https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari "Her mind was lost in thoughts of plots, escaping reality at whatever cost." en-us 2019-01-13 22:49:43 UTC 2019-04-03 18:12:19 UTC hello@padlet.com virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320108956 A witch named Diana Bishop opens a bewitched manuscript, Ashmole 782, that every supernatural being has been looking for. In her quest to ignore her power, she teams up with a vampire named Matthew Clairmont, and together they embark on a journey of adventure and love.
February 2011
According to Goodreads, there are 579 pages
I put this on my reading list because it sounds interesting, and I like supernatural romances.]]> 2019-01-13 22:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320108956 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320110677 According to CliffsNotes, Winston Smith wrestles with oppression in Oceania, a place where the Party scrutinizes human actions with ever-watchful Big Brother. Defying a ban on individuality, Winston dares to express his thoughts in a diary and pursues a relationship with Julia.
June 1949
328 pages
I want to read this book so then I can understand the references people seem to always make.]]> 2019-01-13 23:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320110677 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320111202 There's a circus that appeared out of nowhere and is only open at night. Two magician, behind the scenes, compete in a deadly game where only one can survive, but things get complicated when they begin to fall for each other.
September 2011
(First Edition) 387 pages
This book seems like it would be right up my alley. I like magic and romances. So, this is on my list because of my fascination with urban fantasy.]]> 2019-01-13 23:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320111202 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320119206 Lizbeth Rose is a gunslinger in what is now a fractured U.S. due to the assassination of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression. She is paid to take some Russian wizards over the borders of the countries that lay there;  they're searching for a low-level magic practitioner, in hopes that he may use his blood to save the tsar's life.
2018
320 pages
I chose this book because I like Harris's past novels and would like to read her more recent writing.]]> 2019-01-14 00:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320119206 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320121265 Jude's parents died and her sisters were taken away to join the Court of Faerie. Now her mission is join the court but to do so she must break a few rules; In the process, a great betrayal happens and she must join forces with an unlikely ally to save what's left of her family and Faerie itself.
January 2018
370 pages
I thought this sounded cool, and I really like stories involving magic.]]> 2019-01-14 00:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320121265 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320452938 Elinor's father dies, leaving them no property; so, her family has to move in with a relative. Elinor and her sister Marianne  struggle with love.
1811
491 pages
I want to read this because I'm a fan of pride and prejudice. While I know this will be different, I would still like to see how the story unravels.]]> 2019-01-14 18:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320452938 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320938573 Alice falls into a nonsense dream and tries to apply logic to the unlogical.
November 1865
143 pages
I want to read this because I enjoy the cartoons and the concept behind it.]]> 2019-01-15 18:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320938573 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320948187 According to wiki, Milkman is set during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, the story follows an 18-year-old girl who is harassed by an older married man known as the "milkman".
May 2018
368 pages
This book just sounded really interesting and I got it for christmas. Also, I had wanted to read this last quarter, but I couldn't find it.]]> 2019-01-15 19:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320948187 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320954435 Vanilla and Hunter have been dating since 7th grade, and they've done everything together. Now they must deal with the complications and confusion in order to stay together. It's a good thing that they love each other.
2017
294 pages
This book just seems right up my alley, and I like the format. Stories told through poems are just really cool.]]> 2019-01-15 19:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320954435 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320960209 In 1984, a set of sisters and their family are having a nice time at what is called 'Bagel Beach'. Then something bad occurs and what was supposed to be a nice summer became a time of atonement for this close-knit family.
March 2016
369 pages
I got this for Christmas this year, and I believe that it sounds very good.]]> 2019-01-15 19:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/320960209 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321489715 Charlie is going through the strange limbo in between adolescences and Adulthood. "Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up."
February 1999
213 pages
I want read this because I remember the commercials for the movie coming on the TV when I was growing up. Also, it has been sitting on my shelf for a while and I just haven't gotten around to reading it.]]> 2019-01-16 22:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321489715 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321490713 Before: Miles 'Pudge' has had a boring life thus far, but when he moves to a boarding school and meets Alaska, he falls in love.
After: life is never the same.
December 2006
221 pages
I put this on my list because I remember someone in my English 1 class talking about this and it sounded really interesting. Another reason is that I have always read the ]]> 2019-01-16 22:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321490713 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321492403 A family of children are abandoned and must learn how to fin for themselves.
(Org.)1981
416 pages
I decided to put this on my list because my step-mom said that this was her favorite book as a kid. It sounds interesting.]]> 2019-01-16 23:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321492403 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321493380 Jack Torrance is starting a new life as the off-season caretaker of an old hotel. As winter comes things become more sinister and the only one to notice is 5-year-old Danny Torrance.
(Org.) January 1977
447 pages
My grandfather had nightmares because of this book, this is the reason I want to read it. ]]> 2019-01-16 23:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321493380 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321508469 According to litcharts, "The narrator, Michael Berg, tells the story of his teenage affair with a former Nazi prison guard and its aftermath."
1995
218 pages
I want to read this book because the topic sounds interesting and so do the characters. Another reason is that it has been collecting dust on my shelf for a while now and the title is intriguing.]]> 2019-01-17 01:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321508469 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321663159 Christy is convinced by her Mom to quite her job and join the catering business, but there are some setbacks. The guest off honor at their first booking was murdered and her cousin, Celia, is the prime suspect. Now, the duo works together to snuff out the real murderer to save Celia.
July 2017
125 pages
I want to read this because it reminds me of a friend I had when I lived in Walnut Grove. There are a bunch of other series like this, but I enjoy the title of this one.]]> 2019-01-17 13:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321663159 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321677787 After a drunken night a bartender finds himself standing inside a woman's mind watching her actions on a screen. They seem to feel a deeper connection; so, they must work together to find out what it is.
(Org.) April 2015
299 pages
This keeps showing up in my recommended on Amazon. Also, I read the complete summary and it just sounds amazing.]]> 2019-01-17 14:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/321677787 virjac29 https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/327756229 Two teens fall in love, but are unable to get close to each other. 
November 2018
288 pages
I want to read this book because it sounds really interesting and similar to the Fault in Our Stars.]]> 2019-02-05 13:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/virjac29/7ww5lkj2fari/wish/327756229