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692 results found for "second chance"
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/2/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Change, the upcoming novel (to be published tomorrow!) 01 The Change by Kirsten Miller In Kristen Miller's new (to be published tomorrow!) novel The Change, set in Mattauk, Long Island, three women cope with various challenges surrounding aging , change, and unexpected new beginnings. a future with a colonized moon, the universal connection of music, and the difficulty and danger in changing
- Review of We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida
Sometimes simply the act of giving in to care for another creature is the catalyst for change; in other
- Six Books I Want, Bossy Holiday 2022 Edition
smuggler Jereth Keeven’s freighter the Jonah breaks down in a strange rift in deep space, with little chance
- Review of The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for
- Review of Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
brother shoots a dog going after the family's sheep, the gunshot sets into motion events that will change
- Review of Vigil by George Saunders
destructive, unthinking fool would be fated to do what he did and that he was incapable of other paths or of change introduces many other complex questions (about the common earth, selfishness, advancement, preservation, change
- Review of The Gunners by Rebecca Kaufman
protagonist Mikey's revelations and growth aren't completely satisfying, but the tone and his slow change
- Review of World Running Down by Al Hess
Trans salvager Val is just trying to get by--but an unexpected connection changes everything. escorts are beginning to show signs of self-awareness, which shouldn't be possible--and which could change
- Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You
With dual story lines, multiple generations, assumed identities, otherworldly beings, wonderful chance (and life-changing) encounters, and a rich English countryside setting.
- Review of Wellness by Nathan Hill
partners' sometimes unique views of fulfillment and whether two people can come together in a marriage--changing
- Six Fascinating Stories Set in Space
Ryland Grace wakes up as the sole survivor of a last-chance effort to save Earth and its inhabitants.
- Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading
embracing of the beauty in an everyday life and in straightforward affection, the heartbreak of missed chances
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/29/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Kate Quinn and Jamie Chang's historical fiction novel about two 01 The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek
- Review of Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
The sisters persist in their ever-changing mission, never giving up and boosting one another when they
- Review of The Mothers by Brit Bennett
When Luke makes risky choices and destroys his chances to play his beloved football, then ends up with
- Review of Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
and a complicated web of destruction as their clever plan sets into motion a course of events will change
- Review of Endling by Maria Reva
But when Russia invades Ukraine as they're traveling, it changes everything.
- Review of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
But the evening leaves her forever changed, and she's bent on finding answers--and revenge.
- Review of The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy
whole new direction, and when you’re doing life, going in that whole new direction, some things will change
- Review of The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
community pitch in with support and supplies to meet Honey's needs and stand by her as her situation changes Troublesome Creek--or while she investigated her blue color, its causes, and her feelings about either changing
- Review of How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
When the three cross paths out in the messy, unexpected, heartbreaking world, their encounters change
- Review of Madame Restell by Jennifer Wright
positions Restell's career and wealth within the volatile events of the time--particularly society's changing
- Review of The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
, The Rose Code , and The Alice Network , as well as The Phoenix Crown , which she wrote with Janie Chang
- Review of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
But this is a fast, compelling read, and there was no chance I wasn't going to tear through it at top
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/19/26 Edition
menopausal matriarch Rocky on vacation as its members navigated close quarters, health issues, life changes
- Review of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
James Baldwin famously said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
When her mom shows up from Ghana, Maddie jumps at the chance for some independence; a late bloomer, she
- Review of The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
But a tragedy the day before their planned departure changed everything--and led her to a newly imagined
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/10/25 Edition
The center's managers keep changing the rules so that he women's stays are prolonged--until a new inmate
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/20/25 Edition
If Una and Owen are going to change the way history is remembered--or simply get Owen back to his own
- Review of The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
But approximately three quarters of the way through the book, the story's perspective changes to Eva's
- Shhh! Kid and Teen Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
When cool Leo at school reveals that he's into comedy too, Haylah jumps at the chance to write material
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/3/21 Edition
explores shifting realities and asks how much of a person is determined by circumstance, by choice, and by chance
- Review of When These Mountains Burn by David Joy
Every choice he makes is to further his chances of snatching the next fix.
- Review of Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
energy budget and policy papers under President Ford and President Carter, then a flight of fancy that changed
- Review of The Knight and the Moth (Stonewater Kingdom #1) by Rachel Gillig
Gillig builds a layered fantasy world on elements of stone and water, and the moth symbolism changes
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/28/25 Edition
The book takes off like a rocket, changing almost everything in her life.
- Review of Long Live Evil (Time of Iron #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan
the rest of the plotting, dark, moody, sometimes exasperating bad guys (and girls) in an attempt to change
- Review of The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
encounters with nature, and for me the book really shone when she included her family's current shifts and changes
- Review of American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
Then mysterious threats and unexplained feminist changes begin appearing within the script, aimed at glimpses of the novel that is the basis for Penny's trajectory--while digging into themes of climate change
- Review of Dimestore: A Writer's Life by Lee Smith
could have been simply a charming memoir about growing up in Appalachia and an account the incredible changes
- Review of Hello, Molly! by Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon explores the childhood tragedy that changed her life forever, but her general optimism A horrific car accident with her father at the wheel changed her family forever when Shannon was very
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/20/25 Edition
different times, interconnected by a single drop of water and the power of an ancient poem that may change
- Review of Clear by Carys Davies
But time was the worst thing; time, it seemed to him now, was the only thing you couldn't change; whatever
- Review of Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
Arthur, a recluse who only comes into town at the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively
- Review of Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
They've got so many ways of calling you a witch, they just change it to how it suits them. Often in Albanese's Salem, classes who are underestimated or dismissed may be achieving hidden changes
- Review of The Fraud by Zadie Smith
attempted to lay claim to the Tichborne family fortune, insisting that he was a long-lost noble son much changed
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/12/26 Edition
the truth about Camille's husband Ben's secrets, they set into motion a course of events that will change
- Review of A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
What does it matter, who wears the crown, if they will not change any of this for us?"
- Review of Break Wide the Sea (Break Wide the Sea #1) by Sara Holland
She may so far be powerless to enact major change, and she is certainly dismissed by the men around her


















































