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Airported to Knowhere
Airported to Knowhere
Mike Bozart | 2015 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A short story-ette of 1700 words relating the strange encounters of Agent 33 when trying to check in at an airport.

Feeling like something of a fever dream, this stream-of-conciousness story is told well with a fast pace and new ideas fizzing off the page.

However, it just didn't gel for me. Perhaps I need to read more of the author's work to give it context, or perhaps I just didn't 'get' it, but the sum of its parts didn't quite make a satisfying whole.
  
The Lonely Drop
The Lonely Drop
Vanessa North | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, LGBTQ+, Romance
8
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was a very sweet short-story/novella that follows the story of two friends who lose touch for ten years before meeting again at one of their businesses. They quickly fall back into the friends rolls they used to have and phone each other regularly, meet up whenever they're both in town and flirt with each other.

I really liked it for the romance aspect. It was sweetly sexy with the dancing and the drinking and the flirting and the ending had me smiling like a loony because it was cute.
  
In Darkness: The Werewolf
In Darkness: The Werewolf
L. Diane Wolfe | 2023 | Contemporary, Paranormal, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Beautiful and heartwarming


This beautiful short story is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Vicki and Nicholas, both amazing people, both struggled with self-confidence for different reasons. Their meeting is a definite meet cute and is just the start of sweet story that combines romance and surprises.

This is perfect for a chilled out afternoon. By the end I was wanting more, I'd love to delve a little deeper, see where things go from where we left off.
    I'm thrilled that this is part of the In Darkness series, more supernatural stories to enthrall and delight!
  
The boogeyman (2023)
The boogeyman (2023)
2023 | Horror
9
7.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Watched today don't watch that many movies at the cinema based on a Stephen King story think the last one was the second part of it as I read the original short story the movie is based on so I knew what the movie was about anyway the movie I liked it even for a movie that realies on jump scares not on gore which I liked by keeping the creature mostly in the dark helpled alot ramped up the fear factor overall good film hope there's a sequel
  
Zima Blue and Other Stories
Zima Blue and Other Stories
Alastair Reynolds | 2006 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A collection of short stories by science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds, these stories showcase his world building outside of his more well-known Revelation Space epics. Each story is told with his flair for hard physics combined with space opera but always driven by the psyche of his characters.

With so many well-written stories here, there is bound to be much to be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys futuristic science fiction. The ideas are intriguing and clever, often provoking considerable thought. The writing is deft and fluid, keeping the pace up. Every story feels like a perfect capsule of the idea it contains, rarely too long and flabby or too short and rushed.

If you are a fan of Reynolds' other works or if you have never read a word he has written, this book will not disappoint.
  
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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Sundown (2018) in Movies

Nov 1, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)  
Sundown (2018)
Sundown (2018)
2018 | Drama
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
I don’t really want to give too much away about Sundown, so I suppose for this review I’ll have to bring you my thoughts on the production etc rather than going in to deep with the story of the short film.

Running at almost 13 minutes, Sundown looks stunning, the colouring of the short film has been done wonderfully, with the colours of not only the landscape and sky of the beautifully shot scenes but also the skin tones of for Frazer and Caitlin.

This makes the film a joy to watch, but adding to the delight of looking good, Sundown also has a soundtrack that sounds lovely, the music throughout the film works so well, giving the film a feeling of love and devotion to the high standards of producing a soundtrack and to flow throughout the story.