scrapbook: 2012

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Italics = Current or temporarily on hold

Scale: A reflection on my level of enjoyment and not related to overall quality. Also, completely subjective and not a great method of comparison.
★★★★★ = WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
★☆☆☆☆ = I wish I could get the past couple of hours back.

Books
01. The King of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner; ★★★★☆
02. The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood; ★★★★☆
03. Tumbling Blocks - Earlene Fowler; ★★★★☆
04. State Fair - Earlene Fowler; ★★★☆☆
05. Wives and Daughters - Elizabeth Gaskell; ★★★★☆
06. Spider Web - Earlene Fowler; ★★★★☆
07. The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan; ★★☆☆☆
08. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones; ★★★★☆
09. The Duke and I - Julia Quinn; ★★★★★
10. The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan; ★★☆☆☆
11. The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn; ★★★★★
12. An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
13. Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
14. When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
15. It's in His Kiss - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
16. To Sir Phillip, With Love - Julia Quinn; ★★★☆☆
17. On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn; ★★★☆☆
18. Confessions of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella; ★★★☆☆
19. Epic Fail - Claire LaZebnik; ★★★☆☆
20. Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood; ★★★★☆
21. To Live Again - Lurlene McDaniel; ★★★☆☆
22. Austenland - Shannon Hale; ★★★☆☆
23. Pat of Silver Bush - LM Montgomery; ★★★☆☆
24. Feeling Sorry for Celia - Jaclyn Moriarty; ★★★★☆
25. Good Girls Don't - Victoria Dahl; ★★★★☆
26. Bad Boys Do - Victoria Dahl; ★★★★☆
27. The Guy Next Door - Lori Foster, Susan Donovan, Victoria Dahl; ★★☆☆☆
28. And Then He Kissed Her - Laura Lee Gurhrke; ★★★☆☆
29. I Am The Messenger - Markus Zusak; ★★★★☆
30. The Perfect Rake - Anne Gracie; ★★★★☆
31. The Year of Secret Assignments - Jaclyn Moriarty; ★★★☆☆
32. Real Men Will - Victoria Dahl; ★★★★☆
33. Something About You - Julie James; ★★★★☆
34. The Garden Intrigue - Lauren Willig; ★★★☆☆
35. A Lot Like Love - Julie James; ★★★★☆
36. Midnight In Austenland - Shannon Hale; ★★★☆☆
37. The Princess Bride - William Goldman; ★★★☆☆
38. Silk Is for Seduction - Loretta Chase; ★★★★☆
39. Miss Wonderful - Loretta Chase; ★★★☆☆
40. Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels - Sarah Wendell; ★★★★☆
41. Mr. Impossible - Loretta Chase; ★★★★☆
42. Lord Perfect - Loretta Chase; ★★★★☆
43. The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens; ★★★☆☆
44. The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde; ★★★★☆
45. Again the Magic - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★☆☆
46. Death Comes to Pemberley - P.D. James; ★☆☆☆☆
47. Tap & Gown - Diana Peterfruend; ★★★★☆
48. Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★★☆
49. It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★☆☆
50. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns) - Mindy Kaling; ★★★★☆
51. Devil in Winter - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★★★
52. Not Quite a Lady - Loretta Chase; ★★★☆☆
53. A Brief History of Montmaray - Michelle Cooper; ★★★★☆
54. Scandal in Spring - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★☆☆
55. A Wallflower Christmas - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★☆☆
56. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean; ★★★★☆
57. Last Night's Scandal - Loretta Chase; ★★★☆☆
58. Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord - Sarah MacLean; ★★★☆☆
59. Eleven Scandals to Win a Duke's Heart - Sarah MacLean; ★★★☆☆
60. The FitzOsbornes in Exile - Michelle Cooper; ★★★★★
61. The Murder of Bindy MacKenzie - Jaclyn Moriarty; ★★★☆☆
62. Daring to Dream - Nora Roberts; ★★★☆☆
63. Holding the Dream - Nora Roberts; ★★★☆☆
64. Finding the Dream - Nora Roberts; ★★★☆☆
