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This young adult science fiction story has been on my list for a while because of its irresistible premise I'm liking this mix: young adult space science fiction story, dystopian fantasy series prequel, and character-driven

and the intricacies of nations' relationships and airborne dragon battles within the books' alternate history

Atkinson is also the author of Shrines of Gaiety , Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life

extrication from Russia (and the use of a British diplomat’s baby as a distraction) reads like suspenseful fiction Macintyre's nonfiction book was wonderful; it really read to me like 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

fantasies; to a Sarah who is a reimagined trans biblical character; to a Buffy-obsessed Sarah writing fan fiction

Cosby; a light fiction story that's multigenerational, features a winery backdrop, and references racy So far this is a lovely light fiction story that also focuses on racy reads from the 1980s in the form

Margo Orlando Littell is also the author of Each Vagabond by Name, which is suspenseful fiction that's

To look up at the nighttime sky is to become a part of a long line of people throughout human history

residents, their murky pasts (which are uncomfortably, distantly related to the aging former agents' own histories

Katherine Center's newest light fiction offers an irresistible premise--a female bodyguard poses as the And her newest client is the Jack Stapleton, action star, household name--and, in recent years, recluse

can write about almost anything and make it interesting and comprehensible (as evidenced by his Short History I've got lots of e-reading giftees on my fall and holiday gifting list--and I already offer many of my fiction

importantly for me, the adventure, elite training, secret powers, double-edged quest, unrevealed personal history

In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged friction

Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction

stage, spouted off comedic takes on her life, and after lots of scrapping and scrambling, the rest was history

role he may have played in adding to his playmate Cletus's potential anguish over his father's tragic actions Much of his largely autobiographical fiction explored loss--he was haunted by losing his own mother when

control, secrets of all kinds are revealed and key characters must each determine their courses of action This is enjoyable light fiction, and I had fun with the various siblings' stories and with the glamorous

And Novik offers touching moments when surprising truths about El's, Orion's, and their parents' histories and the intricacies of nations' relationships and airborne dragon battles within the books' alternate history

This is a lovely light fiction story with elements that offer appealing weight.

I listed Amina in the Greedy Reading List Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating totally fits the bill as light-fiction escapism--in this case, with Light, romantic fiction like this is a genre that's working well for me during Pandemic Times.

entrap" subjects, so now she's in the private sector, working for shadowy bosses who are directing her actions While Bruno at first seems old-fashioned, telling his stories and considering the shape of history, he

and the intricacies of nations' relationships and airborne dragon battles within the books' alternate history

If Una and Owen are going to change the way history is remembered--or simply get Owen back to his own

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!

Wilkerson is exceptional at laying out absurdities, horrors, disturbing historical events, shocking trends

small-town Irish community's everyday and extraordinary events in this poignant, gorgeous literary fiction

O'Farrell imagined Agnes, wife to John (the fictionalized William Shakespeare character) as an independent

The early sections of the book focus on language, but that angle doesn't carry through the book in a you might like the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

I could not have predicted each version of me that I shifted into, but through my history, one constant

If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book

Some of the story felt tedious, as with the ongoing saga of securing a water source and the extensive history

Renkl is also the author of Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss and Graceland, At Last

Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian

disappeared mysteriously in the early twentieth century—she begins a quest to discover the truth about her history judgment leads to another, foolish choices end in bloodshed, and one brother makes justifications for his actions builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history

at the story behind the music from one of our greatest songwriters. 02 Our America: A Photographic History Burns has been making documentaries about American history for over four decades, and his sense of the Burns offers a selection of photos highlighting a range of experiences from our 200 years of American history

I loved this science fiction debut. Cara is one of a dwindling number of traversers. She weaves songs into her stories and personal history, and the placement of the music feels seamless of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

Now she must delve into the darkness of her history to try to save her mother--and uncover her own true women discover strange, unique powers as they rely on each other and attempt to unravel their shared history grave danger--and unlock remarkable freedom for each of the women long plagued by their complicated histories

Issues of memory, chosen family, history, loneliness, and love shape Vuong's novel.

tension is finally spoken aloud, although not resolved, and the mystery twists to involve personal histories

Read was one of my favorite books last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction

Under, as well as two books about the English language, Mother Tongue and Made in America, and A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Really Short History of Nearly Everything.

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters. of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

compelled to take a different 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

case, a former priest and the Lady--an investigator searching for information in the convicts' past histories

Awake illustrates Hatmaker's vulnerability as she searches for a way out of grief, fights to simply function

the lurking folklore figure that seems to signal death and destruction, and the despairing community history

Rum's female characters--but also many other real-life women in comparable situations--to write a new history But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles are some that have stuck with me in one way or