This is magical realism, folklore, and historical fiction wrapped up in one very interesting read. 05 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger is a wonderful historical fiction mystery and love story I listed this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You. 06 Uprooted

The Grace Year is the type of book I could’ve stayed up all night reading. I felt as though the later sections glossed over some major issues (consorting with the gruesomely brutal Carey's story is also hopeful, but not in the way I might have expected. And he just might find himself questioning his decisions either way. But the other, the more certain, the more inevitable, is that those thousand thousand points of light

The Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots If you're in for a character-driven, superhero-focused, smart, wicked, action-packed of a missing girl, along the way uncovering dark, disturbing patterns of abusive power and shining a light they're formidable, but together, they build a collective power that is the community's only hope to right (I just checked, and the rights have been sold. I hope this project happens sooner than later!)

In this recent book by Anthony Doerr (author of All the Light We Cannot See), young Anna lives in fifteenth-century It feels unfair to compare Cloud Cuckoo Land to Doerr's beloved and quite different book All the Light Anthony Doerr also wrote the exquisite All the Light We Cannot See, as well as The Shell Collector, Four

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

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

Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction through which bubbles of hope emerge. a noble figure; he's a junkie and he steals, lies, and runs, but first he does some version of the right read, but it isn't over the top, and Joy's characters are fascinatingly faulted and keep you humming right

Young Toni crosses paths with Sebastian Quick, an older, wiser guy who just might offer her a way out of her little no-name town--and together they just might have a shot at something bigger. If you like fiction about bands and music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking

professional environments, and she expresses her horror about the infamous revelations that came to light For more more more memoirs I've loved that you might want to try, check out these Greedy Reading Lists

include Thistlefoot, What You Can See From Here, The Harpy, The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle, The Light

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

Tess's long-held ability to get into trouble might just lead her on an adventure of a lifetime. 02 Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk You might know Odenkirk from his role as the sleazy lawyer with Or you might know him from his older work as a Saturday Night Live writer (he wrote the iconic "Motivational The incomplete sentences and lightning-fast topic shifts are taking some getting used to, but they add history, the west of the United States is a region called the Republic, and it frequently clashes and fights

You might also like to check out the books on some of my many past Bossy Book Gift Guides: Shhh! customer service all year round.) 01 National Geographic Stargazer's Atlas: The Ultimate Guide to the Night A book I have my eye on for that purpose is the paperback National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Edition, which also offers photos, maps, key facts about black holes and other space phenomena--and a section clusters, until you finally reach the cosmic microwave background radiation (or CMB), the most distant light

They would make better allies than enemies, and as they agree to cover for each other amid sword-fighting , royal court goings-on, and romantic dramas, they forge a friendship that just might last. redefining of class-driven limitations (as with the attraction between Gwen's lady's maid and Arthur's right-hand-man

stumbling into her iconic lifetime role as Princess Leia; The Invisible Woman, World War II historical fiction see The Princess Diarist. 02 The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck The Invisible Woman is historical fiction If you like stories about witches, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully Adunni experiences tremendous emotional, physical, familial, and societal hardships, yet she keeps her sights This book was right down my alley in tone, character development, and detail.

Hearne offers a playful, action-packed, magical, layered modern-day London. Al MacBharrais is a widower who uses unconventional methods to right wrongs, to ferret out those betraying such as human trafficking while the characters' banter and affection for each other keeps you rolling right Are you interested in a historical fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and I loooved this witty, romantic, action-packed steampunk novel from Gail Carriger.

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

But Restell's story swirls with weighty issues still relevant today--women's rights and autonomy; the fight for fair wages; power abuses; class divides; societal pressures; wealth, privilege, and power complicated family dynamics, the growth of her explosive fame--and the shocking loss of freedom and rights If you like to read memoirs like I do, you might be interested in the Greedy Reading Lists here: Six

Meanwhile the Orphan, a grave-robbing monster making zombies of children, lurks in the night, threatening Carlin always said it was the great value of fiction, to put us inside the minds of strangers.”

The key might lie within the centuries-old war her people have waged against the summerlings--and the When a neighbor dies mysteriously, Cordelia's mother insists they leave town in the middle of the night , and she sets her devious sights on bewitching a wealthy squire and sinking her claws into his fortune soon eclipsing his teacher and the other thieves in the area--and taking in young people who are also fighting

To her surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, And the ocean was immense; we could hear it at night now with the windows open.

