Ada's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 01 Mar 2025 20:47:47 -0800 60 Ada's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)]]> 11235712
She¡¯s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister¡¯s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai¡¯s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world¡¯s future.]]> 390 Marissa Meyer 0312641893 Ada 4 favorites 4.14 2012 Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Ada
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1)]]> 18108474 Errand requiring immediate attention. Come.

In general, Karou has managed to keep her two lives in balance. On the one hand, she's a seventeen-year-old art student in Prague; on the other, errand-girl to a monstrous creature who is the closest thing she has to family. Raised half in our world, half in Elsewhere, she has never understood Brimstone's dark work - buying teeth from hunters and murderers - nor how she came into his keeping. She is a secret even to herself, plagued by the sensation that she isn't whole.

Now the doors to Elsewhere are closing, and Karou must choose between the safety of her human life and the dangers of a war-ravaged world that may hold the answers she has always sought.]]> 418 Laini Taylor 1444753428 Ada 0 currently-reading 4.00 2011 Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1)
author: Laini Taylor
name: Ada
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Nimona 19351043
Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from N.D. Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel is perfect for the legions of fans of the web comic and is sure to win Noelle many new ones.

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

But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious battle, Lord Blackheart realizes that Nimona's powers are as murky and mysterious as her past. And her unpredictable wild side might be more dangerous than he is willing to admit.]]> 272 N.D. Stevenson Ada 3 4.16 2015 Nimona
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: Ada
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2020/06/15
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]]> <![CDATA[Outliers: The Story of Success]]> 3228917 Learn what sets high achievers apart ¡ª from Bill Gates to the Beatles ¡ª in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).

In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"¡ªthe best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?

His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.

Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.]]> 309 Malcolm Gladwell 0316017922 Ada 3 4.19 2008 Outliers: The Story of Success
author: Malcolm Gladwell
name: Ada
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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]]> Fallen (Fallen, #1) 6487308
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price¡¯s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He¡¯s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce¡ªand goes out of his way to make that very clear¡ªshe can¡¯t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret¡­ even if it kills her.]]> 464 Lauren Kate 0385738935 Ada 1 3.73 2009 Fallen (Fallen, #1)
author: Lauren Kate
name: Ada
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2009
rating: 1
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]]> The Heir (The Selection, #4) 22918050
But a princess's life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can't escape her very own Selection¡ªno matter how fervently she protests.

Eadlyn doesn't expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn's heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.]]> 342 Kiera Cass Ada 2 3.64 2015 The Heir (The Selection, #4)
author: Kiera Cass
name: Ada
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2015
rating: 2
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]]> Caraval (Caraval, #1) 27883214 A legendary competition.
A mesmerizing romance.
An unbreakable bond
between two sisters.

Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett¡¯s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval¡ªthe faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show¡ªare over.

But this year, Scarlett¡¯s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval¡¯s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season¡¯s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.]]> 407 Stephanie Garber 1250095255 Ada 2 3.97 2016 Caraval (Caraval, #1)
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Ada
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2018/07/06
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]]> Legend (Legend, #1) 15753977
Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles.

Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths¡ªuntil the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect.

Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.]]> 305 Marie Lu 014242207X Ada 2 4.13 2011 Legend (Legend, #1)
author: Marie Lu
name: Ada
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2011
rating: 2
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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 Ada 3 3.77 2019 A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Ada
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2018/08/11
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]]> The Little Prince 157993
Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince, presented here in a stunning new translation with carefully restored artwork. The definitive edition of a worldwide classic, it will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.]]> 96 Antoine de Saint-Exup¨¦ry 0152023984 Ada 0 4.32 1943 The Little Prince
author: Antoine de Saint-Exup¨¦ry
name: Ada
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1943
rating: 0
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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 Ada 0 to-read 4.13 2020 The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: Ada
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)]]> 36506218 ?
Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.
?
It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire¡¯s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They¡¯ve seen what happens to those who do.
?
But when Laia¡¯s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire¡¯s greatest military academy.
?
There, Laia meets Elias, the school¡¯s finest soldier¡ªand secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he¡¯s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined¡ªand that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

