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The twist in The Other Side of Night is fascinating, but I wanted to feel more for the characters, who The Other Side of Night offers an intriguing, dramatic twist that I definitely didn't expect as it edges The Twist and the fascinating concept backing it up was a highlight. Yet for me, the text that follows The Twist feels like a "here's what happened; see, it really does make If you're into books with twists, check out these Bossy Bookworm-reviewed titles.

White's twisty mystery is set against the backdrop of an unforgiving winter on an Australian island, White offers cleverness with timelines that create an intriguing twist, and I didn’t predict the denouement

With a twist! When we created Absalom, we weren't trying to build a time machine. I did not see the fascinating twist of the book coming, and it's laid bare for the reader relatively

In this nested story that spans centuries, Mandel explores a pandemic, moon colonization, the universal connection of music, the temptation to change the past, portals and time loops, loyalty, fear, love, and wonder. I listened to Emily St. John Mandel's newest book, Sea of Tranquility. In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding what may be a portal linking individuals through time. Mandel explores an emerging pandemic in a future with a colonized moon, considers the universal connection of music, and digs into the difficulty and danger in changing the past. In 1912, Edwin St. Andrew, a second son, is exiled by his family from England to Canada for voicing unpopular opinions at the dinner table (don’t get too invested in him; he’s here to allow St. John to set the 1912 piece of the puzzle). In 2020, we meet Mirella and Vincent (characters from The Glass Hotel). They are also not richly developed, but they're important to the structure and the odd interconnectedness at the heart of the mysterious events here. Much later, during a period of extensive moon colonization (and the beginnings of further flung settlements), author Olive Llewellyn is traveling on a book tour to promote her book Marienbad, about a pandemic. (The plot of this book within a book sounds somewhat similar to that of Mandel’s Station Eleven, a book I loved). But all of these players and times feel mainly to be in place to serve as a structure for our true main protagonist, Gaspary, and we see the most depth and development and change; loyalty and love and grief; wonder and danger; resignation and hope in his portion of the story. This was where I was captivated and delighted and emotionally engaged. Scorned Edwin has an odd experience in the forest with inexplicable futuristic visions and sounds; two centuries later (our current day) Olive writes about an almost identical personal experience; and detective Gaspary from the future's Night City investigates their mysterious intersections through time--and becomes inextricably linked to a timeline connecting all of them. The time travel and multiple story lines and odd, interesting, untethered moments that kept me from settling in time reminded me a little bit of David Mitchell's The Bone Clocks, but at a slim 255 pages (Bone Clocks is 624 pages), Sea of Tranquility is a story shaped by its structure, without as much room or page time to meander as Mitchell's story. Sea of Tranquility is strange and ethereal, with a surprise toward the end that I delighted in. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? Do you like books that play with time? You might like the books I list on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories or Six Riveting Time-Travel Escapes or these Bossy reviews of books that play with time. Click here for my review of Mandel's Station Eleven.

Gillian McAllister offers a smart, intriguing, twisty story that plays with time and offers second chances Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Time plays with time, and I love books that play McAllister's twists never feel like red herrings, nor do they make me feel irritated by manipulation. and Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories highlight some of my very favorite books that twist

This five-star retelling of the story of Rumpelstiltskin offers kickass female protagonists, haunting twists magical and irresistible tale includes protagonists with kickass girl power; multiple and haunting twists

Maud Dixon offers clever twists and turns and presents interesting gray areas about the roles of hero A twisty and turny, compelling read. This book reminded me a little bit of my recent read The Plot, but Maud Dixon had clever twists and turns

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters In this gothic Victorian tale, Waters offers a slow build to heartbreak, twists and double twists, hesitant attempts at love, and, finally, clarity and satisfying revenge. The story offers heartbreak, twists and double twists, hesitant attempts at unorthodox love, and, finally solid historical fiction details of Victorian London, which I love, within a creepy mystery with dark twists (And there's a twist and a double twist I loved.)

The Boy on the Bridge offers adventure, twists, turns, love, scientific exploration, betrayal, and an odd twist on hope. Carey's The Boy on the Bridge offers adventure, twists, turns, love, scientific exploration, betrayal , and an odd twist on hope.

In this gothic Victorian tale, Waters offers a slow build to heartbreak, twists and double twists, hesitant The story offers heartbreak, twists and double twists, hesitant attempts at unorthodox love (I recall

The story began to feel more juvenile in tone to me as it evolved into a twisted fairy tale, which I There are twists, and I enjoyed Grace's strong stand at the end, but by that point I had lost my feeling

, disturbing premise--but I was fascinated with the character depth, explorations of grief, and the twist But the truth of what has occurred is horrible, terrifying, twisty--and absolutely fascinating. There was a twist that I didn't see coming, and I thought it worked beautifully.

But this book has a major twist. Yet listening to the twist occur in the audiobook may have made the unreliable narrator aspect even more After the story's twist becomes clear, the rest of the book is a waiting game; the reader stands by while Molloy is also the author of The Perfect Mother, which has its own twist and unreliable narrator. How did you think the structure of the twists compared?

