

June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy June reads! First, would someone please explain how it's possibly the last day of June? This seems unlikely and...
Jun 30, 2023


Review of Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens
Claudia Cravens's story of a young brothel worker in late nineteenth-century Dodge City, Kansas, offers up a tough young heroine who...
Jun 29, 2023


Review of Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
Beyond That, the Sea is a lovely character-driven historical fiction story about complicated relationships, found family, growing up, and...
Jun 28, 2023


Review of Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King #1) by Tricia Levenseller
The fun first book in Tricia Levenseller's trilogy about a teenage female pirate captain sets up a long game toward obtaining a key...
Jun 27, 2023


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/26/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now You may have noticed a little Bossy hiatus last week. I was on a big, fun family trip to the UK, exploring...
Jun 26, 2023


Six Riveting Backlist Reads
The Summer Favorites These titles aren't light "summer reads," but they were my favorite reads from a summer past, and they all stand the...
Jun 16, 2023


Review of Boys I Know by Anna Gracia
Gracia's young adult debut digs into teenaged June's messy, sometimes disastrous, and ultimately heartwarming teen exploration of...
Jun 15, 2023


Review of Charm City Rocks: A Love Story by Matthew Norman
Charm City Rocks is sweet, interesting, and layered. I loved this story about relationships, complications, famous/everyday person...
Jun 14, 2023


Review of The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman
Hoffman's novel is about facing dark realities, entering uncharted territory, leaning on music as a solace, and welcoming new beginnings....
Jun 13, 2023


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/12/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Maddalena and the Dark, Julia Fine's upcoming novel about young friends and musicians in 1700s...
Jun 12, 2023


Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading
Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready to go by the pool, on the porch, at...
Jun 9, 2023


Review of Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) by Tracy Deonn
The first in the series sets up a strong young Black heroine who bucks tradition as she explores her own heritage, flexes her newfound...
Jun 8, 2023


Review of Santa Ana by Addison J. Chapple with Rachael Flanery
I loved the premise and start of this zany story in which a statistics geek braves his high school reunion, only to be mistaken for a...
Jun 7, 2023


Review of Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Jimenez's rom-com frequently had me laughing, made me tear up a little, and kept me hooked on the fake-dating, will-they-won't-they...
Jun 6, 2023


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/5/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, about an America in which those in the...
Jun 5, 2023


May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy May reads! Here are the books I most loved reading in May: Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, Lucinda...
Jun 2, 2023


Review of The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
Rowley brings humor to this heartwarming--but never cloying--exploration of friendship, connection, messy relationships, heartbreak, and...
Jun 1, 2023