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Title: Want to live longer? These are the best things to eat and drink; Abstract: ; Category: health
Title: Kevin Smith Talks Widowmakers, Weight Loss and Chris Hemsworth; Abstract: "At one point, I was like, I'm wearing my area code 323!" Writer-director Kevin Smith talks about how he takes care of himself post-"widowmaker."; Category: health
Title: 'The Office' star Jenna Fischer responds to Chrissy Teigen's theory that Jim and Pam are divorced; Abstract: Jenna, who played Pam opposite John Krasinski's Jim on the hit NBC sitcom, thinks Chrissy got it wrong.; Category: tv
Title: Is ingestible collagen the fountain of youth? Maybe; Abstract: While the evidence on collagen is far from conclusive, most clinicians agree there's little downside in trying it if you wish -- as long as you keep expectations in check and a few things in mind.; Category: health
Title: Reduce Stomach Bloating: 9 Daily Habits That Flatten Your Belly; Abstract: Kale and caffeine are just two of the surprising culprits behind why you're feeling fuller than a Macy's Thanksgiving Parade float.; Category: health
Title: 'The Masked Singer' Recap: A Grammy Winner Is Revealed As The Skeleton; Abstract: A new round of performances from masked singers led to one celebrity being unmasked at the end of the Oct. 16 episode of 'The Masked Singer.'; Category: tv
Title: 12 things that could save us money if we weren't lazy; Abstract: From checking your credit report to comparison shopping, go the extra mile to keep your cash.; Category: finance
Title: The Flexitarian Diet Is a Semi-Vegetarian Weight Loss Plan You Can Actually Stick To; Abstract: It encourages you to eat meat, dairy, and seafood.; Category: health
Title: Elderly getting scammed by their own families, and AARP is out to stop it; Abstract: As financial exploitation of older people explodes, AARP launches training to teach bank staff how to spot someone ripping off the elderly.; Category: finance
Title: The Best Celebrity Halloween Costumes Ever; Abstract: Some celebrities bring their A-game year after year.; Category: entertainment
Title: China issues stinging rebuke of US at Beijing defense forum; Abstract: BEIJING (AP) China's defense minister lashed out at U.S. foreign policy Monday, saying China wasn't fazed by sanctions, pressure or a "big stick" approach, while reiterating threats to force the self-governing island democracy of Taiwan to accept rule from Beijing.; Category: news
Title: Top Plant-Based Diet Meal Delivery Services; Abstract: Plants provide plenty of nutritional punch, and these delivery services may help you stick with the program.; Category: health
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Title: Bed, Bath and Beyond Pulls 'Blackface Pumpkins From the Shelves; Abstract: The pumpkins were removed from stores after an upstate New York community filed complaints.; Category: lifestyle
Title: Celebs celebrate Halloween 2019; Abstract: Here's how the stars dressed up while celebrating Halloween this year!; Category: entertainment
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Title: Who Is on the Masked Singer Season 2? The Ultimate Guide to the Stars Under Those Masks; Abstract: The Masked Singer's second season is under way, you guys!; Category: tv
Title: 'When I smelled that smoke ... here we go again': Weary Californians seek shelter amid latest wildfire outbreak; Abstract: Chased from their homes, California wildfire evacuees take refuge at Red Cross shelters and wonder if they should stay or if they should go.; Category: news
Title: Climate change will break the housing market, says investor who predicted financial crisis; Abstract: Risk to the housing market from underestimated climate change and a chance to capitalize on these miscalculations echoes lessons from the 2008 subprime-mortgage debacle.; Category: finance
Title: Heidi Klum's 2019 Halloween Costume Transformation Is Mind-Blowing But, Like, What Is It?; Abstract: You might say she's scary good at playing dress-up, because Heidi Klum's 2019 Halloween costume is even more impressive than we could have imagined and that's saying a lot, considering transformative Halloween costumes are kind of her thing. But this year Klum took it up one more notch as she shared her metamorphosis into,; Category: lifestyle
Title: My Doctors Told Me I Had IBS. 4 Years Later, I Found out It Was a Completely Different Disorder; Abstract: One in three women has this disorder, and it often goes undiagnosed.; Category: health
Title: Mom who popularized gender reveals regrets it now; Abstract: "There are a million ways to celebrate your life that don't involve putting anyone in danger."; Category: lifestyle
Title: 15 everyday things you're doing that can ruin your skin; Abstract: You may think you pay enough attention to your skin, but there are some things you do every day that could actually be harming it.; Category: health
Title: 33 Most Common Reasons Why Relationships Fail; Abstract: We've gathered some expert tips and scientific tidbits to explain reasons why relationships fall apart, and what you can do to fix it.; Category: lifestyle
Title: Nearly half of millennials feel stressed about this after buying a home; Abstract: With home prices on the rise, a majority of millennials feel worried about future expenses after buying a home. And 73% of U.S. homeowners overall report feeling "house rich, cash" poor at times.; Category: finance
Title: 40 Nutrition Experts Told Us The Foods You Should Be Eating Every Day; Abstract: Here are the healthy staples top nutritionists swear by that you should stock your pantry and fridge with too.; Category: health
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Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Smiffy's Women's Fever Flirty French Maid Costume; Brand: Smiffy's; Review: I managed to play with top portion of the outfit to make it look presentable; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Escante Women's Maid For Fun - 20542; Brand: Escante; Review: Liked the costume though it fit kinda large; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Leg Avenue Women's Woven Diamond Card Suit Thighs Highs; Brand: ; Review: Very nice tights!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Vobaga Womens Loose Casual Stripe Color Collision T-Shirt Tops Blouse Shirt; Brand: Vobaga; Review: Fits snug across the bust area..no give in the fabric; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dreamgirl Women's Sheer Thigh-High Stockings with Backseam; Brand: ; Review: Fits odd at the thigh region; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Elegant Moments Women's Plus-Size Head Nurse-Plus; Brand: Elegant Moments; Review: It fit in the bust line..waist was ok..but hip area a little large; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: YAZILIND Jewelry Lace Collar Necklace Red Glaring Crystal Pendant Sexy Noble Chain for Women Length:10in; Brand: YAZILIND; Review: It's OK for costume wear; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Koi Women's Morgan Ultra Comfy Yoga-Style Cargo Scrub Pant with Rib-Knit Waist; Brand: ; Review: Love Koi pants..fit so nice..I like the color Also; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: G Med Women's Printed Mock Wrap V Neck Back Tie 2 Pockets Scrub Top; Brand: G Med; Review: I like this top..but it did have a small tear in the crease..but its fixable; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Maggie Tang Vintage Rockabilly Net Petticoat Skirt Tutu with Satin Hem,22" Length; Brand: Maggie Tang; Review: Too long for the dress I wanted to wear with it; Rating: 1.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Catalonia Oro Negro; City: Playa de las Americas Arona Tenerife Canary Islands; Review: We arrived on the 14th January and on first impressions my heart sank a little the coach drops you off across from the hotel on a main road. After booking in we were put in a room on the main road side this was very noisy from the traffic and after requesting to be moved they did but only to a higher floor same main road side and noise the trouble is most of the good rooms have been taken up by the long stay pensioners it was me that needed the rest for the week! I was woken most morning by the early birds going down for there breakfast so they can be ready in time for the 0900 rush for the sun beds,After experiencing this we decided to go to the beach most days. There is simply just not enough room around the pool area for any more sun beds I would say half of you miss out. Food was fine even though we did eat out on 3 occasions the hotel staff are very nice and pleasant the beer in the bar is 3 euro's but only 1euro in most bars outside the hotel. I would personally go back to the same area but go to a different hotel I may of changed my review a little had I been given a quieter pool side view room! Paul; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Village Hotel Wirral; City: Bromborough Wirral Merseyside England; Review: Stay at the village for two days eating and drinking both nights but when it came to the woman bar manager who had severed me both nights and when purchasing a beer at 0005 decided to charge me the extra 40p for the same beer even thiough I was still in the same bar and had spent £248 on my room for the two nights? Last time for me on principle..; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gran Cervantes by Blue Sea; City: Torremolinos Costa del Sol Province of Malaga Andalucia; Review: We stayed here on March 5th for 8 night a nice looking hotel some of the staff were helpful other not so good. If your fully inclusive you are treated a little different at the bar to people paying at the bar, example if you order a beer you can only get a very small glass of beer in a small wine glass each time but if you pay on the day you receive a pint glass.so fully inclusive a minute before 2300 you get a wine glass of beer at 2300 you have to pay you receive a pint glass of beer bearing in mind you have already paid for your beer In advance of your holiday. On this particular weekend the hotel over booked the stag weekenders so they decided to put 5 men in one room next door to us who decided there was no day or night I did complain in the day time and was told to complain in the evening throbbing me of off to the night staff, after no sleep at all that night and a day of our holiday ruin the hotel did finally move us to a higher floor with about 4 other guests. The hotel do not have any security so you feel very unsafe in the evening and early hours with this particular group on this occasion. The piano bar was only opened for the Saturday night mainly because the Spanish were in the hotel. The food don't change much it's mainly the same all of the time if there was something different it was because they bread crumbed the fish or potatoes. They had a gym but most equipment was broken the indoor pool was nice and our room was tidy the cleaners are very nice people and very helpful. You have to pay € 5 a day for 24 hours of internet but as we found out on our last day you can pick up another hotels internet from the piano bar area for free.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Marwell Hotel; City: Winchester Hampshire England; Review: Our first stay at this hotel with amazing woodland settings, staff were always willing to help out the breakfast was fabulous I would stay again. Very quiet rooms for our overnight stay great location for marwell zoo walking distance plenty of parking paces ideal hotel for wedding functions as well..; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Premier Inn Northampton Town Centre Hotel; City: Northampton Northamptonshire England; Review: Staff were pleasant and very helpful, hotel and room were very clean. The hotel Is in a great location in the centre of town and very close to the theatre and main shops, overall a great weekend. Paul; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: LeRage Shirts Road to Valhalla Tour Mad Tee Shirt Men's; Brand: ; Review: Husband loves it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: AimTrend Kids Rain Boots Childrens Unisex Easy On; Brand: AimTrend; Review: Super cute. Daughter wears a 13-1 normally, ordered a 3 and will work for a while yet.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Allegra K Women's Scoop Neck Drop Shoulder Printed Tunic Knit Shirt; Brand: Allegra K; Review: Had bought this in an XL when I was pregnant to wear to my baby shower and decided to buy it in a smaller size now that I am not pregnant. LOVE this sweater and LOVE Allegra K!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 3MM Ladies Black Titanium Eternity Engagement Band, Wedding Ring with Black Pave Set Cubic Zirconia; Brand: Bonndorf; Review: Bought to wear until I lose my baby weight and can wear my regular ring. I love this. Would buy again!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stephen Joseph Wallet, Race Car; Brand: Stephen Joseph; Review: So cute! My kiddo will love it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Handmade Crocheted Crib Shoe Bootie with Satin Ribbon Tie; Brand: Country Kids; Review: Giving two stars because the product came stained, even though in new packaging. No time to return/exchange. I'm sad because they are quite lovely.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Kuner Baby Girl Christening Baptism Toddler Shoes Dance Ballerina Slipper with Bow Ribbon; Brand: Kuner; Review: Lovely, but huuuuuge.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Allegra K Women's Boat Neck Batwing Sleeves Oversized Tunic Top; Brand: Allegra K; Review: Fits over my pregnant belly and looks nice. I love allegra k brand.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Arshiner Maternity Breasted Long Sleeve Cowl Neck Solid Long Blouse; Brand: Arshiner; Review: LOVE this. Fits great. I'm 5' 4" and it's long enough to wear with leggings and look good. Would but again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Allegra K Women's Drop Shoulder 3/4 Sleeves Horse Print Loose Top; Brand: Allegra K; Review: Awesome shirt! Thin sweater material. Fits well. All around great. I love Allegra K!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: ADFOLF Women's Vintage Halter One Piece Swimsuit Ruched Bathing Suit Mint L; Brand: ADFOLF; Review: Following peer evaluation on this, I went up a size. I was sceptical when initially pulling it out of the package as it looked waaaaay too long. After trying it on, I was hooked. It's a lovely suit, very figure flattering. I am large chested and it does a magnificent job of holding them in and keeping them from being squished. The length of it is deceiving. Once it's on, it can be adjusted with drawstrings. Also hides my post-partum mummy tummy very well. Highly recommend this suit, especially for the price. The stitching and material are very nice.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Pine Acres Lodge; City: Pacific Grove Monterey County California; Review: Summary This very pleasant, older resort offers a wonderful base of operations for touring the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding areas. It’s handy to a wide range of attractions, restaurants and wineries, enough to keep anyone occupied for a week. The staff is friendly and accommodating, units are sparkling clean although quite small in the one BR size, and the sea is within walking distance. Unit Features Pine Acres offers three sizes of unit – studio, one bedroom, and two bedroom townhomes. We had a one bedroom next to the street, a very quiet street, I might add. Our unit was small, perhaps 400 square feet. The queen bed filled the bedroom, with very little space left over. The bathroom was standard-sized, with little extra space, and looked recently renovated. The living space was very little larger than the kitchen, with a pullout sofa, an overstuffed chair, and a small desk and desk chair. The kitchen was made smaller by the table (4 place) that occupied the junction with the living room. Appliances were new-looking and worked well, although we never cooked a meal on the range. The bedroom had a sliding glass door onto a very small patio, in our case with no view except the fence of the property next door. We looked in on the studio and two BR units. The studios are comfortably large, about like a good hotel room such as Comfort Suites. Several had fireplaces. The 2BR units are two-story, with BRs on the ground floor and the living/kitchen space up. This makes sense when you understand that the second floor is where you can see the ocean (at a short distance). Condition of Unit and Property Our unit was sparkling clean, although its age was evident in the architecture, materials and small size. I guess the builders figured you wouldn’t spend much time in the unit. They were right. The property as a whole only has 13 units, so the site is quite cozy. Architecture is brick-faced colonial style, and the parking areas in front of each unit were in good shape. The grounds were well-maintained. The word to describe the overall impression is “cozy”, rather than “modern” or “glamorous”. Any problems encountered such as check-in problems, room changes, etc. No. We requested a unit with a spacious parking spot (we needed to clean our car for a show after a 1,000 mile drive) and the staff gave us a very nice solo spot (no one on either side). Planned Resort Activities such as welcome parties, barbecues, kid programs, and outings None Resort Amenities “Cozy”, in this sense, means a limited amenity list. Some units had gas or wood-burning fireplaces. Ours did not. There is a smallish spa, also kept very clean, with attached bath for changing. There is an on-site washer-dryer, although a wall notice advises that it is primarily for staff use, and guests may have to wait. We never waited. There is a single gas barbecue unit with a neighboring picnic table. A very nice ice machine and soda machine (75 cents for; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Comfort Inn Suites; City: Amarillo Texas; Review: This property is relatively new and in very good condition. The staff were friendly, and our rate included a hot breakfast with bacon, eggs, waffles and the usual sides and fixings. Our room was outfitted for a disabled person, with a very large bathroom area, wide doors and aisles, and a comfy king-size bed. The pool area was imaginatively laid out, with the largest hot tub I've seen this side of a major luxury resort.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hampton Inn Colorado Springs Central Air Force Academy; City: Colorado Springs El Paso County Co; Review: This looks like every other Hampton Inn from the outside, and the street leading to it does not inspire confidence, what with rutted, potholed asphalt bouncing your car around. But inside, recent renovations are apparent, and the guest room I had was a delightful surprise. Modern style, clean as a whistle, comfortable and roomy. The hotel has two reasonable restaurants within walking distance - Old Chicago is right next door, and The Tilted Kilt is just a 5 minute walk. It was convenient to my business destination downtown as well.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Columbine Inn Suites; City: Leadville Colorado; Review: This inn is cozy and comfortable, and relatively cheap in the off-season. The continental breakfast is simple but adequate, and includes hard-boiled eggs for a morning protein shot. Our "suite" was one large room with a jacuzzi tub (PLUS a tub/shower in the bathroom) and refrigerator. Suites come with a king-size bed (double-check when you reserve).The breakfast room seems to be available most of the day, and a microwave in there lets you heat stuff up. We found it very handy to our destination (Ski Cooper, 10th Mountain Division Memorial, Camp Hale) and also within easy reach of Independence Pass.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Savannah Suites Arvada; City: Arvada Colorado; Review: Savannah Suites Arvada is an above-average budget hotel, and a below-average "suites" hotel. My room, while large, was sparsely furnished, and the "suite" designation seemed to refer to the small kitchen (2-burner hot plate, microwave, sink, fridge), rather than any multi-room layout. Everything was very clean, and the desk staff were pleasant and helpful. The location close to I-76 is good for travelers using that road, and not too inconvenient if you need to go into downtown, about a 15 minute drive.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Victorian Inn; City: Telluride Colorado; Review: This small inn is located just a block from the Town terminus of the Telluride Gondola, which whisks riders up to the main ski area and also to the Mountain Village and associated development around the base of the main mountain, It also serves as a lift to the very steep runs down to Telluride town from the main mountain. Our room was about a third the cost of the next least-costly alternative for our January week's visit. Located in the lowest level of the Inn, it was a fairly standard hotel room, with a good, hot, strong shower and a reasonable cable/wi-fi hookup. The room price included breakfast, and the best thing about that was an automatic pancake-making machine that pumped out two pancakes in about a minute. The Inn also has an outdoor hot tub, and an indoor sauna in a tiny building next to the hot tub. Parking is "iffy", and once you land a spot in the small lot behind the inn, it's best to just leave your car there. We had a great time, and would return.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Home2 Suites by Hilton Denver West Federal Center Co; City: Lakewood Colorado; Review: We booked this place because it was within walking distance of my business meeting location. Walking in provided a pleasant surprise, as the highly contemporary design and furnishings made it clear that this isn't your average chain. Designed for extended stays, the hotel has large rooms with full refrigerators, dishwashers, and a kitchenette with microwave. It's a stretch to call our room a "suite" since it didn't have two distinct rooms, just a queen-sized bed screened off from the living/dining area by a retractable curtain. There was plenty of storage space in the kitchenette and dresser, and two counters that easily held our gear. A pull-out table offers further work or dining space. The hotel has a pool/spa and fitness center, a very nice out door patio with firepit and gas grills, and a more extensive breakfast menu than most. We had our choice of two different microwavable breakfast sandwiches, egg omelettes (also reheatable) and a daily hot item. On our two mornings the hot item was sausage gravy one morning and grits the next. Next to the front desk is a selection of soft drinks and frozen items for those too tired to go out for dinner. A rack of snacks and sundries is also available. We enjoyed our stay a lot and would go back. The only slight drawback in our minds was the queen-sized bed. We have one at home, but try to book kings when we travel. It's possible this was a consequence of booking through Priceline.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Woolley s Classic Suites Denver Airport; City: Aurora Colorado; Review: Woolley's near Denver Airport is an excellent physical facility, and convenient (10 minute shuttle from the terminal). My room wasn't a "suite" in the true sense of the word (there was no separately-walled bedroom and living room), but it was large and very comfortable, with a couple of big, over-stuffed chairs, a desk and desk chair, fridge, microwave, and a soft king-sized bed with lots of pillows. The bathroom was fully "suite-sized", with both a soaking tub and shower, double vanity sinks and lots of space. It also included a full-length mirror for those must check their duds to the nines before venturing out. Speaking of "out", the hotel has a nice indoor pool with soft seating around it, a smallish fitness center, and a small but properly equipped business center. Meeting rooms can seat up to 150 or so. Ours was sized for about half that, plenty when only 20 were meeting. The hotel is designed around a four-story+ atrium, with the bar at one end and the dining room at the other. The attractive decor includes plenty of tables at both ends, and a fish-filled stream along one side. Breakfast was included in our rate, and included cook-to-order eggs, a rotating special egg dish, plus the usual cereals, oatmeal and accompaniments. Bar and table service was prompt, cheerful and friendly. Did I mention that there is a free or deep-discount happy hour each night from 5:00 to 6:30? Although the meeting room was set to the contract specification, there was some confusion about just what "conference setting" meant. We cleared that up, but our conference planner reported some difficulty in getting responses from the hotel sales staff. Our meeting went well, with a sandwich buffet nicely set and tasty. We also had breaks nicely set and ready for our schedule. On arrival the day before our meeting, I dialed the hotel to ask where the hotel's airport shuttle would pick me up. "Could you hold just a tiny moment?", asked the cheerful young lady's voice. I said yes. Seven minutes later, I killed the call and dialed back. I mentioned that I didn't think seven minutes was "just a tiny moment." After apologizing, a different young lady's voice directed me to the pickup location, and noted that the next shuttle was, "On its way, and should be there almost momentarily." Of course, the location was ALL the way at the other end of the Denver airport terminal. I rushed right down, dragging baggage and computer case, found the location, grabbed a seat and waited.... 26 minutes. Not an auspicious start for a board of director's meeting, when the person being picked up is the board's president. The physical facility gets a 5, the service gets a 3, so that's why I rate it "very good".; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Otra Vez; City: Pojoaque New Mexico; Review: Summary You can barely get a hotel room this close to the Santa Fe Plaza, never mind this small and comfortable condo group. Santa Fe bills itself as “The City Different”, and Otra Vez offers a very different resort experience to match. Rebuilt from an historic hotel, the resort’s 18 condos offer a mix of 1 and 2BR units, some with wood-burning fireplaces, and all located two and three stories above the street. We’ve had two week-long stays here, once in 2011 and again ending on January 7, 2017. We loved both stays, and will comment on both 1BR (most recent stay) and 2 BR units (2011 stay). Unit Features Both 1 and 2BR units are slightly smaller than average. Our 1BR was small enough to lack room for a dining table, making do with a kitchen peninsula breakfast bar. The 2BR units have a dining table that will seat 6. The kitchen/dining/living area was one space, with the BR and single bath in another room. A sofa bed and upholstered chair looked near-new, while all the end tables, coffee table, bedroom case goods and bed looked middle-aged (probably 6-8 years old) but in very good condition. The unit sported a next-to-new wood floor. A key feature which we requested was the wood-burning fireplace, which lay diagonally across a corner of the living space. Firewood is free, and fatwood kindling is provided as well as liquid paraffin fire-starter packs. Among the decorations, an Indian drum in working order was notable. Audio-video gear includes a 32” HDTV, which appears somewhat small given the sight distances caused by the sofa/chair layout. A standard DVD player (not Blu-Ray) is also included. Direct TV brings in a strictly limited selection of content-rich channels, plus what seems like every infomercial channel on the DirectTV system. The queen-size bed takes up most of the bedroom space, with two bedside tables with drawers and a four-drawer chest for clothing storage. The closet is divided in three spaces which also store bedding for the sofa bed. The single bath has a standard tub/shower unit with a strong but narrow-pattern shower head. A single vanity sink has only a small lay-down area for toiletries, again with an aged ceramic tile countertop. An in-wall medicine cabinet is behind you as you face the sink. Kitchen Features The full kitchen in our 1BR included a new (but noisy) dishwasher, an older electric range/oven, and a refrigerator. A low-power countertop microwave oven looked brand-new, as did the toaster and drip coffee maker. A blender was stashed in one of the cabinets. The ceramic tile countertop (traditional in this area) is near the end of its life, with one or two cracked tiles in inconspicuous places, plus visible deterioration in most grout joints. The kitchen cabinets, while still functional, are showing their age. The three barstool-height low-backed stools at the breakfast bar were worn and loose, despite having evidence of a recent re-cushion job. The cushion of one collapsed through the frame while in use, while another was found to have a very loose tenon; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: SpringHill Suites Albany Colonie; City: Albany New York; Review: Within its target service range, this hotel does an excellent job of providing welcoming service with a couple extra touches. For example, they host an afternoon happy hour with complimentary beer and wine, and the breakfast layout includes a hot egg dish with meat as well as the usual waffle maker. Our suite was large, with a near-complete kitchen, and plenty of room to spread out. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. We recommend the place.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Quality Inn Suites Albany Airport; City: Latham New York; Review: This property is more than 50 years old, starting life as a Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge in the 1950s. However, recent rehabilitation and renovation has given it a new and attractive lease on life. We booked the same day from a Trivago search, and the desk clerk took one look at us (we're not small people) and upgraded us to a king-bed room, explaining, "The room you reserved online has only a queen bed, and it's very small, with the bed filling up the room." Nice of him. Our room was generous in size, with a microwave, fridge, and coffee maker. The hotel did a nice hot breakfast buffet, which we enjoyed very much. There is an Asian restaurant on premises, which we also enjoyed a lot.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Crown Point Owners Association; City: Ruidoso New Mexico; Review: Summary Crown Point Condominiums (“CPC”) offers a spectacular mountain-view setting high above Ruidoso, New Mexico. Perched on the edge of a 1,000 foot drop to the village below, its views of the surrounding San Francisco Mountains are most of the resort’s attraction, and the part that leads me to rate it above average. The Ruidoso area is a tourist playground that capitalizes on nearby towns famed for being part of Billy the Kid’s history, on its own reputation as New Mexico’s capital of horse racing, and on the cool breezes and moderate climate of its southern latitude and high altitude. Unit Features Our 2BR unit was cozy, but well-laid-out. A full kitchen stood immediately to the left of the entrance door from the brick-paved parking lot. A dining table for 6 (the unit’s maximum number of occupants) was adjacent to the kitchen, with a covered deck accessed through a sliding glass door that formed one wall of the dining area. The DR table and chairs were near-new, as was the carpet throughout the unit. The deck held a side table and four chairs. Each unit has such a deck; all are integrated within the building envelope, not sticking out as would a formal balcony. Each deck overlooks the 1,000 foot drop to the village below. The drop isn’t a sheer cliff but rather a 70+degree slope on which evergreens grow thickly. Some have grown to a height that partially blocks some units’ views, especially in the lower levels of Buildings 1 and 2. Be careful to supervise small children closely. The resort is perched, literally, above a long, sheer, wooded cliff with no obvious rescue access. There are only low stone retaining walls without railings to prevent deadly falls. The living area held a wood-burning fireplace, pull-out sofa-bed, two armchairs, and a 42” HDTV. The usual foot stools and end tables, lamps, etc. completed the furnishings. A small bar sink occupied a niche on one side of the living area. TV service is via satellite, with about 120 channels in the basic digital package. A DVD player is also provided. There are no music channels, and no music system in the unit. Bring your own music device(s) if you desire. We bring an Apple iPod and Bose Mini SoundLink, a compact and lightweight pair that still sound good. The master BR held a king-size bed with a dresser upon which was perched a 32” HDTV. A side chair, end tables and lamps were also included. The bedding appeared near-new, and the mattress was solidly firm, more so than what we usually encounter. The master bath is quite small, but does have a double sink vanity. The guest BR held two twin beds, on which the bedding appeared brand new. As we arrived, a crew could be seen swapping out old bedding and furniture from the guest BRs of several of the resort’s buildings. The guest bath is located between the BR and the LR, has only a single sink vanity, and is even smaller than the master. Both baths feel a little; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hampton Inn Atlanta Douglasville; City: Douglasville Georgia; Review: This place gets a "very good" rating thanks to a breakfast cook with imagination, passion and humor. We were there four days with only a few repeated main-menu items. Even those, the ever-present scrambled eggs, were varied, with chives added one day and cheese the other. She circulated through the room to make sure everyone was having a good time, and was especially kind to small children. The hotel is just off I-20, but a little circumnavigation is required to get into the parking lot. Our king-bed room, described by staff as a "small suite", sported a pull-out sofa bed as well as a refrigerator and microwave. The large vanity with lots of lay-down space for toiletries was a real plus. There were a couple of nagging maintenance items that cropped up during our stay. The safety grab bar in the tub/shower was slightly loose at the top, and the coffee table in front of the sofa bed was quite literally on its last legs, and those none too sturdy, either. We were careful about what we put on it. Another item worth noting is that the pool is quite small, and the space around it both limited and hot in the sun. It's a consequence of site limitations, I'm sure, but be aware that you've had better sunbathing elsewhere.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Art Devlin s Olympic Motor Inn; City: Lake Placid New York; Review: We spent five nights here in early August. Full Disclosure: I grew up in Lake Placid, and have known the owners for over fifty years. BUT! This was the first time I stayed in their amazing, up-to-date, cozy inn. Lake Placid native Art Devlin was a U.S. champion and Olympic ski jumper, and his myriad of trophies and medals are displayed in the inn's lobby. Later, he became a commentator for ABC Sports, and some of his memorabilia from numerous Olympic Games are also on display. Today, his son and family operate the place, with a fine eye for detail and swift, efficient service. The whole place has been fully renovated in the last decade, with what look like -gut-to-the-studs-and-rebuild bathrooms, fresh wall coverings and carpets, soft-but-supportive bedding, and plenty of Adirondacks colors. The room's armchair, usually a semi-comfortable upright in other places, is a fully overstuffed recliner. Our room, #47, was what most other hotels would call a suite. It made the king-size bed look small, with seemingly acres of floor space. A family of 6 or 8 could fit in here if need be. Only a couple of rooms are this large. Most are more normal hotel-sized, with double queen beds, but still with the fresh renovation look we love. The hotel has a heated outdoor pool and sunbathing area. Swim in the winter? Not so much. While not offering a formal full or continental breakfast, the inn does serve coffee, tea and muffins in the lobby each morning. Whatever kind of dining you care to pursue can be found within a short-to-medium walk or drive. We really enjoyed our stay, and would do so again if circumstances dictated.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Worldmark Taos; City: Taos Taos County New Mexico; Review: We just returned from our third full week stay at this lovely property. We’ve enjoyed all our stays here and will return. See my review of January 21, 2012 (re-copied below) for a full description of the resort and its amenities. This update is to note that the place is still a delight, with great maintenance and friendly staff who work to ensure your happiness for your stay. All comments from my earlier review are still valid. I also note that the resort’s first full renovation since its 2008 opening is planned for the near future. We saw sample boards in the Library showing the new décor and furniture that will begin to be installed in 2018. The spacious public areas make wonderful places to sit and read quietly, especially in the winter when few guests are around. The fireplaces are welcoming and cozy, and the upstairs game room with its TV helps relieve any arguments about who gets to watch football. My one complaint about the place is that game room TV. It’s a 37” HDTV like all the ones in the individual units. There is space and more for a truly large-screen unit here. With price declines in recent years, the resort could easily afford to replace the existing set with a 65”-75” model. I want to add to my earlier review that there is a “community kitchen” on the second floor to help compensate for the lack of a true kitchen in the units. There is space and equipment for two cooks to work simultaneously, with plenty of prep space, a good number of pots and pans, and many different sizes of bakeware. Knives and tools are plentiful but so-so in quality. We bring our own. In winter, this resort makes a great base for skiers headed to Taos Ski Valley, about 18 miles north and east of Taos Village. The studio-size exchange units do not have much space for gear, so plan to leave skis and poles in your vehicle. Recommended Restaurants: Michael’s Kitchen, Martyr’s Steakhouse, Gutiz, Common Fire, Taos Ale House, Renato’s Grill, Doc Martin’s. There are many, many others as well. Summary Worldmark Taos (“WT”) is a 4-year-old reconstruction of a Taos inn located just 2 blocks from Taos Plaza, the center of town. You won't notice the small unit sizes because you'll be out touring the historic Taos neighborhood, including the 300+ year old Plaza, and the over-1,000 year old Taos Pueblo, one of few in New Mexico that regularly welcome tourists. Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico's best-known downhill snow resort, is just a 35-40 minute drive away. We enjoyed it a lot and would return. Unit Features and Size – Our Unit WT is a 67-unit, single-building reconstruction of the former Fechin Inn (originally built circa 1994), and is located in the rear yard of the Fechin House, built in 1925 by renowned Russian-artist-turned-Taos-émigré Nikolai Fechin, and now the home of the Taos Art Museum. Most units are studio-sized, about 300 square feet, or about the size of your average Marriott Courtyard room. Our; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Shadow Mountain Lodge; City: Aspen Colorado; Review: Summary Shadow Mountain Lodge (“SML”) is a small (only 12 units), older but well-maintained timeshare property only a few blocks from the lifts on Aspen Mountain, very close to Aspen’s vibrant downtown scene. Units vary in configuration, ranging from a two-story, 3BR, 3 ½ bath suite down to small studio units. Our 3-level “studio” included a low-ceilinged loft. Aspen’s “Downtowner” runabout service offers quick, free access around the downtown area, and nearby free busses serve the Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass ski mountains. We visited in late March for the skiing, enjoyed our stay, and would return. Unit Features Our unit (#11) was billed as a “studio”, but was actually more than that. A ladder next to the entry door led up to a low-ceilinged, bedroom-sized loft with a queen-sized bed, tiny closet and child-sized dresser. The low ceiling (only about 4 ½ feet) would preclude any but the most flexible adult occupants, but would work for small children. The entry level comprises the kitchen, bath, and dining area, along with an armoire for hanging clothes. The dining table is best used by two, but does fold out to set four, although the space becomes very cramped if this is done. A counter opposite the sink runs the length of the space, and is equipped with a couple of stools. This makes for a very narrow passage through the kitchen to the lower level. A short staircase leads down to a living/BR area. A Murphy bed folds into a cabinet to save daytime space, and a sofa and chair complete the seating space. A 37” flat screen TV is provided with basic HD cable, along with a DVD player. A few books and board games were seen in the TV cable. An 8’ sliding glass door opens to a small balcony equipped with two chairs and a side table. The view for all units is of the west side of Aspen Mountain’s ski trails. Kitchen Features Although described as a “partial” kitchen, the unit has all the needed appliances – stove, microwave oven, dishwasher, refrigerator and sink – to allow one to cook in for their stay. All the appliances worked well during our stay. Place settings and flatware are provided for six people. Several baking dishes and a good set of pots and pans are also included, although no non-stick skillets were included. However, cooking tools are scarce, with only a couple of dull kitchen knives available, along with a small assortment of spoons, turners and other tools. This is not untypical, and we bring our own knives and basic tools. Resort Amenities The resort includes an outdoor swimming pool that is heated to 101 degrees Fahrenheit, and equipped along one end with water/air jets as in a Jacuzzi tub. It made for a relaxing soak at the end of a day of fast skiing. A laundry is in the lower level, along with a room with fitness equipment and a game table. Otherwise, the resort’s attractions are in the surrounding town and mountains. Size of Unit Overall, our unit was large; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Wyndham Desert Blue; City: Las Vegas Nevada; Review: Introduction Wyndham Desert Blue (WDB) is a 3-year-old resort located west of the Strip and Interstate 15, within walking distance of both the Rio and Caesar’s Palace, although the resort offers shuttle service to both. It is spanking clean and near-new in all respects, with a cheerful, helpful staff. We fully enjoyed our stay and would return if a reason arises again. WDB is still selling timeshares. We observed several prospects taking the tour and presentation. A section of the second floor appears reserved for “member services” and the sales operation. Unit Features We exchanged into a 1BR unit, which turned out to be on the 6th floor. The entranceway was also where the partial kitchen, dining area, and hall closet were located. A short corridor leads to the living area and bedroom, with the bath located off the living area. We were on the south side of the building, with a great view of the Rio and, to our left, the Strip. The living area is pretty much filled with a pull-out sofa, side chair, end and coffee tables, and an entertainment center with a 42” HDTV. Plenty of lamps allow for a bright reading experience. The TV’s cable system, as in many resorts, carried only a short list of major broadcast and cable channels, but also featured choices for movies (for a fee), games and at least one other function which escapes me at this writing. The BR contains a king bed with two side drawer/shelf units integrated into the headboard. Five different bed pillows of varying size and firmness ensure that you will find a comfortable place for your head. An alarm clock/radio is provided, as is a chest of drawers and another 42” HDTV. The small corner closet includes a hotel-style safe. Size of Unit I would rate this as an “average” size 1BR unit, perhaps 425 sq. ft. in all. The corridor between the kitchen and the living area, and the group of furniture crowding the living room combine to make it feel smaller than it really is. The BR is adequate in size, but two people moving around in it need to observe their “ballet” carefully. The bath is comfortably spacious, with a shower stall that would accommodate two should you wish, although we didn’t confirm this by experiment. The kitchen is a galley-style short wall of cabinets. The dining table sports only two chairs and is nestled into a corner of the space. Four people would have a problem eating together here. Condition of Unit and Property The resort is three years old, and everything about it is clean, shiny, spick-and-span and in near-new condition. This was true not only of our unit, but also the hallways, public spaces, lobby, pool area, and fitness center. Kitchen Features The unit has only a partial kitchen, but hey, this is Vegas, baby! Thousands of restaurants of all cuisines and price ranges compete for your food dollar. Place settings for 6 reside in the cabinets, with a microwave, sink and under-counter refrigerator comprising the major appliances. There is; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Lodge at Angel Fire Resort; City: Angel Fire New Mexico; Review: Summary This review concerns Unit #321 of the Racquet Club Commons condo development at Angel Fire Resort. There are numerous separate, generally small condo buildings, all generally managed under the umbrella of “Angel Fire Resort” by Angel Fire Resort Services. Check-in is handled at the front desk of “The Lodge At Angel Fire”, a hotel in the center of the resort (and at the base of the ski lifts). Please do not confuse this review with other condos or the hotel. This review is posted here because it appears that only the Lodge at Angel Fire is listed as a resort with RCI or TUG. This is a tired, old unit in desperate need of updating. The carpet was worn and stained, which dramatically reduced the eye appeal of what is otherwise a reasonable ‘70s contemporary design. The building exterior had observable deferred maintenance, worn stair treads, and even a chimney cap that was hanging on by a thread. Climbing up two long flights of stairs to the third floor is tiring at the 8,000+-foot altitude. I do not recommend the unit to anyone with respiratory problems. Overall, this place offers a clean place to lay your head, very responsive resort service staff, and a fair degree of comfort for those who wish to stay inside.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Worldmark Taos; City: Taos Taos County New Mexico; Review: This review is an update to my previous reviews of January 12, 2018 (an update), and January 21, 2012 (a full review), which should be read for reference. This was our 3rd week staying here, and the first since renovations that began in late 2017 were completed. The renovations are extensive, with new carpets and paint throughout, new furniture, coffee and side tables, and new tile in the bathrooms; at least, the bathroom in our unit, #137. Cabinetry in the partial kitchen was not changed out. The colors, patterns and décor choices can be argued about; they are not in the Southwest tradition of the original finishes and furnishings. However, the building’s architectural details and basic structure were not altered, and its Pueblo Revival “vibe” is unchanged. The common room has been improved with a 65” HDTV since our last visit, giving guests the chance to view DVDs at a larger scale. Slightly higher-quality knives were also observed in the common kitchen and in each unit, although I still prefer to bring my own. The exercise equipment in the fitness center also appeared to be new. The outdoor, year-round, hot-water spa is plenty hot. However, no air bubbler or air injection system is installed, making for relatively lame jet action. One jet was also inoperative during our visit. Add “Medley” to the list of recommended Taos restaurants.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hilton Garden Inn Poughkeepsie Fishkill; City: Fishkill New York; Review: What do YOU look for in a hotel? You need it: where you want it, to be comfortable, and do a competent job of taking care of you. This place does all of that. We were in town for a family wedding. The bride and groom designated the place and reserved a room block. As I sipped a reasonable glass of chardonnay at the bar, I reflected on the fact that I so seldom stay at a full-service hotel anymore. This place was not only competently run by friendly, informed and informative staff, it also had a great room rate for wedding guests! The hotel was very accommodating, keeping the bar open VERY late for the party after the wedding reception, extending breakfast hours the next day to allow late risers a chance to re-fuel (and the breakfast buffet was tasty!). All in all, this is a nice comfortable, reasonably-priced place if you need to stay in the area.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Pearl Izumi Men's Quest Jersey; Brand: Pearl iZUMi; Review: feels good, as describe, like the fit, comfortable, cool and like the three pockets. Jersey feels durable. Only worn it a few times.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
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Title: OMOTON Screen Protector for Fire HD 10 / Fire HD 10 Kids Edition, Tempered Glass / HD; Brand: OMOTON; Review: So far I love it. I placed the Screen Protector on my new Kindle Fire as I took both of them out of their containers so I didn't have to be concerned with dust on the Kindle. I was able to quickly push all of the bubbles but one. I had a bubble near the camera relief hole that took longer but eventually it came out too, Initially, I did have some problems with my Kindle screen jumping around from page to page. I attributed that to the Glass Screen Protector not completely glued or set to the screen. That problem seems to have settled down. I purchased this because I thought that the tempered glass would be a better use over time as far not getting scratched. I'm not sure it really is glass because of the flexibility of the material but is it thick and should serve me well. Dave G; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: V7 Vantage Laptop Sleeve 16-Inch CSV1-9N, Black; Brand: V7; Review: It appears to be a good product but I returned this as it just wasn't big enough for my needs.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: HP x3000 Wireless Mouse, Black (H2C22AA#ABL); Brand: HP; Review: Works great with my computer. I for get to turn it off to save battery but the batteries have not quit yet.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: NETGEAR 5-Port Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switch, Desktop, ProSAFE Lifetime Protection (FS105NA); Brand: NETGEAR; Review: Works great. Was a little apprehensive if it was going to do what I wanted it for but no worries.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
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Title: Peet's Coffee & Tea; City: Reno, NV; Review: Needed a pick me up as well as satisfy a sweet tooth so I ordered a large mocha. It wasn't the greatest tasting coffee I've had. But the convenience and fast service was great.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Boomtown - Reno; City: Reno, NV; Review: I enjoy coming here for a few reasons.. - it's located right off highway 80 - they have single deck black jack - there is a huge kids fun center equipped with games, carousel, kid-size Ferris wheel, mini golf, snack bar, prize bar, and party area. - it's located walking distance to cabellas - has rv park - good customer service; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Original Mel's Diner; City: Reno, NV; Review: Super fast service at this location. I got a weird vibe from the waitress maybe because we had our 9 month old with us (obvi loud). I ordered the ultimate grilled cheese with tomatoes and onions on it with a side of fries. I wouldn't order this again-super bland and not enough cheese. My husband ordered the cheesesteak which he liked a lot. It was very flavorful and a huge portion. It's located in Boomtown casino and surprisingly the smoke wasn't bothersome ( good air filtration system). Convenient and fast for a quick bite.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Millies24; City: Reno, NV; Review: Great customer service here. The food was really good for a casino cafe. We ordered the -potato skins(3) which were made out of fresh potatos which was awesome - taquitos (2) shredded beef; tortilla was cooked crunchy/ beef was nothing to brag about -ceaser salad was really tasty -nevadan cobb w/out bacon- average. It was a little pricey which is quite normal to find in a casino. Happy with this spot; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Circus Circus Reno; City: Reno, NV; Review: The arcade here is definitely a place kids would like to be. There's a wide variety of carnival style games to arcade style games. This place also offers circus acts which are located in the middle of the arcade center. Surprisingly, it doesn't reek of ciggerette smoke in the kid area which is a plus. There is a food court/ ice cream parlor inside this area which is convenient. The carnival style games range from 2$-5$ per game and the prizes range from small to large sizes. The arcade gaming area has a prize concession stand where you trade in tickets for prizes.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | yelp |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Le Meridien Bora Bora; City: Bora Bora Society Islands; Review: We recently stayed at the Le Méridien, like most people, for our Honeymoon. Everything was phenomenal. The place is beautiful and the staff (particularly Maeva at pool bar/Miki Miki) is very friendly and attentive. There are many complaints about the food at this hotel throughout Trip Advisor. To be honest, the food was fine. The buffet breakfast was included in our package daily. You had an omelet bar which was awesome and plenty of fruit, meats, and cheeses to choose from. We enjoyed lunch at the pool bar throughout our 6 night stay. The pool bar has an offering of various panini’s you can order and enjoy in your lounge chair or at the bar itself. Portions were plenty big for two to enjoy. There is a lunch restaurant at the next pool over that has hamburgers, salads, etc. for purchase. The pool bar will not allow you to order from the other venue’s menu despite their close proximity to one another which was disappointing but, again, did not ruin the trip. The pool bar does not have pool/beachside service-- I would recommend the hotel hire some extra staff as to provide this type of service… it would’ve been nice to have somebody come to us to take our order and deliver our food/drinks as opposed to walking up to the pool bar every time… it wasn’t a big deal though! The only small complaint I had the entire trip was about the pool bar and the alcohol available. First, they claimed they had white wine... most days this was not the case. Second, I am a rum drinker so, while in Bora Bora, I wanted to enjoy the local Tahitian rum or enjoy Havana Club (as true Havana Club is outlawed in the states due to the US embargo against Cuba). The Havana Club they had one day, but didn’t for the rest of our stay at the pool bar despite it being readily available at the other bars. The Tahitian rum they had each day but, they wouldn’t serve it to me with a Diet Coke. They would only serve you Bacardi if you ordered a “you call it” type rum drink and the rum wasn’t on their more expensive mixed drink menu. I drink Bacardi at home in the states. If they have the rum right there, why wouldn’t they let me call my liquor and drink the local stuff? I even offered to pay the Bacardi price if there was a price difference and the Tahitian rum was less expensive. They wouldn’t budge…. again, this did not ruin the trip… it was just a minor annoyance. I would recommend for those who enjoy adult beverages (or want snacks) to head in to Viatape one morning and make a visit to “Chin Lee” grocery store—when you get off the boat, take a left when you hit the main street. It is across from the Mobil gas station. You can buy Hinano (Tahitian) Beer, all types of liquor, and wine/champagne for quite a bit less than you can at the; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square; City: London England; Review: Room We had a Deluxe Room with two twin beds overlooking the front drive of the hotel. The room was clean and served its purpose. As an elite member, we had Executive Lounge access which was wonderful. They had a nice, hot breakfast laid out each morning. In the afternoon/early evening, a nice selection of cheese and both warm and cold hor d'oeuvres were served alongside complimentary beer and wine. Location This hotel boasts an excellent location in walking distance to most of the main sites. We walked everywhere from the hotel in the morning and, at the end of the day/night, took the tube back. Close to the Bond Street Tube stop and the many shops on Oxford Street. Be sure to check out the Luggage Room in the lobby for a drink (try The Penicillin!). If you do plan to visit the Luggage Room, be sure to make a reservation. Despite the place being half-full, they are very particular that you have a reservation. Across the street is a great pub called the Barley Mow. Overall This was probably my 4th or 5th stay at the Marriott Grosvenor Square and, unless the hotel is sold out or over-the-top expensive, I have no plans to deviate and try another hotel when I return to London. I would highly recommend this property for their high level of service, cleanliness, and location.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Aloft Phoenix Airport; City: Phoenix Arizona; Review: Check in I stayed for one night 12/13-12/14. I have the SPG App and, despite having a normal rate not requiring any kind of ID check, the App wouldn’t let me complete check in saying to visit the front desk. Upon visiting the front desk, I was warmly welcomed but, unfortunately the agent was unable to provide an explanation as to why I couldn’t go straight to my room via mobile key. He fixed the issue and provided me access to my room via normal keys and mobile key. Room and Rate I purchased 1 King Room for $169. $190.25 was my total with all taxes and fees. My rate also included two premium beverages at the W XYZ Bar. The check in agent however didn’t recognize this right away (not a big deal though) which prompted me confirming the two drinks and the agent handing me two paper vouchers to present at the bar. The room was just as promised, and while it looked nice, it was truly not functional. The walls were paper thin and I could hear the guest next to me each time they dropped what sounded like his phone or television remote. The noise didn’t end there. Despite loving airplanes and travel, I love my sleep more. I could hear every late PM arrival and redeye departure from the adjacent PHX Sky Harbor. I’ve stayed at many airport hotels and, normally, they account for the sound during construction. I fear this hotel did not. Location As I indicated above, the hotel is right next to the airport which is convenient. The hotel is also a one-block walk to the city light rail and to a people mover that connects to the airport terminal. Overall As an SPG Gold, I was quite disappointed with my first stay at an Aloft. I would highly recommend the nearby mainline Marriott, Springhill Suites, or any other SPG/Marriott property further from the airport if your visit requires an overnight in Phoenix and you are a light sleeper. Customer service was great though which is why I give the hotel two stars and not a lower rating.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hilton Miami Downtown; City: Miami Florida; Review: Check In Check in was pleasant and easy. Lasted less than two minutes and, despite the speed, the interaction was wonderful. The agent was very friendly and even joked why I was using a Marriott Credit Card… got a good laugh out of this as I am thinking of making the transition from Marriott/SPG to Hilton. I applaud her for her good eye and attention to detail. Two bottles of water were also provided at check in as a Hilton Gold member. Room and Rate I don’t normally book pre-paid rates but, since I knew I was going to be in Miami, I went ahead and booked one since the rate was $20-$30 cheaper than the flexible rates. Rate was $155 before tax and totaled $176 when all was said and done for a standard 2 Queen Beds, non-smoking room. As I status matched from Marriott, I was recognized as a Hilton Gold member and the hotel was kind enough to provide a complimentary upgrade to a 2 Queen Beds Corner Suite on a high level which was nice and very much appreciated. Room was clean and very spacious and the views of the bay, AA Arena, and Downtown were impressive. Location As I was at the hotel for an overnight layover, I felt the location to be adequate. The hotel is an $8-$30 Uber (depending on Uber class selected) from Miami International Airport. Likewise, the hotel is an $8-$20 Uber to Brickell which is where we went to dinner during our short stay. It’s a very short and convenient drive both to the Port of Miami and to South Beach so location is perfect for an array of traveler types visiting this property. Overall Depending on the type of visit and the price, I would have no hesitation choosing this property again. This property reaffirmed my desire to transition away from Marriott/SPG to Hilton as the hotel, while on the older side, was clean, well kept, and the customer service was friendly and attentive.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Ritz Carlton Kapalua; City: Kapalua Maui Hawaii; Review: My wife and I flew to OGG from DFW to celebrate our babymoon at the Ritz Carlton Kapalua from 1/12 to 1/17 and it certainly did not disappoint. Quintessential 5-star Ritz experience from the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Ritz Carlton Kapalua. Check in Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by the valet, the several staff manning the bellman desk, a manager who offered my wife and me each a kukui nut lei, and finally by a sweet front desk agent who, while being efficient, was welcoming, thanked me for my loyalty, and provided plenty of details about the property and upcoming activities. She also ensured we got the perfect room overlooking the pool despite having a resort view reserved and the hotel being fully committed. Room and Rate My wife and I used Marriott Rewards points as I am a Marriott Gold Elite and strictly stay at Marriott/SPG and use my Marriott Visa or SPG AMEX for everyday purchases. We took advantage of Marriott Rewards stay 4 nights, get the 5th free promotion and, in total, used 240,000 Marriott Rewards for our 5 night stay. This was an amazing value when you compare it to the $1,100+ per night rate being offered for the same room on the same dates. We were in room 2329 overlooking the pool with distant views of the ocean and surrounding greenery. The room had one king bed, was spacious, and we never felt cramped even with three large checked bags worth of clothes. The bathroom was loaded with the normal Ritz Carlton Asprey Purple Water products which my wife loves. The room also had a refrigerator for guest use and a Nespresso machine complemented with Ritz Carlton’s First Drop Reserve Coffee pods. Location At an hour away from OGG airport, Mount Haleakala, and the beginning of the Road to Hana, I would highly recommend renting a car unless you want to be gouged on Uber’s, Taxis, or Tours. While one hour might seem like a lot, it wouldn’t stop us from choosing to stay at the Ritz Carlton Kapalua in the future when visiting Maui as the resort did feel secluded and distant from major tourist areas. We were a short ten minute drive from Front Street in Lahaina and the hotel is right in the middle of the Kapalua Coastal Trail which my wife and I took advantage of “hiking” 4 of our 5 mornings at the resort. We were very active this trip thanks to the trail and we were able to walk to breakfast at two great places we’d highly recommend- Sea House and the Gazebo (there will be a line and it’s worth the wait). Food We enjoyed in-room dining after a long day starting with the Sunrise on Mount Haleakala followed by driving the road to Hana. We also enjoyed most of the eateries on property throughout our stay. Everything we ate was served at the proper temperature and tasted phenomenal. Not a single complaint. The wife really enjoyed the hummus at the lobby lounge and I was a huge; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Dahlonega Square Hotel Villas; City: Dahlonega Georgia; Review: My family rented out the Hotel for a family wedding and it did not disappoint. I even joked with Caroline and Ceci, when paying for my excellent Kaya wine tasting in the lobby, that if more local hotels were like the Dahlonega Square Hotel, I’d no longer be glued to the Marriott portfolio of hotels. I’ll keep this short and say the hotel was clean (rooms cleaned and towels refreshed daily), room was spacious, and location was amazing in walking distance to many restaurants, bars, retail shops, and a Starbucks surrounding the city square. WiFi and plenty of (complimentary) parking were also available. Ceci was very sweet, professional, and knowledgeable so kudos to her! My wife and I really enjoyed Dahlonega and, should another opportunity to visit present itself, we would not hesitate to return to the Dahlonega Square Hotel.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort; City: Puerto Vallarta; Review: This is a very nice resort in a convenient location. You are close to Walmart to catch buses to the north part of the bay & it's a short walk to catch the bus into Puerto Vallarta. The beach is great in this area. The food was average for an AI. The rooms were spacious & quiet.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mount View Motel; City: Oliver Okanagan Valley British Columbia; Review: This is a small motel that has been recently remodelled & upgraded. The room are spacious & clean with kitchen facilities. I would definately stay here again when visiting the area. It is convenient for visiting wineries.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Posada de Roger; City: Puerto Vallarta; Review: This hotel is quaint with real Mexican charm. We loved the courtyard & pool areas. We never had a problem with noise when we were there. The room was small but very clean. The staff were friendly & helpful. This is great spot to stay so that you can experience Old Town.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Rio Malecon Puerto Vallarta; City: Puerto Vallarta; Review: We stayed here for a week in November and were very pleased with this hotel. The location is perfect, close to the Malecon & central to everything. The pool in the courtyard was so refreshing in the hot afternoons. We had a standard room & I would book a superior room next time just to have a king size bed instead of a double. The room was clean & the air-conditioning worked great. The hotel was surprisingly quiet being on a busy street.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Petit Mercedes Puerto Vallarta; City: Puerto Vallarta; Review: The hotel was very nice & clean. The suites were large & unfortunately the beds were quite hard & uncomfortable. It's in a busy area & we found it quite noisy a couple of nights. The pool in the courtyard would have been great if it was cleaned, it was full of leaves everyday but one of the week we were there. If you want to stay in the Amapas area, check this place out.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Porto Allegro; City: Puerto Vallarta; Review: We stayed at the Porto Allegro from March 31 until April 7 2018. The hotel is in a great location, walking distance to Centro, ZR, Malecon & beach. The room as a good size & the bed was the most comfortable of any hotel I have stayed at in PV. It was surprisingly quiet at night given the location. The hotel was kept in perfect order & everything was clean & tidy. The staff were all friendly & helpful. We enjoyed the complimentary breakfast each morning. The only disappointment was the pool was so tiny. We'll definitely stay here again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Refugio del Mar; City: Bucerias Pacific Coast; Review: Everything about this place is perfect. The suites, the pools, the location & especially the staff. There is not a single thing that I can think of that can be improved. We will stay here when visiting Bucerias.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne; Author: Visit Amazon's David Gaider Page; Review: A+; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Steel World (Undying Mercenaries); Author: Visit Amazon's B. V. Larson Page; Review: Can not wait for the last book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Power Revealed (The Elementers) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Leah M Berry Page; Review: Great book must read moves very well very very good read A +a + a+a+ a+ a+ a+ a+ a+a+; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: In Her Name: Confederation; Author: Visit Amazon's Michael R. Hicks Page; Review: A plus books grabbed me right off they need to let us just write short reviews for all books though that is why I don't leave them but I like this one.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stillbright (The Paladin Trilogy); Author: Daniel Ford; Review: Great pace action good book thanks for the time to write this story for us it was an nice read; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Sony MHCEC909iP Mini Hi-Fi Shelf System (Discontinued by Manufacturer); Brand: Sony; Review: Very well loved. My son has this hooked up to his TV...xbox...iphone. It goes back and forth to college.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: JanSport Right Pack Laptop Backpack; Brand: JanSport; Review: Durable, attractive.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: JanSport Right Pack Laptop Backpack; Brand: JanSport; Review: Durable, attractive.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: MoKo ASUS ZenFone 2 Case - [Scratch Resistant] Armor Series Dual Layer Protection; Brand: MoKo; Review: Works. Great at the beach. Does not float.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: JanSport Right Pack Laptop Backpack; Brand: JanSport; Review: Durable, attractive.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, romance, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: It was a great book!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: it was pretty good; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, romance, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, romance, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, romance, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, romance, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, romance, children, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles, #2); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles, #3); Author: Rick Riordan; Genres: young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Twilight (Twilight, #1); Author: Stephenie Meyer; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1); Author: Michael Scott; Genres: history, young-adult, children, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: ok; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Heist (Fox and O'Hare, #1); Author: Janet Evanovich; Genres: mystery, thriller, crime, romance, fiction; Review: SO GOOOOODDD; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #2); Author: Michael Scott; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: ok; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | goodreads |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: simplehuman 13 oz. Sensor Pump with Soap Sample, Black; Brand: simplehuman; Review: Loved it for a short time, but then soap collects under the product as it leaked out. It does not leak from the top, but comes out the bottom somewhere. Soap also leaked right into the battery case. Such a bummer because it works great until the leaking. I thought it may only happen in a small percentage of units, but this is the second one that leaked for me. I may try again because it is not overly sensitive, releases the right amount of soap, looks nice and is super convenient (before it leaks). Maybe I can get lucky and finally get one that does not leak? If the company would fix this defeat, I would recommend the product.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Park B. Smith Dorset Solid Watershed Shower Curtain, Antique Silver; Brand: Park B. Smith; Review: I use it as both a liner and curtain. It does absorb some water, but still prevents water from leaking out of the shower, and it dries very quickly. It lays nice against the tub with the weights. What I like the most is that it does not move toward me or "attack" me like vinyl or other types of liners. Great silver gray color. I throw it in the wash on delicate once in a while. Never gets any type of mold or mildew on it. Love it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pourfect 9-Piece Measuring Cup Set, Blue Willow; Brand: POURfect; Review: These are terrific. They cover every measurement one would need. Love the pouring design. Great ice pink color.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: POURfect 13pc Measuring Spoon Set - Empire Red; Brand: POURfect; Review: Covers any measurement one would need. Love the pouring design. Cute ice pink color. I also bought the matching cups.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: InterDesign Mono Wastebasket Trash Can for Bathroom, Kitchen, Office - Water Blue; Brand: InterDesign; Review: Cute garbage can for a bathroom. I like that is is not too bright of a color. Great suttle pink mauve color. Does not look cheap like other cans. Perfect size, not too small or too big.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Plinrise Garbage Rubbish Trash Wastebasket Bags 30 Counts*3 Rolls/set (Total 90 Counts) ,4.5 Gallon Capacity,small Size 21.67"*17.7",thickness:; Brand: Plinrise; Review: Similar to the name brand bags that come like this style in a roll. Not too thin, just right for the bedroom garbage. I was looking for bags without a scent. Cute pink salmon color, looks nice in the can.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Silicone Whisk Set of 3 - Stainless Steel & Silicone Kitchen Utensils for Blending, Whisking, Beating & Stirring -; Brand: Wired Whisk; Review: Nice to have all 3 sizes. Cute light pink color. Well made. Love that it will not scratch up the pan.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bleu Whisk Premium Kitchen Utensils, 5 Piece Set Includes Non-stick Silicone Ladle, Slotted Turner, Spoon,; Brand: Bleu Whisk; Review: Nicely made and sturdy. Like the mauve pink/purple color. Easy to wash in the dishwasher.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Home_and_Kitchen |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: Pay It Forward (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Beauty (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bedazzled (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Cowboys (1972); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Runaway (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Walking Tall (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clash of the Titans (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Evolution (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hollow Man (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rudy (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Planes (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Joe Kidd (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rollerball (1975); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Barbarella (1968); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Double Impact (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Time Bandits (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Fighting Seabees (1944); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Others (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Sixth Sense (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mimic (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Erin Brockovich (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mission: Impossible (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mission to Mars (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Patton (1970); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pretty Woman (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Space Cowboys (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Charlie's Angels (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Puppet Masters (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Men of Honor (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Monster's Ball (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Beastmaster (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Road Warrior (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Predator: Collector's Edition (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Unbreakable (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Enemy at the Gates (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1987); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Jeremiah Johnson (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Rookie (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Iron Will (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: For a Few Dollars More (1965); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Pride of the Yankees (1942); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stripes (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The 6th Day (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Small Soldiers (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: White Fang (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Forrest Gump (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: The Ark in Space (1975); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Galaxy Quest (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: First Contact (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mission: Impossible II (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1975); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Them! (1954); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Merlin: Special Edition (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Blade 2 (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Behind Enemy Lines (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Abyss (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Enemy Mine (1985); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: X-Men (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Double Jeopardy (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Men in Black (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Firefox (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The World According to Garp (1982); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gladiator (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cast Away (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Enemy of the State (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jurassic Park (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Shrek (Full-screen) (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Waterboy (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Matrix (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tomb Raider (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pretty in Pink (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ocean's Eleven (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Independence Day (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Red Planet (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Three Kings (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Deep Rising (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Indian in the Cupboard (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Courage Under Fire (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Planet of the Apes (1968); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Parent Trap (1961); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Highlander (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Brannigan (1975); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tombstone (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Titanic (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Meet the Parents (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Saving Private Ryan (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Champ (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Tootsie (1982); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Slap Shot: 25th Anniversary Edition (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: It Came From Outer Space (1951); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Destiny (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Alamo (1960); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Santa Clause (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stir Crazy (1980); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Muse (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Harlem Nights (1989); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mo' Money (1992); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Sleepless in Seattle (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Species II (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop III (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Liar Liar (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: What Women Want (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mystery Men (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Robin and Marian (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ghost (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Maltese Falcon (1941); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Spy Kids (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Crocodile Dundee 2 (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Innerspace (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jurassic Park III (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Little Women (1932); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Wild Wild West (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mark of Zorro / Don Q: Son of Zorro (1920); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy Returns (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Apocalypse Now (1979); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Glass House (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Deep Blue Sea (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Armageddon (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Barb Wire (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gone with the Wind: Collector's Edition (1939); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Poor White Trash (2000); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Tron (1982); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Top Gun (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Apollo 13 (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Flamingo Kid (1984); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Good Will Hunting (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: As Good as It Gets (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Maximum Overdrive (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ghosts of Mars (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Runaway Bride (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bustin' Loose (1981); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Pootie Tang (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Another Stakeout (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Operation Petticoat (1959); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Battlefield Earth (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Insurrection (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Iron Mask (1929); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Generations (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: It's a Wonderful Life (1946); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ghostbusters 2 (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Every Which Way But Loose (1978); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Starship Troopers (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Captain Ron (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Patriot (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Three Fugitives (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chasers (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Species (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Big Daddy (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Running Man (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bubble Boy (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Graduate (1967); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Replacements (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Batman: The Movie (1966); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1973); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stakeout (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Green Mile (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: K-Pax (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hatari! (1962); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Grinch (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Saturn 3 (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jungle Book (1942); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Collateral Damage (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Monsters (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Star Kid (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The General's Daughter (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Miss Congeniality (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Silkwood (1983); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Wedding Planner (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Grumpy Old Men (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Wizard of Oz: Collector's Edition (1939); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hunt for Red October (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Billy Jack (1971); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Executive Decision (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Caddyshack (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Platoon (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Fifth Element (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Home Alone (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Backdraft (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Total Recall (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ransom (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Haunting (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Fugitive (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tank (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Magnum Force (1973); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Eye for an Eye (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Not Another Teen Movie (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Twister (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Air Force One (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Few Good Men (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jingle All the Way (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Poseidon Adventure (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jaws (1975); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Superman: The Movie (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Annie (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Three Men and a Little Lady (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Sting (1973); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Karate Kid Part II (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Angels in the Outfield (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Christmas Carol (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: It's a Mad (1963); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sister Act (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Force 10 from Navarone (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dr. Dolittle (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: It's the Great Pumpkin (1966); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Miracle on 34th Street (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mighty Joe Young (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Airport (1970); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dawn of the Dead (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bells of St. Mary's (1945); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Three Men and a Baby (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Miracle on 34th Street (1947); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: White Christmas (1954); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Fox and the Hound (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Where the Red Fern Grows (1974); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Jungle Book (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Peter Pan (1953); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Scent of a Woman (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Rock (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Quiet Man (1952); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Panic Room (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Time Machine (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Devil's Brigade (1968); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: North by Northwest (1959); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Major League (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Perfect Storm (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ernest Goes to Jail (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Disclosure (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Annie: Special Anniversary Edition (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stephen King's It! (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nine to Five (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Angel and the Badman (1947); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Scream (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Wayne's World (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Longest Yard (1974); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Silent Rage (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Message in a Bottle (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Little Nicky (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dante's Peak (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Private Parts (1997); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Flying Tigers (1942); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Enforcer (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Vikings (1958); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Barbarians at the Gate (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Commando (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Good Guys Wear Black (1978); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Horse Soldiers (1959); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Flintstones (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: While You Were Sleeping (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Porky's (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stuart Little (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: High Plains Drifter (1973); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Escape from New York (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: My Cousin Vinny (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: V.I. Warshawski (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: It Could Happen to You (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Moby Dick (1956); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Good Morning (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gremlins (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lone Wolf McQuade (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Roxanne (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sniper (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Breakfast Club (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Wake of the Red Witch (1949); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Deep Impact (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Driving Miss Daisy (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Sudden Impact (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Arthur (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Heartbreak Ridge (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Shootist (1976); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sands of Iwo Jima (1949); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The War Wagon (1967); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Antz (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Groundhog Day (1993); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Godzilla (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: My Best Friend's Wedding (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Above the Law (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Passenger 57 (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Airplane! (1980); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: How the West Was Won (1962); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ernest Scared Stupid (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Blue Thunder (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Batman & Robin (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Postman (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Gauntlet (1977); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Deep (1977); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Bull Durham (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jerry Maguire (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ben-Hur: Collector's Edition (1959); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tin Cup (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: You've Got Mail (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: High Noon (1952); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Beetlejuice (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Our Man Flint (1966); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ruthless People (1986); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Firestorm (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rio Grande (1950); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Uncommon Valor (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Demolition Man (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spartacus (1960); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kindergarten Cop (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chicken Run (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Kingpin (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Fort Apache (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor (1979); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Insomnia (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Resident Evil (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Game (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Parenthood (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Swarm (1978); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Topper Returns (1941); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Faculty (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mannequin (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 13 Ghosts (1960); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Andy Griffith Show: Vol 3: Andy Discovers America / Andy's English Valet (1963); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Look Who's Talking Too (1990); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Spaced Invaders (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Braveheart (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Blue Hawaii (1961); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Guarding Tess (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Little Princess (1939); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Men in Black II (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Mothman Prophecies (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Man on the Moon (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Death Becomes Her (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Goldfinger (1964); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rooster Cogburn (1975); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Suburban Commando (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cyborg (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Andy Griffith Show: Vol 4: The Mountain Wedding / Opie and the Spoiled Child (1963); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sleepy Hollow (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Proof of Life (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1957); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Taps (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Invisible Man: Special Edition (1933); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: What Lies Beneath (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dudley Do-Right (1999); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Angel Eyes (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Last Starfighter (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mimic 2: Hardshell (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Frankenstein / Bride of Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection (1931); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Snow Day (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beethoven (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Andy Griffith Show: Vol 2: The Big House / A Wife for Andy (1963); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Black Hawk Down (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Beverly Hillbillies Vol. 1: 10 Classic Episodes (1962); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Untouchables (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Solo (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Blade (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Scary Movie (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Best Bits of Mr. Bean (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cats & Dogs (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Great Santini (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mad Max (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: RoboCop (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: King of the Pecos (1936); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ghost Dad (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Black Hole (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Beverly Hillbillies Vol. 2: 10 Classic Episodes (1962); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Indecent Proposal (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sons of Katie Elder (1965); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Arthur's Quest (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Invisible Mom 2 (1999); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Distinguished Gentleman (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mexican (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Outbreak (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Halls of Montezuma (1950); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Escape from L.A. (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: True Grit (1969); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Paint Your Wagon (1969); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Iron Giant: Special Edition (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Yearling (1946); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hidden (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy (1959); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Short Circuit 2 (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Fly / The Fly 2 (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Superman II (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Time Machine (1960); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Devil & Max Devlin (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ernest Goes to Camp (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: National Velvet (1944); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Home Alone 3 (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Karate Kid Part III / The Next Karate Kid (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Little Big League (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pitch Black (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Time After Time (1979); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Billion Dollar Hobo (1978); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Problem Child / Problem Child 2 (1990); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Dirty Dozen (1967); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Calamity Jane (1953); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Thing (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Preacher's Wife (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: House II: The Second Story (1987); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Space Jam (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Phandom Menace (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Father of the Bride (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Miracle Worker (1962); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Vertigo (1958); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Wing Commander (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Heavy Metal 2000 (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Look Who's Talking Now (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Andy Griffith Show: Vol 5: Rafe Hollister Sings / Class Reunion (1963); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Godzilla's Revenge (1969); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Deeds (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Eight Legged Freaks (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Frailty (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cherish (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Crouching Tiger (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Vanilla Sky (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Beautiful Mind (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Impostor (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Logan's Run (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Fighting Kentuckian (1949); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Blackjack (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hard Lessons (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Prophecy (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: An American Werewolf in London (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: What a Girl Wants (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Phone Booth (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Ring (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chained Heat 3: Hell Mountain (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Joy Ride (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Walking Tall: The Final Chapter (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Exorcist (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Daddy Day Care (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Freaky Friday (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: One Hour Photo (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Walking Tall: Part II (1975); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Gattaca (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Wrong Turn (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Pie (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Andy Griffith Show (1960); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stargate SG-1: Season 1 (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vols. 1-15 (1966); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Runaway Jury (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bonanza: Season 2 Two-Pack (1959); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vols. 16-28 (1967); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 4 (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: V: The Final Battle (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 3 (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Dr. Who Collection (1965); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sex and the City: Season 3 (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Andromeda: Season 1 (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hellfighters (1968); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Guns of Navarone (1961); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: From Russia With Love (1963); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kelly's Heroes (1970); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: You Only Live Twice (1967); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lexx: Series 3 (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stargate SG-1: Season 2 (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Farscape: Season 1 (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vols. 29-40 (1968); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Prisoner (1967); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bonanza (1959); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Pie 2 (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cold Creek Manor (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Christmas Story (1983); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Bend It Like Beckham (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Bridge Too Far (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: In Harm's Way (1965); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Voyager: Season 2 (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clear and Present Danger (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: U.S. Marshals (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Entrapment (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Something's Gotta Give (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Matrix: Reloaded (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dr. No (1962); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mask of Zorro (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gothika (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: True Lies (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Aliens: Collector's Edition (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Holes (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The 13th Warrior (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Perfect Score (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 50 First Dates (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hellboy (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Matrix: Revolutions (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Fast and the Furious (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Dancing (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stepmom (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Broken Arrow (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 13 Going on 30 (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jack Frost (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Christmas Carol (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: Special Edition (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Terminator 2: Extreme Edition (1991); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Darkness Falls (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: John Q (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mona Lisa Smile (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Van Helsing (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Freddy vs. Jason (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Dawn of the Dead (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Big Momma's House (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Bone Collector (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dune (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Stepford Wives (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Man on Fire (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mary Poppins (1964); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lilo and Stitch (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Justice League (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: X2: X-Men United (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Wild Things (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Out for Justice (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life: Special Edition (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Curly Sue (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Boyz N the Hood (1991); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Creepshow (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fallen (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: I Spy (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Children of the Corn (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Professional (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hook (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Three Musketeers (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dungeons & Dragons (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Dead Zone (1983); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bad News Bears (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Alien: Resurrection: Collector's Edition (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rosemary's Baby (1968); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Friends: Season 2 (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Eye of the Needle (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Amityville Horror (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Under Siege (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fright Night (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: K-9 (1989); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: On Golden Pond (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Batman: The Animated Series: Tales of the Dark Knight (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: To Catch a Thief (1955); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Scream 3 (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Alien: Collector's Edition (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Cinderella Story (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cujo (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ghost Ship (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Justice League: Justice on Trial (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Freaky Friday (1976); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hocus Pocus (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Falling Down (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Elf (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Heathers (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Moonstruck (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Westworld (1973); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Escape from Alcatraz (1979); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Twilight Zone: Vol. 25 (1964); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The English Patient (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Addams Family (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Nosferatu: Original Version (1929); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Original Sin (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Reindeer Games (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Family Man (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Forever Young (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Vampires (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: City by the Sea (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Halloween II (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Twin Dragons (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 9 1/2 Weeks (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Beaches (1988); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Pete's Dragon (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Flatliners (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stargate (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Finding Nemo (Widescreen) (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mortal Kombat: The Movie (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Planet of the Apes (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Scorpion King (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Network (1976); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Army of Darkness (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Timecop (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ernest Saves Christmas (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: X-Men: Evolution: Season 2 (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Overboard (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Cannonball Run (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense / Sponge Buddies (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Doc Hollywood (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: House on Haunted Hill (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Son in Law (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Outland (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sleeping With the Enemy (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Great Mouse Detective (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Vertical Limit (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Friends: Season 4 (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Big Fat Liar (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sleepers (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spaceballs (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Twins (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: At First Sight (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Secret of My Success (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Almost Famous (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sling Blade (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: In the Heat of the Night (1967); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Medicine Man (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files: Season 3 (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fire Down Below (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Addams Family Values (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bulletproof (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Point Break (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Michael (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Edward Scissorhands (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rush Hour (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Conan the Destroyer (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: South Park: Ghouls (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Legends of the Fall (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 3 (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Craft (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Spies Like Us (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Urban Legend (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: George of the Jungle (1997); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Whole Nine Yards (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Victor / Victoria (1982); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Bloodsport (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pork Chop Hill (1959); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bio-Dome (1996); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Romancing the Stone (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Phenomenon (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Die Another Day (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Red Violin (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Adventures in Babysitting (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Brown Sugar (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Cruel Intentions (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Super Troopers (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Junior (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Interview with the Vampire (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Reign of Fire (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spawn: The Movie (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5 (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: On Deadly Ground (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files: Season 6 (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Haunted Mansion (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Grosse Pointe Blank (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Conspiracy Theory (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Minority Report (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Simpsons: Season 2 (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files: Season 5 (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Evil Dead (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Analyze This (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dawson's Creek: Season 1 (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Nemesis (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Harvey (1950); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Brewster's Millions (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Horse Whisperer (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Sword in the Stone (1963); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Air America (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dragonfly (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Goonies (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Batman Returns (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Year of Living Dangerously (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Elephant Man (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Deliverance (1972); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Batteries Not Included (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Knight's Tale (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Duck Soup (1933); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Basic (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Shallow Hal (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Night of the Living Dead (1968); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Flashdance (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Oliver! (1968); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Avengers '65 (1965); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Road House (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Girl Next Door (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Highlander 4: Endgame (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Snake Eyes (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Crocodile Dundee (1986); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clockstoppers (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Final Destination 2 (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cold Mountain (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: National Security (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hot Shots! (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Man in the Iron Mask (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Can't Buy Me Love (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: U-571 (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Of Mice and Men (1939); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Waterworld (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bullitt (1968); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Just Married (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hart's War (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pulp Fiction (1994); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Patriot (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Down to Earth (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jaws 2 (1978); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The 'Burbs (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Princess Diaries (Widescreen) (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Rainmaker (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Frequency (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Instinct (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dragnet (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Quiz Show (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Quiet American (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Little Women (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A League of Their Own (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Final Destination (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dreamcatcher (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Hot Chick (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: White Men Can't Jump (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Shining (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Spider-Man 2 (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Fan (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pushing Tin (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Navy Seals (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coming to America (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Quick and the Dead (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 2 (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bring It On (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The NeverEnding Story (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Justice League: The Brave and the Bold (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Copycat (1995); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hellraiser (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Batman Superman Movie (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Andromeda Strain (1971); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Thelma & Louise: Special Edition (1991); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Next of Kin (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files: Season 1 (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Payback (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Big Trouble in Little China (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Heaven Can Wait (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Angel: Season 2 (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Bicentennial Man (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Chinatown (1974); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Aristocats (1970); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Justice League: Paradise Lost (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rocky IV (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Enough (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sleeper (1973); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files: Season 4 (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Never Been Kissed (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cheech & Chong's Still Smokin (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Alice in Wonderland (1951); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Basic Instinct (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Gorky Park (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Crow (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: To Sir (1966); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Housesitter (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7 (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Angel: Season 1 (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Batman Forever (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Crush (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: North to Alaska (1960); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: MASH: Season 2 (1973); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spider-Man (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Uncle Buck (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Any Given Sunday (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hannibal (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Balto (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Truman Show (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Body Heat (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Batman (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Good Son (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Sweetest Thing (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files: Season 2 (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Anastasia (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Three Amigos (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Assassins (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: City Slickers (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Witness (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Notting Hill (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Avengers '66 (1966); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 8 Seconds (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Prince of Egypt (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files: Season 8 (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Alien 3: Collector's Edition (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Highlander 3: The Final Dimension (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Friday the 13th (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Texas Rangers (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Easy Rider (1969); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Day of the Dead (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cradle 2 the Grave (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Real Women Have Curves (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Annie Get Your Gun (1950); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Iron Monkey (1993); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: A Star Is Born (1954); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Heavy Metal (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Last Boy Scout (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tango & Cash (1989); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Wedding Singer (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Jeepers Creepers (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Last of the Mohicans (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Will & Grace: Season 1 (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Supercop (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Maverick (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Highlander 2: Renegade Version (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Scanners (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: When a Man Loves a Woman (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Days of Thunder (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Licence to Kill (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Halloween (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Always (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dune (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Devil's Advocate (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mighty Ducks (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Legally Blonde (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: How to Marry a Millionaire (1953); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Like Mike (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mulan: Special Edition (1998); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Varsity Blues (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Coneheads (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Cell (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Passion of the Christ (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Bourne Supremacy (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Shrek 2 (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Living Daylights (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Voyager: Season 7 (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Day Without a Mexican (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: First Knight (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: For Your Eyes Only (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The American President (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Rookie (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Omen (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chain Reaction (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: Special Edition (1988); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: War Games (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Black Dog (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Toy (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bruce Almighty (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Golden Child (1986); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bodyguard (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Saint (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Worst Witch (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cool Hand Luke (1967); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ladyhawke (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Nutty Professor (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Seven Years in Tibet (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Art of War (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Young Guns (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Red Dawn (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lost in Space (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Flubber (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Willow (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Delta Force (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Rocketeer (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Along Came a Spider (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Practical Magic (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Dark Crystal (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Wall Street (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Core (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: From Here to Eternity (1953); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Last Castle (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pet Sematary (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Field of Dreams (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coal Miner's Daughter: Collector's Edition (1980); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Band of Brothers (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Flight of the Intruder (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Big (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Face/Off (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Anger Management (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Negotiator (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A River Runs Through It (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Astronaut's Wife (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Day After Tomorrow (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: S.W.A.T. (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Identity (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Sum of All Fears (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The West Wing: Season 1 (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Twisted (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Coyote Ugly (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Con Air (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Taking Lives (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Final Countdown (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Speed (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Firestarter (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rising Sun (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sphere (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Death Wish (1974); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bad Boys (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Gate (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Daredevil (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hero and the Terror (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Paycheck (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: I (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Bourne Identity (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Terminator (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coogan's Bluff (1968); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Eraser (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Death Wish 2 (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ice Station Zebra (1968); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: In the Line of Fire (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Presidio (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Primal Fear (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Spy Game (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Carrie (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Jackal (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: MacGyver: Season 1 (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mercury Rising (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Birds (1963); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Package (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Live and Let Die (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Raw Deal (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Invasion U.S.A. (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rambo: First Blood: Ultimate Edition (1982); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: GoldenEye (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Harry (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: La Femme Nikita (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cellular (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: High Crimes (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Italian Job (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Woodsman (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Aviator (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: National Treasure (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Charlotte's Web (1973); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Highlander: Season 4 (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Highlander: Season 5 (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dangerous Minds (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Training Day (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: La Femme Nikita: Season 2 (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Absolute Power (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Color of Money (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Smallville: Season 1 (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: When Harry Met Sally (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cocoon (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: History of the World: Part 1 (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Last Samurai (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Farscape: Season 2 (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Encino Man (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Footloose: Special Collector's Edition (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ordinary People (1980); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dances With Wolves: Special Edition (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hard to Kill (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Seabiscuit (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Just One of the Guys (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rocky (1976); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Underworld (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Collateral (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Billy Madison (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Highlander: Finale (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Andromeda: Season 4 (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: V: The Original Miniseries (1983); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Eddie (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Babylon 5: Season 2 (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Catch Me If You Can (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Happy Gilmore (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kiss the Girls (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Are We There Yet? (2005); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Bad Day at Black Rock (1954); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stalag 17 (1953); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 1 (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Psycho (1960); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Friday the 13th: Part 4: The Final Chapter (1984); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Short Circuit (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Holland's Opus (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Working Girl (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: National Lampoon's Animal House (1978); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Farscape: Season 3 (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 4 (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Client (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Dead Zone: Season 3 (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Highlander: Season 1 (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Blade Runner (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Highlander: Counterfeit (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Karate Kid (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Unforgiven (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Andromeda: Season 2 (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Highlander: Season 3 (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Terminal (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bachelor Party (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Boogeyman (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Jacket (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Nothing But Trouble (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Labyrinth (1986); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Incredibles (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Million Dollar Baby (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The West Wing: Season 2 (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: In Old California (1942); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Wool Cap (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hide and Seek (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Omega Man (1971); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Constantine (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Batman Begins (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0 | netflix |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: ASICS Women's GEL-Fit Sana Cross-Training Shoe; Brand: ; Review: Me at comfortable shoes I've ever owned. Perfect for my bootcamp classes at the gym.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rockport Cobb Hill Women's Ramona-CH Flat Sandal; Brand: Cobb Hill; Review: I recently started to have foot issues, ahem, bunions. I was having a lot of pain so the podiatrist recommended more supportive shoes. I was pretty bummed because I'm a California girl and wear inexpensive flip flops 8 months out of the year. I'm 33 and wasn't looking forward to wearing grandma shoes. I spent a lot of time searching for the happy medium where comfort met style. When I saw these I thought they were cute, but the main draw for me was how sturdy they looked. When they arrived I was pleasantly surprised and relieved by how stylish they were. Then when I put them on I was sold. They are soooo comfortable. I love to be barefoot, but these were so comfortable, I found myself wearing them all the time. These were my go-to shoes all summer. They worked well with super casual shorts, or a night out in a summer dress. I'm planning on buying other colors as well.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Aleader Women's Mesh Slip On Water Shoes; Brand: ALEADER; Review: I bought these shoes for river rafting and now I wear them all the time. They were much cuter than I thought they would be. They were perfect for the river, lightweight, dried quickly, and had really good traction. When I returned from my trip and pulled them out of my bag, they looked almost brand new. I don't even remember rinsing them. Now I throw them on to run errands and I've used them to work out. They are perfect for hot weather because the breathe really well.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Aleader Women's Mesh Slip On Water Shoes; Brand: ALEADER; Review: I bought these shoes for river rafting and now I wear them all the time. They were much cuter than I thought they would be. They were perfect for the river, lightweight, dried quickly, and had really good traction. When I returned from my trip and pulled them out of my bag, they looked almost brand new. I don't even remember rinsing them. Now I throw them on to run errands and I've used them to work out. They are perfect for hot weather because the breathe really well.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: BSB LL Blanket Open Front Poncho Ruana Knit Cardigan Sweater Shawl Wrap Many Styles; Brand: BSB; Review: I bought this to wear to a nighttime fall wedding. It was beautiful, definitely not too Grandma, which I was a bit concerned about. It provided the perfect amount of warmth without hiding the dress I was wearing. It was really soft and I felt like I was wearing a blanket.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Selected Hanky Ladies/Women's Cotton Handkerchiefs Flower Embroidered with Lace 6 Pack; Brand: Selected Hanky; Review: I bought these as a gift for my grandmother who has dementia and is difficult to shop for. I was pleasantly surprised by how pretty they were and how well made they were. They looked they they should have been much more expensive. She loved how soft they were and they seem to bring her comfort.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Milumia Women's Boho Deep V Neck Floral Chiffon Wrap Split Long Maxi Dress; Brand: ; Review: I bought this dress to wear to a wedding. I loved the colors, and how flowery the dress was. This dress fit me perfectly (5'8" 160lbs). It stayed in place through several hours of dancing (meaning my boobs didn't po out) and I received a lot of compliments on the dress. It looked and felt much more expensive that the price. I'm looking forward to wearing this dress again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Idea Strappy Caged Bralette; Brand: Idea; Review: I'm always nervous to buy One Size items because I typically wear a size large, so I feel like I'm pushing the limits of "One Size." My other concern was boob support. I'm 33 and wear a 34 C, so they're not as, um, perky as they once were. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the package. The bra looked exactly like the picture and was well made. I was even more pleasantly surprised when I tried it on. It fit perfectly, held the girls up nicely, and was super sexy. I have a semi-sheer black top that it looks great under and I no longer have to wear a strapless bra (which I hate). After hours of wear, it stayed in place and it's so comfortable, you never feel like you're wearing a bra.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bali Women's Shapewear Lace 'N Smooth Cami; Brand: ; Review: I love this top. It works great to hold everything in, without making you feel like you can't eat anything or breathe. It is sexy, but can still be worn as a regular tank top or under other clothing.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bali Women's Shapewear Lace 'N Smooth Body Briefer; Brand: ; Review: I bought this to wear under dresses to smooth out some of the imperfections without being too tight. Overall it is comfortable to wear and it's very pretty. It fits well in the body, but was a little large in the chest. I ordered a 36C, but I should have ordered a 34C. It doesn't have any underwire, so it doesn't offer much support. I actually wound up wearing a strapless bra underneath and that worked out better. It leaves a pretty noticeable panty line, so it works best for clothing that isn't very tight fitting in the booty region.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Teva Women's Northwater W-W; Brand: ; Review: I bought these in my quest to replace old shoes for more supportive ones to help with my foot issues. I liked the look of these, and I have other Tevas, so I decided to give them a try. The size 9 I ordered fits like a typical size 9. They are super comfortable and have solid grip on the bottom, so they are great for slippery surfaces. My issue was that I have the dreaded bunions, which make my feet really wide. After a few hours they started to rub and cause a bit of pain. These shoes are great to wear for a few hours, but I can't wear them all day.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Halo II Headband Sweatband Pullover; Brand: Halo Headbands; Review: These do not stay in place on my head at all. I haven't found any headband that don't slide off during high intensity workouts where I'm jumping around a lot. At this point, I think it might just be my oddly shaped head, so I've given up on headbands. These are soft and comfortable and have a large non-slip rubber grip to help it stay in place. I think they'd work well for normal-shaped-head-people.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Trendy Warm Chunky Soft Stretch Cable Knit Slouchy Beanie Skully HAT20A (One Size, 3 Pack: Camel/Navy/Burgundy); Brand: C.C; Review: I now have 5 of these hats, and I love them. They fit my head perfectly, and are warm and comfortable. I like the colors, they go with all of my winter wardrobe colors. Added bonus, the initials on the front are C.C., which are also my initials, so they were clearly made for me. I plan to buy a few more colors to complete the collection.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with Wikipedia articles as follows:
Title: PICOM retail business cluster; Description: Nord de France business cluster on e-commerce and advanced shopping interactions
Title: TEAM2 ecotechnology cluster; Description: Nord de France circular economy ecotechnologies and environmental remediation
Title: Veolia Environnement; Description: company
Title: Suez Environnement; Description: company
Title: École Centrale de Lille; Description: Graduate engineering school in Villeneuve d''Ascq, Lille metropolis, France
Title: ENSAIT; Description: textile industry and material engineering school
Title: UCCS - Unité de catalyse et de chimie du solide de Lille; Description: Research unit for catalysis and solid chemistry in Lille
Title: SITA; Description: Waste Management company
Title: Telecom Lille 1; Description: telecom engineering school at University of Lille 1
Title: circular economy; Description: regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage, are minimised
Title: Lille University of Science and Technology; Description: Campus Lille 1, university located in Villeneuve d''Ascq, Lille, France
Title: École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille; Description: chemistry science school at University of Lille
Title: Auchan; Description: company
Title: École des hautes études commerciales du nord; Description: french business school
Title: Leroy Merlin; Description: company
Title: Castorama; Description: French hardware store chain | wikirec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Grow More 5121 All-Purpose Premium Orchid Fertilizer, 1.25-Pound; Brand: Grow More; Review: Got this when another reviewer somewhere recommended orchid fertilizer for orchids. Works! Second set of blooms and new stalks! What is cool is I used some leftover mix on a hoya plant near the orchid. It started blooming for the first time ever a couple weeks later! Will try to post a pic here of the hoya.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Earthcare Seeds Cornflower Tall Blue Heirloom Bachelors Button 1000 Seeds Centaurea Cyanus; Brand: Earthcare Seeds; Review: Great quantity and fast shipping. Planted and with all the rain they came up in less than a week.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: First Nature 3090 32-ounce Hummingbird Flower Feeder; Brand: First Nature; Review: One of the few that don't leak! Large, too.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: VIAEON Electric Fly Swatter Wasp Trap Mosquito Fly Killer Electric Bug Zapper; Brand: VIAEON; Review: Not crazy about it. Have to trap them against something or in the air! Could break if you hit a fly on a table say. Would not buy again or anything similar. Pass the OFF please.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: TTLIFE BBQ Tong Sets Grill Tongs Stainless Steel Silicone Kitchen Tongs 2 Pack (9-Inch & 12-Inch) 9"&12" (colorful); Brand: TTLIFE; Review: Had to return. Small one did not work...it closed while using & stuck. Might reorder a higher quality one.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Valley Splendor Black Oil Sunflower, 10 lbs; Brand: Valley Splendor; Review: Good quantity for price. Maybe less when I bought...; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: CARTMAN Colored Country Cottages Bird House (Farmhouse); Brand: CARTMAN; Review: Very pretty! Brighter colors than pictured. Looks well made. Won't leave it out over winter. May go on a post and will have to drill screw holes to do that. The hanger is only hemp maybe - not particularly good but overall, really very nice.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Liquid Fence Deer & Rabbit Repellent Ready-to-Use, 1-Gallon; Brand: Liquid Fence; Review: Seems to be working - rabbits!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bloem SDC16-42 Dura Cotta Plant Saucer, 16-Inch, Living Green; Brand: Bloem; Review: Very nice - works for a bird bath with a pot below it. Was slightly bent when I took from box due to their using a too small box, however after a few days it reshaped itself and is just fine and nice price, too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bonide Vine & Stump Killer with Applicator Concentrate 8 Oz; Brand: Bonide; Review: Didn't work on tree stump but great little brush attached for hard to kill stemmy weeds!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spectracide Stump Remover Granules, 1-Pound, 6-pack; Brand: Spectracide; Review: Not good enough!; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Ginsco 25pcs Butterfly Stakes Outdoor Yard Planter Flower Pot Bed Garden Decor Butterflies Christmas Tree Decorations; Brand: Ginsco; Review: Can't believe they have held up over the whole summer! Bright little butterflies!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: C&S Woodpecker Treat Suet - 11 oz.; Brand: C & S Products Co; Review: They love it - and so do all the other birds here.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Woodpecker Blend Suet 12 Pack; Brand: Suet Plus; Review: Woodpeckers love this - others, too.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Patio_Lawn_and_Garden |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: IOGEAR USB 2.0 External VGA Video Card GUC2015V; Brand: IOGEAR; Review: This device is used in my office for users hat need a second monitor sue to the fact we use mini computers that cant handle a standard video card It works great most of the time, once in a great while you may need to disconnect and reconnect the USB but that is usually due to some MS update to windows that made it crash, we have several at work and so far no issues. (make sure you go to the MFG web site and get the latest drivers) I recommend them; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: ZyXEL ZyWALL USG200 Unified Security Gateway Firewall w/100 VPN Tunnels, SSL VPN, 7 Gigabit Ports, and High Availability; Brand: ZyXEL; Review: Good product, easy to set up, I don't know what all the people that were saying it was hard to set up were talking about. This is replacing a Cisco ASA 5505, now that was a miserable POS even before it went unreliable and started to shut off all communication in or out to the network at random times. i think that the documentation leaves alot to be desired though, especially about the add on features, which leads me to the one sore point of the device. You have to Pay for every little ad on such as VPN and antivirus, I feel that atleast SOME sort of antivirus should be included and in the review of the unit that I found online apparently it used to be but is not free any longer unless I am missing something, which is possible because as I say the documentation is very "gappy" would be a way to describe it. Overall so far so good and a good working device. This was the best bang for the buck as far as I could tell and I looked at all the competition. There is alot less to choose from in the business firewall market that the consumer based products that is for sure.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dell D620 Laptop Duo Core with Windows XP; Brand: Dell; Review: Bought 2 of them, both work great, no issues The units are used and one came with a bad battery but the supplier sent a new battery right away so that was a major plus to them. Both units work fine and look fine also.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: HP Chromebook 14 (Peach Coral); Brand: HP; Review: I purchased this unit as a test for company wide deployment for the medical office I am the IT administrator of. It was properly charged and deployed to a doctor who uses it on a daily basis and charges it when needed. the first two weeks were fine but then all of a sudden the unit crashed and would not reboot. I went to the troubleshooting for the unit and found nothing that fit the issue we had but I looked online and found others with this issue and sometimes you can reboot the unit by holding the start button for 1 minuet which I did and the unit came back to life. I hope this is not indicative of things to come as I ordered more of these units and they just arrived the same day as this incident happened. Guess we shall see.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: D-Link N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender (DAP-1120); Brand: D-Link; Review: I use this unit as an access point in an office that has lead lined walls from the previous tenants of the building and it works great. Setup was a snap with the wizard to set up the unit you want, in my case a wired to wireless access point, and then you just go in and set the other things you would like after initial set up. Good job on this product! PS. in a multi AP environment make sure that you rename each unit as you install it to make life simpler when you go back to work on them as they start with a default interface name of dlinkap and you cant have all of them called that.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Western Digital 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM SATAII_ Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD1600AVBS; Brand: Western Digital; Review: Good drives fast delivery no issues at all; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Flagship Resort; City: Atlantic City New Jersey; Review: The Flagship offers a great alternative to the hustle and bustle of the Casinos. It's clean with spectacular views. They have an indoor pool with jacuzzi and the in house restaurant serves dishes to die for. The staff is friendly and always willing to help. There's a free shuttle which stops at all the casinos and Omar the driver points out many worthwhile things to do as will as little known AC facts. This has become our "go to" hotel when in Atlantic City.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Miami Beach Resort and Spa; City: Miami Beach Florida; Review: This hotel offers a lot off bang for your buck. Yes it is a bit dated, but the lobby is magnificent! The hotel is right on the beach and has an open air bar/restaurant in the pool area just steps from the beach which serves an excellent lunch. Our room was not ready upon arrival but the hotel graciously provide luggage storage while we enjoyed the amenities of the hotel. Our room was clean with a great view. The only negative is there is not a lot to do within walking distance. However, our Uber driver was there within seconds of our call, and South Beach as well as the city of Miami where only a few dollars away.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Passport Inn Suites; City: Galloway New Jersey; Review: We were in need of a last minute place to lay our heads after the fireworks in AC. The room was clean (we check for bugs and didn't see indication). It was recently painted and the staff was pleasant. No pool and no coffee! However, there are several other hotels in the vicinity within the same price range which we did not see on Trip Advisor or Expedia. They have pools and serve morning coffee. It would be a good idea to drive down White Horse Pike and see what's available.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Sleep Inn Mount Pleasant; City: Mount Pleasant South Carolina; Review: The Sleep Inn is conveniently located to downtown and there are many restaurants within walking distance. It's clean with comfy beds and a staff who thrives on excellence. The front desk personnel is friendly and always willing to help fulfill whatever your needs are. There is not a huge selection on the breakfast buffet but Tina will make you the best waffles ever to insure you do not go away hungry.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Days Inn by Wyndham Tappahannock; City: Tappahannock Virginia; Review: From making my reservation to checking out, all of the employees served with excellence. They are friendly and go out of their way to insure you and your pets have a pleasant stay. The breakfast includes sausage and gravy as well as make your own waffles. This hotel is very dog friendly yet very clean and centrally located. I definitely be back whenever in the Tappahannock area.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Clovelly Lakeside Lodges; City: Clovelly Devon England; Review: Stayed in lodge 7 and 14 last year, top lake is difficult to fish for carp, but the lower lake is great. If your after silver fish all the lakes fish well. Peter and Caroline are always very helpful, no wifi at the moment but your phone will find 3-4G all over the site. We are booked to go again in 2016. Plenty of good pubs in the area to eat in, but try the fish and chip from Mr Chips on Bideford quay they are the best in Devon.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lake Louise Campground; City: Lake Louise Banff National Park Alberta; Review: Nice site with good pitches, electrical power on every pitch, shower blocks could do with an upgrade, the dump station is well though out, but busy first thing in the morning. If you RV is self contained and your staying for one night it's ok, would I stay a week no I would find a better site.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court Campground; City: Banff Banff National Park Alberta; Review: Warm welcome and helpful staff, located just off the trans Canada highway it's very easy to find. The site is clean and litter free, the shower blocks are also very clean, electric, wast disposal and water points on each pitch. There is a bus service every 40 mins down into Banff and it's only $2.5 each way. We will stay here again.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lamplighter Campground; City: Revelstoke Kootenay Rockies British Columbia; Review: Checked in with a warm welcome. Then offered local maps of the town. The site is exceptionally well maintained with very clean showers and restrooms, it also has a laundry and kitchen area also very clean and tidy. If your travelling "I one" between Vancover and Banff this is the place to stay.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: International Hotel Calgary; City: Calgary Alberta; Review: Clean rooms, nice food and a great sports bar down stairs. The breakfast service is good with regular top ups on the buffet. Situated in the downtown area this hotel is close to a number of shopping malls, a walk through the skyway walk is also recommended with its many food courts.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sheraton Skyline Hotel London Heathrow; City: Hayes Greater London England; Review: We had an over night at the Skyline, the rooms are spotless, top marks for that. The range of food is ok if you like eating in the dark if the sports bar or like curry in the main restaurant. Next time we will eat in the pub down the road and Micky D's for breakfast.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clovelly Lakeside Lodges; City: Clovelly Devon England; Review: With 5 lakes to fish on, there is plenty of choice and many places to fish, the staff are very helpful and want to make your stay a great experience. With carp up to 33 lbs, roach, tench, you can change your fishing every day. The cabins are clean spacious and warm. Plenty of pubs that are dog frendly, and a great fish and chip shop on the Quay in Bideford, called Mr Chips; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow Hotel; City: Hayes Greater London England; Review: What a nice place to stay, clean tidy, good parking 15 days included in the room price. Three different restaurant to choose from. Great steak and lobster restaurant the staff where very helpful even offered extra fries if we wanted them.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with news articles as follows:
Title: Miguel Cervantes' Wife Reveals Daughter, 3, 'Died in My Arms' After Entering Hospice Care; Abstract: Miguel Cervantes' Wife Reveals Daughter 'Died in My Arms' After Hospice Care; Category: tv
Title: Doctors Want FDA To Warn Women About Cheese And Breast Cancer Link; Abstract: Up to 12,000 members of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine agreed that the federal government should add label to cheese products that would warn women about the risk of having breast cancer.; Category: health
Title: Nutrition Experts Eat Halloween Candy, Too - Here Are 8 Brands They're Trick-or-Treating For; Abstract: When Halloween season hits, there are suddenly rich and decadent sweets all over the place: getting swapped around at school, sitting on every desk at work, looking tempting in your own front hallway, just waiting for trick-or-treaters.; Category: health
Title: 17 photos that show the ugly truth of living in a tiny house; Abstract: From cramped lofts that are hard to access to small appliances, this is what it's really like to live in a tiny house.; Category: lifestyle
Title: 25 bathrooms? Former Clinton labor secretary says Bezos' mansion helps make case for soaking the rich; Abstract: Robert Reich served as labor secretary in the Clinton administration, where he was named by Time Magazine as one of the 10 most effective cabinet secretaries of the 20th century. He's a Rhodes scholar, a best-selling author, a documentarian and a professor of public policy at UC Berkeley. What he's not, apparently, is a fan of billionaires clinging to their riches.; Category: finance
Title: Missing college student's parents meet with mother of Natalee Holloway; Abstract: Investigators did not call the man a suspect, but said they wanted to identify him and speak with him in connection to Aniah Blanchard's disappearance.; Category: news
Title: Judge calls USC dad a 'thief,' gives longest prison sentence so far in college admissions scandal; Abstract: Toby MacFarlane, a California real estate executive, received six months for his actions in the college admissions scandal. It's the longest so far.; Category: news | mind |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Fiskars 12-27457097J Gel Pen 48-Piece-Set; Brand: Fiskars; Review: GREAT GEL PENS; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fiskars 12-27457097J Gel Pen 48-Piece-Set; Brand: Fiskars; Review: GREAT GEL PENS; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dixon Ticonderoga No.2 Pencils, Assorted Neon, 10-Pack; Brand: Dixon Ticonderoga; Review: LOVE THE NEON PENCILS. 5 STAR SELLER AA+; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Neon Gel Pens from Color Technik, Set of 12 Professional Artist Quality Pens. Best Gel Pen Colors with Comfort; Brand: Color Technik; Review: EXCELLENT NEON GEL PENS, VERY COLORFUL AND VERY SMOOTH. WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Reaeon Colored Gel Pens, Coloring Gel Pen for Office, Art, Adults Coloring Book, Drawing, Writing, Craft - Including Glitter,; Brand: Reaeon; Review: NICE GEL PENS FOR ADULT COLORING BOOKS. THEIR WAS 1 PEN MISSING.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Waterman Charleston Black GT Fine Point Fountain Pen - 30046; Brand: Waterman; Review: LOVE THE REPLACEMENT GEL PENS. VERY SMOOTH AND NICE COLORS.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Arteza Gel Pens Ink Refills 60-Individual-Color-Bundle Acid-Free & Non-Toxic (0.8-1.0 mm Tips, Set of 60); Brand: ARTEZA; Review: EXCELLENT REPLACEMENT GEL PENS, VERY SMOOTH AND NICE COLORS.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SunAngel 48 Color Gel Ink Pen Refills, Colors Included: Pastel, Neon, Metallic and Glitter, 0.8mm Fine; Brand: SunAngel; Review: EXCELLENT REPLACEMENT GEL PEN, VERY SMOOTH AND NICE COLORS.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fineliner Color Pen; Brand: Huhuhero; Review: LOVE THE REPLACEMENT GEL PENS. VERY SMOOTH AND NICE COLORS.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Office_Products |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: WordPress 3 Site Blueprints; Author: Visit Amazon's Heather R. Wallace Page; Review: This was a great purchase. Very informative. Exactly what I was looking for. Starting out with no Wordpress experience this book was the perfect tool to begin getting my site up and running in short order.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Finding Love's Wings: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Zoey Derrick Page; Review: Ms. Derrick has done it! Her debut novel has love, heart, sex and romance all in a single fantastic read. This proves that love and romance are sexy and steamy. Cameron and Tristan just work, plain and simple. This is a read that will make you a believer. I am looking forward to the next part of this fantastic tale!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Haven: War of the Princes; Author: Visit Amazon's A. R. Ivanovich Page; Review: I liked the story very much. it was captivating. one think I would note here, we have spent a lot of time inside Katelyn's head... perhaps too much. This was my first streamline novel but it will not be my last. I look forward to the next installment.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Upgrading and Repairing PCs; Author: Visit Amazon's Scott Mueller Page; Review: I love the reference value of this book. I use it often when looking into research for hardware and configurations for system when in the context of forensics and preservation activities. I would love to see this as an on-line resource as well.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tinker's War: Book 2 of 'The Tinkerer's Daughter (Volume 2); Author: Visit Amazon's Jamie Sedgwick Page; Review: I want to start by saying, I love this story! Breeze is a character that every single person on the planet can identify with, at some level. All the characters are people (Human or Tal'mar) have something essential to the nature of a good story. Jamie Sedgwick is a very talented writer! Here is where I have a slight issue with the tale... Breeze, in many ways, reminds me of the characters in Star Trek Voyager. They each seem to face a level of diversity that pushes them to a limit they thought previously insurmountable, but (and this is where things get hinky), they only face that challenge for a short period of time, then overcome it, then move on. I always love a character who I can get really into, but sometimes, the ones in Tinker's War seem like that can reach out and put hands on that one item, or one solution that will solve the problem at hand without having to earn it. I love adversity in what I read! I love to see the characters face struggle, strife and tension, but to have them come out on the other side so quickly against gigantic odds and nearly impossible situations... it seems a little to 'deus ex machina' to me. Case in point, the death of Robie... or the fact that Robie was chosen with such surety and decisiveness after being in what looked to me like it could have been an epic battle of male ego for the hand of a woman they loved...It just seems a little too unrealistic. The fact that Robie's death was such a short lived and underplayed tragedy extenuates my point. To move on so quickly seems, to me at least, to be more of a Vulcan characteristic in comparison to the passion Breeze felt over Tinker or over her friend and her swat team. I will read the rest of the series with eager anticipation of the storyline leveling out a bit without such huge leaps of success against what sounded like a very challenge opponent in the Vangar. In order for me personally to believe in a story and in the characters, I need to be able to visualize their actions as being choices I would make and consequences I could understand, if not accept.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Hacker's Life Starter: Security Penetration Anywhere & Anytime; Author: Visit Amazon's Benjamin James Page; Review: While I like the idea of the book... the number of grammatical errors and simple bad writing made this a difficult read. If a new version is released, I will revise my review, happily.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dusk and Summer; Author: Visit Amazon's Joseph A. Pinto Page; Review: I write this review from a place many people can relate to. I write this review from a spot within myself that is not empty, but filled with the grief-stricken, the disheartened, the broken. Dusk and Summer is a tribute to one man's personal hero, his father. A tribute to a man who was larger than life and more honorable that any ten men. A promise made, and then kept; "... never drop the ball" I write this review as a reader, a father and a son... secretly hoping to leave a legacy like this for my own children... also knowing that I am working through a tale, not unlike this one of which, the outcome is still too far to see, yet to close for comfort. This was a brilliant look into the life of a man I will never know, but who I feel I would have been honored to have met. Heartfelt and emotional, Joseph captured what he was feeling and told a story that I didn't want to put down, a story his father would have been proud of. It takes a fair amount of courage to open yourself and Joseph did exactly that. He opened up his heart, his family and his life to share with the readers. This is one story that will stay with me! Well done, Mr. Pinto... well done, indeed.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: How to Build a Castle in Seven Easy Steps; Author: Visit Amazon's Dani J Caile Page; Review: This wasn't my first Dani J Caile read and it won't be my last. Witty, funny and full of the dry humor that I've come to expect from Dani. This is one of those books that, when read in public, people will wonder what the hell you're laughing about. In this case, I tell them. This is a damn good read!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: To Kill a Mockingbird; Author: Visit Amazon's Harper Lee Page; Review: A great read. This will certainly be on my repeat real list.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Liars' Club: A Memoir; Author: Visit Amazon's Mary Karr Page; Review: What a great read. Review posted on Good Reads.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: How to Write a Movie in 21 Days: The Inner Movie Method; Author: Visit Amazon's Viki King Page; Review: Great book for writers!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: To Kill a Mockingbird; Author: Visit Amazon's Harper Lee Page; Review: Intense novel. A classic.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Aftermath: Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Author: Visit Amazon's Chuck Wendig Page; Review: In addition to all of the other negative reviews on here I would like to add that I'm very upset that the LGBT agenda is also being pushed in the Star Wars storyline. I don't care to own this book anymore, nor do I want it in my house. Disney/Lucasfilm has lost my money and my readership for any and all future Star Wars publications if they are going to continue pushing the LGBT agenda.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths; Author: bernard evslin; Review: I don't care for Greek mythology. We had to buy this book because it was required reading at my son's middle school.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary; Author: Merriam-Webster; Review: Handy to have.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Merriam-Webster's Pocket Thesaurus (Pocket Reference Library); Author: Merriam-Webster; Review: Handy item to have around.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Frozen - Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack; Author: Hal Leonard Corp.; Review: Nice addition to my repertoire collection.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Twilight - The Score: Music from the Motion Picture; Author: Visit Amazon's Carter Burwell Page; Review: I'm enjoying playing the music on piano. Beautifully written.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Popular Sheet Music - 30 Hits from 2010-2013; Author: Hal Leonard Corp.; Review: Nice addition to my piano repertoire.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Mountway Holiday Apartments; City: Perth Greater Perth Western Australia; Review: Great postion its old but clean and tidy. Somewhere to sleep expect nothing more. 2 mins walk to Perth City over foot bridge. I can stay here to sleep and live like a king on the restaurant's and still save heaps of cash. Walkable to st Georges tce, Hay st and northbridge.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Peninsula Riverside Apartments; City: South Perth Greater Perth Western Australia; Review: What a gteat spot to stay in Perth when I travel with family this is the spot to stay. Just 2 mins walk from the Ferry ti Elizabeth key and a short walk from the amazing Mends St witb awesome restraunts and the wonderful Windsor Hotel. Als 10 min from the Perth Zoo. Just cannot reccomend this place enough.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Melbourne s Princes Park Motor Inn; City: Brunswick Moreland Greater Melbourne Victoria; Review: Awesome spot stayed there a lot so handy for trams and Princess Park walking tracks. Sydney Rd and the Airport. Off street parking and very clean neat and tidy one of my favourite places in Melbourne to stay; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Westland Hotel Motel; City: Whyalla South Australia; Review: Great Littel spot slightly off the main Roads but such a nice little spot for a day or so. If you need to stay its a great spot with a lovely little Restaurant Hotel on the property the place to stay in Whyalla.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bay 10 Accommodation; City: Port Lincoln South Australia; Review: This is a seriously great spot. I cannot be more appreciative we got a txt on the way to make sure when we arrived they were ready for us. A wonderful hand written message in our room with a Chocolate for eac visitor. Could not believe we got a txt to see if all was well wishing us agreat time and to see if we needed any thing clean toweld etc, this is a standard.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Melbourne s Princes Park Motor Inn; City: Brunswick Moreland Greater Melbourne Victoria; Review: Awesome spot so well situated for Trams and Sydney Rd and just across the road from Princes Park where you can enjoy a lovely morning or evening walk. The tram ride is just 4-5 stops form the Victoria markets and the tram goes straight down Elizabeth street to the Railway Station, where you can get on the city loop. Travel cards are available from the 711 next door to the facility. Lygon Street is just a short 20min walk or you can take the car. This site has complimentary off street parking.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Munchkin Super Scoop Bath Toy Organizer; Brand: Brica; Review: Does exactly what it says. It has been stuck to my bathroom wall since I bought it. No problems with suction.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Figurine Play Set; Brand: Disney; Review: It's a cute set especially since Pete is in it. Pete is not often included. Unfortunately my set arrived broken. The little yellow Chip and Dale sign that Pete is holding was broken off when it came. I did not send it back since it's for a two year and he will not know the difference. It's just unfortunate that I received a broken toy.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Husqvarna Battery Operated Toy Chain Saw; Brand: Husqvarna; Review: My 3 year old absolutely loves this chainsaw.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 1st Birthday Fluffy Decorations w/Danglers - Pink; Brand: Amscan; Review: They are alright. A real hassle to open up and form the round ball as pictured. Actually, it's a real pain in the a$$. For me it wasn't worth it. So make sure you start forming them the day before the party. It takes some time.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Thanksgiving Turkey Craft Kit | Makes Up To 4 Turkeys | Party Activity; Brand: Amscan; Review: Beware!!! It only makes 4 turkeys. The description says 28. But thats the number of pieces. Other than that, its cute. Its just that I ordered this to put in goodie bags. So clearly I don't have enough turkeys.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Kangaroo "Do You Want to Build a Snowman, (3-Pack); Brand: Kangaroo; Review: These were awesome. My kids and I had a good time putting them together. Although, its a quick craft. So we made reindeer out of some.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hot Wheels Star Wars Starship A-Wing Fighter (Rebels); Brand: Hot Wheels; Review: My son loves it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bubble Gun Blower Machine Blaster Duck Shape with Music and Sounds - 2 Bubble Solution and Batteries Included; Brand: Kidsthrill; Review: Doesnt make bubbles very well. In fact, doesnt make any bubbles. However it works pretty good fir just a play toy gun. Quacks loudly; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Rogue One TIE Striker; Brand: Star Wars; Review: My 5 year old loves it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Speeder Bike and Biker Scout; Brand: Star Wars; Review: My 5 year old loves it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Toys_and_Games |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Waste King Legend Series 1/2 HP Power Cord-(L-2600) Garbage Disposal; Brand: Waste King; Review: It works OK; Nothing special; Its quieter than previous brands and much lighter in weight; The material is not the best, pretty cheap construction;; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Fastcap 2P-10 Super Glue Adhesive 2.25 Ounce Thick and 12 Ounce Activator Combo Pack; Brand: Fastcap; Review: Excellent; I love it; Great for bond rail parts, crown molding ect. It works and holds unbelievably well. Strong in a matter of seconds; Great for professionals and amateurs;; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Designers Edge L-949 Rechargeable Solar Shed Lights With 10 Bright LED Bulbs And 16-foot extension cord; Brand: Woods; Review: I used these lights and they are ok - nothing special; They are easy to assemble and last like an hour; They are not powerful ones. And they are made poorly;; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: MAXSA Solar-Powered Security Floodlight, Motion-Activated Outdoor Light Provides Bright Light with 80 LEDs for your Front Yard, Driveway, or; Brand: Maxsa; Review: I used these lights and they are ok for lighting the areas. They are easy to assemble and very easy to figure out how they would function the best; They are powerful ones. They work ok. But they won't last long since they are made cheaply;; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: MAXSA Motion-Activated LED Wedge Light with built-in Solar panel for Entrances, Porches, Decks, & Steps Off-White 40235; Brand: Maxsa Innovations; Review: I used it for awhile now and the light is ideal. Attractive; Very easy to assemble; very easy to place it on the wall; It works fine. I would recommend these to anyone; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Makita 724950-8D 3-3/8-Inch Wet Cutting Diamond Saw Blade with 15-Millimeter Arbor for Cutting Stone or Masonry; Brand: Makita; Review: Very pleased with the quality of the cutting. I've cut several ceramic tiles and granite with the blade, and it still looks like new. Excellent product!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Upgradelights Slip Uno Adapter Harp Converter Lamp Shade Uno Euro Fitter 1 7/16 I.D.; Brand: Upgradelights; Review: I really like it. It works fine; it fits fine; Durable, and nicely built; Easy to clean. I'll likely order more.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: RTGS 100 LEDs String Lights Plug-in on 32 Feet Long Silver Color Wire, Indoor Outdoor Use; Brand: RTGS Products; Review: I love the lights. The length is fine; The lights are tiny, and the wire is fine. However, they are really bright, like cold led hue. I was hoping they would be more of a warm yellow. I paint over them; And I'll likely order more anyways.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Moonrays 95728 Low Voltage Metal Floodlight with 20-Watt Halogen Bulb; Brand: Moonrays; Review: These are functioning perfectly and produce perfect illumination; I have eight of these in an area. 4 of them are in sunny location and 4 in a part sun & part shade areas; They are just as bright as the lights that are in full sun. In the night they stay lit for a slightly shorter time. Wonderful product.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clicker KLIK1U Universal 2-Button Garage Door Opener Remote,Chamberlain,KLIK1U" />; Brand: Chamberlain; Review: Wonderful item; It works; easy to program. Very nice design and it functions perfectly; Also it is convenient to use with a nice clip; I recommend this Chamberlain item.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clicker KLIK1U Universal 2-Button Garage Door Opener Remote; Brand: Chamberlain; Review: Wonderful item; It works; easy to program. Very nice design and it functions perfectly; Also it is convenient to use with a nice clip; I recommend this Chamberlain item.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ratchet Tie Down Strap – 4 Pack – 1 Inch – 15 Feet – 500 LBS Working Load – 1500; Brand: Everest; Review: Wonderful; It does the job; It fasten, and hold items into place, and make it fit nicely. Very durable, easy to use, and overall it is a very nice item. I recommend it;; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Tools_and_Home_Improvement |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Sing Along Songs:Lion King - Circle; Author: Lion King Ddwd 29382; Review: Almost every Blu-Ray looks great, but what Disney is able to do is pack it full of beyond just a good picture and sound. The bonus features on this make it worth whatever price it's charged now that it's back in the Vault. Buy this if you're a fan. This is one of the most beautiful Blu Rays in my collection!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Shadow Fabric: A Supernatural Horror Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Mark Cassell Page; Review: Mark does a great job in etching his name into horror novel writing history. With this debut, he creates a world full of imagination and nightmares that will keep you turning the digital page. What gripped me was the attention to details that he gave each situation and character. This novel is a must-read for anyone who wishes to read some new and original horror. I can't wait for what the future holds for Mark Cassell.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Shadow Fabric; Author: Visit Amazon's Mark Cassell Page; Review: Mark does a great job in etching his name into horror novel writing history. With this debut, he creates a world full of imagination and nightmares that will keep you turning the digital page. What gripped me was the attention to details that he gave each situation and character. This novel is a must-read for anyone who wishes to read some new and original horror. I can't wait for what the future holds for Mark Cassell.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Government Zero: No Borders, No Language, No Culture; Author: Visit Amazon's Michael Savage Page; Review: I never read a book so quickly in my life. The moment this arrived early morning on release day, I cracked it open and went to reading. Michael Savage has always had a unique perspective on the world and as an avid fan of his radio talk show, this book delivers all expectations. It doesn't hurt that as a listener, I have his voice in mind when reading so it's like he's reading it to me. Now, outside of me enjoying this, this is a book that people need to read. Wherever you fall politically, you can rest assured that Savage has well documented FACTS in this book and ideas that the most seasoned politician wouldn't even come up with. I've seen the future of America and it's Michael Savage.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Government Zero: No Borders, No Language, No Culture; Author: Michael Savage; Review: I never read a book so quickly in my life. The moment this arrived early morning on release day, I cracked it open and went to reading. Michael Savage has always had a unique perspective on the world and as an avid fan of his radio talk show, this book delivers all expectations. It doesn't hurt that as a listener, I have his voice in mind when reading so it's like he's reading it to me. Now, outside of me enjoying this, this is a book that people need to read. Wherever you fall politically, you can rest assured that Savage has well documented FACTS in this book and ideas that the most seasoned politician wouldn't even come up with. I've seen the future of America and it's Michael Savage.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed; Author: Visit Amazon's Joseph Nassise Page; Review: This is definitely a novel I've been dying to read. I got this book from one of the author/editors, Del Howison (signed by him and a few others including Barker himself). I dug into this book the other day and couldn't stop reading it. Each author takes us on a different journey. What stands out here is the difference in writing styles. It's like sitting down at a camp fire and taking turns telling stories. This is amazing. I'm a huge Clive Barker fan and his novels will always be a measuring stick of how horror should be written. These authors clearly took note of that when applying their craft and showing their love and respect for Barker. I won't go into depth because we can all read a synopsis of this....but this is a book that's just enjoyable and satisfying. I will personally be looking out for the authors that contributed here because they have a reader for life in me!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Scorched Earth: Restoring the Country after Obama; Author: Visit Amazon's Michael Savage Page; Review: I picked this up from Barnes & Noble the day this came out and started reading immediately. Savage yet again paints an all too realistic picture of the state of our country and what we can do to fix it. It's a pager turner, well-written and researched so well. As with his other books, this makes me wonder why people don't like him. I keep myself fairly centered with my politics, but he makes me rethink a lot. Amazing book and I can't wait for the next one!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: T-Mobile Sparq Prepaid Phone (T-Mobile); Brand: T-Mobile; Review: I was looking for a replacement phone for my Nokia for my Tmobile prepaid, since a decent Nokia phone that isn't a droid is difficult to find at Tmobile these days I chose the sparq by Alcatel. the phone is pretty close to my Nokia as far as accessories and ease of use. My only complaint is that when I end a phone call and press the end button for more than a second, the phone will power of. I have to adjust for that and give the button a quick push, and not hold it too long. Otherwise, the phone is simple to use, easy to follow instructions and does what it should. Its nothing fancy, but all I want to do is make a phone call or send a text and thats what I can do. I would reccomend this phone to anyone who wants a decent phone with out all the hassle of apps and secret key stroke tracking that Droid phones are known for.