and emotional challenges (including anxiety, addiction, and self-esteem issues) allows for an overall warm

For my full review, see How High We Go in the Dark. 04 Warcross (Warcross #1) by Marie Lu You may see much of this young adult story coming, but Warcross is an action-packed quest to right wrongs in an circumstances to become a bounty hunter seeking out those who bet illegally on the worldwide phenomenon Warcross For my full review, please see Warcross. 05 A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (Salvagers #1) by

I often wondered, as our horses flew across the fields, as their hooves kicked up dust from sun-warmed Kaikeyi endlessly reinvents herself--as a warrior, a queen, an advisor, and a voice for powerless women

Lu, a former artist in the video game industry, has written multiple young adult series (Legend, Warcross Please click here for my review of Lu's book Legend and here for my review of Warcross.

loved) felt like echoes of Lincoln in the Bardo, but the tone of Unlikely Animals is quite different; warm-hearted

“I find that where in English I am logical, distant, hardened, in Chinese I am excitable, warm, still

sparks disturbing old memories and exacerbates the lurking fears and trauma that erupt for Chloe without warning

abandoned her years earlier so that she was raised by her emotionally distant, critical mother), she finds warmth Breen's best friend Marco and mother figure Sally are irresistibly warm characters.

Click here for my review of Lu's book Warcross.

But when she stumbles into a warehouse party full of misfits embracing their otherness, Elise begins

experimentation and high-stakes trial and error, and while it slowed the pace of the story, it felt warranted

Warren, and Quincy and Rainie).

experimentation and high-stakes trial and error, and while it slowed the pace of the story, it felt warranted

idea of a relationship story told in reverse, but Out of Love touched on weighty topics that seemed to warrant

It has never felt warm sunshine or a soft breeze.

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When she angers a local warlord and becomes eager to escape her world, she's relieved to secure promises

The Harrow, the greatest warship ever built, has been lost for so long, some say it's merely a legend

The greatest warship ever built has been lost for so long, some say it's merely a legend.

Although successful young novelist Alice just met Felix, a young man working in a warehouse in the seaside

Although successful young novelist Alice just met Felix, a young man working in a warehouse in the seaside

Isabel Wilkerson is a journalist and is also the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other

overdramatic, as did the jumps and major shifts in situations that didn't feel explained or particularly warranted

easy--certain characters' vulnerabilities seem destined to lead to tragedy and made me want to shout warnings

I'm curious about what unsuspecting readers may think if they go into this one without warnings about

to destroy him or trust him with her life--before things unravel irrevocably for her and her fellow warriors

Light is a little slow at first, and I would have liked to see more science-based details about global warming

Can we please at least get a TV adaptation, which is clearly warranted? Hmmm?

But when Seb leaves town without warning, Toni's left cobbling together a plan for musical success without A hopeless, neglectful guy transforms into a seemingly redeemable fellow at unbelievable, warp speed-

But when Seb leaves town without warning, Toni's left cobbling together a plan for musical success without

But when she stumbles into a warehouse party full of misfits embracing their otherness, Elise begins

Normal People could carry many trigger warnings.

train-of-thought, avant-garde, stream of consciousness or other unusual structure to the text that seems to warrant

There's a secret panel in the back of the wardrobe at Eli's house.

society there's oppressive wretchedness (human trafficking, child sex slaves, and a literal underground warren

Light is a little slow at first, and I would have liked to see more science-based details about global warming

forward at the right moment…" The Tearling kingdom is (literally) built upon an actual underground warren Throughout the series there is a dark undercurrent that serves as either a motivator for warped debauchery

woman's appearance that a younger lover had left her and broke her heart, etc.), but I did bask in the warmth

is the character of Olive from Olive Kitteridge, these are not saccharine snippets of wisdom from an warm

Doyle, the bestselling author of Carry On, Warrior and Love Warrior, writes about her life's ups and

their dreams along with them. 02 Untamed by Glennon Doyle Doyle, the bestselling author of Carry On, Warrior and Love Warrior, writes again about her life's ups and downs in Untamed, here sharing lessons she's polarizing Eat, Pray, Love, which like many other readers, I had mixed feelings about, and which probably warrants

to destroy him or trust him with her life--before things unravel irrevocably for her and her fellow warriors Lu, a former artist in the video game industry, has written the Legends, Young Elites, and Warcross series

As he becomes involved with the family whose daughter and ward died, Captain Jim's endearingly strong

She's in--for a fantastic wardrobe, incredibly awkward moments, scripted romance, and a beautiful Malibu He becomes involved with the family whose daughter and ward died as he works to find clues, donning disguises

who follow somewhat logical steps in their lives, inner voices that feel real, human connections that warm She's in--for a fantastic wardrobe, incredibly awkward moments, scripted romance, and a beautiful Malibu

She's in--for a fantastic wardrobe, incredibly awkward moments, scripted romance, and a beautiful Malibu

The fantastic main players are back: Kell, the ward of the Red London's royal family who once thought

who follow somewhat logical steps in their lives, inner voices that feel real, human connections that warm

Why would Ricky send a cryptic, desperate, last-minute warning but not have tried to communicate anything

who follow somewhat logical steps in their lives, inner voices that feel real, human connections that warm