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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Nowhere Child in Books
Aug 23, 2017
Doesn't work as a stand-alone book
I'm not sure what to make of this book. It's interesting, but it doesn't work as a stand-alone story, and requires having knowledge and plot of previous books.
The best character is Emma, who is an absolute saint of a woman, trying to be an appropriate mother figure to her very distressed and damaged stepdaughter all the while trying to protect her from gangsters. The first half of the book shows the stepdaughter Tasha living in the streets having run away from a perilous situation and attempting to trust people again. It's okay but a little over the top.
The best character is Emma, who is an absolute saint of a woman, trying to be an appropriate mother figure to her very distressed and damaged stepdaughter all the while trying to protect her from gangsters. The first half of the book shows the stepdaughter Tasha living in the streets having run away from a perilous situation and attempting to trust people again. It's okay but a little over the top.
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Midwives in Books
May 10, 2018
Sibyl Danforth is not licensed to deliver babies, but it was her calling. Being a lay midwife she gets no greater joy than bringing children in the world for women who want to have them at home. But one home birth goes horribly wrong and despite every effort to save the mother she has to do what she can to save the baby. The next thing she knows she is on trial for involuntary manslaughter. Midwives is told from the point of view of Danforth's 14 year old daughter. Will she escape the charge or be forced to give up the job she loves so much.
MelanieTheresa (997 KP) rated Dark Places in Books
May 16, 2018
I was literally hooked from the very first page. I found myself completely invested in the story, dying to know WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS FAMILY?? Diondra - I would've liked to have punched her in the face throughout the story. I couldn't believe she killed one of the girls! When she went to jail, I felt quite satisfied. And the mother hiring the Angel of Debt? I definitely did not see that coming. One night that went horribly, horribly wrong for everyone involved. It was interesting to me that the author left Crystal "in the wind," so to speak. I suppose that could be considered an opening for a sequel...
Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated Storks (2016) in Movies
Jun 10, 2019
Aniston’s immediately recognisable accent works very well in animation and voice-over performances, but she hasn’t had as much success in this genre as perhaps you would’ve thought. Outside of the Storks and 1999’s The Iron Giant, she hasn’t ventured into animation at all.
Storks is a fun little movie that works well with its brilliant voice cast. Aniston plays an overprotective mother and while her role is slight, she plays it excellently. What works so well here is that we can almost here elements of her character in Friends as she converses with her children.
https://moviemetropolis.net/2018/02/11/jennifer-aniston-performances-top-5/
Storks is a fun little movie that works well with its brilliant voice cast. Aniston plays an overprotective mother and while her role is slight, she plays it excellently. What works so well here is that we can almost here elements of her character in Friends as she converses with her children.
https://moviemetropolis.net/2018/02/11/jennifer-aniston-performances-top-5/
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated What We Lose in Books
Mar 3, 2018
Wonderful variety but something missing
This is an interesting literary debut from Zinzi Clemmons, with many semi-autobiographical elements discussing her heritage.
Thandi, a girl of mixed race, has to endure taking care of her dying mother, all the while battling various social aspects of living as a daughter of a South African and an American parent. Written in different formats, from a text message to hip hop lyrics, Clemmons explores the rich tapestry of her life and layers it with various threads.
While I mostly enjoyed this story, I do feel there is something missing and could have been weaved together a little more clearly.
Thandi, a girl of mixed race, has to endure taking care of her dying mother, all the while battling various social aspects of living as a daughter of a South African and an American parent. Written in different formats, from a text message to hip hop lyrics, Clemmons explores the rich tapestry of her life and layers it with various threads.
While I mostly enjoyed this story, I do feel there is something missing and could have been weaved together a little more clearly.
After getting a phone message from their mother warning that a spy is after them, Nick and Tesla find their uncle's house full of suspects. Who is the spy?
Another fun book filled with a great mystery, good characters, and a few laughs. The target middle grade audience will love it and enjoy building their own spy camera, code wheel, and more after they've found out who the spy is.
NOTE: I received this book via Amazon Vine in exchange for my honest review.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/05/book-review-nick-and-teslas-secret.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Another fun book filled with a great mystery, good characters, and a few laughs. The target middle grade audience will love it and enjoy building their own spy camera, code wheel, and more after they've found out who the spy is.
NOTE: I received this book via Amazon Vine in exchange for my honest review.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/05/book-review-nick-and-teslas-secret.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Lindsay (1760 KP) rated Minding Molly (The Courtships of Lancaster County, #3) in Books
Feb 15, 2018
Mary wonders if their a way to save her family farm. Molly also struggles with controlling everyone and making them happy. Her mother wants her to fall in love with Mervin and to save the farm. Mary does not love him in that way. He like a big brother to her. She upset that her father had died of a heart attack. Her brother and sister were older and have come to help out as well. She does to become quite a friendship with a Leon. During the camping trip, thing start to go astray and things are happening. They run into a neighbor as well.
Mothergamer (1571 KP) rated the PlayStation 4 version of Monster Hunter World in Video Games
Feb 24, 2018
Fun Adventure With Friends
The game is so much fun to play. It's more fun playing with friends and working as a team to take down monsters. The different areas are beautiful and fun to explore. Gathering resources is pretty straightforward and you can craft items and armor. While the gameplay doesn't hold your hand every step of the way, it is very well done. There's always something to do and it's great doing it all with friends and other players.
Full Mother Gamer review here: http://lorrie28-mothergamer.blogspot.com/2018/02/monster-hunter-world-come-for-monsters.html
Full Mother Gamer review here: http://lorrie28-mothergamer.blogspot.com/2018/02/monster-hunter-world-come-for-monsters.html
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2357 KP) rated Evan Only Knows (Constable Evans, #7) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Evan and Bronwen are off to meet each other's family's. Their first stop is Mrs. Evans, and they stumble into a case with ties to Evan's family past. The man who killed Evan's father is arrest for another crime, only this time Evan thinks he's innocent. Can he prove it without alienating his mother? This book is missing much of the charm of the earlier ones in the series since the wonderful supporting players aren't in the book. A bit more serious, too.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-evan-only-knows-by-rhys.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-evan-only-knows-by-rhys.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Joe Julians (221 KP) rated Life of the Party (2018) in Movies
Jun 20, 2018
Full review here:
Life of the Party has some good moments sprinkled throughout and is helped by a solid performance by Melissa McCarthy. That being said, it suffers thanks to a script that is so focused on trying to be funny that it misses the opportunity to tell the story it should have told. A mother attending the same college as her daughter should be rife with potential, but it sidesteps that so much that it's almost an afterthought. It's a shame too as there was a great movie here somewhere, it's just hidden among so much mediocrity that its impossible to find.
Life of the Party has some good moments sprinkled throughout and is helped by a solid performance by Melissa McCarthy. That being said, it suffers thanks to a script that is so focused on trying to be funny that it misses the opportunity to tell the story it should have told. A mother attending the same college as her daughter should be rife with potential, but it sidesteps that so much that it's almost an afterthought. It's a shame too as there was a great movie here somewhere, it's just hidden among so much mediocrity that its impossible to find.