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The trick occurs early (also, one major aspect of the true situation directly echoes a fictional setup

audiobook but when it came up, I didn’t remember at first what the book was about; the beginning reads like fiction

If you like fiction about bands and music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking

Hearne offers a playful, action-packed, magical, layered modern-day London. Are you interested in a historical fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and I loooved this witty, romantic, action-packed steampunk novel from Gail Carriger.

I already offer many of my fiction and nonfiction book recommendations through this blog. Green's observations are fun, often oddball, and sometimes poignant, with short sections that are easily For example, in the Falling Out of History section, he sets the scene for the concept of forgotten songs

Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of others aren't tuned into, if she's mentally ill, or if the ghostly voices are real and influencing her actions

faulted, privileged few are terrifying in their elaborate, exclusive plans, which exclude all but a fraction

For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction.

This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year. the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

wishing for more exploration into the human condition as contrasted with the carefully scripted robot functioning

Blake Crouch writes character-driven science fiction that I love (Dark Matter is another of his that I adore a character-driven science-fiction tale. Also, time travel! This totally hit the spot.

This cover style says "light fiction" to me, but this book addresses deeper issues--of what it means

Sometimes I find that I have to suspend my disbelief about human behavior in order to delve into a light fiction

I've been meaning to read for years; a book that plays with time (one of my favorite setups); a light fiction

moment with some implausible early details in Holidaze, which I sometimes struggle with in lighter fiction

Kline deftly exposes the raw truths of tough situations in her character-driven historical fiction. threw me for a loop and I'm not sure I recovered from it; when I woke in the night after reading this section

As she sorts through the past and works to find support and to function more fully in the present, she

This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year.

involving unapologetic body positivity, and I hope Bea doesn't fall into the somewhat common light fiction

Is this kind of a young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast? I'm really hoping so.

One faction wants to use the horrifying knowledge of Nazi doctors who enacted abuse and torture upon the machinations of the Nazis or offer background on the politics of the American and British postwar factions

Morris A faction of my book club attends (virtually, the past couple of years) our local Library Foundation's

I've got lots of e-reading giftees on my fall and holiday gifting list--and I already offer many of my fiction

feels compelled to take another path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships

Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty

This book was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past

"What strategies will help our children learn to function well in a diverse nation? With the goal of bringing up children "who are able, engaged, and high-functioning when it comes to matters

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters.

But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles are some that have stuck with me in one way or

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters.

Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books

feels compelled to take another path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships

make ends meet in California and drifting a little bit--oh, and she's been telling her parents about fictitious

of the month: Hank Green's second book in his quirky, lovely, character-driven, big-hearted science fiction

Excruciatingly awkward sexual missteps and repeated details about her bodily functions, not so much.

their own complications and pain--and which he seems to resent), and linking much of his inability to function

I loved this science fiction debut. Cara is one of a dwindling number of traversers.

and backgrounds in those books, I find myself actively trying to separate this immersive, love-filled fictional

There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has approached the murder

It gleans tips about holding conversations and functioning around others by watching its favorite show The faulted character of April May was wonderful, and I was fascinated by the way her actions and hopes

is suffering from dissociative fugue, a rare condition that could account for her ability to act and function

A lot of page time was spent on logistics and on explaining why magical processes and machinations functioned

This is the third Paulette Jiles Civil War-era historical fiction book I've read and adored.

It gleans tips about holding conversations and functioning around others by watching its favorite show The faulted character of April May was wonderful, and I was fascinated by the way her actions and hopes