ridiculousness rather than a devotion worth striving for, and Violet and Xaden's blind dedication to each other On a more minor note, t he tendency of Violet and Xaden to call each other "Love" feels like a middle-aged And for Bossy reviews of other books about dragons, you can click here .

Ann Liang's newest young adult rom-com pits high school nemeses against each other: one relentless perfectionist But neither is as perfect as they seem...except in being perfect for each other. That is, until the emails that were never meant for others' eyes are mistakenly sent out. The vulnerability that Sadie and Julius allow each other to see at long last was lovely.

Tennis brings together three women, formerly strangers to each other. lives begin to intersect in their small community, and they reluctantly become vulnerable with each other

He teaches English to children and adjusts to the shock of living in a flat with many other people--and to accept impending doom, their wavering hope, and the incredibly powerful bonds they build to each other You can find many other World War II-set novels I've reviewed here.

minutes) in the series, Cormoran Strike is cursorily on a health kick, he and Robin remain drawn to each other she does and doesn't want in her personal and professional life--particularly concerning eliminating others differing recollections of the pivotal almost-kiss from a prior book, and each willfully believes that the other is disinterested in romantic notions regarding the other--despite almost-reveals by Ilsa and other clues

They love each other, but they are able to stay married only because they push down the memories of tragedies offers up faulted, broken, hopeful, impulsive characters who are at times wondrously stoic, and at other

It's not necessary to read other books in this series before diving into an Eddie Flynn novel; Cavanagh from Steve Cavanagh Steve Cavanagh is also the author of Kill for Me, Kill for You  as well as eight other

trauma, she realizes that Ellie's hiding something--and she may be putting her own life and the lives of others have been, and who else was there--all of which could have helped police get to the bottom of multiple other and Tokyo Dreaming and Tokyo Forever , as well as Mika in Real Life , Empress for All Seasons , and other

character of Lenni seemed significantly younger than seventeen, and this kept occurring to me but didn't bother and out of Margot's and Lenni's memories, building their pasts as they become irreplaceable to each other

David Nicholls's characters, some of whom are strangers to each other, meander through the English countryside after her own divorce, fall into a companionable rhythm and, to their surprise, begin to seek out each other's I was riveted, reading as Michael and Marnie began to recognize the wonder in each other and delve beneath

barely) dead aunt, her adored guardian Jasmine, and the spell required to do so would have done in any other Sera's former mentor is wreaking havoc, grasping at ever-increasing power, and frightening other witches

expected at least a few brief grumpy periods in which the two characters bristle at having only each other about the hypothetical rejection of everyday life, and it's unclear what alternative she imagines for others Explore Shea Ernshaw is also the author of The Wicked Deep, A History of Wild Places, Winterwood, and other

diversity can so easily divide good people into hostile groups that do not want to understand each other When a few members of a group contributed far more than the others--or, more powerfully, when a few contributed (Others might put forward different factors as key to this.) find within The Righteous Mind  reasons to feel more compassion and understanding toward those on the other

She finds herself shocking others and herself with her frank speech, her rejection of societal norms for women, and her moments of cruelty when others show vulnerability. You might also like my Bossy reviews of other historical fiction books set in the 1900s .

And now their destinies seem to be circling each other, although Desai doesn't assure the reader that For other books about India, you might try these titles .

early book of hers didn't offer the candid, thought-provoking, wise voice I've loved in some of her other BBT so illuminating, so candid, so thought-provoking, and so fully presented in her own voice in her other also the author of An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

01 The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke Six authors, many strangers to each other, and each one was promptly hanged and then beheaded, with her disembodied head placed upon a spike as a warning to others

In the second installment of the series, retired CIA agents build stronger bonds with each other in rural But unbeknownst to the other citizens in Purity, Maine, the town has drawn multiple  former intelligence

Which other books should I add to my second-chance book list? Some lives are notable, others comfortable, and still others are full of pain. and occasionally she feels compelled to take another path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other not seem as though she is grieving him--fortunately, this is made easier by how real he seems in this other

Various characters aren't who they seem, sometimes impersonating others, which makes it difficult to For my full review of this book--and for links to my reviews of other fantasy books--please see Voyage I love Caruso's writing style, her character-building, and the way the characters relate to each other I predict that I'll be reading all of Caruso's other books as well. For Bossy reviews of many other books that play with time--this is one of my favorite elements--you can

my book clubs, Into the Blue by Emma Brodie, about teenage friends who end up acting opposite each other daily acting lessons with Noah's quirky aunt, and eventually they find themselves acting opposite each other

future would end with her locked in chains in a casket, an essential, dark end intended to benefit others Phillips is also the author of The Need , a National Book Award nominee, The Beautiful Bureaucrat , and other For Bossy reviews of other books about robots and artificial intelligence, please check out the posts

Walder explores her own glowing pride in doing her job well and protecting others from danger. Co-author Jessica Anya Blau is also the author of Mary Jane , Shopgirls , and other books. 02 The Huntress Elizabeth Wein is also the author of many other novels, including additional novels in the Code Name Kristin Hannah is also the author of many other novels, including The Women . 05 Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Oh, aaaand Yael has the power to skinshift so that she looks exactly like other people.

