courtesy of Knopf Publishing Group and NetGalley. 03 The Book of Delights by Ross Gay “...in almost every Ross Gay resolved to spend a year writing about a joy or delight, large or small, every day, beginning

The Harrow, the greatest warship ever built, has been lost for so long, some say it's merely a legend White is also the author of Alien: The Cold Forge and Every Mountain Made Low.

as a young man doing standup and finding inspiration in his grandparents' antics; his pivotal Jewish summer

For example, Clementine's aunt "only ever had two rules in this apartment--one, always take your shoes “My aunt used to tell me that summer nights in the city were meant to be impossible." Uh...what? Several of my Greedy Reading Lists highlight some of my very favorite books that twist time: Six Riveting

combat, wisdom, and other elements of Viking legends to anyone she encounters; and she models her life after The characters, the story arc that isn’t too easy but leaves you in a promising place after all, and

Chinese, Japanese, and German; during the conflict, she had spied against both the Nazis and the Allies; after

yourself on the line for other people, the bravery of falling in love, and the importance of treasuring every The tone is very different, but the superhero element of this book reminded me of Hench, a darkly charming

Teenage Andra finally wakes up after being cryogenically preserved for a century-long journey to a new But Pippa Fitz-Amobi is becoming convinced that Sal didn't do it after all.

relief at having a resolution to the terrible situation at hand, I found it difficult to believe that after betrayals—and what ultimately felt like thin bonds holding the women together in the first place—they would ever

Nora's ex is presented as such a full-on loser, it's hard to believe in their dating-to-marriage story ever Annabel Monaghan is also the author of Sometime Next Summer and other books. Two other light fiction books I've reviewed that involve the celebrity-love trope are Very Sincerely

But to be fair, she's emerging from a fog of trauma after her mother's death, her father has abandoned They each have reasons to mistrust others, but they'll have to trust and rely on each other more than ever

After a terrible storm that took her mother's life, young Fable was abandoned by her father, who's a

I've been so very excited for this book for ages, and I'm glad to finally be diving in! There is nothing mythological about this: Have you ever seen a mother spring up from a table when her Who undoes her own tapestry every night. Never finishes it. The men never get to possess her."

After a terrible storm that took her mother's life, young Fable was abandoned by her father, who's a After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze

culpability, cruel wars, rightly earned despair, the gray areas of various complex situations, and, after

Meanwhile, nearby, Ava's been kept quiet and controlled by her father her whole life--and he's after

Her sister dates boy after boy, two of her best friends are making eyes at each other, and she's sick romance books in a Little Free Library, a wizened old woman approaches her with some advice, and soon afterward

The author saved every one of her grandmother's voicemails, and here she uses them--along with emails

d forgotten that there was a second book in this series, American by Day, which I now recall that I very He also wrote a very different book, The Girl in Green, about a British journalist and an American private twenty years after they're linked by Gulf War events.

This ending to Green's duology has tremendous heart without ever flirting with sappiness, deep meaning It has tremendous heart without ever flirting with sappiness, so much meaning without being pedantic, Like Mary Poppins, this story is practically perfect in every way.

the stealing and odd occurrences), but the surprise required the reader to learn all of the details after

My very favorite Bossy April reads! I wasn't ever sure who was responsible for the multiple tragedies at the heart of the story, and the ; finding the strength to go on despite few options; and the surprise of new determination and hope after

After Jason Dessen, a physics professor, is abducted from the street in Chicago, he awakens in a different

no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come after

Colonel Carlisle; and the others on board may not have been meant to succeed in their grand mission after But bringing back their surprising findings might very well mean the wholesale rounding up and destruction

Danny and Maeve are ejected from their fabled childhood home by their stepmother after their father's

frustration at Taft's ineffective response--and at the many missed opportunities she sees before and after

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Field to come into her fully realized adult self, and this journey is satisfying to watch in In Pieces after

I finally read (listened to) this book after my friends Sara, Kiki, and Stirling repeatedly recommended

I listened to Wintering as an audiobook and very much enjoyed Rebecca Lee's narration. May is also the author of The Electricity of Every Living Thing as well as other books.

behavior seems to be getting more aggressive, more entitled, and more dangerous, and Ellie can't fight off every man on behalf of every woman who needs protection. They sometimes have to go to great lengths to do so because everyday dangers loom around every corner But the issues Hutchison explores are very real and weighty, and there is far more meat to this story Waters was really interesting in ways I didn't anticipate, and I also like Hutchison's writing style very

became frustrated with Beth's careless, repeated, willfully risky behavior in what she clearly knows--after

The young men of McMinn County, Tennessee, are coming home after fighting in World War II. Had you ever heard of this story?

crisis—especially as related to veterans—and some criticisms of the military treatment of health and humanity after The audiobook was narrated by Dick Hill, who has a voice that sounds very similar to Sam Donaldson in This felt very retro to me, and I admit that I often found myself thinking of the narrator’s voice rather

trusted ladies of the court--all are betraying her in one way or another, and one unmitigated disaster after

of dying, death, appreciating the beauty of the impermanence of our lives, planning for loved ones after

perfect shallow dive into a wonderfully imperfect character, Bea, and her increasingly complicated life after

In Glendy Vanderah's Where the Forest Meets the Stars, Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death

no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come after Then Hig gets an indication that he is not alone and that there is life out there after all. Colonel Carlisle; and the others on board may not have been meant to succeed in their grand mission after But bringing back their surprising findings might very well mean the wholesale rounding up and destruction

So much of what I do in this yard is only ever an exercise in hope. adored this element--possibly because with a senior in high school, I am also facing enormous pending alterations

"By its nature, every secret contains the power to destroy something."

by misleading details or bogged down by red herrings, and that he struck what was for me a perfectly eerie But when her kind husband passes away suddenly just after the wedding, pregnant Elsie and her tedious

My very favorite books from October! an older book I heard about while talking with my friend James on his Maybe I'm Amazed podcast last summer The music is all included again at the very end of the book, by which point the listener understands Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. Novik builds upon her irresistible Scholomance world in The Last Graduate, and I'm so very glad there

Anton is searching for redemption after horrific events surrounding his students and school. I would very happily read a full Little House on the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life.

All the Missing Girls, which I thought was interesting in its structure (it begins in the present day after

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My very favorite October reads! He takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotions, and I love every bit of it. full review, please check out A Psalm for the Wild-Built. 06 How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every

in a suburban community. 03 Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter I've been on a rom-com kick this summer