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This Book Will Make You Happy

Jessamy Hibberd and Jo Usmar

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How to beat low mood and lead a happier, more satisfying life. We all experience periods of feeling...

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Driven (Driven, #1) in Books

Jan 8, 2021

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3.5 stars.

What the--? Seriously?

He asks--begs--her to stay, and against her better judgement she does, and then just because he flips out in his sleep, he decides to be a proper arse to her and tell her he doesn't want her?!?! What the hell?

That aside, I really liked the first 80% or so of this. How Colton did his best to seduce her when she turns him down right at the beginning, by fair or foul. And how Rylee becomes brave enough to try love again after the tragedy in her past.

That last bit, mentioned above, really annoyed me, though. He keep warning her to stay away and she tries her best, but he keep appearing again and touching her, kissing her and she's on the brink, if she doesn't already, of loving him. But at the same time he keeps begging her to give him a chance and then when she does, he totally flips out on her. Argh! I want to punch him right now!

Hopefully, he'll redeem himself in Fueled, book 2 of the trilogy.

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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Casino (1995) in Movies

Sep 19, 2020

Casino (1995)

1995 | Drama

8.2

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As expected this was thoroughly entertaining moment-to-moment, but as a whole this seems like small-risk doddle for Scorsese: simple characters with a not only a familiar story but an almost entirely predictable and hasty one that just doesn't feel fully rewarding enough to be three hours. For a film that's so long it feels like huge, important chunks of the story are just... gone. Though that being said, it's paced nearly to perfection - flowing steadily from one fun and confidently-crafted mob movie trope to the next. What almost explicitly saves this from otherwise total dime-a-dozen mediocrity is the fact that the three leads are some of the most engrossing actors alive and each of them are rip-roaringly astonishing in it even if they're playing characters they've already played before practically to a T. It's pretty much 𝘉𝘶𝘨𝘴𝘺 with more of an edge. Far from great but also the sort of movie Scorsese could do in his sleep. Robert De Niro's suits are the clear highlight in all of this.