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'The monstrous thought came into my mind as I perused the fixed eyes and the saturnine face, that...
Lady Susan
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'Of what a mistake were you guilty in marrying a Man of his age! - just old enough to be formal,...
Chloe (778 KP) rated After Life in TV
Jun 27, 2020
I live the fact that it is a close up look into grief, something that can sometimes be overlooked or over dramatised in modern stories.
Each episode is a whirlwind of emotions. The highs and low juxtaposition one another so well, making each one seem better/worse than it would if they weren't coupled.
Some excellent characters that work really well together and create the highs/loss throughout.
Joe Wilkinson is something else, absolute dynamite of a man.
Thirteen (Eddie Flynn #4)
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They were Hollywood's hottest power couple. They had the world at their feet. Now one of them is...
Aunt Dimity Goes West
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Everyone's favorite sleuth heads to the Rocky Mountains in the twelfth installment of Nancy...
Hand of God
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Award-winning actor Ron Perlman stars as in this drama the law-bending Judge Pernell Harris, a...
David McK (3562 KP) rated The Marvels (2022) in Movies
Feb 25, 2024
(Despite one or two good entries since).
If so, IMO they've just hit a new low.
It probably doesn't help that you're almost required to do a lot of 'homework' (movies and TV series that introduce the key characters) prior to watching this (I have), with that knowledge all but assumed by Marvel and with no real fill-in given for those who haven't.
It's not all bad, though, Iman Vellani is infectious as Kamala Khan fan-girling out over Captain Marvel, while the mid credit tease is probably one of the best since the original from 2008s Iron Man.
Merissa (12894 KP) rated The Impassioned Choice (Etherya's Earth #5) in Books
Mar 28, 2022 (Updated Jun 30, 2023)
Heden is the youngest brother and the one who has hidden any pain behind jokes. He is the one who feels as though he doesn't quite fit in, although you'd never know it. Finding spyware on his servers leads him to Sofia, someone who was out for vengeance but had a change of heart when she realised innocent people, including children, would be hurt by her actions.
Oh, man! Be still my beating heart! And bear with me as I try to explain without giving any spoilers. All of the couples so far have been destined to be together. We knew it from the first page. And so were Heden and Sofia. But the odds really are stacked against them. Everyone looks at the problems from one direction. Now, I know why they did! My brain went the other way, but I just couldn't comprehend it, so I returned to the way they were going. And that's all I'm saying! If you want to figure out just what I'm waffling on about, read it!!!
My eyes were constantly leaking from about 90% onwards. I did get a break when Miranda and Ken saved me by finding some lost scrolls, allowing me to get my breath back. But my eyes were soon leaking again. So be warned.
An absolutely brilliant addition to the series that I have loved. I really can't recommend both this book, and the series, highly enough.
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Merissa
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Mar 28, 2022
David McK (3562 KP) rated All Star Superman in Books
Jan 28, 2019
Some of the episodes, I felt, were far superior to others: in some (perhaps more than I was comfortable with), I didn't really follow what was happening.
There is an over-arching plot throughout the entire series, with Superman 'overpowering' himself with solar radiation in the opening of the first episode, and with his body beginning to fail as a result.
I also found the art-style slightly off-putting: I can understand drawing the man of steel in a square/blocky 'strong' art style, but ma and pa Kent? Really?
Perhaps not the best of introductions for anybody new to Superman comics.