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How, in so many ways, she made her students see a vision of a kind world. How knowing this world existed has stayed inside Kirsten and countered the cruelty of what happened to

In an imagined near-future world, Enka is from a fringe family, with little exposure to ideas, art, creativity

Meanwhile in Singapore, survivalist Lai Zhen has temporarily evaded a would-be assassin. ritual threatens the safety of all the magicians in Great Britain, he reluctantly dives back into the world

into largely contented isolation and a life that centers around painting and observing the natural world station, Lucrezia struggles to get to know her new husband--and to figure out how to exist in this new world Lucrezia's shrinking world made me feel claustrophobic on her behalf and paranoid about everyone's potential

purpose, facing a deep responsibility to other beings, undertaking noble missions, bravely exploring new worlds 01 The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Johnson offers a wonderfully imperfect heroine and her She can travel through the multiverse, but only to worlds where another version of herself no longer But when one of Cara's eight remaining selves mysteriously dies while she is world walking, shocking secrets are revealed that connect various worlds and shake Cara to her core.

hooked by the heart-pounding action, the fascinating imagined power and scope of gene engineering, the world Upgrade presents a future version of our world in which humans are teetering closer than ever to extinction imaginable, interesting scenes of superhumans' outsmarting each other; and noble desires to "save the world Crouch's crash course in a dramatic potential world of genetic advancements and transformation is captivating

Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy worlds, but her characters' conflicts, hopes, upend the delicate balance the few, essential, magical Antari have struggled to establish among the worlds Then there's Osaron, Black London's villain who's trying to destroy everyone and everything the whole world Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy world (with some historical fiction elements of London and life at the time mixed in), but her world-building never feels manufactured or self-conscious

of and time spent reading and my vague desire for a cleverly organized house were forces already at war

Addie grapples with what it means to only be able to whisper in the world rather than shout. Addie wants to see more of the world, to be more in the world, and she is eager to allow for some mystery She can't have a home or a job because a landlord or employer would have no recollection of her after She can make no mark on the world--she cannot write or draw, she cannot disturb the snow by walking through She grapples with what it means to only be able to whisper in the world rather than shout.

She was walled up in a monastery although she yearned to continue roaming the natural world as she did stun medieval British society with her vow of celibacy and ambitious pilgrimage halfway around the world

Stay Alive, Matt Haig's memoir about mental illness and coping with depression; and The Space Between Worlds Patrick's life in recent years has been primarily focused on shutting off the outside world, but the I'm listening to Haig read this audiobook. 03 The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Cara can travel through the multiverse--but only to worlds where another version of herself no longer exists. She's long been slated to collect off-world data, the purpose of which is of no interest to her--she's

Of course that’s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he’s still a man, and our fathers would The dragons talk and are haughty and greedy and intensely loyal to their riders, and Novik explores world

More by Amity Gaige Amity Gaige is also the author of O My Darling , The Folded World , Schroder , and

author of Just for the Summer   (one of my Favorite Rom-Coms of the Year  last year), Part of Your World

The world is a more dangerous place now for a young girl than ever it was before, for all the so-called

I love to laugh at Sedaris's darkly funny reflections about the world and society--and at his recognition Isobel's needlework and the colors she sees in the world are captivatingly described, and the tenuous The robots vanished from Panga centuries ago, and accounts of a world where they existed are beginning A Psalm for the Wild-Built is full of heart and strange, captivating details of Chambers's imagined world , kind, well-meaning people out there spending time reflecting on how best to be a human in today's world

story of how Joanna and Gabe are inextricably drawn to each other and into Ursa's magically imagined world her ornithology research commands, living in her sparse rental cabin and tuning out the rest of the world painful past, but he and Joanna are inextricably drawn to each other and into Ursa's magically imagined world unknown dangers and find out what has happened, but simultaneously reluctant to discover anything that would

complexity involved in sharing a parent after having forged a special bond as a team of two against the world

to serve in this powerful role—one that was unusual for a woman to serve in at the time, and which would with high-society white figures of the time who wield control over both the financial and artistic worlds Morgan, including immensely valuable works essential to understanding the history of the written word She knows that pursuing this career she is passionate about would not have been an option for a Black

it's also a story of young love blossoming, then shriveling under the first pressures of the outside world

In The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After, Wamariya recalls her experiences through Wamariya shares her views of the world, her often jarring experiences in the US—with her sister and family

At times he good-naturedly highlights the absurdity of this world, at least for those looking in from

This was a sweet world that I loved spending time in, and the fact that absolutely everything works out

despair about having had a rotten holiday and realizing that future holidays at her favorite place in the world are now in jeopardy, Mae makes a plea to the universe to show her what would truly make her happy. duo also wrote the fun and romantic Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating as well as Love and Other Words

I was frequently uncomfortable reading the grim truths about our world that Hill lays bare, but I smiled

When she angers a local warlord and becomes eager to escape her world, she's relieved to secure promises of transport out--but the earnest scientists who would help her have one condition: she must help them I was hooked by Long's world-building, her evocative, immersive descriptions of the cold climate, and In Jo Harkin's debut novel world, many have elected to have the company Nepenthe remove traumatic or determine who is responsible for a puzzling murder and other strange occurrences that threaten their world

Like every boy in Lee County I was raised to be a proud mule in a world that has scant use for mules. "Anyone will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose." Demon's vividly described rural Lee County, Virginia, world is made up of close-knit, imperfect families You have to wonder how much of the whole world's turning is fueled by that very fire.

