November - 2023

Nov 30, 2023

Review of The Future by Naomi Alderman

Alderman offers a dive into a future world that's crumbling due to greed, disregard for the environment, a loss of human connection, and...

Nov 29, 2023

Review of Iron Flame (Empyrian #2) by Rebecca Yarros

Yarros's experience as a romance author remains showcased in book two through teen-angst-dramaaatic, romaaantic dialogue. My favorite...

Nov 28, 2023

Review of Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea

I loved the premise of a teen who wakes up as a thirty-year-old, engaged to her high school nemesis. Some of the small moments didn't...

Nov 27, 2023

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/27/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the second in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrian series, Iron Flame; I'm reading C. Pam Zhang's...

Nov 24, 2023

Shhh! Bossy Book Gift Ideas: Science and the Natural World

Science and Nature Book Gift Ideas I spend most of my reading time on fiction titles, but my favorite book titles to give as gifts are...

Nov 23, 2023

Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads

Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Favorites I'm always thankful for books and reading, so I wanted to reshare some of my five-star reads from...

Nov 22, 2023

Review of North Woods by Daniel Mason

Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction story linked through timelines. The book builds to be an often-sinister, Gothic-feeling...

Nov 21, 2023

Review of Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

This darkly funny story made me cringe while staying riveted by the main protagonist's deeply faulted reasoning, criminal actions, and...

Nov 20, 2023

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/20/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading recently published stories by Claire Keegan, So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men; I'm...

Nov 17, 2023

Six More Short Story Collections I Loved

More Bossy Short Story Love Some of my fellow readers have mentioned to me in the past that they don't seek out short stories, whether...

Nov 16, 2023

Review of Antarctica by Claire Keegan

Keegan turns her keen eye to the small moments that transform a life in this riveting short story collection. The settings range from the...

Nov 15, 2023

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty

I loved every bit of the story of willful, sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi and her quest, her strategic swearing, her strength,...

Nov 14, 2023

Review of Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Angie Kim's sophomore novel is a mystery, but Happiness Falls is primarily an exploration of a complicated, loving, messy family and each...

Nov 13, 2023

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/13/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a recently published Western by Elizabeth Crook, The Madstone ; I'm reading David Grann's literary...

Nov 10, 2023

Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You

Historical Fiction Mysteries I adore historical fiction and mystery books, and I love the intersection of the two genres. Something about...

Nov 9, 2023

Review of Secondhand Daylight by Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook

Although the first section felt manic and uneven as Green hurtled through time, the second point of view offered lovely perspective on...

Nov 8, 2023

Review of They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta

In her memoir, Gupta explores the stressful, tragic disconnect between the "perfect minority" image her father demanded of the family and...

Nov 6, 2023

Review of Into the Wilderness (Wilderness #1) by Sara Donati

Sara Donati's historical fiction includes nods to Outlander and The Last of the Mohicans, considers the trials and adventures of a...

Nov 6, 2023

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/6/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Power author Naomi Alderman's newest novel, The Future, to be published tomorrow; I'm listening...

Nov 3, 2023

Six More Powerful Books About Facing Mortality

The Life-and-Death Books I've Loved Who's with me in having an obsession with reading about facing mortality? Does it stem from being in...

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