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self and meaning--while coping with versions of the universal challenges women have faced throughout time I felt uneasy a good bit of the time I was reading this, and I never predicted where Cohen was taking designer jeans, burned CDs, the existence of OkCupid) cement the reader entertainingly in specific times

“It was a long time ago now, and it was yesterday.” Ursula didn't survive her own birth. But she got another go-round at life, and that time she survived being born--only to die young in an At times Ursula's decision-making and her unknowing shifting of situations has immense personal impact I feared I'd get turned around in time by listening to the book rather than reading it, but narrator

And their residue is all around us, all the time, but we don't even know it. dark adventure tale with roots in Jewish folklore, and puppets (which may or may not come to life at times

country who is advancing medical techniques and is sought out for her helpful salves and methods in a time

I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. H. G.

I felt somewhat impatient with the amount of page time in the book spent on tedious matters such as filling I loved Marcellus the octopus, and I decided not to spend time considering the potential issue of the

Archie begins wondering about unexplained aspects of his own family history, and when he and his aunts travel

Serrano dives into fan disputes big and small, including "Who was the best dunker of all time?" Rowling I'm just finishing the Harry Potter series for the third time (I read it once on my own before Miranda, a book of life skills for young people, a gorgeous coffee table book that encourages armchair travels

the societal opposition to it; how she missed some world-changing musical movements because of her timing Don't Tell Anybody is at times funny with a tragic undertone, as in the recounting of the song Lucinda

Do you have all-time favorites you always recommend to others? What makes them your favorites? The Sparrow took a little time to get going for me, but then I was blown away. Gilded Hour explores how these women's abilities and constraints intersect with women's rights of the time

daughters without editing out her intimate experiences and frustrations, general insecurities, and her travel

both in class and at the library where Owen's mom works--and where Bethany seems to spend all of her time how it all works are laid out as we dive in; we briefly dabble in well-known books and characters at times Riley is also the author of the Half Upon a Time and Revenge of Magic series.

There's a ton of steaminess as Lilah and Shane at times can't deny their attraction and act upon it. Despite some of the questionable, haunting choices that are made at times in the story, I was so taken stumbles into a crime--a gunman is wandering a big-box store, shooting--she draws her gun for the first time But a young woman in that time has little say over her destiny.

But the shrouded girls begin to disappear, and Sybil doubts for the first time whether their purpose

I wished for more page time spent on everyday tasks and activities (cooking, shifting household modules , travel, and communicating), which were all carried out in Jetsons-level, fascinating, futuristic ways

a book about books, but I was confused as to why the characters would seek out and spend prolonged time Who would give him the benefit of the doubt so many times?

of say-so and constant fear of the enslaved, Eckstine builds a rich story of detail of life at the time

lives of three women in Utah Territory in 1857 and of the burgeoning Mormon faith in that place at that time Hawker is skilled at using well-researched details to bring to vivid life a place and time in history Mormonism offered these people hope--for, during that time, the church espoused its great dream of building

The skips through time wonderfully shape the story and create fascinating pacing as Lucrezia enjoys moments Sofia, Emilia, and Jacobo aren't given extensive page time but serve pivotal roles in the story and in

Frankie travels the country tracking lost women, moving into communities with little more than a change

personality and political aspirations and her son Nick's coming into his own, and I wished for more page time I found myself wishing for more page time spent with Nancy and her political life and for more family

It seemed both proper and at the same time deeply unfair that so much of life was left to chance. and lays them alongside Big Moments of Realization--which often require grace and forgiveness, other times

The towers of justice are built one brick at a time. We have more to build yet.”

More from Amie Barrodale Amie Barrodale is also the author of You Are Having a Good Time and William

of course, that of all the feelings of my youth that would pass, it was this one, of an abundance of time

mention of the Temeraire series, below) and Pride and Prejudice , and it made me grin with glee the whole time

atmospheric descriptions of imagined twisted seaside towns, deserted islands, and adventurous ocean travel

All-out treatment, we tell the incurably ill, is a train you can get off at any time--just say when. We are going through a societal learning curve, one person at a time.

By the time summer is over, Mary Jane will understand how many more possibilities there are for her future than she's ever dreamed of. 02 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine nonfiction ode to settling in, stepping back, and slowing down, she explores her own experiences with times

-and it's all centered around independent women with unconventional women's roles in society at the time Gilded Hour explores how these women's abilities and constraints intersect with women's rights of the time length and depth when there's space to air out the story somewhat--and because of the energy and page time

We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through.

Marilynne Robinson offers another gentle yet affecting book in her Gilead series, this time about faith It's somewhat surprising that Della is willing to enter into such a fraught--and, at the time, illegal goal-focused Della to set her romantic sights upon despite the immense difficulties of their spending time Robinson explores complex issues regarding race and related societal pressures of the time; Jack's and

often read like a romance novel featuring fairies; I listened to this as an audiobook and admit that at times There's a significant amount of page time spent on Feyre's thinking and wondering and imagining, and is so popular, this acronym is widely used in place of its title) which made me literally shriek at times way specified after the fact; the absurdity that a ruler who was centuries old would within a short time I've been told that the series strengthens over time, so I plan to take a breather and then read the

I often have a tough time reading about protagonists who are making poor choices, but the book's dark

They begin to forge a stronger bond (despite how irritating they each find the other), but there's no time I think this was because of personal timing and my reading-during-vacation distraction circumstances,

Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. Morton Morton offers a Secret Garden-type tale for grown-ups, with twisty stories connected across time I loved spending time with main protagonist Eli as he navigated tough situations and emerged with hope because of them), he emerges as a fantastic, oddball, singularly heroic character I loved spending time

Shipstead has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time. interconnected stories--which felt equally compelling to me--Shipstead brings to life these disparate places and times Shipstead has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time (and, secondarily

, the inserted odd, prolonged asides halt the progression of the story, often taking extensive page time

Yet the tone of the book is not one of intrigue and suspense; this is a patiently paced story of a time

I wish we had spent more time with Lilian in her role as a police officer, as the story skews heavily

neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, found himself with many thoughts about existence and little time There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advance reader's copy, so this likely Kate Bowler's book No Cure for Being Human is a five-star, all-time favorite read of mine.

accent was such a departure from the non-accents of many of the narrators I'm used to, it took me some time

Coates took his time building the story, and I felt as though he deliberately kept us in a plodding pace of these, Hiram must learn to understand and master his mysterious powers that allow for shifts in time The book was a slow mover; Coates took his time building the story, and I felt as though he deliberately suited the situation being explored, of the trapped and enslaved, but it was a struggle to read at times

given away almost all of his money, while living in a hoarding-type home situation), he realizes his time

Dean's escape from media scrutiny leads him to rent Evvie's apartment for a time. Female character in the medical profession during a time when this wasn't the norm? Check. I loved the details of life in the time period, as well as the unassuming women who show their true strength

Margo butts up against--and at times, dismantles--frustrating societal expectations and double standards

is often the case for me with stories structured around dual timelines, I felt more invested in one time Jenkins Reid focuses much of the page time in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on the fascinating dynamics

War by Anita Abriel Vera and Edith are such a complementary WWII partnership, and I loved spending time adventure, strong female loyalty and friendship, love, and lots of fantastic details of life at the time Jesus's role in Ana's story is as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time lovely debut from Rachel Beanland starts off with some rough events, and frankly I had a little bit of a time

He'd rather she settle down and marry, have kids, and stop traveling the world and working to boost her

But when the relationship falters, she flees into a marriage with a sickly traveling minister and escapes The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love