en-US Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:06:12 -0700 60 144 41 https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 8492825 Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future - and each other.

Told from Adam's point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined If I Stay, Where She Went explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the flame of rekindled romance.

]]> 264 Gayle Forman 0525422943 Jessica 0 to-read 3.97 2011
author: Gayle Forman
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2014/09/04
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 4374400 208 Gayle Forman 0525421033 Jessica 0 currently-reading 3.92 2009
author: Gayle Forman
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2014/09/04
shelves: currently-reading
review:

]]> 15795357
Bono met his wife in high school, Park says.So did Jerry Lee Lewis, Eleanor answers.I’m not kidding, he says.You should be, she says, we’re 16.What about Romeo and Juliet?Shallow, confused, then dead.I love you, Park says.Wherefore art thou, Eleanor answers.I’m not kidding, he says.You should be.

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love—and just how hard it pulled you under.

 ]]> 336 Rainbow Rowell 1250031214 Jessica 0 to-read 4.08 2012
author: Rainbow Rowell
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2014/03/31
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 16068905 A coming-of-age tale of fanfiction, family, and first love.

Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan.... But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she's really good at it. She and her twin, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fanfiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.

Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world; a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words... and she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?]]> 483 Rainbow Rowell Jessica 0 currently-reading 3.92 2013
author: Rainbow Rowell
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2014/03/31
shelves: currently-reading
review:

]]> 11861815
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 Jessica 5 4.04 2013
author: Andrew Smith
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2014/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> 8755776 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues—and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon.

What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost?

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.]]> 535 Cassandra Clare 1442416866 Jessica 0 4.21 2012
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at: 2014/03/31
date added: 2014/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> 18710190
But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningliess. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend to complexities of human nature - and of herself - while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.

Told from a riveting dual perspective, ALLEGIANT, by #1 New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth, brings the DIVERGENT series to a powerful conclusion while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in DIVERGENT and INSURGENT.]]> 531 Veronica Roth 0007524277 Jessica 4 3.59 2013
author: Veronica Roth
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2014/03/31
date added: 2014/03/31
shelves:
review:

]]> 11735983
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian DIVERGENT series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.]]> 525 Veronica Roth 0007442912 Jessica 4 3.96 2012
author: Veronica Roth
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2014/01/05
date added: 2014/01/14
shelves:
review:

]]> 11235712 The prince straightened, forcing her gaze to follow him. “You’re not quite what I was expecting.”

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.

With high-stakes action and a smart, resourceful heroine, Cinder is a Cinderella retelling that is at once classic and strikingly original.]]> 390 Marissa Meyer 0312641893 Jessica 0 to-read 4.14 2012
author: Marissa Meyer
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2014/01/05
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 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 Jessica 5 4.13 2012
author: John Green
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2014/01/05
shelves:
review:

]]> 6752378
But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her—his mother just found out that he’s a vampire, and now he’s homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.]]> 425 Cassandra Clare 1442403543 Jessica 4 Having Kyle being someone who wants to help other people not make the same mistake he did is a great addition to the book. With Simon dating both Maia and Isabelle I knew that they were both going to find out. But one thing that I did not see coming was that Jordan(Kyle) was Maia's ex who had attacked and turned her. With Clary knowing that something is wrong really shows the readers that she cares about more than we could ever imagine.
At the wedding party Simon disappears along with Clary. We later see that the are up on the roof with a the most powerful Demon and Johnathon. As they fight off this demon the suspense just keeps on rolling in. The way Clare writes the book is amazing they make you think about what might happen next. It keeps you wanting more and wanting to buy the other books as soon as you finish the book you just ended. ]]> 4.08 2011
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2013/11/28
date added: 2014/01/05
shelves:
review:
Love this book along with the rest of the series. I love how Cassandra Clare never leaves the book with a dull moment. Weather its seeing people be romantic, fighting and saving people, and some drama there is always something happening. I love how now that how as a reader you find out that Clary and Jace are no siblings they can now date and not worry. Between Simon telling his mom that hes a vampire or Jace having those nightmares I was on the end of my seat wanting to read more.
Having Kyle being someone who wants to help other people not make the same mistake he did is a great addition to the book. With Simon dating both Maia and Isabelle I knew that they were both going to find out. But one thing that I did not see coming was that Jordan(Kyle) was Maia's ex who had attacked and turned her. With Clary knowing that something is wrong really shows the readers that she cares about more than we could ever imagine.
At the wedding party Simon disappears along with Clary. We later see that the are up on the roof with a the most powerful Demon and Johnathon. As they fight off this demon the suspense just keeps on rolling in. The way Clare writes the book is amazing they make you think about what might happen next. It keeps you wanting more and wanting to buy the other books as soon as you finish the book you just ended.
]]> 3777732 Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1

To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City - whatever the cost?

