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Dean (6927 KP) rated Tell Me How I Die (2016) in Movies

Oct 27, 2017 (Updated Oct 27, 2017)  
Tell Me How I Die (2016)
Tell Me How I Die (2016)
2016 | Horror, Thriller
Reasonably interesting premise (0 more)
Run out of ideas for the ending (0 more)
OK low budget thriller
Billed as a Horror, Slasher but more of a thriller in the end. A bunch of students go to a remote drug research trial in the middle of nowhere. The side effect of the trial is that you get a premonition of the near future. Reminded me of the the Butterfly effect and a couple of other films. It does ok for a low budget, nothing to shout about for the kills which are barely seen. It could have done with a better ending, though overall it's ok if you like films with this type of setting.
  
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Tonya (52 KP) rated Avengers: Infinity War (2018) in Movies

May 12, 2018 (Updated May 12, 2018)  
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
2018 | Action, Sci-Fi
Action (1 more)
Use of characters
Incomplete storytelling (0 more)
Exciting ... but too much hype before resulted in disappointment
Contains spoilers, click to show
I love all of these movies, some more than others, but I love the interplay between them and I don't mind leaving some of the movies with more questions than answers. But I don't like leaving the movie feeling down. Obviously things will change for the gang in a future movie and we aren't going to end the series with all of those heroes turned to dust. I wouldn't even have minded an ending with impending doom ... but one filled with loss and no teaser of something better was really disappointing.
  
Moon Called
Moon Called
Patricia Briggs | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry, Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
8.7 (29 Ratings)
Book Rating
What a great, great book! I loved this from start to finish, even if I was confused in the beginning, what with all the species and their codes of conduct and all. Mercy was a very put together character; not too weak and not too strong to be unbelievable. While I do wish that authors in this genre would quit with the multiple love interests, Patricia Briggs managed it quite well, and I look forward to those developments (although I'm partial to Adam myself :P). I've already ordered Blood Bound from the library and can't wait to get my greedy little hands on it and other future installments! :)
  
Sex, Lies & Lingerie (Secrets And Lies #1)
Sex, Lies & Lingerie (Secrets And Lies #1)
Nelle L'Amour | 2018 | Erotica, Romance
10
7.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
fantastic start to this series
This is the first book in this series by this author. This author has managed to bring two exceptional characters to lie in this book. You will find yourself lost within the pages as you read. This is a story about sex, lies and lingerie but there is also a love story as well. This book ends in a cliff hanger ending and leaves you wanting more. I can't wait to read more from this author and in this series in the future.



Highly recommended start to the series

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
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The Happy Return
The Happy Return
C.S. Forester | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Chronologically the 6th in CS Forester Hornblower series, this was actually the first published (in 1937!), and so is a pretty good 'jumping-on' point for those unfamiliar with the character or novels.

Sometimes also known as 'Beat to quarters', this sees Hornblower commanding the frigate Lydia on it's mission into Spanish held waters: a mission that will involve forming an alliance with an insane Spanish landowner, encounters with the 50-gun Spanish ship-of-the-line Natividad, storms at sea, and (the married) Hornblower's first encounter with (the fictional) Lady Barbara Wellesley, the sister of the future Duke of Wellington.

A quick reading and thoroughly enjoyable read it is!
  
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
2016 | Action, Sci-Fi
Third entry in the 'new' X-men series (that started with the 60s set First Class, then had the cross-generational Days of Future Pay bringing both sets of X-men into the one film), so probably about sixth overall (or seventh if you included the spin offs), this is set in an alternate 1980s and is actually surprisingly unengaging.


Unlike the time travel shenanigans of the previous film (and the Sentinels), Wolverine only makes a cameo in this while the 'big bad' is actually the worlds first mutant who - in the prologue - gets buried in ancient Egypt.

Unlike the Marvel universe films, however, Quicksilver survives in this!
  
The Gone World: A Novel
The Gone World: A Novel
Tom Sweterlitsch | 2018 | Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I'm very much enjoying how Sweterlitsch combines Sci-Fi and mystery in very engaging thought provoking ways. I've read, watched, and consumed a lot of time travel stories. There are tons of bad ones, but this is an excellent take and surprisingly takes care of a few plot hole problems inherent in time travel stories. As someone who has been trying to write a time travel story for over 8 years, I really appreciate good stories that help to revive my passion for the genre.

I'm really excited to find out what they do with the movie adaptation, and I'm really enjoying Sweterlitsch's work. I look forward to his future projects.
  
Harbor (Renzo & Lucia #2)
Harbor (Renzo & Lucia #2)
Bethany-Kris | 2019 | Romance
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
fantastic read
This is the second book in this series by this author. In this book the characters grab a hold of your heart even more. You go through lots of highs and lows with them through out this book. Same amazing well written characters as the first book. This book continues where book one "Privilege" finishes and you must read them as a series. This story is emotional, so have the tissues at the ready, your going to need them. I can't wait to read more in this series and by this author in the future.



Highly recommended series

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
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