Natascha's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:56:23 -0800 60 Natascha's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success]]> 13539039
Dutton argues that there are indeed ※functional psychopaths§ among us〞different from their murderous counterparts〞who use their detached, unflinching, and charismatic personalities to succeed in mainstream society, and that shockingly, in some fields, the more ※psychopathic§ people are, the more likely they are to succeed. Dutton deconstructs this often misunderstood diagnosis through bold on-the-ground reporting and original scientific research as he mingles with the criminally insane in a high-security ward, shares a drink with one of the world*s most successful con artists, and undergoes transcranial magnetic stimulation to discover firsthand exactly how it feels to see through the eyes of a psychopath.

As Dutton develops his theory that we all possess psychopathic tendencies, he puts forward the argument that society as a whole is more psychopathic than ever: after all, psychopaths tend to be fearless, confident, charming, ruthless, and focused〞qualities that are tailor-made for success in the twenty-first century. Provocative at every turn, The Wisdom of Psychopaths is a riveting adventure that reveals that it*s our much-maligned dark side that often conceals the trump cards of success. ?]]>
222 Kevin Dutton 0374291357 Natascha 4 3.72 The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success
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<![CDATA[Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence]]> 62966999
The newly-formed gang - consisting of a veteran turned renegade, a Militech sleeper agent, an amateur netrunner, a corporate negotiator, a ripperdoc and a techie - must overcome their differences and work together lest their secrets come to light before they can pull off the next deadly heist.]]>
416 Rafa? Kosik 0759555958 Natascha 4 3.51 2023 Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence
author: Rafa? Kosik
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.51
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<![CDATA[We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation]]> 55985404 "This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It's also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language."

With a reporter's eye and an insider's perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it's like to be autistic across America.

Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media's coverage of it; the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn't look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington D.C. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years; autism is a part of their identity, they don't need to be fixed.

In We're Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color, to those in the LGBTQ community. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long.]]>
309 Eric Garcia 1328587878 Natascha 0 to-read 4.13 2021 We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
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<![CDATA[Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide to an Asperger Life]]> 22226939

Well known in the autism community and beyond for her popular blog, Musings of an Aspie, Cynthia Kim's book is rich with personal anecdotes and useful advice. This intelligent insider guide will help adults with ASDs and their partners, family members, friends, and colleagues, but it also provides a fresh and witty window onto a different worldview.]]>
239 Cynthia Kim 1849057575 Natascha 0 to-read 4.31 2014 Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide to an Asperger Life
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Aspergirls 7681608 236 Rudy Simone 1849058261 Natascha 0 to-read 3.75 2010 Aspergirls
author: Rudy Simone
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average rating: 3.75
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<![CDATA[The Vanished Bride (Bront? Sisters Mystery, #1)]]> 44525770 Before they became legendary writers, Charlotte Bront?, Emily Bront?, and Anne Bront? were detectors in this charming historical mystery...

Yorkshire, 1845. A young wife and mother has gone missing from her home, leaving behind two small children and a large pool of blood. Just a few miles away, a humble parson's daughters--the Bront? sisters--learn of the crime. Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bront? are horrified and intrigued by the mysterious disappearance.

These three creative, energetic, and resourceful women quickly realize that they have all the skills required to make for excellent "lady detectors." Not yet published novelists, they have well-honed imaginations and are expert readers. And, as Charlotte remarks, "detecting is reading between the lines--it's seeing what is not there."

As they investigate, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne are confronted with a society that believes a woman's place is in the home, not scouring the countryside looking for clues. But nothing will stop the sisters from discovering what happened to the vanished bride, even as they find their own lives are in great peril...]]>
293 Bella Ellis 0593099052 Natascha 4 3.73 2019 The Vanished Bride (Bront? Sisters Mystery, #1)
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Dune 13081728 883 Frank Herbert 1439501661 Natascha 5 4.41 1965 Dune
author: Frank Herbert
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average rating: 4.41
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<![CDATA[Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires]]> 652063 Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York and built the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra) into an underworld empire. Today, the Mafia is an endangered species, battered and beleaguered by aggressive investigators, incompetent leadership, betrayals and generational changes that produced violent and unreliable leaders and recruits. A twenty year assault against the five families in particular blossomed into the most successful law enforcement campaign of the last century.
Five Families is the vivid story of the rise and fall of New York's premier dons from Lucky Luciano to Paul Castellano to John Gotti and more. The book also brings the reader right up to the possible resurgence of the Mafia as the FBI and local law enforcement agencies turn their attention to homeland security and away from organized crime.
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784 Selwyn Raab 0312300948 Natascha 5 4.12 2005 Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
author: Selwyn Raab
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average rating: 4.12
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<![CDATA[The Exorcism Engines (Girl Genius, #20)]]> 55152715 128 Phil Foglio 1890856738 Natascha 5 4.36 2022 The Exorcism Engines (Girl Genius, #20)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.36
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<![CDATA[Sparks and Monsters (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #6)]]> 53285878 122 Kaja Foglio Natascha 5 4.34 2020 Sparks and Monsters (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #6)
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<![CDATA[Queens and Pirates (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #5)]]> 49695935 128 Phil Foglio 189085669X Natascha 5 4.39 2020 Queens and Pirates (Girl Genius The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne #5)
author: Phil Foglio
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<![CDATA[Kings and Wizards (Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 4)]]> 37664574 128 Kaja Foglio 1890856673 Natascha 5 4.37 2018 Kings and Wizards (Girl Genius: The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 4)
author: Kaja Foglio
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average rating: 4.37
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<![CDATA[The Incorruptible Library (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 3)(Girl Genius #16)]]> 35552725 122 Kaja Foglio 1890856657 Natascha 5 4.33 2017 The Incorruptible Library (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 3)(Girl Genius #16)
author: Kaja Foglio
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average rating: 4.33
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<![CDATA[The City of Lightning (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 2)(Girl Genius, #15)]]> 29562402 ]]> 128 Kaja Foglio Natascha 5 4.34 2016 The City of Lightning (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 2)(Girl Genius, #15)
author: Kaja Foglio
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average rating: 4.34
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<![CDATA[The Beast of the Rails (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 1)(Girl Genius, #14)]]> 25643038 Girl Genius series! Available in Softcover and Hardcover editions.
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126 Phil Foglio 1890856614 Natascha 4 4.41 2015 The Beast of the Rails (The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 1)(Girl Genius, #14)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.41
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Siege of Mechanicsburg (Girl Genius, #12)]]> 18260201 192 Phil Foglio 1890856576 Natascha 5 4.43 2013 Agatha Heterodyne and the Siege of Mechanicsburg (Girl Genius, #12)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.43
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell (Girl Genius, #11)]]> 14544009 168 Phil Foglio 189085655X Natascha 5 4.45 2012 Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell (Girl Genius, #11)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.45
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse (Girl Genius, #10)]]> 11310597 Adventure! Romance! Mad Science! Deep in the heart of the damaged machine that is Castle Heterodyne, Agatha discovers her mother's long-abandoned secret laboratory. But waiting inside is a relentless guardian that is not what it seems!]]> 152 Phil Foglio 1890856533 Natascha 5 4.43 2011 Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse (Girl Genius, #10)
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average rating: 4.43
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm (Girl Genius, #9)]]> 7860809 144 Phil Foglio 1890856525 Natascha 5 4.42 2010 Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm (Girl Genius, #9)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.42
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones (Girl Genius, #8)]]> 6359259 144 Kaja Foglio 1890856479 Natascha 5 4.45 2009 Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones (Girl Genius, #8)
author: Kaja Foglio
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average rating: 4.45
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle (Girl Genius, #7)]]> 3093789
This collection represents an all-new installment of Phil & Kaja Foglio's award-winning gaslamp fantasy series and includes an extra four-page story in addition to the main plotline.]]>
128 Phil Foglio 1890856452 Natascha 5 4.45 2001 Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle (Girl Genius, #7)
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite (Girl Genius, #6)]]> 462236 150 Phil Foglio 1890856428 Natascha 4 4.39 2002 Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite (Girl Genius, #6)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.39
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Clockwork Princess (Girl Genius, #5)]]> 462235 ]]> 112 Kaja Foglio 1890856398 Natascha 4 4.39 2006 Agatha Heterodyne and the Clockwork Princess (Girl Genius, #5)
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average rating: 4.39
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams (Girl Genius, #4)]]> 435650 128 Phil Foglio 1890856371 Natascha 5 4.38 2001 Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams (Girl Genius, #4)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.38
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Monster Engine (Girl Genius, #3)]]> 462231 128 Phil Foglio 1890856320 Natascha 5 4.40 2004 Agatha Heterodyne and the Monster Engine (Girl Genius, #3)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.40
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City (Girl Genius, #2)]]> 373155 112 Phil Foglio 1890856304 Natascha 5 4.29 2001 Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City (Girl Genius, #2)
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average rating: 4.29
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<![CDATA[Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank (Girl Genius, #1)]]> 545765 96 Phil Foglio 1890856193 Natascha 4 4.14 2002 Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank (Girl Genius, #1)
author: Phil Foglio
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average rating: 4.14
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<![CDATA[The Life We Chose: William ※Big Billy§ D'Elia and the Last Secrets of America's Most Powerful Mafia Family]]> 62949040 From Matt Birkbeck--investigative journalist and executive producer of Netflix's #1 movie Girl in the Picture--a revelatory father/surrogate son story that takes readers deep inside the inner workings of the mob through the eyes of William "Big Billy" D'Elia, the right-hand man to legendary mafia kingpin Russell Bufalino, who ran organized crime in the US for more than fifty years.

