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Anne (15117 KP) rated Sensational in Books

Feb 12, 2020  
Sensational
Sensational
Jodie Lynn Zdrok | 2020 | Mystery
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Intriguing and Engaging
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge -Tor Teen for letting me read and review this book. I enjoyed it and could follow along easily with the same characters and such from having read the first book, Spectacle, which if you haven't read that one - you should go get it and read it now to get ready for this one!
This was another engrossing, fun and delightful read by Jodi Lynn Zdrok - I enjoyed the first book and this one was awesome too.
In this sequel to Spectacle, Nathalie is still using her powers as an Insightful to help out at the morgue with murder investigations while also trying to figure things out in regards to her Aunt and her Aunt's powers in relation to her powers. She is, in general, trying to investigate and understand what it means to be an Insightful and to be herself and what she wants out of life as well.
In this story, there's another crazy murderer who this time is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Guillotine and writing a play to go with their murders and victims while beheading them and leaving them around in the Exposition Universelle in Paris to be found. Nathalie tries to help find this murderer using her powers while helping out at the morgue with the cases, but this time around it seems to catch her and others off guard as well as myself as the reader. I had no clue who the murderer was until the end and I was also a bit more invested in the other parts of the story like the events with Nathalie's Aunt and her coming to terms with her grief over her friend, Agnes.
Another major part of the story that I was invested in was that in this book, Nathalie has a beau, Jules, and what happens with him and their relationship as well as what happens with Christophe, which if you've read the first book, you'll know more about the relationship issues, etc. between Christophe and Nathalie. I finally got the ending I was hoping for with her and her romantic relationships with this book.
Once I got to the end and everything was resolving itself and I realized this was the end, I was a bit upset because I have enjoyed reading about Nathalie, Christophe, Simone, Louis, Jules, all the characters and about Insightfuls and their powers. I wish there was going to be more stories with these great characters and would love to know more about them and their futures as well as more info on Insightfuls and their powers.
If you've read Spectacle, then you need to read this sequel, if you haven't read Spectacle, go read it so you are ready for this Sensational book when it comes out!
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Warbreaker in Books

Sep 11, 2017  
Warbreaker
Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson | 2009 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
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.
  
Shazam! (2019)
Shazam! (2019)
2019 | Action, Sci-Fi
Zachary levi (2 more)
Mark strong
Easter eggs
Just seen and I'm glad I did been wanting to see this for ages. As I've been a fan of Zachary Levi since he was on chuck. His character Shazam reminds me alot of chuck two different people learnly how to use their powers for good. Mark strong plays the villian in his usual stlye. Would I recommend this movie definitely
  
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Elizabeth (1521 KP) Apr 13, 2019

I was also a big Chuck fan and couldn't help but notice the similarities as well.

Small World
Small World
2009 | Fantasy, Fighting, Territory Building
Some really great subtle tactics can be played here. A quick take-that area control type game with lots of variability in the different combos of races and powers which makes for good replay-ability. (0 more)
There's a bit of just collect victory points and wait for the rounds to be over but this is offset by not knowing other players scores. (0 more)
Quick take-that game