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- Review of Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
It looks as though Vanderah has a second book set for publication in spring 2021, The Light Through the
- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The issues Reid explores are enormous and are important to all of us, every day, and she wraps them in Side note: I’d love a spinoff in the form of an alternate reality series in which they have adventures
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition
I received a prepublication copy of this book, published May 4, 2021, courtesy of Sourcebooks Casablanca This is the first in a series by Axelrod about Toni and the Lillys.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/6/23 Edition
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 Danger and darkness lurk around every corner for grumpy, powerful El and her classmates. In The Golden Enclaves, the third installment of the series, the unlikely allied force of students faces
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/5/25 Edition
Bay, Alabama, seems to attract the strongest of hurricanes, and the only building that's withstood every The reclusive author Cate Kay has written a bestselling trilogy (which is about to be made into a series
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/8/21 Edition
I received a prepublication digital edition of this book, to published May 11, 2021, courtesy of Celadon
- Review of The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr
Carr's newest novel is a captivating series of character studies within a tightly knit Irish seaside They had learned, fundamentally, every child washes in from the sea, washes up against the ankles of
- Review of Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
by and also deeply irritated by her academic rival, Peter Murdoch, who seems to be showing her up at every and the pacing flagged at times for me as the protagonists passed through court after court--but the eerie
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/25/25 Edition
Shteyngart's story of a precocious young girl finding her way in her complicated family and in the world, Vera 01 Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart Through fifth-grader Vera's point of view, we get to know her family They live in New York City and Vera's parents, Anne Mom (her stepmother, a stay-at-home-mom) and Daddy editor and writer), struggle to cope with financial pressures and relationship issues, while precocious Vera
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/5/22 Edition
collection of interconnected stories about a Jamaican family in Miami; I'm reading Carley Fortune's debut, Every Disappeared, a mystery about a decades-past disappearance that involves time travel and is the first in a series Wow You, or you might like some of these other collections of short stories that I've reviewed. 02 Every Summer After by Carley Fortune In Carley Fortune's debut Every Summer After, Persephone Fraser knows Every Summer After is a love story told over the course of six summers and a weekend. 03 And Then She
- Review of One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin #2) by Lisa Gardner
Lisa Gardner's recent mystery One Step Too Far is the second in her Frankie Elkin series (the first was One Step Too Far felt far more eerie than Before She Disappeared, and haunting, creepy elements are uncovered I love a character-driven mystery but haven't read any of Lisa Gardner's other series. Gardner is also the author of Before She Disappeared, the first in the Frankie Elkin series, as well as multiple other mystery series (Tessa Leoni, Detective D.D.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/23/23 Edition
Deepti Kapoor; I'm reading The Passenger, the first of Cormac McCarthy's two books in his Passenger series Passenger #1) by Cormac McCarthy The Passenger is the first of Cormac McCarthy's two books in his Passenger series explore how feelings are at the center of women's sexuality; and explain how women's sexuality is as varied
- Review of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Harrow has another amazing-sounding book coming out in October 2020, The Once and Future Witches.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/31/21 Edition
I received a prepublication copy of this book, published May 11, 2021, courtesy of Alcove Press and NetGalley
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/8/22 Edition
from Ava Glass; I'm listening to The Becoming, the second book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series son of Russian dissidents as they work to evade the thousands of cameras documenting London citizens' every Heart Legacy #2 by Nora Roberts In The Awakening, the first book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series In book two of the series, Breen Siobhan Kelly is coming into her own.
- Review of Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen
I can't wait to read his book A Beginning at the End, published in early 2020.
- Review of The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman
I was delighted by the poignancy, humor, and layers in the first installment of this series of stories The fifth book in the series is about to be published--and now there's a movie based upon the first book In this first installment in Osman's mystery series, the story begins in medias res , as the reader witnesses More Aging Amateur Detectives Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age is another series about capable
- Review of The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore
makes enemies of multiple fellow contestants, she struggles with the staged and manipulated nature of every fighting against her feelings for the producer--and he is fighting against his feelings for her--with varying
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/10/20 Edition
Fable is the first in a two-book series, and the blurb promises "romance, intrigue, and adventure." Murder in Old Bombay will be published November 10, 2020. What are you reading now?
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/9/24 Edition
Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Shadowed Land , the third in Signe Pike's wonderful Scottish series 01 The Shadowed Land (Lost Queen #3) by Signe Pike I loved the first story in this series, The Lost Queen I thought the second book in the series, The Forgotten Kingdom (you can find a link to my review below Gwynne is also the author of book two in this series, The Hunger of the Gods , the series Of Blood and Bone, and The Faithful and the Fallen series.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/15/25 Edition
listening to A Steeping of Blood , the second in Hafsah Faizal's supernatural fantasy Blood and Tea series of Blood (Blood and Tea #2) by Hafsah Faizal The first installment in Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea series For my review of the first book in this series, please see A Tempest of Tea .
- Review of The Blighted Stars (Devoured Worlds #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe
O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , studious Tarquin Mercator is the unlikely heir universe-spanning drama in The Blighted Stars , and it sets up complexities for the books to come in this series O'Keefe is also the author of the The Protectorate series and The Scorched Continent series.
