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Shadow Play (Shadow World Novella #2)
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The world is growing dark with Shadow as mysteries from antiquity and legend creep into our time,...
Urban Fantasy Romance Series

David McK (3623 KP) rated Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3) in Books
Oct 19, 2025 - 1:51 PM
The final part in Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy, all set in an alternative modern-day-ish London where magic is a real thing and with those able to wield it (or, more accurately, able to summon various magical creatures including Djinni to carry out their orders) in power, again following (roughly chapter about) the main three characters of the magician John Mandrake, his Djinni Bartimaeus and the commoner Kitty Jones who has magical resistance.
Which, as the ages-old Djinni Bartimaeus points out, is something he has seen time and time again throughout the ages: those able to perform magic rise to the top until magical resistance starts growing amongst the downtrodden commoners, who then over-through their rulers.
The trilogy, as a whole, I felt is enjoyable enough but does need to be read in order, with this perhaps the best.
Which, as the ages-old Djinni Bartimaeus points out, is something he has seen time and time again throughout the ages: those able to perform magic rise to the top until magical resistance starts growing amongst the downtrodden commoners, who then over-through their rulers.
The trilogy, as a whole, I felt is enjoyable enough but does need to be read in order, with this perhaps the best.

Dean (6927 KP) rated Now You See Me 2 (2016) in Movies
May 7, 2017
Some good illusions (1 more)
Great locations
Obsurd plot (1 more)
No Isla Fisher
Wish I hadn't seen this
I quite liked the original film and hoped this would be more of the same. It's a shame Isla Fisher didn't return. Some of the scenes are ridiculous even for a "magic" film, some plot lines don't make a lot of sense. Overall it felt like a quick lower budget sequel.

Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in Movies
Jun 29, 2017
The magic of Homecoming is that it belongs more to the John Hughes cinematic universe than the Avengers’. It cleverly references other Marvel films and even iconic scenes from previous Spider-jams, and right when it needs to
Critic- Brian Truitt
Original Score: 88 out of 100
Read Review: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/06/29/review-spider-man-homecoming-marvel-movie/103263046/?siteID=je6NUbpObpQ-uWu6mhj2lyWALwr5hMD4WQ
Original Score: 88 out of 100
Read Review: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/06/29/review-spider-man-homecoming-marvel-movie/103263046/?siteID=je6NUbpObpQ-uWu6mhj2lyWALwr5hMD4WQ

Jachin (17 KP) rated The Eye of the World in Books
Jul 21, 2017
In-depth characters (2 more)
Immense lore
Well thought out magic system
Good start to a great series
The start to an excellent series if you can sink the time into the 14 books. As this is the first of 14 books it is a little slow to get going however Robert Jordan's writing style keeps me intrigued even when going through seemingly dry lore and setup.

Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Light Fantastic: Discworld Novel 2 in Books
Jul 27, 2017
Absolutely bonkers
This is possibly one of the craziest adventure books I've ever read, and I wouldn't expect any less of a Discworld book. It's bonkers, funny and such an entertaining read. Rincewind has really grown on me too as a character, although I don't feel Twoflower's eccentricities were highlighted quite as much in this book as in The Colour of Magic. Such a fun read.

Ross (3284 KP) rated Warbreaker in Books
Sep 11, 2017
Quite a complicated magic system to get your head round, but it isn't done to death (it is hinted at early but is only really used in earnest quite a lot later in the book). There are aspects of other parts of the cosmere hinted at here (the gods being similar to those in elantris, using material items for powers). A good standalone contribution to the universe.

Charley (64 KP) rated Rivers of London: The First PC Grant Mystery in Books
Feb 19, 2019
Perfect balance between magic and CSI
This book was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. The author was amazing at getting you to go through all the feelings of the main character PC Grant throughout the book. It took me two days to get through this book.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and am itching to go and buy the next in the series.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and am itching to go and buy the next in the series.
