I bought this brand of burner because I have, and use almost daily, an Aroma rice cooker. And I love it. This hot plate is crap, plain and simple, good for nothing more than boiling water for tea. Anything that must remain on the high setting for more than three minutes or so, the burner keeps turning itself off and on, perhaps a safeguard to protect it from overheating. Used too long and you start to notice a pungent burning plastic odor. I'll use it to boil water for tea, but that is about it, until I can find something better. Another case of getting what you pay for. Save your money and buy something that will actually work.

UGH! Why does the author have to lie to try and sell books? I clicked the book since it was number 1 in shifters thinking it would have shifters/werewolves but no! I'm a shifter reader and I regret time wasted on this crappy writing, though I don't think I would be AS mad if it wasn't false advertising. It was boring and unoriginal and I would have thrown it at something had it not been on a kindle.

I am a collector of talking boards and I will say that there are some things about this board that I like and dislike. 1. The design of the board is different from the original William Fuld and Elijah Bond patents. The board has a very rough texture to it making the planchette difficult to glide across the board. It has the mixture of the new look and the glow-in-the dark version that is brought out by dimming the lights and using the light from the planchette that leaves a trail of glow-in-the-dark light and reveals hidden messages inside the board. On the negative side the board is flimsy and is not durable at all as was the case at least with the hardboard and masonite wood versions from Parker Brothers. 2. The Planchette I find a bit of a fascination to a degree. I like the fact that they made it look wooden; however, if you are going to make it appear to be wooden then the board to me needs to look more of the same way with more durability. The problem is that you have a huge planchette on a small board that is difficult to glide across the board because of the texture of the board and just the simple fact-of-the-matter that the board is too small. When I tried to use it I noticed that the planchette would go off of the board several times because it is too small. 3. It is battery operated...you fork out $20.00 for the board itself and then you have to get 3 AAA batteries to put inside of the planchette costing you at least an additional $5.00. This could cause leaks of acid on the planchette later on and cause the product to become defective leading one to buy another one in the future. I do find the light up part to be fascinating and make the board more interesting, but there are drawbacks for that. I realize that Ouija Boards have bad raps and that Hasbro is trying to make the Ouija Board game more appealing to the younger audiences and those with a vivid imagination, but this board will not ever outrate or replace the original Ouija Boards made and patented by William Fuld and Elijah Bond. I would recommend that if they want this board to be successful they are going to need to make the size a little larger and more durable like the hardboard or I think that masonite wood would be better, bring back the original design but with a more vintage look to it while still retaining the hidden glow-in-the-dark and hidden message part, keep the wooden look of the planchette and light up capability; however, make the light up capablity optional for players who can put the planchette under a light or lit window for an hour before playing and then when they touch the planchette it works in the same way that the battery operated version does. This conserves money for the consumer and toxic waste from battery acids. I say overall that this board is good for someone who is a collector of talking boards to see the changes that have occured over the centuries, but will never outwit the classic boards. If you are interested in strictly the classic versions go to amazon.com, ebay.com, or etsy.com in the vintage section. You might have to pay more for the boards because they are antique or vintage but the boards back in the day are far better than the ones that they make now! As I have titled for my review...William Fuld and Elijah Bond would roll over in their graves for the work that they did to patent this board!!! I know that things and times change but Hasbro has desocrated the integrity of Fuld and Bond's work along with Parker Brothers. Read this review for yourself or do some research on the new board and make your own decision about whether or not you should waste $25.00 to get it. If you collect boards and occasionally use it for fun then go for it, but if you are an avid Ouija user and a fan of the original classic then perhaps you should not...YOU DECIDE!!!