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  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/21/22 Edition

    in a boarding school for deaf students; and I'm reading Tell Me an Ending, Jo Harkin's speculative fiction golden-child student and star athlete--positioned for attention in a mosque--for the police to take action language and the crucial role of community. 03 Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin Jo Harkin's speculative fiction

  • Review of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers

    Chambers's science fiction is full of heart, heartbreak, and hope--with a fascinating backdrop of space In The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope.

  • Review of The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

    Rachel Lynn Solomon's debut light fiction, The Ex Talk, incorporates a love of public radio, will-they If you like romantic, sometimes racy light fiction that offers character backstory, witty banter, and Vacation, Christina Lauren's Soulmate Equation, or the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction

  • Review of The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh

    In The Love of My Life, Rosie Walsh offers a twisty contemporary fiction novel and psychological thriller The tone of this is more toward contemporary fiction, and the book offers satisfying character development

  • Review of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

    In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella,

  • Review of Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

    loyalty, and I rejoiced when his characters crafted their chosen relationships into a satisfying pod that functioned This book was listed in the Greedy Reading List Six More Great Fiction Titles I Loved This Year.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/22/23 Edition

    listening to Lucinda Williams's memoir, Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You; I'm reading a light-fiction Reading List Six Musicians' Memoirs that Sing. 02 This Time It's Real by Ann Liang In Ann Liang's light fiction

  • Review of Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long

    The sequel to Long's young adult fantasy/science fiction debut Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves takes Meg Long's first novel was Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, a science fiction novel about Sena, a tough Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves offered high-stakes action, intrigue, shifting alliances, a powerful

  • Review of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

    My favorite science fiction novels examine the Big Issues: What makes us people?

  • Review of Madame Restell by Jennifer Wright

    of Killer Fashion: Poisonous Petticoats, Strangulating Scarves, and Other Deadly Garments Throughout History , She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women, It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History, and other books.

  • Review of Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

    --deserve this final section, which wraps up everything in a neat bow. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Review of Happy Place by Emily Henry

    one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction you can check out my review here, and you might like to check out its spot on Six More Great Light Fiction

  • Six of the Best Nonfiction Books I've Read This Year

    For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction. Macintyre's nonfiction book was wonderful; it really read to me like fiction. carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction to the productive understanding of our nation's past and current racial situation, including a basic history

  • Review of Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

    ICYMI: Morton masterfully weaves together timelines, threads of family history, and long-held secrets As Cassandra follows the trail Nell has laid out for her, she discovers more about her family's history Morton is masterful at weaving together several timelines, rich family history, intriguing discoveries

  • September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    I've been meaning to read for years; a book that plays with time (one of my favorite setups); a light fiction sacrificed everything to get her to the top, setting records that have cemented her place in tennis history destruction; details of Comanche life; and their position as the most powerful Indian tribe in American history West, particularly focusing on Quanah, the chief of the Comanches, the most powerful tribe in American history

  • Review of The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod

    Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life If you like fiction about bands and music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/25/22 Edition

    The cover and title gave me the impression that this was a light fiction book, but the topic and tone But Paris is even more concerned that because of the publicity, the fiction of her current life that

  • Review of The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

    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 Stories.

  • Review of Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

    former IRA top man Gerry Adams managed to create his own fact-defying narrative, practically erasing his history For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/10/21 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Guncle, Steven Rowley's sassy, heartwarming fiction about an mental illness and coping with depression; and The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction 01 The Guncle by Steven Rowley In Steven Rowley's fun, funny, and heartwarming fiction The Guncle, aging

  • My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads

    01 The Vanishing Half In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins It's action-packed but character driven. fourstarbookreview 04 Utopia Avenue ​ In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians

  • Review of The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

    Carlin always said it was the great value of fiction, to put us inside the minds of strangers.” held secrets of the Crossing that prevented younger generations from learning helpful lessons from history

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/15/22 Edition

    This cover says "light fiction" to me, but by all accounts, this book has depth and addresses deeper involves mishap after mishap, the travelers begin to wonder whether the legend of the treasure was fiction

  • Review of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long

    I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish In Meg Long's debut, the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena

  • Review of Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson

    This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, heartbreaking This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, a growing

