Avid Reader and Geek Girl's bookshelf: e-book en-US Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:55:02 -0800 60 Avid Reader and Geek Girl's bookshelf: e-book 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience (8 Keys to Mental Health)]]> 12951039
For anyone who has suffered, their family and friends, and other helping professionals, this book should be by your side. With great compassion and clinical expertise, Costin and Grabb walk readers through the ins and outs of the recovery process, describing what therapy entails, clarifying the common associated emotions such as fear, guilt, and shame, and, most of all, providing motivation to seek help if you have been discouraged, resistant, or afraid. The authors bring self-disclosure to a level not yet seen in an eating disorder book and offer hope to readers that full recovery is possible.]]> 296 Carolyn Costin 0393706958 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.31 2011 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience (8 Keys to Mental Health)
author: Carolyn Costin
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Fjord Blue 24955343
Norway is cold and rainy, the farm is desolate and resists modernization, and the grandparents are quiet and religious. On to the scene waltzes Even, the eighteen-year-old farmhand, who counters Ben’s restlessness and complaints with friendship, fresh perspectives, and problems of his own.

With the mounting expectations of Ben taking over the farm one day, getting closer to Even becomes Ben’s only reason to stay put. As the friendship deepens, the two boys learn that secrets can turn into both beautiful and ugly truths, and that support can be found in unexpected places.]]> 256 Nina Rossing 1634763874 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 2
I really tried to get into this book, and I may come back to it when I have more time, but it just seemed to be a lot of complaining by the main character Ben. Nina Rossing does write beautifully but I think it needs to move faster to pull you in.]]> 3.72 2016 Fjord Blue
author: Nina Rossing
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2016/02/15
date added: 2024/12/04
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I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really tried to get into this book, and I may come back to it when I have more time, but it just seemed to be a lot of complaining by the main character Ben. Nina Rossing does write beautifully but I think it needs to move faster to pull you in.
]]> Strictly Business 17449939 He is expecting a man. So when Jess Wythe turns out to be Jessica, he is thrown off. When he finds that the somewhat frumpy architect is hiding a beautiful woman behind those boxy suits he is even more surprised. Imagine his utter shock when he finds that not only is she gorgeous, but he is drawn to her on an almost visceral level.
The attraction between these two explodes in more ways than one. You're never quite sure if they are going to make love or war. Will they ever find a way to make the fireworks work for them?]]> 223 Aubrianna Hunter Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.70 2012 Strictly Business
author: Aubrianna Hunter
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Life Lessons from Your Dog: If Drinking from the Toilet Is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right]]> 1059842 150 Anthony Rubino Jr. 1401603432 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 e-book, need-to-finish 3.45 2007 Life Lessons from Your Dog: If Drinking from the Toilet Is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right
author: Anthony Rubino Jr.
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Unplug Every Day: 365 Ways to Log Off and Live Better]]> 21437183 388 Chronicle Books 1452139873 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 e-book, need-to-finish 3.74 2014 Unplug Every Day: 365 Ways to Log Off and Live Better
author: Chronicle Books
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Holidays]]> 19321793 The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are here to help you survive the dangers of the holiday season, from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day. Learn how to rescue someone stuck in a chimney, survive the office holiday party, and escape a runaway parade balloon. Expertly deal with a meddling parent, silence a group of carolers, and treat a tongue stuck to a frozen pole. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions guide you through these and dozens of other festive scenarios. With a helpful appendix of holiday excuses, last-minute gift ideas, and creative drink recipes for when the liquor runs out, this is truly the perfect holiday book.]]> 176 Joshua Piven 1452102449 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 e-book, need-to-finish 3.00 2002 The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Holidays
author: Joshua Piven
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Dog Quotes Proverbs Quotes Quips]]> 17189579
With so much to choose from, you’re certain to find one or two quotes that are particularly touching or moving, making it impossible to resist sharing those quotes with fellow dog lovers at the local dog park, vet, or dog grooming salon!]]> 90 Amy Morford Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 e-book, need-to-finish 3.74 2013 Dog Quotes Proverbs Quotes Quips
author: Amy Morford
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesic Patient, H. M.]]> 13587193
But Henry’s tragedy would prove a gift to humanity. As renowned neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin explains in Permanent Present Tense, she and her colleagues brought to light the sharp contrast between Henry’s crippling memory impairment and his preserved intellect. This new insight that the capacity for remembering is housed in a specific brain area revolutionized the science of memory. The case of Henry—known only by his initials H. M. until his death in 2008—stands as one of the most consequential and widely referenced in the spiraling field of neuroscience. Corkin and her collaborators worked closely with Henry for nearly fifty years, and in Permanent Present Tense she tells the incredible story of the life and legacy of this intelligent, quiet, and remarkably good-humored man. Henry never remembered Corkin from one meeting to the next and had only a dim conception of the importance of the work they were doing together, yet he was consistently happy to see her and always willing to participate in her research. His case afforded untold advances in the study of memory, including the discovery that even profound amnesia spares some kinds of learning, and that different memory processes are localized to separate circuits in the human brain. Henry taught us that learning can occur without conscious awareness, that short-term and long-term memory are distinct capacities, and that the effects of aging-related disease are detectable in an already damaged brain.

Undergirded by rich details about the functions of the human brain, Permanent Present Tense pulls back the curtain on the man whose misfortune propelled a half-century of exciting research. With great clarity, sensitivity, and grace, Corkin brings readers to the cutting edge of neuroscience in this deeply felt elegy for her patient and friend.]]> 386 Suzanne Corkin 0465031595 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.64 2012 Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesic Patient, H. M.
author: Suzanne Corkin
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) 8416819
By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tagalong ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire on campus.

Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect. As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.]]> 337 Rachel Hawkins Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.96 2010 Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1)
author: Rachel Hawkins
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> Kisses from Hell 7343947
This irresistible collection features stories of love amid vampires by five of today's hottest authors—Kristin Cast (Tempted), Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy), Alyson Noël (Evermore), Kelley Armstrong (The Summoning), and Francesca Lia Block (Pretty Dead).

From a fugitive vampire forced to trust a boy who might work for the group bent on destroying her to the legendary romance of two immortals whose love compels them to risk everything, this heart-pounding collection brings new meaning to the words "love you forever." Whether you're into romances that are dark and moody or light and fun, these stories will quench that insatiable thirst for enchanting tales of the beautiful undead.

Part of the Kisses from Hell Anthology]]> 262 Kristin Cast 0061956961 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 need-to-finish, e-book 3.64 2010 Kisses from Hell
author: Kristin Cast
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking]]> 8520610 The book that started the Quiet Revolution

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

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

Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content.]]> 333 Susan Cain 0307352145 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.07 2012 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
author: Susan Cain
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> The Fierce Reads Anthology 15702526
This anthology contains the following stories:
Legacy Lost by Anna Banks
The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo
Prophet by Jennifer Bosworth
Dress Your Marines in White by Emmy Laybourne
Glitches by Marissa Meyer]]> 182 Anna Banks Avid Reader and Geek Girl 4 3.58 2012 The Fierce Reads Anthology
author: Anna Banks
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2015/03/12
date added: 2024/12/04
shelves: kindle-book, owned, need-to-finish, e-book
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Lite III: Aftertaste (Blood Lite, #3)]]> 10857421
"Blood Lite III: Aftertaste" continues to put the fun back into dark fiction, featuring a wide range of humorous and highly entertaining horror-filled tales. Edited by Horror Writers Association founding member and award-winning author Kevin J. Anderson, the stories vary in tone from wry to downright laugh-out-loud funny. Featuring such well-known horror writers as Jim Butcher, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christopher Golden, and many others, this collection of tales is perfect for anyone who enjoys being entertained as much as they love a good scare.

Contents:
I was a teenage Bigfoot / Jim Butcher --
Blood-red greens / Joel A. Sutherland --
V plates / Kelley Armstong --
Put on a happy face / Christopher Golden --
Devil's contract / E.S. Magill --
Nine-tenths of the law / Eric James Stone --
Scrumptious bone bread / Jeff Strand --
Let that be a lesson to you / Mark Onspaugh --
Mint in box / Mike Baron --
Great zombie invasion of 1979 / J.G. Faherty --
Dating after the apocalypse / Stephen Dorato --
Typecast / Jeff Ryan --
Making the cut / Mike Resnick, Lezli Robyn --
Acknowledgments / Will Ludwigsen --
Mannequin / Heather Graham --
Short term / Daniel Pyle --
Distressed travelers / Nina Kiriki Hoffman --
Bayou brawl / L.A. Banks --
Steeple people / John Alfred Taylor --
For sale / David Sakmyster --
Man who could not be bothered to die / Norman Prentiss --
Last demon / Don D'Ammassa --
Misadventure to call your own / Adrian Ludens --
Smoke and mirrorballs / Chris Abbey --
Brians!!! / D.L. Snell --
Still life / Ken Lilli-Paetz --
Day in the life / Sherrilyn]]> 513 Kevin J. Anderson 1451636237 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 4 3.84 2012 Blood Lite III: Aftertaste (Blood Lite, #3)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2015/08/15
date added: 2024/12/04
shelves: need-to-finish, kindle-book, owned, e-book
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I only read the Jim Butcher story. I do really like the ones about the Forest People.
]]> The War of the Worlds 8909
Inspiring films, radio dramas, comic-book adaptations, television series and sequels,The War of the Worlds is a prototypical work of science fiction which has influenced every alien story that has come since, and is unsurpassed in its ability to thrill, well over a century since it was first published.]]> 192 H.G. Wells 0375759239 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.84 1898 The War of the Worlds
author: H.G. Wells
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1898
rating: 0
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]]> Heroic Hearts 58734999 An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and more . . .

