louise !!'s bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:56:47 -0700 60 louise !!'s bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1)]]> 22754644
Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he's pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met.

Incredibly funny and poignant, this twenty-first-century coming-of-age, coming out story—wrapped in a geek romance—is a knockout of a debut novel by Becky Albertalli.]]> 325 Becky Albertalli 0062348698 louise !! 4 “People really are like house with vast rooms and tiny windows. And maybe it's a good thing, the way we never stop surprising each other.�

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda was a positive portrayal of the struggles of coming out and everything else that comes with being in high school. There are many LGBT novels out there that place a focus on the hardships of being gay in the south, and while this novel doesn't lack those things, Becky Albertalli is able to make you feel so happy and bubbly as you read about Simon and his group.

“He talked about the ocean between people. And how the whole point of everything is to find a shore worth swimming to.�

The romance is sweet and is told mostly through emails that Jacques (Simon's online alias) and Blue send to each other, and the pitfalls of someone finding out about them and subsequently using them for blackmail.

I highly recommend this for those who want a quick, funny and happy contemporary with a diverse cast.]]> 4.33 2015 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1)
author: Becky Albertalli
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2017/06/01
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“People really are like house with vast rooms and tiny windows. And maybe it's a good thing, the way we never stop surprising each other.�

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda was a positive portrayal of the struggles of coming out and everything else that comes with being in high school. There are many LGBT novels out there that place a focus on the hardships of being gay in the south, and while this novel doesn't lack those things, Becky Albertalli is able to make you feel so happy and bubbly as you read about Simon and his group.

“He talked about the ocean between people. And how the whole point of everything is to find a shore worth swimming to.�

The romance is sweet and is told mostly through emails that Jacques (Simon's online alias) and Blue send to each other, and the pitfalls of someone finding out about them and subsequently using them for blackmail.

I highly recommend this for those who want a quick, funny and happy contemporary with a diverse cast.
]]> <![CDATA[Not Your Sidekick (Not Your Sidekick, #1)]]> 31698951 296 C.B. Lee 1945053046 louise !! 0 to-read 3.88 2016 Not Your Sidekick (Not Your Sidekick, #1)
author: C.B. Lee
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)]]> 17849112 Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world. When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans, where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

]]> 320 Susan Ee 1477867287 louise !! 4 4.09 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
author: Susan Ee
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2017/05/02
date added: 2024/08/07
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]]> Popped, Too 12883252 Destination: Seoul, Korea *where dreams come true*

Purpose of Travel: Protect BFF from fan woman who wants to destroy all competition for the biggest K-Hip-Hop band's lead vocalist (and maybe hang out with hot Korean guy who looks like K-Pop crush).

Travel Companions: Fellow K-Pop fangirls/BFFs

Seoul Wishlist:
- A total K-Pop makeover
- Violet potato latte fix (a heart swirl on top wouldn't hurt)
- An appearance at only the most happening club in Seoul
- Bumping into your K-Pop celebrity crush
- Buying an adorable Hello Kitty subway card
- Holding hands with the Korean boy you've helplessly fallen head over heels for (and praying he likes you back)

Will the K-Pop fairy wave her sparkling wand and grant Andie and her friends their wishes as they adventure in the motherland? This time, the BFFs have no idea what to expect! But one thing's for sure, they're met with K-Pop giddiness at every turn.]]> 200 Chinggay Labrador 9719902000 louise !! 4 october, fetus The girls go to Seoul to visit their friend, Nica, and drama ensues.
Also, I need my own Black Hoodie Guy.]]> 4.08 2011 Popped, Too
author: Chinggay Labrador
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2016/10/11
date added: 2024/08/07
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Sequels scare me. But I can gladly say that this one did not disappoint. It held the same candor and light-heartedness as it's predecessor and was just as happy-go-lucky and fun.
The girls go to Seoul to visit their friend, Nica, and drama ensues.
Also, I need my own Black Hoodie Guy.
]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)]]> 31076583 229 Sarah J. Maas 168119631X louise !! 0 to-read 3.77 2019 A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> The Call 31567282 334 Peadar Ó Guilín 1910989207 louise !! 0 to-read 3.82 2016 The Call
author: Peadar Ó Guilín
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett]]> 31775995 Hawthorn wasn't trying to insert herself into a missing person's investigation. Or maybe she was. But that's only because Lizzie Lovett's disappearance is the one fascinating mystery their sleepy town has ever had. Bad things don't happen to popular girls like Lizzie Lovett, and Hawthorn is convinced she'll turn up at any moment-which means the time for speculation is now.

So Hawthorn comes up with her own theory for Lizzie's disappearance. A theory way too absurd to take seriously...at first. The more Hawthorn talks, the more she believes. And what better way to collect evidence than to immerse herself in Lizzie's life? Like getting a job at the diner where Lizzie worked and hanging out with Lizzie's boyfriend. After all, it's not as if he killed her-or did he?

Told with a unique voice that is both hilarious and heart-wrenching, Hawthorn's quest for proof may uncover the greatest truth is within herself.

]]> 418 Chelsea Sedoti 1492636096 louise !! 0 to-read 3.33 2017 The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
author: Chelsea Sedoti
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)]]> 30363359 Instead of Three Wishes, the first book by Megan Whalen Turner. Her second book more than fulfills that promise.

The king's scholar, the magus, believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure. To attain it for his king, he needs a skillful thief, and he selects Gen from the king's prison. The magus is interested only in the thief's abilities. What Gen is interested in is anyone's guess. Their journey toward the treasure is both dangerous and difficult, lightened only imperceptibly by the tales they tell of the old gods and goddesses.

Megan Whalen Turner weaves Gen's stories and Gen's story together with style and verve in a novel that is filled with intrigue, adventure, and surprise.]]> 320 Megan Whalen Turner 0062642960 louise !! 0 to-read 3.67 1996 The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)
author: Megan Whalen Turner
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)]]> 56980548 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in love. Now, they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence.

Ari has spent all of high school burying who he really is, staying silent and invisible. He expected his senior year to be the same. But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can’t go back. Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullies of all kinds, and making his voice heard. And, always, there is Dante, dreamy, witty Dante, who can get on Ari’s nerves and fill him with desire all at once.

The boys are determined to forge a path for themselves in a world that doesn’t understand them. But when Ari is faced with a shocking loss, he’ll have to fight like never before to create a life that is truthfully, joyfully his own.

The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an achingly romantic, tender tale sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.K. Choi.]]> 516 Benjamin Alire Sáenz 153449619X louise !! 0 to-read 4.11 2021 Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (Aristotle and Dante, #2)
author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> People We Meet on Vacation 54985743 Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.

Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.

Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since.

Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.

Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?]]> 400 Emily Henry 1984806750 louise !! 0 to-read 3.85 2021 People We Meet on Vacation
author: Emily Henry
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Warcross (Warcross, #1) 41014903
Convinced she’s going to be arrested, Emika is shocked when instead she gets a call from the game’s creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year’s tournament in order to uncover a security problem . . . and he wants Emika for the job. With no time to lose, Emika’s whisked off to Tokyo and thrust into a world of fame and fortune that she’s only dreamed of. But soon her investigation uncovers a sinister plot, with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.]]> 368 Marie Lu 0399547983 louise !! 4 4.11 2017 Warcross (Warcross, #1)
author: Marie Lu
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2020/08/27
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]]> <![CDATA[Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)]]> 23395680
The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than a speck at the edge of the universe. Now with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra � who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to evacuate with a hostile warship in hot pursuit.

But their problems are just getting started. A plague has broken out and is mutating with terrifying results; the fleet’s AI may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a web of data to find the truth, it’s clear the only person who can help her is the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again.

Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents � including emails, maps, files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more � Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.]]> 608 Amie Kaufman 0553499114 louise !! 5 4.23 2015 Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2020/08/27
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I HAVE LITERALLY NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS AMAZING BOOK. HOLY SHIT. WOW.
]]> Between the World and Me 25489625 “This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.�

In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,� a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden?

Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.]]> 152 Ta-Nehisi Coates louise !! 0 to-read 4.40 2015 Between the World and Me
author: Ta-Nehisi Coates
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking]]> 8520610 The book that started the Quiet Revolution

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.

In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.

Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content.]]> 333 Susan Cain 0307352145 louise !! 0 to-read 4.07 2012 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
author: Susan Cain
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> A Man Called Ove 18774964
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.]]> 337 Fredrik Backman 1476738017 louise !! 0 to-read 4.35 2012 A Man Called Ove
author: Fredrik Backman
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> From Lukov with Love 37683751
After seventeen years—and countless broken bones and broken promises—she knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close.

But when the offer of a lifetime comes in from an arrogant idiot she’s spent the last decade dreaming about pushing in the way of a moving bus, Jasmine might have to reconsider everything.

Including Ivan Lukov.]]> 493 Mariana Zapata louise !! 0 to-read 4.19 2018 From Lukov with Love
author: Mariana Zapata
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> You Deserve Each Other 49758584 When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut.

Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him.

Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare.

But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass, Naomi finds her resolve slipping. Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves--and having fun with the last person they expect: each other.]]> 357 Sarah Hogle 0593085426 louise !! 0 to-read 3.89 2020 You Deserve Each Other
author: Sarah Hogle
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Beach Read 52867387 A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.

Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.

They’re polar opposites.

In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they’re living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer’s block.

Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no-one will fall in love. Really.]]> 400 Emily Henry 1984806734 louise !! 5 3.99 2020 Beach Read
author: Emily Henry
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)]]> 6294 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.]]> 329 Diana Wynne Jones 006441034X louise !! 0 to-read 4.30 1986 Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
author: Diana Wynne Jones
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1986
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unbound (The Archived, #2)]]> 13638131 Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one. Now, as she starts her junior year at Hyde School, she’s struggling to get her life back. But moving on isn’t easy, not when her dreams are haunted by what happened. She knows the past is past, knows it cannot hurt her, but it feels so real. When her nightmares begin to creep into her waking hours, she starts to wonder if she’s truly safe.
Meanwhile, people are vanishing without a trace, and the only thing they seem to have in common is Mackenzie. She’s sure the Archive knows more than they are letting on, but before she can prove it, she becomes the prime suspect. Unless Mac can track down the real culprit, she’ll lose everything: not only her role as Keeper, but her memories � and even her life. Can Mackenzie untangle the mystery before she herself unravels?

]]> 360 Victoria E. Schwab 1423178203 louise !! 4 4.22 2014 The Unbound (The Archived, #2)
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Archived (The Archived, #1)]]> 10929432 Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.

Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.

Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.

Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous—it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost, Da's death was hard enough, but now that her little brother is gone too, Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself may crumble and fall.

In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.]]> 327 Victoria E. Schwab 1423157311 louise !! 4 3.96 2013 The Archived (The Archived, #1)
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Fire Falling (Air Awakens, #2)]]> 26047438 Soldier� Sorcerer� Savior� Who is Vhalla Yarl?

Vhalla Yarl marches to war as property of the Solaris Empire. The Emperor counts on her to bring victory, the Senate counts on her death, and the only thing Vhalla can count on is the fight of her life.

As she grapples with the ghosts of her past, new challenges in the present threaten to shatter the remnants of her fragile sanity. Will she maintain her humanity? Or will she truly become the Empire’s monster?

Fire Falling is the second book in the Air Awakens Series.]]> 378 Elise Kova 1619849526 louise !! 3 4.12 2015 Fire Falling (Air Awakens, #2)
author: Elise Kova
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2020/04/30
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]]> <![CDATA[My Calamity Jane (The Lady Janies, #3)]]> 49630951
JANE (a genuine hero-eene)

Calamity’s her name, and garou hunting’s her game—when she’s not starring in Wild Bill’s Traveling Show, that is. She reckons that if a girl wants to be a legend, she should just go ahead and be one.

FRANK (*wolf whistle*)
Frank “the Pistol Prince� Butler is the Wild West’s #1 bachelor. He’s also the best sharpshooter on both sides of the Mississippi, but he’s about to meet his match. . . .

ANNIE (get your gun!)
Annie Oakley (yep, that Annie) is lookin� for a job, not a romance, but she can’t deny there’s something about Frank she likes. Really likes. Still, she’s pretty sure that anything he can do, she can do better.

A HAIRY SITUATION
After a garou hunt goes south and Jane finds a suspicious-like bite on her arm, she turns tail for Deadwood, where there’s been talk of a garou cure. But things ain’t always what they seem—meaning the gang better hightail it after her before they’re a day late and a Jane short.]]> 544 Cynthia Hand 0062652818 louise !! 0 to-read 3.56 2020 My Calamity Jane (The Lady Janies, #3)
author: Cynthia Hand
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> The Institute 43798285
In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don’t, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute.

As psychically terrifying as Firestarter, and with the spectacular kid power of It, The Institute is Stephen King's gut-wrenchingly dramatic story of good versus evil in a world where the good guys don't always win.
--front flap]]> 561 Stephen King louise !! 0 to-read 4.17 2019 The Institute
author: Stephen King
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Nimona 23131088 The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it "a deadpan epic."

Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel is perfect for the legions of fans of the web comic and is sure to win Noelle many new ones.

Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are.

But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious battle, Lord Blackheart realizes that Nimona's powers are as murky and mysterious as her past. And her unpredictable wild side might be more dangerous than he is willing to admit.]]> 266 N.D. Stevenson 0062278231 louise !! 2 4.32 2015 Nimona
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at: 2017/01/15
date added: 2019/10/25
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]]> <![CDATA[Lumberjanes: Friendship to the Craft (Lumberjanes, #5)]]> 25233409 26 N.D. Stevenson louise !! 4 4.25 2014 Lumberjanes: Friendship to the Craft (Lumberjanes, #5)
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2016/01/01
date added: 2019/07/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Lumberjanes: Pungeon Master (Lumberjanes, #2)]]> 25088157 25 N.D. Stevenson 1613986874 louise !! 5 graphic-novels 4.18 2014 Lumberjanes: Pungeon Master (Lumberjanes, #2)
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2016/01/01
date added: 2019/07/12
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]]> <![CDATA[The Devouring Gray (The Devouring Gray, #1)]]> 36535913
Uprooted from the city, Violet Saunders doesn’t have much hope of fitting in at her new school in Four Paths, a town almost buried in the woodlands of rural New York. The fact that she’s descended from one of the town’s founders doesn’t help much, either—her new neighbours treat her with distant respect, and something very like fear. When she meets Justin, May, Isaac, and Harper, all children of founder families, and sees the otherworldly destruction they can wreak, she starts to wonder if the townsfolk are right to be afraid.

When bodies start to appear in the woods, the locals become downright hostile. Can the teenagers solve the mystery of Four Paths, and their own part in it, before another calamity strikes?]]> 368 C.L. Herman louise !! 0 to-read 3.61 2019 The Devouring Gray (The Devouring Gray, #1)
author: C.L. Herman
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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date added: 2019/04/20
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]]> Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) 43263680
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs� are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.]]> 461 Leigh Bardugo 1250313074 louise !! 0 to-read 4.00 2019 Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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date added: 2019/03/18
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]]> <![CDATA[The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan]]> 44059557 CHINA, 484 A.D.

A Warrior in Disguise
All her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated decades earlier, and avenge her father, who was paralyzed in his own duel.

Then a messenger from the Emperor arrives, demanding that all families send one soldier to fight the Rouran invaders in the north. Mulan's father cannot go. Her brother is just a child. So she ties up her hair, takes up her sword, and joins the army as a man.

A War for a Dynasty
Thanks to her martial arts skills, Mulan is chosen for an elite team under the command of the princeling--the royal duke's son, who is also the handsomest man she's ever seen. But the princeling has secrets of his own, which explode into Mulan's life and shake up everything she knows. As they cross the Great Wall to face the enemy beyond, Mulan and the princeling must find a way to unwind their past, unmask a traitor, and uncover the plans for the Rouran invasion . . . before it's too late.

Inspired by wuxia martial-arts dramas as well as the centuries-old ballad of Mulan, The Magnolia Sword is perfect for fans of Renee Ahdieh, Marie Lu, or Kristin Cashore--a thrilling, romantic, and sharp-edged novel that lives up to its beloved heroine.]]> 348 Sherry Thomas 1620148048 louise !! 0 to-read 4.04 2019 The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan
author: Sherry Thomas
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Save the Cat! Writes a Novel 32805475
Whether you’re writing your first novel or your seventeenth, Save the Cat! breaks down plot in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step method so you can write stories that resonate! This book can help you with any of the following:

Outlining a new novel
Revising an existing novel
Breaking out of the dreaded “writer’s block�
Fixing a “broken� novel
Reviewing a completed novel
Fleshing out/test driving a new idea to see if it “has legs�
Implementing feedback from agents and/or editors
Helping give constructive feedback to other writers

But above all else, SAVE THE CAT! WRITES A NOVEL will help you better understand the fundamentals and mechanics of plot, character transformation, and what makes a story work!]]> 320 Jessica Brody louise !! 0 to-read 4.49 2018 Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
author: Jessica Brody
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2019/01/23
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1)]]> 39863498 From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change--one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires...

It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.

To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian banished from his home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in arms if not blood.

Together, they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history--but only if they can stay alive.]]> 388 Roshani Chokshi 125014454X louise !! 0 to-read 3.71 2019 The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1)
author: Roshani Chokshi
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Pride and Prejudice 15994711 'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes ...'

When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.]]> 396 Jane Austen 0141199075 louise !! 0 to-read 4.29 1813 Pride and Prejudice
author: Jane Austen
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1813
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl King (The Girl King, #1)]]> 35105833
Sisters Lu and Min have always known their places as the princesses of the Empire of the First the eldest, assertive Lu, will be named her father's heir and become the dynasty's first female ruler, while timid Min will lead a quiet life in Lu's shadow. Then their father names their male cousin Set the heir instead, throwing both girls' lives into chaos.

Determined to reclaim her birthright, Lu is forced to flee, leaving Min to face the volatile court alone. Lu crosses paths with Nokhai, the lone, unlikely survivor of the decimated Ashina, nomadic wolf shapeshifters. Nok never learned to shift--and he has no trust for the Empire that killed his family--but working with the princess might be the key to unlocking his true power.

As Lu and Nok form a tenuous alliance, Min's own hidden power awakens--a forbidden, deadly magic that could secure Set's reign . . . or allow her to claim the throne herself. But there can only be one Emperor, and the sisters' greatest enemy could very well turn out to be each other.

Told in three distinct points-of-view, this first book in a sweeping fantasy series weaves a story of ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice.]]> 432 Mimi Yu 1681198908 louise !! 0 to-read 3.58 2019 The Girl King (The Girl King, #1)
author: Mimi Yu
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Relentless (Relentless, #1) 20427449
In her quest for answers about her father’s death, Sara takes risks that expose her and her friends to danger and puts herself into the sights of a sadistic vampire. On the same fateful night she meets Nikolas, a warrior who turns Sara’s world upside down and is determined to protect her even if it’s the last thing she wants.

Sara’s life starts to spin out of control as she is hunted by an obsessed vampire, learns that her friends have secrets of their own and reels from the truth about her own ancestry. Sara has always been fiercely independent but in order to survive now she must open herself to others, to reveal her deepest secrets. And she must learn to trust the one person capable of breaking down the walls around her.]]> 288 Karen Lynch louise !! 0 dnf, to-read my homegirl.
apparently this book has vampires - they better not sparkle.]]> 4.28 2013 Relentless (Relentless, #1)
author: Karen Lynch
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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review:
br with my homegirl.
apparently this book has vampires - they better not sparkle.
]]> <![CDATA[Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)]]> 34728667 They killed my mother.
They took our magic.
They tried to bury us.