From the Hardcover edition.]]> 456 Sabaa Tahir Ada 2 4.28 2015 An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
author: Sabaa Tahir
name: Ada
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2015
rating: 2
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]]> Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 1 27406734
Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one¡¯s murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak¡¯s help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy¡¯s forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?]]> 200 Mizuho Kusanagi 1421587815 Ada 4 4.23 2010 Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 1
author: Mizuho Kusanagi
name: Ada
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)]]> 16034235
The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass¡ªand it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.]]> 406 Sarah J. Maas 1619630346 Ada 2 4.15 2012 Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Ada
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2012
rating: 2
read at: 2018/01/10
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Honestly, this book is overhyped.
]]> Becoming 38746485
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her¡ªfrom her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world¡¯s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it¡ªin her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations¡ªand whose story inspires us to do the same.]]> 426 Michelle Obama 1524763136 Ada 3 4.42 2018 Becoming
author: Michelle Obama
name: Ada
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)]]> 8891878 Join the Vampire Academy and Experience Augmented Reality. Click here and put your face on the cover of a best seller book. Are you tempted? Watch "Vampire Academy" come to life with your likeness!
Is Rose's fate to kill the person she loves most? It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since Mason's death, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She has dark flashbacks in the middle of practice, can't concentrate in class, and has terrifying dreams about Lissa. But Rose has an even "bigger" secret . . . .She's in love with Dimitri. And this time, it's way more than a crush. Then Strigoi target the academy in the deadliest attack in Moroi history, and Dimitri is taken. Rose must protect Lissa at all costs, but keeping her best friend safe could mean losing Dimitri forever...
]]> 443 Richelle Mead Ada 2 4.28 2008 Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Ada
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2008
rating: 2
read at: 2020/05/01
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]]> Divergent (Divergent, #1) 13335037
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are¡ªand where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.]]> 487 Veronica Roth 0062024035 Ada 1 4.13 2011 Divergent (Divergent, #1)
author: Veronica Roth
name: Ada
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2011
rating: 1
read at: 2019/10/14
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]]> <![CDATA[Haunting Violet (Haunting Violet, #1)]]> 8685644
Afraid of ruining her chance to escape her mother's scheming through an advantageous marriage, Violet must keep her ability secret. The only person who can help her is Colin, a friend she's known since childhood, and whom she has grown to love. He understands the true Violet, but helping her on this path means they might never be together. Can Violet find a way to help this ghost without ruining her own chance at a future free of lies?]]> 342 Alyxandra Harvey 080279839X Ada 2 3.91 2011 Haunting Violet (Haunting Violet, #1)
author: Alyxandra Harvey
name: Ada
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2011
rating: 2
read at: 2016/01/01
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Ada 2 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Ada
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1997
rating: 2
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]]> Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) 23174274 If there¡¯s one thing Mare Barrow knows, it¡¯s that she¡¯s different.

Mare Barrow¡¯s blood is red¡ªthe color of common folk¡ªbut her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control.

The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince¡ªthe friend¡ªwho betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.

Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors.

But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.

Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?

The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they¡¯ve always known¡ªand pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul.]]> 444 Victoria Aveyard 0062310666 Ada 1 3.79 2016 Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)
author: Victoria Aveyard
name: Ada
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2016
rating: 1
read at: 2017/11/25
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]]> Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) 22328546 This is a world divided by blood¡ªred or silver.

The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.

That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.

Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.

But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance¡ªReds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart.]]> 388 Victoria Aveyard 0062310631 Ada 2 3.98 2015 Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
author: Victoria Aveyard
name: Ada
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2015
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse]]> 43708884
Here, you will find them together in this book of Charlie's most-loved drawings, adventuring into the Wild and exploring the thoughts and feelings that unite us all.]]> 128 Charlie Mackesy 1529105102 Ada 3 4.56 2019 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
author: Charlie Mackesy
name: Ada
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2021/03/10
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fiery Trial (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, #8)]]> 23381009 64 Cassandra Clare Ada 2 4.18 2015 The Fiery Trial (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, #8)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Ada
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2015
rating: 2
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]]> My Heart 41089856 My heart is a window. My heart is a slide. My heart can be closed...or opened up wide.

Some days your heart is a puddle or a fence to keep the world out. But some days it is wide open to the love that surrounds you.]]> 32 Corinna Luyken 0735227934 Ada 3 4.27 2017 My Heart
author: Corinna Luyken
name: Ada
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2021/04/13
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]]> <![CDATA[City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1)]]> 35403058
Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead...and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost.

So things are already pretty strange. But they're about to get much stranger...]]> 272 Victoria E. Schwab 1338111035 Ada 2 dnf DNF @54% 3.87 2018 City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake, #1)
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: Ada
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2018
rating: 2
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DNF @54%
]]> <![CDATA[Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood]]> 29780253
Trevor Noah¡¯s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents¡¯ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa¡¯s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle.

Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man¡¯s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother¡ªhis teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.]]> 289 Trevor Noah 0385689225 Ada 0 to-read 4.48 2016 Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
author: Trevor Noah
name: Ada
average rating: 4.48
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]]> Unspeakable 19547268 Empress of Ireland, Ellie is drawn to the solitary fire stoker who stands by the ship¡¯s rail late at night, often writing in a journal.

Jim. Ellie finds it hard to think of his name now. After their?wonderful time in Quebec City, that awful night happened.?The screams, the bodies, the frigid waters ¡­ she tries hard to?tell herself that he survived, but it¡¯s hard to believe when so?many didn¡¯t.?So when Wyatt Steele, journalist at The New York Times asks?her for her story, Ellie refuses. But when he shows her Jim¡¯s?journal, she jumps at the chance to be able to read it herself,?to find some trace of the man she had fallen in love with, or?perhaps a clue to what happened to him. There¡¯s only one catch:?she will have to tell her story to Steele and he¡¯ll ¡°pay¡± her by?giving her the journal, one page at a time.]]> 336 Caroline Pignat 0143187554 Ada 3 3.98 2014 Unspeakable
author: Caroline Pignat
name: Ada
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> Everything, Everything 18692431
But then one day, a moving truck arrives. New next door neighbors. I look out the window, and I see him. He¡¯s tall, lean and wearing all black¡ªblack t-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly. I want to learn everything about him, and I do. I learn that he is funny and fierce. I learn that his eyes are Atlantic Ocean-blue and that his vice is stealing silverware. I learn that when I talk to him, my whole world opens up, and I feel myself starting to change¡ªstarting to want things. To want out of my bubble. To want everything, everything the world has to offer.

