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Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art

Judith Clancy and Ben Simmons

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"Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens." --HGTV...

Ranches: Home on the Range in California

Marc Appleton and Melba Levick

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The lure of the West has been strong in American history, representing the promise of beautiful,...

MakeupPlus - Virtual Makeup

Beauty, Photo & Video and Utilities

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MakeupPlus is the perfect virtual makeup try-on app. With MakeupPlus, you can give yourself a full...

Sarah (7800 KP) rated Collateral Beauty (2016) in Movies

Jan 3, 2018

Tackles a difficult subject fairly well

A film about grief and the death of a child is never going to be a pleasant watch, but I felt like Collateral Beauty manages fairly well.

The premise is interesting (although obviously not something you can imagine happening in real life) and it has a fantastic cast. Will Smith does okay although I'm not sure if he was quite as good as id expected. Whenever he isn't on screen, the film almost takes on a lighthearted feel which is good as otherwise it'd be too overwhelmingly depressing. I found the ending a little odd though and I'm not sure the reveal had quite the impact that was intended. I'm also not too keen on the phrase "collateral beauty" - it doesn't quite roll off your tongue and because of this when it's featured in the film itself, to me it didn't come across as meaningful as intended.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2460 KP) rated Sleeping Beauty, Borrowed Time: A Fairy Tale Fatal Novella in Books

Mar 9, 2018

After breaking her arm in a circus accident, Ophelia Flax finds herself in a fancy hospital in Switzerland. Another patient there, Imogen Melchor, has been asleep for 8 days. Her parents claim it is related to the Sleeping Beauty legend, which is strong in the area. Meanwhile, Professor Gabriel Penrose is in the area, officially to track down local legends, but really in hopes of finding Ophelia again. Will he succeed? What happened to Imogen?

This is a novella written specifically to wrap up loose ends after the series was canceled. As a result, it will appeal most to series fans. With only 100 pages to work with, the story is fast paces with something always happening to move it forward. The new characters are a bit short changed, but Ophelia and Gabriel are strong, and the plot kept me guessing until the end.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2017/08/book-review-sleeping-beauty-borrowed.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Tayla (27 KP) rated A Court of Thorns and Roses in Books

Jun 17, 2018

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Beauty Beast Meets The Fairy World

As shallow as this is, I’ve put off starting this book because the cover and title were not attractive to me. However, I’ve received a ton of recommendations and we chose this book for book club so I finally took the plunge. Long story short.. I shouldn’t have put it off! From the moment I started the book I couldn’t put it down. The entire time the book reminded me of Beauty and the Beast. Maybe a small part reminded me of The Hunger Games too.

I really loved how descriptive the author was. I had no problems visualizing the fairy world and all of the people in it. I even found myself rereading the descriptions because of how lovely they are worded.

Highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the fairy world and enjoyes escaping in a book to a magical place!

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KatyShubo (75 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies

Jan 5, 2019 (Updated Jan 5, 2019)

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

2017 | Fantasy, Musical, Romance

7.9

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A Dismal Disappointment from Disney

This film has all the right ingredients to be a magnificent reimagining of a Disney Classic but unfortunately it never quite hits the mark.
The supporting cast bring a host of beloved characters to life with charm and whimsy but they aren’t enough to carry the shambolic leads who just do not embody Beauty and The Beast.
I had been so excited about this movie but unfortunately it was a fail. It isn’t able to quite capture the magical enchantment of the original animation instead we are left with a love story between two characters who seem far more engrossed with themselves than they do with each other.
This movie will not grow to be a tale as old as time because it will not stand the test of time but we still have the original and that will never disappoint.