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Kim Tavistock, now officially working for the Secret Intelligence Service, returns to solve another...

The Perfect Mother
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She thought they wanted her baby. But they wonβt stop there. Roz is young, penniless and...
Thriller Stand-alone novel

Rejoice
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From the bestselling author of the epic Malazan Book of the Fallen, comes a story of mankind's first...

The Beach Club
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In this juicy first novel by a talented newcomer, a series of personal dramas are played out during...

Poisoned Apples: Poems For You, My Pretty
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Every little girl goes through her princess phase, whether she wants to be Snow White or Cinderella,...

Secret of the Sirens
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When Connie is sent to live with her aunt, she knows it's going to be one more place where she...
Mythical Creatures

LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Your Name (2016) in Movies
Sep 22, 2021
What would your life be like if you were born somewhere else, *someone* else? How much of our lives is predetermined exclusively on such random variables beyond our control, things that we've all imagined changing at one point or another? Just to be upfront, one of my absolute least favorite plots in movies is switching bodies - the plot tends to just halt entirely to provide such rote "lol person does thing they don't usually do lol" or "uh oh... I'm another gender!" jokes before it actually decides to do anything. But between this and 2020's Freaky I'm glad to see they've finally started putting some nuance into these things. Honestly one of the greatest movies I've ever seen - probably the most bracingly beautiful animated movie ever conceived and it's just as impactful narratively. Tackles layers of regressive gender roles, the cruel indiscriminate randomness within human existence, the tumultuousness of adolescence, and along with Shyamalan's ππ―π£π³π¦π’π¬π’π£ππ¦ handles the concept of fate/destiny better than any other film I've seen. That and it's also just so damn hilarious. I initially thought the conclusion was maybe about 10 minutes too long, but afterwards I thought perhaps that was the point - in further distancing it from its preceding events, giving legitimacy to its setting. After a string of disappointments made me remember why I even love movies in the first place.

Edge (Immortals of Indriel #1.5)
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They claim he will be a great leader. They say he is the most powerful Immortal of his...
Young Adult Urban Fantasy

Over the Emerald Valley (Immortal Jewels) by Lee Colgin
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Life as a concubine to the devious Viceroy Abasi isnβt so bad. Temaj has food, shelter, and every...
MM Paranormal Fantasy Romance