Well first I'd like to say I love the mass effect universe and even though I played all 3 games I feel like I missed out on the extra lore because I nWell first I'd like to say I love the mass effect universe and even though I played all 3 games I feel like I missed out on the extra lore because I never read the accompanying novels that went along with the games but in the background but now it's in a new galaxy and a brand new chance for me to get into this world and read the novels and know all the new lore
so on with the review I really liked the this book after playing the game and with all the story plot holes that the game came with and head scratching moments that we where all left with this novel really answered one question I had, which was what really happened during the rebellion and why Salone Kelly was hated they touch on it in the game but not enough for me. in the game you can read the codex and get a brief understanding of the rebellion but not the specifics of what really took place and this book really answers that question.
and this book really clears it up granted it's longer than it needs to of been but it answered a lot of questions and I felt more connected to salone. so now when I talk to her in game I understand her hate towards the nexus and I honestly think she shouldn't of been exiled and should of been aloud to stay after all when you read the book you will find that she was only really doing her job and working with what she had at the time and situation but that's opinion other people who read this book might think differently and feel that she got what she deserved.
but overall i really liked and enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to other mass effect fans especially those that lost hope in mass effect after playing the game this book will work as a comfort answer some questions they might have and show that in some way bioware actually cared about the world they built and it gives me small hope for the future....more
I'm a huge lover of Dan Brown and his books and his Robert Langdon story's and this book is no exception it really blew me away it was mind-blowing anI'm a huge lover of Dan Brown and his books and his Robert Langdon story's and this book is no exception it really blew me away it was mind-blowing and at parts had me on the edge of my seat wanting to know what happened next page after page I didn't want to put the book down and I lost track of time now a book that can make you feel all that is a good book the story and mystery is interesting and the level of true historical facts is just incredible as with every book of Dans i read I find that there is more to everything then at first glance and this book with the story really shows that on different perspectives and transformations 10/10 really recommend it...more
After a battle with the giant spider, Shelob, Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive--in the hands of the Orcs. And all the time the aAfter a battle with the giant spider, Shelob, Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive--in the hands of the Orcs. And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing. J.R.R. Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labeled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.
Im happy to finally say that i have read finished the trilogy all i have left to read for middle earth are a few prequel novels revolving around Gondor. But alas i am at the end of this age and now stars the age men and im happy to leave it there and imagine that life eventually evolved into the modern world and all the magic left with the elves and wizards, the belrogs buried deep in the earths core and the orcs, halfings died out and the dwarfs left there mines behind, the ents never found there woman and died after till all that was left was men to carry on this storys of fantasy creatures and battles. It's a sad way of ending things but that's how I've always imagined what might have came next after the books. Going back to this book it was grand and epic, the only gripe i had with the story was how wordy it was towards the end i wanted more war then politics, more sam and frodo not walking simulator. I guess im just used to the fast pace of the movie, it was the slow pace which is why i gave 4 stars than 5 but apart from that it was an amazing end to an epic series!
well with this book i made the same mistake as most people who tried to read this book as they did with the lord of the rings and god i know i tried awell with this book i made the same mistake as most people who tried to read this book as they did with the lord of the rings and god i know i tried and you really cant with this book even for die hard fans you have to read this book at least 3+ times to truly appreciate it.
now dont get me wrong i really loved and enjoyed this book the only downside is that there where points in the book where it felt more like a job to remember all the names and who they belonged to and all the different places the book took you (note - i still cant remember each elf they where the worst with none gender specific names which made it harder to understand) which was a huge undertaking but i pushed on through and found the book to be fantastic and morgoth was so powerful and made sauron look like a pussy compared to the power morgoth this is why in my mind morogth will forever be the true dark lord. and if sauron didn't have the one ring no one would give a sizzle about him and i really hope they make a movie out of this film so that i can see tons of balrogs on screen fighting men and elf now that would be a movie ...more
I actually read this short story while I was reading the salmon of doubt and I won't lie it was a very nice and welcome surprise I Almost wish he did I actually read this short story while I was reading the salmon of doubt and I won't lie it was a very nice and welcome surprise I Almost wish he did more short stores like this as i know from reading the salmon of doubt he didn't want to carry on the story on hitchhikers at first then he felt like going back and I really wished that instead he wrote short stories like this one based on the characters we already know or completely new story's as Adams always told up the universe is big really big. but honestly this book was very much welcomed and I will say if you've read this or wanting to read this book and are looking at the reviews then your probably a Adams fan and I recommend you read the salmon of doubt....more
this story book was recommended to me by my friend he siad "Luke if you love star wars and want to see a true Darth Vader in work read this book and ithis story book was recommended to me by my friend he siad "Luke if you love star wars and want to see a true Darth Vader in work read this book and its canon" so as a star wars fan what could i say but lets do this so here i am having read this book and wanting to shower you with the powers of the sith and maybe bring you over to the darkside perhaps
this book is absolutely fantastic it's my first time reading a star wars novel I've always been a huge fan of star wars but never read the books because i didn't know where to start but now because the cannon has been changed to a select few novels I have been able to focus on those story's and I decided to start with This book and boy can I tell you im glad I did this book Is just outstanding it tells the story of darth vader before the movies and you get to see im in action and get to see his battle with the darkside as his light side comes in at times. you also get to have more reason to hate the emperor more. this is just better than the movies could ever be but thats books vs movies for you and I highly recommend this book to any and all star wars lovers read this book and others in the new canon....more
i listened to this book and it was absolutely fantastic it was over all a 10 hour read and i was finished within 2 days and this book really gave me ai listened to this book and it was absolutely fantastic it was over all a 10 hour read and i was finished within 2 days and this book really gave me a good idea of the characters in rouge one (which was by the way best star wars movie i have ever watched) it gives you an idea of what they all went through before the beginning of the movie and why gin is so important to the empire and how they tricked him into helping them build the super weapon for the death star.
