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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/2/21 Edition
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
- Six More Fascinating Memoirs to Explore
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
- Six Captivating Nordic Stories
King by Linnea Hartsuyker is the first in a completed trilogy of the same name that links historical fiction have not read it, despite wanting to, because I am a very greedy person who has too many books on her library 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
- Review of The Distance from Four Points by Margo Orlando Littell
Margo Orlando Littell is also the author of Each Vagabond by Name, which is suspenseful fiction that's
- My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books
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
- Review of Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman
In Out Front the Following Sea, new historical fiction by Leah Angstman, it's 1689 and King William's
- Review of The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
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
- My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads
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.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/24/21 Edition
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 of Writers & Lovers by Lily King
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
- Review of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
nonfiction books, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction
- Review of Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/12/22 Edition
mind-bender that's also about responsibility and causality; and I'm listening to a stand-alone historical fiction Kentuckians and their environment, and in The Book Woman's Daughter she delves back into the Pack Horse Library
- Review of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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- Review of The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
My book club read this refreshing twist on one of my favorite historical fiction book topics, World War
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/20 Edition
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 Six Favorite Book Club Books of 2022
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
- Review of Burn by Peter Heller
conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged friction
- Review of Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction
- Review of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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
- Review of The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
This book made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My
- Review of So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/16/22 Edition
enslaved people at the center of our nation's history; and Part of Your World, romantic, funny light fiction
- Review of Blush by Jamie Brenner
This is a lovely light fiction story with elements that offer appealing weight.
- Review of The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike
Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book--or any historical fiction/fantasy series you love?
- Review of Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
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.
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: contemporary fiction, young adult, nonfiction, fantasy , and light fiction titles, including several LGBTQ reads perfect for Pride month.
- Review of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
O'Farrell imagined Agnes, wife to John (the fictionalized William Shakespeare character) as an independent
- Review of The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
up in the oppressive Community, secretly and voraciously reading as a lifeline of sorts at the local library Nathaniel Hawthorne--although the author treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction
- Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
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!
- Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now, 9/12/20 Edition
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
- Review of The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/14/22 Edition
published mystery set in the forest, One Step Too Far; and I'm reading Donna Everhart's recent historical fiction
- Review of Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
nonfiction, you may like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction
- Six Books about Brave Female Spies
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
- Review of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
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
- Review of The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker
King by Linnea Hartsuyker is the first in a completed trilogy of the same name that links historical fiction
- Review of The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck
The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall.
- Six Book Recommendations from Smarty Librarians
mentioned library programs in which librarians tailor book recommendations to patrons, and I was hooked Programs like our local Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Find Your Next Read involve answering a few questions If you're a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library member--or if your local library system offers a similar feature Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/10/22 Edition
01 Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman In Out Front the Following Sea, upcoming historical fiction
- Review of Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera
I mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year.
- Review of People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Read was one of my favorite books last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/14/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Amor Towles's almost-600-page historical fiction story Lincoln
- My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads
01 The Vanishing Half In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins It's action-packed but character driven. fourstarbookreview 04 Utopia Avenue In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians
- Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II
I was most struck by the character-driven World War II sections, which were haunting and lovely. For great historical fiction of all types, you might like to check out Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year.
- Review of Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker
Awake illustrates Hatmaker's vulnerability as she searches for a way out of grief, fights to simply function I listened to Awake as a library audiobook. More More More Memoirs!
- Review of My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Are you interested in a historical fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and
- Six Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Reading Last Year
I listened to The Man Who Died Twice as a library audiobook. Others (Killers of a Certain Age #2) by Deanna Raybourn Killers of a Certain Age was darkly funny, action-packed It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction
- Review of Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
In Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao blends Chinese folklore with science-fiction robots and aliens in this feminist young adult action story.
- Six of My Favorite Fantasy Reads of the Year
And you can c lick here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm offers intriguing secrets, a swirling mystery, terrible betrayal, heartwarming found family, steady action

















































