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Where's My Water?

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Get the GAME OF THE YEAR award-winning puzzler! Help Swampy by guiding water to his broken shower....

Merissa (11805 KP) rated Shoot The Gap (Big Play, #4) in Books

Dec 17, 2018

Shoot The Gap (Big Play, #4)

Jordan Ford | 2016 | Contemporary, Religion, Young Adult (YA)

10.0

(3 Ratings)

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In the final book of the series, we have Tyler and Sam's story. They have been best friends forever, but Tyler thinks that he needs something 'special' to make him stand out from his team mates. That something comes in the shape of Roxy Carmichael. Will Tyler open his eyes and see what is right in front of him, or will he stumble around in the dark and lose what he's already got?

This story wraps up all the previous story lines into one amazing climax. We see more of Tyler and Sam's home life, and the differences are there to see. Whereas one family is full of life and love, the other is clinical and detached. Professions of love are made, but to be honest, even after reading it all, I have my doubts!

With the full crew here helping to complete the story, the pages near enough turn themselves. Everything comes out to the harsh light of day and only time will tell how they all survive the fallout.

Absolutely recommended, both this book and the series.

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!

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Merissa (11805 KP) rated Shoot The Gap (Big Play, #4) in Books

Jan 17, 2019

Shoot The Gap (Big Play, #4)

Jordan Ford | 2016 | Contemporary, Religion, Young Adult (YA)

10.0

(3 Ratings)

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Shoot The Gap (Big Play #4) by Jordan Ford

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AT (1676 KP) rated When We Were Vikings in Books

Apr 13, 2020

I enjoyed When we were Vikings, but I had to take breaks from reading it, so it wasn't the fastest read for me on a personal level. I'm a parent of a special needs child, and personally, after dealing with my son all day, sometimes I could only read a couple of pages before needing a break. Like I said, that's just a personal thing. I did enjoy the story, and once I hit the major part of the story about halfway in, I didn't have to take as many breaks. Then there were more things going on in the story, rather than only focusing on Zelda's way of seeing things. I did not like the character of Marxy's mother at all, though. For me, I was almost ready to stop reading at one point because of her. Thankfully, she's wasn't a main character, that takes up a lot of time in the book. To me, what she was doing felt borderline abusive, if not fully abusive, considering the situation. I could've done without her part in the book, though I know it lays groundwork for other things down the road.

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Gareth von Kallenbach (971 KP) rated Touched With Fire (2016) in Movies

Aug 6, 2019

Touched with Fire is a very depressing movie. As a person diagnoses with bipolar disorder, there are touches of reality in seeing the characters dealing with mania and depression. The problem with the movie is it shows the extreme of this mental illness. The characters in mania putting their lives in danger. The family only worried about the negative aspects of the disorder. This needs to be said..not everyone with bipolar disorder acts like this. The family treating them poorly says a lot about the misunderstanding of the illness.

The story is a snapshot of all of the aspects of being bipolar. There are not medications that always work. There are not routines that can sidestep mania or depression.

On a good note, this does bring awareness to some of the bipolar geniuses throughout history. The book by psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison’s (who make a cameo appearance) 1993 Touched with Fire, is the inspiration for this movie. She shows the connection to bipolar and creativity.

When you see this movie, keep in mind, we are all weird in our own special ways. Don’t judge someone on their diagnosis or their rough times. You may miss the spark.