Rebecca Billcliff (2409 KP) rated Onward (2020) in Movies
Oct 6, 2020
You bet your ass they did.
A few surprises and not necessarily the ending I was expecting, but it is full of heart.
If you do get right into the emotional center of your films, be warned, this one got us good!
Take care when watching if you have recently had a child, lost a parent or have an irrational fear of loosing either, side affects may include uncontrollable weeping and the hugging of your loved ones.
I'm Going to Give You a Bear Hug!
9.7
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Wraeththu (Wraeththu #1-3)
10.0
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OK Talk - Legend Tripping on the Paranormal and Mysterious Tales, Cryptids like Bigfoot, Conspiracies and Haunted Travel
5.0
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Thought Leaders of the Media discuss topics often overlooked and under reported. Paranormal...
Acanthea Grimscythe (300 KP) rated They Feed in Books
Feb 21, 2019
Set in Galveston National Park in Kansas, They Feed is the terrifying story of a what goes bump in the night. When a few groups, for completely different reasons, end up stranded in the dark, they quickly find themselves pitted against an unknown enemy that seems almost invincible, and every bit vicious. Can they survive until sunrise?
Let’s face it. When it comes to horror books, characters are dispensable. It’s hard to really get attached to anyone because we expect them to die. Therefore I’m always pleasantly surprised when there’s any amount of character development–and Parent’s stuffed this book with it. We’ve got a loathsome woman that, despite not being able to stand, I found myself cheering for. An angsty, delinquent teenager with redeemable qualities. A former convict. A group of frat boys behaving stupidly. All of these are present in this book, and Parent writes them in a way that had me both loving and hating several of them. (I cheered more than once.)
Plotwise, the book is pretty straightforward. It does switch perspectives, but thankfully it doesn’t alternate between past and present. This made the story flow really well, alongside perfect pacing on Parent’s part. There were also times I found my heart racing as I hoped for certain outcomes, and having that edge-of-your-seat thrill is one of my favorite feelings.
This is the first book I’ve read by Jason Parent, but it definitely won’t be the last. Let me put it this way: I’m even less likely to go camping now than I would have been last week. I’d like to thank NetGalley and Sinister Grin Press for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
http://theghastlygrimoire.com/2019/02/20/book-review-they-feed-by-jason-parent/
Sam (74 KP) rated Why Mummy Drinks in Books
Mar 27, 2019
I really enjoyed reading this one. It was so funny and honest, and I can definitely see how it sold so well. I loved the perfect parents in the playground who Ellen aspired to be, and how they fed their kids on quinoa. It was just so funny.
My favourite characters were Bardo and Louisa. Everyone has those embarrassing relatives that you’d rather people didn’t know about, but these took it to another extreme. They lived outside and brought their children up outside, almost like animals. They were so surreal and I would have happily read a book just on their lives.
I wasn’t sure whether to buy this one, mainly because of it being aimed more towards parents than me. But now I can safely say that you don’t have to be a parent to appreciate the humour.
There were a few parts that took the humour a bit too far for me and were past funny, but they didn’t ruin the book. I found the book a bit slow in some places as well, but I read the second half on a sunny day within a few hours and quickly forgot about that.
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