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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Written (Emaneska #1) in Books

Sep 1, 2020

The Written (Emaneska #1)

Ben Galley | 2010 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.0

(3 Ratings)

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The Written ( Emaneska book 1)
By. Ben Galley

His name is Farden. They whisper that he's dangerous. Dangerous is only the half of it. Something has gone missing from the libraries of Arfell. Something very old, and something very powerful. Five scholars are now dead, a country is once again on the brink of war, and the magick council is running out of time and options. Entangled in a web of lies and politics and dragged halfway across icy Emaneska and back, Farden must unearth a secret even he doesn't want to know, a secret that will shake the foundations of his world. Dragons, drugs, magick, death, and the deepest of betrayals await. Breathtakingly vast, chillingly dark, brooding and dangerous, The Written will leave you impatiently waiting for the next adventure. Welcome to Emaneska.

Not going to lie I struggled for the first half of the book! I decided around chapter 11 not to give up. It got so much better the world building is good the concept is good and it’s very well written. The dragons are the big draw in this for me they really lifted the story and completely changed my mind. Worth a read if you like fantasy YA.

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MPMcDonald (8 KP) rated Divergent in Books

Jan 12, 2018

Divergent

Veronica Roth | 2012 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.1

(140 Ratings)

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I enjoyed this, but not quite as much as The Hunger Games. I liked the initiation trials and those are what kept me hooked. The whole Divergent thing was made to be such a big deal, but I didn't get what made being Divergent so special or dangerous other than the thing about the serum. (trying not to be too spoilery).

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Peter G. (247 KP) rated Gangs of New York (2002) in Movies

Jun 17, 2019

Gangs of New York (2002)

2002 | Classics, Drama

7.9

(13 Ratings)

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Intriguing story of the internal battle to control the poor and immigrant controlled areas of a bustling and dangerous early New York.
Di Caprio is very good here as the avenging son of a gang member under the wing of William Cutting played by Daniel Day Lewis who for me steals this one as the crazy anti immigrant gang leader.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Seraphim Falls (2007) in Movies

Jan 13, 2019 (Updated Oct 6, 2019)

Seraphim Falls (2007)

2007 | Action, Drama, War

7.5

(6 Ratings)

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A pretty decent western with a quality cast. It is very much a tracking a man on the run film, a very dangerous man as it happens. It is wonderfully shot as the backdrop changes from the snowy mountains, forests, open plains and into the desert. It gets a little surreal in the final third but still an interesting film.