Katelyn's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:01:24 -0700 60 Katelyn's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Lamb to the Slaughter 171948 Parson's Pleasure is a country tale, A Piece of Cake, a wartime reminiscence, Lamb to the Slaughter a story of vengeful murder, and the remaining two, The Bookseller and The Butler, are on favorite themes of greed and snobbery.]]> 87 Roald Dahl 0146000552 Katelyn 4 classics-i-ve-read 4.23 1953 Lamb to the Slaughter
author: Roald Dahl
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1953
rating: 4
read at: 2019/01/30
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood, The Story of all Three Movies]]> 13594588
(DOG DAYS EDITION), INCLUDES 32 NEW PAGES ABOUT THE THIRD WIMPY KID MOVIE, DOG DAYS, PLUS AN ALL-NEW COVER ILLUSTRATION]]> 256 Jeff Kinney 141970642X Katelyn 0 4.20 The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood, The Story of all Three Movies
author: Jeff Kinney
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[I Could Pee on This Too: And More Poems by More Cats]]> 28645638 I Could Pee on This will be making its own sensational mark in the cat-poetry world.

I Could Pee on This, Too explores fresh feline emotions and philosophical musings through cats' own poetry, such as Welcome New Cat, Sleeping My Life Away, and You Also Live Here. Any cat lover who's longed for a deeper look into the enigmatic world of their cats will fall whiskers over paws for this well-versed follow-up.]]> 112 Francesco Marciuliano 1452132941 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.05 I Could Pee on This Too: And More Poems by More Cats
author: Francesco Marciuliano
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)]]> 2118745
But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?]]> 479 Patrick Ness 1406310255 Katelyn 0 currently-reading 3.95 2008 The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
author: Patrick Ness
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> Fallout (Lois Lane, #1) 23110163 304 Gwenda Bond 1630790052 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.87 2015 Fallout (Lois Lane, #1)
author: Gwenda Bond
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> The Velveteen Rabbit 144974
Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys—and people—become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.]]> 40 Margery Williams Bianco 0380002558 Katelyn 0 4.30 1922 The Velveteen Rabbit
author: Margery Williams Bianco
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1922
rating: 0
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]]> Hamlet 1432 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13:9780743477123, Hamlet.

Hamlet is the story of the Prince of Denmark who learns of the death of his father at the hands of his uncle, Claudius. Claudius murders Hamlet's father, his own brother, to take the throne of Denmark and to marry Hamlet's widowed mother. Hamlet is sunk into a state of great despair as a result of discovering the murder of his father and the infidelity of his mother. Hamlet is torn between his great sadness and his desire for the revenge of his father's murder.

Each Folger edition includes:

- Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
- Scene-by-scene plot summaries
- A key to famous lines and phrases
- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
- An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
- Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books]]> 342 William Shakespeare Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 4.05 1601 Hamlet
author: William Shakespeare
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1601
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)]]> 195820807
Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected--including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?]]> 432 Abby Jimenez 1538704439 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.35 2024 Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
author: Abby Jimenez
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[Start With A Slap (Slap/Bang #1)]]> 218549544 "Take off your clothes."

These are the first words Ivy Tyler-Mark hears from her new father-in-law, notorious billionaire Sever Mark.

She came to his mansion to bridge the divide between him and her husband—not to be mistaken for a scheduled playmate. But before she can say "Stop, I'm your daughter-in-law", major boundaries are crossed.

What happens next sets her down a dangerous path: He's awakened, and she has a secret to keep.

Now, he wants her for himself, and he won't be satisfied until she's willingly in his bed. Ivy is far from willing: she loves her husband, she's not a cheater, and she hates everything Sever stands for.

There's just one problem: their chemistry is volcanic, and they both know it.

To him, it's only a matter of time. To her, it's a doomsday clock.

Can she stop the clock—and herself—before it's too late? The countdown is on.]]> 348 Sirena Wise Katelyn 0 to-read 0.0 2024 Start With A Slap (Slap/Bang #1)
author: Sirena Wise
name: Katelyn
average rating: 0.0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)]]> 60556912
Every day I clean the Winchesters� beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out� and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of�

An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down!]]> 329 Freida McFadden 1803144378 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.31 2022 The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
author: Freida McFadden
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)]]> 13206828
Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.

When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.]]> 552 Marissa Meyer 0312642970 Katelyn 5 4.40 2014 Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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OH MY!!!!! This is my new favorite book! Read the series! Marissa Meyer is King! Lol
]]> <![CDATA[Laws of Depravity (Martyr Maker, #1)]]> 60260672 30 years. 36 priests butchered. His bloodiest masterpiece is yet to come.

Every ten years, for the past 30 years, a dozen clergymen are killed, brutally murdered in twisted scenes emulating the deaths of Jesus and his disciples. Now, "The Martyr Maker" has set his mark on New York City. The Laws of Depravity follows two NYPD detectives and an FBI agent as they race to catch a serial killer before he completes his last cycle of kills and disappears forever.

Note: This edition includes Laws of Innocence: The Prequel, the prequel to the Martyr Maker series.]]> 400 Eriq La Salle 1728261007 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.83 2012 Laws of Depravity (Martyr Maker, #1)
author: Eriq La Salle
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2012
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]]> Of Human Bondage 31548
Marked by countless similarities to Maugham’s own life, his masterpiece is “not an autobiography,� as the author himself once contended, “but an autobiographical novel; fact and fiction are inexorably mingled; the emotions are my own.”]]> 684 W. Somerset Maugham 0451530179 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.13 1915 Of Human Bondage
author: W. Somerset Maugham
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1915
rating: 0
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]]> Stinger 36687393 542 Robert McCammon Katelyn 0 to-read 3.97 1988 Stinger
author: Robert McCammon
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> The Royal Librarian 123263354
Windsor, 1940: Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside. But when she learns that Windsor is compromised, Sophie must sacrifice everything she knows to save the future queen of England�

Philadelphia, Present day: Looking through her grandmother's papers, Lacey Jones comes across a mysterious letter stamped with the Windsor Castle crest. But how did it come to be in her family's possession?

And so begins a journey that will take Lacey deep into the heart of the oldest inhabited castle in the world, and change her life forever. . .]]> 384 Daisy Wood 0008636923 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.88 2024 The Royal Librarian
author: Daisy Wood
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.88
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]]> Morning Glory 987577
ELLY
In town, they called her "Crazy Widow Dinsmore." But Elly was no stranger to their ridicule--she had been an outsider all her life, growing up in a boarded-up old house under the strict eye of her eccentric grandparents. Now she was all alone, with two little boys to raise, and a third child on the way.

WILL
He drifted into Whitney, Georgia, one lazy afternoon in the summer of 1941, hoping to put his lonely past behind him. He yearned for the tenderness he had never known, the home he'd never had. All he needed was for someone to give him a chance.

Then he saw her classified ad: WANTED--A husband. When he stepped across Elly Dinsmore's cluttered yard, Will Parker knew he had come home at last ...]]> 480 LaVyrle Spencer 0586210415 Katelyn 5 favorite-standalones 4.25 1989 Morning Glory
author: LaVyrle Spencer
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1989
rating: 5
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]]> An Inconvenient Wife 979474 422 Megan Chance 044669486X Katelyn 0 to-read 3.83 2004 An Inconvenient Wife
author: Megan Chance
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> 100 Selected Poems 76889 121 E.E. Cummings 0802130720 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.29 1923 100 Selected Poems
author: E.E. Cummings
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1923
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]]> Ode to a Nightingale 19428241 "Was it a vision, or a waking dream?
Fled is that music:—Do I wake or sleep?"

'Ode to a Nightingale' is a famous love poem by John Keats, written in 1819. Keats composed the poem in one day, after watching a nightingale in his garden build a nest in a plum tree.

This poem is one of several 'Great Odes of 1819', which include 'Ode on Indolence', 'Ode on Melancholy', 'Ode to a Nightingale', and 'Ode to Psyche'. Keats found earlier forms of poetry unsatisfactory for his purpose, and the collection represented a new development of the ode form.

The ode is a personal poem that describes Keats's journey into the state of Negative Capability. The tone of the poem rejects the optimistic pursuit of pleasure found within Keats's earlier poems, and explores the themes of nature, transience and mortality, the latter being particularly personal to Keats.

