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On A Beautiful Day
On A Beautiful Day
Lucy Diamond | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy, Romance
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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A heartwarming story
I’ll be honest, this story had me from the get go simply from being set in my home city Manchester. It's so enjoyable to read a book set in a familiar surrounding, and I’m not sure I’ve ever read one set here before, and it made this book even more entertaining.

Story wise, it’s a bit fluffy and cheesy in parts, but it’s still a heartwarming tale of love and friendship, with a bit of humour and even sadness thrown in. All 4 of the main characters are well developed and easily relatable, and it’s one of those quick and easy well written books that you can’t help but find enjoyable.
  
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
1985 | Comedy, Drama

"I just watched, on New Year’s with a bunch of high school friends, The Breakfast Club, which I hadn’t seen in years. I remember being very affected by it but I couldn’t believe how well it held up, and I also couldn’t believe how well I actually knew the movie — like, I remembered every frame of that movie. It’s such good storytelling and it’s such a perfect blend of comedy and pathos. I kind of underestimated the effect that John Hughes had on my consciousness. He really taught, I think, a whole generation of people empathy. It’s kind of a marvel, that movie. So that’s certainly one of them; I have to put that up there."

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Neverending Beginnings
Neverending Beginnings
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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I won a copy of this book a year or so ago and if I'm honest, contemporary romances are not really my thing anymore. That being said, I thought the story was well thought out and well written, with just the odd spelling mistake here and there.

I've never read anything like this--it most certainly is like Groundhog Day--and it was a refreshing change but at the same time if it had taken one more reliving to make it all perfect I might have given up on it.

I was cheering our girl on as she fell for Ben throughout the weeks and I hope that they make it as a couple.
  
The Berenstain Bears: The Very First Christmas
The Berenstain Bears: The Very First Christmas
Mike Berenstain, Jan Berenstain | 2015 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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The Berenstain Bears: The Very First Christmas is a good book to have for your child or children's bookshelves. It one that you should read on Christmas eve. This one tells the story of the very first Christmas.

You know how the story of Jesus' birth is long and somewhat complicated for children. Well, thanks to the author or authors they have made this book just right for children. The children can learn about the birth of Jesus without it being too complicated.

The pictures are done well. This book is a must-have for your bookshelves. It even should be on your list of Christmas books to read year in and year out.
  
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Ducklady (1174 KP) rated Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) in Movies

Aug 29, 2019 (Updated Aug 29, 2019)  
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
2019 | Horror
Fantastic monsters (0 more)
Ended up being predictable (0 more)
Started off well and the actors were great
It starts off with another set of "loser club" like kids. They were a pretty decent set of actors although their characters make some questionable decisions (but dont all characters in horror). The monsters were so well-made and didn't rely heavily on CGI which was really fantastic.
The ending was very predictable and the scares got lost and folky tales got completely lost.
Now im gonna have to read the book and hope that the sarah bellows storyline was made up for the movie, as that was weird and didn't quite cut it for a background story.
  
In Bruges (2008)
In Bruges (2008)
2008 | Comedy, Drama
Great black comedy with serious elements
This is one of those smaller films that comes out of nowhere and ends up being very enjoyable. It's mostly a black comedy but with some serious and sombre overtones. It's got a fantastic cast, by far one of Colin Farrell's best films and Ralph Fiennes is great as bad guy Harry. It's well written with some brilliant dialogue, and the setting in Bruges is just beautiful. Never fails to make me laugh.