65. The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan; ★★☆☆☆
66. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase; ★★★★☆
67. The Ghosts of Ashbury High - Jaclyn Moriarty; ★★☆☆☆
68. How to Dance with a Duke - Manda Collins; ★★★☆☆
69. Article 5 - Kristen Simmons; ★★☆☆☆
70. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte; ★★★☆☆
71. Your Scandalous Ways - Loretta Chase; ★★★★☆
72. Graceling - Kristin Cashore; ★★☆☆☆
73. The Family Fortune - Laurie Horowitz; ★★★☆☆
74. The Villa - Nora Roberts; ★★★★☆
75. Between Shades of Gray - Ruta Sepetys; ★★☆☆☆
76. Saving Francesca - Melina Marchetta; ★★★☆☆
77. Fire - Kristin Cashore; ★★★☆☆
78. An Offer from a Gentleman Second Epilogue - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
79. Romancing Mister Bridgerton Second Epilogue - Julia Quinn; ★★★☆☆
80. To Sir Phillip, With Love Second Epilogue - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
81. When He Was Wicked Second Epilogue - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
82. It's in His Kiss Second Epilogue - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
83. The Viscount Who Loved Me Second Epilogue - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
84. Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
85. Room - Emma Donoghue; ★★☆☆☆
86. The FitzOsbornes at War - Michelle Cooper; ★★★★☆
87. The Perfect Waltz - Anne Gracie; ★★★☆☆
88. About That Night - Julie James; ★★★★☆
89. Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady - Ellen Emerson White; ★★★☆☆
90. Voyagers of the Titanic - Richard Davenport-Hines; ★★★☆☆
91. A Night to Surrender - Tessa Dare; ★★★★☆
92. Once Upon a Winter's Eve - Tessa Dare; ★★★☆☆
93. A Week to be Wicked - Tessa Dare; ★★★★☆
94. Entwined - Heather Dixon; ★★★☆☆
95. Persuade Me - Juliet Archer; ★★☆☆☆
96. The Spymaster's Lady - Joanna Bourne; ★★★★☆
97. Don't Tempt Me - Loretta Chase; ★★★★☆
98. The Last Hellion - Loretta Chase; ★★★★☆
99. Partials - Dan Wells; ★★★☆☆
100. A Rogue By Any Other Name - Sarah MacLean; ★★☆☆☆
101. Lord and Lady Spy - Shana Galen; ★★★★☆
102. Shadow of the Titanic - Andrew Wilson; ★★★☆☆
103. Cinder - Marissa Meyer; ★★★★☆
104. The Perfect Stranger - Anne Gracie; ★★★☆☆
105. The Girl Who Came Home - Hazel Gaynor; ★★★☆☆
106. The Making of a Duchess - Shana Galen; ★★★★☆
107. The Perfect Kiss - Anne Gracie; ★★★☆☆
108. Flawless - Carrie Lofty; ★★★★☆
109. Spell Bound - Rachel Hawkins; ★★☆☆☆
110. Graffiti Moon - Cath Crawley; ★★★★☆
111. Jewels of the Sun - Nora Roberts; ★★★★☆
112. Insurgent - Veronica Roth; ★★★★★
113. The Wicked Ways of a Duke - Laura Lee Guhrke; ★★☆☆☆
114. Secret Desires of a Gentlemen - Laura Lee Guhrke; ★★★☆☆
115. With Seduction in Mind - Laura Lee Guhrke; ★★☆☆☆
116. Overseas - Beatriz Williams; ★★★★☆
117. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore; ★★☆☆☆
118. I've Got Your Number - Sophie Kinsella; ★★★☆☆
119. Keeping the Moon - Sarah Dessen; ★★☆☆☆
120. The Perils of Pleasure - Julie Anne Long; ★★★☆☆
121. Like No Other Lover - Julie Anne Long; ★★★☆☆
122. Since the Surrender - Julie Anne Long; ★★★☆☆
123. I Kissed an Earl - Julie Anne Long; ★★★☆☆
124. What I Did for a Duke - Julie Anne Long; ★★★☆☆
125. Tears of the Moon - Nora Roberts; ★★★☆☆
126. Private Arrangements - Sherry Thomas; ★★★★☆
127. The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot; ★★★★☆
128. Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis; ★★☆☆☆
129. What Happens In London - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
130. The Governess Affair - Courtney Milan; ★★★☆☆
131. The Next Always - Nora Roberts; ★★★☆☆
132. Tender is the Night - F. Scott Fitzgerald; ★★★★☆
133. Turn It Up - Inez Kelley; ★★★☆☆
134. Princess in the Spotlight - Meg Cabot; ★★★☆☆
135. Revealed - Kate Noble; ★★★☆☆
136. Princess in Love - Meg Cabot; ★★★☆☆
137. Princess in Waiting - Meg Cabot; ★★★☆☆
138. A Night Like This - Julia Quinn; ★★★★☆
139. The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets - Eva Rice; ★★★☆☆
140. A Little More Scandal - Carrie Lofty; ★★★★☆
141. Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn; ★★★☆☆
142. The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts; ★★★★☆
143. Valentine Princess - Meg Cabot; ★★★☆☆
144. Hot Island Nights - Sarah Mayberry; ★★★★☆
145. The Temporary Wife - Mary Balogh; ★★★☆☆
146. Project Princess - Meg Cabot; ★★☆☆☆
147. Beguiling the Beauty - Sherry Thomas; ★★★★☆
148. Heart of the Sea - Nora Roberts; ★★☆☆☆
149. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas; ★★★★☆
150. Princess in Pink - Meg Cabot; ★★☆☆☆
151. The Summer of You - Kate Noble; ★★☆☆☆
152. Princess in Training - Meg Cabot; ★★☆☆☆
153. The Making of a Gentleman - Shana Galen; ★★★☆☆
154. The Princess Present - Meg Cabot; ★★☆☆☆
155. The Rogue Pirate's Bride - Shana Galen; ★★★★☆
156. Code Name Verity - Elizabeth Wein; ★★★★☆
157. A Gentleman Says "I Do" - Amelia Grey; ★★☆☆☆
158. Party Princess - Meg Cabot; ★★☆☆☆
159. Sweet Sixteen Princess - Meg Cabot; ★★☆☆☆
160. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline; ★★★★★
161. A Kiss At Midnight - Eloisa James; ★★★☆☆
162. Enchanted - Alethea Kontis; ★★☆☆☆
163. The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan; ★★★☆☆
164. Princess on the Brink - Meg Cabot; ★☆☆☆☆
165. Princess Mia - Meg Cabot; ★★★☆☆
166. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card; ★★★☆☆
167. Scandal Wears Satin - Loretta Chase; ★★★★☆
168. Forever Princess - Meg Cabot; ★☆☆☆☆
169. Starlight - Carrie Lofty; ★★★★☆
170. Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★☆☆
171. Naked In Death - J.D. Robb; ★★★★☆
172. The Selection - Kiera Cass; ★★★☆☆
173. Seduce Me at Sunrise - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★☆☆
174. The Forsaken - Lisa M. Stasse; ★★★☆☆
175. Tempt Me at Twilight - Lisa Kleypas; ★☆☆☆☆
176. Married by Morning - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★★☆
177. Love in the Afternoon - Lisa Kleypas; ★★★★☆
178. Soulless - Gail Carriger; ★★★☆☆
179. Chime - Frannie Billingsly; ★★★☆☆
180. Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell; ★★★★☆
181. Glory In Death - J.D. Robb; ★★★☆☆
182. Ravishing the Heiress - Sherry Thomas; ★★☆☆☆
183. Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash; ★★☆☆☆
184. Immortal In Death - J.D. Robb; ★★★☆☆
185. For Darkness Shows the Stars - Diana Peterfreund; ★★☆☆☆
186. The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima; ★★★★☆
187. Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile - Taras Grescoe; ★★★☆☆
188. To Marry the Duke - Julianne MacLean; ★★★☆☆
189. Rapture In Death - J.D. Robb; ★★★☆☆
190. Her Best Worst Mistake - Sarah Mayberry; ★★★★☆
191. Love According to Lily - Julianne MacLean; ★★★☆☆
192. The Sky is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson; ★★★★☆
193. When Beauty Tamed the Beast - Eloisa James; ★★★☆☆
194. Storming the Castle - Eloisa James; ★★★☆☆
195. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowery; ★★★☆☆
196. Talk Me Down - Victoria Dahl; ★★★☆☆
197. Lost in a Good Book - Jasper Fforde; ★★★★☆
198. Boomerang Bride - Fiona Lowe; ★★★☆☆
199. When You Wish Upon a Duke - Isabella Bradford; ★★★☆☆
200. The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis; ★★★☆☆
201. Sweet Enemy - Heather Snow; ★★★★☆
202. Crown Duel - Sherwood Smith; ★★★★☆
203. Easy - Tammara Webber; ★★★★★
204. Sweet Deception - Heather Snow; ★★★★☆
205. Animal Farm - George Orwell; ★★★☆☆
206. A Lady by Midnight - Tessa Dare; ★★★★☆
207. How to Marry a Duke - Vicky Dreiling; ★★☆☆☆
208. Head Over Heals - Jill Shalvis; ★★★☆☆
209. The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima; ★★★★☆
210. At the Bride Hunt Ball - Olivia Parker; ★★★☆☆
211. Married By Mistake - Abby Gaines; ★★☆☆☆
212. The Gray Wolf Throne - Cinda Williams Chima; ★★★★★
213. Sorcery and Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot - Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer; ★★★★★
214. The Chocolate Thief - Laura Florand; ★★★★☆
215. The Inconvenient Duchess - Christine Merrill; ★★★☆☆
216. To Wed a Wicked Earl - Olivia Parker; ★★★☆☆
217. Guarding a Notorious Lady - Olivia Parker; ★★★☆☆
