Samantha's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 29 Apr 2014 02:08:04 -0700 60 Samantha's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Samantha 5 magical 4.57 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2009/09/14
date added: 2014/04/29
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe]]> 62435 96 Jonathon Scott Fuqua 1401200176 Samantha 3 3.35 2002 In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe
author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.35
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> Fracture (Fracture, #1) 9548964
But somehow Delaney survived - despite the brain scans that show irreparable damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be fine, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney now finds herself drawn to the dying, and when she meets Troy Varga, a boy who recently emerged from a coma with the same abilities, she is relieved to share this strange new existence. Unsure if her altered brain is predicting death or causing it, Delaney must figure out if their gift is a miracle, a freak of nature - or something else much more frightening...]]> 262 Megan Miranda 0802723098 Samantha 0 currently-reading 3.72 2012 Fracture (Fracture, #1)
author: Megan Miranda
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2012/09/20
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]]> Unwind (Unwind, #1) 764347 Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives.

The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state, is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive.]]> 337 Neal Shusterman Samantha 5 4.17 2007 Unwind (Unwind, #1)
author: Neal Shusterman
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> Dracula in Love 7763145 Mina's vampire tale is a compelling journey into Victorian England's dimly lit bedrooms, mist-filled cemeteries and terrifying asylum chambers, revealing the dark secrets and mysteries locked within. Time falls away as she confronts perils far beyond mortal comprehension and must finally make the decision she has been avoiding for almost a millennium.]]> 384 Karen Essex 0385528914 Samantha 0 to-read 3.39 2010 Dracula in Love
author: Karen Essex
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> Let Me In 943361 But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door---a girl who has never seen a Rubik’s Cube before, but who can solve it at once. There is something wrong with her, though, something odd. And she only comes out at night. . . .

Sweeping top honors at film festivals all over the globe, director Tomas Alfredsson’s film of Let the Right One In has received the same kind of spectacular raves that have been lavished on the book. American readers of vampire fiction will be thrilled!

]]> 480 John Ajvide Lindqvist 0312355289 Samantha 4 3.99 2004 Let Me In
author: John Ajvide Lindqvist
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1) 8709527
Sydney's blood is special. That's because she's an alchemist - one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. But the last encounter Sydney had with vampires got her in deep trouble with the other alchemists. And now with her allegiances in question, her future is on the line.

When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the unlikeliest of places: a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. The last thing Sydney wants is to be accused of sympathizing with vampires. And now she has to live with one.

The Moroi court believe Jill and Sydney will be safe at Amberwood Prep, but threats, distractions, and forbidden romance lurk both outside - and within - the school grounds. Now that they're in hiding, the drama is only just beginning.]]> 432 Richelle Mead 1595143173 Samantha 0 to-read 4.20 2011 Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> The Phantom of the Opera 480204 The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood friend Raoul comes to visit his parents, who are patrons of the opera, and he sees Christine when she begins successfully singing on the stage. The voice, who is the deformed, murderous 'ghost' of the opera house named Erik, however, grows violent in his terrible jealousy, until Christine suddenly disappears. The phantom is in love, but it can only spell disaster.

Leroux's work, with characters ranging from the spoiled prima donna Carlotta to the mysterious Persian from Erik's past, has been immortalized by memorable adaptations. Despite this, it remains a remarkable piece of Gothic horror literature in and of itself, deeper and darker than any version that follows.]]> 360 Gaston Leroux 0060809248 Samantha 0 to-read 3.98 1910 The Phantom of the Opera
author: Gaston Leroux
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1910
rating: 0
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]]> Season of the Witch 351021 416 Natasha Mostert 0525950036 Samantha 0 to-read 3.64 2007 Season of the Witch
author: Natasha Mostert
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> Fever 1793 781110 252 Laurie Halse Anderson 0689848919 Samantha 4 3.93 2000 Fever 1793
author: Laurie Halse Anderson
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> The Lottery 293724
Sally is this year's victim - and she faces the worst year of her life. Humiliated and isolated, her friends desert her and teachers turn a blind eye. But when Shadow Council's demands become increasingly sinister, Sally begins to suspect that maybe more than bad luck is against her . . .

