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ClareR (6230 KP) rated The Shock of the Light in Books

Jun 16, 2026 - 9:42 PM  
The Shock of the Light
The Shock of the Light
Lori Inglis Hall | 2026 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Tessa and The are twins, born in the 1920s, and inseparable until university. Theo goes to Cambridge, Tessa to the Sorbonne. Something terrible happens to Tessa in France, widening the gap between the twins.

When WW2 breaks out, Theo joins the RAF, and a bored, unfulfilled Tessa joins Special Operations and goes to France.

Theo returns, Tessa does not.

Many years later, a PhD student researching the women in Special Operations, gets in contact with Theo about his sister, and together they uncover a shocking secret.

I loved this book. It was so well researched, exciting and emotionally devastating. I was left bereft at the end. The sacrifices people made during this time, even when society made it unacceptable, and women like Tessa did it anyway, were profound.

I couldn’t recommend this more if I tried!
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Shining (1980) in Movies

Oct 31, 2018  
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
1980 | Horror
10
8.4 (102 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Horror film royalty
Kubrick. Overlook. Vague. The Gold Room. Danny. Twins. Macabre. Bourbon on the rocks. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Burial ground. 1980. Redrum. Room 237. Chilling. Lighting. Composition. Wendy. Snowcat. Hedge maze. 1921. Unnerving. Tony. Masterpiece. Lloyd. Delbert Grady. Axe. Here's Johnny. Carpeting. Apollo 11. Steadicam. Big wheel. Helicopter. Blood. Chilling. Annual October 30th.
  
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Amanda Palmer recommended Into the Gap by Thompson Twins in Music (curated)

 
Into the Gap by Thompson Twins
Into the Gap by Thompson Twins
1984 | Rock
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I recently realised that I was leaving the Thompson Twins out of my list of influences because I subconsciously felt they were embarrassing. But I listened to a lot of Thompson Twins. Into the Gap was my favourite when I was 12 or 13. When I go back and revisit those records, some of it sounds a little dated, but actually they hold up really well. I feel like the songwriting of the Thompson Twins is one of the overlooked treasures of the 80s. It's really, really good. There are songs that tend towards the cheesy side, like 'Doctor Doctor', but if you listen to the deep songs on those records, the songwriting is fantastic. The lyrics are really, really good. That's what was on repeat when I was just starting to write songs. The ages 12 through 17 were when I felt I was completely defined by music, completely engulfed by it. You rarely saw me without a set of headphones on because I was trying to block out the rest of the world. Which is funny now – the only time nowadays I put a set of headphones on is to listen to mixes. I don't ever, ever wear an iPod. I barely even listen to music, which is no joke. But back then I was soaking up music like a sponge."

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Bachelor Auction (The Bachelors of Arizona, #1) in Books

Jan 11, 2021  
The Bachelor Auction (The Bachelors of Arizona, #1)
The Bachelor Auction (The Bachelors of Arizona, #1)
Rachel Van Dyken | 2016
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
*I received a copy of this books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

This is my first contemporary romance by the author where the characters weren't NA age.

I did enjoy this story. It took me a while to get into it at the start but by the end I think I loved pretty much all the Wellington family. It's a retelling of Cinderella in parts; evil sisters, glass slippers... but much more modern with manwhore brothers and some swearing

 liked the characters. The twins grew on me so much throughout this book. They seemed so annoying at the beginning but by the end... *sigh* If their stories are going to be the next books in this series, then sign me up please because I am so intrigued after the auction.

Brock was a bit of a mystery when he was at the house, I couldn't really figure him out until he'd sorted out his demons and then I really started to like him.

Jane, I felt sorry for at the start. She was trying to uphold her fathers wishes and being treated like dirt in the process. She grew a lot in the book.

The ending was great. Everyone but the twins ended up happy, though I'm sure the twins' issues will be resolved in their own stories.