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her small outer Belfast community, where violent Protestant-Catholic tensions are threatening to rule every He entreats her to teach him and his friends Irish, and after the two begin having an affair, she finds After one of her students' fathers is beaten almost to death, a snowball of events causes secrets to

Several years after saying goodbye, Anna is struggling to pay for her father's cancer treatment and has The two were never divorced after all, West has a trust fund--and he has to stay married to Anna to collect After ending. You might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads

After one disastrous encounter and one magical, extended date, the two are falling for each other. Jimenez is also the author of Just for the Summer (one of my Favorite Rom-Coms of the Year last year ) , Part of Your World , Yours Truly , The Friend Zone , and The Happy-Ever-After Playlist . 03 Murder Still, Dorothy was supposed to be in stasis for years after suffering an emotional loss.

I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two timelines, the privilege and working In August 1975, a teenage girl disappears from her Adirondack summer camp. I love love love a summer-camp story, and I loved The God of the Woods . are cleared up at the end of the book in satisfying swirls of truth; all the pieces make sense, but after

Rose works at the diner, hiding her fading bruises and supporting her two young sons after her husband Bridget, daughter of the wealthiest family in town, welcomed their new baby earlier than expected, after The loss impacts almost every member of the community, and secrets come to light that affect many in

, hope and forgiveness, being true to oneself and growing up, and of course love. ...we should grab every I've been on a rom-com kick this summer, and while I'm picky about my light fiction reads, I've laughed Lynn Painter is also the author of The Love Wager, Betting on You, The Do-Over, Happily Never After,

protagonist chose her career over a man, enraging readers who'd been counting on a different happy ever after), leaving little audience for her second published book and nonexistent demand for a third. After one last fling, Jac reports to the set--only to find out that her one-night stand is a producer makes enemies of multiple fellow contestants, she struggles with the staged and manipulated nature of every Devore offers a version of happy ever after, and of revenge, that was fun to watch take shape.

The Guncle, The Guncle Abroad, in which Uncle Patrick tries to support Maisie and Grant five years after She fell into the job years ago while trying to find herself--after a youth in which her father died, apart, her older sister Beth became pregnant by (and married) her beloved high school sweetheart, and after been five years since Patrick O'Hara served as a caregiver for his niece Maisie and nephew Grant the summer after their mother died.

soy sauce and oil, three meals a day, how to escape the cold in the winter and the heat in the high summer conflicts to consider at the story's close: duty, corrupt power, the suffering of the common people, regret after fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real , read it in one rainy afternoon Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer  the year I read it.

But after Sciona blasts the competition at her entrance exam and is admitted, she finds that not all The misogyny and contempt of her peers means she faces a lack of respect and resources at every turn.

Which is just to say, be careful when choosing what you’re proud of—because the world has every intention I was completely hooked and kept thinking about this story after I'd finished it.

Cece is at her in-laws' summer home in Montana several weeks before her wedding, solo and handling the -really intending for Cece to be positive company for Garrett, who tends to be morose--particularly after The book's cover design says "literary fiction" to me, but the novel felt at first very much like a light They were acting all along with free will, after all, and reasonable adults must realize that life twists Finally, the story focuses on the fits and starts of a version of complicated forgiveness after years

Jess and Storey are childhood friends who spend their summer adventures exploring striking, remote areas This summer they head to Maine to camp, fish, and hike. After weeks in the wild, they're shocked to come upon a town that's been blown apart.

01 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two In August 1975, a teenage girl disappears from her Adirondack summer camp. I love love love a summer-camp story, and I loved The God of the Woods . The reveal of the true story behind the abductions, cruelties, and murders seemed far-fetched (every Emiko Jean is also the author of the great young adult stories Tokyo Ever After  and Tokyo Dreaming  

Her husband has been away fighting for the Confederacy since soon after they were married, and Libby book that I read about 15 years ago and loved). 03 Dream State by Eric Puchner Cece is at her in-laws' summer -really intending for Cece to be positive company for Garrett, who tends to be morose--particularly after

fascinating novel Disappearing Earth  in the Greedy Reading List Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer . 03 After Annie by Anna Quindlen Young mom Annie's abrupt death leaves her four children, husband, Each of them must find a way back to themselves and back to each other without their key person in After In Anna Quindlen's novel After Annie , the abrupt death of the titular young mother--which occurs in For my full review, please see After Annie .

