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The last, longest, and titular essay, "Festival Days," is far longer than the others. She reflects on various travels and other measures meant to distract and inspire or comfort—and the disrupted Her partner is Scott Spencer, the author of Endless Love and many other novels.

And her encounters with others in the apartment at different points in time--as well as her ability to Other life rules and quotes from her aunt frequently felt so whimsical as to be absurd.

closed-off William has always leaned on Lucy for support, despite the fact that he has been married two other But I became impatient with Lucy's extensive ruminations and her speculation about what other people We see Lucy begin to scrape the surface of discovering others' vulnerabilities, to realize her own self-told lies, and to recognize shortcomings in herself and in others, but while her own cherished versions of

female-focused vampirism of the story, women demand even more from their lives, refusing to be limited by other

Steven Rowley's upcoming novel, The Celebrants, about old friends holding living funerals for each other through a crisis and needs to know they are loved more than they love themselves, they can call upon the others

scenes didn't invite involuntary squealing or cringing on my part--they couple is really drawn to each other

Other historical fiction books with faith elements that I've loved include Revelations and Illuminations

but no one but her adoptive uncle is aware that she can, dangerously inconsistently, incite--forcing others

her future would end with her locked in chains in a casket, an essential, dark end used to benefit others

Some choose not to look into their boxes at all, while others use the knowledge of their short strings

This sci-fi thriller is about betrayal and revenge, but it's not the other-woman story you might expect This sci-fi thriller is about the forces that drive apart a husband and wife, but it's not the other-woman There are loops and layers to Gailey's story that have to do with identity, autonomy, freedom, shaping others to suit your expectations and desires--and recognizing how you're shaped by others in turn. This is my first Sarah Gailey book, but she's authored many others, including Upright Women Wanted, Magic

The other doctors have all left.

They are each going through grief and confusion, but they adore each other and have their love to fall I was distracted by the brief, repeated shifts in point of view from Patrick to other characters. that we gained much insight or information from the jarring moments in which we were swept into the other Have you read either of his other books?

If you survived, it means others did not.

Listen for the voice that speaks when all others go silent. Be alone--be entirely alone.

Clem has only noble intentions of helping others, and she doesn't differentiate between those on the

In Nethercott's Thistlefoot, estranged siblings Bellatine and Isaac Yaga find their way back to each other Bellatine and Isaac find their way back to each other, bonded by trying to untangle the dangerous, sentimental

have blown all opportunities through laziness and then blamed his failure on his circumstances--and on others If you like stories with heart, you might want to check out other books I've reviewed as heartwarming

Other contenders for this list were: Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from ‘Soul Train Bossy idea lists for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other fragile masculinity, 1970s nostalgia, and more." 02 Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other

shamans ballyhooing bad health advice, online hate groups radicalizing new members, and kids sending each other through their paths pre-cult, through the emotions and logistics and follower mentality, then out the other conclusion felt brief and somewhat unsatisfying in the absence of further thoughts, introspection, or other

takes us deeper into the story of characters Wren and Oak as they determine whether they can trust each other

until our main protagonist, a jazz pianist, is tasked with saving humanity; and I'm listening to This Other , strong women, a heist setup, and, ultimately, a ragtag group of underdogs saving the day. 03 This Other

the Year , Six Nonfiction and Memoir Reads I Loved , Six of My Favorite Nonfiction Reads , or these other

Sara is detained along with other women who are desperately asserting their innocence.

There are some truly zany moments in the novel (a T. rex costume and others, literal pies in faces).

When I first read Skeletons at the Feast, I was eager to dive into Bohjalian's other books, but clearly from Hour of the Witch and the difficult but riveting story The Guest Room, I still haven't read many others Bohjalian himself, The Sandcastle Girls, as well as the popular books Midwives, The Flight Attendant, and others

Jessica Shattuck's The Women in the Castle felt different to me than many of the other World War II books Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and search the blog for many other

After Hitler's invasion of Russia and the Ukraine, Mila, along with so many others, enlists to fight chases; the most intense sibling rivalry imaginable, interesting scenes of superhumans' outsmarting each other ; and noble desires to "save the world" that conflict with others’ similar desires in crucial ways--and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is an epic view of a lifetime of friendship and love, tragedy, renewed faith in others overcoming incredible hardship...and a captivating account of the making of a video game, love for other

Hollywood star who meets his demise at the start of the devastating pandemic, through the lives of others John Mandel is also the author of The Glass Hotel as well as other novels, and her novel The Sea of Tranquility

You can find Bossy reviews of other memoirs--and Greedy Reading Lists of my favorites by theme-- here

North Carolina's Rash (he teaches at Western Carolina University) is also the author of other books set Straight, Burning Bright, Above the Waterfall, The Risen, The Cove, and Nothing Gold Can Stay, among others

What do we owe to each other? How do you measure a successful, fulfilled, worthy life?

He also shares his lifelong joy in putting on other personas and his professional ups and downs, including

What do we owe to each other? What is our duty to our fellow humans in different situations? charity; whether rigidity to rules such as "no lying" will win a person friends; and when and why to help others

Body: A Guide for Occupants; and I'm reading Kate Bowler's absolute gem No Cure for Being Human (And Other Books I'm Giving as Gifts This Holiday. 03 No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) I mentioned Kate's book Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) in the Greedy Reading

They clash, hurt each other deeply, and wonder if they can ever reconcile.

When others' decisions set Teddy adrift even further, she's forced to consider her life and the person Winfrey also wrote Love and Other Alien Experiences, Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It, Waiting For other light fiction books I've enjoyed, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories

time to cozy up with a science fiction story with fantastic characters and some space adventure or other-world You can click here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm. like a close-knit group of summer camp counselors somehow, palling around, sometimes irritating each other chases; the most intense sibling rivalry imaginable, interesting scenes of superhumans' outsmarting each other ; and noble desires to "save the world" that conflict with others’ similar desires in crucial ways--and

featuring women, men, and young people tied to the beautiful and wild land of rural Vermont and to each other The themes feel potentially universal to other small, rural communities.

awkward logistics of sex and of finding places to have sex, and their bodies' unique features and each other's revolting fashion; her body is increasingly unreliable and uncomfortable (with bleeding, itching, and other

Some buildings and landmarks are flattened, others still standing.

But when a slick local developer associated with their own retirement community is murdered, and other

Heather Webb is also the author of Strangers in the Night, The Next Ship Home, and other novels.

Clem is a jovial healer from the country who has only noble intentions of helping others.

every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and unforeseen connections to each other Summer Wives, The Wicked City, A Hundred Summers, The Secret Life of Violet Grant, A Certain Age, and other

Haig dives into Hazard's wonder at new experiences and his and other characters' perspectives on the the heartbreak of their loneliness and the weight of the constant loss of their beloved “mayflies” (other Midnight Library and his memoir-ish book that I'm reading now, Reasons to Stay Alive, as well as many others

Others keep sighting Freddie, and Laura herself feels that he is near.

Cam had been bothered by something before dying unexpectedly in the Australian outback desert, but was Hart has written many other books, including The Hush, which is the second in the Johnny Merrimon series

I read Caste with a group and met every other week to discuss it--and we went months past our original Isabel Wilkerson is a journalist and is also the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other

Stonewater Kingdom series, The Knight and the Moth , considers Sybil Delling ("Six") and a group of five other