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

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.

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.