en-US Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:40:23 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 12983100 Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world.

When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

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

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?]]> 438 Susan Ee Johanna 0 to-read 4.24 2013
author: Susan Ee
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2013
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After his unexpected journey into the lands of the fey, Ethan Chase just wants to get back to normal. Well, as "normal" as you can be when you see faeries every day of your life. Suddenly the former loner with the bad reputation has someone to try for--his girlfriend, Kenzie. Never mind that he's forbidden to see her again.

But when your name is Ethan Chase and your sister is one of the most powerful faeries in the Nevernever, "normal" simply isn't to be. For Ethan's nephew, Keirran, is missing, and may be on the verge of doing something unthinkable in the name of saving his own love. Something that will fracture the human and faery worlds forever, and give rise to the dangerous fey known as the Forgotten. As Ethan's and Keirran's fates entwine and Keirran slips further into darkness, Ethan's next choice may decide the fate of them all.

THE IRON FEY]]> 384 Julie Kagawa 1460321014 Johanna 0 to-read 4.11 2013
author: Julie Kagawa
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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For although her bondmate, Avery, has been murdered and Ava’s soul has been torn in two, she is the only one who has ever been strong enough to cling to life. Vowing revenge upon the barbarian queen of Pirenti, Ava's plan is interrupted when she is instead captured by the deadly prince of her enemies.

Prince Ambrose has been brought up to kill and hate. But when he takes charge of a strangely captivating Kayan prisoner and is forced to survive with her on a dangerous island, he must reconsider all he holds true . . .

In a violent country like Pirenti, where emotion is scorned as a weakness, can he find the strength to fight for the person he loves . . . even when she’s his vengeful enemy?

Avery is a sweeping, romantic fantasy novel about loss and identity, and finding the courage to love against all odds.]]> 384 Charlotte McConaghy 0857987410 Johanna 0 to-read 3.93 2013
author: Charlotte McConaghy
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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While recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds himself with strange new powers and a bizarre cuff he can’t remove. His death has brought to life his real destiny. He has become War, one of the legendary four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Over the coming weeks, he and the other horsemen—Conquest, Famine, and Death—are brought together by a beautiful but frustratingly secretive girl to help save humanity from an ancient evil on the emergence.

They fail.

Now—bound, bloodied, and drugged—Gideon is interrogated by the authorities about his role in a battle that has become an international incident. If he stands any chance of saving his friends and the girl he’s fallen for—not to mention all of humankind—he needs to convince the skeptical government officials the world is in imminent danger.

But will anyone believe him?]]> 384 Veronica Rossi 0765382547 Johanna 0 currently-reading 3.70 2016
author: Veronica Rossi
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> 138964
In Patrick McCabe's spellbinding new novel, nothing―and no one―are ever quite what they seem. When Hatch, devoted husband and father, revisits the secluded mountains where he grew up, he meets Auld Pappie Ned. While he claims to be just a harmless local fiddler, a teller of tall tales, Ned sets off a cataclysmic chain of events in Redmond's life. From the mysterious disappearance of Redmond's daughter to the reluctant remembrance of a troubled boyhood to secret glimpses into an unstable marriage, everything soon spirals out of control. Narrated with hypnotic precision and fractured lyricism, Winterwood is a disturbing and unforgettable tale of love, death and identity from a masterful novelist.]]> 240 Patrick McCabe 1596911638 Johanna 0 3.14 2006
author: Patrick McCabe
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.14
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> 8306857 In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

]]> 487 Veronica Roth 0062024027 Johanna 4 4.28 2011
author: Veronica Roth
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2013/11/26
date added: 2016/05/28
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Love burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns.

This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted... which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party. But Lily's life never goes according to plan, and after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class Lily wishes she could just disappear.

Suddenly Lily is in a different Salem - one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruellest of all the Crucibles is Lillian... Lily's identical other self in this alternate universe. This new version of her world is terrifyingly sensual, and Lily is soon overwhelmed by new experiences.

Lily realizes that what makes her weak at home is exactly what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. It also puts her life in danger. Thrown into a world she doesn't understand, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can't hope to shoulder alone, and a love she never expected.

But how can Lily be the saviour of this world when she is literally her own worst enemy?]]> 375 Josephine Angelini 125005088X Johanna 0 to-read 3.94 2014
author: Josephine Angelini
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 11870085
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.]]> 313 John Green Johanna 4 Post TFioS: Stayed too long under the shower, wondering if the hot water dripping down my face were tears in disguise. Melancholy pop music was playing full blast on the speakers but they sounded louder in my head than in my ears.

This is the side effect of dying everyday and giving a book too much power to point it out.]]> 4.13 2012
author: John Green
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2014/08/05
date added: 2014/08/05
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Post TFioS: Stayed too long under the shower, wondering if the hot water dripping down my face were tears in disguise. Melancholy pop music was playing full blast on the speakers but they sounded louder in my head than in my ears.

This is the side effect of dying everyday and giving a book too much power to point it out.
]]> 84981 148 Natalie Babbitt 0374480095 Johanna 0 3.90 1975
author: Natalie Babbitt
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1975
rating: 0
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]]> 18003300
Beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully conceived, Love and Misadventure will take you on a roller-coaster ride through an ill-fated love affair—from the initial butterflies to the soaring heights—through to the devastating plunge. Lang Leav has an unnerving ability to see inside the hearts and minds of her readers. Her talent for translating complex emotions with astonishing simplicity has won her a cult following of devoted fans from all over the world.]]> 176 Lang Leav 0473235501 Johanna 0 to-read 3.94 2013
author: Lang Leav
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 15839984
With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.

But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle—a shifting maze of magical rooms—enthralls her.

As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.]]> 346 Rosamund Hodge 0062224735 Johanna 5 Review to come :D 3.65 2014
author: Rosamund Hodge
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2014/06/22
date added: 2014/06/23
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Review to come :D
]]> 13355017 living dead?

That’s the question that has New Victorian society fiercely divided ever since the mysterious plague known as “The Laz�� hit the city of New London and turned thousands into walking corpses. But while some of these zombies are mindless monsters, hungry for human flesh, others can still think, speak, reason, and control their ravenous new appetites.

Just ask Nora Dearly, the young lady of means who was nearly kidnapped by a band of sinister zombies but valiantly rescued by a dashing young man . . . of the dead variety.

Nora and her savior, the young zombie soldier Bram Griswold, fell hopelessly in love. But others feel only fear and loathing for the reanimated dead. Now, as tensions grow between pro- and anti-zombie factions, battle lines are being drawn in the streets. And though Bram is no longer in the New Victorian army, he and his ex-commando zombie comrades are determined to help keep the peace. That means taking a dangerous stand between The Changed, a radical group of sentient zombies fighting for survival, and The Murder, a masked squad of urban guerrillas hellbent on destroying the living dead. But zombies aren’t the only ones in danger: Their living allies are also in The Murder’s crosshairs, and for one vengeful zealot, Nora Dearly is the number one target.

As paranoia, prejudice, and terrorist attacks threaten to plunge the city into full-scale war, Nora’s scientist father and his team continue their desperate race to unlock the secrets of “The Laz�� and find a cure. But their efforts may be doomed when a mysterious zombie appears bearing an entirely new strain of the virus—and the nation of New Victoria braces for a new wave of the apocalypse.

Lia Habel’s spellbinding, suspenseful sequel to Dearly, Departed takes her imaginative mash-up of period romance, futuristic thriller, and zombie drama to a whole new level of innovative and irresistible storytelling.]]> 496 Lia Habel 0345523342 Johanna 0 3.85 2012
author: Lia Habel
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at: 2013/11/24
date added: 2013/11/24
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]]> 2986865
Swordplay, dragon magic--and a hero with a desperate secret

Twelve-year-old Eon has been in training for years. His intensive study of Dragon Magic, based on East Asian astrology, involves two kinds of skills: sword-work and magical aptitude. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye--an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune.