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Tech Armor Samsung Samsung Galaxy S4 (Not S4 ACTIVE) High Defintion (HD) Clear Screen Protectors (Not Glass); Brand: Tech Armor; Review: Got these today and put one on. Worked pretty well, until I tried to snap on a new case and the shield crinkled up in the corner, so I put on the new case first and went to install another new shield. The shields have little stickers attached to them. and when I went to remove the sticker on the second new shield, it was stuck on and left a paper/glue imprint on the shield, so I threw that one in the trash and went to shield #3 which did the same thing. Now I'm back on line buying something else. Maybe the heat had something to do with it during shipping, not sure. Either way I could have just opened my wallet and simply threw my money in the trash, because that's what I did within 5 minutes of product delivery, threw it in the trash; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Aduro Galaxy S4 Case, Combo Shell & Holster Case Super Slim Shell Case w/Built-in Kickstand; Brand: Aduro; Review: Got this today and put it on my phone, which was very simple. It seems durable, but is a little hard to get out of the holster. Will wait to see if that improves as I give it some wear and tare. Otherwise I would recommend this product, for an inexpensive tough case; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: [Neo HD Oleophobic] JL31.6 Samsung Galaxy S4 Screen Protector - Premium Japanese Film - 3 Pack - Lifetime Replacement; Brand: Obliq; Review: Bought this to replace another so called top brand, that were useless. These babies are great. They fit perfectly and even work well if you have a hard shell case to slide your phone into, because they don't come off. like some of the other brands; which are way oversized. If you have invested in an S4, Then I highly recommend these little guys to help protect it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rugged vertical EX large nylon pouch with belt loop+duty metal clip holster; Brand: All_instore; Review: Great Case for the price. Fits my Samsung S4 with a little extra room. Very lightweight.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Cell_Phones_and_Accessories |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Mean Season; Author: Visit Amazon's Heather Cochran Page; Review: To catagorize this as simply chick lit is to do it a great disservice. The premise becomes plausible, the characters real and the situations heartfelt. It is a book about families and love and responsibilities mixed with a trouble making actor, a terrifically hot assistant manager of the Winn Dixie and Leanne, a twentysomething you would love to be friends with. Unlike many other books of this 'type' which I have read and enjoyed, this one I will remember and recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Last Queen; Author: Visit Amazon's C. W. Gortner Page; Review: I lack the eloquence of the first reviewer but I echo her sentiments. I had also waited impatiently for this book to be published and arrive and it has exceeded all my expectations. It is wonderfully researched, beautifully written and exposes the heart of what I had hoped to learn about Juana and her life and her world. It is truly historical fiction at it's best.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society; Author: Visit Amazon's Mary Ann Shaffer Page; Review: If you love books, reading and wonderful characters who appreciate both this is the book for you. This will be added to my special list of favorites to be read again and again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Deadly Triangle: A True Story of Lies, Sports and Murder; Author: Fran Parker; Review: I was very excited when I received this book, I lived in Monroe and was employed at the university when the murder took place. It is a sad story of how one young man and two young women created a set of circumstances where almost everyone personally involved did the wrong thing or did nothing at all. Far too many people did not believe that a smart, handsome, well connected young man could be evil. It took the death of two vital young women to prove it. To me, the narrative confusing with sudden changes of focus and direction. I would read a paragraph and then flip back to see if I had missed something. Ms. Parker did an stellar job of investigating this story but I was hoping for more of a straight line through the crime and it's aftermath. This may be more personal preference than a fault with the book. She does make you feel how terrible and senseless these crimes were.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Bookplate Special (A Booktown Mystery); Author: Visit Amazon's Lorna Barrett Page; Review: I wanted to love this mystery series, a town full of book stores, a mystery book store owner and a cat named Miss Marple, all the perfect elements for me. The first book was ok, not great and I purchased the second and third hoping for improvement and became disgusted with myself for doing so. The main character is self centered, rude and judgemental and she is the 'likeable' one. The detecting was amaturish and almost insulting and the plot concerning freegans very badly used even though the author was trying to make a statement. Many other readers disagree with me so maybe it's just personal taste. I couldn't find a character I liked.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: We Need to Talk About Kevin: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Lionel Shriver Page; Review: While most reviewers readily admit their dislike of Eva, her selfishness and coldness, I found Franklin insidious. While Eva seems to be taking full responsibility for Kevin, listing all her faults and bad behavior her adoration of Franklin to me smacks of brainwashing. She loves Franklin and their life together. Franklin emotionally blackmails her into having a child, brow beats her during pregnancy, guilts her into staying at home (he's a freelancer, she's a CEO why is she the stay at home parent?) and always lets her know that he is the better parent. He continually underminds her and she lowers her self esteem every time. Kevin is an egnima and probably just evil but I think he thinks of her with more respect than Franklin does. His escalating behavior to me is trying to connect (For better or worse) to the one person in his family who doesn't love him just because she should. I have to say I saw most of the climax coming but that didn't lessen it's impact or keep me from thinking about this book again and again.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier; Author: Visit Amazon's Tom Kizzia Page; Review: Alaska is the last stand for individual freedom. A place to try to fall off the grid and live an independent life without big brother's intervention. A place to keep a low profile unless you are Papa Pilgrim with 15 children and a bad habit of liberating items large and small from their rightful owners. At first glance a charming, religious family espousing hard work and the word of God but scratch the surface and find a seething mass of violence, incest and a surprising link to the Kennedy's. As in Salem to voice an opposing opinion about this clan would set neighbor against neighbor against the government against the law. Truly an engrossing read.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Just What Kind of Mother Are You?; Author: Visit Amazon's Paula Daly Page; Review: First off I do not have children but after the first page of this terrifying book I was exhausted and frazzled Such a diabolical premise, starting so simply and building into such tension and fear. I will confess I saw one of the twists but that blindsided me to the rest. Your average day will never seem quite as safe again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Her Husband: Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath--A Marriage; Author: Diane Middlebrook; Review: There's always something just out of reach about the Hughes/Plath marriage. No one ever knows what goes on between two people even when they leave so much evidence behind. As the title says it's 'her husband' and the focus is centered a great deal on the fact the Sylvia's suicide has forever made Ted (genius that he was) the man who may have driven her to it. A role that I think he did not always shy away from. The book offers great insight into those years in their marriage .You almost feel as though you might have been one of those friends or neighbors who witnessed it all first hand. Fascinating but not liable to change any minds as most sides have already been picked. Well worth reading.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Murder by the Book (A Langham and Dupre Mystery); Author: Eric Brown; Review: Fantastic premise, mystery writers being literally done in by their imaginations. The idea great, the execution not quiet as well done. In London after WWII a midlist mystery author is pulled into first a blackmail scheme targeting his agent then increasingly violent murders of fellow authors in the styles of their works. Romance, revenge and feats of daring cumulate into a rather rushed finale. I personally feel with a little more depth and character development this would have been a really great read. As I would be taking my life in my own hands by reviewing this negatively I will say that it was a good evenings entertainment. I will look for the next installment and hope Langham and Dupre rise to the occasion.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Northanger Abbey; Author: Visit Amazon's Val McDermid Page; Review: I have to admit when I started Northanger Abbey I was waiting for that frisson of suspense but after a couple of pages I forgot about that and just lost myself in Cat's new world. To have updated the sense of foreboding would have ruined the fun of the novel. Perhaps I'm too open to try all incarnations of Austen. I have been disappointed in several but this one was exactly my cup of latte.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Fault in Our Stars; Author: ; Review: I read the reviews, couldn't wait to get the book and then let it languish in a stack of fear. Months later a bad patch of epic proportions made me think, what the hell, I can't feel worse. I started reading and laughing and fell completely head over heels in love with Hazel Grace and Augustus and their parents even knowing the eventual outcome. Come to think of it 'is the point. Even knowing my acquaintance with them would be much too brief and not without pain,they made me and the Universe notice.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: What Has Become of You; Author: Jan Elizabeth Watson; Review: It is frightening to think while trying to connect to students that you can leave yourself open to manipulation and violence. Poor Vera just wants to give her students her love of literature while still being the smartest girl in the room. Unfortunately she's met her match. Watching Vera self detonate while trying to 'rescue' a girl she feels a kinship with is cringe worthy. Even as things spiral out of control you feel for her ( while shouting Don't go into the basement) I kept reading while suspending disbelief and was rewarded. I personally think the online homework journals were the highlight of the book.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bite (Wastelanders); Author: Visit Amazon's K.S. Merbeth Page; Review: Familiar setups and semi stereotypic characters are made new and fun. I loved the lightness hiding the darkness and can't wait to find out more about Kid and her crew. I think there are some amazing backstories to be told. Please write faster!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Rossdene House; City: Blackpool Lancashire England; Review: The wife and myself have just got back from two nights at the Rossdene. We have stayed at several places over the years but this wss head and shoulders above them. William is such a helpful and freindly person and makes you feel so welcome. The rooms are spotless and very cosy. Can't wait to ho back the next time im in Blackpool.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pericles Hotel; City: Sami Cephalonia Ionian Islands; Review: Stayed here for 11 nights are the end of July. To be honest looking at some recent reviews I was a but worried. Well all I can say is there must be another Pericles in Sami. The one I stayed at had a comfortable clean room with air con supplied to all rooms plus an individual one which you pay for. The staff were faultless Nina is such a warm and friendly person who will do all she can to help. Stelios the owner mustn't sleep because he was the first person we would see at breakfast and the last person before we went to sleep. There are quite a few comments on breakfast well all I have to say is on the continent I would think I would get a continental breakfast which I did and was happy with. Lastly our rep Steve in all the years of travelling I can honestly say he is head and shoulders above any I have come across. This guy never takes an hour of let alone a day. I know there is going above and beyond but this bloke goes beyond that. He's not obsessed with selling trips but more in making sure everyone gets the most out of there visit. This I found refreshing and I hope Thomas Cook know lucky they are to have him. Alk in all looking forward to our return visit as soon as possible.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Vrisida; City: Lourdata Cephalonia Ionian Islands; Review: We had an amazing 10 day stay here and can't rate it highly enough. The rooms we very clean with air con, flat screen TV,very comfy beds which were massive. A nice continental beackfast awaited you in the morning served by fantastic staff how couldn't do enough to make your stay extra special. The pool was great and never to busy with there only being 12 rooms. The only negative would be the hill which to be fair the owners and staff could do nothing about. My advice take your time walking up ( what's the rush your on holiday) and if walking is a bit of a problem there is a bus stop directly outside and a taxi won't break the bank either. This place is a must if you want piece and quiet. Well done to everyone you have something special here.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Antonia Studios; City: Lourdata Cephalonia Ionian Islands; Review: Well just spending ou last day sadly can't believe we missed this place on our last visit to Lourdas. This views are amazing is the welcome and a genuine one at that by Makris the owner and his staff. We have never wanted to return to somewhere as much as this. Some reviews s the bar food is quite expensive but in my opinion there great value for money. The potions do us both between us. George, Alexandra, Babis and all the staff make this holiday truley amazing and one you won't want to leave. Roll on next June thank you to all the staff see you next year; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: High Tor Hotel; City: Matlock Bath Matlock Derbyshire England; Review: Just returned from two nights at the Hi Tor and would highly recommend it. From walking through the sort we were made more than welcome by Conor on reception. He offered to carry out baggage to the room. Which we thanked him for his offer but were travelling light and could manage. The room was spacious and modern but with a cosy feel. The staff are amazing and couldn't do enough for you. The hotel is in a great location only a ten minute walk to the centre of Matlock. A little longer to Matlock Bath. All in all I can genuinely not find fault the the place looking forward to returning again soon. Keep up the great work you all do.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Joes Racing 32310 (0-60) PSI Tire Pressure Gauge with Hold Valve; Brand: Joes Racing; Review: Works for what I intended. Seems to be within a single psi or so of my other gauge; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Paision One Pair 12v Truck Trailer Rv Aircraft LED License Plate Tag Light or Convenience Courtesy Door Step Lamp; Brand: PAISION; Review: Delivered on time, easy installation works great; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jeep Wrangler JKU/JLU Solid Billet Aluminum Rear Seat Recline Kit with Bolts and Washers (Black Aluminum); Brand: Ohio Diesel Parts; Review: quick delivery, easy installation. Makes the back seat much more comfortable; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Nilight 2PCS 18W Flood LED Work Light Driving Lights Led Light Bar Off Road Led Lights Flush Mount for Jeep; Brand: Nilight; Review: Very inexpensive. Will have to see how they hold up in real world use; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: MOPAR 5184651AH - OEM Part; Brand: Mopar; Review: OEM part at a great price and quick delivery; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: FRAM CF11777 Fresh Breeze Cabin Air Filter with Arm & Hammer; Brand: Fram; Review: Fits perfectly in my 2012 Jeep Wrangler even though it was not originally equipped with the filters. See any one of several YouTube videos for installation directions.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Philips H11 X-tremeVision Upgrade Headlight Bulb (Pack of 2); Brand: Philips; Review: On time delivery for a good price. Better light than stock, but no limited by the headlight housing. Polishing the lens only lasts a few months before it clouds over again; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 2007-2016 Jeep Wrangler 2 Door-Door Entry Guards; Brand: Mopar; Review: On time delivery for a good price. Easy installation and protects the door sill from wear; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Red Line 57905 75W90 GL-5 Gear Oil - 1 Gallon; Brand: Red Line; Review: Just what I needed, delivered on time. Got a gallon for what 3 quarts would have cost me locally; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dorman 095-149 Aluminum Oil Drain Plug Gasket - Fits M18, Pack of 10; Brand: Dorman; Review: Perfect fit and nice to have spares; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lisle 40130 1/4 Drive Black Magnetic Socket Holder for 26 Sockets; Brand: Lisle; Review: Works great but could be bigger to hold more sockets; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Automotive |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: Serendipity (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sexual Predator (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Training Day (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Shanghai Noon (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Red Dragon (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Bourne Identity (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Possession (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Minority Report (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Catch Me If You Can (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Recruit (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Analyze That (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Pearl Harbor (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Serving Sara (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Six Days (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Score (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Transporter (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 8 Mile (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lion of the Desert (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Igby Goes Down (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Rush Hour 2 (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: I Spy (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Path to War (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bandits (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Spanish Prisoner (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: About Schmidt (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bad Boys (1995); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Matrix (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Old School (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Showtime (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: City by the Sea (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Thirteen Days (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Punch-Drunk Love (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Basic (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: American History X (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Big Trouble (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy Returns (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hail Columbia!: IMAX (1995); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Finding Nemo (Widescreen) (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Barbershop (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bringing Down the House (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Shanghai Knights (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Bowling for Columbine (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Romeo Must Die (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Nemesis (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: American Beauty (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Braveheart (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Matrix: Reloaded (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Glory (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bad Company (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Good Will Hunting (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Trek: Generations (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Core (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Remember the Titans (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: XX/XY (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Anger Management (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Philadelphia (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hulk (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Grosse Pointe Blank (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Gangs of New York (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bruce Almighty (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Confidence (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: S.W.A.T. (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Bad Boys II (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Cradle 2 the Grave (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The French Connection (1971); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dogma (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Boyz N the Hood (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Beautiful Mind (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The American President (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Color of Money (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rain Man (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Apocalypse Now Redux (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Right Stuff (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rocky (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fight Club (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Men of Honor (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Phenomenon (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jackie Brown: Collector's Series (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Red Violin (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Finding Forrester (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hoosiers (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bad Boys (1983); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Chaplin: The Movie (1992); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: 12 Angry Men (1957); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rocky III (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: As Good as It Gets (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Civil Action (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: We Were Soldiers (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Forrest Gump (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Far from Heaven (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Cast Away (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dead Man Walking (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Firm (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Few Good Men (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Titanic (1997); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Saving Private Ryan (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Secretary (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Daredevil (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Pulp Fiction (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: View from the Top (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Runaway Jury (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Seabiscuit (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Assignment (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Four Days in September (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Decade Under the Influence (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Snatch (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Scarface: 20th Anniversary Edition (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Leaving Las Vegas (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Big (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Reservoir Dogs (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mumford (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Nine Months (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Nothing to Lose (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Planes (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Work (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Plump Fiction (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Man on the Moon (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: Special Edition (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Life (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Italian Job (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Seabiscuit: American Experience (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Freshman (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Doc Hollywood (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Johnny English (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Money Pit (1986); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Tommy Boy (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spaceballs (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Twins (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Nutty Professor (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Trading Places (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: It Could Happen to You (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Good Morning (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: That Thing You Do! (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Natural Born Killers (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Orange County (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Down Periscope (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Election (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: In & Out (1997); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: L.A. Story (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cool Runnings (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Flirting with Disaster (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mother (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Groundhog Day (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Ref (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Pie (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dennis Miller: The Raw Feed (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Adaptation (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bring It On (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bull Durham (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Fish Called Wanda (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Office Space (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gladiator (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: My Fellow Americans (1996); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Robin Williams: Live on Broadway (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Naked Gun (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Field of Dreams (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Grease (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ocean's Eleven (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Replacements (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Kindergarten Cop (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Maverick (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Meet the Parents (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mighty Ducks (1992); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Slap Shot: 25th Anniversary Edition (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clueless (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Top Secret! (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hard Eight (1996); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Boogie Nights (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Caddyshack (1980); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Airplane! (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Swingers (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Elizabeth (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: True Romance (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Usual Suspects (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Cider House Rules (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Boondock Saints (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jeff Foxworthy: You Might Be a Redneck / Check Your Neck (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sea of Love (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Being John Malkovich (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Godfather (1974); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Last Samurai (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Art of War (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Get Shorty (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Fog of War (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Swimming with Sharks (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Seven (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Godfather (1972); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spy Game (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Heist (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Jackal (1997); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Suicide Kings (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Spartan (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: House of Sand and Fog (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Matrix: Revolutions (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Clerks (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Memento (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Made (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pi: Faith in Chaos (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Apostle (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bloody Sunday (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Shawshank Redemption: Special Edition (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Ladykillers (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Sum of All Fears (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Shrek 2 (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Paycheck (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Starsky & Hutch (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Ghost World (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mystic River (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The United States of Leland (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Zoolander (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Control Room (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Station Agent (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Schindler's List (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: This Is Spinal Tap (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Elf (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Awakenings (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Insomnia (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Armageddon (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Sexy Beast (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: There's Something About Mary: Special Edition (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: L.A. Confidential (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Last Emperor (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Pink Panther (1963); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Shrek (Full-screen) (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dead Poets Society (1989); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Seinfeld: Seasons 1 & 2 (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Green Mile (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Fugitive (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Seinfeld: Season 3 (1991); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Shakespeare in Love (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Sleepless in Seattle (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: People I Know (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Steel Magnolias (1989); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Rushmore (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 2 (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pretty Woman (1990); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Top Gun (1986); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Indecent Proposal (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: My Best Friend's Wedding (1997); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Taxi Driver (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ali (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Big Bounce (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Coming to America (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Men in Black (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Client (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Father of the Bride (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Shade (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Speed (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mission: Impossible (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Citizen Kane (1941); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Troy (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: George Carlin: Personal Favorites (1990); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Monsters (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Great Escape (1963); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Bourne Supremacy (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: War Games (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Garden State (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Full Monty (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Heat: Special Edition (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Patriot Games (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Patton (1970); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Italian Job (1969); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Crimson Tide (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ronin (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clear and Present Danger (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: GoldenEye (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Face/Off (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: My Cousin Vinny (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: GoodFellas: Special Edition (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hunt for Red October (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: One Day in September (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Manchurian Candidate (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Raging Bull (1980); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: I Heart Huckabees (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bowfinger (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ron White: They Call Me "Tater Salad" (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Clearing (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Terminal (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: No Way Out (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sideways (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Raw (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Collateral (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: State and Main (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spider-Man 2 (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hero (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Trainspotting: Collector's Edition (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Extended Edition (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Matchstick Men (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Denis Leary: The Complete Denis Leary (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ocean's Twelve (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: After the Sunset (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Scent of a Woman (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Godfather (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Any Given Sunday (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Insider (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Reversal of Fortune (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cellular (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Dr. Strangelove (1964); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Incredibles (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Princess Bride (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Back to the Future (1985); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ray (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 3 (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Untouchables (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Super Size Me (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Passion of the Christ (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Kids (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mission to Mars (2000); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Donnie Brasco (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Touching the Void (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Seinfeld: Season 4 (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Swordfish (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Big Fish (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Clerks: First Cut (Not Theatrical Version) (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: When We Were Kings (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lock (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Back to the Future Part II (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Terminator (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Meet the Fockers (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 48 Hrs. (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Message (1976); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Office: Series 1 (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Office: Series 2 (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Team America: World Police (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Amadeus (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coach Carter (2005); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: In Good Company (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Big Chill (1983); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Trapped in Paradise (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: U-571 (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mad Dog Time (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: City Slickers (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A League of Their Own (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: South Park: Bigger (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Last of the Mohicans (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Another 9 1/2 Weeks (1997); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Chappelle's Show: Season 1 (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Whole Nine Yards (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chappelle's Show: Season 2 (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Moulin Rouge (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Aviator (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mercury Rising (1998); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Office Special (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bulworth (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Lewis Black: Black on Broadway (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Wag the Dog (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lewis Black: Unleashed (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Fifth Element (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Three Amigos (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Miller's Crossing (1990); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Operation Petticoat (1959); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mallrats (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Wall Street (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Crash (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Toy Story (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Basic Instinct (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Truman Show (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gosford Park (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Perfect Murder (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Waiting for Guffman (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: John Cleese's Wine for the Confused (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Life as a House (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: From the Earth to the Moon: The Signature Edition (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0 | netflix |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Zafiro Palmanova; City: Palmanova Calvia Majorca Balearic Islands; Review: We have just returned after 9 days here, and got to say the best holiday ever! We went all inclusive, the food was lovely with a great range of choice, the drinks were all named brands ( not local stuff) which was nice. The staff are all hard working and friendly, they cannot do enough for you. My 9 year old son joined in the kids clud and loved it, the entertainment team are brilliant and really make it special for the kids. The rooms are nice and clean and well spacious, they are cleaned every day, except weds & sundays. You have no problems getting a sunbed, there are plenty to go round. The pools are lovely, if you get chance to go into the over 18's pool, take advantage of it, its heaven! I would definately return to this hotel, its brilliant.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Oakwell Guest House; City: Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire England; Review: We stayed one night in a family room. The hosts were really friendly and made us feel very welcome. The room was spotless and the beds were really comfy. The Oakwell is in a great location, end of the road and youre at the beach and Harbour. Parking permits are issued when you check in, so it saves the hassle of driving around looking for somewhere to park. I will definately recommend to family & friends. Thank you.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Zafiro Palmanova; City: Palmanova Calvia Majorca Balearic Islands; Review: Another brilliant family holiday, came here last year and had such a brilliant time we returned again this year. Still thrperfect hotel. The staff were great again and even some of the waiters recognised us from last year and came over to shake our hand, and are all still friendly and really looked after us especially Tete. Entertainment staff still hardworking and make it great for the kids from morning till night. Sofia and Laura were lovely and remembered my son Jordan from last year. Food still as good and the rooms were very clean. Although we couldnt go in the outdoor pool as it was too cold, it didnt spoil it, the indoor pool was open. If you go outside the hotel and down somesteps, it takes you to the beach, which is lovely. We got wine and fruit in our room as a thankyou for returning to the hotel, which i thought was a nice gesture. I would definately recommend this hotel and wouldnt hesitate to stay again. Well done staff at Viva Palma nova, keep up the good work! Thankyou.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Oakwell Guest House; City: Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire England; Review: Stayed last year in August, and just returned back from another weekend. Carole & Alec are great hosts, nothing is too much trouble, they make you feel really welcome. We had family room at front and was clean and comfy beds. The breakfast is fantastic! We will definitely return. Thank you and keep up the good work.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: THB Sa Coma Platja; City: Sa Coma Majorca Balearic Islands; Review: Just got back from staying 8 days at THB Sa coma Playa, we stayed AI but found the food average wasn't much variety. First impressions of the hotel when you pull up outside is a bit worrying, as it is between shops ( one been a kebab shop) but once inside the hotel is nice and clean. The rooms are spacious and clean and are cleaned 5 days a week. The view from the balcony is great, overlooking the sea. There is some noise at night from the Britannia bar across the street, but nothing really to worry about and it stops at midnight. The evening entertainment was non existent, in the 8 days we were there they had one singer playing outside! very disappointing as it meant once you had your evening meal you ended up going out to other bars watching the entertainment there, which then cost you money you didn't want to spend with been all inclusive. Self catering may be the best choice as the food not that good and quite boring sitting in an empty bar! No worries about sunbeds there is plenty and you don't need to come down at 7.30am to grab one (not sure if different in high season) The pool is nice and kept clean daily even the poolside is nice but you can just go through a gate and your on the beach, which is lovely. I would probably go back to this hotel, but would definitely do self catering.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sunborn London; City: London England; Review: The Sunborn Yacht hotel was amazing, the reception area has a beautiful staircase and the rooms are immaculate. We were upgrading to a room with a balcony which was lovely and can imagine even better in the summer. We had breakfast and it was lovely, the staff are all so friendly and helpful. I will definitely be returning here and will be recommending to friends and family. Thanks for a fantastic stay.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sunset Beach Club; City: Benalmadena Costa del Sol Province of Malaga Andalucia; Review: Just got back after a week at Sunset and it was lovely. The staff are really friendly and helpful. We asked to change rooms after first night and was given a room on 8th floor which had a double balcony one mountain facing and the other sea view, it was gorgeous.The lady on reception was so helpful changing our room (wish I had made a note of her name now) the room was cleaned daily and either beds changed or just made. The pool area was nice with plenty of sun beds which you cannot put your towels on until 10.00am. The Oasis restaurant is very nice really good food, you can have a 30 minute walk to marina or jump on the bùs outside the hotel and there's always taxis outside the hotel too. There were a few weddings taking place while we were there but it was fine even though some reviews say it was noisy, we didn't have any problem and it was quite nice watching them get married outside the hotel. Breakfast was good with good choice. I would recommend Sunset beach and would definitely return.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Eurostars Las Salinas; City: Caleta de Fuste Antigua Fuerteventura Canary Islands; Review: Stayed here for 10 nights,very friendly check in quick and easy and friendly staff. The apartment was spacious nice and clean with large bedroom and lovely bathroom,double sink shower and bath. Towels changed daily and beds made every day and changed twice in time we were there. We were AI and food was good varied choice each day. Good breakfast lunch and dinner although the food could be warmer! The chefs and waiters work really hard and always say hello. The local wine and beer served in hotel is horrid and if you want the proper stuff its very expensive! I do need to say the entertainment is bad and for this reason we went out every night which cost us more in the end as we were all inclusive. There are so many nice bars and restaurants within easy walking distance and the hotel is ideally situated on the beach. Pool area is great plenty of beds and umbrellas and a nice pool bar thats serves snacks through the day.All in all we had a great time and would definitely recommend.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Courtyard Dallas Arlington Entertainment District; City: Arlington Texas; Review: Killed two birds with one Jerry's World inflated football. Our stay here [08FEB2015] was perfect. We had the TLC serviced at Toyota Autonation just across the street and did the VIP tour at J/W's. The hotel was recently remodeled and although the Bistro was pricy, we had the breakfast anyway! The bed was perfect, however the room layout was awkward. The nooks in the lounge and the Bistro was very functional and done nicely. New carpet, newer digs in the lounge and I can see why folks would rather get the free breakfast, looks like Marriott is moving away from the free breakfast in lieu of lower nightly rates. We will recommend this hotel and will stay here anytime we are in the area.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: TownePlace Suites Shreveport Bossier City; City: Bossier City Louisiana; Review: TownePlace Suites was a much welcomed stay - after traveling from Dallas. We lucked out, Mardi Gras was in full swing over the past weekend [09FEB2015] and the hotel was full. We were last booked guests - luckily for us our room was awesome. The bed was very comfortable, ample pillows, very clean bathroom/tub - in fact the newly remodeled room still had a piece of blue 'punch-out' tape on the ceiling marking a 'go-back' for the painting contractors. We did notice the walls were thin, we did hear the neighbors momentarily then they went silent. In the morning we dropped down for the breakfast on our way out and were met by Karen, she hosted the whole breakfast nook and did an excellent job, supplying all the goodies. A junior boys soccer team was there and Karen did a huge cleaning job behind the kids & parents included; mess makers and not cleaners. Karen was nice and was very very welcoming and did a great job - way to go Karen!! Kudos go out to Chimi V's, what great food, a must go eatery for all.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Park Hyatt Busan; City: Busan; Review: My stay at this hotel was perfect. This hotel is right up there with the finest in Asia. My colleague was able to arrange great Marina View high floor units for our business trip. The moment I opened the door to the unit I knew it would be nice. Granite bath area, recessed TV in the bathtub wall, a mini bar with plenty of goodies. The TOTO electric and stainless toilet was unique. The control panel was mounted flush in the wall and was super quiet. The bath area was surrounded by lattice teak with barn door hinges and very well done. The King bed was situated where you can catch the TV and get a great view of the marina below. The Bar and Restaurant areas were very nice, the glass elevator was also pretty unique. The lobby bamboo and stone work made for a very nice entry. I will stay here again any chance I get.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Residence Inn by Marriott Norfolk Airport; City: Norfolk Virginia; Review: By all accounts this hotel is fine. The hotel appears to have been updated last year, newer carpet and common areas were clean and orderly. There we no refuse cans by elevator, only receptacle was near front desk. There was a huge group that showed up and that even killed the breakfast benefit. There was a dessert benefit on night and well, dessert generally follows a meal, this did not. Sheryl was awesome, the maid service was there and the 2BR room I had was clean upon arrival. I forgot this place, the RI's have are pet friendly, a woman had two out of control dogs in the elevator, but they exited the bldg, probably a good thing for all the other paying guests. I enjoyed the hotel, mattress are the pillow-top type very soft not structurally firm. The kitchenette facilities need updating, dishwasher was way old and provided flatware and cooking pans scarce. The MBR guest bath shower head was improperly secured, it leaked and nearly came off the copper supply line. Will check out the Courtyard in Chesapeake next go around or perhaps a Hilton property.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hyatt Regency Saipan; City: Garapan Saipan Northern Mariana Islands; Review: Very unique guest placement. I am a Hyatt member since 2012, but this means very little these days, also having other discounts means very little these days too. I was in a room that had significant wear and tear. Bathroom was 1990's Florida, poor flushing toilet, Euro type shower-head with little flow and very little hot water, bed was firm and linen was crisp. The A/C sounded like a Blackhawk taking off and the sliding glass door did NOT lock. All in all, the restaurant overlooking the gardens [Forgot the Name] was fair, the food was hotel quality, the dessert buffet was pretty good. Not staying here again, very sad the operator has failed to update these rooms. The property has the BEST location in Garapan, the beach is great, the lobby is fine, but the favored guests come from Asia. Pretty worn down, Hyatt needs to drop about $3M to $5M to bring it in line with the Best Sunshine Hotel being built down the road.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ibis Ambassador Busan Haeundae; City: Busan; Review: New Property, New Beds, New Everything - Awesome Coffee Shop On The Street Level - Sophia was awesome, her attention to detail was very much appreciated. There was a mix up with another property - I was booked/paid in the Busan City Center Ibis property and they rejected my pleas for a cash refund or credit - they did not honor any attempt for refunding my no-stay // so this made my stay here that much sweeter. Sophia arranged my stay for 2 nights here and I would recommend anyone wishing to stay in Haeundae -gu - STAY HERE. On top of my awesome stay, we were here during Typhoon Chaba, the fierce winds pelted the hotel [actually made the bldg sway in the strong winds] - the staff did what they could but Sophia made it right. Ask for Sophia when you book here and tell here the Typhoon guy highly recommends your hotel!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Nikko Narita; City: Narita Chiba Prefecture Kanto; Review: One of the many great nights staying on Japanese properties. Nikko was in easy distance to NRT and the shuttles made it painless. I especially liked the optional upgrades they offered including the early breakfast meal, the super clean and well serviced restaurant the open seating and the Japanese service - all great. All aspects of this hotel are up there with the Brands and they outperformed many of them. Highly recommend staying here when ever you can.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: The Whyz Guy (A Diary of Questions & Children's Poems) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Chris Cianciulli Page; Review: This book was awesome. My kids loved it and I was laughing right along with them. I can't wait to read it with them again; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fueled (The Driven Series Book 2) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's K. Bromberg Page; Review: I started Fueled right after reading Driven, so I didn't have to wait to long after that cliffhanger, but what a ride. I'm not usually a fan of series like this, but this book sucks the reader in from the beginning and takes you on an amazing ride. The ending was hard to handle especially since we have to wait for book 3. Ms. Bromberg has done it again, and I cannot wait to see where Crashed will take us; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Boots Optional (Dead Heat Ranch) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Nicole Edwards Page; Review: Amazing beginning to another awesome series by Nicole Edwards! I read Boots Optionalas part of the So e Like It Hot anthology earlier this year, and I could not wait to see what else Ms. Edwards has in store for Grant, Lane and Grace, as wells the other Lambert sisters. Another amazing 5-star book from Ms. Edwards; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Unhinged (Unhinged Trilogy Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Nicole Edwards Page; Review: Another amazing start to another series- loved the beginning to Sebastian and Payton's story. Cannot wait to see other secrets Sebastian has.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jealousy (From the Inside Out Book 2) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's S. L. Scott Page; Review: After reading Scorned- and being left in the middle of a major cliffhanger- I couldn't wait to get my hands on Jealousy (book 2), and S. L. Scott did not disappoint. I cannot wait for books 3 & 4 to find out who this amazing serial ends; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Kindle_Store |
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Title: Ristorante Filippo; City: Metairie, LA; Review: I can't remember a time I've had better! I actually made noises while consuming - a little embarrassing. The Spedzel? Pollo (chicken wrapped with prosciutto, pine nuts, tomatoes and rolled in Italian bread crumbs) served with angel hair was out of this world. The staff was attentive. The atmosphere cozy and comfortable.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Crescent City Brewhouse; City: New Orleans, LA; Review: Kim is the best! BLT is like you've never had. Also grouper on house made flatbread to die for. Artwork on the walls works in this local hotspot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Buff Beauty Bar; City: New Orleans, LA; Review: Free champagne and wonderful service! Pedi made it through muddy jazz fest !; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hertz Rent A Car; City: Philadelphia, PA; Review: Waiting to get out of the lot was redonkulous with only 1 person at the exit booths. Who does that! So glad I'm a Gold...which means nothing.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Paramour; City: Wayne, PA; Review: The salmon melted in my mouth. The wait staff were very professional. I ate on the porch of the hotel while enjoying a light summer rain and music from the 40s. Lovely time.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Velvet Cactus; City: New Orleans, LA; Review: This authentic local restaurant has the best Mexican fare I've had in a long time. Three of us ordered different dishes and we each couldn't stop talking about how great the food was. I had the Chili Relleno stuffed with chorizo and cheese. Oh my god I never knew chili's grew that big! The place was packed with locals and tourists alike. The atmosphere is inviting and warm with lots of local art for sale, outdoor seating and super attentive wait staff. A must if your looking for a fun time and great Mexican food.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | yelp |
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Title: Golden Bell Hotel; City: Chiang Mai; Review: I went off the reviews and affordability that I read on TripAdvisor when booking this hotel, and I'm completely satisfied with my stay. Very friendly staff, clean room, great location (close to all the markets), and complimentary breakfast with an EGG STATION! They also provide free bike rentals and they were really useful for ease of traveling around the city. A tip to save you guys money, don't use the hotel private taxi's to get around, there are cheaper ones if you check out other tourist companies - this goes for all hotels though, not just this one in particular. Enjoy!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: ThongLor Travellers Hostel and Cafe; City: Bangkok; Review: I was looking for somewhere open early for breakfast around Thonglor (because there aren't many), and I landed on Thonglor Travellers Cafe. Good coffee, a very good omelette and great wifi. Highly recommended for passerby's looking for a quiet place to work and chill.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Four Points by Sheraton Hakodate; City: Hakodate Hokkaido; Review: The location of the hotel is great - it's close to the Morning Seafood Market (literally 30m), another 30m from Hakodate JR train station, and a nice 20-minute walk to Hakodate Bay. Service was great, the room was clean and not very expensive. Would recommend!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Canalta Lodge; City: Banff Banff National Park Alberta; Review: We stayed at Canalta Lodge in August 2018, and overall it was a great stay. Secure parking for $7, 10 min walk from downtown, clean rooms, good gym equipment, a decent complimentary breakfast. Would highly recommend!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Paradise Lodge Bungalows; City: Lake Louise Banff National Park Alberta; Review: we booked the hotel a day before our stay (one of the last vacant hotels in and around Lake Louise), and overall it was a great experience. I make a mistake with my booking and booked the incorrect date originally, but the helpful lady at reception moved my reservation without hesitation. Luckily there was vacancy. The place is very big, it’s clean and we have a great View from our balcony. Would highly recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Invicta Men's 4342 Russian Diver Collection Black Sport Watch; Brand: Invicta; Review: I purchased this watch about 8 months ago on a whim. I'm a gal who loves big watches and when I saw this on Amazon, I new it would be an eye catcher. The watch has not disappointed. It is more of a wrist-clock than a wrist-watch because it is so huge. It looks even huger on me because of my small girly arms.When I first got it I was tempted to return it because it was far bigger than I was expecting it to be... and it is HEAVY! My friends joke with me that I need to alternate arms because the arm I wear it on is bulking up :)I have experienced all of the other things that the other reviews have mentioned, i.e. the casing that houses the winder thingy does jam into your hand if you let it. I hike my watch up on my arm to keep it from doing that. I've read some reviews that say the band it too short. This is not an issue for me, it is the perfect length... I'm a girl.Also, like the others have said, this watch is definately a conversation piece. I've had a lot of fun with it. I've had so much fun with it that I purchased another Invicta watch. I don't see it here on Amazon any longer but it is a dressy watch, just as huge, with a leather band. Love them both!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: I don't know how I would get around without this carry bag. The griddle weighs a ton. The griddle fits perfectly, easy to zip and carry.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Carry Bag for Three Burner Cookers; Brand: Camp Chef; Review: I don't know how I would get around without this carry bag. The stove weighs a ton. The stove fits easily into the carry bag, easy to zip and get around.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Expedition 3X 3 Burner Stove; Brand: ; Review: I purchased this stove about 6 months for canning purposes. The stove I had wasn't strong enough to keep the water boiling. I recently took it to a church breakfast and was able to cook pancakes on the griddle and make scrambled eggs, all at the same time. By far the most powerful stove I've ever owned. If I could give it six stars, I would. The only drawback is that it is HEAVY!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pyramid Bicycle Bungie Cargo Net, Black; Brand: Pyramid; Review: I bought this cargo net about a year or two ago. I don't leave home without it. Perfectly ties down all the camping gear and whatnot in the back of the truck.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Sports_and_Outdoors |
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Title: Canon Lens Rear Cap for Canon EF SLR Lenses; Brand: Canon; Review: I always take an extra one of these (and all my lens/body caps) with me wherever I go just in case I lose one on the road. You can of course get an off-brand cap for a little bit cheaper, but they are sometimes harder to find for some reason. You can find Adorama's version by looking for "Adorama Rear Lens Cap for Canon EOS Lens Mount." (including the period ('.') symbol). But I'm sure a lot of people want to stay in house to ensure that their very expensive lens is very protected. However, I can't truly speak to the off-brand lens caps because I don't have any. All I have are a couple Bower caps that came with some of their lens filters, which aren't as sturdy as Canon's. So I think for many the branded caps are a necessary evil (price-wise) and a godsend (functionally). There is just one gripe I have in particular with the rear lens cap: it is very loosely attached. That is, it stops threading after just a slight turn, and thus comes off almost as easily. I know that this is a result of the lens design, but I would think that canon would have designed a simple system of ensuring that your rear lens cap will stay on even if bumped ever so slightly, like indentations on the lens joint that would be filled by plastic bumps on the cap and thus not affect the lens/camera joint.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: CableWholesale RJ45 CAT 5 Crimp Connector, 100 Pieces Per Bag (31D0-500HD); Brand: CableWholesale; Review: These are not high quality, at all. So just be aware, when you are crimping them, you have to be a little bit careful, and not move too fast, or you'll apply too much pressure to them, and they'll crack. Seriously, I can't use my crimpers on these like it's nothing, which of course you should be able too, since that's what they're designed for. I wanted an affordable fire-and forget cat-5 head, but I got something affordable and CHEAP.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Canon E-52U 52mm Snap On Lens Cap for Canon SLR Cameras; Brand: Canon; Review: I always take an extra Cap in my bag for my lenses. Just in case you lose the one on the lens, it's not really worth damaging your lens, or probably even your filter. Some caps that come with filter sets are 'usable' on the canon lenses / protective filters, but often they just fit better when used with the filter they came with, so i tend to shy away from this approach experimentally. I would like to see a 3 or 4 way cap with that many tabs, so when you brush it, it doesn't just come off, but of course this might make it harder to take off than is desirable. Summary: + Fits properly. - Cost (should be at most $4 MSRP). - No 'cap keeper' included.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Canon E-58U 58mm Snap-On Accessory Lens Cap; Brand: Canon; Review: I take an extra Cap for either end of each of my lenses. If two lenses share the same cap size then I only take a single extra, as I don't plan on losing TWO on the road, at least not the same day... You could always go with an off brand and pay a little less, since let's face it, by all rights, this thing should be about 4 bucks, MSRP! I still haven't tried Adorama's house brand, but will probably try one of those next time if it's half the price of Canon's. 3rd party filter caps don't tend to work on the lens sizes that the filters are for. That is, if you buy a filter set, and it comes with a lens cap, the cap often doesn't fit very well on the lens itself, but it does fit well on the filter it came with... just my experience with a couple different filters/brands. Lastly, this doesn't come with a "keeper", so it's just loose... of course you could always use the keeper that came with one of your filter sets, should you be so lucky. Finally just having to do with caps in general, I would like to see a 3 or 4 way cap with that many tabs, so when you brush it, it doesn't just come off, but of course this might make it harder to take off than is desirable with the 2 tab method. Summary: + Fits properly. - Cost (should be at most $4 MSRP). - No 'cap keeper' included.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: IO Crest 2.5-Inch IDE/SATA HDD Storage Box SY-ACC25010 (Red); Brand: IO Crest; Review: Notes on product. 1) Annoying to open for the first time. You have to 'condition' the closing tab/snap for the first time (don't OVER-DO it! then it won't want to close as solidly/quickly). 2) Cheaply made. Cracked off a couple chips of the 'sealing tabs' when closing for the first time. 3) Transparent: you can see the drive through the case (but may still want to label the case for quick ID-ing, since all but one face is slightly 'frosted' you'd have to orient correctly every time you put it in to make use of that, easy, but for me not fun/necessary). 4) Foam block on top lid (seen as the dark rectangle in the product's picture) for securing drive. 5) Drive fits snugly. 6) Will likely provide minimal impact protection if dropped on any face/corner other than the top (where foam block is). 7) ~1/2 the price of the Wiebetech/Cru Dataport drivebox (which I'm sure is also a lot nicer... but I don't actually know.) 8) Slid-in/out design is nice and convenient. Points of agreement with JJohnstone's review: a] closing tab can be tedious (*it can also be slightly different on each case) [The entire case is a single piece of molded plastic (including snap and hinge) {plus a little foam brick glued in}] b] I ordered three of these (one each of green, orange/red, and blue): the -blue- one had BLANK packaging (the others say "I/O Crest" on the top section of the sleeve it comes in) and also seemed to be manufactured to a lower standard than the other two (labeled I/O Crest), and I have had much more difficulty 'aligning' the tabs to close and snapping it shut on the blue case than the others, though they still require attention in shutting.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bluetooth Receiver TaoTronics Bluetooth Dongle Wireless Stereo Audio Receiver for Headphones, Portable Speakers, Home Stereo, Car Kit, Bluetooth Transmitter; Brand: TaoTronics; Review: Product Purchased: TaoTronics BTI-005 Bluetooth Audio Dongle Receiver Purchase Price ~21.00 USD Seller: Wisedeal , with Fulfillment by Amazon Intended function: Pair with a -2012- MacBook Pro with Bluetooth -v4.0- to avoid wearing out the audio jack. Tests performed: 1) Paired with desired device 2012 MacBook Pro 15" (bottom line one, non-retina) with Bluetooth 4.0 (supposedly backwards compatible) running Mac OS 10.8.2 + supplemental update+Macbook/Air/Pro/Retina 2012 2.0 Update. -Attempted both streaming video online and playing music from the HD. 2) Paired with early 2011 MacBook Pro 13" (bottom line one) with BlueTooth 2.1+EDR running Mac OS 10.8.2+Supplemental Update. -Attempted both streaming video online and playing music from the HD. 3) Paired with iPhone 4 (16GB, black, CDMA (not att, etc.)) running iOS 5.1.1, with anti-radiation case, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (enhanced data rate). -playing music through Music.iapp. Test Results: 1) a) Intermittent popping sounds of varying loudness, sometimes tolerable/almost unnoticeable, sometimes severe, both for music and streaming video. b) Lag of varying latency. Sometimes ~1.5s, especially playing music. 2) a) loud hissing sounds when playing music and streaming video. b) "wake" up function takes up to ~4 seconds sometimes after you press play, so you will miss dialogue if you pause/unpause unless your ear is next to speaker and/or you can lip read because sometimes the sound comes back in very low first, like it's not at full power yet. 3) works fine with iPhone 4!... Misc info: -It DOES receive plugged in/charging, and this did not seem to affect any symptoms listed above. -Range was very limited. Tests were conducted with device >1 foot , and <2 feet away. Didn't seem to affect it too much, but maybe a little less hissing closer. -it also seemed to send 'noise' to both computer speakers AND the main home theater receiver when on/near to these devices to varying degrees depending on what it was doing (waking, shutting off, pairing, etc.). There are "beeps that happen to let you know what's going on in addition to the colors/frequencies of the red/blue lights, but this is not what I'm referring to. THere is also major hiss when state changes occur. The only time this thing doesn't seem to do that is when working with the iPhone 4. -There was an old cordless 2.4GHz phone in the neighboring room, but that doesn't seem to affect most other devices in the house unless someone is on a call. Also, the fact that there was POPPING with Bluetooth 4.0 indicates to me that this, at least, is not because of the phone. Additionally, the hiss was almost unnoticeable with the iPhone 4. I list this here for your information, I do not believe it had a significant effect on my use/testing of the product. Conclusion: The range isn't a big deal to me, I really just want to protect the audio jack(s) from wear for my intended use. I can't justify keeping it just for the iPhone because I already have a great cable for that (it includes charging and video out to the TV as well as; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: USB to Lightning Connector Cable, 4' coiled; Brand: Griffin Technology; Review: Purchased from 'zon on 12-2-2013 for 20.20 bucks. Sent back shortly thereafter. What was my intended usage: A black lightning cable for charging/audio-out from the built-in USB-adapter in the upper glovebox of a vehicle (Honda Fit '09 Sport with black interior) with iOS audio routing compatibility. Why did I send it back? #1) It's too thick. Standard cables are easily able to go through the small gap between dash and glovebox lip. This one i just too thick and won't let the glovebox close comfortably. It is just barely latched and is ready to pop open. #2) it's WAY too taut. if this is plugged in to the phone. The phone can either sit dangling from this cable b/c the cable is SOO taut! just in front of the passenger, or... I don't know, go in the passenger top right drink holder? silly. Do not attempt to put this on the little edge between the glove boxes, as it will fall off unless you have a high-friction/anti-slip case. This all means a driver shouldn't even attempt to use it alone. Too dangerous. I'm not going to buy a USB extension cable to pair with a coiled cable, it doesn't make sense, sorry! I also would pull this thing taut without supporting the other end (i.e. running it through the close glovebox at least), as there is WAY too much tension and I would be afraid of likely damaging whatever receiving plug the USB end was plugged into. Sometimes pulling on it just popped the glovebox open, OR popped it out of the iPhone. #3) Griffin usually charges a premium, b/c they work closely with Apple, and tend to have their products certified. However, reading many reviews here, and having used griffin products in the past, they are not always of high quality to match their price tag. I'm glad I sent it back, as this thing was going to be under massive strain if I continued to use it as I did in my testing since it's SO SHORT AND TAUT. I wouldn't trust the cable not to be destroyed, even if the attached devices (especially on the USB END, i.e. car, computer, wall charger) escaped unharmed. What worked? #1) It didn't complain (very often) about compatibility (5s/7.0.3). This is MUCH more likely a feature of iOS 7 or the 5s, not the cable its self. iOS 4 with an iPhone 4 complained quite a bit. The honda fit was purchased when iOS 4 was current. I think iOS 5 devices had the hardest time connecting to this Honda Fit '09 (Sport?) interface, but I could get them to connect usually after persistence. #2) It did fit through a Pong Research Anti-Radiation Rugged Case for 5s, just barely. #3) It DID route audio to the sound system! Still, I wanted something to actually work in the specified car, and match the upholstery. This seemed like it was the answer, but was actually an experiment in the opposite direction.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Superspeed USB 3.0 Type A Male to Type A Female 28AWG Extension Cable (3 Feet, Blue); Brand: Bargain Cable; Review: Product: Superspeed USB 3.0 Type A Male to Type A Female 28AWG Extension Cable (3 Feet, Blue) Purchase Date: 11/21/2012 Purchase Price: 3.09 Seller: Bargain Cable (USA Seller) Does not work with USB 3.0 HDD dock ([url]/). Perhaps I got a lemon. Seems to work with most devices, but I wanted to use it with my HD dock and somehow it doesn't work. HD dock works fine with all other cables, so I'm assuming it's the cable. An extension cable that only works with "some" products isn't an extension cable. There is no weird set-up here, the length is not strange of the chain to the computer etc., and as I said, other cables work fine.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Toshiba 1TB Desktop 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive; Brand: Toshiba; Review: See title, Ive just gone with two of the Toshiba 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (PH3300U-1I72) and one of these for my one primary : two rotating (off-site) backups. This product (P300) will not be my primary drive. *Note the PH3300U-1I72 is a DT01ACA300 with one year more on the warranty, 3 years instead of 2. This drive, the P300 only has a two year warranty. TEST RESULTS Using real world testing on Carbon Copy Cloner 4.1.4 on Mac OS 10.10.5: The DT01ACA300 that I bought as a PH3300U-1I72 in retail box with 3 year warranty, was anywhere from around 2-10% faster (typical) for full partition clone actions, and in one partition the PH3300U-1I72/DT01ACA300 was TWICE as fast, it took the DT01ACA300 only 26 minutes and the P300 52 minutes for first runs. Pros: none Cons: 1 year less warranty than PH3300U-1I72; anywhere from 98%-50% as fast as PH3300U-1I72/DT01ACA300. Cannot recommend this drive. I would compare prices of the PH3300U-1I72 on zon, egg, and bh. I got two of my three total in setup during different promos until I decided which drive is favorable. Its not this one.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: TP-Link TD-8816 1 ethernet port ADSL2+ router; Brand: TP-LINK; Review: I got the 7.1 hardware version, and just before the 1 year warranty was up, the security vulnerability was publicly acknowledged. They only released a firmware patch for HW version 8.0 my modems were less than a year old, I bought 2. They just basically said you're out of luck. How is that acceptable customer service? Now, on one line we got DNS changed and are now getting ads on smart phone browsers hopefully thats all. Please be aware TP-LINK DOES NOT SUPPORT any models but latest hardware version if they feel like it! How trivial could it have been for them to release the patch at least back to modems that were being sold new less than a year ago what a joke they're so successful and budget I guess they figure they can get away with it. However, Im very disappointed, and won't be buying a single new TP-Link product for as long as I can find alternatives, even in a higher price bracket, because Ill just have to buy the TP-Link product again if they decide they don't want to patch it! May as well buy one device that works, instead of two that -might-.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Edifier H190 Premium Earbuds - Classic Style Earbud Headphones - White Earphones with Non-Tangle Wire; Brand: Edifier; Review: Sorry, gotta knock these: Disconnected 3 calls in last couple of weeks after coming out slightly of iphone6 jack... Pretty good other than that...; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: PNY Turbo 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - P-FD32GTBOP-GE; Brand: PNY; Review: Started failing after first premature ejection. However, the problem was I think original: -Took a long time eject this drive after the first couple uses, more than any other of the 50 or so flash drives I've owned over the years (and 20 at present). So after the first accidental pull from the USB 3.0 slot (not on a hub), it seemed to take even longer. Has been formatted several times, and now even takes forever to mount! If I pull it out before anything has shown up in the OS, then it doesn't even give a warning that a drive has been mishandled. Takes about 30 seconds to add and subtract the FIRST partition of this drive from the software. Pretty bad if you ask me. I can say that the more partitions the longer (of course, but this time it's amplified), but even with one it's still abysmal... I'll keep it for a specialized maintenance task I have... but it's still annoying to use when you're on the clock and someone's looking over your shoulder why you're just sitting there doing nothing and the drive isn't showing up. I've noticed more recently that sometimes I even have to plug it in a second time, as nothing happens the first time.; Rating: 1.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
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Title: An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales; Author: Visit Amazon's Laura Schroff Page; Review: This story was very interesting and hard to put down once you started reading it. Alcohol and drugs are all around us and the story was easy to relate to some friends and members of the family. Great story of how good can come out of something terrible. There is a God in this world we just have to recognize it and appreciate it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Killing Jesus (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Bill O'Reilly Page; Review: I really enjoyed reading killing Jesus as it was very easy reading; I especially enjoy the history oh Jesus as a person and the times he lived in.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Means: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Douglas Brunt Page; Review: Wonderful book, easy reading, so much common sense. Everyone should read this book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future; Author: Ben Carson MD; Review: I love this book. Dr. Carson is right on point. His book should be read by all high school students. Lots of common sense and back to the basics (The Constitution and the family.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed A Presidenc (Wheeler Publishing Large Print Hardcover); Author: Visit Amazon's Bill O'Reilly Page; Review: I knew he was a great president, now I know he also was a great person; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
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Title: SIGMA BC1606L DTS Wireless Bicycle Speedometer; Brand: Sigma; Review: I've had the Signam BC 1606L DTS for six months and both the speed sensor and cadence sensor take turns working. No amount of resetting or changing batteries seems to have any effect. Also, the speed sensor barely hangs on to aero forks so it requires a pieceo of scotch tape to ensure it doesn't bounce off balance and fly into the spokes (breaking the o-ring mount and sending the sensor into traffic). Buttons are completely unintuitive - impossible to remember which resets, which selects and which advances. For all the talk of digital signals the thing shuts down with a "too many signals" excuse if I'm using a polar heart rate monitor. Its complete rubbish - for $90! You'll find complete reliability for a wired version for $25.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Revolution FIT 3-in-1 Exercise Balance Board Training System; Brand: Revolution Balance Boards; Review: Love this...got my core muscles working again after years as a desk hockey. VERY well built, good traction..no regrets; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Santa Barbara Surfing SBS - No Tool Stainless Steel Fin Screw for Longboard and SUP; Brand: Santa Barbara Surfing; Review: Nice quality, on time, great price; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: CamelBak Eddy 20oz Vacuum Insulated Stainless Water Bottle; Brand: CamelBak; Review: Iced coffee in this beauty is still coffee with ice in it 24 hours later (when left indoors). Nice no-leak pinch with your teeth to suck straw top prevents spills. fabulous quality.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: DRY PAK DP-46 Case for Cellphones, GPS and Mp3 - Yellow / Blue; Brand: Dry Pack; Review: Small bag.. not for samsung s6+ that's for sure! Seems to be sized for iphone 5 and below.. can't image which phone they used in the photo.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Shiny Black Frame Floating Water Sport Jet Ski Boating Surfing Surfer Surf Beach SAILING FISHING KAYAK CANOE FLOATING GOGGLES Kayaking; Brand: Bird's; Review: Nicely made - very rugged. Made for narrow adult heads or children. Full size adults/melon heads need not apply.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 3-Piece Adjustable SUP Paddles with Carrying Bag - Choose from Carbon Fiber, Alloy, or Fiberglass Stand Up Paddleboard Paddle; Brand: Super Paddles; Review: Well Made, super light and excellent carrying case - does exactly what it says. The head isn't big but as long as you're aware of that it is otherwise very well made and works great. I've used it about ten times now and it shows no sign of wear or otherwise..great little piece of kit.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Sports_and_Outdoors |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Hotel Viento 10; City: Cordoba Province of Cordoba Andalucia; Review: This is a small (2 suites, 5 rooms) boutique hotel located within walking distance of the main sites of Cordoba. Finding their secure parking lot was a little challenging (as much the fault of our GPS) but we made it and the receptionist saw us in within minutes of arriving. Check in was quick and efficient. First impressions...beautifully remodeled with great attention to detail, blending original stonework within a remodeled building. Our suite was spacious. Beautiful bathroom, great shower and first class bathroom products. The bed was firm but that didn't hinder a sound nights sleep. Breakfast was a delight! This was more than a simple continental breakfast. Fruit compote, fresh bread and croissant, preserved, yogurt, freshly squeezed orange juice and good strong coffee, all elegantly served in a quiet courtyard setting. The perfect way to start the day! Charming, friendly staff put the finishing touch to a perfect stay. Highly recommended to any discerning traveler. I have only two suggestions, a channel guide for the TV along with a news channel and an iron/ironing board for us travelers who are doing a two or three center vacation in the area. Otherwise, a wonderful three night stay. Now hoping our hotel in Seville meets this standard. Very highly recommended and worth more an the 2 stars it's been given.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Holos; City: Seville Province of Seville Andalucia; Review: This 7 room hotel is situated in a quiet neighborhood 15 - 20 minutes (by cab or car) from down town Seville. That a 10 euro one way cab ride. The hotel is very modern in design. Loads of glass, metal/wood stairway, wood floors. This looks good but if like me you are a light sleeper request a room on the 2nd floor (Europe) or 3rd floor (USA) as early risers, late night revelers and dropped metal room keys can and do make a lot of noise. Our room was quite small but functional. The bed was comfy, the bathroom well equipped, good lighting too. Breakfast was adequate and the coffee strong. Loved the free wifi too. We were given restaurant recommendations by Carmen and her team that for the most part were good but we did have a couple that were very touristy with poor service and over priced. Overall, we enjoyed our stay.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Macdonald Bear Hotel; City: Woodstock Oxfordshire England; Review: First the good news. The staff we met were charming and helpful. Sadly the same couldn't be said about the facilities. Ok, I know facilities can't be 'helpful' but at least they should do the job they were supposed to. Room 10 was a point in question. Nice room, well, appointed... That was until we used the bathroom. Neither the wash basin nor bath drained! Two thoughts came to mind. 1-how could housekeeping staff not have noticed, assuming they ran a tap when cleaning. 2-had the non draining basin and bath happen overnight? Is not, how come earlier occupants of the room had not said anything. If they had, why hadn't the problem been addressed? We were moved to another room Room 30. Now, if like me you are a light sleeper, this room is NOT FOR YOU! Again it's attractively furnished and decorated but SO NOISEY, noise from guests talking in the corridor outside, heading to bed late at night/checking out in the early morning, noise from the adjacent rooms plumbing (the sound of flushing water thought out the night was most unwelcome) and noise from revelers in the street outside. Again attention to basic details like the non working bedside lamp was annoying. For the price we were paying, I don't think these matters are nit picking. They are basic. Something one expects from an hotel claiming to offer the highest standards. Again bar service was spotty. First, find a member of staff! There's a challenge. Second, if you order coffee and hot milk, you'll get both, just not the temperature you've ordered. Both came COLD! And the coffee came from a pre programmed machine, well that's what we were told. Even though our family lunching was delicious and the service very good, it was a disappointing stay. Old world accommodation does sound romantic, it is unless the basics are lacking as it was at the Bear in Woodstock.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel; City: Hounslow Greater London England; Review: I usually stay at the Sofitel at London Heathrow. I decided to try this hotel to compare. Although the Sofitel is a great hotel, the value for money I received at the Renaissance Hotel was exceptional. The checkin I received was excellent and the newly refurbished room was all outstanding. The shuttle bus to the hotel costs £4.50 and takes 10 minutes to T2 and T3. When you compare the Sofitel price of £230 compared to the Renaissance price of $87 the decision of where to stay is a simple one from now on, Renaissance every time.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Villa Paradiso; City: Taormina Province of Messina Sicily; Review: There's always a worry returning to an hotel when your previous visit held very special and fond memories but we need not have worried. The hotel is perfectly located within easy walking of restaurants, shops, pastry shops and local attractions. Our room, on the 5th floor, overlooked the Mediterranean and Mount Etna. Stunning and was quite, clean and comfortable. One minor niggle, it didn't have a iron or ironing board which nowadays is very much standard in all hotels we've stayed in around the world. They offer a laundry/pressing service instead, at a price. We originally planned to eat in their restaurant each night but dined out a couple of times because the choice of interesting local restaurants was too appealing. Their car service to and from Catania airport was worth every penny. By the strangest of coincidences, my sister and husband had independentanly booked a room at the Hotel Villa Paradiso the week following our visit and they had a great stay too. Highly recommended; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Harbour House Hotel; City: Niagara on the Lake Ontario; Review: This was our second stay for the Shaw Festival and it was as good as the first. The hotel is well situated and a delightful, less than a 10 minute stroll to the centre of the town. The accommodation is excellent and the extended continental breakfast as equally so. Highly recommended; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Peninsula Bangkok; City: Bangkok; Review: The Peninsula is truly one of the world’s great hotels. No detail is overlooked. Service is exemplary. Our room, more like a suite, overlooked stunning views of city. Beautifully decorated and furnished. Loved the little touches like the laptop screen cleaning cloth on the desk. I would go on but really no point. The Peninsula is a hotel to experience, then you’ll understand why.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai; City: Mae Rim; Review: 5 of us, along with aged Mum of 90+ arrived for lunch on New Year’s Day. Valet took care of the car and we looked for wheelchair accessibility. None found. A young lady then guided us thru the back of house, passed wash-up area and food dispense area to emerge into the lobby of the restaurant. Not the most welcoming start to lunch. Then Mum need the ladies room only to find that it was the opposite end of the restaurant, down two flights of stairs. Not an easy walk for her! Both men’s and women’s toilets were out of hand towels and in the men’s room, no toilet paper in one cubical. Ummmm! The lunch was very good, we each had a different dish, great presentation and great flavors. The restaurant staff were excellent. I guess my beef if that for an international 5 star hotel chain, the Four Seasons should look into their disabled facilities. I’ve stayed in a Days Inn which offers better facilities for the disabled!; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Hotel Riu Palace Bavaro; City: Punta Cana La Altagracia Province Dominican Republic; Review: All I can say is everything from the staff to food to the pool and the rooms were outstanding. Friendly staff everywhere, great beach and good entrainment and cleaner than a hospital. We had one little problem with the hair dryer so I went to the front desk to tell them. They were very apologetic and said they would get someone to fix it soon. By the time I went back to the room the technician was at the door. What service! They then called the room later and made sure everything else was fine. We had a great time and can't wait to go back.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Riu Palace Pacifico; City: Flamingos Nuevo Vallarta Pacific Coast; Review: We stayed here for 6 nights. Everything from check in to check out was a pleasure. The staff couldn't have been more friendly or accommodating. The room was very clean and spacious except for the bath tub shower. It is too narrow and you have careful in it. Not enough flat space to stand facing the shower for me even though the bathroom itself is large. There is also a very tall step into it. The food at the buffet changed quite a bit every day and was delicious, especially the fish and seafood. Different themes every night. Never saw a reason to go to any of the specialty restaurants because of this. The pool was large and clean. The bar tenders and servers made sure you had full drinks whenever you wanted them. The beach was big and clean too. The nightly entertainment was enjoyable. They really work their tails off to make every one have a good time. A very enjoyable time was had by all.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Residence Inn Minneapolis Downtown at The Depot; City: Minneapolis Minnesota; Review: We stayed here on a weekend for a wedding. Every thing from a very friendly greeting to the clean mini suite, with a kitchen, comfortable bed, to the free breakfast in the morning was just wonderful. Great location and area of the city for a summer stay. Walk to many restaurants, shopping or just along the river. It's attached to the Renaissance hotel which has a great patio to have drinks on. We had a great time.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: South Point Hotel Casino and Spa; City: Las Vegas Nevada; Review: Every service person I was involved with was professional from the check in to the casino personal, to servers in the restaurants. This place is huge but very clean. The pool is good size and has plenty of seats. The hot tub has more than enough room. They have like 9 restaurants so there is plenty of variety to choose from so you don't have to leave the property. It's not close to much, but they have movie theaters and bowling too. The room is large for a standard hotel room . The bathroom is also large, with a separate shower and toilet from the vanity area. Very comfortable beds and a large tv too. I would stay here again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Quality Inn Suites Indianapolis South; City: Indianapolis Indiana; Review: My wife and i stayed here one night on the way to Nashville. We found it to have a very friendly staff at check in and at check out. The hotel was clean and the room was very clean. The price was reasonable for a place to sleep. The breakfast was good and not too crowded as some have said. The shower was good. There are a few bars and restaurants across the street for some night time relaxing. I would stay here again when we head to Nashville.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Best Western Plus Dubuque Hotel Conference Center; City: Dubuque Iowa; Review: We stayed in Dubuque for a couple of nights and stayed at the hotel. We chose the whirlpool suite. It is a large L shaped room. There is a part with a sleeper sofa, chair and tv, and then there is the king bed area with another tv. The room was spotless and nicely decorated. The whirlpool was nice but could be a little larger and have more jets, but none the less was very comfortable. The bathroom was nice and had a good shower with good water pressure. We used the indoor pool which was great. With the high window ceiling it almost felt like you were outside. Clean and plenty of lounge chairs and towels. There also is a table and chair area with a pool table and ping pong tables. The front desk staff was very helpful and friendly with check in and shuttle requests. There's plenty of parking around the hotel also. The hotel is convenient to downtown, the parks, the Mississippi and the casinos. The hot breakfast is quite the plus that is served in their restaurant..; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with news articles as follows:
Title: Father of Texas woman shot dead by cop in her home: "It's senseless"; Abstract: Fort Worth police officer fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson inside her home while she was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew; Category: news
Title: What Kids Did a Decade Ago That They Don't Do Anymore; Abstract: The world is changing rapidly, as evidenced by these once-beloved interests of kids that have gone by the wayside within the past ten years. The post What Kids Did a Decade Ago That They Don't Do Anymore appeared first on Reader's Digest.; Category: lifestyle
Title: Boxer Patrick Day dies after suffering traumatic brain injury in super welterweight fight; Abstract: Boxer Patrick Day, 27, died on Wednesday after being knocked out against Charles Conwell on Saturday. He had surgery and had been in a coma.; Category: sports
Title: Biggest celebrity breakups of the decade; Abstract: Take a look back at the biggest celeb splits from the last 10 years.; Category: entertainment
Title: Huge seized car collection nets $8.2 million at largest ever U.S. Marshals auction; Abstract: Burt Reynolds' 'Bandit' Trans Am among the lots sold.; Category: autos
Title: This Arctic blast is in its final day. But the cold isn't over quite yet; Abstract: The hundreds of millions of people gripped by the Arctic blast can begin to peel off a layer or two of clothing starting Thursday.; Category: weather | mind |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Household Essentials 148 Hanging Cotton Canvas Laundry Hamper Bag | White; Brand: Household Essentials; Review: Perfect! My girls share a room and it's great because it takes up almost no space; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Divatex Dots Microfiber Twin XL Bed In the Bag; Brand: Divatex Home Fashions; Review: Surprisingly good quality; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: BLACK+DECKER Steam Iron with Pivoting Cord, Nonstick Soleplate, Blue, F210; Brand: BLACK+DECKER; Review: heats up instantly!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 40pcs Photo Booth Props for Party Favor; Brand: Seekingtag; Review: it's just cardboard, not actual three dimentional items; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Cozyna French Press Coffee Maker Stainless Steel, 34 oz, 8 Cup, 1 L, Dove; Brand: Cozyna; Review: works great and looks great; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: OXO On Conical Burr Coffee Grinder with Integrated Scale; Brand: OXO; Review: If you are serious about coffee you NEED this grinder. Before every morning we would measure out the beans on a scale and then grind it - having a one touch grinder than sets how much coffee its grinding is GREAT and it works so much faster than our other burr grinder. It's pricey but worth every penny; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: JASSINS SKY LANTERNS 14 Pack - Assorted Colors; Brand: JASSINS; Review: Worked great and my kids loved them!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Labhanshi Indian Mandala Round Roundie Beach Throw Tapestry Hippy Boho Gypsy Cotton Tablecloth Beach Towel, Round Yoga Mat; Brand: Labhanshi; Review: I use it as a tablecloth for my round table and it looks beautiful.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Home_and_Kitchen |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Katia Camera Case Bag Compatible for Fujifilm Instax Mini 9; Brand: Katia; Review: I have had it about a week and I think it is awesome. I love this camera bag. It is really cute and looks nice. It does not look cheap. It was a good bargain for the price. It is a 2 piece case, the top and front come off, so that you can take a picture,while the back, sides and front are protected by a second piece which fits snug and secure on the camera. The top cover is secured in the back by snaps and in the front is fitted around the lens snugly and has a strong magnet to secure it. I wish the top piece was still attached in some way when you uncover the camera to take a picture. Taking a picture with this camera requires both hands and you have to the top somewhere while you take the picture. The strap is removable and is thin and well made. It is very strong and I am sure it will protect my camera from spills or being squished(I think that is a technical term?) No scratches on the camera and no scuffs on the case. I think it was money well spent.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: ZiKON Lightning iFlash USB SDHC Micro SD OTG Card Reader For IOS 9 iPhone 5 6 6S Plus iPad PC; Brand: Zikon; Review: I bought this to play movies from a micro SD card. It works great if you take your case off. I was a little unhappy it wouldn't work with my case. It seems really well made and played the movies really smooth. I ordered a lightning extension cable. It took me a while and about $20 to find a cord that had at least 4 stars. it works perfectly with the cord but it basically doubled the price that I was expecting to pay. I basically have unlimited storage for movies and more by using inexpensive SDHC cards.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fintie Slimshell Case for Kindle Paperwhite - Fits All Paperwhite Generations Prior to 2018 (Not Fit All-New Paperwhite 10th; Brand: Fintie; Review: We bought 2 paper white kindles and 2 of theses exact same cases at different times. They are clearly different one has more white. The look like they were printed with 2 different printers but both are beautiful. My husband and son love Starry Night. My son has had one the longest and it still looks new. They both use their kindles a lot and I see no sign of wear. They are beautifully made. Obviously, I did purchase again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: iPad mini 4 Case; Brand: Hocase; Review: This is the second one I bought, the first one saved my ipad from a big crack but over the year the silicone sleeve had started to wear out a little. I saw the pink one and had to have it. The both came with a screen cover. I can't stress enough how nice and convenient these are. They are fun but look expensive. I won't buy any other brand.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Samsung Gear Fit Smart Watch, Black (International Version); Brand: Samsung; Review: We bought 3 of these at Christmas and the new Gear Fit 2 is out. But these do everything we want and the price is right. You can really customize it, the screen, the clock and so much more. I can tell it to find my phone and my phone will ring even if it is on silent and my phone can find my gear fit. I get a preview of who is calling and the titles of e-mails, & texts show up briefly on my device with a little vibration, so you know to look. We washes dishes in tubs of HOT soapy water and we have really put them through the test and they passed with flying colors.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tree New Bee Cooling Pad for 15.6-17-Inch Laptops with Four 120mm Fans at 1200 RPM, Black (TNB-K0025); Brand: Tree New Bee; Review: I have been using this for about 2 weeks and I love it. I had a different one before and it didn't work near as well as this one. This is really well designed, easy to attach to laptop. Doesn't drain my battery too much. 4 fans keep it cool all over. You can just tell this one is well made.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Shadow Walker; Author: L.A. Banks; Genres: young-adult, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Entertaining young adult read with an urban flavor.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Two-Faced; Author: Nia Davenport; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: I downloaded book last night and I could not put it down!!! I was hooked from page 1. Merged review: Downloaded last night and have not stopped reading since!!! This book had everything I could have asked for in a young adult read a strong heroine, a charming and hot Prince and lots of action and adventure. It read like a delicious cross between Throne of Glass, Cinderella and The Selection. I totally saw the Cinderella elements that were in the book such as a "common" girl attending an open-invitation "ball" at a castle where the prince is to pick his bride. The Prince and Skyler fall in love at first sight, just as in Cinderella, and then they must overcome obstacles to be together.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Born In Blood (Born Hunter, #1); Author: Nia Davenport; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: I don't know why goodreads is estimating the pages at 174. It's wrong. I have it downloaded on my kindle and it is the print equivalent of 330. This book was really good. It was the perfect blend of urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Often vampires can get played out but I was not bored for one second while reading. The female heroine is smart, strong, and fierce and she isn't afraid to kick major ass. I also fell in love with the alpha male featured in the book from the moment he was introduced. Aiden is lethal and sexy and it is clear he means to seduce Cara from the start. I love how the sexual/ romantic tension builds between them throughout the booIk. There were some really hot and sexy scenes but they were not cheesy or overdone and they did not detract from the plot of the book. If you are a fan of Nalini Singh, Gena Showalter or Jeanine Frost, you will LOVE this book. I did!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Burned (Fever, #7); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: I. Am. Utterly. In. Love. With. Jericho. Barrons. After the disappointment of Iced from a mostly Dani perspective, this book was everything I could have hoped for and more in a Fever book. MAC IS BACK and JERICHO IS AS BADASS AND SEXY AS EVER!!! I loved seeing the evolution of Mac into Mac 5.0 and I felt like she devolved a bit in this book. It took her until the end to bounce back and when things were just getting good Moning ended it. Gah!! KMM and her cliffhangers. I can't wait to get my hands on the next one.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Chaos; Author: Nia Davenport; Genres: paranormal, romance, fantasy, young-adult; Review: I received an eARC copy of Chaos and It.is.amazing. I adored Two-Faced (the first book in the series), but I was absolutely blown away by Chaos. Where Two-Faced is heavy on the swoon-worthiness and teen romance with action & adventure as its backdrop, Chaos kicks it up about ten notches. The action and adventure is brought to the forefront as Skyler reveals her "real" real reason for appearing in Zander's life and the two engage on an epic mission to save an entire kingdom from the oppressive rule of a bloodthirsty tyrant. Skyler and Zander's romance is still a big part of this book and I enjoyed seeing the pace of it slowed down as they get to know each other more and evolve from puppy love at first sight to genuine, deep, "real" love. I do not want to spoil anything but Chaos takes a deliciously surprising turn from the plot in Two-Faced. I love love love the new direction Chaos takes its readers in and I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE THIRD INSTALLMENT. Nia Davenport is a debt author to watch. Her books easily compete with the popular likes of Sarah J. Maas, Amanda Hocking, Melissa Marr, Kiera Cass, Stephanie Meyer, and Cassandra Clare. If you have not started reading the Assassin at Court novels, YOU NEED TO! I cannot say enough good things about them. The books just keep getting better as Davenport continues to perfect her already well executed craft!!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cornerstone (Souls of the Stones, #1); Author: Kelly Walker; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: I downloaded this on a whim because it was free. I AM SO GLAD THAT I DID. Cornerstone and the rest of the books that follow it easily go on my favorite YA fantasy books list. I loved Emariya and Torian. The relationship that developed between them felt authentic and real. It was sweet and romantic. I also liked the mythology that was aided to drive the plot and the "twist" at the end. The antagonist in the book was interesting too, especially when we find out the motivations behind his actions.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Darkest Seduction (Lords of the Underworld, #9); Author: Gena Showalter; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: I think we all waited for A LONG TIME for Paris' book and in my opinion it is the best one of the series. I LOVE. LOVE, LOVE the ending. I won't spoil what happens, but it was one that was both unexpected and a pleasant surprise.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack, #1); Author: Suzanne Wright; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: I downloaded this on a whim. It is free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. The description intrigued me enough that I decided to give it a try. I normally do not life shifter novels aside from a select few. Vampires, Fae, Angels and Demons are more my thing when it comes to PNR. I AM GLAD I GAVE THIS BOOK A TRY. I enjoyed it from the very first page. Taryn is a strong and "likeable" heroine while Trey is as hot as an alpha gets. The plot moved along nicely and the story kept me engaged from beginning to end. I also enjoyed the cast of supporting characters. Trey's enforcers and beta are a riot to read about.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: An Extraordinary Union (The Loyal League #1); Author: Alyssa Cole; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, romance, fiction; Review: An explosive, swooning read! I don't read much historical romance. I'm more of a fantasy kind of girl. But I picked up a copy of Alyssa Cole's newest book because I kept hearing such great things about it. It did not disappoint. Elle is the best kind of heroine-- strong, stubborn, and fierce to her core. Likewise, Malcolm is the best kind of hero-- charming, sexy, strong, capable, and head over heels for Elle from the moment they first meet. Alyssa Cole expertly weaves the magic of love, romance, banter, and hot sex into the pages of her novel. And while those things are great, they are only half of what make up the magic of this book. She plunges readers back into the most heinous of times and makes you feel every hurt, every scar, every deep visceral cut of the wrongs committed during slavery and the wrongs committed against the Scots by the English. The parallels she draws between Elle, and all Black women, and Malcolm's mother are heartbreaking, poignant, and powerful. Elle and Malcolm's story tackles slavery, racism, and the debasing of an entire people, but also sexism and the brutalizing of an entire gender. Me heart bled for Elle and all Black women during this time period as much as it bled for Malcolm's mother. I've never read anything like An Extraordinary Union and I look forward to reading everything else Alyssa Cole has already written and will write!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | goodreads |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Loftus Creepy Realistic Severed Foot Decoration Prop Beige; Brand: Loftus; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Seasons Realistic Severed Hand Prop; Brand: Seasons; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Forum Novelties Child Size Animal Costume Chicken Hood and Nose Mask; Brand: Forum Novelties; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hot Wheels 9-Car Gift Pack (Styles May Vary); Brand: Hot Wheels; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Accoutrements 10818 Gnarly Teeth (Set of 9), Medium, White; Brand: Accoutrements; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rod and Reel Fishing Fun Bathtub Bath Toy Set for Kids with Fish and Fishing Pole; Brand: Liberty Imports; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: HABA Capture Fun Classic Wooden Camera Baby Toy; Brand: HABA; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wildlife Artists Bald Eagle Plush Toy 14" H; Brand: Wildlife Artist; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kids Plastic 12 Pc. Bowling Set Party Toys; Brand: Fun Express; Review: @moosethelittledog on Instagram; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: American Science & Surplus NERD SPEC GLASSES; Brand: American Science & Surplus; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Forum Novelties Child Size Animal Costume Chicken Hood and Nose Mask; Brand: Forum Novelties; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 10.5 Inches Spiral Fun Gumball Bank (Colors May Vary); Brand: Rhode Island Novelty; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Baby GUND My First Teddy Bear Stuffed Animal Plush, Tan, 18"; Brand: GUND; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rhode Island Novelty 14" Rain Forest Snakes, Assorted Designs, 24-Units; Brand: Rhode Island Novelty; Review: @moosethelittledog; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Toys_and_Games |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: La Hacienda Miraflores; City: Lima Lima Region; Review: The hotel has a perfect location, is not far from shopping, a below ground mall with several restaurants & perfect ocean views a short distance away!! The beds were comfortable & rooms clean. A buffet breakfast had variety & very flexible hours. Staff were very helpful!!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Best Western Plus Wine Country Hotel Suites; City: West Kelowna Okanagan Valley British Colu; Review: The rooms were comfortable & the hotel quiet!! There was adequate free parking. Staff were friendly & efficient!! There was a pool, although I didn’t avail myself of that feature. There was no restaurant in the hotel, although there were several close by. Breakfast was available & there was hot & cold food & a good variety!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Renaissance Tel Aviv Hotel; City: Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District; Review: This hotel was amazing, the rooms were quiet, had all the amenities & on the Mediterranean Sea!!! It was in walking distance of Joppa & other sites!!! There was lots of selection for buffet meals & even vegetarians had good choices!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ein Gedi Hotel; City: Ein Gedi Dead Sea Region; Review: This Kibbutz had amazing views of the Dead Sea, gigantic hills (mountains) & Gardens!!! The rooms were comfortable & the buffet delicious!!! We had dinner & breakfast here & the food selection was phenomenal!!! There was a variety of vegetarian dishes!!! That evening an elderly gentleman took some of us on an amazing tour of tree & plant life at the Kibbutz!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ramada by Wyndham Lac La Biche; City: Lac La Biche Alberta; Review: This hotel is located close to major intersections. It is not located walking distance to downtown. There is a pool & exercise room, did not avail myself of those opportunities. The room was a good size, quiet, comfortable & had a comfortable bed!! Breakfast is also provided & there was a reasonable selection of food!! Wheelchair accessible.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Honeywell Cool Moisture Humidifier, Black; Brand: Honeywell; Review: It broke after just three months of very careful use and maintenance. Water leak damaged my carpet and Amazon won't take return after one month of purchase! Save your money and look elsewhere.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Zojirushi SM-SA36-PB Stainless Steel Mug, 12-Ounce(360ml), Pearl Pink; Brand: Zojirushi; Review: Perfect size and color, and the unbeatable quality of Zojirushi!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Yummy Sam Lid and Spoon; Brand: Yummy Sam; Review: Pot lid stands firm, nice size for the spoon rest, and dishwasher safe!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Thermos Funtainer 10 Ounce Food Jar, Disney Cars; Brand: Thermos; Review: The jar is a bit small, holding just one serving of oatmeal, but should be perfect for kids. My complaint is that the rubber ring on the lid is extremely hard to reapply once you take it off for cleaning. I tried multiple times and ended up giving up putting the ring back on, and now the jar leaks.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Glasslock Food-Storage Container with Locking Lids and Microwave Safe - Square 30 Ounces; Brand: GlassLock; Review: They seem to be sturdy and seal tightly, but the size (5oz) is too small even for baby food.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_Home_and_Kitchen |
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Title: Holiday Inn Bangkok; City: Bangkok; Review: Great location central to shopping and transport. The staff are fantastic. We were well looked after and staff do everything to make your stay incredible and memorable. Loved having coctails by the pool after a big day out shopping!!! Thank you so much!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Log Home Boutique Hotel; City: Chiang Mai; Review: This is a gorgeous hotel with a beautiful setting. The gardens and pool area around the accomodation create a lovely atmosphere. The service was great, so helpful and friendly staff. Would highly recommend this place as well for accommodation and for the restaurant too. Only concern was that the walls in the rooms were rather thin and so neighbours can be a bit noisy.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: RACV Goldfields Resort; City: Creswick Victoria; Review: I stayed at the RACV resort on business while in the area. The room was well fitted out with all I needed and the view over the golf course was lovely. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Only comment was that the twin room had a frosted folding internal window between the bed area and the bathroom, as I was sharing with a colleague this felt a bit strange and not so private. (Although you couldn't see through the window) Breakfast had a great range of options and my gluten free diet was well catered for, Thanks for a lovely stay.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Oscar s Hotel Cafe Bar; City: Ballarat Victoria; Review: I stayed overnight for business at Oscars and was thrilled to have a room upgrade when I arrived. The rooms were beautifully decorated and spacious with everything that I needed for a comfortable stay. The restaurant/ lounge area was a perfect environment for a casual business catch up. Dinner in the restaurant was lovely and I was pleased to see that they had a great choice of Gluten free options. I enjoyed a delicious breakfast the next day and was able to work while sitting in the sunshine in the restaurants very attractive garden room. The staff were very friendly and went out of their way to ensure that I had a great experience. Set in a convenient central location I will be sure to book here again on my next trip to Ballarat. Thanks.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Old Bakery Inn; City: Launceston Tasmania; Review: Great hotel with lots of charm and character situated very close to shops, restaurants and bars. Very friendly staff and a very comfortable, clean and well laid out room. I will definitely use this hotel again and would highly recommend it to others.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Shamrock; City: Bendigo Greater Bendigo Victoria; Review: I booked The Shamrock Hotel for an overnight stay for work. I stayed in the standard room and was disappointed to find the room rather dark and lacking things I would usually expect for the price. The photo of the room on the website showed a luggage rack and on arrival there was no where to put my case. I asked reception about finding one and they said there were none available, she didn't event try to look. The room had nowhere to sit to do work and the lighting was terrible, so I was unable to read through my papers unless I sat on the side of the bed using the bedside lamp. There was nowhere for me to plug in my laptop either, unless I sat on the tub chair and worked on my lap. The heating unit was rather noisy and kept waking me during the night as it came on and off. The hotel decor was charming although dated, but this matched with the feel of the place, like stepping back in time. The bistro food that I had for dinner and breakfast was great. The Vegie breakfast was delicious!The service by the bistro staff was excellent.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Quality Inn Sherbourne Terrace; City: Shepparton Greater Shepparton Victoria; Review: Stayed here for work overnight and found it disappointing. The interior was dated and heater around the corner from the bed so the room didnt really warm up very well. The traffic from the main road was very noisy during the night with the local hoons driving up and down. The bed was very hard. The bathroom needed some major updating. The soap dish had been broken off, so there was nowhere to out soap or shampoo, which was awkward. I was woken up by workmen renovating the rooms close by which after a bad nights sleep didnt impress me. I couldnt get down the stairs to my car as the walk way was filled with construction stuff and plaster dust which ended up all over my shoes and bottom of my bag. Would have been nice to be notified about the construction as I wouldnt have booked. Wont be staying here again.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Pakuba Safari Lodge; City: Murchison Falls National Park Western Region; Review: This place is right in the heart of the National park and offers a unique experience with wildlife at your doorstep. The rooms were well fitted out with all that was needed for a comfortable stay. The pool and view were superb and a wonderful way to spend a warm afternoon. The meals were good and service by the staff, friendly and helpful. The rooms are a bit poorly lit, so bring a torch if you want to read at night. :) Overall a lovely addition to a great 3 day Safari.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SINA Village; City: Kampala Central Region; Review: I visited SINA as a group and was in awe of the wonderful work that they are doing to empower others. The projects are incredible and the whole place is buzzing with positive stories and hope for a better world. Thank you SINA for a wonderful experience.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Weir Hotel; City: Walton On Thames Surrey England; Review: Popped in for a mid week lunch with family and the service and food were both wonderful. The menu had a good range of choices and the servings were large. The view over the river is lovely and the hotel has a lovely ambience. Thank you for a lovely experience.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pax Lodge; City: London England; Review: Attended a Girl Guide event here and had a wonderful experience. The service is friendly and rooms adequate and clean and regularly serviced. Situated in a convenient location close to transport, shops and restaurants.Nothing fancy but had everything I needed.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: God of War III - Playstation 3; Brand: by
Sony; Review: This game is REALLY fantastic, I loved that, when I played that, it's more them I could imagine, I really advise everybody to buy this one and enjoy a lot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Playstation 3; Brand: by
Sony; Review: This game is REALLY fantastic, I loved that, when I played that, it's more them I could imagine, I really advise everybody to buy this one and enjoy a lot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dante's Inferno Divine Edition - Playstation 3; Brand: by
Electronic Arts; Review: This game is REALLY fantastic, I loved that, when I played that, it's more them I could imagine, I really advise everybody to buy this one and enjoy a lot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Max Payne 3 - Playstation 3; Brand: by
Rockstar Games; Review: This game is REALLY fantastic, I loved that, when I played that, it's more them I could imagine, I really advise everybody to buy this one and enjoy a lot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Castlevania; Brand: by
Konami; Review: This game is REALLY fantastic, I loved that, when I played that, it's more them I could imagine, I really advise everybody to buy this one and enjoy a lot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: PS3 Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition; Brand: by
Sony; Review: everybody should buy this gama, it's fantastic. I already played it for ps2 but ps3 it's perfect, more cars, with this version more money, really fantastic.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - PS3 [Digital Code]; Brand: by
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Title: Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training; Author: Visit Amazon's Karen Pryor Page; Review: This book has gotten even better with the re-write. It is really an easy read with a lot of valuable information not just about dog training and dog behavior.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Art of Monsters University; Author: Visit Amazon's Karen Paik Page; Review: This is a great book to really see how the movie came together. When you look at the drawings and see where the developers started with the characters and how the characters evolved.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pete the Cat Saves Christmas; Author: Visit Amazon's James Dean Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Marley: Snow Dog Marley (I Can Read Level 2); Author: John Grogan; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Charlie and the Christmas Kitty (Charlie the Ranch Dog); Author: Visit Amazon's Ree Drummond Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Charlie the Ranch Dog; Author: Visit Amazon's Ree Drummond Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach (My First I Can Read); Author: Visit Amazon's James Dean Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pete the Cat: Play Ball! (My First I Can Read); Author: Visit Amazon's James Dean Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch (My First I Can Read); Author: Visit Amazon's James Dean Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus; Author: Visit Amazon's James Dean Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Charlie the Ranch Dog: Charlie's Snow Day (I Can Read Level 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Ree Drummond Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Charlie the Ranch Dog: Where's the Bacon? (I Can Read Level 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Ree Drummond Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure; Author: Visit Amazon's James Dean Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ladybug Girl Loves...; Author: Jacky Davis; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ladybug Girl and the Big Snow; Author: Visit Amazon's Jacky Davis Page; Review: I really enjoy this series. There are many valuable lessons in this series. I really enjoy the great art work and attention to detail in the book. The reading level is relatively easy and the story lines are interesting. I enjoy reading the stories to my niece and enjoy listening to my young niece read it to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Katie Woo Rules the School; Author: Visit Amazon's Fran Manushkin Page; Review: This is a great book for new young readers that want a chapter book but are still learning. Chapter books make young people feel like they are older and more advanced when they are reading. This is still very easy reading series, but the chapter factor makes the reader feel like they are reading a more advanced level of reading. Katie's a great series about a bright girl.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Katie Woo and Friends; Author: Visit Amazon's Fran Manushkin Page; Review: This is a great book for new young readers that want a chapter book but are still learning. Chapter books make young people feel like they are older and more advanced when they are reading. This is still very easy reading series, but the chapter factor makes the reader feel like they are reading a more advanced level of reading. Katie's a great series about a bright girl.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Rainbow Bridge: A Visit to Pet Paradise; Author: Visit Amazon's Adrian Raeside Page; Review: It was a great read to understand when a dog dies and goes to heaven or rainbow bridge as some people call it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bright Baby Touch & Feel At the Zoo (Bright Baby Touch and Feel); Author: Visit Amazon's Roger Priddy Page; Review: Great book for toddlers to learn about animals at the zoo!! It is easy to read and the touch part is a great addition.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Zoo Poo: A First Toilet Training Book (Barron's Educational Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Richard Morgan Page; Review: Great book to learn about pooping and that not just people poop, but the animals in the zoo poop too. I bought this after a trip to the zoo, and we have a toddler that will not poop anywhere but in a diaper. she is not comfortable on the toilet, but she enjoyed the book. We are still working on pooping without a diaper.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Doodle Dogs:: Stress Relieving Dog Designs Premium Edition; Author: Visit Amazon's Adult Coloring Books Page; Review: great book and great gift idea; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
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Title: Levi's Men's 501 Original-Fit Jean; Brand: ; Review: very comfortable.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Levi's Men's Big and Tall 501 Original Fit Jean; Brand: ; Review: very comfortable.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
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Title: Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?; Author: Visit Amazon's Michael J. Sandel Page; Review: Good book, pretty much says utilitarianism is awesome.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chemical Principles; Author: Peter Atkins; Review: Great price great book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Book of Mormon (Penguin Classics); Author: Joseph Smith Jr.; Review: Wonderful book. Great promise at the end. Must read!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Little Prince" and "Letter to a Hostage" (Penguin Modern Classics Translated Texts S.); Author: Antoine De Saint-Exupary; Review: Great book with great story and deeper meaning.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment; Author: Visit Amazon's Tal Ben-Shahar Page; Review: It came without jacket on it; other than that, I enjoyed the book. Kind of repeats itself on the principles, but overall it has some good stuff.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chromosome 6; Author: Visit Amazon's Robin Cook Page; Review: Good book. As described; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rand McNally Signature Map of the World, 50 x 32-Inch; Author: Visit Amazon's Rand McNally Page; Review: awesome map, good colors; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nutmeg Photo Album (Stores 48 4-inch x 6-inch photos, Brag Book); Author: Visit Amazon's Peter Pauper Press Page; Review: good photo album; the faux leather is kind of cheap; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
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Title: The Worms Head Hotel; City: Rhossili Swansea County South Wales Wales; Review: Called in for a quick bar lunch today Tuesday 11th Dec. I ordered two drinks, 2 starters and two cod and chips. Soup/roll --ok. Pate ok, toast--yesterdays- yes that bad! It was replaced eventually. Cod and chips main dish, batter greasy and fish small with lots of bones, chips almost unedible mostly left on plate with the mushy peas. When the bill was being paid and a complaint was made, the comment from the barman was "I only work here and look after the bar". Considering the potential of this hotel and the location only the location is memorable. I will try and forget £30+ for meals and drinks with indifferent service.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: King Arthur Hotel; City: Reynoldston Swansea County South Wales Wales; Review: Decided to return and have lunch today 20th Feb.2014. Last attempt failed due to a function taking place and the hotel looked too busy to stop. Nice welcome on arrival and a choice of tables offered, drinks order was taken and the menu presented and explained. The order was taken and starters served within 15mins. The main courses were served approx. 10mins after the starters had been cleared. The sweet menu was then offered, order taken within10 mins. and served quickly and efficiently. I found the whole experience enjoyable made better by staff who were pleasent, efficient yet sociable. The food was presented well without being too "showy" and quite favoursome. Our menu consisted of Thai fish cakes. Sea bass,Steak and Ice cream/coffee. Whilst I enjoyed my lunch I will have to try the menu again to find dishes with more of a "Chef's influence" than a wholesalers catalogue. Yes we did enjoy our lunch and we will return! Well done.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fairyhill; City: Reynoldston Swansea County South Wales Wales; Review: First class welcome by the staff on arrival for lunch - not having booked! We were found a table and offered drinks and nibbles then the menus. The orders were taken and served within twenty minutes and all plates well presented. As lunch progressed we found out that the restaurant was fully booked for lunch that day, so credit to the delightful waitresses who fitted us in,making us feel very welcome to enjoy our leisurely lunch which we certainly did. The total bill for two including coffee and drinks came to £69 a little pricey but good value.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Plough Rhosmaen; City: Llandeilo Carmarthenshire Wales; Review: What a transformation, from a little pub with a restaurant, to a lovely modern hotel with all the facilities one could wish for when travelling, or just a local for entertaining.and eating. The space created for just sitting or eating was superb. The design team have done an excellent job. Even the toilets could win prizes! Our lunch menu consisted of Chicken liver parfait and a Wild mushroom cheesecake, both beautifully presented and flavoursome. A little 'toast' with the cheesecake could have made a big difference. The main courses consisted of The Plough curry again beautifully flavoured without being overpowering and the Oven roast salmon with a cockle and cider sauce both excellent, plenty of flavour and of good proportion. Baked Alaska was the perfect sweet to finish a well balanced meal. The menus presented were very well thought out, and covered all dietry needs. The staff started with a smile and ended with a smile with food to match--- nothing too much trouble. The time taken between courses was just right with attentive staff doing their job well. The total cost with drinks was £55.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mansion House Llansteffan; City: Llansteffan Carmarthenshire Wales; Review: Called in for lunch and had a good welcome. Drinks and lunch were ordered and presented. Starters were deep fried cockles and laverbread which were tasty, the wrapped prawns were a disaster. A few prawns just wrapped in two wet lettuce leaves with a cocktail sauce and a couple of berries, not even some brown bread, until asked for! The main courses consisted of fillets of sea bass and rack of lamb with mixed veg. and chips. Both dishes were ok. but not memorable lacking in both flavour and quantity. Sweets consisted of a creme brulee and a strawberry cheesecake which was warm and stodgey, not as refreshing as it should be, hence half was left. The cost of this experience including drinks and coffee was £71.40. One pint and three small tonics were £8.60. Plenty of smiles and good service did help, but too expensive to be just average! .; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Emlyn Hotel; City: Newcastle Emlyn Carmarthenshire Wales; Review: Second visit success - having called the week previous and found the kitchen closed due to a problem! This time, all is well and we were greeted with a smile, shown to our table, this being a little tight due to being placed against the wall, we were given a more suitable table. Our order was taken for soup starters and chicken and prawn stirfry and and the daily roast with veg. main courses. All dishes were tasty and plentiful, but we did think that a bread basket with the soup would have made a big difference as it was served with a mini wedge of bread. The soup was hot and delicious ,Yes we could have asked for extra bread, if we had seen someone but nobody to be seen! The service was very slow but we found out later that a function was also taking place, the waitresses were covering both, hence the delays. However, overall quite an enjoyable lunch at a total cost including drinks and sweets of £52.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Ivy Bush Royal Hotel by Compass Hospitality; City: Carmarthen Carmarthenshire Wales; Review: Called in for lunch at the restaurant yesterday, having had a very nice lunch on the 9th Jan this year. What a difference in a couple of weeks, with great staff doing their best, whilst the kitchen serves sub standard food in the restaurant,--- no excuse --- we were the only two dining! Our starters were soup, both of which were tepid at best. Mains being duck breast with raspberry drizzle and veg. of the day, all tasteless. the duck was served without any gravy or sauce and certainly lacking in texture or flavour. The other main was pork belly which was served soggy and very fatty, with no texture and very little flavour. The majority of the meal was left having been picked through. Sweets were refused due to lack of choice -- all were chocolate based! Obviously little thought was put into the menu and even less into the quality of food leaving the kitchen. Was it the chef's day off? You are only as good as your last meal, and that is why we decided to eat lunch at the Ivy Bush again, so soon after our last visit. Based on this visit this hotel maybe ok for bar snacks, but the restuarant needs a shake up from the kitchen. I must say our waitress was very pleasant and helpful. The total cost for this meal including drinks was £50 . Very poor value for the money spent.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Rose and Crown Public House; City: Porthcawl Bridgend County South Wales Wales; Review: Very pleasant visit for lunch despite our starters being forgotten and mains being served instead! However apologies accepted, and dishes eaten. The feather steak was cooked well and very tender with no waste, the turkey paupiette again was very appealing and tasted as well as it looked. Both dishes were sufficient in quantity and quality, leaving no regrets as to the missing starters! Sweets consisted of a passion fruit posset, also cheesecake shots both of which were delightfully presented and tasted great. The total bill for two including a coffee was £37. The only negative was that the service could have been quicker, due to only one waiter serving both the tables and the bar. The incident with the lack of starters was well handled by the waiter/barman in a professional manner, and the drinks were deducted from our bill without any mention by ourselves. Overall a very pleasant lunchtime visit. We certainly would recommend future visits.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Emlyn Hotel; City: Newcastle Emlyn Carmarthenshire Wales; Review: Called in for lunch yesterday, and greeted by a very pleasant receptionist who took our drinks and food order. We ordered mackerel pate and cawl as starters which were quite acceptable except for the frozen/unspreadable butter. Mains consisted of either a pork dinner or a turkey dinner. The meat on both plates was good, but the pile of warmed up veg was a disgrace and more like a school dinner, tasting like the leftovers from the Sunday carvery! For a hotel that sells itself on quality food it failed miserably. Again service was slow and showing no interest in looking after the restaurant. A lights bites menu was available at the bar area but certainly was not busy. The impression was that there was no urgency to do anything even clear the used coffee cups from two tables in the bar area! They were still there when we left, having eaten, and then looked for someone to pay for our lunch bill! The last review stated that there was a function on and hence the slow service but today--- ? ? ---. The total cost of this lunch including drinks a coffee was approx £35.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Plough Rhosmaen; City: Llandeilo Carmarthenshire Wales; Review: Another excellent lunch with smiling attentive staff. We started with soup and a wild mushroom eclair, followed by mains of the house curry and pan fried sewin, both of which were excellent. Sweets consisted of rhubarb parfait and a coffee. All dishes were very pleasing to observe and tasted even better! The service was perfect, as it was on the last occasion, even though there was a function being attended to in the next room. The only two negatives were that the butter was unspreadable for the bread and the crab ravioli pasta was far too heavy and thick. Very minor points, but these did not spoil a very enjoyable lunch. The total cost including drinks and coffee was £52. I must say that the Birra Moretti lager was a new experience which I can thoroughly recommend!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Norton House Hotel Restaurant; City: Mumbles Swansea Swansea County South Wales Wales; Review: Arrived at 12.30pm for lunch, and entered a spacious dining room where we ordered our drinks and made our choices from the daily specials board or supporting lunch/al la carte menu. Our starters were sardines and an "ultimate seafood cocktail" both of which were very nice but lacking in any brown bread/butter until asked for! Mains consisted of monkfish in a laverbread and smokey bacon and herb sauce, this certainly was delicious, the other main was a rump of lamb in a rich sauce which again was excellent, both served with a choice of veg. The sweet taken was a creme brulle which was turned out in a minute dish with a teaspoon, and was demolished in three mouthfulls costing a massive £4.95 !!!! This dish was not even dressed! Coffee that followed was also of poor standard having been kept hot for half the morning on one of those terrible machines! The total cost for food and the drinks (£10) was £77 which we thought was expensive although the food was nice,it did not warrant the cost.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: King Arthur Hotel; City: Reynoldston Swansea County South Wales Wales; Review: Called in for lunch and was greeted by smiling happy staff who were also people orientated - well done. The food was efficiently served and of sufficient quantity. Starters were cod fritters and soup, both dishes very good. (except frozen butter served with the bread!--my pet hate.) Mains were braised lamb (tough) and fillets of brill with cockles and garlic sauce very nice. Overall a very acceptable meal but not outstanding. The total bill including drinks and coffee was £51. (drinks £8.80); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Slebech Park Estate; City: Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire Wales; Review: Following the road opposite the BMW garage we had a magical mystery tour along a beautiful country road leading to wooded parkland occupied by suicidal pheasants strutting their stuff,showing their magnificent plumage in the summer sun. Slebech Park Hotel appeared out of the trees and backed by the banks of the river Cleddau. We wondered what secrets it's walls would unveil! The restaurant was easily found and a goodly welcome was given. The menu was very interesting and produced excellent food which has to be tried to be appreciated,the service and decor was of an equal standard. The total cost for two three course lunches including drinks amounted to £60 (drinks £14 ) It was a real pleasure to find this hotel, "our secret castle by the Cleddau."; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Brunant Arms; City: Caio Carmarthenshire Wales; Review: Called for an evening meal and was delighted with a chatty welcome and an excellent menu which was executed to the highest degree. This pub is a little off the beaten track but offers the benefits of a friendly village pub with rooms to let. I cannot fault the hard work by the staff in order to make you feel welcome, by going to that extra length and ensure you have a good time. We will be back !!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Y Talbot; City: Tregaron Ceredigion Wales; Review: Called in for lunch, expecting to be shown the restaurant but escorted to the bar area, which was functional with bare tables and a little historical character. Menus were produced but no drink orders taken until we ordered our food. The soup/crispy duck starters eventually came, Mains were poached salt cod and a shepherds pie. The meals were ok but not as good as the hype surrounding the reviews on this website. Our total bill was £50 for two starters two mains and two pints. We left without sweets nor coffee as we felt we were not getting value for our money! I felt that whilst the chef is working hard the pub/hotel has lost it's identity.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The White House Country Inn; City: Sennybridge Brecon Beacons National Park Wales; Review: Called in on spec.one evening to be welcomed and offered a table in the restaurant. The menu was good, and the food was presented very quickly and of good quality. The atmosphere in the bar with the locals was very welcoming and certainly we felt quite at home. It was a pity that we had further to travel. I would certainly recommend anyone passing to call in and enjoy the experience. The total bill for two courses drinks and coffee was £42. very enjoyable and looking back to our next visit.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Noah Barleywater Runs Away; Author: John Boyne; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Wonderful! Dazzling! A mix of Astrid Lindgren and Forrest Gump. Cant wait to read more of John Boyne!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Fault in Our Stars; Author: John Green; Genres: romance, young-adult, fiction; Review: So wonderful. And sweet. I love the characters. Now I need to mourn for a while and then try to find a book worth reading after this.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3); Author: George R.R. Martin; Genres: history, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Det tog 8 manader att lasa ut den. Men sa javla bra! Nu ska jag se sasong 3!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Looking for Alaska; Author: John Green; Genres: young-adult, thriller, crime, fiction, romance, mystery; Review: I did a mistake, I read the translated swedish version of this book. And it was a bad translation. Possibly the worst. Anyways, I wasnt sold at first, the first part of the book felt like any other Oh-Im-A-Cool-Student-And-I-Make-Pranks-And-Smoke-on-the-Sly-novel. But the second part really caught me. I will re-read this. In english. And then I will (hopefully) give a better rating.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: I taket lyser stjärnorna; Author: Johanna Thydell; Genres: children, young-adult, fiction; Review: One of the best books Ive ever read. It made me laugh, made me cry. Read the whole thing in one sitting!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (Dash & Lily, #1); Author: Rachel Cohn; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: cute; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Himlen börjar här; Author: Jandy Nelson; Genres: poetry, fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: This story really destroyed me and then healed me again. Heartwarming; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1); Author: Stephanie Perkins; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: Amazing! I couldnt stop reading! I couldnt eat! I fell hopelessly in love with the characters, the plot, the language, the environment. I need to move to Paris now! Ive found a new favorite author!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #10); Author: Alexander McCall Smith; Genres: thriller, crime, fiction, mystery; Review: Lovely, as always <3; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gilla hata horan; Author: Johanna Nilsson; Genres: children, young-adult; Review: En otroligt viktigt bok som alla som alla ungdomar och alla som har med ungdomar att gora maste lasa!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Obsidian (Lux, #1); Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Genres: young-adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I really enjoyed reading this book! Cant wait to read the next part! Review in swedish on my blog: [url]...; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore; Author: William Joyce; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Love it! Magic!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Insurgent (Divergent, #2); Author: Veronica Roth; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Loved it! Las min recension pa [url]...; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1); Author: Madeleine L'Engle; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I'm sorry to say that I was a bit disappointed when I finished this book. :/ Maybe the sequals will make up for it..; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Every Day (Every Day, #1); Author: David Levithan; Genres: young-adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Helt fantastisk lasning, langtar efter uppfoljaren och ser fram emot att lasa mer av David.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Ocean at the End of the Lane; Author: Neil Gaiman; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Loved it!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Eleanor & Park; Author: Rainbow Rowell; Genres: history, young-adult, biography, historical fiction, romance, fiction; Review: How is it possible to love and hate an ending at the same time? This book was truly amazing and I love, love, love the characters!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Legend (Legend, #1); Author: Marie Lu; Genres: young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: This was an amazing read, I can't wait to read the followups; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1); Author: Jamie McGuire; Genres: young-adult, romance, fiction; Review: This is not beautiful at all. Its just pure disaster and I wish I could get my time back; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, #1); Author: Gena Showalter; Genres: young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I never finished this book. I didnt like it.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Winter Garden; Author: Kristin Hannah; Genres: history, mystery, thriller, crime, biography, historical fiction, romance, fiction; Review: A truly beautiful tale about the complicated relationship between two daughters and their mother.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Berättelser från Engelsfors (Engelsfors, #2.5); Author: Mats Strandberg; Genres: young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Fint tecknad och kul att fa se lite mer av Engelsfors. Men det blir aldrig mer an en halvdan forratt tyvarr :(; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Born Wicked (The Cahill Witch Chronicles, #1); Author: Jessica Spotswood; Genres: history, young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Loved it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Besvärjelser och beskydd; Author: Maria Friedner; Genres: comics, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Jag blev besviken. Det basta med boken ar omslaget :( Las hela recensionen pa [url]; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #3); Author: Laini Taylor; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: I loved it. Im so full of emotion right now. This book was tense from the beginning to the end. One of my favorite bookseries ever!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Redbird Christmas; Author: Fannie Flagg; Genres: romance, fiction; Review: A cozy, feel-good book. But the ending was.. a bit too good to be true. The book was ok but not a favorite.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: I'll Give You the Sun; Author: Jandy Nelson; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: Things I love about this book: - The feels. Oh all the feels. I feel everything from my ears to my toes while reading this! - The characters - they are so unique, especially Noah <3 - The poetic language - again especially Noah's chapters. - It's about art. And making art. And artists. - But especially this book is about losing someone you love, in more than one way. And trying to make things right. I love it, I love it, I love it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 3; Author: Tove Jansson; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: I love the moomins and Tove's fantastic artwork <3; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Author: Newt Scamander; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: This book is for all Harry Potter fans who wants to learn more about his magical world. I enjoyed it but I would love to see some pictures of the different magic beasts (and beings).; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Quidditch Through the Ages; Author: Kennilworthy Whisp; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, non-fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: I am not a quidditch-fan. To be honest, I usually skip a lot of text in the Harry Potter-books when they are playing it. But as a HP-fan I wanted to read this book, and it was ok. I enjoyed the history of Quidditch-part (Did you know that they used a little bird for the seeker to catch at first, and later the Golden Snitch was invented instead?) But I skipped the part where all the Qudditch-teams were presented. But I recommend all HP-fans to read it!; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Who Will Comfort Toffle?: A Tale of Moomin Valley; Author: Tove Jansson; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, poetry, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: I love this book so much! Its my favorite of Tove Janssons stories so far. It's about Toffle, a small, shy person who is afraid of everything. Afraid of people, afraid of being alone. He really reminds me of myself and this story has a special place for me and my husband <3; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Dangerous Journey: A Tale of Moomin Valley; Author: Tove Jansson; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, poetry, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: I acually listened to a recording of Tove Jansson reading this, it was amazing! I love the story and I hope to loose my own glasses and stumble into Moominvalley! ^-^; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Moomin's Lift-The-Flap Hide and Seek; Author: Tove Jansson; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: I've read this book to my 1 year old daughter so many times. She loves it. Especially the mirror at the end. The only thing I dislike is that the text in the book says something like "I see a black purse, who is hiding?" (I've only read it in swedish so I don't now the exact english translation) and ofcourse it's Moominmamma hiding, but there are no black purse to be seen, only a bush. But apart from that both me and my daughter enjoy this book!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1); Author: Deborah Harkness; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: It took me 1,5 years to finish this book. Endlessly slow. It didnt get interesting until the last 100 pages (and it was nearly 700 pages long!). I did however enjoy the character development in this book. I doubt that I will pick up the next books in the triology.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Martian; Author: Andy Weir; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I have never read a book like this before. Its way out of my comfort-zone. But Im so happy that I picked it up. Its so funny. And thrilling. And intelligent. And Mark Watney is so easy to love. I loved it and I can't wait to read more from Andy Weir!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1); Author: J.K. Rowling; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Time for a Harry Potter-reread! Or rather re-listening. I listened to the audiobook read by Stephen Fry. He did a great job! And the book? Was great, as always. Always gives me the cozy-feels <3 And I re-did this chapther in Pottermore aswell. Awsome <3; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hormonbibeln: hormonoptimering för den moderna människan; Author: Martina Johansson; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Jag gav den har boken 5/5 stjarnor eftersom jag: 1. Ar intresserad av hur kroppen fungerar 2. Vill ma sa bra som mojligt 3. Vill vara den basta versionen av mig sjalv Forfattaren guidar oss genom kroppens hormoner och funktioner pa ett smidigt och enkelt satt. Det blir manga "ahaa-moments". Nu ska jag lasa igenom de stycken jag fann extra intressanta en gang till och sen ska jag borja hormonoptimera! :D; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cardcaptor Sakura, Omnibus 1; Author: CLAMP; Genres: young-adult, romance, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: I used to watch this tv-series when I was a teen, so I got thrilled when I found this at my local library. It's really sweet but some aspects in the story is bothering me. Anyways, I love Sakura <3; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3); Author: J.K. Rowling; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I think this is my favorite of the Harry Potter books so far in the series. I love that they are a bit more mature than in the earlier books but they are still at Hogwarts. :D; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fangirl; Author: Rainbow Rowell; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: Rainbow Rowell is my newest favorite author. I devoured this book as I did with Eleanor & Park. I love her way of telling the stories of the likes of me. The ones whose voices never gets heard otherwise. I loved this book, the characters and the plot. The only reason why I'm not giving it a 5-star rating is the parts of the book about Simon & Baz. I just couldnt see the point. And I wasnt interested in them. Cath says that books dont have commercial breaks, but this one has. Apart from that. I loved it!; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | goodreads |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Ghee, 95% organic, Clarified Butter, 13 oz pack of 4; Brand: Purity Farms; Review: I have used this before, but ordered it online because it is not available in my area. I love the flavor and the fact that it has less fat.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: India Tree Dark Muscovado Sugar, 1 lb (Pack of 4); Brand: India Tree; Review: The best sugar..yum! It has such a full-bodied flavor. I guess it's the molasses, but we love it over our oatmeal.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rub with Love Set of Three Gift Pack by Tom Douglas, 3.5 Ounce each; Brand: Rub with Love; Review: Great rubs for cooking. Tom Douglas is a master chef. I love his cookbooks and this rub is great, especially when grilling.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Eden Selected Dried Montmorency Cherries, 4-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 3); Brand: Eden; Review: Fantastic cherries that I use for baking scones, muffins, or just eating a handful. They are not too sweet or too tart. I recommend them.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Attiki Greek Honey 16 Oz Jar; Brand: Attiki; Review: Fantastic honey...not as "sweet" as most honeys. It has a more complex and depth of flavor. I use it when I am making Greek desserts; i.e., baklava, Greek custard with phyllo, etc.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Grocery_and_Gourmet_Food |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: The Cost of Discipleship (SCM Classics); Author: Visit Amazon's Dietrich Bonhoeffer Page; Review: Although all of Bonhoeffer's books are somewhat difficult to read and comprehend (because of the language of timeframe in Germany) He challenges the best of bible students. His serious stature of scripture and living it is most influential. His books made me feel shameful because of my lack of dedication.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible; Author: Visit Amazon's Dietrich Bonhoeffer Page; Review: Bonhoeffer is someone who was so serious about his walk with Christ. This book gave me the incentive to delve into the Psalms much more thoroughly.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich; Author: Visit Amazon's Eric Metaxas Page; Review: This book changed my life. This man was up against all odds with what was going on in that time. He quite often stood alone in his solid stance on scripture. He remained faithful and joyful in what scripture promised.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Wall Chart of World History: From Earliest Times To The Present; Author: Edward Hull; Review: this chart book is very very detailed and somewhat hard to navigate, however, upon doing so it is chocked full of information.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Epicenter: Why Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future; Author: Visit Amazon's Joel C. Rosenberg Page; Review: it never ceases to amaze me how Rosenberg hits the nail on the head!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future (Thorndike Christian Mystery); Author: Visit Amazon's Jonathan Cahn Page; Review: very very thought provoking book, however, keep in mind that God does not have a convenant with America; although that doesn't mean He cannot hold America accountable!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: X-Men: Trilogy (X-Men / X2: X-Men United / X-Men: The Last Stand); Brand: James Marsden; Review: Movies look excellent on Blu-ray. Packaging on this boxedset is nice (each movie comes in its own 3 disc case) As stated by almost every review here, X 1&2 are ahead of the curve as far as superhero films go. X-3 isn't horrible but cant match the first two. I picked this set up for under $20. Very much worth it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Farscape - the Ultimate Collection anglais; Brand: ; Review: All of the positive reviews are correct! This is a wonderful series that looks great (even on plain ol' DVD)! Ive made it into season 2 and cant get enough of these characters. Fans of good sifi/fantasy tv will indeed enjoy this. I picked the complete seseries up before Christmas for under $30.00 (very much worth it).; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Godfather Collection; Brand: Marlon Brando; Review: I had the DVD boxset from years ago (I thought it looked pretty good) but this Blu-ray set knocked my socks off. As stated by several other reviews, there is some grain and a few muted (colors) scenes but that is part of the look of these films. The level of detail, overall color & black/greys is awsome. Well worth the upgrade.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Frost/Nixon; Brand: Frank Langella; Review: Tremendous performance by Frank Langella and very good story telling. This is one of those films that when its on t.v. you get caught up in and can't change the channel. Picture & sound (on Blu-ray) are great. I got it for under $10 (so worth it).; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Hannibal Lecter Collection (Manhunter / The Silence of the Lambs / Hannibal); Brand: Jodie Foster; Review: These 3 Lecter films are presented in Widescreen and are without a doubt the best they have ever looked. I purchased mainly to have a good Blu ray print of Manhunter (underated gem) but love all 3 films. I purchased for under $11.00 new --- so it was a no brainer. 3 seperate discs in a tripple "hold" case that works well.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Alfred Hitchcock; Brand: Sylvia Sidney; Review: Just got it yesterday and I'm 2 movies in! Packaging is great --- I don't understand some of the negative comments about this. The book, disc holding sleeves and box should stand up for a long time if you use just a little care (and most blu ray owners I know do). Shadow of a doubt looks best it ever has. Vertigo jumps off the screen ---- amazing! This review will continue to grow as I continue to view the films ----- but so far so good! Update, Trouble with Harry looks truly amazing! Colors, scenery & clothing really pop in HD. Deep blacks rich reds, yellows & oranges. This might be my demo disc for showing what Blu can do for older flicks. Update: as I have viewed most of the collection now I can truly say this was well worth getting! Psycho deep blacks, moody excellent print! Frenzy, NBNW and Rear window just blow me away. Probably because I owned most on VHS tapes years ago (some recorded off tv). If you like Hitchcock this set is everything you'd hope it would be.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rebel Without a Cause VHS; Brand: James Dean; Review: Great film made better on Blu. Picture & sound are better than I expected. Packaging (book) is nice looking on shelf -- makes presentation a bit more special. Worth the price - under $15; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rebel Without A Cause (Special Edition/ 2-Disc/ Version Francaise); Brand: ; Review: Great film made better on Blu. Picture & sound are better than I expected. Packaging (book) is nice looking on shelf -- makes presentation a bit more special. Worth the price - under $15; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Space Battleship Yamato: The Movie; Brand: Anim - Various; Review: Visually arresting if somewhat flat on story -- still it's worth a see. Get it when it's on sale -- worth it if purchased for $14 or less; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: DCU:Batman: Dark Knight Returns P2 (DVD); Brand: Peter Weller; Review: On the same level as Christopher Nolans films! A wonderfully animated story that deserves to be seen on Blu; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The X-Files - Wave 1, Triple Pack VHS; Brand: David Duchovny; Review: Season four contains all of the best that the X-Files has to offer! Mythology episodes are tight & standalone episodes are truly compelling -- with two in particular -- "Home" and "The Field Where I Died" being cinematic in scope. Blu-Ray does this season justice for sure.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Somewhere in Time; Brand: Christopher Reeve; Review: Beautiful throwback to another time -- old-fashioned romance --amazing music -- wonderfully light sincere movie! Great on Blu-ray; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Miami Vice:the Movie VHS; Brand: Don Johnson; Review: Love the show from way back -- my review is more about the Quality of packaging and presentation in HD. Solid Blu Ray set that exceeded expectations. After reading some reviews here I was thinking that I'd be getting something simply "bearable" to watch but considering the fact this is TV from the 1980s it looks great. It is a bare-bones set (so no extras) but the packaging looks sharp, discs are secured and again the picture Quality is solid. Audio is just "ok" but that doesn't take away from the viewing enjoyment at all. Immensely fun to be watching this old gem on a 70 inch flat screen! If your on the fence about it -- snap it up when its discounted (every few weeks on Amazon it dips down below $60).; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Warehouse 13: Season One; Brand: Eddie McClintock; Review: Blu Ray Import plays just fine and Looks great in HD (at much better cost than the U.S. Version!) Highly recommend this if you like quirky sci-fi that is immensely rewatchable!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clint Eastwood: 20 Film Collection; Brand: Clint Eastwood; Review: The UK import is excellent (packaging better than states I believe). Great snapshot of a marvelous career in front of and certainly behind the camera! This is the best any of these films has looked and for the price I couldn't pass it up .; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Movies_and_TV |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Backpackers Hostel K s House Hiroshima; City: Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Chugoku; Review: It is of a good value. It is about a block away from a tram station and 7/11. The staff is friendly, the place is clean, and it is very easy to find. From Hiroshima Station, just follow the tracks until you reach Matoba-cho Stop, then turn right. It is also a ten minute walk from the Memorial Park.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lohas Villa; City: Naha Okinawa Prefecture; Review: What makes me give it the low rating is the overall lack of security in the place. I was taking a shower, only to have someone break off the padlock and steal not only my laptop, but my Nikon DSLR camera, my iPod, and the padlock itself! The front desk did nothing to help. Christmas break ruined just like that.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Happy Neko Beppu; City: Beppu Oita Prefecture Kyushu; Review: I stayed at a studio 2 apartment for two nights. The rooms are clean, spacious, and provides free laundry to boot! It's within reasonable walking distance to many restaurants and onsen. This is where you bathe in town; it's why tourists come here in the first place! Bibo is a great host who went into much (almost too much) detail on things to see/do in the area when I arrived. However, it only goes to show he is very knowledgeable about the area. It is a little far from Beppu station, but Bibo provides a pick-up/drop off service for 300 yen each way if you notify him at least a day in advance, which makes the distance a non-issue.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Backpackers Fuji; City: Narita Chiba Prefecture Kanto; Review: The location was a little tricky to find (turns out the taxi driver drove me all the way back to the airport from the train station, which I was really annoyed about to say the least). However, it's a 5-8 minute walk from Narita's train station. The owners are very friendly. The place has a very homey feel to it, and it doesn't have any lockers, but it's a rather safe place. They also have a dog that will bark when you enter, but she's rather friendly. Nearby are a lot of restaurants/bars of good value too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Metro Hotel; City: Seoul; Review: For my journey home in August from studying a year in Hokkaido, I booked early on due to it being popular here. After spending 4 nights in a business single, I can see why rooms go fast. Aside from the reasonable price (It was still half the cost to go via Korea than fly out of Narita back home, so I consider this a bargain!) , it's a hop, skip and a jump from a plethora of shops and restaurants as well as a subway stop that can easily get you everywhere in Seoul (including Incheon airport). The room was small but cozy, clean and very appropriate for my needs which honestly were not much more than a comfy bed and some running water for the bathroom. Some may complain that the breakfast spread is limited. I agree to an extent, but I am one who doesn't need much to get me going in the morning, and the lobby shares a glass wall with a smoothie king which was great for battling the humid weather. The staff was kind, spoke excellent English (and even some Japanese if it ever came to that), and much credit goes to Emily for giving me plenty of recommendations on activities to do in a day and how to get there. Without you all, I don't think I could have gotten much more out of my first time in Korea. Thank you very much for making my first time in Korea a memorable one. It was an amazing couple of days in a country that I easily fell in love with. I will definitely consider this place again if I ever make it back, which I would not mind doing at all. In the meantime, I hope you all enjoyed the chocolate.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit; City: Bangkok; Review: This was my first time in Thailand and was very memorable. Three minute walk from Thonglor station. Excellent breakfast buffet that includes Thai, Japanese and western breakfast items. The room was clean and had plenty of natural light. On the day I arrived, I missed my connection in Seoul. I notified the desk and they promptly responded that my delay was not an issue. Shout outs go to Chim and Honey. They were both instrumental in ensuring that my time in Bangkok went smoothly from always helping me coordinate with previously booked tours to providing recommendations on things to see, do and eat. I was also very impressed that Chim recognized me so quickly and always addressed me by name, asking if there was anything he could assist me with. While I’m pretty self-reliant with traveling, that trait of him helped me feel at ease after the initial hiccups in my travels. If for that reason alone, I’d happily stay at this hotel again should I ever find myself back in Bangkok someday.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: NH Frankfurt Airport; City: Kelsterbach Hesse; Review: Recently stayed here in mid-April. The room was clean and large by European standards, the bed was comfy, the dining was limited but tasty (I especially loved the breakfast spread). Many people complained about the noise from planes landing overhead, but it never bothered me That's the price you pay for being so close to an airport. The reception desk was very polite and helpful. The only thing that would've made this better is I got mixed up for the shuttles at the airport. There's NH Frankfurt Airport Hotel (this one) and then NH Frankfurt Airport West. I mistakenly got on the shuttle bus for the latter, only to realize my mistake when I tried checking in and spent about 18 Euros on a taxi to get to the correct place. A little more clarity from the hotel(s) would avoid this being a frequent mistake. Aside from that, I will happily stay at this hotel again should I ever find myself flying out of Frankfurt again.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Admiral Hotel; City: Frankfurt Hesse; Review: It's not close to many things in Frankfurt, it felt cramped, the receptionist was nice, but the key barely worked for my room. It was to the point where one of the ladies at the reception desk went over three times to unlock the door. At that point, I literally packed up my backpack (I was going carry on) and walked out after using their mediocre wifi to book a much better hotel near the airport because I was flying out the following morning. I know hotels in Frankfurt can be a bit expensive with it being a banking town and all, but don't let the pictures fool you like it did me and spend a little more for a quality hotel room.; Rating: 1.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with news articles as follows:
Title: A 2,000-pound great white shark is swimming off the coast of Florida; Abstract: A great white shark that weighs over 2,000 pounds and measures 15 feet, 5 inches long has been swimming along the US East Coast.; Category: news
Title: Queen Elizabeth Has Someone on Staff Break in Her Shoes Before Wearing Them; Abstract: Queen Elizabeth Has Her Shoes Broken in Before Wearing Them; Category: lifestyle
Title: American-Made Cheese Named World's Best for the First Time Ever; Abstract: Rogue River Blue Cheese, made in Oregon, beat 3,800 contenders for the top spot.; Category: foodanddrink
Title: Cranes remove bus partially swallowed by Pittsburgh sinkhole; Abstract: A bus that was partially swallowed when a sinkhole opened during morning rush hour in downtown Pittsburgh has been removed from the hole. Authorities said earlier Monday that two cranes arrived to remove the city bus.; Category: news
Title: Joe Biden reportedly denied Communion at a South Carolina church because of his stance on abortion; Abstract: Joe Biden has a complicated history with the Catholic Church.; Category: news
Title: Kevin Spacey Won't Be Charged in Sexual Assault Case After Accuser Dies; Abstract: The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has formally dropped a case against actor Kevin Spacey, after the accuser died.; Category: movies
Title: UK police investigating crash that killed teen interview US diplomat's wife; Abstract: British police say they have interviewed the suspect in a deadly crash who is said to be the wife of an American diplomat.; Category: news
Title: Ben Affleck has a new girlfriend after using the Raya dating app, plus more celeb love life news for late October 2019; Abstract: Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp call it quits, Halsey and Evan Peters get serious, James McAvoy weds, Meghan King Edmonds accuses hubby of cheating and more.; Category: entertainment
Title: Passenger Booted From Diverted Flight After Threatening Rant; Abstract: The woman was escorted off the plane and taken for a mental health evaluation.; Category: travel
Title: Amelia Bambridge: Body of missing backpacker found in sea; Abstract: The body of a 21-year-old British backpacker who went missing after a beach party on a Cambodian island has been found, according to the charity assisting her family.; Category: news
Title: Cole issues classy statement thanking fans, Astros' organization; Abstract: All-Star pitcher Gerrit Cole made sure to thank the Houston Astros and the fan base on Thursday.; Category: sports
Title: Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers find new offensive gear in win over Cardinals; Abstract: ; Category: sports
Title: Heidi Klum's 2019 Halloween Costume Transformation Is Mind-Blowing But, Like, What Is It?; Abstract: You might say she's scary good at playing dress-up, because Heidi Klum's 2019 Halloween costume is even more impressive than we could have imagined and that's saying a lot, considering transformative Halloween costumes are kind of her thing. But this year Klum took it up one more notch as she shared her metamorphosis into,; Category: lifestyle
Title: Man who advocated caning for adultery gets caned for adultery; Abstract: An Indonesian man has been publicly flogged for adultery, under a draconian law he helped create.; Category: news
Title: Kentucky man dies trying to save sons from Florida rip current during family trip; Abstract: Stephone Ritchie Sr. was on a family vacation in Florida when he died. "He got caught in the waves," after ushering sons out of water, a cousin said.; Category: news
Title: Police Recover 1981 Chevy Corvette Stolen Nearly 40 Years Ago; Abstract: It was stolen when new and looks a bit the worse for wear, but police in Michigan are seeking its long-lost owner.; Category: autos
Title: Long Island high school football coach suspended for running up the score against previously undefeated foe; Abstract: A Long Island high school football coach has been suspended one game for allegedly running up the score against a previously undefeated opponent, violating the Nassau County lopsided score rule in the process.; Category: sports
Title: Shia LaBeouf Thanks Officer Who Arrested Him in 2017 for 'Changing My Life' in Emotional Speech; Abstract: Shia LaBeouf Thanks Cop Who Arrested Him for 'Changing My Life'; Category: movies
Title: 6-year-old can't contain tears of joy after meeting baby sister; Abstract: Watch as Addy meets her little sister for the very first time. Priceless!; Category: video
Title: Lufthansa strike cancels 1,300 flights, stranding thousands; Abstract: Lufthansa said that customers could rebook their flights, but passengers reported having trouble reaching the airline.; Category: travel
Title: A wave crashed over a couple during their beach wedding photo shoot, and now the stunning picture is going viral; Abstract: The couple, who say they met on Tinder, told Insider they would do the photo shoot "all over again in a heartbeat."; Category: lifestyle
Title: Mid-Engine C8 Corvette Production Postponed Until February 2020; Abstract: The car was supposed to be hitting dealers by the end of 2019. That's no longer happening.; Category: autos
Title: I went to Peter Luger after it received zero stars from New York Times; Abstract: The burger was so juicy I had to wipe my fingers after every bite. And everyone from regulars to tourists couldn't stop singing Peter Luger's praises.; Category: foodanddrink
Title: Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman Still Seems Pretty Ticked Off at Google (And 8 Other Fun Facts About Him); Abstract: Stoppelman also seems very proud that Yelp is not Facebook; Category: foodanddrink
Title: A wave crashed over a couple during their beach wedding photo shoot, and now the stunning picture is going viral; Abstract: The couple, who say they met on Tinder, told Insider they would do the photo shoot "all over again in a heartbeat."; Category: lifestyle
Title: 3 students allegedly plotted to attack their middle school: Officials; Abstract: The students, all of whom are under 16 years old, are charged with conspiracy.; Category: news
Title: 'The bridge has definitely been burned': Williams says Redskins have smeared him in aftermath of cancer diagnosis; Abstract: Seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams won't play for the Redskins this season, and his future with the team is unclear.; Category: sports
Title: Dean Martin's Daughter Speaks Out About John Legend's New Version of 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'; Abstract: Dean Martin's Daughter on New 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' Version; Category: music
Title: Man who inherited 6 figures shares advice he'd give his younger self; Abstract: Brandon Neth inherited around $123,000 from his late father and grandfather when he was 20. He spent most of it on cars, clothes, and restaurants.; Category: finance
Title: State Trooper Stops Banana Car Driver, Gives Him $20 Instead of a Ticket; Abstract: Is it a crime to be this ridiculous? Not in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where a 1993 Ford F-150 4x4 was turned into . . . this.; Category: autos
