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After four decades of successfully ridding the world of cruelty and destruction one person at a time,

With star-crossed lovers, a love triangle, a search for personal purpose and destiny, and great evil-nemeses

didn't have anything close to that reaction upon first readingThe Scarlet Letter, but Mia is her own person

They have a fantastic selection of titles, staff members offer spot-on recommendations (and sparkling personalities

They have a fantastic selection of titles, staff members offer spot-on recommendations (and sparkling personalities

and take care of her and to follow the lead of this wise-beyond-her-years, intensely spiritual young person the community, everyone is suspect and Mickey's desire to solve the mystery becomes relentless and personal Kathi Kannon is a character with a big, wacky personality who also struggles with addiction. draw, she cannot disturb the snow by walking through it, she cannot even say her true name to another person Then Addie meets a young man in a hidden-away bookstore--and he's the first person in almost three hundred

The Anthropocene Reviewed is a collection of personal essays from John Green.

and they've been dating long-distance while Harriet pursues her residency and Win, a furniture repair person

long-distance, repeatedly-thwarted reunions between the lovers didn't allow for the story to build their in-person

real-life characters from the Green Bank community (including the doctor who once dressed as a clown--the person

childhood and the shocking tragedies, determined joy, and persistent resilience that led her to become the person

Wren is beginning to see holes in her father's larger-than-life persona and to doubt that he is exceptional The community's unfailing allegiance to a personality-over-substance faith leader reminded me of Godshot

and over again as Atkinson explores how choices large and small cause enormous repercussions for a person At times Ursula's decision-making and her unknowing shifting of situations has immense personal impact

But as they catch up on each other's careers and personal lives, explore, eat, drink, and celebrate,

As she grows as a person, in her perspective on the world, and in her role and responsibilities within She explores in fascinating detail the hardscrabble life of a newly freed black person—and the often

--nor did I believe that an all-powerful, threatening character was neutralized (this person retained became distracted by the frequency of smirking throughout, which is clearly a nitpicky issue and a personal

In This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, a book that's part memoir, part essay, Ann Patchett shares personal

and Under the Whispering Door, TJ Klune's upcoming heartwarming story about a dead man who must find personal Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the

The protagonists cope with personal difficulties and desperate needs--these are key to their intense

I loved the father-daughter bond, and Opal is a wonderfully quirky, self-possessed young person.

and they've been dating long-distance while Harriet pursues her residency and Win, a furniture repair person

the audio version. 03 Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans “He kissed

The situation seems destined to lead to personal and career frustration for Haylah--and maybe even heartbreak

her struggles with feeling at peace with herself, and the specifics of her musical journey and her personal When others' decisions set Teddy adrift even further, she's forced to consider her life and the person

effects are shown in shades of gray rather than black-and-white, including the meaning and value of personhood descriptions of the cold climate, and by tough, grumpy Sena, who has a big heart and a soft spot for Iska, her personality His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to

oddball, incisive, skewering observations are poignant, funny, heartfelt, complicated moments from his personal including how much one should give to charity; whether rigidity to rules such as "no lying" will win a person

I was waiting for a brutal, swift kick of justice for the person responsible, the person who held a horrifying

and frequent details of indigenous tradition into Daunis's everyday life, pivotal moments, and her personal and frequent details of indigenous tradition into Daunis's everyday life, pivotal moments, and her personal

Turner offers a different perspective in each her books (whether from Gen's first-person or third-person

Torrence and Seth, who are exes, seem more concerned with their long-term petty arguments and with airing personal

Troubled Blood explores issues of identity, the strength of a person's nature as compared to experiences

Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the

gut-wrenching exploration of whether deep love can overcome disparate life plans without subsuming one person's

benefit of independence, decision-making, and the strength that autonomy (and mistakes) build in a person

What if you woke up from a coma and felt differently about almost everything, including the person you're And what will happen to their long-held dynamic when Stella wakes up a different person, with new and What does commitment mean when the essence of a person within the relationship changes?

case of an outsider misunderstanding the level of importance and weight of various factors on another person

discovers magical abilities, and begins to understand that the gods' favor--endlessly important to each person's

This was a relatively slow climb toward a societal calamity (in the form of the plague) and personal family--their hopes, dreams, and the sometimes heartbreaking limitations and sobering realities of each person

weighty issues here, such as access to health care, domestic abuse, and emotional abuse, as well as a personal

novel about a biologist fighting to reintroduce wolves into the Scottish Highlands and to overcome personal various gurus for unorthodox life guidance), and her pivotal experiences in show business and in her personal

this enormous loss--which occurred days after Ghebreyesus's fiftieth birthday surprise party--and her personal

surprises, and Molly seems more than capable of extricating herself from suspicion by using the very same personal Mark Sullivan also wrote Beneath a Scarlet Sky, another historical fiction book based upon a real person descriptions of the cold climate, and by tough, grumpy Sena, who has a big heart and a soft spot for Iska, her personality

“Caste is insidious and therefore powerful because it is not hatred, it is not necessarily personal.

futuristic visions and sounds; two centuries later (our current day) Olive writes about an almost identical personal

Ford feels an intense desire to be her own person, someone both of and separate from her challenging This is officially a book of essays, but they're personal and are all drawn from Thomas's life, and the She weaves more than thirty songs into her stories and personal history, and the placement of the music

Her costuming and taking on of alternate personalities felt farcical, but I adored it. and some of her favorite recipes, which together make the book feel like a special peek into both her personal

her fierce determination, her (rusty) skills, and her desire to be the best, Carrie is the perfect person This Time Tomorrow indulged my own personal desire for sentimentality, while also emphasizing the value

the world; and a popular book by Matt Haig that explores shifting realities and asks how much of a person courtesy of Dundurn Press and NetGalley. 02 The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan A rich family story, a personal I'm reading this along with my mom, as part of an online book club for March, and for my in-person book

Moonlight Drive relies upon a seemingly implausible premise: Nick, a rock star, doesn’t recognize the person that Nick, a professional musician, played piano and wrote songs would be considered too sensitive or personal

I really wish I’d read the final author’s note about Cash's personal links to the story before reading