kaela ୨୧'s bookshelf: read en-US Sat, 03 May 2025 20:52:43 -0700 60 kaela ୨୧'s bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Britt-Marie Was Here 27406704
When Britt-Marie walks out on her cheating husband and has to fend for herself in the miserable backwater town of Borg—of which the kindest thing one can say is that it has a road going through it—she finds work as the caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation center. The fastidious Britt-Marie soon finds herself being drawn into the daily doings of her fellow citizens, an odd assortment of miscreants, drunkards, layabouts. Most alarming of all, she’s given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented children’s soccer team to victory. In this small town of misfits, can Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs?]]> 324 Fredrik Backman 1501142534 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 4.05 2014 Britt-Marie Was Here
author: Fredrik Backman
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> The Wedding People 198902277 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781250899576.

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.

In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.]]> 384 Alison Espach kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 4.11 2024 The Wedding People
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]]> Maybe in Another Life 61439761 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

A breathtaking novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold—with stunningly different results.

At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college. On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom. Shortly after getting back to town, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan.

Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan?

In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate?

Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds, she believes she’s found him.]]> 352 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1476776881 kaela ୨୧ 0 currently-reading 3.86 2015 Maybe in Another Life
author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
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average rating: 3.86
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)]]> 214331246 When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.]]> 387 Suzanne Collins 1546171460 kaela ୨୧ 4 4.60 2025 Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
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average rating: 4.60
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rating: 4
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]]> To Kill a Mockingbird 2660 One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its original publication in 1960. It won the Pulitzer Prize, has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. Most recently, librarians across the country gave the book the highest of honors by voting it the best novel of the twentieth century.]]> 284 Harper Lee 044508376X kaela ୨୧ 0 4.30 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
author: Harper Lee
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average rating: 4.30
book published: 1960
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]]> <![CDATA[We’ll Always Have Summer (The Summer I Turned Pretty, #3)]]> 60530511
It's been two years since Conrad told Belly to go with Jeremiah. She and Jeremiah have been inseparable ever since, even attending the same college—only, their relationship hasn't exactly been the happily ever after Belly had hoped it would be. And when Jeremiah makes the worst mistake a boy can make, Belly is forced to question what she thought was true love. Does she really have a future with Jeremiah? Has she ever gotten over Conrad? It's time for Belly to decide, once and for all, who has her heart forever.]]> 291 Jenny Han kaela ୨୧ 3 3.71 2011 We’ll Always Have Summer (The Summer I Turned Pretty, #3)
author: Jenny Han
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[It's Not Summer Without You (Summer, #2)]]> 35896828
Belly finds out what comes after falling in love in this follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (soon to be a major motion picture!), Jenny Han.

Can summer be truly summer without Cousins Beach?

It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick again and Conrad stopped caring. Everything that was right and good has fallen apart, leaving Belly wishing summer would never come.

But when Jeremiah calls saying Conrad has disappeared, Belly knows what she must do to make things right again. And it can only happen back at the beach house, the three of them together, the way things used to be. If this summer really and truly is the last summer, it should end the way it started—at Cousins Beach.]]> 275 Jenny Han kaela ୨୧ 3 3.55 2010 It's Not Summer Without You (Summer, #2)
author: Jenny Han
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> Still Alice 2153405 Still Alice is a compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. D in neuroscience from Harvard University.

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's disease. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what's it's like to literally lose your mind...]]> 292 Lisa Genova 0595440096 kaela ୨୧ 0 school-reading 4.32 2007 Still Alice
author: Lisa Genova
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Someday: A Native American Drama [Paperback] [1993] (Author) Drew Hayden Taylor]]> 127643805 0 Drew Hayden Taylor kaela ୨୧ 0 school-reading 0.0 1993 Someday: A Native American Drama [Paperback] [1993] (Author) Drew Hayden Taylor
author: Drew Hayden Taylor
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book published: 1993
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]]> <![CDATA[The Summer I Turned Pretty (The Summer I Turned Pretty, #1)]]> 35380161
Some summers are just destined to be pretty.

Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer -- they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.]]> 276 Jenny Han kaela ୨୧ 3 3.56 2009 The Summer I Turned Pretty (The Summer I Turned Pretty, #1)
author: Jenny Han
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average rating: 3.56
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[This Cursed Light (The Last Finestra, #2)]]> 61885005 When the gods make the rules, the players must choose: Sacrifice their love to save the world, or choose love and let it burn?

Six months after saving their island from destruction and almost losing Dante, Alessa is ready to live happily ever after with her former bodyguard. But Dante can't rest, haunted by a conviction that the gods aren't finished with them yet. And without his powers, the next kiss from Alessa could kill him.

Desperate for answers, Dante enlists Alessa and their friends to find the exiled ghiotte in hopes of restoring his powers and combining forces with them to create the only army powerful enough to save them all. But Alessa is hiding a deadly consequence of their last fight--a growing darkness that's consuming her mind--and their destination holds more dangers than anyone bargained for. In the mysterious city of the banished, Dante will uncover secrets, lies, and ghosts from his past that force him to ask himself: Which side is he on?

When the gods reveal their final test, Dante and Alessa will be the world's last defense. But if they are the keys to saving the world, will their love be the price of victory?

In This Cursed Light, Dante and Alessa face their most daunting challenge yet when the Gods demand they prove their worth by choosing the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity, once and for all.]]> 448 Emily Thiede 1250794072 kaela ୨୧ 0 currently-reading 3.67 2023 This Cursed Light (The Last Finestra, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1)]]> 53241038
Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island’s only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.

Desperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dante’s dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal. He holds the key to her survival and her heart, but is he the one person who can help her master her gift or destroy her once and for all?

Emily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, will keep readers turning the pages until the devastating conclusion and leave them primed for more!]]> 442 Emily Thiede kaela ୨୧ 4 4.05 2022 This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1)
author: Emily Thiede
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> Us Against You (Beartown, #2) 40612619
After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local junior hockey team will soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in Hed, take in that fact. As the tension between the two towns simmers, a surprising newcomer is handpicked to try to save the Beartown club.

Soon a new team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you’ll ever see; Benji, the intense lone wolf; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the enmity with Hed grows more and more heated.

As the big game between Beartown and Hed approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up and their mutual contempt grows deeper. By the time the last game is finally played, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after all they’ve been through, the game they love can ever return to something simple and innocent.

Us Against You is a declaration of love for all the big and small, bright and dark stories that form and color our communities. Compelling and heartbreaking, it’s a roller-coaster ride of emotions and a showcase for “Fredrik Backman’s pitch-perfect dialogue and unparalleled understanding of human nature� (Shelf Awareness).]]> 435 Fredrik Backman 1501163124 kaela ୨୧ 5 myself-favourites 4.42 2017 Us Against You (Beartown, #2)
author: Fredrik Backman
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> Daisy Jones & The Six 40597810 Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.

Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n� roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.

Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.

Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.

The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.]]> 368 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1524798622 kaela ୨୧ 4 autumn-tbr 4.20 2019 Daisy Jones & The Six
author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> The Light Between Worlds 34842042
When they finally returned to London, nothing had changed at all—nothing, except themselves.

Now, Ev spends her days sneaking into the woods outside her boarding school, wishing for the Woodlands. Overcome with longing, she is desperate to return no matter what it takes.

Philippa, on the other hand, is determined to find a place in this world. She shields herself behind a flawless exterior and countless friends, and moves to America to escape the memory of what was.

But when Evelyn goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister’s despair and the painful truths they’ve been running from. As the weeks unfold, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under.

Content Warnings

The Light Between Worlds portrays characters dealing with depression, self-harm, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, illness and disordered eating, and the loss of a loved one. It refers to possible suicide, contains scenes of violence and war, and brief mentions may be unsettling to readers with emetophobia. If you have any questions about these warnings, or require more details, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via the contact page on the author's website.]]> 351 Laura E. Weymouth 0062696874 kaela ୨୧ 4 myself-favourites 3.72 2018 The Light Between Worlds
author: Laura E. Weymouth
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> The Rules of Magic 42651033 Find your magic

For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man.

Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. Difficult Franny, with skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, shy and beautiful Jet, who can read other people’s thoughts, and charismatic Vincent, who began looking for trouble on the day he could walk.

From the start Susanna sets down rules for her children: No walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles, no books about magic. And most importantly, never, ever, fall in love. But when her children visit their Aunt Isabelle, in the small Massachusetts town where the Owens family has been blamed for everything that has ever gone wrong, they uncover family secrets and begin to understand the truth of who they are. Back in New York City each begins a risky journey as they try to escape the family curse.

The Owens children cannot escape love even if they try, just as they cannot escape the pains of the human heart. The two beautiful sisters will grow up to be the revered, and sometimes feared, aunts in Practical Magic, while Vincent, their beloved brother, will leave an unexpected legacy.]]> 367 Alice Hoffman 1501137484 kaela ୨୧ 4 physical-copy 4.10 2017 The Rules of Magic
author: Alice Hoffman
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2)]]> 34196663
But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies, a place where betrayals run deeper and more deadly than either had thought possible and where timeless ambitions threaten to destroy them both.]]> 480 Mary E. Pearson 1250162653 kaela ୨୧ 0 on-hiatus 4.30 2019 Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2)
author: Mary E. Pearson
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2019
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]]> Wicked (Wicked Years, #1) 204833980 When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

]]> 480 Gregory Maguire 0063398346 kaela ୨୧ 3 3.32 1995 Wicked (Wicked Years, #1)
author: Gregory Maguire
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.32
book published: 1995
rating: 3
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]]> Immortal 211642122 A stunning, standalone romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion, of a young ruler who fights to protect her kingdom, from bestselling author Sue Lynn Tan and set in the breathtaking world of Daughter of the Moon Goddess.