And when he finds out he quickly takes his wife and his young daughter and takes them far way from the empire to live in peace and as we find out in the movie that don't last long. one thing that i also loved about this book was how much detail it went into about the kyber crystals and how they are in some way alive with the force and are really powerful but shouldn't be but you find out in the book why they are and that really blew me away because of all of the star wars lore I've read I've never heard of kyber crystals spoken that way before and i was on cloud 9 full of star wars joy.
so you can tell if your a star wars fan reading this you can tell its a very fantastic book great for any and all star wars fan or just a common lover of sci-fi but us star wars lovers will enjoy it a lot more high recommend ...more
well to start off this book is amazing and I highly recommend it if you love a good adventure novel
this book really pulls you in I'd say I was 60+ pawell to start off this book is amazing and I highly recommend it if you love a good adventure novel
this book really pulls you in I'd say I was 60+ pages in and I just wanted to put it down quit university and go exploring the Amazon and even now when I've finished the book I still want to go exploring. also this book really shows how dangerous the Amazon really is like a knew it was very dangerous but this book gave me another perspective how some Indians are nice and want to be friends and learn from the white man and then there's other tribes who just want to kill and murder it's really scary
(spoiler warning don't carry on if you haven't finished the book)
still here OK so don't expect to read this book to finally find out what happend to Percy fawcet because you won't which didn't bother me it just added to my imagination to what really happened and I think that's what the writer was doing there is no definate answer to what happend so it's up to you to make up your mind to what you think happend from reading this book and because of all this i have to give this book 5/5 stars outstanding book great read...more
well where to start really like where can you start with this book it's absolutely fantastic and if your a true Adams fan you'll love this book even iwell where to start really like where can you start with this book it's absolutely fantastic and if your a true Adams fan you'll love this book even in his daily life he was funny and I just loved his ideas on life the universe and everything now a word of warning this is not a story more of a collection of writings that was on his computer before he died but it gives you a great insight into the Adams like never before it's just a shame his gone from the world so I say so long and thanks for all the fish R.I.P Douglas Adams...more
ohhh this book it pains me to give it only 3 stars when it deserves 4 and a half now let me start by saying the book is fantastic amazing story and chohhh this book it pains me to give it only 3 stars when it deserves 4 and a half now let me start by saying the book is fantastic amazing story and characters as you would expect from Douglas Adams but the main problem was that it was slow to begin with took a while to get me Intrested and the ending dosent really make sense well it don't to me how many times I got lost and had to go back and re read to make sure I haven't missed abit but that's classic Adams I guess that's why I only gave it 3 because of the confusing ending really interesting and different and I didn't see it coming but still very confusing to follow...more
it's took me longer to get round to reading this book then I would like not because the book was bad no I really loved it I can really see now what peit's took me longer to get round to reading this book then I would like not because the book was bad no I really loved it I can really see now what people say where angels and demons was his beginning and with this book his at full sprint the story fantastic the puzzles outstanding would be even better if I already didn't know the big surprise but we will blame the movie for that one haha but over all I loved it and I'm going to take a break from dan brown for a bit but when I come back I'm reading the lost symbol and I can't wait for my next adventure with Robert Langdon ...more
The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam were left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor–the dark Kingdom where Sauron was supreme. Their guide was Gollum, deceitful and lust-filled, slave to the corruption of the Ring.
What more can i add then what has already been said about lord of the rings or the two towers in this case they are both epics, the story goes on with frodo and sam on there way to mordor while being hunted by gollum and the rest of the fellowship on the hunt for merry and pippin. As you would expect extremely well written and just keeps you hooked into the story all the way to the end, honestly if you haven't read lord of the rings yet are you really living your best fantasy life? This is a series that should be on your top 100 reads before you die or you'll regret never knowing all the little details that where never in the movies/extended edition so this series is a must pick up.
