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Inquest of Pilot Pirx (Test Pilota Pirxa) (1979)

6.3 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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Polish-Russian science fiction movie, loosely based on a short story by Stanislaw Lem. Experienced...

Christmas Eve

Jim Butcher

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Jim wrote a new short story, Christmas Eve, as a gift for his fans on December 24, 2018. It is...

Roxanne (13 KP) rated Bonds of Fire in Books

Nov 14, 2018

I must say that I very much enjoyed this short story...as that's what it is...a short story, a VERY short story. There was so much packed into this novella that it definitely had the potential to be a full length novel. Even though things were a little crammed in I didn't feel that the romance elements were rushed in any way just that they weren't explored in very much depth. This is a M/M romance novella, however, it is very tame compared to a lot of other stories out there, especially when compared to some of the ones I have read before *blush*. There is no sex, nothing graphic or explicit, just a bit of flirting...perhaps a little kissing, but that's about it. The attraction between the male characters is very obvious and so if a man lusting after another man makes you feel a little queasy then definitely stay away from this one.

I enjoyed this story so much that I would not hesitate reading a sequel if it were to become available, perhaps even three installments that could be put together to make into a full length novel...just some suggestions there *hint* *hint*.

The story itself takes you, the reader, on a wonderful fantasy filled adventure...where there be DRAGONS! I love Dragons...any mystical creature fascinates me and this story has the 'cute' factor, little baby dragons, families made where humans and dragons are combined, love, friendship, compassion and an invitation to brand new, exciting worlds.

Highly recommended from me...I just wish it was longer.

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Ronnie (304 KP) rated The Case Of The Drowned Pearl in Books

Apr 9, 2020 (Updated Apr 14, 2020)

On World Book Day Robin Stevens brings us a short Detective Society story at the seaside. When a famous swimmer shows up dead on the beach smelling of soap, the Detective Society must team up with the Junior Pinkertons to solve the murder and get back to their summer holiday.
I really enjoyed just setting aside a short amount of time to just sit down and read ‘The Case Of The Drowned Pearl’ in one go. It was a nice, short, easy read and it was great getting to see a murder investigated from a new angle, with the chapters alternating between Daisy and Hazel’s perspectives.
I can’t wait to read the next Murder Most Unladylike book, although it will be sad bidding a fond farewell to the Detective Society.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated The Last Wish in Books

Apr 13, 2018

The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry

8.5

(14 Ratings)

Book Rating

Well written but didn't exactly hook me

I've read collections of short stories before but never have I cared less about what happened in them than I did here. The stories are loosely collated with an overall additional story over the top of them. The stories have something of a fairytale feel to them (one an alternate telling of Beauty and the Beast, another like Snow White gone bad, yet another has a tough of Rumpelstiltskin to it), but most invariably include some heaving cleavages and women that throw themselves at the hero.
The stories are well enough told but it may be the translation that left me struggling to concentrate on the story and my attention wandered. A very short book, this took me longer to read than it should have.

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The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't (Parasol Protectorate #0.5)

Gail Carriger

9.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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A short tale of mummies, werewolves, and well preserved felines set in the world of the Parasol...

werewolves

Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated A State of Freedom in Books

Jul 30, 2017

A State of Freedom

Neel Mukherjee | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

A wonderful array of short stories set in India

An intriguing network of short stories set in modern India with a backdrop of traditional culture. The stories have a vague link with one another, usually focusing on one particular character's narrative. And the nature of each story varies from magical realism to politics. While there were some stories I liked more than others, the animal cruelty of one specific tale was a little gratuitous to my liking. And while I know this happens in India it didn't seem to go anywhere. Other than that a well written cyclical novel.

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Reiko LJ (126 KP) rated It Calls From The Forest: An Anthology of Terrifying Tales from the Woods Volume 1 in Books

Apr 30, 2020

Refreshingly different voices (1 more)

Short, easy to digest stories

Listen to the call!

A solid anthology, there were some weaker tales in there but no more than a Stephen King short story collection.

Really interesting mix of different perspectives and writing styles. I was impressed at how they were all given the same prompt and yet did such vastly different things with it.

Some of them really stuck with me. 'Forest Man' definitely got me the most. It drew me in wonderfully and successfully creeped me out.

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Thank you to Book Sirens and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Amy Leigh (23 KP) rated Thirteen (Eddie Flynn #4) in Books

Jan 13, 2021

Thirteen (Eddie Flynn #4)

Steve Cavanagh | 2018 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

7.7

(3 Ratings)

Book Rating

Short chapters (1 more)

Kept at the edge of your seat

What an amazing book! Dark,clever and thrilling! My favourite read of 2020

I read this book not realising that it was part of a series but I felt like if you didn't want to read the books in order than you don't have to.

The story lines are different but same characters are used.

The chapters are short, but captivating

This book was an amazing read and I can't wait to read more of Cavanaghs books as he is now my favourite author.

I recommend if you love a good, dark thriller