“What the gods did not give us, I would take.�

As the heir to Tianxia, Liyen knows she must ascend the throne and renew her kingdom’s pledge to serve the immortals who once protected them from a vicious enemy. But when she is poisoned, Liyen’s grandfather steals an enchanted lotus to save her life. Enraged at his betrayal, the immortal queen commands the powerful God of War to attack Tianxia.

Upon her grandfather’s death, Liyen ascends a precarious throne, vowing to end her kingdom’s obligation to the immortals. When she is summoned to the Immortal Realm, she seizes the opportunity to learn their secrets and to form a tenuous alliance to safeguard her people, all with the one she should fear and mistrust the most: the ruthless God of War. As they are drawn together, a treacherous attraction ignites between them—one she has to resist, to not endanger all she is fighting for.

But with darker forces closing in around them, and her kingdom plunged into peril, Liyen must risk everything to save her people from an unspeakable fate, even if it means forging a dangerous bond with the immortal� even if it means losing her heart.]]> 464 Sue Lynn Tan 0063267616 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.87 2025 Immortal
author: Sue Lynn Tan
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average rating: 3.87
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]]> Every Last Word 23341894 If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling.

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off.

Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist.

Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more "normal" than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.]]> 358 Tamara Ireland Stone 1484705270 kaela ୨୧ 4 4.21 2015 Every Last Word
author: Tamara Ireland Stone
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow]]> 58784475 In this exhilarating novel, two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality.

On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn't heard him, but then, she turns, and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom. These friends, intimates since childhood, borrow money, beg favors, and, before even graduating college, they have created their first blockbuster, Ichigo. Overnight, the world is theirs. Not even twenty-five years old, Sam and Sadie are brilliant, successful, and rich, but these qualities won't protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts.

Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a dazzling and intricately imagined novel that examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love. Yes, it is a love story, but it is not one you have read before.]]> 401 Gabrielle Zevin 0735243344 kaela ୨୧ 5 4.12 2022 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
author: Gabrielle Zevin
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2022
rating: 5
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]]> The Nutcracker 44171020 152 Alexandre Dumas kaela ୨୧ 0 3.83 1845 The Nutcracker
author: Alexandre Dumas
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1845
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful World, Where Are You]]> 56646958 Librarian note: See an alternate cover edition here.

Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a distribution warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood.

Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young-but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?]]> 337 Sally Rooney 0571365426 kaela ୨୧ 3 3.74 2021 Beautiful World, Where Are You
author: Sally Rooney
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Official Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book]]> 220447128 256-Page Hardcover Book
Over 500 images, including never-before-seen performance photos from every era
In addition, exclusive rehearsal photos and behind-the-scenes images of instruments, costumes, set pieces and designer sketches]]> 256 Taylor Swift kaela ୨୧ 0 4.88 2024 The Official Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book
author: Taylor Swift
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.88
book published: 2024
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yes i’m adding this to my challenge. my mom bought this for the house for christmas <3
]]> Beartown (Beartown, #1) 33413128
People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys.

Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected.

Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.]]> 432 Fredrik Backman kaela ୨୧ 5 4.27 2016 Beartown (Beartown, #1)
author: Fredrik Backman
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> My Friends 217163697 #1New York Timesbestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger’s life twenty-five years later.

Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.

Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their difficult home lives by spending their days laughing and telling stories out on a pier. There’s Joar, who never backs down from a fight; quiet and bookish Ted who is mourning his father; Ali, the daughter of a man who never stays in one place for long; and finally, there’s the artist, a boy who hoards sleeping pills and shuns attention, but who possesses an extraordinary gift that might be his ticket to a better life. These four lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream.

Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be put into eighteen-year-old Louisa’s care. As she struggles to decide what to do with this bequest, she embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn the story of how the painting came to be. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more she feels compelled to unleash her own artistic spirit, but happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this fresh testament to the transformative power of friendship and art.]]> 448 Fredrik Backman 1982112824 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 4.58 2025 My Friends
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]]> If We Were Villains 34275217
As one of seven young actors studying Shakespeare at an elite arts college, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingenue, extra. But when the casting changes, and the secondary characters usurp the stars, the plays spill dangerously over into life, and one of them is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.]]> 354 M.L. Rio 1250095298 kaela ୨୧ 4 myself-favourites, on-hiatus 4.21 2017 If We Were Villains
author: M.L. Rio
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2023/10/24
date added: 2024/12/06
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]]> <![CDATA[Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)]]> 60881459 An alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.

The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman.

For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape.

One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back—almost as if by magic...
]]> 290 Alice Hoffman kaela ୨୧ 5 3.91 1995 Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)
author: Alice Hoffman
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1995
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[King of Scars (King of Scars, #1)]]> 46223395 Face your demons... or feed them.

The dashing young king, Nikolai Lantsov, has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war--and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, Nikolai must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army.

Yet with every day a dark magic within him grows stronger, threatening to destroy all he has built. With the help of a young monk and a legendary Grisha general, Nikolai will journey to the places in Ravka where the deepest magic survives to vanquish the terrible legacy inside him. He will risk everything to save his country and himself. But some secrets aren't meant to stay buried--and some wounds aren't meant to heal.]]> 528 Leigh Bardugo 1250618975 kaela ୨୧ 4 on-hiatus 4.19 2019 King of Scars (King of Scars, #1)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> The Winners (Beartown, #3) 60318890
As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink.

So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home?]]> 671 Fredrik Backman kaela ୨୧ 5 4.45 2022 The Winners (Beartown, #3)
author: Fredrik Backman
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average rating: 4.45
book published: 2022
rating: 5
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]]> The Memory Police 37004370
When a young woman who is struggling to maintain her career as a novelist discovers that her editor is in danger from the Memory Police, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards. As fear and loss close in around them, they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past.

A surreal, provocative fable about the power of memory and the trauma of loss, The Memory Police is a stunning new work from one of the most exciting contemporary authors writing in any language.]]> 274 Yōko Ogawa 1101870605 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.72 1994 The Memory Police
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average rating: 3.72
book published: 1994
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]]> <![CDATA[It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over]]> 209622883 It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over is voraciously alive in the afterlife. Adrift yet keenly aware, she notes every bizarre detail of her new reality. And even if she has forgotten her name and much of what connects her to her humanity, she remembers with an implacable and nearly unbearable longing the place where she knew herself and was known—where she loved and was loved. Traveling across the landscapes of time and of space, heading always west, and carrying a dead but laconically opinionated crow in her chest, our undead narrator encounters and loses parts of her body and her self in one terrifying, hilarious, and heartbreaking situation after another. A tale for our dispossessed times, and one of the sharpest and funniest novels of recent years, It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over plumbs mortality and how it changes everything, except possibly love.]]> 132 Anne de Marcken 1804270741 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.84 2024 It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
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]]> <![CDATA[None Shall Sleep (None Shall Sleep, #1)]]> 50358134 A psychological thriller about two teenagers teaming up with the FBI to track down juvenile serial killers.

In 1982, two teenagers—serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell—are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI can't crack. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case—a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers—things begin to unravel. Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the country's most notorious incarcerated murderers for help: teenage sociopath Simon Gutmunsson. Despite Travis's objections, Emma becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But while Simon seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives, he's an expert manipulator playing a very long game...and he has his sights set on Emma.]]> 400 Ellie Marney 0316497835 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.93 2020 None Shall Sleep (None Shall Sleep, #1)
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]]> Intermezzo 208932385 An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.

Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.

Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties—successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father’s death, he’s medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women—his enduring first love, Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke.

Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined.

For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude—a period of desire, despair, and possibility; a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.]]> 464 Sally Rooney 0374602646 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.89 2024 Intermezzo
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]]> Graveyard Shift 203578770 Author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave.

Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story.

One dark October evening in the defunct churchyard, they find a hole that wasn’t there before. A fresh, open grave where no grave should be. But who dug it, and for whom?

Before they go their separate ways, the gravedigger returns. As they trail him through the night, they realize he may be the key to a string of strange happenings around town that have made headlines for the last few weeks—and that they may be closer to the mystery than they thought.

Atmospheric and eerie, with the ensemble cast her fans love and a delightfully familiar academic backdrop, Graveyard Shift is a modern Gothic tale in If We Were Villains author M. L. Rio’s inimitable style.]]> 144 M.L. Rio 1250356792 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.18 2024 Graveyard Shift
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]]> Just Like That 283299 something. Liberated, maybe? Sad? Instead, there's only one thing she feels for certain: She's in for a pretty dull winter. Well, there is her job in the swimwear department. What better way to spend her time than watching strangers squeeze into bikinis?

But then, in an instant, everything changes. Hanna finds herself the bearer of a major secret. She can't possibly tell her mother or her two best friends. She can't tell anyone. Even drawing and painting—always her therapy in the past—even these things aren't the recipe for the calm they once were. So when Hanna finds herself drawn to Will, the elusive boy she's noticed around town, the kind of boy who'd increase any girl's pulse, she doesn't hold back. Anything. What she learns about him will astonish her. But what she learns about herself—her friendships, her family, her life—will affect her far more.

Acclaimed author Marsha Qualey explores, with honesty and wit, the heart of a young woman coming to grips with her life and the people in it—and getting used to the fact that everything can, and will, change. Just like that.]]> 233 Marsha Qualey 0803728409 kaela ୨୧ 2 3.48 2005 Just Like That
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average rating: 3.48
book published: 2005
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)]]> 22299763
Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives.

Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties.

A war will be waged on the city's dark and twisting streets - a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world.]]> 561 Leigh Bardugo kaela ୨୧ 5 4.58 2016 Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
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average rating: 4.58
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)]]> 50723506 A #1 New York Times-bestseller

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...

