My very favorite reads of 2024! , My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads , My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads , and My Twelve Favorite 2020 In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious Are Here . 10 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery I was intrigued by the mysteries and their layers, which are continually revealed, and while I usually

I loved last year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made In Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married

that may get them both killed; and Jennifer McMahon's dive into a family's haunting history that has mysterious With Nico's troublemaking and incessant challenges to the status quo serving as a catalyst for fast-paced When Jax, a social worker, gets a series of frantic missed calls from her sister Lexie, she assumes Lexie

; I'm also listening to the first in Antonia Hodgson's smart, charming, intricately plotted fantasy series , The Raven Scholar ; and I'm listening to the first in Devney Perry's romantasy series, Shield of Sparrows 01 Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser File my reading of I lied to myself about how much horrifying material I could stomach--and how much more disturbing I would And after a series of unlikely, unfortunate events, bookworm Neema becomes one of them--the least threatening

life dramas large and small, This Is Not About Us ; I'm listening to Paula Lafferty's first novel in a series Her love Vincent died in an accident, her father is very ill, she's waiting tables, and she feels generally This is the first in a series from Lafferty about Vera/Guinevere.

Behind a door without a key--a door that is sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent Mysterious noises, inexplicable goings-on, the appearance of additional silent companions, haunting stories

her future, shares her reliance on alcohol and her experience with depression, lists her long-term, mysterious

lifesaving Black neighbors--who share resources, offer advice, and otherwise keep to themselves--and their mysterious

Despite the mysterious disappearances of children that are at the heart of the story, this primarily watching police shows), his youthful belief that he and a ragtag group of friends can quickly resolve the mystery

My very favorite reads so far this year! Reading and adoring that book requires initially reading the first book in the series--which I recommend We Begin at the End is a great character-driven, suspenseful mystery. If you like character-driven suspense and mystery books, you might also like John Hart's (grittier) books But then her daring best friend (who writes sexy romance novels!)

Management sends lonely, steady, pushed-around Linus, a case worker for magical children in orphanages, to a mysterious Linus is expected to report back with details about what Arthur Parnassus, the mysterious master on site Plus there is something mysterious about both the caretakers of the children and island, like maybe something

Power , Vengeful , and the wonderful Invisible Life of Addie LaRue , as well as the Shades of Magic series (The first two books in that series are A Darker Shade of Magic  and A Gathering of Shadows , each of

of an author developing early-onset Alzheimer's who relies on a superfan to help her finish out her series 01 Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth Libby Weeks is the author of the wildly popular fantasy series She's months late delivering the newest installment of the series, and her publisher and fans are losing

, inept individuals), she attempts to save her autistic teenaged son Trip, who, through an unlikely series A surreal, extended series of sexual fetish vignettes pop up regarding dead-spirit Sandra and a man from

siblings Bellatine and Isaac, a woodworker and a con artist and street performer, are reunited to claim a mysterious

My very favorite Bossy January reads! In LaValle's magical, dark Western, people tend to disappear whenever Adelaide's mysterious trunk opens connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge--and her growing wonder at the mysteries

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controlling father is high up in the school board, so while he lords over her this "favor" of allowing her to serve But a young, half-feral female student and a shockingly unorthodox widow both seem to hold mysterious historical fiction story, but I became fully hooked as the tale morphed into something wonderfully eerie

Bossy Bookworm's Very Favorite Books of 2022..So Far! The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious Will Tell You This But Me. 07 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams ​Williams's historical fiction mystery memoir explores serious issues yet also made me laugh out loud.

and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious

After long months of mystery and suffering and tests that went nowhere, she finally received a diagnosis have done the same selfless work in Will's position and in his twenties, Suleika seems to consider seriously

The Second Death of Locke ; I'm listening to the first in Ariel Sullivan's futuristic sci-fi romance series The next installment in this series, Sullivan's first, is scheduled for publication in March under the

Time by Constance Sayers; and Nora Roberts's witchy Cousins O'Dwyer trilogy and Chronicles of the One series This is the second in Kent's Carrier series, but it's not necessary to read The Wolves of Andover first Deadly Education (Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik A Deadly Education is the first in Novik's Scholomance series The Last Graduate is the second book in the Schlomance series. The Golden Enclaves, the third book in the series, is expected to be published in 2022. 04 The Year of

Fiction Stories Set in the American West, Six Historical Fiction Favorites, Six Historical Fiction Mysteries about women, marriage, sex, politics, public and private behavior—and of course "society," which almost serves I would very happily read a full Little House on the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life.

