February - 2023

Feb 28

Review of Nocturne by Alyssa Wees

The early story captured my attention with ballet, an orphan's struggles, and Depression-era Chicago, but once Nocturne shifted into dark...

Feb 27

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/27/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Foster, Claire Keegan's slim Irish novel about a young girl sent to live with relatives for a hot...

Feb 24

February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy February reads! I'm coming in early with my six favorite (and varied!) reads of February, but I feel recklessly...

Feb 23

Review of All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

I was hooked on Willingham's past and present storylines and by her unreliable narrator Isabelle, who is desperate to find her missing...

Feb 22

Review of We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Newman offers a heartbreaking and heartwarming tribute to friendship that centers around witty dialogue, unconventional arrangements,...

Feb 21

Review of Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

Jen Beagin's literary fiction novel is consistently bizarre, at times base, and often darkly funny as her characters alternately dive...

Feb 20

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/20/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Nocturne, Alyssa Wees's fantasy novel about a prima ballerina in 1930s Chicago and her mysterious...

Feb 17

Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads Last Year

Six Favorite Fiction Reads I recently posted about Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year, Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved...

Feb 16

Review of Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long

The sequel to Long's young adult fantasy/science fiction debut Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves takes Remy and Sena to a storm-wracked...

Feb 15

Review of Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines of interconnected characters and...

Feb 14

Review of Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Kapoor's gritty New Delhi-set novel explores brutal violence and cruelties in an exploration of class divides and the destructive power...

Feb 13

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/13/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a novel by the wonderful Catherine Newman about love and loss, We All Want Impossible Things; I'm...

Feb 10

Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year

Six More Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Mystery Reads "Is she going to just keep rehashing all the big hits of her past year of reading?" YES....

Feb 9

Review of Gregor the Overlander (The Underland Chronicles #1) by Suzanne Collins

If you can focus on the good qualities of the prominent (and giant...and talking) creepy-crawlies in this middle-grade novel, you'll find...

Feb 8

Review of Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

Sex educator Nagoski offers a practical, science-based, informative, nonjudgmental exploration of various women's experiences with their...

Feb 7

Review of Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora

Zamora's memoir of his grueling journey from El Salvador to the United States without family at age nine keeps the reader within each...

Feb 6

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/6/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a witchy novel from Cherie Dimaline, VenCo, scheduled for publication tomorrow; I'm reading Looking...

Feb 3

Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Historical Fiction Reads Historical fiction is one of my very favorite genres, and I loved my historical...

Feb 2

Review of Maame by Jessica George

Jessica George's debut Maame takes on big issues of race, culture, and the challenges of growing up between two cultures while shining in...

Feb 1

Review of Changeless (Parasol Protectorate #2) by Gail Carriger

Book two of the series continues to be playful, mischievous, wonderfully detailed about Victorian life, and full of supernatural...

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