Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 3
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The Empire Strikes Back! Marvel's classic Star Wars saga continues with the offi cial adaptation of...
Chaos (Guards of the Shadowlands, #3)
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With Juri in control and everything in absolute chaos, Lela plunges into the depths of hell to free...
young adult fantasy paranormal romance
Dean (6927 KP) rated Jolt (2021) in Movies
Sep 4, 2021
Kate Beckinsale with her sarcastic blunt quips does make it fairly enjoyable and the supporting cast is pretty decent. OK for a watch but not one to go out of your way to catch.
Why try to Americanise the location as well? European cars, English street signs and scenes shot on the Southbank and quite a few using the Tate Modern location for the villians pad. A couple of fire hydrants, yellow taxis and a school bus to make it look set in New York seem pointless.
Star Wars: Darth Vader, Volume 2: Into the Fire
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Darth Vader failed to turn his son, Luke Skywalker, to the dark side. Vader sought revenge against...
David McK (3843 KP) rated Maul: Shadow Lord in TV
May 26, 2026 (Updated May 26, 2026)
So it's no surprise that, despite being (seemingly) killed off in the finale of that film that Lucas brought him back, first in The Clone Wars TV series, secondly as a cameo in 'Solo: A Star Wars movie" and (finally) as the main protagonist in this eight-episode animated offering.
And what an offering it is, with Sam Witwer's Maul as enigmatic as ever, and with a superb finale that sees a certain other Dark Lord of the Sith put in an appearance, showing why everyone (in universe) is just so afraid of him!
Well worth a watch.
Prophet's Debt by Robert Creekmore
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At fourteen, Naomi Pace knows she loves her best friend, Tiffany. During the Perseid meteor shower...
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The Know
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Her child is missing but someone out there knows the truth... THE KNOW, by the 'undisputed queen of...
Muddled Matrimonial Murder
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With only two weeks left to finalize the arrangements for the nuptial ceremony and reception for...
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated Last Woman Standing in Books
Apr 8, 2019
I really loved Amy Gentry's GOOD AS GONE, so I was so excited to read this one. It didn't appeal to me as much as GOOD, but I enjoyed pieces of it. This was a weird but also interesting book that certainly capitalized on the momentum of the #metoo movement and did a good job of highlighting the aftermath of sexual assault and violence against women.
Dana is an intriguing character; I liked that she was a comedian, because that's not a character you usually see in books! She's also a minority and a fairly strong female--all pluses. No one expects her to be a comic or funny. It's also heartbreaking and eye-opening to see how much she's been through: as we learn about her experiences, we see how often she's had to endure sexual harassment, sexual violence, assault, and more during her career and life.
"It was true that my appearance--short and brownskinned and shaped like my mother minus the control-top pantyhouse--did not prepare most people for my extracurricular activities."
Even worse, so many of the women in the book seem to take this behavior as par for the course. To get ahead, they must endure being harassed, or they see this sexual assault as part of life. For instance, maybe it's just part of the acting business, Dana rationalizes.
"Maybe I really was the only one who couldn't take the joke."
The plot of this book was a little complicated for me; it seemed to struggle to find itself between fiction (a struggling comic attempting to find herself) and thriller (revenge scheme gone horribly wrong). For me, it really took off when it became more of a thriller. There were lots of twists and turns, most of which were quite surprising. Some of them were bizarre. Amanda and Dana's plans are a little crazy and things sort of spiral from there.
Still, I liked Dana overall, even if she made some questionable decisions. I appreciated how her character highlighted the plight of violence of women. As the book went on, it became more exciting and interesting, even some parts were a little crazy.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher and Netgalley in return for an unbiased review.