John Bailey recommended Contempt (1963) in Movies (curated)
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Crewel (Crewel World, #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2021
It didn't immediately grab me but I kept reading hoping that something would pull me in. I started reading this towards the end of March and it's taken me until now to finish it..
The storyline was original with talented females - Spinsters - being able to weave the world around them with the best of them, the Creweler, getting raw materials that the Spinsters then use. We hear how Adelice, one of those talented females, was supposed to purposely fail her spinster test but instead aced it and now knows that the Guild will come to take her to the Coventry where she will begin training on how to weave.
The romance in this didn't grab me at all. I wasn't that bothered which guy she ended up with out of Erik and Jost. Neither really did it for me, though there was a surprising little twist at the end.
I just wanted to know what was happening in the higher up areas of the Guild and what everything was leading up to with Adelice. I wasn't all that surprised by how this book ended and I won't be reading the other two books in this series.
Remnants of Ash (Reign of Fae #1)
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Mere mortal. Fae hunter. Oh, and the apocalypse? Yeah, that happened! She's an unstoppable human....
Worlds Apart
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Owen and Bethany try to find their way back to each other after the fictional and nonfictional...
Hers, Untamed (Hers #1)
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Alyssa Cressfield always wanted a pet—a big, sexy man who would look impressive on a leash. Now,...
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End of Faith
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Ninety-five percent of the world’s population perishes in the worst pandemic since the Black...
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Los Angeles in 2050 is a city of open doors, as long as you have the right connections. That...
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated The Matrix (1999) in Movies
Sep 3, 2021
Sure, The Matrix was the catalyst for countless copycats and IRL edgelords (I remember seeing this back in 2000 as a humble 12 year old, thinking it was the coolest fucking thing ever, before having my perceptions unceremoniously shattered by the influx of middle aged men walking around my tiny countryside hometown in leather dusters) but it did it first, and looked good doing it. I can even get past the blaring breakbeat music, because it's The Matrix dammit.
All these years later, a fair chunk of the dialogue is cheesy as all hell, and occasionally a little cringey, but other than that, it still stands the test of time.
Also, Rage Against the Machine.
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Pieces of Her Soul (Soul Tenders #1) in Books
Oct 14, 2021
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Pieces of her Soul ( Soul Tenders book 1)
By Serena Lindahl
Once read a review will be written via Smashbomb and link posted in comments
In the words of her schoolmaster, Kiarra is an erratic disaster. In the well-ordered and balanced society of the kingdom of Megreria, she is a failure. Every person in Megreria has an occupation in a specific House and a designated Soul Match.
Not Kiarra. She has delayed her exams until the last allowable minute, but her mind refuses to focus on one House. When she meets one man from each of the five Houses, her inability to choose extends to her heart. The rules demand she choose though, one House and one man.
What happens when she feels drawn to all five Houses and all five men who have captured her attention, and possibly her heart? Will she be doomed to a life of a Commoner? Will society and the kingdom shun her? Or have the Fates already chosen her destiny?
I really enjoyed this! For a reverse harem it was the type I like when you get to know each one before all the sec and entanglement starts. I love the characters they are well written as is the world building. I love that dystopian feel. Very good would highly recommend.