no spoilers just opinion
596731
my opinion is along the lines of the others, harry potter is an intricate story filled with love friendship honor betrayal the fight againt evil the choice we all have to make between what is right and what is easy and a wonderul world of magic muggles Hogwarts and wizards and witches jsut learned what it is to be so, i read the other books multiple times trying to figure out the mystery and had almost everything figured out before the epilogue was published this last week, even so JK managed to lead me down a path to a conclusion more than even i thought it would be and to be honest i was astounded at myself for not thinking the most obvious point of it all. in this series i laughed i bawled my eyes out i cheered and i booed, and most of all i loved all these wonderful characters, JK tied up all her plot points and hints, what a masterful story this woman had in her head!!!
my only disapointed point what how much information of her wonderful characters especially the weasleys with all they risked over the years for Harry and what was right.. were barely touched on when it was all done. THOSE plot points that weren't tied up bothered me the most. and like all the other potter fans i am more than disheartened today that its all over.cept the movies.  i highly recommed this series to anybody not just children, but if your children do read it read it WITH them you can get jsut as much out of it as they,  please be aware that the older harry gets the scarier and more REAL the reality that is around harry gets. but its still worth every second. DUMBLEDORES ARMY!
ENJOY!
4388659
I liked this book, mostly because the main characters in it were already filled out back story-wise, and no need to do THAT again. She spent a decent amount of time giving a look into the life and times of Stevie, but not too much time (which is good, cuz *SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!******he dies at the end, I HATE getting attached to characters who die, so thanks for not doing that Steffy!) However, having known a lot about Claire and Chris, gives her NO reason to drop a good 1/4 of the story down the drain. There is the arrival of Chris on Rockfort, and then he walks down a hall or two to a room that had a jet just waiting for someone to fly it! I agree that some of the crap he had to do in the game to get access to that room was rather out-of-this-world, even for RE, but couldn't she at least spent 1 more chapter devoted to him searching for a freaking key or something??? Normally books don't piss me off like this one did, but Claire is the main character for WELL OVER 1/2 of the game and in the book, so why shorten Chris' part any more than it already was?? Seriously, that took the wind out of my sails...I was really liking his arrival and loss of his equipment but three grenades (which his under-equipped status would have made for GREAT hand-to-hand and improvisational combat detail, but NOOO) but the next thing I know, I turn the page and he had just completed 2 hours of game play and a 5,000 mile flight in 1 paragraph. Seriously S.D. Perry...you lost me at that point. From then on, I just completed it because I was so close, and didn't wanna feel like I wasted money on it. Also, she continues this trend of taking leaps and bounds over the last 1/4 of the game. No fight with Claire/Steve, she just runs and is able to escape just in time...seriously, that sentence I just wrote is about as action packed as that whole scene is. If you can stand all that, feel free to give this a read, but after page 200, it seems like she screwed off until she got a call from her publisher saying "You have 48 hours to finish it" and she scribbled like mad.
4892905
I enjoyed this book.  I liked the idea of the 2 alien brothers as the enemy and incorporating the Mandalorians.  Seeing their technology and what they could create was interesting and I liked the biots.  It was only a matter of time before the original cast got too old to realistically continue on adventures like this and in this story they seem to be wounded more often and more severely than usual.  I thought using Vestara Khai was a good idea, but I'd like to have seen her be more involved in this story.  I like Jedi vs Sith instead of the supernatural like Abeloth.  I also didn't really like the Yuuzhan Vong only because I thought that series just dragged on endlessly at times.

There is some good action in this story and I don't really think it lagged at any point.  I am fine with Han, Leia, Luke and Lando becoming secondary characters as long as they are still part of the new stories.  Maybe being similar to Yoda and Obi Wan in episodes 4-6.  I like Vestara, Jaina, Jagged Fel, Tahiri, etc.  They could all be interesting characters if they are developed.