But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a boy for the chance to become a Dragoneye. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured.

When Eon's secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne. Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic...and her life.]]> 531 Alison Goodman 0670062278 Johanna 0 to-read 3.96 2008
author: Alison Goodman
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> 12411687 Some things are permanent.

Indelible.

And they cannot be changed back.

Joy Malone learns this the night she sees a stranger with all-black eyes across a crowded room—right before the mystery boy tries to cut out her eye. Instead, the wound accidentally marks her as property of Indelible Ink, and this dangerous mistake thrusts Joy into an incomprehensible world—a world of monsters at the window, glowing girls on the doorstep, and a life that will never be the same.

Now, Joy must pretend to be Ink’s chosen one—his helper, his love, his something for the foreseeable future...and failure to be convincing means a painful death for them both. Swept into a world of monsters, illusion, immortal honor and revenge, Joy discovers that sometimes, there are no mistakes.

Somewhere between reality and myth lies��

THE TWIXT]]> 384 Dawn Metcalf 0373210736 Johanna 0 to-read 3.64 2013
author: Dawn Metcalf
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2013
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]]> 18269478 I wish I could tell you the contents of this book were purely fictional. That I, Adela Arthur, was just a normal sixteen year old from Portland and that dragons, giants, elves and mermaids were just myths. I wish these were legends shared from crazy old grandparents to crazy old grandparents around campfires. After all, that is what I used to believe.

I never would have thought they lived on the other side of our mirrors in a world called Cielieu. But they do...

I never would have thought there were humans, better known as Volsin that lived among them with the ability to create light from a single thought. But there are...

I never would have thought I was one of them... But I am...

I am the last Arthur and I was brought to the human world after a Volsin, filled with greed, began to strip the light from our kind.

The human world was supposed to be a safe haven... but he s found us and the only way to stop him is to go back to Cielieu and begin training as a student in the Elpida Castle of Light.

Like I said I wish the contents of this book were purely fictional and not my life...]]> 334 Judyann McCole 1490322345 Johanna 0 to-read 3.01 2013
author: Judyann McCole
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.01
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 15791085 One girl's nightmare is this girl's faery tale

She's a stunner.
Edinburgh, 1844. Eighteen-year-old Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, has everything a girl could dream of: brains, charm, wealth, a title—and drop-dead beauty.

She's a liar.
But Aileana only looks the part of an aristocratic young lady. she's leading a double life: She has a rare ability to sense the ��ì�ٳ�í����𲹲�—the faery race obsessed with slaughtering humans—and, with the aid of a mysterious mentor, has spent the year since her mother died learning how to kill them.

She's a murderer.
Now Aileana is dedicated to slaying the fae before they take innocent lives. With her knack for inventing ingenious tools and weapons—from flying machines to detonators to lightning pistols—ruthless Aileana has one goal: Destroy the faery who destroyed her mother.

She's a Falconer.
The last in a line of female warriors born with a gift for hunting and killing the fae, Aileana is the sole hope of preventing a powerful faery population from massacring all of humanity. Suddenly, her quest is a lot more complicated. She still longs to avenge her mother's murder—but she'll have to save the world first.

The first volume of a trilogy from an exciting new voice in young adult fantasy, this electrifying thriller combines romance and action, steampunk technology and Scottish lore in a deliciously addictive read.]]> 378 Elizabeth May 1452114234 Johanna 0 to-read 3.77 2013
author: Elizabeth May
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.77
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rating: 0
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]]> 16692299
To prove his worth to society, Matty wrestles with the king’s word games, the kingdom’s historical record, and laws that don’t make sense. He meets Iris Locke, a street smart gardener, along the way. After enchanting him at a glance, Iris helps his research, keeps him out of trouble, and finally breaks his heart.

Alone again, Matty finds himself on collision course with a deadly law, one he will have to break to answer the king’s question. Was Hadrian challenging him, or teaching him a lesson? Without Iris, it won’t matter, because Matty won’t stand down for anyone else.

January Black is the 2013 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal winner for YA-Coming of Age.]]> 336 Wendy S. Russo 1939173019 Johanna 0 to-read 4.14 2013
author: Wendy S. Russo
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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My name is Rapunzel. I will tell you my story. I will tell you the truth.]]> 322 K.C. Hilton 1492863009 Johanna 0 to-read 3.13 2013
author: K.C. Hilton
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.13
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 13246736 Old Gods never die��

Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health.

Desperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra—an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god. 

These days, Cassandra doesn’t involve herself in the business of gods—in fact, she doesn’t even know they exist. But she could be the key in a war that is only just beginning. 

Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory. Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just flicker out. 

Every one of them dies in their own way. Some choke on feathers. Others become monsters. All of them rage against their last breath.

The Goddess War is about to begin.]]> 333 Kendare Blake 0765334437 Johanna 0 to-read 3.64 2013
author: Kendare Blake
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.64
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]]> 17622141
Sadly, on her way to work, Hadley is in an accident. Before taking her last breath, she realizes she is already dead - and everyone on Earth is too. Now Hadley and Dominic must each find a way to live without one another. How do they continue when they are two parts of one flame?

Hadley is given permission by the Masters to contact Dominic in the hopes he will also realize he is already dead. If Dominic can open his mind to hear Hadley they can be together forever. Is Dominic ready to give up life the way he knows it?]]> 210 Mindy Larson 1480127973 Johanna 0 to-read 3.80 2013
author: Mindy Larson
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 17191631
I was given a choice: Go to Heaven. Go back to my life in Savannah. Or spend eternity fighting evil under the direction of the archangels.

I chose the demons--and the angels.

I chose the Winged.]]> 410 L.M. Pruitt Johanna 0 to-read 4.08 2012
author: L.M. Pruitt
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> 17156015
Jack McLachlan has it all—wealth, power, and the title of Australia’s most eligible bachelor. But life at the top comes with its fair share of complications, and Jack has found the perfect solution: carefully arranged, no-strings-attached relationships that last just long enough to keep things fun.

No emotions. No messy breakups. Just three perfect months.

Then Laurelyn Prescott walks into his life.

The gorgeous, fiercely independent American musician is everything Jack didn’t know he was missing. She challenges his rules, breaks down his walls, and turns his world upside down. What starts as a casual arrangement quickly becomes something neither of them expected—something that changes everything.

Jack’s rules were meant to keep his heart safe, but Laurelyn makes him question if some risks are worth taking.

Irresistible and utterly unforgettable, Beauty from Pain is a story about passion, heartbreak, and a love so undeniable, it shatters all the rules.


Reading Order for The Beauty Series–��
�� Beauty from Pain Available Now
�� Beauty from Surrender Available Now
�� Beauty from Love Available Now

�� Steel Beauty Releasing 2025
�� American Beauty Releasing 2025
�� Beloved Beauty Releasing 2025

�� Untitled #7 Release Date TBA
�� Untitled #8 Release Date TBA
�� Untitled #9 Release Date TBA

Beauty from Pain is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.
Beauty from Pain has been optioned for film by Passionflix.]]> 338 Georgia Cates 148234873X Johanna 0 to-read 4.23 2013
author: Georgia Cates
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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With the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications and even find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what’s important, even when it feels like everything has fallen apart.

Filled with hand-drawn info-graphics and illustrations and told in a pitch-perfect voice, this realistic depiction of a teen’s experience strikes an exceptional balance of hilarious and heartbreaking.]]> 439 Andrew Smith 1442444924 Johanna 0 to-read 4.04 2013
author: Andrew Smith
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 433952 224 Ron Carlson 0140273891 Johanna 0 to-read 4.03 1997
author: Ron Carlson
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> 11500217
Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.

Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.

Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her sister and he'll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.]]> 326 Susan Ee 144477851X Johanna 5

Raffe, I'm going to be a good girl so I can see you in Heaven...err.]]> 4.19 2011
author: Susan Ee
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2013/06/03
date added: 2013/06/03
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Raffe, I'm going to be a good girl so I can see you in Heaven...err.
]]> 16101128 unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.]]> 457 Rick Yancey 0399162410 Johanna 0 postponed, to-read 4.01 2013
author: Rick Yancey
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at: 2013/06/01
date added: 2013/06/02
shelves: postponed, to-read
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]]> 15858248
In a delicious mix of silly and steamy, Alice Clayton dishes out a hot and hilarious tale of exasperation at first sight...]]> 384 Alice Clayton 1623420024 Johanna 5

Well I sure gave my O a pretty draining session of "Ride the bitch!"]]> 3.98 2012
author: Alice Clayton
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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shelves: delicious-sex, classics, hilarious, adult-fiction
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Well I sure gave my O a pretty draining session of "Ride the bitch!"
]]> 13561963
And then he falls in love��

With the last girl he would expect��

Totally not in his game plan.

Suddenly, Sebastian finds himself muddled in the game he’s always prided himself on. He can’t even pick up girls at parties anymore! Why would anyone want to be in love when it turns you into a stuttering, screwed-up, mess with really lame stalker tendencies? Stalking? Totally not his gig.

But the Hook-up Doctor won’t let himself go down easily. He’s always known how to give a girl what she wants and now it’s time to figure out what a boy wants�� and he definitely plans on getting it.]]> 248 Nyrae Dawn Johanna 0 3.52 2012
author: Nyrae Dawn
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at: 2013/05/30
date added: 2013/05/30
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]]> 8490112
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands", she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.

When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?]]> 418 Laini Taylor 0316134023 Johanna 5 3.98 2011
author: Laini Taylor
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2013/05/30
date added: 2013/05/30
shelves: re-read, sequel-preparation, angels, chimaera-demons, ftw, hilarious, magic, read-this-or-else, read-it-ir-i-ll-kill-you, perfect-writing-style, gem-of-the-oceanful-of-books, postponed
review:
I'm rereading it but the rating stays. I trust Lainin Taylor that much ;D
]]> 9755769
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? —Edgar Allan Poe

The fine line between life and death blurred long ago for Isobel Lanley. After a deadly confrontation with Varen in the dreamworld, she’s terrified to return to that desolate and dangerous place. But when her nightmares resume, bleeding into reality, she is left with no choice. Varen’s darkness is catching up to her. To everything. Threatening to devour it all.

Isobel fears for her world. For her sanity and Varen’s—especially after a fresh and devastating loss. To make matters worse, the ghostly demon Lilith wants Varen for her own, and she will do anything to keep him in her grasp—anything.

Can Isobel ever find her happy ending? Worlds collide and fates are sealed in this breathtaking finale to the Nevermore trilogy.]]> 448 Kelly Creagh 1442436298 Johanna 0 to-read 4.10 2015
author: Kelly Creagh
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/05/28
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 9239571
But when Isobel discovers a way to return to this dream world, she finds herself swept up in a realm that not only holds remnants of Edgar Allan Poe’s presence, but has also now taken on the characteristics of Varen’s innermost self. It is a dark world of fear, terror, and anger.

When Isobel once more encounters Varen, she finds him changed. And now Isobel must face a new adversary—one who also happens to be her greatest love.]]> 429 Kelly Creagh 1442402075 Johanna 5 3.97 2012
author: Kelly Creagh
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2013/05/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, arghhhhhh, awesomess-to-the-nth-degree, coverlove, dark, ftw, fucking-cliffhanger, gem-of-the-oceanful-of-books, demons, perfect-writing-style, magic, poe-awesomeness
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]]> 13047090 BEING CONNECTED TO DAEMON BLACK SUCKS��

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

SOMETHING WORSE THAN ARUM HAS COME TO TOWN

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

BUT THEN, EVERYTHING CHANGES

I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?

NO ONE IS WHO THEY SEEM. AND NOT EVERYONE WILL SURVIVE THE LIES.]]> 421 Jennifer L. Armentrout Johanna 5 4.23 2012
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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date added: 2013/05/27
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]]> 13644052
Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.

After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.

All Katy can do is survive.

Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?

Together, they can face anything.

But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?

And will they even be together?]]> 374 Jennifer L. Armentrout Johanna 0 to-read 4.32 2013
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/05/27
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]]> 13362536 No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well�� There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.

But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love.

After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different�� And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger�� and they know it.]]> 394 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1620610094 Johanna 4 <b>4.5</b> 4.24 2012
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2013/05/27
shelves: all-time-favorites, arghhhhhh, awesomess-to-the-nth-degree, coverlove, dark, ftw, gem-of-the-oceanful-of-books, fucking-cliffhanger, daemon-fucking-black, oh-shit-i-got-turned-on
review:
4.5
]]> 16096824
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.]]> 419 Sarah J. Maas 1619634449 Johanna 0 to-read 4.17 2015
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/05/23
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 13449677 He makes good girls...bad.

Dante Walker is flippin�� awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence have made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple: weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.

Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal-opportunity collector and doesn't want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:

Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within ten days.

Dante doesn't know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect, he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector…and uncover emotions deeply buried.]]> 352 Victoria Scott 1620612429 Johanna 4 3.55 2013
author: Victoria Scott
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2013/05/23
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review:

]]> 13138635
Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.

Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever?

Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it.

The Starbound Trilogy: Three worlds. Three love stories. One enemy.]]> 389 Amie Kaufman 1423171020 Johanna 0 to-read 3.89 2013
author: Amie Kaufman
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/05/23
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 747150 352 Barbara Dawson Smith 0312932405 Johanna 5 3.62 2006
author: Barbara Dawson Smith
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2013/03/24
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]]> 10886468
Now, not only does she have to deal with dirty looks from the girls in school who want Kenji for themselves, but her supposed boyfriend is getting on her nerves. He's hotheaded, never seems to agree with her on anything—and everything about him screams gangster.

Has Athena gotten herself into more trouble than she can handle? Or has she actually found herself a boy she can call hers��gangster be damned?]]> 143 Bianca B. Bernardino 9719902302 Johanna 4 4.30 2013
author: Bianca B. Bernardino
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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date added: 2013/03/24
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]]> 8113512
But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart . . . misses.

Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king’s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she’s not alone. She’s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can’t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her?

Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she’s certainly no damsel-in-distress—she’s the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon.]]> 276 Bridget Zinn 1423139933 Johanna 0 to-read 3.93 2013
author: Bridget Zinn
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/03/13
shelves: to-read
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]]> 13056868
Korbyn is a god inside his vessel, and a trickster god at that. He tells Liyana that five other gods are missing, and they set off across the desert in search of the other vessels. The desert tribes cannot survive without the magic of their gods. But the journey is dangerous, even with a god’s help. And not everyone is willing to believe the trickster god’s tale.

The closer she grows to Korbyn, the less Liyana wants to disappear to make way for her goddess. But she has no choice �� she must die for her tribe to live. Unless a trickster god can help her to trick fate �� or a human girl can muster some magic of her own.]]> 424 Sarah Beth Durst 1442423765 Johanna 4 4.5 stars

Review to come...

Firstly.. ]]> 3.85 2012
author: Sarah Beth Durst
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2013/02/20
date added: 2013/02/20
shelves: all-time-favorites, arghhhhhh, awesomess-to-the-nth-degree, ftw, gem-of-the-oceanful-of-books, magic, gods, goddesses, stand-alone, coverlove
review:
4.5 stars

Review to come...

