Five-Star Book Review

Sep 21

Review of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

Cronin's debut novel explores mortality, vulnerability, surprising moments of joy and reflection, an irresistible young protagonist, and...

Sep 8

Review of Less (Arthur Less #1) by Andrew Sean Greer

ICYMI: This funny, wry, silly, sweet, heartbreaking story feels light on the surface but has deep meaning churning underneath. “I look at...

Aug 12

The Bossy Five-Star Reads So Far This Year

The Five-Star Bossy Favorites Someone asked me a while back if I ever give five-star ratings to the books I read. And the answer is: yes!...

Jul 26

Review of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

A book about childhood friends making a video game is an unexpected, captivating setup for this wonderfully deep, epic dive into...

Jul 7

Review of White Houses by Amy Bloom

ICYMI: White Houses is gorgeously written, exhaustingly researched historical fiction about Eleanor Roosevelt and her love, Lorena...

Jul 6

Review of In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom writes with brutal honesty about her heartbreak and her determination to support her husband Brian Ameche's desire to end his...

Jun 2

Review of The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle by Shawn K. Stout

Stout's recently published middle-grade story is irresistibly strange, full of difficulties and a tough young heroine's gritty...

May 6

My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far

Bossy Bookworm's Very Favorite Books of 2022..So Far! I love a favorites list--check out my favorites lists, posted at the end of each...

Apr 28

Review of American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

ICYMI: This fictionalized version of a first lady's personal history from the talented Curtis Sittenfeld was a five-star read for me. In...

Apr 13

Review of Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor

ICYMI: I loved Taylor's exploration of various faiths, striving for open-mindedness, respecting differences, and finding captivating new...

Apr 12

Review of The Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown

ICYMI: Taylor Brown's five-star, 1950s North Carolina-set novel offers mountain clans, whiskey runners, folk healers, family conflict,...

Mar 23

Review of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

ICYMI: This five-star read--part memoir/part essay--is one of my favorite books of Ann Patchett's, and I didn't want her reflections and...

Mar 9

Review of Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams

Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is vividly set in Europe and Russia...

Mar 1

February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite books from February! Here are my favorite reads of the past month, in no particular order: No Cure for Being Human, a...

Feb 1

Review of No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler

Touching, honest, raw, funny, and full of gritty reflections about life and faith, this was a read that I absolutely adored and gave five...

Jan 21

Six Five-Star Bossy Reads to Check Out

Five-Star Bossy Love! Someone recently commented that I "never" give five-star reviews. And it's true that I don't throw five star...

Dec 31, 2021

My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads

My very favorite reads this year! I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, and now that 2021 is almost over, it's time to share the...

Dec 27, 2021

My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books

ICYMI: Bossy Bookworm's Very Favorite Books of 2020! I love an end-of-year, best-of, favorite books list, and I loved putting together my...

Dec 9, 2021

Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series

Royalty, intrigue, and magically wonderful stories--even if no magic is involved (see number 1 below)! It's tough to fall in love with...

Dec 8, 2021

Review of The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

Jansson offers a vivid Finland isle setting, a wonderfully grumpy grandmother-granddaughter relationship, and the complexities of carving...

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