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Jane

April Lindner

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Forced to drop out of an esteemed East Coast college after the sudden death of her parents, Jane...

King Jesus

Robert Graves

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Robert Graves's controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of Christ. Here...

William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily a New Hope

Ian Doescher

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May the verse be with you! Inspired by one of the greatest creative minds in the English language -...

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated If There's No Tomorrow in Books

Jan 7, 2021

If There's No Tomorrow

Jennifer L. Armentrout | 2017 | Contemporary, Young Adult (YA)

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Liked it but didn't love it

I liked this but failed to be pulled into it completely. Her retelling of the scene and what led up to it and her emotions being all up in the air didn't hit me as hard as they could have. If I'd been fully into the story, I'd have been crying my eyes out.

As for her romance with Sebastian. Well, I liked him a lot but I never understood the self sacrificing behaviour female characters can do sometimes where they push the guy they like/love away. What is with that?

Never the less, I did enjoy this just not as much as some of JLA's other books.

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Liev Schreiber recommended Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) in Movies (curated)

"Star Wars reminds me of my mother, who didn’t let me see color movies until I was 12. I was raised on Alexander Nevsky and Chaplin and all of these insane movies that would just put a 10-year-old to sleep quicker than a shack of sheep. But Star Wars was my first departure from that rule, and it just blew my mind. It was the first color film I saw, and it just knocked me out. I don’t think I ever forgave my mother after I saw that film. But also just the kind of iconoclastic myth retelling that combined with science fiction, which has always been huge to me."

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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Richard Jewell (2019) in Movies

Aug 4, 2020

I presume that most people have all but forgotten the crazy story of Richard Jewell and the events surrounding the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bomb. This retelling is done very well with a cast that fires on all cylinders.

There are some times that the moving gets a bit slow, but it almost has to in order to tell the story it's conveying.

Sam Rockwell deserves far more credit that he received for his role, and Kathy Bates might have been shunned for a supporting actress award, as well as Jon Hamm for supporting actor.

If you have any interest in history or events from American (or world) history, this movie is definitely worth the time.

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Morgan Sheppard (1010 KP) created a post

Dec 22, 2025

❄️ As December draws in and the world turns quiet, Sealed with a Curse invites you into a kingdom shaped by loss, grief, and the dangerous touch of divine magic.

Once, Selene walked the halls of Melthkior as a companion to its Princes. Now, she endures their cruelty as a swan herder—alone but for her beloved swans and the kindness of the kitchen folk. When the gods intervene and a terrible curse strikes the six Princes, Selene faces an impossible choice: help those who hurt her… or leave them to their fate.

A haunting, emotional fairytale retelling woven with Welsh mythology, perfect for reflective winter reading. 🦢✨

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#DecemberReading #WinterFantasy #SealedWithACurse #FairytaleRetelling #MythicFantasy #BookishWinter

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David McK (3801 KP) rated The Odyssey in Books

Apr 6, 2026

The Odyssey.

Homers epic poem, about the travails of Odysseus on his return from the siege of Troy.

It's probably one of the most well-known of ancient saga's, but - from my memory of trying to read it whilst at school - boy, is it a slog to get through.

That is where this comes in, in what is - basically - a graphical retelling of the story in a visual medium (graphic novel), with this covering all the key points of the story, including the fact that Odysseus wasn't exactly faithful to Penelope in the 10 years it took him to get home to Ithica (after spending 10 years at this siege of Troy) ...

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Morgan Sheppard (1010 KP) created a post

May 19, 2026

There's a particular kind of romance that starts not with grand gestures but with someone simply deciding that you matter 🤍 Conway doesn't sweep Selene off her feet. He just keeps showing up, and for someone who's learned not to trust what feels good, that's everything.

SEALED WITH A CURSE is the first book in the Brodyr Alarch series, a Welsh gods and Brothers Grimm retelling where the love story grows quietly underneath a curse that asks Selene to make an impossible choice 🌿

Have you ever loved a romance where the hero's greatest quality is just that he genuinely sees the heroine? 🤍

#FantasyRomance #FairytaleRetelling #WelshGods #BrothersGrimm #RONEAwardNominee
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