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the third installment of the New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments.]]> 560 Cassandra Clare 1416914307 Jessica 5 City of Glass might have to be my favorite book from the series so far. There is always something different on every page. Since finding out that Clary and Jace were brother and sister I knew that it couldn't be true just as they did. But I had to power through the fact that they were. I loved the fact that Jace got more protective over Clary. With Simon becoming a vampire and being able be out in the sun. I loved how when Clary, Jace and the Lightwoods had to go Idris, Jace wanted to make sure Clary wouldn’t go because he knew it wasn’t safe for her.
I would recommend this book for people who like action and romance. It is a great series to read because all of what happens. The book from what I read in the series so far would be the best and has a long of things happening. It keeps you reading and wanting more.]]> 4.27 2009
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2013/11/05
shelves:
review:
Once again Cassandra Clare did not disappoint me. While reading this book it kept me very into it because of all what was going on. Between the fights and romance it just keep me reading more! From finding new character to death of others the book never and a dull moment. Through out the book we see Clary going through many struggles. Like finding who her brother is, to trying to save the city, her mother, and other people. She does things that seem bad at first but help people at the end.
City of Glass might have to be my favorite book from the series so far. There is always something different on every page. Since finding out that Clary and Jace were brother and sister I knew that it couldn't be true just as they did. But I had to power through the fact that they were. I loved the fact that Jace got more protective over Clary. With Simon becoming a vampire and being able be out in the sun. I loved how when Clary, Jace and the Lightwoods had to go Idris, Jace wanted to make sure Clary wouldn’t go because he knew it wasn’t safe for her.
I would recommend this book for people who like action and romance. It is a great series to read because all of what happens. The book from what I read in the series so far would be the best and has a long of things happening. It keeps you reading and wanting more.
]]> 1582996 Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.]]> 464 Cassandra Clare 1416914293 Jessica 0 4.12 2008
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2008
rating: 0
read at: 2013/10/31
date added: 2013/10/31
shelves:
review:

]]> 13335037
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris, and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together, they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are, and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes-fascinating, sometimes-exasperating boy fits into the life she’s chosen.

But Tris also has a secret: one she’s kept hidden from everyone, because she’s been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly-perfect society, she also learns that her secret might be what helps her save those she loves...or it might be what destroys her.
.]]> 487 Veronica Roth 0062024035 Jessica 5 MatchedThe Hunger Games). If you have read The Hunger Games or Matched and like how they were both set up like a future type of world i think you would like this book. The way that Tris was the first one to jump did surprise me and how she did seem like the bravest. And out of all the things in the book i just could not see Al trying to kill her, or Tris ending up with Four (like mindblown). I loved the way that she ended the book it leads you on and makes you want to read the second one.]]> 4.12 2011
author: Veronica Roth
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2013/05/23
date added: 2013/05/24
shelves:
review:
I don't always find that one book where I can't put it down. But this was one of those books. I thought that this book had a Hunger Games and Matched put together(MatchedThe Hunger Games). If you have read The Hunger Games or Matched and like how they were both set up like a future type of world i think you would like this book. The way that Tris was the first one to jump did surprise me and how she did seem like the bravest. And out of all the things in the book i just could not see Al trying to kill her, or Tris ending up with Four (like mindblown). I loved the way that she ended the book it leads you on and makes you want to read the second one.
]]> 9794437 The long-awaited second book in the dystopian Matched trilogy.
In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken by the Society to his certain death - only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake. Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander - who may hold the key to the uprising and, still, to Cassia's heart - change the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.]]> 367 Ally Condie 0525423656 Jessica 1 to-read 3.50 2011
author: Ally Condie
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2011
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2013/05/20
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 256683
This is Clary’s first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It’s also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace’s world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...]]> 485 Cassandra Clare 1416914285 Jessica 5 To me I think Cassandra did a great job with all the detail.]]> 4.07 2007
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2013/03/30
date added: 2013/03/30
shelves:
review:
This book is one of my favorite books that I have read yet! It is addicting book I could not put it down! My friend had told me all what happened in the book and recommended it to me, I didn't think I would like it but I did't. I would strongly recommend this book to some one who like an supernatural,romance type of books, or to anyone in general. The book has a lot of action and suspense through out it. When Clary fist learns all about the Shadowhunters, werewolf's, vampires I was confused probably as much Clary was. Through out reading the book it did get me to believe that Jace and Clary were going to end up dating but towards the end what they find out just surprised me. With all the things that happens to Clary I'm surprised that Simon did stay with her. And with all the stuff that Simon went through I'm glad he stayed other wise he wouldn't have saved them. Valentine surprised in the end with what he had to say. At eh end when Luke came to save Clary after what he said. This book is just amazing and I would recommend this book to anyone.
To me I think Cassandra did a great job with all the detail.
]]> 13528399 James Patterson returns to the genre that made him famous with a #1 New York Times bestselling teen detective novel about the mysterious Angel family . . . and the dark secrets they're keeping from one another.