In this short story collection of courage, adventure, and magic, heroes--ordinary people who do the right thing--bravely step forward.

But running toward danger might cost them everything. . . .

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's "Little Things," the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden . . . and in order to defeat it, he'll have to team up with the dread cat Mister.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs's "Dating Terrors," the werewolf Asil finds an online date might just turn into something more--if she can escape the dark magic binding her.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris's "The Return of the Mage," the Britlingen mercenaries will discover more than they've bargained for when they answer the call of a distress beacon on a strange and remote world.

And in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's "Comfort Zone," the necromancer Chloe Saunders and the werewolf Derek Souza are just trying to get through college. But they can't refuse a ghost pleading for help.

Little things / Jim Butcher
The dark ship / Anne Bishop
Comfort zone / Kelley Armstrong
Train to last hope / Annie Bellet
Fire hazard / Kevin Hearne
Grave gambles / R. R. Virdi
Silverspell / Chloe Neill
Troll life / Kerrie L. Hughes
The return of the mage / Charlaine Harris
Vampires Karamazov / Nancy Holder
The necessity of pragmatic magic / Jennifer Brozek
Dating terrors / Patricia Briggs]]> 368 Jim Butcher 0593099184 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.00 2022 Heroic Hearts
author: Jim Butcher
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Obsession 51260845 A classic sort of love story... except somebody might wind up dead.

Nobody knows Delilah like Logan does. Nobody. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can through her social media and watching her through a hidden camera he has trained on her house. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called “romantic.�

But after Logan sees Delilah killing her abusive stepfather, he realizes there’s still more about her to discover. His sweet, perfect Delilah isn’t so perfect after all.

Delilah knows she should feel guilty, but all she feels is free. She’s so over the men in her life controlling her. Except Logan saw what she did, and he won’t let her forget it.

Delilah is done being the victim. And she refuses to be a character in Logan’s twisted fantasy. If Logan won’t let her go� she’ll make him.]]> 309 Jesse Q. Sutanto 1728215161 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.71 2021 The Obsession
author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages]]> 35140599 Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape the world around them. Seventeen of the best young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.

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

Stories
Roja - Anna-Marie McLemore
The Sweet Trade - Natalie C. Parker
And They Don`t Kiss at the End - Nilah Magruder
Burnt Umber - Mackenzi Lee
The Dresser & the Chambermaid - Robin Talley
New Year - Malinda Lo
Molly`s Lips - Dahlia Adler
The Coven - Kate Scelsa
Every Shade of Red - Elliot Wake
Willows - Scott Tracey
The Girl with the Blue Lantern - Tess Sharpe
The Secret Life of a Teenage Boy - Alex Sanchez
Walking After Midnight - Kody Keplinger
The End of the World as We Know It - Sara Farizan
Three Witches - Tessa Gratton
The Inferno & the Butterfly - Shaun David Hutchinson
Healing Rosa - Tehlor Kay Mejia]]> 368 Saundra Mitchell 133547045X Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.93 2018 All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
author: Saundra Mitchell
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin]]> 43887587 The author of the Millennium novels laid out the clues. Now a journalist is following them.

When Stieg Larsson died, the author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had been working on a true mystery that out-twisted his Millennium novels: the assassination on February 28, 1986, of Olof Palme, the Swedish prime minister. It was the first time in history that a head of state had been murdered without a clue who’d done it—and on a Stockholm street at point-blank range.

Internationally known for his fictional far-right villains, Larsson was well acquainted with their real-life counterparts and documented extremist activities throughout the world. For years he’d been amassing evidence that linked their terrorist acts to what he called “one of the most astounding murder cases� he’d ever covered. Larsson’s archive was forgotten until journalist Jan Stocklassa was given exclusive access to the author’s secret project.

In The Man Who Played with Fire, Stocklassa collects the pieces of Larsson’s true-crime puzzle to follow the trail of intrigue, espionage, and conspiracy begun by one of the world’s most famous thriller writers. Together they set out to solve a mystery that no one else could.]]> 511 Jan Stocklassa 1542092957 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.61 2018 The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
author: Jan Stocklassa
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology (Harry Potter: A Journey Through, #2)]]> 46004060 The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic.

This non-fiction short-form eBook features content which is adapted from the audiobook Harry Potter: A History of Magic � inspired by the British Library exhibition of the same name.

Potions have been made for thousands of years � associated with bubbling pots and mysterious ingredients, they have been brewed to make medicines, drugs and poisons. Harry Potter became much better at Potions with a little help from the Half-Blood Prince. Plants have also been important components of medicines as much as myth-making and magic. A source of danger as well as a means of overcoming obstacles, Herbology was a subject which had a major bearing on Harry’s key decisions and mistakes in the wizarding world.

This eBook short examines the colourful characters and curious incidents of the real history of magic, and how they relate to the Hogwarts lesson subjects of Potions and Herbology from the Harry Potter stories.

]]> 75 Pottermore Publishing 1781106142 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.95 2019 Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology (Harry Potter: A Journey Through, #2)
author: Pottermore Publishing
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts (Harry Potter: A Journey Through, #1)]]> 46004061 The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic.

This non-fiction short-form eBook features content which is adapted from the audiobook Harry Potter: A History of Magic � inspired by the British Library exhibition of the same name.

How to become invisible, to make someone fall in love with you, to transform into another creature: these are all things that people have believed in, yearned for, or feared, throughout history. Spells and charms have captured the imagination for hundreds of years. Warding off evil is also something that has concerned people throughout history. From werewolves to all manner of snakes in the wizarding world, you’d learn how to face a number of strange and frightening forces in Defence Against the Dark Arts classes.

This eBook short examines the colourful characters and curious incidents of the real history of magic, and how they relate to the Hogwarts lesson subjects of Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts from the Harry Potter stories.

]]> 63 Pottermore Publishing 1781106134 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.04 2019 Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts (Harry Potter: A Journey Through, #1)
author: Pottermore Publishing
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Holiday Escape (#gaymers #2.5)]]> 37684245 36 Annabeth Albert Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.74 2017 Holiday Escape (#gaymers #2.5)
author: Annabeth Albert
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> Tease Me (#gaymers, #3.6) 44760085 28 Annabeth Albert Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.77 2018 Tease Me (#gaymers, #3.6)
author: Annabeth Albert
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[[Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health]]> 39904050 A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2018 Who’s Crazy? Ěý What does it mean to be crazy? Is using the word crazy offensive? What happens when a label like that gets attached to your everyday experiences? Ěý To understand mental health, we need to talk openly about it. Because there’s no single definition of crazy, there’s no single experience that embodies it, and the word itself means different things—wild? extreme? disturbed? passionate?—to different people. Ěý In (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, thirty-three actors, athletes, writers, and artists offer essays, lists, comics, and illustrations that explore a wide range of their personal experiences with mental illness, how we do and don’t talk about mental health, help for better understanding how every person’s brain is wired differently, and what, exactly, might make someone crazy. Ěý If you’ve ever struggled with your mental health, or know someone who has, come on in, turn the pages . . . and let’s get talking. This award-winning anthology is from the highly-praised editor of Here We Feminism for the Real WorldĚýandĚýBody 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy. . Ěý]]> 240 Kelly Jensen 1616208740 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.89 2018 [Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health
author: Kelly Jensen
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason]]> 37678396
Katherine's opportunity comes in the form of William Shakespeare's newest play, which is to be performed in front of Her Majesty. But what she doesn't know is that the play is not just a play--it's a plot to root out insurrectionists and destroy the rebellion once and for all.

The mastermind behind this ruse is Toby Ellis, a young spy for the queen with secrets of his own. When Toby and Katherine are cast opposite each other as the play's leads, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another. But the closer they grow, the more precarious their positions become. And soon they learn that star-crossed love, mistaken identity, and betrayal are far more dangerous off the stage than on.]]> 374 Virginia Boecker 0316327344 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.64 2018 An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason
author: Virginia Boecker
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)]]> 40609443 My first time getting it in the butt was kind of weird. I think it's going to be weird for everyone's first time, though.

Meet Jack Rothman. He's seventeen and loves partying, makeup and boys - sometimes all at the same time. His sex life makes him the hot topic for the high school gossip machine. But who cares? Like Jack always says, 'it could be worse'.

He doesn't actually expect that to come true.

But after Jack starts writing an online sex advice column, the mysterious love letters he's been getting take a turn for the creepy. Jack's secret admirer knows everything: where he's hanging out, who he's sleeping with, who his mum is dating. They claim they love Jack, but not his unashamedly queer lifestyle. They need him to curb his sexuality, or they'll force him.