John Keats (1795�1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement. During his short life, his work received constant critical attacks from the periodicals of the day, but his posthumous influence on poets such as Alfred Tennyson has been immense. Elaborate word choice and sensual imagery characterize Keats's poetry, including a series of odes that were his masterpieces and which remain among the most popular poems in English literature.]]> 3 John Keats Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 4.22 2012 Ode to a Nightingale
author: John Keats
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Natural History of the Senses]]> 76611 352 Diane Ackerman 0679735666 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.16 1990 A Natural History of the Senses
author: Diane Ackerman
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1990
rating: 0
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]]> The Babysitter 25847177 31 Robert Coover Katelyn 1 classics-i-ve-read a bit. As for the actual style of the writing, if we take away the confusion, I didn't find that worthy of much extraordinary praise either. Just convoluted. The ramblings of a man trying to sound provocative for the sack of shock value and trying to make readers think he has something of especially profound to impress upon them.]]> 3.17 1982 The Babysitter
author: Robert Coover
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.17
book published: 1982
rating: 1
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date added: 2024/10/05
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I had to read this for a class. I certainly wouldn't have of my own free will or enjoyment. The biggest sin of this short story is how disgusting and disturbing it is. You can read the rest of the reviews on here if you want to hear about that, but I'm done thinking about it. But if we look past that, I don't usually have qualms about dark things, I don't find anything of much interest or merit. The concept of flipping between these perspectives/different timelines as if channel surfing is an ambitious and interesting idea, but in execution it only led to confusion beyond understanding. During the last two paragraphs were the only time I felt as if I was reading something even a bit clever. And even then only a bit. As for the actual style of the writing, if we take away the confusion, I didn't find that worthy of much extraordinary praise either. Just convoluted. The ramblings of a man trying to sound provocative for the sack of shock value and trying to make readers think he has something of especially profound to impress upon them.
]]> The Magic of Ordinary Days 620580 304 Ann Howard Creel 0142000906 Katelyn 4 favorite-standalones 3.84 2001 The Magic of Ordinary Days
author: Ann Howard Creel
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> The Catbird Seat 2585686
Mr. Martin, a man of exemplary habits, planned to murder Mrs. Barrows, the special adviser to the president of his firm. The woman had disrupted the system; caused people to be fired, and generally gotten the place into a state of confusion. His carefully laid plan to murder her didn't work out, but by visiting her apartment and behaving himself in an "unseemly" manner, as she reported to the president, he managed to get her out of the firm and possibly into an insane asylum.]]> 32 James Thurber 0895986922 Katelyn 0 3.84 1942 The Catbird Seat
author: James Thurber
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1942
rating: 0
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]]> Greasy Lake & Other Stories 24751 229 T. Coraghessan Boyle 0140077812 Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.93 1985 Greasy Lake & Other Stories
author: T. Coraghessan Boyle
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1985
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1)]]> 3301759
Poe's amateur detective, C. Auguste Dupin, takes an interest in the murder in Paris of two women. It was terribly brutal but difficult to categorize; there appeared to be no robbery or sexual assault, no obvious reason for the crimes. The newspapers carried sensational headlines. Dupin gets involved because the man arrested for the crimes, Monsieur Le Bon, had previously done him a favour. It becomes a challenge to Dupin.

Get set for a step back in the history of detective fiction that leaves the impression that it was written just a short while ago.

Librarian's note: this entry is for the story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." It is the first of three in the author's Dupin series. Collections of the series, including those under this title, and other stories by the author, are located elsewhere on ŷ. Each of the Dupin stories can be found by searching ŷ for "a C. Auguste Dupin Short Story."]]> 38 Edgar Allan Poe 149616640X Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.86 1841 The Murders in the Rue Morgue (C. Auguste Dupin, #1)
author: Edgar Allan Poe
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1841
rating: 0
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]]> A Scandal in Bohemia 1957612 86 Ronald Holt 0582538505 Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.69 1891 A Scandal in Bohemia
author: Ronald Holt
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1891
rating: 0
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]]> Charles 131188 5 Shirley Jackson 0886824702 Katelyn 0 3.73 1991 Charles
author: Shirley Jackson
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1991
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]]> <![CDATA[Uncle Abner: The Doomdorf Mystery]]> 957487 The Doomdorf mystery
The wrong hand
The angel of the Lord
An act of God
The treasure hunter
The house of the dead man
A twilight adventure
The age of miracles
The tenth commandment]]> 130 Melville Davisson Post 0891909885 Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.85 1918 Uncle Abner: The Doomdorf Mystery
author: Melville Davisson Post
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1918
rating: 0
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]]> The Ransom of Red Chief 963839 32 O. Henry 0194232158 Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 4.14 1907 The Ransom of Red Chief
author: O. Henry
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1907
rating: 0
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]]> Eve's Diary 5519394 "Some things you can't find out; but you will never know you can't by guessing and supposing: no, you have to be patient and go on experimenting until you find out that you can't find out."

Eve's Diary is a comic short story first published in 1906, and is Twain's perspective on the ever-lasting rivalry between the two sexes. The story is witty, humorous and inspired, with the story beginning with Eve's perspective, only to later transition to Adam's.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (1835-1910) better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is noted for his novels 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (1885), called "the Great American Novel", and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' (1876). He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. His wit & satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty, eventually earning the moniker or "the father of American literature".]]> 109 Mark Twain Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.60 1905 Eve's Diary
author: Mark Twain
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1905
rating: 0
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]]> A Rose for Emily 2984286 36 William Faulkner 1563127881 Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.83 1930 A Rose for Emily
author: William Faulkner
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1930
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories]]> 99300
Written from a feminist perspective, often focusing on the inferior status accorded to women by society, the tales include "turned," an ironic story with a startling twist, in which a husband seduces and impregnates a naïve servant; "Cottagette," concerning the romance of a young artist and a man who's apparently too good to be true; "Mr. Peebles' Heart," a liberating tale of a fiftyish shopkeeper whose sister-in-law, a doctor, persuades him to take a solo trip to Europe, with revivifying results; "The Yellow Wallpaper"; and three other outstanding stories.

These charming tales are not only highly readable and full of humor and invention, but also offer ample food for thought about the social, economic, and personal relationship of men and women � and how they might be improved.

Collects:
—The Yellow Wallpaper
—Three Thanksgivings
—The Cottagette
—TܰԱ
—Making a Change
—If I Were a Man
—Mr. Peebles' Heart]]> 129 Charlotte Perkins Gilman 0486298574 Katelyn 4 classics-i-ve-read 4.05 1892 The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1892
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The New Yorker, April 10, 1954 "The Five-Forty-Eight"]]> 23378000
“The Five-Forty-Eight� is a 1954 short story by John Cheever originally published in The New Yorker and collected in The Stories of John Cheever.]]> 15 John Cheever Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.48 1954 The New Yorker, April 10, 1954 "The Five-Forty-Eight"
author: John Cheever
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.48
book published: 1954
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fall of the House of Usher]]> 175516
"The Fall .. " recounts the terrible events that befall the last remaining members of the once-illustrious Usher clan before it is -- quite literally -- rent asunder. With amazing economy, Poe plunges the reader into a state of deliciously agonizing suspense. It's a must-read for fans of the golden era of horror writing. "The Fall .." is one of Poe's best known short stories - if not the best.

Librarian's note: this entry is for the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher." Collections of short stories by the author, such as "The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales," can be found elsewhere on ŷ.]]> 36 Edgar Allan Poe 1594561796 Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.90 1839 The Fall of the House of Usher
author: Edgar Allan Poe
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1839
rating: 0
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]]> The Signal-Man 22700038 28 Charles Dickens Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.64 1866 The Signal-Man
author: Charles Dickens
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.64
book published: 1866
rating: 0
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]]> Harrison Bergeron 10176119 "The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way..."

It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments 211, 212 and 213 to the Constitution, every American is fully equal, meaning that no one is stupider, uglier, weaker, or slower than anyone else. The Handicapper General and a team of agents ensure that the laws of equality are enforced.

One April, fourteen-year-old Harrison Bergeron is taken away from his parents, George and Hazel, by the government and to a place unknown. But what happens in the aftermath will challenge the status quo and inspire his peers about the hidden potential within one's own individuality.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922�2007) was an American novelist, satirist, and most recently, graphic artist. He was born in Indianapolis, later the setting for many of his novels. His experiences as an advance scout in the Battle of the Bulge during WWII, and in particular his witnessing of the bombing of Dresden, Germany whilst a prisoner of war, would inform much of his work. The novelist is best known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction, such as 'Slaughterhouse-Five' (1969), 'Cat's Cradle' (1963), and 'Breakfast of Champions' (1973).]]> 9 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Katelyn 0 4.15 1961 Harrison Bergeron
author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1961
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas]]> 92625 Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.

