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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

message that Rani, his grandmother's former caregiver, who lived in the household with all of them for a time We spend the bulk of the page time within Krishan's swirling thoughts and in his head.

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

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

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

She's hacked into the game plenty of times and glitched the system to work in her favor. romaaaaaantic moments, a noble quest, a reluctant heroine, and complications that upend everything just in time

adventure, strong female loyalty and friendship, love, and lots of fascinating details of life at the time role in her story is primarily as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time

historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes excruciating details of the time and infuriating to read historical fiction about the actual horrors that occurred in this place and time The Invention of Wings tracks the character of Handful through decades of bided time, resistance, tragedy

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

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

this tale, and Goodman transported me into the details and (often infuriating) dynamics of life at the time

Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me.

to attend therapy to learn to cope with her anger, even though she's sure therapy is just a waste of time

Kira Peikoff is also the author of No Time to Die, Living Proof, Die Again Tomorrow, and Mother Knows

The story is heartwarming, funny, with strong friendships, plus it's steamy and romantic at times without The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic.

It's necessary for the plot for Alex to wait an interminably long time to review mystery items she is agency; they may choose to transform, to leave, to seek greater freedom--or they may opt to bide their time

elements, and character development is satisfying but the interpersonal relations are believably tricky at times offers peeks at her characters' pasts as well as the forces that shaped the Tearling, and she plays with time

I scheduled a little Bossy break from posting until today so I could have lots of family time, but instead It's satisfying that Robin gets the majority of page time as she bravely infiltrates the UHC and works It was time for something new.

Victorious in war, unchallenged by foreign foes in North America for the first time in its history, the fascinating, as were the details of Comanche life and the Comanches' collective transformation over time

But primarily this is a story about a man coming into his own during that time and in that place. Lee's detail is just fantastic in terms of Green's emotions, hopes, dreams, everyday life at the time

surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family financially stable for a time

But I do love a dragon book, and so far the second in the series offers more page time for the talking