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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2470 KP) rated Hearse and Gardens (Hamptons Home & Garden Mysteries #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Hearse and Gardens (Hamptons Home & Garden Mysteries #2)
Kathleen Bridge | 2016
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Meg and her friend Elle are cleaning out a cottage when they stumble upon a skeleton sealed in a forgotten room. While the identity of the skeleton isn’t really a mystery, it does give rise to a lot of questions. Who sealed the man in the room? Where is the woman he supposed ran off with? Or is she the killer? Where is the painting the pair supposedly stole?

As you can see, there is plenty of compelling stuff here for a good mystery. Sadly, the book is slowed way down by Meg living her life, including things she finds for her decorating business. Ironically, I found two sub-plots that doesn’t tie into the mystery to be more compelling than the mystery for much of the book. We do get some great twists before the end, and the characters are great. Sadly, it isn’t enough to raise the book above average.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-hearse-and-gardens-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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MusicCritics (472 KP) rated In*ter*a*li*a by At The Drive-In in Music

Sep 21, 2017  
In*ter*a*li*a by At The Drive-In
In*ter*a*li*a by At The Drive-In
2017 | Punk
7
7.3 (4 Ratings)
Album Rating Watch
At the Drive In made the most responsible call when they put their legacy on hold in 2001. Now older and wiser, they're much better prepared to nurture their blaze than before. All it needed was a little room to breathe.
Critic- Suzy Exposito
Original Score: 7 out of 10

Read Review: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-at-the-drive-ins-inter-alia-w481358
  
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Shayde (75 KP) rated Apples to Apples in Tabletop Games

Jun 20, 2018  
Apples to Apples
Apples to Apples
1999 | Card Game, Humor, Kids Game, Party Game
8
6.5 (10 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
Good family game (3 more)
Easy set up
Simple to learn & play
Hours of fun
Fun for all ages
A great family game. Just get your cards ready and go around the room for as little or as long as you want. It's the kid-friendly version of Cards Against Humanity, and still just as fun. Something my family tries to play every year at the holidays.
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Only Woman in the Room in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
The Only Woman in the Room
The Only Woman in the Room
Marie Benedict | 2019
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
If you've never heard of Hedy Lamarr, that's fine, she was just an actress, but she also invented something we use in technology every day. To find out more, you can read my #bookreview of this biographical, historical, women's fiction novel about her, "The Only Woman in the Room" by Marie Benedict, on my blog now https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/01/25/the-beauty-of-genius/
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Wonder in Books

Apr 22, 2018 (Updated Apr 23, 2018)  
The Wonder
The Wonder
Emma Donoghue | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.3 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
The premise of this novel was very interesting, basing it on the 'fasting girls'. This is the first book I've read by the author, as I have zero interest in ever reading 'Room'. It was nicely paces, and an easy read. I read it in less than 24 hours. Roman Catholicism was portrayed... interestingly. I felt like the main character ragged on it a little too much. But, that's a personal thing.
  
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David McK (3692 KP) rated The witcher: blood origin in TV

Jan 27, 2023  
The witcher: blood origin
The witcher: blood origin
2022 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
5
6.0 (2 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
4-episode limited special of The Witcher prequel, framed as a tale being told (via mystical means) to Jaskier the Bard, and set more than 1000 years before the events of the main series.

I later heard that it was originally to be a 6-episode series, which might explain why the ending seemed rushed (after a slow start): this, I feel, was a series that just wasn't given enough room to breathe.