Title: FBI busts $6 million iPhone and iPad counterfeit ring; Abstract: The FBI busted a counterfeit ring centered on iPhones and iPads that reportedly cost Apple over $6.1 million.; Category: news | mind |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Rise of the Billionaire (Book 5) (Legacy Collection) (The Legacy Collection); Author: Visit Amazon's Ruth Cardello Page; Review: this is an excellent series and has a depth of characters that are timeless. the writing is well done and have a universal message.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: One Long Embrace (Eternal Bachelors Club #5); Author: Visit Amazon's Tina Folsom Page; Review: Excellent condition; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Flirting with Love (The Bradens at Trusty, Book 4) (Love in Bloom: The Bradens); Author: Visit Amazon's Melissa Foster Page; Review: Awesome; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: It's Only Love (A Green Mountain Romance); Author: Visit Amazon's Marie Force Page; Review: Loved the character development. The emotional roller coaster is well worth the ride. Also the plot is amazing with just the right amount of intrigue .; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Claimed by Love (The Ryders) (Volume 2); Author: Visit Amazon's Melissa Foster Page; Review: This book was exceptional with wonderful character development and story line that lead you from chapter to chapter. Looking forward to the next book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Our New Love (Jack & Savannah's Baby): Bradens Ever After, Jack and Savannah (Love in Bloom: The Bradens) (Volume; Author: Visit Amazon's Melissa Foster Page; Review: excellent story; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Slade (Tales of the Were); Author: Visit Amazon's Bianca D'Arc Page; Review: This book was good don't get me wrong but I had trouble getting into it. It was not the best writting I have read by this author.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Beyond Control: Beyond, Book Two; Author: Visit Amazon's Kit Rocha Page; Review: The story was emoitional and intense. With out the rocking love sessions. I thought that the charaters were well written and believable in their setting and world. The love scenes were detailed and intense. All in all this book ROCKED; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rocky (Tales of the Were); Author: Visit Amazon's Bianca D'Arc Page; Review: I thought this was a great book. I love reading of a good family forming. thow in the romance between the mom and the dad and hello it just works.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: IVAN (Her Russian Protector #1): Her Russian Protector #1; Author: Visit Amazon's Roxie Rivera Page; Review: This was a nice fast paced novella. The love scenes were very well written and the whole book was well thought out; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers; Author: Visit Amazon's Caleb Warnock Page; Review: It could have been a bit longer and I really liked the story's of the mormon pioneers. All in all it was a real nice book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-Sufficiency; Author: Visit Amazon's Anna Hess Page; Review: This book was well thought out and written to get the point across to its audience without being preachy or lecturing on and on. I would recommend this book to people who are just starting out on the road to self reliance.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Unconditional (Cascadia Wolves); Author: Visit Amazon's Lauren Dane Page; Review: I love Lauren Dane books all of them, but I have a special place in my heart for her wolves and jaguars. As always the books are well written with plenty of action, romance and sex. I especially love the snippets of characters from previous books wound thru the current stories. This book will no disappoint. Josh and Michelle are a super sexy couple who you like and pull for their happily ever after from the first chapter.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beyond Pain: Beyond, Book Three; Author: Visit Amazon's Kit Rocha Page; Review: It is very rare to have a book placed in a lush realistic world. Kit Rocha's world building is one of the best I have ever read. Her characters are incredibly flawed and believable. They allow for the reader to cheer for them, cry with them, and laugh with them. That people is a rare talent. The book is also chock full of action hot erotic action and fierce fight action wove around a lead couple that struggle fail and struggle again. These two hold their own against characters form previous books that are strongly alpha and could easily over shadow other leads.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wolf Quest; Author: Visit Amazon's Bianca D'Arc Page; Review: I loved the pace and action of it as well as the romance and love scenes. This was a hot fast read and a very good addition to the seris.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Letting Go (The Surrender Trilogy); Author: Visit Amazon's Maya Banks Page; Review: This book was so good. It grabs you and does not let go. The flow and pace of the book were very good. The characters were realistic their interactions believable. I can also attest that it is one hot,hot,hot read. The sex is scorching and numerous. This is a great first book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Magnus: Tales of the Were (Redstone Clan) (Volume 3); Author: Visit Amazon's Bianca D'Arc Page; Review: I love this series and this book grabs you from the first page. The love story is tender and deep but also hot and spicy. The action is fast paced while the book does not feel rushed at all. I look forward to the next book excitedly.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Marked; Author: Visit Amazon's Kit Rocha Page; Review: I love and hate anthologies. Stories by my favorite authors or new ones I am giving a try. But the stories are usually short and I hate that. This book had two of my favorite authors both stories rocked smoking hot guys, firery hot action and tender emotions. Buy this book you won't regret it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Her Keepers (Peacekeepers) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Hazel Gower Page; Review: Once again I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this author. Hers books are well written portals onto imitative worlds. Populated with hot alpha guys who deliver passionate frequent sex and tender soul felt love. What more could you ask for I ask you.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bear Naked; Author: Visit Amazon's Dana Marie Bell Page; Review: First of all I must say I have never read a bad Dana Marie Bell book. Take that to the bank. Second the Halle Shifters series is great Hot alpha shifters smart sometimes crazy women. What is not to like in that combination? Rocking Hot actin on and out of the bed room. Very well written books set in a well thought out world that make you wish you could go to Halle meet everyone and maybe find your mate.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It: Paranormal BBW Romance (Grayslake) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Celia Kyle Page; Review: Good strong charaters in this book. lots of action and a great storyline. And a baby bear, that just melted my heart.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Grizzly MC: Volume One (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Jenika Snow Page; Review: I must say I was a little leery of a Mc book that was also a shifter book but Jenika Snow pulled it off and I will be reading this seris. The love scenes are scorcthing Hot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Light Within Me; Author: Visit Amazon's Carly Fall Page; Review: This book looked good on the bookstore but I did not care for it. I found it to be poorly written and uninspiring. I won't be buying from this author again.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Reaper's Legacy (Reapers Motorcycle Club); Author: Visit Amazon's Joanna Wylde Page; Review: This was an excellent book. I enjoyed the interaction between all the characters. The love sceens were hot. I found the relationship between the biker and the little boy to be delightful.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 3013: Renegade (3013: The Series) (Volume 2); Author: Visit Amazon's Susan Hayes Page; Review: Another hot science fiction and romance mixture. I love the strong independent female of this book. Boy, does she set these guys on their ears. Bravo well done.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Loving Her (Keeping Her) (Volume 2); Author: Visit Amazon's Kelly Lucille Page; Review: You have to buy this book. It was very well written had great pace and flow. The give and take between the characters was excellent. And did I say super hot and sexy.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bearens' Hope: Book Four of the Soul-Linked Saga (Volume 4); Author: Visit Amazon's Laura Jo Phillips Page; Review: This was a solid read. I thought it started a little slow and took a while to pick up steam. But it was all good by the end.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Shards of the Mind (Ta'e'sha Chronicles); Author: Theolyn Boese; Review: This book was so great and an excellent second book in this series. It wrapped up many threads left dangling in the first book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Daughters of Terra (The Ta'e'sha Chronicles); Author: Theolyn Boese; Review: This was a great book. So hot and really exotic. I enjoyed the character growth and differences between the two species.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Keep Me Closer (A Dangerous Tides Novel); Author: Visit Amazon's Rhyannon Byrd Page; Review: I really liked the mix of suspense and romance in this book. Not to mention the sex was scorching hot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Razor's Traitorous Heart: The Alliance Book 2 (Volume 2); Author: Visit Amazon's S. E. Smith Page; Review: This was a great fast read and an excellent follow up book to the first book in this series. The the action scenes were fast and furious. The between the sheets action was beyond hot. I can not wait for the next book to come out.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Vexing Voss; Author: Visit Amazon's Gail Koger Page; Review: I never laughed so hard as I did while reading this book. The space adventure and swashbuckling action are hard to beat. The storyline is strong and really pulls you right a long. The female lead is audacious, daring and full of cheek. The way she swings from one adventure to another is entertaining. I love the way she juggles all the big strong alpha males and keeps them off balance.the romance was strong and hot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Born of Fury: Number 6 in series (League); Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon (author); Review: The tests and turns in this book full filled the need of drama and adventure one wants in a league novel. Though Dancer had a difficult past he was not over tortured as are some characters in this series. The love of family and friends is balanced nicely with the sweet hot love of the two lead characters.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Claiming Her: Keeping Her Series Book III (Volume 3); Author: Visit Amazon's Kelly Lucille Page; Review: Hot possessive lion shifter. I believe that is enough said. The plot kept moving the sex was hot and you got to see characters who you love from previous books. This book did not disappoint.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Casey's Warriors (Bondmates) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Ann Mayburn Page; Review: This book had a good plot that hooks you and lets you enjoy the ride. I found all the characters to be enjoyable. The author really allows you to get behind the characters and believe in there journey. The sex was hot,frequent but did not get in the storys way. I am looking forward to the next book soon I hope please.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Keep Me Safe: A Slow Burn Novel (Slow Burn Novels); Author: Visit Amazon's Maya Banks Page; Review: This was yet another well written thoughtfully planned and paced book. I really enjoyed the balance of romance and suspense. Maya Banks rarely disappoints.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Broken Soul (Jane Yellowrock); Author: Visit Amazon's Faith Hunter Page; Review: This was a wild ride from start to finish. There is a lot of ass kicking and manipulative vampire politics. The story is very well paced and exquisitely planed out to keep the reader from getting bored by the same old vampire slayer book. But this author she really knows her stuff.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Standoff (Cascadia Wolves, Book 5); Author: Visit Amazon's Lauren Dane Page; Review: This was a great read from beginning to end. No one writes werewolves better. The perfect balance of hot sexy alpha werewolf and snarky smart heroine. Interesting family tension,crazy evil bad guy. The hero triumphs in the end. All in all a really great read.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jacob's Ladder (String of Fate); Author: Visit Amazon's Bianca D'Arc Page; Review: I always enjoy a Bianca D'arc book. The book is sure to be well thought out with good pace and flow. The hero and heroine are sure to be strong,smart and passionate. The Nyx and her mate are all those things. I also enjoy that many of Ms. D'arc's books take place in a contemporary world with magical as well as mundane beings.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Keeping Her (Keeping Her Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Kelly Lucille Page; Review: I liked the characters in this book. Clytie is a strong woman she takes no carp from her big alpha werewolf, or his big alpha werefriends. This book was well written. The pace and flow were right on point. The sexy times were smoking hot, with a heartfelt emotional touch to the romance. I cannot wait to read the next book Kelly Lucille writes.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bonne Femme Cookbook: Simple, Splendid Food That French Women Cook Every Day; Author: Wini Moranville; Review: I found the recipes in this cookbook to be friendly and approachable because the writing was. it was well written with clear concise directions. I found the authors knowledge of the Bonne Femme to be believable.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Love at First Roar (Grayslake) (Volume 4); Author: Visit Amazon's Celia Kyle Page; Review: I love her for her spunky heroines with the sharp wit and big mouths. The hot alpha guys of all flavors wolves, bears etc. The hot sexy action. it is all good. The books pace and flow all work to make each book a great read.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stephan (Caveman Instincts) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Hazel Gower Page; Review: As always Ms. Gower wrote a well thought out perfectly paced book. I really loved the lead characters they were very believable. The sexy times were smoking hot. what was really great was the tender emotional relationship between Jade and Stephen. This book rocks, more like this please.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Her Warriors: (BBW paranormal shapeshifter romance) (String of Fate); Author: Visit Amazon's Bianca D'Arc Page; Review: This book hooked me from the first paragraph and never let go. There is no major battle in this book. This book is about three people blending their lives and finding the courage to go where their hearts lead them. The book is well written and flows really well. Buy this book you won't be disappointed.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dagger's Hope: The Alliance Book 3 (Volume 3); Author: Visit Amazon's S. E. Smith Page; Review: This author writes a very good story. It is all very well thought out and flows very easily. The hero and heroine share a real connection. The sexy times are hot and there are a ample number of them. For those who love a hot sci-fi books this is a keeper.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: My Commander (Bewitched and Bewildered) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Alanea Alder Page; Review: I Loved this book from the very beginning. The humor and character interaction are some of the most well written I have ever read. The sexy times were smoking hot. I enjoyed the word in which the story is set. I will be reading the next books in this authors series. I also will be reading all serifs by this author.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SEAL Team Seven Logan; Author: Visit Amazon's Jordan Silver Page; Review: This book is classic Jordan Silver lots of hot Alpha bossy man. This ladies is the real raunchy deal. There is also action and mystery. With characters from a previous book making an appearance to tie the whole group together. This book moves and flows well. There is no lag in this story .; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SEAL Team Seven Zak; Author: Visit Amazon's Jordan Silver Page; Review: This was a well written fast paced story. A story that grabbed you from the sentence and never lets you go. The tension and passion between Zak and Vanessa is off the scales. It makes for numerous hot sexy times. It is heart touching to watch these hot sexy alphas discover how to care for a toddler's needs. Zamora steals the hearts of her Uncles and wraps her daddy around her little finger. Ms. Silver has another great book on her hands.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ride Steady (Chaos); Author: Visit Amazon's Kristen Ashley Page; Review: This was a raucous ride with bikers and babes. It was also a book about letting go of the bad stuff , the past stuff and going forward in your life towards your happy. Yes, the sexy times are steamy and the bikers are bad ass. There are glimpses of past characters from other Kristen Ashley series it seems Denver is a small pond full of big characters. This book has good pace and flow. The characters grab you from the start and never let go. The plot is a good one. Ms. Ashley is a good author for many reasons the best reason is she knows how to write characters that touch your heart , fill you up and leave you sad to see the story end.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tyler SEAL Team Seven: Book 4; Author: Visit Amazon's Jordan Silver Page; Review: This book flowed well it also had a good pace to the events as they unfolded. I enjoyed the back story and interactions between all the characters. Little Zamora is a real scene stealer. I enjoyed the building mystery of the bad guys. I can't wait to see where that goes. Tyler is the ultimate alpha male with surprising tenderness and gentleness. Ms. Jordan Silver is a powerful storyteller. She has given us her best work to date with this book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dark Queen (Jane Yellowrock); Author: Visit Amazon's Faith Hunter Page; Review: This was a very well written book. It has good pace and flows very well. I'm this book Jane goes through a very personal journey. There are struggles and gains made and scales balanced at great cost.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: Life as a House (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bad Boys II (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Random Hearts (1999); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: A Walk to Remember (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: National Security (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Lilo and Stitch (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Something's Gotta Give (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: X2: X-Men United (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stuart Little 2 (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mean Girls (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Training Day (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Man on Fire (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: S.W.A.T. (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 50 First Dates (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Identity (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Brother Bear (Theatrical Widescreen Version) (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Along Came Polly (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Freaky Friday (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ghost Ship (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Missing (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 28 Days Later (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Last Samurai (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bruce Almighty (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Others (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Matrix: Reloaded (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Shrek 2 (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Finding Nemo (Widescreen) (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Signs (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Sixth Sense (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Road to Perdition (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Italian Job (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bringing Down the House (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Runaway Jury (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: One Hour Photo (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Bourne Identity (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Unfaithful (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Insomnia (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Monster's Ball (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Secret Window (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: In the Bedroom (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Minority Report (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Catch Me If You Can (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ice Age (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Butterfly Effect: Director's Cut (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Daddy Day Care (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cold Mountain (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Radio (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Monsters (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Maid in Manhattan (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Princess Diaries (Widescreen) (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Swordfish (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mystic River (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: John Q (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hidalgo (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Two Weeks Notice (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spider-Man (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Shrek (Full-screen) (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: XXX: Special Edition (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Monster (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ocean's Eleven (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Day After Tomorrow (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Phone Booth (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Matchstick Men (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 13 Going on 30 (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chocolat (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Out of Time (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gothika (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Ring (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Scooby-Doo (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Wedding Planner (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Erin Brockovich (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Timeline (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Paycheck (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Miss Congeniality (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Black Hawk Down (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Armageddon (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Save the Last Dance (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Runaway Bride (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Sound of Music (1965); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spider-Man 2 (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Twister (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Riding in Cars with Boys (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Grease (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Independence Day (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mona Lisa Smile (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Van Helsing (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Green Mile (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Clearing (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (Rerelease) (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Little Princess (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Perfect Storm (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Tuck Everlasting (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Annie: Special Anniversary Edition (1982); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Superman: The Movie (1978); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sixteen Candles (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bad Boys (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Daredevil (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Men in Black II (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rain Man (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy Returns (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: I Am Sam (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Bug's Life (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Breakfast Club (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Little Shop of Horrors (1986); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Princess Bride (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stand by Me (1986); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Dancing (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Top Gun (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Interview with the Vampire (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Haunted Mansion (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Eraser (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Treasure Planet (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pearl Harbor (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stepmom (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Indecent Proposal (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Groundhog Day (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Cider House Rules (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mission: Impossible II (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coming to America (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 2 (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Behind Enemy Lines (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Dark Crystal (1982); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Secret of N-I-M-H (1982); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: X-Men (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Schindler's List (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Men in Black (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Air Force One (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Gladiator (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jerry Maguire (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Patriot (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Shawshank Redemption: Special Edition (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tomb Raider (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dead Man Walking (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: My Stepmother is an Alien (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: What About Bob? (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ronin (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Fugitive (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Face/Off (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Maverick (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Chicken Run (2000); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mulan: Special Edition (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Vanilla Sky (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Sweet November (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Domestic Disturbance (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hercules (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Beautiful Mind (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Superstar (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Collateral Damage (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Aladdin: Platinum Edition (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Don't Say a Word (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: From Hell (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Reindeer Games (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: City by the Sea (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beaches (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Passion of the Christ (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Scorpion King (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Overboard (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Girl (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Patriot Games (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cold Creek Manor (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Frailty (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pretty Woman (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Desperado / El Mariachi (1995); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Murder By Numbers (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Legends of the Fall (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Entrapment (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: High Crimes (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dr. Dolittle (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Flubber (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Blade (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The War of the Roses (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Unbreakable (2000); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Terminator 2: Extreme Edition (1991); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hearts in Atlantis (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The 13th Warrior (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Antz (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Shallow Hal (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The 6th Day (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Fifth Element (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Inspector Gadget (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mad Dog and Glory (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hot Chick (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Twisted (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Practical Magic (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Blade 2 (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Moulin Rouge (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Jersey Girl (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Enough (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Never Been Kissed (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Office Space (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Housesitter (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pitch Black (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 12 Monkeys (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Waterboy (1998); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Matrix (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Notting Hill (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: White Chicks (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jumanji (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Walking Tall (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Forces of Nature (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Mask of Zorro (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clear and Present Danger (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Haunting (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Red Dragon (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Panic Room (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Negotiator (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Punisher (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Gattaca (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Wild Things (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Glass House (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Astronaut's Wife (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Time to Kill (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pay It Forward (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dogma (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: House of Sand and Fog (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: What Women Want (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ghost (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Patch Adams (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Raising Helen (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sister Act (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Deeds (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The General's Daughter (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Stepford Wives (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Changing Lanes (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Con Air (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Human Stain (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Charlotte's Web (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rush Hour 2 (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Beauty (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jaws (1975); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hook (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Recruit (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The American President (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop III (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hollow Man (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Liar Liar (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fly Away Home (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: America's Sweethearts (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Look Who's Talking (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Emperor's New Groove (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Braveheart (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Serendipity (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sleeping Beauty: Special Edition (1959); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Lion King: Special Edition (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Wizard of Oz: Collector's Edition (1939); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Flatliners (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: End of Days (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Mask: Special Edition (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bambi: Platinum Edition (1942); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: What Lies Beneath (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Shark Tale (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: I (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fight Club (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spanglish (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: George of the Jungle (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Die Another Day (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Apollo 13 (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Finding Forrester (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Net (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ladder 49 (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Executive Decision (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Turner and Hooch (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ocean's Twelve (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: My Best Friend's Wedding (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Wyatt Earp: Special Edition (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cellular (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Incredibles (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: An American Tail (1986); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Three Men and a Baby (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Shining (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kate & Leopold (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Kid (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Troy (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Aristocats (1970); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ella Enchanted (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Alice in Wonderland (1951); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Jackal (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cast Away (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jurassic Park (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Balto (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: You've Got Mail (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Anastasia (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: City of Angels (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dead Poets Society (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Fox and the Hound (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Big (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Space Jam (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Karate Kid (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tango & Cash (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jungle 2 Jungle (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Losing Isaiah (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Look Who's Talking Now (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Legally Blonde (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dumbo (1941); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Full Metal Jacket (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hulk (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cocktail (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Veronica Guerin (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sphere (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: U.S. Marshals (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lucky Numbers (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: They (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0 | netflix |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Capacitive Touch Screen Stylus Pens 4.5", 6-pack - including 2 x; Brand: The Friendly Swede; Review: We needed some stylus' to use with our new I-Pad so we decided to go with this six pack in case we misplaced a stylus now and then. We didn't know what to expect because the price was so reasonable, but seeing all the positive reviews we decided to try these out. I must say we were very pleased with our purchase! They work very well. We had a few left over and we gave some to our Grand children to use with their Kindle and they loved them also.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: amFilm iPad 2 Screen Protector HD Clear for Apple iPad 4/3/2 and iPad with Retina Display (2-Pack); Brand: amFilm; Review: We purchased this screen protector for our new IPad. The quality of this screen protector is very good. When installing it on the IPad you have to be careful of the bubbles that may form, but the kit comes with a stiff cardboard that can be used to smooth them out. It has been three weeks that we put the screen protector on, and it looks as good as new. Very good quality!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: rooCASE Dual-View Multi Angle (Red) Leather Case for 4th Generation iPad with Retina Display / the new iPad 3rd; Brand: rooCASE; Review: If anyone is on the fence to order this IPad case....Don't Be! The quality is very good and the case is very well made. The IPad fits well in side it, and the case also has the "on-off " feature when you close the lid. For what Apple gets for their IPads this is a small price to pay to protect it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Leviton T5630-I 15-Amp 125-volt 2.1-Amp High Speed USB Charger/Tamper-Resistant Receptacle, Ivory; Brand: Leviton; Review: With all the electronics that are in everyones household these days, there is always one item that needs a charge. With this in-wall USB charger you can eliminate all the charging cords and charge your electronics in one spot. I found this very easy to install and this item works very well. The right side USB charges IPads (it has a higher output) and the left USB charges cell phones, IPods, or anything else that charges with a lower current. If you have a very shallow junction box I am not sure if this will fit because it is quite deep,but most recent boxes will not be a problem.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: splash VAPOR Flex Case Cover for Apple iPod Touch 5, Clear; Brand: SPLASH; Review: After considering the many choices for IPod Touch covers, I decided to go with this one because of the positive reviews. I was not dissapointed! The cover fits perfect and compliments the look of the IPod Touch. It has a very nice feel to it also. I ordered the clear so the color of thr IPod Touch would show through, and it does. It was delivered very quickly too!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Apple iPod Touch 64GB Pink (5th Generation) (Discontinued by Manufacturer); Brand: Apple; Review: Being an I Pad owner, I wanted something a little more portable to take with me. This device has access to all the apple apps and syncs with I Tunes to add photos, music, etc. The screen is super clear and the processor is very smooth and fast. I also stream music to my receiver with it's blue tooth capabilities. This is the one to get!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Auto Antenna for XM Satellite Radio Receivers (Discontinued by Manufacturer); Brand: Belkin; Review: Even though this antenna states XM Receiver, I used it on my Sirius Sportster Radio without any problem. The antenna is a little on the small side but it receives the signal fairly well. To get the best performance I would recommend mounting it on the roof if at all possible.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: EnjoyGadgets EGHS3SS 3-In 1-Out 1080p Auto-Switching 3-Port HDMI Switcher Selector with Support 3D and HD Audio; Brand: EnjoyGadgets; Review: This HDMI switcher works well. It is inexpensive and worth the money. The only down side is if your device doesn't power off complety (such as Apple TV) you will have to switch the imputs manualy. There is a little button on top of the switcher to do this. As far as picture quality goes, I see no difference. It is just as good as before.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: WD My Passport 2TB Portable External USB 3.0 Hard Drive Storage Black (WDBY8L0020BBK-NESN); Brand: Western Digital; Review: I am using this external hard drive to back up my computer. I am using the Windows back up that is installed on my computer and it is working very well. I would recommend this hard drive.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Bluetooth Mouse (H3S-00001); Brand: Microsoft; Review: If you are looking for a Bluetooth mouse to use with Windows 8 this is the one to get. It integrates very well with the Windows 8 platform. On the side of the mouse there is a control that lets you go back and forth from the start screen and desk top. The scroll wheel tilts left and right, and that will move a page left and right. It also scrolls a page up and down if you turn it in the usual fashion. The overall feel of the mouse is very solid....Highly recommended!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pyle Phono Turntable Preamp - Mini Electronic Audio Stereo Phonograph Preamplifier with RCA Input, RCA Output; Brand: Pyle; Review: I had a nice Sony turntable that I could no longer use because my new Yamaha receiver no longer provided a Phono imput. This device came to the rescue and I am happily listening to some of my old vinyl albums from long ago!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: ASUS S400 14-Inch Touch Laptop [OLD VERSION]; Brand: Asus; Review: I Love this laptop... The 14" screen is perfect size and the resolution is very clear and sharp. With the I-5 processer the computer is very fast and gets the job done in a wink. The only thing it does not have is a DVD drive, but I purchased an external drive (Buffalo) and it works very well. It has two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0. and the Bluetooth allows many external devices to be hooked up. It is also very light and easy to transport. Highly recommended!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Buffalo MediaStation 8x Portable DVD Writer (DVSM-PC58U2VB); Brand: BUFFALO; Review: I am very happy with the Buffalo DVD writer. It is very solid and performs very well. Just plug it into a usb port on your computer ( you can use either one usb connection or two if you need more power) and that is all! No need for an external power source.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Toshiba 1 TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive PH3100U-1E3S (Black/Silver); Brand: Toshiba; Review: I have owned this drive for a little over a year and so far it has been giving me good service. I use it for backing up music, photos etc. I don't put it through heavy use, but every time I need to use it, it powers right up and never gives me any problems.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: TRENDnet 8-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Desktop Metal Housing Switch, 16Gbps Switching Capacity, Plug & Play, Lifetime Protection, TEG-S80G; Brand: TRENDnet; Review: I have nothing bad to say about this switch. I have been using this for nearly two years and it is still performing great. It allows me to expand my network with all the devises that are used these days. Recommended!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: TiVo Remote Control - Universal Replacement for Premiere, Series3, and Series2; Brand: TiVo; Review: If anyone owns a Tivo and needs another remote this remote works perfectly. It has the name " Charter " on it... I guess it must have been an accessory with Charter Cable. Do not let that sway you from purchasing this. It arrived in perfect condition and is brand new. It is priced right and works like any other Tivo remote would. PS.... It is not backlit.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: WD TV Live Media Player Wi-fi 1080p (Old Version); Brand: Western Digital; Review: The WD Live Media Player is very good for streaming movies from an attached hard drive. It will stream almost any format that you throw at it and it does it well! The area it is not so great at is the amount of apps that are supported. It has some of the basics but do not buy this for app selection. Go with a Roku Box.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: BAFX Products IR Remote Control Extender/IR Repeater Kit/BAFX3233; Brand: BAFX Products; Review: If anyone has a home theater and needs a repeater, this one works great! Easy set up. Just make sure the sensors are placed over the sensors of your electronic devices and you will have no problems.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8345 Projector; Brand: Epson; Review: This is a great projector for the money! The picture is very good in my opinion and the lens shift and placement options with this projector are very very good. It is also very quiet. Very little fan noise. The only negative is it is quite heavy and bulky, but if you have a good mount and a strong install, this won't be a problem. Rock solid performance!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Elite Screens Spectrum, 84-inch Diag 4:3, Electric Motorized 4K/8K Ready Drop Down Projector Screen, ELECTRIC84V; Brand: Elite Screens; Review: Nice screen for the money! It hangs very nice with no noticeable waves. The only down side for some people is the lack of remote control. This screen is controlled with a rocker switch that you have to turn on and off. No big deal for me but for some it may matter.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: JVC HAS160W Headphones; Brand: JVC; Review: The cups are a little small for the average ear, but for the price you won't get a better sounding headphone. Decent bass and the clarity is clear. A good value for the money.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: TiVo Mini with IR Remote (Old Version); Brand: TiVo; Review: A great device to have if you are a Tivo owner. You can save money every month by not renting extra boxes from your cable company. This Mini borrows a tuner from your Tivo and allows you to watch live TV or recordings. Five stars all day long!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: AC Infinity MULTIFAN S7, Quiet Dual 120mm USB Fan for Receiver DVR Playstation Xbox Computer Cabinet Cooling; Brand: AC Infinity; Review: As others have mentioned, Very quiet, and enough cooling power to cool off my receiver and other components in my entertainment center. If anyone wants an automatic on/off control just plug the power cord into the switched outlet in back of your receiver and they will fire up as soon as you turn on your receiver!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: TiVo Mini Composite and Component Cable Kit; Brand: TiVo; Review: Works great with Tivo Mini...... A little over priced in my opinion, but it gets the job done well!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kinivo BTR200 Digital HD Bluetooth Audio Receiver - Supports NFC Pairing and Toslink Audio Output; Brand: Kinivo; Review: Unfortunately this item didn't work out. The Bluetooth would connect, but the connection wouldn't last for more than five minutes. I would have to constantly re-pair ... Very frustrating! I tried this item on both Android and Apple devices with the same results!! It's too bad because the audio quality was quite good when it was connected. Sending it back.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Fluance SX6W High Definition Two-Way Bookshelf Loudspeakers - Natural Walnut; Brand: Fluance; Review: I must say, for the money these speakers sound great! They seem to need a little more power to drive them, but that is to be expected at this price point. Putting that aside, you will not be disappointed if you decide to purchase these speakers.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Panasonic DMC-ZS50K LUMIX 30X Travel Zoom Camera with Eye Viewfinder - MPX 12.1 Black; Brand: Ritz Camera; Review: Love this camera and the package was a nice deal. Very easy to transport on vacation and the zoom range is great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: AmazonBasics Subwoofer Cable - 35 Feet; Brand: AmazonBasics; Review: Purchased this cable to use with a new sub woofer and it works well. The cable is very flexible and is easy to run in tight spaces. Recommended.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: ASUS ZenPad 10.1", 2GB RAM, 16GB eMMC, 2MP Front / 5MP Rear Camera, Android 6.0, Tablet, Dark Gray (Z300M-A2-GR); Brand: Asus; Review: Very nice tablet for the money. I have been using this tablet for around three months and it has been performing quiet well. Screen resolution isn't bad either. I took off one star because battery life isn't the greatest.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: WD 4TB My Cloud Personal Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBCTL0040HWT-NESN; Brand: Western Digital; Review: I have had this NAS for 7 months now and I wanted to write a quick review. So far I have had zero issues with it. I use it for photo storage which I can retrieve on the cloud app, and some movie files. It doesn't have enough horse power to transcode but for lighter tasks it performs well. I have a WD media player which works well with this device. It is a shame that WD stopped making these players because they will play any format that you throw at it! Well worth the money in my opinion.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: A Night of Southern Comfort (The Boys Are Back in Town Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: This book is sexy, edgy and fast-paced. Jackson is a great hero with believable flaws, and Michaela is a perfect match for him. This book starts on "ten" and just keeps going. A quick, exciting read! Very hot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Anchored (novella) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's A.J. Larrieu Page; Review: A little novella that packs a big punch, this paranormal/fantasy romance novella is a great burst of action. Some really interesting world-building leaves the reader satisfied, yet curious to see what comes next. I'm excited to see more from this author!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: His Southern Temptation (The Boys Are Back in Town Book 2) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: Another smoking hot read from Robin Covington! In this book, we get Lucky and Taylor's story, and for anyone waiting for the ex-Black Ops tough guy to fall hard, this book doesn't disappoint. Taylor is a feisty match, though, and the two of them have great chemistry as well as a sexy past. Nice external conflict moves the story along at a great pace, and the sex scenes are-- as usual for Covington-- very intense and sultry. When I sat down to read, it was done before I knew it! Can't wait for Teague's book next!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Into the Fire (Hot Nights series Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Amanda Usen Page; Review: Amanda Usen brings the heat to the kitchen...and the bedroom! Into The Fire is a sexy, smart story with delicious conflict throughout. The chemistry between Jackson and Lila burns from page one, and will keep you clicking through your ereader until you get to The End. It's smart, decadent and sexy to the last bite. You won't want to put it down!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Playing the Part (Playing Around Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: Robin Covington has done it again! Sexy right out of the gate, this book starts out hot and burns up the pages all the way through. The on-the-page chemistry starts off hot and only gets better as Mick and Piper move past their preconceived notions and difficult pasts to earn that hard-fought happily ever after. Covington is a master at drawing you in with finely-wrought tension that lasts throughout, and you'll root for Mick and Piper all the way. This book brings the heat! You won't want to put it down.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Firefly Cafe: The Billionaires of Sanctuary Island 1 (The Billionaire Brothers) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Lily Everett Page; Review: A perfect read for an afternoon! I was drawn in from the start and didn't put this down until I got to the end. Reformed bad boys are among my absolute favorites, and this novella doesn't disappoint. The only drawback is that now I have to wait for the next one! This story will make you want to be a part of the community on Sanctuary Island. Perfect summer read-- I am eagerly awaiting the next story in this series.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Entwined (Darkest London Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Kristen Callihan Page; Review: Kristen Callihan just keeps raising the bar! The initial interplay between Lu and Eamon through letter-writing is brilliant and witty, and the well-paced twists and sexy build-up are trademark Callihan. The dialogue is fantastic, with just enough action and heat for a novella-length story. Loved every word, and am awaiting Shadowdance all the more now!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sweet Southern Betrayal (The Boys Are Back in Town Book 3) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: I was lucky enough to read an advance copy of this book, and once again, Covington doesn't disappoint. She creates sexy characters with real flaws that make them appealing, endearing and true to life. The sparks fly fast and furious in Sweet Southern Betrayal-- make no mistake, Risa and Teague are hot, hot, hot. This is a great installment of this series. If you're a fan of these "boys" books (and really, how could you not be?!), you'll devour this one. Bring on Beck! I love "the boys"!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Killer Temptation (Killer Style Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Avery Flynn Page; Review: I was super-lucky to get an ARC of this book, and all I can say is, hot, hot, hot! Sylvie and Tony steamed up my e-reader from the first page they were together, and it only got sexier as I clicked. The suspense plot had me hooked, and the great secondary cast rounded out another great offering by Flynn. Can't wait for the rest of this series!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sex and the Single Vamp (Entangled Covet) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: Hot, hot, hot! I got my hands on an advance copy of this and devoured it! All of Robin Covington's classic sexy style wrapped up in a paranormal theme. Deacon and Cici sizzled up my e-reader from start to finish. This is a fast-paced story with just enough paranormal world-building to make it exciting but not overly complex. Sexy, sassy, smokin' hot-- Covington's got it all!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Betting the Billionaire (Entangled Indulgence) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Avery Flynn Page; Review: Betting the Billionaire brings the heat! Gabe and Keisha have great sexual tension, and the banter is fantastic. Fun, fast-paced story, steamy scenes between the sheets, a happy ending to root for. This story packed the perfect punch of sexy and sassy!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Killer Attraction (Killer Style Book 2) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Avery Flynn Page; Review: All the sizzling heat I've come to expect from Avery Flynn, with all the trademark humor to make the perfect balance. A great follow up to This Year's Black (but stands alone as well). Devin and Ryder are hot, hot, hot. Don't miss this!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Enemies on Tap (Sweet Salvation Brewery Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Avery Flynn Page; Review: Sexy, sassy, fun. Avery Flynn's new series centered around three sisters running their family brewery is another home run. Sharp dialogue and smokin' hot sex scenes make this a hot romance must-read!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Playing With the Drummer (Head Over Heels Book 3) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: Sexy, steamy romance! Even though this book is part of a loose series that shares characters, I read it as a stand-alone and now will be going back to read the other two (and it didn't take anything away from this book) Rocky and Lita completely sizzled my e-reader in this quick, hot read.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Killer Charm (Killer Style Book 3) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Avery Flynn Page; Review: Steamy, sexy and smart! Avery Flynn writes fabulous one-liners, great characters, and well-done suspense that will keep you guessing. Danger never looked so good...or so hot! This is a super-fast read that will leave you smiling at the end. Loved it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Big, Bad Red (Fairy True Book 2) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Avery Flynn Page; Review: Another sexy, sassy story from Avery Flynn. This is a fun paranormal, and Liam is a smokin' hot hero. I loved how Red was a great match for him, and the plot was fast-paced and fun. Great quick read!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Salvation (Nashville Nights Book 2) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: I loved this book! Covington packs emotion and heat into this story-- you'll feel every page. A great continuation of the Nashville Nights series. Salvation doesn't disappoint!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Against the Dark: The Spy's Fake Fiance (Undercover Associates Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Carolyn Crane Page; Review: This series is smart, sexy, and not your average thrill ride. I read Off The Edge first, but then went back to read this, and I'm hooked. This story is edgy and fast-paced, with a great balance between suspense plot and well-wrought characters with depth. I won't recap the plot here-- the book description does it perfectly anyway. But with a layered hero and a fantastically feisty heroine, plus an ending that stays true to the characters and the series (thank you!), the Associates are a big win.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Redemption (Nashville Nights Book 3) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: A great third installment to this hot, new adult series, Robin Covington has written another scorcher. She always manages to write characters who complement each other perfectly, even when they are opposites, and Zane and Emory were an amazing match. This story is thematically lighter than Salvation, but full of just as much depth and development. Covington just keeps getting better! Loved it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Trouble on Tap (Sweet Salvation Brewery 3) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Avery Flynn Page; Review: Fans of the series will NOT be disappointed! Olivia and Mateo had great chemistry, and their banter was fantastic. I also really liked Mateo's backstory. These characters are a great match. Trouble On Tap is a fast-paced, sexy read. Once you start you won't want to stop.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dodging Temptation (The Retreat) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Avery Flynn Page; Review: Sexy start to a great new series! Avery Flynn never fails to steam up my e-reader with her hot heroes and fun, feisty heroines. Great read!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jingle Bell Harbor (A Bell Harbor Novella) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Tracy Brogan Page; Review: This story is a great addition to the Bell Harbor series! It has all of Brogan's trademark humor and sweetness. No unnecessary drama or angst here, just a fun story with relatable characters and a ton of laughs. A quick read perfect for a few hours next to the fire. Loved it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Her Secret Lover (What Happens in Vegas) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Robin Covington Page; Review: Robin Covington continues to write sexy, steamy romance! Micah and Kelsey nearly melted my e-reader. Great banter and even better chemistry. Loved every word!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Kindle_Store |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Hotel Artemide; City: Rome Lazio; Review: We have just come back (28.3.10) from a three night stay in this excellent city centre hotel. From here you can walk everywhere after a very filling and varied breakfast. All the staff are very friendly. We stayed in a standard double room which was very clean and well appointed and so quiet for a city centre hotel. Would definitely stay here again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mount Lavinia Hotel; City: Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Western Province; Review: Having changed our first and last hotel to stay at the Hotel Mount Lavina we were not disappointed. An old colonial hotel which, although in need of a revamp, is charming and a perfect hotel to start and end your Sri Lanka experience. Ideally placed away from the center of Colombo but within easy reach of the airport the hotel offered good food and good service on both our nights.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Terminus Mont Blanc; City: Saint Gervais les Bains Haute Savoie Auvergne Rhone Alpes; Review: I have stayed at The Terminus many times but this was the best ever. The hotel rooms have had a facelift, they have an excellent chef and the whole formula works. The couple of Yvonne and Iain are running an excellent staff and seem to know how to look after their customers. I cannot criticize one aspect of my week away. This is a club hotel offering great atmosphere, food and service at competitive prices. The Evasion ski lift pass covers a massive skiing area with many deserted slopes and if you want to stay in Megeve (which you can ski in to) and pay three times the price for four and five star accommodation then go there. But if you want great value for money in friendly surroundings then stay here.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chalet Hotel Tannenburg; City: Bad Gastein Austrian Alps; Review: This Chalet-Hotel is run by Ski Miguel. This is the first time we have used them and what a great, all inclusive little company they are. The team in the UK office were all friendly and efficient and the team running the hotel were great and looked after us well for a week.If you're travelling solo, as a couple, or in a group, this company offers good social skiing options and a very social hotel environment. I wouldn't hesitate to book with them again, in fact I have just tried to travel in a few days time but they don't have availability, which is my loss!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Boutique Hoi An Resort; City: Hoi An Quang Nam Province; Review: We have just returned from two weeks touring Vietnam and spent three nights here. The hotel has an enviable position right on the beach. The breakfast was good and beach/pool towels were always available. We would have given this 5 stars but being able to compare the hotel staff with others in Vietnam there is work to be done. The reception staff were friendly and attentive but many of the other staff need to smile and interact with the guests more.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Paradise Cove Resort; City: West End Village Anguilla; Review: My infant son and I spent four days in Anguilla and of course we returned to Paradise Cove where we last vacationed in 2005. This place is absoulutely the best relaxing place ever. The rooms are spacious and the staff are friendly and helpful. As an added bonus to the place, the use of washer and dryer was very important. I am alsready planning my next trip in may 2012 and I will surely return to the place as though it is "home. Thanks Sherill!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fantastic Guest House; City: Marigot Saint Martin St Martin St Maarten; Review: This was indeed the worse place that I ever had to stay in. Three of us stayed at the Fantasic for three days en-route to Anguilla. The only good thing about this place is that the owner and staff were very friendly. The place also has a beautiful view of the Marina. That's all. The room was not maintained well. The place was roach infested. The mosquitoes were vicious because the window screen was broken and the windows could not close tightly. The toilet was always clogged. Can you imagine sleeping next to a clogged toilet? The towels were unbelievable disgusting. I think that they were supposed to be white and looked almost grey, that you would not even want to use it to wipe your feet. One night while sleeping a piece of ice from the AC fell on my head. Now, that AC barely worked. The next night, water was dripping from the AC onto the headboard of the bed. You could not even use the phone to call for an emergency to the receptionist unless you deposited $50. When exiting the room, there was water from the rain in the corridor which posed a hazard and my child slipped and fell. The last night, was the worse. there were young people staying the night who were very disturbing. At 6 o'clock the next morning they were up runnning up and down the stairs, singing, laughing and playing loud music. What else should I have expected for $80 a night? There were rooms on the third floor which I hope would be better. The family stayed on the second floor and there was enough protection from mosquiotes.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Paradise Cove Resort; City: West End Village Anguilla; Review: In May 2012, I vacationed at the Paradise Cove for the third time. There is something very serene and special about the place. Sherille, who runs the Cove is ever so gracious and will ensure that your stay is pleasant, comfortable and relaxing. The staff members which includes Benji and Jamaal are awesome. Sherille exceeded our expectation for our one week stay. The beds were very comfortable with plush soft pillows and beautiful linens. We received everything to make us comfortable and for that we were grateful. If you are looking for a romantic getaway where it is secluded and homey, just book Paradise Cove and you will not regret it. As an added bonus, you have a laundry room attached to your room from the back. There was a LIT festival taking place during our vacation and we were not disturbed. If you let the staff know your needs, they will ensure that it will be met. A big "thank you" to Paradise Cove for everything!!!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hampton Inn Suites Wilmington Christiana; City: Newark Delaware; Review: This place is perfect for business and family reunions. The rooms are clean and the ambience was good. There is a tranquillity to the rooms. There were ample towels in the bathroom. The breakfast was good for the price of the Inn. Lots to do in the surrounding area. Close to the mall and shopping area.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Courtyard by Marriott Wilmington Brandywine; City: Wilmington Delaware; Review: The staff at Courtyard of Marriott Brandywine were super friendly, informative and very accommodating. But the hotel itself could do with some new carpet and fresher Snell in the rooms. The location is in a great place with so much to see and do.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Belmond Cap Juluca; City: West End Village Anguilla; Review: Cap Jaluca is a prize possession to Anguilans and tourist alike. While on the Island we toured around and visited Cap Jaluca. It is everything you imagined of a resort if you have the money. Beautiful landscape, awesome beach, clean resort with friendly and wonderful staff. It exudes tranquillity and peace.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sonesta ES Suites Wilmington Newark; City: Newark Delaware; Review: This in offers all you need for a weekend or week especially if you are on work assignment. The place is clean and offers something for everyone even children. Just be careful to look at your card statement.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Betsey Johnson Women's Roses Crew Socks Gift Box 9-Pack; Brand: ; Review: Better quality than I expected for the price. Really nice!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: INBLUE Men's Alloy Genuine Leather Bracelet Bangle Black Grey Blue; Brand: INBLUE; Review: Well made.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ekouaer Sleepwear Womens Chemise Nightgown Full Slip Lace Lounge Dress; Brand: Ekouaer; Review: Nice, for the price.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bohemian Hammered & Engraved Silver Earrings - SPUNKYsoul Collection; Brand: SPUNKYsoul; Review: As pretty as they look on the ad.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dremisland Keychain Keyring Natural Opal Stone Dreamcatcher Keyring Fashion Silver Boho Ornament Feather Keychain; Brand: Dremisland; Review: Well made and even prettier than the photo.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Amish Cooking; Author: Amish Women Committee; Review: This is one of my top 3 favorite cookbooks. It has such yummy simple recipes. Our family loves the recipe for pancake mix, it makes the best pancakes ever!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Backyard Meat Rabbits (The Urban Rabbit Project); Author: Visit Amazon's Boyd Craven Jr Page; Review: Short and sweet. No non-sense. Excellent resource.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rabbits in Colonies (The Urban Rabbit Project) (Volume 3); Author: Visit Amazon's Boyd Craven Jr Page; Review: So much common sense knowledge. We have been giving it a try, so far , so good.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care; Author: Visit Amazon's Sally Fallon Morell Page; Review: I wish I had known about Weston Price when I was raising my kids.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nourishing Broth: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World; Author: Visit Amazon's Sally Fallon Morell Page; Review: I could have saved myself years of health issues if I had only known this stuff when I was young.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Eat; Author: Visit Amazon's Dr. Josh Axe Page; Review: AAA++++; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: George Washington's Sacred Fire; Author: Visit Amazon's Peter A. Lillback Page; Review: Received in a timely manner, and as stated.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Nourishing Traditions Cookbook for Children: Teaching Children to Cook the Nourishing Traditions Way; Author: Visit Amazon's Suzanne Gross Page; Review: The best advice around. Common sense eating that we have forgotten, because of all the processed foods and advertising, and our governments faulty advice. Back to the basics, and cook and eat the way we were meant to eat.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nourishing Fats: Why We Need Animal Fats for Health and Happiness; Author: Visit Amazon's Sally Fallon Morell Page; Review: Love this book. In order to regain our countries health, we have to go back to the way we were designed to eat. This book leads the way.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Greatest Lie on Earth: Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe; Author: Visit Amazon's Edward Hendrie Page; Review: Convinced me !!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Taj Lands End Mumbai; City: Mumbai Maharashtra; Review: fabulous service, very attentive people, excellent food especially the buffet, comfortable well equipped rooms, great spa and gym, spent very pleasant afternoons by the pool being waited on hand and foot. Especially liked the whisky trolley.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Karuna Meditation Center; City: Kamala Kathu Phuket; Review: Plus points: Near Kamala town/beach with all the usual amenitites, pool and yoga sala area lovely and peaceful. Julia’s yoga classes at lunchtime really are are great fun and I learned a lot from her. The meditiaion classes were also really informative, Sarah’s a good teacher. Small beach 5 minutes walk away. There is wi-fi included which was useful. Plus it's Thailand! Minus points: The main communal areas are right on a main road, so loud you had to stop talking at times and my room was also very noisy, not ideal for a retreat (though the rooms up by the pool are quiet). Food – breakfast is ok, (though I expected something healthier than fried eggs and French toast with white bread!) the other meals are austeer, little choice, bland, small portions and certainly not enough protein for a veggie diet. I ended eating out in the evenings (though you do have the option to buy frozen meals at the centre). Didn’t find much ‘loving kindness’ in practice here, I only saw one person get a hug the whole week and I didn’t feel that I was in an emotionally supportive environment at all. The staff will walk past without acknowledging you (just rude) and the morning yoga teacher gave no help to the beginners in the class to the point where people dropped the yoga afterwards. I could have learned so much more about Buddhism and practice but nobody seemed to have the time or inclination to talk. They also ran out of drinking water one afternoon and did nothing about it until the next morning – in 30+ degrees heat that’s baaaad. Some rooms are lovely, nicely furnished and great views, mine was hostel level – the bedsheets had rips and a child’s bedspread, the bins weren’t emptied all week. I did expect more for my $85. In short, the centre is set up for experienced serious retreaters and to be fair they seem happy and getting what they want from being at Karuna, but for me there were some major areas which took away from my experience and unfortunately I couldn’t recommend it.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Chateau de Challanges; City: Beaune Cote d Or Bourgogne Franche Comte; Review: charmingly decorated house and modern room, beautiful garden to sit in and we had breakfast outside on the terrace (a bit steep at 14 euros for continental but we enjoyed it none the less). Would definitely recommend.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Indaba Hotel; City: Fourways Sandton Greater Johannesburg Gauteng; Review: calm hotel, beautiful extensive grounds with many species of birds, great value for money especially the breakfast buffet which is fab. Do checkout the Chef's Boma restaurant, not only do you get food, you get live music and a massage and a fire with marshmallows! Free shuttle busses to the nearby malls should you wish to escape.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Taj Palace New Delhi; City: New Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi; Review: excellent service, couldn't fault the staff, fantastic breakfast buffet, facilities, lovely pool, a bit out of town but it's cheap enough to get in. Would highly recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Les Jardins de Champfleury; City: Le Puy en Velay Haute Loire Auvergne Rhone Alpes; Review: very welcoming hosts, stunning views over the city, rooms and bathrooms modern and we had a conservatory and area of the garden as well. Only small niggle was a shared toilet. The table d'hotes was excellent, aperitifs followed by great food (I'm veggie). Great town to explore, close to the Loire valley gorges, would highly recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Sol Ixent; City: Cadaques Costa Brava Province of Girona Catalonia; Review: plus side: modern clean building lovely pool and surrounding area (shame someone's built a house between it and the sea but hey, that's Spain...) great view nonetheless from our 1st floor balcony didn't feel crowded despite being high season large beds free (if slow) WiFi very friendly staff plenty of parking not full of Brits ok: breakfast adequate 20 minute walk into town (don't even think about taking the car into the one way maze!). Some beach snack/bars within 10 mins walk restaurant hit and miss- the evening we had a huge plate of mussels followed by a good lump of steak cooked to perfection and it wa sa great meal. At lunchtimes the menu was limited and portions mean. (tip-drive 2 minutes to the beach shacks in Port Lligatt for lunch instead- decent food, decent portions and half the price) not so good: decor minimal - quite sparse and austeer, pretty characterless away from the pool at breakfast time they were frequently running out of things and I had to ask (teabags, cups etc) god those sunbeds are uncomfortable! expected more for the money - no kettle/fridge/glasses in the room/warm and fluffy touches, all quite minimal and poor value We had a very pleasant stay here, but would look around for better value if we came back; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Premiere Classe Roissy Aeroport; City: Roissy en France Val d Oise Ile de France; Review: plus side: breakfast is cheap and cheerful, free wifi, convenient transport links (there are free busses provided by the airport that run more frequently than the hotel's who will charge you EUR5 a trip). Room is fine for what it is and you get 15%off the Campanile restaurant next door. minus side: the family in the adjacent room walked into mine through an adjoining door! No lock my side. Probably as well that they did as I had no idea that it was open! I went down to reception to ask to change rooms and his initial reply was that i could just shut it. When I explained that my money, passport and computer were inside for the taking by whoever's next door and I couldn't lock them out he did move me to another room, though no apology or move to fix it, so I guess the next guest will get the same problem. No iron !!?!!!! so i have my work shirt hanging above the shower just like my mother used to do.... basic foam beds, as expected in a no frills hotel. the light by the bed only worked when I banged my head against the headboard and went out when I didn't (French electrics,huh?); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Cape Town Lodge Hotel; City: Cape Town Central Western Cape; Review: 3 blocks walk to town, good staff, rooms large but definitely 3 star standard rooms- White MDF wardrobes and kitchenette ( what us it about hotels that think that navy carpets go sooo well with red furnishings?). Compact but bijou pool area. Restaurant ( good food surly staff) on site. Hotel bar is a squash. Easy to find and the city bus tour goes from just up the road.forget breakfast- go round to the Scotch cafe on longmarket just off greenmarket square. A real haven and fab food.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Grande Roche Hotel; City: Paarl Western Cape; Review: plus side: fantastic setting, 180 degree views over the mountains and there must be no better place to have dinner than on the terrace, the food and wine list a real experience in itself. Service absolutely faultless-the staff remembered our names, our room was magically cleaned when we went out even though we hardly saw housekeeping and they bent over backwards to accomodate. Very plush modern bathroom including underfloor heating and Moulton Brown goodies. Cosy (heated) pool area plus another pool on the other side of the hotel. Oyster and champagne breakfast, again served on the terrace. Very peaceful despite being only a couple of minutes walk to Paarl (not that you'll want to leave!). minus side: rooms are nice enough but don't justify the high price tag, especially as ours was overlooking the car park (check before you accept) which was a bit noisy as the harvesting was going on. Also the otherwise immaculate tending of the grounds ran out at our end and our patch of garden was overgrown and scruffy, had to wedge our window shut with a bit of paper as the catch wouldn't lock properly. Internet very hit and miss, it was down for 24 hours. No air con on in the gym-sooo hot during the day in there. Is it just me? The music was somewhere between full-on classical and bizarre (we dined to chopsticks one night, I kid you not!) and not in keeping with the atmosphere at all, especially considering you're half an hour from the home of jazz.. There is also an art gallery which is full of pieces of the standard one would find at a school fete- not a single good piece there and both my husband and I had to resist the urge to scoop it all up and take it to the nearest car boot where it belonged. We found it very amusing that such an upmarket establishment not only has such awful taste in art, they it put it in a gallery to show it off! Despite the niggles we did have a splendid time at the Grande Roche and felt really indulged. Go treat yourself!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bovey Castle Hotel; City: North Bovey Dartmoor National Park Devon England; Review: Package of one nights accomodation and 2 rounds of golf booked to celebrate my wife's birthday. Impressive location and efficient check in. Golf pro shop and transfer of golf equipment all met the expected standard. The young waitress serving in the Bistro during lunchtime on the 21st March is a credit to you. However the wheels began to fall off during the evening. The Grill was closed being a Mon so booked in at 8pm to the Bistro. Arrived at the Oak bar 7.30 pm for a pre dinner drink. No bar staff available so after approx10 mins I went to find someone. 2 G&Ts ordered at a cost of 25.00 pounds sets a high expectation for a special evening. Wrong! Your Bistro is boring and bland coupled with poorly trained staff. Our table location was adjacent to the ice cream fridge. Wine ordered but failed to arrive until staff reminded, then told chosen bottle not available so ordering process repeated. If I order soup I expect a spoon to be supplied to eat it with, again staff prompted. Special bread to accompanythe soup, failed to arrive until the soup was finished. Rib Eye steak had been cooked close too or using same equipment as fish cooking as the flavour was tainted. Staff need to be less familiar with one another infront of guests as I do not want to see hugging going on whilst eating my meal!. Many other small irritations spoilt the evening. Complaint to the Duty Manager at the time who said somebody would contact me before check out. Nobody did! Other guest were also unhappy at the service. One guest compared the Bistro to an airport terminal cafe, somewhat unfair to the airport facilities. In fact I have just had 1 night in the Heathrow Ibis hotel and their Bistro leaves yours standing! You will have to smarten up your act if you want repeat business; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Addington City Motel; City: Christchurch Canterbury Region South Island; Review: plus side: ideal for the railway and they offer a free pickup service staff very friendly and welcoming and helpful, couldn't have asked for better choice of eateries within 5 minutes walk huge rooms free internet downside: very tired, dated rooms (you know that smell when you walk in?) and the outside space is looking over the parking lot; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stations Inn; City: Hokitika West Coast Region South Island; Review: modern and spacious, we spent a very relaxing afternoon on a very comfortable sofa with a book and a bottle of wine watching the weather and the alpacas next door, which is about as exciting as it gets in Hokitika. Unfortunately the restaurant isn't open every day so we hit the local supermarket and had a carpet picnic instead.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chalet Romantica; City: Paihia Bay of Islands Northland Region North Island; Review: The hosts are very welcoming and conscientious, they have thought of everything -bathrobes, plates and cutlery, bottle of wine to buy in the room. Even booked our trips. Also a hot tub and small gym. Don't need a car here 5 mins walk to town. Fab views from balcony. Excellent breakfast and a choice for those with special dietary requirements. Hotel quality honestly welcome.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Te Waonui Forest Retreat; City: Franz Josef Westland National Park Te Wahipounamu West Coast ; Review: let me say first the hotel is a very pleasant place to stay, it's what they're charging for what you get that I have the problem with. plus side can't praise the staff enough-definitely 5 star very personal service and attention here fantastic beds and bedding, soooooo comfortable. Where can I buy one?! some thoughtful touches-a welcome drink in reception and complimentary mini bottle of fizz chilling in the room and a plate of fresh fruit and cookies great location in the middle of the rainforest but still walking distance to town and the hot springs minus side you get so little for what you could expect from comparable hotels for the money-for instance no ipod dock or bath ( maybe it's an eco thing but where's the hot tub? and the spa? and the outside space to lie out and read a book or sunbathe in that lovely rainforest?) rooms average, nothing special and a small, if private, balcony charging internet on top of a list price of $600-they must be joking!!!Forget the fizz on arrival and give me internet instead. breakfast service was a bit hit and miss-orders mixed up or didn't arrive, lukewarm tea. There are absolutely stunning views over the mountains from the dining room but they are hidden by blinds (?!); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Golden Silk Boutique Hotel; City: Hanoi; Review: Cant beat the location right in the centre of the old quarter near the lake, surrounded by shops restaurants. Great service decor amenities, good breakfast, spa available. Only comment was the noise from the street, ask for a room at the back but for exploring Hanoi this would be hard to beat.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Boutique Hoi An Resort; City: Hoi An Quang Nam Province; Review: Good: Location- right on the long golden beach, sunbeds by the beach and the pool, local (very good cheap) restaurants, for all those complaining about the hotel prices, walk the 30 yards across the road for good food and wine at a fraction of the price and friendly service. Also laundry, basic supplies and massage there. 10 minute bus ride into Hoi An which is absolutely charming, the hub is restaurants lining the river dripping in Chinese lanterns and floating candles Clean, spacious, balcony, on the 4th floor which has a sea view Free wifi Delightful spa Good breakfast, omelette station etc Free shuttle bus into town. We found the times quite convenient as Hoi An shuts early anyway. Large well kept pool Not so good: Found the Rooms and public areas, while tasteful, Quite austere, did not feel luxurious or charming Wifi only works in the rooms, barely by the bar, not at all by the pool Housekeeping misses a few things and the finishing in the rooms is a bit shabby in places, for instance the bedside light plug needed some coercion to make it work. Gym basic, no sauna/steam room in the spa which I' d expect from a 5 star. All in all a top location, on the beach and Hoi An is just magical at night with a wide choice of restaurants, the hotel is all very nice (that word) but felt quite pared back. with a bit more thought it could be lovely.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Saigon Morin; City: Hue Thua Thien Hue Province; Review: centrally placed and overlooking the river with its night market and a park with sculptures. There a wide variety of restaurants and bars within 10 minutes walk. Rooms very spacious, tasteful, nice bed linen and a modern bathroom. Delightful outdoor breakfast area and though the breakfast is good I wouldn't call it 'legendary' as they describe, it needs more healthy choices such as proper museli and decaf coffee. You have to pay for the sauna I walked back up to the room and ran a very hot bath in that lovely bathroom instead. Staff very helpful and professional but the best thing is the mats in the lifts that change to wish you good morning, afternoon and evening. Highly recommended.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Pacific Sutera Hotel Sutera Harbor Resort; City: Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu District West; Review: what we liked location- you are right next to the sea, 5 minutes from KK and 10 minutes from the airport (but not under the flight path) and overlooking the sunset. choice of amenities-you are booking the resort, not just your hotel, which is two hotels and a country club on three sides of a marina and can use all the facilities and even charge them to your room. About a dozen restaurants, bars and cafes (one 24 hours), three pools, gym, billiards, kids areas etc. In our 5 day stay we didn't even get round half of it! We found the Magellan a bit characterless but wandered across to the other areas a lot of the time, nice to have the choice. Also dive centres on site if you're into that. The children's amenities are focused in particular areas which is ideal if you have kids- you can enjoy them together and ideal if you don't as they're not intrusive. Everybody seemed to be having a good time side by side. liked the rooms, spacious and the Magellan rooms have a balcony. Good insulation- we didn't even need the aircon on overnight once we'd acclimatised. Our favourite was the beachside area at the Pacific, quite romantic, and the large country club's lounge. We spent a lot of time with a book and a glass of wine watching the comings and goings of the marina. the other side KK is an average town, the waterfront restaurants are good with a great view of the sunset and there is an awesome eat-on-the-spot fish market, but the prices were not that much cheaper than the hotel and the place smelt slightly of fish and drains (not the resort) the shuttle bus to KK is more than full both on the way there and back. we got turned away the first two times then got taxis instead (easily available and about US$5) the Magellan was very noisy-from 7am onwards we heard every person that went past the room and every door bang (dampers PLEASE!). Not sure when the best time is for drilling work round the poolside but guessing the middle of the day when everyone is lying there isn't it.The matresses were poor for this level of hotel though we liked the bed linen. Overall we had a great stay and would definitely go back to this pleasant, relaxing resort.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Domaine du Chatelard; City: Dirac Charente Nouvelle Aquitaine; Review: pluses characterful old building with very friendly staff and a family-run feel. We all loved the very pretty grounds on a lake, including the dog! Fabulous breakfast, well worth the EUR13. Free wifi. We stayed in a junior suite which was very large with a big comfortable bed and quality bedinen. Hosts an excellent restaurant and we had drinks on the pretty terrace overlooking the lake befforehand. Ideal for Angouleme, 10 minutes from the city. minuses bathroom a bit dated- no proper shower and lots of condensation over the dining room which was noisy until the end of service no room service- you eat at mealtimes or not at all and there is nowhere else nearby for this price I would expect a fridge, tea and coffee, though there was a communal drinks area in the corridor. Overall we loved the hotel and are planning to return next year.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dreamland; City: Jeffreys Bay Eastern Cape; Review: We walked in and both went "oh wow!" The accomodation is very spacious, charming and has a lovely homely and beachy feel, being thatch and pine. The photos don't do it justice, the views are fabulous and there is a big deck and a braai downstairs as well as a small deck off the bedroom. A good bed and nice deep corner bath and decent kitchen. Both floors have huge sliding doors that open right up. Well located right on a fabulous long beach and a supermarket and coffee shop/restaurant within 5-10 minutes walk, the centre of town is 5 minutes drive with a good choice of restaurants. A lot of people seem to go onto Plettenburg but we like the area and are pleased we chose to stay in J-bay. Hosts made us feel welcome and we would love to return-for a longer stay next time!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Greenhills Country House Hotel; City: St Peter Jersey Channel Islands; Review: We liked: The setting, a lovely lush courtyard with a small pool Very comfortable beds and quality bed linen Excellent staff, professional, attentive, helpful We didn't feel the love for: Horrible room, really didn't like old people's home look they've got going, didn't make it a pleasant space to be in and poor value Noisy, you can hear the neighbours through the walls( and if you get the poky room next to the Gents, move if you can) This is a charming building but way overdue for a makeover. I wouldn't go back until they do.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: HotelF1 Saint Malo; City: Saint Malo Ille et Vilaine Brittany; Review: ok there are shared toilets and showers but they were spotless and fairly quiet. No staff at night but very friendly in the morning, a basic buffet breakfast for EUR5, lots of parking, 5 minutes drive from the ferry. Ideal if you just want to get your head down.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ibis Figueira Da Foz; City: Figueira da Foz Coimbra District Central Portugal; Review: Super for the price, 2 minutes to the sea and restaurants. Comfortable beds, warm welcome, dodgy, tired carpet and soft furnishings as is the Ibis brand,vsuper value breakfast. Parking right outside but space limited.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chateau De Riell; City: Molitg les Bains Pyrenees Orientales Occitanie; Review: we liked: the building and annexes are beautiful, such a charming setting. The room was large and inviting and included a kitchenette (no tea or coffee though, disappointingly). staff are superbly trained, friendly and professional we didn't like: the excessive charging for extras-our bill trebled overnight! EUR34 for two gin and tonics- I can buy two bottles for that....EUR17 for the dog (a bit rich seeing as they're not allowed in the main hotel and restaurant anyway). Rather than paying another EUR44 for two breakfasts we got a croissant in the village. For this reason we wouldn't come back, lovely as the hotel is.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ibis Valladolid; City: Valladolid Province of Valladolid Castile and Leon; Review: We loved: 3 minutes from the motorway Parking outside Petrol station next door Dog friendly- you can eat with them in the lobby and walk to the main road turn right and right there's a long narrow park behind the industrial bit ideal to let the dog off. Or 10 minutes walk to the river and a park. Not the most modern Ibis but comfortable beds and excellent staff. Great continental breakfast buffet Quiet-on an industrial area so very little traffic. Didn't love Pictures of the bullfighting in the the restaurant- mmm so love looking at animals being massacred for entertainment while I'm having breakfast-wrong on every level....; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Longboat Inn; City: Penzance Cornwall England; Review: thumbs up for: location-right next to train and bus links and the south west coast path and on the high street cosy pub with a good menu super friendly helpful staff buffet breakfast with homemade veggie sausages available thumbs down for: the room itself was dated, drab and shabby. Last resident's hairs in the bathroom (eugh) and wallpaper peeling off the ceiling (yes you read right). A real shame as the rest of the pub/staff/location are great.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Sawyers Bed Breakfast; City: Looe Cornwall England; Review: Liked: Friendly welcome Modern spacious rooms Sea view (sort of, see below) Great breakfast Didn't like No shampoo and got barked at when we asked (nuff said about customer service ...) Room is right on the parking lot on a well used road -noisy, zero privacy and the sea view is obscured by all the cars, not to mention drawing the curtains every time you get changed. Avoid the ground floor rooms. B and b on a scenic clifftop but a trek out of town. Hard beds.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Travelodge Poole Hotel; City: Poole Dorset England; Review: Super duper staff, a ray of sunshine from welcome to checkout. It's a Travelodge, simple clean modern room and public areas, comfortable beds, view over Holes Bay, free parking, walk to the Quay. Costa downstairs and ASDA next door. What more do you want?; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Iberostar Tainos; City: Varadero Matanzas Province Cuba; Review: Very tired old fashioned hotel in a very tatty state. The 'all inclusive' doesn't include Internet or a safe (which we had to use as the patio door was broken and secured by a thin chain). The 'mini bar' allowance is half a can of beer and half a soft drink each per day?!!!Room very grubby, bedding smelt (ugh) ok it's a poor country if they can't afford to update the hotel that's one thing but there's no excuse for dirt. The whole interior (we were in the main building) is cheerless and has a school hall/council building feel. On the plus side the beds are large, the room and balcony generous and the pool area pleasant but really really wish we'd found a different hotel.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Ambos Mundos; City: Havana Ciudad de la Habana Province Cuba; Review: thumbs up: large spacious comfortable modern room with juliette balcony the building itself is quirky with a rooftop bar with views over Havana and the estuary superb location in the heart of old Havana, walk in any direction for restaurants, music, markets, riverside, classic cars on your doorstep lively lobby bar, especially during the daytime and very sharp and visible security which was good to see hmmmm.... had a run in with the bar about taking a drink (bought from their bar) up to the room (seriously??you're kidding me?!). I travel for a living and never had this discussion anywhere in the world (obviously trying to get you to pay the inflated mini bar prices). Took some doing but pointed out that as I had paid for both the room and the drink it was up to me what I did with them and took the drink up to the room, a win for customer service but left a poor impression. Breakfast kind of variable in quality but the omelette station is a winner. Avoid the 5th floor- very noisy as you're right below the breakfast area which starts moving furniture around at 4.36 AM. Precisely. Every morning. Overall super super location and good rooms.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Blau Varadero Hotel; City: Varadero Matanzas Province Cuba; Review: thumbs up for: the room is large, clean and spacious with a good large sunny balcony lots of space, plenty of deckchairs by the super pool area, in the lovely gardens which are a bit more private or on the long white sand/blue sea beach great beach bar liked the grill by the pool we liked the interesting architecture of the building itself, lots of space and light and different areas to hang out in saxophonist in the piano bar and the opera singers in the lovely lobby bar right on beautiful Varadero beach so-so Cuba as a destination: the internet works off and on and is not included. (This is also a plus as people talk to eachother). Part of Cuba's charm is that it has kept its history, however it is very dated and you get better service and accomodation for your money in other countries so come here because you want an experience as opposed to just another holiday. Afraid to say we didn't find a grwat service culture. Reception and room service staff were very good but others were blunt to the point of being rude. Food just OK. No seafood to speak of and meat thin cuts. As a veggie it was very samey which was a shame as the specialist restaurants had a good veggie choice so the chefs are obviously talented in this area. A bit of thought (the salads often had meat or fish mixed in and sweetcorn was cooked in stock) -you could easily put the meat/fishy bits on the side -would to open it up to people who want lighter/healthier dishes. Would have loved to veggie burger option- the grill smelt sooo good! Overall though a great choice for a Cuba beach break.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with businesses as follows:
Title: Francesca's; City: Santa Barbara, CA; Review: Always a great experience here, whether I was browsing or making a return. Associates were always kind, patient, and helpful. Definitely one of my favorite locations! I will note I shopped here between September 2013-June 2017 so this review is based on the employees employed during those years.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Los Agaves; City: Goleta, CA; Review: I came here a couple times before I finally understood the hype behind this place, but I guess I just had to order something I liked. Service is great, even when they're busy which is often. It can be hard to find a table when they're busy though. I highly recommend the mole enchiladas and agua de jamaica.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pascucci; City: Goleta, CA; Review: The first time I tried Pascucci was at a banquet I attended. It was great so I decided to stop by one of their locations. Service is VERY slow, even on slow nights. Even getting our bread took a long time. Portions are small, especially for the price. The first time I got the fettuccine Alfredo, I liked it. Not amazing, but good enough to order again. The next time I ordered it, it wasn't good. The chicken left a taste I can only describe as disgusting in my mouth and the sauce itself was bland. I was a little discouraged, but I ordered it again the next time I was there. It was just as bad as the previous time. That was the last time I went. Some dishes are ok, but again, not great and pretty small, so I would pick another establishment over this one. I really wish I could have liked it as much as the first time I tried it, but unfortunately that was not the case.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: California Pasta; City: Santa Barbara, CA; Review: I love this place! I've tried some of their sandwiches and pastas and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed everything! They messed up my order once but they took care of it and made what I had originally ordered. Seating is limited but it's a nice little spot to eat at. Prices are decent. One of my favorite establishments on State St.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hibachi Steak House & Sushi Bar; City: Santa Barbara, CA; Review: The sushi is great. My personal favorite is the crunchy roll, it never disappoints. I would come here again because the food is good, but it does not get 5 stars due to the lack of quality service. My drink hardly ever gets refilled. I've learned to only order water, as the soda from the soda machine is never good- it either tastes very watered down or like liquid floor cleaner. One of the managers, a woman, is particularly rude. Luckily you don't really interact with her. Wait times can be long if you have a large party, but the good food is worth it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | yelp |
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Title: GOgroove FlexSMART X2 Mini Bluetooth FM Transmitter Car Kit with Hands-Free Calling , USB Charging , Music Controls; Brand: GOgroove; Review: I bought this to replace another transmitter. This is excellent, betterh than I expected.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bluedio T2s Bluetooth Headphones On Ear with Mic, 57mm Driver Rotary Folding Wireless; Brand: Bluedio; Review: These are great sounding headphones. When you consider the price, they are amazing sounding. The battery seems to last forever. These headphones are absolutely with the money.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Linksys AC3200 Tri-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router with Gigabit and USB (Certified REfurbished; Brand: Linksys; Review: Fast and easy to set up. I would like for the range to be a little better.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bluedio T3 Extra Bass Bluetooth Headphones On Ear with Mic, 57mm Driver Folding Wireless; Brand: Bluedio; Review: Great deep sound. Easy to use and pair. Battery lasts a longtime. Well worth the money!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: iClever Wireless Bluetooth FM Transmitter Radio Adapter Car Kit with SD Remote Controller for iPhone 7/6s/6/5s/5, iPad; Brand: iClever; Review: I originally gave this 3 stars but, like many of the other reviews, it truly does disconnect and buffer and it finally got too annoying and I bought a different one. There are definitely better ones out there, some for less money.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Bluedio T2 Turbine Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Rotary Headphones with Mic, 57mm Drivers, White; Brand: Bluedio; Review: All 4 of us in my family now own a pair. Great sound, good price, battery lasts FOREVER! You might see this same review a couple of times because I bought these for my sons for Christmas.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: HP 25er 25-in IPS LED Backlit Monitor (T3M84AA#ABA); Brand: HP; Review: Great picture, great color, great HD monitor (not 4k). I use it both for work and for streaming netgflx for my kids. Works great for both. I bought an open box/used monitor but it is just like new.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wavlink USB 3.0 to DVI Video Graphics Adapter with Audio Port for Multiple Monitors up to 2048x1152 Supports Windows; Brand: WAVLINK; Review: With the number of ports on this doc, it does allow you to do all that you need to do. However, I experienced lag with the keyboard and mouse from time to time that I don't experience when they are connected directly to my computer. The lag was enough that I ended up returning the doc. Based on outside reviews, I am considering an PLUGABLE brand doc.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: NETGEAR AC1900 Mesh WiFi Extender, Seamless Roaming, One WiFi Name, Works with Any WiFi; Brand: NETGEAR; Review: When it is connected, it works as well as any extender. However, the connection dropped enough that I returned it.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
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Title: Obamacare premiums are dropping for 2020 plans; Abstract: The Affordable Care Act is looking stronger for 2020 -- and the Trump administration is claiming credit for it, even as officials try to upend the landmark health reform law.; Category: finance
Title: Google's Nest smart home devices get spooky updates for Halloween; Abstract: For Halloween this year, Google has rolled out a handful of festively frightful features to their Nest home products.; Category: news
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Title: Here's Why Harry and Meghan's Latest Interview Could Be the Final Straw for the Royal Family; Abstract: In Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's ITV interview on Oct. 20, they said they're unhappy living in a fishbowl. An insider reveals the palace's response.; Category: lifestyle
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Title: Deer fatally attacks hunter who shot him; Abstract: In what officials are calling a bizarre incident, an Arkansas hunter was killed by a deer that he thought he had killed.; Category: news
Title: Kate Middleton Takes Prince George and Princess Charlotte Halloween Shopping at Local Supermarket; Abstract: Kate Middleton Takes George and Charlotte Halloween Shopping; Category: lifestyle
Title: Ford Baby Bronco Bare Body Allegedly Leaked In Exclusive Photo; Abstract: Ford had no comment, but it sure looks like the real deal.; Category: autos
Title: Photo battle between an iPhone 11 Pro and a $7,500 DSLR might surprise you; Abstract: It's no secret that Apple over the past few years has devoted an ever-increasing amount of R&D towards improving the camera technologies it packs into the iPhone. And speaking to the scale of Apple's work and ambition, the company a few years ago revealed that it has well over 800 engineers who are solely tasked with working on and improving the iPhone camera. While not every iPhone upgrade results in a huge jump in camera performance, Apple's...; Category: news
Title: Selena Gomez Clarifies Relationship Status After Reuniting With Ex-Boyfriend Samuel Krost; Abstract: Selena Gomez confirms that she's been single for two years and isn't looking for love.; Category: music
Title: Airline Passenger Faked Pregnancy by Stuffing Items Under Dress to Avoid Baggage Fee; Abstract: Woman Caught Faking Pregnancy to Avoid Baggage Fee; Category: travel
Title: Ben Affleck has a new girlfriend after using the Raya dating app, plus more celeb love life news for late October 2019; Abstract: Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp call it quits, Halsey and Evan Peters get serious, James McAvoy weds, Meghan King Edmonds accuses hubby of cheating and more.; Category: entertainment
Title: Opinions | The math for Warren's health-care plan adds up if you accept its ludicrous premise; Abstract: The bad news is that Warren's assumptions are crazier than keeping a pet rhinoceros.; Category: news
Title: AT&T to pay $60 million to settle 'unlimited data' throttling case with FTC; Abstract: Wireless carrier offered "unlimited" plan, then reduced data speeds by "throttling," when customers consumed too much data.; Category: news
Title: Job growth is great but consider what might have been; Abstract: The October employment numbers elicited an unexpected response from the White House. It was not enough just to cheer the good news that the October employment gain of 128,000 workers was better than expected and the employment counts for August and September had been revised to add 95,000 additional workers. Instead, President Trump tweeted that if the count had been done fully there would have been more than 300,000 jobs added in October.; Category: news
Title: Chicago SWAT Sgt. saves life during charity run before proposing to fiance; Abstract: Mike Nowacki was pounding the pavement in a 15K charity run with an engagement ring burning a hole in his pocket when a young woman collapsed. He rushed to her, performed CPR until an ambulance arrived, finished the race -- and then got down on one knee.; Category: news
Title: Fake cow account must go, Devin Nunes demands in letter to Democrat over Twitter taunts; Abstract: Rep. Devin Nunes' attorney last month demanded that his 2018 Democratic political opponent pressure an anonymous social media writer to delete comments on Twitter that mock Republican Nunes "day and night." Andrew Janz, the Fresno County prosecutor who ran against Nunes in 2018, interpreted the Oct. 11 letter from Nunes' attorney Steven Biss as a threat to sue him. "This is the ...; Category: news
Title: 'I am scared all the time': Chimps and people are clashing in rural Uganda; Abstract: Forest clearing has forced hungry chimps to raid villagers' crops. At times, chimps kill children, and villagers kill chimps.; Category: news
Title: You Must Never Vote for Bloomberg; Abstract: With his filing of paperwork on Friday to put his name on the ballot for the Democratic primary in Alabama, the billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg inched closer to declaring a run for the Democratic nomination for president. According to The New York Times, his advisers say he hasn't made up his mind yet. But I have. Let me plant the stake now: No black person or Hispanic person or ally of people of color...; Category: news | mind |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: Pay It Forward (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Beauty (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Speed (1994); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Jaws (1975); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Wedding Planner (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Look Who's Talking Too (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Recruit (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sleepless in Seattle (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nine to Five (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Friends: Season 2 (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: What Women Want (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: On Golden Pond (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Beaches (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Sum of All Fears (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Steel Magnolias (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Proof of Life (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Bodyguard (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mission: Impossible (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: What Lies Beneath (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Miss Congeniality (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: All the President's Men (1976); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sister Act (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: High Crimes (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Men of Honor (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Dancing (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Finding Forrester (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Caddyshack (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pearl Harbor (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stepmom (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Deeds (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: My Best Friend's Wedding (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Princess Diaries (Widescreen) (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Three Men and a Baby (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Shining (1980); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Good Girl (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Rock (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Coming to America (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Behind Enemy Lines (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Boys Don't Cry (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Two Weeks Notice (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Coyote Ugly (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Air Force One (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Basic Instinct (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The First Wives Club (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jerry Maguire (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jurassic Park (1993); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Patriot (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: City of Angels (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Grease (1978); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Traffic (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Big (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Replacements (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Clear and Present Danger (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Father of the Bride (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kindergarten Cop (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hours (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Few Good Men (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Mighty Ducks (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Philadelphia (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Legally Blonde (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Full Metal Jacket (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tootsie (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ghostbusters (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Secondhand Lions (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Shark Tale (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Indecent Proposal (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Maid in Manhattan (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lost in Translation (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Notebook (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: You've Got Mail (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Remember the Titans (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Titanic (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Meet the Parents (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Terminal (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0 | netflix |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book; Author: Visit Amazon's Bob Hartman Page; Review: I bought this book to complete my order for the free shipping. It has cute stories. It is nice to have a selection of one pagers to four pagers to choose from depending on your child's mood. I gave it four out of five stars because I am reading it to a 9mo. old and it could use a little better formatting. If you want something for a child that needs to look at something, there is never enough picture for the story length.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A First Book of Fairy Tales; Author: Visit Amazon's Mary Hoffman Page; Review: This is a great collection of really SHORT classics. Some of them are different from the disney versions so be prepared but they are cute and perfect for quick bedtime reads.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals; Author: Visit Amazon's Missy Chase Lapine Page; Review: the only reason I gave this a four stars is because the author has you make up purees that can be used in several recipies. It is a great book if you want to plan ahead, puree and store. I was looking for more of a daily meal recipie book but these are great recipies to sneak in veggies. I have yet to actually make a recipie because of the steps to creating the puree and then cooking the meal...babies underfoot keep me with the simple sneakiness like adding peas to casserols or pumpking to muffins.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dinner is Ready - 30 Meals in One Day; Author: Deanna Buxton; Review: I've made several things in this book both before and after my daughter was born. I have yet to try something I did't care for. Easy to make and you don't have to guess if it will freeze well. I froze all of the meals and they all came out delicious.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Curious George Good Night Book (CGTV Tabbed Board Book); Author: Visit Amazon's H. A. Rey Page; Review: We love books at our house and I bought this one because of the great reviews...just couldn't pass up a good bedtime book. I find that it is not written properly and that the pages do not flow. The illustrations are cute.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Little Oink; Author: Visit Amazon's Amy Krouse Rosenthal Page; Review: If you have read "Little Hoot" and liked it, you will love this book too. As a matter of fact, it has the same rhyme and the exact same writing technique...for me it is a little boring to read the two in a row but my daughter loves it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Biscuit and the Baby (My First I Can Read); Author: Visit Amazon's Alyssa Satin Capucilli Page; Review: My daughter is three and a new baby was entering the family so I ordered this book. She loves all of the biscuit books and really liked this one too. Now when we visit her cousin I can remind her about being quiet around sleeping babies and being gentle.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pet Shop Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers); Author: Visit Amazon's Cathy Beylon Page; Review: I ordered this without reading the size of it. The stickers are pretty small. I thought I was getting an 8 1/2 X 11" book for my daughter...that's my fault. I will still give it to her while traveling for something to break up the trip.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Glitter Horses Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers); Author: Visit Amazon's Nina Barbaresi Page; Review: I got these for my daughter when she was potty training. These are way more special than regular stickers because they have glitters on them. They are a nice size for card making (which we did some of using these stickers).; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Glitter Tattoos Dolphins (Dover Tattoos); Author: Visit Amazon's Christy Shaffer Page; Review: My daughter is three and loves tattoos. These are really cute and have glitters. We are saving them for our first trip to the aquarium in the spring!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Pipe Fitters Blue Book; Author: W. V. Graves; Review: There is a lot of useful information in this book. I highly recommend it if you are in the welding profession. They have pipe take-offs, offsets, orange peeling of pipe, and fish mouthing of pipe information. The information is a little tricky to read at times- some of the tables force you to back and forth between the tables to be able to read them. If you know what you are looking for, you can find it in this book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Chicken Big; Author: Visit Amazon's Keith Graves Page; Review: This book is so funny and has a great moral about not judging a chicken by its appearance. We love chickens!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Treasure: Ariel's Curious Kitten (Disney Princess: Palace Pets) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)); Author: Tennant Redbank; Review: My daughter just finished first grade and this is her second in the series of these books. She does really well reading them and enjoys their pictures and the chapters are shorter. "I like it very much because I can read it."; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gross Out!: Animals That Do Disgusting Things (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4); Author: Visit Amazon's Ginjer L. Clarke Page; Review: My 2nd grader enjoyed reading this. She likes short chunks of reading and loves animals. We read a lot and it is getting difficult for us to find new concepts to read about. This fit the bill!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Amazing Animal Journeys; Author: Laura Marsh; Review: My daughter loves the jokes that are in the book. She is in 2nd grade and we read a lot. Unfortunately, the jokes are so intertwining that it takes away from her reading focus... The reason for four stars.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Faking It (Losing It); Author: Visit Amazon's Cora Carmack Page; Review: I really enjoyed the ease of reading this book. I enjoyed the plot of the book that made it more substantial than a typical romance novel.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Living Hotel am Deutschen Museum by Derag; City: Munich Upper Bavaria Bavaria; Review: The hotel is well located, close to the train station. The room itself was ok, but the bathroom was really small and could not fit 2 people at the same time. This is supposed to be a non smoking hotel but our room had the smell of a smoking room and on the second day I found a full ash tray on the window sill. The employees also go outside to smoke and our room was just above the site where they smoked so if the window was open, the smoke came into our room. Another downside is that the room’s don´t have a safe in the room and I downgrade also for that reason.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Avanti International Resort; City: Orlando Florida; Review: We had stayed at this hotel several times before new ownership and renovations. The reason was the location which in my opinion is the best in Orlando. It´s in a short walking distance from many really good restaurants and pubs and short drive from outlets and malls. I have stayed in all four of the buildings and I like building no. 1 the best. The rooms now are much improved but I´m disappointed that they didn´t do a better job of the renovations. The room has wooden flooring which I think is much better and cleaner than carpet. The bathroom is very tiny and has a bathtub with a shower. In front of the bathroom are a sink and a table. There is not enough light in the room, it lacks at least another lamp. The window is covered with screen curtains, two to be exact. One is in place when you arrive and the other one is closer to the window and you need to pull that one down before dark, otherwise you room is like a lighted theater for everyone to see. There is also a small closet. The beds were ok, but the bedding not so good. The sheets were old ones washed to many times and shrunk so the couldn’t fit the mattress. I hate when more than half of the side of the mattress is uncovered since I don´t find it hygienic. Our room this time was in building no. 2, close to the highway and there was much noise from the traffic in the room. The room was reasonably clean but they don´t do the floors the whole time you stay there.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Adria Hotel Prague; City: Prague Bohemia; Review: I have stayed at this hotel many times and I´m always pleased. The location is the best in my opinion, many good restaurants all around the hotel and lot of good stores, not only crystal but clothes, shoes and other things. The rooms are small but who cares, you do not want to stay in your room when Prague is outside. The breakfast is ok, but not more than that. The staff is friendly and helped us organize pickup at the airport for our group and also a bus and a guide for a day tour. I recommend this hotel for business, for romantic getaway and everyone that wants a nice hotel in the center of Prague.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hampton Inn and Suites Dodge City; City: Dodge City Kansas; Review: We got very nice large room. It was tastefully decorated. The bed was great and the breakfast was excellent. I especially liked that you could make your own waffels. The hotel looked quite new and I could not find a single factor I didn´t like about the hotel but the locations could be better for those who do want some activity in the area close to the hotel.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Leonidas Hotel Apts; City: Rethymnon Rethymnon Prefecture Crete; Review: This is a nice hotel at a prime location in Rethymnon. The studio apartment I rented was very small and although you could make simple meals, I didn´t want to do cooking next to my bed. The bedroom had a good bed and was nicely decorated. There is a small refrigerator in the room. The bathroom was small and the shower would have fitted better for smaller people. It was also annoying to have to hold up the shower head all the time. There is no wall fastening for the shower head. I loved the small balcony where I could enjoy the sun during the day but the view from the balcony was not nice; the neighbors are not as tidy as the garden of the hotel. Since the hotel is located behind the houses that face the beach, there is no road in front of the hotel, so it was very quiet there except when the dogs in the neighborhood decided to hold long concerts. I rented a safety box at a price of EUR 15 per week but I didn´t want to pay for the Air Condition which costs 30 EUR per week. There is only few minutes walk to the beach. The hotel gives you a discount note for the beach so the price per day was 4 EUR. It´s a nice sandy beach. It´s a nice walk to the old town and many good restaurants around the corner. I had paid for breakfast all the time, but next time I would skip it since you can have good breakfasts at the restaurants for the same price. One of the strengths of this hotel is the dedicated staff, always friendly and welcoming. I really recommend this hotel. This was my 7th time in Rethymnon and I had always stayed at Porto Rethymnon which I loved, but the price difference is too much to consider staying there when this good hotel is offered at an affordable price.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Leonidas Hotel Apts; City: Rethymnon Rethymnon Prefecture Crete; Review: I have been going to Rethymnon for I don´t know how many years. Last year I tried a new hotel and liked it so I decided to go there again this year and I was not disappointed. This family run hotel is in the best location, few meters from the beach but still more quiet that you would think possible. I loved my room which was spacious, with a kitchenette, fridge and the bathroom was better than in the room I had last year. The bed was good, enough closet space and the decoration of the room was nice. I had good balcony whit a view of the garden, where I could sit and enjoy life, a cup of coffee, read and do my needle work. The balcony is important for me since I travel alone and spend much time there. The wifi was free and I had no problems with anything I had to do on the ipad, The owners are really friendly and all other employees that I met. One of the things I like about the location is that there are so many good restaurants close by and the walk into old town is short and pleasant. If you are looking for a good hotel, not to expensive then you should definitely try Hotel Leonidas. I for one can´t wait to go back.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Crowne Plaza Berlin City Centre; City: Berlin; Review: This hotel is located few meters from the main shopping centers, Peek Cloppenburg and CADEWE. Zara is even closer and many other good shops. The hotel is ncie, the room was good, not large but ok. The bath room had a large shower but was rather small. The bed was good and the bedding was excellent. It was quiet and it felt as we were the only guests on the floor. We had not paid for breakfast but when we checked in they offered us a discount on the breakfast, to pay 13 EUR in stead of 21 or 22 EUR. The breakfast was ok, but nothing special. Twice we had to wait for table because they were too busy and I noticed that they were not fast in cleaning the tables after people left and only came to clear the tables after other guests had sat down there. In the basement there is a pool and you can book a Thai massage which we did, both the traditional and the one with oil. It was sooo good!! We loved it and it made the stay even better. I highly recommend that people go there and have some pampering. In the afternoon we had drinks at the bar on the first floor. The service there was excellent and the they offer all kinds of drinks. On the whole, this was a perfect stay and I will definitely go there again!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hampton Inn Emporia; City: Emporia Virginia; Review: Hampton Inn is my first choice when I´m traveling in USA. This hotel was not the best Hampton Inn but it was good although there is some room for improvement. The room was good sized, clean and basic. There was a fridge and a microwave in the room and a coffee maker - in the bathroom! I don´t like to make my coffee in the bathroom and in my opinion you should not make anything to eat or drink there. Although it was good to have a fridge I almost wished it away when I was trying to get to sleep since it was so noisy. I let the people at the desk know about this so hopefully it is fixed now. Another thing was that this hotel allows pets. I´m allergic so I was a bit afraid of that and had informed the hotel when booking that I needed a pet free room. There was a little barking in the evening but not so much. The breakfast was very good, variety of warm and cold dishes and you could make your own waffles. There were lot of parking spaces so you could park the car yourself.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hampton Inn Kingsland; City: Kingsland Georgia; Review: We stayed only one night at this hotel. I usually go for Hampton Inn when I´m traveling in USA and have always enjoyed my stay also in this hotel. The staff was friendly. The hotel looks a little worn and not quite like the other Hampton Inn´s we have stayed in and I would say that it´s a time for some some remodeling. The room it self was good sized, clean and the bathroom was nice. There was a fridge and a microwave in the room. The beds were good. The breakfast was good, variety of warm and cold dishes and you could make your own waffles. On the whole this was between average+ and good, not enough to be rated very good, but I think we paid for more than that so not fully content.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Cumberland; City: London England; Review: I stayed with a group of people in the hotel for 4 nights. My first impression was that the hotel was in a need of remodeling and the day after I saw that they were painting the lobby. The first room that we got was really bad, it smelled like an ashtray even though the hotel said it was a non smoking room. We got another room but that was like a single room with only one bed stand and really really small. I would not accept that room and after much hassling and being served by 4 people we got another room that was ok. By ok I mean not smelling like an ashtray and a double room. Still it was really small and it looked like nothing had been done for it in years. The carpet was disgusting, really dirty. The beds were ok but nothing more. There was a fridge and a safe in the room and an open closet. There was also a ironing board, an iron and a hair dryer. The bathroom was the best part of the room with a really good shower. What I hated the most were the elevators. You needed your room card to activate them and sometimes it worked and sometimes not. It was not unusual to find a group of people in front of the elevators trying to get one to work. Other thing was the WIFI which was constantly dropping in and out. I even gave up on trying to catch up on news or to stay in touch with my family while staying there. The breakfast was very good and an excellent way to start the day. I must also mention the concierge which I would give 5 stars for their excellent service for my group. Assisting us with finding restaurants and then arranging for a taxis to the airport. The bar area was the place where our group gathered and the service there was good although the coffee maker was not all the time.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Leonidas Hotel Apts; City: Rethymnon Rethymnon Prefecture Crete; Review: This was my third time in Leonidas and I really love this place. You can´t get a better location in Rethymnon. To reach the beach you only have to pass one street and even though the traffic is much you don´t hear it because the hotel is behind other buildings so it´s quiet. That is if you don´t get neighbors that make lot of noise. There are good restaurants all around the hotel. The rooms I have had in my three visits were nice with a good bed, fridge and a cooker. You could make breakfast there. The bathroom was excellent. Everything was really clean. Every morning and evening I enjoyed sitting on the balcony, reading or doing needlepoint. Since it´s a small hotel you get the feeling that the hotel is home. I really recommend this hotel and I will be back!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Ranieri; City: Rome Lazio; Review: We bought a package from our travel agency and decided to stay at this hotel. It´s three stars and had gotten good review so I thought it would be ok. On the whole the hotel is clean, the staff is really friendly and the room was ok, although it was small and the bathroom was really small. We were on the fourth floor and had a view of the street but there was no noise from the street or from other guests. The breakfast was also ok, but nothing more than that. It was served until 10 but when we came at 9:30 some of the dishes had finished and the serving plates were not filled again while we were there. The location is ok, not the best one of the hotels we could choose from and I probably would want to be closer to the Spanish steps next time I go to Rome. On the other hand, the beds were really bad. I have never slept in a worse bed and I have traveled a lot in my lifetime. After few nights my back was complaining and I don´t think I could have lasted one more night. Not only was the mattress bad but it had a plastic or rubber cover that was thick and even though it was even when you went into the bed it soon got creases that were really uncomfortable. I have worked in a hospital where you can expect all kind of fluid coming from the patients and there we used thin covers for the mattresses that were not uncomfortable for the patients. I recommend that the hotel changes to something like that end ends the suffering of their guests. Another thing I would also recommend to the hotel is to let guests know about the bar. It´s up a few steps behind the counter in the lobby and we didn´t know about it until after we checked out and asked if we could wait somewhere until the bus came.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh West End; City: Edinburgh Scotland; Review: The first impression was not good. We had been up for more than 24 hours and longed for rest but when we arrived we were told that the room would not be ready before 15:00 so we should go and come back then. However when we arrived the room was not ready and we had to wait until almost 16:00. However we were pleasantly surprised by the room, it was good sized and everything looked new and modern. The bed was good and also the pillows and the duvet. It took some time to find the safe that was in the night stand. We never heard noise from inside the hotel or from the outside. The only thing I missed in the room was a fridge/mini bar. The breakfast was really good, you could have English breakfast and make your own waffles. I would have liked to have whipped cream with the waffles but no luck on that. The staff told us that it would take us about 10 min to walk to Princess street but it was more like 15-20 min. Taxi from Princess street to the hotel cost us from 5,10 pounds to 6,20 pounds. We had never problem finding taxis close to the hotel. We also tried the food at the hotel restaurant/bar one evening when we didn´t feel like going out. It was ok, but nothing more than that. I recommend this hotel and I think I would go there again if I go back to Edinburgh.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Europe Playa Marina; City: Illetes Calvia Majorca Balearic Islands; Review: The hotel is really nice and clean. The superior room was of good size, the bed was good and the bathroom was good with excellent shower. On the balcony were two chairs and a table and the view from the balcony was superb. The garden is also nice with enough sun beds and the pool was clean. The music in the garden was too loud for my liking. The breakfast was good and you could choose from a wide variety of food. I also loved the Thai massage you could book on the hotel. That are the positive things about the hotel. The downside is that it´s not enough to have a nice building, you need qualified staff and unfortunatly this hotel doesn´t have many of those, only the reception personale is excluded. There is a small cafe/restaurant in the garden where you can buy refreshments during the day. The service there was terrible. I once waited 30 min for some waiter to show up, knocked on the doors and no one came and this was after 12 o clock (noon). Often the waiters just went past you when you were trying to stop them, when you had realized that they were serving people that came long after you. I often had to wait over 30 min to get a chance to order food and I was not the only one. I heard a lady say to a waiter when she finally got his attention that she no longer fancied any food. Twice the life guard assisted me in getting a service. Then two days in a row they forgot my order. The second day that happened they asked the life guard to ask me what I had orderd. Then if I asked for two bottles of drink I only got one. I was beginning to think that this had something to do with the fact that I was a woman on my own there. The service in the main restaurant was not much better. Then when I was checking out the bill had two meals on it from the restaurant even though I paid cash every time and did not sign any bill. It also had the touist tax that I paid when I checked in. For a hotel of this standard this is not acceptable! I have often been to Mallorca but this was my first time to Illetes. It´s close to Palma and the bus stop is close to the hotel which is good but the surrounding area is not interesting. I saw no restaurants that I wanted to try and there is not a lively street with restaurants and shops in the close neighborhood like I´m used to from the Playa Palma area.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Optimus Terra Weekend HE .95L Pot; Brand: Katadyn; Review: This heats water fast. Most of our trail meals are brewed in bags with insulation so we just need hot water fast. The small volume works even for a few backpackers.I have not done testing but it is much faster than others we have used.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Optimus Titanium Long Spoon; Brand: Optimus; Review: The long spoon makes it easy to eat out of the bag on trail meals. The only shortcoming is storage in my gear. I wish it were a folding long handled spoon.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hennessy Hammock EXPEDITION ASYM Zip Tent Model with Zipper; Brand: Hennessy Hammocks; Review: This is a great hammock but buying direct gets more bang for the buck. HH gives free snake skins and often has deals for free upgrades or additional items.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Cosmic 20 Degree Down Sleeping Bag; Brand: ; Review: My son loves this. It keeps him warm in his new hammock or in a tent. It would be nice to have the down water resistance but for the price it is a great bag. Unfortunately for us, he will soon outgrow it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hennessy Hammock EXPEDITION ASYM Zip Tent Model with Zipper; Brand: Hennessy Hammocks; Review: This is a great hammock but buying direct gets more bang for the buck. HH gives free snake skins and often has deals for free upgrades or additional items.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hennessy Hammock EXPEDITION ASYM Zip Tent Model with Zipper; Brand: Hennessy Hammocks; Review: This is a great hammock but buying direct gets more bang for the buck. HH gives free snake skins and often has deals for free upgrades or additional items.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hennessy Hammock EXPEDITION ASYM Zip Tent Model with Zipper; Brand: Hennessy Hammocks; Review: This is a great hammock but buying direct gets more bang for the buck. HH gives free snake skins and often has deals for free upgrades or additional items.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hennessy Hammock Hennessy Snakeskins #4 SNAKESKINS#4; Brand: ; Review: These are fantastic. Setup and tear down are greatly simplified with the hammock never getting wet. They are included with the hammock when purchased from the vendor directly though.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: M Essentials MiraZyme Odor Eliminator, 8-Ounce; Brand: McNett; Review: This worked on my wicking underwear. It did not work on sneakers or hiking shoes. I may be asking too much of the product.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mountain House Freeze Dried Breakfast Food (1 Pouch); Brand: Mountain House; Review: Why would a breakfast skillet include wheat? It is hard to find the ingredients. This contains gluten if you are allergic. Otherwise it tastes great!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Explorer 2-Burner Stove; Brand: Camp Chef; Review: I love this stove. It makes light work of boiling water and prepping meals.Issues over the years1. Scouts burnt the rubber hose so upgraded to braided line2. The tightening heads are plastic - one broke off in the field. I now carry a pliers in the kitchen kit.3. Wind definitely changes cooking temps. I wrap aluminum foil around the legs in high winds.4. A bit more adjustment in the legs for leveling would be nice.The only reason I consider changing is I frequently want three burners - griddle, hot water and cooking pot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coleman Replacement Cooler Hinges and Screws; Brand: Coleman; Review: These were easy replacements for the coleman cooler. The issue is they will break just as the original plastic did due to abuses by the scouts and other youth. Consider metal replacements if you need extra duty.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Century Two-Piece 18-30" Type 1 Safety Post with Bag; Brand: ; Review: I loved this when I first started using it. Within a year, however, it quit working for all three outlets. There is an obstruction I cannot clear. I am continue cleaning/replacing parts but have not found the real issue.Out straight line pipes are easier to clean and last much longer before needing the cleaning.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Black Diamond Neutrino Carabiner; Brand: Black Diamond; Review: Light, fast. These work for our hammock connections between the hammock cord and the Kangaroo straps. I can't beat the boy scout record of 1:38 but I certainly setup and strike in under 5 minutes each with these.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coleman PerfectFlow InstaStart 2-Burner Stove; Brand: ; Review: I have two of these. One is perfect while the other has the "spongy" adjustment knobs notorious on Coleman stoves. The built in igniter works well. The adjustment on the correct stove is wonderful - like cooking on a home stove. The other is a pain to adjust the burner to low since in "bounces" back to a higher flame.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Camp Chef Griddle Carry Bag; Brand: ; Review: It does simplify packing but needs a layer of protection to keep it from wearing holes during travel. It is plastic so you must cool the griddle before inserting it into the sleeve. It is not water proof, so griddle can rust inside.I would still buy it but am looking into making my own canvas carriers for better durability.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: M Essentials MiraZyme Odor Eliminator, 8-Ounce; Brand: McNett; Review: This worked on my wicking underwear. It did not work on sneakers or hiking shoes. I may be asking too much of the product.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: M Essentials MiraZyme Odor Eliminator, 8-Ounce; Brand: McNett; Review: This worked on my wicking underwear. It did not work on sneakers or hiking shoes. I may be asking too much of the product.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: M Essentials MiraZyme Odor Eliminator, 8-Ounce; Brand: McNett; Review: This worked on my wicking underwear. It did not work on sneakers or hiking shoes. I may be asking too much of the product.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mountain House Freeze Dried Breakfast Food (1 Pouch); Brand: Mountain House; Review: Why would a breakfast skillet include wheat? It is hard to find the ingredients. This contains gluten if you are allergic. Otherwise it tastes great!; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mountain House Freeze Dried Breakfast Food (1 Pouch); Brand: Mountain House; Review: Why would a breakfast skillet include wheat? It is hard to find the ingredients. This contains gluten if you are allergic. Otherwise it tastes great!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mountain House Freeze Dried Breakfast Food (1 Pouch); Brand: Mountain House; Review: Why would a breakfast skillet include wheat? It is hard to find the ingredients. This contains gluten if you are allergic. Otherwise it tastes great!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Coleman Replacement Cooler Hinges and Screws; Brand: Coleman; Review: These were easy replacements for the coleman cooler. The issue is they will break just as the original plastic did due to abuses by the scouts and other youth. Consider metal replacements if you need extra duty.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Century Two-Piece 18-30" Type 1 Safety Post with Bag; Brand: ; Review: I loved this when I first started using it. Within a year, however, it quit working for all three outlets. There is an obstruction I cannot clear. I am continue cleaning/replacing parts but have not found the real issue.Out straight line pipes are easier to clean and last much longer before needing the cleaning.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Century Two-Piece 18-30" Type 1 Safety Post with Bag; Brand: ; Review: I loved this when I first started using it. Within a year, however, it quit working for all three outlets. There is an obstruction I cannot clear. I am continue cleaning/replacing parts but have not found the real issue.Out straight line pipes are easier to clean and last much longer before needing the cleaning.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Century Two-Piece 18-30" Type 1 Safety Post with Bag; Brand: ; Review: I loved this when I first started using it. Within a year, however, it quit working for all three outlets. There is an obstruction I cannot clear. I am continue cleaning/replacing parts but have not found the real issue.Out straight line pipes are easier to clean and last much longer before needing the cleaning.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Coleman PerfectFlow InstaStart 2-Burner Stove; Brand: ; Review: I have two of these. One is perfect while the other has the "spongy" adjustment knobs notorious on Coleman stoves. The built in igniter works well. The adjustment on the correct stove is wonderful - like cooking on a home stove. The other is a pain to adjust the burner to low since in "bounces" back to a higher flame.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kelty Camp Pillow (Assorted Color); Brand: Kelty; Review: It compresses fairly well for backpacking. But it compresses when I am sleeping. Back to using my jacket/coat as a pillow.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: GoHiking Lightweight Burner Classic Camping and Backpacking Canisters; Brand: Housweety; Review: This works well for larger pots. I would not use it for solo backpacking but it does a great job on larger pots for groups.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stanley Camp Cook Set; Brand: Stanley; Review: It is stainless steel and tall. It works well but is heavy and a bit unstable on a small backpack stove. I like my Optimus Tera since a large fuel can fits in it, it is wider and heats faster. This is stronger and holds more water. A small fuel can fits exactly.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stanley Camp Cook Set; Brand: Stanley; Review: It is stainless steel and tall. It works well but is heavy and a bit unstable on a small backpack stove. I like my Optimus Tera since a large fuel can fits in it, it is wider and heats faster. This is stronger and holds more water. A small fuel can fits exactly.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stanley Camp Cook Set; Brand: Stanley; Review: It is stainless steel and tall. It works well but is heavy and a bit unstable on a small backpack stove. I like my Optimus Tera since a large fuel can fits in it, it is wider and heats faster. This is stronger and holds more water. A small fuel can fits exactly.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stanley Camp Cook Set; Brand: Stanley; Review: It is stainless steel and tall. It works well but is heavy and a bit unstable on a small backpack stove. I like my Optimus Tera since a large fuel can fits in it, it is wider and heats faster. This is stronger and holds more water. A small fuel can fits exactly.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stanley Camp Cook Set; Brand: Stanley; Review: It is stainless steel and tall. It works well but is heavy and a bit unstable on a small backpack stove. I like my Optimus Tera since a large fuel can fits in it, it is wider and heats faster. This is stronger and holds more water. A small fuel can fits exactly.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Sports_and_Outdoors |
Given the interaction history of a user with businesses as follows:
Title: Ray Brandt Hyundai; City: Harvey, LA; Review: SERVICE DEPT REVIEW My first experience here was an inspection, as I had not had service on the vehicle in a long time. Dropped the car first thing in the morning. Received no status calls at all. Towards the end of the day, I call to check in, and couldn't talk to my advisor, so I left a message. No call back. Finally returned in person, near closing time, and was finally told that the car would have to be kept. A one day situation turned in to 5. They did provide me with a rental, however, because the work was under warranty. Upon "completion", one item that was marked as fixed was not, despite the fact that I was charged. Was advised that brakes needed replacing soon. One month later, returned for brake work, against my better judgment, only because I assumed the unfixed item from before could be taken care of. They called my HOME, leaving a message on the machine, despite the fact that they have both my work and cell numbers. In the afternoon, I called to check in, and was told that I needed to approve a new part, and that a message was left on my voicemail. I declined, and was told the vehicle was ready for pick-up. If you're waiting on my approval to replace a part, how would the car be ready for pick-up? And why contact me on a home number when you have ALL my contact numbers? I think the service dept is over-worked, and can't properly handle notifications to customers. In addition, the quality of work is obviously lacking, and not checked prior to release. Will be trying other dealerships for service from now on...; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: West Bank Marrero Cab; City: Gretna, LA; Review: Called at approx 3 p.m. for a pick up at my work. Driver called shortly after to estimate his time of arrival. Driver arrived about 30 minutes later, and found me relatively easily, as we are a business located behind another, and not so easy to locate unless you've been here before.... The driver was very personable, and knew his way around, but the condition of the car left much to be desired. REEKED of smoke, couldn't connect the seat-belt, and no rate monitor for me to see. I did make it to my destination in one piece and in a timely fashion, so I guess I shouldn't expect much more!; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Quiznos; City: Harahan, LA; Review: Sooooooo smoky in here today - it's hard to breathe! And the music selection! For the price, maybe we can have a slightly better atmosphere!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Thanh Thanh Restaurant; City: Gretna, LA; Review: Had my first dinner hear last night. Parking not a problem after 5 - the courthouse has emptied and the meters aren't monitored. The restaurant was empty, and we were greeted by a friendly hostess and seated. Then we noticed the gnats.....a constant annoyance, although the place appeared clean. I ordered the crag rangoon dip and vietnamese crepes. The dip was ok, although it lacked flavor, in my opinion. And the crepes - tasted like nothing! No flavor, no spice, a tad bit greasy. Left most of it on my plate. Others in the group had other menu items, pho, pizza, rolls, and I didn't hear raves from anyone. Will probably end up being "one and done".; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Pollo Campero; City: Kenner, LA; Review: My first visit here. A bit confusing to maneuver in the parking lot - but I was distracted by the duck in the nearby car wash. I ordered the grilled chicken with the corn salad and yucca fries. The chicken was FABULOUS, I have to say. Very flavorful, juicy, large pieces. The yucca fries (never had before anywhere) were good, but I didn't care for the corn salad. They were quick with my order in the drive-thru, and even suggested the horchata for the drink. Don't think I'll be a regular, since I traveled from the west bank to get here, but think I'd come back when time permits and try some of the other sides.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chopstix Buffet; City: Gretna, LA; Review: How can anyone eat here?!? Horrible food - the only thing I liked was the jello! No flavor, rice looked like spanish rice, not chinese. Everything tasted the same. Never again!; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Legacy Kitchen's Steak + Chop; City: Gretna, LA; Review: Dinner last night with the girls, and my first time here. Ambiance is very nice. Ordered the cranberry "adult beverage" and it was horrible, although very pretty in presentation. Our waiter was attentive, although my food arrived different than ordered - wedge salad and a cheeseburger with potatoes au gratin. Salad was good, cheeseburger was tasty, but potatoes were lukewarm and not very flavorful. Overall, for the money, I'd have to say I won't be returning any time soon.....; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Daiwa; City: Marrero, LA; Review: Admittedly, I wasn't overly enthusiastic at the suggestion of Japanese/sushi, since I didn't care for it the one time I'd had sushi previously. But I kept an open mind and went in to try several different things. Sampled someone else's tempura crab balls (delicious) and rock & roll sushi (very good) and crab box (? also very good.) I ordered the baked scallops and the Kim chee seafood udon (yum), along with the cowboy roll. I didn't care for the cowboy roll- something about the grilled taste turned me off. Service was great, as my tea never got below half a glass..... Can't compare to anything else, but I'd definitely go back again!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dots Diner - by Central; City: Jefferson, LA; Review: Ordered take-out by phone for lunch - the girl on the phone couldn't tell me if she was on the river side of Jefferson Hwy. Told there would be a twenty minute wait. Got to the place to pick up, greeted by a very young lady, with a very young man at the grill. Ordered chef salad with grilled chicken, and fried mozzarella sticks. After she spilled all her receipts in the dish water, she grabbed my boxes. I opened them to look for sauce (none provided for the cheese sticks) and utensils. After trying to give me cocktail sauce, then a couple phone calls, they finally found the marinara sauce. Got to my office to discover that my chef salad was lettuce, meat, and cheese. No tomatoes, no onions, no eggs.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hi-Do Bakery; City: Terrytown, LA; Review: Recently visited to try their king cakes for the first time. My server was patient and friendly. Bought one Bavarian Cream filled, and one unfilled. Each decorated with sugar sprinkles, not icing, and each box had, in addition to a baby, a knife to cut it! I personally did not care for the cream filled, but it was incredibly fresh...the unfilled was GREAT! So fresh, not too sweet. Try them! But remember, no credit cards accepted, cash or check only!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Oishii Sushi House; City: New Orleans, LA; Review: Only my second time here, but the staff remembered me! Very nice people, but more importantly, good food! Was recommended to try the Oishi House Roll and the Geisha Roll by the staff. Both were really good. Previous visit was the Rock and Roll. Can't offer a price comparison, as I am new to sushi and just trying to remember the names of the ones I like, but great experience overall!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | yelp |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Xiyuan Hotel; City: Beijing; Review: Excellent Hotel. Nice Rooms, spotlessly clean. Well equipped. 1st class breakfast. Only criticism was distance from centre. Neverthelass an enjoyable stay.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Baolong Hotel Shanghai; City: Shanghai; Review: Out of city centre but 1st class. Well equipped, clean rooms. Efficient, helpful staff. Laundry service good value.Excellent breakfast. Would recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jinling Hotel Nanjing; City: Nanjing Jiangsu; Review: Nice rooms, well equipped, clean. Good location. Friendly, efficient service & good breakfast buffet.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Peony Hotel; City: Luoyang Henan; Review: Stayed May 2006. Just been repainted & refurbished so pleasantly surprised. Clean, well equipped and better than expected. Breakfast buffet good too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Notting Hill Hotel; City: London England; Review: We stayed there May 2006.I know this is a fairly inexpensive hotel but even so; the wash hand basin was broken & patched up, the toilet cistern was hanging off the wall, the curtains were hanging by approx. 4 rings, the bedlinen was grubby, the furniture looked like it was from a 2nd hand shop & the breakfast was a joke! The positives;the staff were helpful and the location was good. We would never stay there again.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Cambodiana; City: Phnom Penh; Review: A very big hotel on the river bank. Central, within walking distance of centre. Large, well furnished room with river view. Breakfasts fine. Bakery on the premises.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Santi Resort Spa; City: Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Province; Review: Don't confuse this with the Villa Santi Hotel (which is in the centre of Luang Prabang). Villa Santi Resort is a fair way from the centre down a dark & bumpy dirt track. Having said that tuk tuks were readily available & cheap (agree the price 1st)! The resort is set in pretty grounds & the pool area was very pleasant. A good place to relax.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mercure Vientiane; City: Vientiane Vientiane Prefecture; Review: I really liked this hotel despite the fact that it is a bit run down. It's a 15 minute walk to town, & there are plenty of tuk tuks if you don't want to walk. The staff are friendly & helpful. The buffet lunch is recommended.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Saigon Morin; City: Hue Thua Thien Hue Province; Review: We really liked this hotel. It was well placed for town, market & eating places. Rooms were large & airy. Pool area very pleasant.Staff helpful.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Borei Angkor Resort Spa; City: Siem Reap Siem Reap Province; Review: This hotel is in an unlikely position a short distance from the centre. Tuk tuks were always available. The staff went out of their way to be helpful & obliging. Food was good. Beware of changing currency here, we thought we were given a poor rate.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: La Granjita; City: Santa Clara Villa Clara Province Cuba; Review: Everything here was fine; rooms, food, cleanliness, service etc but it was 4 kms from town so you needed to take a taxi (4 pesos). The shop was hopeless, but the bar was good.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Villa Horizontes Soroa; City: Soroa Artemisa Province Cuba; Review: We stayed in an individual chalet which wasn't very private but was clean and fairly modern for Cuba.The complex is quite isolated but is fine if you go on holiday to soak up the sun. The pool area was nice (but if you're outside at dusk you'll get bitten to pieces)! There was a shop for basics.The food was Ok.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Los Jazmines; City: Vinales Pinar del Rio Province Cuba; Review: We Visited early November but there was still much to be repaired from September's hurricane. In the main hotel building the roof was being replaced and there were broken windows. The pool had no water in it. We stayed in an outlying room with plenty of rubble everywhere outside. The room was in real need of an upgrade, the bathroom was awful. Having said that some of our party did have renovated rooms. The bedlinen was decidedly damp, the food was poor, and the service lacking.Also, it wasn't east to travel into town or back. The views were special. Maybe this place will be better when everything is back to normal but several of our problems had nothing to do with hurricane damage.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Ambos Mundos; City: Havana Ciudad de la Habana Province Cuba; Review: Pretty much the same thoughts as everyone else. The location was 1st class but the hotel is in need of a complete revamp. We stayed after the rain, on the 5th floor. The sixth floor was the openair restaurant and there was obviously a problem with waterproofing (or lack of it). We had large damp patches on our ceiling and lots of flaking paint. Others on the same floor actually had dripping water (which was dealt with by putting towels on the floor). The food was OK, and we found the staff to be amiable & helpful.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Ancon; City: Playa Ancon Sancti Spiritus Province Cuba; Review: We weren't originally booked here and were disappointed it was so far from town. The building is an eyesore but, once inside, we were pleasantly surprised. It is "all inclusive" but the food was fine. You do need to eat early to get a table. On our second night there were less clients, but the food choice was more limited too. We are not beach people but the beach & sea were lovely (and very quiet).; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ranjit s SVAASA; City: Amritsar Amritsar District Punjab; Review: We thoroughly enjoyed our peaceful stay here. The food was varied, tasty and interesting. Lots of vegetarian choice. Very reasonably priced too.Staff very willing to help and oblige. A couple of small things that could be improved; breakfast choice was limited and hotel was looking a bit "tired" in places. This didn't in any way detract from our enjoyable stay here.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clarkes Hotel; City: Shimla Shimla District Himachal Pradesh; Review: This is brilliantly located in Shimla. We arrived in the midst of torrential rain and a thunder storm which we'd travelled in all day. Hotel is very well presented as are staff. Rooms were very nice, lots of space, well maintained and we had a safe (which we didn't always enjoy on this tour).Views were excellent. Laundry service was good (but a bit more pricey than other places we visited). The food let this hotel down a bit. We ate the buffet & A La Carte but both were disorganised to a degree although the qualty of the food was good. Also the vegetarian choices were limited.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Royal Fortescue Hotel; City: Barnstaple Devon England; Review: First of all the location was excellent, the parking was useful and the breakfast was good. On the other hand the standard double room was small (a Mews room), the heating was inadequate (in June), the ventilation for the bathroom was not sufficient and the room smelled of damp. I was disappointed overall. I've been more satisfied with other much less expensive chain hotels.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Clayton Hotel Cardiff; City: Cardiff South Wales Wales; Review: As 5 friends we spent 3 nights here. The rooms were clean, comfortable, modern and quiet (on the 10th floor). The breakfast was very good with a reasonable choice, and freshly cooked eggs.The food in the buffet was regularly refreshed and always well topped up. The location couldn't be better. The station was just 2 minutes walk, and the shops and restaurants not much more. The staff were friendly and helpful but could have been a bit better informed, and at times more staff on reception would have helped. Also, as it was our 1st time in Cardiff, we would have appreciated more tourist info. There were information leaflets in reception but some were out of date, and the leaflets we wanted (re. the sightseeing bus, Mermaid Quay etc.) wasn't there. Overall we were really happy with our stay here and would return if in Cardiff again.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Wangnoo Houseboats; City: Srinagar Srinagar District Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir; Review: We stayed here for 4 nights and it was a little piece of tranquility to come back to after a busy day. We stayed on the 1 bedroom boat and we were looked after extremely well. Abdul looked after our every need without being intrusive, and we really enjoyed our regular chats with Safi. The food is home cooked and tasty.and life on the lake was intriguing. Get your laundry done here; it's very cheap and beautifully done. The shikara sellers will visit regularly but I really enjoyed their visits. If we are back in Srinagar in the future we'll definitely stay again. One word of warning; don't go expecting 5 star hotel amenities. It's not that kind of holiday. To us it was better!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Highlands Park; City: Gulmarg Baramulla District Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir; Review: Highlands Park was everything we expected. The views were fabulous as were the gardens. The service in our room was very efficient, and always with a smile. One evening was quite chilly and to return to our room to find the stove lit was wonderful. We ate lunch and dinner here (as well as breakfast) and the service and food were very good, even though the hotel was very quiet. We used the wifi here with no problems. The laundry service was very good, very quick and very cheap.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: BLOC Hotel Gatwick; City: Crawley West Sussex England; Review: The concept works.Our room was very small but ideal for an overnight stay on an airport. Everything was modern and clean. The only criticism is there are no tea making facilities. For us this would have made our stay perfect.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Residenza Ca San Marco; City: Venice Veneto; Review: We booked the standard room and felt it was value for money considering we were in the centre of Venice. The room was small but it was clean with all you need when all you do is sleep there.There was plenty of hot water every morning. Finding Hotel Bella Venezia to check in was straightforward from the airport, and the porter escorted us to Residenza Ca' San Marco. We had a couple of "grumbles"; the Wifi never worked throughout our 3 night stay (although we twice reported the problem), also it was chilly in the room in the evenings. Apparently the heating is swopped to air conditioning on 15th April, and that's how it is! Never the twain shall meet. There was a television but nothing in English (we would have liked a news channel). All in all though we really enjoyed our stay, it suited our needs. There were plenty of restaurants very close by and you'd find it hard to beat the location.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel du Parc; City: Pondicherry Union Territory of Pondicherry; Review: We did enjoy our stay here but things could be improved. Everything in the room was a bit "tired". The staff were pleasant enough but we've had much more enthusiastic and friendlier service on our trip. We ate in the restaurant and were surprised by the enormous portions. The food was mostly tasty apart from the breakfast which was "basic". Tea making equipment would have been very welcome. Having said that the location was excellent; in the middle of everything but quiet. The small "paper boutique" shop over the road is well worth a visit.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Secret Garden; City: Kochi Cochin Ernakulam District Kerala; Review: We really enjoyed our 2 nights here.The hotel is in a very quiet area but within easy walking distance to the centre of Cochin. Our room was very pleasant, the wifi was good, and everywhere was perfectly clean. We ate dinner here on both nights. The food was "home cooked" to our requirements and was lovely. Breakfast was good too. The pineapple juice here was "the best ever". The manager was helpful, efficient and very personable. We had our laundry done here. Collected one morning, returned the next, beautifully presented and very cheap. Keep up the good work "Secret Garden".; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cardamom County; City: Kumily Thekkady Idukki District Kerala; Review: Our room here was very nice; it was spacious, clean, and well maintained. The bathroom was equally pleasing. The wifi was good in our room. We didn't find anything to fault. We only had breakfast in the restaurant but it was fresh with plenty of choice. The staff in the restaurant were also excellent. It was a very short walk into town, and returning to the greenery of Cardamom County was very relaxing.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Quality Inn Airport; City: Chennai Madras Chennai District Tamil Nadu; Review: We stayed here as we were flying at 05.30 in the morning. It was the ideal location and fairly quiet although on a busy road. We did have some issues; we went to sleep early due to our very early flight but the staff woke us up asking if we wanted to use the spa! Also, despite the fact we'd produced our voucher, they tried to charge us again for the room. Not what you need at 02.30 a.m. Also the cleaning could have been better. We would stay again though; the location was excellent and the airport transfer was very useful.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Regency Madurai by GRT Hotels; City: Madurai Madurai District Tamil Nadu; Review: This hotel offers all you need from a modern hotel. The service was good, the wifi worked well, the shower was excellent, and cleanliness couldn't be faulted. The only criticism we had was that we would have liked more detail in English to describe the various dishes in the buffet. Everything did have a label but it was just the Indian name of the dish. Having said that the evening buffet offered a very varied selection. The breakfast also had a lot of choice but, at times, it was a bit disorganized and things weren't "topped up."; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Gateway Hotel Church Road; City: Coonoor The Nilgiris District Tamil Nadu; Review: We only stayed one night here but our room was really big, and the bathroom even bigger (with an excellent shower). The hotel was very quiet but the staff were efficient, pleasant and helpful. We only had room service but the food arrived quickly and was hot and tasty. A lovely green oasis to relax in.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Udai Bilas Palace; City: Dungarpur Dungarpur District Rajasthan; Review: We (a couple plus 9 year old granddaughter) stayed here for 2 nights. We were the only guests and were more than happy with the personal service\attention. We ate what we requested, and at a time to suit ourselves. It was cold at night in January but had an efficient heater and hot water bottles each night. Our room overlooked the lake and the whole experience was very relaxing in the middle of a hectic 2 weeks. The staff catered to our every need, they outnumbered us 3 fold! The Juna Mahal was fabulous, and we spent a morning wandering round Dungarpur which was definitely a tourist free Indian town. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our time here.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Amet Haveli; City: Udaipur Udaipur District Rajasthan; Review: We had a lake view room which was superb. It was large, clean, comfortable with spectacular views. It was a short walk to shops, restaurants, sight seeing etc. so a perfect location. We ate in the restaurant in the evening and at breakfast and, I must admit, I was a bit underwhelmed. The food was good but nothing special and the service mediocre.However our 9 year old granddaughter was thrilled with the chipmunks in the trees, and the view on the lake is impressive.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Baymont by Wyndham Branson On the Strip; City: Branson Missouri; Review: Had a great time. Baymont in Branson was very nice & employees were very friendly & helpful! Traffic is a little congested. Would stay there again.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Super 8 by Wyndham Onawa; City: Onawa Iowa; Review: Our stay at the Super 8 in Onawa was very nice. Friendly night clerk (didn't get there till almost 9:00). The room was clean, king bed was very comfortable and the pillows were great! It was a small town, but there was a DQ right next door. We would stay there again.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Microtel Inn Suites by Wyndham Inver Grove Heights Minne; City: Inver Grove Heights Minnesota; Review: Very nice. The front desk hostess was very helpful when we were trying to find another room for friends who were coming in late. Rooms were clean & comfortable and shower was great. Pillows a little too "puffy" for our taste. Local newspaper at our door each morning. Would recommend to friends.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Super 8 by Wyndham Dalton Convention Center Area; City: Dalton Georgia; Review: We stopped at the Super 8 in Dalton on our way to Homestead for the Nascar Races. The night clerk was VERY friendly and helpful. She recommended the restaurant close by and it was very good! The rooms were clean & comfortable. We would stay here again!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hampton Inn Suites Indianapolis Brownsburg; City: Brownsburg Indiana; Review: We were attending the Mecum Car Auction in Indianapolis. We wanted to stay outside the city. The Hampton in Brownsburg was a great location. It was very clean & comfortable. The young lady at the front desk was very helpful with the restaurant we wanted to go to & called to make sure they were open. We would definitely stay here again.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Minisuit Mini Grip Car Vent Mount for iPhone 6 5 4 3, Galaxy S5 S3 S2, Note 3 2; Brand: MiniSuit; Review: Falls off all the time.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: AmazonBasics Lightning Car Charger for iPhone; Brand: AmazonBasics; Review: Only works sometimes but still charges, only takes ten hours of charging to get s full charge though.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Spigen Neo Hybrid iPhone 6 Plus Case with Flexible Inner Protection and Reinforced Hard Bumper Frame for iPhone 6S Plus/iPhone; Brand: Spigen; Review: This phone case is really nice, pretty easy to break when taking it off, which I'm guessing the one I got was a return from someone who did that, they quickly replaced the broken one I received. This phone case is perfect when it's not, would not recommend removing it unless you absolutely have to.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: iPhone X/XS Privacy Screen Protector 5.8 inch, Premium Anti-Spy Real 9H Tempered 3D Glass/Case Friendly, Scratch Proof; Brand: QEONIX; Review: Would not recommend this to anyone; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Sungluber(TM) Ultra Slim Anti-Spy Privacy Tempered Glass Screen Protector Shield For iPhone 6/6s Plus 5.5 inch; Brand: Sungluber; Review: One of the best privacy screens I've purchased, it had no bubbles and the privacy screen works really well. This is a glass one so it will hold up better than the other flimsy screen. Too bad it is only 2-way, I would much rather it be a 4-way. But all in all a recommended product for someone who cares about their privacy and their phone.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mpow Car Phone Mount Magnetic, Air Vent Phone Holder for Car with Adjustable Car Phone Holder Compatible iPhone XS/XS; Brand: Mpow; Review: This one is very convenient I just slid the magnet between my case and my iPhone 6 Plus and it holds up well. I have not had an issue with it falling off while driving and the size of my phone doesn't affect the strength of the magnet. Maybe the other reviewers didn't place their magnet in the right spot on their phone. It also helps to have a smooth phone case.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: RAVPower 22000mAh External Battery Pack 22000 Power Bank 5.8A Output 3-Port (2.4A Input, Triple iSmart 2.0 USB Ports, Li-Polymer; Brand: RAVPower; Review: A little heavy but what do you expect from a battery that lasts this long? It is definitely an awesome battery and nice and sleek. Comes with a mesh case for protection and two charging cords. Not sure why there is one really short one and a longer one, but I'll take it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Cell_Phones_and_Accessories |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: The Magic of Thinking Big; Author: David J. Schwartz; Genres: non-fiction; Review: After reading it through entirely a second time, I found new material that wasn't there I swear the first time I read it! :) I learn more each time I review this book of why it is an important book for anyone who wishes to improve and become a better leader. Of course it is dated, but most of the applicable message is true because human nature is still consistent through time. It makes you laugh at yourself and will compel you to change. (LIFE TOP 5); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Living the Christian Life; Author: Paul & Faith Cook; Genres: ; Review: As a collection of thoughts from William Grimshaw, this book is a gem in my library. There are some sober reminders that were written in previous centuries. It would have been a great experience to be in the congregations that Grimshaw addressed. Great teaching to the new or veteran follower.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership; Author: Steve Farber; Genres: non-fiction; Review: The content is great material brought in a cunning way. Over all it is a good leadership read, and has some important points to make about leadership. However, it leans on the works and deeds of man. No spiritual foundation whatsoever, which I personally feel is key in building lasting leadership foundations. With this said, I did not enjoy the cussing used through the entire book by a majority of the characters. Not my style, nor is it a style for the leadership books I am used to reading.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot; Author: Naomi Wolf; Genres: history, young-adult, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I strongly agree with some of her views on how the government is becoming to big and overbearing, which is what the founding fathers warned us about. She has a great introduction and I was drawn in to her statement, "...protect freedom. They meant for us to do it: you, me, the American who delivers your mail, the one who teaches your kids." I was blind sided by her argument and critical attacks that were concentrated strictly to the six year period of one president. I see it as our freedoms are eroding with each presidency. We the people in many cases are uneducated and naive to vote weak leaders into leadership positions for our country. We are responsible to educate our generations and therefore elect better officials to the job. We must get involved or there will be tyrants. The attacks on President Bush by Naomi Wolf are not a wise way to nurture unity and encourage us citizens to be more involved. We do need "sheepdogs" to aid in keeping us a free people. Perhaps, had she had any personal loss in the events of 9/11, she would be more supportive of systems put into place for protecting her, a sheep and her beloved.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Uncommon Sense: A Common Citizen's Guide to Rebuilding America; Author: Stephen D. Palmer; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: I really enjoyed this book. Basic fundamental ideals that explain what is a stake in citizens learning and preserving our freedom the way it was meant to be as started with the founders. We need to invigorate more around us to be educated and stand up for what is right and for what is needed. Stephen Palmer explains how we throw around terms like "democracy" and "progressivism" without knowing their real meaning or consequences of their worth.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You; Author: John C. Maxwell; Genres: non-fiction; Review: I've read a bunch of leadership books over the past few years, and put off reading this book because I was believing it was going to be rehashed Maxwell leadership. I was pleased with the content and a lot of the material was new and helpful. It is a must read for people with a leadership mindset.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Acai: An Extraordinary Antioxidant Rich Palm Fruit From The Amazon; Author: Alexander G. Schauss; Genres: ; Review: Not a great colorful book with nice illustrations or pictures, however, very informative as an introduction and becoming familiar with the process.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Let Hope in: 4 Choices That Will Change Your Life Forever; Author: Pete Wilson; Genres: non-fiction; Review: The first half of this book addresses issues about past hurts and wounds. Not something that haunts me, but it surely weighs in on many believers. Great book for recommending to others. As the book progresses, I love how he illustrates with stories how our real faith or belief or lack of impacts our living out our purpose. There was some great material in here for me.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Turn the Page: How to Read Like a Top Leader; Author: Chris Brady; Genres: non-fiction, young-adult; Review: Simple quick book, but so powerful to apply it to my reading habits. We hear a lot of similar material on the audios from leaders, but reading it and learning applications further are key to making the most of reading from a leadership mindset. If I as a leader am going to read to improve myself and my leadership, I want to utilize everything that my mentors who write books have to teach.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness; Author: Stephen R. Covey; Genres: non-fiction; Review: A great book coupled with video examples was a nice addition. This book is deep and still practical. I got a lot of nuggets from it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends; Author: Don Gabor; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: Not bad, just very basic. One or two important gems. Read it in one day.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident: 12 Natural Laws of Freedom, Progress, and Success; Author: Oliver DeMille; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: Though this book is short, it is hard-hitting and to the point! It explains in very understandable language how governments worked in the past and what they can become. This book explains history and gives some simple examples of cultures that have risen and fallen. A look into what works and what has not worked. And Oliver proposes some solutions and ways we citizens can be involved in making a difference. The book is written in a story form that you almost forget about as you read the facts and truths that make this 'textbook' a fun read. This review is one of the first steps I have taken after finishing the book to contribute to help preserve our freedom! Another great book to pass on to others.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: PAiLS; Author: Chris Brady; Genres: non-fiction; Review: This was a fantastic book! I think the flavor of the book is built on a quote Chris Brady uses of D.L. Moody, "Our greatest fear should not be that we won't succeed, but rather that we will succeed at something that doesn't matter." So, then what would be something that doesn't matter? What matters the most and how do we find our purpose? Chris explores these with an illustration to an acronym PAiLS = Potential and Actualization into Legacy and Spillage. His many examples of success before us and how being persistent will take us in a victorious direction. At the end of the book he drives home the way we pursue our life according to seeking God and His leading. There is an excellent audio that accompanies this book. The CD is available in the LIFE Leadership system named "PAiLS" LIFE #97. Highly recommended. Chris also makes a couple of recommended reading that will further explore these ideas and God's calling on us, one of which I read and agree is a great book with encouraging guidance. "Just Do Something" by Kevin DeYoung. Thanks Chris Brady for producing a great book that is not a manual, but a masterpiece in it's own way.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: No Wonder They Call Him the Savior: Chronicles of the Cross; Author: Max Lucado; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: This would be a classic. It is timeless. Max Lucado's style of writing is artistic and creates the scene very eloquently. The reader can almost relive each moment and empathize with the characters who walked these events written about in the Bible. The book and it's chronicles about Christ, the cross, and the events that make-up the greatest love stories of all time, teaches and inspires. It was a great read.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset; Author: John C. Maxwell; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Having a great attitude is always attractive. But, the cliches about having a great attitude only scratch the surface, attitude affects our daily habits and leadership. One point John Maxwell digs into was an eye opener for me. "Problems are wake-up calls for creativity." I like the idea of reframing problems and getting creative to deal with a problem or to end up better off than if the problem never arose. This book has some basic foundations on the ideas of possessing a positive attitude, but it examines deeper issues and reasons it is crucial to our leadership roles.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ten Thousand Horses: How Leaders Harness Raw Potential for Extraordinary Results; Author: Ken Jennings; Genres: fiction; Review: This book is a potential paradigm shifter. It's fable style story leads readers to identify with common struggles in life today. Corporately and personally, we deal with past mistakes and those decisions impact our success today. The authors here offer leadership principles that will guide as truths and a compass to move on pass our hurts and fears. I was challenged on the wonder of bigger dreams and doing more to impact the lives of the needy youth in our world. The story touches on an attitude we should gain when we apply learning principles to our marriages, relationships, and team environments. Though the authors don't dive really deep into the topics of leadership and their equation, it is certainly great information to implement into my daily living.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great; Author: Rick Johnson; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Reading a good book like this is great for the soul and it's content is making an impact in my marriage. How much better is it that my wife also read it?! This is a great marriage book for him and her. It is written by male author Rick Johnson, and after discussing it with my wife, we both agree it is spot on in much of the material. However, when he talks about some men being exceptions to the rule, some ways for us are on the exception route rather than whats stereotypically normal. It is my belief and experience, that there is a substantial percentage of men that do not conform to stereotypes or God has strategically placed certain genes in us to add spice to life. My wife and I find that sometimes she is performing the mans rule and I am acting the woman's rule, and I feel that we buck the system sometimes. These kind of attitudes and performances are not addressed or explored in this book. In fact, I have yet to read a book that goes very far in the topic of being different. A personality book comes close, because we are what God created us to be. It seems to me that men are influenced by societies mold of what men should be more than they allow God's footprint to influence them. But, then I loved the authors illustration of when he and his friend were experiencing an auto accident and while rolling around his friend cried out, "God please save me!", and his friend is an unbeliever. So Gods imprint is definitely in there and the author brings out this point well. We both enjoyed this book, but I wanted to learn more about the authors experience with guys who don't fit the mold exactly. I suppose my being a "Rascal" has something to do with it!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success; Author: Ken Segall; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: What a great concept to apply to my businesses. More simple need I ! Great perspectives from the marketing angle and how the relationship between marketing firm and client could and should be. If you ignore these concepts of simplification and the wealth they have produced for Apple, then wealth will simply ignore you!