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Lee Ann (116 KP) rated Opal in Books

Mar 13, 2018

Opal

Jennifer L. Armentrout | 2015 | Children

8.9

(7 Ratings)

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I read books 1 and 2 with an air of "hmmm, it's okay, but not really doing much for me.." I read it because Daemon amused me. Then I got to book 3.

At first, I felt pretty much the same.. it's an okay read, but nothing major.

Then I hit the final chapter

What the ever-loving fuck just happened?

For a heart-sinking moment I thought it was the last book of a trilogy... then I realised book 4 was waiting in the wings... holy mother of god... this series just got good.

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Cynthia Armistead (17 KP) rated Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1) in Books

Mar 1, 2018

I enjoyed this book more than Chance's Cassie Palmer novels set in the same universe. While I think I would have twigged to some bits more quickly if I had paid more attention to the earlier trilogy, this novel does stand alone (mostly). The references you don't get aren't truly necessary to understand the characters and the plot.

I did get rather annoyed at the characters who brought pain to themselves because of making too many assumptions about people around them, but I suppose poor communication skills are very common, even in fantasy worlds.

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Whitney K. Crowe (0 KP) rated To All The Boys I've Loved Before (2018) in Movies

Aug 29, 2018

Light hearted (1 more)

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I saw this movie on Netflix and within the first few minutes I was in love with the story and of course, Peter Kavinsky. It was like the perfect teen romance novel. To my delight, it was! A trilogy dedicated to the love story of Lara Jean and Peter. After reading the books, I feared I wouldn’t love the movie anymore. That’s not the case though. The movie was true to the quirkiness of the book. I will find pleasure in both rereading the book series and rewatching the movie!

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David McK (3623 KP) rated Star Wars Omnibus - Infinities in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Star Wars Omnibus - Infinities

Chris Warner | 2013 | Comics & Graphic Novels

6.0

(4 Ratings)

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Basically, Star Wars 'what-if's'.

What if Lukes attack run on the original Death Star had failed?
What if Luke had frozen to death on Hoth?
What if the attempt to free the frozen-in-Carbonitite Han from Jabba the Hutt had failed?

And, most intriguingly, what had George Lucas's original vision looked like?

As in any compilation, some of these stories are better than others - it's also quite easy to spot the similarities between Lucas's original vision and the Prequel trilogy (most noticeably in how Leia is portrayed)!

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Nest of the Monarch (Dark Talents #3) in Books

Nov 2, 2019

Nest of the Monarch (Dark Talents #3)

Kay Kenyon | 2019 | Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller

9.5

(2 Ratings)

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I'm sad that this will only be a trilogy, but, it certainly went out with a bang.

Kim is in Berlin under the guise of being an official's wife. Let's just say, that lasts all of 5 seconds. The story is quickly paced, and a tad predictable. There weren't really any loose ends that we're tied up. I definitely plan on buying this series of books so I can read them again.

I wouldn't mind seeing more books about people with talents, perhaps set a little further into the future, or in the past.