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You might also be interested in the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants ' Experiences. 03 Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Jen Beagin's literary fiction novel is consistently bizarre for my full review of Big Swiss. 04 Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall Marshall's debut historical fiction In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada-- handy parasol, her unshakable nerve, some savviness, and the armor of the latest fashions in order to fight

The female characters are often strong, and there's often lush historical fiction detail. If you like these stories too, you might enjoy the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Wonderfully Witchy

Unsinkable is historical fiction by Jenni L. Walsh that's set in two timelines. You might like my Bossy reviews of other spy stories; you can find them here.

cursed for generations to serve a series of crooked masters and their offspring, with no escape in sight I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or the spot for me with trademark Bardugo detail and world-building that set a dark, rich scene for the action

Iris's beloved brother is missing in action in the war among the gods, and sending letters through a I really liked this, but I was surprised by how light it felt on fantasy elements.

If you love memoirs, you might also like the titles I listed on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six Fascinating Paul's School came to light, she added her voice to the throng of the attacked and abused, opening her Wild Life's subtitle, Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs, felt whimsical and light to think deeply about her place in the world, her responsibility to humans and animals, and how she might

ICYMI: Smith evokes a vivid sense of the regional South in her fiction, and in this memoir she traces Lee Smith has written numerous fictional stories about the Appalachian South, including Fair and Tender

Katy also begins to recognize what the reader might notice early on: that her intense lifetime reliance And if she can cope with her own sadness and dive into the unfathomable experience, she just might learn It's an irresistible setup and a satisfying, light read. If you like books that play with time, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six

In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding Olive writes about an almost identical personal experience; and detective Gaspary from the future's Night You might like the books I list on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life

retelling of the Indian epic Ramayana, with immersive details and an irresistible feminist main character fighting But in this feminist story, she fights for autonomy, for a voice, for strength, for knowledge--and she The people of Bharat have often blamed my father for my sins, as if a woman cannot own her actions. Patel's immersive detail of Indian fabrics, landscapes, and sights and sounds kept me enthralled. If you enjoy retellings, you might also like some of the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Magical

This was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction (and served as the inspiration for this Macintyre's nonfiction book was wonderful; it really read to me like fiction. carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction and I admittedly may have been a little mentally off, but I initially thought this not only read like fiction but was fiction.

Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction story linked through timelines. But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel.

I included Lincoln in the Bardo in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories

The historical fiction story about the building of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, had I love a North-Carolina-set story, and Joy Callaway's historical fiction What the Mountains Remember

friend, she's patient with her incredibly frustrating four-year-old brother, and she's learned to make light jumps at the chance to write material for his sets--and, against her friends' advice, she sets her sights

life-and-death period in the life of an ethnically German family at the end of World War II in this historical fiction Sullivan built this historical fiction around the true story of an ethnically German family running from Mark Sullivan also wrote Beneath a Scarlet Sky, another historical fiction book based upon a real person Interestingly, Sullivan has also authored eight thrillers.

01 The Vanishing Half In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins , Desiree and Stella, as they grow up in a town made up of those who identify as light-skinned black It's action-packed but character driven. fourstarbookreview 04 Utopia Avenue ​ In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians

The Grace Year is the type of book I could’ve stayed up all night reading. I felt as though the later sections glossed over some major issues (consorting with the gruesomely brutal Carey's story is also hopeful, but not in the way I might have expected. And he just might find himself questioning his decisions either way. But the other, the more certain, the more inevitable, is that those thousand thousand points of light

In this speculative fiction story, issues of memory, creativity, wealth and power, envy, fame, self-doubt

with emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional If you're interested in books about mortality, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six

the aftermath of World War I in this irresistible first installment of Winspear's 18-book historical fiction Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You. malaise occurring for the adults, who are largely without pressing business or life missions where they might Walsh I loved each of the historical fiction story's two timelines--following a stewardess on board The If you like this book, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great

loved reading this past month: a beautiful, poignant nonfiction book about living and dying; a science fiction story about an inherited villain's career, heavily featuring savvy and communicative cats; a historical fiction featuring female doctors, set in 15th century China; a gothic, magical-realism Western; a historical fiction If you're interested in books about mortality like I am, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading And Anequs is just the fearless catalyst who might be able to shift it all.

feminism--there are cultures of Wisdom Keepers and islands of strong women training to use their special sight However, this book is right down my alley in tone, character development, and detail. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book--or any historical fiction/fantasy series you love?

