its tender side too--and it does some human-worthy panic cleaning (and ordering everyone to throw the mess

effects are shown in shades of gray rather than black-and-white, including the meaning and value of personhood descriptions of the cold climate, and by tough, grumpy Sena, who has a big heart and a soft spot for Iska, her personality His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to

oddball, incisive, skewering observations are poignant, funny, heartfelt, complicated moments from his personal including how much one should give to charity; whether rigidity to rules such as "no lying" will win a person

In This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, a book that's part memoir, part essay, Ann Patchett shares personal

Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the

and over again as Atkinson explores how choices large and small cause enormous repercussions for a person At times Ursula's decision-making and her unknowing shifting of situations has immense personal impact

Torrence and Seth, who are exes, seem more concerned with their long-term petty arguments and with airing personal

and Under the Whispering Door, TJ Klune's upcoming heartwarming story about a dead man who must find personal Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the

I was waiting for a brutal, swift kick of justice for the person responsible, the person who held a horrifying

this enormous loss--which occurred days after Ghebreyesus's fiftieth birthday surprise party--and her personal

The situation seems destined to lead to personal and career frustration for Haylah--and maybe even heartbreak

her struggles with feeling at peace with herself, and the specifics of her musical journey and her personal When others' decisions set Teddy adrift even further, she's forced to consider her life and the person

gut-wrenching exploration of whether deep love can overcome disparate life plans without subsuming one person's

--nor did I believe that an all-powerful, threatening character was neutralized (this person retained became distracted by the frequency of smirking throughout, which is clearly a nitpicky issue and a personal

case of an outsider misunderstanding the level of importance and weight of various factors on another person

benefit of independence, decision-making, and the strength that autonomy (and mistakes) build in a person

Wren is beginning to see holes in her father's larger-than-life persona and to doubt that he is exceptional The community's unfailing allegiance to a personality-over-substance faith leader reminded me of Godshot

discovers magical abilities, and begins to understand that the gods' favor--endlessly important to each person's

Her costuming and taking on of alternate personalities felt farcical, but I adored it. and some of her favorite recipes, which together make the book feel like a special peek into both her personal

weighty issues here, such as access to health care, domestic abuse, and emotional abuse, as well as a personal

Troubled Blood explores issues of identity, the strength of a person's nature as compared to experiences

her fierce determination, her (rusty) skills, and her desire to be the best, Carrie is the perfect person This Time Tomorrow indulged my own personal desire for sentimentality, while also emphasizing the value

surprises, and Molly seems more than capable of extricating herself from suspicion by using the very same personal Mark Sullivan also wrote Beneath a Scarlet Sky, another historical fiction book based upon a real person descriptions of the cold climate, and by tough, grumpy Sena, who has a big heart and a soft spot for Iska, her personality

Ford feels an intense desire to be her own person, someone both of and separate from her challenging This is officially a book of essays, but they're personal and are all drawn from Thomas's life, and the She weaves more than thirty songs into her stories and personal history, and the placement of the music

futuristic visions and sounds; two centuries later (our current day) Olive writes about an almost identical personal

to each other and to our earth while highlighting the pivotal contributions to science by woman and persons

and frequent details of indigenous tradition into Daunis's everyday life, pivotal moments, and her personal and frequent details of indigenous tradition into Daunis's everyday life, pivotal moments, and her personal

Turner offers a different perspective in each her books (whether from Gen's first-person or third-person

novel about a biologist fighting to reintroduce wolves into the Scottish Highlands and to overcome personal various gurus for unorthodox life guidance), and her pivotal experiences in show business and in her personal

“Caste is insidious and therefore powerful because it is not hatred, it is not necessarily personal.

intrigued by the peeks at various groups that inspire fanaticism, but I found myself wishing for more first-person

Sharratt injects an undercurrent of what feels like modern feminism in her first-person story.

What if you woke up from a coma and felt differently about almost everything, including the person you're And what will happen to their long-held dynamic when Stella wakes up a different person, with new and What does commitment mean when the essence of a person within the relationship changes?

descriptions of the cold climate, and by tough, grumpy Sena, who has a big heart and a soft spot for Iska, her personality

This was a relatively slow climb toward a societal calamity (in the form of the plague) and personal family--their hopes, dreams, and the sometimes heartbreaking limitations and sobering realities of each person

His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to

only complicate Jill and Kit's finances, but threaten Kit's identity and shake the family's sense of personal

I really wish I’d read the final author’s note about Cash's personal links to the story before reading

a slow, twisting shift from her role as a young woman holding papers asserting ownership of another person that she does so in order to excoriate those enslaving others and to encourage the freeing of enslaved persons

Moonlight Drive relies upon a seemingly implausible premise: Nick, a rock star, doesn’t recognize the person that Nick, a professional musician, played piano and wrote songs would be considered too sensitive or personal

After four decades of successfully ridding the world of cruelty and destruction one person at a time,

Hazel is a strong personality, and I found myself bristling at her questioning whether she's too much Autoboyography (another favorite and a young adult LGBTQ+ gem). 05 Beach Read by Emily Henry Is it fair for a person

the world; and a popular book by Matt Haig that explores shifting realities and asks how much of a person courtesy of Dundurn Press and NetGalley. 02 The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan A rich family story, a personal I'm reading this along with my mom, as part of an online book club for March, and for my in-person book

make room in the mix for Rosemary, who's grateful--and who's frankly glad to leave her significant personal

to prepare for their upcoming nuptials, it doesn't take long for them to realize that Art has been kissing

This personal account of his experiences digs into moments that have shaped his life, his goals, and

This Time Tomorrow indulged my own personal desire for sentimentality, while also emphasizing the value

His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to

Wholehearted Faith was most powerful to me when it centered around Evans's personal anecdotes and experiences

Author Byron Lane was Carrie Fisher's personal assistant in real life, and in this novel, Byron's main Kathi Kannon is a character with a big, wacky personality who also struggles with addiction. spirit of the book felt authentic to what we know about Carrie Fisher's strong, wonderfully unique personality maintain balance in an odd employer-assistant relationship that blurs the lines of the professional and personal