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Big Mushy Happy Lump: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
Big Mushy Happy Lump: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
Sarah Andersen | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.1 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
So relatable (0 more)
Relatable and hilarious
I don’t have much to say other than I love how much I see of myself in these short little comics. If you haven’t read them then please do as they’re hilarious and really speak to the heart!
  
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Rafael De Cardenas recommended Holidays on Ice in Books (curated)

 
Holidays on Ice
Holidays on Ice
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"A collection of short stories that focus on the holidays in America and unpack the ridiculousness of so many universal but also intimate traditions. I tend to read part of it every holiday season and laugh very hard out loud each time."

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Every heart a doorway
Every heart a doorway
Seanan Mcguire | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.0 (9 Ratings)
Book Rating
I didn't know how to rate this book - whether I'd rate this book a 4 or a 5. It read very different for me, I hadn't read anything like it I must say. It was more dark than I had expected which I LOVED - it was short, which I also liked, it was very to the point and so intriguing I couldn't get over it. so fun, so interesting, I can't wait to read the rest of the series
  
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Casey Reid (9 KP) rated Vicious in Books

Nov 5, 2019  
Vicious
Vicious
V.E. Schwab | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.6 (8 Ratings)
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Literally everything (0 more)
This series is too short. (0 more)
READ. THIS. NOW.
Wow. I read a lot of books and very few have the ability to stick around and make me think about it for days on end. Vicious is that book. Being able to love and hate both Eli and Victor simultaneously is a task that only VE Schwab could accomplish. The plot was so fast paced that I genuinely couldn't put the book down. READ IT NOW!
  
Justice League (2017)
Justice League (2017)
2017 | Action, Adventure
Ben Affleck (1 more)
Gal Gadot
Cgi (3 more)
Story
Villain
Too short
Why?
OK, to be fair I am not a massive reader of all things DC or Marvel, but in my youth I read enough good story's about Batman, Superman et al to know that this film should have been amazing. Instead someone just shoved a lesser known villian in a short story using some DC lore they had read and decided to misuse. Such an absolute waste of a great cast and potential. I wanted to love the movie, and even convinced my wife to watch it with me!
  
His Woman In Command
His Woman In Command
Lindsay McKenna | 2011 | Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Short Read
Captain Nike Alexander is in Afghanistan for one reason only - to use her pilot skills. She doesn’t have time for men, especially military men. Playing hard to get with Captain Gavin Jackson comes as naturally to Nike as flying one of her Apaches. But Gavin’s sexy-as-sin smile is making it harder and harder to say no. Nicely written short read, touches on the hardships of war and the tolls that this has on all involved. It would have been nice to tie up some of the unfinished parts touched upon throughout the book. The characters were very likeable!
  
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Chloe (778 KP) rated Killer Instinct in Books

Jul 4, 2020  
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
7
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Fast-paced (2 more)
Good characters
Interesting
Too neat (0 more)
Fast-paced neat easy read
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Will they be able to foil the terrorist plot against them?

I haven't read the prequel to this so maybe some of points will have been different if I had.

When I first started understanding the full story, I was very surprised at how short the book was. I was wondering how you could unpiece such a large scale operation in such a short book.

The story is fast-paced and the short chapters only add to this. I read it very quickly and enjoyed the pulse racing action.

I like the diversity of characters and the insight into CIA/MI6 operations. Its also a very current story.

I felt the hidden past mentioned on the cover was a little underwhelming. Overall the story was very neat, in every tense moment there is someone or something to save the day.
  
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
4
8.4 (47 Ratings)
Book Rating
I heard this was originally meant to be a short story. I believe that 100%

I liked the character and I like what this book stood for and all of that, I really did. I just can't get over how long it took me to read this short little thing, so I'm going to focus on that.
This would've been a great book if it were 50-60 pages long. But it's nearly 200! It just dragged on and on, so much so that I could hardly remember the enjoyable thing I had just read 20 minutes prior. The length ruined it that much!
I'm curious to know what this story would've been like if Gaiman had kept it as the intended short story. Probably much better. Probably.