William "Big Billy" D'Elia is Mafia royalty.

The "adopted" son of legendary organized crime boss Russell Bufalino, for decades D'Elia had unequaled access to the man the FBI and US Justice Department considered one of the leading organized crime figures in the United States. But the government had no real idea as to the breadth of Bufalino's power and influence--or that it was Bufalino, from his bucolic home base in Pittston, Pennsylvania, who reigned over the five families in New York and other organized crime families throughout the country.

For nearly thirty years, D'Elia was at Bufalino's side, and "Russ's son" was a witness and participant to major historical events that have stymied law enforcement, perplexed journalists, and produced false and wild narratives in books and movies--not the least of which being the infamous disappearance of union boss Jimmy Hoffa. In addition, their reach was illustrated by their relationships with Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Michael Jackson, Suge Knight, and many other celebrities and personalities.

D'Elia became the de facto leader of the Bufalino family upon Russell Bufalino's imprisonment in 1979, and he officially took control upon Bufalino's death in 1994 until his arrest in 2006, when he was charged with money laundering and the attempted murder of a witness. He pled guilty to money laundering and witness tampering and was released from federal prison in 2012.

Candid and unapologetic, D'Elia is finally ready to reveal the real story behind the myths and in so doing paints a complicated, compelling, and stunning portrait of crime, power, money, and finally, family.


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272 Matt Birkbeck 006323467X Natascha 5 3.89 The Life We Chose: William ※Big Billy§ D'Elia and the Last Secrets of America's Most Powerful Mafia Family
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<![CDATA[Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia, Ground Zero]]> 209194407 The shocking crime-drenched saga of the New York mobs in Red Hook, Brooklyn〞where the streets ran red with blood〞by a Mafia survivor who grew up there . . . For more than a hundred years, the Red Hook section of Brooklyn was Ground Zero for organized crime. Whoever controlled the piers controlled everything. From the infamous Irish gang known as The White Hand at the turn of the century, to the notorious Italian Gallo brothers who ran President Street〞and everything else〞generations later, the blood-soaked history of Red Hook is the story of American crime at its most powerful, corrupt, and coldly efficient. It's all the brutal mob hits, bullet storms, and backstabbings of the most colorful cutthroats to ever terrorize the streets. A rogue*s gallery of killers with nicknames like ※The Mad Hatter,§ ※The Executioner,§ ※Wild Bill,§ and ※Peg Leg.§ The Brooklyn bar fight that gave Al ※Scarface§ Capone his legendary scars. The godfather of America*s first Sicilian crime family whose gruesomely mangled hand could scare men half to death. And, to bring it all home, the author*s own eyewitness account of multiple shootings growing up as the son of a Mafia bodyguard. Packed with jaw-dropping stories of public violence and personal vengeance, vivid insights into the Mafia*s way of life, and shocking portraits of America*s most wanted crime families,?Red Hook?is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the history of organized crime in America.]]> 368 Frank DiMatteo 0806543205 Natascha 3 3.41 Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia, Ground Zero
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<![CDATA[The Orc Boss (Monster Underworld, #1)]]> 212947740 Skye knows the only way to get over her ex-boyfriend is to get under someone new. But what if that someone is an orc mafia boss?

Skye Brooks is an independent fae living in a modern world, though her culture*s old-fashioned beliefs insist she get married and have lots of babies ASAP. As much as Skye tries to follow tradition, she is unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend after a decade together. To add insult to injury, his booty calls keep coming in and Skye answers every time.

To break this toxic cycle, she knows her only option to get over her ex is to get under someone new.

Ansel Walsh is an orc mobster on a mission: avenge his parents* death. He spends every waking moment dismantling his uncle*s criminal business. One night, while hunting his uncle*s cronies, he inadvertently takes the place of Skye's back-alley hook-up.

One handsy interaction later, she becomes his unwilling captive.