The story 'Omelas" was first published in 'New Dimensions 3' (1973), a hard-cover science fiction anthology edited by Robert Silverberg, in October 1973, and the following year it won the prestigious Hugo Award for best short story.

The work was subsequently printed in Le Guin's short story collection 'The Wind's Twelve Quarters' (1975).

Ursula K Le Guin (1929�2018) was an American writer who published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry & four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, and more. She was known for her treatment of gender ('The Left Hand of Darkness' (1969), 'The Matter of Seggri' (1994)), political systems ('The Telling' (2000), 'The Dispossessed' (1974)) and difference/otherness in any other form.]]> 32 Ursula K. Le Guin 0886825016 Katelyn 0 4.38 1973 The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
author: Ursula K. Le Guin
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.38
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]]> <![CDATA[Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng]]> 218185743
These days nobody can reach Cora: not her aunt, who wants her to prepare for the Hungry Ghost Festival; not her weird colleagues; and especially not the slack-jawed shadow lurking around her door frame. After all, it can't be real—can it? After a series of unexplained killings in Chinatown, Cora believes someone might be targeting East Asian women, and something might be targeting Cora herself.]]> 304 Kylie Lee Baker 0778368459 Katelyn 5 arcs
The longest running metaphor showcases in full color exactly how grief can sink its teeth into so many aspects of a person life and how confusing and messy of a feeling it is.

I thought this was a brilliantly written book, not quite like anything I’ve read before. I’d definitely recommend to anyone that’s up for a dark read.

Big thanks to Harlequin and NetGalley for letting me read this advanced copy.]]> 4.26 2025 Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
author: Kylie Lee Baker
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2025
rating: 5
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This book is so many things all at once, but pulls all of them off. It’s bone-chilling at times: it’s a gory, page-turning murder mystery. It can be incredibly bleak and nihilistic before turning around at break neck speed and being a story about finding light and friendship in the darkest, most hopeless of situations. It peels back the mask of how hate can spread and grow. This book flip flops between exposing the best and absolute worst characteristics of humanity.

The longest running metaphor showcases in full color exactly how grief can sink its teeth into so many aspects of a person life and how confusing and messy of a feeling it is.

I thought this was a brilliantly written book, not quite like anything I’ve read before. I’d definitely recommend to anyone that’s up for a dark read.

Big thanks to Harlequin and NetGalley for letting me read this advanced copy.
]]> The Story of an Hour 2267195 32 Kate Chopin 078915479X Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 4.08 1894 The Story of an Hour
author: Kate Chopin
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1894
rating: 0
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]]> The Lottery 6219656
“The Lottery� stands out as one of the most famous short stories in American literary history. Originally published in The New Yorker, the author immediately began receiving letters from readers who demanded an explanation of the story’s meaning. “The Lottery� has been adapted for stage, television, radio and film.
]]> 30 Shirley Jackson 1563127873 Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 4.08 1948 The Lottery
author: Shirley Jackson
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1948
rating: 0
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]]> The Castle of Otranto 21977636
The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first supernatural English novel and one of the most influential works of Gothic fiction. It inaugurated a literary genre that will be forever associated with the effects that Walpole pioneered.

Professing to be a translation of a mysterious Italian tale from the darkest Middle Ages, the novel tells of Manfred, prince of Otranto, whose fear of an ancient prophecy sets him on a course of destruction. After the grotesque death of his only son, Conrad, on his wedding day, Manfred determines to marry the bride-to-be. The virgin Isabella flees through a castle riddled with secret passages. Chilling coincidences, ghostly visitations, arcane revelations, and violent combat combine in a heady mix that is both chilling and terrifying.

In this new edition Nick Groom's wide-ranging introduction explores the novel's Gothic context in the cultural movement that affected political and religious thinking before Walpole developed it as a literary style, helping to explain the novel's impact on contemporaries, its importance, and Walpole's pioneering innovations in the horror genre.]]> 192 Horace Walpole 0198704445 Katelyn 4 classics-i-ve-read 3.09 1764 The Castle of Otranto
author: Horace Walpole
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.09
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rating: 4
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They just don’t make men like Theadore these days
]]> Hills Like White Elephants 56814505 A conversation in a Spanish cafe between a man and a woman that is not as simple as it seems.

Hills Like White Elephants is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, which was first published in the 1927 collection Men Without Women. Here, a man and his girlfriend wait for a train to Madrid at station in rural Spain, the almost casual nature of their conversation evading the true emotional depth of what’s happening between the two of them.

This story is considered to be among Ernest Hemingway’s best short fiction, showcasing the author’s powerful ability to strip writing down to its bare bones and allow the reader’s imagination to fill in the subtext.

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Three novels, four collections of short stories and three non-fiction works were published posthumously. Many of these are considered classics of American literature.]]> 6 Ernest Hemingway Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 3.69 1927 Hills Like White Elephants
author: Ernest Hemingway
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1927
rating: 0
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]]> The Way Home 1374735
Penniless and pregnant, Eliza found a savior in Cole's shy brother, Aaron, who fell for her instantly. He surely wasn't the man of her dreams, but could her dreams change?]]> 464 Megan Chance 0061084913 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.48 1997 The Way Home
author: Megan Chance
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.48
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Love Comes Softly (Love Comes Softly, #1)]]> 18919222 247 Janette Oke Katelyn 0 to-read 4.53 1979 Love Comes Softly (Love Comes Softly, #1)
author: Janette Oke
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.53
book published: 1979
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[His Secondhand Wife (The Copper Creek Brides #2)]]> 607497

Scarred in body and soul, rancher Noah didn't consider himself fit company for anyone. But when his brother's philandering finally caught up with him, honor dictated that Noah claim his brother's widow as his own.

Noah was about the most intimidating man Katherine had ever seen. Yet though one man's false promises had already dashed her dreams, she instinctively trusted this stranger.

And Kate suspected she'd be a fool this time if she didn't take a chance on Noah for the sake of herself-and her unborn child!

]]> 304 Cheryl St. John 0373293607 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.78 2005 His Secondhand Wife (The Copper Creek Brides #2)
author: Cheryl St. John
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2005
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]]> <![CDATA[Trapped on an Island with Josh Hutcherson]]> 59727643 ThatVampireChick Katelyn 0 4.27 Trapped on an Island with Josh Hutcherson
author: ThatVampireChick
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]]> The Lone Centurion Vol. 1 54283719
Only... he seems to have misplaced it.

Travelling to Rome in search of the Pandorica, Rory finds himself forced to perform as a gladiator in the Colosseum... where he attracts the attention of the Imperial household.

1.1 Gladiator by David Llewellyn
Kidnapped, Rory is taken to Rome and thrown into the arena, where his hapless inability to die brings him to the attention of the Emperor.

1.2 The Unwilling Assassin by Sarah Ward
The Roman Empire has a new official assassin. Lethal, cunning, and utterly unsuited to the job. Can Rory Williams succeed at assassination without actually killing anyone?

1.3 I, Rorius by Jacqueline Rayner
Drowning in a sea of plots and conspiracies, Rory just wants his life back. But in Ancient Rome, people don't retire, they die. And that's a bit difficult when you're immortal.]]> David Llewellyn 1838684301 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.18 2021 The Lone Centurion Vol. 1
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name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)]]> 51335759
With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.

But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.

The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?]]> 413 Holly Jackson 1405297751 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.26 2020 Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)]]> 52439531
To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch -- and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day, they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a conwoman, and he's determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather's last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive.]]> 386 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1368052401 Katelyn 5 4.13 2020 The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> Since You've Been Gone 18741728 Second Chance Summer and Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour.

Before Sloane, Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, and she didn’t do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—someone who yanks you out of your shell.

But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. There’s just a random to-do list with thirteen bizarre tasks that Emily would never try. But what if they can lead her to Sloane?

Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough.

Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not?

Kiss a stranger? ²…w󲹳?

Getting through Sloane’s list will mean a lot of firsts, and with a whole summer ahead of her—and with the unexpected help of the handsome Frank Porter—who knows what she’ll find.