218. I Love the Earl - Caroline Linden; ★★☆☆☆
219. Too Good to be True - Kristan Higgins; ★★☆☆☆
220. How to Seduce a Scoundrel - Vicky Drieling; ★☆☆☆☆
221. Exclusively Yours - Shannon Stacey; ★★★☆☆
222. His Very Own Girl - Carrie Lofty; ★★★★★
223. How to Romance a Rake - Manda Collins; ★★☆☆☆
224. Loving Lady Marcia - Kieran Kramer; ★★☆☆☆
225. How to Ravish a Rake - Vicky Drieling; ★★☆☆☆
226. Close Enough to Touch - Victoria Dahl; ★★☆☆☆
227. A Passage to India - EM Forster; ★★☆☆☆
228. Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis; ★★★☆☆
229. When the Duchess Said Yes - Isabella Bradford; ★☆☆☆☆
230. One Night in London - Caroline Linden; ★★☆☆☆
231. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain; ★★★☆☆
232. At Last - Jill Shalvis; ★★★☆☆
233. Messenger - Lois Lowry; ★★☆☆☆
234. Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis; ★★★☆☆
235. Blame it on Bath - Caroline Linden; ★★★☆☆
236. The Way to a Duke's Heart - Caroline Linden; ★★★☆☆
237. Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must-See TV - Warren Littlefield; ★★★★☆
238. Midnight Scandals - Carolyn Jewel, Courtney Milan, Sherry Thomas; ★★★☆☆
239. Tempting the Bride - Sherry Thomas; ★★★☆☆
240. Assassination Vacation - Sarah Vowell; ★★★★☆
241. Because It Is My Blood - Gabrielle Zevin; ★★★☆☆
242. The Hostage - Susan Wiggs; ★★★☆☆
243. The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima; ★★★★☆
244. Cotillion - Georgette Heyer; ★★★★☆
245. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan; ★★★★★
246. Undeniably Yours - Shannon Stacey; ★★★☆☆
247. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain; ★★★☆☆
248. Bath Tangle - Georgette Heyer; ★★★☆☆
249. High Line: The Inside Sotry of New York City's Park in the Sky - Joshua David and Robert Hammond; ★★★★☆
250. Turning Up The Heat - Laura Florand; ★★★★☆
251. The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts; ★★★★☆
252. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn; ★★☆☆☆
253. A History of the World in 6 Glasses - Tom Standage; ★★★★☆
254. Yours to Keep - Shannon Stacey; ★★★★☆
255. All He Ever Needed - Shannon Stacey; ★★★★☆
256. All He Ever Desired - Shannon Stacey; ★★★★☆
257. The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong; ★★★★☆
258. Holiday Kisses - Alison Kent, Jaci Burton, HelenKay Dimon, Shannon Stacey; ★★★★☆
259. The Awakening - Kelley Armstrong; ★★★★☆
260. Lean on Me - HelenKay Dimon; ★★★☆☆
261. The Recknoning - Kelley Armstrong; ★★★★☆
262. Naughty and Nice - Shannon Stacey, Jaci Burton, Megan Hart, Lauren Dane; ★★★☆☆
263. The Mistress - Susan Wiggs; ★★☆☆☆
264. The Marriage Bargain - Jennifer Probst; ★★☆☆☆
265. The Sugar Queen - Sarah Addison Allen; ★★★☆☆
266. The Opposite of Love - Julie Buxbaum; ★★★☆☆
267. Slightly Married - Mary Balogh; ★★★★☆
268. Slightly Wicked - Mary Balogh; ★★★★☆
269. Slightly Scandalous - Mary Balogh; ★★★★☆
270. The Grand Tour, or The Purloined Coronation Regalia - Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer; ★★★☆☆
271. Slightly Tempted - Mary Balogh; ★★★★☆
272. Slightly Sinful - Mary Balogh; ★★★★☆
273. Slightly Dangerous - Mary Balogh; ★★★★★
274. Romancing the Holiday - HelenKay Dimon, Christi Barth, Jaci Burton; ★★★☆☆
275. The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer; ★★★★☆
276. More Than One Night - Sarah Mayberry; ★★★☆☆
277. Capital Girls - Ella Monroe; ★★★☆☆
278. The Ugly Duchess - Eloisa James; ★★☆☆☆
279. The Duchess War - Courtney Milan; ★★★☆☆
280. The Warrior Heir - Cinda Williams Chima; ★★★☆☆
281. Daddy Long Legs - Jean Webster; ★★★★☆
282. That Boy - Jillian Dodd; ★★☆☆☆
283. A Christmas Promise - Mary Balogh; ★★★★☆
284. Dear Enemy - Jean Webster; ★★★☆☆
285. Son - Lois Lowry; ★★★☆☆
286. A Drink Before the War - Dennis Lehane; ★★★★☆
287. The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien
288. The Chocolate Kiss - Laura Florand; ★★★★★
289. Desperate Duchesses - Eloisa James; ★★☆☆☆
290. A Kiss for Midwinter - Courtney Milan; ★★★★☆
291. Within Reach - Sarah Mayberry; ★★★★☆
292. Darkness, Take My Hand - Dennis Lehane

