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- Review of I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
They are not allowed to touch each other but may speak, and to bond and pass the time, they share stories But what awaits them on the other side of the bunker doors? appropriately slow as characters wander, wonder, and come across little new information as they search for others
- Review of Heart the Lover by Lily King
I've loved the other three books I've read by Lily King, but I didn't connect with the Heart the Lover characters and didn't believe in their decades-old deep ties to each other. They are housemates with each other and with another student named Ivan, and together they form a charming But Jordan is more entranced by Yash, who acts oddly around other women but seems to be his naturally
- Review of The Colony by Annika Norlin
They each had something that benefited the others. They find peace and loyalty together, and part of what they first shape for each other is safety and -asking questions, becoming curious, then getting drunk and speaking frankly and critically--do the other
- Review of This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
The friends are lovingly dedicated to each other, but their sobbing, dramatic dependence on each other , and long, tear-filled toasts to each other all came off as somewhat over the top to me.
- Review of We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida
Cats are more effective than any other medicine out there.” Sometimes simply the act of giving in to care for another creature is the catalyst for change; in other Ishida in some cases overlaps names of cats, workers at the clinic, and others--causing protagonists
- Review of Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
When a magical heir is killed--and while the passengers scramble to make sense of it, other deaths follow Various characters aren't who they seem, sometimes impersonating others, which makes it difficult to If you're interested in other Bossy reviews of fantasy mysteries I've enjoyed, check out the titles at
- Review of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
If everyone looked the other way, then everybody was in on it. If he looked the other way, he was as implicated as the rest. For other titles that center around race, please check out the books at this link .
- Six Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Reading Last Year
And you can find Bossy reviews of many other mysteries here . (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 For my full review, please click this link . 05 Kills Well with Others (Killers of a Certain Age #2) For my full review, please see Kills Well with Others .
- Review of The Rule Book by Sarah Adams
They haven't seen each other since. When the two realize that their feelings for each other never fizzled, one thing leads to another (drunken increasingly complicated life challenges as they try to balance their careers with making space for each other It is possible that professional football players are this involved in each other's lives, in exploring each other's passions and dreams, and in creating outlandishly precious celebrations of such.
- Review of Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden
and emotional abandonment like those Burden recounts causes turmoil and a broken heart regardless of other Could one person simply decide it was over, without the other person realizing they had been on shaky But as she works through her personal trauma, she moves past others' legacies to retrace the stages of More More More Memoirs You can find other memoirs I've read and reviewed, including multiple lists of
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/12/25 Edition
coworkers, but she's focused on extending her one year of sobriety--an experience she doesn't share with others They are not allowed to touch each other but may speak, and they share stories of their past lives, bicker But what awaits them on the other side of the bunker doors? appropriately slow as characters wander, wonder, and come across little new information as they search for others
- 2025 Bossy Book Ideas for Your Holiday Gift List
lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other have multiple bird lovers on my gift list--and if you look through past Bossy gift lists you'll find other You can find my full review here , and you can find other five-star Bossy reviews here . Things) in a past gift list, and it's a title my teens have loved, along with Movies (And Other Things ) and Hip-Hop (And Other Things) , which are all big hits around here.
- Review of Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies #2) by Lynn Painter
romantic, and the characters' relationship felt bristly and as though they really weren't suited for each other Painter spends significant page time on what is essentially the idea that one character or the other is too gorgeous to believe and to one character's realization that the other character is too tantalizing Multiple other small moments in the book felt similarly dubious and therefore drew me out of the story Wrong Number , and other books.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/5/25 Edition
became set on deadly revenge against the white men bent on destroying buffalo and the Blackfeet and other Jones is also the author of The Only Good Indians , I Was a Teenage Slasher , and many other books. After one disastrous encounter and one magical, extended date, the two are falling for each other.
- Review of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
I was recently talking with a friend about this novel and other books with characters in limbo at the George Saunders is also the author of Tenth of December , A Swim in the Pond in the Rain , Fox 8 , and other
- Review of Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang
with past trauma, and living in the present all become too complicated to parse as one being or the other For other Bossy reviews of books about memory, please check out the titles at this link .
