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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/9/23 Edition
to bite her tongue, and she feels like the poor treatment her husband shows her may be deserved, as after parents saved the world--and weary of the constant comments about how she's so lucky to have been born after Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever
- Review of Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora
The trip lasts seven weeks and involves challenge after challenge. Zamora takes us through what often feels like his literal step-by-step journey, without summarizing or
- Review of Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) by Tracy Deonn
After sixteen-year-old Bree's mother dies in an accident, she escapes the painful memories of her childhood The experience jogs a buried recollection: a wizard was present at the hospital after her mother's accident infiltrates the group, pretending to be interested in pledging--but the stakes are higher than she ever was reading Legendborn, with its Arthurian references, during the same period I was reading another (very I found Bree's main love interest Nick a little overbearing after a time.
- Review of The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
More from Jennifer Weiner Weiner is also the author of the novels Good in Bed, That Summer, Good Summer , The Summer Place , and more.
- My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
Bossy Bookworm's Very Favorite Books of 2022..So Far! shaped by choices out of our control and her reckoning with the way in which she considers her body after The author saved every one of her grandmother's voicemails, and here she uses them--along with emails Every heart-stopping moment; every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and various early road bumps he encountered, and his dogged determination--which was admittedly shaken after
- Review of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie #6) by Kate Atkinson
Atkinson is also the author of Shrines of Gaiety , Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life After
- Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
I’m the worst dream America ever had.” that he was called Good Stab by his family and friends, appears mysteriously in the congregation week after
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/7/24 Edition
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.
- Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/15/21 Edition
by Miranda Cowley Heller Fifty-year-old Elle is in her happy place--the house where she's spent her summers obsession, his injury, and his subsequent drug addiction; her mother's tough love, how she shut down after
- Review of Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
In Sloane Crosley's memoir Grief Is for People, she explores life after the loss of her closest friend
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/7/21 Edition
ranging from madams to activists, feminists to magnates, well-read wanderers to brutal murderers, and every After eight long years, Reyna convinced her reluctant father to bring the children to Los Angeles, but
- Review of In Memoriam by Alice Winn
In Memoriam is beautiful, frequently painful, and offers a layered, complicated version of happy ever after.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/25/23 Edition
When his best (and only) friend Jacob is sent to serve overseas, Blackburn must look after Jacob's wife The two had eloped just months after meeting, which led to Jacob's being disowned by his wealthy family
- Shhh! Holiday Cookbook Gift Ideas
Criollo in Oaxaca; Cosme in New York and soon Los Angeles; and Atla in New York. 02 Half Baked Harvest Every for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals by Tieghan Gerard In her newest cookbook, Half Baked Harvest Every and corresponding Instagram account and author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook and Smitten Kitchen Every Chicken and Dumplings; Fettuccine with White Ragú; Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies; and Strawberry Summer
- Review of How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Main protagonist Violet Powell is being released after 22 months' imprisonment for the drunk-driving
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
This book made it onto the recent Greedy Reading List Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading intriguing, 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 His writing is just gorgeous and I'm in for every word. This was a wonderful summer read for me and I loved it.
- My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books
combat, wisdom, and other elements of Viking legends to anyone she encounters; and she models her life after The characters, the story arc that isn’t too easy but leaves you in a promising place after all, and in a hidden-away bookstore--and he's the first person in almost three hundred years to remember her after she walks out the door, the next day, and every day afterward. This title was also listed in My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.
- Review of The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Meanwhile Frida gives birth to a child, Wanda, who she names after the storm, and who has a special gift to society that is possible, but few could have imagined the unraveling of society that takes place after
- Review of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
But after his younger sister Lizzie evades her grandmother's attempts to bring her from England to the When Lizzie finds a secret notebook of her mother's, she becomes more determined than ever to solve the
- Review of Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young
At age 15, after years of excruciating systematic suffering, Young escaped to Texas, enrolled in school After various naïve missteps during her entry into a more typical American life, she graduated and gravitated
- My Six Favorite Book Club Books of 2022
Sven. 02 The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after Every heart-stopping moment; every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from April! Here are my six favorite reads of the past month. The summer Chloe Davis was twelve, six girls went missing in her rural Louisiana community. By the end of that summer, Chloe's father had confessed to the crimes of killing those girls, was convicted A new United States administration has been sworn in after a period of upheaval and upset. parents' excruciating, menial jobs (in a sweatshop, sewing factory, the cold, purpled hands they suffered after
- Review of Only Killers and Thieves by Paul Howarth
Is killing ever justifiable if laws allow it? I thought about this one long after I finished it. It was disturbing and a mind churner. Dust Off the Bones is Howarth's upcoming sequel to Only Killers and Thieves, due out in summer 2021.
