Two stars for consistency
589559
Rosenberg is an idiot and a philistine, granted, but a consistent idiot and philistine.  Some may say that his book is the reductio ad absurdum of 'scientism' or 'naturalism', but I prefer to say it is an intellectually honest recognition of where scientism and naturalism logically lead.  The only problem is that Rosenberg's commitment to naturalism is so blind, irrational, and incompetently argued that no intelligent reader can come away from this book unaware that Rosenberg is an abysmally stupid logician.  Indeed, he more or less accidentally demonstrates that naturalism is a logically incoherent philosophy.  But, still, two stars for following that logical incoherence to its logically inevitable conclusion.  His premises may be asinine, but he sticks with them to the end.  Give credit, then, to his intellectual (if that is the right word) honesty.
821703
The product quality is not consistent. We bought th u s twice and the flavor and texture were fabulous! The next two cases were watery and tasted bland and cheap. I would rather pay more for consistent quality that I know is alwAys there. We aren't buying this anymore.
976607
I think a 1.5 star is a good review for this record, but I will give them 2 since only whole stars are allowed.
I just don't think this album is anywhere as good as their older albums, especially Anchor Drops. They whole album feels inconsistent and just different composition edited together to make long songs.  Almost like they took jams they have written the past 2 years and picked the best, but only pieces of them, and squashed them together (the Jimmy Stewart compilations do a better job to combining some of their best jams in their entirety). I just felt highly disappointed with this album and think it is a huge step backwards
1009678
These LED Solar String Lights are nice but they are not consistent. Some nights they come on, some they don't. It needs to be turned off completely to get fully charged, otherwise each night they glow just a bit dimmer every night. (That is, IF they decide to turn on.) I ended up buying plug-in LEDs instead because I appreciate consistency.
1159342
I really do want to like this magazine. For one, the cover is almost so pretty and comforting, plus they cover many aspects that may be of concern to vegetarian lifestyle, such as environment, health, politics, etc.

However, the recipes are inconsistent. Some, like the readers' best, can be excellent. Many of their other recipes fall short though, some by glaring oversight (for example, forgetting salt). Also, their 'ethnic' recipes usually aren't that great. Their preoccupation with lowfat recipe also unfortunately lead to sacrific of taste. And seriously does anyone think PAM is healthier than olive oil??

VT is really best when it focuses on American classics done vegetarian. Things like chilis, pot pies, and casseroles.

I still give this 4 stars because I think except for the recipes, the magazine isn't all that bad, plus there aren't many other competitors for this market. Their CS has been very friendly when I called. If you aren't as picky as I am about getting the exact recipes right, then this is a nice magazine. As for me, once my subscription stops, I'm switching to buying time-tested recipes books instead.
3975812
The item works OK from a consistency standpoint, but it really fails in two areas: (1) a significant delay between the time you press the button to the time you can talk and (2) very poor audio quality.  For (1), when you are just trying to communicate, you'll find yourself sometimes not waiting for the been and start talking, so end up repeating yourself.  It's not a big deal, but it is annoying when you do so.  For (2), it is a much bigger deal.  The whole point of getting these is to be able to communicate remotely rather than running up/down the stairs or using the phone intercom feature, which is less handy.  The sounds is muffled rather than distinct.  It sounds a bit like you are talking into a tube.  Ultimately, when you are often being asked to repeat yourself, or you are asking the person on the other end to do so, it wastes time and is a bit exasperating.  :-)

I am returning these items and have replaced them with a *much* better system: "Samcom 10-Channel Digital FM Wireless Intercom System".  You can find them here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018JSC8VI/.  We just got them today, and the audio quality is stellar!!
3427571
Being a longtime fan and follower of genuine hip-hop, J5's first album, "Quality Control", sparked some interest.  I found "Quality Control" to be a good hip-hop album, but not excellent.  I feel the same way about this one.  While "Power In Numbers" has some great tracks with nice rhymes and catchy beats, there are simply too many tracks with sub-standard beats and sub-par rhymes.  Also, I could do without the filler.  I would be happy if more songs on this album could be like "Sum of Us" (track 12).  This is a great attempt, but in order for an album to receive more than 2 stars, it needs to make some attempt to flow from beginning to end without the prescence of less compelling songs that ultimately get skipped through every time the album is played.  I have been looking for a group to top (or even equal) the work of "A Tribe Called Quest".  Sadly, I'm still searching.  While Jurassic 5 cvertainly seems to have the talent, they haven't showed their full potential yet.  Hopefully, someday.
3723535
This memory is good when it reads. Unfortunately it is not consistent.
2547736
I have loved Amelia and her parasol from the first book in the series, Crocodile on the Sandbank.  However, the latest entry falls curiously flat.  All the familiar characters are present -- Emerson, Selim, Nefret, Ramses,  David, etc.  And there's an Egyptian mystery to be solved.  But it never  works the way it should.  Changing from Peabody's first person to  Manuscript H to Nefret's letters becomes tiresome.  If Ramses and Nefret  are to carry the series, let them tell the whole story, and allow Peabody  to sit back.  Or just let Peabody and her parasol take charge the way they  should.  I'm looking forward to the next book because there were too many  loose ends in this one.  And I hope the next installment returns to the  quality of the earlier books.
3728331
La Isla Bonita (The Pretty Island) has a problem with bandits and need them removed. To that end, they make a deal with Pete Sanchez. If he kills the bandits, he can keep all the bandits loot. Sanchez sends telegrams off to a dozen mercenaries to meet him in Mexico. Of those dozen is one Tate Gilmore, who is currently with Elizabeth Liz Archer, otherwise known as Angel Eyes. Though Tate and Liz never hire out their guns, they agree that this may be a time to do just that.