A dark and powerful psychological thriller from an extraordinary writer.]]> 224 Beth Goobie 0571228631 Samantha 3 3.40 2002 The Lottery
author: Beth Goobie
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> The Lovely Bones 12232938
So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.]]> 372 Alice Sebold 0316166685 Samantha 5 3.87 2002 The Lovely Bones
author: Alice Sebold
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Snakecharm (The Kiesha'ra, #2)]]> 30329 Syfka, an ancient falcon, has arrived from Ahnmik claiming that one of her people is hidden in their midst. The falcons are more powerful than the avians and serpiente combined, and Syfka shows nothing but contempt for Zane and Danica's alliance. To Zane's horror, his own people seem just as appalled as Syfka is by the thought of a mixed-blood child becoming heir to the throne.
Is Syfka's lost falcon just a ruse to stir up controversy among them? The truth lies somewhere in their tangled pasts and the search will redefine Zane and Danica's fragile future.]]> 167 Amelia Atwater-Rhodes 0440238048 Samantha 0 4.01 2004 Snakecharm (The Kiesha'ra, #2)
author: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2004
rating: 0
read at: 2011/07/02
date added: 2011/07/02
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]]> Dogsong 760848
Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up.

Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of dogs in the village, understands Russel's longing for the old ways and the songs that celebrated them. But Oogruk cannot give Russel the answers he seeks; the old man can only prepare him for what he must do alone. Driven by a strange, powerful dream of a long-ago self and by a burning desire to find his own song, Russel takes Oogruk's dogs on an epic journey of self-discovery that will change his life forever.]]> 176 Gary Paulsen 0689827008 Samantha 0 3.68 1985 Dogsong
author: Gary Paulsen
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.68
book published: 1985
rating: 0
read at: 2008/04/08
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]]> Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) 50
Brian had been distraught over his parents' impending divorce and the secret he carries about his mother, but now he is truly desolate and alone. Exhausted, terrified, and hungry, Brian struggles to find food and make a shelter for himself. He has no special knowledge of the woods, and he must find a new kind of awareness and patience as he meets each day's challenges. Is the water safe to drink? Are the berries he finds poisonous?

Slowly, Brian learns to turn adversity to his advantage--an invading porcupine unexpectedly shows him how to make fire, a devastating tornado shows him how to retrieve supplies from the submerged airplane. Most of all, Brian leaves behind the self-pity he has felt about his predicament as he summons the courage to stay alive.

A story of survival and of transformation, this riveting book has sparked many a reader's interest in venturing into the wild.]]> 208 Gary Paulsen 0689840926 Samantha 0 3.77 1987 Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
author: Gary Paulsen
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1987
rating: 0
read at: 2006/06/14
date added: 2011/05/26
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]]> Reincarnation 2507213
From prehistory to the present, theirs was a love for the ages. It starts with a fight in a cave over an elusive green jewel . . . and then travels over time and lives to include Egyptian slaves, Greek temples, Massachusetts witch trials, Civil War battlefields, Paris on the eve of World War II, America in the 1960s . . . and a pair of modern-day teenagers. For readers who believe that love is stronger than time or death, this is an unforgettable novel from a wonderful storyteller.]]> 304 Suzanne Weyn 0545013232 Samantha 4 3.67 2007 Reincarnation
author: Suzanne Weyn
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 2011/05/13
date added: 2011/05/14
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This book was the "bomb. I really like it (just like my rating says so)...but it was confusing also.
]]> <![CDATA[Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)]]> 213753
Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda’s struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.]]> 337 Susan Beth Pfeffer Samantha 4 3.89 2006 Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (Jessica #1)]]> 8705124 302 Beth Fantaskey 0547487827 Samantha 4 fantasy-thristy
If you are up to vampires that would knell down for your love and sweet words, than this book might not be up to your taste. However, if you want to read a story of a dark, mysterious prince vamp coming up to your first day of senor year of high school bringing news that would change your life for ever, than what you waiting? Get up and check out this book :)
Lucius Vladescu must be the most interesting vamp I have read this past weeks, he is just not like the other vamps that give in easily, he is a challenge, what life needs! And Jessica is not like the other "vamp lovers victim" she actually has brains ... not like the other brainless protagonist.

]]> 3.61 2000 Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (Jessica #1)
author: Beth Fantaskey
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2000
rating: 4
read at: 2011/05/12
date added: 2011/05/12
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Wow...just finish reading this story and it really was something...kind of new and different from other vampires books that have been publish this past years.

