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But I found the pacing somewhat jarring and uneven. development or experience the intensity of the exciting events because of feeling yanked back and forth in pacing

Charlotte is faced with an unexpected client: Lady Ingram, the wife of Charlotte's dear friend and benefactor

each disparate world--and finding to their surprise that they have connected with a place, with its pace

optimistic methods of coping, reminding herself of what's what, and ways in which she carries on in the face

Boone, is a powerful, wealthy oil company CEO facing his end with no regrets.

began writing what became Stay True in order to cope with his loss, explore the concept of belonging, face

Poet Maggie Smith's memoir traces the end of her marriage, weaving in the history and the future while Through tracing the framework of and the growth and change of her relationship, Smith also explores gender Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

for too-easy deception, and that seeing others take advantage of her innocence would make for nerve-racking

It wasn't one great tragedy, but ten million tiny ones, and everyone faced theirs alone. vivid historical setting and magical elements in Katherine Arden's Winternight trilogy (see links to my rave But he had been charged with involvement in the rape of one of Martha's best friends, and now the sole living man accused of the rape is one of the town's most respected figures--as well as its judge.

As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after challenge, they grow, learn, and fight for

It was nicely paced, and I liked having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's

There are sections of sometimes tedious-feeling logistics, but the pacing of Fugitive Telemetry kept

Randall offered about everyday life during different eras, but the fifty-two sections and rambling pace I’ve seen girls who got raped, blamed themselves, not the man, then got talked into thinking sex was But the pace of the book felt distractingly rambling to me.

But both the steady pacing and the unique, sequestered Covid-dictated circumstances of Tom Lake made

This is a wonderfully paced and recounted Cold War-era true story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, The Spy and the Traitor is a wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue Ben Macintyre deftly traces the webs of deceit, greed, bravery, and the desire for heroic glory that

In The Golden Enclaves, the third installment of the series, the unlikely allied force of students faces

All of this dramatically slowed the pacing of the story.

Appalachian setting, the magic and unassuming power of a rural librarian, and the exploration of a rare Fascinating implications of a rare genetic condition? Check. In this tale, Bluet is one of the rare, real-life "Blue People" of Kentucky (those with the blood disorder the mountains, delivering sought-after newspapers and practical and fanciful books to families who rarely Bluet faces racial discrimination, misogyny, and some cruel and creepy handling in the name of scientific

years of writing about ethics, with a simple question to consider: "Should I punch my friend in the face

The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting The premise of Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the

Memoirs to Lose Yourself In, Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite, and Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

This is a fast-paced book, as Dolly talks about various thoughts as related to 175 of her songs, while

unorthodox searches for self and meaning--while coping with versions of the universal challenges women have faced

I will tell you, if there is a thing harder than facing danger, it's knowing it's headed your way. Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross I liked Divine Rivals and the gutsy characters facing Click here to read my rave reviews of Claire Keegan's novels Foster and Small Things Like These and her

After her larger-than-life mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book faces the sale of the

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listening to this as an audiobook, and it's such a slow build, I'm both eager for it to ramp up in pacing in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns; and she offers more of her excellent pacing

Harris's book is fast-paced, without a lot of page time spent setting a background or lingering on self-reflection

--she has to face facts: It really seems undeniable that Max...is a superhero.

I thought this was wonderful. 02 The Grace Year by Kim Liggett It feels like freedom, but we know it's The Grace Year is the type of book I could’ve stayed up all night reading.

When a supervillain breaks into Astrid's apartment, she has to face facts: It really seems undeniable

, with a fun Parent Trap-style backdrop--and weighty issues like depression that are addressed with grace This is an excellent example of how authors of light fiction can take on weighty issues with grace and

As he faces the scheduled yearly vacation to Hilton Head, he attempts to get rid of her belongings--and

whose answers her mother took to her grave, establishes the link between the mysteries and dangers facing lost her husband and teenage twins a year ago and, unsurprisingly, since then she hasn't been able to face through the destructive gossip app taking down reputations and revealing secrets, and they managed to trace Friends and siblings are pitted against each other, and some of our main protagonists are faced with characters of Maeve, Nate, Phoebe, Bronwyn, and Knox from book one--along with other old favorites and new faces

While facing what feels like disaster after disaster, Jill struggles to give her boys what they need-

many moving parts and family characters are fluidly shaped into compelling reading by Willner, and the pacing

Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing many moving parts and family characters are fluidly shaped into compelling reading by Willner, and the pacing

This isn't a fast-paced series, yet I've consistently felt hooked on how the cases build--and on the Galbraith's pacing pulls you along without cheap twists, and the writing is precise and wonderful, with

Margot by Marianne Cronin, another debut novel, this time about friends from different generations facing

I found all of this extensive description fascinating, even as it slowed the pacing of the story and

undocumented workers; the family members experience years of constant fears of deportation; and then they must face The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced Yet there are bright points: some rare friendships emerge, sisters build intense loyalty to each other

Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing

author posits that when grief, worry, or challenges feel overwhelming, shifting your schedule and your pace

optimistically planned during her mom's illness, and she's set on revisiting the places her mom has raved When Katy wakes up one day faced with her actual own mother standing in her hotel lobby in the prime

what would come to pass, and what the real story was to read somewhat slowly compared to the energetic pacing

young brothers desperately trying to stay together and stay alive in rural Idaho; Wendy Heard's fast-paced With Nico's troublemaking and incessant challenges to the status quo serving as a catalyst for fast-paced

In book two, Less Is Lost, Arthur faces the death of a former lover and a financial crisis--and again

For my full review, please see The Exiles.) 02 The Comeback Grace Turner was one movie away from Hollywood Now Grace is back and ready for her comeback, but she's realizing that the only way she'll be able to

I listened to Katie Couric's memoir Going There, in which she traces her media career from its modest Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

This is a fast-paced book, as Dolly talks about various thoughts as related to 175 of her songs, while