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  • Review of The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

    and she lives in uncertain status, without citizenship or security aside from her employment for the mysterious But when one of Cara's eight remaining selves mysteriously dies while she is world walking, shocking

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/23/23 Edition

    She's been cobbling together enough to get by, but when a mysterious draw to the spooky Starling House

  • Review of The Unwilling by John Hart

    Hart reliably offers character-driven mysteries with heartbreaking interpersonal complications. I mentioned my love for Hart's book The Last Child in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries

  • Review of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

    making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master Brave Female Spies, Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II, and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries

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

    making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master Eason In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together Eason's science fiction mystery Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, have And I was wholly charmed by the rievs (former battle robots) who mysteriously show sentience and surprising

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/27/23 Edition

    Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, disturbing undercurrent at the Kinsellas'.

  • Review of One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

    But August's adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might

  • Review of Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot #6) by Martha Wells

    In Fugitive Telemetry, Murderbot attempts to solve the mystery of a murder--while generally annoyed and

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/17/22 Edition

    In town, she'll always be known as The Girl Who Solved a Murder Mystery by Talking to Ghosts, with all

  • Review of The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

    The mystery isn't over--Truly Devious led to the disappearance of Alice Ellingham decades ago, and now And the mysterious deaths of people connected to Ellingham Academy aren't over.

  • Review of The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash

    Ballad with my book club, and this week I reviewed When Ghosts Come Home, Wiley Cash's character-driven mystery

  • 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 past, and Raybourn offers a number of explanations for some of the previous book's alluded-to personal mysteries

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/28/21 Edition

    I mentioned my love for Hart's book The Last Child in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries mix: young adult space science fiction story, dystopian fantasy series prequel, and character-driven mystery

  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads

    In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious Are Here . 10 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery I was intrigued by the mysteries and their layers, which are continually revealed, and while I usually

  • Review of The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young

    the suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious

  • Review of Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes #1) by Elizabeth Lim

    Meanwhile there are odd creatures doling out questionable advice, a mysterious stepmother, a land struggling

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/2/21 Edition

    I loved last year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made In Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married

  • Review of The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

    Behind a door without a key--a door that is sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent Mysterious noises, inexplicable goings-on, the appearance of additional silent companions, haunting stories

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/10/20 Edition

    For my full review, see One to Watch.) 03 Murder in Old Bombay: A Mystery by Nev March It's 1892 in British-controlled He becomes obsessed with an unsolved mystery he keeps reading about in the newspaper: two young ladies Nev March won the Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award for her debut title.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/1/22 Edition

    her future, shares her reliance on alcohol and her experience with depression, lists her long-term, mysterious

  • Review of Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

    lifesaving Black neighbors--who share resources, offer advice, and otherwise keep to themselves--and their mysterious

  • Review of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

    Despite the mysterious disappearances of children that are at the heart of the story, this primarily watching police shows), his youthful belief that he and a ragtag group of friends can quickly resolve the mystery

  • Review of Beneath a Starless Sky by Tessa Harris

    Thomas Silkstone series and the Constance Piper Mystery series as well as The Light We Left Behind.

  • Review of The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

    Management sends lonely, steady, pushed-around Linus, a case worker for magical children in orphanages, to a mysterious Linus is expected to report back with details about what Arthur Parnassus, the mysterious master on site Plus there is something mysterious about both the caretakers of the children and island, like maybe something

  • Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West

    including: Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West, Six Historical Fiction Mysteries

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/20/21 Edition

    and turns, set in Victorian England; and I'm reading Jane Harper's newest character-driven Australian mystery Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing

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

    In Fugitive Telemetry, Murderbot attempts to solve the mystery of a murder--while generally annoyed and Cosby's Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married I loved his gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/12/22 Edition

    siblings Bellatine and Isaac, a woodworker and a con artist and street performer, are reunited to claim a mysterious

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

    In LaValle's magical, dark Western, people tend to disappear whenever Adelaide's mysterious trunk opens connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge--and her growing wonder at the mysteries

  • Review of the Cormoran Strike series books 1-4 by Robert Galbraith

    These are generally deep dives into mysterious, often creepy situations. Strike and Robin was hinted at but not consummated. 03 Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith In the third mystery

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/10/21 Edition

    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. factors of bloodthirsty vengeance and war between Languoreth's husband and his allies and Lailoken's master The details of life at the time are wonderful, and some characters wield magic and hold mysterious powers

  • Six of My Favorite Nonfiction Reads from the Past Year

    Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Patrick Radden Keefe is a master of compelling, important nonfiction.

  • Review of These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

    their experiences in an internment camp during World War II, as well as the novel Fallen Mountains, a mystery

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/7/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Sherry Thomas's Victorian mystery (the first in a hefty series

  • Shhh! Six More Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays

    by Mary Roach Science writer Mary Roach has a way of immersing readers in what may be unfamiliar or mysterious Entangled Life is Merlin Sheldrake's enthusiastic ode to the supremely important and mysterious life

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

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Alias Emma, a fast-paced new mystery from Ava Glass; I'm listening

  • Review of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious

  • Review of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

    Tom's future interest in the mysterious, lost corona is part of his overall fascination with the decades

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition

    a beautiful modern classic from a bestselling author who writes about faith and life; and a recent mystery is Alexandra Andrews's first book, and so far the mystery's twists and turns are fantastic.

  • Review of Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker

    My book club likes to tackle a mystery read as one of our summer books, and this was our most recent

  • Review of How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

    book that Michelle's inner workings will not be revealed to Helen or to the reader, and they remain a mystery

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

    of essays about joy and wonder; The Survivors, Jane Harper's newest Australia-set, character-driven mystery Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing When a fresh tragedy occurs, it brings the pain and terrible mystery of years past swirling back to wreak The connection between Marianne and Connell is the beautiful, haunting, swirling source of misery, heartache incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/5/22 Edition

    new beginnings, told over six summers and a weekend; and I'm listening to And Then She Disappeared, a mystery

  • Review of The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

    factors of bloodthirsty vengeance and war between Languoreth's husband and his allies and Lailoken's master The details of everyday life are fantastic, and some characters wield magic and hold mysterious powers

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

    How to Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive, and The Midnight Library. 03 The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/22/20 Edition

    Behind a door without a key that is sometimes locked and sometimes mysteriously not, a silent companion Mysterious noises, inexplicable goings-on, haunting stories of the past, and the superstitious hatred

  • Yet Another Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads from the Past Year

    posted about favorite reads from certain genres that I've loved reading in the past year: Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction

  • Review of The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati

    an immensely readable book rich in period detail, great dialogue, and satisfying elements of love, mystery

  • 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 Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz

    Laura Amy Schlitz has also written the children's book Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village as well as Splendors and Glooms, a Gothic mystery about puppeteers that

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