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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated School for Psychics (School for Psychics, #1) in Books

Jul 10, 2018  
SF
School for Psychics (School for Psychics, #1)
K.C. Archer | 2018
2
5.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I'm 19% finished with this book and I have to put it down. My life is too short to read books that I cannot get into.

I was really excited to read this book. The advertising was spectacular and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to read a "Harry Potter with millenials." Unfortunately this book has fell so flat I'm having to DNF it. The characters seem to be extremely chiche & their descriptions were just awful. If this is supposed to be adult fiction you really don't need to have a description being "the hot" guy. I would expect more from any author.

The plot line seemed interesting enough but the writing has ruined any chance for me to enjoy it. It reads like a mix between young adult and middle grade fiction. This would be all fine and dandy if it wasn't being advertised as adult fiction.

All in all, I would not recommend this book.

*I received this book in exchange for an honest review*
  
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Chloe (514 KP) rated The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1) in Books

Jan 26, 2019  
TR
The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1)
John Flanagan | 2006
10
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Everything no joke (0 more)
This book is honestly for everyone from first time readers to long time readers and from young children to the elderly there's something for everyone. The character will continues throughout the book to develope in character rapidly and you can really see his growth from child to adult. With all the trouble will gets into it's not hard to see why I would recommend this to those who enjoy Harry potter
  
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David McK (3372 KP) rated Alita: Battle Angel (2019) in Movies

Oct 27, 2019  
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
2019 | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
6
7.4 (95 Ratings)
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This, I felt, is really a movie of two parts: we have the CGI and action portions of the movie (set in the future, and largely featuring cyborgs), unfortunately tied to a somewhat lacklustre 'Young Adult' love story.

Oh, and if anybody ever wants a perfect example of 'Chekov's gun' (i.e. introduce a plot element early on that must go off later on) look no further than this: the 'Battle Ball' rollerball elements.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Epic Fail in Books

Jan 6, 2021  
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Epic Fail
Claire LaZebnik | 2011
9
9.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
4.25 stars

I'm not sure what it was about this. The storyline and characters...or how closely it resembled Pride and Prejudice (I'm thinking of the film: the Keira Knightley one since it's the only one I've seen). But I really liked it. In fact I pretty much devoured it

It was definitely a fun young adult, modernised version and I wouldn't mind reading more like this or more books by the author.
  
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Aaron Katz recommended Last Days of Disco (1998) in Movies (curated)

 
Last Days of Disco (1998)
Last Days of Disco (1998)
1998 | International, Comedy, Drama
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"One of the greatest, funniest, and truest reflections on trying to become an adult, The Last Days of Disco is also one of three movies that have the most lines of dialogue perpetually floating around in my head (the other two being A Night at the Opera and Clueless). Right now I’m thinking of Chris Eigeman telling his friends, “I wish we were yuppies. Young, upwardly mobile, professional. Those are good things, not bad things.”"

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