** TWO STARS! Typos abound, (Example: Chapter Flour) but otherwise the story is okay. Most of the story is teaching women how to use guns, traveling, and strategizing. The bad thing is that, like the last book, this one ends in a cliffhanger. I cannot find any book numbered ten. The ending feels rushed and readers are left believing that Liz and Tate are about to be captured and executed. If so, this is a poor way to end a series. **

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
2816526
This worked great the first couple of times I used it then my phone kept notifying me about a "weak charge" and all it would do is BARELY maintain my phone's battery level. And that's if I didn't touch it. If I did, I would start to see the battery level slowly drop.
Judging by the other reviews, this product lacks consistency. I wouldn't recommend
3559952
As a confirmed Scalzi fan, I have to say that this is the second outing from this author lately which has disappointed me. The other was _Fuzzy Nation_, and both imply a certain laziness or uninterest on the part of the author for his later works.

_Redshirts_ starts out with an intriguing premise but never develops that premise beyond the most superficial treatment. Instead of a brilliantly executed completely resolved convoluted plot, such as in his _Android's Dream_, _Redshirts_ adopts a tone which can best be described as all participants shouting at each other constantly while on a rushed through poorly explained resolution.

Even the resolution isn't fully expressed within the body of the plot. Instead Scalzi resorts to the lame gimmick of 'codas' which aren't really different endings  or variations, but rather tacked on plot resolutions two of which are reasonably interesting (if uninvolving) to read but one of which is more shouting cranked up to 140 dB. Yes, these elements add to the story but they also could have been worked into the main plot bringing a good deal of added texture to this shallow novel, but that would have taken some effort. Instead, (refer back to laziness) they are just thrown on at the end to lengthen the book by about a third and it's left to the reader to shoehorn them into the main narrative.

I have enjoyed previous Scalzi works so much I will surely give him another try if he chooses to produce another novel, but I doubt I'll pre-order as I did this one. I held off reviewing this work because I feel rather sad having to give two three star reviews in a row from an author I have always held to be a solid five star, but that's the way I see it.
241445
I really wanted to like this-the writing was well-done, conversations believable, but.......the writing, pacing and plot began to fall apart with arriving at Eva's house. But honestly, it was still "good reading."  Yet I have to admit that my biggest issue, causing to to almost stop reading the book, repeatedly, was Sadie and her reactions to and behavior towards Jefferson. Her BFF and room mate is multi-phobic, and can barely function outside of her apartment, and even then, she's still a mess, but Sadie is accepting, kind and supportive. She's even kind, more or less, to Deacon, being kind and caring, knowing that he's similar to her roomie (bishop? Bishley? I'm blanking on her name)  But to Jefferson, not matter what he does, or says, she's constantly mean and downright bitchy. It's obvious that they are all friends, and trust each other to live across from each other, and go ghost hunting together, but yet she's repeatedly  saying things about how he's creepy and weird, and on a much larger scale than just feeling confused about liking him-even after she learns what an awful childhood he had, how he tried so hard to be nice and was kind of bullied, she does pretty much the exact same thing, and then gets super-posses when called out, she even tells him that she's so embarrassed of him that she doesn't want anyone to know that she likes him (what is she, 12?) Plus, besides a few heavy-handed attempts, via comments, there's not too much that Jefferson does that is so awful. And Sadie ALWAYS wears yellow, uses being Cuban as and excuse to be a bitch and flips out if anyone disagrees with her-she was just an unlikable character. I think that the whole "Doppelganger" twist was both poorly done and poorly explained, so the end kind of whispered off.  I think that, with some character tweeking, and plot tightening, this could eventually be a great series.....
2562961
Well, I'm starting to see a pattern develop with Christa Faust and her "Angel Dare" novels. They're pretty good (or at least decent) up until the last few chapters or--in the case of "Choke Hold," her second Angel Dare novel--the last few pages. And then they fall apart.

In both cases (and both Angel Dare novels), I have to wonder if major changes weren't mandated to leave things open for another sequel. Or...maybe Christa Faust just sucks at writing good endings. I could speculate why or be more specific, but I don't want to give too many spoilers. I wouldn't want to be a sympathetic male character in any of her books, that's for sure.