Now we rise.

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.

Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.]]> 544 Tomi Adeyemi 1250170974 louise !! 0 to-read, on-hold 4.10 2018 Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
author: Tomi Adeyemi
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2019/01/05
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)]]> 2767793
Who is the Hero of Ages?

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness—the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists—is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. Vin can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!]]> 572 Brandon Sanderson 0765316897 louise !! 0 to-read, on-hold 4.54 2008 The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> The Night Circus 15714522
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus per­formers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.]]> 512 Erin Morgenstern 0345802624 louise !! 0 on-hold, to-read 4.05 2011 The Night Circus
author: Erin Morgenstern
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Between Shades of Gray 12913325 352 Ruta Sepetys 014242059X louise !! 0 to-read 4.42 2011 Between Shades of Gray
author: Ruta Sepetys
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Starflight (Starflight, #1) 21793182
When a twist of fate lands them instead on the Banshee, a vessel of dubious repute, Doran learns he's been framed on Earth for conspiracy. As he pursues a set of mysterious coordinates rumored to hold the key to clearing his name, he and Solara must get past their enmity to work together and evade those out for their arrest. Life on the Banshee may be tumultuous, but as Solara and Doran are forced to question everything they once believed about their world—and each other—the ship becomes home, and the eccentric crew family. But what Solara and Doran discover on the mysterious Planet X has the power to not only alter their lives, but the existence of everyone in the universe...]]> 362 Melissa Landers 1484723244 louise !! 3






OLD REVIEW:

"She had no idea what the future would hold for any of them, beyond possibilities as infinite as the stars.
And really, that was enough."

Wow... That's all I can say. That was one ride I was not expecting to enjoy as much as I did, I laughed out loud and cried and loved. And so many more things that doesn't happen as it much as it should when you read a book, and 'Starflight' managed to do all of it. I haven't shipped two characters this hard in a long time. And I have to admit my love for spoiled narcissistic rich boys and ass-kicking witty mechanics.

There were so many funny scenes throughout the book that I had to stop reading for a moment just to laugh and highlight them. This book was absolutely HILARIOUS, god it was amazing and my friends will never hear the end of it from me. I'm currently riding on the after-book high, and it hurts so much because the ending was a tad bit rushed. It could've been longer and maybe I wouldn't be feeling as depressed as I am now, or maybe the book was just that good. And I'll understand if people will not love it as much as I did; it's very lighthearted and has a perfectly slow burn romance. But those are my favorite kinds of books. Did I mention that it was hilarious, yet?

“Fine. You caught me. I guess there’s no use pretending anymore.�
Doran settled in and waited for the punch line.
“I lured you onto this ship,� she said, “because I couldn’t get enough of your scintillating personality.�
There it was.
“Kiss me, Doran,� she cried, flopping onto the mattress with one arm slung over her eyes and the other clutched to her breast. “I burn for you, hotter than a thousand hells.�
He cocked his head to the side. “I think there’s an ointment for that.�
“Desire like this can’t be tamed by medicine.�

AND THEN WE HAVE SOLARA AND DORAN. MY PRECIOUSES. I love them so much and the way they banter with each other has me feeling so many emotions. I hope they don't remove their matching tattoos (them getting accidentally high was one of my favorite scenes.) I wanna talk about them more but words cannot describe the love I feel for these two.

This will most definitely be a book that I am going to reread (and reread a few more times after that) in the near future.]]> 3.85 2016 Starflight (Starflight, #1)
author: Melissa Landers
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2018/06/21
date added: 2018/06/21
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oof this book was not as good as i remembered it lmaoo







OLD REVIEW:

"She had no idea what the future would hold for any of them, beyond possibilities as infinite as the stars.
And really, that was enough."

Wow... That's all I can say. That was one ride I was not expecting to enjoy as much as I did, I laughed out loud and cried and loved. And so many more things that doesn't happen as it much as it should when you read a book, and 'Starflight' managed to do all of it. I haven't shipped two characters this hard in a long time. And I have to admit my love for spoiled narcissistic rich boys and ass-kicking witty mechanics.

There were so many funny scenes throughout the book that I had to stop reading for a moment just to laugh and highlight them. This book was absolutely HILARIOUS, god it was amazing and my friends will never hear the end of it from me. I'm currently riding on the after-book high, and it hurts so much because the ending was a tad bit rushed. It could've been longer and maybe I wouldn't be feeling as depressed as I am now, or maybe the book was just that good. And I'll understand if people will not love it as much as I did; it's very lighthearted and has a perfectly slow burn romance. But those are my favorite kinds of books. Did I mention that it was hilarious, yet?

“Fine. You caught me. I guess there’s no use pretending anymore.�
Doran settled in and waited for the punch line.
“I lured you onto this ship,� she said, “because I couldn’t get enough of your scintillating personality.�
There it was.
“Kiss me, Doran,� she cried, flopping onto the mattress with one arm slung over her eyes and the other clutched to her breast. “I burn for you, hotter than a thousand hells.�
He cocked his head to the side. “I think there’s an ointment for that.�
“Desire like this can’t be tamed by medicine.�

AND THEN WE HAVE SOLARA AND DORAN. MY PRECIOUSES. I love them so much and the way they banter with each other has me feeling so many emotions. I hope they don't remove their matching tattoos (them getting accidentally high was one of my favorite scenes.) I wanna talk about them more but words cannot describe the love I feel for these two.

This will most definitely be a book that I am going to reread (and reread a few more times after that) in the near future.
]]> Runaways #1 36232397 19 Rainbow Rowell louise !! 0 to-read 4.09 Runaways #1
author: Rainbow Rowell
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.09
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]]> LIFEL1K3 (Lifelike, #1) 29456569 402 Jay Kristoff 1524713929 louise !! 0 to-read 3.92 2018 LIFEL1K3 (Lifelike, #1)
author: Jay Kristoff
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/05/20
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]]> <![CDATA[The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)]]> 119322
Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.]]> 399 Philip Pullman 0679879242 louise !! 0 to-read 4.02 1995 The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
author: Philip Pullman
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1995
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Savior's Champion (The Savior's Series, #1)]]> 38240456 Best Books of All Time by Book Depository.Tobias Kaya doesn't care about The Savior. He doesn't care that She's the Ruler of the realm or that She purified the land, and he certainly doesn't care that She's of age to be married. But when competing for Her hand proves to be his last chance to save his family, he’s forced to make The Savior his priority.

Now Tobias is thrown into the Sovereign’s Tournament with nineteen other men, and each of them is fighting—and killing—for the chance to rule at The Savior's side. Instantly his world is plagued with violence, treachery, and manipulation, revealing the hidden ugliness of his proud realm. And when his circumstances seem especially dire, he stumbles into an unexpected romance, one that opens him up to unimaginable dangers and darkness.

Trigger this novel contains graphic violence, adult language, and sexual situations.]]> 671 Jenna Moreci 0999735225 louise !! 0 to-read 3.75 2018 The Savior's Champion (The Savior's Series, #1)
author: Jenna Moreci
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> The Cerulean (Cerulean, #1) 29751998
But when Sera is chosen as the sacrifice to break the tether, she doesn’t know what to feel. To save her City, Sera must throw herself from its edge and end her own life. But something goes wrong and she survives the fall, landing in a place called Kaolin. She has heard tales about the humans there, and soon learns that the dangers her mothers warned her of are real. If Sera has any hope to return to her City, she’ll have to find the magic within herself to survive.]]> 483 Amy Ewing louise !! 0 to-read 3.51 2019 The Cerulean (Cerulean, #1)
author: Amy Ewing
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Norse Mythology 37903770 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780393356182

Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok.

In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki—son of a giant—blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator.

Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Through Gaiman’s deft and witty prose, these gods emerge with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.]]> 301 Neil Gaiman louise !! 0 to-read 4.11 2017 Norse Mythology
author: Neil Gaiman
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> Dune (Dune, #1) 234225 Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.]]> 604 Frank Herbert 0340839937 louise !! 0 to-read 4.21 1965 Dune (Dune, #1)
author: Frank Herbert
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1965
rating: 0
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]]> The Prince and the Dressmaker 34506912 Paris, at the dawn of the modern age:

Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia―the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion!

Sebastian’s secret weapon is his brilliant dressmaker, Frances―his best friend and one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect her friend?

Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart.]]> 277 Jen Wang 162672363X louise !! 0 to-read 4.34 2018 The Prince and the Dressmaker
author: Jen Wang
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/05/01
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]]> Slayer (Slayer, #1) 34723130
Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when you grow up at the Watcher’s Academy, which is a bit different from your average boarding school. Here teens are trained as guides for Slayers—girls gifted with supernatural strength to fight the forces of darkness. But while Nina’s mother is a prominent member of the Watcher’s Council, Nina has never embraced the violent Watcher lifestyle. Instead she follows her instincts to heal, carving out a place for herself as the school medic.

Until the day Nina’s life changes forever.

Thanks to Buffy, the famous (and infamous) Slayer that Nina’s father died protecting, Nina is not only the newest Chosen One—she’s the last Slayer, ever. Period.

As Nina hones her skills with her Watcher-in-training, Leo, there’s plenty to keep her occupied: a monster fighting ring, a demon who eats happiness, a shadowy figure that keeps popping up in Nina’s dreams�

But it’s not until bodies start turning up that Nina’s new powers will truly be tested—because someone she loves might be next.

One thing is clear: Being Chosen is easy. Making choices is hard.]]> 404 Kiersten White 1534404953 louise !! 0 to-read 3.71 2019 Slayer (Slayer, #1)
author: Kiersten White
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/30
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]]> <![CDATA[Leah on the Offbeat (Simonverse, #3)]]> 31180248 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst.

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends—not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.

So Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting—especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended.]]> 352 Becky Albertalli 0062643800 louise !! 0 to-read 3.79 2018 Leah on the Offbeat (Simonverse, #3)
author: Becky Albertalli
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> Aeon Legion: Labyrinth 29910101
To protect the Edge of Time from the disastrous alterations of time travelers, the Aeon Legion seeks the greatest soldiers and warriors from the most bloody, war-torn eras in history. Those they deem worthy gain a chance to compete in the toughest training program ever designed.

Terra Mason, a plain eighteen-year-old girl from the modern United States, has an impressive stubborn streak. Her persistence and bravery gains the notice and sponsorship of one of the Aeon Legion's greatest heroines. Now Terra must turn that stubbornness into determination if she is to contend with history's finest soldiers and somehow pass the Aeon Legion's final test, the mysterious Labyrinth. She will not quit. Terra will prove that even someone as average as her can still be a heroine.

Hanns Speer is polite, good-natured, charming, a genius inventor of a time travel machine, and a dedicated member of the Nazi Party. Yet he cannot understand why people from the future regard him and his fellow Nazis as monsters. Now he must use his charisma and cunning to challenge the seemingly invincible Aeon Legion and its monopoly on time travel. He will not quit. Hanns will steal history itself if he has to, mistakenly believing it will prove him to be a hero.]]> 422 J.P. Beaubien 1523720220 louise !! 0 to-read 3.60 Aeon Legion: Labyrinth
author: J.P. Beaubien
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.60
book published:
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date added: 2018/04/29
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]]> <![CDATA[The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)]]> 2115046
They have barely begun when three separate armies attack. As the siege tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.

It may just be that killing the Lord Ruler was the easy part. Surviving the aftermath of his fall is going to be the real challenge.]]> 781 Brandon Sanderson 0765356139 louise !! 5 4.31 2007 The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2018/04/28
date added: 2018/04/28
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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 louise !! 0 to-read 4.17 2007 Unwind (Unwind, #1)
author: Neal Shusterman
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/04/21
shelves: to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[The Night is Darkening Round Me]]> 24874353
Some of Emily Brontë's most extraordinary poems

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Emily Brontë (1818-1848).

Brontë's Wuthering Heights and The Complete Poems are available in Penguin Classics]]> 55 Emily Brontë 0141398477 louise !! 0 poetry, owned, classic i don't read poetry a lot, and maybe it's just not my thing, but i really liked the topics that bronte brought up and the way in which she talked about it.
she made death sound so cool and foreign
which is weird, but she made it work.]]> 3.86 1846 The Night is Darkening Round Me
author: Emily Brontë
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1846
rating: 0
read at: 2018/04/22
date added: 2018/04/21
shelves: poetry, owned, classic
review:
as always, it feels weird to rate a classic novel bc i'm not an expert by any means so ???
i don't read poetry a lot, and maybe it's just not my thing, but i really liked the topics that bronte brought up and the way in which she talked about it.
she made death sound so cool and foreign
which is weird, but she made it work.
]]> <![CDATA[Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire, #1)]]> 34433755
In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei they're after -- the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest.

Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the unthinkable -- she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.]]> 385 Natasha Ngan 0316561363 louise !! 0 to-read 3.80 2018 Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire, #1)
author: Natasha Ngan
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/21
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 68428 What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?

Mistborn
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again.]]> 541 Brandon Sanderson louise !! 5 holy shit this is one of the greatest books i've ever read
a fucking masterpiece

rtc]]> 4.48 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2018/04/13
date added: 2018/04/21
shelves: fantasy, favorites, high-fantasy, magic, owned, romance, young-adult, ya
review:
i'd give this a thousand stars if i could
holy shit this is one of the greatest books i've ever read
a fucking masterpiece

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]]> Tuck Everlasting 84981 148 Natalie Babbitt 0374480095 louise !! 0 to-read 3.90 1975 Tuck Everlasting
author: Natalie Babbitt
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1975
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/04/20
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1)]]> 25733990
Seventeen years later, the mystery of the bizarre artifact remains unsolved - the object's origins, architects, and purpose unknown.

But some can never stop searching for answers.

Rose Franklin is now a highly trained physicist leading a top-secret team to crack the hand's code. And along with her colleagues, she is being interviewed by a nameless interrogator whose power and purview are as enigmatic as the relic they seek. What's clear is that Rose and her compatriots are on the edge of unravelling history's most perplexing discovery-and finally figuring out what it portends for humanity. But once the pieces of the puzzle are in place, will the result be an instrument of lasting peace or a weapon of mass destruction?]]> 320 Sylvain Neuvel 1101886692 louise !! 0 to-read 3.82 2016 Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1)
author: Sylvain Neuvel
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/20
shelves: to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wicker King (The Wicker King, #1)]]> 33158541
August and Jack struggle to keep afloat as they teeter between fantasy and their own emotions. In the end, each must choose his own truth.]]> 305 K. Ancrum 1250101549 louise !! 0 to-read 4.00 2017 The Wicker King (The Wicker King, #1)
author: K. Ancrum
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/20
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]]> This Darkness Mine 30249925
Sasha Stone knows her place—first-chair clarinet, top of her class, and at the side of her Oxford-wearing boyfriend. She’s worked her entire life to ensure her path to Oberlin Conservatory as a star musician is perfectly paved.

But suddenly there’s a fork in the road in the shape of Isaac Harver. Her body shifts toward him when he walks by, and her skin misses his touch even though she’s never known it. Why does he act like he knows her so well—too well—when she doesn’t know him at all?

Sasha discovers that her by-the-book life began by ending the chapter of another: the twin sister she absorbed in the womb. But that doesn’t explain the gaps of missing time in her practice schedule, or the memories she has of things she certainly never did with Isaac.

Armed with the knowledge that her heart might not be hers alone, Sasha must decide what she’s willing to do—and who she’s willing to hurt—to take it back.]]> 352 Mindy McGinnis 0062561596 louise !! 0 to-read 3.22 2017 This Darkness Mine
author: Mindy McGinnis
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.22
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)]]> 36222611
One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again.

But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them.

The only way to stop the demon is to find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers, protagonists of the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, and journey through the Kingdom of Death. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that?]]> 355 Roshani Chokshi 1368012353 louise !! 0 to-read 4.07 2018 Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)
author: Roshani Chokshi
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/14
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]]> Circe 32993458
When love drives Circe to cast a dark spell, wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of Aiaia. There she learns to harness her occult craft, drawing strength from nature. But she will not always be alone; many are destined to pass through Circe's place of exile, entwining their fates with hers. The messenger god, Hermes. The craftsman, Daedalus. A ship bearing a golden fleece. And wily Odysseus, on his epic voyage home.

There is danger for a solitary woman in this world, and Circe's independence draws the wrath of men and gods alike. To protect what she holds dear, Circe must decide whether she belongs with the deities she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.]]> 336 Madeline Miller 1408890089 louise !! 0 to-read 4.26 2018 Circe
author: Madeline Miller
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/14
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]]> <![CDATA[Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection]]> 28595941
Now for the first time anywhere, stories representing each of these planets, and their fully realized and distinct magic systems, have been collected in a single spectacular volume. Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection brings together tales spanning the known limits of Sanderson's universe--including the never-before-published Edgedancer, a thrilling new novella of the Stormlight Archive--along with charts, illustrations, notes...and secrets.

The Cosmere Collection encompasses six worlds in all, explored across nine astonishing works of short fiction: Sel ("The Hope of Elantris" and The Emperor's Soul); Scadrial ("The Eleventh Metal," "Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes Twenty-eight Through Thirty," and Mistborn: Secret History); Taldain ("White Sand"); Threnody (“Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell�); First of the Sun (“Sixth of the Dusk�); and Roshar (Edgedancer).

These exciting tales will catapult you onto an unprecedented journey across a cosmos only Brandon Sanderson could have envisioned. Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection is an indispensible volume no Sanderson fan can do without.]]> 672 Brandon Sanderson 0765391163 louise !! 0 to-read 4.45 2016 Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/14
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]]> A Terrible Beauty Is Born 29407888
By turns joyful and despairing, some of the twentieth century's greatest verse on fleeting youth, fervent hopes and futile sacrifice.]]> 57 W.B. Yeats louise !! 2 3.64 1916 A Terrible Beauty Is Born
author: W.B. Yeats
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.64
book published: 1916
rating: 2
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date added: 2018/04/09
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]]> Renegades (Renegades, #1) 28421168 Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice.

The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies � humans with extraordinary abilities � who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone... except the villains they once overthrew.

Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice � and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.]]> 552 Marissa Meyer 1250044669 louise !! 3 4.12 2017 Renegades (Renegades, #1)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2018/04/08
date added: 2018/04/08
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i need this book in my life RIGHT NOW.
]]> Olivia Twist 34817232
Jack MacCarron rose from his place in London’s East End to become the adopted “nephew� of a society matron. Little does society know that MacCarron is a false name for a boy once known among London gangs as the Artful Dodger, and that he and his “aunt� are robbing them blind every chance they get. When Jack encounters Olivia Brownlow in places he least expects, his curiosity is piqued. Why is a society girl helping a bunch of homeless orphan thieves? Even more intriguing, why does she remind him so much of someone he once knew? Jack finds himself wondering if going legit and risking it all might be worth it for love.

Olivia Twist is an innovative reimagining of Charles Dickens� classic tale Oliver Twist, in which Olivia was forced to live as a boy for her own safety until she was rescued from the streets. Now eighteen, Olivia finds herself at a crossroads: revealed secrets threaten to destroy the “proper� life she has built for her herself, while newfound feelings for an arrogant young man she shouldn’t like could derail her carefully laid plans for the future.]]> 331 Lorie Langdon 031076341X louise !! 0 to-read 3.86 2018 Olivia Twist
author: Lorie Langdon
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/03/21
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]]> Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) 28954189 Thou shalt kill.

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.

Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art� of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

An alternate cover edition of ISBN: 9781442472426]]> 435 Neal Shusterman louise !! 5 4.75/5

For my English class I was assigned to write a book review for a project, and so I chose this novel to critique (well, not really critique, more like professionally fangirl about) � and I am not gonna write two reviews for one book because I'm lazy and I'm already behind on so many other reviews, and if I put my school review here it'd probably be self-plagiarism or something � SO INSTEAD, I just made a brief list of things I loved and things I disliked about Scythe.

PROS :
+ THIS WAS SO GOOD. It was just generally so amazing to read?? I just want to thank the trees that were sacrificed in the making of this masterpiece. You will not be forgiven.
+ The characters and the character development were great, I loved how much I loved the characters that I wasn't supposed to love.
+ I even loved the antagonist.
+ Everyone was badass.
+ The whole 'come-to-the-dark-side' sub-plot was everything I never knew I needed.
+ THE PLOT. YES. MORALLY GOOD SCYTHES. YES. MORALLY BAD SCYTHES. YES.
+ The setting in which we are placed in is so distinctly unique. Despite having read so many dystopian novels in the past, this one still remains original.
+ There were so many other pros but I'm in the middle of class while writing this so I have to rush but PRAY THAT I DON'T GET CAUGHT PLEASE.

CONS :
+ Rowan and Citra should have stayed friends. Seriously.
+ The romance was boringggg.

SO YES, IN CONCLUSION, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY READ THIS !!1!!!1! <3]]> 4.32 2016 Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
author: Neal Shusterman
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2018/03/11
date added: 2018/03/21
shelves: dystopian, sci-fi, ya, young-adult
review:
4.75/5

For my English class I was assigned to write a book review for a project, and so I chose this novel to critique (well, not really critique, more like professionally fangirl about) � and I am not gonna write two reviews for one book because I'm lazy and I'm already behind on so many other reviews, and if I put my school review here it'd probably be self-plagiarism or something � SO INSTEAD, I just made a brief list of things I loved and things I disliked about Scythe.

PROS :
+ THIS WAS SO GOOD. It was just generally so amazing to read?? I just want to thank the trees that were sacrificed in the making of this masterpiece. You will not be forgiven.
+ The characters and the character development were great, I loved how much I loved the characters that I wasn't supposed to love.
+ I even loved the antagonist.
+ Everyone was badass.
+ The whole 'come-to-the-dark-side' sub-plot was everything I never knew I needed.
+ THE PLOT. YES. MORALLY GOOD SCYTHES. YES. MORALLY BAD SCYTHES. YES.
+ The setting in which we are placed in is so distinctly unique. Despite having read so many dystopian novels in the past, this one still remains original.
+ There were so many other pros but I'm in the middle of class while writing this so I have to rush but PRAY THAT I DON'T GET CAUGHT PLEASE.

CONS :
+ Rowan and Citra should have stayed friends. Seriously.
+ The romance was boringggg.

SO YES, IN CONCLUSION, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY READ THIS !!1!!!1! <3
]]> The Picture of Dorian Gray 5297
In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind.]]> 272 Oscar Wilde louise !! 0 to-read 4.13 1890 The Picture of Dorian Gray
author: Oscar Wilde
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1890
rating: 0
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]]> Warcross (Warcross, #1) 29385546 For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life.

The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down Warcross players who bet on the game illegally. But the bounty hunting world is a competitive one, and survival has not been easy. To make some quick cash, Emika takes a risk and hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships—only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation.

Convinced she’s going to be arrested, Emika is shocked when instead she gets a call from the game’s creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year’s tournament in order to uncover a security problem . . . and he wants Emika for the job. With no time to lose, Emika’s whisked off to Tokyo and thrust into a world of fame and fortune that she’s only dreamed of. But soon her investigation uncovers a sinister plot, with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.]]> 353 Marie Lu 0399547967 louise !! 5 4.16 2017 Warcross (Warcross, #1)
author: Marie Lu
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2018/03/18
date added: 2018/03/18
shelves: romance, sci-fi, ya, young-adult, cover, owned
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo]]> 32620332
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the �80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.]]> 389 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1501139231 louise !! 0 to-read 4.39 2017 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/03/18
shelves: to-read
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]]> Wildcard (Warcross, #2) 29386918
Determined to put a stop to Hideo's grim plans, Emika and the Phoenix Riders band together, only to find a new threat lurking on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo. Someone's put a bounty on Emika's head, and her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless crew. But Emika soon learns that Zero isn't all that he seems--and his protection comes at a price.

Caught in a web of betrayal, with the future of free will at risk, just how far will Emika go to take down the man she loves?]]> 352 Marie Lu 0399548017 louise !! 0 to-read 3.99 2018 Wildcard (Warcross, #2)
author: Marie Lu
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/03/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Reign the Earth (The Elementae, #1)]]> 25566671
But she soon learns that her husband, Calix, is motivated only by his desire to exterminate the Elementae—mystical people who can control earth, wind, air, and fire. Even more unsettling are Shalia’s feelings for her husband’s brother, which unleash a power over the earth she never knew she possessed—a power that could get her killed. As rumors of a rebellion against Calix spread, Shalia must choose between the last chance for peace and her own future as an Elementae.

This intense, richly drawn high-fantasy by the author of Scarlet will hold readers spellbound.]]> 438 A.C. Gaughen 1681191113 louise !! 0 to-read 3.78 2018 Reign the Earth (The Elementae, #1)
author: A.C. Gaughen
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/17
shelves: to-read
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]]> Furyborn (Empirium, #1) 34323570 The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it.

When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first.

One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable--until her mother vanishes. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined.

As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world--and of each other.]]> 501 Claire Legrand 1492656623 louise !! 0 to-read 3.78 2018 Furyborn (Empirium, #1)
author: Claire Legrand
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/03/17
shelves: to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)]]> 18131
It was a dark and stormy night.

Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure—one that will threaten their lives and our universe.

A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L'Engle's classic Time Quintet.]]> 211 Madeleine L'Engle 0440498058 louise !! 0 to-read 4.04 1962 A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1962
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life]]> 35209767 This evidence-based, user-friendly guide presents a 30-day digital detox plan that will help you set boundaries with your phone and live a more joyful and fulfilling life.

“I wrote The Anxious Generation to help adults improve the lives of children. Many readers have asked me for a version of the book aimed at helping adults and teens help themselves. Catherine Price has written the best such book.”—Jonathan Haidt

Do you feel addicted to your phone? Do you frequently pick it up “just to check,� only to look up forty-five minutes later wondering where the time has gone? Does social media make you anxious? Have you tried to spend less time mindlessly scrolling—and failed? If so, this book is your solution.

Award-winning health and science journalist and TED speaker Catherine Price presents a practical, evidence-based 30-day digital detox plan that will help you break up—and then make up—with your phone. The goal: better mental health, improved screen-life balance, and a long-term relationship with technology that feels good.

This engaging, user-friendly guide explains how our smartphones and apps are designed to be addictive and how the time we spend on them is increasing our anxiety and damaging our abilities to focus, think deeply, form new memories, generate ideas, and be present in our most important relationships. Next, it walks you through an effective and easy-to-follow 30-day plan that has already helped thousands of people worldwide break their phone addictions and feel more fully alive.

Whether you need help for yourself or for your family, friends, students, colleagues, clients, or community, How to Break Up with Your Phone is the ultimate guide to digital detoxing. It’s guaranteed to help you put down your phone—and come back to life.]]> 184 Catherine Price 039958112X louise !! 0 to-read 3.91 2018 How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life
author: Catherine Price
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> A Brief History of Time 3869
Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,� of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.]]> 226 Stephen Hawking 0553380168 louise !! 0 to-read 4.22 1988 A Brief History of Time
author: Stephen Hawking
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1988
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1)]]> 25740412 A new Black Witch will rise…her powers vast beyond imagining.

Elloren Gardner is the granddaughter of the last prophesied Black Witch, Carnissa Gardner, who drove back the enemy forces and saved the Gardnerian people during the Realm War. But while she is the absolute spitting image of her famous grandmother, Elloren is utterly devoid of power in a society that prizes magical ability above all else.

When she is granted the opportunity to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an apothecary, Elloren joins her brothers at the prestigious Verpax University to embrace a destiny of her own, free from the shadow of her grandmother’s legacy. But she soon realizes that the university, which admits all manner of people—including the fire-wielding, winged Icarals, the sworn enemies of all Gardnerians—is a treacherous place for the granddaughter of the Black Witch.

As evil looms on the horizon and the pressure to live up to her heritage builds, everything Elloren thought she knew will be challenged and torn away. Her best hope of survival may be among the most unlikely band of rebels…if only she can find the courage to trust those she’s been taught to fear.]]> 601 Laurie Forest 0373212313 louise !! 0 to-read 4.06 2017 The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1)
author: Laurie Forest
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1)]]> 23308087
So, at just seventeen years old, Mariko is sent to the imperial palace to meet her betrothed, a man she did not choose, for the very first time. But the journey is cut short when Mariko’s convoy is viciously attacked by the Black Clan, a dangerous group of bandits who’ve been hired to kill Mariko before she reaches the palace.

The lone survivor, Mariko narrowly escapes to the woods, where she plots her revenge. Dressed as a peasant boy, she sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and hunt down those responsible for the target on her back. Once she’s within their ranks, though, Mariko finds for the first time she’s appreciated for her intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in love—a love that will force her to question everything she’s ever known about her family, her purpose, and her deepest desires.]]> 392 Renée Ahdieh 0399171630 louise !! 4 4/5

Flame in the Mist is not so much a Mulan retelling, but morely inspired by the tale. It is set in Feudal Japan, which to many like myself, is a bait upon a hook that reels me in the moment I see the two words in the same sentence � not to mention that Mulan is one of my all-time favorite Disney films and the songs are national anthem worthy.

Nevertheless I lowered my expectations. Considering the hate I had felt towards The Wrath and the Dawn I didn’t expect my feelings towards Renee Ahdieh’s newest duology to be any different, but I was pleasantly surprised towards my completion of the novel to find that I actually loved it. It had its flaws, undeniably, but it was a fun read looking back.

The novel follows Hattori Mariko on rout to meet her betrothed within the imperial palace, a man she has never met. But as her convoy passes through a deeply secluded forest they are attacked by the Black Clan, a group of bandits hired to kill her. She escapes dressed as a boy. From there she begins to weave a plot of revenge towards those who dared target her and harm her people.

“Be as swift as the wind. As silent as the forest. As fierce as the fire. As unshakable as the mountain. And you can do anything…�

‘Tranquil as a forest
But on fire within.
Once you find your center
You are sure to win.�
if ya’ll didn’t sing smh

The pretentiousness level of the writing was almost akin to The Fault in Our Stars. It was good, yes, but some lines just made me choke at times. In a good way, I guess. The dialogue was a bit off at times, and the writing in general tended to be dry at other times, but it didn’t take anything away from the readability of it.

“She remembered Chiyo telling her that finding one's match was like finding one's other half. Mariko had never understood the notion.
She was not a half. She was wholly her own.�

I personally loved the characters though I know quite a few who found them lack-luster. The romance was nothing remarkable, and the plot wasn’t groundbreaking (maybe a result from my addiction to reading books similar to these), but the plot-twist definitely got to me. Or maybe I’m just dumb for not figuring it out in the first place, oh well.

In conclusion, I highly recommend reading this book, especially those interested in diving into a world such as this.]]> 3.85 2017 Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1)
author: Renée Ahdieh
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/13
date added: 2018/03/13
shelves: fantasy, high-fantasy, magic, romance, ya, young-adult, retellings
review:
4/5

Flame in the Mist is not so much a Mulan retelling, but morely inspired by the tale. It is set in Feudal Japan, which to many like myself, is a bait upon a hook that reels me in the moment I see the two words in the same sentence � not to mention that Mulan is one of my all-time favorite Disney films and the songs are national anthem worthy.

Nevertheless I lowered my expectations. Considering the hate I had felt towards The Wrath and the Dawn I didn’t expect my feelings towards Renee Ahdieh’s newest duology to be any different, but I was pleasantly surprised towards my completion of the novel to find that I actually loved it. It had its flaws, undeniably, but it was a fun read looking back.

The novel follows Hattori Mariko on rout to meet her betrothed within the imperial palace, a man she has never met. But as her convoy passes through a deeply secluded forest they are attacked by the Black Clan, a group of bandits hired to kill her. She escapes dressed as a boy. From there she begins to weave a plot of revenge towards those who dared target her and harm her people.

“Be as swift as the wind. As silent as the forest. As fierce as the fire. As unshakable as the mountain. And you can do anything…�

‘Tranquil as a forest
But on fire within.
Once you find your center
You are sure to win.�
if ya’ll didn’t sing smh

The pretentiousness level of the writing was almost akin to The Fault in Our Stars. It was good, yes, but some lines just made me choke at times. In a good way, I guess. The dialogue was a bit off at times, and the writing in general tended to be dry at other times, but it didn’t take anything away from the readability of it.

“She remembered Chiyo telling her that finding one's match was like finding one's other half. Mariko had never understood the notion.
She was not a half. She was wholly her own.�

I personally loved the characters though I know quite a few who found them lack-luster. The romance was nothing remarkable, and the plot wasn’t groundbreaking (maybe a result from my addiction to reading books similar to these), but the plot-twist definitely got to me. Or maybe I’m just dumb for not figuring it out in the first place, oh well.

In conclusion, I highly recommend reading this book, especially those interested in diving into a world such as this.
]]> <![CDATA[Ace of Shades (The Shadow Game, #1)]]> 30238163 Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets…and secrets hide in every shadow.

Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school—and her reputation—behind to follow her mother’s trail to the city where no one survives uncorrupted.

Frightened and alone, Enne has only one lead: the name Levi Glaisyer. Unfortunately, Levi is not the gentleman she expected—he’s a street lord and a con man. Levi is also only one payment away from cleaning up a rapidly unraveling investment scam, so he doesn't have time to investigate a woman leading a dangerous double life. Enne's offer of compensation, however, could be the solution to all his problems.

Their search for clues leads them through glamorous casinos, illicit cabarets and into the clutches of a ruthless Mafia donna. As Enne unearths an impossible secret about her past, Levi's enemies catch up to them, ensnaring him in a vicious execution game where the players always lose. To save him, Enne will need to surrender herself to the city�

And she’ll need to play.]]> 411 Amanda Foody 1335692290 louise !! 0 to-read 3.82 2018 Ace of Shades (The Shadow Game, #1)
author: Amanda Foody
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/11
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3)]]> 24909347
Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys--an old flame from Asha's past--reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heros will fall, and hearts will be broken.

From bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff comes the exciting finale in the trilogy that broke the mold and has been called "stylistically mesmerizing" and "out-of-this-world-awesome."]]> 618 Amie Kaufman 055349919X louise !! 0 to-read 4.45 2018 Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3)
author: Amie Kaufman
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/11
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[BloodLust (Rise of the Iliri, #1)]]> 29457229 It’s a treacherous road to belonging—and once you find it, you could lose everything.

In an exotic world caught in the throes of a seemingly endless war, a nation of terrorists under the thumb of an evil Emperor has set out to systematically destroy every race but their own. And they’re just about to succeed. Lauded fantasy author Auryn Hadley (The Demons� Muse romantic fantasy series) compellingly blends heart-stopping action-adventure, heart-breaking ethics, and toe-curling sensuality, all through the lens of a Daenerys Targaryen-esque lead—the likes of which the fantasy genre hasn’t yet seen.

When you were once a slave, freed only to become a ruthless warrior, "belonging" seems a trite concept. A pipe dream, the stuff of naive fairy tales. But not for Salryc Luxx. Private Luxx—Sal for short—is iliri, a member of an untamable race surreptitiously dubbed "their kind" by humans and bred thousands of years ago to protect them. Humans consider them expendable, barely more than animals. Freaks. But in a karmic twist of fate, they’re also one of mankind’s most feared predators. Abused and enslaved, the only control Sal has over her life is what military unit she serves with � if she's good enough to be accepted � and the only one to consider her is the best in the land, the Black Blades.

Everyone has secrets, and the Blades are no different. But acceptance into the Blades gives Sal something she never expected—the family she’s never had, and with it, the undying protection of seven of the greatest warriors the world has ever seen. It also gifts her a devoted line of potential mates. Many of her fellow warriors will submit to the bloodlust that overtakes her in the heat of battle and can only be quenched by rough, passionate lovemaking (making way for the steamiest of love scenes). Though it’s not all war and sex. Sal very gradually cultivates deeply loving, evolving relationships with each of the Black Blades, which morphs as a unit into a reverse harem as sweet as it is fierce, and as protective as it is impassioned.

But belonging has its own price. Each of the Blades would die to protect Sal. And it’s only a matter of time before the enemy moves to use this against her.Author Hadley has crafted a unique epic fantasy—and an absolute roller coaster of emotions. Her heroine, Sal, is as loving as she is ferocious, and the demons she battles—and the way she beats them—underlie a delicate exploration of the ethical and political battles we face in every war we fight. Hadley’s clever takes on racial prejudice are subtle, yet damning—and her idea of sexual politics is a rip-roaring turn-on. Every female reader will want to be Sal� and every male, like the guys in the book, will fall for her.

The first book in the Rise of the Iliri series. BloodLust does not end with a cliffhanger. It does contain adult themes, thus may not be suitable for younger readers.]]> 393 Auryn Hadley louise !! 0 to-read 4.27 2016 BloodLust (Rise of the Iliri, #1)
author: Auryn Hadley
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/08
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4) 34992929 448 Tahereh Mafi 0062676369 louise !! 0 to-read 4.14 2018 Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4)
author: Tahereh Mafi
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/07
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Loneliest Girl in the Universe]]> 32601841 Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to � someone who is light years away?

Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity amongst the stars. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth � with a single passenger on board. A boy called J.

Their only communication with each other is via email � and due to the distance between them, their messages take months to transmit across space. And yet Romy finds herself falling in love.

But what does Romy really know about J? And what do the mysterious messages which have started arriving from Earth really mean?

Sometimes, there’s something worse than being alone . . .]]> 290 Lauren James 1406375470 louise !! 0 to-read 3.75 2018 The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
author: Lauren James
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/03/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Batman: Nightwalker 29749090
The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list.

One by one, the city's elites are being executed as their mansions' security systems turn against them, trapping them like prey. Meanwhile, Bruce is turning eighteen and about to inherit his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Enterprises and all the tech gadgetry his heart could ever desire. But after a run-in with the police, he's forced to do community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison that holds the city's most brutal criminals.

Madeleine Wallace is a brilliant killer . . . and Bruce's only hope.

In Arkham, Bruce meets Madeleine, a brilliant girl with ties to the Nightwalkers. What is she hiding? And why will she speak only to Bruce? Madeleine is the mystery Bruce must unravel. But is he getting her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees? Bruce will walk the dark line between trust and betrayal as the Nightwalkers circle closer.]]> 272 Marie Lu 0399549781 louise !! 3 ya, young-adult, superhero
Are you telling me that this is a story about Batman and:
a.) he never wore his batsuit, man bat but no batsuit? Okay.
b.) this story isn't even a tiny bit dark? Bats live in the dark, and this wasn't even near a shade of black.
c.) and when they told me this was an origin story, I didn't expect to go this way back. It felt more like an origin story to the origin story.

I loved Wonderwoman: Warbringer (and of course ya girl, Leigh Bardugo, never disappoints) so going into the first chapter I was filled with expectations that I had to bat down like incessant flies. I can't really surmise my exact feelings regarding this book. While I did enjoy it at some parts, and dug a grave because of boredom during others, I didn't hate it but I did kind of like it.

