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David McK (3425 KP) rated Ms. Marvel in TV

Jul 24, 2022  
Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel
2022 | Action, Drama
5
6.0 (6 Ratings)
TV Show Rating Watch
IMO, this is the weakest of the Marvel Disney+ series so far.

That may well be because I'm not the target audience.

Iman Vellini herself, in the lead role, is absolutely fine - I just was not a fan of the stylistic touches in the way it was filmed (especially the early episodes) where parts of the scenery transmute into the contents of a text message, while The Clandestine pop up, do a quick heel turn and then turn into cartoonish villains.

Don't even get me started on the absolute waste of potential that was Damage Control; turned into the worst sort of buffoonish armed force imaginable.

So, yeah, not a fan.
  
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BookInspector (124 KP) rated Gangster School in Books

Sep 24, 2020  
Gangster School
Gangster School
Kate Wiseman | 2018 | Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
There was a while since I had so much fun while reading a book. I would describe this book something like Hogwarts meets “Despicable Me”.

Our main characters in this book were Milly and Charlie, two year seven students, who just started a school for future villains. The whole book was told from these two people’s perspectives, sharing their thoughts and adventures. Like in most of the books about schools, there are plenty of various characters to choose from, but my favorite in this novel was Milly. I loved her personality and smartness, and I think she was a great young female lead. She is a very intelligent and observant girl indeed.

The plot of this book was about how Milly and Charlie had to stop an evil villain, who wants to ruin their school. It was filled with quite a lot of action and interesting details, but as an adult, I found the plot was quite predictable. I think that the idea and the setting are very original, but the “good vs. bad” thing was quite unimpressive. But this book directed at children so, I believe, they would love it. 🙂

I really enjoyed the light and funny writing style of this book, where the chapters are pretty short, bringing in something new in every chapter. I don’t think this book is suitable for very young children, it is all about how to be a good villain and it encourages the use of lying and deceit, so I would not want to encourage that in my 6-year-old nephew… However, I noticed that children’s books about thieves and villains are kind of on the “wave” right now… 😕

So, to conclude, as an adult I had great fun while reading this book. I found the characters very charming and the whole idea of gangster’s school pretty intriguing, and I would recommend this book if you (or your child/sibling/nephew/niece etc.) are into villains and saving the world (in this case saving the school). This book is a first in a series, and I will be waiting for more books to come. Please do give this a try and hopefully, you will enjoy it. 🙂
  
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Auburn (57 KP) rated Mirror, Mirror in Books

Apr 10, 2019  
Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror
Jen Calonita | 2019 | Young Adult (YA)
8
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Thank you Disney and NetGalley for granting my wish to read this.

First off I need to say that anyone who loves the Evil Queen, snow white, or has read the other stand alone villians book needs to read this one stat. It is so well thought out and gives the reader that much more. The dual stories/views expands not just what we thought we know but what could have been. While I will never feel perfectly happy thoughts for the evil Queen, I mean she is evil. This definitely helped me to want to find out more about the villains in general. Maybe start a fanclub for slightly misunderstood characters.