On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, Tandy Angel knows just three things: 1) She was the last person to see her parents alive. 2) The police have no suspects besides Tandy and her three siblings. 3) She can't trust anyone-maybe not even herself.

As Tandy sets out to clear the family name, she begins to recall flashes of experiences long buried in her vulnerable psyche. These memories shed light on her family's dark secrets, and digging deeper into her powerful parents' affairs proves to be a disturbing and dangerous game. Who knows what any of the Angels are truly capable of?]]> 372 James Patterson 0316206989 Jessica 5 3.74 2012
author: James Patterson
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2013/01/14
date added: 2013/01/16
shelves:
review:
I really enjoyed the book and how it was told. This is my first book that I have read by James Patterson and let me say I loved how he did it. Through out the whole book I felt like I was there with Tandy and her brothers. This is one of those books that I didn't think I was going to get into but once I stared to read I got into it.The ending of the book left me feel wondering. I want to know more of what will happen to all the kids. Over all it was an excellent great detail and action.
]]> 10710392
But nothing is what it seems, and Glory's reality is not reality at all. In this stunningly moving novel told in photographs, pictures, and words, it's up to the reader to decide what is real, what is imagined, and what has been madness all along....]]> 272 Jessica Anthony 1595144358 Jessica 4 3.89 2012
author: Jessica Anthony
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2013/01/16
shelves:
review:

]]> 6609758 Ever since she was child, Jem has kept a secret: Whenever she meets someone new, no matter who, as soon as she looks into their eyes, a number pops into her head. That number is a date: the date they will die. Burdened with such awful awareness, Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. The two plan a trip to the city. But while waiting to ride the Eye ferris wheel, Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number. Today's number. Today's date. Terrorists are going to attack London. Jem's world is about to explode!

]]> 325 Rachel Ward 0545142997 Jessica 4 3.49 2008
author: Rachel Ward
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2012/12/03
date added: 2013/01/03
shelves:
review:
Over all the book was pretty good over all but yet I feel like there was something missing. Jem does have a hard life but sometimes she bring problems on to her self. After Spider and Jem run away form the London Eye after it blew up and they just left left me wondering why they would run away form the Eye like they didn't think it through. Jem and spider try to run away from it all but they are almost spotted where ever they go. This book kept me reading even though it was pretty good. There is a lot of conflict in the book and also it is adventurous. In the end I figured that Jem would have gotten pregnant with Spider cause I felt it was that type of story that it would happen. I still need to read the last two book but I am hoping they will be a bit better.
]]> 13406425
Kat is sick and tired of being bullied by her former best friend.

Lillia has always looked out for her little sister, so when she discovers that one of her guy friends has been secretly hooking up with her, she’s going to put a stop to it.

Mary is perpetually haunted by a traumatic event from years past—and the boy who’s responsible has yet to get what’s coming to him.

None of the girls can act on their revenge fantasies alone without being suspected. But together…anything is possible.

With an alliance in place, there will be no more “I wish I’d said…” or “If I could go back and do things differently...” These girls will show Jar Island that revenge is a dish best enjoyed with friends.]]> 356 Jenny Han 1442440759 Jessica 5 3.80 2012
author: Jenny Han
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/11/25
date added: 2013/01/03
shelves:
review:
This book was amazing and I loved it! This is one of those book that I could read over and over again! I loved that in this book all the girl didn't know each other or didn't like each other but they came together on one thing to get revenge on people. The end of the book made me want to read the second book even more just they way it ended. The girls went through a lot on conflicts through out the book and either why they want revenge or just the conflicts that they have to go through to get the revenge. I felt like through out the book there was always something that was happening to the girls even through flash-backs. I can't wait for the two other books to come out!
]]> 10866233 An intense look at the rules of high school attraction—and the price that's paid for them.

