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Gareth Michael Lewis (6 KP) rated Storm Front: The Dresden Files, Book 1 in Books

Jan 20, 2018

Storm Front: The Dresden Files, Book 1

Jim Butcher | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.1

(57 Ratings)

Book Rating

A great read and an addictive world worth diving into headlong. (0 more)

Suffers only from it being the first novel and the world not quite feeling polished yet. (0 more)

An exellent introduction into Harry Dresden's world

My lowest score for a Dresden novel ad it's only because I read this book after watching the short-lived TV series The Dresden Files. My perception of Harry was skewed by the excellent Paul Blackthorn portrayal and this book suffered because of it, in my eyes.
I went back to reread this book after the second novel came out and realised my error. The book was so much better than I remembered. Harry as a flawed individual but he is very human in that regard and we can identify with him, despite his magical powers.
Give it a read and dive into the world that keeps getting better with every new book, short story and graphic novel.

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Otway93 (567 KP) rated Assassin's Creed Liberation HD in Video Games

Dec 27, 2019

Assassin's Creed Liberation HD

2014 | Action/Adventure, Fighting

8.3

(6 Ratings)

Video Game Rating

Story (3 more)

Combat

Fast paced

Ending

Map Size (2 more)

Game Length

Little to no relation to previous games

Short and small, but still pretty sweet.

Despite being just an incredibly short spin-off of the Assassin's Creed series, and having only 3 very small maps, this game is a highly enjoyable one!

The story is enjoyable, if somewhat unoriginal, with some definite similarities to ACIII, revolving around saving slaves and killing the slavers. The story also shows very little relation to previous games, except from a cameo from an ACIII character, and the obligatory weird glowy item that adds little to nothing to the story apart from adding a few missions.

Despite all this, the story is extremely enjoyable!

The gameplay is incredibly fun and pretty fast paced, visiting swamps, towns and Mexican colonies, leaving the played wanting more, and to learn more about what happened to the main character after the game.

Overall a great game that definitely deserves to be more than a spin-off.

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Merissa (11805 KP) rated Summer Fire (The Lake House, #1) in Books

Dec 17, 2018

I received this book from Jar O' Marbles in return for a fair and honest review.

This is a short contemporary romance that nevertheless manages to convey the whole build up to the romance plus the anguish that Jack has lived through. There is depth to this novella which usually is missing due to the nature of the book. Somehow, Kate Austin has managed to give you their backstory, and how their relationship developed, plus Jack's history, all in a few short pages. This made the story all the more enjoyable.

If I had one complaint, it would be that you didn't find out anything really about Kara's creepy ex-fiance and family but that isn't really relevant anyway. That's just me being nosy.

Thoroughly enjoy this novella and although this story was wrapped up exceedingly well, was left wanting more from The Lake House. Highly recommended.

Merissa
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