Go Skinny Dipping? �

—Includes sixteen pages of bonus content!—]]> 465 Morgan Matson 144243502X Katelyn 0 4.03 2014 Since You've Been Gone
author: Morgan Matson
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[Doctor Who: Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man]]> 218005342
A scientist has taken it upon himself to create new life � imitating Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a book that has sent shock waves around the country.

But, much like his fictional counterpart, this doctor is playing god, and with forces beyond his understanding. As the Doctor and Rose attempt to put the brakes on the experiment before it gets out of control, a sinister supernatural presence reveals itself . . .]]> 224 Jack Heath 1405965274 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.33 2025 Doctor Who: Frankenstein and the Patchwork Man
author: Jack Heath
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.33
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]]> Appointment in Samarra 126583 251 John O'Hara 0375719202 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.82 1934 Appointment in Samarra
author: John O'Hara
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1934
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Around the World in Eighty Days]]> 54479 252 Jules Verne 014044906X Katelyn 0 to-read 3.95 1872 Around the World in Eighty Days
author: Jules Verne
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1872
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Oblivion (Lux, #1.5, 2.5, 3.5)]]> 25946985 In this special eBook version, experience OBSIDIAN, ONYX, and OPAL as told by Daemon Black�

This book is enhanced with exclusive content—two original songs inspired by the novel—resulting in a large file that may take longer to download than expected.

I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it.

And trouble’s the last thing I need, since I’m not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet thirteen billion light years away. Plus, if there’s one thing I know, it’s that humans can’t be trusted. We scare them. We can do things they only dream about, and honestly, we make them look weak as hell. ‘Cuz they are.

But Kat is getting to me in ways no one else has, and I can't stop myself from wanting her—or wanting to use my powers to protect her. She makes me weak, and I’m the strongest of our kind, tasked with protecting us all. So this one simple girl…she can mean the end for us. Because the Luxen have an even bigger enemy—the Arum, and I need to stay on my game.

Falling for Katy—a human—won't just place her in danger. It could get us all killed, and that’s one thing I’ll never let happen...]]> 1005 Jennifer L. Armentrout Katelyn 0 to-read 4.52 2015 Oblivion (Lux, #1.5, 2.5, 3.5)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2015
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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 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.09 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
author: Susan Ee
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion]]> 37956516
Discover the new Doctor Who classics.

Earth is under attack by power-hungry aliens. This is no time for the Doctor to be out of action.

When a British space probe is intercepted by a sinister alien vessel on the eve of Christmas, it marks the beginning of an audacious invasion of the Earth by the Sycorax � horrifying marauders from beyond the stars. Within hours, a third of humanity stands on the brink of death with not a single shot fired.

Our planet needs a champion � but the Doctor is not fit for service. He’s just regenerated, delirious in a new body and a dressing gown. Forced into his battered shoes is his friend, Rose Tyler, a girl from a London council estate. Will she save the world from this nightmare before Christmas � or see it destroyed?]]> 176 Jenny T. Colgan 1785943286 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.98 2018 Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
author: Jenny T. Colgan
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2018
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]]> Killer Potential 215217589 Darkly funny and provocative, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride follows two unlikely fugitives—an SAT tutor who finds her rich employers brutally murdered and the bound woman she frees from their mansion—an irresistible debut novel perfect for fans ofThe GuestԻMy Sister, the Serial Killer

A scholarship kid with straight As and big dreams, Evie Gordon always thought she was special, that she’d be someone. But after graduating from an elite university, she finds herself drowning in debt and working as an SAT tutor for the super-rich of Los Angeles.

Everything changes one Sunday, when she arrives for her weekly lesson at the Victors� Beverly Hills estate and, in lieu of a bored teenager, finds the bloody remains of the parents strewn through their beautiful back garden, and a woman crying for help within a closet. As Evie works to free her, the two are spotted—and within moments, they go from bystanders to suspects to fugitives.

Suddenly at the heart of a manhunt and accompanied by a mysterious woman who refuses to speak, Evie knows the only way to clear her name is to find the real killer. But first she’ll have to break down the barriers of her companion, who is quickly becoming the most important person in Evie’s upside-down life. Their breathless spree takes them across the U.S. as developments in the case shock the nation and the press runs wild with Evie’s a gifted kid turned killer. She's now on the cover of every magazine and newspaper—anointed the new Charles Manson, a bloodthirsty ninety-nine percenter looking to start a class war. Evie is finallysomeone.

By turns cuttingly hilarious and deeply insightful,Killer Potentialis a strikingly original debut. A literary novel with the page-turning intensity of a thriller that asks timely questions about our belief in the romance of social mobility, and how the stories we’re sold about our potential can shape the course of our lives.]]> 320 Hannah Deitch 0063356481 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.46 2025 Killer Potential
author: Hannah Deitch
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.46
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]]> If I Stay 50184432
But because nothing in Gemma's whirl-wind life can ever go seamlessly, she soon runs into the man that she'd left naked and in bed just the evening before...in the most unexpected of places. The classroom. As her Professor.

...if only the surprises stopped there.]]> 308 Evan Reeves 1521514631 Katelyn 0 to-read 0.0 2013 If I Stay
author: Evan Reeves
name: Katelyn
average rating: 0.0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)]]> 31076583 229 Sarah J. Maas 168119631X Katelyn 3 3.77 2019 A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2020/08/16
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]]> <![CDATA[The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)]]> 56030267
When her failure to control her Shinigami abilities drives Ren out of London, she flees to Japan to seek the acceptance she’s never gotten from her fellow Reapers. Accompanied by her younger brother, the only being on earth to care for her, Ren enters the Japanese underworld to serve the Goddess of Death� only to learn that here, too, she must prove herself worthy. Determined to earn respect, Ren accepts an impossible task—find and eliminate three dangerous Yokai demons—and learns how far she’ll go to claim her place at Death’s side.]]> 393 Kylie Lee Baker 1335405666 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.62 2021 The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
author: Kylie Lee Baker
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2021
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]]> Since You've Been Gone 18189606
On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best friend back?

Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough.

Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not?

Kiss a stranger? Um...

Emily now has this unexpected summer, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected), to check things off Sloane's list. Who knows what she’ll find?

Go skinny-dipping? Wait...what?]]> 449 Morgan Matson 1442435003 Katelyn 5 4.07 2014 Since You've Been Gone
author: Morgan Matson
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Doctor Who: Technophobia (The Tenth Doctor Adventures, #1.1)]]> 28426751
The most brilliant IT brain in the country can’t use her computer. More worrying, the exhibits are attacking the visitors, while outside, people seem to be losing control of the technology that runs their lives.

Is it all down to simple human stupidity, or is something more sinister going on?

Beneath the streets, the Koggnossenti are waiting. For all of London to fall prey to technophobia...]]> 80 Matt Fitton 1785752308 Katelyn 4 4.01 2016 Doctor Who: Technophobia (The Tenth Doctor Adventures, #1.1)
author: Matt Fitton
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> Attached at the Hip 195790639 Survivor meets The Bachelor in Attached at the Hip, an irresistible, romantic adventure by New York Times bestselling author Christine Riccio.

Orie Lennox has spent her entire life prepping for her happily ever after -- and now that she’s graduated, she’s low-key wondering, when the heck is it gonna hit. Her love life, her new job, her relationship with her sister: none of it is quite what she envisioned it to be.

One evening, on a whim, she applies for a reality show where she’ll be stranded on an island, with a bunch of strangers, to play a game of human chess for a shot at a million dollars. What better way to force herself to break up with the things that aren’t bringing her joy, than to abandon them all on short notice to live off the grid on a beach in the South Pacific!

Orie's shocked when she ends up cast in an experimental romantic edition of the show: and even more surprised to find that her old high school crush, Remy, has been cast as well. Orie's one of ten contestants, set to compete in formidable challenges, while speed dating, in the wilderness: without deodorant, toilets, shaving cream, or showers. (How!?)

She finds herself tied up � literally � in a game of risky alliances as she navigates ever-growing feelings for her one that got away, alongside an exciting array of budding new relationships.]]> 400 Christine Riccio 1250760097 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.75 2024 Attached at the Hip
author: Christine Riccio
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.75
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]]> Doctor Who: The Last Voyage 7160270 1 Dan Abnett 1408409402 Katelyn 0 3.86 2010 Doctor Who: The Last Voyage
author: Dan Abnett
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> Kill Her Twice 194803808
The sisters suspect Lulu's death is the result of foul play, but the LAPD—known for being corrupt to the core—doesn't seem motivated to investigate. Even worse, there are signs that point to the possibility of a police cover-up, and powerful forces in the city want to frame the killing as evidence that Chinatown is a den of iniquity and crime, even more reason it should be demolished to make room for the construction of a new railway depot, Union Station.