I know Christie Golden is due to release the 1st book in her Sword of the Jedi series in 2014 and I hope that involves the Sith, Vestara Khai or an enemy of that type.  No more of this mystical fantasy land with supernatural enemies.  A series with Jedi vs Sith would be nice for a change.  Some new Sith Lords would be refreshing.  I do hope that Han, Luke, Leia and Lando still have a role in this series though.
1486810
I'm not sure if there is a Manga regarding this show or any other sort of Media, my review for this is based only on the actual Anime, for that is all I have seen.

That being said I find people are being a bit on harsh on the reviews, at least in my opinion. To be honest the plot is doing nothing new. A military organization is trying to wipe out Japan and it's up to the resistance to fight back and keep Japan out of the clutches of this organization. It's not something new but the way the fights, the plot, and the characters are presented seemed fresh and new to me, for the most part I very much found myself enjoying the series.

The stand out here for me was the music and art. If you are a huge fan of soundtracks this is one you may not want to miss. The show does a wonderful job of setting the mood, from sad moments to some of the most epic fights the show can offer. And when it comes to over the top fights this show is not hurting at all, it has enough action to suit almost anyone needs.

When it comes to the characters themselves I found myself connection with quite a few and feeling their pain when the plot turned against them. A couple of reviews I have seen said, the characters seemed almost "robotic" or they changed to follow the plot. Personally I didn't see any of that at all. Sure the characters change throughout the show but it's because of traumatic events that affect them, I can't recall a single time where they changed their personality without some reason at all.

Overall I found myself enjoying this show, it's something I will watch again and I always find myself listening to the Soundtrack. I don't think this is one that should be missed. Take the show for what it is, and I think you will enjoy it.
569206
(Review first published at Goodreads by myself)
Not sure how it will fit in with big story, so for now 4 stars, as I do not see it as significant. No chapters, one POV.
OK read, recommended but not necessary as far as I can see, but that may change when I read the other books in the series, currently reading Abaddon's Gate, Expanse #03.
Reasonably long read (took me too long) for the price, more than a shorty or novella, just not long enough to be counted as a novel, I think.
1003786
Call it a 3.5.  The game is good enough with decent sound and the graghics at times are very good, but I don't think they are up to the 360.  I cannot vouch for the online play, I'll leave that to others.  But, for those of us who like a good single player game (not online) or to play co-op (offline) it ain't there.  I love the fact that you can play any of the hounds and do each one through the limited single player game, but there really is no single player game, much less co-op.  There really is no story line and it is over in about an hour or so.  I was really dissapointed in that part of it.  So if you're like most and only want to play online you'll probably like it, but if you are hunting for a good campaign game pass it by for now.  One way or the other I'd wait for the price to go down if I had it to do over again.
4544912
I have just started reading the first book in the series, Better World after seeing it suggested to me on BookBub.  Before I finished reading all the reviews (almost all 4 and 5 stars) it looked like the kind of book I really enjoy.  Although the first book was free, I see that I can get the box set of 1-3 together cheaper than buying the 2nd and 3rd books, so I am going to do that even before I finish the first one.  I will come back and update my review after I have completed the series and perhaps the prequels.
3089949
Cool to bring these threads together.  Character-focused.  The plot isn't: can they stop the bad guy.  It's: Can these personalities work together to become more than the sum of their parts.  Meanwhile there's great quipping and decent action.  And is that finally a memorable line of music (if only one)?  And a decent villain.
861225
I personally found this book a little better than average. This is my personal opionion and I will list my two biggest CONs, there may be *SPOILERS*

CONS:
 - Not a single person in the story acted like real people. By this I mean things, like agreeing without much hesitation to working for your kidnappers. Like being concerned about your family, for a sentence and than never thinking about them again. Like the military letting someone go with such awesome power.

 - I really disliked the character of the Captain (zerki). She never did anything to inspire the loyalty of the crew, who served her. The threat she used to gain the employment of Gavin is how hard his life would be if the Union ever found him. Than she betrays him (yes I know it was for the good of the universe, but sh went behind his back and presented it as a fait accompli), to the Union in order to help win the war. However, unlike earlier, Gavin now has no problems with joining.

When I read, unless it is really glaring I don't notice grammatical issues, so I can't comment on that aspect. Overall the book was little better than average,not horrible but not great. I will most likely not ever read it again, because there is really nothing in it that will draw me back.