As the pressure mounts, Jack must unmask his stalker before their obsession becomes genuinely dangerous...]]> 362 Lev A.C. Rosen Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.87 2018 Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)
author: Lev A.C. Rosen
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 12 - The Reckoning #4]]> 41595116 26 Christos Gage Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.90 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 12 - The Reckoning #4
author: Christos Gage
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 12 - The Reckoning #3]]> 41184629 24 Christos Gage Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.96 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 12 - The Reckoning #3
author: Christos Gage
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)]]> 4914385 Jeffery Deaver takes readers on a terrifying ride into two ingenious minds...that of a physically challenged detective and the scheming killer he must stop. The detective was the former head of forensics at the NYPD, but is now a quadriplegic who can only exercise his mind. The killer is a man whose obsession with old New York helps him choose his next victim. Now, with the help of a beautiful young cop, this diabolical killer must be stopped before he can kill again!]]> 481 Jeffery Deaver Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 horror, e-book, to-read 4.11 1997 The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sinners on Tour Boxed Set (Sinners on Tour #1-5)]]> 22386195 USA Today and NYT bestseller Olivia Cunning has delighted readers with her wildly popular Sinners on Tour series, the perfect blend of steamy sex, heartwarming romance, and wicked humor.
Now, get all five scorching reads for one low price: Backstage Pass, Rock Hard, Hot Ticket, Wicked Beat, and Double Time..

"The sex is incredible and the love is even better. Each rocker has a piece of my heart."--Night Owl Reviews, 5 Stars

"Hot men, rocking music, and explosive sex? What could be better?"--Seriously Reviews

About the Books in This Bundle

1. Backstage Pass
It's been months since lead guitarist Brian Sinclair composed anything. But when sexy psychology professor Myrna Evans comes on tour to study groupie mentality, Brian finds the spark he needs to reignite his musical genius. When lust turns to love, can Brian convince Myrna that what they have is more than just a fling?

2. Rock Hard
The stage is the only place lead singer Sed Lionheart feels any passion since he lost Jessica, the law student who broke off their engagement. But trapped together on the tour bus for the summer, Sed and Jessica will rediscover their penchant for public encounters and the millions of steamy reasons they never should have called it quits...

3. Double Time
On the rebound from the tumult of his bisexual lifestyle, rhythm guitarist Trey Mills falls for sizzling new guitar sensation Reagan Elliot. Ecstatic to be on tour learning the ropes with Trey's band, Reagan finds she craves Trey just as much as the spotlight. When Reagan's ex, Ethan, returns, Trey's secret desires flare, and Reagan agrees to a hot new world of sexual experience with the two men she loves the most.

4. Hot Ticket
Struggling with his past, bassist Jace Seymour seeks dominatrix Aggie to help placate his inner turmoil. Aggie doesn't have much use for men, but Jace quickly steals her heart. When circumstances threaten Jace's position in Sinners, Aggie must help him regain his rightful place while showing him that time and love can heal all wounds.

5. Wicked Beat
When Rebekah Blake becomes the Sinners' new soundboard operator, she can't wait to seduce guitarist Trey. Instead she catches the eye of red-hot drummer Eric Sticks, who sets out to prove that he is the only man who can give her everything her dirty mind desires...]]> 1928 Olivia Cunning 1402292821 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.45 2013 The Sinners on Tour Boxed Set (Sinners on Tour #1-5)
author: Olivia Cunning
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Desired by the Billionaire Box set 1-4 (Desired by the Billionaire, #1)]]> 17612484
The stranger knows her and as Paige’s memories of him surface, they leave her reeling. Can he really be Will, the same man she pledged her teenage heart to all those years before?

Will takes her on a journey that ignites a passion she never thought possible. But at what cost? Paige knows dangerous secrets. Secrets that she doesn't fully understand yet. With a dangerous foe playing a game of cat and mouse, Paige quickly finds herself ensnared in the middle.

With Paige as the ultimate prize, who will claim her?]]> 161 M.G. Morgan Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.00 2013 Desired by the Billionaire Box set 1-4 (Desired by the Billionaire, #1)
author: M.G. Morgan
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Love and Other Unknown Variables]]> 21939053
The future has never seemed very kind to Charlotte Finch, so she’s counting on the present. She’s not impressed by the strange boy at the donut shop—until she learns he’s a student at Brighton where her sister has just taken a job as the English teacher. With her encouragement, Charlie orchestrates the most effective prank campaign in Brighton history. But, in doing so, he puts his own future in jeopardy.

By the time he learns she's ill—and that the pranks were a way to distract Ms. Finch from Charlotte’s illness—Charlotte’s gravitational pull is too great to overcome. Soon he must choose between the familiar formulas he’s always relied on or the girl he’s falling for (at far more than 32 feet per second squared).]]> 352 Shannon Lee Alexander Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.97 2014 Love and Other Unknown Variables
author: Shannon Lee Alexander
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> All the Single Ladies 25814394
The New York Times bestselling investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women is “an informative and thought-provoking book for anyone—not just the single ladies—who want to gain a greater understanding of this pivotal moment in the history of the United States� (The New York Times Book Review).

In 2009, award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies about the twenty-first century phenomenon of the American single woman. It was the year the proportion of American women who were married dropped below fifty percent; and the median age of first marriages, which had remained between twenty and twenty-two years old for nearly a century (1890�1980), had risen dramatically to twenty-seven.

But over the course of her vast research and more than a hundred interviews with academics and social scientists and prominent single women, Traister discovered a startling truth: the phenomenon of the single woman in America is not a new one. And historically, when women were given options beyond early heterosexual marriage, the results were massive social change—temperance, abolition, secondary education, and more. Today, only twenty percent of Americans are married by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960.

“An informative and thought-provoking book for anyone—not just single ladies� (The New York Times Book Review), All the Single Ladies is a remarkable portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the unmarried American woman. Covering class, race, sexual orientation, and filled with vivid anecdotes from fascinating contemporary and historical figures, “we’re better off reading Rebecca Traister on women, politics, and America than pretty much anyone else� (The Boston Globe).]]> 339 Rebecca Traister 1476716560 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.99 2016 All the Single Ladies
author: Rebecca Traister
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bookshop on the Corner (The Bookshop, #1; The Gingerbread Cafe, #2.5)]]> 21796832
Sarah Smith had an addiction � she was addicted to romance novels. The meet-cute, the passion, the drama and the gorgeous men! Now this wouldn’t have been such an issue if she hadn’t been the owner of the only bookshop in Ashford, Connecticut.

Ever since her close friend Lil, from The Gingerbread Café, had become engaged she had been yearning for a little love to turn up in her life. Except Sarah knew a good man was hard to find � especially in a tiny town like Ashford. That was until New York journalist, Ridge Warner stepped into her bookshop�

Love could be just around the corner for Sarah, but will she be able to truly believe that happy-ever-after can happen in real-life too!]]> 160 Rebecca Raisin Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.49 2014 The Bookshop on the Corner (The Bookshop, #1; The Gingerbread Cafe, #2.5)
author: Rebecca Raisin
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)]]> 19161852
Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze -- the world-spanning empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years -- collapses as most of its citizens are murdered to serve a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heart of the vast continent known as the Stillness, a great red rift has been torn into the heart of the earth, spewing ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries.

Now Essun must pursue the wreckage of her family through a deadly, dying land. Without sunlight, clean water, or arable land, and with limited stockpiles of supplies, there will be war all across the Stillness: a battle royale of nations not for power or territory, but simply for the basic resources necessary to get through the long dark night. Essun does not care if the world falls apart around her. She'll break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.]]> 468 N.K. Jemisin Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.29 2015 The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
author: N.K. Jemisin
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Rough (Chicago Underground, #1)]]> 25601261
I have a dark secret, a pressure valve, a rare moment just for myself. On these nights I visit a club. There I find men who give me what I need. Men who aren't afraid to take what they want.

Men like Colin.

But he takes more than a few stolen hours. He demands more than my body. He wants my heart and soul--my happily ever after. I never thought I'd be Cinderella. I never thought a man that rough could be my prince.]]> 164 Skye Warren Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.55 2015 Rough (Chicago Underground, #1)
author: Skye Warren
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)]]> 10194157 Alternative Cover Edition #1

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.]]> 358 Leigh Bardugo 1250048117 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.93 2012 Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Second Sight (Arcane Society, #1)]]> 155659
But despite Venetia's intent to seduce Mr. Jones and move on, she is shattered upon her return home to read in the press of his violent demise. Using the sizable fee Mr. Jones paid her, Venetia establishes a new life, opening a gallery in London. Of course, posing as a respectable widow makes it easier to do business, so-in a private tribute to her lost, only lover-she assumes the identity of "Mrs. Jones."

Her romantic whim, however, will cause unexpected trouble. For one thing, Mr. Jones is about to stride, living and breathing, back into Venetia's life. And the two share more than a passionate memory-indeed, they are bonded by a highly unusual sort of vision, one that goes far beyond Venetia's abilities as a photographer. They also share a terrible threat-for someone has stolen a centuries-old notebook from Arcane House that contains a formula believed to enhance psychic powers of the kind Gabriel and Venetia possess. And the thief wants to know more-even if he must kill the keeper of the Arcane Society's treasures, or the photographer who catalogued them, to obtain such knowledge.]]> 338 Amanda Quick 0515142808 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.86 2006 Second Sight (Arcane Society, #1)
author: Amanda Quick
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> The Anatomy of Evil 6650514 430 Michael H. Stone 1615922059 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.07 2009 The Anatomy of Evil
author: Michael H. Stone
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> Lead (Stage Dive, #3) 21401910
Lena's not willing to take any shit from the sexy rocker she's been hired to assist and is determined to keep their relationship completely professional, despite the sizzling chemistry that sparks between them every time they're in the same room. But when Jimmy pushes her too far and Lena leaves, he realizes that he may just have lost the best thing to ever happen to him. Readers won't want to miss the third book in this New Adult series about ordinary young women who fall in love with rock stars.]]> 320 Kylie Scott 1466854219 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 5 4.40 2014 Lead (Stage Dive, #3)
author: Kylie Scott
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2015/09/18
date added: 2024/12/04
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]]> Deep (Stage Dive, #4) 18461986 Don't miss a beat with the fourth and final novel in the ±«ł§´ˇĚý°Ő´Ç»ĺ˛ą˛â bestselling Stage Dive series from Kylie Scott.

