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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Inferno (The Campbells #1) in Books

Jul 12, 2018

I received this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

I was scrolling through NetGalley looking for something quick and easy to read which brought me to Inferno. The cover is really well done and the rest of the artwork is just as good. The storyline was cute and kept my attention as well. Parts of the story even tugged on my heart strings.

I wish there was more to this book though. The ending left me wanting more and more so I really hope that there is a next in the series.

All in all, this was a cute graphic novel that was able to tug on my heart strings. I will definitely continue on in this series when available.

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Kirsti (1 KP) rated Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) in Books

Nov 12, 2018

Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7)

Sarah J. Maas | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

9.4

(11 Ratings)

Book Rating

Contains spoilers, click to show

I was looking forward to this book as I had waited a while to wait for the conclusion of the series. I love mainly everything about this book but I feel like Aelin gave up far to much and them forging the lock was a bit anti climatic. I also feel like the ending was a bit rushed and could maybe of been better if it was split into two. I did expect a death but feel like Graviel dying was a bit unnecessary, there was so many opportunities to kill someone else off!
However overall I did enjoy the book and really hope she doesn't end the series here as I would love to see what happens with the court and how Aelin rebuilt everything.

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David McK (3425 KP) rated Shadows and Secrets (Star Wars: Darth Vader #2) in Books

Jan 28, 2019

Collecting Darth Vader comics issues 7-12, these are all set after 'A New Hope', but before 'The Empire Strikes Back', with Vader still on the tail of the daring rebel who blew up the first Death Star, and with him now knowing that that rebel is, in fact, his son that he never knew he had.

That mission, however, is not the front-and-centre over-arching plot strand of this collection: rather, we have Vader engineering a theft from the Empire, and then trying to cover that theft up when he is tasked, alongside a zealous aide, to find out just who had done so.

Not bad, but not the best of the new Star Wars line comics I've read.

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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Bird Box (2018) in Movies

Dec 31, 2018

Bird Box (2018)

2018 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.1

(144 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Cool concept

Contains spoilers, click to show

I really enjoy monster movies. Not getting to actually SEE the monsters makes for an interesting story. Netflix did a good job with this one. Sandra Bullock delivers another great performance(I'm biased-lol). Anyway the acting was really well done and the cinematography was, too. People keep complaining about the ending but I thought it turned out really interesting. No closure to the monsters or any real explanation of what they were, but it showed that there was hope. Sometimes that's all we have to hold onto. Sure, I would've liked to have seen Tom survive with them, but that would have changed the dynamic of the story and Mallory's driving force. All in all I'd say this one is really worth a watch!

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Mo (66 KP) rated Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in Apps

Jun 21, 2019

Experience the magic world (2 more)

Lots of great references to the stories

Augmented reality

Poorly implemented (2 more)

low immersion for an AR game

Highly buggy app

I looked forward to it but it did not live up to my hopes

I loved the idea of Wizards unite, since I heard of it more than a year ago, unfortunately this does not live up to what it was suggested to be. The story is poorly constructed, the app constantly struggles with interactions. The items you encounter are negligible most of the time and not worth collecting.
Seeing ingress and pokemon go from Niantic I hope this would be at least a passable harry potter experience, unfortunately it has made me free less special than I did before I got it.

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365Flicks (235 KP) rated Struck (2019) in Movies

Oct 31, 2019 (Updated Oct 31, 2019)

Struck (2019)

2019 | Drama

8.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Further proof that Budget and star power is not everything

A movie that relies solely on the performance of its actors, A movie that has you thinking it could be one thing but shows you its actually something else, A story that takes an unflinching look into the social conscious.

Writer/Directors Alexander Milo Bischof and Michael Couvaras have come out the gates with an excellent first feature film. Wonderfully written with viscerally real dialogue dealing with some complex real life issues plucked straight from the headlines that if not given care and attention would just have fallen flat. Our core cast of relative newcomers put in performances they can all be proud of and I hope to see more from our young stars going forward.