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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/25 Edition
As the community wonders at his mysterious appearance, they embrace Brandon, as he is ultimately named
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/16/23 Edition
the Newman's Own brand. 03 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
that breaks and finds its way back together again; I Have Some Questions for You, a boarding-school mystery Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery I gave four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You. Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, dark undercurrent at the Kinsellas'. It's about our societal obsession with tragedies and mysterious murders, and the tendency of bystanders
- Six Captivating Nordic Stories
Linnea Hartsuyker is the first in a completed trilogy of the same name that links historical fiction and fantasy humorous, and it includes Vikings, seafaring adventure, “nefarious company,” a town run by women, and “a mysterious
- Review of Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
The first book in Mahurin's young adult fantasy trilogy was unabashedly dramatic and angsty, and I was
- Bossy Holiday Gift Ideas: Science and Nature Books
They have a fantastic selection of titles, staff members offer spot-on recommendations (and sparkling ocean, interviewing the oceanographers, marine biologists, and geographers focused on exploring this mysterious
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/28/22 Edition
lives in two eras and forced to choose; and I'm reading The Box in the Woods, a stand-alone young adult mystery time travel. 03 The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson The Box in the Woods is another young adult mystery Johnson's Truly Devious series offers dark scenes, wicked mystery, blossoming attraction, loyal friendships
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/9/21 Edition
a black student from Washington, DC, finds herself involved in unraveling a complicated historical mystery potentially heartbreaking and heartwarming book about unlikely friendship and a young man's bravery; a mystery
- Review of The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child
Reacher novels since 1997, so whether you're committed to the series or you only dabble in suspense, mystery #mysterysuspense, #series, #threestarbookreview
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/29/24 Edition
soon-to-be-published young adult rom-com, I Hope This Doesn't Find You; and I'm listening to a historical fiction mystery Freddie is reported as having died, but strange and unnerving clues indicate to Laura that something more mysterious
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I've had a fantastic reading month. If you've read any of these, I'd love to hear what you think! Similarly, when he stumbles onto a truth about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had heart-pounding pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in this third book in her young adult mystery
- Review of The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr
act as a Hollywood movie star, linking the story's two timelines and revealing long-held secrets and mysteries
- Review of The Measure by Nikki Erlick
In Nikki Erlick's debut novel, one morning, each adult around the world receives a mysterious box with
- Review of Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan
In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different In Erin Kate Ryan's recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery
- Review of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
This is a fantastic blend of realistic complications, mistakes, adjustments, and spunk. This is a fantastic blend of realistic complications, mistakes, adjustments, and spunk. #mysterysuspense, #southern, #fourstarbookreview
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Their cultures are sometimes mysteries to each other, and at times conflict greatly with others' traditions The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by But the mystery takes a back seat in the book to Maisie's explorations of human motivations, her interest Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/18/22 Edition
his daring wife; I’m reading Steelstriker, the second and final book in Marie Lu's science fiction-fantasy
- Review of Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine
She fears that Minnie's death is her fault, and when Minnie asks her to complete three mysterious, questionable-feeling
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
newest gorgeousness, a dystopian gem, and yet another of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell Victorian mystery series, we learn more about Stoker's past, secrets, heartbreak, and motivations; are treated to more fantastic past, and Raybourn offers a number of explanations for some of the previous book's alluded-to personal mysteries
- Review of Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their mysterious They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/21/22 Edition
Reading Now I'm reading Blackwater Falls, a recently published thriller by Ausma Zehanat Khan about the mystery Detective Inaya Rahman and Lieutenant Waqas Seif work to solve the mystery of the girls' murders--running
- Review of The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
The fig tree offers the reader much of the material that fills in the blanks: what really occurred between Ada's parents over the years; which factors drove them apart and brought them back together; and the mysteries
- Review of The Harpy by Megan Hunter
This slim, intriguing book packs a punch, featuring revenge fantasies mixed with magical realism.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/8/21 Edition
Now I'm reading what may be a perfect summer read with plenty of nostalgia; a dark, mythology-filled mystery
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/10/21 Edition