Ansel swears he*s only kidnapping Skye to keep her safe. But when she wakes to find herself handcuffed to his bed, she feels a lot of things.

Safe isn*t one of them.]]>
Lark Green Natascha 4 3.74 2023 The Orc Boss (Monster Underworld, #1)
author: Lark Green
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average rating: 3.74
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Virals (Virals, #1) 7800188
As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical gifts to solve a cold-case murder that has suddenly become very hot--if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer's scent.

Fortunately, they are now more than friends--they're a pack. They are Virals.]]>
454 Kathy Reichs 1595143424 Natascha 5 3.95 2010 Virals (Virals, #1)
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average rating: 3.95
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<![CDATA[The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6)]]> 30244 368 Laurell K. Hamilton 0425209067 Natascha 5 4.14 1997 The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6)
author: Laurell K. Hamilton
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average rating: 4.14
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<![CDATA[The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)]]> 8130423 In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.]]> 361 Rick Riordan Natascha 5 4.44 2008 The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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The Locked Door 57795665
While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement.

Until the day the police arrived at their front door.

Decades later, Nora*s father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows her father was a notorious serial killer. And she intends to keep it that way.

Then Nora discovers one of her young female patients has been murdered. In the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his victims.

Somebody knows who Nora is. Somebody wants her to take the fall for this unthinkable crime. But she*s not a killer like her father. The police can*t pin anything on her.

As long as they don*t look in her basement.]]>
313 Freida McFadden Natascha 0 4.00 2021 The Locked Door
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average rating: 4.00
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Primitives 60293362
Thirty years after The Great Fatigue infected the globe〞and the treatment regressed most of the human race to a primitive state〞Seth Keller makes a gruesome discovery in his adoptive father*s makeshift lab. This revelation forces him to leave the safety of his desert home and the only other person left in the world#at least, as far as he knows.

Three thousand miles away in the jungles of Costa Rica, Sarah Peoples has made her own discovery〞just as horrific, and just as life-changing. It will take her far from the fledgling colony of New Haven, yet never out of reach of its ruthless authoritarian leader.

On separate journeys a world apart, Seth and Sarah find themselves swept up in a deadly race to save humankind. Their fates will come crashing together in an epic struggle between good and evil, where the differences aren*t always clear. Among the grim realities of civilization*s demise, they discover that the remaining survivors may pose an even greater threat than the abominations they were taught to fear.

Fighting for their lives, they*re confronted with a haunting question.

Does humanity deserve to survive?

Primitives, the first book of this saga, is a tale of bravery and self-discovery found in the ruins of a dying world, where the darkest sides of human nature are revealed.]]>
424 Erich Krauss 1628601337 Natascha 0 to-read 3.80 2022 Primitives
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Dreck 58817940
When the man-beast known as Dreck appears in Frank*s mortuary, his already-weird world veers into the downright bizarre and inexplicable.

A supernatural blizzard.

Disturbing nightmares that are too real.

Vivid Dreamscapes outside of time.

An underworld of sewer-dwelling mutants.

Vampiric currency.

As Frank navigates his new reality, he discovers that he may not be the man he thought he was.]]>
306 Alex Grass 1735888532 Natascha 0 to-read 3.00 Dreck
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The City of Infinite Life 59700534
The man divulges three things: it*s 2123, the life she knew was a simulation, and she*s in danger. She doesn*t believe him, but she soon finds herself in a city that is nothing like the world she knew. It has pristine glassy streets and skyscrapers that pierce the clouds. People move like automatons, dress identically, and can heal instantaneously. And she*s called an ambassador〞of what she has no clue〞but she*s definitely someone important.

Harper believes she is trapped in an alternate reality, but how did she get here? Who can she trust? Can she ever get home? And, if not, where does she really belong...

THE CITY OF INFINITE LIFE is a fast-paced sci-fi adventure about surviving the unknown and discovering what it means to truly exist.]]>
370 J.M. Mulligan Natascha 0 to-read 3.35 2021 The City of Infinite Life
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average rating: 3.35
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<![CDATA[CHEATING MEN MUST DIE: Romance Fantasy manga ' Vol 01 to 10 ' for teens and adult ']]> 58976348

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20 Wan Zha Chao Huang Natascha 5 5.00 CHEATING MEN MUST DIE: Romance Fantasy manga ' Vol 01 to 10 ' for teens and adult '
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Cheating Men Must Die Vol 5 57227867
One moment oppressing scum yields a moment of satisfaction. Continuously oppressing scum yields continuous satisfaction. Our female main lead, Su L邦xia is bound to the Second Female Lead Counterattack System and transmigrates to several small worlds. Using elaborate means, she beats up countless cheating bastards and bitches.

Su L邦xia: "Only a cheating bastard's tears of remorse, and the pained moans of a bitch unable to get what she wants bring me solace."

System: "Has my host tapped into her humanity today? Nope."]]>
500 奀測鞦卼 (The King) Natascha 4 4.29 Cheating Men Must Die Vol 5
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Cheating Men Must Die Vol 4 56479644
One moment oppressing scum yields a moment of satisfaction. Continuously oppressing scum yields continuous satisfaction. Our female main lead, Su L邦xia is bound to the Second Female Lead Counterattack System and transmigrates to several small worlds. Using elaborate means, she beats up countless cheating bastards and bitches.

Su L邦xia: "Only a cheating bastard's tears of remorse, and the pained moans of a bitch unable to get what she wants bring me solace."

System: "Has my host tapped into her humanity today? Nope."]]>
400 奀測鞦卼 (The King) Natascha 3 4.14 Cheating Men Must Die Vol 4
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Cheating Men Must Die Vol 3 56479640
One moment oppressing scum yields a moment of satisfaction. Continuously oppressing scum yields continuous satisfaction. Our female main lead, Su L邦xia is bound to the Second Female Lead Counterattack System and transmigrates to several small worlds. Using elaborate means, she beats up countless cheating bastards and bitches.

Su L邦xia: "Only a cheating bastard's tears of remorse, and the pained moans of a bitch unable to get what she wants bring me solace."

System: "Has my host tapped into her humanity today? Nope."]]>
400 奀測鞦卼 (The King) Natascha 5 4.30 Cheating Men Must Die Vol 3
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Cheating Men Must Die Vol 2 56470553
One moment oppressing scum yields a moment of satisfaction. Continuously oppressing scum yields continuous satisfaction. Our female main lead, Su L邦xia is bound to the Second Female Lead Counterattack System and transmigrates to several small worlds. Using elaborate means, she beats up countless cheating bastards and bitches.

Su L邦xia: "Only a cheating bastard's tears of remorse, and the pained moans of a bitch unable to get what she wants bring me solace."

