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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)

6.0

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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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Blink (1994)

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Blinded at the abusive hands of her mother as a young girl, Emma Brody (Madeleine Stowe) is now a...

Alan Widler recommended Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Gorecki in Music (curated)

Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Gorecki

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"I don't really know what to say about this record. It's just one of those very emotive pieces of music that you need to be in a certain frame of mind to listen to and enjoy – those quiet, reflective moments. There are certain albums you can't put on in the car, and this would be one of them. It just wouldn't work. You can hardly hear the first three minutes of this, even if you turn your speakers up to 11, but it gradually builds up. It's refreshing, sometimes, to listen to music that has a completely different pace and is from a different world. If you're in the right frame of mind, it can be something deeply moving."

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Karley Sciortino recommended Bad Behavior in Books (curated)

"Bad Behavior is largely about sex, but it’s not cheesy or cheap. In this book of short stories, Gaitskill writes about women in the sex industry, people in power play relationships, S&M, and the general psychology of people who engage in so-called “bad behaviors” in a way that’s honest, sometimes brutal, and always beautiful. (For example, the darkly erotic film Secretary was adapted from a story in the book.) I first read this book around the time that I started Slutever, my blog about sexuality that still exists today, and it gave me confidence that writing about sex was a legitimate pursuit, and could be seen as intelligent, meaningful, and maybe even poetic."

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Tim Burton recommended Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) in Movies (curated)

"It was a great year for films. [laughs] Seeing that movie is one of the reasons I wanted to move to London, because it’s quite swinging — it’s like this weird mixture of a Hammer horror film and swinging London. There’s a scene where they cut from, I don’t know, 1569 or whatever, and it cuts to rock music and a jet airplane, so there’s a weird juxtaposition of things. I’ve gotten to know Christopher Lee over the years and I know that he would not say that this was one of his favorite films. I think it was Hammer on the decline and they thought, ‘Hey, let’s get hip,’ which was a mistake. But I enjoy mistakes sometimes."

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Beautifully Broken (If I Break, #3) in Books

Dec 7, 2020

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What a beautiful ending to a seemingly tragic story. I was happy to see Lauren finally get her happily ever after. Her journey was an emotional one, filled with turmoil and heart ache, but she got the love she deserved. Honestly, the only thing I was even remotely disappointed about was the lack of Cal's personality Chris kept. What's that say about me?! Thankfully Lauren was able to get through to Cal before he ruined everyone's lives - the truth behind what happened was so awful and sick, I can't completely fault him for repressing it. It's nice to know that Lauren and Chris, along with Cal and sometimes Collin, will live happily ever after with Caylen.

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Trickster's Girl (The Raven Duet #1) in Books

Aug 18, 2020 (Updated Aug 18, 2020)

Trickster's Girl (The Raven Duet #1)

Hilari Bell | 2010 | Erotica, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.0

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A good story about a teen who recently lost her dad and copes with her grief by joining Raven the trickster of the NW US and Canada. They go on an journey to heal the lay lines of the world in the far near future.
I'd recommend it for kids that are wanting something YA but aren't ready for the mature sex and violence that is typical for most YA whose protagonist is 15 or older. Not that there isn't some hard discussions or danger. Mostly the biggest thing about it is the MC likes to think and sometimes talk in exclamations! It gets a bit tiring accurate or not.