A convict with a thirst for revenge.

A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.

A runaway with a privileged past.

A spy known as the Wraith.

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.

Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo returns to the breathtaking world of the Grishaverse in this unforgettable tale about the opportunity—and the adventure—of a lifetime.]]> 465 Leigh Bardugo 125007696X kaela ୨୧ 5 myself-favourites <br /> 4.49 2015 Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
author: Leigh Bardugo
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average rating: 4.49
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> The Secret History 168511787 560 Donna Tartt kaela ୨୧ 5 4.06 1992 The Secret History
author: Donna Tartt
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1992
rating: 5
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]]> Night Road 8949352
When Lexi returns, older and wiser, she demands a reckoning. Long buried feelings will rise again, and Jude will finally have to face the woman she has become. She must decide whether to remain broken or try to forgive both Lexi…and herself.

Night Road is a vivid, emotionally complex novel that raises profound questions about motherhood, loss, identity, and forgiveness. It is an exquisite, heartbreaking novel that speaks to women everywhere about the things that matter most.]]> 385 Kristin Hannah 0312364423 kaela ୨୧ 0 4.19 2011 Night Road
author: Kristin Hannah
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.19
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y’all i’m losing it because this was the first like “adult� book i ever read and nine year old me (eight) was absolutely enthralled with it even though i was terrified of being caught with it and i just remembered this all today so i’ve been searching EVERYWHERE for the copy i had and i cant find it
]]> Ruin and Rising (Grisha, #3) 35529926
Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.]]> 417 Leigh Bardugo 1250063167 kaela ୨୧ 3 3.99 2014 Ruin and Rising (Grisha, #3)
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Siege and Storm (The Grisha, #2)]]> 35529904
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 125004443X kaela ୨୧ 4 3.76 2013 Siege and Storm (The Grisha, #2)
author: Leigh Bardugo
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average rating: 3.76
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Like Mother, Like Daughter (Gilmore Girls, #1)]]> 424097 154 Catherine Clark 0060510234 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 4.03 2002 Like Mother, Like Daughter (Gilmore Girls, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Other Side of Summer (Gilmore Girls, #4)]]> 228855 It's true. The Chilton gods seem to get great amusement out of putting Paris and me in the same setting, be it academically or socially. And they're alos bestowing their evil charms on my mom, who's been told by Headmaster Charleston that she needs to be more involved. So she's working on being a "Chilton mom," and I'm trying to be a "Puff." It hasn't been easy for either of us, especially with the distraction of my debutante ball, the arrival of Luke's nephew, Jess, and Tristan's return to school. What's Harvard?

]]> 169 Amy Sherman-Palladino 0060509163 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.84 2002 The Other Side of Summer (Gilmore Girls, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[I Love You, You Idiot (Gilmore Girls, #2)]]> 424100 ]]> 166 Cathy East Dubowski 0060502282 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.95 2002 I Love You, You Idiot (Gilmore Girls, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[I Do, Don't I? (Gilmore Girls, #3)]]> 424107 -- Benito Mussolini

It's not like I'm surprised my mom picked the Mussolini quote for her wedding invitation. She's never been what one would call "conventional." I was a little surprised (but happy) when she agreed to marry my English teacher, Max Medina. Which makes my summer even busier -- with my classes at Chilton, the wedding planning, and, as Paris so efficiently pointed out, about ten years of extracurricular activities to catch up on, it makes me wonder: whatever happened to the good ol' days of summer loving, had me a blast?

]]> 169 Catherine Clark 0060097574 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.90 2002 I Do, Don't I? (Gilmore Girls, #3)
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]]> Girl, Interrupted 33799602
Kaysen's memoir encompasses horror and razor-edged perception while providing vivid portraits of her fellow patients and their keepers. It is a brilliant evocation of a "parallel universe" set within the kaleidoscopically shifting landscape of the late sixties. Girl, Interrupted is a clear-sighted, unflinching document that gives lasting and specific dimension to our definitions of sane and insane, mental illness and recovery.


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 156 Susanna Kaysen 0804151113 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read, autumn-tbr 3.86 1993 Girl, Interrupted
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1)]]> 35384793
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.

Shadow and Bone is the first installment in Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy.]]> 358 Leigh Bardugo 1250027438 kaela ୨୧ 4 3.91 2012 Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1)
author: Leigh Bardugo
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average rating: 3.91
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> Red Wolf 54235521 Powerful and compelling, this high-stakes, feminist reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood is perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Meagan Spooner.

For as long as sixteen-year-old Adele can remember, the village of Oakvale has been surrounded by the dark wood—a forest filled with terrible monsters. A forest that light itself cannot penetrate.

Unlike her fellow villagers, Adele cannot avoid the dark wood.

Adele is one of a long line of women who secretly take on the form of a wolf, in order to protect their village.

But when accepting her fate means giving up the boy she loves, abandoning the future she imagined for herself, and breaking her own moral code, she must decide how far she is willing to go to keep her neighbors safe.]]> 367 Rachel Vincent 0062411640 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.76 2021 Red Wolf
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]]> The Unmaking of June Farrow 66087062 A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting.

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors.

It’s been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren’t there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere—the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own.

After her grandmother’s death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother’s decades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she’s been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love.

With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible—a story you will never forget.]]> 320 Adrienne Young 0593598679 kaela ୨୧ 4 autumn-tbr 4.13 2023 The Unmaking of June Farrow
author: Adrienne Young
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.13
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rating: 4
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]]> Turtles All the Way Down 35504431
Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis.

Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.]]> 290 John Green 0525555366 kaela ୨୧ 4 autumn-tbr 3.87 2017 Turtles All the Way Down
author: John Green
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average rating: 3.87
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> Bad Blood (The Naturals, #4) 27424547 New victims. New betrayals. New secrets.

When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI’s Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother’s murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful—and dangerous—than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing in secret for generations, they find themselves racing a ticking clock.

The bodies begin piling up, the deaths hit closer and closer to home, and it soon becomes apparent that this time, the Naturals aren’t just hunting serial killers.

They’re being hunted themselves.]]> 384 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1484757327 kaela ୨୧ 5 autumn-tbr ❝today, tomorrow, covered in blood, haunted and waking up in the middle of the night screaming—i love you, cassie, and i'm here, and i'm not going anywhere.�

i. general thoughts ]]> 4.37 2016 Bad Blood (The Naturals, #4)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/18
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: autumn-tbr
review:
5 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝today, tomorrow, covered in blood, haunted and waking up in the middle of the night screaming—i love you, cassie, and i'm here, and i'm not going anywhere.�


i. general thoughts
]]> Twelve (The Naturals, #4.5) 36160420 144 Jennifer Lynn Barnes kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.79 2017 Twelve (The Naturals, #4.5)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/19
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> All In (The Naturals, #3) 24849026
After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in public, yet the killer does not show up on any tape. And each victim has a string of numbers tattooed on their wrist. Hidden in the numbers is a code—and the closer the Naturals come to unraveling the mystery, the more perilous the case becomes.

Meanwhile, Cassie is dealing with an equally dangerous and much more painful mystery. For the first time in years, there's been a break in her mother's case. As personal issues and tensions between the team mount, Cassie and the Naturals will be faced with impossible odds—and impossible choices.]]> 378 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1484716434 kaela ୨୧ 5 autumn-tbr ❝home isn't a place, cassie. home is the people who love you most�

i. general thoughts ]]> 4.35 2015 All In (The Naturals, #3)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/12
date added: 2024/09/12
shelves: autumn-tbr
review:
4.75 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝home isn't a place, cassie. home is the people who love you most�


i. general thoughts
]]> <![CDATA[Killer Instinct (The Naturals, #2)]]> 20409231
But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean’s incarcerated father—a man he’d do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer’s psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer’s brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good?

With her trademark wit, brilliant plotting, and twists that no one will see coming, Jennifer Lynn Barnes will keep readers on the edge of their seats (and looking over their shoulders) as they race through the pages of this thrilling novel.]]> 375 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1423168321 kaela ୨୧ 5 autumn-tbr ❝maybe, to do what you and i do, we have to have a little bit of the monster in us�

i. general thoughts ]]> 4.27 2014 Killer Instinct (The Naturals, #2)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/05
date added: 2024/09/07
shelves: autumn-tbr
review:
4.75 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝maybe, to do what you and i do, we have to have a little bit of the monster in us�


i. general thoughts
]]> <![CDATA[The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)]]> 13597723
What Cassie doesn’t realize is that there’s more at risk than a few unsolved homicides—especially when she’s sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Sarcastic, privileged Michael has a knack for reading emotions, which he uses to get inside Cassie’s head—and under her skin. Brooding Dean shares Cassie’s gift for profiling, but keeps her at arm’s length.

Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms closer than Cassie could ever have imagined. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive.]]> 308 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1423168232 kaela ୨୧ 4 autumn-tbr, myself-favourites ❝a few students who were being trained to analyze crime scenes, pore over witness testimony, and track serial killers. what trouble could we possibly get into?�

i. general thoughts ]]> 4.22 2013 The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/02
date added: 2024/09/06
shelves: autumn-tbr, myself-favourites
review:
4 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝a few students who were being trained to analyze crime scenes, pore over witness testimony, and track serial killers. what trouble could we possibly get into?�


i. general thoughts
]]> <![CDATA[An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)]]> 27774758 Alternative Cover Edition #1

Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.

Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.

It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.

But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.

There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

From the Hardcover edition.]]> 446 Sabaa Tahir kaela ୨୧ 0 bought-and-to-read, on-hiatus 4.23 2015 An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
author: Sabaa Tahir
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/31
shelves: bought-and-to-read, on-hiatus
review:

]]> Save Me (Maxton Hall, #1) 35060774 The first book in the international bestselling Maxton Hall series—now an Amazon Prime streaming series—in English for the first time.