- Review of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
The Catholic church and the king struggle against each other for power, and wealthy citizens attempt to back the correct power-hungry, corrupt, prominent figure who will wrest control from the other. of good versus evil, for impossible displays of purity, and relentlessly pursues the implications of others historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or as twisty as some other
- Six Book Recommendations from Smarty Librarians
few titles or authors you've read and disliked ; preferred setting (domestic or foreign); and a few other Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian For other science fiction and fantasy books I've read and reviewed, please check out the titles at this
- Review of I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
Ann Liang's newest young adult rom-com pits high school nemeses against each other: one relentless perfectionist But neither is as perfect as they seem...except in being perfect for each other. That is, until the emails that were never meant for others' eyes are mistakenly sent out. The vulnerability that Sadie and Julius allow each other to see at long last was lovely.
- Review of We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein
He teaches English to children and adjusts to the shock of living in a flat with many other people--and to accept impending doom, their wavering hope, and the incredibly powerful bonds they build to each other You can find many other World War II-set novels I've reviewed here.
- Review of The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike #7) by Robert Galbraith
minutes) in the series, Cormoran Strike is cursorily on a health kick, he and Robin remain drawn to each other she does and doesn't want in her personal and professional life--particularly concerning eliminating others differing recollections of the pivotal almost-kiss from a prior book, and each willfully believes that the other is disinterested in romantic notions regarding the other--despite almost-reveals by Ilsa and other clues
- Review of The Blighted Stars (Devoured Worlds #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe
Now they must rely on each other to survive--and together they stumble upon a widespread plot with corruption People can print into preferred forms or take on a new "print," so that impersonating others is possible members of the opposition, they must fall back on speech patterns, habits, or tics to identify each other
- Review of My Friends by Fredrik Backman
upon a clumsy, heartwarming, lovely coming-together of opposites: unexpected friends who need each other significant difficulties and loss, and while she is naïve in many ways, she is necessarily jaded in others More Stories about Best Friends You might want to check out these other Bossy reviews of stories about
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/1/25 Edition
Young wife Becky Jenkins is fearlessly unconcerned with others' opinions. Cal is unable to serve in the war due to congenital factors causing one leg to be shorter than the other hardware store and is bewildered about how to live a life worth living, feeling helplessly buoyed along by others
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/13/25 Edition
school board) and Lula Dean (determined to rid public libraries of "inappropriate" books) against each other jackets of her wholesome books on LGBTQ+ novels, romances, literary classics, Judy Blume books, and other personal library seems destined to come to light--just as Lula and Beverly are running against each other
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
01 No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler Touching, honest, raw, funny Her father has a prominent position in the government, and the family has plenty of love and laughter
- Review of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
character of Lenni seemed significantly younger than seventeen, and this kept occurring to me but didn't bother and out of Margot's and Lenni's memories, building their pasts as they become irreplaceable to each other
- Review of Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
took shape in the 1970s and 1980s and grew up to terrorize the Pacific Northwest--and, in some cases, other Murderland focuses on Ted Bundy and other serial killers of his era (for example, the I-5 Killer, the [Bind, Torture, Kill] murderer in Wichita --some of whom grew up in polluted areas of the country other heavy metals and toxic waste would become remorseless, insatiable murderers and why so many millions of others
- Review of Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford
More Bamford and Other Memoirs Maria Bamford is also the author of Weakness Is the Brand , Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome , Ask Me About My New God , You Are (A Comedy) Special , and other works.
- Review of Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3) by Rebecca Yarros
ridiculousness rather than a devotion worth striving for, and Violet and Xaden's blind dedication to each other On a more minor note, t he tendency of Violet and Xaden to call each other "Love" feels like a middle-aged And for Bossy reviews of other books about dragons, you can click here .
- Review of The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
trauma, she realizes that Ellie's hiding something--and she may be putting her own life and the lives of others have been, and who else was there--all of which could have helped police get to the bottom of multiple other and Tokyo Dreaming and Tokyo Forever , as well as Mika in Real Life , Empress for All Seasons , and other
- Review of You Are Here by David Nicholls
David Nicholls's characters, some of whom are strangers to each other, meander through the English countryside after her own divorce, fall into a companionable rhythm and, to their surprise, begin to seek out each other's I was riveted, reading as Michael and Marnie began to recognize the wonder in each other and delve beneath
- Review of Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
They love each other, but they are able to stay married only because they push down the memories of tragedies offers up faulted, broken, hopeful, impulsive characters who are at times wondrously stoic, and at other
- Review of The Luminous Web: Essays on Science and Religion by Barbara Brown Taylor
early book of hers didn't offer the candid, thought-provoking, wise voice I've loved in some of her other BBT so illuminating, so candid, so thought-provoking, and so fully presented in her own voice in her other also the author of An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others
- Review of Grey Dog by Elliott Gish
She finds herself shocking others and herself with her frank speech, her rejection of societal norms for women, and her moments of cruelty when others show vulnerability. You might also like my Bossy reviews of other historical fiction books set in the 1900s .
