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Christmas just a few days away, so it looks as though I'll be buying my own perfect mix of books for myself after

Guncle, Steven Rowley's sassy, heartwarming fiction about an uncle caring for his young niece and nephew after

d forgotten that there was a second book in this series, American by Day, which I now recall that I very He also wrote a very different book, The Girl in Green, about a British journalist and an American private twenty years after they're linked by Gulf War events.

After a terrible storm that took her mother's life, young Fable was abandoned by her father, who's a

relief at having a resolution to the terrible situation at hand, I found it difficult to believe that after betrayals—and what ultimately felt like thin bonds holding the women together in the first place—they would ever

Publishing Group: Ballantine, Delacorte Press. 02 Happiness Falls by Angie Kim For the rest of our lives, every tell Arthur that she's been dreaming of the decrepit, rambling house for years, and that she has some eerie

I read Caste with a group and met every other week to discuss it--and we went months past our original

Chinese, Japanese, and German; during the conflict, she had spied against both the Nazis and the Allies; after

After a terrible storm that took her mother's life, young Fable was abandoned by her father, who's a After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze

full of more wonderfully grumpy Murderbot, flummoxed by humans' behavior and saving their skins at every Have I ever mentioned Martha Wells's Murderbot books and how much I love them? Oh, I have?

the stealing and odd occurrences), but the surprise required the reader to learn all of the details after

Danny and Maeve are ejected from their fabled childhood home by their stepmother after their father's

before WWII, with its giant hotels, piers, and general hubbub, is the backdrop for the story of a few summer hotels, piers, and general hubbub, is the backdrop for Florence Adler Swims Forever, the story of a few summer This book is listed in my Greedy Reading List My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

After Jason Dessen, a physics professor, is abducted from the street in Chicago, he awakens in a different

no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come after

Colonel Carlisle; and the others on board may not have been meant to succeed in their grand mission after But bringing back their surprising findings might very well mean the wholesale rounding up and destruction

“There is an old saying that every story, even your own, is either happy or sad depending on where you

Meanwhile, nearby, Ava's been kept quiet and controlled by her father her whole life--and he's after

Field to come into her fully realized adult self, and this journey is satisfying to watch in In Pieces after

courtesy of Knopf Publishing Group and NetGalley. 03 The Book of Delights by Ross Gay “...in almost every Ross Gay resolved to spend a year writing about a joy or delight, large or small, every day, beginning

I'm reading Sandwich, the wonderful Catherine Newman's newest family story about a summer spent struggling Kimi Cunningham Grant's newest thriller, The Nature of Disappearing, Emlyn is a wilderness guide who very

crisis—especially as related to veterans—and some criticisms of the military treatment of health and humanity after The audiobook was narrated by Dick Hill, who has a voice that sounds very similar to Sam Donaldson in This felt very retro to me, and I admit that I often found myself thinking of the narrator’s voice rather

I'm sooooo very excited to be reading each of these books: Blake Crouch's upcoming science fiction, Upgrade the doctors say he's been infected by a virus--one designed not to make him sick, but to modify his very He’s becoming stronger and smarter every day–but he’s also being hunted down by his enemies for potential

of dying, death, appreciating the beauty of the impermanence of our lives, planning for loved ones after

perfect shallow dive into a wonderfully imperfect character, Bea, and her increasingly complicated life after

In Glendy Vanderah's Where the Forest Meets the Stars, Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death

culpability, cruel wars, rightly earned despair, the gray areas of various complex situations, and, after

Her sister dates boy after boy, two of her best friends are making eyes at each other, and she's sick romance books in a Little Free Library, a wizened old woman approaches her with some advice, and soon afterward

But to be fair, she's emerging from a fog of trauma after her mother's death, her father has abandoned They each have reasons to mistrust others, but they'll have to trust and rely on each other more than ever

Only, the lengths Junie went to to keep their summer fling a secret might turn out to be unforgivable

of our picks from last year's event, and because it's a fast-paced mystery, it seemed like a great summer

The Harrow, the greatest warship ever built, has been lost for so long, some say it's merely a legend White is also the author of Alien: The Cold Forge and Every Mountain Made Low.

The young men of McMinn County, Tennessee, are coming home after fighting in World War II. Had you ever heard of this story?

no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come after Then Hig gets an indication that he is not alone and that there is life out there after all. Colonel Carlisle; and the others on board may not have been meant to succeed in their grand mission after But bringing back their surprising findings might very well mean the wholesale rounding up and destruction

You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer

trusted ladies of the court--all are betraying her in one way or another, and one unmitigated disaster after

This ending to Green's duology has tremendous heart without ever flirting with sappiness, deep meaning It has tremendous heart without ever flirting with sappiness, so much meaning without being pedantic, Like Mary Poppins, this story is practically perfect in every way.

favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer

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

I finally read (listened to) this book after my friends Sara, Kiki, and Stirling repeatedly recommended

behavior seems to be getting more aggressive, more entitled, and more dangerous, and Ellie can't fight off every 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

became frustrated with Beth's careless, repeated, willfully risky behavior in what she clearly knows--after

frustration at Taft's ineffective response--and at the many missed opportunities she sees before and after

The author saved every one of her grandmother's voicemails, and here she uses them--along with emails

All the Missing Girls, which I thought was interesting in its structure (it begins in the present day after

Gentry’s mom is a wonder, but her ability to keep things in perspective and forgive after the crescendo

My very favorite Bossy April reads! I wasn't ever sure who was responsible for the multiple tragedies at the heart of the story, and the ; finding the strength to go on despite few options; and the surprise of new determination and hope after

I've been so very excited for this book for ages, and I'm glad to finally be diving in! There is nothing mythological about this: Have you ever seen a mother spring up from a table when her Who undoes her own tapestry every night. Never finishes it. The men never get to possess her."

Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year And check out My Very Why not take this fantasy all the way, after all?).

Evvie Drake has become something of a recluse in her quiet seaside Maine town ever since her husband's I listened to it as an audiobook while I gardened, and it was a perfect summer story.