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A Simple Favour ★★★ ½ ☆ | Movie Review

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Synopsis Stephanie and Emily become unlikely friends thanks to their sons. But when Emily goes missing Stephanie discovers that she doesn't really know anything about her at all. Review Fair warning, if you see this film you will want Blake Lively to be your lover by the end of the it. There's no denying that this is an entertaining film. There's also no denying that it's predictable. Even without knowing the plot you can basically guess the way it's going to progress. Blake Lively is amazing though. I honestly thought I'd never seen her in anything, but of course she's been in Green Lantern and Accepted. The latter being a favourite and the former... well, I thought Deadpool had taken care of that one for us... oh well. She does a great job of her role in this one. You can see her devious nature in the way she interacts with everyone and she really does improve the scenes she's in. I love Anna Kendrick, she's funny and very talente...

Head Games by Craig McDonald, Illustrated by Kevin Singles

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Bud Fiske is sent to do a profile of Hector Lassiter, larger-than-life crime writer. In a cantina, the pair find themselves face to face with history... literally. On the table between them is the head of Pancho Villa, and the prospect of a deal worth eighty grand. It sounds like easy money... take the head to a guy. But such a legendary piece of history is never going to be traded that easily. Gun, girls and car chases ensue "on the road to hell with a trunk full of skulls". --- I saw this on Netgalley, I'm always looking for new graphic novels, and the description of this one jumped out at me. That being said, I don't think this was what I expected it to be from the description. Noir, pulp fiction, whatever you want to call it, this book falls squarely in that genre. This is the first time I've ever read anything in that area, which is surprising considering I love crime fiction in general. But I have watched a lot of it... does that count?! ...

Books To Watch Out For In March

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March has proved to be a good month for choices, I'm very super heavy... sorry... not sorry! Ace of Spiders by Stefan Mohamed 9781784630676 Stanly is frustrated. Having set himself up as London's protector, he's finding that the everyday practicalities of superheroism are challenging at best, and downright tedious at worst. So it's almost a relief when an attempt is made on his life and Stanly finds himself rushing headlong into a twisted adventure, with enemies new and old coming out of the woodwork. However, even with his friends and his ever-increasing power behind him, he may have bitten off more than he can chew this time. The monsters are coming ...and nothing will ever be the same! Yet another book where I've missed the first one in the series. Stanly turned sixteen and gained telekinesis and the ability to fly, but by the description of this second book, that hasn't gone quite his way. You know me and superhero stories, I can't resist. This...

Speaking In Bones

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I was on NetGalley and saw the new Kathy Reichs pop up in the new titles. I've tried to read Reichs books before, they should be right up my street. I love a crime novel and have back catalogues of Kathryn Fox, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffrey Deaver and James Patterson, just to name a few. There is something about the style of her writing that I, and several other people I've spoken to, find difficult to get along with. I don't think I've read another author who writes like this. I wish I could put my finger on what I find so difficult about it, but the problem itself is a mystery. Having never read a full book from the Brennan series before, I am jumping in at the deep end by reading number 18. Speaking to a friend I asked if some of the things I'd picked up on happened throughout the series. Tempe has a habit of explaining a process of investigation. I have no problem with this, it's all very interesting and well written... but it did raise the question... does s...