System: "Has my host tapped into her humanity today? Nope."]]>
400 奀測鞦卼 (The King) Natascha 4 4.18 Cheating Men Must Die Vol 2
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Cheating Men Must Die Vol 1 56470546
One moment oppressing scum yields a moment of satisfaction. Continuously oppressing scum yields continuous satisfaction. Our female main lead, Su L邦xia is bound to the Second Female Lead Counterattack System and transmigrates to several small worlds. Using elaborate means, she beats up countless cheating bastards and bitches.

Su L邦xia: "Only a cheating bastard's tears of remorse, and the pained moans of a bitch unable to get what she wants bring me solace."

System: "Has my host tapped into her humanity today? Nope."]]>
400 奀測鞦卼 (The King) Natascha 4 4.34 Cheating Men Must Die Vol 1
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<![CDATA[Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon (Jane Austen's Dragons, #1)]]> 32575303 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B01MECLQTW


England is overrun by dragons of all shapes and sizes. Most people are blissfully unaware of them and the Pendragon Treaty that keeps the peace between human and dragon kind.? Only those born with preternatural hearing, like Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are able to hear and converse with dragonkind.

When the first firedrake egg laid in a century is stolen from Pemberley, the fragile dragon peace teeters on collapse. Darcy has no choice but to chase down the thief, a journey that leads him to quaint market town of Meryton and fellow Dragon Keeper, Elizabeth Bennet.?

Elizabeth shares a unique bond with dragons, stronger than anything Darcy has ever experienced. More than that, her vast experience and knowledge of dragon lore may be the key to uncovering the lost egg. . But Elizabeth can*t stand Darcy*s arrogance and doesn*t trust him to care properly for a precious baby firedrake. After all, he already lost the egg once. What*s to prevent it from happening again?

Can he win her trust and recover the stolen egg before it hatches and sends England spiraling back into the Dark Ages of Dragon War?
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340 Maria Grace Natascha 0 currently-reading 4.11 2016 Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon (Jane Austen's Dragons, #1)
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<![CDATA['Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy (Greatest Hits, #1)]]> 1147617 YOU CAN'T PICK YOUR FAMILY...
Death by Chocolate is her favorite dessert. And those knitting needles aren't just for craft projects. To most people, Gin Bombay is an ordinary single mom. Then again, they don't know she's from a family of top secret assassins. Somewhere between leading a Girl Scout troop for her kindergartner--would nooses count for a knot badge?--and keeping their puppy from destroying the furniture, Gin now has to take out a new target.

BUT YOU CAN PICK THEM OFF
Except this target has an incredibly hot Australian bodyguard who knows just how to make her weak in the knees. But with a mole threatening to expose everything, Gin doesn't have much time to let her hormones do the happy dance. She's got to find the leak and clear her assignment...or she'll end up next on the Bombay family hit list.]]>
325 Leslie Langtry 0843959339 Natascha 3 3.68 2007 'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy (Greatest Hits, #1)
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average rating: 3.68
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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Human++ (Human++, #1) 32309467 From New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Dima Zales, an intense new techno-thriller that pushes the limits of what it means to be human.

With billions in the bank and my own venture capital firm, I*m living the American dream. My only problem? A car accident that leaves my mother with memory problems.

Brainocytes, a new technology that can transform our brains, could be the answer to all of my problems〞but I*m not the only one who sees its potential.

Plunged into a criminal underworld darker than anything I could*ve imagined, my life-saving technology might be the death of me.

My name is Mike Cohen, and this is how I became more than human.]]>
406 Dima Zales Natascha 0 to-read 3.91 2016 Human++ (Human++, #1)
author: Dima Zales
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average rating: 3.91
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<![CDATA[Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire, #1)]]> 34433755
In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei they're after -- the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest.

Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the unthinkable -- she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.]]>
385 Natasha Ngan 0316561363 Natascha 0 currently-reading 3.80 2018 Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire, #1)
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average rating: 3.80
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<![CDATA[The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library, #1)]]> 41961994 In the first book in a brilliant new fantasy series, books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories.

Many years ago, Claire was named Head Librarian of the Unwritten Wing〞a neutral space in Hell where all the stories unfinished by their authors reside. Her job consists mainly of repairing and organizing books, but also of keeping an eye on restless stories that risk materializing as characters and escaping the library. When a Hero escapes from his book and goes in search of his author, Claire must track and capture him with the help of former muse and current assistant Brevity and nervous demon courier Leto.

But what should have been a simple retrieval goes horrifyingly wrong when the terrifyingly angelic Ramiel attacks them, convinced that they hold the Devil's Bible. The text of the Devil's Bible is a powerful weapon in the power struggle between Heaven and Hell, so it falls to the librarians to find a book with the power to reshape the boundaries between Heaven, Hell ... and Earth.]]>
384 A.J. Hackwith 1984806386 Natascha 0 currently-reading 3.78 2019 The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)]]> 51190882
Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for.

At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.

Librarian Note: Older cover of B07VH6Y4JD.]]>
119 Nghi Vo Natascha 4 3.91 2020 The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
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average rating: 3.91
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Deeplight 44647479 The gods of The Myriad were as real as the coastlines and currents, and as merciless as the winds and whirlpools. Now the gods are dead, but their remains are stirring beneath the waves . . .

On the streets of the Island of Lady's Crave live 14-year-old street urchins Hark and his best friend Jelt. They are scavengers: diving for relics of the gods, desperate for anything they can sell. But there is something dangerous in the deep waters of the undersea, calling to someone brave enough to retrieve it.

When the waves try to claim Jelt, Hark will do anything to save him. Even if it means compromising not just who Jelt is, but what he is . . .]]>
416 Frances Hardinge 1509836950 Natascha 4 4.08 2019 Deeplight
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average rating: 4.08
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<![CDATA[The Causal Angel (Jean le Flambeur, #3)]]> 18190723
Influenced as much by the fin de siecle novels of Maurice leBlanc as he is by the greats of SF Rajaniemi weaves, intricate, warm capers through dazzling science, extraordinary visions of wild future and deep conjecture on the nature of reality and story.

And now we find out what will happen to Jean, his employer Mieli, the independently minded ship Perhonen and the rest of a fractured and diverse humanity flung through the solar system.]]>
292 Hannu Rajaniemi 0575088974 Natascha 0 to-read 4.19 2014 The Causal Angel (Jean le Flambeur, #3)
author: Hannu Rajaniemi
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average rating: 4.19
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<![CDATA[The Fractal Prince (Jean le Flambeur, #2)]]> 12074927 A physicist receives a mysterious paper. The ideas in it are far, far ahead of current thinking and quite, quite terrifying. In a city of ※fast ones,§ shadow players, and jinni, two sisters contemplate a revolution.
And on the edges of reality a thief, helped by a sardonic ship, is trying to break into a Schr?dinger box for his patron. In the box is his freedom. Or not.

