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It began with Broken Promise. Now the mystery deepens in the second of the Promise Falls trilogy. A...
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2010)
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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets’ Nest is the explosive final instalment of Stieg Larsson’s...
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Winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, "The Lord of the Rings"...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Secret Hour (Midnighters, #1) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
First off, I like my paranormal books to also have a little romance in them and this, apart from a kiss or two, had no romance.
Second. I had no idea what this sERIES would be about when I bought the trilogy as the synopsis was a little vague.
So, I have to admit that I did like it...just not really enough to continue the series.
To me, it seemed that they went through a lot of crap for nothing. To go to where the weird black things come from just to find out what power Jess had, and then to realise that you don't know what it is anyway?? Riiiight... :/
I don't think I'll be continuing it as it just isn't really my sort of thing, I'm afraid.
Second. I had no idea what this sERIES would be about when I bought the trilogy as the synopsis was a little vague.
So, I have to admit that I did like it...just not really enough to continue the series.
To me, it seemed that they went through a lot of crap for nothing. To go to where the weird black things come from just to find out what power Jess had, and then to realise that you don't know what it is anyway?? Riiiight... :/
I don't think I'll be continuing it as it just isn't really my sort of thing, I'm afraid.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Everneath (Everneath, #1) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
DNF @36%
I saw this on Scribd and thought, "Ooh, I want to read that." It sounded good, the cover is amazing and it was free for me. So why not?
Unfortunately once I started reading, I thought it sounded a lot like Meg Cabot's [b:Abandon|9397967|Abandon (Abandon Trilogy, #1)|Meg Cabot|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1324767084s/9397967.jpg|11351526] and I found it rather difficult to get into, though I think that was down to the "then" and "now" storyline and not the similarities between this and the other.
I can't say I felt anything for any of the characters or their predicament and I just lost interest in it all. That's were my 2 star rating comes from. It was okay, but not for me.
I saw this on Scribd and thought, "Ooh, I want to read that." It sounded good, the cover is amazing and it was free for me. So why not?
Unfortunately once I started reading, I thought it sounded a lot like Meg Cabot's [b:Abandon|9397967|Abandon (Abandon Trilogy, #1)|Meg Cabot|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1324767084s/9397967.jpg|11351526] and I found it rather difficult to get into, though I think that was down to the "then" and "now" storyline and not the similarities between this and the other.
I can't say I felt anything for any of the characters or their predicament and I just lost interest in it all. That's were my 2 star rating comes from. It was okay, but not for me.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy, #1) in Books
Jan 8, 2021
Sins & Needles was the winner of my "What to Read Next" question so here I go :)
So I've literally just finished it and once again I'm crying. This is definitely one of those where you NEED to have the second book to jump straight back into this trilogy because after that ending, you just need to know that Camden is going to fight for Ellie, that she's not going to give into Javier and that they're eventually going to get their HEA after all this time.
Unfortunately though, I don't own the second book and my to-read shelf is almost 300 books long, but when I get through a few more books I will certainly buy it and get back to these two and their journey back to each other.
So I've literally just finished it and once again I'm crying. This is definitely one of those where you NEED to have the second book to jump straight back into this trilogy because after that ending, you just need to know that Camden is going to fight for Ellie, that she's not going to give into Javier and that they're eventually going to get their HEA after all this time.
Unfortunately though, I don't own the second book and my to-read shelf is almost 300 books long, but when I get through a few more books I will certainly buy it and get back to these two and their journey back to each other.
Tom Turner (388 KP) rated The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) in Books
Apr 30, 2021
<strong>What other reviews day is true.</strong>
I had read a lot of reviews of this book, and what most of them said turned out to be true. This book has pacing issues, and it was a bit of a slog to get through. That being said, it's important to remember that it is the middle book of a trilogy, and therefore you are getting only the middle of the begging. Middle and end of a story structure, and I always find that the middle of stories already drag a little anyway. What I want to stress though, is that the pay off is well worth it! I was considering taking a break from Mistborn for a couple of books, but after reading that ending, I have no choice but to continue!
I had read a lot of reviews of this book, and what most of them said turned out to be true. This book has pacing issues, and it was a bit of a slog to get through. That being said, it's important to remember that it is the middle book of a trilogy, and therefore you are getting only the middle of the begging. Middle and end of a story structure, and I always find that the middle of stories already drag a little anyway. What I want to stress though, is that the pay off is well worth it! I was considering taking a break from Mistborn for a couple of books, but after reading that ending, I have no choice but to continue!
Ari Aster recommended The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) (2001) in Movies (curated)
Third entry in the Weis/Hickman Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy, which sets the world of Krynn up for new adventures with a new Status Quo, and which finishes the story first began in Dragons of Autumn Twilight.
However, I found this to be lacking the intimacy of that first novel, or even the tragic pathos of Sturm from the second Dragons of Winter Night; too concerned with Tanis's internal struggles and skipping over a large part of just what happened to Raistlin and how he suddenly becomes so powerful (told in other spin-offs, perhaps?).
Also, and as with Dragons of Winter Night, not all characters survive the story, with one character in particular provided with a fitting farewell.
In short, and as a whole: these books are OK, but nothing remarkable.
However, I found this to be lacking the intimacy of that first novel, or even the tragic pathos of Sturm from the second Dragons of Winter Night; too concerned with Tanis's internal struggles and skipping over a large part of just what happened to Raistlin and how he suddenly becomes so powerful (told in other spin-offs, perhaps?).
Also, and as with Dragons of Winter Night, not all characters survive the story, with one character in particular provided with a fitting farewell.
In short, and as a whole: these books are OK, but nothing remarkable.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3) in Books
Sep 6, 2019
4.5 stars.
These kids and just the whole "family" Kat has are amazing. Geniuses!
Not my favourite book in the series, since they didn't steal a painting or a jewel or anything as valuable or famous, but just the ability to come out on top and pull off the impossible (as usual!) has given it that flair (and me, a huge smile).
I've been reading some reviews on Goodreads and it seems people thought this was going to be a trilogy but after reading this I've realised there are still a few unanswered questions floating about so I hope the author will write another story in which we find out Hale's first names and the identity of Visily Romani.
I may also have to try the authors Gallagher Girls series too!
These kids and just the whole "family" Kat has are amazing. Geniuses!
Not my favourite book in the series, since they didn't steal a painting or a jewel or anything as valuable or famous, but just the ability to come out on top and pull off the impossible (as usual!) has given it that flair (and me, a huge smile).
I've been reading some reviews on Goodreads and it seems people thought this was going to be a trilogy but after reading this I've realised there are still a few unanswered questions floating about so I hope the author will write another story in which we find out Hale's first names and the identity of Visily Romani.
I may also have to try the authors Gallagher Girls series too!