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Annie Chanse (15 KP) rated Dangerous Dream in Books

Dec 19, 2017

Dangerous Dream

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl | 2013 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

5.7

(3 Ratings)

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This one started out a bit slow, but once Link and Ridley broke up and Ridley went her own way, it began to pick up. Actually, "started out a bit slow" is not accurate. The problem I had with the beginning was actually that it was too rushed. It seemed very hastily cobbled together like the authors just didn't have enough time or energy to expend the effort it took to mold it into a complete storyline, so instead, they just left it as the bare bones of a story.

However, then Link tells Ridley that he loves her, and she freaks out and runs off to be on her own. That is when the story gets good. I loved the idea of a Caster's game of BS in which the players play for talents, favors, and powers rather than cash. And I am INCREDIBLY interested to know just what it is that Ridley owes Lennox after she lost.

It was a very, very interesting little novella that pretty much ensured I'll go out and buy a copy of the new novel this December.

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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Murder in Court Three (Flick Fortune and Baggo Chandavarkar, #3) in Books

Feb 21, 2018

***NOTE: I received a free review copy of this book from NetGalley***

The body of Farquhar Knox, QC, has been found in courtroom number three, pierced through the heart with an arrow. It's up to DI Flick Fortune and her team to find the killer. Things are made all the more difficult when a Chief Superintendent shows up on their suspect list, and the local paper implies that the very pregnant Flick and her department may not be up to the task at hand.

This was a very enjoyable read. It's the third in a series of traditional police procedurals from author Ian Simpson, but the first one that I had read. I was worried after seeing the long list of characters included at the beginning of the book that I might feel lost or have trouble keeping everyone straight, not having read the two previous books. This was not the case, however, and Simpson does a good job of making his characters distinct and recognizable. A very well-written mystery with several sub-plots and lots of red herrings, I would recommend Murder in Court Three to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.

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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Lost in Translation (Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels, #19) in Books

Jun 18, 2018

Geronimo Stilton #19: "Lost in Translation" by Geronimo Stilton finds the mice travelling in time to stop the pirate cats. These are fun adventures with a bit of history thrown in. The history this time was the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in Egypt during Napoleon's campaign in 1798. The pirate cats have their own agenda for what to do with it. It may alter the world that Geronimo and his friends know.

This is a cute time-travel story of a Mouse, Geronimo Stilton, who is also the editor of the Roden's Gazzette. This is the 19Th in the series, and apparently he has gone on a lot of adventures, but this particular one was to the time of the Neopolonic Wars, when the French were in Egypt, uncovering artifacts to take home with them, such as the Rosetta Stone.

I like how history is taught in this series. Every so often there is a blurb about how important the Rosetta Stone is and was, and what the French were doing when they are in Egypt.

I received this ARC from Papercutz via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Nick Beaty (70 KP) rated Happy Death Day 2U (2019) in Movies

Dec 19, 2019 (Updated Dec 19, 2019)

Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

2019 | Horror, Mystery

6.5

(36 Ratings)

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Slightly disappointed...

I think it was inevitable that this one would struggle to live up to the surprise success of the first movie. I really wanted to like it, as I did genuinely enjoy the first installment but couldn't help feel slightly disappointed this time around.

For me it felt like the movie lost it's way early on. Where Happy Death Day knew exactly what it was (very much a comedy slasher) This time out we lose the slasher aspect after about 15 minutes for a more scientific take on events, trying to explain what caused the Groundhog Day effect in the first film.

The writing felt lazier this time around, with the multiverse angle being used for the millionth time and some of the dialogue and jokes coming across as cringe worthy and incredibly corny in places.

Overall it's no big surprise that they tried to cash in on the first movie but for me sometimes less is more and on this occasion, I think I'd prefer to remember Happy Death Day as the comedy slasher it was supposed to be in the first place.