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I tried to get my oldest to read Gregor the Overlander with me after the glorious Harry Potter Era and

better suited on paper than in reality, but who is William to say what a relationship should feel like, after It's not clear whether he and Julia can go on--or if her family will ever be the same.

Because I love the series so very much, I have separate posts for Martha Wells's Murderbot series, set After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any I love that the crew of the Wayfarer feels like a close-knit group of summer camp counselors somehow,

After an encounter with a fortune-cookie message and a flock of ravens who seem to be following her,

But after raving about it for two years it seemed time to stop letting this second installment languish affords her a certain power, and she is also the Alpha female of her husband's pack, which affords her a very

able to answer this enormous question, but the robot wonders if the matter is really so complicated after

And while an attempt to understand the underpinnings of these conflicts feels more timely than ever, After all, who can identify reason anymore?

Danger and darkness lurk around every corner for grumpy, powerful El and her classmates. Golden Enclaves, the third installment of the series, the unlikely allied force of students faces the aftermath

; finding the strength to go on despite few options; and the surprise of new determination and hope after

Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever pay what and then spend a whole lot more to chase the applicants down," Lieber notes hopefully that "after

Klune's newest novel is heartwarming, earnest, light, and sweet, with a vision of an in-between afterlife juvenile audience than the story (it is at heart an exploration of mortality and what might happen after told how many things aren't known about the in-between state--and how little is known about what comes after The last quarter of the book involved some transformation, action, and surprises, and the ending is very

Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama I read Michelle Obama's wonderful book Becoming, but after father's death that he has become obsessed with centers around the striking servant girl under his very

Just listen to this premise for book two: After a mission gone awry two years ago, Remy Castell has been

I will, after all, happily read stories about talking dragons, or fantastical worlds, or time travel,

boys for over a century, shares a tale of racial injustice, abuse and horrors, terrible fear, and the very we are somebody, that we are significant, that we are worthful, and we must walk the streets of life every

relationship with his father to sharing how he attempted to cope with the loss of his mother decades after

After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any Asuka is very intelligent and capable, but she was chosen for the once-in-history journey as an alternate tell Arthur that she's been dreaming of the decrepit, rambling house for years, and that she has some eerie that saved the world--and weary of the constant comments about how she's so lucky to have been born after

She fought to get off the godforsaken island where she'd been stuck for years after her father abandoned throughout, which is clearly a nitpicky issue and a personal problem, but I am nothing if not Bossy, after

The Summer Favorites These titles aren't light "summer reads," but they were my favorite reads from a summer past, and they all stand the test of time. In case you missed them the first time around, I'm reposting them as this summer begins so you can add For classic light fiction that's also great for summer reading, check out these titles and Bossy reviews Florence Adler Swims Forever, the story of a few summer months in the life of an extended family--including

, four men in a rowboat struggle to rescue a family trapped by the rising waters of the Mississippi after

, four men in a rowboat struggle to rescue a family trapped by the rising waters of the Mississippi after Can he and Julia go on--and will her family ever be the same?

Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World, The Friend Zone, and The Happy-Ever-After Playlist.

Lockwood notes that she is not a Christian but is very much “of” the church because of her upbringing But it's truly unlike anything I have ever read, and the second section, which is an enormous departure wonders about whether she has a claim to beloved extended relatives who shaped her life but are not, after issues; and she considers her potential legacy to her own child—all while panicking about who she is after This is every reader's catch-22: the more you read, the more you realize you haven't read; the more you

It's the last day of high school, and nemeses Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have battled bitterly for every once allows Rowan and Neil to see sides of the other person that aren't so infuriating and off-putting after few small valuables into her pockets, to sell for cash or just because she can, no one is likely to ever is desperate to leave her dark past behind her--has wormed her way into the idyllic community in the aftermath

My very favorite Bossy March reads! After five decades, it feels surprising that the hectic schedule and method by which the show's sketches Waitress  out of town with her best friend, so: worth it) and gets grounded, she suddenly has to spend afternoons Are the strange coordinates she's receiving on her phone after seven years a message from Luke?

