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Merissa (14050 KP) rated Two Souls United (Etherya's Earth #5.5) in Books
Apr 4, 2022 (Updated Jun 26, 2023)
TWO SOULS UNITED is a short and sweet novella that fills the gap between books 5 and 6 and tells of the courtship between Glarys and Sam.
Glarys has been looking after the Royals for years but time has moved on, and they now have their own lives and families away from the Mansion. Glarys liked Sam when she first spoke to him at Latimus and Lila's bonding ceremony but she thought he was only speaking to her to be nice. Sam wanted to be more than nice but when he suggested they meet up, Glarys suggested he bring Jack. Sam took this to mean she wasn't interested and years passed.
Even during this novella, you not only catch up on the others but also see two deamon attacks by Bakari, which keeps the whole series moving along nicely. It moves along at a fast pace, giving you the story and not lingering over certain acts or thoughts for too long.
For a novella, you get a lot of story -- from romance to PTSD, from deamon attacks to a spa day. Definitely recommended by me, but PLEASE read it in order or you'll get spoilers.
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* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Mar 31, 2022
Glarys has been looking after the Royals for years but time has moved on, and they now have their own lives and families away from the Mansion. Glarys liked Sam when she first spoke to him at Latimus and Lila's bonding ceremony but she thought he was only speaking to her to be nice. Sam wanted to be more than nice but when he suggested they meet up, Glarys suggested he bring Jack. Sam took this to mean she wasn't interested and years passed.
Even during this novella, you not only catch up on the others but also see two deamon attacks by Bakari, which keeps the whole series moving along nicely. It moves along at a fast pace, giving you the story and not lingering over certain acts or thoughts for too long.
For a novella, you get a lot of story -- from romance to PTSD, from deamon attacks to a spa day. Definitely recommended by me, but PLEASE read it in order or you'll get spoilers.
** same worded review will appear elsewhere **
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Mar 31, 2022
Dion Duckworth (4 KP) rated Oxenfree in Video Games
Jan 12, 2018
Amazing characters (2 more)
Nice story progression
The art and sound design were beautiful
The game sometimes had minor bugs (1 more)
Not very replayable
OxenFree
I want to start this by saying that I love OxenFree, I experienced it the first time over a year ago and again recently and that’s what it was an experience. The characters are well written and the story flows seemlesly and my only qualms with the game come with the replay, after the second time you play it through nothing but your choices are different and the game starts to drag but this is very minor and has no impact on the enjoyment unless you are hunting for all the endings and/or achievements
Erika (17789 KP) rated The Hangover Part II (2011) in Movies
May 12, 2018
Why was this movie even made? It was just a money grab. The Hangover was hilarious, and they tried to make lightening strike twice. It did not work, at all. For one thing, the facial tattoo on Stu... Why wouldn't Mike Tyson allow it to be an exact copy? It was weird, considering Tyson was in the first one.
The funniest thing that I remember from this movie is when Alan calls Thailand 'Thi-land'. Other than that, blah. Bradley Cooper was nice to look at throughout, which is the only reason I'm rating it as high as I did.
I did not see the third one, and I'm content with never seeing it.
The funniest thing that I remember from this movie is when Alan calls Thailand 'Thi-land'. Other than that, blah. Bradley Cooper was nice to look at throughout, which is the only reason I'm rating it as high as I did.
I did not see the third one, and I'm content with never seeing it.
Bookapotamus (289 KP) rated Lie with Me in Books
May 25, 2018
I looooooved this book. BUT - not at first. It took me a while to get into it. I didn't like that it was a male lead, I went into it thinking the lead was female. So, maybe that's my fault. I couldn't connect with him, and I didn't like him. But maybe that's the point? By about 1/2 way through I was HOOKED. I could not stop reading to find out what the heck was going on! And the ending! WOW! SO not what I expected or what I've ever read before. I coulnd't believe it. So clever, and so unexpected - I wanted to hate the ending but in the end I ended up LOVING it! Nice job!