Dave offers unexpected twists and turns and complex relationships in this great mystery. The story offers unexpected twists and turns without manipulating the reader or relying on red herrings

But in taking on the first cold case of his career, Strike doesn't bargain for the current-day twists It was nicely paced, and I liked having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's twists

But in taking on the first cold case of his career, Strike doesn't bargain for the current-day twists feels nicely paced, and I like having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's twists Voiceless and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers--and discovers a dark, twisted conspiracy to take

Cult Classic is a sometimes darkly funny, suspenseful story of love, memory, and mind control with a twist—and then a double twist.

you missed it: Aimee Molloy's page-turner is a quick read with a major--if manipulative-feeling--plot twist If you like mysteries with twist, you may be in for Molloy's newest book, Goodnight Beautiful. either or both of these books, I'd love to talk about the similarities and differences in the books' twists

I didn't anticipate the twists Johnson provides, and I was delighted by each of them. I didn't anticipate the twist/double twist here, and I loved being surprised again and again. vulnerability and then her growing doubts, her self-reliance and quick thinking, and the shifts and twists self-reliance, romanticized ideas, quick thinking, and strength of character, along with the shifts and twists

A wonderfully twisted tale, with double-crossing, codependence, and dark turns. What a wonderfully twisted little tale this was from Stephanie Wrobel! There are some wonderfully playful dark twists and turns as the plot evolves and characters' layers of

Voiceless and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers--and discovers a dark, twisted conspiracy to take She's also the author of The Blood of Stars series and multiple Twisted Tales books.

Jane Harper's The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) is set in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and I love Aaron Falk stories and I loved the twisty interconnectedness of the characters in Exiles.

Twisted humor and awkwardness constantly underlie the situation as Greta continues regularly listening Yet in a twisted fashion, these lies seem to free her to be honest about everything else.

an adult title but felt to me like a dark young adult postapocalyptic novel, and it offered several twists really interesting, and also character driven, which feels unusual given one of the aforementioned twists The Boy on the Bridge offers adventure, twists, turns, love, scientific exploration, betrayal, and an odd twist of hope.

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

I love Aaron Falk stories and I loved the twisty interconnectedness of the characters in Exiles. Jane Harper's The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) is set in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and For my full review, check out Exiles. 02 The Wife and the Widow by Christian White White's twisty mystery White offers cleverness with timelines that create an intriguing twist, and I didn’t predict the denouement mysterious stories from 1900, 1975, and 2005 and a vivid setting, interesting characters, and enough twists

This fast-paced suspense read is the ultimate "trouble in paradise" story, with twist and turns that Rachel Hawkins is also the author of The Wife Upstairs--another solid suspense read with magnetic twists

I love Bardugo's pacing, dialogue, twists and turns, character development, all of it, and I gave this It's dark and darkly funny, with twists, turns, and satisfying relationship growth. 04 The Folk of the loved the intrigue, clever plotting, complicated loyalties and desires, creatures of all kinds, plus: a twist ...and double twist! luckily for us, it begins Turner's six-book series, which offers wonderfully flawed characters, plot twists

I didn't anticipate the twists Johnson provides, and I was delighted by each of them. I didn't anticipate the twist/double twist here, and I loved being surprised again and again.

are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing through twists The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) is set in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns; and she

In a Holidaze is a romantic holiday time twist with sexy interludes and a reliably happy ending. I read In a Holidaze during Christmas week, and it was a romantic holiday time twist with sexy interludes

As with Things in Jars, in The Night Ship Kidd offers twists and turns, irresistible protagonists, and

first in a series; I'm also listening to Sarah Waters's spooky, gothic tale of deceit that's full of twists are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing through twists Her book The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) is set in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns

In The Love of My Life, Rosie Walsh offers a twisty contemporary fiction novel and psychological thriller offers satisfying character development, but The Love of My Life is also a psychological thriller with twists

The characters aren't deeply developed, but twists and turns make The Wife Upstairs a magnetic, fast occurred--but then Hawkins turned my feelings about the protagonists' feelings upside down with a story twist book that there is not a lot of character depth so that the plot surprises can feel plausible, but its twists

I never would have predicted the twists. The unexpected twists and turns kept me riveted while Pip's unfailing bravery and her hero's struggles

vulnerability and then her growing doubts, her self-reliance and quick thinking, and the shifts and twists her growing doubts--her self-reliance, quick thinking, and strength of character, and the shifts and twists

funny, self-deprecating, and irresistibly tender-hearted as he recounts his musical influences, the twists

The twists and turns here are excellent, with interestingly layered motivations and compromises. The twists and turns here are excellent, with interestingly layered motivations and complications.

I love Bardugo's pacing, dialogue, twists and turns, character development, all of it, and I gave this It's dark and darkly funny, with twists, turns, and satisfying relationship growth. 04 The Folk of the loved the intrigue, clever plotting, complicated loyalties and desires, creatures of all kinds, plus: a twist ...and double twist! luckily for us, it begins Turner's six-book series, which offers wonderfully flawed characters, plot twists

Galbraith's pacing pulls you along without cheap twists, and the writing is precise and wonderful, with I like that the books are long enough to delve into various twist and turns and to slowly develop the Lethal White is another solid installment in the Cormoran Strike series of twists and turns and double-crossing

Bardugo's story line offered great twists and turns, intrigue, romance, and, as always, characters I The Zoya and Nikolai love-that-must-not-be twists and turns without being melodramatic, but it's exquisitely She also wrote The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic, which are twists on folklore

I love Aaron Falk stories and I loved the twisty interconnectedness of the characters in Exiles. Jane Harper's The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) is set in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and I never would have predicted the twists. The unexpected twists and turns kept me riveted while Pip's unfailing bravery and her hero's struggles

The tone frequently feels geared toward young readers to me, and I had no trouble predicting the twist

is a wonderfully paced and recounted Cold War-era true story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and twists wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and the twists

, Adam Hamdy's twisty mystery about interconnected characters. The Other Side of Night twists and turns its way to a surprising ending.

(And there's a twist and a double twist I loved.) What did you think?

I like the way Willingham builds tension and offers twists without making me feel manipulated by shifty

I had predicted some of the twists that are eventually revealed, and I was too irritated to feel invested

is Alexandra Andrews's first book, and so far the mystery's twists and turns are fantastic. This book is reminding me a little bit of my recent read The Plot, but so far Maud Dixon has more twists