Maybe we can¡¯t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It¡¯s almost certainly going to be a disaster.]]> 312 Nicola Yoon 0553496646 Ada 2 3.96 2015 Everything, Everything
author: Nicola Yoon
name: Ada
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2015
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe, #1)]]> 22693181 Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in a dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.

For fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away.

Betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected¡ªparticularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy¡ªwho's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.]]> 346 Rosamund Hodge 0062224743 Ada 2 3.65 2014 Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe, #1)
author: Rosamund Hodge
name: Ada
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2014
rating: 2
read at: 2017/12/22
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]]> <![CDATA[Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

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

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

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 Ada 3 3.66 2005 Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Ada
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1)]]> 25203675 Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you¡¯re only seventeen?

Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of death and destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father¡¯s kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran¡¯s queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar¡¯s wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire¡­

But Akaran has its own secrets¡ªthousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most¡­including herself.

Listening Length: 9 hours and 22 minutes]]> 342 Roshani Chokshi 1250085470 Ada 2 3.57 2016 The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1)
author: Roshani Chokshi
name: Ada
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2018/05/18
date added: 2023/06/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)]]> 13206760
Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother, or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana.

The adventure continues in this fresh fairytale retelling that combines elements of Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood.]]> 454 Marissa Meyer 0312642962 Ada 5 favorites 4.24 2013 Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Ada
average rating: 4.24
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[A ?Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)]]> 31050237 Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta.

Nesta Archeron has always been prickly ¨C proud, swift to anger and slow to forgive. And since the war ¨C since being made High Fae against her will ¨C she's struggled to forget the horrors she endured and find a place for herself within the strange and deadly Night Court.

The person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred, winged warrior who is there at Nesta's every turn. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. And when they are forced to train in battle together, sparks become flame.

As the threat of war casts its shadow over them once again, Nesta and Cassian must fight monsters from within and without if they are to stand a chance of halting the enemies of their court. But the ultimate risk will be searching for acceptance ¨C and healing ¨C in each other's arms.]]> 757 Sarah J. Maas 1526602318 Ada 3
I really appreciated getting to see the world through Nesta¡¯s eyes and what made her lash out, withdraw and getting to know her decision-making process. However, I don¡¯t think I completely understand her character. I don¡¯t understand why she blames her father¡­he could never hunt like Feyre did or even work but he does have three able daughters who should have all done something to rectify their situation.

Also, I found that the dread trove was clich¨¦? I feel like a lot of movie/books have this element in the plot.]]> 4.38 2021 A ?Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
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name: Ada
average rating: 4.38
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rating: 3
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Overall, I would say that the story is really unbalanced. It focuses on Nesta¡¯s journey to leading a happier, fulfilling life and overcoming challenges such as the trauma that she experienced during the war. That being said, the character development was excellent but resulted in a lack of plot despite laying a great groundwork for it..

I really appreciated getting to see the world through Nesta¡¯s eyes and what made her lash out, withdraw and getting to know her decision-making process. However, I don¡¯t think I completely understand her character. I don¡¯t understand why she blames her father¡­he could never hunt like Feyre did or even work but he does have three able daughters who should have all done something to rectify their situation.

Also, I found that the dread trove was clich¨¦? I feel like a lot of movie/books have this element in the plot.
]]> <![CDATA[Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)]]> 14061955 Alternative Cover Edition #1

Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can¡¯t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling¡¯s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her¡ªor risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.]]> 435 Leigh Bardugo Ada 3 3.81 2013 Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: Ada
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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]]> Amber House (Amber House, #1) 13436345
Sarah Parsons has never seen Amber House, the grand Maryland estate that's been in her family for three centuries. ?She's never walked its hedge maze nor found its secret chambers; she's never glimpsed the shades that haunt it, nor hunted for the lost diamonds in its walls.

But after her grandmother passes away,?Sarah and her friend Jackson decide to search for the diamonds--and the House comes alive. ?She discovers that she can see visions of the House's past, like the eighteenth-century sea captain who hid the jewels, or the glamorous great-grandmother driven mad by grief. ?Sarah grows closer to both Jackson and a young man named Richard Hathaway, whose family histories are each deeply entwined with her own. ?But when her ghostly visions start to threaten the person she holds most dear, Sarah must do everything she can to get to the bottom of the House's secrets, and stop the course of history before it is cemented forever.]]> 368 Kelly Moore 0545434165 Ada 3 3.90 2012 Amber House (Amber House, #1)
author: Kelly Moore
name: Ada
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)]]> 49041 There is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13 9780316160193 here.

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

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

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

LEGIONS OF READERS ENTRANCED BY THE New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bell and Edward. In New Moon, Stephanie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.]]> 563 Stephenie Meyer 0316160199 Ada 2 3.61 2006 New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Ada
average rating: 3.61
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rating: 2
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]]> The Night Gardener 18405537 The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. Soon the children are confronted by a mysterious spectre and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives. With Auxier¡¯s exquisite command of language, The Night Gardener is a mesmerizing read and a classic in the making.]]> 350 Jonathan Auxier 141971144X Ada 2 4.05 2014 The Night Gardener
author: Jonathan Auxier
name: Ada
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2014
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)]]> 16096824
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.]]> 419 Sarah J. Maas 1619634449 Ada 3 4.17 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Ada
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)]]> 13206900
When Winter develops feelings for the handsome palace guard, Jacin, she fears the evil Queen will crush their romance before it has a chance to begin.

