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I'd love to hear: What are some of your favorite memoirs? 01 Here For It by R.

Clavin traces the tensions and factors that led the town of Tombstone to live on in infamy in this very Tombstone traces the tensions and factors (including Western justice and on-the-fly policing; varied

The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer

01 Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein Nineteen-year-old Avery Abrams was set to be the next big gymnastics When she hits a version of rock bottom and moves home, Avery's former teammate and crush Ryan (who did become an Olympic champion) talks her into helping him coach Hallie, a young phenom at the gym where Avery What are some of your favorite lighter fiction books?

new edition of this title is in the works that will reflect relevant factors and events through early 2025

Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of What are some of your favorite book club books?

image of Debbie Reynolds as her mother, and Star Wars was in my mind as the enormously popular movie series There are fun and frenetic scenes about meeting the varied demands of an enormous star, and Lane explores I very much cared about Kathi and Charlie's struggles together and as individuals, and I laughed a lot

I listened to The Safekeep , which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, as an audiobook.

Lady Tan's Circle of Women is my first book club read of 2024, and wow, does this one start off with

I admit that I had trouble getting through the first part, but I'm so very glad I stuck with it. had some trouble adjusting to the pacing of the book; it's structured into 1,001 short segments in varied story builds to show how individuals on opposite sides of the issue and of the wall are at heart the very

A horrific car accident with her father at the wheel changed her family forever when Shannon was very

Not all of the members of my book club felt as strongly about this one as I did, but I adored every bit What are some of your favorite historical fiction books?

The very end of the book quotes from a personal set of writings and for some reason this felt a little

continues regularly listening to and transcribing Om's confidential sessions with Big Swiss, then not very

Which was either very sexy or very creepy, depending on your opinion of me. interludes that break up her story felt jarring to me, but her account was honest, raw, sad, and sometimes very

I loved every bit of the story of willful, sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi and her quest, her I listened to the first installment in Shannon Chakraborty's Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, The Adventures strategically and to great comic effect) fairy tale, and I delighted in the story itself as well as the varied I am alllll in on this series and can't wait for the second installment.

The very end of the story brought to light a sudden burst of twisty complications and cemented the course

And I love that this is my first review of 2024. Bring on the weird and wonderful books!

road bumps he encountered, and his dogged determination--which was admittedly shaken after landing very

These complicating factors often lead to invasive measures unlikely to prolong life but very likely to

Now First of all, seeing the gorgeous colors and designs of these three covers together is making me very

Some of the wrap-up details near the very end felt a little bit unsatisfying, but resolving them cleanly

It is about seeing yourself as the main character in a very interesting—or maybe even quiet—life that

Like every boy in Lee County I was raised to be a proud mule in a world that has scant use for mules. You have to wonder how much of the whole world's turning is fueled by that very fire.

I very much enjoyed her vulnerability as a young woman and especially the glimpses we got into her self-assured

What are some of your favorite books about the immigrant experience?

I very much enjoyed the matter-of-fact acceptance of Kiran and his interests, his expression of his identity

Reporter Sunny's connection to the two performers and their past was intriguing, and I very much enjoyed

missing girls, you might also like the book Before She Disappeared, although the tone of that book is very

And there is so very much else to delight in here. Brennan mentions Tamora Pierce's Immmortals series (the first book is Wild Magic) as inspiration for

This is not sentimental and is very powerful, and I've already been brought to tears while listening

loose end and it seems assured that it will be wrapped up, but the specifics aren't laid out, and the very

inspiration follow--along with danger and and uncertain implications for the future in this atmospheric, eerie to reflect a recovery from almost dying and a fresh start with hopeful new directions indicated for every This slim story (the book is 176 pages) is eerie and unforgettable.

Unlike other witches whose powers peak during certain series, Clara's powers as an Ever span all of the Griffin's second witch-focused, standalone book is scheduled for publication in 2022.

The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun story of three very different women who answer the wartime call to

reading A Rip Through Time, the first in Kelley Armstrong's time-travel historical fiction mystery series working-class Glasgow family and young gay love; and Tokyo Dreaming, the second in Emiko Jean's young adult series A Rip Through Time #1) by Kelley Armstrong In the first book of Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series 02 Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart In the second novel from the author of Shuggie Bain, which won the 2020

spent showing the tasks of daily life (and almost-claustrophobic interconnectedness) within a tiny, very

Lockwood notes that she is not a Christian but is very much “of” the church because of her upbringing This is every reader's catch-22: the more you read, the more you realize you haven't read; the more you

Lady Tan's Circle of Women is my first book club read of 2024, and wow, does this one start off with

And in 2020, Cook opened a bookstore called Harriett's Bookshop in Philadelphia, which was one of Harriet's

The last quarter of the book involved some transformation, action, and surprises, and the ending is very

The mother is also intent on controlling every nuance of every conversational exchange, and she is outrageously And the reveal toward the end of layers of tragedy felt far-fetched; how was the very existence hidden

In the third book in the series, the significant romantasy elements take a back seat to quests for knowledge Violet's chronic illness and accommodations, which were introduced and highlighted in book one of the series “I’m jealous of the armor that holds you when I can’t, the sheets on your bed that caress your skin every This installment of the series offered less page time to the dramaaaatic elements, but there's no denying that this series is romantasy--and for me, the romantasy pieces are the least intriguing elements.

The songs are all included again at the very end of the book, by which point the listener understands

The greatest threat of all to [American Indians'] identity, and to the very idea of a nomadic hunter

Elaborate mythology swirls around the mysterious author of the blockbuster fantasy series The Falling self-esteem--and when she was starting out, she naively signed away most of her rights to the millions the series She's months late delivering the newest installment of the series, and her publisher and fans are losing This is a zany romp, as Libby's determination to push on to an ending for her series combines with her lack of commanding details around the mission she has set out on to cause upheaval at every turn.

This book was published in 2014, but I finally read it this year and am so very glad. I found them all fascinating and very different from each other.

Her second book, Anywhere You Run, is scheduled for publication in October 2022.

Bennett also wrote a very different book, The Vanishing Half, which I found powerful and fascinating.

different names bestowed upon a baby boy; I'm reading the first in Dani Francis's dystopian romance series None of the paths are too easy or perfect, but each offers varied satisfaction and challenge in the form This is the first in a series. 03 The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr In a seaside Irish town in the