If you are up to vampires that would knell down for your love and sweet words, than this book might not be up to your taste. However, if you want to read a story of a dark, mysterious prince vamp coming up to your first day of senor year of high school bringing news that would change your life for ever, than what you waiting? Get up and check out this book :)
Lucius Vladescu must be the most interesting vamp I have read this past weeks, he is just not like the other vamps that give in easily, he is a challenge, what life needs! And Jessica is not like the other "vamp lovers victim" she actually has brains ... not like the other brainless protagonist.


]]> Beastly (Beastly, #1) 544891
A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.]]> 336 Alex Flinn 0060874163 Samantha 5 fantasy-thristy 3.83 2007 Beastly (Beastly, #1)
author: Alex Flinn
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2010/09/13
date added: 2011/05/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)]]> 4268157
When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created "perfect" life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for―her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect. Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more.

In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart.]]> 368 Simone Elkeles 0802798233 Samantha 4 4.05 2008 Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)
author: Simone Elkeles
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2011/03/06
date added: 2011/05/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2)]]> 2282133
It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians—including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn’t bad enough, Rose’s tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason’s got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa’s head while she’s making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy’s not taking any risks.... This year, St. Vlad’s annual holiday ski trip is mandatory.

But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price…]]> 327 Richelle Mead Samantha 4 vampire-academy 4.26 2008 Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2010/06/08
date added: 2011/05/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)]]> 345627 Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies...

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires—the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.

After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden in the deep forests of Montana. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger... and the Strigoi are always close by.

Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever...]]> 332 Richelle Mead 159514174X Samantha 4 vampire-academy 4.12 2007 Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 2009/04/15
date added: 2011/05/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4)]]> 5996153 Bound by love, but sworn to kill...
The world thought Dimitri was dead. And to a certain extent, he was. But I hadn't been able to forget a conversation he and I had once had. We'd both agreed that we'd rather be dead - truly dead - than walk the world as Strigoi. It was time to honor our words.

Guardian Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same. The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck; a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count.

But only one victim matters... Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved?

Now, with everything at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend—can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love?

Readers who fell in love with Rose, Lissa, and Dimitri won't want to miss Blood Promise, the much-anticipated, epic fourth novel in Richelle Mead's enthralling Vampire Academy series.]]> 503 Richelle Mead 1595141987 Samantha 4 vampire-academy 4.31 2009 Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2009/08/22
date added: 2011/05/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Lasher (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #2)]]> 31340
Michael remains entwined in the Mayfair family and learns how he comes by his strange powers. Michael's ghostly visiting from a long-dead Mayfair reveals the importance of destroying Lasher. In the investigation, Lasher's origins are revealed, the new Taltos Emaleth returns, and the climax of death and life engulfs the family.
--annerice.com]]> 896 Anne Rice 0099471434 Samantha 3 3.88 1993 Lasher (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #2)
author: Anne Rice
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1993
rating: 3
read at: 2011/04/17
date added: 2011/05/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 Samantha 3 fantasy-thristy 3.66 2005 Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 2008/02/11
date added: 2011/05/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5)]]> 6479259 Salvation has its price . . .
The words stunned Adrian for a moment, but he kept going. "You're lying. What you're describing is impossible. There's no way to save a Strigoi. When they're gone, they're gone. They're dead. Undead. Forever."
Robert's next words weren't directed at Adrian. They were spoken to me. "That which is dead doesn't always stay dead...."

After a long and heartbreaking journey to Siberia, Dimitri’s birthplace, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir. It's graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives outside the academy’s cold iron gates to finally begin. But even with the intrigue and excitement of court life looming, Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri. He’s out there, somewhere.

She failed to kill him when she had the chance, and now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and she knows in her heart that he is hunting her. And if Rose won't join him, he won't rest until he has silenced her . . . forever.

But Rose can't forget what she learned on her journey—whispers of a magic too impossible and terrifying to comprehend. A magic inextricably tied to Lissa that could hold the answer to all of Rose's prayers, but not without devastating consequences. Now Rose will have to decide what—and who—matters most to her. And in the end, is true love really worth the price?

