I really enjoyed Robuck's writing style, the details of the time, the pacing of the book's events, and

When grief, worry, or challenges feel overwhelming, treating your schedule and your pace as though it

Emil cements his atheist views in the face of unimaginable evils.

Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) in the Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns; and she offers more of her excellent pacing

One standout for me was the strong women in the face of men's abuses of power and physical cruelty.

racism; and digs in to try to be one of what he hopes will be the ever-increasing number of diverse faces Francisco DA Wes Farrell helped send Paul Riley to prison years ago when Riley was convicted of the rape

Bess, stuck at home, traces Cy's optimistic travel route on a map (and, disturbingly, struggles multiple When a sudden upheaval results in both husbands' absences, their wives must face their hard feelings This was really nicely paced with gripping details of the trek and of Lee's life on the road. This is the first book in Rae Carson's young adult Gold Seer trilogy set in Gold Rush-era America; the

Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell Katherine Rundell traces many of the fascinating creatures that currently face possible extinction around the world.

And that was enough for me to show up, and say so to his face.”

So far it feels nicely paced, and I like having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's

In her memoir In Love, author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: how she faced the a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad Jaouad offers a powerful memoir about coping with leukemia and facing After long months of mystery and suffering, she received a diagnosis: acute myeloid leukemia and a rare Appalachian setting, the magic and unassuming power of a rural librarian, and the exploration of a rare Fascinating implications of a rare genetic condition? Check.

There's a freckle-faced young lady staring unflinchingly at the reader from the striking cover of Adrienne

circumstances that show the realistically plausible challenges and crossroads the couple might have faced

social niceties, including a hilarious emotional reliance on Duolingo, various entertaining and nerve-racking

There's also draaama, drawn-out aaangst, and romaaance, plus some steamy-racy scenes.

I listened to Katie Couric's memoir Going There, in which she traces her media career from its modest Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang Wang's memoir illustrates her family’s gritty determination in the face Memoirs to Lose Yourself In, Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite, and Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

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

She is facing her mother’s decline in health and exploring her own identity and meaning in her life,

lost her husband and teenage twins a year ago and, unsurprisingly, since then she hasn't been able to face

After a slow start, the story pace picked up, and I was really curious to follow these characters to But when an old friend calls, he's faced with the classic "getting the band back together" temptation

What You Can See From Here, Mariana Leky's novel about loss, grief, and change when a small village is faced

feels real, and for a year Laurie can't get him out of her head, searching everywhere she goes for that face

She must cobble together the various bits of knowledge and savviness she's gained through tracing the This is a powerful, fast-paced, compelling nonfiction read. is A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice, and in Red Notice, Browder traces He's specific without getting bogged down in the details, and the pacing of the book is appealingly quick

listened to this as an audiobook, and it was such a slow build, I was both eager for it to ramp up in pacing

The pacing sloooowed during this section, but I was invested.

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

historical fiction (2019's Women of the Copper Country), and novels relating to faith, such as Thread of Grace

With Nico's troublemaking and incessant challenges to the status quo serving as a catalyst for fast-paced

lost her husband and teenage twins a year ago and, unsurprisingly, since then she hasn't been able to face

regarding corruption, prison, war, money, power, and violence; and a brother's unfailing loyalty in the face

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

think the shifting back and forth in time could have felt jumpy, but it worked well for the story's pacing

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

The story keeps a patient pace as Captain Jim uncovers clues, uses deduction, and emphasizes loyalty

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

Trace is an angry young man who sets out on an ill-advised, illegal revenge journey, but he's not the Trace Temple is a disillusioned, angry young man whose family lost its ranch after hard times. Then Trace, a gifted tracker who knows the woods better than almost anyone around, is hired by a shadowy But One-Eleven is uncannily gifted in eluding human pursuit, and Trace is far from the only outdoorsman And the longer Trace tracks One-Eleven, the more he begins to second-guess everything about his life.

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

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

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

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.

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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