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reading, I imagined how Clinton's experiences as Secretary of State and First Lady may have informed her fictionalized

For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction. 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

This young adult science fiction story has been on my list for a while because of its irresistible premise I'm liking this mix: young adult space science fiction story, dystopian fantasy series prequel, and character-driven

offers fascinating, wonderfully detailed perspectives in a rich, layered family memoir that reads like fiction I thought it read like fiction. For historical fiction about female spies, you might want to check out the Greedy Reading List Six Books

I love Jiles's richly imagined Civil War-era historical fiction, and I'm in for her other books. The action scenes, when they occur, are fast and furious, with aftershocks the characters scramble to This is the kind of richly imagined historical fiction I adore, and I'm in for each of Paulette Jiles's This is the third Paulette Jiles Civil War-era historical fiction book I've read.

extrication from Russia (and the use of a British diplomat’s baby as a distraction) reads like suspenseful fiction Macintyre's nonfiction book was wonderful; it really read to me like fiction.

feels compelled to take another path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life , Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships

fantasies; to a Sarah who is a reimagined trans biblical character; to a Buffy-obsessed Sarah writing fan fiction

Cosby; a light fiction story that's multigenerational, features a winery backdrop, and references racy So far this is a lovely light fiction story that also focuses on racy reads from the 1980s in the form

coping with the difficulties of life; and I'm listening to The Librarian Spy, World War II historical fiction

Margo Orlando Littell is also the author of Each Vagabond by Name, which is suspenseful fiction that's

Pride of Eden just might be the literary fiction version of what I think Tiger King sounds like: exotic I can't wait to see what the heck this book is all about. 02 Rodham ​ Curtis Sittenfeld offered a fictionalized In A Witch in Time, Constance Sayers is offering us historical fiction, witches, and repeated reincarnation

King by Linnea Hartsuyker is the first in a completed trilogy of the same name that links historical fiction Carsten Jensen provides epic historical fiction also said to be humorous, and it includes Vikings, seafaring #Vikings, #nordic, #historical fiction 06 Kristin Lavransdatter ​ I also own this book (this is actually haven’t already, because: Sigrid Undset offers an epic story, first published in 1920, of historical fiction

Katherine Center's newest light fiction offers an irresistible premise--a female bodyguard poses as the And her newest client is the Jack Stapleton, action star, household name--and, in recent years, recluse

mind-bender that's also about responsibility and causality; and I'm listening to a stand-alone historical fiction

The majority of page time in the historical fiction title is spent showing the tasks of daily life (and Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life This title was listed in Six More Great Fiction Titles I Loved This Year. This title was listed in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year. for Great Escapism Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read

In Out Front the Following Sea, new historical fiction by Leah Angstman, it's 1689 and King William's

In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

nonfiction books, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

Click here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm!

This mix is working well for me: science fiction with themes about society's reliance on attention and mystery with beautifully imperfect characters bringing it all to life; and a woman-powered historical fiction

review, check out Doctors and Friends. 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

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

It was tough to witness Casey's struggles and pain (even fictionalized, the disastrous trifecta of money That was suuuuch a different book (dark historical fiction set in 1933 New Guinea), but as in Writers

But I'm still excited to read Marie Lu's latest young adult science fiction/fantasy book, the first in Last week I offered a roundup of Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism; this week I'm bravely

My book club read this refreshing twist on one of my favorite historical fiction book topics, World War

Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction

role he may have played in adding to his playmate Cletus's potential anguish over his father's tragic actions Much of his largely autobiographical fiction explored loss--he was haunted by losing his own mother when

control, secrets of all kinds are revealed and key characters must each determine their courses of action This is enjoyable light fiction, and I had fun with the various siblings' stories and with the glamorous

enslaved people at the center of our nation's history; and Part of Your World, romantic, funny light fiction

This book made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My

This is a lovely light fiction story with elements that offer appealing weight.

Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book--or any historical fiction/fantasy series you love?

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

Nathaniel Hawthorne--although the author treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating totally fits the bill as light-fiction escapism--in this case, with Light, romantic fiction like this is a genre that's working well for me during Pandemic Times.

Blake Crouch writes character-driven science fiction that I love (Dark Matter is another of his that I adore a character-driven science-fiction tale. Also, time travel!

small-town Irish community's everyday and extraordinary events in this poignant, gorgeous literary fiction

O'Farrell imagined Agnes, wife to John (the fictionalized William Shakespeare character) as an independent

nonfiction, you may like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

The early sections of the book focus on language, but that angle doesn't carry through the book in a you might like the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

published mystery set in the forest, One Step Too Far; and I'm reading Donna Everhart's recent historical fiction

If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book

Paulette Jiles also wrote two other Civil War-era historical fiction books I loved, News of the World Concurrently reading a young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story

Kate Quinn, the queen of historical fiction about women who are spies, recently recommended these titles I'd love to hear: What are your favorite (fiction or nonfiction) books about tough lady spies? full review, see The Huntress. 03 Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein In Wein's young adult historical fiction And while the second section isn't a complete surprise, I found it really satisfying. 04 The Nightingale

Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian

01 Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman In Out Front the Following Sea, upcoming historical fiction

The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall.

King by Linnea Hartsuyker is the first in a completed trilogy of the same name that links historical fiction

Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache