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multidimensionalbedandbreakfast · 4 months

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The Sojourner’s Rest is an adult establishment, catering to adult patrons of eXtrEMe GiRth varying needs from across many different dimensions.

The Proprietress is 18+ and only 18+ patrons are admitted. The Proprietress is not responsible for any minors who arE cLaiMEd By tHe VoiD get lost in the forest.

The Proprietress reserves the right to anNiHiLaTE deny service to any patron found violating the establishment’s policy of universal love, acceptance, and compassion.

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Welcome to the Forest

Nestled into a grove in a verdant forest, itself the heart of an inter-dimensional nexus, sits an idyllic cottage. This is the Sojourn’s Rest, an establishment that patronizes those who are passing between dimensions, putting them up for a night, as well as providing refuge for those that has become lost in the Forest. Smoke drifts up from the stone chimney, and a warm light emanates from the windows, inviting you to come inside, to mingle with whomever may be inside, and to rest…

…Or, you could ignore it, and press on through the forest, in search of the portal which will bring you to your destined dimension. Just don’t get lost~

Guest Book bellow~

(Pictures of guests may be outdated!!! So hard to find film in the Forest!!!)

Residents of The Sojourner’s Rest

[A picture of an adorable woman is pinned here. Her vibrant red hair is luscious and long, flowing freely down her back to her waist. Her emerald eyes shine with enthusiasm, and a bright smile dimples full, lightly freckled cheeks.]

Lucy Loveless

110lbs., 5’4”, ?? y.o.

Human B&B Proprietress

Ayyy, lmao, it me, ya gurl! (I miss the internet so much). I figure if I’m going to take down information about my guests, it’s only fair I do the same for myself. I run the Sojourner’s Rest — which is actually my second, and much more successful B&B. I’ve just always liked taking care of other people, so this just seems like the job for me! I’m not exactly sure how I got here, or how long I’ve been here, but even if I could get home somehow, I don’t think I would go. I’m much happier here, and it’s not like there was anyone who’d miss me.

Guests from Faerûn

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Lae’zel

180lbs., 6’1”, 20 y.o.

Githyanki LV 12 Battle Master Fighter

Str: 20, Dex: 14, Con: 16, Int: 8, Wis: 12, Cha: 8

This one scares me… always hissing, always making noises that feel like swears… It’s like living with cat that hates you. A mean, hissing cat you really want to rub the belly of but it won’t let you. But instead of a cat, it’s a muscly frog lady, and instead of getting scratched by claws, you get run through by a giant silver sword. So, you know, it’s risk versus reward.

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Shadowheart

150lbs., 5’6”, 40 y.o.

High Half-Elf LV 12 Light Domain Cleric of Selûne

Str: 12, Dex: 18, Con: 14, Int: 10, Wis: 20, Cha: 10

In the name of the Moon, she will punish you! Haha! Uh… Anyway, she really likes the whole ambiance of the cottage, she’s especially fond of the flower garden. She has a love for life I’ve seen before; the kind you only develop after years of not living.

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Karlach Cliffgate

220lbs., 6’1”, 30 y.o.

Zariel Tiefling LV 8 Oath of Vengeance Paladin LV 4 Battle Master Fighter

Str: 18, Dex: 10, Con: 14, Int: 8, Wis: 10, Cha: 18

She’s like a big teddy bear! A big, muscly, flaming teddy bear. And I don’t mean flaming as in, flamboyantly homosexual. (Although, c’mon, look at her) She’s literally flaming, there are little holes in her that fire comes out of, and her hair is also kind of fire? And not like, as in really cool and awesome. (Although, c’mon, look at her). It like, glows and is hot, but it doesn’t burn up. That all said, she’s a big sweetie who I bet is great for cuddling on a cold night~

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Minthara Baenre

170lbs., 5’7”, 100 y.o.

Lolth-Sworn Drow LV 5 Assassin Rogue LV 7 Gloomstalker Ranger

Str: 8, Dex: 18, Con: 14, Int: 12, Wis: 12, Cha: 14

I don’t understand how a person can just be mean. I get some people are mean, but to just be mean? Nothing else, and for no reason? I can’t imagine how a person ends up that way. She’s rude to the other guests, so full of herself, and gets violent at the drop of a hat. She is — and I never thought I would say this about a person — totally beyond any kind of redemption. And I want her to spit on me.

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Leslie Applebottom/‘Lez’

40lbs., 3’0”, 34 y.o.

Lightfoot Halfing College of Lore Bard

Str: 8, Dex: 16, Con: 8, Int: 14, Wis: 12, Cha: 20

I never thought someone so small could be so intimidating… and I never thought someone so intimidating could be such a sweetie! Always in a chipper mood, compliments my cooking, offers to help out around the cottage (she’s very handy!), even plays music for free! She seems to be the one who resolves any conflict among her friends, using her words to make sure things don’t come to blows, but she’s not afraid to use her aforementioned intimidating presence to solve problems as well! Seducing them to make them docile also doesn’t seem to be off the table…

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Dame Cynthia Hale

180lbs., 6’, 30 y.o.

Human LV 12 Oath of Ancients Paladin Zariel Tiefling LV 5 Fiend Warlock LV 7 Broken Oath Paladin

Str: 8, Dex: 8, Con: 16, Int: 14, Wis: 12, Cha: 20

Dame Cynthia may just be one of the most polite guests I’ve ever had! So gallant and chivalrous, and dashing in that shiny heavy armor~ I guess I should expect nothing less from such a pious and selfless knight! A hero using her own body as a shield for the innocent! …Of course, Humans don’t have horns and tails, and Paladins don’t smell of sulfur, yet she wants me to believe that’s what she is? I’m not that naïve. I would not recommend bringing it up to her, though. She crushed a mug with her bare hand when I did, and she likes me!

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Goodberry

135lbs, 6’2”, 269 y.o.

Wood Elf LV 12 Circle of the Moon Druid

Str:8, Dex: 14, Con: 16, Int: 8, Wis: 20, Cha: 12

Now this is a tricky one to keep track of! She’s a cat as often as she is an Elf, and a bear twice as often as that! When I asked her about her name, she said that she changed her name when she changed her real body’s look, and I guess if you can change your body as easily as you can change your name, why wouldn’t you? I would give myself extra arms to clean better… She’s a good guest, very mellow and good spirited, and would be a pleasure to be around if it weren’t for her… well, smell. It’s funny, of all the animals I’ve seen her turn into, a skunk is not one of them, but I always smell one when she’s around…

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Maddison Murphy/‘Paunch Drunk Murphy’

200lbs., 5’7”, 42 y.o.

Human LV 8 Way of the Open Fist Monk, LV 4 Thief Rogue

Str: 8, Dex: 20, Con: 16, Int: 8, Wis: 16, Cha: 10

So, I think she used to be called ‘Punch Drunk Murphy’, being that fighting drunk was her whole thing, but the ‘a’ got added when she developed a, well, paunch from all her drinking. Not much has changed there, though now she relies on throwing her weight around rather than using any strength, and nobody can hit her because she wobbles around so much. She’s… boisterous, let’s say. And very fond of her drink, obviously. I’d prefer it if she were less rowdy, but she’s not technically breaking any rules, so I can’t really do anything about it… Hard to believe she’s technically the oldest of her party. And a mother!

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Talica Dahlmass

140lbs., 5’6”, 47 y.o.

Drow Half-Elf Necromancy Wizard

Str: 8, Dex: 16, Con: 14, Int: 20, Wis: 10, Cha: 10

She’s the most level-headed and calm of her friends, and honestly? That makes her the scariest. She’s cold. Calculating. Charming Conniving. She knows what it takes to get what she wants, and she’s willing to do it. If helping will get her what she wants, she’ll help. If hurting advances her goals, she’ll hurt. It makes no difference to her. That kind of raw, self serving ambition never leads anywhere good. And everywhere she goes, an aura of death hangs over her… I swear I smell rot on her as well…

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Cirice

150lbs., 5’8”, 22 y.o.

High Half-Elf Wild Magic Sorcerer

Str: 8, Dex: 14, Con: 16, Int: 10, Wis: 10, Cha: 20

Definitely the most… unpredictable guest I’ve ever had. It’s almost like she doesn’t think about what she does, she just acts on impulse. That has to be it; I can’t think of a rational explanation for half the thing she does. One minute she’s cleaning her clothes, the next she’s setting them on fire. One minute she’s beating someone within an inch of their life, the next she’s kissing them (although that seems to be the common theme for this bunch). One minute, there’s light and life in her eyes, the next… someone else is in there…

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Grymglain Stoneflow

200lbs., 4’4, 44 y.o.

Deurgar LV 12 Berserker Barbarian

Str: 20, Dex: 16, Con: 16, Int: 8, Wis: 10, Cha: 8

She won’t come inside the cottage. Instead she sets up a tent outside whenever her group comes to visit. I respect a person who feels at home in the wild, forgoing the comforts and stresses of modern living in favor of a life in oneness with nature. And I’m especially impressed she hasn’t been claimed by the Forest. I just wish she wouldn’t ‘forage’ in my garden. At least she shares the meat from her hunting, but I bet it’s only because she thinks I’m a better cook than her…

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Hidi Goldseeker/Hide ’n Seek

40lbs., 3’4, 33 y.o.

Deep Gnome LV 7 Thief Rogue LV 5 Champion Fighter

Str: 9, Dex: 20, Con: 16, Int: 12, Wis: 10, Cha: 12

HIDI IS A MEAN STINKY THIEF WHO STOLE MY FAVORITE SET OF SILVERWARE! THAT’S RIGHT, HIDI! I KNOW IT WAS YOU, AND I KNOW YOU’RE READING THIS! YOUR LITTLE GOODY GOODY ACT DOESN’T FOOL ME! I’M BUSTING OUT MY JUNIOR DETECTIVE KIT, AND AS SOON AS I HAVE EVIDENCE, I’M SENDING YOU TO THE SHADOW REALM!

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aboutsomething-beautiful · 1 year

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I don’t really remember when the last time I posted about books was on here, but here are some great books I’ve read this year. I finally discovered and finished InuYasha, so there’s that.

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memoryarchaeologist · 1 year

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Love is what teenagers think has happened when actually they're just stuffed full of hormones.

Lucy Foley, The Guest List

#The Guest List #Lucy Foley #book quotes #books #quotes #currently reading #quote of the day #Jules

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vonlipvig · 8 months

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hate when you finish a book that's really mid and you're like 'well that was certainly a book that i just read. i will never think about it again'.

#finished the guest list and meh a very Nothing book tbh #it definitely sells itself like ooh! a whodunnit in a wedding ooh! but it's not a whodunnit at all #or like...it's only a whodunnit in the last 10 pages the rest is boring as all hell #mind you at least it was a bit more interesting for the twist in the end but still SO forgettable #according to jules #books

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freddieandersen · 6 days

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is it weird to get married the day before your parents’ anniversary

ok now what if your parents’ birthdays are a few days either side of that date

#we’re tossing around either a random Saturday in April #OR the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend #the random april Saturday is better re: family dates overlap #but worse re: religion logistics (shabbat; I don’t mind but it might be hard to find an officiant who also doesn’t mind)#the Memorial Day Sunday is better for PTO usage and religion logistics and Leaves On Trees #but worse for family date overlap and travel pricing for out of town folks #(half the guest list is local another quarter is driving/train distance but still hotel and the final quarter is flying distance)#tree.txt #oh also my parents have said it isn’t weird and they Don’t care #if we did it next year we would share an anniversary (cute) but our fave venue is booked UP for 2025

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samduqs · 24 days

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A Dead Djinn in Cairo, The Angel of Khan el-Khalili, The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark (novellas)

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark 💫

Héroes Mitológicos by M. R. Padilla

Lord of Swans by Amberlyn Holland

King of Beasts by Amberlyn Holland

The Forgotten Room by Licoln Child

Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne 💫

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longlive-allthemagicwemadex · 2 months

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Books I read in January

The Guest List — Lucy Foley

Read: 29/12/23 – 02/01/24

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

This was the first book of this genre I have read, I went into it basically blind only really knowing the what the description on the storygraph gave me but I had heard great things about this author due to having previously had The Paris Apartment recommended to me (which is still on my tbr). I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I was invested in the story the whole way through, I found the writing style and multiple points of view interesting, and thought the descriptiveness, especially of the setting of the book, was very well written. My only thing is that the last few chapters and overall ending of the book felt a little rushed and hastily wrapped up.

Content warnings: self-harm, murder, abortion (mentioned), suicide (mentioned), and child death (mentioned)

Love At First Site — Phoebe MacLeod

Read: 02/01 – 05/01

Rating: ☆☆☆

This book was a fun, lighthearted read. The romance of the book felt a little rushed and really only took up a small fraction of the story, whilst the main focus of the story being the main character finding her way post-breakup and having just lost a job that she loved, and the growth she makes as a result. The cast of characters was very likeable. Overall, the book was enjoyable for what it was.

The Reading List — Sara Nisha Adams

Read: 06/01 – 10/01

Rating: ☆☆☆☆¼

I went into this book completely blind having never heard of either the book itself nor the author as it was in my Kindle recommendations and sounded interesting. This was a very lovely and inspiring book about the power of reading and its ability to be both an escape from the struggles of life and also a way of connecting people. This book covers some tough topics, but it's done in a very careful and compassionate way that reinforces the idea that you never have to go through things alone. With adiverse cast of very lovable characters, I would highly recommend this book.

Content warnings: mental illness, suicide (mentioned), grief, cancer (mentioned)

The Folk of the Air Trilogy — Holly Black

Read: 11/01 — 26/01

Rating:

The Cruel Prince: ☆☆☆☆¾

The Wicked King: ☆☆☆☆½

The Queen Of Nothing: ☆☆☆☆¾

This genre is a comfort genre to me; it's the genre of books that got me into reading originally, though I have never read anything by this particular author before. I very much enjoyed the story of this trilogy, the twists and turns, and a lot of the characters and the way they were developed. I found myself disappointed when I finished the last book wanting more from this world in which the characters lived. I need to try to get back into more fantasy books because I thoroughly enjoyed this series.

Content warning: murder, violence, bullying, very mild sexual content

Never Ever Getting Back Together — Phoebe MacLeod

Read: 27/01 – 28/01

Rating: ☆☆☆½

Again, this was another fun, lighthearted book. The romance was a lot more of the main focus of this book than the last Phoebe MacLeod book I read, and I must say I did enjoy this one a little more. A true rom-com story!

The Cheat Sheet — Sarah Adams

Rating: ☆☆¾

I have read almost all of Sarah Adams books and always really enjoy the lighthearted, cute stories, which this book was no different. This is, however, the first book I've ever listened to as an audiobook, I really enjoyed the dual point of views (and the different voice actors for the audiobook version) and that you could get an insight to what both of the main characters were thinking. There wasn't a lot of depth to this book, and it was very character driven rather than plot driven, but it was a fun little listen for me and kept me entertained throughout.

Content warnings: panic attacks

#journal #book journal #booklr #the guest list #lucy foley #love at first site #phoebe macleod #the folk of the air #the cruel prince #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #holly black #never ever getting back together #the cheat sheet #sarah adams #my posts

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theblackestofsuns · 5 months

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"The Guest List"

Perla La Loca (2007)

Jaime Hernandez

Fantagraphics Books

#Perla La Loca #Love & Rockets #Jaime Hernandez #Fantagraphics Books #Great Comics #Great Comic Art #The Guest List

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aliteraryprincess · 9 months

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July 2023 Wrap Up

July was a great month. We had a wonderful weeklong vacation in Gloucester, MA with my in-laws, celebrated the two year anniversary of adopting our cats, and got to spend plenty of time with friends. I certainly can't complain about my summer so far!

Books Read: 15

Look at me go! My favorite new read was The Travelling Cat Chronicles, which is now my favorite book of the year. I also learned upon rereading Mansfield Park that I actually really like it. And of course I had a great time rereading my ultimate comfort books: the All for the Game series. My least favorite was Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law, which I found completely disappointing. I like Rich's prose works a lot, but her poetry doesn't agree with me. Books marked with ® are rereads.

