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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
4.44
EDIT: 14 Dec. 2012. I no longer get notifications for the comments. Feel free to duke it out with each other; just don't expect me to respond.

WARNING:...more
Nov 10, 2011
Feb 04, 2009
 
Finale (Hush, Hush, #4)
4.25
ETA: My feelings on the cover.

Seriously though - stiff posing, random shirtlessness, and I'm pretty sure the wind is blowing her hair one direction (b...more
not set
Oct 01, 2011
 
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
4.60


I'm running out of superlatives.

Seriously, after praising The Well of Ascension as a reader's dream book, I was worried. What would I say if The Hero...more
Aug 06, 2011
Feb 07, 2011
 
Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1)
3.85
Let me start by saying that I know numerous people who liked or loved this book, and that I see why someone would and I mean no disrespect to your opi...more
Jun 15, 2011
Aug 16, 2010
 
Nightshade (Nightshade, #1)
4.05
This book is preposterous, degrading, and offensive to strong women everywhere.
There. If you disagree passionately with that statement, you will be of...more
Jan 19, 2011
Feb 16, 2010
 
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
4.02
I have forty eight sticky notes.
Well, forty nine, I suppose, since I use the little white backing thing too. They're quite nice sticky notes, designed...more
Sep 2010
Nov 04, 2009
 
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
4.76
March 5th: Done with first readthrough. It was, in fact, more perfect than expected. I only cried a little bit; mostly afterwards I just have this fee...more
Mar 05, 2014
Sep 16, 2011
 
Halo (Halo, #1)
3.68
Halo is a truly epic tale. Set in a dystopian world which has been ravaged by war, it follows two people: Bethany, an angel sent to riot-torn Los Ange...more
Aug 20, 2011
Jun 03, 2010
 
Heaven (Halo, #3)
3.93
Pre-synopsis and cover:
Perfect image: found.



Post-synopsis and cover:

Kanaya Maryam does not approve.


Alriiiiiiiight. *cracks knuckles* Let's do this.

So...more
not set
Sep 05, 2011
 
Twilight (Twilight, #1)
3.56
ATTENTION
Pictures have been fixed, hopefully for forever.


Right. This is going to be totally tongue-in-cheek, or at least mostly, because I don't feel...more
May 18, 2011
Aug 26, 2008
 
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
4.38
Note to self: You are no longer allowed to bring books this good on family road trips. It makes you antisocial. You ignore the great views outside the...more
Jun 06, 2011
Dec 02, 2009
 
Wolfsbane (Nightshade, #2)
4.13
Edit: Ugh, I didn't like the original cover but this one is worse. What the fuck is with this posing?

Predictions:
- Calla will continue to be described...more
not set
Mar 02, 2011
 
Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1)
4.13
Okay, I just cannot be bothered to write a long review for this book. I can barely be bothered to write a review at all. The writing was terrible and...more
Dec 30, 2011
Dec 14, 2010
 
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush: The Graphic Novel, #1)
4.29
Sorry, BB, but OH SHIT NO.

The only good thing about this book is that that placeholder cover confirmed one of my assertions: baseball caps are not hot...more
not set
May 12, 2011
 
The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)
4.33
Edit: Re-read in May 2014, but leaving original review standing because it still expresses my feelings perfectly.

Ow
ow ow ow
ow ow ow ow ow

I don't
know w...more
May 06, 2014
Feb 23, 2011
 
Brightly Woven
3.83
Review as of second reading:


I've said it before and I'll say it again: This book is like chocolate.
But this time, I'll elaborate.

You know that first p...more
Apr 06, 2011
Dec 05, 2009
 
Fallen (Fallen, #1)
3.75
EDIT: Forgot to add original half-started review at the end. Fixed!

Some time back I postulated on Facebook that all YA PNRs were trying to be the Doct...more
Mar 07, 2011
Dec 14, 2009
 
The Blue Sword (Damar, #2)
4.24
Added at the bottom: the perfect song for this book. Seriously, if it's ever made into a movie, this song should be in the trailer.



The description on...more
Jun 17, 2011
Aug 27, 2008
 
I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)
3.93
Full review still in progress, but here's approximately the first half... pre-reading comments at the end.

EDIT: Okay, I'm never going to finish this t...more
Feb 19, 2011
May 13, 2010
 
The Scorpio Races
4.08
Edit: I feel it worth nothing that this is my 250th Goodreads review. Yay milestones!


This is the first time I've felt even a little guilty about not l...more
Aug 11, 2011
Aug 09, 2011
 
Liar's Moon (Thief Errant, #2)
3.94
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Yes. Yes indeed, Mr. Spock.

First things first, I cannot believe the ending of this book. The GALL. Oh, the gall. I'll give Ms. Bunce credit: she has b...more
Apr 22, 2011
Mar 26, 2011
 
Hades (Halo, #2)
3.99
I don't have to read the book to know what a disaster it must be, especially considering what preceded it.


But just for kicks, let's break down this sy...more
not set
Aug 22, 2011
 
Elantris (Elantris, #1)
4.13
Warning: the review that follows is terribly unprofessional (you know, in the way that no one ever bitches about for some reason) and full of love and...more
Nov 02, 2011
Mar 16, 2010
 
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
4.32
This is That Book.

You know the one.

The one you've daydreamed about.

The one you hope, deep in your little reader heart, you'll finally find.

The one wit...more
Jul 16, 2011
Jul 11, 2011
 
The Eternal Ones (Eternal Ones, #1)
3.77
**spoiler alert** It helps if you imagine this reading experience as a kind of conversation.

Book: Hey, look, reincarnation!
Me: Meh. Seen it. Hindus do...more
not set
Oct 29, 2010
 
The Realms of the Gods (Immortals, #4)
4.31
This wasn't supposed to be the next book I finished. I was planning to get through Eulalia! first, but I woke up one morning and rolled over and grabb...more
Jun 30, 2011
Oct 01, 2008
 
Justin Bieber: The Unauthorized Biography: The Unauthorized Biography
4.13
Edit: Best use for Bieber's face ever: http://www.happyplace.com/3701/guy-ph...

Aaaand I'm going to edit this synopsis. Corrections in bold.


(Pssst, Bie...more
not set
Oct 05, 2011
 
Star Crossed (Thief Errant, #1)
3.82
I was one of few people I know who was underwhelmed by Bunce's debut, A Curse Dark as Gold. Partly this was because it was oversold, rather like The H...more
Mar 26, 2011
Mar 21, 2010
 
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 01 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #1)
4.46
Love love love love love.


It's actually been quite some time since I first read this volume, and now that my public library has finally started buying...more
Aug 22, 2011
Mar 03, 2010
 
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
4.41
(Quick double heads-up: this is my 300th Goodreads book review! I think it's fantastic that such a milestone is on a book that I love as much as I lov...more
Dec 07, 2011
Jul 26, 2011
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