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/8/22 Edition

    book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series; and I'm reading Flying Solo, Linda Holmes's light fiction Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction

  • Review of Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson

    I wasn't as drawn in by Scales's extended thoughts and reflections as I was by the action and dialogue The end sections where events are clicking along, alliances are shifting and changing, and dramatic justice I received a prepublication digital edition of this science fiction title courtesy of NetGalley and Random

  • Review of I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang

    read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction

  • Review of Sleeping Giants by Rene Denfeld

    Side note: I've read and reviewed another book called Sleeping Giants; that one was a science fiction

  • Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels

    04 Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction In the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of the Night, Fast the Wolves. 05 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Nagamatsu's science fiction This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor

  • Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley

    own origins, practical Bethany has the power to jump in and out of books, immersing herself in the fictional characters to root for--and satisfying and intriguing intersections between Bethany and Owen and the fictional

  • Review of Charm City Rocks: A Love Story by Matthew Norman

    This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.

  • Review of A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam

    This is introspective literary fiction in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes the romantic A Passage North is introspective literary fiction in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/31/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sally Hanan's My Heart Went Walking, upcoming fiction with plenty of family drama set in 1980s Ireland; the science fiction story Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, the

  • Review of The Project by Courtney Summers

    Summers's young adult fiction begins with a fascinating premise--sisters are torn apart by tragedy and This book reminded me somewhat of Chelsea Bieker's God Shot, another fictional book about a cult--and

  • Review of Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

    Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional psychedelic British sixties band on its In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional psychedelic British sixties (The fictional band focus reminded me, in a good way, of Daisy Jones and the Six.) Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life

  • Review of How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

    Nagamatsu's science fiction centers around a resurgence of an ancient Arctic plague. the virus passes like a whirlwind through societies and nations around the globe, Nagamatsu's science fiction

  • Review of Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

    I mentioned Boy Swallows Universe (along with A Burning and The Office of Historical Corrections) in

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/2/22 Edition

    This one is difficult to summarize so far, but in this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time who has an odd experience in the forest with inexplicable futuristic visions and sounds, a science fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/1/21 Edition

    I'm listening to Stanley Tucci's memoir Taste: My Life Through Food; I'm reading Alex White's science fiction and The Tucci Table. 02 A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White In Alex White's science fiction

  • Review of Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo

    Ninth House, fiction for adults, is the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series.

  • Review of Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison

    Harrison's nameless (fictional) narrator is coping with multiple miscarriages, fertility treatments,

  • Review of Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

    Shark Heart was surprisingly poignant speculative fiction.

  • Review of Good Material by Dolly Alderton

    Alderton's literary fiction rom-com is a funny, poignant, and sometimes frustrating deep dive into the

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/27/21 Edition

    fishing guide at an elite but eerie Colorado resort; and The Ex Talk, Rachel Lynn Solomon's debut light fiction His actions drew even more ire from Putin and those in his ranks, and Putin famously retaliated to Browder's If you like nonfiction books that read like fiction, you might try the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction. 02 The Guide by Peter Heller A new Peter Heller varied books, including his thrilling, character-driven story The River, the meditative yet decisively action-oriented

  • Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now, 9/3/20 Edition

    robots, #timetravel 02 Beach Read ​ Is it fair for a person (me) with particular requirements for light fiction connections that warm my heart, and a little romantic something-something) to continue reading light fiction Because I think Emily Henry's Beach Read is going to be a major gem on the light fiction-escapism-pandemic-era Is this kind of a young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast? I'm really hoping so.

  • Review of The Guncle by Steven Rowley

    In Steven Rowley's fun, funny, and heartwarming light fiction story The Guncle, aging former sitcom star I've been on a light-fiction kick lately, but I need some depth in my lighthearted reading in order to

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/24/21 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a light fiction book about a dedicated single mom who gives love another try, listening to a fantastic audiobook of Abi Daré's Nigerian-set fiction, and reading the big-hearted young female pirate; specifically: The Soulmate Equation, Christina Lauren's newest light fiction

  • Review of Red Notice by Bill Browder

    Browder's doggedly investigative, cannily media-focused, and sometimes desperate political actions drew If you like nonfiction books that read like fiction, you might try the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction or Six of the Best Nonfiction Books I've Read

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/11/23 Edition

    with emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional

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