Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Book #236 (Unique books)
Book #13 in 2014

 Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor

 "Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands", she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.

When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?"

April 18th to 27th - 10 days - 418 pages

The Night Bookmobile

Book #235 (Unique books)
Book #12 in 2014

The Night Bookmobile

by Audrey Niffenegger

"First serialised in the Guardian, The Night Bookmobile tells the story of a young woman who one night encounters a mysterious disappearing mobile library that happens to stock every book she has ever read. Seeing her history and her most intimate self in this library, she embarks on a search for the bookmobile. Over time, her search turns into an obsession as she longs to be reunited with her own collection and her memories."

April 17th

Running Out Of Time

Book #234 (Unique books)
Book #11 in 2014

 Running Out Of Time

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

 "Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840 -- or so she believes. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother reveals a shocking secret -- it's actually 1996, and they are living in a reconstructed village that serves as a tourist site. In the world outside, medicine exists that can cure the dread disease, and Jessie's mother is sending her on a dangerous mission to bring back help.
But beyond the walls of Clifton, Jessie discovers a world even more alien and threatening than she could have imagined, and soon she finds her own life in jeopardy. Can she get help before the children of Clifton, and Jessie herself, run out of time?"

April 16th - 1 day - 184 pages

Notes:

I've been wanting to read this again for a long time. We read it when I was a kid and it was one of those books that stuck with me like Gathering Blue.

All The Wrong Questions: "When Did You See Her Last?"

Book #233 (Unique books)
Book #10 in 2014

 All The Wrong Questions: When Did You See Her Last?

by Lemony Snicket

 "I should have asked the question "How could someone who was missing be in two places at once?" Instead, I asked the wrong question -- four wrong questions, more or less. This is the account of the second.

In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl. Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Was she seen last at the grocery store? Or could she have stopped at the diner? Is it really any of your business? These are All The Wrong Questions"

April 15th - 1 day - 277 pages

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Book #232 (Unique books)
Book #9 in 2014

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

by Jennifer E. Smith

"Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.

A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?

Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it."

April 14th to 15th (slightly) - 1 1/8 days - 236 pages

Notes:

Not as great as I was hoping, but still fun. I enjoyed this. 

The Maze Runner

Book #231 (Unique books)
Book #8 in 2014

 The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

"When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He's surrounded by strangers--boys whose memories are also gone.

Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It's the only way out--and no one's ever made it through alive.

Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying."

April 10th to 11th - 1 1/2 days - 375 pages

Notes:

ahhhHHHH I just wanna read the second one but I don't havE IT

I loved this book so much

I have bee zipping through books but I couldn't put this down for 2 days, it's rare when that happens

The Willoughbys

Book #230 (Unique books)
Book #7 in 2014

 The Willoughbys

by Lois Lowry

 "Abandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and their sister, Jane, attempt to fulfill their roles as good oldfashioned children. Following the models set in lauded tales from A Christmas Carol to Mary Poppins, the four Willoughbys hope to attain their proscribed happy ending too, or at least a satisfyingly maudlin one. However, it is an unquestionably ruthless act that sets in motion the transformations that lead to their salvation and to happy endings for not only the four children, but their nanny, an abandoned baby, a candy magnate, and his long-lost son too. Replete with a tongue-in-cheek glossary and bibliography, this hilarious and decidedly old-fashioned parody pays playful homage to classic works of children’s literature."

April 9th to 10th - 2 days - 174 pages

Notes:

I love Lois Lowry a lot.

Gossamer

Book #229 (Unique books)
Book #6 in 2014

 Gossamer

by Lois Lowry

 "Where do dreams come from? What stealthy nighttime messengers are the guardians of our most deeply hidden hopes and our half-forgotten fears? Drawing on her rich imagination, two-time Newbery winner Lois Lowry confronts these questions and explores the conflicts between the gentle bits and pieces of the past that come to life in dream, and the darker horrors that find their form in nightmare. In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and imagination, two people—a lonely, sensitive woman and a damaged, angry boy—face their own histories and discover what they can be to one another, renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature they will never see."

April 8th - a few hours - 140 pages

Allegiant

Book #228 (Unique books)
Book #5 in 2014

 Allegiant

by Veronia Roth

 "The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.

But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love. "

March 25th to April 8th - 2 weeks - 526 pages

Notes:

feeling like this right now. what the fuck did I just read. eeeaaauuughhghsdvuio