This cover says "light fiction" to me, but by all accounts, this book has depth and addresses deeper involves mishap after mishap, the travelers begin to wonder whether the legend of the treasure was fiction

04 Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction In the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of the Night, Fast the Wolves. 05 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Nagamatsu's science fiction This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor

and a gothic setting in 19th-century Scotland; I'm reading Kate Atkinson's most recent Jackson Brodie mystery string of unsolved art thefts--and he's led to Burton Makepeace, an old hotel that also hosts Murder Mystery Atkinson is also the author of Shrines of Gaiety , Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life

fascinating journeys through the multiverse, her various lives, and her alternate selves in this science fiction and she lives in uncertain status, without citizenship or security aside from her employment for the mysterious But when one of Cara's eight remaining selves mysteriously dies while she is world walking, shocking

Scholomance trilogy; Yaa Gyasi's story about family, clashing cultures, and science and faith; and a light fiction She weaves songs into her stories and personal history, and the placement of the music feels seamless Winfrey's Very Sincerely Yours is light fiction that delivers delightful, charming banter, the promise gravitating toward lighter stories like Very Sincerely Yours lately, and I need to create another light-fiction For other light fiction books I've enjoyed, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories

destruction; details of Comanche life; and their position as the most powerful Indian tribe in American history Victorious in war, unchallenged by foreign foes in North America for the first time in its history, the West, particularly focusing on Quanah, the chief of the Comanches, the most powerful tribe in American history For [Colonel] Mackenzie on the southern plains, Comanches were the obvious target: No tribe in the history nonfiction, you may like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

In Fugitive Telemetry, Murderbot attempts to solve the mystery of a murder--while generally annoyed and Cosby's Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married I loved his gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six 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

I already offer many of my fiction and nonfiction book recommendations through this blog. digested separately and in small doses. 04 Music Is History by Questlove Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson In Music Is History, Questlove examines the last half century of music, providing context in the form For example, in the Falling Out of History section, he sets the scene for the concept of forgotten songs your life, in case you find yourself in the middle of an English Murder Village straight from a quaint mystery

This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.

series offers wonderful, typically strong Carriger women with unique talents, clever minds, a nose for mystery by dismantling a clock or to arrive to tea disheveled, having climbed a nearby tree to ponder life's mysteries , than she is to master the proper curtsy or perfect her needlework, as is becoming to a Victorian-era and quirky school leadership, the persistent young people's shifting knowledge base, and the strange mystery

MacArthur is also the author of the mystery Heart Spring Mountain. If you like short stories, check out The Office of Historical Corrections--a very different short story

I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish In Meg Long's debut, the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena

1619 Project into a full-length nonfiction book putting enslaved people at the center of our nation's history ; and Part of Your World, romantic, funny light fiction from Abby Jimenez. spearheaded by Nikole Hannah-Jones at The New York Times Magazine, an array of contributors reframe the history I'm listening to this book, which is rich with history--including that of Black music and appropriation

I read this young adult mystery in a day, it was so good. writing her college application essays, but she is doggedly determined to get to the bottom of this mystery I wondered if this would be a sort of young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast, and it IS, in I mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to Read as well

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Tochi Onyebuchi's dark, broody fantasy mystery, Harmattan 01 Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi In Tochi Onyebuchi's newest fantasy mystery novel, main protagonist But when a young woman shows up bleeding at his home, then mysteriously disappears, he is shocked into action and determined to find out what's going on. Harmattan Season is a dark, broody, mysterious fantasy story that takes place in post-colonial West

When cool Leo at school reveals that he's into comedy too, Haylah jumps at the chance to write material Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty In the fifth installment of the mystery series by Robert Galbraith (J.K. A woman recognizes him and impulsively spills the story of her mother Margot Bamborough's mysterious

In Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao blends Chinese folklore with science-fiction robots and aliens in this feminist young adult action story. Feared and mysterious, Zetian is matched with the most controversial, deadly male pilot around, Li Shimin

is desperate to find her missing son--even if it means facing the painful truth of her own traumatic history estranged parents, her other heartbreaking losses, her unaccounted-for hours sleepwalking, and others' mysterious podcaster taking too deep of an interest in Isabelle's personal past rather than trying to solve the mystery time reading missing-children stories, and somehow I missed that key plot point of Willingham's newest mystery Click here for Bossy reviews of more mystery and suspense books.

Shark Heart was surprisingly poignant speculative fiction.

The Books I'm Reading Now Library audiobook alert: I'm listening to the twisty mystery First Lie Wins Now she awaits her mysterious boss Mr. Ibrahim are septuagenarians feeling let down after the thrills, danger, and success of their first solved mystery

Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life If you like fiction about bands and music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking

Just look at this gorgeously mesmerizing cover for Marie Lu's latest young adult science fiction/fantasy A mysterious prisoner from the front arrives who could be friend or foe, and our main protagonist Talin

These four fiction works and two nonfiction titles resonated deeply with me. Rum's female characters--but also many other real-life women in comparable situations--to write a new history

This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, heartbreaking This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, a growing

Harrison's nameless (fictional) narrator is coping with multiple miscarriages, fertility treatments,

Reacher novels since 1997, so whether you're committed to the series or you only dabble in suspense, mystery , or crime fiction, you've probably gotten Jack Reacher's number by now.