When mysterious events come to light that seem linked to the publicly harmless, seemingly benevolent so, he traces memories and tracks down details from his childhood, reliving moments and bringing to light

If you love memoirs, you might also like the titles I listed on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six Fascinating Paul's School came to light, she added her voice to the throng of the attacked and abused, opening her Wild Life's subtitle, Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs, felt whimsical and light to think deeply about her place in the world, her responsibility to humans and animals, and how she might

As current debates rage about how to tell the truths of our history, some groups fight to erase uncomfortable More Books You Might Enjoy Beverly Gage is also the author of G-Man: J. You might also be interested in Bossy reviews of other nonfiction works.

Tennis brings them together, and they use their inner strength and smarts to fight through troubles as More Books You Might Love Nicola Harrison is also the author of Montauk, The Show Girl, and Hotel Laguna

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

May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family Citizens sign away their rights when any other option seems impossible. Reliance on technology paralyzes characters who might attempt to distance themselves from constant tracking The hums are without rights, controlled by invisible corporate or government groups, yet they hold immense

exploration of the concept of and circumstances of “the stranger”--and how it can shed invaluable new light

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

Olivia is sleepwalking again and isn't entirely sure what she does in the night. baby Jessica" and the well), the third and final book in a captivating fantasy trilogy, and a lighter fiction

tone and grown-up magical adventure and dark academia that I had hoped Lev Grossman's The Magicians might moments, LGBTQ+ representation, and enough intrigue to keep the pacing and my own interest moving right

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

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

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 While this book is a standout for me, you might also enjoy a different book about aging women taking

You might also like these other Greedy Reading Lists of Bossy mystery favorites. 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 Others (Killers of a Certain Age #2) by Deanna Raybourn Killers of a Certain Age was darkly funny, action-packed

than just two, wider possibilities than hidden or betrayed, stalled or brokenhearted, male or female, right the whole person of Poppy a secret or thwarting Poppy's clothing, name, or other choices doesn't feel right If you've been following along, you might have noticed that for me, small moments or elements in a novel I considered abandoning the book, predicting that my irritation might grow. But: this book!

“You will stay right here, in your vehicle. More Books You Might Like This is the second book in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series. If you're interested in stories set in Maine, you might like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six

A frantic search takes place, and as the locals look for Barbara, various Van Lear secrets come to light But Lucy suffered a head wound the night of Savvy's death and now she can't remember anything about the night Savvy was murdered.

You might also like the books on my first Greedy Reading List of short stories: Six Short Story Collections was interested in the facts but didn't feel drawn into the characters or their stories during those sections Festival Days is not light reading: "Cheri" delves into the last days of a woman who is terminally ill with cancer; "Last Night" relates the final moments of the author's beloved dog's life; and the backbone

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

usually an all-Libby (library) audiobook listener, but I wanted to read Michelle Obama's newest book The Light

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

sixteen sunsets and sunrises in twenty-four hours, watching familiar geographic shapes come in and out of sight astronauts are facing what feels like the inevitability of the winding down of human space exploration in light

You might predict that Odessa will be the unlikely heroine of this story when you find out that she has Dear reader, she is going to end up being brave, and finding love, and and Doing the Right Thing. The dialogue is sometimes dramaaaaatic, but generally the pacing rolled right along in this one.

conditions are dusty, broken, dated, and dirty; and various disappointing behaviors are brought to light point of view changes and brief scenes with multiple shifts that kept me from feeling as invested as I might

and in Romantic Comedy she offers an outstanding premise: Sally Milz is a sketch writer for a late-night delighted to find that much of the book is focused on the behind-the-scenes making of the SNL-like Saturday night sketch comedy show in the book, The Night Owls, and I was fascinated by this aspect. This was the right book at the right time for me, and I loved everything about it.

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

The teens are trying to come to terms with what their existences might look like now, and their families Plus, Mo is falling for a new guy in town who might or might not be real, Daniel is trying to remember The kids will need to remember what happened the night they died and figure out the reason for their

Paul's School came to light, she added her voice to the throng of the attacked and abused, opening her sex, reputation and recommendation, toxic masculinity and willful ignorance on the part of those who might experience and its implications in order to reach some version of justice, or healing, or merely bringing light

retelling of the Indian epic Ramayana, with immersive details and an irresistible feminist main character fighting But in this feminist story, she fights for autonomy, for a voice, for strength, for knowledge--and she The people of Bharat have often blamed my father for my sins, as if a woman cannot own her actions. Patel's immersive detail of Indian fabrics, landscapes, and sights and sounds kept me enthralled. If you enjoy retellings, you might also like some of the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Magical