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The Family Next Door
Book
The small suburb of Pleasant Court lives up to its name. It's the kind of place where everyone knows...
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Destiny: Child of the Sky (Symphony of Ages, #3)
Book
A FELLOWSHIP OF THREE To stand against the F'dor-- an ancient, vile being intent on destroying...

Ross (3284 KP) rated Nightblade in Books
Sep 27, 2017
The book tells the parallel journeys of three young people growing up in the Three Kingdoms, a trio of countries at an uneasy truce. All three suffer awful hardships at a young age and are ripped from their families in different, though all unpleasant, circumstances and all three grow up and are trained in different facets of life in the kingdoms.
The book focuses mainly on Ryuu, a boy gifted with "the sense": the ability to heighten his senses and anticipate attacks (think Jedi meets Spidey-sense, Luke SkyParker if you will. Actually, both had an Uncle Ben didn't they?! Woah that's weird.) He is a driven young man who the reader develops a strong liking for. His interactions with the other young characters and how they come about are well written, with realistic emotions, behaviours and dialogue.
This is really the story of trying to do the right thing with what you have been given and how to take responsibility for the repercussions.
I have immediately continued with the next book in the trilogy, which says a lot for the quality of the writing and the story told.
The book is fairly low on magic, much more sword than sorcery. Something like a Japanese Joe Abercrombie is one way of thinking of it.
The book focuses mainly on Ryuu, a boy gifted with "the sense": the ability to heighten his senses and anticipate attacks (think Jedi meets Spidey-sense, Luke SkyParker if you will. Actually, both had an Uncle Ben didn't they?! Woah that's weird.) He is a driven young man who the reader develops a strong liking for. His interactions with the other young characters and how they come about are well written, with realistic emotions, behaviours and dialogue.
This is really the story of trying to do the right thing with what you have been given and how to take responsibility for the repercussions.
I have immediately continued with the next book in the trilogy, which says a lot for the quality of the writing and the story told.
The book is fairly low on magic, much more sword than sorcery. Something like a Japanese Joe Abercrombie is one way of thinking of it.

Cute Clothes for Kids: 25 Projects for 0-5 Year Olds
Book
Designer Rob Merrett brings you a unique and charming collection of children's clothes that you'll...

graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated Night World, No. 2 (Night World, #4-6) in Books
Feb 15, 2019
Three easy teen paranormal reads that was some nice and easy brain candy. I don't have too much to say about the books; each story was better than the one before it, but I'll most likely forget them in a week, possibly two.

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2389 KP) rated Gingerbread Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #13.5) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Three new Christmas novellas starring the author's series detectives. Lots of holiday fun, especially if you already love one or more of the series.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-gingerbread-cookie-murder.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-gingerbread-cookie-murder.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

JUMPCUT ONLINE (77 KP) rated John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) in Movies
Jul 3, 2019
John Wick: Chapter Three continues the series with a triumphant entry that proves that this story, character and filmmaking isn’t getting old or tired anytime soon. Experience it as soon as possible.
Full Review: https://jumpcutonline.co.uk/review-john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum-2019/
Full Review: https://jumpcutonline.co.uk/review-john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum-2019/

Mission Europe - Mission Berlin | Learning German | Deutsche Welle
Podcast
Mission Europe is a language course for beginners that consists of three mystery adventures: Mission...