This second book in Raybourn's historical fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction

And I love historical fiction set in the Western United States. (If you do too, take a look at my Greedy Reading List of Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in There's courage, and fighting racial inequality any way they can, and never accepting defeat. (Ba shares sensitive reflections, regrets, and advice with Lucy in his own sections of the story--but Covid-era, pre-election, and while facing pre-pandemic, depressingly modified holidays might not be the

make ends meet in California and drifting a little bit--oh, and she's been telling her parents about fictitious Unlikely Animals is sweet and wonderfully strange, and Hartnett employs a light touch and thoughtful

Markova always wanted to fly, and when Nazis begin to wreak havoc on the Soviet Union, she joins the Night Witches, an all-female regiment of night bombers pushing back the Germans. I sometimes think that I'm about to max out on World War II historical fiction. This book was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past

The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year. about Brave Female Spies, Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II, and Six Historical Fiction

Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures, and the fiction If you like to read memoirs, you might be interested in the titles on my various memoir-focused Greedy

jailed criminals, and tracking down leads, all the while realizing that justice is often not served and fighting laid out the events of this book before I could read the story as presented by the talented Jackson, I might have thought the plot sounded potentially outrageous in light of the previous books...but Jackson builds

fairytale-like turns of events, and decadent experiences with food and fashion are fun, heartwarming, and light

The first section of Lockwood's story about an internet darling is absurd, frivolous, vulgar, irritating , and frequently disturbing; the second section shocked me with its meaningful and poignant examinations No One Is Talking about This is fiction from Patricia Lockwood, the author of the memoir Priestdaddy. Lockwood uses profanity and sex to shine a light on aspects of society, and this is purposely jarring poetic view of the world is gloriously showcased in this section.

O Caledonia is a modern classic, literary fiction that encompasses darkly funny passages and tragic

There's a major leaning toward science fiction and speculative fiction in this list, so I am apparently But right when Cassie is ready for redemption, it looks like the world is about to end. can stand being locked up with her friend's bratty little sister and her own ex-boyfriend, she just might

Mothers move in the dark at night, while men fumble for the lights. Who undoes her own tapestry every night. Never finishes it. The men never get to possess her."

In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. 05 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Williams's historical fiction In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction

This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, heartbreaking Meanwhile, environmentalists are fighting to stop logging and preserve the trees; a former resident with This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, a growing

In this historical fiction novel by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy

in her father's scam of a career pays the bills, but it doesn’t pay enough for Lily to deal with the sight involves mishap after mishap, the travelers begin to wonder whether the legend of the treasure was fiction

I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin, charming historical fiction set during World War II; I'm reading Matt Haig's fascinating, thought-provoking science fiction The to search the stars--while everyone in the area is barred from using devices whose radio frequencies might

Miranda uses the framework of a famous fictional rescue story to imagine the characters' turmoil and Now Olivia is sleepwalking again, and she can't be entirely sure what she does in the night. wonders if someone is protecting her or possibly seeking some kind of revenge--and if that someone might She takes a famous fictional rescue story and imagines the characters' turmoil and desperately cobbled-together

In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "

If you like unlikely heroines and missing-person plots, you might also like Before She Disappeared, which McGuire is also the author of Incredible Bodies and The Abstainer. 03 First Light by Rebecca Stead Peter The pacing of First Light is a little slow at first, and I would have liked to see more science-based The standouts for me in First Light were the Greenland setting, the alternate world, the bitter cold, ship Endurance became trapped in the ice and crushed, leaving the crew marooned on the ice in a brutal fight

Goldfinch Foundation , which was formed in honor and in memory of Owen Willers, and which shines a light

I love a science-fiction story in which elements of humanity are explored, I love an alternate-history

I listed Amina in the Greedy Reading List Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I

The loss impacts almost every member of the community, and secrets come to light that affect many in

disjointed-feeling set of complex situations into a tragically beautiful intertwined novel that shines a light

series, has cover art that to me evokes fantasy, but the series is actually captivating historical fiction This blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and paranormal continues with LaFevers's Dark Triumph, Mortal In Ruin and Rising, The Darkness is ruling Ravka, and the light and power meant to weaken him seem far Johansen Exiled Princess Kelsea is trying to reclaim the crown her mother squandered away, while also fighting

Multiple families are affected by a tragic occurrence, and secrets come to light that affect the entire