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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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)

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

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

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

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