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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/12/23 Edition
time while her wife Odette soars high above on the trapeze of their magical circus, the Circus of the Fantasticals with a ringmaster ruling his crew with dark powers--and someone who's after what the Circus of the Fantasticals
- Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West
Davies includes fantastic details of amateur Western exploration that I adored. 04 One for the Blackbird Carson is also the author of the Fire and Thorns series, four young adult fantasy books plus related
- Review of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master Brave Female Spies, Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II, and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/27/23 Edition
Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, disturbing undercurrent at the Kinsellas'.
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master Eason In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together Eason's science fiction mystery Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, have And I was wholly charmed by the rievs (former battle robots) who mysteriously show sentience and surprising
- Review of Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot #6) by Martha Wells
In Fugitive Telemetry, Murderbot attempts to solve the mystery of a murder--while generally annoyed and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/17/22 Edition
In town, she'll always be known as The Girl Who Solved a Murder Mystery by Talking to Ghosts, with all
- Review of The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
Ballad with my book club, and this week I reviewed When Ghosts Come Home, Wiley Cash's character-driven mystery
- My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious Weir provides Grace with unexpected company, fascinating collaboration, fantastic interpersonal relationships Will Tell You This But Me. 07 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Williams's historical fiction mystery making a difference, but I admit that I was curious as to how even a historical fiction storytelling master
- Review of The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young
the suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious
- Review of Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
The rest of the gang is fantastically spunky, tough, kind, and loyal--with nonbinary representation and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/1/22 Edition
her future, shares her reliance on alcohol and her experience with depression, lists her long-term, mysterious
- Review of Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
lifesaving Black neighbors--who share resources, offer advice, and otherwise keep to themselves--and their mysterious
- Review of Beneath a Starless Sky by Tessa Harris
Thomas Silkstone series and the Constance Piper Mystery series as well as The Light We Left Behind.
- Review of Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld
In her second fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
In LaValle's magical, dark Western, people tend to disappear whenever Adelaide's mysterious trunk opens connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge--and her growing wonder at the mysteries
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/12/22 Edition
siblings Bellatine and Isaac, a woodworker and a con artist and street performer, are reunited to claim a mysterious
- Six of My Favorite Nonfiction Reads from the Past Year
Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Patrick Radden Keefe is a master of compelling, important nonfiction.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/7/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Sherry Thomas's Victorian mystery (the first in a hefty series
- Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music
their mesmerizing lead singer Daisy, the group's complicated interpersonal conflicts, and the band's mysterious Daisy Jones and the Six explores multiple layers of love and heartbreak, all against a fantastic backdrop
- Review of These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
their experiences in an internment camp during World War II, as well as the novel Fallen Mountains, a mystery
- Review of How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
book that Michelle's inner workings will not be revealed to Helen or to the reader, and they remain a mystery
- Shhh! Six More Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
by Mary Roach Science writer Mary Roach has a way of immersing readers in what may be unfamiliar or mysterious Entangled Life is Merlin Sheldrake's enthusiastic ode to the supremely important and mysterious life
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
After long months of mystery and suffering, she received a diagnosis: acute myeloid leukemia and a rare Kate Quinn is a master of historical fiction and is the author of the fantastic titles The Huntress,
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/5/22 Edition
new beginnings, told over six summers and a weekend; and I'm listening to And Then She Disappeared, a mystery
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/22/22 Edition
How to Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive, and The Midnight Library. 03 The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery
- Shhh! Book Gifts for Kids and Teens
Gaiman Author Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by Norse mythology while imagining his novels' many fantastical kids offers gorgeous images and factoids (in high quality Atlas Obscura style) of "100 surprising, mysterious
- Review of The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
an immensely readable book rich in period detail, great dialogue, and satisfying elements of love, mystery
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious Weir provides Grace with unexpected company, fascinating collaboration, fantastic interpersonal relationships
- Review of Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
juvenile--she employed junior-high hard-to-get, passive-aggressive challenges as well as attempted-mysteriousness
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/20/25 Edition
The dark humor is fantastic.
- Review of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
There's a minor mystery in the book, and Lange generally delivers resolutions that aren't always surprising
- Review of Lost in Time by A.G. Riddle
The characters move through interesting moments and shift their understanding of previously mysterious
- Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from the Past Year
I also recently posted about: Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries
- Review of This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Krueger also wrote Ordinary Grace, which I reviewed on the blog here, and he writes a mystery series
- Six Riveting Backlist Reads
extended family--including a stolid patriarch and matriarch, a free-spirited daughter, a spunky and fantastic Cosby This is a fantastic blend of realistic complications, mistakes, adjustments, and spunk.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/27/22 Edition
But her adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might just
- Six Romantic Novels Set in the World of TV and Movies
This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. That book introduced the fantastic best-friend character of Felicity "Fizzy" Chen. She decides that she's in--for a fantastic wardrobe, incredibly awkward moments, scripted romance, and
- Review of A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World: A Novel by C.A. Fletcher
I thought this was fantastic. He's a fantastic character I loved. This great book by C.A. I thought this was fantastic. What did you think? This book is part of my Greedy Reading List Six Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels.
- Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
When she finds a mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/21/21 Edition
Feared and mysterious, Zetian is paired with the most controversial male pilot around, Li Shimin.
- Review of Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
The mother-daughter dynamic and home situation is possibly intended to be dramatic and mysterious, but Margot wants to get to the bottom of a big mystery.
- Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into
01 Recursion by Blake Crouch Recursion is more fantastic character-driven science fiction from Blake incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously
- Review of Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo
Selingo dives into revealing the truth behind some of the mysteries of admissions (for example, how colleges
- Review of Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
Hillier's thriller jumps back and forth in time, deftly weaving a web of secrets and lies, daring escape, broken trust, revenge, and things that aren't quite as they seem. ...and so this was her life, because it had always been her life, and it would either kill her, or she would survive it. Paris Peralta is arrested in her home bathroom. She's holding a straight razor and covered in blood, and her celebrity husband Jimmy Peralta, a 68-year-old comedian who's been making a recent comeback--is dead in the bathtub with a cut across his femoral artery. Paris loved her husband, and she's shocked and grieved that he's dead. But she's also alert enough to know that because of the inevitable publicity, the fiction of her current life--a peaceful, comfortable life that she spent so long cultivating--is about to be upended, and her safety along with it. Because when photos surface of Paris being taken away in handcuffs, she knows that dark forces from her past will almost certainly come calling. Because while you can reinvent yourself, you can’t outrun yourself. As a woman once reminded her a long time ago, the common denominator in all the terrible things that have happened to you is you. Meanwhile, killer Ruby Reyes, the Ice Queen, was convicted of a similar murder twenty-five years earlier. She knows who Paris Peralta really is, and when Ruby is released from prison early, she's more than willing to try to sacrifice Paris and destroy her careful web of lies. Jennifer Hillier weaves a gripping story that jumps back in forth in time from when Paris was a young victim to her present, in which she's taken charge of her life and controls her destiny--or so she thought. Things We Do in the Dark involves mistaken identities, betrayals, secrets and lies, fierce loyalty between friends who are like family--and horrific cruelties enacted by blood relations. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? I received a prepublication digital edition of this book courtesy of St. Martin's Press and NetGalley. Jennifer Hillier is also the author of Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts.
- Review of Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Before crossing over from the living forever, Wallace spends time in a mysterious in-between place (a
- Review of Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
relationship with her first husband, William, and reflects on the fact that he has always been somewhat of a mystery
- Review of The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds
- Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads
Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Time plays with time, and I love books that play
- Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories I Loved
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