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Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in gray, broken Bellmont, a town ruled by...
Mind Games (Mind Games #1)
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Fia and Annie are as close as two sisters can be. They look out for each other. Protect each other....
The Quiet You Carry
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Victoria Parker knew her dad's behavior toward her was a little unusual, but she convinced herself...
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When It's Real
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Under ordinary circumstances, Oakley Ford and Vaughn Bennett would never even cross paths. ...
Risen (Blood Eternal #1)
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My aunt has been kidnapped by vampires, and it’s up to me to save her. Only…I had no idea...
Sweetheart (2021)
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April Jane (Nell Barlow), or “A.J.” as she now likes to style herself, is a seventeen-year-old...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated There's Someone Inside Your House (2021) in Movies
Oct 27, 2021
The main issue with TSIYH is how darn predictable it is, down to every set piece and narrative beat. The eventual killer reveal is sadly an obvious one, and there are even moments where the plot threatens to get a little ballsy but chickens out at the last second.
TSIYH had some fun slasher moments for sure, and I did like the multiple mask concept of the killer, but it's over reliance on genre tropes, and tendency to play it safe drag the overall experience down.
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Metal lords (2022) in Movies
Apr 27, 2022
It drags in a few places, and some of the humour doesn't quite land, but it did get a few genuine laughs out of me, and is pretty damn wholesome - there's surprisingly very little musical gate-keeping from any of the characters. The students who are into Ed Sheeran are mostly respectful towards the main characters metal leanings ("Post death metal") and even he appreciates the rival pop band by the time the credits roll. It's a refreshing take on a genre that is rife with elitism.
Other than that, Metal Lords has a banging soundtrack, and some great original music courtesy of the incredibly talented Ramin Djawadi (who is just everywhere these days, and deservedly so).
Metal Lords won't change your life, but it's a fun time. It's pretty much Deathgasm without the gore and demons.
David McK (3270 KP) rated Skulduggery Pleasant in Books
Jan 26, 2024
I read (or heard) somewhere that this was attempting to be the heir to the Harry potter crown, and I can definitely see the similarities: a secret world alongside our own full of magic, where a dark sorcerer wants to gain control over the mortal world, and where a young pre-teen is introduced to the world and has (to them) unknown connections to it already, and some unpleasant relatives...
However, unlike the Harry Potter series, this is primarily set in and around Dublin (rather than London) - and so, to me, is closer to home - while the home life of the protagonist is far more settled: she's not an orphan, and lives with her family.
I also found Skulduggery Pleasant to be more of an interesting character than Dumbledore, as well as playing a far larger role in the proceedings.
Finally, I may yet read more of these.