Some of the wrap-up details near the very end felt a little bit unsatisfying, but resolving them cleanly My book club likes to tackle a mystery read as one of our summer books, and this was our most recent

challenges led to his eventual emergence as the children's book author of the successful Hank Zipzer series Henry Winkler is the author of the Hank Zipzer series (Niagara Falls, Or Does It? is the first) and the Ghost Buddy series.

titles in the summer, a nonfiction doorstop in the winter, historical fiction always, and sometimes a mystery

This is not sentimental and is very powerful, and I've already been brought to tears while listening How to Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive, and The Midnight Library. 03 The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery

Behind a door without a key that is sometimes locked and sometimes mysteriously not, a silent companion Mysterious noises, inexplicable goings-on, haunting stories of the past, and the superstitious hatred

posted about favorite reads from certain genres that I've loved reading in the past year: Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year And check out My Very Trying) by Cristina Fernandez How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) was also one of my overall Very And Not Die Trying). 03 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Marcellus the octopus is the very

a black student from Washington, DC, finds herself involved in unraveling a complicated historical mystery potentially heartbreaking and heartwarming book about unlikely friendship and a young man's bravery; a mystery

juvenile--she employed junior-high hard-to-get, passive-aggressive challenges as well as attempted-mysteriousness

There's a minor mystery in the book, and Lange generally delivers resolutions that aren't always surprising loose end and it seems assured that it will be wrapped up, but the specifics aren't laid out, and the very

are two other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading Lists you might enjoy: Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series Katherine Arden finishes out the trilogy in typical mesmerizing fashion, with her usual masterful balance romance of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books and the angst, emotions, and forbidden love of the Twilight series I think the second book in the All Souls series ( Shadow of Night ) is even stronger, as it delves more There are four books in this series from Harkness, and I found the others even more magical than this

I also recently posted about: Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year And check out My Very Doctors and Friends. 03 This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub This Time Tomorrow was also one of my overall Very My Name Is Lucy Barton), and we see that her lifelong ability to cope with despair and grim events serve

on the tone of this one yet; Connor is a little snarky, but I believe the plot is going to include mystery #LGBTQ, #youngadult, #mysterysuspense 02 A Very Punchable Face ​ Has Colin Jost lived long enough to He started A Very Punchable Face with a story that is really his mother's (to be fair, it's interesting (For my full review, see A Very Punchable Face.) Concurrently reading a young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story

Ultimately, very little of Lost in Time takes place in this distant past. The characters move through interesting moments and shift their understanding of previously mysterious

I've been listening to two great, very different books and reading a third. But her adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might just

This totally hit the spot. 03 In Five Years by Rebecca Serle Dannie is on the path to achieving her five-year Very very happy. Serle's In Five Years totally hit the spot for me, and it also wasn’t exactly what I expected. When she finds a mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

authors, Peter Heller, which picks up after the events of his book The River as main character Jack serves as a fishing guide at an elite but eerie Colorado resort; and The Ex Talk, Rachel Lynn Solomon's debut it, Browder traces his path from Wall Street to the Soviet Union after its breakup--and the crimes, mysteries

Feared and mysterious, Zetian is paired with the most controversial male pilot around, Li Shimin.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the second in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrian series, Iron Flame 01 Iron Flame (Empyrian #2) by Rebecca Yarros I wanted to love Fourth Wing, the first in this series, But I do love a dragon book, and so far the second in the series offers more page time for the talking

The mother-daughter dynamic and home situation is possibly intended to be dramatic and mysterious, but Margot wants to get to the bottom of a big mystery. And the reveal toward the end of layers of tragedy felt far-fetched; how was the very existence hidden

Penn's thoughtful memoir explores serious issues yet also made me laugh out loud. You Can't Be Serious is both thoughtful and playful, and I loved the audiobook. Kal Penn's smart, fun You Can't Be Serious explores his early struggles to make it in Hollywood as he road bumps he encountered, and his dogged determination--which was admittedly shaken after landing very I listened to Penn read You Can't Be Serious as an audiobook.

spoiled socialite—and one of the cons aims to right some wrongs in two of the characters' shared (but mysterious

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the second in Leigh Bardugo's Alex Stern series, Hell Bent, in for adults whose story line is not connected to the Grishaverse, is the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series I mentioned Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone series in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series. and the King of Crows duology discussed here, which is expected to be the end of the interconnected series

an immensely readable book rich in period detail, great dialogue, and satisfying elements of love, mystery oddly unresolved at the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second book in Donati's Waverly Place series

Before crossing over from the living forever, Wallace spends time in a mysterious in-between place (a The last quarter of the book involved some transformation, action, and surprises, and the ending is very

relationship with her first husband, William, and reflects on the fact that he has always been somewhat of a mystery

Old Hollywood starlet; and A Marvellous Light, Freya Marske's fantastical Edwardian England story of mystery