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A Christmas Baby (Rogues Club, #4)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A nice close to the Rogue series, if, and I hate be redundant, a bit unoriginal. The characters were nice, there were some funny moments, and the plot was good, but it didn't touch me like other romances do. However, I did like the whole Christmas thing at the end, it was cute if rather saccharine.

One of my main problems was that this series must have the worst editors. In all four books there are missing quotation marks, sentences that aren't clear, and misspelled/or forgotten words. I would hope that these would be minimal.
  
Training Day (2001)
Training Day (2001)
2001 | Action, Drama, Mystery
Washington changing direction with style
Brutal, hard-hitting film in which an old hand (Washington) educates a narcotics rookie (Hawke) in the 'realities' of the job.
Tensions begin to mount when it transpires that the realities are considerably more 'real' than the rookie is prepared for, and a whole lot dirtier than he was expecting.

Whenthis film came out I think it was the fist time Washington had taken a part where he wasn't Mr Nice-Guy, which was a nice twist that he carried brilliantly
Ethan Hawke, an actor I've always thought very underused, also delivers a characteristically good performance
  
Lost Boys: The Thirst  (2010)
Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)
2010 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
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6.4 (9 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A slight improvement over the 2nd film, but that doesn't say much. It's good Feldman links the 3 films, but I have to say his acting is pretty poor. Nice the story is centered around him more in this one. The plot is a bit silly but the effects of the Vampire kills are ok and very Blade like, along with the Vampire club idea. There are a few flash backs to the original and a nice tribute scene to Corey Haim. A better sequel for the fans than the 2nd film, but still quite average overall.
  
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April King (2 KP) rated Instagram in Apps

Sep 8, 2018  
Instagram
Instagram
Communication, Photo & Video, Social Networking
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8.2 (364 Ratings)
App Rating
A place to escape
Instagram is a good place to escape for a bit with nice pictures and videos of travel and fun things to do all over the world, or just a nice place to keep up with your friends or favorite celebrities. It's got a little bit for everyone and is pretty user friendly. You can add your own pictures or 60 second videos to your timeline or you can even add to a story in real-time. If you want to interact on the spot there is also a live feature. It's a great app for everyone.
  
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Riseley: Our Village
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Nice local history book produced by residents for the millennium. My Grandma's family are from this village so lots of familiar names. Also a photo and some anecdotes from Grandma (Ida Bates, nee Hancock) were a nice touch from a personal perspective. There's also a photo of my great-great grandfather (although not noted in the text) and of 'Tink' Hancock, who would have been a great-great uncle. The section on the church was written by Phillip Nicholls, who is a cousin on another side of the family! Lots of interest for me here, as you can see.
  
The Glass House (2001)
The Glass House (2001)
2001 | Drama, Mystery
5
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
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A thriller I never got around to seeing back at the time. It starts well enough with 2 young kids going to live with their guardians after their parents are in an accident. Although are their guardians as nice as they think they are? It starts to unravel quite well with new bits of information being discovered, quite an intricate web of deceit. Just as it all builds up towards the finale it has an ending that feels rather rushed and not fitting the rest of the film. Could have been better. Currently on Amazon prime.
  
Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3)
Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3)
Stephanie Perkins | 2014 | Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult (YA)
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6.8 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
3.25 stars.

I didn't like this as much as the previous two. Admittedly I cried quite a bit, but I was bored a lot between the emotional bits near the end. I just couldn't get into the storyline. It didn't snag me, the characters didn't really grab my attention...

In truth, I was glad to get it over with but at the same time not having the will to read it.

It was nice to see the characters from the other two books and the Anna and St. Clair thing was nice :) I also think that this book rounded off the trilogy nicely.
  
Strobe Edge, Vol. 3
Strobe Edge, Vol. 3
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
These boys and girls fall in love quickly, that's one thing I will say, but... *sigh* I might be cheering her on to get with our main guy but that end bit was very sweet and self-sacrificing of the other guy (I'm not good with names until after the 5th volume or so) so I may have melted a little towards him. He deserves a nice girl and she is SUCH a nice girl. It's also obvious our main guy's girlfriend is insecure about their relationship.

Volume 4 will have to wait until later or tomorrow now.