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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Wireless in Books
Jan 8, 2021
3.75 stars
I haven't read a dystopian story in quite a while so this was a nice change. And I actually quite liked it. The storyline wasn't something I'd read before and I was intrigued how it would play out.
I was really into it until about 70% when it went a little awry for me. Aiden vanished from Keith's life for a while and like Keith I was a little WTF? And then I wasn't totally convinced by the reasoning behind it to start with...but the last 10% or so made up for it.
It was an interesting take on what the future might be like.
I haven't read a dystopian story in quite a while so this was a nice change. And I actually quite liked it. The storyline wasn't something I'd read before and I was intrigued how it would play out.
I was really into it until about 70% when it went a little awry for me. Aiden vanished from Keith's life for a while and like Keith I was a little WTF? And then I wasn't totally convinced by the reasoning behind it to start with...but the last 10% or so made up for it.
It was an interesting take on what the future might be like.
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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Fur of Flying (2010) in Movies
Jul 4, 2021
Wile E. Coyote takes a cactus to the dick in this butt-ugly 3D gimmick back from when everyone thought slowly, awkwardly mugging real up close to the camera every 15 seconds viewed through a pair of uncomfortable plastic glasses wedged onto your face was the future. A careless rehash of the most basic, overplayed aspects from the Roadrunner cartoons throughout the decades. Like wow, the coyote gets hit with a rocket and crushed by a boulder... haven't seen that one before - but now with the added headache of everything coming way too close to your grill because apparently 3D just can't work any other way. At least it's over quick.
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Not Quite Lost: Travels Without A Sense of Direction in Books
Oct 6, 2020
Reading fiction is a one way to escape today's harsh reality. However, sometimes you can also do that with a non-fiction book as well. From my experience, this is particularly true of travel books, which take us to locations both known and unknown, and see them through the eyes of another. In this travel diary by Roz Morris, we get all of that, and so much more, including large doses of humor. You can read more about what I thought of this book in my review here (which includes a cliffhanger for a future blog post as well). https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/09/16/the-guestbook-spy/
The final entry in Bernard Cornwell's long-running 'Saxon Stories'/'The Last Kingdom'/Warrior Chronicles' (the series name seems to keep changing), that first started way back in the early noughties with The Last Kingdom, with the series following Uhtred of Bebbanburg: born a Saxon, raised by the Danes and reluctantly fighting for Alfred (the future 'the Great') of Wessex.
We're now into his - Alfred's - grandchildren time, and the notion of England has now come to all but fruition: indeed, by the end of this novel, and after the battle of Brunanburgh, all of the counties are united under the rule of Aethelstan.
A fitting end to the series.
We're now into his - Alfred's - grandchildren time, and the notion of England has now come to all but fruition: indeed, by the end of this novel, and after the battle of Brunanburgh, all of the counties are united under the rule of Aethelstan.
A fitting end to the series.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Luna and the Lie in Books
Jan 11, 2021
4.25 stars
I think Luna's inability to believe that people don't do nice things just to be nice and not because they feel sorry for you/want something in return was very annoying. Yeah, crappy childhood/crappy parents, but it's been a good handful of years! Let it go! There were so many times I mentally screamed at my kindle while reading this. He likes you, stupid!
They got there in the end but God did I cry like a baby for a while. I think it was more frustration than anything though. She was so blind!
I will read all future releases by the author.
I think Luna's inability to believe that people don't do nice things just to be nice and not because they feel sorry for you/want something in return was very annoying. Yeah, crappy childhood/crappy parents, but it's been a good handful of years! Let it go! There were so many times I mentally screamed at my kindle while reading this. He likes you, stupid!
They got there in the end but God did I cry like a baby for a while. I think it was more frustration than anything though. She was so blind!
I will read all future releases by the author.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated A Vampire's Christmas Carol in Books
Sep 5, 2019
*I received this book from the author*
For such a short story, it was really good. It threw in a couple of surprises along the way too, which is something the author is really good at doing.
It was great using the idea of Dickens' Christmas Carol to write a vampire's life. The past, when he was turned and caused the death of his girlfriend, to the present where he's about to do something that will change him forever, to the future where he's shocked by the bad things that might happen because of him.
Really liked it. Thank you, Cynthia, for the chance to read it :)
For such a short story, it was really good. It threw in a couple of surprises along the way too, which is something the author is really good at doing.
It was great using the idea of Dickens' Christmas Carol to write a vampire's life. The past, when he was turned and caused the death of his girlfriend, to the present where he's about to do something that will change him forever, to the future where he's shocked by the bad things that might happen because of him.
Really liked it. Thank you, Cynthia, for the chance to read it :)
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Orange: The Complete Collection #3 in Books
Sep 6, 2019
This manga is going to tear my heart out and stomp all over it if by the end of the fifth volume we don't have a happy ending. If the future we see throughout this series ends up happening for them I'm going to cry so bad. Just thinking about it is making me tear up. I mean, they're all so close and to lose someone like that...jeez!
I hope that now we (and they) all know that they're in it together that Naho and Kakura get together and ten years from now that he's going to be there happy. Off to start volume 4.
I hope that now we (and they) all know that they're in it together that Naho and Kakura get together and ten years from now that he's going to be there happy. Off to start volume 4.
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