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Inti and Aggie Flynn grew up spending time with their father living off the grid and become attuned to , her own often uncontrollable tendencies (eating most meals in bed and aiming to spend significant time

were some steamy moments, but the sexiness often felt violent, the racy talk didn’t land for me and at times Even solid mentor Jim inexplicably says to Dani about Nick's appeal, "Keep spending time with him, on

I would have liked more introspection, but I loved spending time in Kendrick's funny, honest, often wonderfully I loved spending time in her funny, honest, often wonderfully wacky point of view.

maddeningly following their own whims and wielding the power here as they are everywhere in the world at this time I think the shifting back and forth in time could have felt jumpy, but it worked well for the story's

Painter spends significant page time on what is essentially the idea that one character or the other

it, but Poppy has convinced Alex to join her again on vacation to try to recapture their effortless times She'll just push down her strange feelings about Alex and pretend that fateful time never even happened

Or maybe it's time to read this modern witchy classic again. what she might be capable of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects her witchy powers, tames

who must become tough as nails to make their way in the world and to boost each other through rough times , pre-election, and while facing pre-pandemic, depressingly modified holidays might not be the best timing

wonderfully oddball Stevie Bell as she takes her sleuthing skills outside of Ellingham Academy for the first time

Barbara Robinson's 1971 holiday classic every Christmas season around here, and I love it every single time

But on her own time, Mary is Irish exile Maire O’Farren, and she keeps mixed company as part of a secret a heart-wrenching unrequited love of one woman for another--an attraction that was forbidden at the time characters to cross unlikely paths, caused characters to avoid making important discoveries until the timing often desperate circumstances of women (especially black women) without men to protect them at the time Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

I had a tough time pinning down the tone in this roller-coaster story--I wasn't always sure whether Zusy

It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and But I'm one of those who are eager for more time with these clever, sometimes grumpy, often spontaneous

upon arrival (capturing periodicals on microfiche) is somewhat dry and isn't given significant page time

Meanwhile our main protagonist is a middle-aged woman appealingly muddling along at times, doing her

whip-smart, socially awkward, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time A lot of page time was spent on logistics and on explaining why magical processes and machinations functioned

Meanwhile Simon makes excuses to write to Doris and eagerly awaits her replies, and over time their friendship Significant page time is spent on descriptions of music and performance, which seems like it could potentially development, but in a way, the slightly emotionally distant characters suited the conventions of the time

written in a copy of the novel, a seeming suicide, a disappeared body, and other mysterious circumstances tie Much of the page time in The Other Side of Night is spent with characters who exhibit odd, unexplained

Deepti Kapoor's Age of Vice shifts through time and points of view to explore outrageous wealth, ruthless

primary caregiver for her father, who has Parkinson's disease; her mother spends the majority of her time

even-keel college student in Florida, and she's trying to get good grades, keep her scholarship, spend time strong bonds of loyalty; they sometimes behave impulsively; and they are appropriately young and wild at times And the homicides seems to be shifting the tide of power and changing men's behavior in general.

a stand-up comedian--and that he pursued this aggressively even during busy SNL seasons; for a long time he left the SNL office multiple times a week to put on late-night stand-up sets. Memoirs have been hitting the spot for me during Pandemic Times even more than usual.

That girl is frozen in time, with her beginning, middle, and end: victim, endurance, triumph. its structure (it begins in the present day after a series of disturbing events and works backward in time

Rory Docherty has returned to rural North Carolina with a wooden leg and haunting memories of his time I loved the glimpses of rural life and of the specific place and time that Rash crafts so well.

neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, found himself with many thoughts about existence and little time There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advance reader's copy, so this likely

"summer reads," but they were my favorite reads from a summer past, and they all stand the test of time In case you missed them the first time around, I'm reposting them as this summer begins so you can add

Our time here is limited, gone in the blink of an eye.

I'm having a tough time with the premise of this one but am curious as to whether I'm missing something

watch its favorite show, The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon (although I might have liked more page time

Suddenly she's plunged back in time to begin the holiday anew and try to get things right, Groundhog I don't anticipate having any trouble with Mae's being whisked through time, but I do want the early I hope you're managing some peaceful downtime and time to read something you love.

Physical discomfort (he is tired, cold, hot, burned, thirsty, hungry), emotional turmoil (he feels loneliness I loved reading this and loved spending time with Michelle Obama. his dogged determination in comparing notes and working cooperatively with others--even when his full-time

It was nicely paced, and I liked having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's

nineteen or twenty, your life is governed by debts and favors, promises to pick up the check or drive next time

The details of the time, household life, and gender, vocation, and familial power structures are wonderful Each of these books is a story about class and gender and power in its own way, told in disparate times

a "moral revival," and emphasizes that we are all called to be part of the movement. 04 A Witch in Time In A Witch in Time, Constance Sayers is offering us historical fiction, witches, and repeated reincarnation Friend's Exorcism ​ I've had this on my wish list for a while and decided to perk up my personal pandemic times

This was the right book at the right time for me, and I loved everything about it. There's a ton of steaminess as Lilah and Shane at times can't deny their attraction and act upon it.

Once you loved someone, you repeated it until they were tired of hearing it. heartbreaking, heartwarming echoes and swirls of themes and details that repeat and connect through time

Charlotte's various views on the world are absolute gems, and I absolutely love spending time in her

But the dark injustices were tough for me to read; some of this may have been personal timing. I had a tough time with the injustices here, although I understand and respect Kline's reflection of I think some of my reaction was just bad reading timing on my part.

The story is funny, sometimes grotesque, at other times sweet, and full of surprises.

Timothy Egan is also the author of The Worst Hard Time, fascinating narrative nonfiction about the Dust

As another girl disappears, this time one she's tenuously connected to, and when she realizes that aspects They begin to forge a stronger bond (despite how irritating they each find the other), but there's no time I think this was because of personal timing and my reading-during-vacation distraction circumstances,

“We are, on this earth, so incredibly small, in the history of time, in the crowd of the world, we are

The stresses and pulls on their time as they've grown have caused them to grow apart, so a vacation together

It took me a little time to get into Cash's Last Ballad.

I had a tough time with the implausible details but appreciated the strong female characters and the exhibit blind faith and are willing to go to extremes, and that this is especially possible during times

Especially during Pandemic Times, one of the genres I find myself gravitating toward listening to is you're perfect just the way you are" messages might have had more impact for me if they'd been shown at times Now for the implausibility: There's repetitive (and after a time, for me, unconvincing) stated confusion

There remains a lot of page time spent on the enjoyment of refreshments (tea or wine, anyone?)

audiobook at 1.75x speed, which significantly shortened the 32-hour, 42-minute audiobook listening time

fractured nature of the fight in The Golden Enclaves meant that I didn't get to spend extended page time