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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated College of Shadows ( Cambridge Gothic #1) in Books

Feb 26, 2023  
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College of Shadows ( Cambridge Gothic #1)
Mark Wells | 2023
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
21 of 235
Kindle
College of Shadows (Cambridge Gothic book 1)
By Mark Wells
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Cambridge attracts the brightest minds, the darkest forces, and the deadliest monsters.

New arrivals, Nick and Annabel, feel like imposters among the gleaming spires of Cambridge University. Unsure of each other and desperate to fit in, they throw themselves into student life. But when their professor is attacked by a mysterious creature straight out of their worst nightmares, their assignments become less pass-fail than do-or-die.

As the bodies pile up, the Freshers enlist the help of Giles, a dare-devil scholar who climbs the college’s ivory towers for fun. And as the shadows close in, these unlikely allies set out to banish the beast before their first foray into this mystical world becomes their last…

I really enjoyed this. It flowed really well and kept you interested all the way through. Still a little confused by a few things but think that’s just me. Very well written and a very intriguing read.
  
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Emily (1430 KP) rated Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth in Video Games

Feb 18, 2020  
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
Strategy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Video Game Rating
Same basic premise as the other games in the Civ series, except this is set on a strange new world that ships from earth have escaped to.

Uses the hex grid of the other newer versions of the game and also has indigenous alien life on land and in the sea. This can be quite tough to deal with early in the game, particularly the worms (think Dune-style enormous things) and the sea life, but is easily dealt with later on. It alternatively you can try and work with it so you kind of become allies, although it's not easy to achieve.

The best thing about the game is the tech tree. Every other version of Civ has a branched linear progression, this one has a web. The first few moves are relatively common to all play styles but then you can just go anywhere and what you pick changes what type of faction you end up as (which ends up like a combination of religion and ideology of the other versions of Civ).

If you're getting bored with normal Civ, this is definitely a fun alternative.