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander; Author: Phil Robertson; Genres: history, young-adult, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: This was a great book! When reading a book, it seems best to ignore my preconceived ideas of the material. I enjoyed and appreciate Phil Robertson's story. There is so much more to get out of a book like this than can be experienced through the television show "Duck Dynasty". The book is less restricted and nonformatted and allows the audience to hear real life testimonies and truth that A&E would never allow. Phil was called to do something great, and his success is not his doing. He is humble and exemplifies what love is. He is an interesting person that has been blessed to influence people in need in this world. We are all called to minister and serve different types of people in a diversity of lifestyles. Why would a vegan minded person even expect to pick up this book and not disagree? One important fact is often overlooked about people who hunt a spend time in the outdoors, they love animals as Phil does and care for their well being infinitely more than many others that claim they are animal lovers and would never kill one. This book portrays Phil's story as a great example of a life well lived and the leadership that is needed in our country (USA).; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change; Author: Paul David Tripp; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Excellent book. One of my favorite themes in this book was the use of "reframing" situations to God's sovereign plan. As people in need and works in progress, we tend to blame situations and others for our depressions and life circumstances. It was helpful for Paul David Tripp to point out passages of scripture that prove and illustrate how God has shown us his heart and character. Like the Bible says in Romans 8:28 that God is redemptively active in my life "in all things". If we do not make that connection and take His word as ultimate truth, we are deceiving ourselves and letting the enemy have his way. I have learned a valuable way to help and counsel others through this reframing of thinking that is so simple and profound. It took some time to digest this books information, but I believe this is one of those books that needs a second read in the future.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: An Enemy Called Average; Author: John Mason; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Good book, not excellent. A lot of great nuggets of success material and great biblical motivation. This book is above average, but just not one of those books that leaves an impact. There are a few lessons that will be great for future reference and teaching material.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Life and Death of Crazy Horse; Author: Russell Freedman; Genres: history, young-adult, children, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: Loved it! I couldn't put it down. There was a lot I learned in this account. I got emotional reading it, which is not common for me in reading.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wavemakers : How Small Acts of Courage Can Change the World; Author: Chris Brady; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: A great selection of acts of courage and purpose driven lives that were inspirational to me. Some new material and fresh looks at classic leaders.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: And Justice for All: The Quest for Concord, Volume 1: The Problem Defined; Author: Orrin Woodward; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: Read my Orrin Woodward autographed Guinness World Record book. I was there on June 21, 2014 when Orrin accomplished the task of shattering the previous book signing record. "And Justice for All" is a classy book, with great historical insights that explains why and how human nature spoils our quest for concord and stability in our societies through out time. Perhaps we should never figure out the perfect balance needed because we as humans with a sin nature are corrupt, but in his book, Orrin gives us ideas and hope that as a team of committed people in our society, we can pull together and fight the tides for a better America. This is a great book with a great start to a series I am excited to keep reading and learning about.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The White; Author: Deborah Larsen; Genres: history, mystery, thriller, poetry, crime, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Nice style, with a very artistic and suspended view of the world and nature. I was right there with the main character, named Mary. The author accomplished drawing me into the scenes through the accounts of Mary's testimonies. This story makes me think of some others, and reminds me of a "Dances with Wolves" story and feel. This story is depressing if you let it take you there, as I noticed I was fighting that emotion and found that it is better to dwell on the great things in life. Mary had to do this for her survival, for her salvaging experiencing joy in life. Even after all the atrocities and bad fate she suffered, she still endure the pressures of real life and how living off the land amid human nature seems to be constantly dragging our living souls back to the dust. Her recollections of scripture and her confusion about her parents faith was a realistic battle that she still carried late into her life, but she ultimately keep that very faith even when it became intertwined with a biblical faith or that of the great spirit of the tribe. I found "The White" a fascinating read.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words; Author: George Beahm; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: Great quotes and a valuable insight to details in Steve Job's thinking. The timeline is great. This is a gem of a little hand book that should be inspirational to all those who want to be great.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War; Author: Nathaniel Philbrick; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: A few reviewers missed the "boat" (pun intended) on this one. This book and project is very educational, well researched, and interesting. I couldn't put the book down. It is always amazing to how thin of threads life events hang and it is always in the final decisions a human soul makes and situations they endured that determine the course of mankind or a nation. It is by reading Philbrick's book that I have opened a few new avenues of more works. For one; As I was reading this book, I came across Henry Longfellow's "The Courtship of Miles Standish" and now have a greater appreciation for historical literature. It has sent me on a course of finding more books and collections of this era.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West; Author: Stephen E. Ambrose; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I was glad for story that Ambrose picks-up from way before the expedition and finishes with the "real deal". I appreciate the details and realism of the true tragic ending to such a heroic historical feat. For without this knowledge, Lewis and Clark would be over glorified and worshiped for their heroism. They were men, and we are all afflicted with issues beyond our own capabilities of handling. This story and account of events was very captivating for me and it should be read by all Americans!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Trap Lines North: A True Story Of The Canadian Woods; Author: Stephen W. Meader; Genres: ; Review: This is a classic among outdoors enthusiasts, especially trappers. The story is of an account of real life in the Canadian woods. They story is somewhat detailed in daily activities, but I would have liked even more details. I suppose because of the journaling and writing style from a time era the events took place limit a more dramatic tale. But the story is spread over the year of living and we get a good look at a typical year in the families shoes. A climax is achieved with a plot about an annually huge wolf that is at times haunting the main character. This book was on my list to read for a number of years, and I finally found a copy. I was pleased with having read it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mary Jemison, Seneca Captive; Author: Jeanne LeMonnier Gardner; Genres: history, children, biography, historical fiction, fiction; Review: After reading "The White", this account of Mary Jemison's life was much smoother reading. However, some of the horrific details were reduced, and other artistic explanations of scenery and relationships. This book was more for a school aged audience I believe. Therefore, "The White" is more favorable to me. I still got other perspectives in the way Gardner captures Mary's life and trials, as well as historical accounts of her travels, etc.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Journal of a Trapper: A Hunter's Rambles Among the Wild Regions of the Rocky Mountains, 1834 - 1843; Author: Osborne Russell; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: A classic journal style account of his experiences in the wild regions of the Rocky Mountains. In this edition however, the editor Aubrey Haines, adds much valuable information in the way of maps, notes, and corrections. There are also letter's Russell wrote to his sister's included in the back of the book. True treasures to the journal and crucial understanding of his thoughts and journey are enforced by referring to the notes as you read. Be sure to read the appendix and put yourself in the shoes of people who lived in the times and were never exposed to the wild west. I enjoyed this labor intensive reading along with some of Charles Russell's paintings to stimulate more vivid imagination.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: For One More Day; Author: Mitch Albom; Genres: history, young-adult, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Relationships! The author takes us on a successful journey of pointing out the consequences of good and bad relationships. I was provoked to thought about my own life and family situations, and was convicted to examine closer how to do better. For that I commend the author on a great book. I do not like ghost stories for I do not believe, however, I found myself moved to an itchy eye and the watery feeling that soothes it. Missing from this work was any spiritual dimension or mention of God, the creator of love and forgiveness.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: War Cry (White Indian, #7); Author: Donald Clayton Porter; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, romance, fiction; Review: I enjoyed to writing style of this author mostly, and I will look for more of the "White Indian Series". I thought the scenes and happenings were real enough and wanted to forge ahead in my reading. One thing that I did not care for was how sudden some transitions between events were unleashed on the reader. Maybe only because it was an emotional reaction, I'm not sure.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark; Author: Gerald S. Snyder; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: It was a fun task for the author to take his family on a journey to follow in Lewis & Clarks footsteps. I got a different flavor of what the landscape is now (in 1970 when published) compared what it once. I it disturbing that so much is lost beneath these power dams. I'd love to take that same journey, but the times are really different and I would crave for some lifestyle of the past. I did notice some discrepancies in some details of Gerald Snyders facts vs. those of Stephen Ambroses "Undaunted Courage". Some new material as well, but now I wonder if he is off on some of his accounts.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel the True Story; Author: L.E. Chittenden; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: This classic is an endearing story of courage and honor. There is also some historical facts and events to learn and a few portraits of Lincoln included. I enjoyed the short tale, and it inspired me to a research mission where I learned a great deal more. This is a well documented true story life event.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Edgy Conversations: How Ordinary People Can Achieve Outrageous Success; Author: Dan Waldschmidt; Genres: non-fiction; Review: This is a hard hitting powerful to the point book! There is a different format than the usual book styles. It is well done and that call outs in bold red are notable. The author did make me think about a lot of truths in my own life and challenged me to be better.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Roll Call; Author: Irvin S. Cobb; Genres: ; Review: This is a great piece. It is stocked full of American pride and patriotism. If you know American history, you will enjoy this read. There is much to be read and interpreted between the lines as well. Perhaps the plug at the end sums up it's purpose? For on the back cover of the dust jacket is an ad by the author that promotes the purchase of war stamps and war bonds. Very interesting!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dealing with Difficult People; Author: Chris Brady; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Great material. Tons of ideas on how to work on being better in dealing with others and ultimately our relationships. Starting with me, we are encouraged to want to change and then given examples on how to train our selves to be leaders in our daily lives by the way we treat others. I am just a little confused why we don't have specific author credit or style. Only that the forward is written by Chris Brady.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766; Author: Fred Anderson; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Highly recommend this reading. It is an investment of your time. It took considerable effort to push through, but a much broader understanding of history resulted and I am pleased at retaining a generous portion of it. I didn't go looking for this book, it found me! It is a great addition to our library and is an important resource concerning American history.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lincoln and the Bible; Author: Clarence Edward Macartney; Genres: ; Review: A nice gem and a great insight into Lincoln's faith life as he grows in his understanding and faith of God and His word. At times people were not convinced of his belief in God or even thought Lincoln an atheist, and yet we have recorded history of what seems to be a transformation and a work that was not complete until his death, which he predicted. We are all on a journey and one of our nations greatest presidents was no different.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently; Author: Tony Dungy; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Tony Dungy has an interesting demeanor about him, one that is not over bearing and prideful. I like this character trait and it helps me identify with his life experiences and it also helps me to soak in his recommendations on becoming a better leader. This material is extra beneficial because it focuses on "Mentor Leadership", which is a different mindset when leadership is at your heart. Overall, this was a powerful book in correcting my life course and inspiring me to be who God called me to be.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles in Opportunities; Author: Sharon L. Lechter; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: This is a collection of inspirational success stories and some biographies of some great successful entrepreneurs and leaders of the recent generation. Some great nuggets and back story dedicated to Napoleon Hill. The story is good and was enjoyable to read. I believe overall that there is a lot of great success information revealed here, but there is so much potentially thought provoking and life changing material left out. As I read the book, it was encouraging and excitement grew, and I was wondering why I haven't heard of this book before or why it is not offered by my mentors or association. Finishing the book and working through the work book in the appendix section, I was left down with a realization that the "faith" by the authors account is a self-produced and man-praised attribute. Sure, faith in ourselves and our plan is an important part of this equation they share. However, only one or two of the successful people in these pages actually had any mention make it to print of the creator and "oh yeah, God had something to do with it". It is my faith and belief that makes me question, How can we live a life of any significant purpose without living for the one who created us and holding to an entire structure of moral ethics that are not even a glint to the literature we read here? The main characters transformation and his addict brothers journey are without any real guidance or substantial merit. Man makes and lives in his own destiny is a powerful message sent by this book, one that on the surface is innocent and ultimately true, because we have a will to choose our direction in life. The equation fits any life style, including my own. But, It avoids the major issues of life purpose, moral character, God's plan. Additionally, I found it amusing that it was important enough to mention the direct selling industry, but that seemed an after thought or something the author was not serious to commit any real evidence to it's legitimacy. There are plenty of big leaders in Network Marketing with huge success and great stories of triumph to share, but a strong majority of them will point their success and give credit to their God, or even more offensive, Jesus Christ.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive; Author: John Eldredge; Genres: non-fiction, children; Review: This book is intense and gave me some great advice to apply immediately. Walking a life of faith is never easy, like many think it will be when starting out on that journey. Oh, but it is a journey and experiencing a daily, hourly, sometimes every second barrage of attacks from satan is discouraging and ultimately a test of our commitment to Christ. I love how John Eldredge illustrates the battle of war and gives rich imagery to help us, who think along the lines of artistic impressions, think about and handle forces working to destroy us. There is so much clear precise instruction on how to walk with God and defend ourselves from the onslaught. I love the explanations of community and how we can be better contributors and leaders to encourage and walk along side our brothers and sisters. Some material is talked about by other authors, but these great experiences he has had in his ministry are real and applicable. On a light note,I will not view any of the films he discusses the same again!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Discovering the power of positive thinking; Author: Norman Vincent Peale; Genres: non-fiction; Review: I will give this book a positive review. It is a simple book with simplistic messages in a sort of old fashioned way. Ruth Peal's second half of the book was more relatable for me, but I feel because of her generation and life experiences being in different times, it was a little weak with issues we face today. Some issues that are rampant in today's society like terrorism, pornography, violence, the wicked media, and so many others become problems that influence us from many avenues, these are not experiences that we hear about in this reading. But the use of scripture and reminders of how God is there for us to keep our minds on a clean slate are very good and encouraging.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Twelve Pillars; Author: Jim Rohn; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: This is a real classic in sense of success principles. Though the story is predictable, there are some very good nuggets of success material and helpful reminders that are so foundational, we as leaders need to constantly maul over them. This is a great book to share with someone you are teaching, mentoring, or desire to help get them a start on improving themselves. I am particularly appreciative of page 78 which I dog eared for future reference. It is a list of twenty top recommended books to read on our journey to successful living. Though I've read half of them, there were a few new additions to my "need to read" list.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Believing God; Author: Beth Moore; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: Even though Beth Moore targets women at her conference talks, I really got a lot from her book. After this study, I noticed my wife owns a DVD of a women's conference "Women of Faith" in which Beth Moore speaks. So, I watched this and was impressed with her great techniques and sincere heart for teaching and loving those she shares her stories with. The book was heavily drenched with relevant scripture and you can just feel her passion pulsating through it's message. When my faith has been tested, as it is a lot lately, the material here is wonderful as a guide to getting on track and learning how to better exercise my faith. Believing God!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Serious Power of Fun; Author: Chris Brady; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Chris Brady and the author's that produced this book have great strategies and advise on how to spice up life with the important success ingredient of "Fun". The book takes a lighter side to business principles and shows the necessity of fun and creative intentional planning of leisure time into our lives for better all around life. These guys are living truly successful meaningful lives and it would be wise to follow their advice on living life to the fullest. This is certainly one area I need improvement in and this information is foundational for me to keep upping my fun, laughter, and enjoyment of leisure time.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Husband After God's Own Heart; Author: Jim George; Genres: non-fiction; Review: The lessons I most valued from this book are the ones the author shares from his own humble life experience. It is encouraging to be aware of the struggles people of influence have endured or decisions they have made. There are some very basic reminders and straight shooting biblical counsel here.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Leadership Lessons from the age of fighting sail; Author: Chris Brady; Genres: non-fiction; Review: This is a rich and powerful book with a motivating message to work on my leadership and leave a lasting legacy. It is a very unique approach and Chris Brady certainly has his own way to bring out lessons from examples of leaders in world history. I learned a lot about naval combat while learning timeless leadership principles. Great reading if you can keep up with the back and forth style.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Are You Fit for Life?; Author: Jack Graham; Genres: non-fiction; Review: This book was a great teaching from the account of the apostle Paul. Paul's example on how we can become better followers of Christ and share His truths by living a fit lifestyle in mind, body, and spirit.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation; Author: Kenneth C. Davis; Genres: history, thriller, crime, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, mystery; Review: How does one narrow down the lesser known events of american history into one book? He didn't even try, and that is why this book is good. Kenneth Davis singles out a few interesting tales of our nations beginnings and makes an enjoyable read. I liked his narrative style and thought the time-line and the flow of the book worked. Though the title is a little misleading, the subtitle is more descriptive and accurate. I've read other accounts of some of these tales, however, Davis brings to light details with an extra punch.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Peanut Man, The Life Story of George Washington Carver; Author: Harry Albus; Genres: ; Review: This was a book I found in a box of books purchased at auction. I have an interest in old children and kids books and this one peaked my interest. Not knowing much about George Washington Carver, I was hoping to get something out of the junior version of his biography. I loved the raw account of his life as illustrated here, and the straight forward approach to spiritual aspects and the way we learn that Dr. Carver lived with God leading his life. This reading has inspired me to search for a book of his life written for adults. I just wonder how these same topics of his spiritual walk which seemed to infiltrate his every moment, will be illustrated in other writings. As this version was written over a half a century ago.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Too Busy Not to Pray: Slowing Down to Be With God; Author: Bill Hybels; Genres: non-fiction; Review: The message of this book moved me to action. I hope it does the same for you. God certainly speaks through the legacy others leave because of their writings. Bill Hybels uses his experience and his encounters with others to teach us about prayer. We can ignore it or use it and accomplish more of what we were created for. Praying is talking to our creator and strengthening our bond the most important relationship we will ever have or need.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Trout from Small Streams; Author: Dave Hughes; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Wow! This book is very detailed and covers everything I want to know about fishing these cool little streams or "criks" I like to call them. I never imagined there was an entire book devoted to this topic, until I won a raffle drawing in which I picked this book out of dozens. I'm glad I did. I learned a lot and have had a chance to apply this knowledge on a recent fishing excursion. I got some suggested flies and figured out the recommended line and gear, etc. It took a long time to read, but was worth the investment!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption; Author: Laura Hillenbrand; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Laura Hillenbrand wrote this account of Historical events with so much research it becomes a legend. I like to compare the movie to the reading, and the book comes through with more detail and emotion. A huge impact of the consequences of such an intriguing and unique story are brushed off and the movie ends short on the main purpose perhaps that the events divinely even happened in the first place. The implications for the entire movie rest on the messages of triumph and God's working through the saga of a World War to impact millions of lives in a ripple effect through time. I see it as Louie Zamperini's legacy lives on and his testimony has such potential that our minds can not comprehend fully. The evil of this world so often clouds the goodness, but Louie eventually lets God in and lets his light in forgiveness shine for many to see. It is incomprehensible, and that is precisely why it is so astounding and so wonderful a victorious story. I hear there is another movie "Legacy of Faith" about Zamperinis life after the war and how he makes good on his promise to God. I will check it out.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Amateur Sugar Maker; Author: Noel Perrin; Genres: non-fiction; Review: I was not real in tune with the first half of the book and it's comparison's to Henry David Thoreau. I believe the author started that journey and wanted to share about it in his writings. But, I think the material and subject for the book could have stood alone and more told about the process and experiences of building the sugar house and making of maple syrup. I enjoyed it though, and am looking for more material on the subject.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The River Trapper; Author: Walter S. Chansler; Genres: ; Review: It is rare to find a book of this topic and with such intricate detail on the history of a man who chooses to live off the land. Though this writing's main character is fictitious, the author tells us of the accuracy of the way of life and true happenings in his experience and the accounts of others. This is a gem of a story and is full of scenes and action that stoke the imagination of an outdoorsman.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Love and War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed Of; Author: John Eldredge; Genres: non-fiction, children, romance; Review: This marriage book is unique and holds a different light on marriage than a lot of books I've read. I do like John Eldridge's style and relate well to his life experiences. This book is compounded with Stasi's points of view and we are given a glimpse into their marriage, life struggles, and relationship with God. I learned some important attitude adjustments and have been convicted through this reading to pursue God intentionally through our marriage with prayer and learning to love.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Leadership Train; Author: Orrin Woodward; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: As a business owner myself, I learned additional information that will help me in my story about my life and success. I would have liked this book to continue to dive deeper into accounts of what really happens behind the scenes on a persons connection to their team and the "why" of doing it. Not much is told about spiritual connection and this man's reaching out to his higher power, which I think is where a larger portion of our drive comes from. I do believe the story here is closer to real life occurrences and sometimes the spiritual aspects of ones life take time for development. I also think it may be beneficial to get a glimpse of some of one's failures along the path to success, for the failures seem to far out weight the things that go as expected. The failures make a positive thinker a better person, better leader, and provides example and an inspiration for others. It was a cream of the crop story, that I find a model for myself to find the courage to go after!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dare to Desire: An Invitation to Fulfill Your Deepest Dreams; Author: John Eldredge; Genres: non-fiction; Review: A great book, though short and leaving me desiring more. But, seriously, this is very thought provoking. Therefore, John Eldridge could spend a great deal of exploring this concept of desire. My least favorite part is how some writers and many people in general think the winter and it's colors create a negative drab mood. So many get sick of it. I beg to differ, and I love the seasons. I'm as happy in what others see as the throes of winter as any other time. My favorite passage comes in the end, "Those who know their desire, and embrace it, looking to a good God to fulfill their desire - they are the ones who live by faith."; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians; Author: Fanny Kelly; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Yes, the story captivates me and is written very eloquently. I found the extra detective work and research to be helpful by the publishers. Some of the events that happen after her rescue are even more interesting. It is hard to imagine her picking up indian dialect and language the way she did in a short time, but perhaps a lot of that is hand gestures and time intense study while in captivity. Fanny Kelly paints a picture of the differences between cultures at the time and the Indians she was in captivity under seem particularly "savage" or cruel. She manages to keep her faith in God through the ordeal and comes out with a story that is her legacy.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey; Author: John Eldredge; Genres: non-fiction, children; Review: John Eldridge lives the walk and shares real life experiences with us as we tour a masculine life and learn to enrich our own journey with our heavenly father. He is one of my favorite authors, and this book was a pleasant surprise in the way it is a sequel of sorts to his "Wild At Heart" book, but builds so much more on top of that foundation. There is a great amount of counsel and challenging material in this book and has helped me aim higher in my intentional achievements to be a better leader in my family, community, and church.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Goodbye Mountain Man!; Author: Donald Jack Anderson; Genres: ; Review: This is a very nice and key book for collectors of trapping and mountain man paraphernalia. It is a challenge to find references to the lives of the great trappers and woodsmen covered in the first part of the book. The mood of this writing is whimsical and takes your imagination to the period between pioneers and modern advances in living off the land. It is classical in it's own right.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out; Author: Brennan Manning; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: Yes, God's creation of the concept of grace is brought to light and explored. There is a lot of great material in this book, and I am better for it. I do think it was a distraction to me knowing of his catholic origins and how much of the experience Brennan Manning has with the church and it's leaders are perhaps stereotypically ingrained in his theology. But as for the ideas about Ragamuffins and me being one of them period, is a grand idea and is what God wants us to discover about Him. Though, as a Christian saved by grace, I rely on the Holy Spirit that now lives in me to convict me and guide me to a better relationship with my Heavenly Father. There are some important fundamental treasures of the Bible not discussed in his writing here, but what he does dive into is very profound and humbling. It might benefit the reader of this work to watch the movie "Ragamuffin" based on the life of Rich Mullins (song writer and singer). He is iconic of one life lived where grace becomes his way to God as it happens to every true christian in their own unique way.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Overkill (Sundance, #1); Author: John Benteen; Genres: ; Review: Great suspense and writing that pulls you in to keep reading. Mentor and author Chris Brady says to mix up the genre' of books we read and leisure reading should be included. This is my leisure book for entertainment this round. I'm a softy for Indian stories. This one is a great script with a little romance thrown in. Enjoyed it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Out of the Depths: An Unforgettable WWII Story of Survival, Courage, and the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis; Author: Edgar Harrell; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: Great personal account of this tragedy. I learned a lot through this book, and will undoubtedly read another book about it. A movie is coming soon on it, that always helps with visuals and scale of the details. It is nice to read this account, because it explains a lot about the devine intersection to all the events that happened. God uses tragedy and the unthinkable to humans, to work and bring glory to Himself. Most Christians that survive the horrific events like this, many times will admit they wanted the easy way out with death. However, God living inside them gives power to overcome and eventually triumph. They always look back on the events with gratitude and understanding that God uses these events to transform and save lives. It is very interesting to hear about the way man turns to God a higher power in times of peril, like the sailors and marines fighting to survive in the ocean did, even those who claimed not to believe. I was particularly moved by the story about the boy who watched the movie Jaws, and became an advocate to the cause of redeeming Capt. McVay. I had to then rewatch Jaws to better appreciate Quints tale. I never really payed so much attention to the details in that part of the script, and think more of the movie now.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Buckskin and Blanket Days; Author: Thomas Henry Tibbles; Genres: ; Review: This is a great account of Indian life and culture through the experiences of a white man and his interactions with them. It is a historical account leading up to and including the Battle of Wounded Knee taken from Thomas Tibbles a newspaper reporter. There is a great wealth of imagery and details of the era and the indian way. The stories are woven together well and kept me entertained and curious to learn more.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West; Author: Dee Brown; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I loved this authors style of writing, I thought the book was smooth reading and it was possible for me to visualize the areas and scenery along with the details of events. Though heartbreaking and true to evil minds and greed, it must be read and we must acknowledge this is man's way. It is the same story over and over again through history, and perhaps it's that this course of history takes place on our "born on soil" that creates the disturbance in our hearts. However, it is obvious to me that this book is primarily written from a point of view of the victims and plays on the views of a sympathizer to the American Indian. As I kept reading on in the book, it becomes more clear to me that there is so much more to this story and there are officials and citizens that are not included in the story. Though there were white men who were advocates to the Native Americans, the author paints the US government as a terrible machine, largely responsible for dismantling them. The author has taken much effort to record historical atrocities made against these people with each tragic event and injustice, but it is only the "cream of the crop" of these being used to stronger support the writing. This book is a collection of bad deeds and sad stories, and the author could just as well created a collection of stories that were heartfelt and end in triumph.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Westward Vision: The Story of the Oregon Trail; Author: David Lavender; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: This was a pleasant reading experience. I didn't know what to expect, however, learned a great deal from the authors research and writing. I would read more of his works, and cherish some memories of things I've learned about the fur traders, mountain men, and missionaries.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Of Men and Mountains; Author: William O. Douglas; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: This is a book I can easily put on my top 50 list. I found this account of William Douglas and his outdoor adventures to be inspiring, educational, and uplifting. There is a spiritual element that sums it up as well that hits home and gives the whole account purpose. It amazed me that "kids" could go off and put themselves out there in the way they did, exposed and vulnerable to nature and the sometimes hostile environments. He paints a vivid picture of the landscapes in a special way that only outdoor enthusiasts can fully appreciate, and ties it in to the wonderment and conviction of a creator. The raw ambition of the adventures challenged me to push myself to more fulfilling adventures in my own life. There was a little of everything in this book, from indian folklore, trapper yarns, and fishing tales. The fine details create a masterpiece of instruction and techniques that many books lack and are brought forth in an artistic and entertaining creative way. Times were surely different and there is no escape from reading this writing in the perspective of the generation it depicts.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Counsel Assigned; Author: Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews; Genres: ; Review: It is a short story about the human heart. It shows the character and poise Abraham Lincoln possessed before he came into congress and the presidency. It reflects the ways and attitudes of the time, in such contrast to the way the system has changed not long after the events in the story. It reminds us of corruption and bullying, while showing grace and humiliation. A nice classic.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Freedom Matters; Author: Oliver DeMille; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction; Review: This is essential reading. Lend it to anyone who cares about the condition of our country. I have gotten a boost in my education and enthusiasm from Oliver DeMille.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tinman to Ironman; Author: Chris Swanson; Genres: ; Review: Chris Swanson is a very energetic speaker and delivers his talks with powerful emotion. I mention this because it helps to vision the person delivering the material, in this case in a written book. He is passionate about his topics and I appreciate his honesty. He never puts himself on a pedestal and is humble about his goals and accomplishments. It is this example that I have been inspired to emulate in my own life. His is a great role model for the younger generation and a great leader in so many ways. The book is laid out in a user friendly format, and has a great embossed cover. He style is to the point and challenging.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Thick Skinned; Author: Claude Hamilton; Genres: non-fiction; Review: There is a lot of very applicable information crammed into this book. It is a great basis to keeping on track and striving to better myself. I was inspired to do more in growing in my leadership journey. It is powerful and reminds me of keeping close to what successful people do and are about. It helps be shed the critics onslaught of negative influence. I've read it, now I must apply it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Great Hunting Stories: Inspiring Adventures for Every Hunter; Author: Steve Chapman; Genres: ; Review: These short stories were very powerful for me and moving. Some of the content goes straight to the heart of issues and struggles of modern times. The nostalgic flair is a nice touch and practical advice from a biblical perspective is threaded through out. I thought it might be cliche reading but it was a pleasant surprise, I enjoyed this book.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Financial Matrix; Author: Orrin Woodward; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Having the right mindset for financial planning is a key component to combating the worldly financial matrix. Orrin discusses historical persuasions that are ingrained in today's modern way of financial handling, The Financial Matrix. I am a student of this teaching and growing in my understanding of how I arrived where I was and what I must do to get to where I want to be. Great information and applicable principles that would help anyone who will help themselves get somewhere different, better.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: How Reading Changed My Life; Author: Anna Quindlen; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: Over all, this book was inspiring and focuses heavily on the unique pride readers possess and how they submit to humbly admitting they don't know much about anything. I enjoyed the authors style and points, and was somewhat encouraged by her lists of recommended readings to others. However, I was not impressed with her view about Jesus and her liberal slant on life. Her foundations are self serving and her priorities about sexuality are telling. I am interested to see where her ideals rest at this point in time. And since this writing is dated before goodreads and amazon or the introduction of kindle, and much more useful reading tools for the internet and cell phone devices, some of the ideas discussed are now common and even more practical than imagined.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Live Learn Lead to Make a Difference; Author: Don Soderquist; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Don Soderquest writes down reflections of his amazing successful career in serving Walmart and working along side Sam Walton. I was intrigued with his walk with God and his teachings on ethics and integrity. Great little book to inspire us on to action to live our purpose.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: As a Man Thinketh; Author: James Allen; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: Beautifully written classic prose. So many laws of life and persuasive ways on thinking and acting.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jesus on Leadership: Discovering the secrets of servant leadership from the life of Christ; Author: C. Gene Wilkes; Genres: non-fiction; Review: This is excellent material and dives deep into the Biblical references to the story of Jesus's time here on earth. His leadership modeling is explored and examined in a challenging way. Though this book is a little dated, a lot of servant leadership ideas remain true.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Trapline Thief (Sugar Creek Gang Series); Author: Paul Hutchens; Genres: thriller, children, crime, fiction, mystery; Review: I have this book and several others from the "Sugar Creek Gang" series of books. I wanted to read it for memories sake and to see if it is worth recommending to youngsters I know. The answer is YES! It is rooted in good ideals and reminiscent of the way things were before the fifties when this story was written. Gives us an insight on just how impressionable kids are to their own parents and siblings. Our actions as parents and leaders in our communities are important and impact others. It took me back.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Hunter: How Legendary Hunters Shaped America; Author: Willie Robertson; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: Willie Robertson hit a home run with this book! It is to the point and there are a lot of points taken from other works to take this book in its intentional direction. It is a compendium of sorts about historical happenings as related to our hunting heritages. I really enjoyed the work and learn a few new things about other hunters and their styles of living. The pieces on the Presidents and women hunters were informative and inspiring. I have more appreciation for Willie Robertson and his attention to the founding our our country and the history of mankind. I encourage any person from any walk of life to read this book, it is an honest assessment of hunting and wildlife conservation.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story; Author: Mark Tabb; Genres: history, young-adult, thriller, crime, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, mystery; Review: While this was a great story about an even greater legacy, the writing lacked a little drama. With such unique and gigantic events, this book could have been even more powerful. However, the point of forgiveness and recovery are conveyed in a faith like attitude and is inspirational. The concluding tragic event did seem to have a climax that kept my attention. Though the events are true, I didn't really feel the loss and can only imagine what the family, friends, and community endured. There was no discussion on to why the young man did what he did, and everyone was horrified by his thoughts and actions. I can't help wonder that maybe Ed Thomas really did step on this guys ego at some point that pushed him to this hatred. Many times people who are admired by many and are successful do have critics and often offend someone. But there was no negative cast to this story and surely the focus was to keep the work uplifting and covey the legacy that Coach Thomas created. After all, isn't this what most of us want remembered about us?; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Duck Commander Family; Author: Willie Robertson; Genres: history, young-adult, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: It was nice to get a glimpse into the lives of down to earth people. You really get the heart of the Willie and Korie Robertson and the dream that Phil Robertson lived to fruition with the help of his family. I enjoyed this written account of details from hunting to faith, to food.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Si-cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty’s Favorite Uncle; Author: Si Robertson; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: It is nice to get an inside look at the heart. Such a unique man, his character is hard to imagine as real and sometimes appears fake or made up for viewers and reality TV. Perhaps reading this book gives more of an insight to his true character and passion for living. It's good material.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom; Author: Slavomir Rawicz; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I'm glad to read this and get involved in learning about it's authenticity. It's a great lesson as we discuss literary integrity. I had feelings of this is not probable through out the book, before I ever knew its authenticity is challenged. The creatures they spotted became a very odd and unbelievable encounter and I started to think something is not right with the entire account. However, it is a great story, and I will be seeing the movie which is a whole other matter. It's entertainment, but the human integrity of flushing out fiction vs. nonfiction is no different than the horrific tales that make the story so believable.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Blessed, Blessed ... Blessed: The Untold Story of Our Family's Fight to Love Hard, Stay Strong, and Keep the Faith When Life Can't Be Fixed; Author: Missy Robertson; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: This is an amazing story of endurance for a family dealing with a special needs child. I learned a lot about the medical condition cleft lip and cleft palate. Missy Robertson tells the account in a very personal way and wraps the book up with encouragement and hope. I loved hearing about their daughters grit and determination, and how she is becoming a leader and allowing her self to be used by God to be an example to others. The book is concentrated to this condition for the most part, so I didn't get as much story about other details of their lives as I was hopping for. The book was well written.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Doorkeeper Become the Husband and Father God Wants You to Be; Author: Sonny Guess; Genres: ; Review: This is a simply written book. It is one of those books that challenge you to action and it would be a great book to do a men's group study with and is intended in doing so. The material covered is certainly relevant in today's upbringing of families and I feel the ideas discussed play a very important role for the leader of the christian household.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway; Author: George Ross Starr; Genres: ; Review: This is a wonderful book that goes into highly detailed observations of antique decoys and how their makers made them. There is much to learn about the origins of regional and local styles that influenced each form and specimen. The history about why decoys came into demand and the fate of each species of waterfowl that were once so populated in the Atlantic Flyway. Decoy collectors as well as carvers might want to learn everything discussed in this work. Though the book is dated and most of the photographs of decoys and works are in black and white, there is a fundamental foundation that is historically illustrated and explained through out. There are many stories of legends and dealings and gunning, that keep your interest indeed. I am so glad I found a copy of this book and it is a great boost to my hobby.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Art of the Decoy; Author: Adele Earnest; Genres: ; Review: It would seem at least beneficial to any person interested in the history of decoys and more specifically the folk art lure of these works of art, to read this book. There is a lot to learn in creating a foundation to understand the beginnings of this truly American born craft.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl; Author: Jase Robertson; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: It is a good down to earth read. One of Jase Robertsons' best qualities is his leadership. He charges forward and makes things happen, even though he passed on taking up a leadership role in the Duck Commander company. He and his wife are answering the call of a higher power, and reading his book "Good Call" will undoubtedly give you the flavor of their passion. I love his use of scripture and he uses a clever wit thats his own. I had a chance to see Jase talk live at an outdoor sportsmen event, and he is even more passionate in person about his Faith, Family, and Fowl!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sarah Palin: A New Kind Of Leader; Author: Joe Hilley; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: Though this book and the material is dated, I thought it was a good education on some specific political events of the Alaskan past. It was a great insight into Sarah Palin, her upbringing, her theology. However, "A New Kind of Leader" was not a main focus. I wanted more in learning about some great leadership models, but Sarah has done precisely what is required and expected as a leader. I feel the author thinks this a revolutionary concept and this is sad, because there were great people with grand leadership principles through Americas history. I wonder if Sarah read or currently reads from sources of these great ideas and foundations. Sarah Palin is doing her divinely assigned part and has helped the Alaskan political process clean up it's act, and it would have been a better course for our country to let her lead in a much greater capacity.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Good, the Bad, and the Grace of God: What Honesty and Pain Taught Us About Faith, Family, and Forgiveness; Author: Jep Robertson; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: This is life. Real life. No flowery fairy tale of stardom and celebrity status. It is a love story and rings true to what I have learned about life, love, happiness, and hope. God is at the core, because without Him, well, life is hopeless.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Wingless Crow: Essays from the "Thornapples" Column; Author: Charles Fergus; Genres: non-fiction; Review: I loved his vivid descriptions and his own attention to details and experiences of country life. It is a good old book to sit by a cook stove during winter or to read while camping in the woods. His wit is light and clean and the reading is interesting. It is difficult to understand though how one so in touch with nature basically denies credit to the Creator. His background is anchored in science and evolution, and he leans heavily on the principles of it for explanation. This is unfortunate, and I felt a loss while reading his book.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A New Season: A Robertson Family Love Story of Brokenness and Redemption; Author: Alan Robertson; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: Another great book from the Robertson family. Struggle & Triumph. Jesus changes lives!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: John Colter: His Years in the Rockies; Author: Burton Harris; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: This history is intriguing to me, and I enjoy reading and learning and digging into it. This book gives great particles of historical content and is a little bit unique in its delivery. I thought the detailed description of beavers and beaver trapping were an added treat. I thought the book lacked in describing visuals for the reader in the area of John Colters trapping and hunting skills. However, it may be understandable because a lot of emphasis in this book is about how hard and sketchy the facts and documentary content are to come by concerning Colters life.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: unPHILtered: The Way I See It; Author: Phil Robertson; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: Another great delivery with simple messages of truth. I particularly enjoyed Phil setting the story straight and telling his side of the GQ debacle. To think how God used the situation for His glory is Devine. I've seen Phil speak live, and he has a humble spirit that loves all people. This book is a great look into that heart that God's love inhabits and shines outwardly so strong.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?; Author: Rick Warren; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: Read this book years ago, and it was powerful then. It is still a great ground work to anyone pursuing a walk with Christ. There are ideas in here that make you think about moving forward and how to do it for His glory. We did this in our Life Group this time around, and digested the content along with video excerpts from Rick Warren. Great Stuff!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America; Author: Eric Jay Dolin; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: In depth and an enormous amount of historical content of Trappers and how the entire story unfolds from the founding of the west to the near extinction of the buffalo.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Don't Shoot the Decoys: Original Stories of Waterfowling Obsession; Author: Doug Larsen; Genres: ; Review: It was nice to read a collection of short stories that were not serious, but educational at the same time. I learned more about the sport as well as being entertained at the same time. I could visualize many of the scenes he described, and enjoyed some manipulation of my naive soul in the process.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The American Fisherman: How Our Nation's Anglers Founded, Fed, Financed, and Forever Shaped the U.S.A.; Author: Willie Robertson; Genres: non-fiction; Review: This was surprisingly good. It was very informative and brought me to a better understanding of the art and sport of fishing. I have a greater appreciation of the various types of fishing and what it is to be an angler. Willie writes this from a light hearted perspective and I found myself smiling through out reading this book, which is a rare occurrence for me. I really enjoyed the book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Swing : Finding the Courage to Become; Author: Dan Hawkins; Genres: ; Review: It was great material and is a fine example of transformed lives for the greater. It is amazing to hear the evidence of thin threads and how such small seemingly insignificant choices change the course of peoples lives and causes a ripple effect into generations of families for the better. I love the idea of capturing our dreams by having the courage to dare to dream and then act on obtaining them.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Grandpa's Basement; Author: Corinne M. Litzenberg; Genres: ; Review: Hey, this is a kid's book! It is a good endeavor and would certainly peak an interest in youngsters. It was important to me to have this book as part of the Decoy Carver's world. Robert Litzenberg was a prolific carver and well respected in the decoy carvers community on the east coast. Great illustrations come from the author's time with her Uncle Bob (Robert Litzenberg). The story is closely knit to some actual story's and feelings she experienced in his shop. The story is told as a boy with his grandfather, but is an account of her experience. It is a great thing when people choose to write these kinds of books.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Turn Toward the Wind: Embracing Change in Your Life; Author: Dale Hanson Bourke; Genres: ; Review: Though this book is from 1995, the material is still very relevant and one of the more powerful books on faith I've read. It has a lot of depth and the author uses great examples from her own life that are on point and have meaning to the individual. Great book!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | goodreads |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Comfort Inn Suites Carbondale; City: Carbondale Colorado; Review: This is our second or third time to stay here. First stays were for a day or two. This time we stayed for a week. The employees are all very nice and courteous. Breakfast was ok/average but absolutely no variety or changes in the daily offering. The Internet here is a real joke. It requires a new sign-on every time you use your phone, pad or computer. This got really tiresome. It was also extremely slow and unreliable. Hot water supply in showers was lacking. So, the mundane breakfasts, the Internet and the cold showers result in us not returning to this facility again.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hampton Inn Clarks Summit; City: Clarks Summit Pennsylvania; Review: Good ole Hampton Inns! Can always be counted on for quality and consistency. Only fault is their weak and intermittent wi fi. Otherwise, it's a fine place to stay. Clean rooms, nice beds and breakfast. Staff very pleasant and courteous.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Nichols Village Hotel Spa; City: Clarks Summit Pennsylvania; Review: Made reservation months in advance. Did not have confirmed room on arrival after a very long day of travel. Room wr were given smellled like cigarettes. Desk clerk was not helpful so we left and went to the Hampton Inn down the street.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Courtyard by Marriott Boston Brookline; City: Brookline Massachusetts; Review: I suppose that in the hospitality industry, like in real estate, location is everything. That's one of the few things this hotel has going for it. It is in an awesome location, but that's about it. We had no complaints about the rooms themselves. They were spacious and comfortable. Pretty much everything else seemed to be about the hotel's bottom line. In spite of paying $250 a night, housekeeping only provided two bath towels and one pack of regular and decaf coffee. When i went to the front desk to get a couple more coffees, the female desk clerk acted like it was a big deal and she was doing me a huge favor! I think with two people staying in the room ample provisions should be provided. Breakfast is not included. Instead, it is obtained by traipsing to the lobby, standing in a line to get cold cereal in those single-serving containers that double as a bowl. If value is important to you, you will not find it at this property. If they ever got any competition, we would stay there.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: La Quinta Inn Denver Golden; City: Golden Colorado; Review: I give this property a "1" for the only two good things about this place: 1. They allow dogs, and 2. The ample suite size. Other than that, this hotel needs A LOT of work. From access to rooms, to the one and only luggage cart being broken, to the 7 minutes it took to get hot water in the bath, this place is not worthy. There were other deficiencies, but you get the idea. To top it off, the staff really didn't seem to give a damn. Keep looking because you can probably do better.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Nines a Luxury Collection Hotel Portland; City: Portland Oregon; Review: We have been able to stay at The Nines Hotel on two occasions, several years apart. Our most recent visit did not disappoint us. It is a great location in the middle of downtown Portland. Most of the rooms are small but well appointed and equipped. While room service was a little shaky, we enjoyed friendly people and efficient service from the parking valet, front desk, baggage service and the staff in the Club Level lounge. The valet staff was particularly helpful when we were checking out. You can't go wrong here.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Comfort Inn Evansville Casper; City: Evansville Wyoming; Review: So, we came for the eclipse and it was great. So was Shoshoni and Thermopolis, Wyoming visits. That changed dramatically for the worse in Casper. The Comfort Inn charged outlandish room rates but that's the American way, right? The management of the property allowed someone to stay overnight in the parking lot. On 2 separate occasions during our 1 night stay this dude's unleashed dog attacked me and my dog TWICE! He told me during the exchange that he had a gun. I felt threatened and reported to the front desk. Cameron just shrugged and said they would look into it. Offered no concern or remorse and took no responsibility. Beware if you choose to stay here. They do not police their property and don't seem to care if it causes a problem for their guests who paid dearly to stay here. SAD!!; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Towneplace Suites Hays; City: Hays Kansas; Review: But if you’re there at night, avoid the Townplace Suites, especially if traveling with a service animal. From other reviews, we are not the only ones to get hassled there. I do not believe this property deserves to fly the Marriott flag. Poor service, lousy breakfast the list goes on. Silly me, I thought they were in the “hospitality” business. Management, are you listening? Would give it Zero stars if it was an option.; Rating: 1.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: SanDisk Cruzer Glide CZ60 128GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive- SDCZ60-128G-B35; Brand: SanDisk; Review: Love the extra storage plus I can use this to boot into other OS's to do some troubleshooting.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sony ICF-S10MK2 Pocket AM/FM Radio, Silver; Brand: Sony; Review: This was purchased for an elderly lady who loves to listen to the radio rather than watch TV. It works great!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: WD Black 750GB Performance Mobile Hard Disk Drive; Brand: Western Digital; Review: Love these Western Digital drives.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: with MoCA Networking for Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Charter, Suddenlink, Mediacom (SBG6782-AC); Brand: ARRIS; Review: This product came without clear instructions and the supplied password was not correct. Fortunately I am an IT person and sorting this out was just a little time consuming. It is up and running and I am very happy with it's performance.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rescue - 2 Year Data Recovery Plan for Internal/Bare Drives; Brand: FA Service Plans; Review: If the hard drive I purchased this for works as expected, I will not need this.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SanDisk 1 GB MicroSD Card (SDSDQ-1024-A10M, US Retail Package); Brand: SanDisk; Review: Works as expected in my camera.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Co2Crea Hard EVA Shockproof Carrying Case Pouch Bag for Western Digital, Ultra Slim Essential Elements, Canvio, Samsung M3; Brand: Co2Crea; Review: Nice, these are very nice!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kingston Technology 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Single Rank DIMM Memory for Dell Desktops (KTD-XPS730BS/4G); Brand: Kingston Technology; Review: Worked as advertized and at a great price.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: BlueRigger Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable (3 feet); Brand: BlueRigger; Review: Worked as needed!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Transcend 64GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS800 80 mm M.2 Solid State Drive (TS64GMTS800); Brand: Transcend; Review: Regognized by the NUC and the Operating System(Win10). Works great!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Intel NUC 5 Business Kit (NUC5i3MYHE) - Core i3, Tall, Add't Components Needed; Brand: Intel; Review: I am building this a local VFW. They will not be stressing the CPU, so I went with the i3. So far the operating system(Win10) has loaded flawlessly. I had to update the Video, USB and network drivers from the Windows default. Overall I would purchase this again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SwissGear 1900 Scansmart TSA Laptop Backpack - Black; Brand: Swiss Gear; Review: This is my second one, the first, a zipper blew out after three years of heavy use.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 500GB New Sata 2.5" hard drive for Apple Macbook & Macbook pro; Brand: Brand Name Manufacture; Review: Installed and in service.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: AU Optronics B173Rw01 V.3 with A Bottom Left Connector for Laptops, LCD Screen Matte; Brand: AU Optronics; Review: Arrived packed well and it met the criteria for the plug placement. Installed and it worked.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: VIZIO SS2520-C6 2.0 Sound Stand (Black); Brand: VIZIO; Review: Worked perfectly as a speaker for a computer; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Crucial 4GB Single DDR3/DDR3L 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) SODIMM 204-Pin Memory For Mac - CT4G3S160BM; Brand: Crucial; Review: Worked flawslessly; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tripp Lite USB 3.0 SuperSpeed SDXC Memory Card Media Reader/Writer (U352-000-SD-R); Brand: Tripp Lite; Review: Needed this for an old school SD Card. Worked perfectly.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: AmazonBasics Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable - 3.28 Feet (1 Meter); Brand: AmazonBasics; Review: Worked like a charm!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Linksys 24-Port Metallic Gigabit Switch (SE3024); Brand: Linksys; Review: Works flawlessly, plug and play.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Seagate Momentus XT 750 GB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 32 MB Cache 2.5 Inch Solid State Hybrid Drive ST750LX003; Brand: Seagate; Review: Still in service spinning like crazy!!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Acer R240HY bidx 23.8-Inch IPS HDMI DVI VGA (1920 x 1080) Widescreen Monitor; Brand: Acer; Review: I installed this for a friend with an older computer and it worked out great!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: The New Captain Underpants Collection (Books 1-5); Author: Visit Amazon's Dav Pilkey Page; Review: Captain Underpants is the funniest book I've every read to a child. It is silly, funny and makes the kids laugh. I bought both series for my Grandchildren.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Press Here; Author: Visit Amazon's Herve Tullet Page; Review: Every child should have this book. It's an interactive book. Absolutely wonderful. There's really no age limit on this book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Two Graves (Pendergast); Author: Visit Amazon's Douglas Preston Page; Review: Again, Preston & Childs grabs you and sucks you in to their latest thriller. I can only hope that there's more to come. I have read everyone of their books and have not yet been disappointed. Can't wait for the next one - Put me on the waiting list.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Museum of Extraordinary Things: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Alice Hoffman Page; Review: I thought is was a bit too descriptive. The story could have been done in about 150 pages less. I found the book it's self was very interesting and the story was captivating.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Long Knives (Robert Tarza); Author: Visit Amazon's Charles Rosenberg Page; Review: It's a good who donit. Not real exciting , it kept my interest thru out. Not a page turner But I wanted to see who the culprit was; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Bootlegger (An Isaac Bell Adventure); Author: Visit Amazon's Clive Cussler Page; Review: Another great adventure by Clive Cussler. This one hit closer to home, as he involves the Purple Gang, being I from Detroit.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Odd Jobs; Author: Visit Amazon's Ben Lieberman Page; Review: Great read-has a gangista lean; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Bone Tree (Penn Cage); Author: ; Review: Was one of the best page turners I have read in awhile. Every page, chapter and part was captivating. It's quite long, 800 pages, but there's a lot to be told and when I was 3/4 thru, I thought, darn it's going to end soon. Natchez Burning, is fiction, built on truth. It's a great mystery.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Natchez Burning: A Novel (Penn Cage Book 4) - Kindle edition; Author: Visit Amazon's Greg Iles Page; Review: Was one of the best page turners I have read in awhile. Every page, chapter and part was captivating. It's quite long, 800 pages, but there's a lot to be told and when I was 3/4 thru, I thought, darn it's going to end soon. Natchez Burning, is fiction, built on truth. It's a great mystery.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Blue Labyrinth (Agent Pendergast series); Author: Visit Amazon's Douglas Preston Page; Review: when are the rest of the chapters released - then I can rate it; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Boston Girl: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Anita Diamant Page; Review: Its not the Red Tent, but it keeps your attention. The End is very endearing; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Girl on the Train; Author: Visit Amazon's Paula Hawkins Page; Review: Till about the middle of the book, it was very interesting, and than Bam, at one point I had to turn off my Kindle and save the rest for the next day. Very god mystery/thriller. very exciting; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bone Tree (Penn Cage); Author: ; Review: Brought together Natchez Burning. But I think there's still more to come; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Heart Collector; Author: Visit Amazon's Jacques Vandroux Page; Review: good read; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Jan-Philipp Sendker Page; Review: it's a beautiful love story, but one that will last among the top ten books you'll recall. Like the Red Tent, Kite Flyer, etc.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Hotel Nadia; City: Amsterdam North Holland Province; Review: The team at The Nadia were so welcoming and friendly. The rooms are quaint and comfortable, cosy and very clean. Everything you would need is available and I would most definitely recommend this place for a stay in Amsterdam. But dont book it if you cant climb stairs, the guys will carry your bags no worries and take good care of you always. I will be back if I get the chance.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Relais Uffizi; City: Florence Tuscany; Review: We were here for 2 nights and the hotel concierge was a true gentleman, our first night was filled with constant noise as our room backed onto a restaurant kitchen with staff washing dishes and shouting very loudly and throwing empty bottles in huge bins by the bucket load. The last of the staff went home very noisily after 2am on a motor scooter which he started in the small yard below our window. Our hotel manager went to see the restaurant people and our next night was much improved. Having said that the main hotel sitting room overlooked the square a great place to take photos from. We walked everywhere from here, it is all about location.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Best Western Plus Hotel Bologna; City: Mestre Veneto; Review: We saw the hotel as we pulled into Mestre train station, such a relief to know we wouldn't have to drag luggage around the streets looking for it. Sound proofing to the outside was amazing, but the same can't be said for the inside. Our room was opposite the office of the housekeeping staff, this door was kept open using a cloth wrapped around the doorknobs no doubt to stop it slamming but the staff were very loud both to each other and on the phone from an early hour. All other aspects of our stay were absolutely fine, I just like to sleep in when on holiday.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Brienzersee; City: Interlaken Bernese Oberland Canton of Bern; Review: From our first step inside the door we felt welcome, a friendly smile started and ended our stay here. Our room was super clean and spacious and the view was 5 star. Right on the lake with a huge patio to enjoy the lake and mountain sights. Our host and her staff made our stay so amazing with helpful advice and tips on getting around. We were in Europe for 5 weeks and this stay was the standout for us. The breakfast room was a pleasure to start the day in and there was plenty of choice for all, a true continental style breakfast plus extras.Everthing as you would expect in Switzerland ran on time and was perfect. We will be back.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Cluny Square; City: Paris Ile de France; Review: The hotel is very clean and comfortable, all you need is there on the doorstep. Great dining options just around the corner, streets filled with restaurants of all kinds. Paris metro is easy to understand and you are only a five minute walk from Notre Dame cathedral, If you dont want to blow your budget on hotel rooms where lets face it you only spend a small amount of time, this is the one for you. Nicely decorated, comfy beds and a very clean bathroom, breakfast if you want it as an optional extra. Pauls cafe across the road does wonderful pastries and great coffee or english tea.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Trevi 41 Hotel; City: Rome Lazio; Review: The room was much more spacious than expected and filled with light. The bed was comfortable and the linens fresh and clean. The Trevi Fountain is literally just around the corner and loads of shops in the main street 2 minutes away. Everthing you would want to see in Rome centre is walking distance away. All the staff are friendly and the service excellent and make this a very pleasant place to stay. Highly recommended and would stay again if ever I get the chance.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Leonardo Hotel Milan City Center; City: Milan Lombardy; Review: From the marble bathroom to the fabric covered walls this hotel had it all. The room was spacious and well appointed the bed huge and comfortable, and above all so quiet. We felt quite underdressed even in the elevator, this seems to be primarily a business persons hotel so suits were the order of the day men and women. We did enjoy the fabulous breakfasts and great service and would stay again. Staff could smile a bit more at reception especially the men they were a bit stiff and formal. Take a taxi to the hotel it's hard to find. Visit Al Carpaccio for dinner ask at reception for directions just a short stroll away and the food and service is great and inexpensive.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Waldorf Waitara Residential Apartments; City: Waitara Hornsby Greater Sydney New South Wales; Review: We had a 2 bedroom apartment for 6 nights for 4 adults and it was mostly clean although quite dusty and drab. Lounge furniture was tired and a bit grubby with dirty stains . Rooms were a good size and lots of storage space is provided throughout. Linens were spotless and beds very comfortable but a few small extras would have made all the difference eg: 2 pillows each would have been nice and cushions on the sofa as it was quite boxy and uncomfortable. Not cosy as in pictures on the website. There was nothing on the walls in any room and it felt quite uninviting and cold. The location is great and so close to national parks and shopping and train service. Kathleen was very friendly and if we hadn't been out and about for much of the time we would have asked for extra pillows etc but as it is not a hotel we made do and overall were happy.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Morrison Clark Historic Inn Restaurant; City: Washington DC District of Columbia; Review: We had a room booked but the airconditioning wasn't working so we were treated to an upgrade for the duration of our stay. Staff were helpful and very pleasant to deal with. We had a wonderful stay and a delightful meal in the restaurant on our last night. It was a delightful change from the usual branded hotels with neutral decor, the period styling was nicely done and not over the top and the modern luxuries were all there too. Highly recommended by us.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ravenhill House; City: Belfast Northern Ireland; Review: What an amazing start to our Ireland adventure. Roger and Olive were the perfect hosts and the standard was set for others to be measured by. A beautiful home to spend time in, elegant and charming with comfort, service and helpfulness second to none. Breakfast was the most relaxed and enjoyable time of the day with wonderful food and gracious service. It was a treat to stay here and one I hope to be able to repeat. Being in a residential area made it quiet and restful at night. One street away to a quick bus ride into the city or a short walk to pubs and restaurants. If you need advice on eating out or transport you just have to ask. I highly recommend Ravenhill and thank Roger and Olive for their warm welcome and hospitality.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Shantalla Lodge B B; City: Dublin County Dublin; Review: Moira and Keith were such gracious hosts and nothing was too much trouble. We had 2 blissful nights sleep and a fabulous breakfast to start the day. Being right on the bus route to the city and the airport is an added bonus and the area is quiet with many eating establishments just a few minutes walk away. One of the few places where the hosts have a computer and printer for guests use as well as wifi. The welcome pot of tea and cake on arrival was just perfect. Super clean and fresh and a very comfortable bed and pillows, dont pass this one up it is just perfect. Many thanks, hope to see you again one day.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coolbawn Lodge Farmhouse; City: Skibbereen County Cork; Review: We wanted a farm stay and this was our lucky day. Eileen and Padraig were just lovely. The welcome was warm and honest. Our room was large and well appointed and the bed so comfortable. Everthing was spotless and cosy. Our bathroom was large even by hotel standards and Eileen provided a delicious breakfast to shame a 4 star hotel buffet. If you want to avoid city noise this is the place to do it, About 10 kilometres from Skibereen and set in rolling farmland. A more relaxed pace and no traffic noise, a perfect stop to recharge the batteries. Thanks Eileen and Padraig.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lake Argyle Resort Caravan Park; City: Kununurra Kimberley Region Western Australia; Review: The best run park we have come across so far, great people always happy to help. Happy hour and good food. Don't miss the pancakes on Sunday morning. The location is just awesome. The infinity pool is just perfect and a real treat. Don't go past, call in you won't regret it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: BIG4 Middleton Beach Holiday Park; City: Albany Western Australia; Review: This is probably the best park we have stayed in so far. The staff were just fantastic and so genuine. The facilities were absolutely spotless. The park and pool just delightful. Although it was a little cold for a swim we made use of the spa after climbing Bluff Knoll it was a lifesaver and to find that you could borrow fresh towels was a nice surprise too. Campers kitchen had a lovely log fireplace and big TV and again absolutely spotless. Will certainly return to this lovely oasis by the sea.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Faversham House York; City: York Avon Valley Western Australia; Review: A truly beautiful home with all you need and more for an inspiring getaway. Lovely old fashioned and comfortable rooms with all the mod cons you need for comfort with style. The hosts were just delightful and always on hand if needed. Bathrobes were a nice touch as you had to walk outside your room to get to your bathroom. Afternoon tea on the verandah overlooking the fountain in the garden was just perfect. A taste of how the other half lived in a bygone era. Breakfast was a delicious affair with homemade preserves and treats and good coffee. Will certainly stay here again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Middle House Bed and Breakfast; City: Coventry West Midlands England; Review: This BnB is so well set up and is so comfortable and private. The location is close to busy roads and yet was so quiet. The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom was very nice indeed. The hosts were very accessible if you needed anything and super nice. The breakfast room was well set up and as soon as you sat down they were there to take your breakfast order. Could not fault this place at all and would certainly stay here again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Hotel Giraffe by Library Hotel Collection; City: New York City New York; Review: My wife and I stayed for 2 nights and the hotel was perfect for budget-minded and discerning people like us. Tasteful modern decor, standard room layout, nothing fancy, everything in good working order, good amenities (tv, cd, and dvd in room, gym privileges 3 blocks away), basic comfortable lounge with fresh simple continental breakfast, always pleasant staff. Big plus was wine and cheese every evening 6-8 pm!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Pironi; City: Cannobio Lake Maggiore Piedmont; Review: My wife and I stumbled across this charming town and this hotel 11 years ago and promised ourselves we'd come back - and did! Very European with minimal services / amenities, but terrific if quality trumps quantity. Simple, solid, tasteful furnishings, great location, interesting bedrooms, excellent breakfast buffet, grand lounge (never used but would be handy on a rainy day)......we couldn't want anything more. The 4 day romantic package (includes all-day lake travel and two dinners) is recommended.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Inn at Ocean s Edge; City: Lincolnville Maine; Review: My wife and I spent 2 nights over Memorial Day weekend. Room in the Inn building was tasteful, spacious, and comfortable. Outdoor pool wasn't quite warm enough but gorgeous (black stone infinity edges) overlooking Penobscot Bay and hot tub was nice, too. An exercise room would be nice (hint). Breakfast delicious; service was adequate a bit disorganized. Innkeepers were delightful and helpful. Plenty of dining choices 5 minutes away in Lincolnville Beach and Camden. And good value for money!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Appenzell; City: Appenzell Canton of Appenzell; Review: Stayed for 3 nights, right on the Landsgemeindeplatz, with excellent rail connections to the whole of Canton Appenzell. Nice room (nothing fancy) with helpful owners (Shout-out to Stephan Sutter) and staff (who were nice enough to let me use a brush and rag for cleaning hiking boots).; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Hof Weissbad; City: Weissbad Canton of Appenzell; Review: I'm happy in modest hotels without luxuries, but this hotel was indeed special and worth the high cost. Originally built for guests with health needs, it has evolved into a beautiful complex where you can unwind from a day hiking up the Ebenealp or the Hoher Kasten (both recommended) or can be pampered from along list of massages, treatments, etc. Astounding buffet breakfast and truly delicious dinner (Gault Millau 16 rating) if you take the half-board. As part of the check-in process, my wife and I were offered glasses of Prosecco - I could get used to that!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Medusa Hotel; City: Lindau Swabia Bavaria; Review: My wife and I stayed for one night and this modest but attractive boutique hotel. Breakfast area quite nice with plenty of choices and nice view onto the street. But our standard room had a bed, desk & chair, a small armoir, but no chest or drawers, not even a stand to hold up an open suitcase! One of the receptionists was nice enough to grab us 2 chairs that we used as a stand, but still.... My suggestion: don't bother with the standard room upgrade for a few bucks more!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hotel D Basel; City: Basel; Review: Located in the Altstadt just a block from the Shifflande, where most buses and trams start. Taxi from the Bahnhof is expensive; take a tram. Comfortable, clean, basic but with everything you need! Special appreciation for Naura at reception!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Alamo Guest House; City: Glasgow Scotland; Review: Stayed two nights in early June with great hosts, Steve and Emma (and young son). Just outside of Glasgow Center - 15 minute walk (ask for directions along park to avoid main street) and close to University and Museum. Renovated rooms, good design, all the basics (note: some rooms with bathroom "en suite" and some shared), sunny breakfast / common room with buffet breakfast. Some on-street parking in front. P.S. Virgin gym 10 minutes away.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Shelter Harbor Inn; City: Westerly South County Rhode Island; Review: Delightful inn just off Rte 1 and close to a bunch of Westerly beaches. We had a nice, traditional bedroom where everything (almost) worked. Staff was friendly, courteous and very helpful - we were able to store our bikes in the maintenance shed out of the rain and they gave us good local information on beaches, ferries, restaurants, etc. Warning: meals are delicious and rich! I couldn’t resist the Crab Benedict (two eggs easy over crab cakes) every morning and dinner was very good as well. Cozy small bar for a pre-dinner drink and sunny porch to eat outside. The roof-top hot tub with chaise lounges, benches, tables and chairs is a bonus!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Westin Riverwalk San Antonio; City: San Antonio Texas; Review: My wife and I just spent a long weekend in San Antonio and stayed at the Westin. It was very nice - clean large rooms, reasonable price, friendly helpful staff (with special thanks to Ebnie (sp?) who manned the happy hour bar and the waitress at Zocca who found my wife's glasses), decent fitness center, nice pool (not huge but good enough to relax or burn off some calories) - but most of all right on the Riverwalk, a gem of an urban park! Cities are doing wonderful things with their waterfronts (Boston), riverfronts (Providence), and abandoned elevated train tracks (Manhattan), and the Riverwalk is a perfect example of how to take advantage of an underused resource.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Haven Guest House; City: Plockton Ross and Cromarty Scottish Highlands Scotland; Review: My wife and I stayed at The Haven in May 2014 when it was still being renovated by the new owners, who were kind enough to take in guests while completing the final touches. The rooms were comfortable and clean; Helen and Gerry, along with their daughter, Lynn, were warm, welcoming, and wonderful hosts. We didn't want to depart after our 4 days with them! The breakfasts were generous and delicious – I could live on fresh, thick, succulent smoked salmon for days. Plockton itself is a beautiful, well-preserved historic village on a lovely bay with gorgeous gardens, pretty walks, and a wonderful feeling that comes from a tightly-knit community. Try to join the locals for a wee dram in a pub evenings and be prepared for some impromptu music! And be on the lookout for Hamish Macbeth!!! Important note: all the terrible and poor reviews all date from 2008-2011 before the change in ownership!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Terra Nostra Garden Hotel; City: Furnas Povoacao Sao Miguel Azores; Review: My wife and I stayed here in mid-September and were delighted with the hotel and its staff. The hotel had recently undergone a meticulous restoration of its original 1932 Art Deco architecture (interior and exterior), with a sympathetic addition of a new wing of guest rooms, an indoor pool and spa, and a well-appointed lounge area. There are 32 acres of beautiful formal gardens on its grounds, including a huge thermal pool for "taking the waters." The formal dining room, lounge/tea room, and outdoor patio served delicious meals (including geothermally cooked stews) and drinks with friendly and impeccable service. The room price included breakfast and was quite reasonable for such a nice place with great staff. The island itself is very scenic, with dramatic volcanic mountains and landscapes that slope down to the Atlantic Ocean. These inactive volcanoes still have many hot springs, some of which flow into cooler water to create places to soak. The roads are lined with ancient trees and hydrangea hedgerows that are everywhere on this verdant island along with many other flowering plants, trees, and farms fields. The cobblestone roads have been augmented with first class highways, along which are many lovely picnic spots in scenic locations. There are many walking and hiking trails, and plenty of pleasant local wines (whites and roses from Pico Island and reds from Portugal) to accompany the huge variety of fresh seafood and other island dishes.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The J House Greenwich; City: Greenwich Connecticut; Review: This is a beautiful contemporary hotel (design, style, construction, finishes) with a hip lounge, comfortable beds, chic and modern bathrooms, and other bedroom amenities. A minute from I-95 and quiet as well. But two things really missed the mark: The price of the room included a "continental" breakfast in the bar, but it was what you'd expect at a low-price motel: bread, dry cereal, OJ, and tea/coffee but no fruit, cheese, yogurt ~ nothing but starches. Perhaps this meager offering was to encourage moving into the restaurant to order (and pay for) a full breakfast? Second, the "fitness center" has 4 treadmills (or similar) and 3 kettlebells, but no bar/dumbbells or other machines, so I had to skip my post Thanksgiving dinner workout.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Petite Anse Beachfront Hotel Restaurant Grenada; City: Saint Patrick Parish Grenada; Review: My wife and I had our second stay at Petite Anse and was just as pleased as the first time. Guests stay in chalets with good-sized bedrooms and bathrooms. Most have views of the sandy beach, complete with swaying palm trees, and rocky bluffs on either side. Meals are in the main building, fresh (especially the fish) and cooked to order, although the menu may be limited for some folks. All the staff, and the owners Philip and Annie, are nice. There is a pretty pool, deck, and bar area (with an amazing view looking north to the Grenadines) by the main building, with a terrific bartender who can educate you about rums (naturally). Warning: if you want to learn about rums it help to be willing to taste a few of them! Note: the location is at the opposite end of the island from the airport; taxi ride is US$60 and takes 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours. Hint #1: instead of driving yourself around, hire a taxi and driver for a bit more so you can learn more, enjoy the scenery, and not worry about traffic. We took 2 half-day trips (visiting a nutmeg factory and snorkeling) to break up our week. Hint #2: the beach often has breaking waves that you can boogie-board, but be careful if the waves get about 2 feet - they are deceptively strong!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Radisson Hotel Suites Fallsview; City: Niagara Falls Ontario; Review: Fine location (very close to the Falls), adequate / utilitarian rooms, small gym and pool areas, but no fridge or safe in the rooms, and a minimal and unwelcoming lobby. Meals (including breakfast, which is not free) are next door in the building at Tony Roma’s. (I didn't eat there as I usually avoid find that all-you-can-eat buffets). We walked to the nearby Marriott for breakfast in their large and comfortable lobby, which also houses a better than usual souvenir shop. Most rooms do not have a view of the Falls.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hilton Garden Inn Rochester University Medical Center; City: Rochester Finger Lakes New York; Review: Very nice new hotel near the UR campus and medical center. Adequate gym (once they get grip handles for the cable machine) and very pleasant and attractive (but short – only about 9 yds) pool. There is an attractive outdoor garden café, but we didn’t have time to dine there.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Grandhotel Giessbach; City: Giessbach Brienz Bernese Oberland Canton of Bern; Review: This is a beautiful Victorian hotel built in 1873/74 alongside the formidable Giessbach Waterfalls. (It looks just like the imaginary Grand Budapest Hotel in Wes Anderson’s movie!) It was quite popular with artists, royalty, and celebrities for many years. After WW 2, however, “old-fashioned” elegance was out of style and the hotel was shut down in 1979. But instead of being demolished, a non-profit environmentally-conscious foundation took it over and has been restoring it in stages, adding new furnishings while preserving the original style. The hotel does not have spa treatments, exercise rooms, or cool music playing in a ultra-trendy bar, and only has a single, small elevator, but more than compensates with beautiful well-tended gardens, an outdoor pool (not yet open as of May 23), and incredible walks / hikes up to Axalp (not pretty or cozy by Swiss standards) and down to the Brienzersee. The hotel is served by a funicular still working after 138 years that takes you down to the lakeside where you can jump on a beautiful steamship (say hi to Captain Sasha for me) to Interlaken or just cruise around. The restaurants serve traditional food, from the limited and affordable bar menu to the exquisite and expensive Le Tapis Rouge restaurant. The staff was uniformly polite and helpful, and everything is understated, a nice break from so many in-your-face, see-and-be-seen spots. If you appreciate quiet beauty and ageless style, and can afford it (starting at about $300/night for 2 including a fantastic assortment of breakfast foods that can keep you going until dinner), this place is for you.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: His Secret Life (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: What Women Want (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Men in Black II (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Miss Congeniality (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy Returns (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sister Act (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Fast and the Furious (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Dreamers (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Dancing (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cocktail (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pearl Harbor (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Deliverance (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stepmom (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Angels in America (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Deeds (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Broken Arrow (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Rock (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Twister (1996); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Two Weeks Notice (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Patriot (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tomb Raider (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: XXX: Special Edition (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Perfect Murder (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Saving Private Ryan (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0 | netflix |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: 12MM Swarovski Crystal Elements Round Stud Earrings, Hypoallergenic Posts; Brand: Ziva Jewelry; Review: These earrings are really great. I can wear them all day and not even notice I have them on. They have just the right sparkle without being ostentatious. Excellent product.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sweet Juniors Super Plush Tall Bootie; Brand: Sweet 10; Review: My grandaughter liked these booties a lot. It is hard to get something she likes as she is 13, at an age where SHE doesn't know what she wants. They are warm and comfortable, just right for cold mornings and evenings, before and after school.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Just My Size Women's Front Close Soft Cup Plus Size Bra (1107); Brand: ; Review: The bra I received was a little small in the cups, but not uncomfortable enough for me to want to return it. I have other bras of the same brand and this is not the same cut. If I would order from this seller again, which I might do as the price was excellent, I would get a larger cup size. The quality of the bra is excellent as well.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: ISOTONER Women's Woodlands Microsuede Hoodback Slipper; Brand: ; Review: My slippers came within the expected date range, were well packaged and easy to open. I wear either a 9 or a 9.5 so I took a chance and got the 8.5-9 and they are just perfect. I have worn them every day since they came. I got the black and it looks just marvelous. Since I don't go out much these are the best. I would order from this seller again and recommend them as well.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: iBungee Stretch Laces; Brand: SpeedLaces; Review: My laces are good as simple laces, but the "locks" that came with them are lousy. I received no instructions as to how to use them and trying to figure them out on my own was useless. The laces didn't fit in any of the openings on the locks. I will have to buy other fixtures to make them work the way they should. I wouldn't buy from this seller again nor recommend them at all.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Playtex 18 Hour Sensationally Sleek Front Close Wirefree Bra 4930; Brand: ; Review: This bra fits pretty good, but small, Since I am losing weight it will fit eventually, without my getting anything smaller too soon. Its still comfortable, just somewhat loose.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: The Carol Burnett Show - Show Stoppers; Brand: Carol Burnett; Review: this is the REVUE show which is not shown on the order page and alson it is only 42 minutes long - a real rip off - its about time we were able to buy actual skits from the carol show not bits and pieces of stuff that are not long enough to really get into the mood for a real belly laugh like the original show; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: A Cave Diver Story; Brand: Steve Bogaerts; Review: if you are into watching flashlights in a cave and the odd 1/2 second on seeing something???? flashing on the screen you will enjoy this movie - if not stay away - we turned it off after about 30 minutes because you had no idea what was going on; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Adventures of Captain Marvel VHS; Brand: Tom Tyler; Review: I realise this is from old times but it seems more like a western than a super hero; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Manster; Brand: Peter Dyneley; Review: this has to be one of the worst movies ever made - it makes plan 9 from outer space oscar material and a winner at cannes; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman (The Giant Claw / Creature with the Atom Brain; Brand: Jeff Morrow; Review: Terrific old time sci fi - todays viewers would not understand the fun we had seeing these; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nezulla the Rat Monster; Brand: Ayumi Tokitou; Review: This is in Japanese only - beware - havn't watched more thank two minutes of it - should be marked; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Midsomer Murders - Set Four: (Tainted Fruit / Ring Out Your Dead / Murder on St. Malley's Day; Brand: John Nettles (II); Review: Check your prior purchases of this edition - I too have these episodes in set two - why would Acorn Media issue two different sets with the same segments in them - a real pain in the butt; Rating: 1.0/5.0 | amazon_Movies_and_TV |
