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Samueljhague (1250 KP) rated Cupcake Acadamy in Tabletop Games
Feb 16, 2022
Components (2 more)
Very colorful
Good instructions
Co-operative puzzle fun
I am not a fan of real-time games. My daughter however loves this logic puzzle real-time game. So she asks to play it quite a bit. It is a co-operative game where you fulfill cupcake orders together. Well you match the cupcake liners anyway. It is a very cute game, the colors are distinct enough we haven't gotten them mixed up. This may not be a color-blind friendly game, but the cupcake liners are different sizes as well, so that may be enough to make a difference. Overall, there is not much to dislike, but everyone has differing tastes. For our family this one will stick around.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2086 KP) rated A Puzzle in a Pear Tree (Puzzle Lady #4) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The annual Christmas pageant in town is going to be quite the production. Then the threatening puzzles start appearing and one of the Marys in the living nativity is killed. Another fun mystery fans will love.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-puzzle-in-pear-tree-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-puzzle-in-pear-tree-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Death Magic (The Veil Chronicles, #2) in Books
Jun 5, 2018
This is the second book in the Veil Chronicles and it has a different perspective from the first although I feel the events run fairly parallel. You learn more about the society and even one of the characters from Wild Magic. It is all like pieces of a puzzle and I can't wait to fit them all together.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2086 KP) rated Puzzled to Death (Puzzle Lady #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
When Cora gets tricked into hosting a charity crossword puzzle competition, she worries her secret might come out. However, she has other concerns when a body drops. Another fun book, although the rushed ending wasn't as strong as it could have been.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-puzzled-to-death-by-parnell.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-puzzled-to-death-by-parnell.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) rated Castles of Mad King Ludwig in Apps
Feb 20, 2018
graphics (1 more)
the board game itself is amazing
Very true to the award winning board game
This game is a fun little puzzle about building castles and about how you place rooms within that castle. you get bonuses for putting things next to each other that are compatible, and negatives for putting things that aren't like bowling alleys and sleeping rooms.
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Hazel (1853 KP) rated This Shining Life in Books
Feb 15, 2021
Ollie's Dad died. Richard had an incurable brain tumour, and before he passed away, he sent everyone a special present. He also told Ollie that "being alive was like a puzzle and it was all falling into place." Ollie is autistic. He thinks his father left him a puzzle to solve. Could it involve the gifts? Why won't anyone help him solve the puzzle?
This Shining Life by Harriet Kline is a heartbreaking tale about a family coming to terms with death. Told from several people's point of view, Kline explores different portrayals of grief. Ollie's mum wants to stay in bed; his aunt wants life to carry on; his maternal grandmother tries to exert control; his paternal grandmother wishes she could understand her grandson; and his grandfather has no idea what is going on. No one has time for Ollie and his obsession with his puzzle.
Before Richard's death, Ollie dominated family life. Ollie had a strict routine, always had a few spare pairs of socks with him because he hated dirty ones, and had meltdowns if his parents used the "wrong" tone of voice. Without his familiar habits, Ollie's life was a mass of confusion - an apt metaphor for the grief the rest of the family experienced.
With a contemporary novel such as This Shining Life, there is no "happy ever after". People do not come back from the dead. There is no answer to the meaning of life. Grief is a long process and different for everyone. It causes depression, anger and confusion, but hidden under all these negative feelings is love.
Harriet Kline takes death and grief seriously but adds a touch of humour to the narrative for the reader's benefit. It is not a light read, nor is it markedly profound. Instead, This Shining Life is painfully honest, and for that reason, it is beautiful.
This Shining Life by Harriet Kline is a heartbreaking tale about a family coming to terms with death. Told from several people's point of view, Kline explores different portrayals of grief. Ollie's mum wants to stay in bed; his aunt wants life to carry on; his maternal grandmother tries to exert control; his paternal grandmother wishes she could understand her grandson; and his grandfather has no idea what is going on. No one has time for Ollie and his obsession with his puzzle.
Before Richard's death, Ollie dominated family life. Ollie had a strict routine, always had a few spare pairs of socks with him because he hated dirty ones, and had meltdowns if his parents used the "wrong" tone of voice. Without his familiar habits, Ollie's life was a mass of confusion - an apt metaphor for the grief the rest of the family experienced.
With a contemporary novel such as This Shining Life, there is no "happy ever after". People do not come back from the dead. There is no answer to the meaning of life. Grief is a long process and different for everyone. It causes depression, anger and confusion, but hidden under all these negative feelings is love.
Harriet Kline takes death and grief seriously but adds a touch of humour to the narrative for the reader's benefit. It is not a light read, nor is it markedly profound. Instead, This Shining Life is painfully honest, and for that reason, it is beautiful.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2086 KP) rated The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (A Chocoholic Mystery, #4) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
A producer has come to town with sites set on making a movie based on local history. But Lee thinks something isn't right and starts to investigate. She's hardly started when she finds a dead body. Another fast moving mystery with characters I love to visit.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-chocolate-puppy-puzzle-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-chocolate-puppy-puzzle-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2086 KP) rated Evan and Elle (Constable Evans, #4) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The new French restaurant in the village is the latest victim of the arsonist hitting the area. Only this time, a body is found in the aftermath. The colorful characters are back in full force and the plot is another great puzzle.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-evan-and-elle-by-rhys-bowen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-evan-and-elle-by-rhys-bowen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2086 KP) rated Presumed Puzzled (Puzzle Lady #17) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Roger Martindale is missing, and his wife, Pamela, has received a crossword puzzle. That evening, he returns home only to be hacked to death. Chief Harper thinks that Pamela did it since she was found with the bloody knife in her hand, but the twists for Puzzle Lady Cora Felton are just beginning.
And twists there are. Yes, Cora is right in the thick of things, and as the book progresses she gets even more involved. The characters are a little thin, but they usually are in this series. The real star here is the verbal battles the characters have, which are fun and funny as always. The quick wit and the banter made me laugh several times before we reached the logical conclusions.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/06/book-review-presumed-puzzled-by-parnell.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
And twists there are. Yes, Cora is right in the thick of things, and as the book progresses she gets even more involved. The characters are a little thin, but they usually are in this series. The real star here is the verbal battles the characters have, which are fun and funny as always. The quick wit and the banter made me laugh several times before we reached the logical conclusions.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/06/book-review-presumed-puzzled-by-parnell.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.