Positive. With two little lines on a pregnancy test, everything in Lizzy Rollins' ordinary life is about to change forever. And all because of one big mistake in Vegas with Ben Nicholson, the irresistibly sexy bass player for Stage Dive. So what if Ben's the only man she's ever met who can make her feel completely safe, cherished, and out of control with desire at the same time? Lizzy knows the gorgeous rock star isn't looking for anything more permanent than a good time, no matter how much she wishes differently.

Ben knows Lizzy is off limits. Completely and utterly. She's his best friend's little sister now, and no matter how hot the chemistry is between them, no matter how sweet and sexy she is, he's not going to go there. But when Ben is forced to keep the one girl he's always had a weakness for out of trouble in Sin City, he quickly learns that what happens in Vegas, doesn't always stay there. Now he and Lizzie are connected in the deepest way possible... but will it lead to a connection of the heart?
]]> 272 Kylie Scott 1466854227 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 4 4.01 2015 Deep (Stage Dive, #4)
author: Kylie Scott
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2016/02/25
date added: 2024/12/04
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review:
I loved this book and the series. My only complaint about this book is that I didn't like the ending!! I want to know what happens next. I liked in the whole series how each relationship is unique and so is each person. The relationships have ups and downs its all very realistic.
]]> <![CDATA[The Tragic Life of Lady Tina DeSilva (Tales From Verania, #1.5)]]> 28186411
Rystin was forever. Mervin, though.

Mervin was just a bump in the road.
_______________
Status: Complete
Words: 16,256]]> 65 T.J. Klune Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.14 2015 The Tragic Life of Lady Tina DeSilva (Tales From Verania, #1.5)
author: T.J. Klune
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1) 30645374 sweet, hot forever. Then we found out what happens after "happily ever after."

Brilliant, handsome professor Dean West is everything I've ever wanted, but didn't think I would have. My troubled past left me wary and guarded. But when Dean rescued me from mix-up with college courses, the spark between us turned into a firestorm. As he taught me about desire and trust, this warm, sexy man always kept me safe.

And for three years, our hot, loving marriage has been unbreakable.

Or so I thought.

Then one simple question provokes an alarming chain of events that threatens to tear us apart forever.

Not once have I believed Dean would lie to me...until he does.

Not once have I believed I would betray him...until I do.

Not once have I believed we would ever be apart...until we are.

***

Welcome to Spiral of Bliss. Liv and Dean's everlasting romance will melt your heart, turn you on, and enchant you with the power of a love to end all loves.

Reading Order:

AROUSE
ALLURE
AWAKEN
ARRIVE
BREAK THE SKY
ADORE
ALWAYS]]> 511 Nina Lane Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.87 2012 Arouse (Spiral of Bliss, #1)
author: Nina Lane
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1)]]> 14748
For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner. She's even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body.

But the day she opens up a national women's magazine and sees the words "Loving a Larger Woman" above her ex-boyfriend's byline, Cannie is plunged into misery...and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become.]]> 376 Jennifer Weiner 0743418174 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.76 2002 Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1)
author: Jennifer Weiner
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> A Shared Range (Range, #1) 8839374
So when Phillip decides to take Dakota up on his invitation to visit the ranch, Dakota is happy to see him and meet his veterinarian friend, Wally Schumacher. Despite Wally’s inclination to help the wolves Dakota’s men shoot to protect the cattle, he and Dakota find they have a lot in common, including a fierce attraction. But they’ll have to decide if the Wyoming range is big enough for Dakota’s cattle, Wally’s wolves, and their love.]]> 208 Andrew Grey 1615815945 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.17 2010 A Shared Range (Range, #1)
author: Andrew Grey
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl in the Ice (Detective Erika Foster, #1)]]> 28233082 Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the ice…She is not the only one.

When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder investigation.

The victim, a beautiful young socialite, appeared to have the perfect life. Yet when Erika begins to dig deeper, she starts to connect the dots between the murder and the killings of three prostitutes, all found strangled, hands bound and dumped in water around London.

What dark secrets is the girl in the ice hiding?

As Erika inches closer to uncovering the truth, the killer is closing in on Erika.

The last investigation Erika led went badly wrong� resulting in the death of her husband. With her career hanging by a thread, Erika must now battle her own personal demons as well as a killer more deadly than any she’s faced before. But will she get to him before he strikes again?]]> 417 Robert Bryndza Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.97 2016 The Girl in the Ice (Detective Erika Foster, #1)
author: Robert Bryndza
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Shiver (Unbreakable Bonds, #1)]]> 26695561
Caving to the demands of his friends, Lucas accepts the help of bodyguard, Andrei Hadeon, as as he hunts for the source of this new threat. But as Lucas gets closer to uncovering the danger, he realizes the sexy Romanian bodyguard poses an even bigger risk to his carefully constructed world. Trapped by a need he never expected, Lucas must find a way to deny the shiver of longing he cannot control.

His brother. His warrior. His heart. Four friends. Unbreakable bonds.

alternate cover edition of ASIN B015SC6UUI]]> 320 Jocelynn Drake Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.12 2015 Shiver (Unbreakable Bonds, #1)
author: Jocelynn Drake
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Thorns and Fangs (Thorns and Fangs, #1)]]> 28230146 372 Gillian St. Kevern 1911153188 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.73 2016 Thorns and Fangs (Thorns and Fangs, #1)
author: Gillian St. Kevern
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Sinful Cinderella (Dark Fairy Tale Queen, #1)]]> 26590191 A 1st Place Inkitt Novel Contest Winner for January 2018 Selected as Feminist Book of the Month by F-BOM Book Club for Sep/Oct 2019I'm not who they think I am. A docile girl who meekly obeys her stepmother and stepsisters. Some kind of sick angel who cheerfully bears their mistreatment. That's what I WANT them to think. Because then they won't suspect what I'm really up to.

The ball, the prince - it's all part of my plan to come out on top. Stepmother and her demented daughters will pay for every floor I have scoured, every sneer I have borne. They don't know about the white magic, how I use it to enhance myself. They can't see that my heart is black as midnight, rotten as a poisoned apple.

They're about to find out.

* * * * * * * * *

The darkest retelling of Cinderella you'll ever read. Experience a twisted and shocking fairy tale retelling, loved by teens and adults. If you're a fan of Jovee Winters, Marissa Meyer, and Victoria Aveyard, then Sinful Cinderella is perfect for you.

***No erotica. No sex scenes. A few references.***

What readers say about Sinful Cinderella



"YA fantasy lovers don't miss this captivating novel about Cinderella!""Nothing can prepare you for the twists this rendition propels you into.""The revenge motive was intriguing!""It was so well written you would think this was the real Cinderella story.""I read the whole thing in one morning!""A dark twist on the classic Cinderella tale.""Wait till you get to Chapter 17 - no one ever sees that coming.""It started out great and only got better. And the ending is a killer!!!""I loved knowing the dark side of Cinderella and her past.""This is the best Cinderella rewrite I have ever read!"]]> 100 Anita Valle Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.65 2015 Sinful Cinderella (Dark Fairy Tale Queen, #1)
author: Anita Valle
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Will & Patrick Wake Up Married (Wake Up Married, #1)]]> 26981974 Join the fun in this vibrant first installment of the new romantic comedy serial by best-selling author Leta Blake and newcomer Alice Griffiths!

After a drunken night of hot sex in Vegas, strangers Will Patterson and Dr. Patrick McCloud wake up married. A quickie divorce is the most obvious way out—unless you’re the heir of a staunchly Catholic mafia boss with a draconian position on the sanctity of marriage.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Will and Patrick don't like it, or each other, but they have to make the best of it until they can find another way out of their marriage. To ensure the trust fund Will's charitable foundation relies on isn't revoked by his mobster grandfather, he and Patrick travel to Will’s hometown of Healing, South Dakota, posing as a newlywed couple in the throes of true love at first sight.

Complicating their scheme are Will’s unresolved feelings for his all-too-recent ex-boyfriend Ryan, and Patrick’s desire to get back to the only thing that really matters to him in life: neurosurgery. Will they fool everyone? Or will the mafia get wind that their marriage is a fake? Throw their simmering attraction into the mix and all bets are off!

Approx. word count: 34K

Episode 1 of 6 in the Wake Up Married serial.]]> 107 Leta Blake 1626227446 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.77 2015 Will & Patrick Wake Up Married (Wake Up Married, #1)
author: Leta Blake
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Something Reckless (Reckless & Real, #1)]]> 23476513
He wants to tie me up, but I don’t know his face.

He turns me on, but I couldn’t point him out in a crowd.

I’ve fallen for an anonymous stranger, and now the anonymity ends. I want more than typed secrets and texted promises. I want something reckless. Heat. Passion. The thrill of being entirely possessed.

Because I suspect this anonymous stranger isn’t a stranger at all.



Lizzy Thompson met riverrat69 online through a service promising to deliver meaningful relationships by forbidding its users to share names or photos until they’ve reached a certain benchmark. She was looking for love. He was researching an investment. They hit it off. Talked and flirted, hid behind screen names and cartoon avatars.

