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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Driven (Driven, #1) in Books

Jan 8, 2021

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3.5 stars.

What the--? Seriously?

He asks--begs--her to stay, and against her better judgement she does, and then just because he flips out in his sleep, he decides to be a proper arse to her and tell her he doesn't want her?!?! What the hell?

That aside, I really liked the first 80% or so of this. How Colton did his best to seduce her when she turns him down right at the beginning, by fair or foul. And how Rylee becomes brave enough to try love again after the tragedy in her past.

That last bit, mentioned above, really annoyed me, though. He keep warning her to stay away and she tries her best, but he keep appearing again and touching her, kissing her and she's on the brink, if she doesn't already, of loving him. But at the same time he keeps begging her to give him a chance and then when she does, he totally flips out on her. Argh! I want to punch him right now!

Hopefully, he'll redeem himself in Fueled, book 2 of the trilogy.

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Tom Turner (388 KP) rated The Novice (Black Magician Trilogy, #2) in Books

Apr 30, 2021

I was surprised how little tired book suffered from middle book syndrome. The main plot of the bookwas a little weaker than the overall arc of the trilogy, but that didn't matter to me that much. I must admit when the bullying started I felt the bullying tactics didn't match with the age of the perpetrators, but she got it right by the end. I have read other reviewers complaining that the strong character Sonea showed in the first book disappeared in this one, but I think this is unfair. In the first book she was in a territory she understood and had confidence because of that understanding. In this book, she is in a world foreign to get upbringing where society is set against her and it's acting out is prejudices onto her, of course her confidence is going to take a hit! I felt the spark of defiance still shone within her, even if it wasn't as forthright as it one was. I'm guessing this will return on the list installment.

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David McK (3557 KP) rated Troy in Books

Nov 30, 2020

Troy

Stephen Fry | 2020 | Education

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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Stephen Fry's straight retelling (as much as is possible) of the Siege of Troy, following on from his earlier works 'Mythos' and 'Heroes'.

As such, we cover all the familiar ground: Helen of Troy, Paris, the Gods involvement, Agamemnon, Menaleus, Achilles, Odysseus, that giant wooden horse ...

I have to say, however, for such a well know story this is probably the first time I've ever seen (or heard) a straight retelling of it: we normally get either the Gods left out entirely (see the early 2000s film 'Troy'), a slow and plodding retelling that leaves it up to you to decide whether they were involved or not (BBCs 'Troy'), or a reworking/reimagining where the wooden horse is reworked into a metaphor for something completely different (I'm most familiar with those by David Gemmell, such as in his trilogy beginning 'Lord of the Silver Bow').

Having said that, this also has a bit of an abrupt ending, leaving it - I feel - open for a retelling of The Odyssey to come next!

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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Mandalorian - Season 2 in TV

Dec 19, 2020

Better than the first season (1 more)

Less filler episodes

This season was considerably better than the first. I decided to do a spoiler - free review. There were introductions of a lot of Clone Wars/Rebels characters, all of which I really liked. There was also the return of an original trilogy character that was teased in the first season. They've also included some EU content, which is now canon, and referred to Operation Cinder.
We've also finally gotten the Child's name, so that ridiculousness of 'Baby Yoda' can go away now, please.

I had issues with how they presented a very well-known, central character, introduced into the series. I think that they should have used the voice of the original character and cast someone who is younger and looks extremely similar to the elder actor. I hope that if they continue showing this central character, that they consider casting the actor (cough cough, he's already got a Disney contract) to play the correctly-aged character, rather than a slightly-shoddy digital version over some rando actor.