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Ross (3282 KP) rated Dracul in Books

Oct 29, 2018

Dracul

J.D. Barker, Dacre Stoker | 2018 | Horror

8.7

(7 Ratings)

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Brilliant insight into Bram Stoker's life

*** Disclosure - I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review ***

This book stays true to the format of Stoker's Dracula, being written in the form of a compilation of diary entries, letters and newspaper reports. This allows some of the main characters to embed their own voice and to give their view of events, the narratives interweaved to give a good, suspenseful story.
Bram Stoker was not well as a child, pretty much bed-bound until the age of 7. Then he suddenly recovered and went on to become a successful athlete and University graduate. This book takes that life story and layers on a brilliant prequel to Dracula, suggesting that vampires very much impacted on Stoker's life and he himself did battle with Count Vlad.
Excellent, atmospheric story with plenty of suspense and action, and a few twists and turns along the way. A perfect read for this time of year.

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Ross (3282 KP) rated Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in Apps

Jun 21, 2019

Everything takes forever to load (1 more)

App constantly hangs

Makes Pokemon Go look good!

The app takes an inordinate amount of time to load up every time, and once logged in there is a black screen of nothing for up to a minute at times. When it has loaded, the graphics and experience are pretty poor quality. A number of times the app hangs and you cannot interact with the map. This is because pop-up tutorial messages are loading/waiting to appear.
An interaction with a whatever it is, akin to catching a pokemon, is simply drawing a symbol on the screen, like training a toddler to learn letters. I'm sure it gets more involved than that, but I have no interest to put up with the frustration to find out.
Utterly dreadful and not ready for launch (given they have a 3-year-old version sitting there as a starting point!).