Welcome to the last gasp of summer---and the final Bossy summer book reviews. After meeting for the first time, Michael, a recently divorced teacher, studious and thoughtful, and I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache Several years after saying goodbye, Anna is struggling to pay for her father's cancer treatment and has After ending.

climate-change dystopian novels, All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall, set in a flooded New York City after melted (to be published tomorrow), and Hum by Helen Phillips, in which artificial intelligence is king after I'm listening to The Blood of the Old Kings as an audiobook. 03 Hum by Helen Phillips After years working May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family

It looks like Kembral will have to work tonight after all--and cooperate with her nemesis Rika Nonesuch you can check out the books and lists at this link . 03 The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden It's the summer meek weekly maid is stealing from her, becomes obsessed with the small items that begin to disappear after

after), leaving little audience for her second published book and nonexistent demand for a third. After one last fling, Jac reports to the set--only to find out that her one-night stand is a producer Devore offers a version of happy ever after, and of revenge, that was fun to watch take shape. After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze sight of embracing each new experience while reflecting on what she wanted her future to look like after

After Zoey's beloved mother died, Zoey's father and stepmother prioritized her stepsiblings emotionally and in every other way. reclusive, mysterious local author whose magical story or personal generosity seems to have affected every

then fill that hole with plastic, or with any other materials that can be yanked out of the earth and, after After years working to advance artificial intelligence in a near-future dystopian world decimated by May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family

Yesterday, the recent young adult novel that plays with time from Rachel Lynn Solomon; One Italian Summer But after being involved in multiple disasters in only her first day of classes, Barrett fears that college the author of The Ex Talk, Weather Girl, and the young adult Today Tonight Tomorrow. 02 One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle In Rebecca Serle's One Italian Summer, Katy is reeling after the death of her beloved And he finds that almost everything Emma has ever told him about herself has been a lie.

Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother. allow Marshall to showcase how situations have changed through the decades for women seeking options after

Kimi Cunningham Grant's newest thriller, The Nature of Disappearing, Emlyn is a wilderness guide who very Much of the story takes place in an Idaho forest, and it made me reminisce about my college summer spent The story is more of a thriller than a mystery; after a time we aren't wondering what happened, rather

The reveal of the true story behind the abductions, cruelties, and murders seemed far-fetched (every Emiko Jean is also the author of the great young adult stories Tokyo Ever After and Tokyo Dreaming

It's a fast read, and after my love of Blacktop Wasteland last year, I'm in for any of Cosby's writing Derek and Isiah were estranged from their ex-con fathers, each of whom now regret every moment they didn't year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six Favorite Summer

of Stuart Turton's The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle are fascinating: Evelyn Hardcastle will die every But every day Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest at Blackheath Manor. But being able to track every detail and how it fit wasn't required (I kept reminding myself that I was She's determined not to stop searching until she finds out what really happened that summer. I thought this was lovely. 05 Jackaby (Jackaby #1) by WIlliam Ritter “I prefer to look after myself,

Their perspective of coming upon the devastation immediately after Sherman's March through Atlanta was Weller's Wilderness is set several decades after the Civil War, but the story pivots on Abel Truman's It is a strange thing, after all, to be able to return to a moment, when it can hardly be said to have pleasure, and saw that I was on the brink of squandering a wondrous gift, the gift of being allowed, every day, to wander this vast sensual paradise, this grand marketplace lovingly stocked with every sublime

It's a fast read, and after my love of Blacktop Wasteland last year, I'm in for any of Cosby's writing For my full review of this book, please see Razorblade Tears. 04 Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Ursula In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her I mentioned Life After Life in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life For my full review of this book, please see Life After Life. 05 Blush by Jamie Brenner Blush centers

01 Burn by Peter Heller Jess and Storey are childhood friends who spend their summer adventures exploring This summer they head to Maine to camp, fish, and hike. After weeks in the wild, they're shocked to come upon a town that's been blown apart.