Jean de Flambeur is back. And he*s running out of time.

In Hannu Rajaniemi*s sparkling follow-up to the critically acclaimed international sensation The Quantum Thief, he returns to his awe-inspiring vision of the universe#and we discover what the future held for Earth.]]>
320 Hannu Rajaniemi Natascha 5 4.06 2012 The Fractal Prince (Jean le Flambeur, #2)
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average rating: 4.06
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<![CDATA[The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1)]]> 7562764
Indeed, in his many lives, the entity called Jean le Flambeur has been a thief, a confidence artist, a posthuman mind-burgler, and more. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his deeds are known throughout the Heterarchy, from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. In his last exploit, he managed the supreme feat of hiding the truth about himself from the one person in the solar system hardest to hide from: himself. Now he has the chance to regain himself in all his power〞in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed.

The Quantum Thief is a breathtaking joyride through the solar system several centuries hence, a world of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people who communicate via shared memory, and a race of hyper-advanced humans who originated as an MMORPG guild. But for all its wonders, The Quantum Thief is also a story powered by very human motives of betrayal, jealousy, and revenge.]]>
336 Hannu Rajaniemi 0575088877 Natascha 5 3.84 2010 The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1)
author: Hannu Rajaniemi
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average rating: 3.84
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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Honestly this books has its ups and downs as well as a few good twists. I loved it. Not to mention the ending. I was stunned. I can*t go into detail though because if I do might give spoilers. But long story short the author manages to dump a lot of story into a relatively short amount of time with little exposition. This is a high concept story and if you like books that look at new angles and keep you on the edge of your seat by being unpredictable than this is it.
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<![CDATA[Nefertiti's Heart (Artifact Hunters, #1)]]> 50822253 Cara Devon has always been impulsive, but tangling with a serial killer might cure that. Permanently.

1861. Cara has a simple mission in London - finalise her father's estate and sell off his damned collection of priceless artifacts. Her plan goes awry when a killer stalks the nobility, searching for an ancient Egyptian relic rumoured to hold the key to immortality.

Nathaniel Trent, known as the villainous viscount, is relentless in his desire to lay his hands on both Cara and the priceless artifacts. His icy exterior and fiery touch stirs Cara's demons, or could he lay them to rest?

Self-preservation fuels Cara's search for the gem known as Nefertiti's Heart. In a society where everyone wears a mask to hide their true intent, she needs to figure out who to trust, before she sacrifices her own heart and life.]]>
301 A.W. Exley Natascha 0 currently-reading 3.94 2013 Nefertiti's Heart (Artifact Hunters, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis]]> 35297299
For decades Martha C. Nussbaum has been an acclaimed scholar and humanist, earning dozens of honors for her books and essays. In The Monarchy of Fear she turns her attention to the current political crisis that has polarized American since the 2016 election.

Although today*s atmosphere is marked by partisanship, divisive rhetoric, and the inability of two halves of the country to communicate with one another, Nussbaum focuses on what so many pollsters and pundits have overlooked. She sees a simple truth at the heart of the the political is always emotional. Globalization has produced feelings of powerlessness in millions of people in the West. That sense of powerlessness bubbles into resentment and blame. Blame of immigrants. Blame of Muslims. Blame of other races. Blame of cultural elites. While this politics of blame is exemplified by the election of Donald Trump and the vote for Brexit, Nussbaum argues it can be found on all sides of the political spectrum, left or right.

Drawing on a mix of historical and contemporary examples, from classical Athens to the musical Hamilton , The Monarchy of Fear untangles this web of feelings and provides a roadmap of where to go next.]]>
272 Martha C. Nussbaum 1501172492 Natascha 3 3.46 The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis
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<![CDATA[Born of Defiance (The League: Nemesis Rising, #7)]]> 22046891
But when his companion's brother draws him into a plot against the Andarion crown, he finds himself torn between the loyalty to their planetary government that his mother has beaten into him and his own beliefs of justice and right.

Now, he must decide for himself to remain a pawn of their government or to defy everything and everyone he's ever known to stand up to tyranny. It's a gamble that will either save his life or end it. And when old enemies align with new ones, it's more than just his own life at risk. And more than just his homeworld that will end should he fail, in Born of Defiance, the next League novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon.]]>
518 Sherrilyn Kenyon 1250042984 Natascha 0 4.42 2015 Born of Defiance (The League: Nemesis Rising, #7)
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Clariel (Abhorsen, #4) 20662728
With the discovery of a dangerous Free Magic creature loose in the city, Clariel is given the chance both to prove her worth and make her escape. But events spin rapidly out of control. Clariel finds herself more trapped than ever, until help comes from an unlikely source. But the help comes at a terrible cost. Clariel must question the motivations and secret hearts of everyone around her - and it is herself she must question most of all.

[This is an alternative edition of ASIN B00KK6FK40]]]>
382 Garth Nix 006156155X Natascha 0 3.86 2014 Clariel (Abhorsen, #4)
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<![CDATA[Divergent Series Box Set (Divergent, #1 - 2)]]> 15854620
-A specially designed slipcase
-Hardcover editions of Divergent and Insurgent
-Bonus booklet! "The World of Veronica Roth's Divergent Series," a forty-eight-page booklet including Faction Manifestos, a Faction Quiz and Results, Q&A with Veronica Roth, playlists, discussion questions, series inspirations, and much more!

Divergent: One choice can transform you. Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling debut is a gripping dystopian tale of electrifying choices, powerful consequences, unexpected romance, and a deeply flawed "perfect society."

Insurgent: One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride. As war surges in the factions all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves〞and herself〞while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.]]>
1012 Veronica Roth 0062234927 Natascha 0 4.39 2012 Divergent Series Box Set (Divergent, #1 - 2)
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Splintered (Splintered, #1) 17290244 371 A.G. Howard 1419709704 Natascha 0 3.96 2013 Splintered (Splintered, #1)
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average rating: 3.96
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The Serpent of Venice 22249457
This trio of cunning plotters〞the merchant, Antonio; the senator, Brabantio; and the naval officer, Iago〞have lured Pocket to a dark dungeon, promising a spirited evening with a rare Amontillado sherry and a fetching young noblewoman. Their invitation is, of course, a ruse. The wine is drugged; the girl is nowhere in sight. These scoundrels have something far less amusing planned for the man who has consistently foiled their quest for power and wealth. But this Fool is no fool . . . and the story is only beginning.

Once again, Christopher Moore delivers a rousing literary satire and a cast Shakespeare himself would be proud of: Shylock; Iago; Othello; a dozen or so disposable villains; a cadre of comely wenches; the brilliant Fool; his sidekick, Drool; his monkey, Jeff; a lovesick sea serpent; and a ghost (there's always a bloody ghost).