- Shhh! Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
British Baking Show, hosts a Netflix cooking show, Time to Eat, and this is the companion book to that series to streamline meal preparation, precise instructions, and make-ahead and freezer tips for recipes as varied multiple other cookbooks, the memoir Finding My Voice, and a trilogy of novels in her Amir Sisters series The book includes an index of every song listed inside. 05 Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint in case you find yourself in the middle of an English Murder Village straight from a quaint mystery series
- Six Musicians' Memoirs that Sing
The songs are all included again at the very end of the book, by which point the listener understands
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/16/24 Edition
This is the sixth installment in Atkinson's Jackson Brodie series, but it can be read as a stand-alone Leigh Bardugo is also the author of Ninth House , Hell Bent , the King of Scars series ( Rule of Wolves is book two), the Six of Crows series, the Shadow and Bone series ( which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series ) and The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/14/24 Edition
father's death, Intermezzo ; and I'm listening to the first in Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven fantasy series playful fantasy book (see Hench and Starter Villain ), and I'm hoping Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven series Rachel Aaron is also the author of the DFZ Changeling series, the Heartstrikers series, the Crystal Calamity series, and other books.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/21/25 Edition
The Summer Guests (Martini Club #2) by Tess Gerritsen In book one of Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series This is the second book in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series. Power , Vengeful , and the wonderful Invisible Life of Addie LaRue , as well as the Shades of Magic series (The first two books in that series are A Darker Shade of Magic and A Gathering of Shadows , each of
- Review of Maddalena and the Dark by Julia Fine
story set in 1700s Venice in which two young women's lives and destinies become intertwined through a series Nevertheless, Luisa and Maddalena become fast friends, and their link grows every deeper.
- Review of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
soon finds herself navigating the complex world of seers, frauds, and holy men vying for the king's favor He has been cursed for generations to serve a series of crooked masters and their offspring, with no Meanwhile, Luzia can't trust those competing against her for favor, as dark forces lead one after another ( Rule of Wolves is book two), the Six of Crows series, the Shadow and Bone series ( which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series ) and The Language of Thorns: Midnight
- Review of The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Grohl eagerly credits his varied and numerous musical influences in The Storyteller, and the feel is reminiscent of the fervor and intensity of his conversations in the fascinating documentary series Foo
- Review of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (The Carls #2) by Hank Green
Like Mary Poppins, this story is practically perfect in every way. For my review of the first book in this series, please see An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about either book in this series?
- Review of The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
Bay, Alabama, seems to attract the strongest of hurricanes, and the only building that's withstood every wrapped-up, satisfying ending although (as becomes apparent in relatively early foreshadowing) not every
- Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/25 Edition
San Francisco; I'm listening to The Knight and the Moth , the first in Rachel Gillig's rich fantasy series But when a series of vindictive, one-star reviews threaten their business, they must figure out who has and the Moth (Stonewater Kingdom #1) by Rachel Gillig The first in Rachel Gillig's Stonewater Kingdom series
- Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II
Abriel's grandmother Vera lived with the author's family when Abriel was growing up, and she was immersed Abriel offers a vivid account of the fear and dread—intermixed with sparks of hope—that sustained Vera Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young --as we are startled at the end of every winter. We shall think: oh, I had quite forgotten....
- Review of The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
my personality or my humour thrives on more than being able to see the same person at the same time every Caroline O'Donoghue is also the author of Scenes of a Graphic Nature, Promising Young Women, and the teen series
- Review of Nocturne by Alyssa Wees
But once the fantasy elements became the focus, the story felt more like a series of ethereal concepts constricting-and-controlled scenario is orchestrated by an evasive, sinister, and, I felt, annoying man (every
- Review of American Girl by Wendy Walker
And those rules stayed in my head, each and every one. Charlie is whip-smart intelligent in her evaluation of the facts of the complicated series of events. (Side note: the storyline concerning the scholarship and her stepfather had me on the verge of screaming
- Review of Family Family by Laurie Frankel
Family Family offers so much varied love and acceptance, discovery, and renewed connection. When are They going to make this into a television series, hmmm?
- Shhh! Bossy Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas
premise of this book, I knew I was hooked: When Prince’s 1987 record Sign o’ the Times was rereleased in 2020
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/28/24 Edition
novels featuring main protagonists I love: Uprooted and Spinning Silver as well as the Scholomance series Novik has also written a series of nine books about dragons, the Temeraire series.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/11/24 Edition
and her most likely candidate is a grumpy minotaur (who's also her teacher, oops) who also needs a favor The misogyny and contempt of her peers means she faces a lack of respect and resources at every turn. Wang is also the author of The Sword of Kaigen and the YA fantasy series The Volta Academy Chronicles
- Review of To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Every discovery made, every hour spent in someone else's sheets, every conversation and collaboration
- Review of The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
I delighted in every bit of Jansson's book and loved it so, so much. Jansson is also the author of the fanciful children's books in the Moomin series as well as the short
- Review of We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
Every year, ever since the girls were born, I have blown out the candles on my birthday cake and wished people of course have individual reactions to such a state of grief and might be inspired to cope in varied
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/21/24 Edition
of an author developing early-onset Alzheimer's who relies on a superfan to help her finish out her series 01 Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth Libby Weeks is the author of the wildly popular fantasy series She's months late delivering the newest installment of the series, and her publisher and fans are losing
- Review of Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo
neuroscientists and psychologists that the teenage brain is still maturing throughout high school...every I found it oddly calming to read about the varied, specific criteria desired by these varied college
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/23/23 Edition
Publishing Group: Ballantine, Delacorte Press. 02 Happiness Falls by Angie Kim For the rest of our lives, every tell Arthur that she's been dreaming of the decrepit, rambling house for years, and that she has some eerie
- Review of Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler
challenges led to his eventual emergence as the children's book author of the successful Hank Zipzer series Henry Winkler is the author of the Hank Zipzer series (Niagara Falls, Or Does It? is the first) and the Ghost Buddy series.
- Review of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Power , Vengeful , and the wonderful Invisible Life of Addie LaRue , as well as the Shades of Magic series (The first two books in that series are A Darker Shade of Magic and A Gathering of Shadows , each of
















