They come from different worlds, and yet they are meant for each other.

Money, glamour, luxury, power—Ruby Bell couldn’t be less interested in these things if she tried. After being awarded a scholarship to one of England’s most prestigious and expensive private schools, Maxton Hall, all she wants is to keep her head down, work hard, and get accepted to Oxford. She keeps her distance from everyone, especially the arrogant, rich, and extremely handsome James Beaufort, ringleader of the school’s party boys.

When Ruby discovers a scandalous secret about the Beauforts, she is suddenly on James’s radar. It only gets worse when James is forced to work with her to plan the school's annual gala. Yet the more time they spend together, the more they realize they share much more than they thought.

Falling for James Beaufort was never part of her plan, yet Ruby can’t help but let her feelings sweep her away. But James must make a decision for will he choose what’s expected of him, or what he feels for her?]]> 416 Mona Kasten 3736305567 kaela ୨୧ 0 on-hiatus 3.98 2018 Save Me (Maxton Hall, #1)
author: Mona Kasten
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/31
shelves: on-hiatus
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)]]> 197392670 Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games saga—set a year after we last saw Avery and the Hawthornes.

Seven tickets. An island of dreams. The chance of a lifetime.

Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, whose family fortune she inherited. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year’s game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win.

Some of the players are in it for the money. Some for power. Some for reasons all their own. Every single one of them has secrets. Amidst it all is Grayson Hawthorne, tasked with a vital role in this year’s game. But as tensions rise and the mind-bending challenges push the players to their limits—physically, mentally, and emotionally—it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers a new series in the world of The Inheritance Games, where fan-favorite and new characters collide in a game you’ll never forget.

Do you have what it takes to play?]]> 384 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 0316481017 kaela ୨୧ 3 ❝sometimes, in the games that matter most, the only way to really play is to live�

i. general thoughts ♟️*ੈ✩
it took a while for me to get really invested (sadly) but those last 200 pages really made up for it because they reminded me of the original trilogy� in pacing and in the way things came together and secrets were revealed. some scenes i anticipated were a little less than i thought they would be though, because i really was excited for the masquerade scene and then i felt like it was barely even a scene. besides that, the fact the author has to be as smart as her characters to figure it out is crazy because all of these characters were so smart. like wdym you planned every part of the game out?? overall it was enjoyable and i got to see my husband again so idc about anything else!

ii. characters ‧₊˚�
lyra kane- she’s not avery, but on the plus side: she’s not avery. don’t get me wrong i LOVE my girl avery but it was really fun getting to read and know another main girl in this series. i adore lyra so much and she’s a genuinely compelling character. her backstory and the mystery behind it had me totally invested.

grayson hawthorne- my mannnn i love him more than anything so obviously i was just waiting patiently for lyra’s (and hence his) chapters the whole time i was reading other povs. however he felt a little less grayson compared to the original trilogy, but that might just be me. regardless, that’s my husband and he better get his happy ending with lyra or else

gigi grayson- i know this is probably an unpopular opinion but for most of the book i could not stand gigi. i feel kinda bad about that but oh my god she annoyed me (and maybe that has something to do with the fact i perceive her as a very younger sister type character and i can’t relate to that at all?) but i do think she didn’t deserve everything she had to go through and im sorry for her

savannah grayson- she’s the better sister and i will take no arguments for that. she’s smart and focused and kinda scary but i respect that and i was kinda praying she would win even after we learned her reasons…because that’s really damn smart on her part even if it’ll end terribly !

rohan- okay, he was the one who grew on me the most but also another prime suspect for pissing me the fuck off. only at certain times though !! otherwise he was a pretty interesting character and he kept me invested in the other parts of the book apart from grayson

iii. other thoughts ‧₊˚�
-THE ENDING??
-also, the bonus scene with rohan and savanah was insane omg like okay then ! should’ve actually been in the book imo
-the way grayson says lyra’s name “just right�.. cute asf
-i really didn’t like the nicknames in this book i felt like they were so forced but idk (or maybe because “winter girl� is just a really weird nickname)
-savvy kinda hits different though like i could tolerate that
-savannah and rohan had way better chemistry than grayson and lyra and that’s all i will say


iv. quotes ‧₊˚�

❝some kisses were just kisses. some kisses were torture. some were necessary, the way breathing was. some kisses made a point�


❝you'll use me. i'll use you. that's the deal�


❝savannah smiled —not a socialite's smile, not a wolfish or roguish one. no, her smile was ecstasy and victory and sharp around the edges, and rohan drank it in like wine�


❝lyra watched that kiss with grayson hawthorne beside her, unable to keep herself from thinking about the kind of mistakes that were worth making�


�"it has taken me a lifetime," grayson said softly, "to learn how to be weak."�


v. playlist
━━━━━━●───── 01:13
� � ❚❚ � �


money power glory by lana del rey
15 minutes by madison beer
dark but just a game by lana del rey
i didn’t change my number by billie eilish
scumbag by role model
ever fallen? by kate peytavin
holding you, holding me by cigarettes after sex
run for the hills by tate mcrae

rest of the playlist ]]> 3.93 2024 The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/08/30
date added: 2024/08/30
shelves:
review:
3.5 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝sometimes, in the games that matter most, the only way to really play is to live�


i. general thoughts ♟️*ੈ✩
it took a while for me to get really invested (sadly) but those last 200 pages really made up for it because they reminded me of the original trilogy� in pacing and in the way things came together and secrets were revealed. some scenes i anticipated were a little less than i thought they would be though, because i really was excited for the masquerade scene and then i felt like it was barely even a scene. besides that, the fact the author has to be as smart as her characters to figure it out is crazy because all of these characters were so smart. like wdym you planned every part of the game out?? overall it was enjoyable and i got to see my husband again so idc about anything else!

ii. characters ‧₊˚�
lyra kane- she’s not avery, but on the plus side: she’s not avery. don’t get me wrong i LOVE my girl avery but it was really fun getting to read and know another main girl in this series. i adore lyra so much and she’s a genuinely compelling character. her backstory and the mystery behind it had me totally invested.

grayson hawthorne- my mannnn i love him more than anything so obviously i was just waiting patiently for lyra’s (and hence his) chapters the whole time i was reading other povs. however he felt a little less grayson compared to the original trilogy, but that might just be me. regardless, that’s my husband and he better get his happy ending with lyra or else

gigi grayson- i know this is probably an unpopular opinion but for most of the book i could not stand gigi. i feel kinda bad about that but oh my god she annoyed me (and maybe that has something to do with the fact i perceive her as a very younger sister type character and i can’t relate to that at all?) but i do think she didn’t deserve everything she had to go through and im sorry for her

savannah grayson- she’s the better sister and i will take no arguments for that. she’s smart and focused and kinda scary but i respect that and i was kinda praying she would win even after we learned her reasons…because that’s really damn smart on her part even if it’ll end terribly !

rohan- okay, he was the one who grew on me the most but also another prime suspect for pissing me the fuck off. only at certain times though !! otherwise he was a pretty interesting character and he kept me invested in the other parts of the book apart from grayson

iii. other thoughts ‧₊˚�
-THE ENDING??
-also, the bonus scene with rohan and savanah was insane omg like okay then ! should’ve actually been in the book imo
-the way grayson says lyra’s name “just right�.. cute asf
-i really didn’t like the nicknames in this book i felt like they were so forced but idk (or maybe because “winter girl� is just a really weird nickname)
-savvy kinda hits different though like i could tolerate that
-savannah and rohan had way better chemistry than grayson and lyra and that’s all i will say


iv. quotes ‧₊˚�

❝some kisses were just kisses. some kisses were torture. some were necessary, the way breathing was. some kisses made a point�


❝you'll use me. i'll use you. that's the deal�


❝savannah smiled —not a socialite's smile, not a wolfish or roguish one. no, her smile was ecstasy and victory and sharp around the edges, and rohan drank it in like wine�


❝lyra watched that kiss with grayson hawthorne beside her, unable to keep herself from thinking about the kind of mistakes that were worth making�


�"it has taken me a lifetime," grayson said softly, "to learn how to be weak."�


v. playlist
━━━━━━●───── 01:13
� � ❚❚ � �


money power glory by lana del rey
15 minutes by madison beer
dark but just a game by lana del rey
i didn’t change my number by billie eilish
scumbag by role model
ever fallen? by kate peytavin
holding you, holding me by cigarettes after sex
run for the hills by tate mcrae

rest of the playlist
]]> <![CDATA[Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood, #5)]]> 38197358 " "
From #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Ann Brashares comes the welcome return of the characters whose friendship became a touchstone for a generation. Now Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget have grown up, starting their lives on their own. And though the jeans they shared are long gone, the sisterhood is everlasting.
Despite having jobs and men that they love, each knows that something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. Carmen is a successful actress in New York, engaged to be married, but misses her friends. Lena finds solace in her art, teaching in Rhode Island, but still thinks of Kostos and the road she didn't take. Bridget lives with her longtime boyfriend, Eric, in San Francisco, and though a part of her wants to settle down, a bigger part can't seem to shed her old restlessness.
Then Tibby reaches out to bridge the distance, sending the others plane tickets for a reunion that they all breathlessly await. And indeed, it will change their lives forever--but in ways that none of them could ever have expected.
As moving and life-changing as an encounter with long-lost best friends, "Sisterhood Everlasting" is a powerful story about growing up, losing your way, and finding the courage to create a new one. "From the Hardcover edition."]]> 369 Ann Brashares kaela ୨୧ 3 4.21 2011 Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood, #5)
author: Ann Brashares
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2024/08/25
date added: 2024/08/25
shelves:
review:

]]> Winterwood 43822698 Be careful of the dark, dark wood�

Especially the woods surrounding the town of Fir Haven. Some say these woods are magical. Haunted, even.