- My Favorite Science Fiction Reads of the Year
This means that sought-after DNA specimen sources such as celebrities are in potential danger of having Annie was created to please her owner, Doug, in every way.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/15/22 Edition
Now First of all, seeing the gorgeous colors and designs of these three covers together is making me very After twists and turns and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes the star of a hit When the trip involves mishap after mishap, the travelers begin to wonder whether the legend of the treasure was fiction after all.
- Review of Betting on You by Lynn Painter
Painter is the author of another rom-com I adored, Better Than the Movies, as well as Happily Never After
- Six Book Club Books I Loved in 2021
available from the library, vary our genres throughout the year, try to give us lighthearted reads for the summer the last day of high school, and senior nemeses Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have battled bitterly for every Fight for Justice, and in Red Notice, Browder traces his path from Wall Street to the Soviet Union after
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/29/23 Edition
Rowley also offered poignancy, an exploration of grief, and the impossible-seeming prospect of going on after His newest novel centers around college friends who made a pact after one of the six died before graduation
- Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism
01 Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein Nineteen-year-old Avery Abrams was set to be the next big gymnastics When she hits a version of rock bottom and moves home, Avery's former teammate and crush Ryan (who did You can see a satisfying version of happily ever after coming, but I didn't predict the circumstances But after that, Beach Read met all of my criteria above and more; it's sweet and funny, it's about writing After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze
- Review of Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik
"After Hours" allowed me to delve back into Novik's Scholomance series, which I adored.
- Review of The Blighted Stars (Devoured Worlds #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe
The premise of O'Keefe's imagined universe involves reprinting into new forms after they die, so that
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/2/24 Edition
Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley Patrick Bringley, a former New Yorker staffer, after
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/3/25 Edition
But when a local farmer shoots a dog going after his sheep, the gunshot sets into motion events that
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/30/22 Edition
This is beautiful and tragic, and I'm captivated so far. 03 Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After #2) by Emiko Jean In Emiko Jean's young adult story Tokyo Ever After, we met Izumi (Izzy) Tanaka, an everyday, average Jean is also the author of Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After #1), Empress of All Seasons, and We'll
- Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality
We're all headed toward the same end in this life, after all, and those brave enough to commit their Yip-Williams's memoir, the subtitle of which is A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After After the diagnosis, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn’t know when. Warren digs deeply into the realities of doubting his faith, God, his life’s work, and his vision of an afterlife
- Review of Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
that she couldn't hack medical school--she just didn't go the first day, or the second, or any day after fifth graders in the book seemed far younger to me—their matching outfits, reverting to sucking thumbs after Father and daughter, brother and sister, and mother and father find their way back together after hurting
- Review of Kills Well with Others (Killers of a Certain Age #2) by Deanna Raybourn
And you know that every time you do, you've left another piece of you behind. If Raybourn keeps writing this series, I'll read every last installment.
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. I smiled a lot, I teared up, and I loved this perfect summer read! intriguing, 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 Luisa and Maddalena become fast friends, and their link grows every deeper.
- Review of Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
irresistible character of 19-year-old Margo discovers her strength, drive, creativity, and vulnerability after A book that takes a very different look at unexpected single motherhood--its tone is much lighter, and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/7/25 Edition
Weiner is also the author of the novels Good in Bed, That Summer, Good Summer , The Summer Place ,
- Six More of My Favorite Fantasy Reads of the Past Year
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.
- Six Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
After the World Falls Apart I have a fascination with postapocalyptic (set in a time after a disaster no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come after They take everything away, our very dignity, and anything we get in return feels like a gift. Then Hig gets an indication that he is not alone and that there is life out there after all. Colonel Carlisle; and the others on board may not have been meant to succeed in their grand mission after
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/21/25 Edition
After that, he spent years drowning his sorrows in drink, and now that he's had three heart attacks,
- Review of The Last Hour Between Worlds (Echo Archives #1) by Melissa Caruso
It looks like Kembral will have to work tonight after all--and, even worse, she'll need to cooperate
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
Rwanda and through six other African countries—with her tough, hustling older sister Claire—during and after In The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After , Wamariya recalls her experiences
- Review of Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
the last day of high school, and senior nemeses Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have battled bitterly for every allows both Rowan and Neil to notice aspects of the other that aren't so infuriating and off-putting after
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
; The Celebrants, Steven Rowley's exploration of friendship, loyalty, life and death, and moving on after After a disastrous encounter with Rhys, a new romantic opportunity arises...and June suddenly finds herself The Celebrants centers around college friends who made a pact after Alec, one of the original six, died assemble, no questions asked--for affection, support, and the sharing of sentiments typically reserved for after Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World, The Friend Zone, and The Happy-Ever-After Playlist.
- Review of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan Morrison
After five decades, it feels surprising that the hectic schedule and method by which the show's sketches
- Review of The Favorites by Layne Fargo
The events after Kat and Heath's later reunion push limits (Heath's modern-day betrayal of Kat feels