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‘It Starts With Us’ never should have started

After riding the way of the very successful It Ends With Us, Colleen Hoover's follow-up novel It Starts With Us never should have started at all. Poorly written characters, unlikeable motivations, and awkward stylistic choices make this would-be romance into a true train wreck. 


Spice and nothing-else nice ruins ‘Kingdom of the Feared’

Kingdom of the Feared is the final edition to Kerri Maniscalco's Kingdom trilogy. Despite so much potential in the magic system and world building, Kingdom of the Fallen falls short on delivering. Offering up weak characters, poorly written plot and dialogue, and a lack of development. 


Grin and bear the horror that follows ‘Smile’

Smile, written and directed by Patrick Finn, is a horror film hiding overused horror tropes and poor character development behind a toothy smile. Despite inspired cinematography, Smile is nothing short of an empty grin.