But there are stirrings against the Queen across the land. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even find the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long.

Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter claim their happily ever afters by defeating Levana once and for all?]]> 827 Marissa Meyer 0312642989 Ada 5 favorites 4.42 2015 Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Ada
average rating: 4.42
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rating: 5
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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 Ada 5 favorites 4.40 2014 Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Ada
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Selection (The Selection, #1)]]> 10507293
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself¡ªand realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.]]> 336 Kiera Cass 0062059939 Ada 4 4.07 2012 The Selection (The Selection, #1)
author: Kiera Cass
name: Ada
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> The Crown (The Selection, #5) 26074181
Eadlyn still isn¡¯t sure she¡¯ll find the fairytale ending her parents did twenty years ago. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you¡­and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible¡ªand more important¡ªthan she ever imagined.]]> 278 Kiera Cass 0062392174 Ada 3 3.61 2016 The Crown (The Selection, #5)
author: Kiera Cass
name: Ada
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> The Giver (The Giver, #1) 3636 208 Lois Lowry 0385732554 Ada 3 4.12 1993 The Giver (The Giver, #1)
author: Lois Lowry
name: Ada
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1993
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)]]> 21473404
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus' stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.]]> 387 Rick Riordan Ada 3 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Ada
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2) 11058018 Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling sequel to Hush, Hush!

Despite starting a relationship with Patch, her guardian angel (whose title is the only angelic thing about him), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking good for Nora Grey. Aside from fearing her boyfriend is interested in her nemesis, Nora is haunted by images of her father and becomes obsessed with understanding his disappearance. As Nora delves into the mystery of her father¡¯s death, she begins to wonder whether her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it. And since Patch isn¡¯t answering her questions, Nora has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch¡ªor is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?]]> 427 Becca Fitzpatrick 1416989447 Ada 3 3.93 2010 Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2)
author: Becca Fitzpatrick
name: Ada
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> Finale (Hush, Hush, #4) 12751687
Nora will never let that happen, so she and Patch make a plan: lead everyone to believe they have broken up, and work the system from the inside. Nora will convince the Nephilim that they are making a mistake in fighting the fallen angels, and Patch will find out everything he can from the opposing side. They will end this war before it can even begin.

But the best-laid plans often go awry. Nora is put through the paces in her new role and finds herself drawn to an addictive power she never anticipated.

As the battle lines are drawn, Nora and Patch must confront the differences that have always been between them and either choose to ignore them or let them destroy the love they have always fought for.]]> 466 Becca Fitzpatrick 1442426675 Ada 2 4.12 2012 Finale (Hush, Hush, #4)
author: Becca Fitzpatrick
name: Ada
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2012
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)]]> 7171637 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.

The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London¡¯s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters¡ªincluding Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to. Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them...]]> 479 Cassandra Clare 1416975861 Ada 3 4.31 2010 Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Ada
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> The Marrow Thieves 34649348 234 Cherie Dimaline 1770864865 Ada 2 *Required reading 3.94 2017 The Marrow Thieves
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name: Ada
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2017
rating: 2
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*Required reading
]]> <![CDATA[Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)]]> 17167166 "A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy¡ªand the life of your friend."

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances¡ªnot the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.]]> 420 Sarah J. Maas 1619630621 Ada 3 4.35 2013 Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Ada
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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]]> Pride of Baghdad 105703 136 Brian K. Vaughan 1401203140 Ada 3 3.88 2006 Pride of Baghdad
author: Brian K. Vaughan
name: Ada
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-#0.5)]]> 22529351 Discover where Celaena Sardothien's thrilling saga began.

Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassin's Guild, Celaena yields to no-one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam.

When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishes¡ªand questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship. But by defying Arobynn's orders, Celaena risks unimaginable punishment, and with Sam by her side, he is in danger, too. They will have to risk it all if they hope to escape Arobynn's clutches¡ªand if they fail, they'll lose not just a chance at freedom, but their lives...

A prequel to Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas offers listeners a deeper look into the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling¡ªand deadly¡ªworld.

Included in this volume:

The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire]]> 438 Sarah J. Maas 1619635178 Ada 2 4.28 2014 The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-#0.5)
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name: Ada
average rating: 4.28
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rating: 2
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]]> The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1) 1238684
After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals.

Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named Miskit. Together with Miskit, they face the most terrifying monster of all, and Em finally has the chance to save someone she loves.]]> 192 Kazu Kibuishi 0439846803 Ada 3 4.17 2008 The Stonekeeper (Amulet, #1)
author: Kazu Kibuishi
name: Ada
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet, #2)]]> 6277410 A MYSTERIOUS WORLD FULL OF NEW ALLIES... AND OLD ENEMIES!

Emily and Navin's mother is still in a coma from the arachnopod's poison, and there's only one place to find help: Kanalis, the bustling, beautiful city of waterfalls. But when Em, her brother, and Miskit and the rest of the robotic crew aboard the walking house reach the city, they quickly realize that seeking help is looking for trouble...dangerous trouble.]]> 220 Kazu Kibuishi 0439846838 Ada 3 4.32 2009 The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet, #2)
author: Kazu Kibuishi
name: Ada
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)]]> 10025305
With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister¡¯s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move¡ªand that one of their own has betrayed them.

Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, but her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will¡ªthe wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?

As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.]]> 498 Cassandra Clare 1416975888 Ada 3 4.42 2011 Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Ada
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1)]]> 11468955
Deborah Harkness¡¯s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.

Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholar's depth to this riveting tale of magic and suspense. The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night, and concludes with The Book of Life, coming from Viking in July 2014.]]> 579 Deborah Harkness 0143119680 Ada 1 This book is BORING.<br /> 4.01 2011 A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1)
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name: Ada
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This book is BORING.

]]> <![CDATA[Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1)]]> 8835379 Although I had never seen him before, I recognized him immediately. I'd have known his voice anywhere. This was the guy I'd seen on my last journey back in time.

Or more precisely, the one who'd kissed my doppelganger while I was hiding behind the curtain in disbelief.

Sixteen-year-old Gwen lives with her extended - and rather eccentric - family in an exclusive London neighborhood. In spite of her ancestors' peculiar history, she's had a relatively normal life so far. The time-traveling gene that runs like a secret thread through the female half of the family is supposed to have skipped over Gwen, so she hasn't been introduced to "the mysteries," and can spend her time hanging out with her best friend, Lesley. It comes as an unwelcome surprise when she starts taking sudden, uncontrolled leaps into the past.

She's totally unprepared for time travel, not to mention all that comes with it: fancy clothes, archaic manners, a mysterious secret society, and Gideon, her time-traveling counterpart. He's obnoxious, a know-it-all, and possibly the best-looking guy she's seen in any century...]]> 324 Kerstin Gier 0805092528 Ada 2 4.07 2009 Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1)
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name: Ada
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2009
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cloud Searchers (Amulet, #3)]]> 7955881 AN IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY WITH DANGER AT EVERY TURN...

Emily, Navin, and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis. There they hope to find help from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out¡ªEmily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.]]> 203 Kazu Kibuishi 0545208858 Ada 3 4.34 2010 The Cloud Searchers (Amulet, #3)
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name: Ada
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)]]> 23395680
The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that¡¯s little more than a speck at the edge of the universe. Now with enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra ¡ª who are barely even talking to each other¡ªare forced to evacuate with a hostile warship in hot pursuit.

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

Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents ¡ª including emails, maps, files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more ¡ª Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.]]> 608 Amie Kaufman 0553499114 Ada 5 favorites 4.23 2015 Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
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average rating: 4.23
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)]]> 42246377
Then she meets Roth--a demon who claims to know her secrets. Though Layla knows she should stay away, it's tough when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue. Trusting Roth could ruin her chances with Zayne, but as Layla discovers she's the reason for a violent demon uprising, kissing the enemy suddenly pales in comparison to the looming end of the world.]]> 377 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1335009191 Ada 3 4.07 2014 White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)
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name: Ada
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> The Last Council (Amulet, #4) 10537195 A FALLEN CITY WHERE TERRIBLE SECRETS ARE REVEALED...

Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople who are left live in fear. Emily is soon escorted to the Academy, where she's expected to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council, a group of the most powerful Stonekeepers. But as the number of competitors gets smaller and smaller, an awful secret is slowly uncovered¡ªa secret that, if left buried, means the certain destruction of everything Emily fights for.]]> 219 Kazu Kibuishi 0545208874 Ada 3 4.38 2011 The Last Council (Amulet, #4)
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name: Ada
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Prince of the Elves (Amulet, #5)]]> 13436384 THE ENEMY GROWS STRONGER....

Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has stolen the Mother Stone. With it, the Elf King forges new Amulets that will give him the power to invade and destroy the nation of Windsor. Emily and her friends lead the soldiers of the Cielis Guard in a fight to stop him, but Max stands in their way. And when she seeks information from the Voice of her Amulet, she discovers that the Voice is much more sinister than she ever could have imagined.]]> 203 Kazu Kibuishi 0545208890 Ada 3 4.37 2012 Prince of the Elves (Amulet, #5)
author: Kazu Kibuishi
name: Ada
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2019/09/01
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]]> Renegades (Renegades, #1) 28421168 Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice.

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

Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice ¡ª and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.]]> 552 Marissa Meyer 1250044669 Ada 1 4.12 2017 Renegades (Renegades, #1)
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Ada
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2017
rating: 1
read at: 2019/09/21
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]]> Onyx (Lux, #2) 13047090 BEING CONNECTED TO DAEMON BLACK SUCKS¡­

Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon¡¯s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I¡¯ve sworn him off, even though he¡¯s running more hot than cold these days. But we¡¯ve got bigger problems.

SOMETHING WORSE THAN ARUM HAS COME TO TOWN

The Department of Defense is here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that we¡¯re linked, I¡¯m a goner. So is he. And there¡¯s this new boy in school who¡¯s got a secret of his own. He knows what¡¯s happened to me and he can help, but to do so, I have to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that¡¯s possible. Against all common sense, I¡¯m falling for Daemon. Hard.

BUT THEN, EVERYTHING CHANGES

I¡¯ve seen someone who shouldn¡¯t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he¡¯s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them¡ªfrom me?

NO ONE IS WHO THEY SEEM. AND NOT EVERYONE WILL SURVIVE THE LIES.]]> 421 Jennifer L. Armentrout Ada 3 4.23 2012 Onyx (Lux, #2)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Ada
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2019/12/09
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]]> Verity 41957126
Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.