Rumored to be a witch, only Nora Walker knows the truth. She and the Walker women before her have always shared a special connection with the woods. And it’s this special connection that leads Nora to Oliver Huntsman—the same boy who disappeared from the Camp for Wayward Boys weeks ago—and in the middle of the worst snowstorm in years. He should be dead, but here he is alive, and left in the woods with no memory of the time he’d been missing.

But Nora can feel an uneasy shift in the woods at Oliver’s presence. And it’s not too long after that Nora realizes she has no choice but to unearth the truth behind how the boy she has come to care so deeply about survived his time in the forest, and what led him there in the first place. What Nora doesn’t know, though, is that Oliver has secrets of his own—secrets he’ll do anything to keep buried, because as it turns out, he wasn’t the only one to have gone missing on that fateful night all those weeks ago.

For as long as there have been fairy tales, we have been warned to fear what lies within the dark, dark woods and in Winterwood, New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw, shows us why.

From New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep comes a haunting romance perfect for fans of Practical Magic, where dark fairy tales and enchanted folklore collide after a boy, believed to be missing, emerges from the magical woods—and falls in love with the witch determined to unravel his secrets.]]> 323 Shea Ernshaw 1534439412 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read, autumn-tbr 3.81 2019 Winterwood
author: Shea Ernshaw
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read, autumn-tbr
review:

]]> The Wicked Deep 35297394 Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic meets the Salem Witch trials in this haunting story about three sisters on a quest for revenge—and how love may be the only thing powerful enough to stop them.

Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow�

Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town.

Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under.

Like many locals, seventeen-year-old Penny Talbot has accepted the fate of the town. But this year, on the eve of the sisters� return, a boy named Bo Carter arrives; unaware of the danger he has just stumbled into.

Mistrust and lies spread quickly through the salty, rain-soaked streets. The townspeople turn against one another. Penny and Bo suspect each other of hiding secrets. And death comes swiftly to those who cannot resist the call of the sisters.

But only Penny sees what others cannot. And she will be forced to save Bo, or save herself.]]> 310 Shea Ernshaw 1481497340 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read, autumn-tbr 3.85 2018 The Wicked Deep
author: Shea Ernshaw
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read, autumn-tbr
review:

]]> In Other Lands 31944679 “What’s your name?�

ٱԱ.�

“Serena?� Elliot asked.

“Serene,� said Serene. “My full name is Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle.�

Elliot’s mouth fell open. “That is badass.�

The Borderlands aren’t like anywhere else. Don’t try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border—unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay.) There are elves, harpies, and—best of all as far as Elliot is concerned—mermaids.

Elliot? Who’s Elliot? Elliot is thirteen years old. He’s smart and just a tiny bit obnoxious. Sometimes more than a tiny bit. When his class goes on a field trip and he can see a wall that no one else can see, he is given the chance to go to school in the Borderlands.

It turns out that on the other side of the wall, classes involve a lot more weaponry and fitness training and fewer mermaids than he expected. On the other hand, there’s Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle, an elven warrior who is more beautiful than anyone Elliot has ever seen, and then there’s her human friend Luke: sunny, blond, and annoyingly likeable. There are lots of interesting books. There’s even the chance Elliot might be able to change the world.]]> 441 Sarah Rees Brennan 1618731203 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read, autumn-tbr 4.35 2017 In Other Lands
author: Sarah Rees Brennan
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read, autumn-tbr
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)]]> 35068705
When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising.

But surprises aren’t always good.

Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.

For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .

Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.]]> 545 R.F. Kuang 0062662597 kaela ୨୧ 0 4.16 2018 The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
author: R.F. Kuang
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read, bought-and-to-read, autumn-tbr
review:

]]> Her Radiant Curse 66092846 From the New York Times bestselling author of SIX CRIMSON CRANES comes a tale of two sisters—one as beautiful as the other is monstrous—who must fight to save each other when a betrothal contest gone wrong unleashes an evil that could sever their bond forever.

One sister must fall for the other to rise.

Channi was not born a monster. But when her own father offers her in sacrifice to the Demon Witch, she is forever changed. Cursed with a serpent’s face, Channi is the exact opposite of her beautiful sister, Vanna—the only person in the village who looks at Channi and doesn’t see a monster. The only person she loves and trusts.

Now seventeen, Vanna is to be married off in a vulgar contest that will enrich the coffers of the village leaders. Only Channi, who’s had to rely on her strength and cunning all these years, can defend her sister against the cruelest of the suitors. But in doing so, she becomes the target of his wrath—launching a grisly battle royale, a quest over land and sea, a romance between sworn enemies, and a choice that will strain Channi’s heart to its breaking point.

Weaving together elements of The Selection and Ember in the Ashes with classic tales like Beauty and the Beast, Helen of Troy, and Asian folklore, Elizabeth Lim is at the absolute top of her game in this thrilling yet heart-wrenching fantasy that explores the dark side of beauty and the deepest bonds of sisterhood.]]> 432 Elizabeth Lim 0593710029 kaela ୨୧ 0 4.16 2023 Her Radiant Curse
author: Elizabeth Lim
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read, bought-and-to-read, autumn-tbr
review:

]]> Hello Beautiful 61771675
But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters� unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?]]> 416 Ann Napolitano kaela ୨୧ 0 4.14 2023 Hello Beautiful
author: Ann Napolitano
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/22
shelves: to-read, bought-and-to-read, autumn-tbr
review:

]]> The Virgin Suicides 38651886 The National Bestseller from the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of Middlesex and The Marriage Plot

With a New Introduction

First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist. In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters--beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood boys--commit suicide one by one over the course of a single year. As the boys observe them from afar, transfixed, they piece together the mystery of the family's fatal melancholy, in this hypnotic and unforgettable novel of adolescent love, disquiet, and death. Jeffrey Eugenides evokes the emotions of youth with haunting sensitivity and dark humor and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time. Adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides is a modern classic, a lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life.]]> 243 Jeffrey Eugenides 1250303540 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read, autumn-tbr 3.73 1993 The Virgin Suicides
author: Jeffrey Eugenides
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1993
rating: 0
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]]> Upon a Frosted Star 125109824
The invitations always arrive the same way � without warning, appearing around the city on the first snowfall of the year, simply inscribed with ‘Tonight.�

When struggling artist, Forster, finds an invitation, he’s bewitched by the magic of the evening, swept up in the glamour of this notorious annual party and intrigued as to who is behind them.

Determined to find out more about the mysterious host, Forster discovers an abandoned manor house silent with secrets and a cursed woman who is desparate to be free…]]> 382 M.A. Kuzniar 0008450749 kaela ୨୧ 0 3.52 2023 Upon a Frosted Star
author: M.A. Kuzniar
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ten Thousand Doors of January]]> 43521657
Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.]]> 374 Alix E. Harrow 0316421995 kaela ୨୧ 0 3.99 2019 The Ten Thousand Doors of January
author: Alix E. Harrow
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Northanger Abbey 59609028 Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is now available in an exclusive collector’s edition featuring a delicate laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping and ribbon marker, ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike. Austen fans who appreciated the Seasons collection with love this fine edition from their beloved literary hero.

Obsessed with Gothic fiction, seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is wintering in Bath when she encounters dashing gentleman Henry Tilneyand the charismatic Thorpe siblings. Swept up by the high society she has found herself in,Catherine and her overactive imagination lead her into numerous comical misunderstandingswiththe Tilneyfamily.Northanger Abbeyboldly and humorously explores society in Regency-era England.

The Northanger Abbey Jane Austen Edition is a beautiful and unique special edition, perfect for book collectors, Jane Austen lovers, and fans of classic literature. Whether you’re buying this as a gift or as for yourself, this remarkable edition features:


Beautiful hardcover with a one-of-a-kind, high-end laser-cut jacket
Decorative interior pages featuring quotes distributed throughout
Ribbon marker
Part of a 6-volume Jane Austen series including Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austenis one of three inaugural titles in the Jane Austen collection and also includes Mansfield Park and Pride and Prejudice. The series will conclude with Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion.

]]> 256 Jane Austen 0785293418 kaela ୨୧ 0 3.96 1817 Northanger Abbey
author: Jane Austen
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1817
rating: 0
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]]> Spells for Forgetting 59559145
August knows he is not welcome on Saoirse, not after the night everything changed. As a fire raged on at the Salt family orchard, Lily Morgan was found dead in the dark woods, shaking the bedrock of their tight-knit community and branding August a murderer. When he returns to bury his mother’s ashes, he must confront the people who turned their backs on him and face the one wound from his past that has never healed—Emery. But the town has more than one reason to want August gone, and the emergence of deep betrayals and hidden promises spanning generations threaten to reveal the truth behind Lily’s mysterious death once and for all.]]> 351 Adrienne Young 0593358511 kaela ୨୧ 0 3.85 2022 Spells for Forgetting
author: Adrienne Young
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #4)]]> 49189352
Lena: Immerses herself in her painting and an intoxicating summer fling, fearing that the moment she forgets about Kostos will be the moment she sees him again.

Carmen: Falls under the spell of a sophisticated college friend for whom a theatrical role means everything and the heritage of the Pants means nothing.

Bridget: Joins a dig for an ancient city on the coast of Turkey and discovers that her archaeology professor is available in every way except one.

Tibby: Leaves behind someone she loves, wrongly believing he will stay where she has left him.]]> 416 Ann Brashares kaela ୨୧ 5 4.13 2007 Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #4)
author: Ann Brashares
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/21
date added: 2024/08/21
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]]> <![CDATA[Watch Me (Shatter Me: The New Republic, #1)]]> 216364822 Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe, the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.

