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Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)
Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)
James Patterson | 1999 | Crime, Mystery
8
8.6 (18 Ratings)
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I can't tire of this series
This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time, I purposely took my time reading it only reading small bits at a time so I could really appreciate and take on what I was reading. James Patterson is an incredible writer who can set the scene and create amazing characters. He has the ability to make you feel as though you are part of the story as you begin to become invested in the characters and their lives. Alex cross being in love is one of my favourite things and the cases he faces are disturbing to say the least. James has an incredible imagination and understanding of the law. As I got towards the end of the book I realised I could not put it down until I knew what had happened.
  
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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) created a post

Oct 25, 2018  
Not sure if this would appeal to anyone else but me, but I reckon a feature on here that would be nice, would be if you could save a review halfway through so that you can come back to it later without publishing it. I like to take my time with my reviews and go back once I'm finished saying what I want to say to refine parts here and there. It would be cool if you could write the first half of your review and then save it to come back to later without having to publish it.
I know that MS Word can be used for this, but it would be more streamlined to be able to do it here, on the website itself.
I'm not sure how this would be implemented, but it's just a thought.
     
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Hany El Nokaly (659 KP) Oct 25, 2018

Hi @Daniel Boyd, you can already do that, just click on the dropdown arrow on the review's submit button, then click on Save As Draft.

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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) Oct 26, 2018

Cheers @Hany El Nokaly that is really helpful, glad I posted this now!

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Give It Up by Bonnie Raitt in Music

Apr 30, 2020  
Give It Up by Bonnie Raitt
Give It Up by Bonnie Raitt
2002 | Blues, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
6
6.0 (3 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 495th greatest album of all time
This is only album number 6 on my trek towards listening to all 500 of Rolling Stone's greatest albums. Already I am wishing I had opted for the NME's top 500 instead, as this really isn't my bag. But the main reason I am doing this is to find hidden gems I had never heard before, which is more likely to happen listening to RS than NME.
The album title was one that stuck in my head because it really made me start to think about giving it up, coming hot on the heels of Boz Scagg's album. The 10 song mix of country and jazz really seemed to take forever to pass. There were some more bluesy songs that were listenable, but the majority not to my tastes at all.
  
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
2002 | Action, Drama
Kevin Reynolds - who also directed Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - take on the classic Alexandre Dumas (probably more famous for The Three Musketeers) tale of love, loss and revenge, starring Jim Caviezel as Edmond Dantes, who is wrongly imprisoned for treason and who - 13 odd years or so later - finally escapes with the aid of another Prisoner, who vouch safes to Dumas the location of a vast treasure that Dumas then spends to gain his revenge on those who betrayed him (including his former best friend).

Since I've never read (or listened to) the book, I cannot speak to how accurate this is to the source.

I can say, however, that it is an enjoyable enough watch, that reminds me (somewhat) of the likes of 'The Man In The Iron Mask' as well as 'The Three Musketeers' - no surprise there!
  
    YAY - TBH App, To be honest

    YAY - TBH App, To be honest

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I enjoyed this book. It was done well. I love the take on the uniqueness of names for each flavor. Bully Vanilli is a good one for the vanilla flavor. Mustachio Pistachio is clever, and I like that. Though his name is a bit hard to pronounce, that may be it for me to do. Otherwise, I did enjoy the naming concept.

I also really enjoyed each page. I like that there is a lesson that Bully Vanilli needs to learn about a few things. I like the way the author is teaching children about kindness and bullying through something sweet and tasty that children like.

This is a fun and wonderfully illustrated book. Children learn, and what a wonderful way to use ice cream. The pictures can tell the story of what is going on as well, which makes it even better.
  
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Sanctum (Saving Setora #2)
Sanctum (Saving Setora #2)
Raven Dark, Petra J Knox | 2021 | Dystopia, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
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Sanctum (saving Setora book 2)
By Raven Dark and Petra J.Knox

Once read a review will be written via Smashbomb and link posted in comments

 
Once again, I find myself in a dangerous predicament.

Kidnapped by enemies of the Dark Legion, barbarians far more dangerous than my road warrior masters, escape remains out of reach. Even if I did get away, how would I survive, alone in the desert with Damien's men still searching for me?

With the barbarian crew preparing to take me to a distant icy land I know nothing about, I can't help but think of the masters I left behind - the road warrior pirates in leather cuts I shouldn't want. I know I'll never see them again. And even if they were to free me, what then? Would I want them as my masters?

Then at the last moment, I'm presented with something no slave has ever been given - a choice. A choice that could change my entire destiny and those of everyone around me or bring me headlong into a life I should never have trusted. I have a feeling everything is about to change, but will I survive long enough to see it?


I’m still so on the fence with this series! Yes it has hot men! Hot females! Hot sex scenes! BUT I’m not onboard with the female slaves and the demeaning manor in some of the scenes! Maybe setora can turn this place around?