Worried that neither the police nor the papers will treat a Chinese girl fairly—no matter how famous and wealthy—the sisters set out to solve their friend’s murder themselves, and maybe save their neighborhood in the bargain. But with Lulu’s killer still on the loose, the girls� investigation just might put them square in the crosshairs of a coldblooded murderer.]]> 390 Stacey Lee 059353204X Katelyn 0 to-read 3.75 2024 Kill Her Twice
author: Stacey Lee
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.75
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]]> The Debutantes 203578802
For the New Orleans elite, the Les Masques Ball is sure to be the social event of the season—if they can avoid another dead Queen. When debutante Margot Landry was found dead the morning after her reign at last year’s ball, it was a tragedy, but not a shocking one. Margot was a wild child with a self-destructive streak, nothing like this year’s Queen, Lily LeBlanc. With a perfectly poised debutante on the throne, everything is going according to plan…until the ball is hijacked by a mysterious figure in a Jester costume. That night, Lily sends a text to three of the Maids on her royal court—her best friend, Vivian; her boyfriend's sister, Piper; and April, her former frenemy—asking them all to meet the next morning. But Lily never shows up.

On the surface, these three debutantes don’t have anything in common except their exclusive private school and their ties to Les Masques. But soon, they realize why Lily brought them together: something dark is lurking beneath the glamorous surface of the debutante world, and it might be the reason she disappeared. And the further the girls dig, the more they begin to suspect that Margot's death may not have been an accident—and that Lily may be next. When the Jester starts threatening to expose their own secrets, this unlikely trio must team up to uncover the monsters behind the Mardi Gras masks—before they’re left with another dead debutante.]]> 352 Olivia Worley 1250881463 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.64 2024 The Debutantes
author: Olivia Worley
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.64
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]]> Art: A Brief History 184708 624 Marilyn Stokstad 0131955411 Katelyn 0 3.87 1999 Art: A Brief History
author: Marilyn Stokstad
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> Doctor Who: Flight Into Hull! 41029509
Release #44 is a Meta-Crisis Doctor and Jackie Tyler story

Jackie Tyler's lost a close friend, and this new Doctor is only a half-hearted replacement for him.

But as she tries to put the events of Big Ben behind her and take a well-earned break, others have spotted an opportunity. A well-intentioned, far-reaching plan is underway. But Jackie Tyler isn't the woman she was...]]> Joseph Lidster 1785759981 Katelyn 5 That's why I love her.

And he stops crying and he gives me this smile. And he tells me that he absolutely, one-hundred percent loves Rose. And that he loves me. He tells me how my daughter, my wonderful, beautiful clever little girl saved him from himself before.

This was absolutely wonderful.]]> 4.14 2018 Doctor Who: Flight Into Hull!
author: Joseph Lidster
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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date added: 2024/02/18
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That's why I love her.

And he stops crying and he gives me this smile. And he tells me that he absolutely, one-hundred percent loves Rose. And that he loves me. He tells me how my daughter, my wonderful, beautiful clever little girl saved him from himself before.

This was absolutely wonderful.
]]> Virals (Virals, #1) 7800188
As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical gifts to solve a cold-case murder that has suddenly become very hot--if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer's scent.

Fortunately, they are now more than friends--they're a pack. They are Virals.]]> 454 Kathy Reichs 1595143424 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.95 2010 Virals (Virals, #1)
author: Kathy Reichs
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Doctor Who: The Siege of Big Ben]]> 40666744
Release #42 is a Meta-Crisis Doctor and Jackie Tyler story

Jackie Tyler has everything she's ever wanted: a loving husband and, two children. But a terrible, far-reaching plan is underway, and only Jackie and a single friend stand in the way of it.

But the Doctor isn't the man he was...

Producer: Ian Atkins
Script Editor: Ian Atkins
Executive Producers: Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs]]> Joseph Lidster 1785759965 Katelyn 4 4.00 2018 Doctor Who: The Siege of Big Ben
author: Joseph Lidster
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1)]]> 65213381
When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and an ancient golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers there’s more to her parent’s disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe.

With her guardian’s infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parent’s disappearance—or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.

The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.]]> 416 Isabel Ibañez 1250803373 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.82 2023 What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1)
author: Isabel Ibañez
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.82
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Bone Crier's Moon (Bone Grace, #1)]]> 46249012 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Purdie comes a high-stakes fantasy duology flush with doomed romance and macabre magic, perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Roshani Chokshi.

Bone Criers are the last descendants of an ancient famille charged with using the magic they draw from animal bones to shepherd the dead into the afterlife—lest they drain the light from the living.


Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become their matriarch, but first she must complete her rite of passage: to kill the boy she’s destined to love.

Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he’s been seeking revenge ever since. Now his vengeance must wait, as Ailesse’s ritual has begun and their fates are entwined—in life and in death.]]> 480 Kathryn Purdie 0062798774 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.63 2020 Bone Crier's Moon (Bone Grace, #1)
author: Kathryn Purdie
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Twelfth Night 1625 Twelfth Night plays with love and power. The Countess Olivia, a woman with her own household, attracts Duke (or Count) Orsino. Two other would-be suitors are her pretentious steward, Malvolio, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek.

Onto this scene arrive the twins Viola and Sebastian; caught in a shipwreck, each thinks the other has drowned. Viola disguises herself as a male page and enters Orsino’s service. Orsino sends her as his envoy to Olivia—only to have Olivia fall in love with the messenger. The play complicates, then wonderfully untangles, these relationships.]]> 272 William Shakespeare 0743482778 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.97 1602 Twelfth Night
author: William Shakespeare
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1602
rating: 0
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]]> The Haunting of Hill House 89717 182 Shirley Jackson 0143039989 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.85 1959 The Haunting of Hill House
author: Shirley Jackson
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1959
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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 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.28 2013 Relentless (Relentless, #1)
author: Karen Lynch
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Wreck My Plans 199129838 A sweet and spicy holiday romance between a spirited artist who returns to her small town for Christmas and her older brother’s best friend, a serious architect who pushes all her buttons—but whom she can’t seem to stay away from. Now with exclusive bonus content!

Lena’s plans are simple. Surprise her family for Christmas, don’t tell them she lost her job, and most importantly, spend the week relaxing with the people she cares about.

But when she arrives in Juniper, she discovers she’s not the only unexpected guest this year. Her older brother’s best friend, Gavin, is back after disappearing three years ago without a word. He has the kind of charm Lena has always been drawn to. But she knows he’s also the kind of temptation she needs to stay far away from.

Gavin has built his architecture career out of planning strategies for dealing with the unexpected—but he didn’t have a strategy for the possibility of seeing Lena again. Though he’s been dreaming of her since the day he left, he can’t risk giving in to his feelings when they could upend the only family and home he has ever known.

New plan: try to be friends again. Just friends.

But as the pieces fall into place about why Gavin left, staying friends is the last thing on his mind…and on Lena’s. All the plans they’ve made might end up completely wrecked. And for once, maybe they want it that way.]]> Jillian Meadows Katelyn 0 to-read 3.82 2023 Wreck My Plans
author: Jillian Meadows
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.82
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]]> Do Your Worst 122977981
Riley Rhodes finally has the chance to turn her family’s knack for the supernatural into a legitimate business when she’s hired to break the curse on an infamous Scottish castle. Used to working alone in her alienating occupation, she's pleasantly surprised to meet a handsome stranger upon arrival—until he tries to get her fired.

Fresh off a professional scandal, Clark Edgeware can’t allow a self-proclaimed “curse breaker� to threaten his last chance for redemption. After he fails to get Riley kicked off his survey site, he vows to avoid her. Unfortunately for him, she vows to get even.