I am done living in a world where women are lied to about their bodies; where women are objects of sexual And I am done living in a world where women are trained from birth to treat their bodies as the enemy

She cares for her captivating young cousin, finds peace in the natural world around her, and retreats When bestselling author Vaughn Orr stumbles into her family’s remote world, Riley senses that he’s hiding NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing. 03 Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang In Chinese, the word

“The great paradox of the brain is that everything you know about the world is provided to you by an organ that has itself never seen that world. To your brain, the world is just a stream of electrical pulses, like taps of Morse code.

celebrated art historian, is potentially facing a disaster in which her forgery comes to light on the world

Which is just to say, be careful when choosing what you’re proud of—because the world has every intention

They live in a world that feels like our own, with one important distinction. origins, practical Bethany has the power to jump in and out of books, immersing herself in the fictional world dabble in well-known books and characters at times; and the author builds a rich book within a book and world within a world.

book, please see Leaving the Witness . 02 The Unexpected Spy by Tracy Walder I love a peek at a secret world , and in The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's accounts of his sexual escapades with her and others, and, incredibly and most damningly, his use of the N-word

She reflects, sorts out her thoughts and makes sense of the events of the world.

Which other books would you include on this Maine list? solitude together, wondering about and worrying about their daughters, each other, themselves, and the world Maggie just can't figure out who's still alive and who would suddenly be after revenge. evokes the harsh landscape and the characters' connection to the weather, the terrain, and the natural world

headstrong young man lacking in the magic crucial for power, familial stability and social standing in his world

water is the standout, creepy element here: a source of relentless, hungry power that straddles the worlds decisions, when Jax and Lexie's ancestor Ethel Monroe, desperate to have a baby, made a dark bargain that would I'm not sure I believe that the characters would have behaved the way they’re said to at end of book (Would those characters be at the house?) pool is the standout element here: a source of relentless, hungry power that seems to straddle the worlds

Many people in Harkin's world have elected to have the company Nepenthe remove traumatic or upsetting Then a court order leads to hundreds of people around the world being notified that at some point they Something doing damage, harm spreading out across the world, each harm dividing and multiplying.

Both the world and the characters' personal lives are complicated, messy, wonderful, and fragile.

and loss--all set against a background of Beirut, a city shaped by and "smoldering with the legacy of war I feared any Vivi and Heather resolution would be unsatisfying, but it felt just right. mischievous performance art rebel Nico; and their new friend, Mick, who hasn't quite found her place in the world

Teenager Holly Sykes is suddenly drawn into the world of “the radio people,” people whose voices she She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds A full genre shift around page 400 would normally make me want to throw a book through the window.

From a bookseller closed off emotionally from the world who begins to consider letting someone in again With masterful storytelling, King builds a world within each short story that feels immediate, sometimes

The Best of Me, a funny David Sedaris collection with plenty of heart; Beautiful World, Where Are You collection of stories; Jessica Anya Blau's 1970s-set story of a young woman figuring out her place in the world For my full review, check out The Best of Me. 02 Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Rooney's But I was taken with Beautiful World, Where Are You. From a bookseller closed off emotionally from the world who begins to consider letting someone in again

These days there's no more witching and no more will for spells and change in the world. When the long-lost sisters do unexpectedly cross each other's paths again at last, the world's seams The weight of the world is on Vasya's shoulders in this book as she attempts to survive while saving Maguire shatters the reader's preconceived notions while crafting a richly imagined world--one which of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects her witchy powers, tames beasts, considers the world

Orenstein didn't hit any false notes for me and kept me satisfyingly wrapped up in the elite gymnastics world The premise of Dear Emmie Blue made me wonder if the story would feel too far-fetched. Click here for my reviews of Lauren's The Unhoneymooners , In a Holidaze , Love and Other Words , The one of them), Bea is surprised when a show producer reaches out to her with an unexpected question: Would

When the three cross paths out in the messy, unexpected, heartbreaking world, their encounters change

full-length nonfiction book putting enslaved people at the center of our nation's history; and Part of Your World enslaved people, then perpetuating policies that continue to penalize Black people today. 03 Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez In Part of Your World, Abby Jimenez, author of The Happy Ever After Playlist, takes

The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski I am done living in a world And I am done living in a world where women are trained from birth to treat their bodies as the enemy

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