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And you can c lick here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm offers intriguing secrets, a swirling mystery, terrible betrayal, heartwarming found family, steady action

In Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao blends Chinese folklore with science-fiction robots and aliens in this feminist young adult action story.

Isabel is drawn to Jack, and she ultimately feels destined to head to sea--in a time in history when

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anthony Doerr's upcoming literary fiction tale of interconnected

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters. of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

Just look at this gorgeously mesmerizing cover for Marie Lu's latest young adult science fiction/fantasy

Atkinson is also the author of Shrines of Gaiety , Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life

since 1997, so whether you're committed to the series or you only dabble in suspense, mystery, or crime fiction

light fiction novel The Unsinkable Greta James, Greta is an up-and-coming indie rock star whose father

strange place, by a river, horribly bruised and in pain--with no memory of his own name, his job, or his history

agent, has returned to his hometown in Charon County, Virginia, to serve as the first Black sheriff in history

It was her duty, as a guardian, to put into action the beautiful ideal of hope. protagonists' roles shift yet again, so that "guardian" and "thief" labels are muddied, characters' histories

and NetGalley. 03 No One Is Talking about This by Patricia Lockwood No One Is Talking about This is fiction

This is a lovely light fiction story with elements that offer appealing weight. And for more summer reads, see the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism

This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor

Yara is put on probation at the college where she is an assistant art history teacher after calling out

small-town Irish community's everyday and extraordinary events in this poignant, gorgeous literary fiction

conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged friction

strange place, by a river, horribly bruised and in pain--with no memory of his own name, his job, or his history

I spend most of the year focusing on fiction titles, with a healthy dose of memoirs and some nonfiction

McLain had me hooked on the vivid Northern California setting, imperfect Anna's rich and rocky history McLain had me completely hooked on the vivid setting, Anna's rich and rocky history, her search for answers

Harrow, with imperfect characters, a noble, messy quest, layers of history, and a captivating end.

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

I'm Bossy about buying and merchandising fiction for my kids during the year, as in: "Here is a tableau But for holiday book gifts, other than providing the first in a fiction series I think they'd like, typically

This is a nice mix for me to have going on at once: a fictional, varied look at modern feminism and race

of the month: Hank Green's second book in his quirky, lovely, character-driven, big-hearted science fiction of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

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

of indigenous tradition into Daunis's everyday life, pivotal moments, and her personal and cultural history I was distracted by some jumpy transitions between action, thought, and feeling, especially in the earlier sections of the book, but Boulley weaves fantastically fluid and frequent details of indigenous tradition into Daunis's everyday life, pivotal moments, and her personal and cultural history.

I adore a character-driven science fiction tale. Also, time travel! This totally hit the spot.

This section was my favorite part of the book. Stevens's fictional Cold Creek Highway setting is based on the real-life "Highway of Tears" in British

is desperate to find her missing son--even if it means facing the painful truth of her own traumatic history

I'm not sure how much she departed from facts into fiction, and I'd be curious to know more about that

allows those who are grieving or coping with tragedy to soften their emotions and emerge better able to function

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

His various early actions that felt critical toward Olive also didn't feel resolved. I adore the will they/won't they fall in love tension, and lately I've really enjoyed lighter fiction

familial power structures are wonderful, and the way O'Farrell imagines Agnes as wife of John (the fictionalized

adored the vivid details Randall offered about everyday life during different eras, but the fifty-two sections Through the somewhat fictionalized voice of Ziggy, a real-life key player in the storied Detroit neighborhood of Black Bottom, Randall offers short sections about fifty-two mostly real-life characters who influenced The book is structured as many sections of Ziggy's storytelling, so some of the meandering felt appropriate relatively short chapters, which necessitates hustling along from story to story, but even within each section

sports shape our culture's thinking, dreams, notions of success, and more. 02 Why We Love Football: A History iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history

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

I learned about Deaf history, culture, and the politics that have disrupted and damaged those in the

teammates, and the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, a televised program at the heart of CAPE, or Criminal Action Adjei-Brenyah offers glimpses of characters' histories and their lives before the tragedies that led

The first section of Lockwood's story about an internet darling is absurd, frivolous, vulgar, irritating , and frequently disturbing; the second section shocked me with its meaningful and poignant examinations No One Is Talking about This is fiction from Patricia Lockwood, the author of the memoir Priestdaddy. This section of the book is presented in very short snippets that are often comments, jokes, questions poetic view of the world is gloriously showcased in this section.

charge toward change, but typically teenage: to escape into role-playing video games and write fan fiction

is suffering from dissociative fugue, a rare condition that could account for her ability to act and function

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

Repeating history that had left living memory was an all-too-human tendency...

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

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

Egyptian artifacts, revelations about Alexia's mysterious father (and about her husband's centuries of history

When William's painful history resurfaces, it shakes the entire family with its repercussions.