The two are constantly at odds with each other, and each has erected emotional armor around a devastating When one main character becomes a war correspondent and the other comes to the front, they create a deep Rebecca Ross has also written two other series, Elements of Cadence and The Queen's Rising, as well as

no one but her adoptive uncle is aware that she can, dangerously and inconsistently, incite--forcing others intimacy didn't induce cringing on my part in its odd specificity or skewed power dynamic (as some other

became set on deadly revenge against the white men bent on destroying buffalo and the Blackfeet and other Stephen Graham Jones is also the author of The Only Good Indians , I Was a Teenage Slasher , and many other

another Greedy Reading List of my more recently read light fiction favorites, but meanwhile, you can find other solidly in love with Christina Lauren's and Emily Henry's books, and I haven't yet read everything by the other What other lighter fiction authors or stories do you love? Yet the authors clearly care deeply about their characters, the characters care deeply about each other Click here for my reviews of Lauren's The Unhoneymooners , In a Holidaze , Love and Other Words , The

Wilder's rom-com takes us behind the scenes of a hit teen TV show whose lead characters once liked each other in real life but now can't stand each other. Maybe she was just as confused as he was about what they were to each other: unsure what she wanted, the popular paranormal television show Intangible, and for multiple seasons they've yearned for each other But in real life, Shane and Lilah detest each other.

The other plotline concerns Lurie, a man who has adventures and challenges with his surprising, loyal mind, the atmospheric setting and the tone of the story places it firmly in good company among the other at the end of the 19th century, Only Killers and Thieves centers around one family’s conflicts with others and with each other. , foolish choices end in bloodshed, one brother makes justifications and feels no remorse while the other

If You're Lucky centers around a group of South Carolina college students who don't truly know each other ignorant dudes; the girls seem silly and flighty much of the time; and no one seems to really know each other details and small moments that felt necessary to build the story (the characters' exchanges with each other

Have you read other novels with a TV, movie, or other media backdrop? in real life but now can't stand each other. the popular paranormal television show Intangible , and for multiple seasons they've yearned for each other But in real life, Shane and Lilah detest each other. ) and by her attempts to give each his due while simultaneously dating and honestly considering the others

Some of these upcoming titles are books by favorite authors and others are from authors new to me, but

Muuuuuuch later they find themselves acting opposite each other in a hit show--we see a glimpse of this Other Books to Check Out Emma Brodie is an executive editor at Clarkson Potter and is also the author

All along they've also been keeping significant secrets from each other (while understanding things thought to be secrets about the other). Wray is a pen name for Chrissie Manby, author of Three Days in Florence and forty other romance novels

alley in a gritty artists' area of 1990s Chicago, and they're immediately and powerfully drawn to each other But somewhere along the way, they lose sight of each other--and of themselves.

Their cultures are sometimes mysteries to each other, and at times conflict greatly with others' traditions I was fascinated by Pylväinen's explorations of how the old ways and new ways pushed against each other

Some other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading Lists you might like featuring a number of young adult books You can search to find alllll of my young adult posts on this site--some are part of a series, others When Violet and Theodore encounter each other, they find that they can finally let down their guards, showing each other the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of themselves. But Gwendoline and Arthur detest each other.

lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other They are summoned to a posh townhouse where one is stabbed right in front of the others, but somehow series (here's a link to my review of book five , with links to each of the prior installments) and other Mary Roach is also the author of other nonfiction works, including Grunt , Stiff , and, most recently

You can find some of my many other lists of favorite nonfiction and memoir roundups here: Six of My Favorite Six Musicians' Memoirs that Sing Six More Fascinating Memoirs to Explore And you can click here for other She builds her book around pivotal encounters with others or aims to answer questions that have been You can click here to find other books I've read and reviewed that explore issues of race and politics or social justice as well as other fascinating nonfiction titles.

Winn's account of the unrelenting slog of World War I and the beautiful young men set against each other boarding school; now that they're close to the end of their schooling, they are playful, treasuring each other's

But Gwendoline and Arthur detest each other. They would make better allies than enemies, and as they agree to cover for each other amid sword-fighting Croucher is also the author of Infamous, Reputation, Trouble, the upcoming Not for the Faint of Heart, and other

lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other New Science of Animal Communication by Arik Kershenbaum Animals are constantly communicating to each other howling of wolves, chittering of birds, and whooping of chimpanzees is clearly communicating something to other But scientists have long wondered what signals and messages animals are sending to each other, and what's here shares his original research into what he has observed that animals are communicating to each other

showtimes, she banks financially and emotionally upon achieving them, and meanwhile we can see how shocked others More about Meredith Hambrock Meredith Hambrock's debut novel was Other People's Secrets .

Others are more light, with happy endings you might see coming from a mile away--and won't mind predicting Have you read any other rom-com or romantic novels that you loved? resolution was based on a communication fail--a setup I usually detest, because: just talk to each other , and you might like to check out its spot on Six More Great Light Fiction Stories , plus the five other Clem has only noble intentions of helping others, and she doesn't differentiate between those on the

is promptly hanged and then beheaded, with her disembodied head placed upon a spike as a warning to others She is a historian and a nonfiction author with several other works to her credit.

A former CIA operative retires to small-town Maine--along with other former agents--to live out a quiet Unbeknownst to the other citizens in Purity, Maine, the town has drawn multiple former intelligence agents Tess Gerritsen is the author of the 13-book Rizzoli and Isles mystery series as well as many other books

book, and soon a rumpled Scottish man, Drummond Fox, appears, with knowledge of The Book of Doors and other magic, alternate realities, the various books' powers, and by the characters intersecting with each other If you like the sound of this book, you may want to check out other Bossy reviews of time-travel books

lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other rest of our lives, every time one of us goes somewhere and doesn’t return on time, doesn’t let the others But Happiness Falls is primarily a story about a family finally understanding each other and going to Love You Are Here by David Nicholls David Nicholls's characters, some of whom are strangers to each other They're from other times in history.

Some try to help, while others have nefarious intent. Have you read other climate-change books that have captivated you?

provides more of SecUnit's emotional coping with PTSD than action, and I missed the faster pacing of other (I didn't feel as connected to the human team here as in other Murderbot books--and I always miss Mensah it difficult for me to dive in, and the extended parenthetical sections (a structure familiar from other