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Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts) (530 KP) rated An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1) in Books

Jan 23, 2020  
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1)
Sabaa Tahir | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
6
8.4 (19 Ratings)
Book Rating
GUYS, THIS IS THE LAST REVIEW I'M EVER WRITING THIS YEAR. (Totally not the last post.)

In the Martial Empire, Laia lives as a scholar – until her brother is arrested by Masks. To save her brother, Laia looks for the rebellion, going undercover as a slave in an academy for Masks and spying for the rebellion in exchange for her brother's safety. She meets Elias, a soldier at the academy who has no desire to become one of them.

<i>An Ember in the Ashes</i> took forever to <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">read</span> listen – and I mean <em>forever</em> (which basically means two months).

I'm not exactly as hyped as everyone else. Primarily, I think this is just due to the fact <i>An Ember in the Ashes</i> is <em>sooo</em> bleeping long and my attention span is equivalent of a fly's when it comes to debut novels that are really long (I'm a lot more tolerant to authors whose works I'm familiar with). In Tahir's case, though, I just feel the descriptions and details are a little too long – but I certainly can't complain about it because I adore details that mean world building is taking place.

I will, however, complain about the academy in general, and the love triangle. Favoritism by the Commandant is obviously being played here – there are just so many levels of wrong when no explanation is needed when you're caught doing something wrong. &gt;_&lt;

And well... Keenan. He still feels like a stranger to me, so if I'm going to ship, I'll go ship Laia and Elias. I understand Elias, and I understand Laia. I secretly adore them, even if the book is whoppishly huge. And I will go down with that ship until I warm up to stranger boy Keenan who seems to not have a desire to be a part of a corrupt-ish rebellion, but does not seem to have a life otherwise.

And if the sequel does not have me warming up to stranger boy, then I will make a stranger danger sign.

Anyways, not jumping on the hype train.... (aside from best title ever).

It could also just be due to the fact Fiona Hardingham and Steve West (the entire narration, honestly) are just really, really quiet and I had to bring the volume to top notch to even hear clearly. I know audiobooks are more quiet compared to music – I just think bringing the volume up to the maximum is a horrible, horrible thing for me to have to do for clarity (it's all about my ears). In all honesty, though, they're not bad narrators – they bring out the perfect amount of accent without being too heavy.

Hands down, though, I think I would have enjoyed <i>An Ember in the Ashes</i> immensely if it weren't so daunting and didn't take so years.

<a href="https://bookwyrmingthoughts.com/audiobook-review-an-ember-in-the-ashes-by-sabaa-tahir/"; target="_blank">This review was originally posted on Bookwyrming Thoughts</a>
  
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Amy Louise Davison (118 KP) rated One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) in Movies

Mar 25, 2019 (Updated Mar 25, 2019)  
One Flew Over the Cuckoo&#039;s Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
1975 | Comedy, Drama
9
8.9 (24 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
The character 'Billy' (1 more)
Mac
This is the first time I've seen this film and I did not know the ending which is rare for such an iconic movie like this. No spoilers for me.


The ending upset me a lot!

Billy is very sweet and likeable and is probably my favourite character.

Mrs Ratched makes me so angry, and it's clear to see why she won an Oscar for her role. She is silently devious and unbelievably controlling.

Mac is a slow burner. You're unsure of him in the beginning, unsure whether to like him but by the end I must say i loved him!


Chief, Martini and Cheswick are some of the other cast members and they are very rounded, likeable characters.


Mac brings a sense of rebellion and fun into these men's lives, he doesn't go about a lot of stuff the right way but he treats these men with respect and dignity. He becomes their friend, he sticks up for them and doesn't treat them as if they're stupid or crazy. He treats them like an equal and it's lovely.
  
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Game Of Thrones - Season 2 in TV

May 27, 2019 (Updated May 27, 2019)  
Game Of Thrones - Season 2
Game Of Thrones - Season 2
2012 | Sci-Fi
9
8.9 (53 Ratings)
TV Season Rating Watch
A second fantastic season
Season 2 of Game of Thrones continues the first seasons display of excellent character development and writing.

We follow Robb Stark for much of the season, as he proceeds to March toward King's Landing in open rebellion against the crown after the events of season 1. It's another slow burning season, but once again, nothing becomes dull, every scene is engaging, and you as a viewer are given time to digest all of the information being handed to you, as well as getting to know both new characters, and already established characters - learning to really detest Joffrey is a particular treat (Hats off to Jack Gleeson).

This season also contains the first proper battle of the show, in the episode Blackwater, which remains one of my favourite episodes to this day.

The closing episodes of season 1 showed that GoT was a show that was not afraid to pull any punches, and season 2 is almost an apitizer for what is yet to come.

Top tier TV!