being a strong-willed woman helping to feed a village by manning fishing boats when the men are all lost—is be someone to heal you; witch can be the Devil, or witch can be a woman so beautiful she makes you lose

single copy of which was read aloud for the (obtuse, grumpy, belligerent) poet's wife's birthday, then lost Tom's future interest in the mysterious, lost corona is part of his overall fascination with the decades

I didn't feel drawn in by Wren, who feels lost throughout much of the story, and I didn't feel as though

There's a poignancy here because the main protagonists have lived long enough to lose loved ones, and

Australia and attempted to lay claim to the Tichborne family fortune, insisting that he was a long-lost

questionable tactics" to "entrap" subjects, so now she's in the private sector, working for shadowy bosses

Memories can be manipulated and erased, as characters' minds take the shape of a previous reboot and lose

I wasn't sure how Moriarty was going to tie up the many loose ends, but by the time the book ended,

It never felt as though the loose ends that needed resolving would be anything but cleanly unraveled-

marriage finds happiness in a socially unacceptable relationship, and the legal backlash causes her to lose

The romantic aspect is less essential than the fantasy elements, which I appreciated.

book--I didn't feel particularly connected to Hamdy's characters, despite their tragedies, yearnings, lost like a "here's what happened; see, it really does make sense" summary, more than storytelling to get lost

Ishida's offbeat story tells the tales of various characters, lost or in pain, who find themselves transformed

the adventurer on your gift list. 05 Big Heart Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals & Moments from the Lost Kitchen by Erin French Erin French is the owner and chef of The Lost Kitchen, a 40-seat restaurant in The Lost Kitchen was named one of TIME Magazine's World's Greatest Places and one of "12 Restaurants

One unexpected element she immediately comes up against is Elias Buckley, her long-lost ex-husband (they

I was less engaged by the later casual mentions of Ina's elite lifestyle--celebrity friends, elaborate

Mining's dangers aren't glossed over, and tragedies abound.

setting is literally dark, and more importantly, Helena is imprisoned, confused, grieving those she lost

for alien life--and who must come to terms with their purpose and their uncertain future when they lose

The wrap-up of each the storylines was laid out almost distractingly cleanly and without loose ends,

of the story, during the slog through various avenues of hell, and the worldbuilding felt slim and glossed The romantic aspect is less essential than the fantasy elements, which I appreciated.

of art) and designating many of them for permanent destruction, per her instructions from an unseen boss

There is a jump forward in time that is so far making me feel less connected to the characters .

itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced dialogue and compelling characters' lives you can get lost itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced dialogue and compelling characters' lives you can get lost

Celia is tricked, loses track of Roric, is bound by her own curse and a maddening circular set of unbreakable

famous poet's poem, the single version of which was read aloud for the poet's wife's birthday, but then lost

Australia and attempted to lay claim to the Tichborne family fortune, insisting that he was a long-lost

“To lose your temper is to lose the battle.”

with versions of the scam artists from Huckleberry Finn , the Duke and Dauphin; and the making and losing

But these elements are in the background; the real story is Vera's finding her way while feeling lost

professor Zelu has just told off a foolish, privileged, antagonistic student (and then told off her boss

influence, trust, wonder, brutality, invention, discovery, loyalty, and most of all, faith—in some cases, lost He struggles to move forward, but he feels stuck, as though part of him will always be lost. Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of others and their hopes that he will pursue their loved ones’ lost dreams and right their wrongs; then

When he and Kat met, they made a connection that first built into a best-friendship between two lost

feels destined to head to sea--in a time in history when it was unacceptable for a woman to sail, much less

Starter Villain  shows a grumpy-seeming cat's head on a human torso clad in a suit with "Meet the new boss Then he inherits his long-lost uncle's parking-garage empire.

Her father's gambling means the family's artifacts have been lost, and Aspeth is determined to join the

of art) and clicking on many of them for permanent destruction, per her instructions from an unseen boss

something never before seen in France: children's libraries, where kids in war-torn communities can dream, lose Eve in Hollywood , Towles imagines the events following Rules of Civility , which ends with Evelyn Ross's messy, imperfect, wonderful, adventurous, tragic lives shown in the bulk of the book to a smooth, no-loose-ends

There is a jump forward in time that made me immediately feel less connected to the characters and the

living on auto-pilot, who straighten out curved streets in their minds, which explains why they get lost “The trouble was that eventually Nora began to lose any sense of who she was. and downs of any life--in one life she might have an exciting career, but she may have devastatingly lost

Cal is flying blind less often now that he's been around Ardnakelty locals for a while, but he must

someone is plunging the party down through layers of reality, through echoes in which strange events loosely

, independent woman trapped in the Victorian age, a time in which women have little choice and even less While I liked the inspector character, I was disappointed at having less page time to spend with Charlotte

guardian" and "thief" labels are muddied, characters' histories (and, in one case, even a name) are lost

Ultimately, Sunny listens to her inner voice and doesn't settle for anyone who wants her to be less than Xavier is a young veterinarian who feels grumpy, exhausted, and as though he may be losing faith in humanity

headstrong fellow writer; and in "So Late in the Day," a man reflects on what might have been with his lost

river, horribly bruised and in pain--with no memory of his own name, his job, or his history--much less

blemishes and pain, and some of her life-and-death decisions required fortitude that it's tough for her to lose Adrienne Young is also the author of Fable, its sequel Namesake, and The Last Legacy--loosely set in

terrifying power of perception and manipulated presentation; the potential destruction of lies and glossed-over

In Young's story, loosely set in the world of her Fable series, strong young Bryn fights for her own At any rate, the story occurs in the same universe as the Fable books, but the stories are only loosely