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Milleen (47 KP) rated The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle in Books

Jan 14, 2019

The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton | 2018 | Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.9

(24 Ratings)

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Mindblowing Murder Mystery

Any fan of a jolly good, old fashioned murder mystery may enjoy a new spin on the favourite format. Imagine an Agatha Christie style thriller from the point of view of several characters, a narrator who swaps bodies and arrives at different times in their week. He must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle, avoid the evil Footman and play time to his advantage if he is ever allowed to leave Blackheath. This was a complex, and yet highly enjoyable, work of fiction. Within three chapters you will begin to appreciate the work it must’ve taken Turton to create this tense thriller. It’s an exhilarating peek into the minds of other characters and their perspectives, the more their individual stories overlap, the more the narrative flows. Definitely a book for discussion.

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Anne (15130 KP) rated The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1) in Books

Nov 4, 2019

The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1)

C.J. Redwine | 2016 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

7.5

(4 Ratings)

Book Rating

I've always strongly disliked Snow White, but Shadow Queen I like a lot - it's so much better than Snow White!

Also I love C.J. Redwine’s books - they're awesome! I love The Traitor Prince - it might be my favorite of her books so far. I'm reading The Wish Granter now after this book.

I love Lorelai, she's so much more relatable and awesome and Irina is even more understandable even though she is detestable and disgusting with her evil wickedness.

And I love Kol and his little group of friends and Kol and Lorelai together complement each other.

I am gaining a new level of appreciation and interest in the fairy tales because of these great retellings.

If you haven't checked this book out or any of these by C.J. Red wine, you should.

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Nickg24 (492 KP) rated It: Chapter Two (2019) in Movies

Nov 25, 2019

It: Chapter Two (2019)

2019 | Horror, Thriller

7.5

(55 Ratings)

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This film started well for me,the introduction of the losers club members now all grown up and having left (bar one of them) derry many years ago.Then they return and though unconvinced at the start that pennywise has returned they are eventually convinced and begin to prepare for the showdown with the evil clown.

The running time for me was to long by at least 30 minutes,certain scenes could have easily been cut and would not have been missed and some of the CGI monsters were laughable.The way pennywise is finally defeated in the end was a bit of a let down,certainly not what I was expecting.

The actors were great in their roles though,especially bill hader as richie and the stephen king cameo was very funny.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Four Musketeers (1974) in Movies

Nov 29, 2019

The Four Musketeers (1974)

1974 | Action, Classics, Comedy

7.3

(6 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Fairly lavish historical romp from the Salkinds and Richard Lester; the kind of film that lets you feel cultured for no very good reason. The (somewhat thin) plot concerns the machinations of the evil Milady against musketeer d'Artagnan and his nearest and dearest, but what you stick around for are the incidental jokes, big turns from a star cast, and peerless fight choreography from William Hobbs, doyen of sword masters.

The humour is broader than in the first film, but the overall tone is somewhat darker, with an unexpectedly downbeat ending: this is reflected in a striking performance by Oliver Reed, the kind of thing which really makes one wish he had had a more consistent career. Rather classier than it probably deserved to be, and good fun.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Tangled (2010) in Movies

Mar 27, 2020

Tangled (2010)

2010 | Animation, Comedy, Family

8.3

(58 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Different Tale: Mother Knows Best

Tangled- is a great and fantasic movie with good songs like.."When Will My Life Begin", "Mother Knows Best", "I've Got A Dream", "I See The Lignt", and "Healing Incantation".

The plot: Disney animation of a classic tale. Beautiful princess Rapunzel has been locked away in a tower since she was captured as a baby by an old hag. Her magical long blonde hair has the power to provide eternal youth, and the evil Gothel uses this power to keep her young. At the age of 18, Rapunzel becomes curious about the outside world, and when a prince uses her tower as a refuge, she asks him to help her escape.

It has action, adventure, lots of comedy, darkness, so basically a normal disney animated movie.