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Perilous Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction

There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has explored every different Maggie struggles to establish what is and was real and what might be imagined; tries to piece together It's action-packed but character driven. a little while to get going for me, but just shy of halfway through, the setup is complete and the action I Read Last Year and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

The Grace Year is the type of book I could’ve stayed up all night reading. I felt as though the later sections glossed over some major issues (consorting with the gruesomely brutal Carey's story is also hopeful, but not in the way I might have expected. And he just might find himself questioning his decisions either way. But the other, the more certain, the more inevitable, is that those thousand thousand points of light

Stories of various characters are interwoven through the historical fiction novel and add depth to the

nonfiction about the Westminster Dog Show, Dogland ; I'm listening to Carys Davies's luminous historical fiction

to evade a killer who has it in for them; I'm reading Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver's newest fiction If you're a fan of the most recent season of White Lotus on HBO, the setting and tone of this book might

Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, my book club's most recent read, it's In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's

I spend most of the year focusing on fiction titles, with a healthy dose of memoirs and some nonfiction You might also like to check out the books on some of my past Bossy Book Gift Guides: Shhh! Two-Fers" show you how to turn leftovers from one dinner into a different and delicious meal on another night Bedroom Pastrami, Newman's Jambalaya, The Opposite of Tuna on Toast, and muffin tops, this cookbook might

professional environments, and she expresses her horror about the infamous revelations that came to light For more more more memoirs I've loved that you might want to try, check out these Greedy Reading Lists

illustrating the interconnectedness of grief, love, community, and nature in this heartwarming literary fiction The ending section is lovely, with heartwarming promise, hope, resolution, and a fig-tree-related revelation

More about Emma Pattee Emma Pattee is a climate journalist as well as a fiction writer.

For more fantasy/science fiction stories I've loved, please check out these titles .

Hartnett is also the author of the wonderful novel Unlikely Animals , which was one of my  Bossy Favorite Fiction

Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional worlds,

They would make better allies than enemies, and as they agree to cover for each other amid sword-fighting , royal court goings-on, and romantic dramas, they forge a friendship that just might last. redefining of class-driven limitations (as with the attraction between Gwen's lady's maid and Arthur's right-hand-man

But before they can put together the pieces and determine who might have wanted to get them all together Suddenly she's plunged back in time to begin the holiday anew and try to get things right, Groundhog In a Holidaze feels like a romantic holiday read that might be perfect for this pre-Christmas week. I'm fighting a little irritation at the moment with some implausible early details in Holidaze, which I sometimes struggle with in lighter fiction.

The Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots If you're in for a character-driven, superhero-focused, smart, wicked, action-packed of a missing girl, along the way uncovering dark, disturbing patterns of abusive power and shining a light they're formidable, but together, they build a collective power that is the community's only hope to right (I just checked, and the rights have been sold. I hope this project happens sooner than later!)

and garnering sympathy from Sadie, whose shadowy bosses in government and business are directing her actions of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction

But Restell's story swirls with weighty issues still relevant today--women's rights and autonomy; the fight for fair wages; power abuses; class divides; societal pressures; wealth, privilege, and power complicated family dynamics, the growth of her explosive fame--and the shocking loss of freedom and rights If you like to read memoirs like I do, you might be interested in the Greedy Reading Lists here: Six

It features the fantastic characters from book one, and the plot picks up with a new version of the fight I admit I Bossily feared that painfully sentimental tones might creep in, but in cases like this I love and NetGalley. 03 No One Is Talking about This by Patricia Lockwood No One Is Talking about This is fiction

include Thistlefoot, What You Can See From Here, The Harpy, The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle, The Light

Ashley Elston's mystery First Lie Wins (it was on my December favorites list ; it was one of my Bossy Fiction Jennifer Givhan is also the author of River Woman, River Demon; Trinity Sight; Jubilee ; and other novels

This Depression-era-set historical fiction story tracks characters in intensely difficult situations as they successfully fight for justice, peace, love, and forgiveness in a satisfying story arc that captivated

The secretive, haunted author has attempted to work through the pain and complications of her past by fictionalizing

My favorite science fiction novels examine the Big Issues: What makes us people?

