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It was tough to witness Casey's struggles and pain (even fictionalized, the disastrous trifecta of money That was suuuuch a different book (dark historical fiction set in 1933 New Guinea), but as in Writers

young people love "Jeopardy" and mourned the passing of Alex Trebek last month like mine did, they might wildly competitive trivia paths to the show, and for good measure, also explores the popular "Saturday Night and backgrounds in those books, I find myself actively trying to separate this immersive, love-filled fictional house to aspire to cook from (and then I'd like them to feed the results to me), Milk Street Tuesday Nights You might also like the book gift idea lists Shhh! Books I'm Giving as Gifts This Holiday, Shhh!

audiobook but when it came up, I didn’t remember at first what the book was about; the beginning reads like fiction of the brothers and their now-willing parents, researchers begin to pick apart genetic factors that might

Morris A faction of my book club attends (virtually, the past couple of years) our local Library Foundation's focuses largely on her younger years, but also explores her mainly positive, almost dreamlike Saturday Night

When new information comes to light, the third and final act of revenge takes on even more weight, danger

Patrick Radden Keefe, a journalist with an Irish name but without a dog in the fight, fantastically shapes For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction.

I looove a historical fiction mystery. If you do too, you might want to check out Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

feels compelled to take another path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships that this is a second reality for Lydia and unaware of anything odd about this life, and Lydia must fight complicated set of circumstances that show the realistically plausible challenges and crossroads the couple might

role he may have played in adding to his playmate Cletus's potential anguish over his father's tragic actions Much of his largely autobiographical fiction explored loss--he was haunted by losing his own mother when

This book made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My

for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other titles that might Bird Call , which is described as a lively and delightfully absurd five-minute party game for three to eight But the place is filled with young ladies solving mysteries, protecting the city, and fighting bad guys

the Serpent's Wake explores enormous, broad issues: colonization, persecuted indigenous people, human rights , racism, fights for autonomy, misogyny, and more. I also enjoyed Tess's recognizing shades of gray where she once saw black-and-white right and wrong.

duty, and a smoldering romance seen at a distance, Steelstriker wraps up the Skyhunter duology with action But if the two can possibly reunite and band together, they just might be able to gather the rest of the Strikers, and these makeshift allies could fight against the Federation, ensuring freedom for everyone Steelstriker is almost 400 pages of action, deceit, political maneuvering, and gutsy skirmishes, and I wasn't sure who would prove to be the true enemy and who might reveal themselves to have been traitorous

You might also like to check out the books on some of my many past Bossy Book Gift Guides: Shhh! Which is all to say that this book feels like the right book at the right time for the ongoing and also This selection might be the perfect coffee-table perusal for the vinyl lover in your life. 06 The Only Woman features unknown and famous women who are astronauts, conductors, writers, railway workers, civil rights

Raybourn This fun, darkly funny, feminist story about a retiring female team of elite assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and suspense, loyal about where the bodies are buried--literally--to be allowed to drift away into the world without a fight I loved the women's complicated bonds, their crafty planning, their fights for justice, and their ability Belgravia. 03 The Traitor (Alias Emma #2) by Ava Glass Emma Makepeace returns with new enemies in her sights

Spoiler alert: If you're someone I give gifts to for a fall birthday or for the holidays, this roundup might Or maybe it will whet your appetite for the beautiful books that might be coming your way? I've got lots of e-reading giftees on my fall and holiday gifting list--and I already offer many of my fiction

Peikoff also touches on the importance of origin stories and identity, and her characters fight to trust , to show vulnerability, and to do the right--sometimes difficult--thing.

plans (both successful and disastrous), and the absurdity of her intimacy with certain characters in light

Amina is a notorious former pirate--ruthless, scandalous, and invincible--who has dropped out of sight Amina soon finds herself entangled in a dangerous ocean quest to rescue a young woman, while fighting The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi is fun, funny, and smart, and I was hooked on the lightning-fast banter

In Sloane Crosley's Cult Classic, Lola is leaving dinner with former colleagues one night in New York The story went roughly where I thought it might, but I didn't anticipate the quirky details or the unexpected If you like books that play with time, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six

King by Linnea Hartsuyker is the first in a completed trilogy of the same name that links historical fiction

circumstances below the cliffs of Capri, leaving behind her young daughter Helen--and a host of relatives who might because she was stealing loved ones' treasured possessions, breaking into homes, lying, and frequently fighting

foul-mouthed witches bound together by mysterious forces who undergo a quest to secure their survival by fighting job at a publishing company...but she and her grandmother are folded into what feels like an oddly tight-knit If you like stories about witches, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Wonderfully