Now they’re breaking the rules and meeting in person. But Liz is prepared. She’s picked up hints and followed clues. She’s nearly convinced she’s discovered the identity of her dirty-talking online friend.

She wonders if her ex-lover Sam Bradshaw knows her identity too.
When she rolls the dice on one reckless night, her chance at something real could crumble.]]> 248 Lexi Ryan Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.17 2014 Something Reckless (Reckless & Real, #1)
author: Lexi Ryan
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)]]> 6534 342 Patricia Daniels Cornwell 0743477154 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.04 1990 Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
author: Patricia Daniels Cornwell
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1990
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Say a Word (Hometown Antihero, #2)]]> 43366519 Pretty Little Liars meets Riverdale in Don't Say a Word, a standout YA mystery from indie-pub favorite Amber Lynn Natusch.

Kylene Danners’s ex-FBI agent father is in prison for murder and she’s hell-bent on getting him out. But trying to investigate in the small town where a defensive lineman is a hero no matter who he tries to kill and the girl who gets him locked up is public enemy number one is dangerous. Dark secrets are everywhere in Jasperville—the kind Ky can’t walk away from.

When rookie FBI agent Cedric Dawson returns to town to finish an open investigation, he goes undercover at her high school—as her ex. Determined to keep her from interfering, Dawson’s plan backfires after Ky gets an anonymous call about missing girls officially labeled as runaways—runaways that didn’t really run away at all.

Because dead girls can’t run.

And they don’t say a word.]]> 384 Amber Lynn Natusch 0765397722 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 4 owned, e-book, kindle-book 4.41 2019 Don't Say a Word (Hometown Antihero, #2)
author: Amber Lynn Natusch
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2019/07/27
date added: 2024/09/28
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]]> <![CDATA[Dreamspinner Press Year Eight Greatest Hits (Dreamspinner Press Greatest Hits)]]> 25661002 The Last Thing He Needs, the story of a tentative relationship facing daily challenges and tragedy; by S.E. Harmon: Stay With Me, where a PI finds the man of his dreams in his newest client; by Renae Kaye: The Blinding Light, a romance pairing a smartmouth housekeeper and his rude, fussy client; by SJD Peterson: BAMF, with its self-proclaimed protector who wants to be a hero for a mild-mannered librarian; and by Brandon Witt: Then the Stars Fall, in which life has other plans for a widower rancher and the vet trying to push life away.]]> 1152 S.E. Harmon 1634766164 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.85 2015 Dreamspinner Press Year Eight Greatest Hits (Dreamspinner Press Greatest Hits)
author: S.E. Harmon
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> Between Brothers 6936533
That’s what Marisa is thinking after yet another frustrating night. She doesn’t want a relationship. She doesn’t want love, at least not right now. What she does want is some of the hot sex that everyone else raves about…and she doesn’t know where to start.

Enter Darren Knight, Marisa’s best friend and longtime crush. Offering a casual sexual apprenticeship, he helps Marisa gain the confidence to ask for and get what she wants. A sizzling new world opens up for her, including BDSM, stripteases � and Darren’s sexy brother, Eric.

But can she take her newfound confidence to the next level and live out her ultimate fantasy?]]> 252 Lauren Gallagher 1926681231 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.85 2009 Between Brothers
author: Lauren Gallagher
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> The Devil Who Cared 28164091
It's three days before the New Year, a new millennium even, when Number Three gets stuck with the assignment to conquer the soul of a fallen angel, an angel dismissed from Heavenly services who now lives as a mortal among humans.

Number Three, in a brand-new male body, is surprised to find the fallen angel is no other than his old nemesis, Number Sixteen. To make matters even more fantastic, the angel asks for Three's help in rescuing his ice cream parlour.

But while doing so, Number Three encounters strange new sensations, among them a genuine desire to actually help Angel and find out why he fell from Heaven. Angel is a very distracting assignment, and Three's emotions as well as his human body respond to the closeness between them. When it's time to wrap up his task, will Three be able to return to Hell and put Angel behind him?]]> 38 Leska Beikircher Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 e-book, owned, to-read 3.67 The Devil Who Cared
author: Leska Beikircher
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.67
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]]> Oasis: A Novel 43794444 In this young adult thriller for fans of Lost and The Twilight Zone, a group of teens are saved when they come across a mysterious oasis. But who will save them from the oasis?Alif had exciting summer working on her father’s archeological dig site in the desert with four close friends ... and a very cute research assistant. Then the sandstorm hit.Their camp wiped away, Alif and the others find themselves lost on the sands, seemingly doomed ... until they find the oasis. It has everything they food, water, and shade—and mysterious ruins that hide a deadly secret. As reality begins to shift around them, they question what’s real and what’s a mirage. The answers turn Alif and her friends against each other, and they begin to wonder if they’ve truly been saved. And while it was easy to walk into the oasis, it may be impossible to leave ...An Imprint Book“Will stick to readers� skin long after the final page is turned.� —Booklist (starred review)“de Becerra successfully builds a fraught tension throughout the book that mirrors the characters� feelings as reality leaves them behind . . . well worth the payoff.� —The Bulletin]]> 310 Katya de Becerra 1250220858 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 2.78 2020 Oasis: A Novel
author: Katya de Becerra
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 2.78
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]]> Lovely War 41018778 Read the novel New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network Kate Quinn called "easily one of the best novels I have read all year!" A critically acclaimed, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of four mortals in their hands.

They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past. Their story, as told by goddess Aphrodite, who must spin the tale or face judgment on Mount Olympus, is filled with hope and heartbreak, prejudice and passion, and reveals that, though War is a formidable force, it's no match for the transcendent power of Love.

Hailed by critics, Lovely War has received seven starred reviews and is an indie bestseller. Author Julie Berry has been called "a modern master of historical fiction" by Bookpage and "a celestially inspired storyteller" by the New York Times, and Lovely War is truly her masterwork.]]> 480 Julie Berry 0698157486 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.11 2019 Lovely War
author: Julie Berry
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Andrew Grey's Greatest Hits - Contemporary Romance (Dreamspinner Press Bundles)]]> 27503658
See excerpt for individual blurbs."]]> 809 Andrew Grey 1634766210 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 to-read, m-m-romance, e-book 4.05 2015 Andrew Grey's Greatest Hits - Contemporary Romance (Dreamspinner Press Bundles)
author: Andrew Grey
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.05
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]]> Third Eye 23489343
When a second girl disappears soon after the first, Cayce realizes his visions are leading him to their grisly fates. Cayce wants to help, but no one believes him. The police are suspicious. The press wants to exploit him. And the girls' parents have mixed feelings about the young man with the "third eye."
Ěý
Cayce turns to local reporter Dave Newton and, while searching for clues to the string of disappearances and possible murders, a spark ignites between the two. Little do they know that nearby, another couple—dark and murderous—are plotting more crimes and wondering how to silence the man who knows too much about them.

First Edition published as Deadly Vision by Quest by RCE, January 2008.]]> 264 Rick R. Reed 1632163403 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.74 2008 Third Eye
author: Rick R. Reed
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> Just Breathe 50769063 From the critically acclaimed author of A Step Toward Falling and Say What You Will comes a new YA standalone about mental health, chronic illness, and two teenagers learning to deal with both while falling for each other, perfect for fans of Five Feet Apart.

David Sheinman is the popular president of his senior class, battling cystic fibrosis.

Jamie Turner is a quiet sophomore, struggling with depression.

The pair soon realizes that they can be their true selves with each other, and their unlikely friendship develops into something so much more. But neither Jamie nor David can bring themselves to reveal the secrets that weigh most heavily on their hearts—and their time for honesty may be running out.]]> 352 Cammie McGovern 0062463373 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.04 2020 Just Breathe
author: Cammie McGovern
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> Scandalous: Book 1 28482690
She’s the hot new professor.
He’s the star quarterback.
A scandalous new app is about to make their two worlds collide.
What happens when that line is crossed? Because once you step over it—there’s no going back�

Book 1 in the hot new scandalous serial! New book will be released every month.

Scandalous. Forbidden. Seductive. this is a hot new twist on the student/teacher romance!]]> 63 Danielle Jamie 1523308567 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.32 Scandalous: Book 1
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]]> <![CDATA[Psychic Moon (The Shifter Chronicles, #1)]]> 11883058
Recovering from an abusive relationship and hiding supernatural abilities of his own, Brian takes a chance and agrees to go on a date with Derek. The ensuing relationship is better than either of them could have hoped—until a rogue wolf shifter attacks Brian while he’s walking his dogs. The abrupt attack forces Derek to confront his feelings, but the danger isn’t over. The rogue shifter is out there, and he’s hunting them.]]> 87 M.D. Grimm 1613721161 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.35 2011 Psychic Moon (The Shifter Chronicles, #1)
author: M.D. Grimm
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.35
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> The Lonely Drop 22391696 Dear Author,
Ten years ago, I turned him down.

One night stands were his norm, and not because he couldn’t have had a relationship if he’d wanted one. He could pretty much have any man he wanted. I walked away because I deserved better.

Now our paths have crossed again. He has the world at his feet. It’s a tempting thought to throw away my lifetime of ideals for a single night with him.

Do I still have the strength to walk away?

Do I even want to?

Photo Description:
Two men lie naked in bed. One is on his stomach, with his head out of the frame, the other strokes a hesitant hand down his lover’s back.

This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love’s Landscapes" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.

