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ArecRain (8 KP) rated Bound to Please in Books

Jan 18, 2018  
BT
Bound to Please
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
While I love Lilli Feisty and everything she writes, I am glad that I read Dare to Surrender before Bound to Please. While there is nothing wrong with Bound to Please, it didn't floor me like Dare to Surrender did.

I thought I was going to have a problem with the age difference, but it was drawn attention to so little that I completely forgot about it. What did get to me was what Mark makes her do with a strawberry. I can't imagine anyone getting pleasure from it.

Moving on. I love Lilli Feisty's erotic scenes. She obviously knows what she is talking about when it comes to BDSM and the like. It makes it that much more believable. However, nothing kills an erotic scene quicker than someone calling the other baby. I hate it more than I hate cheesy pick up lines. I don't know what it is about that endearment, but I feel like it is tainted and trashy.

What really got me about this story, was Mark's love for Ruby. Feisty made him seem so human that it was hard to not feel bad for him while he struggled with keeping his distance. It made him that much more endearing.
  
YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
Entertainment, Photo & Video
8
8.3 (138 Ratings)
App Rating
I have a love-hate relationship with YouTube.

I love it for how useful it can be when you want to learn to do something as there's nearly always a walkthrough video from someone - handy for me when I'm trying to figure out a tricky stitch or section in a knitting or crochet pattern.

I hate how apparently addictive life hack videos, videos of other people playing games or "unboxing" videos are to kids, haha! While it can be helpful when I need to get something done urgently, I feel like I can recite some of these off by heart...

In all seriousness, it is a great app. As I don't use it so much myself, I sometimes feel like the UI could be a bit more intuitive (I seem to get stuck in a loop on my phone app sometimes), but it's clearly simple enough for kids to use, soooo....

It can be hard to restrict inappropriate content because it isn't always labelled as such, but this is an issue on any platform with user-generated content and just means that as parents/guardians/responsible adults we need to be more aware of what children are accessing and to limit it accordingly and which is, after all, our job!
  
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated Red Rising in Books

Nov 14, 2018  
Red Rising
Red Rising
Pierce Brown | 2014 | Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.4 (34 Ratings)
Book Rating
"Red Rising" is the first book in the "Red Rising Saga" by Pierce Brown. I read this book switching between a printed copy, an E-book and, when in the car, listened to the audio book. While this story is not a new concept the story is engaging and a quick read. At the start of the book, Darrow, a member of the lowest caste is full of hate and rage toward the dominant Gold caste. (SPOILERS FOLLOW) Throughout the story, and even toward the end, Darrow is surprised to learn he likes, and has become friends with, some of the Golds. He learned not all members of a group are the same. At the end of the novel, he is still full of rage and hate but it's now directed mainly at specific people, not just all members of the ruling Gold caste. I would like to see this story added to required reading lists for students. This book is a subtle way to teach tolerance. I will read the rest of the series but at this time. I had read twice. The 1st read (in 2015) was for me. The 2nd read (in 2018) was for a book club.
  
Family Guy  - Season 5
Family Guy - Season 5
2006 | Animation
Hillarious (0 more)
Immoral (1 more)
The show doesn’t know where the line is
Remember the friends quote
Joey: Over the line? You — you're — you're so far past the line, that you — you can't even see the line! The line is a dot to you!
That is Family Guy summed up in a quote. Family Guy is hilarious and a few episodes before falling asleep is the best thing ever BUT I used to truly believe Family Guy was morally offensive and I wouldn’t watch it, now I see it is morally offensive it just so happens to be hilarious with it.
The voice artists are superb, songs aplenty about anything and everything and the discussions you can have are great:
How can Stewie plot to take over the world yet get really confused that Peter has vanished when they play peek a boo ?
Why don’t they age?
How come the dog speaks?
How come Quagmire has never been arrested for some of his sexually extravagant behaviour?

In short you may love this or hate this but if you hate it, it could be because you secretly love it and you are just too worried about admiring it because of how ‘the line is a dot’ to the show
  
Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
2017 | Action, Comedy
The music. It's not the same old stuff you hear every day on the radio it's old school classics. (0 more)
Flashback to why he's in this guys debt to begin with? I'd love to see it. (0 more)
B.A.B.Y.
I avoided this movie for a while because so far I have loved everything with Ansel Elgort in it and I didn't want to break this streak. With nothing else I fancies watching and it had been on my list on Netflix I gave in.
Firstly, fell in love with baby immediately. How he behaves at home and how he is behind the wheel kind of transitioned well I think, it wasn't complicated it just flowed.
Kevin Spacey plays a character you want to hate but because it's Kevin Spacey you just can't.
Jamie Foxx though. I love the guy in this he really makes you hate him. He's suave, dangerous, unpredictable and merciless perfectly.
The Darling and Buddy story (trying not to spoil it) is an unexpected surprise in a film such as this.
It's nice to see a film so unique in the way it all works out. One thing I did find is the Baby/Debora story progressed a little too fast but other than that, great film definitely think it's worth a watch
  
Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Should Know
Society & Culture
8
8.3 (8 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Josh Clark and Charles (Chuck) Bryant are the very charming co-hosts for a very informative Podcast. They wander off on little tantrums that I find rather endearing. Stuff you should know covers a multitude of topics, common and not so common. My favorite episodes are the Halloween story time they have. I also really enjoyed the How a Flea Circus Works and The Future of Renewable Energy where they did a rare interview (which I usually hate with a passion) with Bill Gates. If random knowledge is something you love to have and share this is a podcast for you.
  
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
2017 | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
amazing storyline (4 more)
"You're ugly" favorite quote xD
AMAZING graphics
the music
the end realization leading up to a big finally
SOMEONE DIES (0 more)
I cried!
so here i am, the lame one walking into the movie theater with my blanket, pillow, and cheetah slippers ready to watch the movie.. ( seriously i'm dead serious when i watch a movie in the theater i go all out, my friends hate it XD)
This movie was just as good as the first, i dare say better in some ways with the visuals. IT MADE ME CRY THOUGH THAT WASN'T COOL AT ALL
  
After (After, #1)
After (After, #1)
Anna Todd | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
6
6.8 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
3.75 rating. You could just tell this was a Wattpad book from the start. Wasn't aweful but wasn't the greatest. I really hate when people say that they didn't like Tessa's character. When you read it on paper yeah you are pissed that she keeps running back to Hardin but at the same time there are millions of couples who do this same shit....well not the betting part but the emotional entanglement. So with that aside and as someone who has been in that situation, this book is actually decently done and it's great that this author got published.
  
Teen Wolf  - Season 1
Teen Wolf - Season 1
2011 | Action
Humour, cast, mythology and lore, shirtless men (0 more)
Females are badly written which is crap because they could be badass (0 more)
Reluctantly obsessed
My sister likes to subject me to cheesy af TV shows in the vein of paranormal romance. This was one of her choices and I hate to admit that this show doesn't completely suck. It is undoubtedly cheesy af, and the two main characters (Scott and Allison) aren't nearly as fantastic as the supporting cast (Stiles and Danny and Coach and Lydia) but at least I can distract myself by blissfully staring at the multitude of sculpted abs!
  
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.8 (129 Ratings)
Book Rating
unique (1 more)
emotional
Slow (0 more)
Not your typical war story
The characters in this book are rich, interesting, and wily. I say wily because at points in the book you hate them, but then they change, and you grow to love them. This story really makes you think about people differently. It's written with great subtlety and almost lyrically - very beautiful, poetic and quotable in places.
If you want a fast read, this book is not for you. If you only like happy endings this book is not for you. If you don't like experimental fiction, this book is not for you.