A standalone romantic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover.]]> 324 Colleen Hoover Ada 1 4.32 2018 Verity
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Ada
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2018
rating: 1
read at: 2020/01/21
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]]> <![CDATA[Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1 (The Promise, #1)]]> 18670414 80 Gene Luen Yang 1621158004 Ada 3 4.46 2012 Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1 (The Promise, #1)
author: Gene Luen Yang
name: Ada
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2020/04/08
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]]> <![CDATA[Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)]]> 6131164 Danger and betrayal, secrets and enchantment in the breathtaking conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy.

Tessa Gray should be happy - aren't all brides happy?
Yet as she prepares for her wedding, a net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute.
A new demon appears, one linked by blood and secrecy to Mortmain, the man who plans to use his army of pitiless automatons, the Infernal Devices, to destroy the Shadowhunters. Mortmain needs only one last item to complete his plan. He needs Tessa. And Jem and Will, the boys who lay equal claim to Tessa's heart, will do anything to save her.]]> 568 Cassandra Clare 141697590X Ada 3 4.55 2013 Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Ada
average rating: 4.55
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2020/05/20
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]]> Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) 13455782
The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette¡¯s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn¡¯t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don¡¯t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war ¨C and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she¡¯s exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.]]> 338 Tahereh Mafi 0062085506 Ada 2 3.72 2011 Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
author: Tahereh Mafi
name: Ada
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2011
rating: 2
read at: 2020/06/04
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]]> Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5) 13623150 Destroy Me, Warner is not that easy to get rid of...

Back at the base and recovering from his near-fatal wound, Warner must do everything in his power to keep his soldiers in check and suppress any mention of a rebellion in the sector. Still as obsessed with Juliette as ever, his first priority is to find her, bring her back, and dispose of Adam and Kenji, the two traitors who helped her escape. But when Warner¡¯s father, The Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment, arrives to correct his son¡¯s mistakes, it¡¯s clear that he has much different plans for Juliette. Plans Warner simply cannot allow.

Set after Shatter Me and before its forthcoming sequel, Unravel Me, Destroy Me is a novella told from the perspective of Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45.]]> 111 Tahereh Mafi 0062208195 Ada 2 3.96 2012 Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5)
author: Tahereh Mafi
name: Ada
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2012
rating: 2
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]]> The Prince and the Dressmaker 34506912 Paris, at the dawn of the modern age:

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

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

Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart.]]> 277 Jen Wang 162672363X Ada 3 4.34 2018 The Prince and the Dressmaker
author: Jen Wang
name: Ada
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2020/06/24
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]]> The Hating Game 25883848
Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
2) A person¡¯s undoing
3) Joshua Templeman

Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She¡¯s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.

Trapped in a shared office together 40 (OK, 50 or 60) hours a week, they¡¯ve become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship. There¡¯s the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can¡¯t let Joshua beat her at anything¡ªespecially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking.

If Lucy wins this game, she¡¯ll be Joshua¡¯s boss. If she loses, she¡¯ll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like she¡¯s got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she¡¯s got Joshua Templeman all wrong.

Maybe Lucy Hutton doesn¡¯t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn¡¯t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game. ??]]> 387 Sally Thorne Ada 3 3.93 2016 The Hating Game
author: Sally Thorne
name: Ada
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2020/06/25
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]]> Prince Charming (Royals, #1) 43355180
While the dashing young Miles has been appointed to teach Daisy the ropes of being regal, the prince's roguish younger brother kicks up scandal wherever he goes, and tries his best to take Daisy along for the ride. The crown--and the intriguing Miles--might be trying to make Daisy into a lady . . . but Daisy may just rewrite the royal rulebook to suit herself.]]> 296 Rachel Hawkins 1524738255 Ada 3 3.75 2018 Prince Charming (Royals, #1)
author: Rachel Hawkins
name: Ada
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2020/06/28
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]]> <![CDATA[The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)]]> 36577586
It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan--from foreplay to more-than-missionary position...

Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but crave all of the other things he's making her feel. Their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic...

A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.]]> 314 Helen Hoang 0451490800 Ada 3 3.90 2018 The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
author: Helen Hoang
name: Ada
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bromance Book Club (Bromance Book Club, #1)]]> 44019067 The first rule of book club: You don't talk about book club.

Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott's marriage is in major league trouble. He¡¯s recently discovered a humiliating secret: his wife Thea has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it¡¯s the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks for a divorce, and Gavin realizes he¡¯s let his pride and fear get the better of him.

Welcome to the Bromance Book Club.

Distraught and desperate, Gavin finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men. With the help of their current read, a steamy Regency titled Courting the Countess, the guys coach Gavin on saving his marriage. But it'll take a lot more than flowery words and grand gestures for this hapless Romeo to find his inner hero and win back the trust of his wife.]]> 352 Lyssa Kay Adams 1984806106 Ada 3 3.86 2019 The Bromance Book Club (Bromance Book Club, #1)
author: Lyssa Kay Adams
name: Ada
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)]]> 40495957
Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore. Nick Nelson is in Year 11 and on the school rugby team. He's heard a little about Charlie - the kid who was outed last year and bullied for a few months - but he's never had the opportunity to talk to him.

They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in surprising ways, and sometimes good things are waiting just around the corner...]]> 288 Alice Oseman 152722533X Ada 3 4.43 2018 Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
author: Alice Oseman
name: Ada
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2020/07/26
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]]> The Upside of Falling 50069646 A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. Perfect for Jenny Han fans.