Riley expects the curse to do her dirty work by driving Clark away, but instead, they keep finding themselves in close proximity. Too close. Turns out, the only thing they do better than fight is fool around. If they’re not careful, by the end of all this, more than the castle will end up in ruins.]]> 317 Rosie Danan 0593437144 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.44 2023 Do Your Worst
author: Rosie Danan
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.44
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Doctor Who #3.1: Empire of the Wolf (Doctor Who Comics)]]> 59054234 34 Jody Houser 1787738841 Katelyn 5 4.24 Doctor Who #3.1: Empire of the Wolf (Doctor Who Comics)
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Tentoo Rose domestics? A very large amount of unexpected sad Amy refs? Perfection.
]]> <![CDATA[Doctor Who #3.4: Empire of the Wolf (Doctor Who Comics)]]> 59836991 32 Jody Houser 1787738876 Katelyn 5 4.18 Doctor Who #3.4: Empire of the Wolf (Doctor Who Comics)
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[Doctor Who #3.3: Empire of the Wolf (Doctor Who Comics)]]> 59836952
Celebrating the 25 anniversary of Doctor Who: The Movie starring the Eighth Doctor!

Rose Tyler must work with the Doctors (Matt Smith and Paul McGann) to end the tyrannical rule of the warmongering Bad Wolf Empress.]]> 32 Jody Houser 1787738868 Katelyn 0 4.08 Doctor Who #3.3: Empire of the Wolf (Doctor Who Comics)
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]]> <![CDATA[Doctor Who #3.2: Empire of the Wolf (Doctor Who Comics)]]> 59769576
Trapped in a parallel universe, Rose Tyler believed her adventures with The Doctor were over. Now, pulled by a mysterious energy into this reality, she must work with The Doctors (Matt Smith and Paul McGann) to end the rule of the warmongering Bad Wolf Empress!]]> 32 Jody Houser 178773885X Katelyn 0 4.14 Doctor Who #3.2: Empire of the Wolf (Doctor Who Comics)
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, Raven, and Alex]]> 27882153 New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. Now with a brand-new cover and an exclusive-to-this-book sneak peek at her next novel for teens: the ambitious, wholly original masterwork Replica.

Lauren Oliver’s short stories about Hana, Annabel, Raven, and Alex expand and enrich the Delirium world, illuminating events and characters through new perspectives.

Hana adds nuance to the life-changing summer before best friends Lena and Hana are to be cured—a moment when the girls� paths diverge and their futures are altered forever.

Annabel untangles the mysteries surrounding Lena’s mother, detailing her journey from teenage runaway to prisoner of the state.

Raven crackles with the intensity of its title character, the fierce leader of a rebel group in the Wilds who plays an integral role in the resistance.

And Alex explains what happened to Lena’s first love after the events of Delirium, as well as the dark past that he has tried to forget.]]> 192 Lauren Oliver 006248432X Katelyn 0 to-read 3.76 2012 Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, Raven, and Alex
author: Lauren Oliver
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[The Roommate (The Shameless Series, #1)]]> 45023611 House Rules:
Do your own dishes.
Knock before entering the bathroom.
Never look up your roommate online.

The Wheatons are infamous among the east coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter Clara. She’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving, well-mannered, predictable. But every Wheaton has their weakness. When Clara’s childhood crush invites her to move cross-country, the offer is too much to resist. Unfortunately, it’s also too good to be true.

After a bait-and-switch, Clara finds herself sharing a lease with a charming stranger. Josh might be a bit too perceptive—not to mention handsome—for comfort, but there’s a good chance he and Clara could have survived sharing a summer sublet if she hadn’t looked him up on the Internet...

Once she learns how Josh has made a name for himself, Clara realizes living with him might make her the Wheaton’s most scandalous story yet. His professional prowess inspires her to take tackling the stigma against female desire into her own hands. They may not agree on much, but Josh and Clara both believe women deserve better sex. What they decide to do about it will change both of their lives, and if they’re lucky, they’ll help everyone else get lucky too.]]> 325 Rosie Danan 059310160X Katelyn 0 to-read 3.53 2020 The Roommate (The Shameless Series, #1)
author: Rosie Danan
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Flowers for Algernon 18373 Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.

Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence � a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon.

As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?]]> 311 Daniel Keyes 015603008X Katelyn 0 classics-i-ve-read 4.19 1966 Flowers for Algernon
author: Daniel Keyes
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1966
rating: 0
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]]> Suite Scarlett (Scarlett, #1) 2328841
Scarlett is the third of four children in the Martin family. The Martins live in and manage a shabby hotel in NYC that dates back to the 1920s. When Scarlett turns 15, she is put in charge of one of the hotel's 27 rooms- the Empire Suite. Into this room moves Mrs. Amberson, a failed 1970s starlet who has returned to New York to write her memoirs. Soon, Scarlett is taking dictation, running around town with Mrs. Amberson, and getting caught up in her Auntie Mame-meets-Bianca Jagger adventures.]]> 368 Maureen Johnson 0439899273 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.61 2008 Suite Scarlett (Scarlett, #1)
author: Maureen Johnson
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2008
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]]> Just Haven't Met You Yet 57070660 From the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year comes a heartwarming and hilarious tale that asks: What if you pick up the wrong suitcase in an airport, only to fall head over heels for its unseen owner?

Laura's business trip to the Channel Islands isn't exactly off to a great start. After unceremoniously dumping everything in her bag in front of the most attractive man she's ever seen in real life, she arrives at her hotel only to realize she's grabbed the wrong suitcase from the airport. Her only consolation? The irresistibly appealing contents of the case: a copy of her favorite book; piano music; and a rugged, heavy knit fisherman sweater only a Ryan Gosling lookalike could pull off. The owner of this suitcase is Laura's dream man--she's sure of it. Now, all she has to do is find him.

The mix-up seems written in the stars. After all, what are the odds that she'd find The One on the same remote island where her mom and dad had first fallen in love, especially as she sets out to write an article about their epic romance? Commissioning surly cab driver Ted to ferry her around seems like her best bet in both tracking down the mystery suitcase owner and retracing her parents' footsteps. And if beneath Ted's gruffness lies a wit that makes their cab rides strangely entertaining, so much the better. But as Laura's long-lost luggage soulmate proves difficult to find--and as she realizes that the love story she's held on a pedestal all her life might not have been that perfect--she'll have to rethink her whole outlook on love to discover what she really wants.]]> 371 Sophie Cousens 0593331524 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.70 2021 Just Haven't Met You Yet
author: Sophie Cousens
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2021
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]]> <![CDATA[Doing Time (The Time Police, #1)]]> 44597196 And so the Time Police were formed. Internationally sanctioned thugs whose task it was to keep the timeline straight by any and all means possible. And they succeeded. The Time Wars are over. The Time Police won. But who will win the peace?

Doing Time follows three hapless new Time Police recruits - Jane, Luke and Matthew - as they try to navigate their first year on the beat. It's all going to be fine. Obviously.

]]> 480 Jodi Taylor Katelyn 0 to-read 4.20 2019 Doing Time (The Time Police, #1)
author: Jodi Taylor
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> You, with a View 74896555 378 Jessica Joyce 0593548418 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.27 2023 You, with a View
author: Jessica Joyce
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.27
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]]> <![CDATA[Woven by Gold (Beasts of the Briar, #2)]]> 105733384 I’ve been rejected by my mate and banished from the fae realm. But nothing will keep me from my princes�. And nothing will keep them from me.

I was living the most ordinary life� until I found myself in the fae realm, imprisoned in an enchanted castle by four princes who turn into deadly beasts at night. As I grew to understand them and their world, I couldn’t stop myself from falling for them. But living in a fairy tale isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Especially when Keldarion, the prince I know to be my fated mate, forces me back to the human realm. I don’t know what he’s hiding, but I’ll do everything I can to get back to him and my other beasts.

And I have to hurry, because my princes need me. When Ezryn, Dayton, and Farron discover Keldarion lied to them about my disappearance, fur will fly. And we have to be united to face the coming challenges. A frost has fallen over the Autumn Realm and the blame is placed on Keldarion. Farron, the High Prince of Autumn, has been accused as a conspirator and lost all control of his lands and people. Unless the four High Princes can stop the terrible winter and prove Keldarion is not to blame, open war will tear across the Enchanted Vale. Throw in a wicked bargain with the Prince of Thorns (who won’t stop talking in my head), my jerky ex-fiancé who doesn’t understand the word ‘no�, and the terrible curse that gets worse each day� Yeah, we’ve got problems. Not to mention that every day that passes, I’m losing more of my heart to each of the princes, despite the fact I know it only puts me in danger.

Now, more than ever, I will need to find my courage and help Farron, the High Prince of Autumn, stop this war. And I will be right by his side� as long as he doesn’t kill me first.

