Determined not to give up on the musical, Riley sneaks and works on a master plan for a performance-- The second book in this series is Dating and Dragons .

I felt as though he deliberately kept us in a plodding pace to emphasize the unwavering, repetitive misery explores the relentless oppression and hopelessness of slavery, the resigned existence of the imprisoned, masters But the white master of the plantation is Hiram's biological father, and composed young Hiram is set He may not inherit, nor may he rise above his station as owned and commanded by his white master. his mysterious powers that allow for shifts in time and space.

The sudden death of a man who's Fred's doppelganger and a series of outlandish events lead to Fred's This is very sweet so far, and it's heavily reliant upon the suspension of disbelief so that all of the

Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know about Women by Maggie Mertens (2024) 1923: The Mystery The author's obsession with the sport serves as a catalyst to reflect with personal, sometimes poetic

This was not the kidnappers' intention, but in yet another turn, an oddball series of heroes emerge,

She went on to star in movies like Anchorman and in television series like Dead to Me .

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean series about a training Wing (Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing is the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy series But a series of coincidences and misunderstandings lead to her being unaware until she arrives that the

When she finds a mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about

My very favorite Bossy May reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious job: she'll be a handler for expats--and paid very handsomely for her work.

; here are just a few: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year Six Historical Fiction Mysteries

books that center around a podcast are Listen for the Lie and also the Good Girl's Guide to Murder series

You can explore the twelve titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads to find out about my overall We zigzag to spend page time with intriguing side characters (Yvette, with whom Phil has a very brief in a female-only boarding house in 1950s, McCarthy-era Washington, D.C., bookended by the story of a mysterious considerable talent for bringing history to life by tackling the McCarthy era--in what feels like a very At the very least it becomes clear that he will pay no dowry in order to make another match for her.

Mexico to the U.S. to reunite with her parent--and her disillusionment upon her arrival; and an upcoming mystery

finding and spreading happiness; I'm reading the third in Naomi Novik's dark, wonderful Scholomance series here. 02 The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik A Deadly Education was the first in Novik's Scholomance series In The Golden Enclaves, the third installment of the series, the unlikely allied force of students faces

and frank (her repeated mentions of "hairy buttholes" were jarring although these seemed intended to serve Much of the book feels like a series of heartfelt tirades and they're presented without a clear path

must also face his innate hatred for his counterpart Darnay, which he feels simply because of Darnay's very Escape of Uriah Heep , The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door , Heartless , and The Shadow Histories series

and race in Britain; a revenge fantasy with magical realism interwoven throughout; and a new-to-me mystery

Wang is also the author of The Sword of Kaigen  and the YA fantasy series The Volta Academy Chronicles

author Cate Kay has written a bestselling postapocalyptic trilogy (which is about to be made into a series

Her clever behind-the-scenes revelations catch the eye of the darkest and most mysterious villain of The dry humor in Hench also reminded me in a way of the Murderbot series (I review the first three books

There are mysterious forces and machinations, many of which remain unclear to the reader until late in

Flora's brother as well as their childhood friend, the laird's son, are both serving in the military, There's a low-key mystery Lexie is set on unraveling--key players are keeping secrets about events decades

rooms of the Roosevelt White House (which, Bloom recounts in interviews, functioned more like a not-very-fancy Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Time  plays with time, and I love books that play

Mariana seems to think her reading of people's emotions as a therapist qualifies her to serve as a sort understandable lingering grief, and she spends lots of time during this life-and-death crisis and with immediate serial setup of key characters leaving off without finishing their illuminating thoughts in order to keep the mystery also offers a few links to his Silent Patient characters, including an oddly specific reference at the very

It includes: shopping, watching TV, taking the better job, getting the bigger house, writing a semi-autobiographical But the definition of mad, on Earth, seems to be very unclear and inconsistent. The Murderbot series (check out my reviews of three first three books here; the others are searchable on this blog) is another, very different book that also does this wonderfully.

about talented but average-looking men dating gorgeous women...and then gorgeous pop sensation and serial In town, she'll always be known as The Girl Who Solved a Murder Mystery by Talking to Ghosts, with all

wife) of evicting the sole inhabitant of a remote island off the northern coast of Scotland, and a series

largely stay in drunken, sunburned fogs of excess and denial, and they do it all against a luxurious, eerie solid suspense read with magnetic twists and turns--as well as the Hex Hall, Rebel Belle, and Royals series

time of upheaval; trust overshadowing secrets and deception; and an opposites-attract scenario that serves intense darkness and necromancy of this novel reminded me at times of Tamsyn Muir's The Locked Tomb series

Then the layers of crisp and sweet and soft intermingle, a series of surprises. Confidential over fifteen years ago, well before I spent endless evenings happily watching multiple television series

etched on panes of glass using a dagger-shaped diamond she wears around her neck; another presents "a series

A Winter in New York; and I'm listening to the first in Sara Donati's historical fiction Wilderness series So far Bruni explores reassuring data showing that all kinds of colleges can serve as jumping-off points tomorrow. 03 Into the Wilderness (Wilderness #1) by Sara Donati In this first book of Donati's Wilderness series may have been a ruse to get her to New York--and then push her into considering marriage in order to serve

01 In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner I recently posted about some of my very favorite young adult books select, inept individuals), she attempts to save her autistic teenaged son, who, through an unlikely series

Everyone assumes she killed Savvy, and Lucy can't escape the suspicions and resentment surrounding the mysterious Click here for my full review of The Excitements. 04 Good Material by Dolly Alderton Alderton's literary I listened to Good Material as an audiobook. Please click here for my full review of Good Material. 05 The Women by Kristin Hannah Hannah offers a as a nurse serving soldiers in combat.

pasts; the rich fictional history of an esteemed figure in early twentieth century New York and his mysterious

attention for her incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband is mysteriously

character is later key to bravely resolving the main and significant conflicts of the story when a mysterious mostly a story about feeling stuck, and friendship, and listening to your instincts, with vampires serving

Rowling) Cormoran Strike series. What are you reading these days, bookworms? Whoever he is, the man seems very clearly to know Isla well--and he says he's messaging her from the Rowling) Cormoran Strike series. Click here for my reviews of books one through four of the Cormoran Strike series; and check out my Bossy

tempted to defy her mother by not following her bossy demands, but when Stella arrives in Paris, a series

Captain Kidd has fought in three wars, and after the Civil War's end, he serves as a traveling news reader If you like historical fiction mysteries, you might try the books listed here: Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

Place, scheduled for release April 25; and I'm reading the first in Tracy Deonn's young adult fantasy series Legendborn is the first in Tracy Deonn's young adult Legendborn Cycle series.

A series of events leads from disaster to recovery, to connection and secrets, to a surprising set of

Rebecca Ross has also written two other series, Elements of Cadence and The Queen's Rising, as well as

Shannon Bowring's debut novel The Road to Dalton ; I'm reading the first in Sebastian de Castell's series

story about outlaws, finding identity, eschewing societal fears and superstition, and belonging; a mystery

can't let go of the fear that he might have targeted her specifically, and feels as though solving the mystery Tucci is irresistibly playful, confident yet humble; mesmerized by excellent food prepared simply and served Hamptons store Barefoot Contessa--necessitating extended time apart from Jeffrey and, eventually, a very

was a twentysomething writer in New York City when she began having odd symptoms, terrible pain, and mysterious

laugh-out-loud funny yet heart-breaking novel about first love and second chances, with a satisfying mystery

There are mysterious elements at play.

themes about society's reliance on attention and outside stimulation; a gritty modern-day, small-town mystery