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Yours and Mine
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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this is a very deep and heart grabbing book that will leave you wanting more. the story has many twist and turns which will keep you hooked till the very last page. this book is an emotional roller coaster of a ride, one minute I was laughing and then crying, so have the tissues at the ready you will definitely need them. this author has a fab way of writing so that you feel all the emotions that the characters are going through. I definitely would recommend this book.

highly recommended

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Red Otter (340 KP) rated Mystic Vale in Tabletop Games

May 29, 2019 (Updated May 29, 2019)  
Mystic Vale
Mystic Vale
2016 | Card Game, Fantasy
A good game made better with expansions (which I'll review later). The base game is a solid deckbuilder with an awesome twist of a set number of cards in your deck, but you can improve them. There is a interesting press your luck mechanic that lets you know your deck inside and out to help. At two players the game feels a little short. The game ends as the engines really start going. It also does need an expansion to keep it fresh as the base game almost feels a bit limited. With expansions though the game really comes into its own.
  
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
2017 | Action
Brilliant plot and twist (1 more)
Brilliant use of cars
So farfetched. But everything you expect. (0 more)
Everything you expect from the franchise and more
Right, so let's just say this. It's a fast and furious film. So you know to expect endless action, car racing and extremely farfetched races, stunts and even storylines.

All this being said, the action is endless, I was always on the edge of my seat wondering what happened next. The film overall is amazing and the performances of the cast was really good as well. Nothing more needs to be said in regards to the fast franchise.
  
Training Day (2001)
Training Day (2001)
2001 | Action, Drama, Mystery
Washington changing direction with style
Brutal, hard-hitting film in which an old hand (Washington) educates a narcotics rookie (Hawke) in the 'realities' of the job.
Tensions begin to mount when it transpires that the realities are considerably more 'real' than the rookie is prepared for, and a whole lot dirtier than he was expecting.

Whenthis film came out I think it was the fist time Washington had taken a part where he wasn't Mr Nice-Guy, which was a nice twist that he carried brilliantly
Ethan Hawke, an actor I've always thought very underused, also delivers a characteristically good performance
  
House at the End of the Street (2012)
House at the End of the Street (2012)
2012 | Horror, Mystery
6
6.1 (10 Ratings)
Movie Rating
I wouldn't class this as a Horror, if you're expecting one and that might expect some of the low ratings. A 12a rating is another sign normally. This is definitely more of a thriller in the mould of Disturbia, Rear Window. Jennifer Lawrence can do no wrong at present and is very good in this. The twist(s) are pretty good, if a little easy to predict, but it still makes for an interesting film. You can tell they thought about the overall visual look of the film as well, it has some cool making of features to.
  
When ballroom dancing grande dame Corrine Blakely is murdered, the police zero in on her ex-husband Maurice. After all, he was having lunch with her at the time. But Stacy Graysin knows her friend couldn't have done it. Can she prove it? The plot could have used another twist or two, but it was still a fun twirl with one of the funniest scenes I've read in a while and a climax that really brought the emotion.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-dead-man-waltzing-by-ella.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Jaine usually gets along well with her neighbors, but no one gets along well with Cryptessa Muldoon the star of an old one season sitcom. But when someone kills Cryptessa during a Halloween party while wearing Jaine's costume, she leaps to the top of the suspect list. Can she clear her name? As always, this is a fun and funny mystery. I was laughing at some of the sub-plots while wondering what secret and twist Jaine would uncover next.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-death-of-neighborhood-witch.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Going to the Bad (Lilly Hawkins, #3)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lilly Hawkins is manning the news desk as KJAY when she learns there's been a shooting at her house. She rushes there to find her uncle is the victim. While he fights for his life, she tries to figure out who shot him. What secret from his past has resurfaced? I love the characters, and I felt them grow even more here. And the story kept me turning pages to see what the next twist would be.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-going-to-bad-by-nora.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Life (2017) in Movies

Feb 15, 2018  
Life (2017)
Life (2017)
2017 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Highly competent SF-horror movie from the modular school of movie scripting (i.e., it's basically Gravity Meets The Thing). Scientists on the ISS bring back microbes from Mars, grow their own alien in the lab - ensuing gribbly creature does not take well to captivity, makes a break for freedom, grisliness follows.

Goes to show that you don't always need originality to make an entertaining movie - yes, it's openly derivative of many other movies, but blends its sources together inventively. Production and actors are both very capable, too. Attempt at a twist ending is somewhat clumsy, but forgivable.
  
How to Hang a Witch (How to Hang a Witch, #1)
How to Hang a Witch (How to Hang a Witch, #1)
Adriana Mather | 2016 | Young Adult (YA)
10
8.3 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Alot of historical facts hidden Through out. (2 more)
The author her self is descended from the original people of the salem witch trials just like the main character
Theres a second book.
Need more book ? kidding its great (0 more)
Best Book to date
Contains spoilers, click to show
You have to read the book. Its based on a girl who moves to salem and has to figure out why people are dying and whether they are linked to the trials or not. She also falls in love and plot twist she is the thing her distant relative hated most. Tells a different side the the witch trials.