I don't know, feelings are confusing, which is why I spend all my time reading books and watching shows. Case in point. Speaking of confusing feelings � the romance in this book. Don't you love a murderer? But it's okay, though! Because she's pretty!! And she's most likely not a murderer anyway, so hoo-rah!!!

To be perfectly candor, I didn't really care for the rest of the side characters, I did like the adults but Bruce's friends? Eh. You don't get to know them long enough to really give a shit about them. But, Bruce Wayne on the other hand? My bbb. I'd like to officially announce that he is a Gryffindor. Marie Lu needs to canon that real quick, because who else but a Gryffindor would sacrifice their life numerous times for people they don't know or care about and not for glory or fame?
And I'd never forgot my favorite Alfred, who seriously needs a book of his own. Please.

You should read this book if you're a Batman stan, just don't expect too much and you'll enjoy it just fine!]]> 3.73 2018 Batman: Nightwalker
author: Marie Lu
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2018/02/19
date added: 2018/02/21
shelves: ya, young-adult, superhero
review:
2.5/5

Are you telling me that this is a story about Batman and:
a.) he never wore his batsuit, man bat but no batsuit? Okay.
b.) this story isn't even a tiny bit dark? Bats live in the dark, and this wasn't even near a shade of black.
c.) and when they told me this was an origin story, I didn't expect to go this way back. It felt more like an origin story to the origin story.

I loved Wonderwoman: Warbringer (and of course ya girl, Leigh Bardugo, never disappoints) so going into the first chapter I was filled with expectations that I had to bat down like incessant flies. I can't really surmise my exact feelings regarding this book. While I did enjoy it at some parts, and dug a grave because of boredom during others, I didn't hate it but I did kind of like it.

I don't know, feelings are confusing, which is why I spend all my time reading books and watching shows. Case in point. Speaking of confusing feelings � the romance in this book. Don't you love a murderer? But it's okay, though! Because she's pretty!! And she's most likely not a murderer anyway, so hoo-rah!!!

To be perfectly candor, I didn't really care for the rest of the side characters, I did like the adults but Bruce's friends? Eh. You don't get to know them long enough to really give a shit about them. But, Bruce Wayne on the other hand? My bbb. I'd like to officially announce that he is a Gryffindor. Marie Lu needs to canon that real quick, because who else but a Gryffindor would sacrifice their life numerous times for people they don't know or care about and not for glory or fame?
And I'd never forgot my favorite Alfred, who seriously needs a book of his own. Please.

You should read this book if you're a Batman stan, just don't expect too much and you'll enjoy it just fine!
]]> <![CDATA[Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea, #1)]]> 34726469
Faced with her brother's betrayal, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbor is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan thought to be a legend, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved family.

She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother’s friend, who sees her as a threat. They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn must confront her own definition of loyalty and family while daring to put her faith in the people she’s spent her life hating.

Part Wonder Woman, part Vikings—and all heart.]]> 340 Adrienne Young 1250168457 louise !! 0 to-read 3.91 2018 Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea, #1)
author: Adrienne Young
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/02/21
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages]]> 35140599 Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape the world around them. Seventeen of the best young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.

From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain, forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent or an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.

Stories
Roja - Anna-Marie McLemore
The Sweet Trade - Natalie C. Parker
And They Don`t Kiss at the End - Nilah Magruder
Burnt Umber - Mackenzi Lee
The Dresser & the Chambermaid - Robin Talley
New Year - Malinda Lo
Molly`s Lips - Dahlia Adler
The Coven - Kate Scelsa
Every Shade of Red - Elliot Wake
Willows - Scott Tracey
The Girl with the Blue Lantern - Tess Sharpe
The Secret Life of a Teenage Boy - Alex Sanchez
Walking After Midnight - Kody Keplinger
The End of the World as We Know It - Sara Farizan
Three Witches - Tessa Gratton
The Inferno & the Butterfly - Shaun David Hutchinson
Healing Rosa - Tehlor Kay Mejia]]> 368 Saundra Mitchell 133547045X louise !! 0 to-read 3.93 2018 All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
author: Saundra Mitchell
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/02/21
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1)]]> 29008738 Swallow, Daughter, pull them in, those words that sit upon your lips. Lock them deep inside your soul, hide them ‘til they’ve time to grow. Close your mouth upon the power, curse not, cure not, ‘til the hour. You won’t speak and you won’t tell, you won’t call on heav’n or hell. You will learn and you will thrive. Silence, Daughter. Stay alive.

The day my mother was killed, she told my father I wouldn’t speak again, and she told him if I died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would trade his soul and lose his son to the sky.

My father has a claim to the throne, and he is waiting in the shadows for all of my mother’s words to come to pass. He wants desperately to be king, and I just want to be free.

But freedom will require escape, and I’m a prisoner of my mother’s curse and my father’s greed. I can’t speak or make a sound, and I can’t wield a sword or beguile a king. In a land purged of enchantment, love might be the only magic left, and who could ever love . . . a bird?]]> 328 Amy Harmon 1533134138 louise !! 0 to-read 4.13 2016 The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1)
author: Amy Harmon
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves: to-read
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]]> Look: Poems 26114310 Look, asks us to see the ongoing costs of war as the unbearable losses of human lives and also the insidious abuses against our everyday speech. In this virtuosic array of poems, lists, shards, and sequences, Sharif assembles her family’s and her own fragmented narratives in the aftermath of warfare. Those repercussions echo into the present day, in the grief for those killed, in America’s invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and in the discriminations endured at the checkpoints of daily encounter.

At the same time, these poems point to the ways violence is conducted against our language. Throughout this collection are words and phrases lifted from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; in their seamless inclusion, Sharif exposes the devastating euphemisms deployed to sterilize the language, control its effects, and sway our collective resolve. But Sharif refuses to accept this terminology as given, and instead turns it back on its perpetrators. “Let it matter what we call a thing,� she writes. “Let me look at you.”]]> 98 Solmaz Sharif 1555977448 louise !! 3 4.32 2016 Look: Poems
author: Solmaz Sharif
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2017/05/15
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves:
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Wires and Nerve (Wires and Nerve, #1)]]> 29772863 238 Marissa Meyer 1250078261 louise !! 3 4.12 2017 Wires and Nerve (Wires and Nerve, #1)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2017/03/22
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves:
review:
Very different from the Lunar Chronicles but had me nostalgic the whole way through, it made me realize how much I missed the crew and all their quirks. I need the next one.
]]> <![CDATA[Royal Bastards (Royal Bastards, #1)]]> 25752041
At sixteen, Tilla spends her days exploring long-forgotten tunnels beneath the castle with her stablehand half brother, Jax, and her nights drinking with the servants, passing out on Jax’s floor while her castle bedroom collects dust. Tilla secretly longs to sit by her father’s side, resplendent in a sparkling gown, enjoying feasts with the rest of the family. Instead, she sits with the other bastards, like Miles of House Hampstedt, an awkward scholar who’s been in love with Tilla since they were children.

Then, at a feast honoring the visiting princess Lyriana, the royal shocks everyone by choosing to sit at the Bastards� Table. Before she knows it, Tilla is leading the sheltered princess on a late-night escapade. Along with Jax, Miles, and fellow bastard Zell, a Zitochi warrior from the north, they stumble upon a crime they were never meant to witness.

Rebellion is brewing in the west, and a brutal coup leaves Lyriana’s uncle, the Royal Archmagus, dead—with Lyriana next on the list. The group flees for their lives, relentlessly pursued by murderous mercenaries; their own parents have put a price on their heads to prevent the king and his powerful Royal Mages from discovering their treachery.

The bastards band together, realizing they alone have the power to prevent a civil war that will tear their kingdom apart—if they can warn the king in time. And if they can survive the journey . . .]]> 352 Andrew Shvarts 1484767659 louise !! 2 2.5/5

This was a highly anticipated read for me. As soon as I saw the summary I knew that it'd be a book that I'd have fun with. I love the dynamic of a rag-tag squad of unlikely randoms going on an adventure together to try to stop a war. Plus points if it's roadtrip-esque.

But unfortunately, this book didn't reach my expectations. A tip to all: never give in to the hype. Not to say that this book was bad, just that it was ehh. With all the raving reviews of how "funny" and "great" this book was, it had made me too excited which lead to greater disappointment.

Our cast of characters were fairly likable. I really liked Jax and Lyriana (especially towards the ending). But where was the kickass group of friends I was promised?? That was probably the biggest disappointment. And not to mention the insta-love. [spoilers removed]

There were a lot of boring parts in this book, especially towards the half-way point. But the ending saved the entire book for me. Those last chapters had me flipping through pages so quickly. (I cried a bit too ngl.)

I'll most likely not read the next book, though I'm content with how this one ends. It's open yet final.]]> 3.73 2017 Royal Bastards (Royal Bastards, #1)
author: Andrew Shvarts
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2017
rating: 2
read at: 2017/08/28
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves:
review:
2.5/5

This was a highly anticipated read for me. As soon as I saw the summary I knew that it'd be a book that I'd have fun with. I love the dynamic of a rag-tag squad of unlikely randoms going on an adventure together to try to stop a war. Plus points if it's roadtrip-esque.

But unfortunately, this book didn't reach my expectations. A tip to all: never give in to the hype. Not to say that this book was bad, just that it was ehh. With all the raving reviews of how "funny" and "great" this book was, it had made me too excited which lead to greater disappointment.

Our cast of characters were fairly likable. I really liked Jax and Lyriana (especially towards the ending). But where was the kickass group of friends I was promised?? That was probably the biggest disappointment. And not to mention the insta-love. [spoilers removed]

There were a lot of boring parts in this book, especially towards the half-way point. But the ending saved the entire book for me. Those last chapters had me flipping through pages so quickly. (I cried a bit too ngl.)

I'll most likely not read the next book, though I'm content with how this one ends. It's open yet final.
]]> <![CDATA[The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3)]]> 28588345 There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen.

Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She’s turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge: victory. Her reign as the White Wolf has been a triumphant one, but with each conquest her cruelty only grows. The darkness within her has begun to spiral out of control, threatening to destroy all she’s gained.

When a new danger appears, Adelina’s forced to revisit old wounds, putting not only herself at risk, but every Elite. In order to preserve her empire, Adelina and her Roses must join the Daggers on a perilous quest—though this uneasy alliance may prove to be the real danger.]]> 316 Marie Lu 0399167854 louise !! 4 God. I can't live right now. It feels like my life has been shattered into a million pieces aND I CAN'T.

It started off pretty slow for me and I suppose my expectations were too high, but when the last fifty pages came around � it changed my four star rating to five because holy hell. It ruined me. Even the characters I was supposed to hate I love (talking about you, Teren).

[spoilers removed]

When [spoilers removed] the song, 'Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story' from a musical, Hamilton, kept going through my mind.
'But when you're gone, who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story?

Adelina was both a villain who deserved her comeuppance and a brave hero who deserved better. And I truly hope that her and Magiano have their happily ever after just as Compasia and Erastothenes had theirs.]]> 4.11 2016 The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3)
author: Marie Lu
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2016/10/21
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves: fantasy, favorites, high-fantasy, ya, young-adult, october
review:

God. I can't live right now. It feels like my life has been shattered into a million pieces aND I CAN'T.

It started off pretty slow for me and I suppose my expectations were too high, but when the last fifty pages came around � it changed my four star rating to five because holy hell. It ruined me. Even the characters I was supposed to hate I love (talking about you, Teren).

[spoilers removed]

When [spoilers removed] the song, 'Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story' from a musical, Hamilton, kept going through my mind.
'But when you're gone, who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story?

Adelina was both a villain who deserved her comeuppance and a brave hero who deserved better. And I truly hope that her and Magiano have their happily ever after just as Compasia and Erastothenes had theirs.
]]> The Jewel (The Lone City, #1) 16068780
Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath the Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her existence... and try to stay alive. But then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman hired as a companion to the Duchess’s petulant niece. Though his presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained for.]]> 358 Amy Ewing 0062235796 louise !! 2 october, young-adult, ya I was sort of expecting it to be similar to the Selection due to the similar covers but it's definetly not. It's darker, considering the fact that the plot is about a young girl by the name of Violet who is forced to carry the child of another family. She has powers as well, called Augury. But they affect her whenever she calls on them.
Violet wasn't annoying at least. And I really liked Garnet. Ash was eh.
But Violet and Ash together?
I hate insta-love.]]> 3.83 2014 The Jewel (The Lone City, #1)
author: Amy Ewing
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2014
rating: 2
read at: 2016/10/09
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves: october, young-adult, ya
review:
It wasn't exactly bad, it just wasn't that great either. I finished it in the span of four hours more or less and found myself "fast-reading" a lot of it.
I was sort of expecting it to be similar to the Selection due to the similar covers but it's definetly not. It's darker, considering the fact that the plot is about a young girl by the name of Violet who is forced to carry the child of another family. She has powers as well, called Augury. But they affect her whenever she calls on them.
Violet wasn't annoying at least. And I really liked Garnet. Ash was eh.
But Violet and Ash together?
I hate insta-love.
]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2]]> 29069989 The eighth story, nineteen years later �

Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London’s West End on July 30, 2016.

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.]]> 327 John Tiffany 1338099132 louise !! 2 magic The characters felt different and I didn't feel the same emotional connection.
The plot was boring and I practically skimmed through the fourth act.]]> 3.63 2016 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
author: John Tiffany
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2016/10/23
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves: magic
review:
Eh. I'm kind of disappointed. Going into this I guess my expectations were set too high because this book was a huge let-down.
The characters felt different and I didn't feel the same emotional connection.
The plot was boring and I practically skimmed through the fourth act.
]]> <![CDATA[An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)]]> 27774758 Alternative Cover Edition #1

Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.

Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.

It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.

But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.

There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

From the Hardcover edition.]]> 446 Sabaa Tahir louise !! 4 I am a mess. 4.23 2015 An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
author: Sabaa Tahir
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2016/09/12
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves: fantasy, romance, ya, young-adult
review:
I am a mess.
]]> Eliza and Her Monsters 31931941 Her story is a phenomenon. Her life is a disaster.

In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, she’s LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try.

Then Wallace Warland, Monstrous Sea’s biggest fanfiction writer, transfers to her school. Wallace thinks Eliza is just another fan, and as he draws her out of her shell, she begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile.

But when Eliza’s secret is accidentally shared with the world, everything she’s built—her story, her relationship with Wallace, and even her sanity—begins to fall apart.]]> 385 Francesca Zappia 0062290134 louise !! 3 "You found me in a constellation."

Eliza is the author of a popular webcomic called 'Monstrous Sea', and among its many fans is Wallace, who writes fantiction of it. They meet in school, and become friends but due to Eliza's anonymity she must keep her online persona a secret.

And while this starts out as a light hearted contemporary about fandom and geekness it also delves into issues like anxiety and depression.

“I'm so tired. I'm tired of anxiety that twists my stomach so hard I can't move the rest of my body. Tired of constant vigilance. Tired of wanting to do something about myself, but always taking easy way out.�

I liked Eliza (a majority of the time), and I'm sure many can relate to her introvertedness. Wallace, on the other hand; I liked him until he became an asshole. I personally believe that they shouldn't have ended up together. But as this was a YA contemporary, of course they would, even if they had no chemistry whatsoever.

But I did like this book in general, minus the romance (what knocked off a star for me) and this is one you can binge in a day. I got into it fast and finished it just as quick.

"There are monsters in the sea."]]> 4.14 2017 Eliza and Her Monsters
author: Francesca Zappia
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2017/06/17
date added: 2018/02/18
shelves:
review:
"You found me in a constellation."

Eliza is the author of a popular webcomic called 'Monstrous Sea', and among its many fans is Wallace, who writes fantiction of it. They meet in school, and become friends but due to Eliza's anonymity she must keep her online persona a secret.

And while this starts out as a light hearted contemporary about fandom and geekness it also delves into issues like anxiety and depression.

“I'm so tired. I'm tired of anxiety that twists my stomach so hard I can't move the rest of my body. Tired of constant vigilance. Tired of wanting to do something about myself, but always taking easy way out.�

I liked Eliza (a majority of the time), and I'm sure many can relate to her introvertedness. Wallace, on the other hand; I liked him until he became an asshole. I personally believe that they shouldn't have ended up together. But as this was a YA contemporary, of course they would, even if they had no chemistry whatsoever.

But I did like this book in general, minus the romance (what knocked off a star for me) and this is one you can binge in a day. I got into it fast and finished it just as quick.

"There are monsters in the sea."
]]> More Than This 21969786
As he struggles to understand what is happening, the boy dares to hope. Might this not be the end? Might there be more to this life, or perhaps this afterlife?

From multi-award-winning Patrick Ness comes one of the most provocative and moving novels of our time.]]> 480 Patrick Ness 1406350486 louise !! 5 A WORK OF ART WOW 3.95 2013 More Than This
author: Patrick Ness
name: louise !!
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2018/02/01
date added: 2018/02/17
shelves: dystopian, ya, young-adult, creepy, sci-fi
review:
A WORK OF ART WOW
]]> <![CDATA[A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)]]> 13496
Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.]]> 835 George R.R. Martin 0553588486 louise !! 0 to-read 4.44 1996 A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.44
book published: 1996
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/01/06
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Autoboyography 28919058
But when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo High’s prestigious Seminar—where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester—Tanner can’t resist going against his better judgment and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. Four months is an eternity.

It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. And it takes less than a month for Tanner to fall completely in love with him.]]> 407 Christina Lauren 1481481681 louise !! 0 to-read 4.11 2017 Autoboyography
author: Christina Lauren
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/01/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1)]]> 34234639 Welcome... to "The Land!"

Tricked into a world of banished gods, demons, goblins, sprites and magic, Richter must learn to meet the perils of The Land and begin to forge his own kingdom. Actions have consequences across The Land, with powerful creatures and factions now hell-bent on Richter's destruction.

Can Richter forge allegiances to survive this harsh and unforgiving world or will he fall to the dark denizens of this ancient and unforgiving realm?

A tale to shake "The Land" itself, measuring 10/10 on the Richter scale, how will Richter's choices shape the future of The Land and all who reside in it? Can he grow his power to meet the deadliest of beings of the land? When choices are often a shade of grey, how will Richter ensure he does not become what he seeks to destroy?

ps - Gnomes Rule]]> 252 Aleron Kong 1535020709 louise !! 0 to-read 4.13 2015 The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1)
author: Aleron Kong
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/01/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)]]> 34379720
Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of eighteenth-century Cairo, she's a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trades she uses to get by--palm readings, zars, and a mysterious gift for healing--are all tricks, both the means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman nobles and a reliable way to survive.

But when Nahri accidentally summons Dara, an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior, to her side during one of her cons, she's forced to reconsider her beliefs. For Dara tells Nahri an extraordinary tale: across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire and rivers where the mythical marid sleep, past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises and mountains where the circling birds of prey are more than what they seem, lies Daevabad, the legendary city of brass--a city to which Nahri is irrevocably bound.

In Daevabad, within gilded brass walls laced with enchantments and behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments run deep. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, her arrival threatens to ignite a war that has been simmering for centuries.

Spurning Dara's warning of the treachery surrounding her, she embarks on a hesitant friendship with Alizayd, an idealistic prince who dreams of revolutionizing his father's corrupt regime. All too soon, Nahri learns that true power is fierce and brutal. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics. That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.

After all, there is a reason they say to be careful what you wish for . . .]]> 530 S.A. Chakraborty 0062690957 louise !! 0 to-read 4.03 2017 The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
author: S.A. Chakraborty
name: louise !!
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/01/05
shelves: to-read
review:

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