It¡¯s been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having had a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she¡¯s been secretly seeing someone.

Brett Wells has it all. As captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in his school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he¡¯s always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom.

When he overhears Becca¡¯s lie, Brett decides to step in and be the mystery guy. It¡¯s the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not having a meaningful relationship and she can keep up the ruse that she¡¯s got a boyfriend.

Acting like the perfect couple isn¡¯t easy, though, especially when you barely know the other person. But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined.

When the line between what is pretend and what is real begins to blur, they're forced to answer the question: Is this fake romance the realest thing in either of their lives?]]> 284 Alex Light 0062918079 Ada 2 3.89 2020 The Upside of Falling
author: Alex Light
name: Ada
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2020
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)]]> 35702241
1) Woo the Shadow King.
2) Marry him.
3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself.

No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King¡¯s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she¡¯s going to do everything within her power to get it.

But Alessandra¡¯s not the only one trying to kill the king. As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen¡ªall while struggling not to lose her heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen?]]> 326 Tricia Levenseller 1250189969 Ada 2 3.82 2020 The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)
author: Tricia Levenseller
name: Ada
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2020
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)]]> 23437156 Alternate cover of ISBN 9781627792127

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price¡ªand no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can¡¯t pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge

A sharpshooter who can¡¯t walk away from a wager

A runaway with a privileged past

A spy known as the Wraith

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz¡¯s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction¡ªif they don¡¯t kill each other first.]]> 480 Leigh Bardugo 1627792120 Ada 4 4.47 2015 Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: Ada
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)]]> 52831200 A Maiden¡­

Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy¡¯s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers.

A Duty¡­

The entire kingdom¡¯s future rests on Poppy¡¯s shoulders, something she¡¯s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.

A Kingdom¡­

Forsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel.]]> 622 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457017 Ada 3 4.19 2020 From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Ada
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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]]> The Fox and the Star 25387851 From the award-winning designer of the iconic Penguin Hardcover Classics comes a beautifully illustrated fable about loss, friendship, and courage

The Fox and the Star is the story of a friendship between a lonely Fox and the Star who guides him through the frightfully dark forest. Illuminated by Star¡¯s rays, Fox forages for food, runs with the rabbits, and dances in the rain¡ªuntil Star suddenly goes out and life changes, leaving Fox huddling for warmth in the unfamiliar dark. To find his missing Star, Fox must embark on a wondrous journey beyond the world he knows¡ªa journey lit by courage, newfound friends, and just maybe, a star-filled new sky.

Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement and the art of William Blake, The Fox and the Star?is a heartwarming, hopeful tale which comes alive through Bickford-Smith¡¯s beloved illustrations, guiding readers both young and grown to ¡°look up beyond your ears.¡±]]> 80 Coralie Bickford-Smith 0143108670 Ada 3 4.13 2015 The Fox and the Star
author: Coralie Bickford-Smith
name: Ada
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> SPY¡ÁFAMILY 2 52950513 194 Tatsuya Endo 4088821203 Ada 0 to-read 4.56 2019 SPY¡ÁFAMILY 2
author: Tatsuya Endo
name: Ada
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Spy x Family, Vol. 1 (Spy ¡Á Family, #1)]]> 52757974
Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn¡¯t know is that the wife he¡¯s chosen is an assassin and the child he¡¯s adopted is a telepath!]]> 220 Tatsuya Endo 1974715469 Ada 4 4.47 2019 Spy x Family, Vol. 1 (Spy ¡Á Family, #1)
author: Tatsuya Endo
name: Ada
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)]]> 33784284
Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.

The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller in its very first week! Presented by James Patterson's children's imprint, this deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion...
]]> 318 Kerri Maniscalco 0316273511 Ada 2 3.92 2016 Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)
author: Kerri Maniscalco
name: Ada
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2016
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)]]> 52735921 Two sisters.
One brutal murder.
A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself...
And an intoxicating romance.

Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin...desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost¡ªeven if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden.

Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked¡ªprinces of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems...]]> 372 Kerri Maniscalco 0316428469 Ada 1 dnf DNF @74% 3.87 2020 Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
author: Kerri Maniscalco
name: Ada
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2020
rating: 1
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DNF @74%
]]> Pumpkinheads 40864790 In Pumpkinheads author Rainbow Rowell and artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create this tender and hilarious story about two irresistible teens discovering what it means to leave behind a place¨Dand a person¨Dwith no regrets.

Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends.

Every autumn, all through high school, they¡¯ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They say good-bye every Halloween, and they¡¯re reunited every September 1.

But this Halloween is different¡ªJosiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift together. Their last good-bye.

Josiah¡¯s ready to spend the whole night feeling melancholy about it. Deja isn¡¯t ready to let him. She¡¯s got a plan: What if¡ªinstead of moping and the usual slinging lima beans down at the Succotash Hut¡ªthey went out with a bang? They could see all the sights! Taste all the snacks! And Josiah could finally talk to that cute girl he¡¯s been mooning over for three years . . .

