All been done before...
357687
I'm only about halfway through the book - and at this point, I'm not sure if I'm going to finish it. And honestly, I'm not sure that I need to because with all of the similarities to 50 shades I'm pretty confident I know how this is going to end. It really is a complete knock off of 50 shades and unfortunately reads more like a fan fiction versus something that I actually should have to pay money to read.

So indulge me for a moment as we think through the similarities between this and 50 shades...Girl meets boy, boy instantly decides he has to have her (but doesn't know why), boy happens to be rich and ridiculously handsome (and SPOILER also happens to be adopted!). Boy goes way over the top to simply get a date with her, girl seems to melt into a puddle just by looking at him, boy is CEO of own corporation (although not the dominating presence of Grey Enterprises), one boy flies helicopters another drives race cars, boy "doesn't do relationships" and is "damaged by his past", cheesy emails are exchanged (hmmmm...where have I seen that before?) and he just WON'T STOP SMIRKING (which was Christian Grey's facial expression of choice)!!! And let's not overlook the over the top innuendos that left me rolling my eyes (there's a 50 shades reference for you) every time he opens his mouth to say something. He comes off as creepy and only focused on one thing, which makes him super unattractive (and makes me want to slap him), but more importantly, it makes you question the sanity of Rylee and why she is actually giving this idiot the time of day. Amazing chemistry and stunning good looks are not the basis for an awesome relationship and when you have two characters that you aren't invested in at all, it's really hard to get into the book.

So, my advice - unless the second half gets drastically better save your money on this one. While 50 shades certainly has its issues, it is the better version of this familiar storyline.
1379844
Nothing new. Heard it all before. This book doesn't offer anything unique that people haven't already gone through or heard before.
548371
Well, I must say that I am again very disappointed.  The pictures are lovely, and the book wonderful, HOWEVER, I have seen almost every one of these photos before in my other decorating books.  I'm really getting tired of buying a "new" book with recycled photos!  I purchase a ton of interior design books, and have to say that others do the same thing--use the same pictures over and over.  Just throw a new title on the cover, and re-sell the same ideas.  What a way to keep the money flowing without any work.  Let's get some new material authors.
3099197
I had high hopes for this book, but almost everything has been published long long ago.  I want new information.  This was really just an attempt to beg for more money.  We need new info not a retelling of everything published previously.  I am really sorry that this was not what I expected.
3932524
Some interesting stories, but many of them have already been made public. Could have used an editor - any editor! Poorly written, and on a couple of occasions, the same story was repeated just pages later.
2888071
All of it...from the characters and storyline to the issues with the editing.  Second story I have read by this author...same issues in both.
3605580
Thankfully it's not another live album with burning car and underpass played for the umpteenth time.  Jeez, explore the rest of your catalog!  The mixes are quite different - a little harder edge with DM flourishes of background zips and swells.  Nice effort but not too exceptional compared with previous efforts.  It seems like the vocals were redone on a few tracks. a minor addition to the catalog but no Shifting City or Sideways.
769233
Time to start it all over again! Or better yet, do a re-reading in tandem with the Ragamuffin Gospel. Hallelujah!
1938673
I like the art to heart books, but when I ordered several at one time, I noticed how the designs were just rehashes from previous books.  Not a lot of new designs, just twists on old designs.
1903519
Awful.  Here's an idea.  Create something new rather than corrupting where others have gone before.
3449036
I thought there was too much repetition of the previous books in the series. I sometimes thought I had already read it.  Hope the next is all new material.
4957274
Kiss unsurprisingly deliver another attempt at some sort of greatest hits release. It seems they release 2 or 3 of these things each year without fail since they realized they can not produce any new music worth listening to and that people have gotten bored of the "farewell" tours that seem to come back to town every year.

There is no doubt about Gene Simmons dribbling on about Kiss being a business now rather then a band clearly means that he and the others will do everything they can to recycle the same old material in new packages to squeeze more money out of anyone gullible enough to buy these compilations that never get it even close to being right of what is the best material from what member.

It won't surprise me if this one gets re-released with a new name and cover next year with a 5th disc included that just says "Kiss' best of" and include songs missing here like, "Heavens On Fire", God Gave Rock N Roll", "Unholey" and such, or they will re-release the exact same thing, change one or two songs around, most likely just a live version of it and think it will be gold for them again.

Any real Kiss fan would just go and buy all the albums, and already have all the songs featured here, and then be disappointed with the selections actually put on this thing anyway.
1499325
Kind of  boring. In all fairness I may have heard him do a lot of this material before. The first time may have been funny..now not so much.
1028887
They really got some of the new talent on board for this, instead of what many other official remixes do - keep doing the same old thing. There's some amazing new artists out there and except for a few, all of these remixes are pure fire. This will get some play!
42573
Very disappointing. Nothing new here. All has been said before and better
2505648
The issue of reuse is part of the ad, but not all are useful a second time as don't always allow resetting.  More anon.
Tom
2432121
I've enjoyed the series up until this collection of short stories. I kept thinking that these were chapters that had been cut from the original books -  were cut and collected for the purpose of getting another book sale. They would have been fine in their place in the books, but it put me off to feel like I'd paid for some editing sweepings.