This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.]]> 77 Vanessa North Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.75 2014 The Lonely Drop
author: Vanessa North
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2014
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]]> Hot Pursuit 37625626 An aspiring journalist, Sarah spends her days slaving away at a gossip magazine - far from her dream job.
Heartbroken and fed up, Sarah decides to take her career by the reins and lands herself the assignment of a lifetime in Europe. But there's a catch - her boss pairs her with gorgeous but egocentric photographer, Nick, who just happens to be her ex's best friend.
But when Sarah's assignment takes a darker turn, she discovers there's more to this story than meets the eye. Is she ready to risk everything to get the scoop?]]> 311 Rebecca Freeborn 1921997850 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.44 2018 Hot Pursuit
author: Rebecca Freeborn
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.44
book published: 2018
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]]> Rebel Girls 42507521 403 Elizabeth Keenan 1488038872 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.76 2019 Rebel Girls
author: Elizabeth Keenan
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average rating: 3.76
book published: 2019
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]]> <![CDATA[The Betrothed (The Betrothed, #1)]]> 36071008
But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine.]]> 307 Kiera Cass 0008158827 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.05 2020 The Betrothed (The Betrothed, #1)
author: Kiera Cass
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.05
book published: 2020
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]]> <![CDATA[Broken Throne (Red Queen, #4.5)]]> 41571098
The perfect addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, this gorgeously designed package features three brand-new novellas, two previously published novellas, Steel Scars and Queen Song, and never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content.

Fans will be delighted to catch up with beloved characters after the drama of War Storm and be excited to hear from brand-new voices as well. This stunning collection is not to be missed!]]> Victoria Aveyard 0062913875 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.38 2019 Broken Throne (Red Queen, #4.5)
author: Victoria Aveyard
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.38
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]]> A Sky for Us Alone 39855061
Then Harlowe meets Tennessee on her first day in town, and for the first time he feels that something good might happen, that he might’ve found the rarest thing of all: hope. Even as she struggles to protect her younger brother from their father’s abuse, Tennessee makes Harlowe believe that they can dare to forge their own path—if they only give it a shot.

But with his mother sliding back into her pill addiction, Harlowe’s reality only feels more fixed. And as he searches to uncover the reasons behind his brother’s death, he discovers truths about the people he loves—and himself—that are more difficult to confront than he ever expected. Now, Harlowe realizes, there’s no turning back.

A striking and complex portrait of poverty and addiction, Kristin Russell’s powerful debut novel asks a universal question: when hope seems lost, is love worth the risk?]]> 336 Kristin Russell 0062697021 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.28 2019 A Sky for Us Alone
author: Kristin Russell
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.28
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> The Sisterhood 40378292
The girl is injured and disorientated and Lil has no choice but to take her home, even though she knows something’s not right. The girl claims she’s from a peaceful community called The Sisterhood of the Light, but why then does she have strange marks down her arms, and what—or who—is she running from?]]> 320 A.J. Grainger 148142906X Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.28 2018 The Sisterhood
author: A.J. Grainger
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.28
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> Girl in Snow 32920254
In crystalline prose, Danya Kukafka offers a brilliant exploration of identity and of the razor-sharp line between love and obsession, between watching and seeing, between truth and memory. Compulsively readable and powerfully moving, Girl in Snow offers an unforgettable reading experience and introduces a singular new talent in Danya Kukafka.]]> 368 Danya Kukafka 1501144375 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.30 2017 Girl in Snow
author: Danya Kukafka
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.30
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> The Last Wish of Sasha Cade 34802290
And then a letter from Sasha arrives. Has she somehow found a way to communicate from the afterlife?

In fact, Sasha has planned an elaborate scavenger hunt for Raquel, and when she follows the instructions to return to Sasha’s grave, a mysterious stranger with striking eyes is waiting for her. There’s a secret attached to this boy that only Sasha—and now Raquel—knows.

This boy, Elijah, might be just what Raquel needs to move on from her terrible loss. But can Raquel remain true to herself while also honoring her friend’s final wish?]]> 312 Cheyanne Young Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.23 2018 The Last Wish of Sasha Cade
author: Cheyanne Young
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> Me and Me 31144017 It’s Lark’s seventeenth birthday, and although she’s hated to be reminded of the day ever since her mom’s death three years ago, it’s off to a great start. Lark has written a killer song to perform with her band, the weather is stunning and she’s got a date with gorgeous Alec. The two take a canoe out on the lake, and everything is perfect—until Lark hears the screams. Annabelle, a little girl she used to babysit, is drowning in the nearby reeds while Annabelle’s mom tries desperately to reach her. Lark and Alec are closer, and they both dive in. But Alec hits his head on a rock in the water and begins to flail.

Alec and Annabelle are drowning. And Lark can save only one of them.

Lark chooses, and in that moment her world splits into two distinct lives. She must live with the consequences of both choices. As Lark finds herself going down more than one path, she has to Which life is the right one?

Alice Kuipers, the award-winning author of 40 Things I Want to Tell You and Life on the Refrigerator Door, is an expert chronicler of the teenage heart, and she takes her work to new heights here. A riveting, high-concept novel with heart, Me and Me is about what it feels like to be torn in pieces, and about finally finding out who you really are.

]]> 288 Alice Kuipers 1443448834 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.01 2017 Me and Me
author: Alice Kuipers
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.01
book published: 2017
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]]> Just for Clicks 38349296
Twin sisters Claire & Poppy are accidental social media stars thanks to Mom going viral when they were babies. Now, as teens, they're expected to contribute by building their own brand. Attending a NY fashion week and receiving fan mail is a blast. Fending off internet trolls and would-be kidnappers? Not so much. Poppy embraces it. Claire hates it. Will anybody accept her as "just Claire"? And what should Claire do about Mom's old journals? The handwritten entries definitely don't sound like Mom's perfect blog persona. Worse, one of them divulges a secret that leaves Claire wondering what else in her life might be nothing but a sham . . .]]> 352 Kara McDowell 1948705192 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.80 2019 Just for Clicks
author: Kara McDowell
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2019
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]]> Run, Hide, Fight Back 25446323 Six teens must band together to survive after a shooting breaks out.

When a deadly shooting breaks out in a Portland shopping mall, a diverse group of teens ends up trapped behind a store’s security shutter. To her own surprise, seventeen-year-old Miranda finds the others looking to her as their leader. But she’s hiding a big secret—and she’s not the only one. The group has only three choices—run, hide, or fight back. The wrong decision will have fatal consequences.]]> 241 April Henry 1627795898 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.83 2019 Run, Hide, Fight Back
author: April Henry
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Girls Like Us 45130998
Four teenage girls. Four different stories. What they all have in common is that they’re dealing with unplanned pregnancies.

It's the summer of 1972, before Roe v. Wade . In rural Georgia, Izella is wise beyond her years, but burdened with the responsibility of her older sister, Ola, who has found out she’s pregnant. Their young neighbor, Missippi, is also pregnant, but doesn’t fully understand the extent of her predicament. When her father sends her to Chicago to give birth, she meets the final narrator, Susan, who is white and the daughter of an anti-choice senator.]]> 313 Randi Pink 125015586X Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.20 2019 Girls Like Us
author: Randi Pink
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> All-American Muslim Girl 55893607 Nadine Jolie Courtney Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.95 2019 All-American Muslim Girl
author: Nadine Jolie Courtney
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Sick Kids in Love 39897323 It's easier--
It's safer--
It's better--
--for the other person.
She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis.
But then she meets another sick kid.
He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father who's a doctor.
He's gorgeous, fun, and foul-mouthed. And totally into her.
Isabel has one rule: no dating.
It's complicated--
It's dangerous--
It's never felt better--
--to consider breaking that rule for him.]]> 300 Hannah Moskowitz Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.09 2019 Sick Kids in Love
author: Hannah Moskowitz
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Hope (The Raging Ones, #2)]]> 36678876 A stunning conclusion to the sci-fi romance duology by writing duo Krista & Becca Ritchie, The Last Hope is filled with twists and turns you'll never see coming.

Sacrifice all you have to survive.

Imprisoned for weeks on an enemy starcraft, Franny, Court, and Mykal have sat with an unfathomable revelation. But as they fight to stay alive, escaping prison means trusting a young mysterious stranger. He knows everything about their lost histories, and when answers aren’t given freely, the bonded trio are forced to join a mission. One that will determine the fate of humanity.

Legend says, a baby—the first of her species—has the power to cloak and teleport planets. Tasked with retrieving the infant, Court fears the baby is just a myth, and if they fail, they’ll never find the truth about their origins.

As Court and Mykal grow closer, their linked bond becomes harder to hide, and dynamics change when Franny begins to fall for someone new. Vulnerable and with no choice, the hunt for the baby sends the trio on a dangerous path to Saltare-1: a water world where their enemies can’t die and survival comes at a high cost.]]> 400 Krista Ritchie 1250128730 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.14 2019 The Last Hope (The Raging Ones, #2)
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Please Send Help (I Hate Everyone But You, #2)]]> 41150429 "Authors Dunn and Raskin return to narrate another rollicking story featuring boisterous best friends Ava and Gen...listeners will find the characters relatable and hilarious as they converse about their young adult woes and triumphs." � AudioFile

This program is read by the authors.

Ava and Gen are best friends. Ava knows what she wants and has plans to achieve her goals. Gen...not so much. But no matter how annoying, dramatic, or utterly bananas a 2 a.m. rant might get -- Ava has always been there for Gen and Gen for Ava. But then they graduated high school.

