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guilt and self-doubt lead her to track down the almost-victim, Wade Austin, he assures her that her actions Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell #2) by Deanna Raybourn This second book in Raybourn's historical fiction up emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional

Zusy notes that the character of Ginny was inspired by Zusy's own brother, and the fictional interactions

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a light fiction book about a dedicated single mom who gives love another try, listening to a fantastic audiobook of Abi Daré's Nigerian-set fiction, and reading the big-hearted young female pirate; specifically: The Soulmate Equation, Christina Lauren's newest light fiction

But she's also alert enough to know that because of the inevitable publicity, the fiction of her current

series about a magical school filled with evil and darkness; and Very Sincerely Yours, lovely light fiction Winfrey's Very Sincerely Yours is light fiction that delivers delightful, charming banter, the promise

to evade a killer who has it in for them; I'm reading Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver's newest fiction

Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional psychedelic British sixties band on its In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional psychedelic British sixties (The fictional band focus reminded me, in a good way, of Daisy Jones and the Six.) Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life

protagonist, a jazz pianist, is tasked with saving humanity; and I'm listening to This Other Eden, historical fiction

I've got historical fiction/fantasy, royal historical fiction, and a compelling nonfiction story that reads like fiction going right now.

Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched historical fiction thriller with fantastic details of the Heretic's Daughter, Martha Carrier's tenth generation descendant Kathleen Kent offers a historical fiction

Cummins offers a fictional Mexican family’s urgent motivation, incredible fortitude, fears, failures, Through her American Dirt characters (both sympathetic and unsympathetic), Jeanine Cummins offers one fictional The balance of unlikely joys and brutality puts fictional but plausible faces on an important situation

Hawkins, and I'm listening to the audiobook version of A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, a science fiction In this first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series, young Rosemary feels lucky

The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction

Light fiction, historical fiction mystery, and celebrity memoir. I recently offered a roundup of Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism if that feels down your

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Restless Truth, the second book in Freya Marske's historical fiction With sections read by stars of The Good Place, Schur's How to Be Perfect is funny, interesting--and a

recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction

life was built upon a lie, and his years of unchecked abhorrent, violent, narcissistic, horrifying actions Movies by Lynn Painter I've been on a rom-com kick this summer, and while I'm picky about my light fiction

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Horse, the newest historical fiction novel by Geraldine Brooks;

judgment leads to another, foolish choices end in bloodshed, and one brother makes justifications for his actions of tone and spirit, you might also like those listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction And stay tuned for this Friday's upcoming list of Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading People We Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry's newest light fiction Read was a favorite book of mine last year, and it made it into the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction

Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched historical fiction thriller with fantastic details of the Heretic's Daughter, Martha Carrier's tenth generation descendant Kathleen Kent offers a historical fiction

robots, #timetravel 02 Beach Read ​ Is it fair for a person (me) with particular requirements for light fiction connections that warm my heart, and a little romantic something-something) to continue reading light fiction Because I think Emily Henry's Beach Read is going to be a major gem on the light fiction-escapism-pandemic-era Is this kind of a young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast? I'm really hoping so. And, ahem, it's due back to the library momentarily, so I will be reading and reviewing it promptly!

In Vengeance Road, Erin Bowman offers up great action along with what I thought were perfect amounts This book appears on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American You might also like the books on the list Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action

But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles resonated with me, each offering glimpses into

magical healing and warring kingdoms; Fugitive Telemetry, the newest book in Martha Wells's science fiction Saints by Alice Randall My book club heard Alice Randall speak last year at Verse & Vino, our local library Through the voice of the fictional Ziggy, a dance instructor and key connector of various figures in the storied Detroit neighborhood of Black Bottom, Randall offers short sections about fifty-two mostly

Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty

Historical fiction, light fiction, and fantasy/science fiction is the wacky concurrent combo working

If you like mysteries and historical fiction like I do, you might also like some of the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

Russell has also written Children of God (The Sparrow, #2); the character-driven historical fiction book Holliday), which I really liked; and other books set in the American West (such as Epitaph); historical fiction

This Depression-era-set historical fiction story tracks characters in intensely difficult situations

She exposes the raw truths of tough situations in character-driven historical fiction so deftly, I have I'm really greedily excited about reading all three of these books--historical fiction (Austraaaaalia , celebrity-focused fiction, and a memoir with a quirky hook. going at once, or did these just happen to be the three books from my stack that are due back to the library

Hester is richly imagined historical fiction with connections to themes and characters from The Scarlet

This is character-driven historical fiction at its best. This is character-driven historical fiction at its best. I loved loved loved it.

also like stories like this, you might enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

More wonderful character-driven science fiction by Blake Crouch. Recursion is more fantastic character-driven science fiction from Blake Crouch, and I found this sooooo

Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of I really liked recently was A Curious Beginning, and it shares some of these elements of historical fiction

World War II historical fiction, a tough female protagonist, a mission of uncovering war criminals in One spooky suspense story, one World War II historical fiction title, and one combination: a spooky historical fiction book.

In Alex White's science fiction novel A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, the first in White's Salvagers A Big Ship is a space heist book with lots of action, strong women characters driving the plot, and a

In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish Incident. 04 Chenneville by Paulette Jiles Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out.

Out of Love is not light fiction. revealed along the way, allowing for some illumination about (sequentially) earlier motivations for actions

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

I'm Reading Now I'm reading a romantic book about aspiring musicians with intertwined pasts; the rich fictional history of an esteemed figure in early twentieth century New York and his mysterious death; and a science fiction-slanted behind bars, securing a more equitable New York public school system, establishing the New York Public Library

Miranda uses the framework of a famous fictional rescue story to imagine the characters' turmoil and She takes a famous fictional rescue story and imagines the characters' turmoil and desperately cobbled-together My book club heard Miranda talk about this book at a virtual library foundation event in the fall, and

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

despairing, and often gallows-humor-fed path through the depths of her grief to a place where she can function

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 (Ba shares sensitive reflections, regrets, and advice with Lucy in his own sections of the story--but

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

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

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

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