Alpaca My Bags
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Murder? Romance? Intrigue? The Desert Oasis runs rampant with gossip and secrets. Sweetie Bastard...
Mystery Cozy Mystery
The Raven Thief
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One murder. Four impossibilities. A fake séance hides a very real crime. Secret Staircase...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2656 KP) rated Death of a Halloween Party Monster in Books
Aug 26, 2023
I don’t read this series, just the novellas when they are part of an anthology I want to read, but I found myself feeling right at home partying with these characters from the beginning of this story. I did figure out one aspect of the story early on, but there were several more, including the identity of the killer, that I hadn’t pieced together until Hayley did. It’s a twist on a locked room mystery, which is always fun. The ending was great and kept me turning the pages. There are also some recipes to enjoy while you read or at a party you are hosting this Halloween.
NOTE 1: This is a novella, so expect something shorter than a typical novel before you pick it up.
NOTE 2: This novella was originally in the Halloween Party Murder anthology. If you’ve already read it there, you don’t need to buy it again here.
My Town : Home Doll House
Games and Education
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Every thing is possible when you play the new My-Town : Home game. With lots of rooms to explore and...
Secret New York Hidden Bars & Restaurants
Michelle Young and Laura Itzkowitz
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A supperclub on a helipad, a dinner in a dumpster, a hidden heavy metal bar in Brooklyn, a dim-sum...
How Not to Kill Your Plants: Know, Grow & Style
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Tired of uninspiring rows of plastic potted houseplants next to forced bouquets struggling to...
Life and Beth
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This title features 3 Males, 3 Females and 2 voices (1 Male, 1Female). A living room. It's...
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
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Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a...
Teaching with Tenderness: Toward an Embodied Practice
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Imagine a classroom that explores the twinned ideas of embodied teaching and a pedagogy of...
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) in Movies
Mar 4, 2022
The first Escape Room is a relatively tight thriller, with multiple entertaining-as-hell set pieces, all wrapped up in a load of half-baked plot weirdness. This sequel doubles down on both of those things. The puzzle rooms themselves are more extravagant and ambitious, and sometimes, there's some tension on display. I just wish they would lean into the horror more and get gory!
However, the small semblance of plot is needlessly convoluted, and executed so poorly, that it doesn't make much sense, and it just doesn't matter. I wasn't annoyed that it was bullshit, because I just didn't care, as my brain cells slowly fizzled away.
Tournament of Champions is dumb and fun. Pretty forgettable, but a good enough time whilst it's happening.