bestselling author haunted by his secret; and I'm reading The Forgotten Kingdom, the second in Signe Pike's fantastic relentless oppression and hopelessness of slavery, the resigned, broken existence of the imprisoned, the masters But the white master of the plantation is Hiram's biological father, and composed young Hiram is set his mysterious powers that allow for shifts in time and space. The details of life at the time are wonderful, and some characters wield magic and hold mysterious powers
- Review of Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding developed, but they're important to the structure and the odd interconnectedness at the heart of the mysterious identical personal experience; and detective Gaspary from the future's Night City investigates their mysterious
- Bossy Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge--and her growing wonder at the mysteries The banter is fantastic, and I laughed many times while reading this one. I listened to Funny Story as an audiobook (narrated by the fantastic Julia Whelan). In LaValle's magical, dark Western, people tend to disappear whenever Adelaide's mysterious trunk opens
- Review of The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
There aren't gray areas for the reader to explore where he's concerned; revenge fantasies are the logical
- Review of Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
When she stumbles across extensive communications from Bruno, a mysterious figure who trains the young
- Review of The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously
- Review of The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) by Jane Harper
of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) and The Lost Man, which I mentioned in my Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/2/24 Edition
Inside, the mysterious Kokoro Clinic for the Soul prescribes medicine to those looking for support and
- Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Is it possible that Marcellus somehow holds the key to finding answers about her son's mysterious disappearance An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head-
- Review of The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
this smart, funny young adult book complete with Chinese folklore, a rock-solid friendship, creative fantasy adult book--the first in a series--complete with Chinese folklore, a rock-solid friendship, creative fantasy
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/19/22 Edition
newest fiction, described as an Appalachian David Copperfield; and I'm reading Rachel Hawkins's upcoming mystery The Villa is gothic suspense set at an Italian villa, where dark mystery and wicked turns abound.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/6/23 Edition
Then a mysterious power begins calling to her. Looking for Jane is a story of three timelines linked through decades by a mysterious letter and enormously
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/13/23 Edition
client on the page and then in real life; and I'm reading Maria Dong's suspenseful novel that explores mystery is also a suspenseful page-turner, as Katrina follows various clues to try and resolve the menacing, mysterious
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/10/22 Edition
, Adam Hamdy's twisty mystery about interconnected characters. respectable citizen, and a disgraced police officer are intertwined through connections to a series of mysterious
- Review of The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
intrigue and suspense; this is a patiently paced story of a time and place—which happens to have a mystery
- Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II
Light We Cannot See; The Women in the Castle, which includes a complicated sort of bravery; and the fantastic There's a low-key mystery Lexie is set on unraveling (key players are keeping secrets about events from
- Six of My Favorite Book Club Books of 2023
Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences. 05 Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson Atkinson's newest mystery in vivid Roaring Twenties London as Nellie Coker struggles to hold on to her empire of clubs while mysterious by the intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head-
- Review of Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
But Arthur is mysterious, and he's not who Birdie thought he was.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/26/25 Edition
Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous five years ago); and I'm listening to Karen Thompson Walker's speculative mystery
- Review of Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
I mentioned this book (along with the epic science fiction/fantasy To Sleep in a Sea of Stars and a young
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories
Katherine Arden finishes out the trilogy in typical mesmerizing fashion, with her usual masterful balance multimillion-copy bestselling book (or the Tony award-winning Broadway musical based upon it, or the fantastic interesting possibilities. 04 Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin The first book in Mahurin's young adult fantasy
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/5/25 Edition
Medard's Bay was also the center of a media whirlwind in the early 1980s following the mysterious death
- Review of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Similarly, when he stumbles onto a truth about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had The quiet main protagonist Bill is a hero; he musters forgiveness for painful events in his past while
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
celebrity memoir from a larger-than-life performer; a comedian's funny memoir; a fast-paced WWII-set mystery behind-the-scenes World War II British codebreaking of Nazi messages, along with a rich back story and mysterious Lizzie finds a secret notebook of her mother's, she becomes more determined than ever to solve the mystery
- Review of Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
Stevens offers a bad guy who's easy to despise in this mystery with great passages about surviving in
- Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites
Fiction Stories Set in the American West , Six Historical Fiction F avorites , Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Kate Quinn is also the author of the fantastic titles The Rose Code , The Diamond Eye , and The Alice

















