- Review of Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross
The two are constantly at odds with each other, and each has erected emotional armor around a devastating When one main character becomes a war correspondent and the other comes to the front, they create a deep Rebecca Ross has also written two other series, Elements of Cadence and The Queen's Rising, as well as
- Review of Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder
Wilder's rom-com takes us behind the scenes of a hit teen TV show whose lead characters once liked each other in real life but now can't stand each other. Maybe she was just as confused as he was about what they were to each other: unsure what she wanted, the popular paranormal television show Intangible, and for multiple seasons they've yearned for each other But in real life, Shane and Lilah detest each other.
- Review of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
diversity can so easily divide good people into hostile groups that do not want to understand each other When a few members of a group contributed far more than the others--or, more powerfully, when a few contributed (Others might put forward different factors as key to this.) find within The Righteous Mind reasons to feel more compassion and understanding toward those on the other
- Review of A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
barely) dead aunt, her adored guardian Jasmine, and the spell required to do so would have done in any other Sera's former mentor is wreaking havoc, grasping at ever-increasing power, and frightening other witches
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/6/25 Edition
future would end with her locked in chains in a casket, an essential, dark end intended to benefit others Phillips is also the author of The Need , a National Book Award nominee, The Beautiful Bureaucrat , and other For Bossy reviews of other books about robots and artificial intelligence, please check out the posts
- Review of The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
And now their destinies seem to be circling each other, although Desai doesn't assure the reader that For other books about India, you might try these titles .
- Review of The Summer Guests (Martini Club #2) by Tess Gerritsen
In the second installment of the series, retired CIA agents build stronger bonds with each other in rural But unbeknownst to the other citizens in Purity, Maine, the town has drawn multiple former intelligence
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Various characters aren't who they seem, sometimes impersonating others, which makes it difficult to For my full review of this book--and for links to my reviews of other fantasy books--please see Voyage 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
- Six Lighter Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading
another Greedy Reading List of my more recently read light fiction favorites, but meanwhile, you can find other solidly in love with Christina Lauren's and Emily Henry's books, and I haven't yet read everything by the other What other lighter fiction authors or stories do you love? Yet the authors clearly care deeply about their characters, the characters care deeply about each other Click here for my reviews of Lauren's The Unhoneymooners , In a Holidaze , Love and Other Words , The
- Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West
The other plotline concerns Lurie, a man who has adventures and challenges with his surprising, loyal mind, the atmospheric setting and the tone of the story places it firmly in good company among the other at the end of the 19th century, Only Killers and Thieves centers around one family’s conflicts with others and with each other. , foolish choices end in bloodshed, one brother makes justifications and feels no remorse while the other
- Review of Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
If You're Lucky centers around a group of South Carolina college students who don't truly know each other ignorant dudes; the girls seem silly and flighty much of the time; and no one seems to really know each other details and small moments that felt necessary to build the story (the characters' exchanges with each other
- Review of The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen
Their cultures are sometimes mysteries to each other, and at times conflict greatly with others' traditions I was fascinated by Pylväinen's explorations of how the old ways and new ways pushed against each other
- Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
became set on deadly revenge against the white men bent on destroying buffalo and the Blackfeet and other Stephen Graham Jones is also the author of The Only Good Indians , I Was a Teenage Slasher , and many other
- Review of The Excitements by C. J. Wray
All along they've also been keeping significant secrets from each other (while understanding things thought to be secrets about the other). Wray is a pen name for Chrissie Manby, author of Three Days in Florence and forty other romance novels
- Review of Silver Elite by Dani Francis
no one but her adoptive uncle is aware that she can, dangerously and inconsistently, incite--forcing others intimacy didn't induce cringing on my part in its odd specificity or skewed power dynamic (as some other















































