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Being tricked into working as an unpaid, abused slave without freedoms or even time to sleep doesn't

This was perfect escapism reading for Pandemic Times and general trapped-at-home malaise.

world and also closely acquainted with the details of intimacies with which most young ladies of the time

and the people who want to help him bring potentially deadly attention to his existence at the same time

It was published five years after the first book, but I read them without a large gap of time in between

I have a high school senior, so maybe it's time to finally read the stack of college admissions-related

We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through.

I also have a handful of witchy books here waiting to be read (specifically A Witch in Time, The Witch's Or maybe it's time to read this modern witchy classic again. what she might be capable of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects her witchy powers, tames

read an entire book about Gentry just walking around, but the book weaves together internal struggles, times

tense, and Macintyre illustrates how the important mission was reliant on minute details and exact timing

corrupt prison system in which inmates' reaches extend disturbingly far beyond the walls; extensive page time

I would've liked to spend more time at the school as they learned about themselves and the world around

The present-day story alternates with peeks back in time to life before this space mission, which show As in his book The Martian, significant page time in Weir's Project Hail Mary is spent on creative problem-solving

infuriating condemnation surrounding--and delicate navigation of the challenges of--teen pregnancy in that time

And the repeated use of I instead of me is a copyediting-level issue, but it stopped me every time I temper, and I would expect some measure of rage from anyone at the injustice of his situation, the time

There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advanced reader copy, so this may well

Upon being on her own for the first time, she discovers that she is capable of cleverness in the wild The banter is fantastic, and I laughed many times while reading this one.

-type closure for both felt too convenient, and even a little dismissive of the complexities of the time

grumpy, powerful, smart, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time

It's that time of year: it seems everyone has an opinion about the year's best books and their personal his own health crisis of cancer, which affected his digestion, ability to chew, and his taste--at the time

The characters struggle at times, and one of the things complicating their lives is mental illness.

Time to get to that one, I think!

Or maybe it's time to read this modern witchy classic again. what she might be capable of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects her witchy powers, tames

This time she's really taken things too far, and she's not a lady who can be subdued.

But on her own time, Mary is Irish exile Maire O’Farren, and she keeps mixed company as part of a secret introducing a heart-wrenching unrequited love of one woman for another--an attraction forbidden at the time

Valpy also wrote The Dressmaker's Gift, another World War II-era story (this time, set in Paris) with

elements, and character development is satisfying but the interpersonal relations are believably tricky at times offers peeks at her characters' pasts as well as the forces that shaped the Tearling, and she plays with time

The majority of page time in the historical fiction title is spent showing the tasks of daily life (and adventure, strong female loyalty and friendship, love, and lots of fascinating details of life at the time Jesus' role in Ana's story is as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time Over time their eldest boys begin to fracture the family with unrelenting violence, destruction, and century medical care and exquisitely detailed glimpses into daily life and the workings of society at the time

inspires a few cruel comments from petty characters or online trolls, and her self-esteem flags briefly at times

Behind a door without a key--a door that is sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent

I feared I'd get turned around in time by listening to the book rather than reading it, but narrator infuriating in its recounting of the horrific cruelties and tortures enacted against so many women at the time

In The Unhoneymooners, unlucky Olive is standing by her perfect twin Ami yet again, this time for Ami's

eye of the darkest and most mysterious villain of all, Leviathan, who wants Anna on his staff full time At times she doesn't recognize herself much anymore.

not only racially unjust and deeply segregated, but which privileges your racial group at the same time

It took me a little bit of page time to sort out the various settings and characters at the start, but whip-smart, socially awkward, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time

Not everyone she meets is worthy of her time or her faith, but she does intersect with imperfect, lovely

I kind of love reading such different books at one time--a book for every mood.

Gene Siskel was the film critic for the Chicago Tribune and Roger Ebert was at the Chicago Sun-Times

There's an undercurrent of insidious, creepy, at times horrifying events.

within her detailed fantasy world (with some historical fiction elements of London and life at the time

But Lux has a bad sense about all of this, and while the reader has the benefit of flashes forward in time

promising read in the #lightfiction category, a genre that's been working well for me during Pandemic Times

offers peeks at her characters' pasts as well as the forces that shaped the Tearling, and she plays with time

researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction at times

In The Unhoneymooners, unlucky Olive is standing by her perfect twin Ami yet again, this time during

stories--all of which feel equally compelling so far--Shipstead brings to life these disparate places, times

got a little teary during some of the characters' vulnerability at the end, and I laughed out loud at times Desperate for food and shelter and tired of overstaying her welcome and never having security, she was this link . 09 Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister The author of the fantastic Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Emmie takes some time figuring out whether she deserves happiness.

She has a lot on her own plate, and she'll have plenty of time to deal with her estranged sister's mess

You zigzag with characters through bizarre alternate realities at times (whether due to a schizophrenic