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Otway93 (580 KP) rated Rise of the Tomb Raider - 20 Year Celebration Edition in Video Games

Oct 28, 2019 (Updated Oct 28, 2019)

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Well made

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Good, but not exactly original.

A well made but dull addition to the Tomb Raider franchise.

The game itself is well made, but it has lost the charm of the original games. The game, like the first in the prequel trilogy, boasts its "free-roam" option, which doesn't really add much to the game or the story.

There's also very little in the way of tomb raiding, with tombs being fun challenges reminiscent of the original puzzles, but feeling like little more than an afterthought as something they should probably put in.

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Book Divas (227 KP) rated Death by the River in Books

Jul 12, 2019

Death by the River

Alexandrea Weis, Lucas Astor | 2018 | Thriller, Young Adult (YA)

10

6.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Emotional Roller Coaster

As I write this review I'm riding an overwhelming wave of emotions as I honestly was unprepared for not only the ending but the entire read. The progression of Beau's psychopathic tendencies was completely mind-boggling and showed just how well he was able to hide his true self from others. You could practically taste the fear of the ones he hurt. The characters were strong, well developed and worked well as a whole and the storyline kept me hooked from beginning to end. This tale will stay with me for a long time.

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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Obi-Wan Kenobi in TV

Jul 1, 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022 | Sci-Fi

8

7.9

(8 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Contains spoilers, click to show

For 99% of its run time, Obi-Wan Kenobi was a solid 7/10 for me. Having Ewan McGregor back as the titular Jedi is like seeing an old friend after a few years. It drip feeds us Vader content before delivering arguably the best lightsaber duel of the entire franchise. It has several well fleshed out emotional moments, and moves at a decent pace.

And then...then... the audacious bastards had the absolute stones to end the series with a "hello there" and that my friends, moved it to an easy 8/10. Well played Star Wars, well played.

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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Touch in Books

Apr 27, 2018

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Touch

Claire North | 2015

10

10.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Touch was crazy. It threw you in at the first sentence. It hung on tight the whole story through. I was amazed at the beauty and ugliness of the thing that was the main character—whatever her…his…it’s name was. I was amazed at all of it. Up until the end when I thought I would cry.

I didn’t want it to end, and when I finally figured out how it would, end I was furious. But I also knew there was literally no other way it could work; and yet it was still so hard to accept.

The mystery, the suspense, the back-story that fed into the current events, it was all enchanting and amazing and well written, and I will 100% read it again, and 100% recommend it to anybody. Claire North, you’re on my Author Watch.

As well as being well written, it was also well performed. I loved the voice chosen for the reader, it was read at a good speed, and it was read well.

Content/Recommendation: Some language. ages 15+

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Lindsay (1804 KP) rated The Soicety of Extraordinary Raccoon Society in Books

Dec 19, 2019

The Society of Extraordinary Raccoon Society The book is about sharing and giving. It is done well. Children will learn some rhyme as well with this book. Though the book is about learning what is right and wrong. There is also the lesson of giving to though that need it more.The author does this well. Show it tough the pictures. The pictures do tell the story. Learning about giving to others is the most important thing. This book is more showing you around the secret society but also what they do.God wants us do be a giver and share too though who needs the stuff. I enjoy the way the story is story or meaning of the story is told. Teaching children the meaning and telling about giving your stuff away to though that need it. Teaching children to share as well.Rhyming is a part of the theme in this book. Children can learn words as well. It is fun to read. It also enjoys and can make your child or children laugh as well.

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Lindsay (1804 KP) rated This is the Earth in Books

Oct 7, 2020

This is the Earth

Deedee Cummings | 2019 | Children, Fiction & Poetry

10

10.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

This is the Earth, is a book with a loving message for all. Not only for children but adults as well. It got a message about peace and respect for everyone that lives on the planet as well as nature. I enjoyed the message and the meaning of this book.

I know it is geared towards children. But it a must-have on your child or children's bookshelves at home and in the classroom as well. Teaches valuable lessons that children and adults need to remember. Just some saying I enjoy quite a few saying in this book.

"We just have to live.
We have to be.
You do you.
And I do me."

The pictures are done well. They are bright and colorful. They tell the story. Children will gravitate toward the pictures. I enjoy that along with the rhyming. Not many books pull at my heart and have remembered quotes or sayings. This book doe this. This book is good not only for children but also for older children people as well as adults.

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 6, 2017

To celebrate the start of Black History Month, GQ has compiled this extensive list of some of the most recent,, as well as classic literature.

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GQ's Best Books For Black History Month

October is Black History month in the UK, an annual series of events and a celebration of the contribution that black people have made to the history of this country. Here are some great books: