Friday, December 27, 2013

Eleanor & Park

Book #223 (Unique books)
Book #40! in 2013
 Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell
 "Set over the course of one school year in 1986, ELEANOR AND PARK is the story of two star-crossed misfits – smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love – and just how hard it pulled you under."

October 15th to December 27th - 2 1/2ish months - kindle version

Notes:
Started in Europe !
Got sidetracked by other books.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Beautiful Creatures

Book #222 (Unique books)
Book #39 in 2013
Beautiful Creatures
by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
"There were no surprises in Gatlin County.
We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere.
At least, that's what I thought.
Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.
There was a curse.
There was a girl.
And in the end, there was a grave.

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.

Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything."

December 13th to 25th - 13 days - 563 pages 

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Let It Snow (Re-read)

Book #38 in 2013
Let It Snow
by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
"Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks. Thanks to three of today’s bestselling teen authors—John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle—the magic of the holidays shines on these hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and breathtaking kisses."

December 11th to 12th - 1 1/2 days - 352 pages  

Monday, December 9, 2013

Insurgent

Book #221 (Unique books)
Book #37 in 2013
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth
"One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature."

November 27th to December 9th -  13 days - kindle version

Notes:
Oops I accidentally read for 5 hours straight again today

Monday, October 28, 2013

The Fault in Our Stars (Re-read)

Book #36 in 2013
 The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green
 "Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten."

October 28th - 1 day - kindle version

Notes:
Read again in one day, half sitting in a coffee shop cafe in Amsterdam, half while sobbing in my hostel bunk and listening to Mumford & Sons and freaking out all our roommates.

I don't know why I decided I wanted to read this book again, it makes me want to punch John Green in the face and then have him wrap me in a blanket and bring me tea until the tears stop (which is never).

But there was something cool about reading it in Amsterdam. And remember how the first time I walked into the Vondelpark, Video Game Books started playing on my shuffle? And remember that time I found Peter van Houten's house?
Amsterdam was a pretty magical place.

Even though also remember that time I got to Amsterdam literally a weEK AFTER THEY FINISHED FILMING THE MOVIE jfc

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Re-read)

Book #35 in 2013
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
"Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches."

October 1st to 5th - 5 days - kindle version

Notes:
Started on the train from King's Cross up to Edinburgh! ♥
Finished in Edinburgh (which we all know is actual Hogsmeade).

Monday, September 30, 2013

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Re-read)

Book #34 in 2013
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
 "When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school."

September 24th to 30th- 6 1/2 days - 366 pages

Notes:
Bought and read in London. ♥

Monday, September 16, 2013

Fortunately, the Milk...

Book #220 (Unique books)
Book #33 in 2013
 Fortunately, the Milk...
by Neil Gaiman
 "You know what it’s like when your mum goes away on a business trip and Dad’s in charge. She leaves a really, really long list of what he’s got to do. And the most important thing is DON’T FORGET TO GET THE MILK. Unfortunately, Dad forgets. So the next morning, before breakfast, he has to go to the corner shop, and this is the story of why it takes him a very, very long time to get back.

Featuring: Professor Steg (a time-travelling dinosaur), some green globby things, the Queen of the Pirates, the famed jewel that is the Eye of Splod, some wumpires, and a perfectly normal but very important carton of milk."

September 16th - 1 sitting - 142 pages 

Notes:
Bought in Dublin! probably right after it was published.
Read while sitting in Cup. ♥

Saturday, September 7, 2013

The Absolute Sandman, Volume One

Book #219 (Unique books)
Book #32 in 2013
 The Absolute Sandman, Volume One
written by Neil Gaiman
 "The Absolute Sandman Volume One reprints issues 1-20 of THE SANDMAN, and features all-new coloring on issues 1-18 commissioned especially for this edition. This volme also includes a full reproduction of Gaiman's original proposal for the series and the complete script and pencis by Gaiman and Charles Vess for the World Fantasy Award-winning story "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from THE SANDMAN #19, as well as afterwords by Gaiman and a gallery of character design sketches showing the evolution of Dream of the Endless."

 July 29th to September 7th - almost 6 weeks - 612 pages

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Divergent

Book #218 (Unique books)
Book #31 in 2013
 Divergent
by Veronica Roth
 "In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her."

August 27th to 30th -  4 days - 487 pages

Notes:
bjiodsbfiIOADGUYIOSGP
I had about half left and I just read intently for almost 5 hours straight and then I finished and then I yelled.

It was the kind of intense reading concentration that fills me with adrenaline and feelings and then wears me out and then I was shaking. I love it I haven't had a book that made me do that in forever and it wasn't even the best book ever but I LOVE IT SO MUCH OKAY SMNDFVUI i'm still internally yelling

I NEED THE NEXT ONE BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ IT AHHHDVUISFDBV

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Every You, Every Me

Book #217 (Unique books)
Book #30! in 2013
Every You, Every Me
by David Levithan
"You know one me.
Just like I know one you.
But you can't know every me.
And I can't know every you."

August 21st to 27th - 7 days - 245 pages

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour (Vol. 6)

Book #216 (Unique books)
Book #29 in 2013
 Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
 "'Scott Pilgrim is the best book ever.
It is the chronicle of our time. 
With Kung Fu, so, yeah: perfect.'
-Joss Whedon"

August 8th - a few hours - 245 pages

Monday, July 29, 2013

Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe (Vol. 5)

Book #215 (Unique books)
Book #28 in 2013
 Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
 "Scott Pilgrim just turned 24, and things couldn't possibly be better This means things are about to get infinitely worse Suddenly, TWO of Ramona's evil ex-boyfriends are in town, and they're playing dirty. His band is in turmoil, and his own exes aren't making things any easier. And what's up with Ramona, anyway? She's been acting kinda weird ever since they moved in together Scott's precious little life is coming back around to bite him in the butt, and it may not be pretty."

July 29th - a few hours - 179 pages

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (Vol. 4)

Book #214 (Unique books)
Book #27 in 2013
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
"That's right, folks! Put down the video game controller! Skip that rehearsal for your band! Make whatever sacrifices you must to those comic gods you hold so dear! Just make sure you're ready because Bryan Lee O'Malley and Scott Pilgrim are back! Well, a couple months have passed since the last time we caught up with our intrepid hero, but what can change in a few short months? Well, not much has... Scott's still living with his roommate Wallace Wells. He's still playing in a mediocre rock band named Sex Bob-omb. And most importantly, he's still dating the lovely Ramona Flowers while working his way through the gaggle of superpowered, superstylish, superevil ex-boyfriends determined to take him down. But something is different. Don't look now, but Scott Pilgrim may actually be getting it together. And it's a good thing, too, because Scott is about to confront Ramona's most intimidating ex yet!"

July 18th - a few hours - 205 pages

Looking For Alaska (re-read)

Book #26 in 2013
 Looking For Alaska
by John Green
 "Miles halter is fascinated by famous last words--and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps."

July 14th to 17th - 4 days - 221 pages

Notes:
re-read because I was having trouble dealing with the world

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness (Vol. 3)

Book #213 (Unique books)
Book #25 in 2013
Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
 "Ramona's third evil ex-boyfriend, Todd Ingram, is currently dating the former love of Scott Pilgrim's life! Envy Adams broke Scott's heart a year and a half ago. Now she and her evil art-rock band are back, and they're getting Scott's band to open a show two days from now! That's just enough time for Scott to fight Todd, keep Ramona happy, fend off demented ex-girlfriends, and practice that new setlist. Right Don't miss the latest chapter in the graphic novel saga The Globe and Mail calls 'Canada's answer to Tank Girl!'"

July 12th - a few hours -  192 pages

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Vol. 2)

Book #212 (Unique books)
Book #24 in 2013
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
"Does Scott and Ramona's burgeoning relationship have a future? Isn't Scott still supposedly dating Knives Chau? Who is Ramona's second evil ex-boyfriend, and why is he in Toronto? Who are The Clash At Demonhead, and what kind of bizarre art-punky music do they play? Who's their hot girl keyboardist, and what is Scott's relation to her? Why are they Knives Chau's new favourite band? Fights! Drama! Secrets revealed! The answers to all these questions and more!"

July 9th to 10th - like 1 1/2 days - 200 pages 

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Vol. 1)

Book #211 (Unique books)
Book #23 in 2013
 Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
 "Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's 'between jobs,' and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down?"

July 5th to 7th - 3 days - 168 pages

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Book #210 (Unique books)
Book #22 in 2013
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
"Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy.

Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie—magical, comforting, wise beyond her years—promised to protect him, no matter what."

July 1st to 2nd - 2 days - 181 pages

Notes:
Neil Gaiman is wonderful, and I enjoyed this book. I got it just in time to go see him in Santa Rosa on his signing tour on Saturday.

 My favorite part is that the picture of him as a child on a drainpipe is on the back cover of the book.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Devilish

Book #209 (Unique books)
Book #21 in 2013
Devilish
by Maureen Johnson
"Jane Jarvis and Allison Concord are desperate to get through senior year at St. Teresa's Preparatory School for Girls, where barbed wire keeps the boys out and the ancient nuns keep the girls in.

Jane and Allison have always been too quirky and different to be popular, but at least they've had each other. Then, after a hideous, embarrassing disaster, Allison comes to school transformed. Suddenly she has cute hair and clothes. She's fluent in Latin, she won't even speak to Jane, and within days she's stolen Jane's ex-boyfriend, Elton.

A strangely wise freshman boy, Owen, helps Jane discover the outrageous truth--that Allison has sold her soul to the devil. At first Jane doesn't quite buy it. She plays along with the weirdness--and even gambles her own soul in order to rescue Allison. But events take a turn for the real, and Jane will have to save Allison before the bizarrely exclusive Poodle Prom, a part of biblical proportions that just might blow apart the world at Jane knows it."

June 7th to 19th -  13 days - 263 pages

Notes:
a Hershey's Kiss? did you really go there, Maureen? ha.

A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears (re-read)

Book #20 in 2013
A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears
by Jules Feiffer
"Prince Roger is sent on a quest, the purpose of which is to turn the carefree young prince into a sober man and worthy monarch. Roger gets everything wrong--except for the meaning of life, and that he gets right."

 June 17th to 18th - 2 days - 180 pages

Notes:
Read aloud to Lani. ♥

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Remember Me?

Book #208 (Unique books)
Book #19 in 2013
 Remember Me?
by Sophie Kinsella
 "When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she’s in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident—in a Mercedes no less—Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she’s about to find out just how much things have changed, Somehow Lexi went from a twenty-five-year-old working girl to a corporate big shot with a sleek new loft, a personal assistant, a carb-free diet, and a set of glamorous new friends. And who is this gorgeous husband—who also happens to be a multimillionaire? With her mind still stuck three years in reverse, Lexi greets this brave new world determined to be the person she…well, seems to be. That is, until an adorably disheveled architect drops the biggest bombshell of all.

Suddenly Lexi is scrambling to catch her balance. Her new life, it turns out, comes complete with secrets, schemes, and intrigue. How on earth did all this happen? Will she ever remember? And what will happen when she does?"

May 17th to June 6th -  21 days - 389 pages

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Lover's Dictionary

Book #207 (Unique books)
Book #18 in 2013
 The Lover's Dictionary
by David Levithan
 "basis, n.
There has to be a moment at the beginning
when you wonder whether you're in love with the
 person or in love with the feeling of love itself.
If the moment doesn't pass, that's it--you're done.
And if the moment does pass, it never goes
 that far. It stands in the distance, ready for 
whenever you want it back. Sometimes it's even 
there when you thought you were searching for 
something else, like an escape route, or your 
lover's face."

May 15th - a few hours, with a break in the middle - 211 pages

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Madness Underneath

Book #206 (Unique books)
Book #17 in 2013
The Madness Underneath
by Maureen Johnson
"After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Devereaux has been living in Bristol under the close watch of her parents. So when her therapist suddenly suggests she return to Wexford, Rory jumps at the chance to get back to her friends. But Rory’s brush with the Ripper touched her more than she thought possible: she’s become a human terminus, with the power to eliminate ghosts on contact. She soon finds out that the Shades—the city’s secret ghost-fighting police—are responsible for her return. The Ripper may be gone, but now there is a string of new inexplicable deaths threatening London. Rory has evidence that the deaths are no coincidence. Something much more sinister is going on, and now she must convince the squad to listen to her before it’s too late.

In this follow-up to the Edgar Award-nominated THE NAME OF THE STAR, Maureen Johnson adds another layer of spectacularly gruesome details to the streets of London that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end."

May 5th to 14th -  10 days - 290 pages

Notes:
Eh.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Going Bovine

Book #205 (Unique books)
Book #16 in 2013
 Going Bovine
by Libba Bray
 "Can Cameron find what he’s looking for?All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. It’s not a lot to ask. But that’s before he’s given some bad news: he’s sick and he’s going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure—if he’s willing to go in search of it. With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most."

April 26th to May 2nd - idk I started it in Bali but then I flew home and lost a day so who knows it doesn't matter like a week - kindle book

Notes:
I'm still not sure if I liked this book or not.
I'm not sure if I'm okay with the ending.
I'm just going to not decide.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List

Book #204 (Unique books)
Book #15 in 2013
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
"NAOMI AND ELY ARE BEST FRIENDS. Naomi loves and is in love with Ely, and Ely loves Naomi, but prefers to be in love with boys. So they create their "No Kiss List" of people neither of them is allowed to kiss. And this works fine - until Bruce. Bruce is Naomi's boyfriend, so there's no reason to put him on the List. But Ely kissed Bruce even though he is boring. The result: a rift of universal proportions and the potential end of "Naomi and Ely: the institution." Can these best friends come back together again?"

April 22nd to 25th - 4 days - kindle book

Notes:
Least favorite of Rachel and David's books.

Read in Bali. 

Sunday, April 21, 2013

The City of Ember

Book #203 (Unique books)
Book #14 in 2013
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
"Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked…but now the storerooms are almost out of food, crops are blighted, corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all—the lights are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness….

But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the people of Ember listen to them?"

April 17th to 21st -  5 days - kindle book

Notes:
Read in Bali. 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Boy Meets Boy

Book #202 (Unique books)
Book #13 in 2013
 Boy Meets Boy
by David Levithan
 "This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.

When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.
This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world."

April 13th to 16th - 3 1/2 days - kindle book

Notes:
Read in Bali.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Juliet, Naked

Book #201 (Unique books)
Book #12 in 2013
 Juliet, Naked
by Nick Hornby
 "Annie loves Duncan — or thinks she does. Duncan loves Annie, but then, all of a sudden, he doesn't. Duncan really loves Tucker Crowe, a reclusive Dylanish singer-songwriter who stopped making music ten years ago. Annie stops loving Duncan, and starts getting her own life.

In doing so, she initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they've got. Tucker's been languishing (and he's unnervingly aware of it), living in rural Pennsylvania with what he sees as his one hope for redemption amid a life of emotional and artistic ruin-his young son, Jackson. But then there's also the new material he's about to release to the world: an acoustic, stripped-down version of his greatest album, Juliet — entitled, Juliet, Naked.

What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And miles away, a restless, childless woman looks for a change? Juliet, Naked is a powerfully engrossing, humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one's promise."

April 8th to 13th - 5 1/2 days - kindle book

Notes:
I have been seeing that cover all over the place for ever and I kept thinking it was Nick & Norah and it never was but I never picked it up and then I saw it when I was looking for kindle books and it was checked in and I was like fine I am supposed to read this book so I did.

It was good. Not my favorite ever, but I liked it.

That was the worst fun-on sentence I have ever written probably.

Read in Bali.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Every Day

Book #200(!) (Unique books)
Book #11 in 2013
Every Day
by David Levithan
"Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.

There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day."

April  5th (late) to April 7th (early) - about 38 hours - kindle book

Notes:
I am head over heels in love with this book and David Levithan and that surreal feeling that falls over everything when I finish a book that entirely absorbed me

I loved everything about this book and I loved that it was a standalone novel because so many books have unnecessary sequels lately which bothers me

and I just ♥ David Levithan ♥

Read in Bali.

Friday, April 5, 2013

The Realm of Possibility

Book #199 (Unique books)
Book #10 in 2013
The Realm of Possibility
by David Levithan
"One school. Twenty voices.

Endless possibilities.

There's the girl who is in love with Holden Caulfield. The boy who wants to be strong who falls for the girl who's convinced she needs to be weak. The girl who writes love songs for a girl she can't have. The two boys teetering on the brink of their first anniversary. And everyone in between.
As he did in the highly acclaimed Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan gives us a world of unforgettable voices that readers will want to visit again and again. It's the realm of possibility open to us all - where love, joy, and the stories we tell will linger."

 April 3rd to 5th - 2 1/2 days - kindle book

Notes:
Slowly falling in love with David Levithan. Want to read it again.

Read in Bali. (actually published on May 1st but)

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Lola and the Boy Next Door (Re-read)

Book #9 in 2013
 Lola and the Boy Next Door
by Stephanie Perkins
 "Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn't believe in fashion . . . she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit—more sparkly, more fun, more wild—the better. But even though Lola's style is outrageous, she's a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood.
When Cricket—a gifted inventor—steps out from his twin sister's shadow and back into Lola's life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door."
Started on the plane to Bali! March 28th to (morning of) April 3rd - but I lost a day flying to Indonesia so idek like a week it doesn't matter - kindle version some number of pages
Notes:
Still don't love it as much as Anna but it does make me all gush-y and happy at the end.

actually publishing this on May 1st, but changing the date CAUSE I CAN

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Anna and the French Kiss (Re-read)

Book #8 in 2013
 Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
"Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?"

March 20th to 23rd - 4 days - 372 pages

Notes:
I just really love this book okay

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Bite Me: A Love Story

Book #198 (Unique books)
Book #7 in 2013
 Bite Me: A Love Story
by Christopher Moore
 "The city of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge shaved vampyre cat named Chet, and only I, Abby Normal, emergency backup mistress of the Greater Bay Area night, and my manga-haired love monkey, Foo Dog, stand between the ravenous monster and a bloody massacre of the general public.

Whoa. And this is a love story? Yup. 'Cept there's no whining. See, while some lovers were born to run, Jody and Tommy were born to bite. Well, reborn, that is, now that they're vampires. Good thing theirs is an undying love, since their Goth Girl Friday, Abby Normal, imprisoned them in a bronze statue.

Abby wants to be a bloodsucking fiend, too, but right now she's really busy with other stuff, like breaking in a pair of red vinyl thigh-high Skankenstein(R) platform boots and wrangling her Ph.D.-candidate boyfriend, Steve (the love monkey). And then there's that vampire cat Chet, who's getting bigger and smarter--and thirstier--by the minute. Abby thought she and Steve could handle the kitty cat on their own, "mais non" . . .

Before you can say "OMG WTF?" Tommy and Jody are sprung from captivity, and join forces with Abby, Steve, the frozen-turkey-bowling Safeway crew, the Emperor of San Francisco and his trusty dogs Lazarus and Bummer, Abby's gay Goth friend Jared, and SF's finest Cavuto and Rivera to hunt big cat and save the city. And that's when the fun really begins."

February 22nd to March 19th - like a month - 309 pages

Notes:
I just landed in a dry spell for reading

Monday, February 18, 2013

Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions

Book #197 (Unique books)
Book #6 in 2013
 Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
by Neil Gaiman
 "In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion . . . and anything is possible. In Smoke and Mirrors, Gaiman's imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders--where an old woman can purchase the Holy Grail at a thrift store, where assassins advertise their services in the Yellow Pages under "Pest Control," and where a frightened young boy must barter for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks. Explore a new reality, obscured by smoke and darkness yet brilliantly tangible, in this extraordinary collection of short works by a master prestidigitator. It will dazzle your senses, touch your heart, and haunt your dreams."

November 25th to February 18th - a lot of days - 339 pages

Notes:
Read mostly as bedtime stories. 

Favorite stories:
The Wedding Present (most favorite)
Chivalry
The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories
Changes
Shoggoth's Old Peculiar (I like this one because I first heard it live at An Evening With Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer)
Looking For The Girl
We Can Get Them For You Wholesale
Murder Mysteries

Sunday, February 10, 2013

All The Wrong Questions: "Who Could That Be at This Hour?"

Book #196 (Unique books)
Book #5 in 2013

 All The Wrong Questions: "Who Could That Be at This Hour?"
by Lemony Snicket
"Before you consider reading 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' ask yourself these questions:

1. Are you curious about what is happening in a seaside town that is no longer by the sea?

2. Do you want to know more about a stolen item that wasn't stolen at all?

3. Do you really think that's any of your business? Why? What kind of person are you? Are you sure?

4. Who is that standing behind you?"

February 2nd to 6th - 5 days - 258 pages

Notes:
NEW LEMONY SNICKET

Saturday, February 2, 2013

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening

Book #195 (Unique books)
Book #4 in 2013
The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening
by L. J. Smith
 "Elena: the golden girl, the leader, the one who can have any boy she wants.

Stefan: brooding and mysterious, he seems to be the only one who can resist Elena, even as he struggles to protect her from the horrors that haunt his past.

Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Determined to have Elena, he'd kill to possess her.

Collected here in one volume for the first time, volumes one and two of The Vampire Diaries, the tale of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them.
"

February 1st to 2nd - 1 1/2 days - 255 pages

Notes:
Man, this is so awful. But it was really easy to read so I just kept reading it. Like reading a bad fanfiction, especially after watching the show. Don't get me wrong, the show is terrible, but pretty sure the books are worse. It's likely at some point I will end up reading some of the other ones just because they're so angsty and ridiculous and I can read them really dramatically, but goodness are they bad.

Sorry L. J. Smith. This is just like everything I hate about YA books wrapped up into one teenage stereotypical mess.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope

Book #194 (Unique books*)
Book #3 in 2013
 A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope
by Lemony Snicket
 "Dear Reader,
Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferably not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness during their journey up-and down- a range of strange and distressing mountains.
In order to spare you any further repulsion, it would be best not to mention any of the unpleasant details of this story, particularly a secret message, a toboggan, a deceitful trap, a swarm of snow gnats, a scheming villain, a troupe of organized youngsters, a covered casserole dish, and a surprising survivor of a terrible fire.
Unfortunately, I have dedicated my life to researching and recording the sad tale of the Baudelaire Orphans. There is no reason for you to dedicate your-self to such things, and you might instead dedicate yourself to letting this slippery book slip from your hands into a nearby trash receptacle, or deep pit.

With all due respect,
Signature"

January 15th to 27th - 3 days - 337 pages
  
Notes:
why is Lemony Snicket so great
 
*I have read these lots of times but I'm counting it in my total because it's never been published here.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian

Book #193 (Unique books)
Book #2 in 2013
Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian
by Eoin Colfer


"Seemingly nothing in this world daunts the young criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl. In the fairy world, however, there is a small thing that has gotten under his skin on more than one occasion: Opal Koboi. In "The Last Guardian," the evil pixie is wreaking havoc yet again. This time his arch rival has reanimated dead fairy warriors who were buried in the grounds of Fowl Manor. Their spirits have possessed Artemis's little brothers, making his siblings even more annoying than usual. The warriors don't seem to realize that the battle they were fighting when they died is long over. Artemis has until sunrise to get the spirits to vacate his brothers and go back into the earth where they belong. Can he count on a certain LEPrecon fairy to join him in what could well be his last stand?"

January 19th to 24th -  6 days - 328 pages

Notes:
I just spent about 4 hours straight reading on the floor and my back is very messed up but I love Eoin Colfer and I am happy with this ending which I was worried I wouldn't be because I was not very happy with the last 2 books and also I cried when Artemis was saying goodbye to Holly.

I feel like I just wrapped up my childhood because now everything is over.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Peeps

Book #192 (Unique books)
Book #1 in 2013
Peeps
by Scott Westerfeld
 "Last year as college freshman, narrator Cal was infected by exotic goth Morgan with a parasite that caused following girlfriends to become vampire-like ghouls he calls parasite-positives "Peeps". A carrier without symptoms, he hunts his progeny for the centuries old bureaucratic Night Watch. But victims are showing more sanity, pretty human Lacey is pushing his buttons, and her apartment building basement houses fierce hordes of ravening rats, red-eyed cats, and monstrous worms that threaten all. Morgan has the secret to a centuries-old conspiracy and upcoming battle to save the human race."

January 2nd to 5th - 3 1/2 days - 310 pages

Notes:
I now know more about parasites than I ever cared to know, and in general I am just extremely angry about this book.

YOU LET ME DOWN, SCOTT WESTERFELD.

and the eye on the cover freaks me out and you can't even turn it over to make it stop watching you because there is an eye on the back as well. Really angry.