Now, they're in the same time zone (although over a thousand miles apart), and in the real world, and it's the worst, but they still have each other's support. For relationships. Questionable roommates. Internships. And whether or not it's a good idea to take in a feral cat. Through their hilarious, sometimes emotional, conversations, Ava and Gen help each other navigate. But as the two of them start to change, will their friendship survive the distance?

In Please Send Help, the hilarious new audiobook from the New York Times bestselling authors of I Hate Everyone But You, Allison Raskin and Gaby Dunn perfectly capture the voice of young adults looking to find their place in the world, proving no matter how desperate things seem, your best friend is always there to reboot your life and send help.]]> 320 Gaby Dunn 1250216532 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.75 2019 Please Send Help (I Hate Everyone But You, #2)
author: Gaby Dunn
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]]> Unpregnant 38316238
Veronica needs an abortion, but the closest place she can legally get one is over nine hundred miles away—and Veronica doesn’t have a car. Too ashamed to ask her friends or family for help, Veronica turns to the one person she believes won’t judge Bailey Butler, Jefferson High’s own little black cloud of anger and snark—and Veronica’s ex-best friend. Once on the road, Veronica quickly remembers nothing with Bailey is ever simple and that means two days of stolen cars, shotguns, crazed ex-boyfriends, truck stop strippers with pro-life agendas, and a limo driver named Bob. But the pain and betrayal of their broken friendship can’t be outrun. When their fighting leads to a brutal moment of truth, Bailey abandons Veronica. Now Veronica must risk everything in order to repair the hurt she’s caused.]]> 272 Jenni Hendriks 0062876260 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.97 2019 Unpregnant
author: Jenni Hendriks
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.97
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]]> The Liars of Mariposa Island 43972990 From the author of Moxie comes a stunning novel told in three voices about the lies families tell to survive.

Every year, summer begins when the Callahans arrive on Mariposa Island. That’s when Elena Finney gets to escape her unstable, controlling mother by babysitting for their two children. And the summer of 1986 promises to be extra special when she meets J.C., the new boy in town, whose kisses make Elena feel like she’s been transported to a new world.

Joaquin Finney can’t imagine why anyone would want to come to Mariposa Island. He just graduated from high school and dreams about going to California to find his father and escape his mother’s manipulation.

The Liars of Mariposa Island follows siblings Elena and Joaquin, with flashbacks to their mother's experience as a teenage refugee fleeing the Cuban revolution.

Jennifer Mathieu’s multilayered novel explores the nature of secrets, lies, and fierce, destructive love.]]> 330 Jennifer Mathieu 1626726329 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.68 2019 The Liars of Mariposa Island
author: Jennifer Mathieu
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2019
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]]> Suggested Reading 34449411 In this standalone, a bookworm finds a way to fight back when her school bans dozens of classic and meaningful books.

Clara Evans is horrified when she discovers her principal’s “prohibited media� hit list. The iconic books on the list have been pulled from the library and aren’t allowed anywhere on the school’s premises. Students caught with the contraband will be sternly punished.

Many of these stories have changed Clara’s life, so she’s not going to sit back and watch while her draconian principal abuses his power. She’s going to strike back.

So Clara starts an underground library in her locker, doing a shady trade in titles like Speak and The Chocolate War. But when one of the books she loves most is connected to a tragedy she never saw coming, Clara’s forced to face her role in it.

Will she be able to make peace with her conflicting feelings, or is fighting for this noble cause too tough for her to bear?]]> 304 Dave Connis 0062685279 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.02 2019 Suggested Reading
author: Dave Connis
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.02
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]]> <![CDATA[The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)]]> 43263239 Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions.

Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond “typical.�

Caleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy—he feels the emotions of everyone around him. Being an empath in high school would be hard enough, but Caleb's life becomes even more complicated when he keeps getting pulled into the emotional orbit of one of his classmates, Adam. Adam's feelings are big and all-consuming, but they fit together with Caleb's feelings in a way that he can't quite understand.

Caleb's therapist, Dr. Bright, encourages Caleb to explore this connection by befriending Adam. As he and Adam grow closer, Caleb learns more about his ability, himself, his therapist—who seems to know a lot more than she lets on—and just how dangerous being an Atypical can be.

"What if the X-Men, instead of becoming superheroes, decided to spend some time in therapy?" (Vox on The Bright Sessions)]]> 336 Lauren Shippen 1250297516 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.91 2019 The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions, #1)
author: Lauren Shippen
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future]]> 43453699 A collection of novella-length stories set in the future, illustrated with black-and-white artwork.

No world is like the other. Within this collection, each setting is more strange and wonderful than the last, brimming with new technologies and beings. And yet, for all the advances in these futuristic lands, the people still must confront deeply human problems.

With tales of friendship andĚýrevenge, plus two new stories from the Carve the Mark universe. Each story begins with a hope for a better end, but always end with a better understanding of the beginning.]]> 262 Veronica Roth 0062796526 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.48 2019 The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future
author: Veronica Roth
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.48
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]]> Past Perfect Life 45182086 An exciting new direction for acclaimed author Elizabeth Eulberg, Past Perfect Life is a tense and tender read about secrets and lies, reality and identity, and the ways we put ourselves back together when everything is broken.

Small-town Wisconsin high school senior Allison Smith loves her life the way it is--spending quality time with her widowed father and her tight-knit circle of friends, including best friend Marian and maybe-more-than-friends Neil. Sure she is stressed out about college applications . . . who wouldn't be? In a few short months, everything's going to change, big time.

But when Ally files her applications, they send up a red flag . . . because she's not Allison Smith. And Ally's--make that Amanda's--ordinary life is suddenly blown apart. Was everything before a lie? Who will she be after? And what will she do as now comes crashing down around her?

Perfect for fans of Far From the Tree, this is the story of one teen's search for herself amid the confusion of a shattered past and a future far from all she planned.]]> 304 Elizabeth Eulberg 1547600934 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.86 2019 Past Perfect Life
author: Elizabeth Eulberg
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.86
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]]> Mind Games 43899343 A teen programmer at a school for geniuses must join forces with a boy she can't remember to stop a hacker from deleting their memories in Shana Silver’s action-packed YA debut, Mind Games.Arden sells memories. Whether it’s becoming homecoming queen or studying for that all important test, Arden can hack into a classmate’s memories and upload the experience for you just as if you’d lived it yourself. Business is great, right up until the day Arden whites out, losing fifteen minutes of her life and all her memories of the boy across the school yard. The boy her friends assure her she’s had a crush on for years.Arden realizes that her own memories have been hacked, but they haven’t just been stolen and shared� they’ve been removed. And she’s not the only her mysterious crush, Sebastian, has lost ALL of his memories. But how can they find someone who has the power to make them forget everything they’ve learned?Praise from the Swoon Reads �An absolute roller coaster ride.... I loved it. I absolutely loved it!� —Pamela Delupio “An awesome concept and a gripping mystery� a wild ride from beginning to end.� —T. K. Yeager]]> 315 Shana Silver 1250192935 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.92 2019 Mind Games
author: Shana Silver
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.92
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]]> Tell Me How You Really Feel 60141650 Aminah Mae Safi's Tell Me How You Really Feel is an ode to romantic comedies, following two girls on opposite sides of the social scale as they work together to make a movie and try very hard not to fall in love.

The first time Sana Khan asked out a girl–Rachel Rechtit–went so badly that she never did it again. Rachel is a film buff and aspiring director, and she’s seen Carrie enough times to learn you can never trust cheerleaders (and beautiful people). Rachel was furious that Sana tried to prank her by asking her on a date.

But when it comes time for Rachel to cast her senior project, she realizes that there’s no more perfect lead than Sana–the girl she's sneered at in the halls for the past three years. And poor Sana–she says yes. She never did really get over that first crush, even if Rachel can barely stand to be in the same room as her.

Told in alternative viewpoints and set against the backdrop of Los Angeles in the springtime, when the rainy season rolls in and the Santa Ana's can still blow–these two girls are about to learn that in the city of dreams, anything is possible–even love.]]> 9 Aminah Mae Safi Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.26 2019 Tell Me How You Really Feel
author: Aminah Mae Safi
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.26
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]]> The Girl Before 28016509
Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life.

The request seems odd, even intrusive - and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating.

Emma

Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules. The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control: no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to transform its occupant - and it does.

Jane

After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street, she is instantly drawn to the space - and to its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death of the home's previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror as the girl before.]]> 341 J.P. Delaney 0425285049 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.67 2017 The Girl Before
author: J.P. Delaney
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[Disney Manga: Alice in Wonderland (Special Collector's Manga): Special Collectors Manga (1)]]> 30002513 352 Jun Abe 1427856567 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.02 2016 Disney Manga: Alice in Wonderland (Special Collector's Manga): Special Collectors Manga (1)
author: Jun Abe
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2016
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]]> The Grace Year 45445840 The Handmaid’s Tale and The Power. Optioned by Universal and Elizabeth Banks to be a major motion picture!

SURVIVE THE YEAR.

No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.

In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive.

Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better life—a society that doesn’t pit friend against friend or woman against woman, but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that it’s not just the brutal elements they must fear. It’s not even the poachers in the woods, men who are waiting for a chance to grab one of the girls in order to make a fortune on the black market. Their greatest threat may very well be each other.

With sharp prose and gritty realism, The Grace Year examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between.]]> 407 Kim Liggett Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 4.26 2019 The Grace Year
author: Kim Liggett
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 4.26
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]]> Conscious Bias 46008700
Trevor McKnight, a young white male, is charged with the murder of Abdul Seif, a Saudi Arabian foreign exchange student.