It happens every year. A list is posted, and one girl from each grade is chosen as the prettiest, and another is chosen as the ugliest. Nobody knows who makes the list. It almost doesn't matter. The damage is done the minute it goes up.

This is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, "pretty" and "ugly." And it's also the story of how we see ourselves, and how other people see us, and the tangled connection of the two.]]> 336 Siobhan Vivian 0545169178 Jessica 4 3.40 2012
author: Siobhan Vivian
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/11/16
date added: 2013/01/03
shelves:
review:
I pretty much read this book like it was nothing I thought it was a great book!I liked how it took all the girls an how this list caused problems in each of their lives and how they coped with it. This book to me is about how in high school the stupidest of things can effect their lives. Some of the girls coped with the list differently which is something that you would see in a high school if their was a list like this. Through out the book there were problems with the girls and as the reader you got to see how other people saw these girls and what they thought of them self's.
]]> 10662433
After Rennie's death, Kat and Lillia try to put the pieces together of what happened to her. They both blame themselves. If Lillia hadn't left with Reeve... If Kat had only stayed with Rennie... Things could have been different. Now they will never be the same.

Only Mary knows the truth about that night. About what she is. She also knows the truth about Lillia and Reeve falling in love, about Reeve being happy when all he deserves is misery, just like the misery he caused her. Now their childish attempts at revenge are a thing of the past and Mary is out for blood. Will she leave anything in her wake or will all that remain be ashes?]]> 387 Jenny Han Jessica 0 to-read 3.63 2014
author: Jenny Han
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/01/03
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 10662420 When sweet revenge turns sour… Book two of a trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian.

Lillia, Kat, and Mary had the perfect plan. Work together in secret to take down the people who wronged them. But things didn’t exactly go the way they’d hoped at the Homecoming Dance.

Not even close.

For now, it looks like they got away with it. All they have to do is move on and pick up the pieces, forget there ever was a pact. But it’s not easy, not when Reeve is still a total jerk and Rennie’s meaner than she ever was before.

And then there’s sweet little Mary…she knows there’s something seriously wrong with her. If she can’t control her anger, she’s sure that someone will get hurt even worse than Reeve was. Mary understands now that it’s not just that Reeve bullied her—it’s that he made her love him.

Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, burn for a burn. A broken heart for a broken heart. The girls are up to the task. They’ll make Reeve fall in love with Lillia and then they will crush him. It’s the only way he’ll learn.

It seems once a fire is lit, the only thing you can do is let it burn...]]> 517 Jenny Han 1442440783 Jessica 0 to-read 4.03 2013
author: Jenny Han
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2013/01/03
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 7735333
Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one…until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.

Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.]]> 369 Ally Condie 0525423648 Jessica 5 3.62 2010
author: Ally Condie
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2012/11/01
date added: 2012/11/01
shelves:
review:
I loved this book hands down! I loved every thing about this book but when Cassia chose Ky over Xander that made me mad. But other than that I just kept reading this book I thought it was a really great book. One the back of the cover on the book there is a review that says "Finally, a brave new world that readers from Twilight and The Hunger Games will claim as their own"- Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. I felt like this book was almost like Twilight and The Hunger Games they both had that love triangle were the two main guys who both love the main girl, and like The Hunger Games it takes place in the future. I loved how Ally Conide kept the suspense going and gave it a lot of detail to make you want to read it more. I'm not the one who can always find a book to finish but when I found this book and started to read it I knew that I would finish it and just want to keep reading it. I would recommend this book to anyone with like The Hunger Games or Twilight, someone who like a book with a love conflict.
]]> 13125947 512 Ally Condie 0525423664 Jessica 1 to-read 3.53 2012
author: Ally Condie
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2012
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2012/11/01
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 213753
Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda’s struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.]]> 337 Susan Beth Pfeffer Jessica 2 3.89 2006
author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2006
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 10482783
Chloe King is a normal girl. She goes to class (most of the time), fights with her mom, and crushes on a boy... or two. But around her sixteenth birthday, Chloe finds that perhaps she isn’t so normal after all. There’s the heightened night vision, the super fast reflexes – oh, and the claws.

As she discovers who she is – and where she comes from – it is clear she is not alone. And someone is out to get her.

Chloe has nine lives. But will nine be enough?]]> 773 Celia Thomson 1442435704 Jessica 5 3.76 2004
author: Celia Thomson
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2004
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 5526
But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else.