Fall in love with Rose and Dimitri all over again in Spirit Bound, the eagerly awaited fifth novel in Richelle Mead's enthralling Vampire Academy series.]]> 489 Richelle Mead 1595142509 Samantha 4 vampire-academy 4.33 2010 Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2011/03/31
date added: 2011/05/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)]]> 6148028 Sparks are igniting.
Flames are spreading.
And the Capitol wants revenge.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol—a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest that she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before . . . and surprising readers at every turn.]]> 391 Suzanne Collins 0439023491 Samantha 3 favorites 4.34 2009 Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)]]> 43758 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

In 1976, a uniquely seductive world of vampires was unveiled in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire . . . in 1985, a wild and voluptous voice spoke to us, telling the story of The Vampire Lestat.ĚýĚý±ő˛Ô The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice continues her extraordinary "Vampire Chronicles" in a feat of mesmeric storytelling, a chillingly hypnotic entertainment in which the oldest and most powerful forces of the night are unleashed on an unsuspecting world.

Three brilliantly colored narrative threads intertwine as the story unfolds:

- The rock star known as Vampire Lestat, worshipped by millions of spellbound fans, prepares for a concert in San Francisco.  Among the audience--pilgrims in a blind swoon of adoration--are hundreds of vampires, creatures who see Lestat as a "greedy fiend risking the secret prosperity of all his kind just to be loved and seen by mortals," fiends themselves who hate Lestat's power and who are determined to destroy him . . .

- The sleep of certain men and women--vampires and mortals scattered around the world--is haunted by a vivid, mysterious dream: of twins with fiery red hair and piercing green eyes who suffer an unspeakable tragedy.  It is a dream that slowly, tauntingly reveals its meaning to the dreamers as they make their way toward each other--some to be destroyed on the journey, some to face an even more terrifying fate at journey's end . . .

- Akasha--Queen of the Damned, mother of all vampires, rises after a 6,000 year sleep and puts into motion a heinous plan to "save" mankind from itself and make "all myths of the world real" by elevating herself and her chosen son/lover to the level of the gods: "I am the fulfillment and I shall from this moment be the cause" . . .

These narrative threads wind sinuously across a vast, richly detailed tapestry of the violent, sensual world of vampirism, taking us back 6,000 years to its beginnings.  As the stories of the "first brood" of blood drinkers are revealed, we are swept across the ages, from Egypt to South America to the Himalayas to all the shrouded corners of the globe where vampires have left their mark. Vampires are created--mortals succumbing to the sensation of "being emptied, of being devoured, of being nothing." Vampires are destroyed.  Dark rituals are performed--the rituals of ancient creatures prowling the modern world.  And, finally, we are brought to a moment in the twentieth century when, in an astonishing climax, the fate of the living dead--and perhaps of the living, all the living--will be decided.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 448 Anne Rice 0345419626 Samantha 0 to-read 3.93 1988 The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3)
author: Anne Rice
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> The Host (The Host, #1) 1656001
As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.

Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1 - ACE #2 ]]> 619 Stephenie Meyer 0316068047 Samantha 4 3.85 2008 The Host (The Host, #1)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]> 2956 327 Mark Twain 0142437174 Samantha 4 3.82 1884 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
author: Mark Twain
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1884
rating: 4
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]]> Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 14497
"Neverwhere" is the London of the people who have fallen between the cracks.

Strange destinies lie in wait in London below - a world that seems eerily familiar. But a world that is utterly bizarre, peopled by unearthly characters such as the Angel called Islington, the girl named Door, and the Earl who holds Court on a tube train.

Now a single act of kindness has catapulted young businessman Richard Mayhew out of his safe and predictable life - and into the realms of "Neverwhere." Richard is about to find out more than he ever wanted to know about this other London. Which is a pity. Because Richard just wants to go home...]]> 370 Neil Gaiman 0060557818 Samantha 4 4.17 1996 Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1996
rating: 4
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]]> The Silver Kiss 139418 Simon is one of the undead, a vampire, seeking revenge for the gruesome death of his mother three hundred years before. Does Simon dare ask Zoe to help free him from this lifeless chase and its insufferable loneliness?]]> 198 Annette Curtis Klause 0440213460 Samantha 3 3.73 1990 The Silver Kiss
author: Annette Curtis Klause
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1990
rating: 3
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]]> Masquerade (Blue Bloods, #2) 106085 Schuyler Van Alen is starting to get more comfortable with her newfound vampire powers, but she still has many unanswered questions. A trip to Italy in search of her grandfather only serves to make things more confusing. What secrets are the leaders of The Committee hiding? Meanwhile, back in New York, preparations are feverishly underway for the famous Four Hundred Ball. In true Blue Blood fashion, the ball is totally fab, complete with masks—and hidden behind this masquerade is a revelation that will change the course of a young vampire’s destiny.

