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Merissa (13956 KP) rated DragonSeer (DragonKin #2) in Books

Nov 6, 2023  
DragonSeer (DragonKin #2)
DragonSeer (DragonKin #2)
S. Rodman | 2023 | Erotica, LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
DRAGONSEER is the second book in the Dragonkin series and is told from Harlen's perspective. The first book was told from Kirby's and the last from Cai's. This makes for a fantastic all-round read, giving extra oomph and depth to an already amazing story. You do need to have read Dragonrider to understand this one, as it follows straight after the events of the first book.

This book is full of action (not all of it between the sheets), intrigue, and revelations. I loved every word! Cai and Harlen have their world rocked to its very foundations - and not by Kirby this time! Plus, fate has decided to put all its players into motion, which gives you an action-packed, fast-paced, incredible story of three men, their dragons, and the love they have for each other.

I loved hearing this story Harlen and think it was just as good as Kirby's. Now, I'm (im)patiently waiting for DragonKing, which will be told from Cai's perspective and possibly bring the arc to a close. I honestly can't wait.

One of the best Dragon series I've read for a while! HIGHLY recommended by me.

** same worded review will appear elsewhere **

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Nov 6, 2023
  
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Mar 1, 2023  
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**ABOUT THE BOOK**
A rural New Zealand vacation turns poisonous.

Antiquities expert Annalisse Drury and tycoon Alec Zavos are at an impasse in their relationship when Alec refuses to clear up a paternity issue with an ex-lover.

Frustrated with his avoidance when their future is at stake, Annalisse accepts an invitation from an acquaintance to fly to New Zealand—hoping to escape the recent turbulence in her life.

But even Annalisse’s cottage idyll on the family sheep farm isn’t immune to intrigue.

Alec sends a mutual friend and detective, Bill Drake, to follow her, and a local resident who accompanies them from the Christchurch airport dies mysteriously soon after. A second violent death finds Annalisse and Bill at odds with the official investigations.

The local police want to close both cases as quickly as possible—without unearthing the town’s dirty secrets.

As she and Bill pursue their own leads at serious cost, the dual mysteries force Annalisse to question everything she thought she knew about family ties, politics, and the art of small-town betrayal.
      
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Snowman (2017) in Movies

Oct 18, 2017  
The Snowman (2017)
The Snowman (2017)
2017 | Crime, Drama, Horror
3
4.9 (32 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
How could this go so wrong?
I've finally come to the realisation that, apart from a few rare exceptions, filmmakers really have no clue what they're doing with book adaptations. I appreciate you cant include absolutely everything from a book, but it should still be fairly easy to adapt an already well received novel into a film. Well apparently with The Snowman it isn't.

They appear to have picked out some of the very basic plot points and loose character identities from the book, and decided to completely rewrite the rest of the story. This'd be fine if it works,but it really doesn't - the book is barely recognisable within this mess.


The characters are underdeveloped and completely changed. Harry, despite being an alcoholic and a bit of an ass, is meant to still be loveable. In this, you couldn't care less about him. Oleg is portrayed as a petulant teenager, Rakel is sidelined and the rest appear to be similar to their book counterparts in name only.


They've missed so many key plot lines out that I could barely understand what was going on, and due to this, there was no intrigue, no tension or suspense. Even a very good cast are given nothing to work with here.


It's unusual for me to be able to find nothing good to say about a film. And it's even rarer for me to want to walk out of a film less than an hour in. The trailer made this film look very good, but it failed miserably.
  
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Maddie (37 KP) Nov 16, 2017

I read the original novel and have yet to see the movie due to so many reviews such as these. However, to be fair to the filmmakers in this case, the people pulling the financial strings for this film gave the director and crew very little time to shoot. I think Tomas Alfredson, the director, said they were so short on time 20% of the script didn't get shot. This meant they had to try to fix everything in the editing room - a situation no filmmaker ever wants to be in.

I'm 100% sure this is a bad film, especially since the director himself said it wasn't what he wanted (and I had such high hopes for this after seeing what he did with Let The Right One In). However, I wouldn't go so far as to blame the situation on the cast and crew, but rather on the studio and the ones writing paychecks. Sounds like they shot this one into the ground, not the artists.