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emily.seibl
Mehso-so

The book was okey,
the amount of times they almost died was something else …🥲
But ngl had some really good written spice in it

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5feet.of.fury
Let the Right One In | John Ajvide Lindqvist
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This was a very dark gritty horror. I can‘t say it wasn‘t well done, but I will say I wanted to be done reading it atleast 100 pages before it ended. it was endlessly gory & the bullying Oskar experienced was stomach turning. I‘m not typically squeamish but it got to be ALOT. I love a gross ugly vampire story & the atmospheric mystery surrounding Oskar‘s neighbor delivered for sure.

ShyBookOwl This was my favourite book for years, but I know there's no way I could read it now that I have a son. It's a tough read but soooo powerful. The movie adaptations (Swedish of same title, and American called Let Me In) are more my pace now 😅 7d
5feet.of.fury @ShyBookOwl I think that might be part of it for me, pregnancy hormones & impending motherhood is making me soft 😅 I have owned the American version on DVD since it came out and have never watched it, and I might never after this 🤣 7d
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BookmarkTavern Sounds intense! 6d
ShyBookOwl @5feet.of.fury 🤣 I promise all the MOST intense stuff has been removed from the American version (and a lot of it from the aswedish one too) 6d
ShyBookOwl @5feet.of.fury Also, congrats on impending motherhood 🤗 6d
5feet.of.fury @ShyBookOwl I hope they took out the cats 😩 6d
ShyBookOwl @5feet.of.fury lol there is a cat attack scene in the Swedish movie, but I don't think it's in the American one 6d
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RedCurly
Empire of the Damned | Jay Kristoff
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I love this series. However, I had a bit struggle because till the last 200 pages nothing really important happened and we only got just a tiny bit new information. Than everything happened in the same time. But I loved it and I cannot wait till the third part published.

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shortsarahrose
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Cafe au lait and a little reading time before going to Trader Joe‘s ☕️ 📖 🧛

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shortsarahrose
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“”‘I see . . .‘ said the vampire thoughtfully, and slowly he walked across the room towards the window.”

#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

Another ✨Inflectra✨ infusion means time for more reading! Time to start one more from the #AuldLangSpine 2024 list from @Lin3han before moving on to the 2025 list from @BookmarkTavern
 @monalyisha

Infusion also happens to be appropriately timed for #IBDAwarenessWeek

Anna40 Hope you‘re ok 1w
shortsarahrose @Anna40 yeah - the medicine keeps me ok 👍🏻 just part of life with a chronic illness 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w
Anna40 Sorry to hear that, glad there‘s medication to help you 1w
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Anna40 Thanks for sharing the link. Got it! 😊 1w
shortsarahrose @Anna40 👍🏻🥰 1w
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Doppoetry
The Vampyre | John William Polidori
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This was pretty good for an early vampire-centric story. You can definitely attribute a lot of the themes and vampire lore to contemporary vampire fiction (attractive vampires, inviting them inside, burning in the sun, etc) I know a lot of it was plagiarized later on by other writers, and in other cases inspired and adapted by others. It is important work, even if it is lacking in a lot of ways.

It suffers a lot from telling and not showing.-

Doppoetry -as well as lacking any character development, any real motivations for the antagonist, and a stilted writing style. 2w
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Super_Jane
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4.25/5 ?????

"You have nothing but me", I said. "And yet, you'd let me go?"
"I have nothing but you,' he murmured. "So I am letting you go."

#fantasy #romance

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#BDB #BDBBuddyRead #BDBBookClub

Lash is now recruiting for the Lessers. Z tells Phury to go to the other side and that he is no longer welcome at the mansion. Wrath sends all the brothers, including John, Qhuinn and Blay, to make sure the Vampire community has left the city. While checking homes, Z gets called back to the mansion. He assigns John, Qhuinn and Blay to finish checking homes. At Lash's house, John finds a bloody vampire print in...

TheSpineView ...Lash's room. Lash goes back to his house to get a car. He briefly sees John. John thinks he is just seeing things. On the other side Phury is starting to detox. Cormia tends him 2w
TheSpineView Phury has a plan that he presents to the Scribe Virgin to release the Chosen. He convinces her it is for the betterment of the race. Once John, Qhuinn and Blay are back at the mansion they head out to meet with Lassiter. He has Tohr and will turn him over to the Brotherhood on the condition that he is allowed to stay at the mansion. Rehv is now head of the council since he the oldest surviving member of his line. John and Tohr have a reunion. 2w
TheSpineView Phury meets with Wrath and tells him his plan for the Chosen. Rehv has given them a secure place to live. Phury and Cormia will assist the Chosen in getting acclimated to the vampire world. Lash has his parents' house looted. Phury starts going to rehab meetings. He wants to stay clean and take Cormia as his ' shellan'. Xhex is now fantasizing about John. The Scribe Virgin wakes her daughter. Zsadist and Bella have a girl and both are well. 2w
TheSpineView @PageShifter @Laughterhp @julesG @ShananigansReads @DuckOfDoom @InkedBookworm13 @tdrosebud @CoverToCoverGirl @StayCurious @BooksNBowls @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I think it was high time that there was a change regarding the Chosen. Also, regarding Payne, how can you keep someone locked away? Lots of loose ends here. I know there is more to come with regards to John, Tohr, Qhuin and Blay. Will we start getting to know Payne? This has me excited. 2w
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Lin3han
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My second time reading this novel this year was even better than the first. I‘ve been on a mission to reread this entire series to prepare for the newest release. I cannot talk highly enough about The Crowns of Nyaxia series!!! #holidaybookdragons #wintergames2024

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AshleyHoss820
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Is this my umpteenth re-read? Yes. And I don‘t care. This is one of my comfort novels, so I was glad I could use it to fulfill my Double #BookSpin prompt for July. I love Louis and his ever-present quest to simply understand what the point of his existence even is. I love Lestat‘s sassy ass. I‘ll read it again. I‘ve seen me do it.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2w
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