The thrilling sequel in Melissa de la Cruz’s vampire mythology has all the glamour, attitude, and vampire lore that made the first book a hit.
]]> 307 Melissa de la Cruz 0786838930 Samantha 3 3.91 2007 Masquerade (Blue Bloods, #2)
author: Melissa de la Cruz
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1) 872333 The vampires assimilated quickly into the New World. Rising to levels of enormous power, wealth, and influence, they were the celebrated blue bloods of American society.

The Blue Bloods vowed that their immortal status would remain a closely guarded secret. And they kept that secret for centuries. But now, in New York City, the secret is seeping out. Schuyler Van Alen is a sophomore at a prestigious private school. She prefers baggy, vintage clothes instead of the Prada and pearls worn by her classmates, and she lives with her reclusive grandmother in a dilapated mansion. Schuyler is a loner...and happy that way. Suddenly, when she turns fifteen, there is a visible mosaic of blue veins on her arm. She starts to crave raw food and she is having flashbacks to ancient times. Then a popular girl from her school is found dead... drained of all her blood. Schuyler doesn't know what to think, but she wants to find out the secrets the Blue Bloods are keeping. But is she herself in danger?]]> 302 Melissa de la Cruz 0786838922 Samantha 3 fantasy-thristy 3.71 2006 Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1)
author: Melissa de la Cruz
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> Hunted (House of Night, #5) 4134071 336 P.C. Cast 031237982X Samantha 4 fantasy-thristy I "like" the book because...well i actually not sure, maybe the hole vampire thing and authors voice. However how many guys does Zoe actually needs to have after her? If she really that... hot? and i reckon that if a guy found out his gf was with another guy, he would have broken up already. ]]> 3.93 2009 Hunted (House of Night, #5)
author: P.C. Cast
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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ok...i kind of like the book...and then no....
I "like" the book because...well i actually not sure, maybe the hole vampire thing and authors voice. However how many guys does Zoe actually needs to have after her? If she really that... hot? and i reckon that if a guy found out his gf was with another guy, he would have broken up already.
]]> <![CDATA[Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)]]> 7260188 My name is Katniss Everdeen.
Why am I not dead?
I should be dead.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans—except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay—no matter what the personal cost.]]> 390 Suzanne Collins 0439023513 Samantha 4 favorites 4.10 2010 Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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average rating: 4.10
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rating: 4
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]]> Fallen (Fallen, #1) 6487308
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce—and goes out of his way to make that very clear—she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret� even if it kills her.]]> 464 Lauren Kate 0385738935 Samantha 3
First, I like it, it was a really easy book to read
I have to admit the cover of the book was eye catching and I couldnt stop reading it.

But ...

when I stop and thought of what I had just read I was like wow what the heck?

Why was Lucy so valnurable?

Are all the main characters in romance books like this now?

Whats with the sudden mood chagen of daniel?
and what was the climax?
action?
where were the aduts in the story? The security? Was this a reform school or what?

And how the heck can a girl get turn on by a guy who just flip her off? If I do that to a guy would he get turn on?


how can I still this story? Idk

A better name for this book could have been Fallen Questions since there were more questions than answers in the story.

]]> 3.73 2009 Fallen (Fallen, #1)
author: Lauren Kate
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.73
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rating: 3
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I just finish reading this book yesterday and oh boy,

First, I like it, it was a really easy book to read
I have to admit the cover of the book was eye catching and I couldnt stop reading it.

But ...

when I stop and thought of what I had just read I was like wow what the heck?

Why was Lucy so valnurable?

Are all the main characters in romance books like this now?

Whats with the sudden mood chagen of daniel?
and what was the climax?
action?
where were the aduts in the story? The security? Was this a reform school or what?

And how the heck can a girl get turn on by a guy who just flip her off? If I do that to a guy would he get turn on?


how can I still this story? Idk

A better name for this book could have been Fallen Questions since there were more questions than answers in the story.