Wickedly witty and outrageously inventive, The Serpent of Venice pays cheeky homage to the Bard and illuminates the absurdity of the human condition as only Christopher Moore can.]]>
352 Christopher Moore 0061779776 Natascha 0 3.99 2014 The Serpent of Venice
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Clariel (Abhorsen, #4) 7489530
Set approximately six hundred years before the birth of Sabriel, Clariel will delight Old Kingdom fans as well as new readers hungry for epic fantasy adventure.]]>
432 Garth Nix Natascha 0 3.78 2014 Clariel (Abhorsen, #4)
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<![CDATA[The Song of the Sirin (Raven Son, #1)]]> 35479763 An evil omen clouds the sky. A song of lore returns. Can one man*s quest save the world?

Voran can*t help but believe the rumors. As blight ravages the countryside and darkness covers the sun, the young warrior of Vasyllia hears of an ancient spirit that devours souls. He feels powerless to fight the oncoming devastation until a mythical creature entrusts him with a long-forgotten song. Legend has it that such a song can heal the masses, overthrow kingdoms, and raise humans to divine beings#

Armed with the memory of the song, Voran must hunt down a dark spirit before it achieves its goal of immortality. His quest takes him through doorways to other worlds and puts him on a collision course with seductive nymphs and riddling giants. With each step of the journey, the strength of the villainous spirit grows, as does Voran*s fear that the only way to save his world# is to let it be destroyed.

A Lamentation of Sirin is an epic fantasy retelling of the Russian fairy tale "Prince Ivan and the Grey Wolf." If you like the hero*s journey, creative twists on mythology, and classic fantasy, then you*ll love Nicholas Kotar*s sweeping tale.

Buy A Lamentation of Sirin to begin the journey today! ]]>
422 Nicholas Kotar 0998847917 Natascha 0 currently-reading 3.98 2014 The Song of the Sirin (Raven Son, #1)
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<![CDATA[Preternatural Affairs, Books 1-3: Witch Hunt, Silver Bullet, and Hotter Than Helltown]]> 23627072 This urban fantasy boxed set contains the first three books of the Preternatural Affairs series: Witch Hunt, Silver Bullet, and Hotter Than Helltown.

My name's C豕sar Hawke. I'm a witch working for a division of the government you've never heard about.
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The world's not what everyone thinks it is--unless you think that our world's a pawn in a game of chess between Heaven and Hell, and riddled with as much magic and wonder as it is with evil.
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In that case, the world is exactly what you think.
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My place of employment--the Office of Preternatural Affairs--takes a modern approach to an ages-old problem. It used to be that inquisitors would burn demons and the people in league with them. Now we get warrants, perform arrests, put the suspects on trial, and send guilty parties back to the Hell from whence they came with the travel forms filled out in triplicate.
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This stuff I do with the OPA, it saves lives on most days.
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Most days, I said.
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ABOUT WITCH HUNT
There are scratches on C豕sar Hawke's arms, a discharged Glock on his coffee table, and a dead woman in his bathtub. Yeah, maybe he brought the waitress home for some fun--he was too drunk to remember it--but he knows for a fact that he didn't kill her. He's an agent with the Office of Preternatural Affairs. He doesn't hurt people. He saves them.
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The cops disagree. Now C豕sar is running.
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Isobel Stonecrow speaks with the dead. She brings closure to the bereaved and heals broken hearts. But when she talks to the wrong spirit, the OPA puts a bounty on her head.
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Tracking down Isobel is the last case assigned to C豕sar before he bolts. If he finds her, he can prove that he didn't kill that waitress. He can clear his name, get his job back, and bring justice to all those wronged families.
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She's just one witch. He's bagged a dozen witches before.
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How hard can one more be?
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ABOUT SILVER BULLET
Former private investigator C豕sar Hawke has one rule: He doesn't deal with dead bodies. That's why he enlisted with the Magical Violations Department in the Office of Preternatural Affairs. He's happy tracking down witches that commit petty crimes, but he leaves the homicides to other agents.
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Except that he's been assigned to a new team--a team that handles special investigations--and the job has suddenly changed. Now C豕sar has to deal with dead bodies. He also has to deal with necromancers, murderous cults, and demons that can stop a man's heart with fear.
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This isn't the job he signed up for, but it's the job he needs to do.
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If he survives the first week.
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ABOUT HOTTER THAN HELLTOWN
A killer is mutilating bodies in Los Angeles. Agent C豕sar Hawke is on the case, but the murderer is ahead of him--way ahead of him.
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Wiping the memories of the dead so that the team's necrocognitive can't talk to them? Done. Preventing magical reconstruction of the crime scenes? Oh yeah. And the murders keep getting more brutal while C豕sar struggles to catch up.
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The best way to heat up a cold case is to go to Helltown, where Los Angeles's most powerful evil hides out, but even those demons are afraid of the murderer. Their fear adds one more question to the growing pile of unknowns:
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What kind of bad guy is too hot for Helltown?
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533 S.M. Reine Natascha 0 currently-reading 4.12 2014 Preternatural Affairs, Books 1-3: Witch Hunt, Silver Bullet, and Hotter Than Helltown
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<![CDATA[The Dark Lord's Handbook (The Dark Lord's Handbook, #1)]]> 13486942 308 Paul Dale Natascha 4 3.65 2008 The Dark Lord's Handbook (The Dark Lord's Handbook, #1)
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average rating: 3.65
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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Uglies (Uglies, #1) 24770
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world〞and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's choice will change her world forever....]]>
425 Scott Westerfeld 0689865384 Natascha 0 3.85 2005 Uglies (Uglies, #1)
author: Scott Westerfeld
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.85
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Looking For Group: Volume 5 17159296 128 Ryan Sohmer Natascha 5 4.31 2013 Looking For Group: Volume 5
author: Ryan Sohmer
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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Looking For Group: Volume 4 13512912 128 Ryan Sohmer Natascha 5 4.14 2011 Looking For Group: Volume 4
author: Ryan Sohmer
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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Looking For Group: Volume 3 8972737 128 Ryan Sohmer 0981216390 Natascha 4 4.22 2009 Looking For Group: Volume 3
author: Ryan Sohmer
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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Looking for Group: Volume 2 6664144 128 Ryan Sohmer 0981216315 Natascha 4 4.31 2009 Looking for Group: Volume 2
author: Ryan Sohmer
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.31
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rating: 4
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Rift (Rift Saga, #1) 24229224 259 Andreas Christensen Natascha 0 currently-reading 3.81 2014 Rift (Rift Saga, #1)
author: Andreas Christensen
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2014
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Clockwise (Clockwise #1) 13011771 An alternate cover edition can be found here.

