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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated See What I Have Done in Books

Jul 25, 2017

See What I Have Done

Sarah Schmidt | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

6.6

(7 Ratings)

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A story about a spoilt sociopath

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I have to say I found Lizzie Borden's character is detestable even though there were instances where her father's harsh behaviour showed. She is manipulative and spoilt, a classic sociopath and while the murderer is never openly stated, it seems very likely she had a hand in it. I felt extremely sorry for her elder sister Emma, who seems to have to put up with her behaviour. Either way, I don't feel this novel added much to this infamous tale.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2589 KP) rated Revenge of the Gypsy Queen in Books

Mar 9, 2018

When mystery author Tracey Eaton heads to New York for her sister-in-law's wedding, she finally gets her first real life mystery. The bride has vanished and the family wants to cover it up. Why? This is my third time through the book, and I enjoy it each time. Still have a couple of small issues with the ending, but they are minor.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-revenge-of-gypsy-queen-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Snatched (2017) in Movies

Mar 12, 2018

Snatched (2017)

2017 | Comedy

5.7

(49 Ratings)

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The unpleasantness lasted under 90 minutes (0 more)

A film like this has to focus on the comedy and let the story unfold naturally. Here there just was not enough comedy to save it, meaning you focus on the story and realise how badly executed the mother/daughter, sister/brother relationships are.
The interaction between Amy Schumer's brother and the State Department agent he keeps phoning was mildly amusing but there was nothing in Amy Schumer's scenes worth a smile and her character was irritating and useless.

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MizzParadox (8 KP) rated To All The Boys I've Loved Before (2018) in Movies

Aug 26, 2018

Likeable characters (2 more)

Diverse cast

Easy viewing

Predictable (0 more)

Sweet timekiller

I haven't read the book so went in with an open mind as it was recommended by Netflix.
Definitely an enjoyable watch but heavily predictable.
Watch if you're looking for a feelgood girly movie to kill some time.
Also personally a little conflicted as Lara Jean was fab but didn't believe Janel Parrish as her sister and although she's a great actor it felt as if she was cast just to raise the profile of the movie.

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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated The Lady in the Coppergate Tower in Books

Dec 31, 2019

I received this copy of The Lady Lady in the Copper gate Tower from Shadow Mountain Publishing through Netgalley.

This steampunk romance was so much fun! Hazel and Sam are such great characters and I loved Hazel's deperation to have a family.
I found it very relatable.

Well, maybe not the mentally unstable twin sister
Or the uncle who might be a vampire
Or the assistant who might be a Murder.

Ok, you got me
But this one was an absolute ball to read.