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optimistically planned during her mom's illness, and she's set on revisiting the places her mom has raved When she wakes up one day faced with her own mother in her youth, Katy wonders if she's hallucinating

She is found face down and unconscious in Prospect Park, with no memory of what has occurred . Dr. Byrd begins to believe Jane is suffering from dissociative fugue, a rare condition that could account

There were some steamy moments, but the sexiness often felt violent, the racy talk didn’t land for me

there are many opportunities to feel defeated, and notes that it’s easy to understand why doubt and rage and disbelief emerge in the face of enormous pain and tragedy.

Cash's best friend Delaney is a genius who daydreams while working at Dairy Queen, and she's always braced

A lady’s maid in love with the lady, racy scenes, angst, wonderful details of a life in service to a

Mari, who finds that she's tough in the face of adversity, is bent on staying with her brother, preserving

If you like stories about young protagonists facing challenges and realizing their fortitude, you might

the Light We Cannot See, as well as The Shell Collector, Four Seasons in Rome, Memory Wall, and About Grace

I'd rate the first part of the book as 4.5 stars and the last 100 pages as 3 stars for me. her character-building, her balance with the young romance, her fantastic, detailed setting, and her pacing

He's forced to consider what loyalty means, and to face how dark the path ahead might become when the

The story's pacing doesn't flag, although the tale sets a slower tempo as Maurice and Maralyn settle

The pacing of First Light is a little slow at first, and I would have liked to see more science-based This is Phillips's first book, and the author builds the story's pace steadily toward a crescendo. beautiful nonfiction book, which includes striking black-and-white photographs by Frank Hurley, Alexander traces Night by Christiane Ritter, The Captive by Fiona King Foster, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Joan has always been fascinated by the stars, and as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University He remains steady in the face of external upheaval (and Declan's exceptionally poor treatment of him)

Characters' careless behaviors in the face of known danger frustrated me for much of the book.

Last spring I posted a rave review of A Deadly Education: Lesson One of the Scholomance by Naomi Novik This slowed the pacing, but I felt less impatient about it than I did in book one, when Novik outlined

The story's pacing felt quite slow and the tone extremely dark and hushed for the majority of the book

for a young adult reader--if not averse to Lila's occasional and wonderfully foul-mouthed fury in the face

And Quinn's inspiration for the Grace March storyline is a personal favorite; The Americans  is one of

glimpses of dramatic moments (as at the movies), and spoken zingers that ended brief scenes made the pacing

The dialogue is sometimes dramaaaaatic, but generally the pacing rolled right along in this one.

The pacing of First Light is a little slow at first, and I would have liked to see more science-based This is Phillips's first book, and the author builds the story's pace steadily toward a crescendo. beautiful nonfiction book, which includes striking black-and-white photographs by Frank Hurley, Alexander traces Night by Christiane Ritter, The Captive by Fiona King Foster, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Graces, truths, and beauties of brutality.

Graces, truths, and beauties of brutality.

beautiful writer who is so smart, reflects deeply, and candidly shares the many heartbreaking aspects of facing family but also holds meaning for anyone considering the way they live and how they might choose to face

working in a restaurant and the twisted but familial community forged among the stresses and frantic pace

Casey's experience working in a restaurant and the twisted community forged in the stresses and frantic pace

Reid is a straight-laced young man for whom things are black-and-white, clearly right and wrong.

Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

And the carefree vacations of the past feel light years away, because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens Characters scoff, become resigned, or work to control their futures as they face issues surrounding their Here One Moment  traces what begins to happen as the first of the Death Lady's predictions seem to come

This is a gentle, slow-paced story from the heart-wrenchingly gorgeous writer. 05 Daughter of a Daughter The character growth surprised me and felt in line with the tone and pacing of the story.

I loved the facing of mortality in the story--as well as the focus on literature and its power. Rae Dunlap Dunlap's debut novel explores early Edinburgh surgical schools, questionable methods of obtaining

or more strenuous work; manage the implications of a backlash against artificial enhancements; and face

full review, please check out The Fraud . 04 Buckeye by Patrick Ryan Patrick Ryan's literary fiction traces drug-addled decision-making, and terrible mistakes are all essential components of the novel, yet the pacing

the same name, and in it, author William Ritter provides memorable main characters as well as great pacing

: living life as truthfully and joyfully as possible, fighting against unjust systems, and offering grace

single-minded, relentless would-be performer and builds tension and outrageously high stakes as the novel traces father has more kids spread across the country as well--Rube and Mad head out on an awkward, nerve-racking

But wars are being waged, and Rae quickly figures out that she's not the heroine of the story. Characters scoff, become resigned, or work to control their futures as they face issues surrounding their Here One Moment  traces what begins to happen as the first of the Death Lady's predictions seem to come Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Knoll's novel was inspired by real events; Bright Young Women  traces

path as set out by the men in her life; and Namesake is Adrienne Young's follow-up to Fable, which I raved discovers the truth behind the secrets her mother took to her grave, establishes their link to the dangers facing

Disappearing Earth is Phillips's first book, and she builds the story's pace steadily toward a crescendo

The pacing flagged for me throughout the middle of the story, during the slog through various avenues

#postapocalyptic, #dystopian, #youngadult, #fourstarbookreview 02 The Grace Year ​ The Grace Year is

The injustice of this leaves Eli in a murderous rage. He can't face any other possibility. In many ways, Boy Swallows Universe defies categorization.

The tone is spooky and the story moves at a measured pace. And Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome, cannot communicate to tell her what

The series was published over a period of almost twenty-five years, and the story trail traces the charismatic feels real, and for a year she can't get him out of her head, searching everywhere she goes for that face

But when her last remaining parent figure disappears without a trace, Tamsin is forced to go to great And a typical day might involve facing mortal danger from roving pirates, cyborg animals, certain AI

, unplanned pregnancy, substance abuse--and also the complicated joy of having friends like family, facing

The Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade

Riordan's modern take on Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea offers up his signature fast-paced

I had some trouble adjusting to the pacing of the book; it's structured into 1,001 short segments in