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PenBeatsSword

Unhealthy obsession with Murder, She Wrote!

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My Taste
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Highland Fling Murders (Murder, She Wrote, #8)
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)
  • The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)
    Thoughts from 18% (page 52)

    Not sure how I feel about the odd pacing of this so far. Also for some reason I keep mixing the names of the protagonists up 😅

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  • Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)
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  • Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1)
    PenBeatsSword
    Jan 10, 2026
    1.5
    Enjoyment: 1.5Quality: 1.5Characters: 1.5Plot: 1.5
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    I absolutely could not stand Luc and his incessant need to interrupt every single action or conversation with pages worth of muddled introspection. Exhausting!

    Why are all of these late 20s/early 30s men and women speaking to each other over text and in person like it's 2002 and they're all on MSN?!

    I don't think there was a single character I actually liked in this book, everyone needed therapy not dating, and I absolutely will not be reading any more in this series.

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    A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon (Glimmer Falls, #1)

    A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon (Glimmer Falls, #1)

    Sarah Hawley

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    Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1)

    Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1)

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  • My Roommate Is a Vampire
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    Someone finally agreeing that Giles was the hottest man on Buffy! I feel so seen 😅

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  • My Roommate Is a Vampire
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  • What’s Your 1 Do-Over?

    I saw this trend on TikTok and since I'm new here, I hope it will be a good conversation starter. What is one book and or series you'd do just about anything to read for the first time again? 🧐

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  • My Roommate Is a Vampire
    LivelyBlast
    Nov 19, 2025
    1.5
    Enjoyment: 1.5Quality: 0.5Characters: 0.5Plot: 0.5

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  • My Roommate Is a Vampire
    PenBeatsSword
    Jan 08, 2026
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.5
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    This is a solid 3 for me. While it was very, very cute, made me laugh a few times, and I will absolutely read more of this series I also found it to be a bit shallow in a lot of areas. We skip all over the place in the plot with both locations, and people's attitudes towards or opinions of others.

    I thought the sex scene in this was actually so hot as opposed to the major cringe they usually are but I really feel like it needed a few more!

    The book starts with characters feeling quite defined but ends with them feeling like totally different characters.

    One I would say is a nice easy read if you want some tooth rotting sweetness and nothing too stressful, lots of potential for world and lore building, but nothing absolutely mindblowing :)

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