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.

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 

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  

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

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

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).

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. ♥

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. ♥

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

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:

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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