It's the summer of 1961 in the rural Dutch province of Overijssel, and rigid Isabel is a spinster in She becomes obsessed with the small items that begin to disappear after Eva's arrival...then she becomes romantic troubles, both women will need to be more brave and more emotionally open than either has ever

Because Jessica's body is usurped so quickly in the story, we don't get a chance until the very end to And I love Ann Liang's writing and her books--I'll read every one. fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real , read it in one rainy afternoon Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer  the year I read it.

01 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two In August 1975, a teenage girl disappears from her Adirondack summer camp. I love love love a summer-camp story, and I loved The God of the Woods . her small outer Belfast community, where violent Protestant-Catholic tensions are threatening to rule every "After Hours" allowed me to delve back into Novik's Scholomance series, which I adored.

Annie was created to please her owner, Doug, in every way. She was made to offer pleasure without challenge or conflict, after all. But Annie is full of surprises, and her will is stronger than Doug ever dreamed.

fascinating novel Disappearing Earth in the Greedy Reading List Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer by Sarah Adams I've been reading more rom-coms lately, which always seems like a good idea for the summer , they're faced with one challenge after another as they try to balance their careers with making space

Marcellus the octopus is the very deserving star of the show here, and being able to predict much of After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian the anthropomorphism in the story (he needed to understand English in order for the story to work, after He was my absolute favorite element, and I adored every scene that involved him.

Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother. The trip lasts seven weeks and involves challenge after challenge.

After a time, it seemed that the world inside the books became my world. So when I thought of my childhood, it was dandelion wine and ice cream on a summer porch, like Ray Bradbury

For my full review of The Skylark's Secret, please click here. 02 The Light After the War by Anita Abriel Please click here for my full review of The Light After the War. 03 The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman review of this book, please see The World That We Knew. 04 Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave After --as we are startled at the end of every winter. We shall think: oh, I had quite forgotten.... the factual basis for the story: the transport of over 600 brides from Australia to England in 1946, after

After a devastating earthquake, nine-months-pregnant Annie desperately searches the city of Portland, in a coffee shop, and now she's facing life with a baby and a more uncertain financial future than ever post-apocalyptic setting for a story, and the earthquake in the story is so disruptive, so destructive, it alters

reading Foster, Claire Keegan's slim Irish novel about a young girl sent to live with relatives for a hot summer Claire Keegan's slim novel Foster, a young girl in Ireland is taken by her father to spend the hot summer Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, disturbing undercurrent at the Kinsellas'. After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any

“Nobody else is ever going to care as much as you do about the things that you want, Gwendoline. It's hundreds of years after King Arthur's reign, and his descendant and namesake Arthur, a future lord And when they're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot to prepare for their upcoming nuptials

moment of simple winter joy leads to renewed hope that they may be able to share their love with a child after I really liked this story and I still think about this book, years after reading it. This is magical realism, folklore, and historical fiction wrapped up in one very interesting read. 05 but he’s still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every She considers every desperate plan she can to try to save Kasia from this horrible fate, knowing all

Maddalena is sent to the Pietà temporarily after scandal threatens to ruin her family's longstanding Nevertheless, Luisa and Maddalena become fast friends, and their link grows every deeper. Maddalena and the Dark has a distinct gothic tone, and the story treads ever deeper into seedy, suspect

reading Heather Webb's historical fiction novel about a female gang and a female police officer clashing after may never be the same. 03 Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Annie was created to please her owner, Doug, in every

hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's events have happened after I loved watching every building block slot into place as we wound our way back through time toward the Time-Travel Stories to Explore and Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories highlight some of my very

It is about seeing yourself as the main character in a very interesting—or maybe even quiet—life that after.” This was a wonderful summer read for me and I loved it. You might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anna Quindlen's upcoming novel about living after a loved one is lost and staying connected to them, After Annie; I'm listening to Nikki Erlick's story about each person 01 After Annie by Anna Quindlen In Anna Quindlen's upcoming novel After Annie, the sudden death of a After Annie is about our lasting impact on those we love, even after we're gone. I'm reading After Annie, scheduled for publication February 27, courtesy of NetGalley and Random House

03 Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher It's hundreds of years after King Arthur's reign, and his When they're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot to prepare for their upcoming nuptials, it