There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has explored every different It's action-packed but character driven. a little while to get going for me, but just shy of halfway through, the setup is complete and the action like titles from the Greedy Reading Lists The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year and Six Historical Fiction

author’s note at the end outlines the often ignored life-and-death tragedies that inspired this work of fiction

and contribute to her fear, her reluctance to trust, and her doubts about what is fact and what is fiction

I'm Reading Now I'm reading an upcoming book from Chris Bohjalian (author of Midwives), a historical fiction

fascinating journeys through the multiverse, her various lives, and her alternate selves in this science fiction

I'm alternating between a fictionalized celebrity story with heart; a young adult mystery with a nerdy

Science and Nature Book Gift Ideas I spend most of my reading time on fiction titles, but my favorite earth-shaking discoveries while reflecting on how we came to understand the way in which the world functions

Carlin always said it was the great value of fiction, to put us inside the minds of strangers.”

I wondered if this would be a sort of young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast, and it IS, in

Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy world (with some historical fiction elements

The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction Nellie Coker is fresh out of jail and ready to jump back into the action, masterminding moves to increase

Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction through which bubbles of hope emerge.

stumbling into her iconic lifetime role as Princess Leia; The Invisible Woman, World War II historical fiction see The Princess Diarist. 02 The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck The Invisible Woman is historical fiction

baby Jessica" and the well), the third and final book in a captivating fantasy trilogy, and a lighter fiction

But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles have especially resonated with me since I read

Sometimes in order to delve into a light fiction book I find that I have to suspend my disbelief about

middle, but Wells provides a fantastically unique point of view, and this series is perfect science-fiction else) strengthened loyalties, there is more of Wells's fantastically understated robot banter, there's action

Carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction

Saga series, has a cover that to me evokes fantasy, but this series is actually captivating historical fiction This blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and paranormal continues with LaFevers's Dark Triumph, Mortal

I already offer many of my fiction and nonfiction book recommendations through this blog. Green's observations are fun, often oddball, and sometimes poignant, with short sections that are easily For example, in the Falling Out of History section, he sets the scene for the concept of forgotten songs

Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of others aren't tuned into, if she's mentally ill, or if the ghostly voices are real and influencing her actions

The trick occurs early (also, one major aspect of the true situation directly echoes a fictional setup

If you like fiction about bands and music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking

Morris A faction of my book club attends (virtually, the past couple of years) our local Library Foundation's

audiobook but when it came up, I didn’t remember at first what the book was about; the beginning reads like fiction

Hearne offers a playful, action-packed, magical, layered modern-day London. Are you interested in a historical fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and I loooved this witty, romantic, action-packed steampunk novel from Gail Carriger.

For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction.

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! This totally hit the spot.

One faction wants to use the horrifying knowledge of Nazi doctors who enacted abuse and torture upon the machinations of the Nazis or offer background on the politics of the American and British postwar factions

This cover style says "light fiction" to me, but this book addresses deeper issues--of what it means

I've been meaning to read for years; a book that plays with time (one of my favorite setups); a light fiction

I looove a historical fiction mystery. If you do too, you might want to check out Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

Sometimes I find that I have to suspend my disbelief about human behavior in order to delve into a light fiction

moment with some implausible early details in Holidaze, which I sometimes struggle with in lighter fiction

Kline deftly exposes the raw truths of tough situations in her character-driven historical fiction. threw me for a loop and I'm not sure I recovered from it; when I woke in the night after reading this section

involving unapologetic body positivity, and I hope Bea doesn't fall into the somewhat common light fiction

This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year. the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

Is this kind of a young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast? I'm really hoping so.

make ends meet in California and drifting a little bit--oh, and she's been telling her parents about fictitious

I've got lots of e-reading giftees on my fall and holiday gifting list--and I already offer many of my fiction

This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year.

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

Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters.

But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles are some that have stuck with me in one way or

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters.

This book was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past

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

There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has approached the murder

of the month: Hank Green's second book in his quirky, lovely, character-driven, big-hearted science fiction