K. Hamilton | 2015 | Horror, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
7.3 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
I am so bored with hearing about how much the men in Anita's life work out. I get it, they're shifters and buff. I don't need chapter upon chapter about their work outs. I'd give this more stars if half the book hadn't been fluff about working out. Not even sure why I keep reading this series anymore.
  
The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan | 2005 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
10
8.6 (100 Ratings)
Book Rating
Plot (2 more)
Characters
World building
I started this novel on a whim, not expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much I adored it. I started reading it because I named my kitten Athena so I was getting into Greek gods.

I am excited to read more of this series and follow Percy on his next adventures.