A Creature of Moonlight
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A stunning debut novel about a girl who is half dragon, half human, and wholly herself. As the...
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Strike Back - Season 5
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Based on the novel of the same name by former British SAS officer Chris Ryan, this programme follows...
A Wrinkle in the Skin
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Catastrophic SF novel. Seismic activity on an unprecedented scale leads up to a...
David McK (3649 KP) rated Sharpe's Enemy (1994) in Movies
Oct 17, 2021 (Updated Oct 17, 2021)
This is the one that has Elizabeth Hurley in it (proving she can't act), and that has the second - and last - appearance of Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, alongside the first appearance of the French spymaster Pierre Ducos.
it's also no as polished as the previous entry in the series, with the shocking moment towards the end failing to really hit home, and with the entire thing feeling, maybe, half an hour longer than it needed to be.
David McK (3649 KP) rated The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in Books
Nov 1, 2023
It's also not hard to see why Sherlock Holmes is such a popular character: the mysteries are all entertaining, while the prose is not so dense as to be off-putting to the more casual reader.
David McK (3649 KP) rated A Study in Scarlet in Books
Sep 17, 2023
This is where Watson first meets Holmes and takes lodgings with him in 221b Baker Street, and where Holmes science of deductive reasoning is first shared with the former following the investigation into a murder in London, that proves to have ties to the Church of the Latter Day Saints ie the Mormons.
David McK (3649 KP) rated Sharpe's Regiment (1196) in Movies
Oct 23, 2022
This is the only novel (so far) to be set mainly in England, with Richard Sharpe and Patrick Harper travelling back to London to find the missing recruits from their second battalion - a storyline to which this adaptation sticks remarkably closely.
It's not perfect, of course, with subplots left out or condensed somewhat (and the lack of budget shows), but it is still a good enough watch!
David McK (3649 KP) rated Sharpe's Siege in TV
Nov 20, 2022 (Updated Nov 20, 2022)
However, that's not to say that it is bad - none of the Sharpe books are - but it is also obvious in this one that the budget had been increased (slightly), but was still not to the level to do the work full justice, with the subplot concerning the American Privateer completely left out!
The secret of the Black Widow
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A “noir picaresque” novel, ideal for those who love to immerse themselves in a dynamic and...
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And so starts a series of events that will see the end of Tipu Sultans reign, Abbas’ journey to France and his subsequent quest to find and recover the tiger for himself. It’s a tale full of adventure, danger and romance. I really enjoyed it!