Newbie Attorney Monica Spade's physician clients plan to testify at trial that Trevor's punch to Abdul's head killed him. Monica is shocked when her bosses at her all-male law firm warn her not to cross the powerful McKnight family. Facing death threats and career-ending consequences, Monica must decide whether to expose the truth in a bigoted environment.

In her personal life, Monica joins a CrossFit box to work off the unwanted weight and stress of practicing law. During class, she meets Shelby St. Claire, a high school art teacher. For the first time in her career, Monica considers coming out of the closet for Shelby.]]> 466 Alexi Venice 1456633171 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.95 2019 Conscious Bias
author: Alexi Venice
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2019
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]]> The Furies 43020800 You’d kill to be one of them.

1998. A sixteen-year-old girl is found dead on school property, dressed in white and posed on a swing. No known cause of death.
Four girls know what happened.
And until now they’ve kept their silence.

Violet is returning home, back to the sleepy coastal town which holds so many memories.

In 1998, after a tragic accident claimed the lives of her father and sister, she joins Elm Hollow Academy, a private girls� school with an unpleasant history of 17th century witch trials.

There she is drawn to Robin, Grace, Alex and their charismatic teacher, Annabel; she is invited to join them in their advanced study group.

There they learn about art, literature and the grisly history of the school. Though Annabel claims her classes aren’t related to ancient rites and rituals, she warns them off the topic, describing it as little more than mythology. However, the more the girls learn, the more they start to believe that magic is real, and that together they can harness it.

But when the body of a former member of the society is found on campus nine months after the she disappeared, fingers are pointed at those closest to her. Leading Violet to wonder whether she can trust her friends, teachers, or even herself.]]> 384 Katie Lowe 0008288992 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.06 2019 The Furies
author: Katie Lowe
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.06
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]]> Something Like Gravity 41139667 For fans of Love, Simon and Eleanor and Park, a romantic and sweet novel about a transgender boy who falls in love for the first time—and how first love changes us all—from New York Times bestselling author Amber Smith.

Chris and Maia aren’t off to a great start.

A near-fatal car accident first brings them together, and their next encounters don’t fare much better. Chris’s good intentions backfire. Maia’s temper gets the best of her.

But they’re neighbors, at least for the summer, and despite their best efforts, they just can’t seem to stay away from each other.

The path forward isn’t easy. Chris has come out as transgender, but he’s still processing a frightening assault he survived the year before. Maia is grieving the loss of her older sister and trying to find her place in the world without her. Falling in love was the last thing on either of their minds.

But would it be so bad if it happened anyway?]]> 391 Amber Smith Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.65 2019 Something Like Gravity
author: Amber Smith
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.65
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]]> Girl in Snow 40606040 Who Are You When No One Is Watching?

When a beloved high schooler named Lucinda Hayes is found murdered, no one in her sleepy Colorado suburb is untouched—not the boy who loved her too much; not the girl who wanted her perfect life; not the officer assigned to investigate her murder. In the aftermath of the tragedy, these three indelible characters—Cameron, Jade, and Russ—must each confront their darkest secrets in an effort to find solace, the truth, or both.

In crystalline prose, Danya Kukafka offers a brilliant exploration of identity and of the razor-sharp line between love and obsession, between watching and seeing, between truth and memory. Compulsively readable and powerfully moving, Girl in Snow offers an unforgettable reading experience and introduces a singular new talent in Danya Kukafka.]]> 369 Danya Kukafka 1501144391 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.30 2017 Girl in Snow
author: Danya Kukafka
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.30
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett]]> 25546710
So Hawthorn comes up with her own theory for Lizzie's disappearance. A theory way too absurd to take seriously...at first. The more Hawthorn talks, the more she believes. And what better way to collect evidence than to immerse herself in Lizzie's life? Like getting a job at the diner where Lizzie worked and hanging out with Lizzie's boyfriend. After all, it's not as if he killed her-or did he?

Told with a unique voice that is both hilarious and heart-wrenching, Hawthorn's quest for proof may uncover the greatest truth is within herself.
"]]> 387 Chelsea Sedoti 1492636088 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.07 2017 The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
author: Chelsea Sedoti
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average rating: 3.07
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]]> There Will Be Stars 28120098 “In a life full of lies, he settled finally for the truth.�


No one in Mattingly ever believed Bobby Barnes would live to see old age. Drink would either rot Bobby from the inside out or dull his senses just enough to send his truck off the mountain on one of his nightly rides. Although Bobby believes such an end possible—and even likely—it doesn’t stop him from taking his twin sons Matthew and Mark into the mountains one Saturday night. A sharp curve, blinding headlights, metal on metal, his sons� screams. Bobby’s final thought as he sinks into blackness is a curious one—there will be stars.


Yet it is not death that greets him beyond the veil. Instead, he returns to the day he has just lived and finds he is not alone in this strange new world. Six others are trapped there with him.


Bobby soon discovers that rather than the place of peace he had been led to believe he was in, it’s actually a place of secrets and hidden dangers. Along with three others, he seeks to escape, even as the world around him begins to crumble. The escape will lead some to greater life, others to endless deathĚý.Ěý.Ěý. and Bobby Barnes to understand the deepest nature of love.]]> 416 Billy Coffey 0718026829 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.73 2016 There Will Be Stars
author: Billy Coffey
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> Dragonfly Girl 53487135 Kira Adams has discovered a cure for death � and it may just cost her life.

Things aren’t going well for Kira. At home, she cares for her mother and fends off debt collectors. At school, she’s awkward and shy. Plus, she may flunk out if she doesn’t stop obsessing about science, her passion and the one thing she’s good at . . .Ěývery good at.

When she wins a prestigious science contest she draws the attention of the celebrated professor Dr. Gregory Munn (as well as his handsome assistant), leading to a part-time job in a top-secret laboratory.ĚýThe job is mostly cleaning floors and equipment, but one night, while running her own experiment, she revives a lab rat that has died in her care.Ěý

One minute it is dead, the next it is not.

Suddenly she’s the remarkable wunderkind, the girl who can bring back the dead. Everything is going her way. But it turns out that science can be a dangerous business, and Kira is swept up into a world of international rivalry with dark forces that threaten her life.Ěý]]> 384 Marti Leimbach 0062995863 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.92 2021 Dragonfly Girl
author: Marti Leimbach
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]]> Adorkable 28791088
Seventeen-year-old Sally Spitz is done with dating. Or at least, she's done with the horrible blind dates/hookups/sneak attacks her matchmaking bestie, Hooker, sets her up on. There's only so much one geek girl and Gryffindor supporter can take.

Her solution: she needs a fake boyfriend. And fast.

Enter Becks, soccer phenom, all-around-hottie, and Sally's best friend practically since birth. When Sally asks Becks to be her F.B.F. (fake boyfriend), Becks is only too happy to be used. He'd do anything for Sal--even if that means giving her PDA lessons in his bedroom, saying she's "more than pretty," and expertly kissing her at parties.

The problem: Sally's been in love with Becks all her life--and he's completely clueless.

This book features two best friends, one special edition Yoda snuggie, countless beneath-the-ear kisses and begs the question:

Who wants a real boyfriend when faking it is so much more fun?]]> 283 Cookie O'Gorman Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.85 2016 Adorkable
author: Cookie O'Gorman
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2016
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]]> Kent State 46060867 An exploration of one of the darkest moments in our history, when American troops killed four American students protesting the Vietnam War.

May 4, 1970.
Kent State University.

As protestors roil the campus, National Guardsmen are called in. In the chaos of what happens next, shots are fired and four students are killed. To this day, there is still argument of what happened and why.

Told in multiple voices from a number of vantage points -- protestor, Guardsman, townie, student.]]> 132 Deborah Wiles 1338356283 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.95 2020 Kent State
author: Deborah Wiles
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]]> My Eyes Are Up Here 44156894 Insightful, frank, and funny, My Eyes Are Up Here is a razor-sharp debut about a teenage girl struggling to rediscover her sense of self in the year after her body decided to change all the rules.

A "monomial" is a simple algebraic expression consisting of a single term. 30H, for example. Fifteen-year-old Greer Walsh hasn't been fazed by basic algebra since fifth grade, but for the last year, 30H has felt like an unsolvable equation - one that's made her world a very small, very lonely place. 30H is her bra size - or it was the last time anyone checked. She stopped letting people get that close to her with a tape measure a while ago.

Ever since everything changed the summer before ninth grade, Greer has felt out of control. She can't control her first impressions, the whispers that follow, or the stares that linger after. The best she can do is put on her faithful XXL sweatshirt and let her posture - and her expectations for other people - slump.

But people - strangers and friends - seem strangely determined to remind her that life is not supposed to be this way. Despite carefully avoiding physical contact and anything tighter than a puffy coat, Greer finds an unexpected community on the volleyball squad, the team that hugs between every point and wears a uniform "so tight it can squeeze out tears." And then there's Jackson Oates, newly arrived at her school and maybe actually more interested in her banter than her breasts.

Laura Zimmermann's debut is both laugh-out-loud funny and beautifully blunt, vulnerable and witty, heartbreaking and hopeful. And it will invite listeners to look carefully at a girl who just wants to be seen for all she is.]]> 352 Laura Zimmermann 1984815245 Avid Reader and Geek Girl 0 3.89 2020 My Eyes Are Up Here
author: Laura Zimmermann
name: Avid Reader and Geek Girl
average rating: 3.89
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