Dear John, the letter read... and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love—and face the hardest decision of his life.]]> 276 Nicholas Sparks 0446528056 Jessica 4 4.05 2006
author: Nicholas Sparks
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 15931
Set amid the austere beauty of coastal North Carolina in 1946, The Notebook begins with the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner returned home from World War II. Noah, thirty-one, is restoring a plantation home to its former glory, and he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met fourteen years earlier, a girl he loved like no other. Unable to find her, yet unwilling to forget the summer they spent together, Noah is content to live with only memories...until she unexpectedly returns to his town to see him once again.

Allie Nelson, twenty-nine, is now engaged to another man, but realizes that the original passion she felt for Noah has not dimmed with the passage of time. Still, the obstacles that once ended their previous relationship remain, and the gulf between their worlds is too vast to ignore. With her impending marriage only weeks away, Allie is forced to confront her hopes and dreams for the future, a future that only she can shape.

Like a puzzle within a puzzle, the story of Noah and Allie is just the beginning. As it unfolds, their tale miraculously becomes something different, with much higher stakes. The result is a deeply moving portrait of love itself, the tender moments and the fundamental changes that affect us all. Shining with a beauty that is rarely found in current literature, The Notebook establishes Nicholas Sparks as a classic storyteller with a unique insight into the only emotion that really matters.

"I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough."

And so begins one of the most poignant and compelling love stories you will ever read...The Notebook]]> 214 Nicholas Sparks 0553816713 Jessica 4 4.07 1996
author: Nicholas Sparks
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 1162543 "Don't be afraid," I murmured. "We belong together."
I was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of my own words.
This moment was so perfect, so right, there was no way to doubt it.
His arms wrapped around me,
holding me against him....
It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire.
"Forever," he agreed.

WHEN YOU LOVED THE ONE WHO WAS KILLING YOU, IT LEFT YOU NO OPTIONS. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

TO BE IRREVOCABLY IN LOVE WITH A VAMPIRE is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

NOW THAT BELLA HAS MADE HER DECISION, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life - first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse - seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?

THE ASTONISHING, BREATHLESSLY anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.]]> 756 Stephenie Meyer 031606792X Jessica 4 3.76 2008
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 49041 There is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13 9780316160193 here.

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

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

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

LEGIONS OF READERS ENTRANCED BY THE New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bell and Edward. In New Moon, Stephanie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.]]> 563 Stephenie Meyer 0316160199 Jessica 4 3.62 2006
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 428263 "BELLA?"
Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again.
This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine - like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us.

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

READERS CAPTIVATED BY Twilight AND New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga.]]> 629 Stephenie Meyer 0316160202 Jessica 4 3.74 2007
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 439288
In Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.]]> 202 Laurie Halse Anderson 014131088X Jessica 2 4.01 1999
author: Laurie Halse Anderson
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1999
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

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

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

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 544 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 Jessica 4 3.68 2005
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 12232938
So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.]]> 372 Alice Sebold 0316166685 Jessica 4 3.87 2002
author: Alice Sebold
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 7075298
It all started with the curse. And the frognapping. And one hot-looking princess, who asked me to lead a rescue mission.

There wasn’t a fairy godmother or any of that. And even though I fell in love along the way, what happened to me is unlike any fairy tale I’ve ever heard. Before I knew it, I was spying with a flock of enchanted swans, talking (yes, talking!) to a fox named Todd, and nearly trampled by giants in the Keys.

Don’t believe me? I didn’t believe it either. But you’ll see. Because I knew it all was true, the second I got CLOAKED.]]> 341 Alex Flinn 0060874228 Jessica 3 3.65 2011
author: Alex Flinn
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 544891
A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.]]> 336 Alex Flinn 0060874163 Jessica 4 3.83 2007
author: Alex Flinn
name: Jessica
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 6148028 Sparks are igniting.
Flames are spreading.
And the Capitol wants revenge.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol—a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest that she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before . . . and surprising readers at every turn.]]> 391 Suzanne Collins 0439023491 Jessica 5 4.36 2009
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 7260188 My name is Katniss Everdeen.
Why am I not dead?
I should be dead.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans—except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay—no matter what the personal cost.]]> 390 Suzanne Collins 0439023513 Jessica 5 4.12 2010
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]> 2767052
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]> 374 Suzanne Collins 0439023483 Jessica 5 4.35 2008
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Jessica
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2012/09/17
shelves:
review:

]]>