Robin is trying to keep the household afloat after the deaths of his parents, to support his bright,

Every choice he makes is to further his chances of snatching the next fix. This book made my Greedy Reading List for My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

But after the school opened, Ellingham's wife and daughter were kidnapped.

fascinating novel Disappearing Earth  in the Greedy Reading List Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer I received a prepublication edition of this title, which was published earlier this summer, courtesy

01 Where the Forest Meets the Stars Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death, and she disappears The characters, the story arc that isn’t too easy but leaves you in a promising place after all, and For my full review of this book, see When We Were Vikings. 04 Nothing to See Here I was very glad to Very very happy. looking for more great fiction, you might also want to check out the Greedy Reading List My Six Favorite Summer

After twists and turns, momentous changes, and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes On the other hand, wasn't that the very definition of life?

particularly fraught for someone like Lola, who can't let go of the past, who has meticulously saved every memento from every man in her life, who constantly questions whether she has it in her to remain committed

the countless incarcerated people in dire and heartbreaking situations--whether they are on death row after wrongful incarceration; on death row or imprisoned for life after being tried and convicted while children adults; incarcerated but should never have been placed in prison due to mental illness; or facing death after

And Emma would very much like to make it out of this alive as well. longest night of their lives as they work to evade the thousands of cameras documenting London citizens' every Sign me up for every bit of this!

The very early scene-setting didn't feel as authentic to me as the rest of the book. Just afterward, she says "...that [old] January probably would've slathered herself in glitter, put on The sections of this light fiction book that are about writing light fiction felt very true and real. Another light fiction book I enjoyed this summer, but which had characters with job-interview-level fake faults (too caring, too beautiful, too artistic) was The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez.

After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any

My very favorite books from June! Robin is trying to keep the household afloat after the deaths of his parents, to support his bright, After being involved in multiple disasters in only her first day of classes, Barrett fears that college to herself--she's kind of cynical, she doesn't have a lot of friends, and she's holding true to form after

I mentioned The Child Finder in the Greedy Reading List Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer

player and his quirky, irresistible female agent is a sweet second-chance romance perfect for light summer I've been reading more rom-coms lately--which always seems like a good idea during the summer--and my

For the rest of our lives, every time one of us goes somewhere and doesn’t return on time, doesn’t let favorite element of the novel was the messy, wonderful family members that forge deeper connections than ever

Chronicles #1) by Suzanne Collins I tried to get my older child to read Gregor the Overlander with me after

My very favorite books from November! I wasn't sure if I was ready for another Sally Rooney book after reading Conversations with Friends so I read Caste with a group and met every other week to discuss it--and we went months past our original

If a person pleads ignorance or credits terrible actions to the power of fear, can such acts ever be Can a person--or a nation--ever truly move on from evil? They're trying to cobble together their lives during and after World War II, and the tone and the angle

Marilynne Robinson that's focused on a meandering romance between an unlikely pair of characters just after from Marilynne Robinson, focuses on a meandering romance between an unlikely pair of characters just after

Her voice is a striking, uniquely nasal Southern drawl, and her Netflix special "I'm Every Woman" features

novel so far. 02 The Dream Builders by Oindrila Mukherjee Maneka Roy has temporarily returned to India after city full of malls and the promise that all will be newer, bigger, shinier, and better than India has ever The story is narrated by Soneela Nankani. 03 American Mermaid by Julia Langbein I've been so very excited

Six More Four-Star Bossy Historical Fiction Reads Historical fiction is one of my very favorite genres Two other historical fiction books made it onto My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads: Demon Copperhead and The book is built from letters Bird wrote to her sister (with some key notes added after the fact), which That there would be two lines, heading in very different directions... ; finding the strength to go on despite few options; and the surprise of new determination and hope after

odd tone shifts and what felt like repeated nonsensical or strange timing for characters' reactions (after

But several years later, just a few hours after Hua was at his party, Ken was killed in a carjacking.

The Museum is an elite killing force, but after four decades, Billie, Natalie, Helen, and Mary Alice