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What Happens Next

Colleen Clayton

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How can you talk about something that you can't remember? Before the ski trip, Cassidy "Sid" Murphy...

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Battle Spire

Michael R. Miller

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Jack Kross only wanted to play the game. Now he's fighting for his life. When a mysterious...

Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Watchers in Books

Nov 5, 2023

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The watchers
A.M. Shine
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You can't see them. But they can see you.

This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind her, the building is besieged by screams.

Mina finds herself in a room with a wall of glass, and an electric light that activates at nightfall, when the Watchers come above ground. These creatures emerge to observe their captive humans and terrible things happen to anyone who doesn't reach the bunker in time.

Afraid and trapped among strangers, Mina is desperate for answers. Who are the Watchers, and why are they keeping the humans imprisoned, keen to watch their every move?

It was a decent read. A really creepy creature feature. It is quite similar to a lot of these sorts of books that I’ve read and nothing really stood out as different really but still an enjoyable read.

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Coming Out on the Field: A Lesbian Romance

Sam Kestrel

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A coming out age-gap love story with a cast of softball players and plenty of steam. Dee needed...

Novella FF Contemporary Sports Romance

Joe Julians (221 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in Movies

Jan 30, 2018

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Beautifully shot

An average movie with some great performances

Kenneth Brannagh steals the show on Murder on the Orient Express, which is all the more remarkable when you consider he's pulling double duty here being the star and the director. His rendition of the greatest detective of all time, Poirot, is note perfect and almost always performed with a degre of a nuance that keeps him feeling like a real and grounded individual. He's backed up by a strong supporting cast that all do their best with limited screen time to bring something special to a script that doesn't always give them the most to work with.

It's the script here that I feel is the largest problem. Being a murder mystery, it's integral that all the pieces slot together so that by the time the killer reveal comes along- it feels earned. It's here where the movie really stumbles. Being an adaptation, it doesn't have much wriggle room when it comes to who the killer is, but when the movie draws to a close and we learn who's responsible, it comes across as a quite a weak resolution. The story hadn't built up to a point where it all feels real and instead it comes across as a random resolution that doesn't hold up to scrutiny.

Still though, its an enjoyable watch. I would however be interested to hear what others who are already familiar with the story feel about it.