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Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
Kathy Reichs | 1997 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
9
8.1 (15 Ratings)
Book Rating
Her life is devoted to justice; for those she never even knew. In the year since Temperance Brennan left behind a shaky marriage in North Carolina, work has often preempted her weekend plans to explore Quebec. When a female corpse is discovered meticulously dismembered and stashed in trash bags, Temperance detects an alarming pattern and she plunges into a harrowing search for a killer. But her investigation is about to place those closest to her, her best friend and her own daughter, in mortal danger...

Really good!

I had no idea it was connected to the TV series Bones when I started reading it, very glad I didn't although Im glad I was told as it helped picturing Temperance. Loved the book although remind me not to be eating while reading 🤣. Looking forward to getting stuck into the series!!



  
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Eleanor (1463 KP) Sep 24, 2019

Had this on my bookshelf for ages, must get round to reading it!!

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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated The Fanatic (2019) in Movies

Aug 3, 2020 (Updated Aug 3, 2020)  
The Fanatic (2019)
The Fanatic (2019)
2019 | Horror, Thriller
Fred Durst directs this John Travolta/Devon Sawa vehicle that finds a mentally "different", Hollywood obsessed Moose (Travolta) tangled into a deadly web of admiration gone sideways.

I've actually seen a fair amount of vitriol thrown at this film from critics and audiences and it's a bit puzzling to me. There are, as pointed out in many reviews across the web, parts of the movie that seem to lack direction and look like missed opportunities. While there are certainly some of those (aren't there always) there are some good things here , too. I actually wonder if Durst included some of those things in order to move forward the fact that Moose is unstable in so many ways and lacks focus on anything of actual relevance in his life.

At the very least, this is worth a watch is you have some free time.
  
Ricochet (1991)
Ricochet (1991)
1991 | Action, Drama, Mystery
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
John Lithgow (0 more)
Inside Your Head
Ricochet- oh my god this movie is good. John Lithgow as the villian. He is excellent, wicked, twisted and makes Denzel charcter go insane and crazy. John Lithgow is such a excellent actor and i love when he plays as the villian.

The plot: After tracking down and arresting Earl Talbot Blake (John Lithgow), a psychotic hit man, rookie Los Angeles police officer Nick Styles (Denzel Washington) is hailed as a hero. Several years later, Styles' life appears perfect: He has married his girlfriend, started a family and risen to the position of assistant district attorney. However, his world is turned upside down when Blake escapes from prison with plans to exact brutal and well-calculated revenge.

If you haven't heard or seen this movie than I would highly reccordmend it. Well packed action, suspense and drama.
  
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Morgan Sheppard (1007 KP) created a post

Jan 5, 2026 (Updated Jan 5, 2026)  
January is made for cosy corners, warm drinks, and getting lost in a good book ❄☕📖

What a Latte Books isn’t set in January—but it feels like the perfect winter read. When Laura opens her dream business, the last thing she expects is a mysterious book she never ordered… one that vanishes, reappears, and mirrors her life a little too closely.

And then there’s him—a character she can’t stop thinking about. A love that feels impossible. A choice between reality and enchantment.

If a book offered you the chance to turn a dream into something real… would you take it? ✨💭

📚 Discover Laura’s story here 👉 https://books2read.com/WhataLatteBooks

💬 Tell me—are you a safe choice reader, or a take-the-risk-for-love reader?

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Ravencry in Books

May 14, 2018  
Ravencry
Ravencry
Ed McDonald | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Still gritty (1 more)
More involved plot and exploration of the Misery
Superb follow-up
* I received an advance copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review *


The sequel to the highly praised Blackwing sees Ryhalt Galharrow trying to move on from losing the love of his life and investigating the theft of a magical artefact from a heavily protected vault.


For the first few chapters this book felt like a Captain Vimes Discworld novel (in a good way) with the humour toned down a little. We were exploring the pre-industrial city and investigating a crime that could have dire consequences for the safety of the city.


The book spends significantly more time in the city than in the Misery (the strange, twisting wasteland) than was the case for the first book, which gives it a very different feel. Plotting and intrigue abound as an evil sorcerer's plot to achieve ultimate power starts to unfold.


The book felt slightly less dark than the first, and has quite a different feel to it than Blackwing, but is still absolutely superb. The flowing prose and cracking dialogue make this a true page-turner and one of the best fantasy books I have read in quite some time.