Read was one of my favorite books last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction

compelled to take a different path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships

More Books You Might Like This is Sally Gould's first book. You might also be interested in Bossy reviews of books involving medical or health elements, or in

The danger came over for movie night and bought them a popcorn maker for Christmas. In "Boys Go to Jupiter," a young woman wears a gifted confederate flag bikini, is careless about her actions order to have something to stand for, and questions who she would be without the conflict, without a fight She breaks her own heart by doing the right thing. That my country might always expect me to audition for my life I accepted as fact...

feels compelled to take another path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships that this is a second reality for Lydia and unaware of anything odd about this life, and Lydia must fight complicated set of circumstances that show the realistically plausible challenges and crossroads the couple might

Just look at this gorgeously mesmerizing cover for Marie Lu's latest young adult science fiction/fantasy

since 1997, so whether you're committed to the series or you only dabble in suspense, mystery, or crime fiction

and Colonies war with each other, a plague separates the haves from the have-nots, and young people fighting to find out the truth might just upend established, corrupt power structures for good. name, the west of the United States is a region called the Republic, and it frequently clashes and fights When the murder of June's brother pushes June and Day together, the two must fight to uncover the truth The bad-character/good-character split is pretty clear, with purely evil actions set against hearts of

this book reinforced the fact that my personal taste leans more toward character-driven historical fiction

She spent years fighting against destructive misogynistic power structures and making her way, struggling For more more more memoirs that you might want to try, check out these Greedy Reading Lists: Six Fascinating

that this is a second reality for Lydia and unaware of anything odd about this life, and Lydia must fight conflicting paths to coping with their grief, and their complicated feelings about what life and love might

Her bitter mother has just had another baby, and her various other siblings are fighting for resources She can't help wondering if she might possibly be here to stay of if she'll be thrust back into her rough

This sci-fi thriller is about betrayal and revenge, but it's not the other-woman story you might expect . ...no matter how much Martine developed her own personality and desires, she didn't have a right to She was a tool, and tools don't have the right to decide how they're used. thriller is about the forces that drive apart a husband and wife, but it's not the other-woman story you might

Together, they have to identify and confront dark forces that might be manipulating—and destroying—the Blake Crouch writes character-driven science fiction that I love (Dark Matter is another of his that I adore a character-driven science-fiction tale. Also, time travel! This totally hit the spot.

Sally Milz is a sketch writer for a late-night comedy show, and she's sworn off love. you; that had drawn some thin silk thread of empathy, person to person, in a planet-wide net--what might

He obsesses over what he might have done differently, how he might have paid more attention, how he might He repeatedly attempts to time travel to the night Amy disappeared, but the amount of time he can spend

O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , in which the heir to a galaxy-wide mining fortune Karla Cornejo Villavicencio is also the author of The Undocumented Americans . 03 The Blighted Stars O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , studious Tarquin Mercator is the unlikely heir I'm listening to The Blighted Stars as an audiobook. Megan E.

both Ivan and Peter are repeatedly forced to consider their place in the world and what the future might their distinct voices--one machine-gun-like, one softly pensive--emphasized that while appearances might suggest that the older, responsible lawyer brother might be more steady than the just-out-of-college

This is a nice mix for me to have going on at once: a fictional, varied look at modern feminism and race

Certain characters' emotional roller coasters and loyalties felt abhorrent in light of what I believed

the repercussions of a seemingly psychic woman's predictions of demise for her fellow passengers on a flight Flight attendant Allegra Patel loves her work--despite the sometimes-bossy passengers, their overstuffed But on today's flight, an elderly woman is causing a major disruption.

governments, and criminals thought to be unredeemable are sent back to the time of dinosaurs, presumably to fight Most of the action occurs in more modern-day timelines. such feelings, and the characters seemed secure in what felt likely to be impossibly morally fraught actions and that actively manipulating outcomes related to life and death on the scale presented in the story might If you like books that play with time, you might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Riveting

Reading the right book at the right time can be magical, and I hope some of the information here might

but struggling sweatshop workers, as they are illegal immigrants who must remain unnoticed as they fight including seeing the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lit up, her first bite of pizza, and the dizzying sights When her mother faces a health crisis, as they’ve long feared one of them might, the family's security For more more MORE memoirs I've loved that you might want to try, check out the Greedy Reading Lists

Sometimes, one cannot know until retelling what was right and what was wrong. If you like magical realism and folklore, you might also like the books on my Greedy Reading List Six

I adore a character-driven science fiction tale. Also, time travel! This totally hit the spot.

A faction of my book club attends (virtually, the past couple of years) our local Library Foundation's