The Autobiography of Margaret Oliphant by Margaret Oliphant - 3.5 stars

Under Two Flags by Ouida - 3.5

Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen - 4 stars

Blush: Faces of Shame by Elspeth Probyn - 3 stars

Thief Liar Lady by D. L. Soria - 5 stars

Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law: Poems 1954-1962 by Adrienne Rich - 2 stars

Cujo by Stephen King - 5 stars

The Shadow in the Glass by JJA Harwood - 4 stars

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - 5 stars ®

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - 5 stars

A Memoir of Jane Austen and Other Family Recollections by James Edward Austen-Leigh, edited by Kathryn Sutherland - 4 stars

The Guest List by Lucy Foley - 4 stars

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic - 5 stars ®

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic - 5 stars ®

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic - 5 stars ®

On Tumblr:

Look, I have things here! I've started posting book photos again, and I'm having a lot of fun with it. There are also some lovely pictures of the cats taken at the kennel where they boarded during our vacation. I highly recommend checking them out because my boys are adorable (and clearly I'm not biased at all).

June Wrap Up

Tagged: Mid-Year Book Freak Out

Book Photography: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Book Photography: Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen

Book Photography: Vacation Book Haul!

Book Photography: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Book Quotes: The Shadow in the Glass by JJA Harwood

Book Quotes: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Cat Photography: Butters and Pippin at the Kennel

aliteraryprincess' 40 Classics to Read Before 40

On YouTube:

Not as much here as usual because I took a week off from filming during the vacation. But to make up for it I have an almost hour long video ranting about Twilight, so 🤷‍♀️

Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2023

June Wrap Up - 13 books!!!

Currently Reading 7/16/23

Rereading the Twilight Saga as an Adult

August TBR

Fairy Tale Friday: The Shadow in the Glass by JJA Harwood

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chaneajoyyy · 1 year

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I just finished reading The Guest List and

#let’s chat #sip tea #talk books #talk the guest list #talk thrillers #talk murder mysteries #the guest list #books #lucy foley #murder mysteries #thriller books #i am shook

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bookish-moony · 9 months

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Thank you @figuringthengsout for tagging me <3333

rules: list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard - they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you

Soo tired it’s very late so I’ll be brief. In order I read them, not in order of importance to me

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - every mother and her daughter should read. My first profound read.

Crime and Punishment - the triumph of my fourteenth year. The Quest for the Perfect Translation pt.1 (it’s Nicolas Slater’s version. You’re welcome)

Ordinary People - found a similar person in Conrad. And cried. A lot.

The Plague - hahaha covid. Incredible. Began my love of Camus and then I got into philosophy and then died a little bit

All Quiet on the Western Front - the most influential a book has been on my life. Started the WWI interest and got me into the trench poets and started my research paper and so much more

The metamorphosis - learned so much about disability and what my family is. Read it so many times.

Inferno - got me through a rough spot. The Quest for the Perfect Translation pt.2 (I SWEAR BY Dorothy L Sayers. She’s incredible)

Patrick Modiano Missing Person - I can’t even talk about this one except to say that it changed me and that I want to write like him

Eichmann in Jerusalem - began my love of nonfiction and journalism and my obsession with the guardian and the Atlantic and the New Yorker, etc and now I spend so much money on newspapers and magazines I blame Arendt and her terrific reporting.

I didn’t include any poetry plays or short fiction because that would be cheating. Would require a whole other list for those.

And, note, these are the books that impacted me profoundly. Not exactly pleasureful books I got into, how it works for me in fandom. That would, again, be another list. (Aftg, sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie)

#oops that’s only 9 books #told you I was tired #honorary mentions:#Judith guest great house #if Beale street could talk (the perfect novel)#bastard out of Carolina #piranesi #the goldfinch!!!#maybe I should have written a longer list #dang and now I’m thinking about other nonfiction I’ve read for my paper #wwi and modern memory #among the plays would be #ros and guil are dead #(BEST EVER)#12 angry men #king lear #motive and the cue #crucible #short fiction is borges and Calvino all tha way!!!#shit if forgot about Calvino!!! baron in the trees and invisible cities are definitely top 10 #just remembered about magical realism. shit there’s so many good ones…#bless me ultima. house of spirits. etc #poets are easier #rilke sassoon graves mostly #and Adrienne rich!!! of course!#those are my die hards #there’s so many books I’ve forgotten I just know it #it’s so hard to pick the most important to me #they all were SO important #me

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