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Reese Witherspoon recommended The Cactus in Books (curated)

 
The Cactus
The Cactus
Sarah Haywood | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"This title is a perfect metaphor for Susan who is a single, regimented woman faced with an unexpected pregnancy just as she navigates a difficult family inheritance issue at the same time. I found myself laughing out loud at Susan’s prickly character as she finds herself in a love triangle, navigating family ties and dealing with 9 months of pregnancy at the age of 45. Hope y’all love Susan as much as I do!"

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KM Watts (12 KP) rated Red Queen in Books

Sep 9, 2018 (Updated Sep 9, 2018)  
Red Queen
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
6
8.0 (64 Ratings)
Book Rating
Good writing (0 more)
The plot wasn’t memorable (2 more)
The characters weren’t great
A forced love triangle between people with no chemistry
Not a Big Fan
I was not a big fan of this book. It’s not so much that it was a horrible book, it was simply completely forgettable. I read it about two years ago, and then in the last year I started to here a lot about it. I watched reviews for it and read blog posts discussing it. The problem is, that as I watched the reviews, I had no idea that I had already read the book. The plot was so generic that what they were describing made no impact on my memory. It wasn’t until I watched a detailed spoiler review that I realized I had been researching a book I had already read. Mare, the protagonist, has little personality and her desires are not really clear. There is an incredibly forced love triangle. I saw no reason for the love triangle as there was no chemistry between any of the characters. The plus side that I liked was the twist at the end. The writing was also fairly good. The plot was just not there for me.
  
Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
Stephenie Meyer | 2007 | Paranormal, Young Adult (YA)
6
7.4 (95 Ratings)
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This book just goes on and on about the love triangle between Edward, Bella and Jacob. To be honest it's painful, Bella is just as annoying as ever and the 'likeable' Jacob just seems to have gone. I wouldn't say its worse than the previous books in the series but neither is it any better...just same ol' same ol'.
  
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)
10
8.5 (277 Ratings)
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World building, characters, story (0 more)
Dystopia
I was very late to the party in reading this book and trilogy and all I can ask is why did I not read it before? This was outstanding, and I adored the characters, it does make you really try to choose who Katniss should be with in the love triangle and I could not recommend it more.
  
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Guy Maddin recommended Day Of Wrath (2006) in Movies (curated)

 
Day Of Wrath (2006)
Day Of Wrath (2006)
2006 | Action, Drama, Mystery
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Movie Favorite

"Best Lutheran melodrama I’ve ever seen! Fantastically restrained love triangle involving a pastor, his young bride, and his son. Throw in cauldrons full of witchcraft and a mother more sexually suspicious than Mrs. Bates, and you’ve got perfection. The costumes and the performers inhabiting them are more rigid and austere than an unbuttered slice of Danish toast. Uneasily funny, chilling, and timeless."

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Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
2019 | Action, Sci-Fi
Mysterio (2 more)
elementals
Tom holland
No other avengers (0 more)
What an end to the phase
Im a massive Marvel fan and have to say I love this version of Spider-man, this film was a great end to the infinity saga and was really a coming of age for Spider-man. I saw a lot of the plot twists coming but one in big one caught me by surprise! Triangle sandwiches anyone?