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Bossy gift idea lists for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other And over the top of it all I can hear my own laughter. I feel powerful, strong. Peter Kaminsky is also the author dozens of other books.

Raised by a codependent, emotionally stunted alcoholic mother who frequently abandons the kids for days

She's a little creaky and sore, sure, but she's ready to be reunited with the team, which includes her mother and the rest of her family, plus many others involved in the complex project.

small town, where tragedy in the form of evil white men took their father from them and left their mother The other twin marries a dark-skinned black man and lives as a black woman. Anything that was wrapped up a little too neatly didn’t bother me at all; I was all in and satisfied. some old acquaintances show up with an idea that might offer some financial breathing room--if the others

People change, but for me her dramatic change from practical, protective, sometimes put-upon wife, mother Have you read any Riley Sager books--or other spooky books lately? Sager has published several other books, none of which I've read yet.

The story is funny, sometimes grotesque, at other times sweet, and full of surprises. But Tess has other plans. Hartman's 521-page story is immensely satisfying. have BFF Marco along, and it's satisfying to witness Bree attempting to understand with compassion her mother's

Harriet and Win were attracted to each other from the start, but they spent ages trying to deny it for long-distance while Harriet pursues her residency and Win, a furniture repair person, helps his sick mother

Her mother Star is old friends with Walk and Vincent, and when Vincent reappears, the tenuous peace and

every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and unforeseen connections to each other His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to But Tess has other plans. oral history of two music idols, tracing their family lives, youthful experiences, how they met each other

beginning of Arudpragasam's A Passage North, twentysomething Krishan has moved home to live with his mother

to be more layered and complicated than it first seemed; and Devlin can't seem to keep her teenage daughter

Lo is a Bay Area sixteen-year-old who's tall enough to be generally criticized by her petite Asian mother she's the heaven-appointed Guardian of California, responsible for all spirits visiting the area from other

A Memoir Moorer is a Grammy- and Academy Award- nominated singer-songwriter whose father killed her mother

Her father has a prominent position in the government, and the family has plenty of love and laughter

Turner has also written a couple of other historical fiction books that look promising. 03 West ​ This So Cy leaves his ten-year-old daughter Bess with his sister, Bess's short-tempered aunt, although he In Wyoming in 1870, the Bemis and Webber families have no other neighbors for miles, so they're not only inextricably interconnected to the land, they're connected to each other. If others knew of it, they'd likely use it--and Lee--to their own advantage.

She's been raised by her single mother in a mostly white northern California town, and she's never known

She's a witch who has sworn off magic; she fled her powerful mother and coven, but they didn't want to

Harriet and Win were attracted to each other from the start, but they spent ages trying to deny it for long-distance while Harriet pursues her residency and Win, a furniture repair person, helps his sick mother

But Divya is too busy crafting strong female main protagonists (complete with working mother guilt, which

Her mother Star is old friends with Walk and Vincent, and when Vincent reappears, he disrupts the tenuous

What other series that have to do with court, queens, and royalty would you include on this list? I've got enough other favorites in this vein to make a second list sometime. (this was possibly my favorite among favorites), Thick As Thieves, and Return of the Thief are the other of the Tearling series by Erika Johansen Exiled Princess Kelsea is trying to reclaim the crown her mother

Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late As she digs into the inspirations for her music she quotes her own lyrics--along with, occasionally, others

midwife and an herbalist, sent across the ocean for stealing a silver spoon; and Mathinna, the orphaned daughter

largely sheltered from the evils of the underbelly of Victorian London by her unofficial, doting adoptive mother

including I'm Glad My Mom Died, Carrie Soto Is Back, Lessons in Chemistry, Sparks Like Stars, Horse, and others Bloom is also the author of the wonderful White Houses and other books. I listed other heartbreaking and beautiful memoirs about facing death and loss in the Greedy Reading Click here for my full review of This Time Tomorrow. 07 No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need marry and settle down (something she has no interest in), main protagonist Grace heads to her deceased mother's

His mother died when he was young, and he has no memory of her.

As she digs into the inspirations for her music she quotes her own lyrics--along with, occasionally, others The story begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late one night.

buoyed only by meandering thoughts of the past--including her life's one tender connection, to the young daughter

Toni grows up a painful side note to her mother's efforts to advance her own struggling musical career

her mother and herself when she was an infant after World War II.