Firstly..
]]> 16005699
"Walang gamot sa katangahan. Prevention lang -- wag umibig <3" -Ramon Bautista]]> 127 Ramon Bautista 971057356X Johanna 0 3.89
author: Ramon Bautista
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.89
book published:
rating: 0
read at: 2013/02/20
date added: 2013/02/20
shelves:
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]]> 13423346
Then there’s gorgeous but aloof Tomohiro, star of the school’s kendo team. How did he really get the scar on his arm? Katie isn’t prepared for the answer. But when she sees the things he draws start moving, there’s no denying the truth: Tomo has a connection to the ancient gods of Japan, and being near Katie is causing his abilities to spiral out of control. If the wrong people notice, they'll both be targets.

Katie never wanted to move to Japan—now she may not make it out of the country alive.]]> 326 Amanda Sun 037321071X Johanna 0 to-read

*FREAKS OUT*

RAWWWWWWWWWRRRRR BABY RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! ]]> 3.66 2013
author: Amanda Sun
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/02/03
shelves: to-read
review:
So you say it's JAPAN. THE JAPAN. Okay.


*FREAKS OUT*

RAWWWWWWWWWRRRRR BABY RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
]]> 9413044
She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there’s a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he’ll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.

As Nikki’s time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she’s forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole’s...]]> 370 Brodi Ashton 0062071130 Johanna 4 Johanna: A Damsel in Book-stress

4.5


First off, the cover. Yes, hawt damn so beautiful. Those swirls had me at the first glance. Very suitable for the mythology-driven story. It’s a beauty to be deserved by my bookshelves. But the days when readers fear awesome covers where horrible monsters hid are a bit gone, cause my damsels, Everneath is a poignant, enchanting and heartbreaking retelling of Hades and Persephone’s/ Orpheus and Eurydice’s story.

Everneath’s one appealing quality are the characters. The characters�� relationships were woven with thoroughness that pulls you in to the story. It was the feels, my damsels. A book’s ability to make the reader feel what she’s expecting is great but to make the reader go beyond that expectation? Exceptional. My thoughts about love may vary so much but I consider it as enduring. If only it’s possible also for enduring love to live forever in the world, we’ll be happy. And I thank Nikki Beckett and Jack Caputo for breaking free from the barrier of what’s often instant in YA, instant attraction and all that sh*t (do pardon my French).

In the beginning, I had numerous issues with Nikki Beckett. She was an idiot, a klutz and gullible vetch. What she did was worse than running away from home. It was the totality of the consequences that made it unfair to her family, friends and of course, to Jack. And all great heroines are like that in the start. They come from Hell (literally) and they emerge victorious to fix what was broken. Hard times make us strong when we have no other option but to be. What I adore about Nikki is that she did not give up. The love triangle was discreet, Cole oftentimes non-existent but it was a smart move. It highlighted Nikki and Jack’s awesomeness. But when Cole appears sayin this,

“Sometimes…�� He paused and squeezed his eyes shut. “Sometimes our hearts �� crack a little.��


*All Hell broke loose. Just sayin.


Let’s go then to the clever mythological twist. DAUGHTERS OF PERSEPHONE. They exist! I thought only Daughters of Aphrodite are here on earth. Kidding, my pretty damsels! The mystery of the bracelet was half-baked so I'm waiting... ;))


*Daughters of Aphrodite.. xD

The concept of the relevance of time running out was confusing for me at the beginning. Sometimes, I found myself flipping back to make sure my the images in my imagination about the story flow are on the right track. Haha. The time in the book gives you a certain kind of urgency to meet what was on the end of that journey during the last hundred pages. It was a brilliant and creative concept that added to the strong aspects of the entire book.

Now onto the boys, my favorite topic.

Cole Stockton: I want to know him more. Not just the jerk Everliving side. I don't want a one-sided argument because I know it'll spoil the hot bad guy persona. But my current reaction to him is...


*NO PITCHFORKS PLEASE, YOU GUYS.

Will Caputo: Jack's brother is awesome in his own way. The fact that he help our desperate lovebirds in their last stand was really endearing. Plus ALL his convos when he's drunk? PRICELESS.

Will noticed me for the first time. “Hey. A girl.�� He studied my face for a moment, and then he gasped and stopped walking. “Nikki Beckett. You’d better get out of here before my brother sees you. He’d freak.��

He stared at me again. “Hey, you look familiar.
Hey, Jack, ’member that girl��?��

“Yes,�� Jack interrupted.
“You know, the one who totally messed you
�ܱ�—���

“Yes,�� Jack cut him off again. His eyes met
mine, and he gave me an apologetic grin. I felt

my own lips turning up.
Will pulled up short. “Uh-oh.��







JACK FREAKING CAPUTO: The entire damseldom needs a man like you. Ya hear me? WE NEED YOU. So you better *sniffs*..you, b-be-bettter...WAAAAAAAAAAH.


*My reaction exactly.

Overall, read Everneath and for once my damsel, feel the existence of ENDURING LOVE.

]]> 3.76 2012
author: Brodi Ashton
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2013/02/02
date added: 2013/02/02
shelves:
review:
Full review found in the blog: Johanna: A Damsel in Book-stress

4.5


First off, the cover. Yes, hawt damn so beautiful. Those swirls had me at the first glance. Very suitable for the mythology-driven story. It’s a beauty to be deserved by my bookshelves. But the days when readers fear awesome covers where horrible monsters hid are a bit gone, cause my damsels, Everneath is a poignant, enchanting and heartbreaking retelling of Hades and Persephone’s/ Orpheus and Eurydice’s story.

Everneath’s one appealing quality are the characters. The characters�� relationships were woven with thoroughness that pulls you in to the story. It was the feels, my damsels. A book’s ability to make the reader feel what she’s expecting is great but to make the reader go beyond that expectation? Exceptional. My thoughts about love may vary so much but I consider it as enduring. If only it’s possible also for enduring love to live forever in the world, we’ll be happy. And I thank Nikki Beckett and Jack Caputo for breaking free from the barrier of what’s often instant in YA, instant attraction and all that sh*t (do pardon my French).

In the beginning, I had numerous issues with Nikki Beckett. She was an idiot, a klutz and gullible vetch. What she did was worse than running away from home. It was the totality of the consequences that made it unfair to her family, friends and of course, to Jack. And all great heroines are like that in the start. They come from Hell (literally) and they emerge victorious to fix what was broken. Hard times make us strong when we have no other option but to be. What I adore about Nikki is that she did not give up. The love triangle was discreet, Cole oftentimes non-existent but it was a smart move. It highlighted Nikki and Jack’s awesomeness. But when Cole appears sayin this,

“Sometimes…�� He paused and squeezed his eyes shut. “Sometimes our hearts �� crack a little.��


*All Hell broke loose. Just sayin.


Let’s go then to the clever mythological twist. DAUGHTERS OF PERSEPHONE. They exist! I thought only Daughters of Aphrodite are here on earth. Kidding, my pretty damsels! The mystery of the bracelet was half-baked so I'm waiting... ;))


*Daughters of Aphrodite.. xD

The concept of the relevance of time running out was confusing for me at the beginning. Sometimes, I found myself flipping back to make sure my the images in my imagination about the story flow are on the right track. Haha. The time in the book gives you a certain kind of urgency to meet what was on the end of that journey during the last hundred pages. It was a brilliant and creative concept that added to the strong aspects of the entire book.

Now onto the boys, my favorite topic.

Cole Stockton: I want to know him more. Not just the jerk Everliving side. I don't want a one-sided argument because I know it'll spoil the hot bad guy persona. But my current reaction to him is...


*NO PITCHFORKS PLEASE, YOU GUYS.

Will Caputo: Jack's brother is awesome in his own way. The fact that he help our desperate lovebirds in their last stand was really endearing. Plus ALL his convos when he's drunk? PRICELESS.

