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- Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
In the world of Griffin's young adult fantasy novel The Nature of Witches, witches control the weather
- Review of And Then She Vanished (Joseph Bridgman #1) by Nick Jones
I couldn't figure out any reason why Joe would not have a British accent, but he did not, although he uses words like "tetchy" and "proper" and is meant to be British.
- ICYMI: My Very Favorite Reads from the First Half of 2021
Shipstead is a wonderful writer, and I loved every word of this. Rooney has a new book scheduled for publication this fall, Beautiful World Where Are You. 06 The Great
- Review of You Wouldn't Dare by Samantha Markum
Junie would likely be charming, and her joking dialogue and zingers might land more solidly, in person I loved feeling confident that all would work out in some fashion, and ultimately the teen romance here
- Review of The Gunners by Rebecca Kaufman
but in any case, it was impossible to imagine that the very-much-set-in-their-ways Mikey and Alice would
- Six Novels I Loved Reading Last Year
and myriad inhabitants show the interconnectedness of us all and celebrate the wonders of the wild world
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/10/23 Edition
Matthew Perry “I am no saint—none of us are—but once you have been at death’s door and you don’t die, you would think you would be bathed in relief and gratitude.
- Six Satisfying Novels about Revenge
But she can't stop trying to destroy the heroes' false perfection that is devastating so much of the world
- Review of Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
It almost seems as though the school heads would like to forget either of the troublesome young ladies connection is passionate but clandestine, and they manage to evade the scandal and punishment that would
- My Very Favorite 2021 Reads So Far
Shipstead is a wonderful writer, and I loved every word of this. Rooney has a new book scheduled for publication this fall, Beautiful World Where Are You. 06 The Great
- Review of Memorial Days: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks
and shaping her own way of honoring Tony, their life together, and their hopes for the future that would
- Review of The Wedding People by Alison Espach
to find their true selves and then to be true to themselves, and while I felt confident that things would
- Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating
Only when the two women's worlds intersect can they piece together the full stories of their husbands
- Review of The Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding Empire #1) by Sung-Il Kim
Arienne knew since she was a young girl that because she was born with magic, her future would end with
- Review of Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
aren't quite as they seem. ...and so this was her life, because it had always been her life, and it would either kill her, or she would survive it.
- Review of The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
also authored the books The True Love Experiment , The Unhoneymooners , In a Holidaze , Love and Other Words
- Review of Iron Flame (Empyrian #2) by Rebecca Yarros
dialogue, yet the promise of the dragon element kept me reading with fingers crossed that the story would Yet Yarros's thrilling, twisty ending hooked me to find out what would happen in book two.
- Review of Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
This one took me a while to finish, but I savored each word.
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
stun medieval British society with her vow of celibacy and ambitious pilgrimage halfway around the world
- Review of The Names by Florence Knapp
And which would be better?
- Shhh! Books I'm Giving as Gifts This Holiday
In Bibliophile, Mount offer gorgeous illustrations of some of the world's most beautiful bookstores,
- Review of The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
The novel's eating and vivid French food descriptions are, as one would expect from Reich, a fun highlight
- Review of The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman
Many years ago, everybody here would wake early because there was much to do and only so many hours in
- Review of Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Still, there are untruths made of words and untruths made of silences, and Mathilde had only ever lied
- Review of Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
was swooping in to help cement that who she was as a person was acceptable, and I didn't think Hazel would They also wrote Love and Other Words.
- Review of With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt
Simon has been hoping all along that his struggling music career would someday take off, but it didn't look as though his dreams would ever come true. This didn’t go exactly where I thought it would (as far as who was with whom, doing what, and where) by the finish of the book, and I was hooked on finding out where things would go.
- Review of The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith
Cormoran keeps trying to conjure up reasons he and Robin would need to travel somewhere beautiful to
- Review of The Distance from Four Points by Margo Orlando Littell
She has no clue as to what his intentions were, or why he would go against what he must have known she would have wanted.
- Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from the Past Year
solitude together, wondering about and worrying about their daughters, each other, themselves, and the world
- Review of The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
The things we’d seen and done now felt too big for words. Silence was a better language.
- Review of Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
Why would Ricky send a cryptic, desperate, last-minute warning but not have tried to communicate anything Why would the Reverend actively put Connor and Ricky together at all, if Ricky has made the life choices he has (which are presented as abhorrent to the Reverend)--but even more importantly, why would he link Why would they hold their hands over their hearts (as though saying the Pledge of Allegiance) during It would be easy to imagine that as a kidnapped teen who has demonstrated a rebellious streak and an
- Review of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan Morrison
Lorne Michaels developed SNL , his ups and downs, his vision, and how he created the institution that would
- Review of Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
The twists didn't lead the story exactly where I thought they would, and I was surprised by several turns
- Review of Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
2x speed, Griffiths's speech felt distractingly halting, with what felt like hard stops between each word
- Review of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
They would make better allies than enemies, and as they agree to cover for each other amid sword-fighting
- Review of Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock
The story showcases a love for books and the power of the written word.
- Review of Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
paying attention to the details of the story to try to unravel elements if I couldn't be sure that the words I grew impatient with the details but would love to talk about some of the Big Reveals if anyone else
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/4/22 Edition
order to serve in this powerful role—one that was unusual for a woman to serve in at the time, but would Neither Franny nor Hayes would typically go for such an idea, but they could each use the publicity to
- Review of The Spy Coast (The Martini Club #1) by Tess Gerritsen
Maggie just can't figure out who's still alive and who would suddenly be after revenge.
- Review of There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
explore interconnectedness, the power of water, echoing tragedies, and the timelessness of the written word
- Review of No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler
one evening, tabbed many, many passages, immediately bought my own copy, re-tabbed everything, and would control and her reckoning with the way in which she considers her body after cancer treatment ("Who would
- Review of Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
ride out with the characters; and a magic touch in telling a well-known story with more heart that I would
- Review of Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens
(The way in which this itch is scratched is not likely one she would have chosen, but such is life.)
- Review of When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
Minor nitpicks: I wasn't sure Anna would provide parenting advice and hindsight-based tips to Emily at such a fraught time, and I felt like Anna would have been periodically more crushed and paralyzed by
- Review of How to Say Goodbye by Wendy MacNaughton
Goodbye, Wendy MacNaughton, former artist-in-residence at a hospice in San Francisco, illustrates the words
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/27/25 Edition
competitive school and having others distracted by your good looks doesn't make for as joyful a life as Jenna would
- Review of Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey
the dick"--as everyone around her brazenly begins referring to her disparaging, tedious, selfish ex--would I would have liked a little more of a gray area where Richard was concerned.
- Review of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
To be fair, this would be an altogether different book. On a minor note, I would have been interested in learning more about Montell's father's experience--her
- Review of Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea
How and why would she end up with her nemesis? J.
- Six More Great Fiction Titles I Loved This Year
her ornithology research commands, living in her sparse rental cabin and tuning out the rest of the world

















































