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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2389 KP) rated The Ninth Daughter (Abigail Adams #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Abigail Adams is going to visit a friend, but her friends isn't home and there's a dead woman on her floor. Who is this woman? When John is accused of the crime, Abigail starts trying to clear her husband. Meanwhile, some tea has just sailed into Boston harbor…. I love Revolutionary era history, so I wanted to like this book. However, it let the detail of life during that time slow down the pace of the story. And the plot that was here was highly predictable.
<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-ninth-daughter-by-barbara.html">My full review at Carstairs Considers</a>.
<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-ninth-daughter-by-barbara.html">My full review at Carstairs Considers</a>.
Chelsee R Clawson (23 KP) rated Into the Wild Life by Halestorm in Music
Feb 18, 2018
Holy crap what an album
If you are already aware of this band then you know that each song they create is true rock and roll genius from one album to the next this band continues to show case their talents and stun you with true brilliance you not never get tired of hearing lzzy Hales vocal range drift from smooth as silk of dear daughter to pure grit of I like it heavy this is truly an album from the rock gods of our time with their fourth album in the making I eagerly await the promise of awesomeness yet to come
Joe Julians (221 KP) rated Life of the Party (2018) in Movies
Jun 20, 2018
Full review here:
Life of the Party has some good moments sprinkled throughout and is helped by a solid performance by Melissa McCarthy. That being said, it suffers thanks to a script that is so focused on trying to be funny that it misses the opportunity to tell the story it should have told. A mother attending the same college as her daughter should be rife with potential, but it sidesteps that so much that it's almost an afterthought. It's a shame too as there was a great movie here somewhere, it's just hidden among so much mediocrity that its impossible to find.
Life of the Party has some good moments sprinkled throughout and is helped by a solid performance by Melissa McCarthy. That being said, it suffers thanks to a script that is so focused on trying to be funny that it misses the opportunity to tell the story it should have told. A mother attending the same college as her daughter should be rife with potential, but it sidesteps that so much that it's almost an afterthought. It's a shame too as there was a great movie here somewhere, it's just hidden among so much mediocrity that its impossible to find.
Elle (13 KP) rated The Hatred (2017) in Movies
Oct 10, 2018
I want that 1:30 back
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You watch the trailer and you think "Hey, this looks kinda creepy." So you decide to give it a shot.. you invite a friend over and you watch and ..now you don't think that friends ever gonna come over anymore because of your horrible taste in movies. Look, this could have been a solid little scare if they had focused more on the Hitker occult mythos rather than over used tropes. The only hatred I have is for this movie
I want repress the memory of watching this like that ex Nazi oppressed his daughter.
I want repress the memory of watching this like that ex Nazi oppressed his daughter.
Roxanne (13 KP) rated Peppa Pig: Peppa's Magical Unicorn in Books
Nov 14, 2018
My daughter loves both Unicorns and Peppa Pig so I thought this would be a great one to get from the library. It's a great little story and the book itself is just stunning to look at. The front cover is a beautiful blue and is covered in glitter, the artwork is very good and the story itself is cute and well written. My 3 year old does have a bit of a short attention span when it comes to books which are a bit wordy so I might re-visit this one again when she's a bit older. Highly recommended for children who love Unicorns and Peppa Pig.
Merissa (13149 KP) rated River's End in Books
Dec 17, 2018
This is only the second of Nora Roberts' books that I have read but I am fast becoming a fan of her way of writing, which I didn't think I would to be honest! This is the story of a senseless murder, a young daughter who witnesses part of it and how it impacts both her, her family and others that were involved. The story spans over 20 years and is exceedingly well written. The pace of this book is just right, it doesn't leave you with "slow" bits where you could get bored but also isn't so fast that you miss parts of it.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Lockout (2012) in Movies
Jul 25, 2019
Escape from space
A fresh take on an old story.
A renegade CIA agent, the distant future and a corrupt government.
After being betrayed by his own government and sentenced to 30 years in cryogenic chamber 50 miles outside the earths atmosphere, our Agent is offered a way out...a suicide mission to the space prison and rescue the presidents daughter from a criminal rebellion that have taken control of the prison.
This to me is a 3rd part to kurt Russell's escape from series and I highly recommend it to any fans of them.
Great FX, great story, brilliant acting and some edgey twists.
A renegade CIA agent, the distant future and a corrupt government.
After being betrayed by his own government and sentenced to 30 years in cryogenic chamber 50 miles outside the earths atmosphere, our Agent is offered a way out...a suicide mission to the space prison and rescue the presidents daughter from a criminal rebellion that have taken control of the prison.
This to me is a 3rd part to kurt Russell's escape from series and I highly recommend it to any fans of them.
Great FX, great story, brilliant acting and some edgey twists.
Ducklady (1174 KP) rated Fractured (2019) in Movies
Nov 7, 2019
Good until the ending
Contains spoilers, click to show
Intrigued by this movie from the beginning but its use of effects and camera shots made it easy to guess the ending and the idea.
The movie is about a guy who takes his wife and daughter to the hospital and they disappear. He spends the whole movie trying to find them, while everyone is calling him crazy.
He actually does end up being crazy which is an easily guessable twist. The twist should have been that something absolutely mental was going on, would have been so much more entertaining. I was willing it to not go in the obvious and painful direction XD
The movie is about a guy who takes his wife and daughter to the hospital and they disappear. He spends the whole movie trying to find them, while everyone is calling him crazy.
He actually does end up being crazy which is an easily guessable twist. The twist should have been that something absolutely mental was going on, would have been so much more entertaining. I was willing it to not go in the obvious and painful direction XD
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Exorcist in Books
Nov 13, 2019
William Peter Blatty created an iconic novel that focuses on Regan, the eleven-year-old daughter of a movie actress residing in Washington, D.C. A small group of overwhelmed yet determined individuals must rescue Regan from her unspeakable fate, and the drama that ensues is gripping and unfailingly terrifying.
Been years since I first read this book! Still scared the life out of me. A few times I've done a Joey and put it in the freezer. I keep expecting to find my 6 year old with a spinning head and vomitting green crap. I love the writing it's a true classic horror story.
Recommended
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Been years since I first read this book! Still scared the life out of me. A few times I've done a Joey and put it in the freezer. I keep expecting to find my 6 year old with a spinning head and vomitting green crap. I love the writing it's a true classic horror story.
Recommended
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Toni Lynn Donald (2027 KP) rated The Devil In Pew Number Seven in Books
Jan 27, 2020
I couldn't put it down, it took me less than a week to read. Great book! It is a biography written in story form from the perspective of the pastor's daughter. It's heartbreaking reading what this family endured for many years from a man trying to get pastor Nichols to give up as pastor and leave town. They stayed strong when anyone else in their position would have given up. There are also many twists and turns, the story never got dull. This is also a good book for people struggling with forgiveness. It takes a strong person to forgive after what they went through.