But she's begun to realize that her fictional family and chosen family in her new life have become precious

When mysterious events come to light that seem linked to the publicly harmless, seemingly benevolent so, he traces memories and tracks down details from his childhood, reliving moments and bringing to light

You might also like to check out the books on some of my many past Bossy Book Gift Guides: Shhh! customer service all year round.) 01 National Geographic Stargazer's Atlas: The Ultimate Guide to the Night A book I have my eye on for that purpose is the paperback National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Edition, which also offers photos, maps, key facts about black holes and other space phenomena--and a section clusters, until you finally reach the cosmic microwave background radiation (or CMB), the most distant light

Impossible Things; I'm listening to Jen Beagin's recent (public February 7) darkly funny contemporary fiction Beagin offers comic contemporary fiction that promises to be wonderfully eccentric and unexpected.

Hartnett is also the author of the wonderful novel Unlikely Animals , which was one of my Bossy Favorite Fiction

In order to see the story through, I kept reminding myself that I was bearing witness to a fictional

judgment leads to another, foolish choices end in bloodshed, and one brother makes justifications for his actions If you like reading books with this type of tone and spirit, you might also like those listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. And stay tuned for this Friday's upcoming list of Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the

The two-hundred-old story speaks to her so completely, it feels like it might just save her: "Sometimes "Now that she was before him, Mia wondered if it might be a mistake to tell him anything about his future Nathaniel Hawthorne--although the author treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction

In the sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction

May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family Citizens sign away their rights when any other option seems impossible. Reliance on technology paralyzes characters who might attempt to distance themselves from constant tracking The hums are without rights, controlled by invisible corporate or government groups, yet they hold immense

More wonderful character-driven science fiction by Blake Crouch. Together, they have to identify and confront dark forces that might be manipulating—and destroying—the Recursion is more fantastic character-driven science fiction from Blake Crouch, and I found this sooooo

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anatomy: A Love Story, a gothic young adult historical fiction touches on saying goodbye and finding new hope; and Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, the first science fiction Eason's science fiction mystery, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, band together to solve the mystery

Chambers's science fiction is full of heart, heartbreak, and hope--with a fascinating backdrop of space In The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope.

rom-com, the first in a series, Done and Dusted ; and I'm reading Elspeth Barker's modern literary fiction

Today's list is made up of more fiction I've loved in the recent-ish past, whether quirky, poignant, Kuang puts forth here, she wavers between attempting to justify her compounded, ethically devastating actions If you're intrigued by books about facing mortality, you might be interested in the books on my Greedy "For family you must fight like a tiger," Misha once told him. You might also like some of the other books with Indian settings I've reviewed on this Bossy site. 06

If you like mysteries and historical fiction like I do, you might also like some of the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

The key might lie within the centuries-old war her people have waged against the summerlings--and the When a neighbor dies mysteriously, Cordelia's mother insists they leave town in the middle of the night , and she sets her devious sights on bewitching a wealthy squire and sinking her claws into his fortune soon eclipsing his teacher and the other thieves in the area--and taking in young people who are also fighting

This fun, darkly funny, feminist story about a retiring female team of elite assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and suspense, loyal about where the bodies are buried--literally--to be allowed to drift away into the world without a fight I loved the women's complicated bonds, their crafty planning, their fights for justice, and their ability While this book is a standout for me, you might also enjoy a different book about aging women taking

enormous and are important to all of us, every day, and she wraps them in an immensely readable work of fiction

exploration of the concept of and circumstances of “the stranger”--and how it can shed invaluable new light

The early sections of the book focus on language, but that angle doesn't carry through the book in a I wonder if a psychological-expert author might have offered the deep dive into all of this that I found If you're into nonfiction, you might like the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction.

To her surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, And the ocean was immense; we could hear it at night now with the windows open.

Saga series, has a cover that to me evokes fantasy, but this series is actually captivating historical fiction This blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and paranormal continues with LaFevers's Dark Triumph, Mortal In Ruin and Rising, The Darkness is ruling Ravka, and the light and power meant to weaken him seem far Johansen Exiled Princess Kelsea is trying to reclaim the crown her mother squandered away, while also fighting

she read her memoir in audiobook form, and I'd love to spend time listening to her no matter what she might If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book

For more more more memoirs I've loved that you might want to try, check out these Greedy Reading Lists 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 If you like books about music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rockin' Stories