Creation Lake
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Seductive and cunning American spy-for-hire Sadie Smith has been sent by her mysterious but powerful...
Braided Dimensions (Braided Dimensions #1)
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Celtic mythology, medieval history, and modern-day mystery blend in this story where past and...
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Murder Out of Character
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Marvey, a small-town librarian, finds a mysterious list of names... and what happens next can’t...
You Will Know Me by My Deeds
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Billy Tarwater thought he had left the troubled past behind, until a series of ominous incidents...
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The Curse Between Us
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The kingdoms of Rafria and Eskarven have been locked in a brutal conflict for centuries. Edric and...
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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Castle Rock in TV
Oct 23, 2018 (Updated Oct 23, 2018)
The cast is made up of a few actors that have been used in Stephen King adaptions in the past, as well as a few newcomers to the King adaption universe. Everybody is great in their role, with Sissy Spacek and Bill Skarsgard being the standouts.
The liberties that the show takes with it's inspiration is weirdly inconstant, with some episode whoring out King references left and right and some ignoring the writer's influence altogether. I get the feeling that this was due to the creators wanting to please King fans in the audience while still trying to craft a show that can stand on it's own independently, which is fine, but I kinda wish that they had committed one way or the other.
The show starts off strong, then drags a bit in the middle, but if you can get to episodes 8 & 9, they are possible contenders for some of the best episodes of TV broadcast in 2018. Unfortunately the last episode is very underwhelming after this awesome build up of intrigue that precedes it.
The ending was the biggest negative that the show had. Without giving too much away, it leaves the audience feeling like everything they just witnessed was pretty pointless and leaves you feeling unfulfilled and fairly disappointed. It is clearly trying to set things up for a second season, but does so to the point that it forgets to end the first season in any significant way.
Overall, if you are a King fan you will get a kick out of this. Alternatively, if you are in the mood for a well told, slow burning character study full of intrigue, with elements of psychological horror, then this show is perfect for you. Just don't go in expecting an intense, chilling atmosphere to be present throughout.
Batman: Nightwalker - DC Icons Book 2
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The new, eagerly anticipated BATMAN YA novel is an action-packed thrill ride that could only be...
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Sensitivemuse (246 KP) rated A Hero Born in Books
Sep 25, 2019
Translation will always be an issue with these kinds of books. It’s hard to keep it true and coherent. Sometimes you get a good one that is completely comprehensible and makes the reading a journey well worth it. Then you get one like A Hero Born and it’s not the greatest translation. The writing style is dry and hard to get into. Sometimes it gets too descriptive, but other times it’s not descriptive enough. It can be a little long winded at times and it drags - I’m not too sure if that’s because of the run on writing style or the plot itself. Either way by the last third of the book it was getting to be tiresome.
Speaking of the plot, it was good! There’s plenty of action, a bit of intrigue here and there. If you don’t mind something akin to Chinese historical fiction movies with classic martial arts fighting then perhaps this is for you. There are small elements of political intrigue which keeps the story interesting, however keep in mind there are a lot of characters to keep track of, but luckily there is a cast of characters in the beginning of the novel so that should not be a problem. This isn’t a book to put down and turn back to later, this needs to be consistently read you will easily lose your place.
There’s also several plot arcs that happen throughout the novel so it’s best to keep track of them carefully. They are all intertwined at some point. It’s a great plot and if it wasn’t for the horrible writing/translation.
I don’t know if I could recommend this one to anyone. I would under normal circumstances but the writing just do the plot justice. It’s too bad, it would have been such a great series.
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated The Dark Tower (2017) in Movies
Sep 5, 2017
You can look at this movie from two perspectives. You can look at it as a lazy adaption of a fantastic layered story full of intrigue, or you can see it for what it is, a big, dumb, mindless summer blockbuster. As someone who saw it as the latter, I enjoyed it for what it was. Yes it was ridiculous and pretty cheesy at times, but if you enjoy it as intended and don't take it too seriously, there is a fun time to be had here.
Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Binding in Books
May 18, 2019
This isn't a bad thing, it was just a complete surprise. I can't really say what the story changes into without spoiling it, but it was still very interesting to read. It's very well written and despite not being the story I had been expecting, the well developed and engaging characters and the writing style more than make up for it. The ending too is very satisfying. The only criticisms I have is that it may be slightly too long and I do wish it had been a bit more magical. This book gives a glimpse into a great story and idea, but I do wish there had been a little more to this side.