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The book's cover design says "literary fiction" to me, but the novel felt at first very much like a light

The identity and situation regarding the latter were somewhat easily sussed out--although the very specifics

reading a second Carley Fortune novel might be a nice way to close out the summer, so I went back to her 2024 Carley Fortune is also the author of Meet Me at the Lake , Every Summer After , and One Golden Summer

In the case of Blue Hour, I missed the very clear note "A Novel" on the cover while downloading the audiobook

Less is absurd, very funny, and a little heartbreaking--light on the surface but with plenty of meaning

Meanwhile she introduced the topic of her sociopathy very quickly upon meeting people, she reconnected

Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very

What have been your favorite pandemic-era book buys?

yourself on the line for other people, the bravery of falling in love, and the importance of treasuring every The tone is very different, but the superhero element of this book reminded me of Hench, a darkly charming

man on behalf of every woman who needs protection. They sometimes have to go to great lengths to do so because everyday dangers loom around every corner But the issues Hutchison explores are very real and weighty, and there is far more meat to this story Waters was really interesting in ways I didn't anticipate, and I also like Hutchison's writing style very Hutchison wrote The Collector series, which I haven't read, but it looks well received, and I intend

The fourth mystery in Johnson's Truly Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie Johnson's Truly Devious series offers dark scenes, wicked mysteries, blossoming attractions, loyal and This allows for the cooperative problem-solving that I adore in the rest of the series. Maureen Johnson also wrote the young adult Shades of London series, which is based on Jack the Ripper's newest book, Nine Liars, which also features Stevie Bell, is scheduled for publication December 27, 2022

rooms of the Roosevelt White House (which, Bloom recounts in interviews, functioned more like a not-very-fancy

And I'm listening to The Blood of the Old Kings , the first in Sung-Il Kim's fantasy series in which All the Water in the World is slated for publication January 7, 2025. 02 Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding

I loved this book so very much. It reminded me of Neuvel’s Themis books, but it was more playful. Later this week I'll post a review of the newest in this series, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor.

This series of unexpected events upends everything for Cooper--some in the best ways and others in the But I very much enjoyed my time in the woods with Cooper and especially Finch.

I've been so very excited for this book for ages, and I'm glad to finally be diving in! Who undoes her own tapestry every night. Never finishes it. The men never get to possess her."

Showing characters sharing classic oldies music tastes with the Antichrist was one of my favorite parts

I listened to Wintering as an audiobook and very much enjoyed Rebecca Lee's narration. May is also the author of The Electricity of Every Living Thing as well as other books.

I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

of a close-knit network of community members) and a successful city doctor with expensive taste and very Meanwhile every visit to Daniel and his town builds up Alexis, fills her heart, teaches her about unconditional

But for every person whose contentment and fulfillment come from faithfully executing a predetermined Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be offers varied ways to think about college and the increasing pressure ideas, to give your brain a vigorous workout and your soul a thorough investigation, to realize how very

Abriel's grandmother Vera lived with the author's family when Abriel was growing up, and she was immersed Abriel offers a vivid account of the fear and dread—intermixed with sparks of hope—that sustained Vera Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young --as we are startled at the end of every winter. We shall think: oh, I had quite forgotten.... What are some of your favorite books about brave women during World War II?

And each ended the night full and happy with the rare glow that comes from knowing your very being has

Another book with a character based upon Nathaniel Hawthorne--although it treats him very differently

publication of her novels, her political activism, her funding of other artists' projects, and her mother's 2022

I received a prepublication audiobook edition of this spring 2025 title courtesy of Libro.fm and Penguin

family, her religion, and her community, found her world turned upside down when she discovered in 2020

present, and future in this post-apocalyptic story about a pandemic (which has been made into a limited series My smarty friend Laura recently told me that Station Eleven has been adapted into a limited HBO series well as other novels, and her novel The Sea of Tranquility is slated for publication in the spring of 2022

Very very happy.

Their lives have gone in different directions, and they've always been very different in many ways, yet each character; their writing challenges in trying to dive into each point of view while trying not to favor

heart-pounding action, the fascinating imagined power and scope of gene engineering, the world on the verge realizes that he's been infected by a virus--one designed to make him seem uninfected, then to modify his very He’s becoming stronger and smarter every day--but he’s also being hunted down for potential destruction

woman is one of many civil servants offered a mysterious job: she'll be a handler for expats--and paid very

They're fascinating and written about very different topics--race and incarceration, mental illness, A 2020 New York Times article, "Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?"

If you like short stories, check out The Office of Historical Corrections--a very different short story

Our sense of self is very resourceful. People are booking restorations every day. People still want deletions....

#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.)

Two other light fiction books I've reviewed that involve the celebrity-love trope are Very Sincerely

Clavin traces the tensions and factors that led the town of Tombstone to live on in infamy in this very Tombstone traces the tensions and factors (including Western justice and on-the-fly policing; varied

The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer

01 Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein Nineteen-year-old Avery Abrams was set to be the next big gymnastics When she hits a version of rock bottom and moves home, Avery's former teammate and crush Ryan (who did become an Olympic champion) talks her into helping him coach Hallie, a young phenom at the gym where Avery What are some of your favorite lighter fiction books?

I'd love to hear: What are some of your favorite memoirs? 01 Here For It by R.

new edition of this title is in the works that will reflect relevant factors and events through early 2025

Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of What are some of your favorite book club books?

image of Debbie Reynolds as her mother, and Star Wars was in my mind as the enormously popular movie series There are fun and frenetic scenes about meeting the varied demands of an enormous star, and Lane explores I very much cared about Kathi and Charlie's struggles together and as individuals, and I laughed a lot

I listened to The Safekeep , which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, as an audiobook.

Lady Tan's Circle of Women is my first book club read of 2024, and wow, does this one start off with

I admit that I had trouble getting through the first part, but I'm so very glad I stuck with it. had some trouble adjusting to the pacing of the book; it's structured into 1,001 short segments in varied story builds to show how individuals on opposite sides of the issue and of the wall are at heart the very

A horrific car accident with her father at the wheel changed her family forever when Shannon was very

Not all of the members of my book club felt as strongly about this one as I did, but I adored every bit What are some of your favorite historical fiction books?

Which was either very sexy or very creepy, depending on your opinion of me. interludes that break up her story felt jarring to me, but her account was honest, raw, sad, and sometimes very