What if their last shift was an adventure?]]> 209 Rainbow Rowell 125031285X Ada 3 4.01 2019 Pumpkinheads
author: Rainbow Rowell
name: Ada
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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]]> A Little Princess 3008
This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett 's original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, "Behind the White Brick," allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.]]> 242 Frances Hodgson Burnett 0142437018 Ada 0 to-read 4.22 1905 A Little Princess
author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
name: Ada
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1905
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Handmaid¡¯s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)]]> 38447
Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force.]]> 311 Margaret Atwood 038549081X Ada 0 to-read 4.15 1985 The Handmaid¡¯s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
author: Margaret Atwood
name: Ada
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1985
rating: 0
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]]> The Secret Garden 2998
Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England¡¯s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and sickly cousin, Master Colin, whose wails she hears echoing through the house at night.

With the help of the robin, Mary finds the door to a secret garden, neglected and hidden for years. When she decides to restore the garden in secret, the story becomes a charming journey into the places of the heart, where faith restores health, flowers refresh the spirit, and the magic of the garden, coming to life anew, brings health to Colin and happiness to Mary.]]> 331 Frances Hodgson Burnett 0517189607 Ada 0 to-read 4.16 1911 The Secret Garden
author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
name: Ada
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1911
rating: 0
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]]> A Christmas Carol 5326
Introduction and Afterword by Joe Wheeler
To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it's too late.

Part of the Focus on the Family Great Stories collection, this abridged edition features an in-depth introduction and discussion questions by Joe Wheeler to provide greater understanding for today's reader. "A Christmas Carol" captures the heart of the holidays like no other novel.]]> 184 Charles Dickens 1561797464 Ada 0 to-read 4.06 1843 A Christmas Carol
author: Charles Dickens
name: Ada
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1843
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]]> Emma 6969 The newest edition is here. Another alternate cover can be found here.

Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.]]> 474 Jane Austen 0141439580 Ada 0 to-read 4.05 1815 Emma
author: Jane Austen
name: Ada
average rating: 4.05
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]]> Sense and Sensibility 14935 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439662

'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!'

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love¡ªand its threatened loss¡ªthe sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

This edition includes explanatory notes, textual variants between the first and second editions, and Tony Tanner's introduction to the original Penguin Classic edition.]]> 409 Jane Austen 0141439661 Ada 0 to-read 4.10 1811 Sense and Sensibility
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]]> <![CDATA[Wires and Nerve (Wires and Nerve, #1)]]> 29772863 238 Marissa Meyer 1250078261 Ada 3 4.11 2017 Wires and Nerve (Wires and Nerve, #1)
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[The Whitechapel Fiend (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, #3)]]> 23380999
Simon learns the truth behind the Jack the Ripper murders¡ª¡°Jack¡± was stopped by Will Herondale and his institute of Victorian Shadowhunters.

This standalone e-only short story follows the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy features characters from Cassandra Clare¡¯s Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, and the upcoming Dark Artifices and Last Hours series. The Whitechapel Fiend is written by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson.]]> 98 Cassandra Clare 1406362875 Ada 3 4.30 2015 The Whitechapel Fiend (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, #3)
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]]> Pride and Prejudice 1885 Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679783268]]> 279 Jane Austen 1441341706 Ada 0 to-read 4.28 1813 Pride and Prejudice
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]]> Saga, Volume 1 15704307
Collects: Saga #1-6.]]> 160 Brian K. Vaughan 1607066017 Ada 3 4.16 2012 Saga, Volume 1
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name: Ada
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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]]> The Song of Achilles 13623848 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062060624.

Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath.

They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.]]> 408 Madeline Miller Ada 0 to-read 4.30 2011 The Song of Achilles
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]]> <![CDATA[The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You]]> 34319449 --Joan Price]]> 255 Elaine N. Aron Ada 0 currently-reading, on-hold 3.54 1996 The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
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average rating: 3.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)]]> 17453983
Anna is happy in Atlanta. She has a loyal best friend and a crush on her coworker at the movie theater, who is just starting to return her affection. So she's less than thrilled when her father decides to send her to a boarding school in Paris for her senior year.

But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna meets some cool new people, including the handsome ?tienne St. Clair, who quickly becomes her best friend. Unfortunately, he's taken ¡ªand Anna might be, too. Will a year of romantic near misses end with the French kiss she's waiting for?

This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780142419403.]]> 372 Stephanie Perkins Ada 1 4.01 2010 Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)
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]]> The Dot 825377 With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark -- and follow where it takes us.

Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you."

Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can't draw - she's no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says.

That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds's delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.]]> 32 Peter H. Reynolds 0763619612 Ada 0 4.24 2003 The Dot
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]]> The Glass Menagerie 92517
The Glass Menagerie (in the reading text the author preferred) is now available only in its New Directions Paperbook edition. A new introduction by the editor of The Tennessee Williams Annual Review, Robert Bray, reappraises the play more than half a century after it won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. This edition of The Glass Menagerie also includes Williams's essay on the impact of sudden fame on a struggling writer, "The Catastrophe of Success," as well as a short section of Williams's own "Production Notes."
(back cover)]]> 104 Tennessee Williams 0811214044 Ada 3 *Required Reading 3.73 1945 The Glass Menagerie
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*Required Reading
]]> <![CDATA[Little Women (Little Women, #1)]]> 1934 This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451529305.

Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott¡¯s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.

It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with "woman¡¯s work,¡± including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the "girl¡¯s book¡± her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

]]> 449 Louisa May Alcott Ada 0 to-read 4.16 1868 Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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