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colonizers expect Anequs to either adhere to their strict customs and expectations--all of which are a mystery One of my criticisms of the currently popular romantic fantasy Fourth Wing is that I wanted more more

She realizes that the revenge fantasies that have been instilled in her since birth--along with a distrust Glory examines deep matters in a fascinating chain of events, reflections, unexpected do-overs, and fantastic

This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition; an adventure-fantasy inspired by a Chinese legend; literary fiction tracing life in a British boarding school and beyond; a Norse-inspired fantasy saga; a fun young adult, queer, medieval adventure romance I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or Inside, the mysterious Nakagyō Kokoro Clinic for the Soul prescribes medicine to those looking for support

01 Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik is the author of fantasy novels featuring battles within the books' alternate history, and the human protagonists are wonderfully faulted and fantastic Colm Toibin is also the author of The Master , The Magician , and other novels. 03 Trespasses by Louise

factors of bloodthirsty vengeance and war between Languoreth's husband and his allies and Lailoken's master The details of everyday life are fantastic, and some characters wield magic and hold mysterious powers Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book--or any historical fiction/fantasy series you love?

Here are just six of my favorite reads--some of which cross genres into mystery, science fiction (time travel), fantasy (legends) and literary fiction. The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by But the mystery takes a back seat in the book to Maisie's explorations of human motivations, her interest Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You .

and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious Weir provides Grace with unexpected company, fascinating collaboration, fantastic interpersonal relationships Click here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm!

unplanned pregnancy; the real story of a beloved figure from stage, film, and song; a missing-person mystery ; and a fantasy story within a story. in a panic, she makes a magical deal in which she lives on...in the world of her sister's favorite fantasy Sarah Rees Brennan is also the author of the fantastic character-driven young-adult fantasy In Other

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Alias Emma, a fast-paced new mystery from Ava Glass; I'm listening In The Awakening, the first book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series, she set up a romantic fantasy Why not take this fantasy all the way, after all?).

Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy worlds, but her characters' conflicts, hopes, The fantastic main players are back: Kell, the ward of the Red London's royal family who once thought after crisis erupts, situations require ingenuity, teamwork, selflessness, and a more sophisticated mastery Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy world (with some historical fiction elements The series is adult fantasy but would be appropriate for a young adult reader--if not averse to Lila's

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the newest suspenseful mystery by Wendy Walker, scheduled for publication the only home she's ever known in order to save her genetic brother, she realizes that the revenge fantasies

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anatomy: A Love Story, a gothic young adult historical fiction mystery on saying goodbye and finding new hope; and Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, the first science fiction mystery Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz In Anatomy: A Love Story, Dana Schwartz's young adult gothic mystery Eason's science fiction mystery, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, band together to solve the mystery Eason is also the author of the On the Bones of Gods fantasy series.

their father's death, Intermezzo ; and I'm listening to the first in Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven fantasy Beautiful World, Where Are You . 03 Hell for Hire (Tear Down Heaven #1) by Rachel Aaron I love a playful fantasy

The banter is fantastic, and I laughed many times while reading this one. I listened to Funny Story as an audiobook (narrated by the fantastic Julia Whelan). Click here for my full review of Family Family. 04 The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown Brown's debut fantasy Ghosts by Katherine Arden Katherine Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious Freddie is reported as having died, but strange and unnerving clues indicate to Laura that something more mysterious

band, its making, and its unmaking, through interviews with various characters that illuminate the mysterious their mesmerizing lead singer Daisy, the group's complicated interpersonal conflicts, and the band's mysterious Daisy Jones & the Six  explores multiple layers of love and heartbreak, all against a fantastic backdrop

