Sentences with phrase «only for the suspense»

It was an excellent way to structure the story, not only for the suspense but because her son Achilles helps us see his parents in a new and deeper way (that is, not just plot development but character development as well).

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Even if she ends up only isolated and rebuked, we know that the suspense while waiting for resolution is part of the «punishment.»

The only real suspense among these legislators - for - life in next year's elections is whether Republican Bill Larkin, 90 years old in February, will stand for another two - year term.

About the only suspense attendant to last week's judicial conventions in Albany for state Supreme Court, which one Democratic attendee called «extremely boring,» was whether a Capital District Democrat would emerge to challenge Ulster's Julian Schreibman.

Not to ruin the suspense, but not only do we have antibodies to BLV, the nasty little retrovirus integrates its DNA into our breast cells, where its associated with increased risk for breast cancer.

Not only does this shortsightedly prevent most of her later sequences from posing their full potential of suspense (since she surely can't die), but it also reveals that her teammates won't be joining her for debriefing.

A bit more suspense would have gone a long way here, and while director David Gelb, whose prior experience had been in the crowd - pleasing documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, has turned in a slick - looking feature for one with such a small budget (reportedly, only $ 5 mil), it really can't compete with better films out there in terms of quality, while it's too straight - faced in execution to at least give us some choice b - movie thrills.

However, as solid as it is in most areas, I can only give the film a modest recommendation because, as a whole, it is curiously uninteresting, and what should have built up to edge - of - your - seat suspense, lays dormant for the duration.

Bad Samaritan (R for violence, drug use, pervasive profanity and brief nudity) A suspense thriller revolving around a car valet moonlighting as burglar (Robert Sheehan) who breaks into the home of one of the restaurant's rich customers (David Tennant) only to find a kidnapped woman (Kerry Condon) tied up there.

At only 83 minutes, The Hitcher is bad, but not unwatchable, but the lack of tension, intrigue, and evocative suspense makes it a waste of time for any who've ever seen the original.

The film is rated PG, but only for the incredible suspense and fear for the families» lives.

The film ably balances suspense and thoughtful storytelling for the majority of its running time, and concludes both stories admirably, only to fall apart in the last few minutes by suddenly placing all of its emphasis on incident instead of character.

One thing that Wan is notorious for is always bringing in plucky comedic characters during points where the suspense is building, but only ruin the scene.

From the opening sequence of getting rid of poor «effected» grandpa the suspense only lifts for some short lived moments of happiness.

I'm no sucker for horror films, but I can tell you that this one, straddling the gore / suspense divide and leaning to the former, is only a bit better than the genre's average output.

Only Scorsese could make an advertisement for Catalan wine maker Freixenet into a beguiling love letter to the master of suspense.

A disturbing yet mesmerizing psychological thriller about a girl who runs away from a cult only to become increasingly paranoid that its members have tracked her down, «Martha Marcy May Marlene» (so titled for the various names that its protagonist uses throughout the course of the film) is bone - chilling suspense at its best.

The bad news is that the movie can't sustain its charm or suspense for the entire film (despite the fact that the movie is only 81 minutes long).

Not only was Henning Mankell's The Troubled Man a featured Book of the Day last week — it is also the Top Pick for mystery and suspense for the month of April!

- Nicholas Meyer, New York Times Best Seller and Screenplay Academy Award nominee for The Seven Percent Solution; screenwriter, The Human Stain; director of Star Trek II — The Wrath of Khan «Juliana Maio's City of the Sun belongs in the «one percent» of new novels to read, not only because of the way she weaves suspense to keep you turning pages, but because she has married it all to a fascinating point in World War Two history with Middle East setting descriptions that will have you swearing you've been there.

If I had lucked out and got an agent for my first novel, a vampire romantic suspense, and it had sold to a publisher, and if it had sold only 3,000 copies in the first months, (i.e. being with a publisher wouldn't have led to an increase in sales due to the magic fairy pixie dust I'm told that publishers employ), I would never have published the second or third book in the series and likely would have been dropped by the publisher for publishing a «dud».

Worth Dying For is the kind of explosive thriller only Lee Child could write and only Jack Reacher could survive - a heart - racing page - turner no suspense fan will want to miss.

Targeted Age Group:: Adult Category: Mystery / Suspense Print book price range: 10.30 - 11.78 Audiobook price range: 13.96 - 19.95 eBook price range: 0.99 About Death by Chocolate: Lindsay's only secret is the recipe for her chocolate chip cookies, but she is surrounded by neighbors with deadly secrets.

The prose might have been brilliant, but if her agent only wanted to represent YA, for example, the writers of suspense, westerns, and poetry were simply wasting their time with their queries.

Now, she uses only three names: Jayne Ann Krentz when writing contemporary romantic - suspense; Amanda Quick for historical romance - suspense; and Jayne Castle when penning paranormal romance - suspense.

The new paramilitary suspense thriller is being launched at the special introductory ebook price of only $ 2.99, for several days.

Sure, this means your readers have to wait longer for your next book, but if they're already your readers, the only thing you're creating is anticipation and suspense!

Save the suspense and mystery for the Free game announcements that are gonna make our jaws drop (kinda like how that whole 12 free games announcements for ps + at E3 that made everyone's jaws drop and probably increased PS + subscriptions by 50 % only for those people to be disappointed with each following month and most likely wont renew their subs next year if things keep going the way they have... or at least switch that sub to an EU PSN account which is getting the MUCH sweeter deal).

This is one of the most intriguing new features with the release of ME3 because it will be great wondering who these characters that can be effected are, as knowing in advance will only help to build the suspense for me, at least.