]]> Wounded (The Wereling, #1) 1231900 Then she meets Tom Anderson. Tom is a wereling-a werewolf who retains his humanity even in his wolf form. He was "turned" by Kate's mother, who chose wisely.
Tom and Kate can't help falling for each other. But if they give in to their feelings, Kate will become the thing she hates most. Unless they can find a cure. . . .]]> 272 Stephen Cole 1595140417 Samantha 4 fantasy-thristy 3.82 2003 Wounded (The Wereling, #1)
author: Stephen Cole
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children]]> 1038405
Grace Akallo was one of these. Her story, which is the story of many Ugandan children, recounts her terrifying experience. This unforgettable book—with historical background and insights from Faith McDonnell, one of the clearest voices in the church today calling for freedom and justice—will inspire readers around the world to take notice, pray, and work to end this tragedy.]]> 240 Faith J.H. McDonnell 0800794214 Samantha 3 3.65 2007 Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children
author: Faith J.H. McDonnell
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2010/01/26
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]]> <![CDATA[Vampire Kisses (Vampire Kisses, #1)]]> 263147 In her small town, dubbed "Dullsville," sixteen-year-old Raven — a vampire-crazed goth-girl — is an outcast. But not for long...

The intriguing and rumored-to-be haunted mansion on top of Benson Hill has stood vacant and boarded-up for years. That is, until its mysteriously strange new occupants move in. Who are these creepy people — especially the handsome, dark, and elusive Alexander Sterling? Or rather, what are they? Could the town prattle actually ring true? Are they vampires? Raven, who secretly covets a vampire kiss, both at the risk of her own mortality and Alexander's loving trust, is dying to uncover the truth.

Ellen Schreiber's spooky and stirring romance tells the story of two outsiders who fall in love in a town where conformity reigns, and ends with a shocking surprise.

]]> 253 Ellen Schreiber 0060093366 Samantha 4 fantasy-thristy 3.75 2003 Vampire Kisses (Vampire Kisses, #1)
author: Ellen Schreiber
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)]]> 3236307
She never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po.

She never expects to learn the truth behind her Grace—or the terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, debut author Kristin Cashore creates a mesmerizing world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will consume you, hold you captive, and leave you wanting more.]]> 471 Kristin Cashore 015206396X Samantha 4 magical 4.07 2008 Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
author: Kristin Cashore
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> Blood and Chocolate 30324
Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He’s fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.

Vivian’s divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really—human or beast? Which tastes sweeter—blood or chocolate?]]> 288 Annette Curtis Klause 0440226686 Samantha 3 fantasy-thristy 3.81 1990 Blood and Chocolate
author: Annette Curtis Klause
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1990
rating: 3
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]]> Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones 911892 208 Ann Head 0451163192 Samantha 3 3.84 1967 Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
author: Ann Head
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1967
rating: 3
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]]> Going Bovine 6512140
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 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.]]> 480 Libba Bray 0385733976 Samantha 5 3.67 2009 Going Bovine
author: Libba Bray
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 2767052
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]> 374 Suzanne Collins 0439023483 Samantha 0 favorites 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6)]]> 6527740 They come first.

My vision was growing dimmer, the blackness and ghosts closing in. I swore it was like I could hear Robert whispering in my ear: The world of the dead won't give you up a second time. Just before the light completely vanished, I saw Dimitri's face join Lissa's. I wanted to smile. I decided then that if the two people I loved most were safe, I could leave this world.

The dead could finally have me.

Rose Hathaway has always played by her own rules. She broke the law when she ran away from St. Vladimir's Academy with her best friend and last surviving Dragomir princess, Lissa. She broke the law when she fell in love with her gorgeous, off-limits instructor, Dimitri. And she dared to defy Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi world, risking her life and reputation to protect generations of dhampir guardians to come.

Now the law has finally caught up with Rose - for a crime she didn't even commit. She's in prison for the highest offense imaginable: the assassination of a monarch. She'll need help from both Dimitri and Adrian to find the one living person who can stall her execution and force the Moroi elite to acknowledge a shocking new candidate for the royal throne: Vasilisa Dragomir.

But the clock on Rose's life is running out. Rose knows in her heart the world of the dead wants her back...and this time she is truly out of second chances. The big question is, when your whole life is about saving others, who will save you?

