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confront his past and consider the implications of the the Catholic church's deep influence on the community

Now Lily is struggling to process her own compulsions and consider their potential implications. of a school project, she finds the healing power of art--and realizes that trusting Micah with her complicated

Emily Nagoski, Come As You Are. What are you reading these days, bookworms? Florida coast and places in between while suspicious investigators track Billy to try to find answers. 03 Come Come As You Are is about the way women's sexuality works and why.

it may seem, this spoon connects her to a vast network of witches and her ancestors--through a front company and Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You. 02 Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall It all comes

Beagin offers comic contemporary fiction that promises to be wonderfully eccentric and unexpected. As she traces Kurt's comings and goings, she witnesses a tragic event in his life, which he blames upon

As the Depression rages, orphaned Grace rises through the ranks of the Near North Ballet Company--losing As Italian immigrant Grace is faced with compromises and tradeoffs, she'll have to decide her own loyalties

Willingham and that things might turn out all right--if not neatly, then without unimaginable horrors coming

For some reason I didn't completely believe in Ash's frequent sexcapades with various people she meets matter-of-factly, and that in doing so she gains human connections that are fleeting, without boundaries, and comforting

past traumas and taking responsibility for her impulsive decision-making and the repercussions of her committedly

Here are six of my favorite fiction reads from last year--with more lists to come. They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious I found some of the final portion of the book's unraveling of who could be trusted, what would come to pass, and what the real story was to read somewhat slowly compared to the energetic pacing of the rest Separately they're formidable, but together, they build a collective power that is the community's only

It all comes down to having the right to make the choice. The female characters' stories are deeply intertwined; I saw some of the events coming but not others powerful social perceptions, men's lack of equivalent responsibility for the activities of their sperm as compared

As the book went on, I found myself regularly cringing over what horror might possibly come next, and

of my favorite reads of the past year by genre, the hits are going to keep coming! introduced in book one) expects adventure when she agrees to help save the magical world by serving as companion holding a straight razor and covered in blood, and her celebrity husband Jimmy Peralta, a 68-year-old comedian who's been making a recent comeback--is dead in the bathtub with a cut across his femoral artery. Paris being taken away in handcuffs, she knows that dark forces from her past will almost certainly come

Here are six of my very favorite historical fiction reads of last year--with another list to come! of Rae Lynn and Del, disparate characters in Depression-era Georgia who have two important things in common

She is a preternatural--a human without a soul--serving on Queen Victoria's somewhat secret advisory committee

early with this one since the month doesn't end until Tuesday, but I like my Greedy Reading Lists to come If a book blows my mind over the weekend, I will come forward with my formal regrets! I loved the women's complicated bonds, their crafty planning, their fights for justice, and their ability Wilf, whose wife is losing her memories at the same time vivid memories of past events come rushing back But it is also largely about overcoming thwarted emotional connection and forging new ways of coming

Addison Allen's Other Birds is set on an island off the coast of South Carolina as main protagonist Zoey comes delightfully unguarded nature as she befriends her mother's neighbors and begins working for the charming complex's When one neighbor in the condo complex dies suddenly, Zoey embarks on a search for answers that leads

assertion (I'm paraphrasing) that he's really a simple, relatively uninteresting person without a lot of complex

Here are six of my favorite science fiction reads of last year--with another list to come! Interspecies relations are prickly, comfortable, romantic, puzzling, or all of the above. When Unit Four is taken onto the enemy alien ship as a prisoner and is unable to communicate with its Harrow the Ninth (Locked Tomb #2) by Tamsyn Muir This sequel to Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth is a complex millions of miles from Earth, and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated

Chakrabarti offers characters with complex struggles, hopes, and haunting memories who work to form deep He explores his Jewish faith, forms a community of friends, ponders life, then falls in love with a Southern While Lucy is in New York City reflecting on their relationship, he becomes drawn into a bare-bones yet complicated Jaryk unwittingly, then uncomfortably, then somewhat resignedly, becomes tangled in the complicated politics tensions during this significant portion of the book had me nervously dreading the tragedy that was surely coming

However, I was completely hooked not only by Jackson's story but by the character evolution, the loyal

While the ideas aren't complicated--which is the point of this book, after all: offering meaningful ways I didn't necessarily come away with new approaches (aside from entertaining the idea of incorporating

Here are six of my favorite mystery and suspense reads of last year--with another list to come! I was completely hooked by A Marvellous Light, and I tried to slow down my reading to make it last. Katherine Faulkner Faulkner's debut mystery is twisty and turny, with various potential bad seeds and complications the Bennetts is twisty without being manipulative, and the denouement felt satisfyingly layered and complex Then a hastily sent, coded message comes through to an underling in the Oval Office--and it seems linked

He decided to accept all of the random literary event invitations he'd received for the coming months more of Arthur's often emotionally stunted encounters and his frequent inability to accept and address complicated

female team of elite assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination I loved the women's complicated bonds, their crafty planning, their fights for justice, and their ability /assassin book and a book that treats dark subjects playfully without being silly, and I loved this combination

his way or to consider the uncomfortable implications of the Catholic church's deep influence on the community The story comes alive through the little moments Keegan highlights; while she explores decisions often black-and-white, right-and-wrong judgments, she also digs into the intense struggle involved in reaching out from comfortable The worst was yet to come, he knew.

poverty, drug dependence, and death--with signature Kingsolver characters who have unique voices and are complex (with holes in the family tree where various members have died or are in prison), and many branches come But luck is fleeting, and disappointment seems to always come roaring back to cut Demon off at the knees not; a richly built, unforgiving, starkly beautiful setting of small-town southern Virginia; and a commentary