Let's just say the endings of both books lack gravitas or real narrative satisfaction. The ending of "Choke Hold" is even less satisfying than the end of "Money Shot" (the first Angel Dare novel). I had high hopes for the sequel, which were not realized. There is plenty of violence and a little bit of sex, however, if that's all you are looking for.

But let's backtrack. "Choke Hold" is the MMA fighter-focused sequel to "Money Shot." It looked like Angel Dare was headed for life in prison at the end of "Money Shot." Yet in "Choke Hold," she's a fugitive on the run from the men she testified against. Apparently, her Federal Witness Protection program stint went very much awry. And, by sheer coincidence, she finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy surrounding two very different MMA fighters--one of whom is the son of Angel's ex.

The author sets up lots of expectations in the reader about possible plotlines...and then takes a wrecking ball to all of them. This may have been intended to be daring or bold or avant-garde or some kind of feminist statement, but it just comes off as sloppy and careless writing. Either the book needed to be finished in a hurry or a lot of last-minute changes were required...or the author just takes perverse pleasure in frustrating the reader.

Vengeful Angel Dare was much more interesting than Fugitive Angel Dare. Sad, but true.

The author does make these emotionally and physically damaged MMA fighters somewhat compelling, even though I have no interest in MMA fighting whatsoever. While a female author's perspective was a boon in "Money Shot," which focused on the porn industry, that same perspective seems much less at home in the macho overload MMA world.

Unfortunately, "Choke Hold" is a lackluster sequel that provides much of the same types of action and plot as in the first novel. Only the faces and locations change. I devoured the book quickly, but I was very disappointed by the lackluster ending.
1234515
I loved the first book, but not this one. It's was mediocre at best and the grammar was not up to par. Total disappointment. Returned it in my KU Account. I waited for this book like most of us, but I was disappointed. I'm not understanding how it's ranked so high and has a 4 Star average.

Simone and Andriano are back at it. He find out he's the father of three kids and reacts as expected. He's upset she kept them from him. One moment Simone is wanting him then the next she doesn't. She's truly inconsistent. And at one point her beloved grandmother dies, who is a major part of her life per her and there's no funeral but we get a funeral for her best friends father. I was lost. Then her mother arrives out of no where and leaves just like she came. Andriano was the best part of the book, and that's why I'm giving it 3 Stars. He's consistent. He wants her and his kids and says it and does what he needs for the most part. However, I had issues with him leaving her alone with his children knowing he was in the mafia and people wanted him dead. Why not hire and outside security company to protect her and his children.

Some of the other issues where the repetition of entire passages. I had to stop and go back because I though I accidentally hit the back button, but the editor made a big no no. Oh and there were other grammar mistakes as well.

And then there was Simone. She was all over the place. Why bring a new guy around when she knew Andriano was half cocked and ready to hurt any man in her life. She was immature at times.

Overall I was disappointed with the book. It honestly fizzled compared to the first which was a great read.

The good thing is this is a new author and she has room to grow. Though most of the KU authors and books have been overrated but have more reviews than most of the top authors in this genre who aren't in KU. Hmmm.

Pros:
Andriano knows what he wants.
Andriano is pure alpha.
Cute kids

Cons:
Grammar isn't as good as the first book.
Simone will get on your nerves.
Incomplete ending with the grandmother and mother.
Repeated passages! That's a big no no!
There will be a book three in this series.
2787716
Laying 8x36in tile is a pain and levelers make it a bit better.  When I first started using these I was very happy, then I must have got a bad batch and was really annoyed.  The first 4 or 5 bags were fine but then one bag was just terrible.  Nearly 80% of the clips would break before I got a chance to use the clamp to tighten them.  Hand tightening kept snapping the clips.  I eventually got past that bag and it was fine again for a bit and then it happened again, another bad bag.  When I ran out of the bags I had ordered off Amazon I went to my local HD store and bought some thinking they would be fresh and not have the same issues.  Low and behold, I was wrong, again half of the bags had the same issue, premature breakage.

If they could only get some consistency in their product.  The price is right and they work, they just need consistency.
3034357
Consistency...Consistency...Consistency....thats one of the main things that makes the readers of a series keep coming back for more.  The ability to "get to know" the characters and know they will be the same people, with the same frailties from book to book.  And W.E.B. Griffin has always been wonderful at this aspect of series writing.  Yet, he fails miserably in this, his latest book in the Badge of Honor Series.  Everybody else has spoken of the timeline inconsistency and I have to ditto those thoughts.  I found myself going crazy searching for such inconsistencies rather than truly enjoy the book and also wasn't quite fond of the sudden change in Mayor, D.A., and Police Commissioner with zero explanation.  Furthermore, I found another inconsistency that disturbed me just as much, if not more.  In all of the previous books, Matt Payne's denial from the Marines had been as a result of a "minor problem with his eye".  Yet in describing it late in this book, he describes it as a problem with his ear.  Very disturbing for a rabid fan.  It was still a pleasure to read and likely would have been a 4 star book if I was not familiar with his previous works.  But being an avid fan who has read all his works, I have to ask "Where have you gone Mr. Griffin and who is doing your writing now"?