i got on to reading this book because i was orginally reading the silmarilian and i got to the part of the book where it gives you a breif look into ti got on to reading this book because i was orginally reading the silmarilian and i got to the part of the book where it gives you a breif look into turin hurins son so i stopped skilled to the next chapter went out and brought the book and read it within 2 days and it was incredible one of tolkins best works i really loved it and i have to say alot easier to read than the silmarilian was i think thats why i enjoyed it more because i could sit and enjoy this book instead of trying to remember tons of names and places and i could better relate to the charecters being a human male i almost felt like aragon would pop up in this book and wreak shiz up ...more
where to start with this incredible book and series I love these books and the charecters and this book did not disappoint which I knew it wouldn't nowhere to start with this incredible book and series I love these books and the charecters and this book did not disappoint which I knew it wouldn't now onto the review like the other 2 books I was on the edge of my seat wanting to read more never wanting to put the book down it took a lot of mental work to close the book in the end which is the makings of a great story. one thing that I found with this book is that it's the first book to make me laugh at the end of the epilogue when everything clicked and I was just laughing like oh my God I won't spoil it but I'd like to think that Ian fray was going the same thing. but again like the other 2 books it's a welcome edition Oscar de murel is getting better with each book and is a true joy to read I would not just highly recommend this book to everyone but also recommend that they pick up strings of murder and a fever of the blood because these are little gems that need to be discovered by everybody 5 star rating I'd give it more if i could �...more
OMG where to start for 2017 I want to delve deep into classic fantasy storys and I decided to start it off with journey to the centre of the earth andOMG where to start for 2017 I want to delve deep into classic fantasy storys and I decided to start it off with journey to the centre of the earth and this book blew me away so much I'm so glad that I started off my fantasy year with one of jules verns classics there wasn't a moment where I wasn't at the edge of my seat wanting to know what would happen next like I to was along for the adventure which most modern adventure books can't do. not just that I know that this is a story and is all fiction but it's that we'll written that at times I felt like this all actually happened and that's not just the writing but also because in all of jules verns books he likes to add real science into his storys and because he was a very smart man at of the science he used in his books are still reliant today so you can learn some very useful knowledge and use it in the modern world I really love this book and I highly recommend this book to everyone and all you won't be disappointed...more
humm this is a very hard one because I love Lee evans since I was little he has had me in stitches so when I found this book at a car boot for 50p I hhumm this is a very hard one because I love Lee evans since I was little he has had me in stitches so when I found this book at a car boot for 50p I had to buy it and for the most part it was a very interesting read to a point and I found that we had some similaritys on how we behaved. but I found that the book started to drag on and only really got interesting half way through the book and I don't want to ruin the ending for anyone but I had hopped for a better ending but I'm guessing Lee is leaving all the good bits that we wanna know for the second book but I wish that he had hinted to his future success in stand up but we'll I guess we will just have to wait for his second book that is of her writes a second book that is and fingers crossed it's better than the last...more
“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.�
I really liked this book I know a lot of people have a problem with“Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.�
I really liked this book I know a lot of people have a problem with Dan Brown and his books and I have read the reviews that people have put about this books and the others in this trilogy and I honestly don't think that he deserves the hate he gets. his books are fun and interesting and have me on the edge of my seat wanting to read more and more and this the first book in the trilogy is no difference the story has good science in it for the time it was wrote and i feel that i learnt something new about this old community of gentlemen the "Illuminati" a group of scientist that just want to share ideas and talk science in a time where they couldn't and it completely changed my mind to this once scary organisation thanks to the media. also the ride of learning the path of the enlightened it was all so fascinating that also went into favour of the story to keeping me on the edge of my seat and then the huge twist at the end obviously i dont believe in spoilers so i wont go into detail other that with most twists in story's i really didn't see it coming and was just shocked.
oh and before i end this review i just want to say going back to the beginning of this review they are huge mentions and jokes about Robert Langdons special Micky mouse watch that was given to him by his parents. now the joke is that he always mentions it and from reading the other books it is mentioned not a lot as people say but is spoke about but not at anytime when the watch came up did it throw me out of the story they always made me smile and emote to the character so i just want to say any body who wants to read these books and looked at the reviews first i say to you dont worry about it it wont throw you off of the main story. ...more
i got this book for free from a loot box and it was a very welcome surprise to get and I am a huge fan of the arrow TV series and i didn't know that ti got this book for free from a loot box and it was a very welcome surprise to get and I am a huge fan of the arrow TV series and i didn't know that they had made a book based on the series so when I found out i was so excited to get and read this book.
BUT
it wasn't till I started and got half way through where it got boring the first part of the book where you have the 3 main villains and where they started and why they hate the queens I found that interesting and would of been a great short story to give more reasoning to each of the villains then what i got in the show well for brother blood more so. but then they added the second half which pretty much followed on with the TV series season 2 and I don't know if it was because I watched the TV show first but it just got really boring because I knew what was going to happen so there was no surprise it felt like i was reading a script but i kept reading in hope that it might go somewhere else even somewhere little but sadly i never did.
BUT
as a book for someone who wants to get into the arrow TV series I completely think that they should read this book and then watch the show with that extra understanding. but as for someone whose watched the show read half way then stop as you'll feel like i did reading a script.
now I've been told that this book is not canon i dont know if thats true but i dont care because i loved the first half and have that more of a connection to the 3 villains and have more respect for brother blood/...more
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