Like I said at the beginning these are my personal opinion and others my differ (there is a 5 star review) I encourage the author to keep writing.
4262572
Dont like the story line mode. its too long and theres no face to face fight mode. I pass. ... .
4815386
I have watched the first season of "Justified" on DVD and loved the show and the character of Raylan.  When I saw that Elmore Leonard had come out with an complete book (not just his short stories) with Raylan as the lead character, I picked it up. I "just liked it" not to good, not to bad, but not much that I would recommend it to anybody.

I will not go into the story-line, many other reviews have already done this so I will just rate the book on its elements (0 to 5 being highest):

Protagonist Development: 2
Antagonist Development: 2
Minor Character Development: 2
Storyline: 2
Setting: 3
Theme: 2
Writing Style: 3
Overall Rating: 2
926252
This book was great, as was the last two. I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next. For some reason I see a lot of negative reviews on this book and I do not understand why. Some of the reviews are slamming the book for religious content, some for carry over  content, and others for poorly written and jumping across timelines. I appreciated the religious content and, it is the authors right to include it in his books if he feels called to do so. There was a little carry over content from other books, but I feel it was done for a couple of reasons, it allows someone who has not read the previous books to pick up theis book and read it and not feel lost, and for those who have read the previous books it adds a little more content that was not in those books, as well as, refreshes the memory on a few key events. I feel it was done tastefully. I do not feel the bok was written poorly, the jumping across timelines, and the back and forth with characters, is the style of writing the author uses to allow him to tell multiple stories at once. It is a style I am not used to but enjoy. If you have a hard time following this style of writing you can always skip through the book and follow one storyline at a time.
431060
I just finished this game - and reading some of the review they are spot on.  The only thing I didn't like about this game is the timeline -- I personally don't enjoy games/movies that bounce around on the timeline.  For some reason, I'm always confused as to where we are in the timeline so most of this game I just dismissed when are where (except for when she was a kid of course) and just played the game without even thinking about when the time takes place.  That is a shame - because I couldn't enjoy the story as fully as a typical game.  But don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the game.  I just don't know when some of these things happened  haha  It's a good buy for $15 - worth the time.  I was snowed in with a blizzard, and I played this in one day.
2237090
If you enjoy weapons, this is the series for you. Not a bad story. Just not my kind of story. Prefer wittier dialogue or at least more inventive sarcasm. I'm with Trip, there needs to be some beauty and good to make the world worth the sacrifice.
1960476
I like most of Ubisoft games, of course not ALL of the Ubisoft games. I think they *get* it, when making games. I only gave 4 stars coz I haven't played the entire game yet; but, what I saw so far, I liked.

I have played the other Assassin games so I know what I am getting into, when I bought the game. I am not disappointed, yet.
3086077
I just want to say I really liked the book, fair warning this is not a book you can just pick up.  When you have 100 pages or so of back ground info in the back of the book that should tell you something is wrong.  This is not a book a reader will just pick up and read.  I think this would make a far better movie series then game of thrones.  That said I do like the fact Weber said there will only be 2 more books (the church is bankrupt in one or two years).  This is a great series and I have enjoyed it.  However it seems like he is leaving some characters behind and creating a whole new legion and nearly everyone is under the Charis name.  It would be far more realistic to have a lot more from the mainland nations (and he might be setting them up that way).  Charis was tiny in the first books.  Now it is the best land force in the world???  Have some fun and set up for an interesting series after the church falls or calls down the bombardment.  I want to know how they are planning on bringing everyone into the new digital age.  NOTHING has actually sent the people towards that with any speed.  That was the whole point of the PICAS.  You have been stuck in a time warp and it is getting long.  Bring them up to date.
3577596
Critics are critics, and some chop this show up to be to fan-service-ish.  While for some that may be the case, for others it is an acceptable balance with all the other story parts.  This is almost an anime walking-dead, and is pretty entertaining to see the dynamics between the males & females - how each gender shows what they thing is important, and unimportant during this type of crysis.