James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. All that matters is that he managed to do what his older brother, the famous Aaron Warner Anderson, never did: infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment. In the past decade no outsider has breached the stronghold of the authoritarian regime, but James is in. In a prison cell, sure, but as far as James is concerned, a win is a win.

It’s been ten years since the fall of The Reestablishment. Ten years since the notorious duo � Juliette Ferrars and Aaron Warner Anderson � led a worldwide rebellion and established the New Republic of the West. But after a decade of unsettling quiet, The Reestablishment is ready to make a devastating move, and they have the perfect person for the job.

Rosabelle Wolff had a plan. She always has a plan. On Ark Island, where constant surveillance is packaged as security, even emotions must be experienced with caution. A trained assassin, her every movement is monitored by synthetic intelligence—and when she’s given an order to kill, she never hesitates.

Brimming with pulse-pounding action and torturous romance, Watch Me is an explosive journey through a dystopian landscape where enemies-to-lovers has never felt more impossible. Step into a beloved and breathtaking world that demands an answer to a desperate question�

Who are we when no one is watching?]]> 368 Tahereh Mafi 0063419009 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 4.32 2025 Watch Me (Shatter Me: The New Republic, #1)
author: Tahereh Mafi
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Girls In Pants: The Third Summer Of The Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #3)]]> 49188621 The third novelin the wildly popular #1New York Timesbestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series,from the author ofThe Whole Thing TogetherandThe Here and Now. It’s the summer before the sisterhood departs for college . . . their last real summer together before they head off to start their grown-up lives. It’s the time when Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen need their Pants the most.Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself.“A fun and poignant coming-of-age story." —Entertainment Weekly “Readers of the other books won’t be disappointed.� —Booklist,Starred “A treat for anyone.� —Los Angeles Times “These are friends worth having.� —Chicago Tribune]]> 384 Ann Brashares kaela ୨୧ 4 4.16 2005 Girls In Pants: The Third Summer Of The Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #3)
author: Ann Brashares
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/19
date added: 2024/08/19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #2)]]> 52117992 The second novelin the wildly popular #1New York Timesbestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series,from the author ofThe Whole Thing TogetherandThe Here and Now.

With a bit of last summer’s sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the sisterhood who wears them—Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen—embark on their second summer together.

Pants = love. Love your pals. Love yourself.


“Light and romantic." �The New York Times

“Fits like a favorite pair of pants.� �USA Today

“A great summer read.� �The Sacramento Bee

“As comfortable as an old pair of jeans.� �Kirkus Reviews,Starred]]> 416 Ann Brashares kaela ୨୧ 4 4.09 2003 The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #2)
author: Ann Brashares
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/16
date added: 2024/08/16
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]]> Derived From Us 210943031 70 Grace Burns 1961532255 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 4.14 Derived From Us
author: Grace Burns
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.14
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)]]> 25547120
Librarian note: An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here.]]> 294 Ann Brashares 0385730586 kaela ୨୧ 4 ❝i always interpret coincidences as little clues to our destiny�

i. general thoughts ˚�]]> 4.05 2001 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)
author: Ann Brashares
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2001
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/07
date added: 2024/08/09
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review:
4 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝i always interpret coincidences as little clues to our destiny�


i. general thoughts ˚�
]]> <![CDATA[The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles, #3)]]> 25944798
With war on the horizon, Lia has no choice but to assume her role as First Daughter, as soldier—as leader. While she struggles to reach Morrighan and warn them, she finds herself at cross-purposes with Rafe and suspicious of Kaden, who has hunted her down.

In this conclusion to the Remnant Chronicles trilogy, traitors must be rooted out, sacrifices must be made, and impossible odds must be overcome as the future of every kingdom hangs in the balance.]]> 684 Mary E. Pearson 0805099255 kaela ୨୧ 3 ❝it doesn’t matter how many universes come and go, i will always remember who we were together.�

i. general thoughts
so i finally got through it which is a yay for me ! idk what that weird block was but the book wasn’t awful i promise. the first half was kind of hard to get into for some reason but when i was invested i was so excited to see the end of lia’s story. the last couple hundred pages were so good honestly and i think if the whole book had been that good it would’ve been 3.75-4 stars.

ii. characters જ⁀➴ᡣ]]> 4.14 2016 The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles, #3)
author: Mary E. Pearson
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2024/08/05
date added: 2024/08/05
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review:
3 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝it doesn’t matter how many universes come and go, i will always remember who we were together.�


i. general thoughts
so i finally got through it which is a yay for me ! idk what that weird block was but the book wasn’t awful i promise. the first half was kind of hard to get into for some reason but when i was invested i was so excited to see the end of lia’s story. the last couple hundred pages were so good honestly and i think if the whole book had been that good it would’ve been 3.75-4 stars.

ii. characters જ⁀➴ᡣ
]]> Dreams Lie Beneath 54557816 Perfect for readers of The Hazel Wood and The Night Circus, this lush and layered story about magic and the captivating power of dreams is delivered with acclaimed author Rebecca Ross’s signature exquisite style.

A curse plagues the realm of Azenor—during each new moon, magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life. Only magicians, who serve as territory wardens, stand between people and their worst dreams.

Clementine Madigan is ready to take over as the warden of her small town, but when two magicians challenge her, she is unwittingly drawn into a century-old conflict. She seeks revenge, but as she secretly gets closer to Phelan, one of the handsome young magicians, secrets begin to rise. Clementine must unite with her rival to fight the realm’s curse, which seems to be haunting her every turn.]]> 496 Rebecca Ross 0063015951 kaela ୨୧ 4 ❝sometimes things must break before they can be made whole again, so that they can be forged into something stronger.�

i. general thoughts
this was such a fun and magical read and it was exactly what i needed right now. the slow burn was perfect, the magic system was interesting, and the plot twists managed to shock me every time. i love how neatly everything wrapped up in the end (standalones i love u forever) but if there was a sequel i’d definitely love it too

ii. characters �.˚ � .⭒�
clementine madigan- she might only have half a heart but she’s a complete sweetheart underneath everything. she’s determined and has a sarcastic sense of humour that i loved. also her plan for revenge was iconic i wish we could’ve seen it through tbhh
phelan vesper- phelan is a true gentleman and also just generally charming and kind. he’s also very good at denying his feelings (which is so real) and i loveee how you could tell that he was gaining feelings for clem it was so cute.

iii. other thoughts �.˚ � .⭒�
-the scenes where she ended up sleeping in his bed with him somehow (girl we all know the reason why you didn’t mind)
-there was a lot of taking after each other after the other character was hurt and i ate it up every time
-olivette and nera were cuties i loved them
-when he undressed her because she was injured helloooo and the way she asked him later if he was going to undress her again in a different context…im giggling and blushing about it rn
-it felt like a fairytale book so honestly it was so perfect that it had a fairytale ending
-loveee a ts coded slow burn couple where they don’t/won’t admit their feelings for each other even though they know it !!

iv. quotes � .⭒�

❝the sound of him speaking my name was like an unexpected kiss on the mouth.�

❝i wondered what sort of things would haunt my sleep, if i ever gave my mind and heart the chance to dream.�

❝once, he had been afraid of what others thought of him. once, i had been bent by revenge and coldness and believed myself stronger alone.�

❝but fathers often underestimate their daughters, don’t they?�


v. playlist
━━━━━━●───── 01:13
� � ❚❚ � �


sparks fly by taylor swift
once upon a dream by lana del rey
to the mountains by lizzy mcalpine
imgonnagetyouback by taylor swift
all falls down by lizzy mcalpine
dead girl walking by jensen mcrae
strawberry wine by noah kahan
rest of the playlist

vi. if you like this book � � you’ll like:
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
Into The Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Don’t Call The Wolf by Aleksandra Ross]]> 4.08 2021 Dreams Lie Beneath
author: Rebecca Ross
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/07/24
date added: 2024/07/24
shelves:
review:
3.75 stars ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖� !
❝sometimes things must break before they can be made whole again, so that they can be forged into something stronger.�


i. general thoughts
this was such a fun and magical read and it was exactly what i needed right now. the slow burn was perfect, the magic system was interesting, and the plot twists managed to shock me every time. i love how neatly everything wrapped up in the end (standalones i love u forever) but if there was a sequel i’d definitely love it too

ii. characters �.˚ � .⭒�
clementine madigan- she might only have half a heart but she’s a complete sweetheart underneath everything. she’s determined and has a sarcastic sense of humour that i loved. also her plan for revenge was iconic i wish we could’ve seen it through tbhh
phelan vesper- phelan is a true gentleman and also just generally charming and kind. he’s also very good at denying his feelings (which is so real) and i loveee how you could tell that he was gaining feelings for clem it was so cute.

iii. other thoughts �.˚ � .⭒�
-the scenes where she ended up sleeping in his bed with him somehow (girl we all know the reason why you didn’t mind)
-there was a lot of taking after each other after the other character was hurt and i ate it up every time
-olivette and nera were cuties i loved them
-when he undressed her because she was injured helloooo and the way she asked him later if he was going to undress her again in a different context…im giggling and blushing about it rn
-it felt like a fairytale book so honestly it was so perfect that it had a fairytale ending
-loveee a ts coded slow burn couple where they don’t/won’t admit their feelings for each other even though they know it !!

iv. quotes � .⭒�

❝the sound of him speaking my name was like an unexpected kiss on the mouth.�

❝i wondered what sort of things would haunt my sleep, if i ever gave my mind and heart the chance to dream.�

❝once, he had been afraid of what others thought of him. once, i had been bent by revenge and coldness and believed myself stronger alone.�

❝but fathers often underestimate their daughters, don’t they?�


v. playlist
━━━━━━●───── 01:13
� � ❚❚ � �


sparks fly by taylor swift
once upon a dream by lana del rey
to the mountains by lizzy mcalpine
imgonnagetyouback by taylor swift
all falls down by lizzy mcalpine
dead girl walking by jensen mcrae
strawberry wine by noah kahan
rest of the playlist

vi. if you like this book � � you’ll like:
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
Into The Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Don’t Call The Wolf by Aleksandra Ross
]]> <![CDATA[Heiress Takes All (Heiress Heists, #1)]]> 180164877
Seventeen-year-old Olivia Owens isn't thrilled that her dad's getting remarried...again. She's especially not thrilled that he cheated on her mom, kicked them out of their Rhode Island home, and cut Olivia out of her rightful inheritance.