As Emily digs into the villa's complicated and dark history and delves into the past, the growing tensions

Signal Fires begins with three teenagers drinking in 1985, a car accident, a young doctor Ben Wilf, who comes Wilf, whose wife is losing her memories at the same time vivid memories of past events come rushing back But it is also largely about overcoming thwarted emotional connection and forging new ways of coming

Reunited in college, Sam and Sadie come together to try to create a masterpiece: a video game unlike any that has come before. for all of Our Woman in Moscow's elements: Russia, family, spies, crossing/double-crossing, finding common in London. 11 The Rose Code by Kate Quinn Kate Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come Haig handles the complexities and challenges of the bizarre situation with heart, some wry humor, and

I did not see the fascinating twist of the book coming, and it's laid bare for the reader relatively I don't pretend to have succeeded in comprehending the heart of the time-travel premise here, but it In Jo Harkin's debut novel world, many have elected to have the company Nepenthe remove traumatic or are beginning to have flashes of their erased memory, "traces" that disturb and confuse them, and the company captivated by the various situations, secrets, how memory is connected to a sense of self, and the complicated

Pelletier leaves her family's mountain cabin to work for the affluent Padgetts, who own the marble-mining company However, she is also captivated by the family's wealth and comfort--and by extension, her own. family's livelihood--and the local industry--in the Padgetts' hands, tensions threaten to explode the community I was taken with the details of mining-company life and the contrast against the lush life of excess , events surrounding marble mining and workers' conditions (strike, resistance, destruction, scabs, complicated

could have imagined the unraveling of society that takes place after the wind and water's devastation, compounded

But he becomes involved in the complicated politics of the time and finds himself stuck between past begins with three teenagers drinking in 1985, a car accident, a tragedy, young doctor Ben Wilf, who comes Wilf, whose memories of past events come rushing back. Carolina author, and her book Other Birds is set on an island off the coast of South Carolina as Zoey comes

From famous paintings and sculptures to comics and murals, from President Teddy Roosevelt's doodles to "I had to believe, because frankly, I had come so far there could be no turning back."

and Lieutenant Waqas "Qas" Seif work to solve the mystery of the girls' murders--running up against complications In the thriller Blackwater Falls, Ausma Zehanat Khan explores complicated issues surrounding racial injustice police corruption, political concerns, faith, and religious conflicts that threaten to tear apart a community

Jo Harkin's debut novel, her speculative fiction Tell Me an Ending, is about a tech company that erases unwanted memories--and the many potential, complicated repercussions of tinkering with (and in some Many people in Harkin's world have elected to have the company Nepenthe remove traumatic or upsetting are beginning to have flashes of their erased memory, "traces" that disturb and confuse them, and the company captivated by the various situations, secrets, how memory is connected to a sense of self, and the complicated

But Emily digs into the villa's complicated and dark history, and as she delves into the past, the growing

McCartney shares commentaries on his life and music for 154 songs and includes images from his personal documentaries about American history for over four decades, and his sense of the heart of our country comes They including images from his experiences skiing Mount Everest, completing an unsupported traverse of Michael Ochs is a journalist, music archivist, disc jockey, and former record company publicist who has

I did not see the fascinating twist of the book coming, and it's laid bare for the reader relatively I don't pretend to have succeeded in comprehending the heart of the time-travel premise here, but it

original mystery that drew her to Ellingham Academy (and just as she's beginning to piece together her complicated Most importantly of all, she simultaneously developed her wonderfully complex, offbeat, and sympathetic

Multiple members of the community pitch in with support and supplies to meet Honey's needs and stand The characters who are "bad" are truly evil here, without gray areas or complex motivations to add layers its causes, and her feelings about either changing her color to avoid conflict and make others more comfortable

This is a hardcover book full of gorgeous photographs, informational maps, and graphics "combining science the Universe in 3D shows the reader the universe through stereoscopic color images (a special viewer comes

Johnson's Truly Devious series offers dark scenes, wicked mysteries, blossoming attractions, loyal and complementary friendships, and excellent banter in a combination I love.

Even listening at 1.75x speed is going to make this 32-hour, 42-minute audiobook a big commitment.

Click here for my full review of A Study in Scarlet Women. 03 True Biz by Sara Nović True Biz is a coming-of-age True Biz is a coming-of-age story that also explores the importance society places on language; past introduced in book one) expects adventure when she agrees to help save the magical world by serving as companion A Restless Truth is fun and quirky yet has depth, an appealingly complicated mystery, and a satisfying They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious

This is the first in Johnson's young adult series, set in a boarding school in rural Vermont, with compelling It's an effective way to communicate if you don't have any other options. wonderfully wrought rural Vermont setting, copious teen angst, and the long-ago but persistent and compelling mystery hooked me completely.

Life held so many coming wonders and surprises.

books feel like peeks into the way her mind works; she lays bare the underpinnings of a small or a complex acknowledges her weaknesses and pokes fun at herself; she breaks your heart with the messy, gorgeous, complicated

Parikh's upcoming novel set in a 1920s circus world as World War II looms; I'm reading When the Day Comes Putnam's Sons. 02 When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer I loooove a time-travel book! is a printer with a husband and family, trying to protect them and prepare for the upheaval of the coming offers dark scenes, wicked mystery, blossoming attraction, loyal friendships, and excellent banter in a combination