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Apr 30, 2024
Review of We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein
Grodstein tells a poignant, powerful story of the Warsaw Ghetto--of making a life within its prison walls and of finding resistance and...
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Apr 29, 2024
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/29/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Kate Quinn and Jamie Chang's historical fiction novel about two disparate women in 1906 San...
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Apr 26, 2024
April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy April reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. If you've read any of these titles, I'd...
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Apr 25, 2024
Review of Family Family by Laurie Frankel
​Frankel's story of a nontraditional, loving, zany family flips traditional views of unplanned, young pregnancy through the view of a...
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Apr 24, 2024
Review of This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
ICYMI: Frankel's storyline is powerful, important, and poignant, and the deep love, support, and acceptance within the family in This Is...
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Apr 23, 2024
Review of The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
Brown's debut fantasy novel offers a swirl of magical books, a makeshift team of world-savers, plenty of danger, various villains, and...
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Apr 22, 2024
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/22/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You; I'm listening to Gareth Brown's debut fantasy novel, The...
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Apr 19, 2024
Six Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year
Six Great Bossy Fantasy Reads I knew I was reading some gooood science fiction and fantasy, but didn't realize I'd read and loved enough...
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Apr 18, 2024
Review of The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
I was intrigued by the post-World War II repercussions on small-town Minnesota and by the dark secrets coming to light, but found myself...
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Apr 17, 2024
Review of Queens of London by Heather Webb
Queens of London is fascinating historical fiction that explores the gritty underbelly of post-World War I London through the points of...
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Apr 16, 2024
Review of Funny Story by Emily Henry
Funny Story is the perfect rom-com read. Henry offers funny banter that made me laugh, some steamy moments, and a sweet love story....
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Apr 15, 2024
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/15/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to William Kent Krueger's mid-century-set historical fiction The River We Remember; I'm reading...
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Apr 12, 2024
Six More Four-Star (and Up) Mysteries I Loved in the Past Year
Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Mystery Reads If you want more favorite-mystery lists, check out round 1 of last year's Bossy favorites. And...
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Apr 11, 2024
Review of Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
Emily Habeck's debut novel offers an unusual premise in which one member of a newlywed couple begins transforming into a great white...
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Apr 10, 2024
Review of Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
The shallow, emotionally stunted character of Doug made my blood boil. His base desires stood in contrast to Annie's unanticipated...
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Apr 9, 2024
Review of The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Katherine Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious, haunting historical fiction story with a...
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Apr 8, 2024
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/8/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I took a Bossy break last week while traveling with family, but I spent time listening to an audiobook and...