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.

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