Mysteries abound within McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore , but the story is largely an atmospheric story of When a mysterious woman washes up half-dead on the remote island of Shearwater, home of the world's largest There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into

we age, and second chances; Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Gillian McAllister's fascinating time-twisting mystery and living as your true self; and Silver in the Bone, the first in Alexandra Bracken's young adult fantasy In Dawes, he meets eccentric, wealthy art lovers John and Eve Long--mysterious, possibly hiding something Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Time plays with time, and I love books that play the Bone by Alexandra Bracken Alternative Arthurian legends twist through this first in a young adult fantasy

story in any genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery , fantasy, contemporary fiction, and science fiction. The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

young lady staring unflinchingly at the reader from the striking cover of Adrienne Young's young adult fantasy For my full review, see One to Watch.) 03 Murder in Old Bombay: A Mystery by Nev March It's 1892 in British-controlled He becomes obsessed with an unsolved mystery he keeps reading about in the newspaper: two young ladies Nev March won the Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award for her debut title. I haven't read a young adult fantasy book lately, and Fable is getting great reviews (Reese Witherspoon

This month my favorite reads consisted of multiple fantasy reads, aka escapes from reality--one magical mystery on a ship, an adventure that toggled between layers of time and reality, and a couple of unlikely 01 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White Frances White's debut is a locked-room mystery on a magical For my full review of this book--and for links to my reviews of other fantasy books--please see Voyage

Mystery series with strong female protagonists? Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian Carey (which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels

Jackson's gothic horror tale is made all the more frightening by its reliance on terror, shadows, and mystery unorthodox woman with an open mind and brave disposition, Theodora; a young woman who has witnessed mysterious joking, curiosity, and fear, Eleanor wavers between overwhelming joy and bitter suspicion and revenge fantasies Jackson's gothic horror tale is made all the more frightening by its reliance on terror, shadows, and mystery

prequel to Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling series (there are three other books in the series, the fantastic I mentioned my love for Hart's book The Last Child in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I'm liking this mix: young adult space science fiction story, dystopian fantasy series prequel, and character-driven mystery with some darkness and depth.

Anglish conquerers' constricting rules about its raising and training; and I'm listening to a cozy fantasy But in this cozy fantasy story, Viv has discovered the wonder of coffee and has determined to make a

science fiction story Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, the author of The Martian; and a young adult fantasy and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious the suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious

is the Crown Prince of Japan; Damnation Spring, Ash Davidson's dark and beautifully written literary mystery set in the Pacific Northwest; and Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the young adult mystery Damnation Spring is a literary mystery from Ash Davidson, and it's wonderfully wrought so far, with plenty In Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Pip has Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery, and Pip is as perfectly

Maas's popular young adult fantasy about the collision of faeries and humans, the first in a series; and turns, set in Victorian England; and I'm reading Jane Harper's newest character-driven Australian mystery Maas I resisted reading this young adult fantasy for a long while. Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing

stories by a former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer, Jen Spyra; Rachel Griffin's young adult fantasy often leaps over it. 02 The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin In the world of Griffin's young adult fantasy (Kate Burkholder #13) by Linda Castillo I'm listening to the audiobook version of Linda Castillo's mystery-suspense

behind-the-scenes World War II British codebreaking of Nazi messages, along with a rich back story and mysterious Lizzie finds a secret notebook of her mother's, she becomes more determined than ever to solve the mystery

fake-marriage, tropical-island-set rom-com The Paradise Problem ; I'm listening to Moonbound , Robin Sloan's fantasy-science-fiction Six More Great Light Fiction Stories . 02 Moonbound by Robin Sloan In Robin Sloan's science-fiction-fantasy

For my full review of this book, please see The Wedding People . 02 A Mystery and a Poignant Family Story (Now in Paperback) Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Angie Kim's sophomore novel is a mystery, but Happiness Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what Click here   for my full review of You Are Here . 04 A Modern, Darkly Funny Mystery Listen for the Lie In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

This second book in Raybourn's historical fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries studies butterflies and moths) and adventurer Veronica Speedwell teams up with her natural-history and mystery-solving The mystery was interesting, with salacious elements, and everyone was a potential suspect.