Re-Reads
01. The Orchid Affair - Lauren Willig
02. Emma - Jane Austen
03. Heaven to Betsy - Maud Hart Lovelace
04. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
05. Betsy in Spite of Herself - Maud Hart Lovelace
06. Betsy Was a Junior - Maud Hart Lovelace
07. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
08. Betsy and Joe - Maud Hart Lovelace
09. Carney's House Party - Maud Hart Lovelace
10. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
11. Divergent - Veronica Roth
12. Emily of Deep Valley - Maud Hart Lovelace
13. Betsy and the Great World - Maud Hart Lovelace
14. Betsy's Wedding - Maud Hart Lovelace
15. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
16. Persuasion - Jane Austen
17. All These Things I've Done - Gabrielle Zevin
18. Heist Society - Ally Carter
19. As You Like It - William Shakespeare
20. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Did Not Finish

01. The Dressmaker - Kate Alcott
02. Delirium - Lauren Oliver
03. Follow My Lead - Kate Noble
04. The Duke is Mine - Eloisa James

Movies
01. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) ★★★★☆
02. Wives and Daughters (miniseries) ★★★☆☆
03. Crazy, Stupid Love ★★☆☆☆
04. Tangled Ever After ★★★★☆
05. Haywire ★★☆☆☆
06. Friday Night Lights ★★★☆☆
07. Margin Call ★★★☆☆
08. What Women Want ★★★☆☆
09. The Hunger Games ★★★★☆
10. Contagion ★★★☆☆
11. Miracle ★★★★☆
12. Where the Heart Is ★★☆☆☆
13. First Wives Club ★★★★☆
14. Never Been Kissed ★★☆☆☆
15. Crossing Delancey ★★★☆☆
16. Pitch Perfect ★★★☆☆
17. The Count of Monte Cristo ★★★★☆
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ★★★★☆
19. The Goonies ★★★☆☆
20. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ★★★★☆
21. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King ★★★★☆
22. Becoming Jane ★★★☆☆
23. Les Miserables ★★★☆☆

Re-Watches
01. The Sound of Music
02. Tangled
03. The Secret Garden
04. Mary Poppins
05. Beauty and the Beast
06. The Princess and the Frog
07. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
08. It Takes Two
09. Remember the Titans
10. Ever After
11. The Princess Diaries
12. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
13. Newsies
14. The American President
15. My Cousin Vinny
16. Richie Rich
17. The Muppet Christmas Carol
18. Home Alone
19. Home Alone 2

Television

To Try Out/Catch Up On/Complete in 2012
--I'll get to all of these someday. I swear. This is basically my list for 2012-2013.
01. NCIS (Catch Up)
02. Angel the Series (Try)
03. Dollhouse (Complete)
04. Mad Men (Try)
05. Stargate SG-1 (Try)
06. Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes (Try)
07. Homeland (Try)
08. Happy Endings (Try)
09. Justified (Try)
10. Rookie Blue (Try)
11. Parks and Recs (Catch Up)
12. Prison Break (Complete through S2)

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