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Title: Veil of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #5); Author: Lara Adrian; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: Even tho' this type of books/novellas/series were not my first choice up until very recently, I've come to devour them one by one, going through various authors and their series. I am a female after all... I have to be honest with you and say that what I'm going to write is really just some crap I hold in my head. Nothing too interesting to read, anyway. I needed a distraction from work. That being said, english is also not my first language. Not my second either. If any of you is too unfortunate to read this, sorry for any mistakes I might make. Anyway, why is this my first book (and not even the first in the series) to review? It's just, I don't have a very large bucket to store stupid, illogical and overall just pathetic parts of those stories. Let's call it a ,,Shit Bucket". Parts of this story are not by far the most stupid or pathetic as few from the other books are, that are not even from this author. But some parts of this story kinda were the last drops of stupid and pathetic being thrown in that "Shit Bucket" of mine, so it spills all over my floor. And yours, if you're reading it. I mean, really, do all those females have to be so stupid? I find it rather insulting to be a female, because reading those stories makes me think we think with our ovaries, not brains. Not that it isn't right sometimes (like, a few days a month...), but I find it hard to believe that every one of those heroines is so fucking stupid that they run around with bulls-eyes on their but, when more prudent thing would be to just... I don't know... be smart? Stay? Be safe? Like... live? Oooh, but I know... that way THE knight in shiny armor could not come flying on the winds of love to save them. Or in this case a slimy, fangy bastard with shiny yellow eyes. That just happen to have a gorgeous body and some fantastic body art. I know, I know... I may just be a skeptic bitch, but I'd love to see some logic in those pretty heads. Female's, not males. They're a lost case either way. Too much love in there to hold a good thought. Now that I've said my shit (if you'll excuse my french, again), I'd like to put some fact into my spilling ,,Shit Bucket". Now some real spoilers ahead! Quite a good background story with Renata. We all love special powers, be it even better if the one carrying them is a hot vixen like Renata. Did you notice that heroines are never ugly? Not even... a bit? Like... maybe not entirely blasphemous hot, just... nice. Normal? No? Where was I? Oh yeah... the story. So Nikolai meets Renata, falls in love with her on the first sight (cause she's so beautiful and all that shit), then she kicks his ass, and he's even more in love with her. Then they run; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Covet (Fallen Angels, #1); Author: J.R. Ward; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I'm usually not eager to write a review about a book that I read some time ago. As any true blond of worth, I quickly forget about details of the stories I've read. That's why I can read the same book over and over again, and still be amazed, even surprised! That being said, I remember everything that has been happening in this series. I was introduced to this author, and this genre of books for that matter, via BDB series. I was rushing to work, knowing I'll have some spare time waiting for the customers. When I realized I forgot my book at home, I panicked. I entered the first book store on my way and bought "Dark Lover", feeling very guilty at the cash register... just KNOWING every eye is on me thinking "OMG, it's another vampire junkie". But I had no choice you know! ANY book is better than non. And this one had a SALE written all over it. I felt a bit silly,ashamed even as I started to read it. The rest is history. I'll get to the BDB reviews, but I needed to put some context to what I'm about to say. I fell in love with J.R. Ward. I devoured every book of BDB I could lay my hands on, virtually reading it every single minute I had to spare. Even on the toilet. Really. When Fallen Angels came out I expected the same good stories. And boy was I wrong!! It was much much more! Now, of course, there are glitches, even mistakes. But they can be very well forgotten when looking at the bigger picture. What I liked the most is that the love story was actually not the most important thing. The plot is amazing, Ward extends an already built world made for BDB and makes it even bigger, more real. Her imagination has no boundaries! She managed to write a story about the eternal good/evil battle in a new, refreshing way. I didn't imagine I'd ever see/read a good story based on a theological ideology. Of course, she scrambled everything and made an entirely new thing. New world. And if you doubted that the world of vampires (which are not even mentioned here, but you know they're there somewhere), their ideology and christian mythology might have anything to do with one another - you were wrong. And not in a kind of bad/good style. Everything is gray when it comes to Warden! Now about gray... the characters are just great. They're deep, have multiple layers and personalities. They're dark. But not "I love you" kind of dark like you might expect of a romance fiction. True dark, true sinners. Even if they may carry wings and fight on the side of good, they're still far from it. And what I also like is that the bad guys are actually - a girl. And she's not your common evil either. This might be a bit of a spoiler - but, when did you hear of an incarnation of evil to go to; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Immortal (Fallen Angels, #6); Author: J.R. Ward; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: What do I think... oh, shit... I have no idea. I was keeping this book on my e-book shelf for months, since the day it was out. I just didn't want to read it, 'cause then, it would be over. Damn, but everything has to end, right? Eventually, after rereading 1-5 books of this series again, I started it, and read it in one night. Here's my first review of the first 1-5 books: Covet by J.R.Ward Review by Ksenija Few mild spoilers here! This is my all time fave series in the PNR genre. Dark, atmospheric... characters with so many layers. There's no only good and bad. It's a series where the "good" side is actually not all that good, is flawed, dark... and of course, HOT. And the "bad" is not two-dimensionally bad at all. Embodiement of all evil needs a therapist for her OCD disorder, and is in love with the main character. And lonely. Ward really makes you feel sorry for the b***. All that being said, Immortal was short, I felt like the plot is kinda sped up. All happened too fast, too many things happening at the same time... I know, it was supposed to encompass two "laps" in the war, resolve it and suggest the future for our favorite characters, as well as the entire man kind. Too fast, to little time for me to get used to the events... And TOO MUSHY! I know we need happy endings, I wanted them... but hell if this wasn't too much! I'm a bit dissapointed. It's not cause it doesn't end well, it's cause it does. And I did expect for Him to let Devina stay free. I even really wanted her to. It was my impression that all His creatures are there for a reason, and all have their place on this earth... and above, and bellow it. So yeah, that's a bit sad. And the fact that everybody else got their HEA doesn't make me happy. There are a lot of "holes" in the plot during the whole series. Some things are not very clear, or are not explained at all. All we can do is guess. Like, if they're immortals, BUT are not immortals, cause can get hurt and in fact DIE... and there is no Heaven for them... no, they're in some kind of stasis, in fact trapped in their immortal bodies. Not very humane of their precious God. And, why some wounds (like a hole in the heart) are mere itches, while other can kill them (hit in the head). Dunno, it's a bit shakey and not too clear to me. Also, we never got an explanation of why Jims blood suddenly becomes silver (archangel blood if I got it right), but no one addresses the question at all. There are a lot of similar quesetions that I never got an answer to. It is entirely possible that I just missed some of them, my english is not all that good. But I hardly missed all of them. All in all, it; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bound by Night (MoonBound Clan Vampire, #1); Author: Larissa Ione; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: Now... I am a fan of the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series. That being said, I really don't like this book. Not just that the love story is somehow... anemic. If you know what I mean. True enough, there's a hot guy (that just happens to be a vampire, of course), and a hot girl. First they hate each other, but then not so much anymore. Yeah... whatever. I get that those are fist and foremost fantasy romance novels. I get it. But come on! Some logic, plot, something? The plot to this story is just dull. And highly illogical. Why? This book kept spilling my "Shit Bucket" all the way. Well, let's think about it for a second. There are vampires living among humans on Earth. They're strong, preternatural beings. They have abilities, super strength, super speed, sharp fangs and, naturally they drink blood. Ok, there's this one small thing that makes them allergic to gunpowder so they can't use fire arms. Big deal. The story's happening sometime close to where we're now (might even be stated exactly, but I didn't catch it). So we have a lot of modern technology, not just gunpowder. There are a LOT of other arms. Combined with their supernatural strength and shit, how can they be enslaved? By humans? They're many times as fast, as strong, maybe even as intelligent... but they're our slaves, defanged, or living, hiding amongst the trees in forests and who knows where else. WHY??? HOW??? I don't get it. Not really. Also, characters are dull, just like their love story. It's kinda sad actually, 'cause Ione's Demonica series is nothing bad. Not perfect, but not bad, especially the LOD part.... Still it seems to me that this is by far worse than she's capable of. I'll read the next one in series that comes out. I'll give it a try. Generally first book in series is never as good as the rest is. So, let's just hope the rest is going to be a lot, lot better.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Lover at Last (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #11); Author: J.R. Ward; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: This has to be my favorite BDB book! It's not perfect, and I don't give 5 stars to just anything. But, there are things in this story that, even tho some things are kinda stretched, makes up for everything. What I truly love about this story is that it keeps breaking conventional boundaries. This story melted my heart. The plot is good, tho nothing exceptional happens (apart from Qhuinn flying a plane, that is), and it's full of anguish. Yeah, I know, but I love stories like that. Why? Cause real life is like that. And still, Ward never disappoints, there always is a HEA. And I've been waiting for Qhuinn and Blay's HEA from the moment those tho made their appearances in the series. Did I ever mention I hate HEAs? Gay stories are not very common. Tho we're far from those closed minded humans we were just few decades ago, there still is quite a bit of intolerance in the world. I'm coming from a country that just had a referendum against gay marriage... I hate it. I hate those close-minded fools that call themselves traditionalists. I hate that HATE is about everything they know in their lives. So I really liked this story. I believe we're all entitled to give and receive love. Of any kind. Who am I to tell you that you're not good enough for it? Mushy alert, all hide! Now that I've been all mushy and shit, I ought to tell you that this book is sometimes slow. Sometimes you just want to tell them "WTF??? Go and talk to him! Why the hell do you do that? Shit, you're a fool!" But then, we wouldn't be so happy for the HEA, would we? :) Their story is old almost as the entire series, so to see it finish (even if the end is the MUSHyest of them all) is a great relief and happiness. You don't get to be happy for a bunch of imaginary guys often, do you? And speaking of guys... does it get better than not one, but two hot purebreed males? One of them having a great taste in music is also a bonus, if you will. UGH, when I started to write reviews I wanted to be all critiques and shit. I don't like this kind of literature at all! Really I don't... Shit, I better stop now, it's just getting worse...; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ashes of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #6); Author: Lara Adrian; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: Oh, God... I really liked the Reichen guy... LIKED. Past tense. And that breedmate of his... Geez, another mindless clueless female! Sorry to say, but this piece turns out to be even worse than the previous ones.... Now, I could get pass the idiotic character design which once again makes me feel ashamed to be a female, and should do the same to any male reading it. Not that I think there actually is such a poor guy out there. Only females with hormonal disorders could read this crap. What I just don't get is the background story, the plot. So he's so angry, he hates his rival so much he'll burst in flames... literally. OK, get it. BUT, the entire Order runs into the trap after him, following a lead from a stupid female, not thinking for a second "wait, it's too easy, this could be a trap". Even us, the stupid females reading it get that it can't be anything other than a trap. Cause, you know... the bad guys know good ones are coming for them, but they just sit there and wait. Cause, yeah, that's just what they do. And of course, when the entire Order get's on the spot, they're not strategically dispersed, no, they all go around in a bunch and let themselves be captured in ONE cage. GOD! Stupid! Naive! Not so much as we reading it are stupid and naive.... Blah blah, and good wins again... Love saves them all. Yeah. I'm not sure I'll continue with this series... I might just give it a try... tho my self preservation and self confidence tells me to stop...; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Shades of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #7); Author: Lara Adrian; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: I forgot to review this piece right after I've read it, before I forget what I've read. Damn, I have a terrible memory... So, here's the general impression. Everything in the book is happening away from Orders HQs, it's happening in Alaska. Again, nice to see some new places. However, the entire story was too slow. Nothing was really happening. Few events now and then and that's it. Up until the very end when things got a bit more exciting. It was just the same old falling in love, the same way as every other pair in this series. They like each other, but they can't be together... but they are because they can't keep their hands of each other... then they betray each others trust cause one or both of them are being stupid... but then they realize they can't live without each other... blah blah... yeah. Character development is not really the best part of this series. Some of them are better, but Kade is one of those that just appears in the plot, get's his book, and HEA. It left me indifferent. Again. What I DID like is that at the end of this book the general plot FINALLY get's a new turn! Something interesting is starting to happen. Something new. I wont say it, I don't want to spoil the best 10 pages of the book ;); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Taken by Midnight (Midnight Breed, #8); Author: Lara Adrian; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: I was excited to read this book! Why? Cause, this is the 8th book in the series, and up until now, not one really captured my intention. I'm not a romance novel fan, so a book MUST have something more than just "I'm a guy, you're a girl, let's love each other!" Yuck. I like good love stories, I'm not immune to them. BUT, you just have to give me something more! I think it's called - a plot! So, to say it again, I was excited, cause the last book in this series ended with quite a nice promise. I just thought - now the real story starts! Idea was good, it could be elaborated to make a great story. BUT, again, I was left disappointed. Jenna, the human female who was attacked and tortured by the last remaining Ancient is the main character in this book. OK, Brock too. But he left me unfazed. Yeah, he's big, black, muscles and stuff... but it takes a bit more to make me interested. Like - a character. And his is kind of two-dimensional. But Jenna... she should have been so much more. She's human, but the Ancient integrated a little piece of himself in her spine. That little piece starts to integrate with her whole being and changes her into... something. That idea alone sounds great. Finally something new which doesn't include just a Breed male and a Breedmate. However, while my thoughts were that what was happening to Jenna should be the most prominent thing in the book, it was completely disregarded. There was again a lot of mushy encounters, I-love-you-but-can't-have-yous... A lot of stupid moves (an ex-cop just DOESN'T get herself captured by lowlifes!), and almost NO explanation about what's happening to her body. The Order has their own genius. He knows everything, he's a scientist in every possible field you can think of (well, he's been living a lot of years, so I guess he had time to learn it all...), but he fails to scientifically explain what's happening to Jenna. Actually, they're not giving it much importance. They take her blood work every once in a while and that's it. Jenna and Brock hook up (it's not a spoiler, is it?), and the book ends quite unfinished, leaving it to the next one to shed some light at what will Jenna become. Cause, she's not human anymore. All together: disappointing.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Deeper Than Midnight (Midnight Breed, #9); Author: Lara Adrian; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: One of my fave characters was Hunter. Bred and raised as a cold-blooded killer, ignorant to everything other than cold logic, I was interested how would his character develop into one that can love and experience pleasure. I have to say, it's not his character that disappointed this time. His was actually quite good. Not perfect, but OK. It was his females - Corinne's, that went a bit... weird. She's a Breedmate who was rescued just a few days ago from a long-term imprisonment. Like... 70-year long. She was savaged, tortured, raped... and that all lasted for more than half a century. She had a son (born in a laboratory, fathered by the Ancient who raped her, probably more than once...), and actually all her emotional and psychical problems pictured in the book are turning around that lost son. We get only a little glimpse of a troubled woman that was raped for 70 years, for chrissake! She has not too many problems to jump into bed with actually a cold-blooded killer. Yeah, he might have a good soul and shit, but... SHE WAS RAPED AND POKED FOR 70 YEARS! You don't just jump into having sex right after something like that! Even with a super-hot, mysterious male like Hunter. That all being said, plot's not that bad. The story around Dragos and his evil plans are slowly beginning to take shape. Long story short: still not good enough, but kept me going and reading the next one in the series.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Revenant (Lords of Deliverance, #6; Demonica, #11); Author: Larissa Ione; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: Revenant... Yeah... Um.. What did I want to do? Oh yeah, write a review! I was quite excited to read about him. I liked the entire Demonica/LOD series, liked how all the characters evolved together with this very nicely imagined world of Ione's. I'm not much into angel/demon stuff. But I did like all the demonology stuff! Like, how there are many, many demon species, and they're not all evil. Not too much anyway. There's actually a scale to classify their "evilness". Funny. I can imagine two demon teenage gangs bitching at each other: Gang One to Gang Two: "Ooo, you're so pathetic, you're only 3.2 of Ufelscala scale. My grandma is more scary than you!" True, there's again all the evil/good thing going on, but the boundaries are mixed up. It's a bit different from Ward's Fallen Angels series, as the entire focus is not on the prevalence of good. In Demonica/Lords of Deliverance, Bad's the new Good. To get back to Revenant, I was very curious to see what he'll turn out to be. In Reaver, it didn't seem like he could end up being relatable on any level. Sexy, evil, violent... yes. But relatable? Hardly. But there you go, he turned up to be every bit as mushy as you'd expect of any PNR alpha male. It's like, he has a day job being the King of the demons, like, THE King (spoiler!), *cough* Satan *cough* /Well no, not really him. The real deal is being locked up for some time, and someone has to do the job, right?/ , but when he returns home from his heavy day's work he becomes the most timid little boy. Well OK, not little... And not really a boy... You get my point. Rev: Honey, I'm home! Blas: Hi dear, how was your day? Rev: Oh, you know, same old, same old. Today I had to behead few ramreels, torch some other, forgot their name, and I had to clean intestines of the last tortured demons I had there. But, you know, nothing special. Blas: Oh, that's so sweet! I made you a pie, would you like some? Rev: Babe, you're the best. Of course I want your pie. Blas: Oh, Rev, let's have some pie. You get what I'm saying? That all being said, I don't read this stuff cause I want something smart and real. I'd be reading some science book then. Revenant is full of blood, body parts, violence and even some sex. Surprisingly little actually. If that's not satisfying, I don't know what is. I'm very sorry this series is over, I enjoyed every bit of it!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Darkfever (Fever, #1); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I got hooked after all. It took some time (pages), but eventually I ended up devouring this book, and continued with the second one in series with no pause whatsoever (good thing I have a free weekend). Just to be clear - this is NOT a PNR! There was no sex a'tall! (I just imagined myself as a fine British lady commenting something incredulous) And that was both frustrating, and a great, desired change. I knew this was not your typical PNR with typical "nice girl meets a hot guy; hot chemistry; loads of paranormal sex involving fangs/leather/chains/wings; HEA", however, what I did not expect was a plot that had a really, but really slow world building, even slower character building (really, I still have no idea who the frog the main characters are!), and no romance whatsoever. So refreshing! Such a dark, dark atmo! With bits and pieces of humor. World building is really something. I hate fairies, faes or whatever you may call them. I was interested to see if Moning will succeed to get me hooked onto a story that is all about them. Not that they're your typical pretty little creatures with translucent dragonfly-like wings. Not.At.All. And she did, she made me take the "Bloodfever", the second Fever book and devour half of it before lunch. Did I also mention I hate pink? And all happy-happy, rainbow-coloured little girls? Whose only highlight in life is to dress up nicely (in pastels and PINK), meet a nice boy, get married and push out tons of kids? No? Well, now you may see why I had trouble connecting with Mac and her clumsily-innocent, pink personality. That was before. Moning managed to portray her character to such deepness, made her not only three-dimensional, but contradictional, conflicting and a bit mad. There's a split personality there - the Mac Before, and Mac After. The way she struggles with her two opposite selves makes her more believable, more real. One of the best characters I've read about by now. She's a true UF heroine from what I've come to expect of it. Now, I gave this a 4 star, but it's more a 3.5-3.7 star. My star system's a bit off. Most of books I consider good are a 3. Those I consider very, very, veeery good are 4. 5 I leave for the books that are able to change a life. The perspective. A way one sees one self and others. 3.5 means it's very, very good. One of the best. But still lacks something to be a clean 4, and something even more to be a 5. I hope you get me. In retrospect, I think I might wanna change some of the other ratings, cause this book's obviously better than some I gave a 4. While I was reading the first half of the book, I was sure I was going to write a sarcastic review full of pink references. Not good. That I wrote something entirely else? Very good. Moning, you have me!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bloodfever (Fever, #2); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: This one continues where the Darkfever stops. No gaps, no long pages of summarizing the plot of the past book(s), just a quick reminder (the likes of what you do for your self while brushing your teeth each morning: where you stand in life and what your next mission is. Like, you go shopping. Mac goes killing stuff). I don't like long repetitions of the past stories, I almost always read those books in sequence, or am rereading them in preparation for the new one to come. I never need to be reminded of the story, and actually find it boring. Anyway, this book seems to be a part of the first one. There's no new plot here, just the development of the existing one. Some may see it as a minus. I see it just as a continuation. It seems as if the main focus is on characters, not the story. And what a great focus! These are one of the most interesting ones I've encountered by now. LOVE them! I love the main heroine, I love the main male character (tho we still have NO idea who or what he is, but what we know is that he's VERY very interesting), and I love all the known and unknown side characters, too. I forgot to mention in the review of the Darkfever, I don't like first-person narration in books. I like multiple POVs better. I found it hard to get used to only one POV, and written as one might write a journal. Now, I love it. Mac's reflections about things, people and issues may get a bit repetitive, but while it sometimes gets boring and you may think "Come on, we already know all this, get over it!", it's part of her growing personality. You can see her deducting and developing on each page. I find it interesting! Sex? Still no sex, sorry girls! It gets hotter our there, and it's not a book of virtue, but there's still no real... um... clash :D Yeah, I love it! I'm frustrated, but I love it! Faefever's ON!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Faefever (Fever, #3); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: If I've been reading these books at the rate they were published, I believe I would feel inclined to throw my f*ing cell (I use my android cell phone to read e-books) through the window. Closed. As it is, I'm reading all of the "Fevers" published by now in a row. More likely devouring them. If I didn't have to go to work, I would probably just read all day long. I even missed my workout session today. Granted, I feel sick. Or... do I? If "Burned" ends with similar cliffhanger... Oh well, good thing I have a spare phone. Or I might order a hardcover. It would be SUCH a tremedous pleasure ripping it appart, page by page, then slicing up the cover, and burning it on my bedroom floor, all the while laughing out hard like a crazy bi** I would be. Yeah, that's what I'll do. Amazon or Ebay? Maybe I should just order the whole bunch of "Fever" books published by now. Oh, funs and games! In case you were wondering... I only burn books I really like! Or hate. It's a bittersweet feeling. It's just like... you buy yourself a nice ice cream you craved for aaall day, and you're on a strict budget, can afford only one ice cream a day. You get that first taste of it, it feels soooo goood... and then you drop the whole thing on the floor. Fu**. Do you pick it up and lick all the sh*t that's on the floor or do you sqash it with your foot. One can not tollerate the defiance of an ice cream. One can only terminate it. So, I terminate it. Obliviate it. Until tomorrow, when I can buy a new one.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dreamfever (Fever, #4); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: When I started on this series, I was highly prejudicious. About the books, the theme, the writer, the main character(s)... So unfounded. So wrong. It came out to be one of the best series I've read by now. No... actually it IS the best. Granted, I haven't read all that many series. Or books. But I think it's enough to give me a perspective. And I still have the Shadowfever to finish up things, at least Mac's story. It could still go wrong. But the ending! Oh shit.. You know how I reacted about the cliffhanger in the Faefever? Well, if I've ever read a cliffhanger that made me wanna hang my self... on a cliff..., this is the one. After finishing Dreamfever, I didn't want to burn the book, throw it through the window, or do anything with it. I just stood staring at it, then staring at the blank space above it. I couldn't take it, I took the Shadowfever right away (even if was very late, and I had to get up for work in the morning), I just had to know. Even if I was affraid to know, affraid to confirm what I suspected. But I had to. If I had to wait a year to get my answer? Shit. But, then I got it. And then... I never was this.. sad? Is that the word? I mean, it's only a book. A story. With fictional characters. They're NOT real! I shouldn't feel what I felt. Damn you Moning, for making them so fucking real! Granted, I'm a hormonal mess right now, but it's no excuse. I don't get sad about just anything. I rarely do, actually. Oh well... I think this one's the only one besides King's Duma Key with 5 stars on my shelves. Not cause of the how great this book was, or how clever/well written/exciting/whatever it is... but because of what it made me feel. I've never read about a better character in a book. Or seen it in a film. For a fictional character, she sure is too real. Oh, get over your self. That was to me, not you. Yeah...; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Shadowfever (Fever, #5); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: It's funny, really. When I started this series, I had a serious case of "Fairies? No way!! Who wants to read about fairies?" Not that the ones in this book are anything close to your common fairy. If, like, there was a common fairy. And then there was this heroine. Supposedly. I mean, how can someone in a pink dress, rainbow scarf and gold sandals really ever be... heroic? We're used to "seeing" our heroines in black, leather and steel. And, just saying, I'm not a pink person. All those happy-happy persons are a bit... well, boring. Mac was just one of those. She was so annoying at the beginning. Stupid, naive, boring. Boy, did she change. And not in that way "hey, I'm so cool now, and I like black now" Mac's character's the best one I've ever read about. It's not cause of her transition from the pink "juicy" adolescent into a true, grown, complex woman. We did expect it. What's so great about her is that she continues to have multiple personalities clashing inside of her. As she grows, develops, gains depth, she doesn't loose what she was. She just becomes... more. She's multilayered, complex, bipolar, full of contrasts and inner struggles. It made me connect to her, her duality. Cause, I'm not so sure what I am either. The plot is nothing bad either. There are not many events (except for the main one), every book has it's own little plot, but overall, the story is about our inner demons. Or, so I've seen it. What is good, what's evil? Is death final? Is death bad? "I take a being and make its molecules rest. How is that not creation? It was one thing and is another. Once it ate, now it is eaten. Did I not create sustenance for another with its new state? Can there be any act of creation that does not first destroy? Villages fall. Cities rise. Humans die. Life springs from the soil herein they lie. Is not any act of destruction, should time enough pass, an act of creation?" Conversations with Sinsar Dubh. Conversations Mac has with the Sinsar Dubh are what I loved the most. Ok, her and Barrons interacting was ... nice to read about :D You know what I mean... I don't like to put spoilers, but here's a little one, and my only "Don't like" of this book and story: Barrons making barbeque? Like, for real? That last scene was SO NOT NEEDED! I will just ignore it and pretend I never read it. Barrons is what he is, and may be one of the best alpha male characters I've read about, BECAUSE he just is not someone who cooks for someone's parents. Really, he's not. My rating for this book is 5 stars. As I already said, 5 stars to me doesn't mean it's the best book ever, best written with best of the best whatever in it. It just means that it made me feel something very strong. Made me think, imagine... So, yeah, 5 stars; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Iced (Fever, #6); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I was worried how Dani telling the story would sound. We already got glimpses of her storytelling in the previous book, but that is different than her being the main character and main narator. Her language was though to swallow, or understand sometimes. BUT that doesn't mean I didn't like it! I guess it's easy to write about an adult woman in an adult, violent world. To write about a kid, a teenager, and from her perspective, while all the rules are the same? I imagine it to be hard. And, Dani's not exactly a kid. She's a girl on the verge of womanhood. That part of growing up where your body's rushing ahead of your mind is hard. There're a lot of conflicted feelings. More so as Dani's a very mature, smart kid. Her smarts have a way of being above others', but emotionally, she's still a kid. All that made me conflicted about what I felt in this book. About her, about other characters. We get more glimpses of some of them, but not enough. I expect to get more in Burned. I've heared a lot of readers weren't comfortable with Dani's age, or with story line. Me? Yeah, it was somewhat hard. I'm used to read about adult characters and from their point of view. That doesn't mean a teen cannot make a good character! Even more so! It was frustrating at times, but we must make a step back from our conceptions about this genre. A difference is a good thing every once in a while! However, plot-wise it wasn't much. It left me with some questions, but I have to admit that I expected it, cause the entire Fever series is written that way. One book cannot answer your questions. Read on! Burned, here I come!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Burned (Fever, #7); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: Where to start? I think the most logical place to start is at the end. When I read the Faefever, I wrote a really short review that says nothing about the book, but everything about it's end. In case you missed it, here it is: Faefever Review. The cliffhanger in this one is not that bad. It has not made me want to burn, slice or tear the book, and I don't even want to throw my phone with the reading app through the window. However, it still has a terrible cliffhanger. I knew it will be bad. I knew I'll be sad and frustrated that this is the last in this series published by now. I knew I'll have to wait a year to read what happens next. And I hate it that I knew it and still feel this mad. I get too connected with the characters and the story, too immersed in their world. I'm one of those that loses a bit of reality when truly into a book. I guess all artists have that tendency. I feel very detached now. I'm reading this new book, the one I got in exchange for an honest review... and it's not fair to the author. But I can't help it. I'm still thinking about Mac, Dani, Barrons, Ryodan... and I know it will take some time to get over it. Sh**. To cut the cr*p and my mourning monologue, this is what I think of the book: Let's keep our selves at the first thing that sticks to your eye: the cover. Holy Strawberries, who the fu** did this? It's not the technical aspect of the cover that is terrible ('tho not the best, either), it's the thematic aspect of it. You'd never guess at the theme and quality of the story just by looking at it. You'd think it's one of those (PN) romance books where all you need to know is that there's a hot guy in there somewhere, and that you'll see a lot of sex. I mean read. Anyway, it's diminishing. Covers are the one thing authors never give enough thought to. I'm a designer. It's the first thing I look at. Even tho' there is some inconsistency between the Fever covers, they were at least true to the genre, at least by now. There are A LOT of very, very good designers. A lot of them would do a cover in exchange for just publicity. Why so little authors ask the really good ones? I'm even not one of those, but even I would do it much better. Danger! Slight spoilers ahead! Now about the story. I was glad the story returned to Mac, too. I missed her and Barrons in Iced. I'm not one of those who thought that all the story should now be revolving around Dani. I love Dani, and I wanted her story continued, together WITH Mac's. I got it and that made me happy. And what happened with Dani DIDN'T make me angry! I was expecting it, to be honest, even; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Nightlife Moscow (The Nightlife, #6); Author: Travis Luedke; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I received this book in exchange for an honest review (LoP or Lovers of Paranormal). This was my first Read 2 Review book, and I'm sorry it didn't go better. I would like to get the opportunity to participate again. As stated above, honesty is due, so I will be honest. I didn't like it. I was hard for me to read it, and I didn't finish it properly, I just jumped through the other half of the book. I needed an extension, and still didn't make it as supposed. That all being said, the book itself is not bad! It's that it wasn't my thing. When I've read the other reviews and decided this book might be my thing and signed up for the read and review, I expected something else. Travis was to be my first male writer in this genre, and I must be honest and say I expected more. More... of what? I have no idea! More of the hard stuff, I guess. The book is hot, characters are hot, it's gory, violent, sexy... But it didn't hold my attention. I didn't feel any said suspense. It felt like all the characters were running through the scenes, without them knowing what they were doing, or why. Just jumping from one WTF scene to the next. I had no idea how they thought to do something, or how they managed to get away with it. Too many collateral damage just because of the poor planning. And I really hate bad planning. It's a lot of firsts for me with this book. This was the first book in this series that I've read, and is the first I've ever read in the middle of an ongoing series. It just might be that the disconnection I felt from the characters came because of that fact. I didn't mind the sex and violence scenes. I'm not sensitive and I love to read about it in books. But I do mind unnecessary violence. Gore and blood for the sake of it self is not my thing. I need to know why. It's just that it all felt somehow flat.. no chemistry. Yes, that's what I really missed in this book. Chemistry. I didn't feel any between the characters (sexual or otherwise). Again, it might be cause I didn't "watch" their relationships grow, I just fell into the story with them already built. Oh, and that scene with the whore at the beginning? Like... "I need to read your mind, let me just plug in... oh, yeah, now I get the stream of your thoughts. It's a bit wet, tho, you might get short circuited." Was that really necessary? Not sexy, cheap. Maybe it just wasn't the time. I will try and get all the books in this series and read from the start. That way I'll know I gave it all my attention, and will be able to better judge everything. Thank you Travis for letting us read this book! My review is not the best, but I really appreciate that you share!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3); Author: E.L. James; Genres: paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Okaaaaay... Now that turned out to be better than I expected. Also, worse than I expected. I'm not into pure romance novels and stuff, I just wanted to see (I mean read) what all the fuss about this story was about. Aaaand. Not SO bad. Not SO good either. It's a "nice" love story, a classic "a girl meets a hot guy who has money", every gril's dream, right? I mean, this one in particular is one kinky motherfu**r, but nothing special. Classic knight on a white horse thing. A very big and expensive horse. And all that fascination and astonishment, even incredulity towards BDSM. Why? What's so strange or unknown about it? Everybody knows about it, some like it, some don't. What's so incredulous that someone might love it and be... normal? Ok,this one is not normal. But there are normal BDSM lovers. Right? I mean... right? However, this was a nice love story with a bit of spice, and no plot at all. There's no background story, only characters and their own backgrounds, but apart from their relationship, there is no other happenings. I guess that Leila and Jack incidents were a try at it, but it was lame. Not enought plot. Just not enough. Yeah, sure, they're cute, they love each other till f*cks them appart (literally), and they brought some spice into the plain romantic story. But that's just it. And now that I've said that, I think I need to address some behaviour issues in this book(s). 'Tho I can understand someone may be fifty shades of f*cked up ( their words), and that there might even be a girl who gets off on that ('cause, ya know, she loves him either way...), it's a bit... bad to make it look like it's a normal relationship. He's all kinds of controlling f*cker, he's a stalker and completely disregarding of other people's wishes or even their lives. Yeah, sure, he has tons of money and is kinda hot. But... hello? And, you know, kinky f*ckery just DOESN'T solve EVERY problem. You have a heartache? Go f*ck something. You have a bad past, were abused as a child? Go f*ck something. Your daddy is lying in a coma? That's ok, let's remedy that with f*ucking something. Or someone. 'Cause, they love each other, and lovers help each other by f*cking each other. Right? All that being said, again, not SO bad. I even had fun at some parts :D; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #13); Author: J.R. Ward; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: I have contradicting feelings about this book. I was one of the most difficult reads in the last 2 years. I must state first and foremost - for those who may accidentally stumble upon my review, and didn't read any of my other BDB reviews - I LOVE BDB. They introduced me to the PNR when I was reading only horrors, thrillers and such, and they made me an avid reader. I'm not a mindless fanatic, 'tho, I don't think the series is perfect. It doesn't have to be, it has that "something" that just keeps you attached to the stories and its characters. I'm always fully immersed in the BDB book I'm reading, I'm there with the characters, feeling what they're feeling. And that is why this was the most difficult and depressing book I've read in a long, long time. I like the fact that JR didn't write a story that would make every fan like the series even more, cause it's funny, happy and with a HEA we all expect, she wrote a story that changed how I see this series. In a good way. As much as it was hard, it was a revelation of a sort. It was all the more real for the sufferings we had to survive with the characters. Spoilers ahead! I was kinda happy ('tho I hate it usually) that my read-buddy blurted accidentally that Selena dies, no spoiler alerts whatsoever. But I must admit it saved me from hoping through the entire book. I would be even more devastated if I didn't know. I'm not here to talk about my personal life or anything, but I'd like to state that I have an anxious disorder, combined with hypochondria, so this might have been harder on me that it would be for someone else. Selena was dying through the entire book, trying to live as much as possible in those few hours/days she had to live, and all because there was just nothing they could do. How do you battle an illness that has no cure? See, this is my biggest fear in life. I'm a big survivor, I know how to fight (metaphorical), but who do you fight if there's an invisible enemy you can't reach? This book is about loss, it's about death, but somehow, it's also about life. It teaches us how to survive a loss so great that, if you survive it? You don't want to live anymore. And yet, you live. Selena goes, and Trez must go on. And he does. This is a kind of a HEA, just not the type we're used to. iAm gets his HEA, however, and I'm a bit saddened he didn't get more space in this book. His story is a bit rushed, suppressed by Trez's big pain. Anyway, yeah... it was hard, but it was beautiful at the same time. I dunno, I haven't decided yet. Maybe I will with a reread.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1); Author: Susan Ee; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: ... I fell, I fell hard. At first I wasn't a vampire girl. Then I got over it. Then I wasn't a romance girl. Then I got over it. I wasn't even a fairy girl (I mean, c'moooon, fairies!? Those little guys with gossamer wings? Gah...). I got over that, too. Seems like all it takes is a good book or a series for me to get over not being "_____ kind of girl". Angels were among those that weren't my thing. Like, you know... wings? Feathers? Like, how can a grown woman read about... wings? Nalini Singh cured me of that one, and Susan Ee cemented my new found favourite supernatural beings into place (my fave ones are the ones I'm currently reading about. Sorry vamps, sorry fairies, you'll have to wait for your turn again). I like post-apocalyptic worlds. I like them very much. I also like dark, a bit (or a lot) supernatural settings, and atmospheres ful of anguish. Susan Ee's post-apocalyptic world has it all. Well, I must not forget very cool and hot winged men. There is literally ONE angel female in there. But, I'm not complaining, not me. Na-ah. What I don't like are teens. No, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against them in real world. But they're not my first choice of heroes/heroines. I like things in books... well, violent. It just doesn't seem right to put a teenage girl in all that. Not to mention the implications regarding "romance" parts of the stories. And by "romance", I don't actually talk about only ... "romance". If you know what I mean. I had a problem with young MacKayla in Fever series, but she was at least an adult. Young, but an adult. Penryn, on the other hand, is very much not. She acts, thinks and does as an adult would... I would have been just a liiiiitle bit more comfortable if she was just a liiiiitle bit older. Oh, well... that's really the only thing I could find that I wasn't really happy about. I like her as a character, she's strong, but has flaws. And I do like flawed heroines. She maybe a bit too cool. Like, all that cool moves she does. But, I need to remember that it's fantasy. All that being said, it's not much of a reason not to like the book. I did like it, and I'm not ashamed to admit it! 4 stars cause I like it very, very much. It did lack that "something" for 5, but overall it's a very good read. I recommend it!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2); Author: Susan Ee; Genres: young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I started the "Angelfall" a few days ago, finished it a day after. The "World After" is devoured in about the same time. Lucky me, I had some free time last few days. I made it if I didn't have it. I could have been doing a lot of useful things. Like... painting, designing... washing the dishes... You know, useful stuff. Instead, I've read for few hours a day more than was granted. Well damn, you know how that feels! Cause I just NEEDED to know what happens next! I'm not sure if it's the book or me who's to be blamed. I just may be a little bit troubled. But most likely the book's very good, too :) I was happy to read the first two book it this series now, 'cause the third one is out in only 3 weeks. I'm in a really bad case of abstinence right now. If I had to wait for a year or more... Well, let's just say that I'd be very... very upset. Good thing I only have 3 weeks of craziness to endure. I hope you don't mind me using Goodreads as a personal shrink. I do need to let those things out every once in a while. And now that I've done that, let's talk about this book. It is somewhat slower than "Angelfall". Raffe's not to be seen (Okay, not counting that one sighting...)in the first two thirds of the book. Penryn's on her own and the troubled, anguished state she and the world around her are in is engulfing and overwhelming. I liked that. As I said in the "Angelfall's" review, I like it dark, troubled, anguished. I'm not sure what it speaks of me, but let's not get back to me. Anyway, she does some pretty amazing things, even too amazing for my liking. But again, I have to remind my self that this is fiction, and not everything has to follow what I think is possible. Like... angels falling from heaven and causing the apocalypse is quite possible, but a 17 year old girl has no way of knowing how to fight. Duh. Hellooo, she trained all kinds of martial arts, has taken loads of self-defence courses. That makes superheroes, doesn't it? Oh, sure, and loads of attitude. Yeah... I like Penryn. If only she was a bit older. There are few mistakes, shall we call them that, but nothing major. One of them that I remembered is that tracking device Penryn's mom has... just how long can it stay powered? How strong are those batteries? I'd like one pack, thank you! Sooooo... now what? How many more days? 20? Shit. Edit (like 5 minutes later): I just remembered I can use pics here. I don't generally like them, but this one fits perfectly! Enjoy!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days, #3); Author: Susan Ee; Genres: young-adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: ...... .... .. . . Um... wait, what? I mean..... what? Is this.... it? Like... IT??? I... I don't know. I mean... I don't know. Maybe I should do this another time. Yeah, I'll continue another time. I don't seem to be in the right shape of mind to write a coherent review right now. And may this be a lesson to me: NEVER read YA again! And I mean, NEVER. I had such high hopes... and... I feel like I've been let down by my best friend... Gah. I'll explain later why 4 stars. When I'm properly fed, rested, and happy. Or drunk. Either will work. Just.... gah.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Axel's Pup (Werewolves & Dragons, #1); Author: Kim Dare; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: 3.7 stars Wow. I didn't expect much from this one. Don't ask me why. I guess it's 'cause I was expecting all the cliches that go with the theme. Not that there are not some of them, or maybe all of them. It's that I didn't yet read anything like this in fiction. This didn't even feel like fiction. Yeah, there are some shapeshifters/warewolves or whatever... but it felt like a contemporary piece more than anything. Warewolves are what black people once were. They are being segregated, discriminated, oppressed and overall second-class citizens. This story is as much about humanity, as it is about love. I want to state that I don't have much experience with reading BDSM stuff, so I can't be sure if the scenes described are realistic. However, I can be sure that I liked the way Kim Dare made it look. I love how she put her heart and soul where others see only pain and kink. She showed us that kink and love can go together. At least, if we believe her, and I am inclined to. Even though this is a M/M romance, it's obvious it was written for women. Did I say I have a soft spot for M/M romances? Yeah, it was a treat. Highly recommended!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Taking the Fall: Vol 1 (Taking the Fall, #1); Author: Alexa Riley; Genres: mystery, thriller, crime, romance, fiction; Review: I got this one from Amazon for free. I really like free things, and I really like to read so this was a nice combo! I also wanted something hard. That I got. But that's it. I thought about not writing a review at all, cause I don't think the book was meant for readers like my self. I reaaaally like steamy, hot scenes. I don't cringe from anything hard and violent, so that's not the reason I didn't like the story (which is not finished, I should get the vol 2 to see what happens next). It was like characters just bumped at each other and clashed with their sex parts. Apart from the technical in/out sex, I didn't feel anything. No buildup, no character development, not a thing. I don't think I even know what the characters look like. And that's what I have to say about the "Taking the Fall". If you're looking for an easy, fast and short read while you're sunbathing on a beach - that might be the book for you. If you're looking for something with deep characterisation, world building and wide plot - not for you. Either way, I wanna thank the author for giving this to us for free! No matter of my likings (and it's just a taste, anyway), I do appreciate and respect the author!; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Room 212; Author: Kate Stewart; Genres: romance, fiction; Review: I'm not big on pure romance. I usually really want much more, and romance should be the spice, not the main dish. However, this book really wasn't that bad! Yeah, it was mushy as shit, but hey, we all need a pinch of mushiness in our lives. As well as HEAs. What started off as a bit boring book, turned out to be actually quite good. That is, if you do not expect anything more than a nice love story. First thing I like about the book is its name. Not "Hot Guy Meets a Hot Girl" name, but a name that means something, and only if you read it. Room 212, yeah, nice. Second thing is the perspective. First half of the story is about them young, immature and restless, second part is about them all grown up, mature with accomplishments. It's quite true to the way the kids and young live these days (or lived a decade ago), and it's nice to see them change and age, but still remain the same. Anyway, despite the HEA, it was a rocky road. Some love stories are not easy or nice, still, they're worth it. At least, reading about them is :) Three stars cause it's a light read, not big on world/plot building, but good and interesting writing and very good characterisation!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries, #1); Author: Elizabeth Hunter; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I need to add my self a few more shelves, these are not quite correct, or enough. Anyway, I downloaded Elemental Mysteries after reading some suggestions for UF series, and I didn't really remember what it was all about. So, what to say? I did like the book, the characters are all quite good, deep enough. A bit too mushy at times, for my taste, but it's expected in this genre, and I'd even call it PNR, but it doesn't quite fit there. I like that the MCs are not done with each other in this first book, I suspect they might not be even in the second, but they do get a bit.... boring. I mean, I like suspended romance, better than just quick sex thing... but I'm far from prude, some action would be quite fine. Oh well, that's just my dirty little brain talking. Or is it the hormones? Whatever is responsible, that's not a reason to not like a book, so, for all that matters, it's a great book. It has a nice plot, too. A bit unclear, blurred and confusing, but I hope that will all be explained in the later books. World building's not bad at all. I'll see if my opinion changes with the coming books. Good read!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: This Same Earth (Elemental Mysteries, #2); Author: Elizabeth Hunter; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: 3,5 stars. Ugh. You know, I still like the story, I like the characters (more or less, they often go on my nerves, but not everyone can be as cool as I am), I like that the story is evolving and we get more answers... but the romance/sex part is SO frustrating I cannot give this book 4 stars! I let it pass in the first book cause, you know... sex is not everything, apparently... But it gets really frustrating here. Life is short, even if you're a 500 year old vampire, and especially if you're an average human. Take advantage of it! Damn you stupid characters! And then... after all the back and forth in their relationship ("oooh, I really love you, but I don't trust you, and I can't be with you if I don't trust you, but I'm with you cause I love you, but am not REALLY with you...") they FINALLY have sex, and it lasts... one sentence? Or is it two? No, I think it's only one. Absolutely NO juicy details, not one! I got my popcorns ready, locked the room... and for what? Gah. I should probably start reading non-romance/erotic literature, it's clouding my judgement. The other reason I wont give it 4 stars is that the story here gets a bit slow. You do get some answers, and it still is kinda fun, it's a bit too slow. In my opinion at least. Anyway, I'm still quite fond of the series, can't wait to see what happens next and still keep my fingers crossed for the uncut version of their relationship. Recomended read!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Force of Wind (Elemental Mysteries, #3); Author: Elizabeth Hunter; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: 28.05.2015 Great book. Yeah, good one. Yup. GOOD. Will elaborate. Edit: 30.05.2015 Okay, so I cought a little bit of time to write a short review, for what it's worth. This book was so much better than the previous! More dynamic, faster, more of everything. Even a little bit of sex. That's right! Okay, so maybe it was more something like more mentions of sex. Whatever. The plot was interesting enough that I didn't mind the lack of corporal pleasures. Yeah... it seems I cought some time, but I wasn't lucky enough to catch some sense, or writing skills. Sorry. The next one will be better. Anyway, it's a great book and I'm very very curious to see how the story ends! P.S. I love Beatrice's character and the development of it. MUCH better now.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Fall of Water (Elemental Mysteries #4); Author: Elizabeth Hunter; Genres: history, young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I almost forgot to rate it and write a review. It would be better if I did forget, I'm fairly sure that if you stumble upon my review, you'll be bored. My writing skills were never very good, and are getting exponentially worse with the rising heat over here. Anyway, I reaaaaally liked this book. And this series. A bit too mushy at times, a bit too annoying, and a bit not enough sex scenes. Or long enough sex scenes. Or a bit less mushy sex scenes would be fine. I'm repeating my self, I know. Speaking of sex, it does get better in this book. Not good enough, but better. ANYWAY, as everyone keep telling me, that is not a good enough reason to not like a book, so, it's good, aaaaall good. I like the world building of this series, I like the characters, and I really, really like the dialogues. This is probably the best part of the whole series, especially in the last two books. The characters, even if annoying at times, are deep, intelligent and conversations are really good. I like the funny, sarcastic parts. I love sarcasm, so when you give me a sarcastic character, I'll love it. And I like the side characters as well as the main ones. Leaves a lot of space for future books. This series was a bit strange, I can't quite place it in any clear genre. It's a PNR, but has some differences from the rest of the books in this genre. It's not really an UF, either. Whatever it is, I liked it. Proceeding on the Elemental World and Carwyn's story. I like Carwyn very much! Recommended read!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Building From Ashes (Elemental World, #1); Author: Elizabeth Hunter; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Some time has passed since I finished this book, and my mind is really great at forgetting stuff. Like, a day or two and I have only a vague sense of the book. But I'll give this review my try! Carwyn was my top side character, and I was really happy whenever he was around. He's funny, smart, and like a tedy bear. But, the fact that he's a much deeper person is hinted throughout the series. It was also hinted that he had much going on in his life that we didn't see in B and Gio's books. I liked that. I mean, anyone who lived a thousand years has to have depth. Right? I was happy to read his story (even though I didn't like the switch from 4-book-story to one-book-story, too much PNR-ish. This is a spinoff, 'tho...), and I was left a bit disappointed. Not that the story is bad, it's not. But Carwyn turned out a bit less deep than I expected him to be. And Brigid? After all she's been through, the struggle with her social anxiety... it's all well portrayed and written... and THEN, just cause she's a vampire now (or whatever), she just jumps into sex life like it's the most normal thing to do. It is, but not for rape victims. Not that I think those traumas are not surpassable, but I would expect her to have more issues about sex than she's showing. I can't believe I'm saying this, after all the bitching about not enough sex in the Elemental Mysteries part of the series.... but the sex here is too easy! And that all being said, I do like how their relationship builds up slowly, literally for decades. I love how they're not exactly compatible, and they fight a lot. Yet, they're perfect together. I like how Elizabeth's characters are not having insta-love, and even when they do love each other, it's not cause they're all perfect. They're annoying, cranky, getting each other's nerves up. And mine. I like that, even if I'm annoyed quite often. Yep, a bit too mushy at times, but it's romance. The Elixir story is continuing from another angle and showing everyone's part in solving the mystery. My wish would be that the plot and world building had a bigger part of the book compared to the relationship/romance part. Not that I mind it, I just like the romance part more if it's spiced with a good and deep story. And I like how Brigid meets Beatrice and Gio. I missed those two and hope to see more of them in the coming books. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention this in any of the previous reviews, but I REALLY like the names of the books in this series/spinoff! They might be the best book names I've spotted so far. I also like the covers, very much. Yup. This alone rises the rating to 4 stars if not anything else. Again, a recommended read!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss, #1); Author: Nalini Singh; Genres: romance, fiction; Review: Ok... I made it. It wasn't so bad. I kept reminding my self that I'm reading a contemporary romance novel. Not a PNR novel, not a UF novel. When keeping that in mind, I could continue without gagging and rolling my eyes all the way. Mostly. It wasn't the amount of sex in in, which is substantial. It was the lack of EVERYTHING else! If you've read some of my previous reviews, you've seen that I often point out the lack of sex as a big negative. I can read a book w/o sex scenes, so It's not that. It's that if I read romance, I want it good. It's the reason why I don't like YA. The story might be great, but I'll get frustrated with it. I'm saying all that to explain how I have nothing against loads of sex scenes. But please, please give me more than just that! I had to read more than half of the book to get to the part where something else is happening. All that being said, the characterisation is not bad. Nalini, after all, is a very good writer. It was that fact that kept me going. In the rare glimpses of the characters, you could see that they are real persons, not just sex machines. Negatives: - Insta-love is an understatment of the year in this book. Really, the first scene, first paragraph, first sentence. She takes him home after a couple of smoldering glances on a party, gives him her virginity... yes, VIRGINITY! ... and falls in love with him in like... 4 seconds flat. He loves her even sooner. I guess he was born loving her. And no, I didn't mean that to be romantic. - Already mentioned lack of everything except how they like to do it in various poses and how she's very sexy, and he's so hot (ya know, a rock GOD)... and they're hot. And... sexy. Yes. And he's tattooed. Very. And hot. Very. Did I mention he's a sex... ehm, I mean, rock god? Yeah. And she's hot, too. Curvy and hot. And sexy. - He's pretending to want her only for sex, and that is for the month that his band is having a vacation ih her city. But what he really wants is to be with her forever (and he realized that in the middle of the first sex they have; where he takes her virginity, btw.) But he can't tell her that 'cause she's had a terrible past and she hates spotlights of being famous. She's terrified. But she really likes him. But she can't be with him. But she wants to. But can't. And he's so patient in showing her why they really need to be together. 'Course, not by getting to know each other, but by banging her sensless. I guess you can pound someone's brains out and plant a thought you want. That's actually a great strategy! - She realized she can't live without him after all, decides to abandon everything she has and dives into Hollywood hill,; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Blood and Sand (Elemental World, #2); Author: Elizabeth Hunter; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: 3.5 stars. I'm so slow reviewing these days. I have no idea when I finished this one, it was some time this month. Whatever. You see, when a book really kicks me in the butt and makes me feel numb, shocked afterwards... that's when I write a review quite fast. I couldn't care less about reviewing this one. And that's not 'cause it was that bad, but 'cause I wasn't moved in the least. It was just ok. I really liked Baojia in the previous books, especially in The Force of Wind. His and Beatrice's chemistry was as palpable and unmistakable as it was prohibited. He was coiled power, raw and misterious. I was happy to see him find his piece of happiness. What I didn't count on was that he would be boring to me, nothing of the mentioned chemistry here. And I mean NOTHING. Damn, you'd think that when he finds his true love, it would be fireworks all over. I expected to read with my sunglasses on. What I got was that I surely had to use glasses, but it was to find that tiny spark or two Baojia and Natalie had going. And Natalie? Holy feck, was she annoying! I just can't put her and Baojia together. I still think there's nothing for him there. I'm sorry, that probably has nothing to do with Elizabeth's choice of heroine, more with my own likes and dislikes. Plot? There was some, yes. The story about the Elixir unravelling slowly. But there were holes. I hope that the we'll find more out in The Scarlet Deep. Btw. my fave character of the whole series is Ben. I hope to read his story some day. Maybe as a spinoff. Anyway, you might ask why 3.5 stars, then? As I said, I don't think the book's bad, it's quite Okay, but that's just it. I expected more than just Okay. And it's a loyalty thing, too. The book's better than some other 3-starred books I've read, I'd have to re-rate too many books... Is it a recommended read? Yeah, it is. It is :D; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rock Courtship (Rock Kiss, #1.5); Author: Nalini Singh; Genres: paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: 3,5 stars. Since I'm now familiar with the characters, this time I enjoyed it much more. Too short, but ok, it's not a full story. Maybe I should stop rating this kind of books. They're better then I give them credit for, just 'cause it's not really my thing. Not that I don't enjoy them, but I constanly keep waiting for something more. There is no more, and it's the entire point of those books. Nalini is a great writer, I like her style, I like her characters, and if I sometimes don't like the pace of the stories, or I keep expecting an extensive world building - that's just me. So if you're into this kind of books, go for it! Rock Kiss series is great!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rock Hard (Rock Kiss, #2); Author: Nalini Singh; Genres: romance, fiction; Review: 3.8 stars. Well... this is a pace of a story that I like. It's at complete odds with the super-insta-everything of Rock Addiction. Here, it takes time and quite some effort for the main characters to get on the same page. I loved it. I loved the suspense, the progression. I loved them as characters. They are even more 3 dimensional than the ones in the first 1.5 books. So... if I gave the Rock Addiction and Rock Courtship 3 stars, how come this one's not at lest 4, as it's so much more up to my taste? My rating system is very weird and doesn't make sense, even to me. The trouble is - 2 stars means "Shit" to me. 3 stars mean an entire range of how much I liked the book or not. It's like there are at least 5 more stars in those 3. Some of the books I gave 3 stars are much better than "Shit", but they're far worse than this one, per example. The trouble is - 4 stars for me means "Very, very, very good, I enjoyed it imensely". This one is just bellow that point. 4 stars will get only books with a very extensive world building, books that have something different and that I will most likely quote and reread a few times. 5 stars? 5 stars will get only a few books in my entire book-reading lifetime. Those are the books that left me staring for hours. The ones that I couldn't get out of even days, maybe even weeks after I've read them. The ones that made me feel, and feel deep. The ones that made me change my opinions, my world views... And THOSE are very, very rare. So, if I give a book 3.8 stars, it means it's actually very good. To me anyway.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Halton Cray (Shadows of the World, #1); Author: N.B. Roberts; Genres: history, young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: 4 stars! I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I would've given this book even more stars, if not for my "self-inflicted" boundary that only a few special books in my life time will get a 5 starred rating. I will start with a statement: I don't like YA. Even though it seems I've been reading quite a bit of it lately. You see, when we're talking about romance, I'm not into hand-holding and star-gazing. I don't feel that just lovingly looking into someone's eyes is enough. Call me carnal. I've been called dirty-minded before. So, naturally, Young Adult novels are usually too mellow, too naive for me, and I don't think I've given any such a novel more than 3 stars. Just because they always lack carnality. Possible spoilers ahead! What is special with this book is that I almost didn't feel the lack of sex. Almost. The story is so well written and the characters are so entertaining, the plot full of twists... I just didn't need it so badly. Not that I would have complained if there was some steamy scenes :) I wasn't expecting anything from this book, really. It's not my usual read. However, I've been very surprised at how quickly I got pulled into the world. I've read some of the other reviews, and it seems that you either love Thom, or hate him. I'm in the "love" group. I always appreciate intelligent, funny and sarcastic characters. Even when said sarcasm borders with plain abusiveness. I know some will find it a little bit too much. I didn't. I liked Thom and his wit, I loved Alex and her strength. What I liked even more is the suspense, the story-building and the plot twist I didn't really expect (and I thought I knew). What I didn't like is Thom becoming a bit too mushy at the end, and Alex being too stubborn at times. But it's romance, and I guess this falls into why I don't like YA generally. However, because of the overall impression, what would usually be a reason for me to rate a book with 3 stars, this one gets 4. Well deserved. Just because this is a debut novel, I would give it even more! So well written, a real enjoyment! Oh and btw. I really like the cover design! It's usual for indie and debut authors to not have very good covers. Not many of them can afford a real designer so it all falls down to doing it them selves. And N.B. did it great! Really great! I recommend it to anybody who likes well written scary stories, paranormal and fantasy novels and slow-building romances with funny and witty characters! Actually, everybody should try it!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: To Fall (The To Fall Trilogy, #1); Author: Ashlan Thomas; Genres: young-adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: 3,5 stars I received this book in exchange for an honest review (LoP or Lovers of Paranormal). My rating system explanation - 3 stars 3 stars - 3 stars have actually 10 stars within them selves. From 3.0 to 3.9, I'll always put 3 stars. Sometimes it's closer to 4 stars, but I wont rate it a 4-star, 'cause that means just a step more. A 3.5 star rated book means I actually like it, quite much. It has things I don't like, but overall I would say it's a good read! Overall: I actually liked it! I'm not sure what I expected, but I did like it. It had some parts that were beyond annoying, and they are the main reason I didn't give this book a 4 star. Some aspects of the story reminded me of Twilight. School setting, too-young, naive characters, super hot guy and clumsy and ordinary girl. Not that I find Edward hot, Xander is much more up to my taste. The review might contain spoilers from this point on! Likes: Characters. Yeah, even though Xander comes out too perfect, and Abby too clumsy, I had fun with them. The dialogues were funny at times, with even some smart-ass parts. I liked that. Side characters were fine, if a little blurry. World Building. Not my favourite angel world as I am an atheist, but I can and did appreciate the way the author imagined this world to be like. It could use more depth, it really could, but I am not going to say it's not enough as it's the first of the three books and I'm assuming more will be explained in the next two sequels. I like that Abby, as an angel-outsider keeps asking questions about the possibility of things. I also liked multiple 1st person point of views, that is actually my fave. Some scenes were very intense, very well written and amusing. The general writing style is quite good for my taste! Well.. not counting the parts I dislike... Dislikes: Abby. I get that she was meant to be a non-perfect everyday girl to whom we, the other everyday girls can relate to. But come on! No one is that clumsy and alive to tell the story! If not medically prevented from using hands properly, EVERYBODY can learn to hold a knife! Everybody can cut a piece of something and NOT bleed to death every few hours 'couse of severed finger or even an entire part of the hand. Really, how did Abby survive to be 20 before she met Xander? Was she in a cocoon or something? This makes no sense to me. And no one has this much misfortune to be in a danger ALL THE TIME, and to be in a constant need of saving. If she didn't cut her hand of first, then a villain will come and almost rape her. Like, every few days. And if not that, then she'll be stupid enough to RUN after her dog, even though she knows she'll die if she runs. Again,; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sky Ghosts: All for One (Sky Ghosts, #1); Author: Alexandra Engellmann; Genres: paranormal, romance, fantasy, young-adult; Review: 3.5 stars. I received a copy of this book from the author for an honest review. This was actually not bad! Not that I expected anything bad, but I usually don't read YA, so you must always take my reviews of YA books with caution. Either way, I liked the book! There were a few things I wished were different, but overall I did like it. Possible spoilers ahead!! I liked: The idea of people flying. No wings. Just flying. I usually DON'T like superhero shit. If you'll excuse my language. I like fantasy to be realistic. Yeah, I know, I just said a stupid thing. Oxymora is my middle name. :D No, really, I usually like to have things well described and logically explained. Flying without any visible aid usually doesn't fall into that category. Even so, I didn't mind it in this story. It was explained in a way that left a lot of space for more, but gave us enough of an explanation for you to think "ok, that might work." Characters: Pain and Jane are really nicely written! Especially Pain, who seems to be the focal character in this story. The sisters are strong, true warriors. I love strong women. Even so, the way they are made to be flawed is what made them even better. Flawed strong women is even better. Dave and Chad. I liked them! Especially the progress they made as characters, as well as persons. They were just two ordinary boys, in no way warriors we're used to reading about in those kind of books. I really loved their ordinarity (is that even a word?), which actually evolved into something else, something more. Chad is a great character. I loved him! I also loved suspense and the overall gloomy atmo. I love that in a book. I love other side characters as well, hope to see them more in subsequent books. There will be more books, right? I loved the writing style, too. Especially considering that, if I understood correctly, English is not Alexandra's first language. It's far from it to me, too, so I will just say, I loved it. I use a lot of "love" in this review... forgive me. Must be I'm PMS-ing or something. Didn't like: Constant POV switch. I found it confusing many times. I often had to go back to see who's POV I was reading. If there was ONE thing I would like to see changed in next books of the series, it's the POVs. There was also one stretch of pages where it got a little boring, and unclear what was actually happening. This is not such a bad thing, as it just fits into the style of writing. It's just my personal preference and has nothing to do weather the writing is good or bad. And it's good. So, anyway, why only 3.5 stars, since I was loving it all the way? My rating system is, as I've already described a few times, a bit odd. 3.5 stars is to me, what someone else would; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sky Ghosts: Marco (Sky Ghosts, #1.5); Author: Alexandra Engellmann; Genres: paranormal, romance, fantasy, young-adult; Review: 3.7 stars! This was a nice short story! If you've already read the "Sky Ghosts: All for One", then you're familiar with the characters. The story takes place some years before the events in "All for One", and explains Marco and Pain's relationship, or better, how it came to be. Pretty amusing! I gotta say, the writing style is already much better, even if I got to read the Arc version. Also, the constant POV switches, which was a big issue in the "All for One" is non-existent here. It was very easy and entertaining to read it! Great job Alexandra, can't wait to read the sequel to "All for One"! Recommend: to anyone who has read the first book in the series, as it's connected and it would be hard for someone who doesn't know about the world-building to understand what's all that about. Anyway, if you had any issues with the writing in "All for One", but liked the overall plot, this short story is for you! And it is a great example of what to expect in the next book!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, #1); Author: Karen Marie Moning; Genres: history, romance, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: 3 stars. I have no idea how to describe this book. I didn't expect much of it, I've seen all those reviews stating it the worst in the series... Okay, wasn't SO bad. But... firstly, I had trouble with the language. I had to consult with google more than once. English is far from my mother language, but Scottish brogue? It took some time for me to get used to some words and the style of writing. At the end, the style it self is not bad, Moning does know how to write! What I despised (and I say this despite the fact I'm a BIG fan of Moning's Fever series) is the perfection. Yup, perfection. Just how perfect a man can be? Or a woman, for that matter. I hate perfect characters. That's all I'm going to say regarding that issue. The other thing, again being connected to the characters: for a highly intelligent woman Adrienne is made to be, she surely is stupidly subborn. An intelligent woman would not hold looks to any relation with character. She HATES beautiful men. Really? To the point where she just can't let her self believe any men with looks? Really? Bah. I'll proceed with the series in hopes that the outside beauty will not be the most accentuated thing.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | goodreads |
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Title: PORTER-CABLE 7424XP 6-Inch Variable-Speed Polisher; Brand: PORTER-CABLE; Review: This product does an excellent job on car and boat finishes. I would rate it a 5 if it came with a hook and loop polishing head. If you buy this be prepared to spend more on either microfiber bonnets or hook and loop systems that use foam pads and you need to have enough to keep separate pads for compound, wax and polish. Easily cuts the time to wax a car in half. Prior to this I had a sears 10" orbital buffer. Truthfully there is no comparison. Documentation with the unit gives no useful info on how to use it for waxing but you can find lots of information on the internet.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: HDE® Motion-Detecting LED Light w/ IR Radial Sensor,GSI,LED0048" />; Brand: GSI; Review: This light has been very useful. I have one in a refrigerator that does not have a light. Still going strong several months later. Also have one in my garage, makes it easy to find my way in early morning dark. Update November 2011. This item did not last long in my freezer. Eventually moisture got into it and it would not work the item still works fine in dry places.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: WAYLLSHINE 7W 300LM Mini CREE LED Flashlight Torch Adjustable Focus Zoom Light Lamp for Riding, Camping, Hiking, Hunting; Brand: WAYLLSHINE; Review: I recently purchased this and another flashlight (pocket bonfire 250 lumen by Bright Medic). Side by side the bonfire is a bit brighter. That said the Bonfire costs twice as much and is a little larger. The flashlight here seems very well made and is a good value for the price.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dual LED Work Light on Telescoping Detachable Tripod 6600 Lumens; Brand: Powertech; Review: Renovating a house and the safety glass on one of the lights on my old halogen work light was shattered in the move. I was tired of burning my hands on that lamp and suffering from the heat it generated in small bathrooms. We have been using the Milspec lamp for more than a week now. the good - lamps light with only slight delay and produce a lot of light. even after 5 hours the lamp units are just a little warm. Stand is reasonably well built for home use. The bad, LED technology is still new and this product was expensive for the amount of light it produces. My guess it will be 25% to 50% cheaper in a year or two. There are also some minor design flaws. Assembly is pretty intuitive but the manual does not tell you what to do with the various washers included, so you get to guess.. Once assembled the stand is not very tall, probably only 48" but that has not really been a drawback for us even with 9" ceilings. Also the strain relief for the power cord is mounted about half way up the handle. If you use it, the lamps can not be tilted up. So it is useless. In addition, the thick power cord gets in the way of the lamp bracket and if you need to point the lamp upward you have to bend the wire at nearly 90 degrees right where it is attached to the lamp. So far it has not been a problem but not sure if it will affect the longevity of the wire connection. Still, I would ignore the drawbacks if it was a little cheaper and give it 5 stars. Drawbacks aside we are very pleased to have a safer lamp with a lot of utility; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Master Plumber 818-214 MP Toilet Flush Lever; Brand: Master Plumber; Review: We recently moved into a house with gold fixtures in a bathroom. Not ready to change all fixtures out but toilet handle in bad shape. Gold is not as popular today and many handles were expensive. This is a basic handle but was easy to install including bending the arm to fit the toilet. Would recommend to others; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wooster Brush 1831 Painter's Comb; Brand: Wooster Brush; Review: This is a must have if you are doing a lot of painting. Good brushes are expensive and will last a long time if cleaned thoroughly. Brush side removes dried paint and teeth help brush retain shape; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rejuv-A-Roller Automatic Paint Roller Cleaner 4 '; Brand: Rejuvaroller; Review: We are in the process of reprinting a house interior. In the past I would just throw out the roller because cleaning took forever and never removed all the paint. Use this for 4 minutes and paint is gone. Works best if you can connect to warm water supply. Look online and you can make a tool that will use your drill to spin dry the roller for a couple of bucks or buy one online for another $20; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Maasdam A-20 3/4 Ton Rope Puller with 20 Feet 0.5-Inch Diameter Rope; Brand: Maasdam; Review: Great tool to help pulling down moderate size trees on my yard. I use a separate rope to throw up in the tree. The 20 foot rope is more than enough to create tension on the line. I suggest wearing gloves having found some sharp edges on the tool. Amazon site recommended ProGrip 220400 tree hugger. It works ok but the loops are too large to fit fully in the hook on the Masdam tool; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hikari JD7203 - 50 Watt Halogen Light Bulb - T4 - Mini Candelabra Base - Clear; Brand: HIKARI; Review: My light needed a very specific halogen bulb that is hard to fin even on the Internet. Turns out this is the same lighting manufacturer that the company that manufactures the fan so I am hoping for good quality. All bulbs shipped worked on arrival. Will update on longevity in the future.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Broan 77DW Three Switch, Four Function Control-Heater/Fan/Light, Night-Light, White; Brand: Broan; Review: So far working great despite my electrician attaching the heater to the 5amp switch (even though I told him the instructions stated in bold not to). They promptly rewired to put the heater on one of 15 amp switches. Everything works fine. Broan also suggests this be installed in a single gang box which we did as part of a bathroom renovation; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener, Grey; Brand: Smith's; Review: Sharpens very guickly and easily; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Tools_and_Home_Improvement |
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