Search Results

But for every person whose contentment and fulfillment come from faithfully executing a predetermined she has led up until that point, an incontestable harbinger of the successes or disappointments to come The likely reality: "at a certain level of intelligence and competence, what drives earnings isn't the So much is out of young people's control when it comes to college, yet they may be feeling intense pressure confused college talk swirling around today's teens before and as they apply to college, I found the common-sense

But when her husband pushes her too far, Del hops a train and dives into the transient community riding Vargas is, frankly, tired of being reminded that her parents saved the world--and weary of the constant comments

of daily life (and almost-claustrophobic interconnectedness) within a tiny, very northern Norwegian community James is offered a mysterious job at a publishing company...but she and her grandmother are folded into what feels like an oddly tight-knit community of women. I was excited about the premise of a sleek, powerful company serving as a front for a coven of witches pulling the strings (I admit, I was imagining something like the feel of Hench), but the company was

This is a long (it's almost 550 pages), winding story with complicated connections and mysterious motivations Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of family--those you

I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. , her main characters are richly layered, struggle with terrible circumstances, retain strong moral compasses ability to travel through memory to revisit the past secures her a revered role in a counterculture 1950s community wealthy orphan--one of two daughters born to a white British father and an Indian mother, who were committed youthful romance and acting job alongside the then-unknown, later-famous Peter Duke at the theater company

Raybourn offers dark undercurrents, witty banter, mischief, and also social commentary.

Now she's coming to terms with the recent and tragic loss of the person she loved and the future she life in which Freddie is gone; her sleeping life involves its own joys, tragedies, and increasingly complicated is not without hiccups, their own sometimes conflicting paths to coping with their grief, and their complicated

youthful romance and acting job alongside the then-unknown, later-famous Peter Duke at the theater company demand for gossipy entertainment from Mom and becomes a meaningful venture into exploring Lara as a complex The story of Duke is far from wholly jolly, and the fascinating, somewhat tragic complexity of his life

terms of her deep apprehension related to a future baby's race and safety in today's world is an added complication The tone and pacing are often raw and feverish as Harrison digs into complicated issues intertwined with

fighting police brutality, her fears about bringing a Black-Japanese child into the world feel even more complicated

Barrett can't decide if this time loop is a dream come true--or a living nightmare. loved her as an unlikely heroine, and I loved that it wasn't too easy for her to attempt to address complex Roth could have potentially pulled back on the messy, complicated, partial resolution among multiple with the team, which includes her mother and the rest of her family, plus many others involved in the complex

I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. That this was ordinary and common and that these ordinary, common things were attained at great cost; , her main characters are richly layered, struggle with terrible circumstances, retain strong moral compasses of the story, the text briefly references Captain Kidd from Jiles's News of the World ("...a man had come I received a prepublication edition of this book courtesy of NetGalley and William Morrow & Company.

the story of her youthful romance and acting job alongside the now-famous Peter Duke at the theater company

Pretty Things by Janelle Brown Brown kept me happily turning the pages to see who would get what was coming yet Janelle Brown kept me happily turning the pages of Pretty Things to see who would get what was coming female team of elite assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination I loved the women's complicated bonds, their crafty planning, their fights for justice, and their ability But when one of their group, Gentleman, comes up with a large-scale con, suddenly the makeshift family's

The dreams of youth rarely come to pass, I remind myself. wealthy orphan--one of two daughters born to a white British father and an Indian mother, who were committed I received a prepublication edition of this book courtesy of NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company.

ability to travel through memory to revisit the past secures her a revered role in a counterculture 1950s community

to travel through memory to revisit the past secures her a revered role in the counterculture 1950s community Paulette Jiles I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming edition of this book, scheduled for publication tomorrow, courtesy of NetGalley and William Morrow & Company

This third book in McManus's young-adult mystery series keeps the surprises coming, ties new twists into But when someone unexpected comes to town, our sleuths realize that not everyone is who they say they are; old mysteries come to light and complicate things dramatically; and yet again the young people

wasn't sure whether Toby was going to enact revenge on those he felt wronged by or if he'd get the comeuppance

in the apartment at different points in time--as well as her ability to remain in that time--involve complex

prepublication edition of this book, published last week, courtesy of NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company But when someone unexpected comes to town, our sleuths realize that not everyone is who they say they are; that old mysteries are coming to light; and that yet again they might be the only ones who can

missteps, her soaring hopes and deep connection to the stark mountains, and a sometimes-scathing social commentary Her wonder-filled fascination with the flora, fauna, and characters she encounters in the west combined

She flees to the embrace of the Community, a group of people living off the grid in rural western Massachusetts As Ivy's daughter Mia--who grows up in the oppressive Community, secretly and voraciously reading as The two-hundred-old story speaks to her so completely, it feels like it might just save her: "Sometimes Mia is compelled and able to travel through time because of the power of her determination to meet her I didn't grasp why she would fixate so completely on this book and this man as her literal saviors.

priorities; ways to evaluate buyer schools and seller schools; and Selingo's take on how to assess complex college admissions-related books I've been allowing to collect dust instead of simply continuing to take comfort oddly calming to read about the varied, specific criteria desired by these varied college admissions committees

Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of coming home.