WOVEN BY GOLD is the second book in a steamy adult Beauty and the Beast retelling multi-book series set in a fantasy fae realm. In this version, our beautiful bookworm doesn't have to choose between the four sexy fae princes. It is a full-length novel that ends on a cliffhanger. It includes MF, MM, and MMFMM content. It is intended for mature readers only. ]]> 580 Elizabeth Helen 1738827933 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.07 2023 Woven by Gold (Beasts of the Briar, #2)
author: Elizabeth Helen
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.07
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]]> Will They or Won't They 62562854 On screen, they're in love. Off screen, they can't stand each other. Two co-stars with a complex history reunite to film the final season of a beloved paranormal drama in this tension-filled will they won't they romance from the author of How to Fake It in Hollywood.

Lilah Hunter and Shane McCarthy are madly in love� at least, their characters are. As the stars of the hit paranormal TV show Intangible, they spent years pining for each other on-screen� until Lilah ditched the show at the end of season five in hopes of becoming a film star. With no such luck, she’s back to film the much-hyped ninth and final season, in which their characters will get together at last.

But coming back means facing one of the biggest reasons she left: Shane. Ever since their secret behind-the-scenes fling imploded at the end of the first season, the two of them have despised each other.

Now back on set together for the first time in years, with the world’s eyes on them and their post-show careers on the line, they’ll have to grit their teeth and play nice. But under pressure to give Intangible’s fans the happy ending they’ve been waiting for, Lilah and Shane are forced to get closer than ever. And if they’re not careful, they just might get blindsided by one final twist: a real-life happy ending of their own.]]> 401 Ava Wilder 059335897X Katelyn 0 to-read 3.55 2023 Will They or Won't They
author: Ava Wilder
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.55
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Best Kind of Forever (Riverside Reapers, #1)]]> 156714652
Hayes Hollings� checkered past refuses to stay very far behind him, and his mistakes are even more catastrophic when they’re broadcasted to the whole world. Being a disgraced NHL player isn’t good for his love life or his reputation. Determined to get into the public’s good graces, Hayes constructs a devious plan to rebrand his image as a doting boyfriend.

Aeris has grown to accept that she’s not destined for what love has to offer, but when Hayes rewrites her fate, she’s thrown into an internal battle that has her stretched between giving love a shot or keeping her distance from the Riverside Reapers� biggest playboy. Hayes might seem like the perfect guy to help Aeris learn how to love again, but little does she know that he’s harboring a secret big enough to ruin her completely.

Will love prevail between two polar opposites, or will fatal lies break these two apart?

The Best Kind of Forever is a hilarious hockey romance featuring a swoon-worthy, reformed playboy, a fake dating scheme, spice hot enough to make you question your religious values, and a newfound chance at love between two polar opposites. It’s the first book in a series, but can be read as a standalone.

The Best Kind of Forever is a hockey romance, he falls first and harder, opposites attract, midsize heroine sports romance with no cheating and a satisfying happily ever after.]]> 308 Celeste Briars Katelyn 0 to-read 3.07 2023 The Best Kind of Forever (Riverside Reapers, #1)
author: Celeste Briars
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.07
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]]> <![CDATA[The Things We Leave Unfinished]]> 53345408 Told in alternating timelines, The Things We Leave Unfinished examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can’t bring ourselves to see coming.

Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce—the New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmother’s estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing. He’s just as arrogant in person as in interviews, and she’ll be damned if the good-looking writer of love stories thinks he’s the one to finish her grandmother’s final novel…even if the publisher swears he’s the perfect fit.

Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isn’t much the “golden boy� of modern fiction hasn’t accomplished. But he can’t walk away from what might be the best book of the century—the one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another.

But as they read Scarlett’s words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the book—it’s based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isn’t a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, she’s as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmother’s mistakes—even if it means destroying Noah’s career.]]> 473 Rebecca Yarros 1682815889 Katelyn 0 to-read 4.46 2021 The Things We Leave Unfinished
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2021
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]]> More Than Christmas 61231916
Aldwin Nicholas Claus is struggling to develop the powers needed to take up his father's mantle as Santa. In a last ditch attempt to make them manifest, he needs to restore the faith of a child who lost their's too soon. When the magic draws him to Gavin's letter, he knows the future of his legacy awaits him in the small town of Ostcrest, Kansas.

What happens when the son of Santa finds himself on the door-step of a family fractured by grief? Will he find a way to get through to the child who has cocooned himself safely in logic and reason? Can Ivy let go of the grief of losing her husband? Will Gavin finally receive the gift he's been longing for? When cupids get involved, it becomes about far more than Christmas.]]> 295 Tabitha Strickland Katelyn 0 to-read 4.65 More Than Christmas
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average rating: 4.65
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]]> <![CDATA[When in Rome (When in Rome, #1)]]> 60092579 Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet.

Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her adoring fans, is burned-out from years of maintaining her "princess of pop" image. Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film, Roman Holiday, she drives off in the middle of the night for a break in Rome . . . Rome, Kentucky, that is.

When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he makes it clear he doesn't have the time or patience for celebrity problems. He's too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business. Despite his better judgment, he lets her stay in his guest room—but only until her car is fixed—then she's on her own.

Then Noah starts to see a different side of Rae Rose—she's Amelia: kindhearted and goofy, yet lonely from years in the public eye. He can't help but get close to her. Soon she'll have to return to her glamorous life on tour, but until then, Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she's been missing, and she'll help him open his heart to more.

Amelia can't resist falling for the cozy town and her grumpy tour guide, but even Audrey had to leave Rome eventually.]]> 320 Sarah Adams 0593500784 Katelyn 3 arcs
Gilmore Girls meets Star Struck in this charming romance. This is classic grumpy-meets-sunshine trope in its natural form.

The idea is so perfect that as soon as I read the description I knew I had to read it. This delivers on the giddy and cozy factor I was hoping for. I could see this becoming a hallmark movie one day easily.

The couple is eerily similar to one of my absolute favorites of all time� Luke and Lorelai. It can’t be denied. The plaid-wearing grumpy but secretly sensitive diner/pie shop owner having his walls broke down by a cheery, hyper, dark haired, blue eyed beauty with a kooky small town as the backdrop. So if you enjoy that, you’ll likely enjoy this.

Simply put, it’s a modern take on a timeless tale. Now I need to watch Roman Holiday!

(P.s. Listening to Roman Holiday by Halsey while reading this really adds to the experience lol.)]]> 3.88 2022 When in Rome (When in Rome, #1)
author: Sarah Adams
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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date added: 2023/06/30
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Thank you Random House for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Gilmore Girls meets Star Struck in this charming romance. This is classic grumpy-meets-sunshine trope in its natural form.

The idea is so perfect that as soon as I read the description I knew I had to read it. This delivers on the giddy and cozy factor I was hoping for. I could see this becoming a hallmark movie one day easily.

The couple is eerily similar to one of my absolute favorites of all time� Luke and Lorelai. It can’t be denied. The plaid-wearing grumpy but secretly sensitive diner/pie shop owner having his walls broke down by a cheery, hyper, dark haired, blue eyed beauty with a kooky small town as the backdrop. So if you enjoy that, you’ll likely enjoy this.

Simply put, it’s a modern take on a timeless tale. Now I need to watch Roman Holiday!

(P.s. Listening to Roman Holiday by Halsey while reading this really adds to the experience lol.)
]]> Doctor Who: The Stone Rose 153019
While the Doctor searches for a missing boy, Rose befriends a girl who claims to know the future - a girl whose predictions are surprisingly accurate. But then the Doctor stumbles on the hideous truth behind the statue of Rose - and Rose herself learns that you have to be very careful what you wish for...

Featuring the Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the acclaimed hit series from BBC Television.]]> 249 Jacqueline Rayner 0563486430 Katelyn 4
I’m not going to pretend I didn’t read this book purely off its reputation of being the only canon kiss between Ten and Rose while they’re both completely them/aware. And it didn’t let me down in that regard. I mean�

Arms flexed, and grabbed Rose into a hug. Soft lips pressed hers with a kiss of gratitude and joy and unspeakable pleasure at being alive.

‘Wotcha,� Rose said, smiling through her tears.

“Hello,� he replied softly, his eyes shining.

‘I think you must be real,� she said after a moment. ‘My imagination’s not that good.�

The Doctor grinned at her and stepped back.

But the plot itself was very good and felt like a missing episode.

Now I will proceed to drop all my favorite quotes here so I can come back to them� don’t mind me.