Will noticed me for the first time. “Hey. A girl.�� He studied my face for a moment, and then he gasped and stopped walking. “Nikki Beckett. You’d better get out of here before my brother sees you. He’d freak.��

He stared at me again. “Hey, you look familiar.
Hey, Jack, ’member that girl��?��

“Yes,�� Jack interrupted.
“You know, the one who totally messed you
�ܱ�—���

“Yes,�� Jack cut him off again. His eyes met
mine, and he gave me an apologetic grin. I felt

my own lips turning up.
Will pulled up short. “Uh-oh.��







JACK FREAKING CAPUTO: The entire damseldom needs a man like you. Ya hear me? WE NEED YOU. So you better *sniffs*..you, b-be-bettter...WAAAAAAAAAAH.


*My reaction exactly.

Overall, read Everneath and for once my damsel, feel the existence of ENDURING LOVE.


]]> 13576132
Meadow Woodson, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been trained by her father to fight, to kill, and to survive in any situation, lives with her family on a houseboat in Florida. The state is controlled by The Murder Complex, an organization that tracks the population with precision.

The plot starts to thicken when Meadow meets Zephyr James, who is—although he doesn’t know it—one of the MC’s programmed assassins. Is their meeting a coincidence? Destiny? Or part of a terrifying strategy? And will Zephyr keep Meadow from discovering the haunting truth about her family?

Action-packed, blood-soaked, and chilling, this is a dark and compelling debut novel by Lindsay Cummings.]]> 398 Lindsay Cummings 0062220004 Johanna 0 to-read 3.63 2014
author: Lindsay Cummings
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/01/23
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 17237639
Leila is a courier.
To the people she takes from, she is seen as a common thief; to the people she helps, she is a savior.
Nalick is your typical king.
He's rich, powerful, and always assumed to be right. When Leila crosses paths with King Nalick, she finds herself trapped. In a rush to save her best friend Kay from a prison sentence for a crime Leila committed, Leila trades her hand in marriage in exchange for Kay’s freedom.

Tomboy Leila does not want to grow up, but in three months�� time, she will be married to King Nalick, if Nalick can keep his end of the bargain. First, Nalick must make Leila fall in love with him, a hard task since Leila is not ready to love again after losing her first love to a greedy king. Second, Nalick must keep her safe. He is not the only king trying to hold onto her. Leila has made many enemies over the years, and even more admirers that want her as a prize. Lastly, Nalick must convince Leila that ten years of love is better than a lifetime without. Unless Leila can trust her destiny, she might not reach her wedding day at all.]]> 350 B. Kristin McMichael 1623147166 Johanna 0 3.74 2013
author: B. Kristin McMichael
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at: 2013/01/23
date added: 2013/01/23
shelves: blergh, what-the-hell, postponed
review:

]]> 13547956 Summer, Winter, Iron.
Together at last.

Dangerous faeries. Heartbreaking romance. Thrilling action and limitless adventure. The world of the fey has never been so powerful. This collection includes three novellas set in the world of The Iron Fey plus the expanded Guide to the Nevernever and exclusive information about Julie Kagawa's unforgettable world of Faery.


Winter's Passage

Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl...until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, Meghan has one request: that they visit Puck--Meghan's best friend and servant of her father, King Oberon--who was gravely injured defending Meghan from the Iron Fey.

Yet Meghan and Ash's detour does not go unnoticed. They have caught the attention of an ancient, powerful hunter--a foe that even Ash may not be able to defeat....


Summer's Crossing

A Midsummer's Nightmare? Robin Goodfellow. Puck. Summer Court prankster, King Oberon's right hand, bane of many a faery queen's existence—and secret friend to Prince Ash of the Winter Court. Until one girl's death came between them, and another girl stole both their hearts.

Now Ash has granted one favor too many and someone's come to collect, forcing the prince to a place he cannot go without Puck's help—into the heart of the Summer Court. And Puck faces the ultimate choice—betray Ash and possibly win the girl they both love, or help his former friend turned bitter enemy pull off a deception that no true faery prankster could possibly resist.


Iron's Prophecy

Meghan Chase is finally getting used to being the Iron Queen, ruler of the Iron Fey. Her life may be strange, but with former Winter prince Ash by her side at last, she wouldn’t have it any other way.

But when they travel to the Summer and Winter courts�� gathering for Elysium, the oracle from Meghan’s past returns with a dire prophecy: “What you carry will either unite the courts, or it will destroy them.�� Now Meghan faces a devastating choice that may determine the future of all fey—and her and Ash’s unborn child…]]> 304 Julie Kagawa 0373210744 Johanna 3 4.27 2012
author: Julie Kagawa
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2013/01/23
shelves:
review:

]]> 21787
As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.

Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.

What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.

In short, it's about everything.]]> 429 William Goldman 0345418263 Johanna 4 hilarious, ftw, classics 4.27 1973
author: William Goldman
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1973
rating: 4
read at: 2013/01/23
date added: 2013/01/23
shelves: hilarious, ftw, classics
review:
FULL OF INTENSE CAPSLOCK AWESOMENESS!!!
]]> 83674 182 Robert James Waller 0446364495 Johanna 4 3.67 1992
author: Robert James Waller
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1992
rating: 4
read at: 2013/01/23
date added: 2013/01/23
shelves:
review:
Hmmmm-mmm...a satisfactory novella. Magical and enchanting writing style.
]]> 137791 383 Rebecca Wells 006075995X Johanna 0 to-read 3.86 1996
author: Rebecca Wells
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1996
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/01/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 1289712 Chicago Tribune Favorite Fiction Book of the Year
An Amazon.com Editors' Pick of the Year
A Newsday Best Book of the Year

The Coast of Akron is the story of the gloriously unorthodox, maladjusted, brilliant Haven clan. In the thirty years since artists Lowell and Jenny met, inspired each other, and separated, Lowell ascended to fame while Jenny mothered their talented and now-grown daughter, Merit. In an attempt to answer questions and heal old wounds, Lowell's dyspeptic lover, Fergus, lures the family and guests back to the hallowed faux-Tudor mansion where it all began. It is at this lavish gathering that long-standing secrets, as well as bonds, will be revealed.]]> 400 Adrienne Miller 0312425139 Johanna 1 2.61 2005
author: Adrienne Miller
name: Johanna
average rating: 2.61
book published: 2005
rating: 1
read at: 2013/01/12
date added: 2013/01/12
shelves: postponed, blergh, struggled-and-gave-up, downhill, excruciating, arghhhhhh, disappointed
review:
It just went downhill with the blink of an eye. My expectations were Mt. Everest high. Tskkkkk...Im seriously disappointed. Rereading it after a few years will pass. :/
]]> 65605
Narnia... a land where the woods are thick and cold, where Talking Beasts come to life—an entirely new world where adventure begins.

One cold, wet summer in London, Digory and Polly meet and become fast friends. Their lives take a sudden turn when Digory’s Uncle Andrew, who fancies himself a magician, sends them hurtling to... somewhere else. They arrive in Narnia, just as it is born from the song of the great Lion, Aslan. Along the way, they encounter the evil sorceress Jadis, whose dark magic threatens everything. After a whirlwind adventure, they finally find their way back home.]]> 221 C.S. Lewis 0060764902 Johanna 5 4.06 1955
author: C.S. Lewis
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1955
rating: 5
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]]> 2427916 300 Niki Burnham 0547014996 Johanna 0 to-read 3.64 2008
author: Niki Burnham
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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date added: 2013/01/06
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]]> 3679 On Beauty is the story of an interracial family living in the university town of Wellington, Massachusetts, whose misadventures in the culture wars-on both sides of the Atlantic-serve to skewer everything from family life to political correctness to the combustive collision between the personal and the political. Full of dead-on wit and relentlessly funny, this tour de force confirms Zadie Smith's reputation as a major literary talent.]]> 445 Zadie Smith 0143037749 Johanna 0 3.79 2005
author: Zadie Smith
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2005
rating: 0
read at: 2012/12/21
date added: 2012/12/21
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]]> 12968828
Now Alice is the guardian of a secret too horrific to tell; and a secret too terrible to keep. A secret that will change all of their lives for ever...]]> 372 Cat Clarke 0857382055 Johanna 0 to-read 3.85 2011
author: Cat Clarke
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> 15990969
But when Uncle Raymond slides into bed next to Livie one night, Kacey decides it’s time to run. Armed with two bus tickets and dreams of living near the coast, Kacey and Livie start their new lives in a Miami apartment complex, complete with a grumpy landlord, a pervert upstairs, and a neighbor with a stage name perfectly matched to her chosen “profession.�� But Kacey’s not worried. She can handle all of them. What she can’t handle is Trent Emerson in apartment 1D.