But this former heiress has a plan for revenge. While hundreds of guests gather on the grounds of the gorgeous estate where she grew up, everyone will be thinking romance—not robbery. She’ll play the part of dutiful daughter, but in reality she’ll be redistributing millions from her father’s online accounts. She only needs the handwritten pass code he keeps in the estate's safe.

With the help of an eclectic crew of high school students and one former teacher, Olivia has plotted her mid-nuptial heist down to the second. But she didn't plan for an obnoxiously nosy wedding guest, an interfering ex-boyfriend intent on winning her back, greedy European cousins with their own agenda, or a vengeful second wife. When everything seems like it's going wrong, Olivia has to keep her eyes on what really matters: getting rich. And when she’s done, “something borrowed� will be the understatement of the year.]]> 368 Emily Wibberley 0316566756 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 3.45 2024 Heiress Takes All (Heiress Heists, #1)
author: Emily Wibberley
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Glorious Rivals (The Grandest Game, #2)]]> 216635092 Millions, hearts, and lives are on the line in this heart-stopping sequel to The Grandest Game by #1 bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island, each with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game. Millions are at stake, but so are hearts—and lives. The players now must race to win the game, solve myriad mysteries, and survive the twists and turns of Glorious Rivals.

The stakes get higher, the game gets twistier, and everything heats up in this newest installment in the TikTok sensation Inheritance Games Saga.]]> 432 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 0316481319 kaela ୨୧ 0 to-read 4.49 2025 Glorious Rivals (The Grandest Game, #2)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)]]> 153283393 This sparkling edition will include a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series!

Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom’s grueling laws pitting them against each other.

She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole live pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be keenly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can to stay alive and out of trouble…easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites� powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is…completely Ordinary.]]> 523 Lauren Roberts 1665954884 kaela ୨୧ 2 physical-copy 4.21 2023 Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
author: Lauren Roberts
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2024/05/29
date added: 2024/07/21
shelves: physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1)]]> 22718798
The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can’t abide. Like having to marry someone she’s never met to secure a political alliance.

Fed up and ready for a new life, Lia escapes to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—secrets that may unravel her world—even as she feels herself falling in love.

This is an Alternate Cover Edition of ISBN-13 9781250063151.]]> 490 Mary E. Pearson kaela ୨୧ 4 physical-copy ❝and if one can't be trusted in love, one can't be trusted in anything�

i. general thoughts
at first i thought this was just a light and fluffy read but by the end i was so invested and i found it a genuinely good fantasy. once you start loving the characters and the story it’s so hard to put this book down. the first half was mostly just vibes and it reminded me of tangled, so that was adorable, but of course the happiness was never going to last forever (and hence the rest of the book). i’m really conflicted on which guy i like better because if i’m honest up until halfway through the book rafe was definitelyyy my pick but then *things happen* and kaden and lia are enemies which is kinda hot idk. either way i found this a really good read and i’m so excited for the rest of the trilogy

ii. characters જ⁀➴ᡣ]]> 3.92 2014 The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1)
author: Mary E. Pearson
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2024/07/10
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves: physical-copy
review:
3.75 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝and if one can't be trusted in love, one can't be trusted in anything�


i. general thoughts
at first i thought this was just a light and fluffy read but by the end i was so invested and i found it a genuinely good fantasy. once you start loving the characters and the story it’s so hard to put this book down. the first half was mostly just vibes and it reminded me of tangled, so that was adorable, but of course the happiness was never going to last forever (and hence the rest of the book). i’m really conflicted on which guy i like better because if i’m honest up until halfway through the book rafe was definitelyyy my pick but then *things happen* and kaden and lia are enemies which is kinda hot idk. either way i found this a really good read and i’m so excited for the rest of the trilogy

ii. characters જ⁀➴ᡣ
]]> <![CDATA[The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles, #2)]]> 21569527
Desperate to save her life, Lia's erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komisar that she has a magical gift, and the Komisar's interest in Lia is greater than either Kaden or Lia foresaw.

Meanwhile, the foundations of Lia's deeply-held beliefs are crumbling beneath her. Nothing is straightforward: there's Rafe, who lied to her, but has sacrificed his freedom to protect her; Kaden, who meant to assassinate her but has now saved her life; and the Vendans, whom she always believed to be barbarians but whom she now realizes are people who have been terribly brutalized by the kingdoms of Dalbreck and Morrighan. Wrestling with her upbringing, her gift, and her very sense of self, Lia will have to make powerful choices that affect her country, her people . . . and her own destiny.]]> 473 Mary E. Pearson 0805099247 kaela ୨୧ 3 physical-copy ❝i am a player seated at the table alongside everyone else, and from this day forward, i will play my own hand as i see fit.�

i. general thoughts
despite the fact much more happened in this book somehow i found it more slow paced than the first. still, i loved it and i love these characters and this world. it dragged on a bit but THOSE ENDING SCENES. so much happened in the last few chapters i was genuinely shocked and idk how my girl is going to get herself out of the situation she’s in…but i guess we’ll see in the finale (which is much longer than the first two books omg)

ii. characters જ⁀➴ᡣ]]> 4.17 2015 The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles, #2)
author: Mary E. Pearson
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2024/07/15
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves: physical-copy
review:
3.5 stars ⋆₊˚⊹☆!
❝i am a player seated at the table alongside everyone else, and from this day forward, i will play my own hand as i see fit.�


i. general thoughts
despite the fact much more happened in this book somehow i found it more slow paced than the first. still, i loved it and i love these characters and this world. it dragged on a bit but THOSE ENDING SCENES. so much happened in the last few chapters i was genuinely shocked and idk how my girl is going to get herself out of the situation she’s in…but i guess we’ll see in the finale (which is much longer than the first two books omg)

ii. characters જ⁀➴ᡣ
]]> <![CDATA[A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow]]> 62318493 Love isn't always part of the plan . . .A charming, heartwarming story following a Miami girl who unexpectedly finds love � and herself � in a small English town.

Soon to be a movie starring Heartstopper's Kit Connor and Pretty Little Liars' Maia Reficco!

For Lila Reyes, a summer in England hadn't been on the cards. Certainly not one stuck in the small town of Winchester with a lack of sun and zero Miami flavour.But when Lila meets Orion Maxwell in the local tea shop, her nightmare trip starts to look up. With a bright new future suddenly on the horizon, will Lila leave behind everything she's ever planned and follow her heart?

ANew York Timesbestseller andReese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick.

PRAISE FOR A CUBAN GIRL'S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW:

'An absolute delight'Rachael Lippincott, author of Five Feet Apart

'An utterly charming read that feels like a treasured recipe that will heal and feed a broken heart.'Nina Moreno, author of Don’t Date Rosa Santos

'I could live inside Laura Taylor Namey’s lush, vibrant words forever.'Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow

'This book. THIS BOOK. Laura Taylor Namey has written the coziest love story I’ve ever had the pleasure to read.'Erin Hahn, author of You’d Be Mine and More Than Maybe]]> 308 Laura Taylor Namey 1398523933 kaela ୨୧ 4 physical-copy 3.42 2020 A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
author: Laura Taylor Namey
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.42
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/11
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)]]> 60784546 After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again�

All eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow wants to do is hold her family together. With a brother on the frontline forced to fight on behalf of the Gods now missing from the frontline and a mother drowning her sorrows, Iris’s best bet is winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

But when Iris’s letters to her brother fall into the wrong hands � that of the handsome but cold Roman Kitt, her rival at the paper � an unlikely magical connection forms.

Expelled into the middle of a mystical war, magical typewriters in tow, can their bond withstand the fight for the fate of mankind and, most importantly, love?

An epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.]]> 357 Rebecca Ross 1250857430 kaela ୨୧ 4 4.14 2023 Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
author: Rebecca Ross
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/21
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: taylor-swift-coded, lana-del-rey-coded, physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2)]]> 127280062 Torn apart by war. Reunited by love?

Two weeks have passed since Iris returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over.

Roman is missing, lost behind enemy lines, with no memory of his past, or Iris. Hoping his memories return, he begins to write again � but this time for the enemy.

When a strange letter arrives through his wardrobe door, he strikes up a correspondence with a penpal who seems at once mysterious� and strangely familiar.

As their connection deepens, the two of them will risk their very hearts and futures to change the tides of the war.]]> 420 Rebecca Ross 1250857457 kaela ୨୧ 4 3.99 2023 Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2)
author: Rebecca Ross
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/26
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: taylor-swift-coded, lana-del-rey-coded, physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak (Girl’s Guide)]]> 101138653 In this highly anticipated companion to the New York Times bestseller A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, Flora Maxwell heads to Miami to find a path for her future� and finds her heart along the way.

Winchester, England, has always been home for Flora, but when her mother dies after a long illness, Flora feels untethered. Her family expects her to apply to university and take a larger role in their tea-shop business, but Flora isn’t so sure. More than ever, she’s the chaotic “hurricane� in her household, and she doesn’t always know how to manage her stormy emotions.