Jen Beagin's literary fiction novel is consistently bizarre, at times base, and often darkly funny as matter-of-fact approach to life and her graceful ability to cope with her significant past trauma and dark history

This bighearted novel holds a mystery, but its main focus is  neurodivergent main protagonist Denny and A mystery buiilt upon a neurodivergent main protagonist's challenges with the surrounding world and thriving Voss is a bighearted novel with an irresistible main protagonist and surrounding players, and the mystery

Nova Scotia, she stumbles onto Clay and his island and upon stepping foot upon its land, enters into a mysterious Will the mysterious man on the island answer her questions or allow her to enter it, if she can even More Books to Explore Shea Ernshaw is also the author of The Wicked Deep, A History of Wild Places, Winterwood

Despite the mysterious disappearances of children that are at the heart of the story, this primarily watching police shows), his youthful belief that he and a ragtag group of friends can quickly resolve the mystery author’s note at the end outlines the often ignored life-and-death tragedies that inspired this work of fiction

Behind a door without a key--a door that is sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent Mysterious noises, inexplicable goings-on, the appearance of additional silent companions, haunting stories and contribute to her fear, her reluctance to trust, and her doubts about what is fact and what is fiction

story-within-a-story fantasy novel The Isle in the Silver Sea ; I'm reading Thrity Umrigar's recently published mystery climate, the power of love, and the strength of assumptions, Missing Sam ; and I'm continuing my recent mystery Algonquin Books and NetGalley. 03 Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell I've been continuing my cold-weather mystery-reading

Her pain and the mysterious sources of her frequent agony affected every aspect of her life, and Dunham Through years of various mysterious, excruciating, debilitating ailments, conditions, and limitations

And I was disappointed to have easily guessed the facts at the heart of the minor mystery. And I guessed the facts surrounding the minor mystery surrounding those events early on, which was disappointing

importantly for me, the adventure, elite training, secret powers, double-edged quest, unrevealed personal history The Mystery of Dani Francis This is the first book by Dani Francis, and her anonymity on social media

own origins, practical Bethany has the power to jump in and out of books, immersing herself in the fictional characters to root for--and satisfying and intriguing intersections between Bethany and Owen and the fictional

Nagamatsu's science fiction centers around a resurgence of an ancient Arctic plague. the virus passes like a whirlwind through societies and nations around the globe, Nagamatsu's science fiction

read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction

This is introspective literary fiction in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes the romantic A Passage North is introspective literary fiction in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes

The Villa is gothic suspense told in two timelines, both at the same Italian villa, where dark mysteries flighty Chess is a popular, single self-help author and influencer, while Emily, who is emerging from a mysterious long-term illness and in the middle of a contentious divorce, is the author of a successful series of cozy mysteries As Emily digs into the villa's complicated and dark history and delves into the past, the growing tensions Hawkins takes us back and forth from the decades-old mystery and deaths at the villa to the growing unease

stories about sharp, disparate septuagenarians who meet to resolve cold cases--then aim to solve the mysteries In this first installment in Osman's mystery series, the story begins in medias res , as the reader witnesses And you can find Bossy reviews of many other mysteries here .

Mysteries abound within McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore , but the story is largely an atmospheric story of When a mysterious woman washes up half-dead on the remote island of Shearwater, home of the world's largest There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into

I'm listening to Stanley Tucci's memoir Taste: My Life Through Food; I'm reading Alex White's science fiction and The Tucci Table. 02 A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White In Alex White's science fiction When cool Leo reveals that he's into comedy too, Haylah jumps at the chance to write material for his

Through mining past research and history on the matter as well as interviewing individuals who have reached nonfiction books, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

her complicated family and in the world, Vera, or Faith ; I'm reading Steve Cavanagh's twisty revenge mystery Publishing Group and NetGalley. 02 Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh In Steve Cavanagh's twisty mystery This is the first mystery I've read by Steve Cavanagh.

She read the words on the paper out loud: “History is not your destiny. Uncover your destiny, and you will remake history.” Stout is also the author of the Penelope Crumb series, the Not-So-Ordinary Girl books, and the historical

stepdaughter who are dear to each other; I'm listening to Lena Dunham's newest memoir about devastating, mysterious Through various mysterious, excruciating, debilitating ailments, conditions, and limitations, Dunham

This is a nice mix for me to have going on at once: a fictional, varied look at modern feminism and race in Britain; a revenge fantasy with magical realism interwoven throughout; and a new-to-me mystery author's

entrap" subjects, so now she's in the private sector, working for shadowy bosses who are directing her actions When she stumbles across extensive communications from Bruno, a mysterious figure who trains the young While Bruno at first seems old-fashioned, telling his stories and considering the shape of history, he

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Carley Fortune's newest light fiction about a missed opportunity