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Book Divas (227 KP) rated Her Sweetest Downfall in Books

Dec 12, 2017 (Updated Dec 12, 2017)  
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Her Sweetest Downfall
Kellie Wallace | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I received an eARC when I signed up to host the book tour. I made no guarantee of a favorable review and the opinions expressed here are unbiased and my own.

Before you sit down to read this historical romance I highly suggest you gather some tissues as this gut wrenching and heart breaking story will have you crying just as it made me cry. This read will hold you in its captivating story line from beginning to end. The story and characters are simply amazing and you will ride an overwhelming roller coaster full of love and heartache.

I have many favorite quotes from this book but I must say that this one is truly my favorite of all: "I guess we're both birds with broken wings, unable to fly away."

I highly recommend this emotional read and I give it 5 Stars.
  
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Elli H Burton (1288 KP) rated The Secret Daughter in Books

Jun 14, 2019  
The Secret Daughter
The Secret Daughter
Catherine King | 2012 | History & Politics, Romance, Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The story is heartwarming, the writing is brilliant and I couldn't put it down. (0 more)
Spoiler: Theres a daughter.
I found this book at a car boot (flea market if you're American) on a school trip. It cost me 50p I believe and I would have paid more if I had known this would open up a whole new world for me.
This story is such a wonderful one, it's also believable. A historical romance I would recommend to anyone that loves that kind of book. Once I read The Secret Daughter, I went on to buy and read all of Catherine Kings books unfortunately theres not as many as I wished there were! I've read all her books atleast twice and this one will always have a special place in my heart as it is what made me fall back in love with reading.
  
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David McK (3369 KP) rated Kingdom of Heaven (2005) in Movies

Feb 5, 2022  
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
2005 | Drama, History, War
6
7.4 (22 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Watch the Directors Cut instead.
I remember that, back in the early 2000s, there was a sudden surge in the 'Historical epic' sub genre of movies, largely as a result of 2000s 'Gladiator'

This was one such movie.

Set in a little known period of history, between the Second and Third Crusades, this follows the exploits of the blacksmith Balian (Orlando Bloom), who follows his estranged father Baron Godfrey (Liam Neeson) to Jerusalem to attempt to atone for his sins.

Of course, being a movie, he then goes on to be involved in many great events, from shipwreck to meeting Saladin and (eventually) leading the defence if Jerusalem.

Not bad, but maybe a bit long and slow, with The Directors Cut doing a better job of tying the themes together, including a whole subplot largely dropped from the theatrical release regarding the romance he becomes involved in.