Kacey doesn’t want to feel. She doesn’t. It’s safer that way. For everyone. But sexy Trent finds a way into her numb heart, reigniting her ability to love again. She starts to believe that maybe she can leave the past where it belongs and start over. Maybe she’s not beyond repair.

But Kacey isn’t the only one who’s broken. Seemingly perfect Trent has an unforgiveable past of his own; one that, when discovered, will shatter Kacey’s newly constructed life and send her back into suffocating darkness.]]> 262 K.A. Tucker 0991686004 Johanna 0 to-read 4.11 2012
author: K.A. Tucker
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2012/12/15
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]]> 144974
Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys—and people—become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.]]> 40 Margery Williams Bianco 0380002558 Johanna 4 to-read 4.30 1922
author: Margery Williams Bianco
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1922
rating: 4
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Fairies, fairies everywhere= PARADISE.
]]> 9279177
If the moment doesn't pass, that's it―you're done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it's even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lover's face.

How does one talk about love? Do we even have the right words to describe something that can be both utterly mundane and completely transcendent, pulling us out of our everyday lives and making us feel a part of something greater than ourselves? Taking a unique approach to this problem, the nameless narrator of David Levithan's The Lover's Dictionary has constructed the story of his relationship as a dictionary. Through these short entries, he provides an intimate window into the great events and quotidian trifles of being within a couple, giving us an indelible and deeply moving portrait of love in our time.]]> 211 David Levithan 0374193681 Johanna 0 to-read 3.87 2011
author: David Levithan
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> 6892870
Lisbeth Salander - the heart of Larsson's two previous novels - lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.

Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.

~from the jacket]]> 566 Stieg Larsson 030726999X Johanna 0 to-read 4.23 2007
author: Stieg Larsson
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> 5060378 Millenium publisher Mikael Blomkvist has made his reputation exposing corrupt establishment figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with an investigation into sex trafficking, Blomkvist cannot resist waging war on the powerful figures who control this lucrative industry.

The Murder
When a young couple is found dead in their Stockholm apartment, it's a straightforward job for Inspector Bublanski and his team. The killer left the weapon at the scene - and the fingerprints on the gun point in only one direction.

The Girl Who Played with Fire
Ex-security analyst Lisbeth Salander is wanted for murder. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. The only way Salander can be reached is by computer. But she can break into almost any network she chooses...]]> 503 Stieg Larsson 0307269981 Johanna 4 4.25 2006
author: Stieg Larsson
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 2429135
An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.]]> 480 Stieg Larsson 0670069019 Johanna 4 4.17 2005
author: Stieg Larsson
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> 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 Johanna 4 HANGING. ON A DAMN THREAD!


Review to come...]]> 3.93 2012
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/12/07
date added: 2012/12/07
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I'M HANGING ON A THREAD HERE, PEOPLE. HANGING. ON A DAMN THREAD!


Review to come...
]]> 14061955 Alternative Cover Edition #1

Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her—or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.]]> 435 Leigh Bardugo Johanna 0 to-read 3.81 2013
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 12568505 From Book 1: A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war

In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable--they fall in love. Bonded by a mysterious connection that causes Ash's long-dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if they're caught, they'll be executed--but their feelings are too strong.

When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make hard choices that could result in both their deaths.]]> 374 Elizabeth Richards 0399159436 Johanna 0 to-read 3.76 2012
author: Elizabeth Richards
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> 15768536
But, it doesn't matter to me because I've spent my existence looking for the love of my life, my angel. And, there is nothing that Shane Maxton can do to change that.

A paranormal romance.]]> 234 Christine Zolendz Johanna 0 to-read 4.00 2012
author: Christine Zolendz
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> 8576171
From the gentle tones of a storyteller’s cadences to the terror of a blood sacrifice, tales of favorite characters from Marr’s Wicked Lovely novels mix with accounts of new characters for readers to fall in love with...or to fear.

Lush, seductive, and chilling, Melissa Marr’s stories revel in the unseen magic that infuses the world as we know it.

Table of Contents:
"Where Nightmares Walk"
"Winter's Kiss" (Fairy Tales)
"Transition" (Vampires)
"Love Struck" (Selchies)
"Old Habits" (WL World)
"Stopping Time" (WL World)
"The Art of Waiting"
"Flesh for Comfort"
"The Sleeping Girl and the Summer King" (WL World-ish, the short story that started the series)
"Cotton Candy Skies" (WL World)
"Unexpected Family" (WL World)
"Merely Mortal" (WL World)]]> 418 Melissa Marr 0061852716 Johanna 2 2 for LOVE STRUCK. 3.71 2012
author: Melissa Marr
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2012
rating: 2
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2 for LOVE STRUCK.
]]> 13334934 Three curses. Two brothers. One love triangle.
Sometimes love is meant to be. But sometimes...love is the death of you.

Seventeen-year-old Scarlet has just died. Only, dying isn't unusual for a girl under a centuries old curse that left her semi-immortal.

This time, though, she comes back to her current life instead of awaking in a new one, and she realizes her curse is changing. With the help of the immortal Archer brothers, Scarlet tries to piece together her life and break the curse before her impending death comes again.

Fans of Once Upon A Time and The Vampire Diaries will fall head over heels for the desperate characters and endless mysteries in the Archers of Avalon Series! ]]> 495 Chelsea Fine Johanna 0 postponed 4.18 2010
author: Chelsea Fine
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at: 2012/11/22
date added: 2012/11/22
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]]> 12614410 Don’t look at Them.
Never let Them know
you can see Them.

That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.

Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.

My name is Ethan Chase.
And I may not live to see my
eighteenth birthday.]]> 377 Julie Kagawa 0373210574 Johanna 3 3.5

A short review to come...NO PITCHFORKS PLEASE. TT_TT]]> 4.02 2012
author: Julie Kagawa
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2012/11/22
date added: 2012/11/22
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3.5

A short review to come...NO PITCHFORKS PLEASE. TT_TT
]]> 18131
It was a dark and stormy night.

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

A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L'Engle's classic Time Quintet.]]> 211 Madeleine L'Engle 0440498058 Johanna 4 4.04 1962
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1962
rating: 4
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I wish I was younger when I read it. It would have blown me to pieces. LOVE. :))
]]> 15710557 I can’t feel sadness, anger, or fear. I can’t feel anything. I've grown talented at pretending.

Elizabeth Caldwell doesn't feel emotions... she sees them in human form. Longing hovers around the shy, adoring boy at school. Courage materializes beside her dying friend. Fury and Resentment visit her abusive home. They've all given up on Elizabeth because she doesn't succumb to their touch. All, that is, except beautiful Fear, who sometimes torments her and other times plays her compassionate savior. He’s obsessed with finding the answer to one question: What happened to Elizabeth to make her this way?