Reading Now I'm reading Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You; I'm listening to Gareth Brown's debut fantasy Number, and other books I haven't yet read. 02 The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown In Gareth Brown's debut fantasy

Henry Thornton is a wealthy railroad magnate and owner of the mysterious Phoenix Crown, an artifact legendary Five years later, the crown reappears--spurring more mystery and questions than answers. Kate Quinn is the author of the fantastic titles The Diamond Eye, The Huntress, The Rose Code, and The

#timetravel, #mystery, #fantasyscifi, #fourstarbookreview 02 Here and Now and Then ​ Kin Stewart was When she finds a mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

In Holly Jackson's young adult mystery sequel, we revisit the brave, faulted, irresistible character Yay, the fantastic character of Pippa Fitz-Amobi is baaaaack! In Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide around, all kinds of horrible things happened as she dug into (and solved, thank you very much) the mystery Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery.

captivating story involves time travel, but it's primarily about deep human connections, complete with fantastic In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious Their common disjointedness brings them together, and the mashup of personalities and histories was fantastic

exploration of fate and mortality; a serial-killer story based on real-life events; and a collection of fantasy 01 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two I was intrigued by the mysteries and their layers, which are continually revealed, and while I usually Novik's newest work, Buried Deep , is a collection of thirteen stories that span the worlds of her fantastic

the Greedy Reading lists of past years' Bossy favorites: Six Four Star (And Up) Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six In Nikki Erlick's debut novel, one morning, each adult around the world receives a mysterious box with

Orphaned in Canton by cholera and brought to London by Professor Lovell, a mysterious figure, Robin trains Kuang explores colonialism, resistance, knowledge, and power in this hefty (454-page) fantasy, published this year and on many "top fantasy" lists. 02 Inciting Joy by Ross Gay Who's in for some inciting of

This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and I appreciated the character of Esta as a smart master thief who can bend time, and I loved the 1901 New Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

Love Experiment, a spinoff of The Soulmate Equation, which I loved; I'm reading the upcoming Western mystery Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries tortured and killed nearby, Porter will need to delve into the area's history, ties to the Russians, and mysteries Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries Undertaking, Victorian lepidopterist and adventurer Veronica Speedwell teams up with her natural-history and mystery-solving

during Pandemic Times, one of the genres I find myself gravitating toward listening to is young adult fantasy I think the pacing and the fantastical worlds lend themselves well to audiobook form. Management sends lonely, steady, pushed-around Linus, a case worker for magical children in orphanages, to a mysterious Linus is expected to report back with details about what Arthur Parnassus, the mysterious master on site Plus there is something mysterious about both the caretakers of the children and island, like maybe something

estranged parents, her other heartbreaking losses, her unaccounted-for hours sleepwalking, and others' mysterious podcaster taking too deep of an interest in Isabelle's personal past rather than trying to solve the mystery time reading missing-children stories, and somehow I missed that key plot point of Willingham's newest mystery Click here for Bossy reviews of more mystery and suspense books.

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Science Fiction Reads I realize I just said this last week regarding mysteries doesn't the cold winter also feel like the perfect time to cozy up with a science fiction story with fantastic included a thought-provoking robot-focused story (A Psalm for the Wild-Built), the newest novel by the fantastic You can click here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm. and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious

These are short books with a fantastically unique point of view, and they're perfect escapism. #robots, #fantasyscifi, #series, #uniquePOV 03 The House in the Cerulean Sea ​ I like to listen to fantasy Management sends lonely, steady, pushed-around Linus, a case worker for magical children in orphanages, to a mysterious Linus is expected to report back with details about what Arthur Parnassus, the mysterious master on site

spreading happiness; I'm reading the third in Naomi Novik's dark, wonderful Scholomance series, the fantasy Novik is also the author of many other wonderful fantasy novels featuring main protagonists I love. 03

holds and due dates have dictated another interesting mix of books for my current reading life with a fantasy I feel like mysteries, light fiction, memoirs, and fantasy are working well for me--plus historical fiction

Much of Ginder's novel is focused on a revenge fantasy, but I was drawn more to Nancy Harrison's strong but I had trouble locking into the story's tone, which wavers into extended dark, vindictive revenge fantasies

She's vulnerable enough to allow the reader in on her messy, sometimes fantastical, often poignant search can't let go of the fear that he might have targeted her specifically, and feels as though solving the mystery