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Every choice he makes is to further his chances of snatching the next fix.

adult King of Scars duology; I'm listening to Life After Life, Kate Atkinson's lovely book about second chances

Nothing happens unless the Machine okays it, profits by it, and assigns the people in charge of it.

Last week I took a chance on Writers & Lovers despite my recent need to have all story lines work out

But this is a fast, compelling read, and there was no chance I wasn't going to tear through it at top

listening to Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan's slim novel about small-town Ireland; I'm reading Changeless Small Things Like These illustrates the power of quiet heroism and deep empathy. 02 Changeless (Parasol Like Changeless, above, As Good As Dead is a sequel in a series I've loved (book one is A Good Girl's

explores shifting realities and asks how much of a person is determined by circumstance, by choice, and by chance

Macallister It's 1853, and longtime California trail guide Virginia Reeve is offered the opportunity to take charge

the cruelties and horrors they might suffer at the hands of the almost universally terrible adults in charge

embracing of the beauty in an everyday life and in straightforward affection, the heartbreak of missed chances

smuggler Jereth Keeven’s freighter the Jonah breaks down in a strange rift in deep space, with little chance

assume the conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged

details about what Arthur Parnassus, the mysterious master on site, is really up to with his unusual charges

guilty-until-proven-innocent nature of accusations, the impossibility of ever eliminating the shadow of such charges

willful ignorance on the part of those who might have protected the vulnerable children under their charge

Then a persistent, oddball new classmate, Quentin Sun, starts hanging around. Even though she's supposed to be on college visits, she's in charge of keeping the peace among the bickering

When cool Leo at school reveals that he's into comedy too, Haylah jumps at the chance to write material

Tell Me Everything  digs into secrets and lies, revenge, forgiveness, resignation, heartbreak, second chances

The six New York-set stories all take place around the year 2000, and they consider the impacts of chance

details about what Arthur Parnassus, the mysterious master on site, is really up to with his unusual charges

December and The Two Lives of Lydia Byrd, a book that appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance

December  and The Two Lives of Lydia Byrd , a book that appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance

Ryland Grace wakes up as the sole survivor of a last-chance effort to save Earth and its inhabitants.

embracing of the beauty in an everyday life and in straightforward affection, the heartbreak of missed chances

intrigued by time-travel stories, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance

But when her charge drops dead on day one, Maud must identify the murderer, try to get her hands on a

As each young woman enters her magical "changeling" period in which her permanent markings (which carry

Could he really be getting a second chance at stardom?

Fiction Favorites At the start of the pandemic, I was particularly drawn to lighter fiction because the chances

I mentioned Life After Life in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life

exception, are Sedaris's unflinching observations of moments in time, desperate scenes, and emotionally charged

I've been particularly drawn to these types of stories lately because the chances feel slim that things

Could he really be getting a second chance at stardom?

savviness she's gained through tracing the steps of her many other selves if she's going to stand any chance