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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2496 KP) rated Stirring the Plot (Cookbook Nook Mystery, #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

A local group who have dubbed themselves the Winsome Witches use October to raise funds for literacy. However, this year their leader is murdered. With Jenna’s Aunt Vera a member of the group, Jenna starts poking around to find the killer.

I truly do enjoy these characters, and so I was delighted to spend time with them again. The plot does drag in the middle a bit, but the clues all come together for a great climax. There was also more about Aunt Vera’s supposed psychic abilities than normal, an emphasis I didn’t like. Overall, however, I found this a fun Halloween cozy.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/10/book-review-stirring-plot-by-daryl-wood.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Origin in Books

Mar 27, 2018

Origin

Dan Brown | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

7.3

(21 Ratings)

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Da Vinci Code remains his best work, but I'd place this above his others.

This is a good solid thriller, with great use of personal moments and fears. This doesn't have the sheer puzzling out of symbols that Da Vinci Code had. But it's much better than Angels and demons. Spain is an interesting location, and the bilbao museum is a great setting to start the chase in. Some of his descriptions of the settings go on and on, which can be great if you've never seen them, or visited personally. But they also tend to drag the book a bit. Still, it's worth reading, and makes a good solid audio book which is how I read it... on my commute

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Paul Tyrrell (139 KP) rated The Grudge (2004) in Movies

Apr 19, 2020

The Grudge (2004)

2004 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

6.5

(24 Ratings)

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Jumps and plays on your childish fears (0 more)

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Sleeping with the lights on at 30

Watched this again for the first time in years yesterday. Didn't seem half as scary when watching it with other people so didn't have to sleep with the light on this time (true story).
Sarah Michelle Gellar plays it well and some of the jumps and scares are brilliantly done. Raimi was going through a little horror spell with this and Drag me to Hell which also was pretty good, but did have a slightly more comedic tone than The Grudge.
Good supporting cast and well worth a watch, as its o e of the few American/Japanese updates that hasn't ruined the original story