Liliannar (58 KP) rated Bears vs Babies in Tabletop Games
May 25, 2018
Family friendly (2 more)
Easy to play
Interesting box
Short play time (1 more)
Repetitive play
Enjoyable but not a favorite
My 9 year old absolutely loves this game which means it's a nice way to play a quick game as a family before dinner. That being said, it's repetitive in nature, and the winner of the game can be determined in the first 5 minutes or so. There isn't much skill or strategy to the game. This is a game that is great the first two or three times you play, but after that it's just not very interesting. I'm glad I got it on sale for less than half price. I wouldn't ever pay more than $10 for it.
graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated Redemption (Angel: Season 1, #2) in Books
Feb 15, 2019
Enh. The plot sounded good, and it could have, but it just didn't quite get there for me. And I know Angel is over 250-years-old, but we don't always need flashbacks, at least not the overabundance of them that were used in this book. There were actually shows, many shows, in the series that didn't have a one, shocking as that may sound. I'm really starting to dislike flashbacks now. The characterizations were generally good, although a few times I had the thought: "Angel would never say that." But overall, when it got back to 'present' times, it was fairly interesting. And it was nice to have Doyle back again. A decent book, but not great.
Obsessed book reviews (49 KP) rated Lost in Tennessee (Lost, #1) in Books
May 7, 2019
this is the first book by this author that I've read and this book had me hooked from the first page. this book has fantastic characters which helps the story flow at a nice pace through out the book. the characters relationship unfolds with every page that you read, making the story get better and better. the story line is well written with some witty and humours moments. this book had me hooked from the first page and I couldn't put it down, when id finished it I was wanting more. I would really love to read more from this author in the future
highly recommended
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Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated The Woman in the Blue Cloak in Books
May 19, 2019
This is a wonderful little novel. If you have never read the Benny Griessel series, which I had not, it provides a nice introduction to the characters and their backgrounds without delving in too deep as to take away from their current case. It did not leave he completely lost as some other books, which are part of a series, but it did make me want to know more about these characters and read the rest of the series. The particular case in this novella is worthy of the best detective novels and provides all the mystery, intrigue and unexpected ending we, as readers, love and desire. I can’t wait to read the rest of the Benny Griessel series!
Awix (3310 KP) rated X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) in Movies
May 24, 2019 (Updated May 24, 2019)
Ray Milland brings a touch of class to Roger Corman's horror-sci-fi fable. The same old story: brilliant scientist is consumed by his own hubris, experiments on himself and meets a sticky end as a result: after initially being able to look through paper and cloth, his vision develops until he can see through the fabric of the universe itself, beholding something enigmatically terrible.
Not exactly over-burdened with plot, but the script is effective, and Milland brings all his presence to the film (nice supporting performances too). Some striking special effects, especially as the film goes on; not sure the final shot of the film really does the business but the film is very watchable regardless.
Not exactly over-burdened with plot, but the script is effective, and Milland brings all his presence to the film (nice supporting performances too). Some striking special effects, especially as the film goes on; not sure the final shot of the film really does the business but the film is very watchable regardless.
Victoria Green (34 KP) rated Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) in Movies
Jun 9, 2019
❤❤❤❤
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I have no words to express how amazing this movie was how it affected me and brought me back to my childhood.
I sat there in the cinema on the edge of my seat smiling and laughing to myself because of how amazing it was.
The one thing I did not expect was that the dad was residing in Pikachu the entire time and he didn't know either. It was nice seeing them spend time together because of how far apart they were in the beginning.
If they ever do a second movie I will be there at the front of the queue ready to buy my ticket.
I sat there in the cinema on the edge of my seat smiling and laughing to myself because of how amazing it was.
The one thing I did not expect was that the dad was residing in Pikachu the entire time and he didn't know either. It was nice seeing them spend time together because of how far apart they were in the beginning.
If they ever do a second movie I will be there at the front of the queue ready to buy my ticket.