They both sense that the key to Elizabeth’s condition is somehow connected to the paintings of her dreams, which show visions of death and grief that raise more questions than answers. But as a shadowy menace begins to stalk her, Elizabeth’s very survival depends on discovering the truth about herself. When it matters most, she may not be able to rely on Fear to save her.]]> 331 Kelsey Sutton 0738736430 Johanna 0 to-read 3.83 2013
author: Kelsey Sutton
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 2657 "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film.]]> 323 Harper Lee 0060935464 Johanna 4 ]]> 4.25 1960
author: Harper Lee
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1960
rating: 4
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date added: 2012/11/15
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The ending of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee had me smiling eternally in my heart....a true golden classic. :)

]]> 8101452 and girls in ways she never expected-especially when she falls for her dreamy roommate, Emilio. How can she show him she likes him without blowing her cover?]]> 292 Jody Gehrman 0803732740 Johanna 0 to-read 3.66 2011
author: Jody Gehrman
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> 10836471
It echoes a moment ten centuries before, when, in the dark of the moon, a king was slain, tragically torn from his queen. Their souls search to be reunited, and as mother and son, artist and child, forbidden lovers, victims of a vampire, they come close to finding what they've lost.

But can love last forever?]]> 264 Marcus Sedgwick 1780620098 Johanna 0 to-read 3.70 2011
author: Marcus Sedgwick
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> 13260802
To survive, Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does. So good, she’s caught the attention of Mylena’s young goblin king, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her will to escape.

But Greta’s not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. An ancient evil knows she’s the key to opening the portal, and with the next eclipse mere days away, every bloodthirsty creature in the realm is after her—including Isaac. If Greta fails, she and the lost boys of Mylena will die. If she succeeds, no world will be safe from what follows her back...]]> 279 Chloe Jacobs 1620610027 Johanna 0 to-read 3.58 2012
author: Chloe Jacobs
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> 18405 1037 Margaret Mitchell 0446365386 Johanna 0 to-read 4.30 1936
author: Margaret Mitchell
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1936
rating: 0
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]]> 16045074
Jordan Astraea, who has lived out all of her life in Philadelphia’s most exclusive neighborhood, is preparing to celebrate her birthday with friends, family and all the extravagance they might muster. The young man who is most often her dashing companion, Rowen Burchette, has told her a surprise awaits her and her best friend, Catrina Hollindale, wouldn’t miss this night for all the world!

But storm clouds are gathering and threatening to do far more than dampen her party plans because someone in the Astraea household has committed the greatest of social sins by Harboring a Weather Witch.]]> 336 Shannon Delany 125001851X Johanna 0 to-read Did I hear, "Witch"? 3.03 2013
author: Shannon Delany
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.03
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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Did I hear, "Witch"?
]]> 14999965
Finally, she’s promised a cure: minor surgery to burn out the overactive area of her brain. But on the eve of the procedure, she discovers the shocking truth behind her hallucinations: she’s been seeing the world through another girl’s eyes.

Elissa follows her visions, and finds a battered, broken girl on the run. A girl—Lin—who looks exactly like Elissa, down to the matching bruises. The twin sister she never knew existed.

Now, Elissa and Lin are on the run from a government who will stop at nothing to reclaim Lin and protect the dangerous secrets she could expose—secrets that would shake the very foundation of their world.

Riveting, thought-provoking and utterly compelling, Linked will make you question what it really means to be human.]]> 368 Imogen Howson 1442446560 Johanna 0 to-read 3.71 2013
author: Imogen Howson
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 13112915
Featuring haunting archival early-twentieth-century photographs, this is a tense, romantic story set in a past that is eerily like our own time.]]> 387 Cat Winters 141970530X Johanna 0 to-read 3.85 2013
author: Cat Winters
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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I came here for the photographs. I like em haunting...and welcome to the 20th century darlings. ;)
]]> 12109772
For Hannah, the summer is a complicated one. Her best friend Lillian died six months ago, and Hannah just wants her life to go back to normal. But how can things be normal when Lillian’s ghost is haunting her bedroom, pushing her to investigate the mysterious string of murders? Hannah’s just trying to understand why her friend self-destructed, and where she fits now that Lillian isn’t there to save her a place among the social elite. And she must stop thinking about Finny Boone, the big, enigmatic delinquent whose main hobbies seem to include petty larceny and surprising acts of kindness.

With the entire city in a panic, Hannah soon finds herself drawn into a world of ghost girls and horrifying secrets. She realizes that only by confronting the Valentine Killer will she be able move on with her life—and it’s up to her to put together the pieces before he strikes again.

Paper Valentine is a hauntingly poetic tale of love and death by the New York Times bestselling author of The Replacement and The Space Between.]]> 304 Brenna Yovanoff 1595145990 Johanna 0 to-read 3.73 2013
author: Brenna Yovanoff
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 15721628 288 Jennifer Banash 0399257888 Johanna 0 to-read 3.53 2013
author: Jennifer Banash
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 16068631
The Tesla Institute is a premier academy that trains young time travelers called Rifters. Created by Nicola Tesla, the Institute seeks special individuals who can help preserve the time stream against those who try to alter it.

The Hollows is a rogue band of Rifters who tear through time with little care for the consequences. Armed with their own group of lost teens--their only desire to find Tesla and put an end to his corruption of the time stream.

Torn between them are Lex and Ember, two Rifters with no memories of their life before joining the time war.

When Lex’s girlfriend dies during a mission, the only way he can save her is to retrieve the Dox, a piece of tech which allows Rifters to re-enter their own timeline without collapsing the time stream. But the Dox is hidden deep within the Telsa Institute, which means Lex must go into the enemy camp. It’s there he meets Ember, and the past that was stolen from them both comes flooding back.

Now armed with the truth of who they are, Lex and Ember must work together to save the future before the battle for time destroys them both…again.]]> 310 Sherry D. Ficklin 1937053687 Johanna 0 to-read 3.82 2013
author: Sherry D. Ficklin
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 38709
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.]]> 272 Louis Sachar 0439244196 Johanna 4 to-read 4.5 4.01 1998
author: Louis Sachar
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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4.5
]]> 6137154
This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she had the unique ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially when she has so many of her own.

Then Prince Brigan comes to bring her to King City, The royal family needs her help to uncover the plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power could save the kingdom.

If only she weren't afraid of becoming the monster her father was.]]> 480 Kristin Cashore 0803734611 Johanna 0 to-read 4.10 2009
author: Kristin Cashore
name: Johanna
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> 12680907
But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run the country on her behalf since Leck's death, believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck's reign; and to forget every dark event that ever happened. Monsea's past has become shrouded in mystery, and it's only when Bitterblue begins sneaking out of her castle - curious, disguised and alone - to walk the streets of her own city, that she begins to realise the truth. Her kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year long spell of a madman, and now their only chance to move forward is to revisit the past.

Whatever that past holds.

Two thieves, who have sworn only to steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, who possesses an unidentified Grace, may also hold a key to her heart . . .]]> 576 Kristin Cashore 0803734735 Johanna 0 to-read 3.99 2012
author: Kristin Cashore
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> 15793659 303 Liz Jensen 1608199924 Johanna 0 to-read 3.45 2012
author: Liz Jensen
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> 7953555 Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable-yet-strong Katsa, a smart, beautiful teenager who lives in a world where selected people are given a Grace, a special talent that can be anything from dancing to swimming. Katsa’s is killing. As the king’s niece, she is forced to use her extreme skills as his thug. Along the way, Katsa must learn to decipher the true nature of her Grace�� and how to put it to good use. A thrilling, action-packed fantasy adventure (and steamy romance!) that will resonate deeply with adolescents trying to find their way in the world.]]> 306 Kristin Cashore Johanna 4 3.93 2008
author: Kristin Cashore
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2012/11/03
date added: 2012/11/03
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]]> 13533650
And when the assassin, Naji, finally catches up with her, things get even worse. Ananna inadvertently triggers a nasty curse �� with a life-altering result. Now Ananna and Naji are forced to become uneasy allies as they work together to break the curse and return their lives back to normal. Or at least as normal as the lives of a pirate and an assassin can be.]]> 298 Cassandra Rose Clarke 1908844019 Johanna 0 to-read 3.67 2012
author: Cassandra Rose Clarke
name: Johanna
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2012
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]]> 13450339 An alternate cover edition for this ISBN13 can be found here.

