
Charleston Farmhouse: A Photographic Recollection of the Home of the Bloomsbury in Sussex
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After Duncan Grant died in 1978, Charleston Farmhouse in Sussex lost the last of its original...

Erika (17789 KP) rated Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) in Movies
Aug 24, 2019
This was a standard big, dumb, fun(ish) action film. The stunts were interesting to watch, though unbelievable. In fact, most of them were very similar to M:I6 Fallout's stunts. Hell, this film also had Vanessa Kirby in it.
The story line was predictable, and only slightly amusing. Ryan Reynolds appeared like a wild unicorn and did his Ryan Reynolds thing. Kevin Hart also appeared, and again, was slightly humorous. It was overly long, they should have cut at least half an hour out. The last part was a big ol' ode to the Rock (I will NEVER cease calling him the Rock).

Summerlong
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Beloved author Peter S. Beagle (The Last Unicorn) returns with this long-anticipated new novel, a...

The Beauty of Lies Book 1
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Secrets are exposed, trust is betrayed and two people face the beauty of lies. Leo Jensen has a...
Romance fiction

Reaper
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Adam Caine is on his last chance. Booted out of the army in disgrace after a secret mission goes...

We Never Talk About My Brother
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The nine extraordinary stories in Peter S. Beagle's new fantasy collection are profound explorations...

The Princess of Aenya
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"An epic fantasy focuses on a brutal usurper and a princess on the run."---KIRKUS REVIEWS Since...
fantasy

Merissa (12822 KP) rated Fangs & Freaks (Shifters of Myth and Legends #1) in Books
Apr 2, 2025
Varys is a unicorn who was kidnapped. Blackwell is the psycho boy, and Warrick is his brother and president of the MC. These four cause chaos and wreak mayhem on pretty much every page and I am here for it.
It is a dark read with TWs, so take note! It is fast-paced and with plenty of bl00d and s3x, although only one scene with the four of them together. Although not a traditional one, our guys do get a HEA.
This was a great read that I definitely recommend and I look forward to reading more in this series.
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Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Apr 1, 2025

Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Fables: Volume 1: Legends in Exile in Books
Nov 30, 2020
So, prior to writing this review, I wanted to peruse the reviews on here, to see what others said, reducing the risk of writing something already said. What I found were a number of 1-Star reviews, something I found to be quite surprising!
Not every comic (or book, for that matter) will necessarily start with an amazing first arc. It may be good, yes, but it could also be polished in spots. However, despite little things that could be better, the overall content should be seen as good enough to warrant reading the second story arc.
That is how I felt at the conclusion of this first volume, a mystery of sorts that also served to introduce us to a number of characters who go on to appear as series regulars. Sure, the dialogue was not perfect (really? Comparing it to Gaiman's SANDMAN? Like trying to compare RICK & MORTY to THE LAST UNICORN!), but I can safely say that the series matures, like a well-aged wine, and later issues are much, much better.
Long and short: it's an urban fantasy with the fables we grew up with. Go in without an judgments or comparisons, and you might be pleasantly surprised. Jus' sayin'..

The Lure of the Key: Knowledge Aquired from Some Thirty-Five Years Collecting
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The key has been in use for many centuries, it has become such a familiar object,essential for so...