She sits behind a computer, she needs the steady paycheck--and she's got a grudging respect for the purity Separately they're formidable, but together, they build a collective power that is the community's only career to be home with the children, and she and Jake are settled into their routine of daily chores, a comfortable

Katlia also explores complicated issues such as addiction, respecting elders, and family loyalty. Yet the bad guys are purely evil here, and there are few subtleties, gray areas, or character complexities A book that kept coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William

elite young people venture into space, where they hope to preserve the human race for generations to come mother was strained before her departure, and her family had suffered earlier tragedies that shaped and complicated its structure and their communication. Communication with Earth is complicated by the increasing distance between the planet and the ship, and

When he investigates a local poacher, he begins to unravel a complicated web of conspiracy theories, inability to contain the creatures within park boundaries to preserve their safety; and the danger that comes A couple of other potentially disastrous and complex situations were faced and addressed, and I enjoyed

A book that keeps coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William Mia flees to the embrace of the Community, a group of people living off the grid in rural western Massachusetts --which is, as all books are, forbidden within the cult--the two-hundred-old story speaks to her so completely

When Unit Four is taken onto the enemy alien ship as a prisoner and is unable to communicate with its millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated Interspecies relations are prickly, comfortable, romantic, puzzling, or all of the above. Her sole communication outlet is with her NASA contact, Molly, who sends her audio messages (and occasionally

“To be thought of as the perfect woman for a man isn’t a compliment to a woman, it’s more about how a assist her client and her duty to reveal the hurtful truth to her friend as she dives into solving this complicated This series invites comparisons to another fantastic Victorian-era-set mystery series featuring a strong The mysteries in Thomas's Lady Sherlock series seem more robust and complex than those in Raybourn's

That is, until the cutthroat commanding general--who also happens to be Violet's mother--pushes her to is dead, a character "quips," for example; the silly and youthful exclamation "I miss sex" seems to come out of nowhere; sexual innuendos seem to come at strange, inopportune times; a main character's repeated characters feel too easy to hate--they're so purely evil, so outrageously deserving of justice, that their comeuppance enemies-to-maybe-lovers setup of the book is easily predicted, the attraction is fun to see as it grows, with complicated

unlikely connections, and their growing importance to each other over the course of a winter in a suburban community Through the very different but interconnected storylines and the varied, complicated set of characters

When he investigates a local poacher, he begins to unravel a complicated web of conspiracy theories, assist her client and her duty to reveal the hurtful truth to her friend as she dives into solving this complicated

He'd come with empty hands and now they were full, and he didn't know what to do with what he was holding Meanwhile, a man from outside the community believed to be living in his station wagon turns out to be When two terrible crimes shake the small community, they also bring to light generations of dark history "I guess there comes a moment you start realizing that keeping your mouth shut's the same thing as nodding was driven by plot, multiple mysteries, the North Carolina mountain setting, and the story's social commentary

Police officers, judges, lawyers, and other community leaders who were part of the white supremacist The Klan's eventual comeuppance takes up a comparatively small portion of the book, but offers a beginning

Meanwhile, a man from outside the community believed to be living in his station wagon turns out to be When two terrible crimes shake the small community, they also bring to light generations of dark history elite young people venture into space, where they hope to preserve the human race for generations to come

For my full review of this book, see The Witch Elm. 02 The Lost Man by Jane Harper ​ Nathan and Bub come wrought, with stark, rugged, lush landscapes serving as the backdrop for a mystery that shakes a small community The story is as much about the varied cast of characters, the closed-off community, and the vivid sense mystery/thriller—with a smart underlying commentary about gun ownership, violence, and the factors complicating Panowich offers a story about a complicated family and sense of duty, with ruthless mountain gangsters

to a strange underground grotto, realizing that someone will do anything to prevent the truth from coming Beginning--the wonderful character development for Veronica and Stoker; the allusions to each of their complicated

plots, you might also like Before She Disappeared. 02 The North Water by Ian McGuire He finds the lying comes wrought, with stark, rugged, lush landscapes serving as the backdrop for a mystery that shakes a small community Disappearing Earth is a story that is as much about the varied cast of characters, the closed-off, remote community

may be no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come One is that an order might issue from the palace, a command unto the people saying “It is thus.” There's a character in common between the two books; this person appears at the end of The Boy on the

Beyond That, the Sea is a lovely character-driven historical fiction story about complicated relationships

The one complicating factor is the equally clever--and distractingly handsome--first mate on the enemy

check out these titles and Bossy reviews. 01 The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Bennett explores the complicated implications of perception as reality when it comes to race and its meaning. The book explores the complicated implications of perception as reality when it comes to race and its Cosby This is a fantastic blend of realistic complications, mistakes, adjustments, and spunk. Blacktop Wasteland took a little while to get going for me, but just shy of halfway through, the setup is complete

One thing leads to another and she agrees to participate in a popular televised dueling piano competition

I loved this story about relationships, complications, famous/everyday person romance, and a love of The everyday-person/famous-person love is a favorite trope of mine, and Norman adds emotional complexities characters are interesting, and I was captivated by the focus on making music as an escape, an outlet, or a compulsion

And I am more than this man can comprehend.” And war is coming. I'm imagining that book two shows Bree coming into her own with her power, drawing strength from her

The members of the group may have grown apart, but in the decades to come, when one of them feels adrift and lost, they come together in sassy, funny, imperfect, loving support. The Celebrants centers around the evolving, sometimes complicated relationships between the five friends dynamics, professional missteps, long-held secrets, the pressure of societal expectations, marital complexities

loyalties, and I was hooked by her often awkward interpersonal exchanges, her imperfections, and her complex