She could save the world—or destroy it.

Sixteen-year-old Evangeline "Evie" Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, Evie realizes her hallucinations were actually visions of the future—and they're still happening. Fighting for her life and desperate for answers, she must turn to her wrong-side-of-the-bayou classmate: Jack Deveaux.

But she can't do either alone.

With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can't totally depend on Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?

Who can Evie trust?

As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of twenty-two teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it's not always clear who is on which side.]]> 369 Kresley Cole 1442436646 Johanna 0 to-read 4.13 2012
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In his first major novel since Holes, critically acclaimed novelist Louis Sachar uses his signature wit combined with a unique blend of adventure and deeply felt characters to explore issues of race, the nature of celebrity, the invisible connections that determine a person’s life, and what it takes to stay on course. Doing the right thing is never a wrong choice �� but a small step in the right direction.]]> 272 Louis Sachar 0385733143 Johanna 4 to-read 3.70 2006
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]]> 6063110 292 Ali Shaw 1843549182 Johanna 4 ftw, what-the-hell, magic 4.5

So peculiar and I'm overwhelmed with its magical visuals. Perhaps some other time...I can give justice to the author's genius.]]> 3.42 2009
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So peculiar and I'm overwhelmed with its magical visuals. Perhaps some other time...I can give justice to the author's genius.
]]> 9565548 Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?]]> 549 Robin LaFevers 054762834X Johanna 0 postponed, to-read 3.89 2012
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Once, I put a curse on a beastly and arrogant high school boy. That one turned out all right. Others didn’t.

I go to a new school now—one where no one knows that I should have graduated long ago. I’m not still here because I’m stupid; I just don’t age.

You see, I’m immortal. And I pretty much know everything after hundreds of years—except for when to take my powers and butt out.

I want to help, but things just go awry in ways I could never predict. Like when I tried to free some children from a gingerbread house and ended up being hanged. After I came back from the dead (immortal, remember?), I tried to play matchmaker for a French prince and ended up banished from France forever. And that little mermaid I found in the Titanic lifeboat? I don’t even want to think about it.

Now a girl named Emma needs me. I probably shouldn’t get involved, but her gorgeous stepsister is conniving to the core. I think I have just the thing to fix that girl—and it isn’t an enchanted pumpkin. Although you never know what will happen when I start . . . bewitching.]]> 336 Alex Flinn 0062024159 Johanna 4 fairytales-retelling, witches 4.5

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name: Johanna
average rating: 3.94
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rating: 4
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4.5

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Evanjalin is determined to return home and she is the only one who can lead them to the heir. As they journey together, Finnikin is affected by her arrogance . . . and her hope. He begins to believe he will see his childhood friend, Prince Balthazar, again. And that their cursed people will be able to enter Lumatere and be reunited with those trapped inside. He even believes he will find his imprisoned father.

But Evanjalin is not what she seems. And the truth will test not only Finnikin's faith in her . . . but in himself.]]> 416 Melina Marchetta 0670072818 Johanna 0 to-read 3.89 2008
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At his coming-of-age party, Matteo Alacrán asks El Patrón's bodyguard, "How old am I?...I know I don't have a birthday like humans, but I was born."

"You were harvested," Tam Lin reminds him. "You were grown in that poor cow for nine months and then you were cut out of her."

To most people around him, Matt is not a boy, but a beast. A room full of chicken litter with roaches for friends and old chicken bones for toys is considered good enough for him. But for El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium—a strip of poppy fields lying between the U.S. and what was once called Mexico—Matt is a guarantee of eternal life. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself for Matt is himself. They share identical DNA.]]> 380 Nancy Farmer 0689852231 Johanna 0 to-read 4.08 2002
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It’s not easy being dead, especially for a reaper in love with a girl fate has put on his list not once, but twice. Finn’s fellow reapers give him hell about spending time with Emma, but Finn couldn’t let her die before, and he’s not about to let her die now. He will protect the girl he loves from the evil he accidentally unleashed, even if it means sacrificing the only thing he has left…his soul.
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]]> 13515025 Rose Zarelli, self-proclaimed word geek and angry girl, has some confessions to make��

1. I'm livid all the time. Why? My dad died. My mom barely talks. My brother abandoned us. I think I'm allowed to be irate, don't you?

2. I make people furious regularly. Want an example? I kissed Jamie Forta, a badass guy who might be dating a cheerleader. She is now enraged and out for blood. Mine.

3. High school might as well be Mars. My best friend has been replaced by an alien, and I see red all the time. (Mars is red and "seeing red" means being angry—get it?)

Here are some other vocab words that describe my life: Inadequate. Insufferable. Intolerable.

(Don't know what they mean? Look them up yourself.)

(Sorry. That was rude.)]]> 266 Louise Rozett 0373210485 Johanna 0 to-read 3.68 2012
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]]> 12394100 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high.

Seraphina Dombegh has reason to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered—in suspiciously draconian fashion. Seraphina is drawn into the investigation, partnering with the captain of the Queen's Guard, the dangerously perceptive Prince Lucian Kiggs. While they begin to uncover hints of a sinister plot to destroy the peace, Seraphina struggles to protect her own secret, the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its discovery could mean her very life.

In her exquisitely written fantasy debut, Rachel Hartman creates a rich, complex, and utterly original world. Seraphina's tortuous journey to self-acceptance is one readers will remember long after they've turned the final page.]]> 467 Rachel Hartman 0375866566 Johanna 0 to-read 4.02 2012
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]]> 15754052 Before Perry and Aria, there was Roar and Liv.

After a childhood spent wandering the borderlands, Roar finally feels like he has a home with the Tides. His best friend Perry is like a brother to him, and Perry's sister, Liv, is the love of his life. But Perry and Liv's unpredictable older brother, Vale, is the Blood Lord of the Tides, and he has never looked kindly on Roar and Liv's union. Normally, Roar couldn't care less about Vale's opinion. But with food running low and conditions worsening every day, Vale's leadership is more vital—and more brutal—than ever. Desperate to protect his tribe, Vale makes a decision that will shatter the life Roar knew and change the fate of the Tides forever.

Set in the harsh but often beautiful world of Veronica Rossi's "unforgettable" Under the Never Sky (Examiner.com), this captivating prequel novella stands on its own for new readers and offers series fans a fascinating look into the character of Roar. Poignant and powerful, Roar and Liv is a love story that will "capture your imagination and your heart." (Justine on Under the Never Sky)]]> 68 Veronica Rossi 0062239554 Johanna 0 to-read 4.04 2012
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Join Lennie on this heartbreaking and hilarious journey of profound sorrow and mad love, as she makes colossal mistakes and colossal discoveries, as she traipses through band rooms and forest bedrooms and ultimately right into your heart.

As much a celebration of love as a poignant portrait of loss, Lennie's struggle to sort her own melody out of the noise around her is always honest, often uproarious, and absolutely unforgettable.]]> 288 Jandy Nelson 0803734956 Johanna 0 to-read 3.97 2010
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Rafe Collier is six feet three inches of testosterone and trouble; tall, dark, and dangerous, with a murky past and no future—not the kind of guy a perfect Southern Belle should want to tangle with. In any way. But wherever Savannah turns, there he is, and making no bones about what he wants from her.

Now Savannah must figure out who killed real estate queen Brenda Puckett, make a success of her new career, and avoid getting killed—or kissed—by Rafe, all before the money in her savings account runs out and she has to go back to selling make-up at the mall.]]> 286 Jenna Bennett Johanna 0 to-read 3.68 2010
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name: Johanna
average rating: 3.68
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