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

Human Relations (textbook)

Book #227 (Unique books)
Book #4 in 2014

Human Relations: A Game Plan For Improving Personal Adjustment

by Loren Ford

Winter Term, January to March 2014

Notes:

One time I went to school and then I read this. It's a textbook but it's still a book I'm counting it okay.

Fangirl

Book #226 (Unique books)
Book #3 in 2014

 Fangirl

by Rainbow Rowell

 "Cath is a Simon Snow fan.

Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .

But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.

Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?

Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?

And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?"

February 6th to 21st -  2 weeks - 434 pages

Notes:

RAINBOW ROWELL UNDERSTANDS MY LIFE

this book is perfect and everything is wonderful and I may have cried

also the aRT IS GINGERHAZE

Water For Elephants

Book #225 (Unique books)
Book #2 in 2014

 Water For Elephants

by Sara Gruen

 "Orphaned, penniless, Jacob Jankowski jumps a freight train in the dark, and in that instant, transforms his future.

By morning, he's landed a job with the Flying Squadron of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. By nightfall, he's in love.

In an America made colourless by prohibition and the Depression, the circus is a refuge of sequins and sensuality. But behind the glamour lies a darker world, where both animals and men are dispensable. Where falling in love is the most dangerous act of all..."


January 19th (late) to January 22nd - 3ish days - 335 pages

Notes:
Finished this literally 10 minutes before book club, like a champ.
A+ procrastinator.

I enjoyed this much, though.

Warm Bodies

Book #224 (Unique books)
Book #1 in 2014

 Warm Bodies

by Isaac Marion

 "R is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization.

And then he meets a girl.

First as his captive, then his reluctant guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R’s gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn’t want to eat this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond will cause ripples they can’t imagine, and their hopeless world won’t change without a fight."

January 5th to 18th - 2 weeks - 241 pages

Notes:

I literally did not have time to read in the last couple weeks it was awful. Only about 2 actual days spent reading.

Hardcore crushing on Isaac Marion right now ngl