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Evan Only Knows (Constable Evans, #7)
Rhys Bowen | 2004
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Evan and Bronwen are off to meet each other's family's. Their first stop is Mrs. Evans, and they stumble into a case with ties to Evan's family past. The man who killed Evan's father is arrest for another crime, only this time Evan thinks he's innocent. Can he prove it without alienating his mother? This book is missing much of the charm of the earlier ones in the series since the wonderful supporting players aren't in the book. A bit more serious, too.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-evan-only-knows-by-rhys.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
2017 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Cast (2 more)
Plot
Comedy
A Wild & Fun Adventure For The Whole Family!
This a very creative adaptation of the Jumanji series. This time around, the characters are transported inside the game. The writers did an excellent job of portraying the film as though the characters were actually in a video game universe.

The film is packed full of humor. Especially Jack Black's portrayal of a modern teenage girl trapped in the body of a middle-aged man. There are even some jokes designed for the older audience to get a chuckle, making it not only a good film for the family, but fun for adults as well.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) created a post

Dec 10, 2018  
I have decided to give up on a book for the first time in about 10 years. @Legends of Ahn is just boring me and after a week of grinding away at it I am barely a quarter of the way through. I need a book to have a plot and a purpose, this just feels like a man wandering around doing things with no clear purpose, and my reading rate has fallen so far I have to give up. I will probably pick this up again in future, ideally when the series is finished (at least then I will know it must have found a purpose eventually!).
     
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Ross (3284 KP) Dec 10, 2018

Thanks guys. I had DNF-guilt but it is passing.

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Rachel Maria Berney (114 KP) Dec 11, 2018

I hate when that happens, but there are so many good books out there. Sometimes you have to give up on the duds, especially if you are not enjoying, you get over the guilt, eventually. It just feels so wrong not to finish a book :)

I enjoyed this. It is exactly as described: a mystery/romantic comedy.

She may not have been the P.I. in the world in this, but it gave me plenty of laughs when she fell out of the tree and got chased by a man being investigated for fraud.

I also liked the romance aspect of it. Nick was not going to give up in his pursuit of Addison and Addison really should have just ripped his clothes off all those times she wanted to. Pity they never actually got round to doing the deed; interruptions were a plenty.

Definitely going to read the rest of the series!
  
The Flight (Close Proximity #4)
The Flight (Close Proximity #4)
Erin M. Leaf | 2018 | Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance
10
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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The Flight (Close Proximity #4) by Erin M. Leaf
The Flight is the fourth novella in the Close Proximity series. This time we meet up with Sebastian, a flight attendant, and Ethan, a musician. Now, you may think this is the normal rockstar romance, but it's not. This story is intricate in a way novellas rarely are. Not only do we see Sebastian as a flight attendant, but also as a young man who has lost his mum. A young man who writes music. And yet we still find out more about him as the story progresses. As for Ethan, tired musician, songwriter, travelling to a charity concert. When these two meet, sparks fly.

I loved this book! It's a novella, and I really wish it wasn't! I could have sat down with this one and read happily for much longer. Instead, I got all the good bits in one easy read, including a perfect HEA for our guys. There is plenty going on, but the pacing is smooth. With good supporting characters, a great storyline, and a couple of smoking hot MCs, this is a story I highly recommend.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and my comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
  
The End of Magic
The End of Magic
Mark Stay | 2019 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I thoroughly enjoyed this fantasy novel from Mark Stay. It’s exciting, fast paced and jam packed with magic. Until there isn’t any magic, that is.

The Lapis Moon which orbits the planet, is hit by a comet and destroyed, making all the mages and magical creatures powerless. Sander Bree, the mage to a powerful man, is just on his way to find a cure for his employers daughter when he’s rendered powerless. Nevertheless, he’s determined to keep his word.

Rosheen Katell is more of a freelance mage, and is blackmailed into working for a very bad man in order to save her younger brother. Rosheen and Sander find themselves working against one another. With the destruction of the Lapis Moon however, comes the rise of another power.

This was such a good story, and the ending was totally unexpected. I liked that the end seemed to be finished in a very definite way - although it could easily be turned into a series (but I rather like it as it is. The book world seems far to keen on never ending series just lately).

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and Mark Stay for reading along!