You still like us, though, don’t you?� said Rose.

‘Love ya,� said the Doctor, giving her a grin.

Is this the closest we get to him saying it back? Anyway�

‘You’re lost without me!�

He tucked his arm through hers. ‘Don’t I just know it? If anyone ever asks me what sort of friend you are, I tell them: Rose Tyler? I’m lost without her. Rock-solid, that’s what she is.�



Rose was taken aback. She hadn’t known - how could she know? - what her disappearance had done to him. This Doctor had a look of such despair in his eyes that her heart almost stopped in pity. She wanted more than anything else in the world to jump up, go to him, tell him that everything was going to be all right.

Forshadowing much?

And everything with the statue�

Rose gaped. ‘But I never posed for this.�

‘No need,� said the Doctor, patting it on the arm - an arm which still had a hand attached.

‘What d’you mean?�

‘I mean,� he explained, ‘that you won’t have to pose for it. As Mickey said -� the Doctor smiled to himself - ‘it was sculpted by someone who knew you pretty well.�

He ran a hand through his hair and looked as though he was expecting applause.

Rose walked round the statue. ‘Is my bum really that -�

‘Yes,� the Doctor interrupted testily. ‘This statue is accurate in every detail. Bum. Arms. Legs. Nose. Broken fingernail on your right hand.� Rose looked down. ‘Hey, even I hadn’t noticed that! Well?�

‘Well what?�

‘Well, where did it come from?�

He sighed exasperatedly. ‘I made it.�



Rose stood looking at the statue for a bit longer. ‘It is perfect,� she said at last.

‘I was inspired.� They smiled at each other. All was right with the world again. ‘Anyway,� the Doctor continued, ‘you know what? I think you bring me luck. My Fortuna, that’s you.�

]]> 3.93 2006 Doctor Who: The Stone Rose
author: Jacqueline Rayner
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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This I was probably the most well-written, if slightly strange tv-tie in novel I’ve ever read. Even though I didn’t listen to the audiobook, I could easily hear all the dialogue in my head, as in was really in character, especially Ten’s.

I’m not going to pretend I didn’t read this book purely off its reputation of being the only canon kiss between Ten and Rose while they’re both completely them/aware. And it didn’t let me down in that regard. I mean�

Arms flexed, and grabbed Rose into a hug. Soft lips pressed hers with a kiss of gratitude and joy and unspeakable pleasure at being alive.

‘Wotcha,� Rose said, smiling through her tears.

“Hello,� he replied softly, his eyes shining.

‘I think you must be real,� she said after a moment. ‘My imagination’s not that good.�

The Doctor grinned at her and stepped back.

But the plot itself was very good and felt like a missing episode.

Now I will proceed to drop all my favorite quotes here so I can come back to them� don’t mind me.

You still like us, though, don’t you?� said Rose.

‘Love ya,� said the Doctor, giving her a grin.

Is this the closest we get to him saying it back? Anyway�

‘You’re lost without me!�

He tucked his arm through hers. ‘Don’t I just know it? If anyone ever asks me what sort of friend you are, I tell them: Rose Tyler? I’m lost without her. Rock-solid, that’s what she is.�



Rose was taken aback. She hadn’t known - how could she know? - what her disappearance had done to him. This Doctor had a look of such despair in his eyes that her heart almost stopped in pity. She wanted more than anything else in the world to jump up, go to him, tell him that everything was going to be all right.

Forshadowing much?

And everything with the statue�

Rose gaped. ‘But I never posed for this.�

‘No need,� said the Doctor, patting it on the arm - an arm which still had a hand attached.

‘What d’you mean?�

‘I mean,� he explained, ‘that you won’t have to pose for it. As Mickey said -� the Doctor smiled to himself - ‘it was sculpted by someone who knew you pretty well.�

He ran a hand through his hair and looked as though he was expecting applause.

Rose walked round the statue. ‘Is my bum really that -�

‘Yes,� the Doctor interrupted testily. ‘This statue is accurate in every detail. Bum. Arms. Legs. Nose. Broken fingernail on your right hand.� Rose looked down. ‘Hey, even I hadn’t noticed that! Well?�

‘Well what?�

‘Well, where did it come from?�

He sighed exasperatedly. ‘I made it.�



Rose stood looking at the statue for a bit longer. ‘It is perfect,� she said at last.

‘I was inspired.� They smiled at each other. All was right with the world again. ‘Anyway,� the Doctor continued, ‘you know what? I think you bring me luck. My Fortuna, that’s you.�


]]> The Heiress 126919284
But to everyone’s surprise, Cam wants little to do with the house or the money—and even less to do with the surviving McTavishes. Instead, he rejects his inheritance, settling into a normal life as an English teacher in Colorado and marrying Jules, a woman just as eager to escape her own messy past.

Ten years later, Camden is a McTavish in name only, but a summons in the wake of his uncle’s death brings him and Jules back into the family fold at Ashby House. Its views are just as stunning as ever, its rooms just as elegant, but coming home reminds Cam why he was so quick to leave in the first place.

Jules, however, has other ideas, and the more she learns about Cam’s estranged family—and the twisted secrets they keep—the more determined she is for her husband to claim everything Ruby once intended for him to have.

But Ruby’s plans were always more complicated than they appeared. As Ashby House tightens its grip on Jules and Camden, questions about the infamous heiress come to light. Was there any truth to the persistent rumors following her disappearance as a girl? What really happened to those four husbands, who all died under mysterious circumstances? And why did she adopt Cam in the first place? Soon, Jules and Cam realize that an inheritance can entail far more than what’s written in a will—and that the bonds of family stretch far beyond the grave.]]> 294 Rachel Hawkins 1250280036 Katelyn 0 to-read 3.80 2024 The Heiress
author: Rachel Hawkins
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Contractual Obligations (Aisle and Error #1)]]> 123203183
Her job is simple: play the happy house wife in person and on social media and she will get awarded a million dollars of her inheritance. That money is more than enough for her to start a life on her own and away from her controlling parents. It should be easy.

But four years in, she’s more than ready to be done with this marriage. She’s pretty sure her husband hates her, and she longs for the freedom the end of their contract will bring—a freedom that is threatened when she’s called to meet Sebastian’s father, the orchestrator of this whole sham. She worries he will try to extend their contractual marriage.

What he does is worse.

Forced to move across the country due to a promotion for Sebastian is her worst nightmare, but her only choice is to pretend to be fine.

She prepares for the last year of their marriage to be more cold indifference, but being stuck in a new city shows a sweeter side of Sebastian that Lily never thought possible. Gone is the indifferent man she knows. In his place is the kind and patient man of her dreams.

But their clock is ticking—only one year of their marriage remains. Will they find love or will contractual obligations get in the way?

Contractual Obligations is a full length, standalone novel written in first person. If you like heartwarming romance, protective husbands, and spicy action, then this is the novel for you!]]> 357 Elle Rivers Katelyn 0 to-read 3.51 2023 Contractual Obligations (Aisle and Error #1)
author: Elle Rivers
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 4374400 208 Gayle Forman 0525421033 Katelyn 3 3.92 2009 If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
author: Gayle Forman
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2023/06/16
date added: 2023/06/17
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]]> <![CDATA[Grumpy As Hell (Hellman Brothers, #1)]]> 59810557
Ace Hellman. Star quarterback. Grumpy-as-hell firefighter. Chief pain in my ass.

He’s beyond arrogant, inducing women to fake emergencies just to see his sexy swagger as he comes to save them. Not me though. That fire was a total accident. I swear. He and I actually have a long history of hating each other, starting with him ruining my live performance of the Nutcracker in kindergarten and ending with me being the only woman in town under forty whom he hasn’t dated. I wear that title with pride.

Now that we've been roped into teaching a first aid class together, things can't get more awkward. He’s determined to prove me wrong at every turn, and I’m determined to stop picturing him without his coveralls. I refuse to hide who I am, and Ace stands for everything I’m against.

He’s so wrong for me the whole town knows it. So why do I feel like we start a fire every time we’re together?]]> 288 Marika Ray 195014142X Katelyn 0 to-read 4.13 2022 Grumpy As Hell (Hellman Brothers, #1)
author: Marika Ray
name: Katelyn
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Elderen Wood 88823907 288 Ally Stay 166788719X Katelyn 0 to-read 3.00 The Elderen Wood
author: Ally Stay
name: Katelyn
average rating: 3.00
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