Sam (74 KP) rated The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events #6) in Books
Mar 27, 2019
The Ersatz Elevator is the most unpredictable book in the series so far. Unlike the other books, the title isn’t as relevant so it’s harder to tell what’s going to happen. Without going into too much detail and spoiling it, there are also a lot of different plot twists, a few of them are massive towards the future plot of the series.
As good as the plot twists were, it definitely wasn’t one of the best books in the series. Count Olaf’s appearance was expected, like in every other book, and I just find that it’s getting a bit too same-y how Olaf is always close to whoever is the Baudelaires’ guardian at the time and the guardian never believes them. I feel like a change is probably on the way in the books because I can’t see this theme carrying on throughout the whole series.
David McK (3649 KP) rated Marvel's Spider-Man in Video Games
Aug 26, 2019
Seemingly taking it's cue - especially in combat - from Rocksteady's Arkham series of Batman games, this tells a completely new, completely stand-alone story, with a Peter Parker who has been Spider-Man, now, for 8 years and so is free of any restrictions placed upon it by tying it to a particular movie or graphic novel.
While it can get a bit repetitive in places, the central mechanic of web-swinging around a populated New York - one that even has a scale able The Avengers Tower in it (question: what will happen now that the Sony/Marvel deal has broken down?) - is great fun, while the story and plot itself is actually pretty good. Yes, anyone with even a passing knowledge of the Spider-Man lore may see where parts of it are going, but the fun (in this case) is in the journey, not the destination ...
Looking forward to the inevitable sequel.
Cowgirls & Vampires (Cowgirls & Vampires, #1)
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**This book was previously published as 'Cowgirl & Creature' (The Laura Pepper Series) By Tim...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2456 KP) rated The Pickled Piper (Pickled & Preserved Mystery, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
The characters in this new series are wonderful, and I was drawn to them almost immediately. The plot was a bit uneven, but the climax was strong and logical. I will definitely be back for the second one.
NOTE: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/05/book-review-pickled-piper-by-mary-ellen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Instinctual (Rise of Iliri book 2) in Books
Jan 13, 2020
Good luck to them….
In the second beautifully-crafted paranormal romance of this reverse harem epic fantasy series, author Auryn Hadley explores Sal’s gently-morphing relationship to the Black Blades—her comarades-in-arms and lovers ...
I'm just so in love with these books! We are back with Sal and her men. They are dealing with the backlash of coming out as all Iliri and finding the steel. Also figuring out where they stand in personal relationships. Balec brings in other elite teams to help with bringing home the steel but with it comes the race issues against Iliri. This was so good!
Disraeli the Novelist
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First published in 1981, this book attempts to approach a better understanding of Disraeli the man...
First Love
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Neve is a writer in her mid-30s married to an older man, Edwyn. For now they are in a place of...
Modern Toss: Mindless Violence Colouring Book
Jon Link and Mick Bunnage
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This release will be the first in a series of adult colouring books from Modern Toss. Produced by...
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Man and Superman 100 Page Super Spectacular
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“This is the best Superman story I’ve ever written.” So says living legend Marv Wolfman, and...