Casey Donovan has issues: hair, height and uncontrollable trips to the 19th century! And now this --she's accidentally taken Nate Mackenzie, the cutest boy in the school, back in time.

Protocol pressures her to tell their 1860 hosts that he is her brother, and when Casey finds she has a handsome, wealthy (and unwanted) suitor, something changes in Nate. Are those romantic sparks or is it just "brotherly" protectiveness?

When they return to the present, things go back to the way they were before: Casey parked on the bottom of the rung of the social ladder and Nate perched high on the very top. Except this time her heart is broken. Plus, her best friend is mad, her parents are split up, and her younger brother gets escorted home by the police. The only thing that could make life worse is if, by some strange twist of fate, she took Nate back to the past again.

Which of course, she does.]]>
286 Elle Strauss 0987807838 Natascha 0 currently-reading 3.92 2011 Clockwise (Clockwise #1)
author: Elle Strauss
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.92
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<![CDATA[The Final Formula Collection (Books 1, 1.5, and 2)]]> 25895713
Addie isn*t magical, but she can wield power with the best of them. As a master alchemist, she bottles magic through knowledge and skill. To the magical community, she is just a mundane human who dares to wield a power she doesn*t innately possess. But Addie is used to surprising those who underestimate her.

When an explosion levels the Alchemica, the country*s premier alchemy institute, Addie suspects the magical community. She sets out to prove her suspicions only to discover that it might not have been professional envy that led to the destruction of her home. It might have been the discovery of a particular formula. A formula that anyone〞magical or not〞would kill to possess.

Filled with action, magic, humor, and romance, The Final Formula Collection includes the first three titles in the series, along with two never before published short stories:

The Final Formula (Book 1)
The Element of Death (Book 1.5)
The Blood Alchemist (Book 2)
The Lich*s Lab (Bonus Short Story)
A Christmas Formula (Bonus Short Story)]]>
813 Becca Andre Natascha 0 currently-reading 4.27 2015 The Final Formula Collection (Books 1, 1.5, and 2)
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<![CDATA[A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)]]> 16096824
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.]]>
419 Sarah J. Maas 1619634449 Natascha 0 to-read 4.17 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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<![CDATA[Rite of Exile (The Chronicles of Ada, Book 1)]]> 25729250
Accused of murder, Caleb flees with his son Warren to begin a new life far from Earth. But when his ship crashes on an unknown world, Warren is injured, condemning the boy to a slow death before his twentieth birthday.

Telai is the first of her sword-wielding race to meet these strangers from the sky. Loyalty to her people demands caution, but she cannot ignore the longing in Warren*s eyes. A connection takes hold, a bond not even her clairvoyant powers can explain.

Caleb vows to protect her people and honor their ancient traditions. But a secret lies beneath those traditions, one that will force him to choose between his growing love for Telai and a desperate gamble to save his son.]]>
296 E.J. Godwin Natascha 0 to-read 3.50 2015 Rite of Exile (The Chronicles of Ada, Book 1)
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average rating: 3.50
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Timesurfers 26874469 When fifteen year old Cate accidentally brings a dead cheerleader back to life her connection to the secretive Timesurfers is revealed. The Timesurfers travel through time and battle the powerful dark forces intent on manipulating history. Cate must discover her powers, choose a side and end a centuries old war. No pressure. Recommended for for Ages 12 & Up]]> 274 Rhonda Sermon 099436170X Natascha 0 to-read 4.42 2015 Timesurfers
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average rating: 4.42
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<![CDATA[Girlgoyle (Hollow Mountain Butterfly, #1)]]> 25248287
In this full-length novel, appropriate for teens and young adults, a new twist on the role of gargoyles is imaginatively brought to life in spellbinding fashion. Woven in are twenty original works of art by Miimork, which breathe life into its ghostly pages.]]>
300 Better Hero Army 0692307168 Natascha 0 to-read 3.50 2015 Girlgoyle (Hollow Mountain Butterfly, #1)
author: Better Hero Army
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average rating: 3.50
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<![CDATA[Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)]]> 11235712
She*s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister*s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai*s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world*s future.]]>
390 Marissa Meyer 0312641893 Natascha 4 4.14 2012 Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
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name: Natascha
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Gotham City Sirens, Vol. 1: Union]]> 6657154
Collects GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #1-7.]]>
176 Paul Dini 1401225705 Natascha 5 4.05 2009 Gotham City Sirens, Vol. 1: Union
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name: Natascha
average rating: 4.05
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Fool 3684856 --Dallas Morning News

Fool--the bawdy and outrageous New York Times bestseller from the unstoppable Christopher Moore--is a hilarious new take on William Shakespeare's King Lear...as seen through the eyes of the foolish liege's clownish jester, Pocket. A rousing tale of "gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason, and heretofore unexplored heights of vulgarity and profanity," Fool joins Moore's own Lamb, Fluke, The Stupidest Angel, and You Suck! as modern masterworks of satiric wit and sublimely twisted genius, prompting Carl Hiassen to declare Christopher Moore "a very sick man, in the very best sense of the word."
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311 Christopher Moore 0060590319 Natascha 5 3.97 2009 Fool
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Stardust 16793 Alternate cover edition can be found here

Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria〞even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie〞where nothing not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.]]>
248 Neil Gaiman 0061142026 Natascha 4 4.11 1999 Stardust
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average rating: 4.11
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight]]> 13838389

Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, Does Batman have PTSD?? Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with "bad girls" he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?]]>
337 Travis Langley 1118167651 Natascha 4 4.05 2012 Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
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average rating: 4.05
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Catwoman, Volume 1: The Game 13227873 But this time, Selina steals from the wrong man, and now he's got her. He wants his stuff back, he wants answers and he wants blood. Writer Judd Winick begins a new chapter for CATWOMAN每hopefully she makes it out alive!

Collects: Catwoman #1-6.

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144 Judd Winick 140123464X Natascha 4 3.80 2012 Catwoman, Volume 1: The Game
author: Judd Winick
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.80
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rating: 4
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Gotham City Sirens: Book One 21556030
Contains issues 1-13.]]>
320 Paul Dini 1401251757 Natascha 4 4.14 2010 Gotham City Sirens: Book One
author: Paul Dini
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Beyond the Deepwoods (The Edge Chronicles: The Twig Saga, #1)]]> 105657
So begins a heart-stopping adventure that will take Twig through a nightmare world of fearsome goblins, bloodthirsty beasts and flesh-eating trees. Can he discover the truth about his past?