Join Rose, Dimitri, Adrian, and Lissa in Last Sacrifice, the epic, unforgettable finale to Richelle Mead's international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series.]]> 594 Richelle Mead 1595143068 Samantha 5 vampire-academy 4.37 2010 Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6)
author: Richelle Mead
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average rating: 4.37
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]]> Untamed (House of Night, #4) 2866718 338 P.C. Cast 0312379838 Samantha 4 fantasy-thristy 3.95 2008 Untamed (House of Night, #4)
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average rating: 3.95
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> Prey (The Wereling, #2) 216160
Then she meets Tom Anderson. Tom is a wereling--a werewolf who retains his humanity even in his wolf form. He was "turned" by Kate's mother, who chose wisely. Tom and Kate can't help falling for each other. But if they give in to their feelings, Kate will become the thing she hates most. Unless they can find a cure. . . .]]> 261 Stephen Cole 1595140425 Samantha 5 fantasy-thristy 3.97 2004 Prey (The Wereling, #2)
author: Stephen Cole
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Kissing Coffins (Vampire Kisses, #2)]]> 263172 224 Ellen Schreiber 0060776242 Samantha 4 fantasy-thristy 3.89 2005 Kissing Coffins (Vampire Kisses, #2)
author: Ellen Schreiber
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> The Wereling III 1231902 256 Stephen Cole 074756504X Samantha 5 fantasy-thristy 3.78 2004 The Wereling III
author: Stephen Cole
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.78
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]]> Looking for Alaska 99561 Before. Miles “Pudge� Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps� even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . .
After. Nothing is ever the same.]]> 221 John Green 1435249151 Samantha 5 favorites 3.97 2005 Looking for Alaska
author: John Green
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2005
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]]> Flipped 331920 Flipped is a romance told in two voices. The first time Juli Baker saw Bryce Loski, she flipped. The first time Bryce saw Juli, he ran. That's pretty much the pattern for these two neighbors until the eighth grade, when, just as Juli is realizing Bryce isn't as wonderful as she thought, Bryce is starting to see that Juli is pretty amazing. How these two teens manage to see beyond the surface of things and come together makes for a comic and poignant romance.]]> 212 Wendelin Van Draanen 0375825444 Samantha 5 favorites 3.99 2001 Flipped
author: Wendelin Van Draanen
name: Samantha
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)]]> 2802316
Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.

Rose knows it is forbidden to love another guardian. Her best friend, Lissa - the last Dragomir princess - must always come first. Unfortunately, when it comes to gorgeous Dimitri Belikov, some rules are meant to be broken...

Then a strange darkness begins to grow in Rose's mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. The immortal undead are closing in, and they want vengeance for the lives Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmares, Rose will have to choose between life, love, and the two people who matter most... but will her choice mean that only one can survive?]]> 443 Richelle Mead 1595141979 Samantha 4 vampire-academy it was great! 4.33 2008 Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Samantha
average rating: 4.33
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rating: 4
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it was great!
]]> <![CDATA[New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)]]> 49041 There is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13 9780316160193 here.

I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place.

I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can't make your body move fast enough.... But this was no dream, and, unlike the nightmare, I wasn't running for my life; I was racing to save something infinitely more precious. My own life meant little to me today.

FOR BELLA SWAN THERE IS ONE THING more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning....

LEGIONS OF READERS ENTRANCED BY THE New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bell and Edward. In New Moon, Stephanie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.]]> 563 Stephenie Meyer 0316160199 Samantha 2 fantasy-thristy 3.61 2006 New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
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average rating: 3.61
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]]> <![CDATA[Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)]]> 428263 "BELLA?"
Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again.
This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine - like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us.

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

READERS CAPTIVATED BY Twilight AND New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga.]]> 629 Stephenie Meyer 0316160202 Samantha 4 fantasy-thristy 3.73 2007 Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> The Diary of a Young Girl 48855
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe� of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
--back cover]]> 283 Anne Frank Samantha 3 4.19 1947 The Diary of a Young Girl
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name: Samantha
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)]]> 1162543 "Don't be afraid," I murmured. "We belong together."
I was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of my own words.
This moment was so perfect, so right, there was no way to doubt it.
His arms wrapped around me,
holding me against him....
It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire.
"Forever," he agreed.

WHEN YOU LOVED THE ONE WHO WAS KILLING YOU, IT LEFT YOU NO OPTIONS. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

TO BE IRREVOCABLY IN LOVE WITH A VAMPIRE is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

NOW THAT BELLA HAS MADE HER DECISION, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life - first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse - seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?

THE ASTONISHING, BREATHLESSLY anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.]]> 756 Stephenie Meyer 031606792X Samantha 3 fantasy-thristy 3.74 2008 Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
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]]> The Giver (The Giver, #1) 3636 208 Lois Lowry 0385732554 Samantha 3 4.12 1993 The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)]]> 136251
In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited.]]> 759 J.K. Rowling Samantha 5 magical 4.61 2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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average rating: 4.61
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