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Rwanda and through six other African countries—with her tough, hustling older sister Claire—during and after In The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After, Wamariya recalls her experiences through

I loved every bit of the story of willful, sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi and her quest, her

This was wryly funny, sometimes zany, and so very heartwarming. books I've reviewed . 06 The Knight and the Moth (Stonewater Kingdom #1) by Rachel Gillig The shadowy, eerie to disappear, and Sybil doubts for the first time whether their collective purpose is holy and noble after

deflect racism from casting heads and writers; and digs in to try to be one of what he hopes will be an ever-increasing various early road bumps he encountered, and his dogged determination--which was admittedly shaken after landing very few roles, and consistently stereotypical ones at that. and grilling about where he was "from," and he wondered if this acting thing would ever work out. service to others, and he tried to reconcile his two seemingly conflicting paths, wondering if they can ever

It meanders as Beard is unmoored after heartbreak and betrayal, and her dear friend is dying.

relationship with his father to sharing how he attempted to cope with the loss of his mother decades after

My sister-in-law was enjoying this book while we were at the beach this summer, which is what finally

And if you're interested in My Very Favorite Bossy Reads of Last Year across all genres, check out the "You don't know how beautiful you are" types of lines; unrealistically convenient run-ins; not-dead-after-all I was glad when Laura began to allow herself to be vulnerable toward the end of the novel, and I very

intriguing, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction

I recently posted about some of my very favorite young adult books, and I just mentally added In the I hold every memory of him like a match I let burn down to the end, singeing my fingers until it hurts

family is lovely, and there's a subplot in which Jack and his brother Hank are furious with each other after

she rides her mule Eugenia through all the hollers and up through the mountains, delivering sought-after

Yet Lena, in a wheelchair after being stricken with polio, is bright and driven--and would much prefer

It's full of rough characters and men eager to leave their pasts behind, including Patrick Sumner, a But the ship's fate proves more disastrous than Sumner could have imagined when a cabin boy is brutally Phillips Julia Phillips's interconnected stories follow in chapters that take place each month for a year after I still think about Disappearing Earth from time to time, long after reading it. The very existence of Hurley's images is incredible; the glass plate negatives lasted through months

After the World Falls Apart I have a fascination with postapocalyptic and dystopian books, and I think Teenage Andra finally wakes up after being cryogenically preserved for a century-long journey to a new

Teenage Andra wakes up after being cryogenically preserved for a century-long journey to a new planet

It's possible very little in the book was changed in light of real-world events, but, and maybe this is unreasonable, but I very much wished that Martin's pre-Covid-19 version of events had been purely technological advancements that allowed for the scientists' and government's responses in the novel, and I'd very After she spoke at our library foundation event last year, my book club read this book together.

Zamora takes us through what often feels like his literal step-by-step journey, without summarizing or of Shrines of Gaiety. 06 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Marcellus the octopus is the very After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian

After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze sight of embracing each new experience while reflecting on what she wanted her future to look like after

As far as I can tell, the uncertain part is: every second we’re alive, until the last.

insights, and the vulnerability she shares about difficult periods in her own life and moving forward after

Just be glad I don't name stuff after myself.

I loved every bit of this story. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

He takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotions, and I love every bit of it.

Why do we keep going for thirty years after our bodies can no longer reproduce? missing girls, you might also like the book Before She Disappeared, although the tone of that book is very

His writing is just gorgeous and I'm in for every word.

Blair also lays bare her experiences with depression and her attempted suicides after heartbreaks; her --such as a disturbing movie seen too young and the long-term fright she and her sister experienced afterward

After recently pulling together the Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave

Roots, musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and director of the documentary Summer The book includes an index of every song listed inside. 05 Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint They need and appreciate our business now more than ever!

After leaving her position as a pastor and writing a book, Leaving Church, about the experience, Taylor

Ten years after her arrival, Riley is twenty-one and has begun to chafe at the small scope of her life I very much enjoyed the matter-of-fact acceptance of Kiran and his interests, his expression of his identity

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Historical Fiction Reads Historical fiction is one of my very favorite genres Here are six of my very favorite historical fiction reads of last year--with another list to come! (Check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads for my overall favorite reads from last year.) husband abruptly leaves her penniless and alone, jumping on a ship departing Massachusetts shortly after she rides her mule Eugenia through all the hollers and up through the mountains, delivering sought-after

Anton is searching for redemption after horrific events surrounding his students and school. I would very happily read a full Little House on the Prairie -length series about Bertie and her life

Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year You can also check out My Very For my full review, check out The Body. 06 Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. In Empire of the Summer Moon, S.C. Digging into the motivations and machinations that shaped the genocide that is detailed in Empire of the Summer For my full review, check out Empire of the Summer Moon.

My very favorite Bossy January reads! After four decades of successfully ridding the world of cruelty and destruction one person at a time, about overcoming thwarted emotional connection and forging new ways of coming together through and after Ever since Pip's book two detective work ended in an important resolution, she's been coping with the

She is interestingly faulted, and after the story's early, painful tragedy, she shies away from facing Reporter Sunny's connection to the two performers and their past was intriguing, and I very much enjoyed

Neuvel was reportedly inspired to write this book after his son asked him to build a toy robot and requested

influence of drug cartels upon football officials, to the killing of the defender Andres Escobar, who died after

And I love that about humanity, and in fact it's the very reason I root for us to survive--because we I wasn't sure if I was ready for another Sally Rooney book after reading Conversations with Friends a

Vivienne Featherswallow is angling for a summer internship studying dragon languages--and if she frees

awkward and irritating at times, but their deep caring for each other and their moments of shorthand after

Stay True is Hua Hsu's coming-of-age memoir of growing up Taiwanese American and coping with grief after

today. 03 Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez In Part of Your World, Abby Jimenez, author of The Happy Ever After Playlist, takes on a meet-cute between a rural renaissance man (he's the small-town mayor, a graceful community members) and a successful city doctor with an impressive family pedigree, expensive taste, and very

But to be fair, she's emerging from a fog of trauma after her mother's death, her father has abandoned largely stay in drunken, sunburned fogs of excess and denial, and they do it all against a luxurious, eerie

Eve spent very little time exploring options upon discovering her unplanned pregnancy; it was so easy You might also like the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Lighter Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer

When the book begins, it's 1412 in Bishop's Lynn, England, and Margery has almost died after giving birth

I listened to the audiobook, read wonderfully by Emily Woo Zeller, with an afterword by Yip-Williams's my full review of The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything that Comes After of dying, death, appreciating the beauty of the impermanence of our lives, planning for loved ones after

Every Osage was a potential target--and many of those who risked investigating the deaths were killed

The point is that in almost every instance of our lives, our social lives, we are, if we pay attention Ross Gay resolved to write about a joy or delight, large or small, every day for a year, beginning on

The Light After the War is another World War II title I recently really liked.