The unassuming-seeming mother and wife was actually a legendary spy who evaded capture by China, the

Old friends resurface, pulling Anna out of herself, and when other young girls go missing, the draw of solitary young woman living in a large house outside of town, and Connell, a popular athlete whose mother This sci-fi thriller is about the forces that drive apart a husband and wife, but it's not the other-woman to suit your expectations and desires--and recognizing how you're shaped by others in turn. So now he just needs to do some dangerous digging into matters that seem to generally end up sending others

I loved the tennis focus, the fast pacing, and the father-daughter relationship that drives the story

The Girl in the Tower and The Winter of the Witch are the others, and I think Arden's stories get even The swirl of events draws other innocent young women into Miryem's complicated web and toward potential would have dreamed of becoming a doctor if society would allow it, but she's stuck working off her mother's and other books, F.C. What other books would you include on this list? What fairy tales for grown-ups have you loved?

Her father has a prominent position in the government, and the family has plenty of love and laughter

setting is an isolated island (Antarctica is the closest land mass), the climate is cold (check out these other The lonely, broken characters reach out to each other. world, and enormous secrets being harbored on all sides, the disjointed group seems doomed to fail each other pain, and hope within extreme isolation, the power of external forces, and the push to protect each other ; they tentatively become vulnerable with each other; they share difficult truths and dare to imagine

(this was possibly my favorite among favorites), Thick As Thieves, and Return of the Thief are the other of the Tearling series by Erika Johansen Exiled Princess Kelsea is trying to reclaim the crown her mother What other series that have to do with court, queens, and royalty would you include on this list? I've got enough other favorites in this vein that I could probably make a second list sometime.

The majority of the speakers milling around talking at each other and preparing for their presentations relatively unsympathetic character, overly sure of herself and often selfish, unwilling to entertain others Sandra is caught in the bardo, a limbo between life and death, and she encounters other stuck characters cave tunnel during an expedition in Nepal and rather than fearing for her life, she is panicked about others Parts of the novel gelled for me while other scenes and elements headed off metaphorical cliffs, but

in their circle inspires each of them to consider the past, their secrets, and their bonds to each other childhood and adulthood, each character considers how they might have remained more connected to each other One example that stood out: the friends' falling asleep in each others' arms at the lake house, which Kauffman is also the author of Another Place You've Never Been , I'll Come to You , The Reservation , and other

valuable, mysterious piece of technology on another planet, she banks on her wiliness and speed to beat other I love a ragtag crew on a quest (you can check out other titles with this theme that I've reviewed here I love a story about a ragtag crew on a quest (you can check out other titles with this theme that I've

the loss--which can cause a different level of loss and another layer of sadness, particularly for other Many of the novel's characters seek escape from the painful, messy path through grief, while others-- (Check out the links below to Bossy reviews of other titles about mortality, grief, and loss.) The bond between the travelers was heartwarming, and they surprise each other and themselves with the roles they play in each other's emotional journeys.

Neema can never resist pointing out when others are wrong; she is a social outcast with an active, petty Yet her dogged determination and brilliant insights eventually earn her other competitors' grudging respect More Fantasy Novels I've Loved Antonia Hodgson is also the author of the Thomas Hawkins series and other You might also be interested in other fantasy books I've read and reviewed .

Her mother Star is old friends with Walk and Vincent, and when Vincent reappears, the tenuous peace and scenes (the artist's exhibition, the actual on-the-spot printed and posted corrections of "fact," and others clumsily come together, fighting through pain, working through misunderstanding, and forgiving each other

first book (with an all-star cast of Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, David Tennent, and others (They reserve their room as "Jigsaw Club" to discourage others' interest and interruption.) But when a slick local developer associated with their own retirement community is murdered, and other And you can find Bossy reviews of many other mysteries here .

But things quickly take a turn as pirates and other dangers threaten the friends-like-family on the Wayfarer They each have reasons to mistrust other creatures, but they have to trust and rely on each other more Click here for my full review of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. 02 No Cure for Being Human (And Other Her father has a prominent position in the government, and the family has plenty of love and laughter every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and unforeseen connections to each other

But when she meets Rachel, a single mother-to-be in her prenatal class, Helen begins to feel unsettled

I may not have followed all of the echoes in time, creatures convincingly impersonating other creatures different from earlier versions, creatures lose their memories over and over, and people impersonate other But I love Caruso's writing style, her character-building, and the way the characters relate to each other I predict that I'll be reading all of Caruso's other books as well. For Bossy reviews of many other books that play with time--this is one of my favorite elements--you can

separate lives that any one of them could be a murderer or a god come down to earth and not one of the others family could be said to be paralyzed by societal norms if their imaginations weren't so lacking; no other More Gothic Tales For Bossy reviews of other Gothic stories, please check out the titles at this link

zing about a secretly trans high school teacher in a small town in South Dakota who befriends the only other develop a friendship that ultimately goes deeper than the One Big Thing they have in common, and soon others Other Titles You Might Like Woodworking is Emily St. James's first novel.

She's moved so many times in her life, by now she realizes no one's going to bother understanding her Other fake-dating rom-coms include The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren and a Bossy favorite, The Bodyguard