So she decides to escape to Miami without telling anyone—especially her longtime friend Gordon Wallace.

But Flora’s tropical change of scenery doesn’t cast away her self-doubt. When it comes to university, she has no idea which passions she should follow. That’s also true in romance. Flora’s summer abroad lands her in the flashbulb world of teen influencer Baz Marín, a Miami Cuban who shares her love for photography. But Flora’s more conflicted than ever when she begins to see future architect Gordon in a new light.

Laura Taylor Namey’s newest novel navigates heartbreak that feels like a hurricane in a city that is famous for them.]]> 320 Laura Taylor Namey 1665915331 kaela ୨୧ 4 physical-copy 3.56 2023 A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak (Girl’s Guide)
author: Laura Taylor Namey
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/07
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: physical-copy
review:
it was too cute made me sick to my stomach
]]> Genuine Fraud 33843362 From the author of the unforgettable New York Times bestseller We Were Liars comes a masterful new psychological suspense novel--the story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket into a charmed life. But how many times can someone reinvent themselves? You be the judge.

Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat.
Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete.
An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two.
A bad romance, or maybe three.
Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains.
A girl who refuses to give people what they want from her.
A girl who refuses to be the person she once was.

Praise for E. Lockhart's We Were Liars

"Haunting, sophisticated. . . . Twisty and well-told." --The Wall Street Journal

"[It] will leave you dying to talk about the book with a pal or ten." --Parade.com

"You're going to want to remember the title. Liars details the summers of a girl who harbors a dark secret, and delivers a satisfying but shocking twist ending." --Entertainment Weekly

"An ambitious novel with an engaging voice, a clever plot and some terrific writing." --The New York Times Book Review

"Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." --John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars]]> 262 E. Lockhart 0385744773 kaela ୨୧ 4 myself-library-books 3.24 2017 Genuine Fraud
author: E. Lockhart
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.24
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/10
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: myself-library-books
review:
it was fucked up i kinda loved it
]]> <![CDATA[A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor, #1)]]> 40969531
Ophelia lives on Anima, an ark where objects have souls. Beneath her worn scarf and thick glasses, the young girl hides the ability to read and communicate with the souls of objects, and the power to travel through mirrors. Her peaceful existence on the Ark of Anima is disrupted when she is promised in marriage to Thorn, from the powerful Dragon clan. Ophelia must leave her family and follow her fiancée to the floating capital on the distant Ark of the Pole. Why has she been chosen? Why must she hide her true identity? Though she doesn’t know it yet, she has become a pawn in a deadly plot.]]> 446 Christelle Dabos 1787701425 kaela ୨୧ 4 3.89 2013 A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor, #1)
author: Christelle Dabos
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/21
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: myself-favourites, physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Find Me (Shatter Me, #4.5-5.5)]]> 43521352 Calling all fans of Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series! This gorgeous paperback bind-up includes Shadow Me and the fourth novella in the series, both in print for the first time ever.

In Shadow Me, Juliette is still reeling from Warner's betrayal, and Kenji is trying to balance his friendship with her with his responsibilities as a leader of the resistance against the Reestablishment. Things get even more interesting when an unexpected person from Omega Point’s past surfaces.

The fourth novella brings readers back to the Shatter Me world one last time before the final novel installment in the series hits shelves in 2020.

The Shatter Me series is perfect for fans who crave action-packed young adult novels with tantalizing romance likeDivergentandThe Hunger Games. This captivating story was praised as "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love" by Ransom Riggs, bestselling author ofMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

And don’t missDefy Me, the gripping fifth book in the Shatter Me series!]]> 224 Tahereh Mafi 0062906283 kaela ୨୧ 3 myself-library-books 4.05 2019 Find Me (Shatter Me, #4.5-5.5)
author: Tahereh Mafi
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2024/02/21
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: myself-library-books
review:

]]> House of Hollow 56446006
Iris has spent most of her teenage years trying to avoid the weirdness that sticks to her like tar. But when her eldest sister, Grey, goes missing under suspicious circumstances, Iris learns just how weird her life can get: horned men start shadowing her, a corpse falls out of her sister’s ceiling, and ugly, impossible memories start to twist their way to the forefront of her mind.

As Iris retraces Grey’s last known footsteps and follows the increasingly bizarre trail of breadcrumbs she left behind, it becomes apparent that the only way to save her sister is to decipher the mystery of what happened to them as children.

The closer Iris gets to the truth, the closer she comes to understanding that the answer is dark and dangerous � and that Grey has been keeping a terrible secret from her for years.]]> 296 Krystal Sutherland 1471409899 kaela ୨୧ 5 4.04 2021 House of Hollow
author: Krystal Sutherland
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/04
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: myself-favourites, lana-del-rey-coded, physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)]]> 61250159 An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.

Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude willing to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, Oak will have to decide whether to attempt regaining the trust of the girl he’s always loved or to remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign—even if it means ending Wren, too.
�

With a new war looming on the horizon and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak’s guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. It’s just a question of whom he will doom.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning blood-soaked conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.
]]> 359 Holly Black 0316592730 kaela ୨୧ 4 3.88 2024 The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)
author: Holly Black
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/03/20
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: lana-del-rey-coded, physical-copy
review:

]]> Alone With You in the Ether 61126612
Two people meet in the Art Institute by chance. Prior to their encounter, he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive calculations about time travel; she is a bipolar counterfeit artist, undergoing court-ordered psychotherapy. By the end of the story, these things will still be true. But this is not a story about endings.

For Regan, people are predictable and tedious, including and perhaps especially herself. She copes with the dreariness of existence by living impulsively, imagining a new, alternate timeline being created in the wake of every rash decision.

To Aldo, the world feels disturbingly chaotic. He gets through his days by erecting a wall of routine: a backbeat of rules and formulas that keep him going. Without them, the entire framework of his existence would collapse.

For Regan and Aldo, life has been a matter of resigning themselves to the blueprints of inevitability—until the two meet. Could six conversations with a stranger be the variable that shakes up the entire simulation?

From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, comes an intimate and contemporary study of time, space, and the nature of love. Alone with You in the Ether explores what it means to be unwell, and how to face the fractures of yourself and still love as if you're not broken.]]> 288 Olivie Blake 1250888166 kaela ୨୧ 4 3.69 2020 Alone With You in the Ether
author: Olivie Blake
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/07
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: myself-favourites, physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)]]> 60400995
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown 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 one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored 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?]]> 433 Laini Taylor kaela ୨୧ 4 4.05 2011 Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
author: Laini Taylor
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/13
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: myself-favourites, physical-copy
review:

]]> Demon Copperhead 60506185 Demon Copperhead is set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. It's the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.

Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind.]]> 548 Barbara Kingsolver 0063252015 kaela ୨୧ 0 4.42 2022 Demon Copperhead
author: Barbara Kingsolver
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at: 2024/04/14
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: school-reading, myself-library-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2)]]> 52373056 Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war.

This is not that world.

Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.

In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life.

While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope.

But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?]]> 544 Laini Taylor kaela ୨୧ 4 4.05 2012 Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2)
author: Laini Taylor
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/21
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: myself-favourites, physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 12885649 MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOUR

Winning will make you famous.
Losing means certain death.


In a dark vision of the near future, twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live TV show called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed.

When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.



Cover image by Tim O'Brien]]> 458 Suzanne Collins kaela ୨୧ 4 4.45 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/27
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: school-reading, myself-library-books
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #3)]]> 52038956 Two worlds threaten to crumble in the face of a common enemy in the epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy � now with a gorgeous new package!

What power can bruise the sky?

Two worlds are poised on the brink of a vicious war. By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera’s rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her.

When the brutal angel emperor brings his army to the human world, Karou and Akiva are finally reunited � not in love, but in tentative alliance against their common enemy. It is a twisted version of their long-ago dream, and they begin to hope that it might forge a way forward for their people. And, perhaps, for themselves.

But with even bigger threats on the horizon, are Karou and Akiva strong enough to stand among the gods and monsters?

The New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy comes to a stunning conclusion as � from the streets of Rome to the caves of the Kirin and beyond � humans, chimaera, and seraphim strive, love, and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil, right and wrong, friend and enemy.]]> 656 Laini Taylor 0316459208 kaela ୨୧ 4 3.95 2014 Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #3)
author: Laini Taylor
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/28
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: myself-favourites, physical-copy
review:

]]> <![CDATA[House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)]]> 62649010 A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller-fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig, about doomed love, menacing ambition, and the ghosts that haunt us forever.

In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed.

Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores, seventeen-year-old Verity Thaumas has remained at her family’s estate, Highmoor, with her older sister Camille, while their sisters have scattered across Arcannia.

When their sister Mercy sends word that the Duchess of Bloem—wife of a celebrated botanist—is interested in having Verity paint a portrait of her son, Alexander, Verity jumps at the chance, but Camille won’t allow it. Forced to reveal the secret she’s kept for years, Camille tells Verity the truth one day: Verity is still seeing ghosts, she just doesn’t know it.

Stunned, Verity flees Highmoor that night and—with nowhere else to turn—makes her way to Bloem. At first, she is captivated by the lush, luxurious landscape and is quickly drawn to charming, witty, and impossibly handsome Alexander Laurent. And soon, to her surprise, a romance . . . blossoms.

But it’s not long before Verity is plagued with nightmares, and the darker side of Bloem begins to show through its sickly-sweet façade. . . .]]> 544 Erin A. Craig 0593482557 kaela ୨୧ 4 physical-copy 4.11 2023 House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)
author: Erin A. Craig
name: kaela ୨୧
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/01
date added: 2024/07/11
shelves: physical-copy
review:

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