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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Blood Magic (The Blood Journals, #1) in Books

Apr 27, 2018  
Blood Magic (The Blood Journals, #1)
Blood Magic (The Blood Journals, #1)
Tessa Gratton | 2011 | Young Adult (YA)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Books should capture you from the first page, right? They should cause you to want to read more and not be able to put it down. They should also have important interesting things happening in every scene.

This is the problem with Blood Magic. The very first chapter was interesting: beyond interesting. It felt like I'd opened up to the middle. It threw me into the story with no explanation, no development, and no mental preparation. Because I didn't know the character I was reading about, it felt out of place and I just didn't care. The excitement was gone: it could have been dramatic if it was in Chapter 7, but it wasn't, it was in Chapter 1. The pacing felt off.

Same with the romance between the two main characters: It was way too smooth, way to fast, and there was no chemistry. They kissed a lot, but there was no chemistry, because there wasn't enough time for the tension between them to build.

I felt like the story didn't really get started until halfway through the book. I kept wondering "what's the point of all this?" See, stuff was happening, but there was no real plot. A plot is the main point of the story, and events link together to form it. Blood Magic had lots of events, but they didn't start connecting until late, and by that time I was tired of lots of kissing and cutting and looking at each other with go-go eyes.

On the good side, I did like the female protagonist, Silla. Her personality and her character were fun, her responses and reactions were plausible. The blood magic she performs was intriguing, as all magic is to me, and I enjoyed reading about it (however gruesome cutting yourself to use your blood for magic potions is).

However I am terribly disappointed. I expected much more from a Randomhouse book. The concept of Blood Magic had so much potential… but I feel disappointed and annoyed after hitting the halfway point. And the thing about reading is, why read something disappointing when I could read something that will please me? So I'm moving on.
  
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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Serafina and the Black Cloak in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
Serafina and the Black Cloak
Serafina and the Black Cloak
Robert Beatty | 2015 | Paranormal, Thriller, Young Adult (YA)
10
9.0 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was such a wonderful book! So many great lessons running through through the whole thing about friendship, family, & the impact the choices you make have. Yet it had blood & suspense but humor too. I can't wait to see how this series continues, if it does. Mr. Beatty you have some big shoes to fill to live up to this first installment!
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Bathory (2008) in Movies

Aug 16, 2017  
Bathory (2008)
Bathory (2008)
2008 | Biography, Drama, History
4
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Anna Friel (0 more)
Very slow paced (0 more)
What should have been a very interesting story on a historical figure becomes quite a slow and boring story. A lot of it is folktale but it centres on the story of a Countess who liked to bathe in blood to keep her youthful looks. She might have been responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of young women.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2340 KP) rated Blood Matters (Roxanne Prescott, #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
BM
Blood Matters (Roxanne Prescott, #2)
Taffy Cannon | 2007
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
When adoption guru Sam Brennan is found bludgeoned to death in his house, it starts San Diego Sheriff Department detective Roxanne Prescott on a trail of long hidden secrets. The plot was uneven and really seemed to slow down in second half.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-blood-matters-by-taffy.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Jessalyn Joy (118 KP) rated It (2017) in Movies

Jun 3, 2018  
It (2017)
It (2017)
2017 | Drama, Horror
9
7.9 (355 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Cast. Soundtrack. Storyline. Special Effects (0 more)
Lot of blood and gore. (0 more)
Interesting
I do not enjoy horror movies at all. It was mostly because of preconceived notions but now that I have seen it I am realizing maybe the scariness is all in my head. It has a scary affect to it but it is actually pretty good and well made.
  
    Dark Run

    Dark Run

    Mike Brooks

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    Book

    The Keiko is a ship of smugglers, soldiers of fortune and adventurers, travelling Earth's colony...

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Matthew Weiner recommended Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) in Movies (curated)

 
Monty Python&#039;s Life of Brian (1979)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
1979 | Comedy
8.3 (25 Ratings)
Movie Favorite Watch

"I don’t think this movie will ever be considered tame. Subversive in every way, this is my favorite of the Monty Python movies because it houses a refined and philosophical look at organized religion, delivered in the most absurd and profane manner. Incredible jokes, great performances, and it’s almost a musical except for all the blood—kind of like the Bible."

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    IvyHealth

    IvyHealth

    Health & Fitness and Medical

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    IvyHealth allows you to monitor your health and store measurements made by our scales and blood...