Beyond the Deepwoods is the first book of the Twig Saga 每 second trilogy in The Edge Chronicles. Each book is a stand-alone adventure, so you can read The Edge Chronicles in any order you choose.]]>
288 Paul Stewart 0552554227 Natascha 3 4.11 1998 Beyond the Deepwoods (The Edge Chronicles: The Twig Saga, #1)
author: Paul Stewart
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1998
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Demons of the Ocean (Vampirates, #1)]]> 723801 352 Justin Somper Natascha 3 3.87 2005 Demons of the Ocean (Vampirates, #1)
author: Justin Somper
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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Tree Girl 331212 144 T.A. Barron 0441009948 Natascha 4 3.91 2001 Tree Girl
author: T.A. Barron
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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Demon Girl (Rae Wilder, #1) 9481431 191 Penelope Fletcher 1452373213 Natascha 4 3.64 2010 Demon Girl (Rae Wilder, #1)
author: Penelope Fletcher
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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Well Witched 2457867
The well witch does.

And she demands payback: Now Ryan, Josh, and Chelle must serve her . . . and the wishes that lie rotting at the bottom of her well. Each takes on powers they didn't ask for and don't want. Ryan grows strange bumps--are they eyes?--between his knuckles; Chelle starts speaking the secrets of strangers, no matter how awful and bloody; and Josh can suddenly--inexplicably--grant even the darkest of wishes, the kind of wishes that should never come true.

Darkly witty, wholly unexpected, and exquisitely sinister, Frances Hardinge's Well Witched is one well-cast tale that readers didn't know they were wishing for.]]>
400 Frances Hardinge 0060880384 Natascha 3 3.71 2007 Well Witched
author: Frances Hardinge
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.71
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)]]> 301082
Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea.]]>
292 Charlaine Harris 0441008534 Natascha 4 3.98 2001 Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
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name: Natascha
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10)]]> 7091488
Sookie Stackhouse is dealing with a whole host of family problems, ranging from her own kin (a non-human fairy and a telepathic second cousin) demanding a place in her life, to her lover Eric's vampire sire, an ancient being who arrives with Eric's 'brother' in tow at a most inopportune moment. And Sookie's tracking down a distant relation of her ailing neighbour (and ex), Vampire Bill Compton.

In addition to the multitude of family issues complicating her life, the werewolf pack of Shreveport has asked Sookie for a special favour, and since Sookie is an obliging young woman, she agrees. But this favour for the wolves has dire results for Sookie, who is still recovering from the trauma of her abduction during the Fairy War.]]>
320 Charlaine Harris 0441018645 Natascha 4 3.90 2010 Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10)
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average rating: 3.90
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<![CDATA[All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7)]]> 140075
The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.

And with HBO's launching of an all-new show, True Blood, based on the Southern Vampire novels, the demand for Charlaine Harris and Sookie Stackhouse is bigger than ever.

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336 Charlaine Harris 0441014941 Natascha 3 4.06 2007 All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7)
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average rating: 4.06
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)]]> 5161066
The great revelation goes well at first - then the horribly mutilated body of a were-panther is found in the parking lot of Merlotte's, and Sookie agrees to use her telepathic talent to track down the murderer. But there is a far greater danger than this killer threatening Bon Temps: a race of unhuman beings, older, more powerful, and far more secretive than the vampires or the werewolves, is preparing for war. And Sookie is an all-too-human pawn in their ages-old battle...]]>
320 Charlaine Harris 0441017150 Natascha 4 4.02 2009 Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)
author: Charlaine Harris
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.02
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rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6)]]> 140079 or Hadley's possessions. And they're prepared to do anything in their power to stop her. Whoever it is, they're definitely dangerous - and Sookie's life is definitely on the line...]]> 324 Charlaine Harris 0441014917 Natascha 3 4.02 2006 Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6)
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average rating: 4.02
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)]]> 110494
The point is: they saved her life. So when one of the bloodsuckers asks for a favor, she obliges - and soon Sookie's in Dallas, using her telepathic skills to search for a missing vampire. She's supposed to interview certain humans involved, but she makes one condition: the vampires must promise to behave and let the humans go unharmed. But that's easier said than done, and all it takes is one delicious blonde and one small mistake for things to turn deadly....]]>
291 Charlaine Harris 1841493007 Natascha 3 3.98 2002 Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)
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average rating: 3.98
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Evil Star (Power of Five, #2) 107670 ]]> 320 Anthony Horowitz 0439679966 Natascha 4 3.97 2006 Evil Star (Power of Five, #2)
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average rating: 3.97
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1)]]> 9284655
Would you risk it all to change your destiny?

The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she*d be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year-old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world. But that*s exactly what happened. Face-to-face with dark forces, spellbinding magic, and mystical worlds where nothing is what it seems, Kelsey risks everything to piece together an ancient prophecy that could break the curse forever.

Tiger*s Curse is the exciting first volume in an epic fantasy-romance that will leave you breathless and yearning for more.]]>
403 Colleen Houck 1402784031 Natascha 3 4.07 2011 Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1)
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name: Natascha
average rating: 4.07
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<![CDATA[The Reformed Vampire Support Group]]> 5266733
Nina Harrison, fanged at fifteen and still living with her mother, hates the Reformed Vampire Support Group meetings every Tuesday night. Even if she does appreciate Dave, who was in a punk band when he was alive, nothing exciting ever happens. That is, until one of group members is mysteriously destroyed by a silver bullet. With Nina (determined to prove that vamps aren't useless or weak) and Dave (secretly in love with Nina) at the helm, the misfit vampires soon band together to track down the hunter, save a werewolf, and keep the world safe from the likes of themselves.

The perfect anecdote to slick vampire novels, this murder-mystery comedy of errors will thrill fans of Evil Genius.]]>
368 Catherine Jinks 0152066098 Natascha 4 3.53 2009 The Reformed Vampire Support Group
author: Catherine Jinks
name: Natascha
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)]]> 284440
Ace Detective,
Snappy Dresser,
Razor每tongued Wit,
Crackerjack Sorcerer,
and Walking, Talking,
Fire-throwing Skeleton,


〞as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old.

These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient evil.

The end of the world?

Over his dead body.]]>
392 Derek Landy 0061231150 Natascha 4 4.19 2007 Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)
author: Derek Landy
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)]]> 24337
Gail Carson Levine's examination of traditional female roles in fairy tales takes some satisfying twists and deviations from the original. Ella is bound by obedience against her will, and takes matters in her own hands with ambition and verve. Her relationship with the prince is balanced and based on humor and mutual respect; in fact, it is she who ultimately rescues him. Ella Enchanted has won many well-deserved awards, including a Newbery Honor.]]>
240 Gail Carson Levine 0590920685 Natascha 4 4.01 1997 Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
author: Gail Carson Levine
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole (Guardians of Ga'hoole, #1-3)]]> 8728427 14 Kathryn Lasky 1441769897 Natascha 3 4.11 2004 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole (Guardians of Ga'hoole, #1-3)
author: Kathryn Lasky
name: Natascha
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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