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stumbles into a crime--a gunman is wandering a big-box store, shooting--she draws her gun for the first time

But her life in Texas is complicated: her father requires a full-time caregiver, and Emma is it.

of the Witch is a thoroughly researched, witchy, historical thriller with fantastic details of the time Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched historical thriller with fantastic details of the time that infuriating injustices perpetuated against the female characters--who like the real-life women of the time

Despite having been the one who requested a copy of this title, I (possibly unfairly) at times wondered

When I first read the premise of this book, I knew I was hooked: When Prince’s 1987 record Sign o’ the Times Is Hard, Setiya considers the toolbox of philosophy--and how it might help us navigate treacherous times He served as the Ethicist for The New York Times Magazine for three years and was an original founder

The timing of this revelation surprised me; we had been privy to most of Alosa's inner dialogue, and

so clueless, and so insufferable, it's hard to imagine that either Hannah or Jack could have spent time she spends time with Jack, despite the fact that during this period she constantly questions her self-worth

But on her own time, Mary is Irish exile Maire O’Farren, and she keeps mixed company as part of a secret characters to cross unlikely paths, caused characters to avoid making important discoveries until the timing freed black person—and the often desperate circumstances of women (especially black women) in that time Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

This was the right book at the right time for me, and I loved everything about it.

Significant page time is spent on her worrying about how to manage situations and what to do next (often

because of the author's painstaking research and the engrossing details she includes of life at the time

Ruth is an independent thinker, which is a dangerous thing in this time and place. Leah Angstman is a historian who meticulously researched the time period of this book.

desperate to save their society from the arrogant men and their unchecked power, but only turning the tide witch hunters as more devilish creatures than anyone they might be seeking to punish, and at the same time infuriating in its recounting of the horrific cruelties and tortures enacted against so many women at the time

I loved this premise At times, particularly in the middle of the story, things felt disjointed to me

Jane is also buoyed by magical thinking, often expending emotional energy (and spending plenty of page time

And if you're having trouble finding time to dig into a longer work with the holidays coming, or just beautifully about moments large and small, from the weightiness of saying goodbye to loved ones for the last time of course, that of all the feelings of my youth that would pass, it was this one, of an abundance of time

I was particularly taken with the echoes through time that linked Mayken and Gil--shadowy, dark forces

children, grieves the relationship she might have had with her sister, and seems to have spent significant time

Agnes befriends a local priest who is sympathetic to her situation, and in time it becomes clear that I still think about this book from time to time, and I read it years ago.

assumes the appearance of the human Professor Andrew Martin and clumsily takes on the man's life for a time Matt Haig is also the author of How to Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive, and The Midnight Library. 03

Emma Makepeace returns with new enemies in her sights--but this time she must work undercover on a Russian

reemerges, spurred along by Lord Templeton-Vane's flirtations with Veronica, the healing tincture of time

Some of these circles are somewhat glossed over--and the pacing flagged at times for me as the protagonists

particularly Mason's gorgeous writing (the final chapter is a particular knockout), but I did take a long time

Desperate for food and shelter and tired of overstaying her welcome and never having security, she was got a little teary during some of the characters' vulnerability at the end, and I laughed out loud at times It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and But I'm one of those who are eager for more time with these clever, sometimes grumpy, often spontaneous

I was so happy spending time in her point of view throughout this book. I loved it. to new experiences, broaden her horizons and meet new people, a few of whom she could hopefully in time I was so happy spending time in her point of view throughout this book. It was the right book at the right time for me.

Upon being on her own for the first time, she discovers that she is capable of cleverness in the wild

But his adoptive mother Ruby, an infamous character and four-time widow, was determined for him to inherit

I took a really long time--unusual for me--to read this book, all the while dreading what feels like

I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, but now that 2021 is halfway over, it feels like time The Great Mistake feels like a beautiful love letter to turn-of-the-century New York and at times its The author has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time (and, secondarily The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. Lee's detail is just fantastic in terms of Green's emotions, hopes, dreams, everyday life at the time

01 Big Time: Stories by Jen Spyra This book! moments of humor interspersed with the action and lots of (literally) flowery language; the characters at times Burkholder series--all set in Amish country--although these have been on my to-read list for a long time

Cuckoo Land (which is the name of the book-within-a-book) connect these characters across space and time because of the various timelines and characters, but as he began to deeply interweave the stories across time "Some stories," she says, "can be both false and true at the same time."

Click here for my full review of The Return of Ellie Black . 03 Long Live Evil (Time of Iron #1) by Yet the true horrors of life as an enslaved Black person in the deep South at the time of Twain's novel Margo butts up against--and at times, dismantles--frustrating societal expectations and double standards

The book tracks back in time to that summer that changed everything, and it alternates peeks into the

building the foundation for in preparation for future books, and I was less interested in the page time

presents Charlotte Holmes, a clever, forward-thinking, independent woman trapped in the Victorian age, a time brilliant yet shocking manner in order to shift her future, she goes so deeply against the standards of the time Scarlet Women. 04 Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier Hillier's thriller jumps back and forth in time Jennifer Hillier weaves a gripping story that jumps back in forth in time from when Paris was a young

That said, I have a tough time reading memoirs in which someone is fighting cancer, and this one may Now I'd like Miller to write more books about varied topics, because I like spending time in her head At times there is some silliness and some superficial focus, but I felt as though Simpson was laying Interestingly, she spends a lot more page time on John Mayer than Nick Lachey—and provides what ultimately

Nazemian takes the reader to a powerful time in NYC through the experiences of characters that I cared 1980s AIDS epidemic and is wrapped in the music, culture, activism, fear, and ignorance in NYC at that time Nazemian takes the reader to a powerful time in NYC through the experiences of characters that I cared

heritage in order to serve in this powerful role—one that was unusual for a woman to serve in at the time She explores his decision to take an active role in determining the time and place and conditions of

She's going to miss her family terribly, but she can't focus on quality time with them either. tracking down leads, all the while realizing that justice is often not served and fighting against time

and trying to come to terms with its near-death experience, yet the page time spent on insecurity, fear

I read this during Pandemic Times, which slowed me down and also, I believe, made it tougher than it (They’re also each called by multiple titles and names, which became slightly jumbled in my mind at times unique and clearly built that I think the general sense of this book is going to haunt me for a long time

I read this rich, almost-600-page story on vacation, and I think my own timing was one reason I found The page time in Rule of Wolves was more evenly split between different characters--and especially as However, I have a mild obsession with Nikolai and enjoyed spending more page time in his point of view been too afraid to say yes to him, to show him the truth of her longing, to admit that from the first time

So far Wellness is darkly funny, intriguing, and, at times, poignant.

Lucy feels disruptively restless at times, but really, she figures, who doesn't? Lucy demands to be allowed to hurt Jake three times, physically or otherwise, and each time the act will

Block's occasional emphasis on certain words and infrequent, but present, perplexing pauses is at times

I'm a big fan of Western-set stories and the hardscrabble details of life at that time, particularly

believe that God is love, God is hearts and flowers, and that God will send you theological candy all the time It took a little time to get going for me, but then I was blown away. Russell was turned down 31 times before this book was picked up by an agent.

But now everyone thinks she's an arsonist, and the girl she was trying to date won't give her the time

Without airing out all of the family's dirty laundry, let's just say that this time Tess has really taken It addresses female empowerment within the frustrating constraints of the time, laying out some hopeful