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  • The Haar
    mikayla
    Feb 14, 2026
    3.5
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    Gore-filled horror with an odd and kinda dubious romantic pairing. I had fun with it! Some of the more disturbing scenes were a bit excessive and took me out of the story. I don’t usually mind when a horror book amps up the gore, but certain moments felt a bit unnecessary for this type of read (namely stuff that happens with minor antagonists), and it made my interest dwindle somewhat. Also, aspects of Muriel being threatened to leave her house were a bit goofy but not in a bad way lol just comically entertaining! I did like the romance elements (though they were weird lol). It was surprisingly sad! Bittersweet, and it was the best part of the read! I also liked that the MC was an elderly woman, eighty-four. It was a nice change from some of my more recent reads with younger narrators. I wanted something different for the ending though. What we got wrapped up the story, but it still felt like something was lacking.

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  • Bookish Beige Flags

    What are your bookish beige flags?

    ~ I keep the stickers on when it's a special edition šŸ˜…

    Edit to Add: Beige flag means they aren't bookish red flags and they aren't bookish green flags, but somewhere in the middle

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  • The Haar
    mikayla
    Feb 14, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    Gore-filled horror with an odd and kinda dubious romantic pairing. I had fun with it! Some of the more disturbing scenes were a bit excessive and took me out of the story. I don’t usually mind when a horror book amps up the gore, but certain moments felt a bit unnecessary for this type of read (namely stuff that happens with minor antagonists), and it made my interest dwindle somewhat. Also, aspects of Muriel being threatened to leave her house were a bit goofy but not in a bad way lol just comically entertaining! I did like the romance elements (though they were weird lol). It was surprisingly sad! Bittersweet, and it was the best part of the read! I also liked that the MC was an elderly woman, eighty-four. It was a nice change from some of my more recent reads with younger narrators. I wanted something different for the ending though. What we got wrapped up the story, but it still felt like something was lacking.

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  • The Haar
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    Thoughts from 75% (Chapter 22)
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  • Star Wars

    Ok so my Grandma has a bunch of DVDs and I’ve been watching Star Wars, specifically 4,5 and 6 and I’m starting six right now but anyway I need good Star Wars books lol, also um loved le princess in the first movie hate her in the second

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  • Volunteering?

    I just got approved to volunteer at some libraries near me and I’m nervous😭 have any of you volunteered at a library before? How was it?

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  • Who's Who Wednesday (possibly part 16)

    It is Wednesday my dudesšŸ‘‹šŸ»

    It’s time for Who’s Who Wednesday where every Wednesday we introduce ourselves and make new friends. This is possibly part 16.

    Jadelovesbooks originally started this. These were some of my favorite posts to read through so I'd like to bring it back if that's cool (or if these were ended on purpose, let me know and I'll remove this).

    If you participated in any of the times before, you don’t have to introduce yourself again but you can share some different facts about you, an opinion you have, or how your week is going.

    If you’re new, introduce yourself!

    I’ll go first.

    My name is Wibbily. I have a 25-year-old scar on my left arm from when the family cat scratched me as a kid (not her fault, she got spooked while sitting in my lap and scratched me by accident).

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    favorite things!!!

    hello friends! i’ve really loved whenever we do little getting to know each other games on pb club, so i wanted to start another little one! if you want to, i’d love to hear about some of your favorite things, and what makes them so special!! everyone here is just so passionate and excited about the things they love and it always makes my heart so happy to see :) you can answer multiple for one, you can just do one of the following or do them all, whatever you’d like!

    • favorite book (for me: station eleven)
    • favorite movie (for me: the martian among many others)
    • favorite character (for me: ellie williams my beloved)
    • favorite tv show (for me: station eleven or the haunting of hill house)
    • favorite video game (for me: the last of us i and ii, i also love bg3 and stardew)
    • favorite non-reading hobby (for me: video games)
    • favorite random interest (this is really just an excuse to yap about something nobody ever directly asks about but maybe you know a lot about - for me: alien abduction stories 😭 and also the now-gone great movie ride at disney’s hollywood studios not in a disney adult way but in a media studies way)
    • favorite color (for me: yellow)
    • favorite animal (for me: cats and manatees)
    • favorite meal (for me: all things pasta)
    • favorite musical artist / album/ song (for me: samia anything by her) and if you have any other favorites of any other category you want to share, please do!!!!
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  • I HATEEEEEEEE (even loathe) THIS

    Are you ever reading/listening to a book and an author uses a word you just absolutely HATE. That word for me? Niggling. (Context: ā€œBut at the same time, she might have niggling doubts about him.ā€). I JUST HATE. IT. SO. MUCH.

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