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- Review of Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Before crossing over from the living forever, Wallace spends time in a mysterious in-between place (a
- Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
colors she sees in the world are captivatingly described, and the tenuous situation for a woman at the time and the book within a book, the witchy focus, the renegade feminism, and the details of life at the time
- Six Book Recommendations from Smarty Librarians
answering a few questions about your tolerance for violence, rough language, and adult content; desired time
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/10/22 Edition
Ruth is an independent thinker, which is a dangerous thing in this time and place.
- Six Five-Star Bossy Reads to Check Out
The Sparrow took a little time to get going for me, but then I was blown away. Gilded Hour explores how these women's abilities and constraints intersect with women's rights of the time
- Review of Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
lovely debut from Rachel Beanland starts off with some rough events, and frankly I had a little bit of a time
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/1/21 Edition
But spending time working together for once allows Rowan and Neil to see sides of the other person that I hope this weekend holds some cozy reading time with books you love.
- Review of Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
I read Ford's memoir Somebody's Daughter around the same time I read the memoir Crying in H Mart by Michelle
- Review of Light Changes Everything by Nancy E. Turner
experience the intensity of the exciting events because of feeling yanked back and forth in pacing and in time
- Review of The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything that Comes After
That said, I have a tough time reading memoirs in which someone is fighting cancer, and I understand
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/14/21 Edition
So far it feels nicely paced, and I like having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Christina Lauren's heartwarming, funny story featuring strong friendships, plus it's steamy and romantic at times The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. Lee's detail is just fantastic in terms of Green's emotions, hopes, dreams, everyday life at the time
- Review of Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
necessary to have that be a discovery rather than allowing the full love story to grow without the first-time
- Review of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
legitimately help us understand what motivates people's fanatical behaviors during this ever-restless era--a time
- Review of The Course of All Treasons: An Elizabethan Spy Mystery by Suzanne M. Wolfe
mystery, complete with fantastic details of the dress, food, street life, and royal court tensions of the time
- Review of A Song for the Road by Kathleen Basi
The very end felt a little abrupt to me, but by that time I had already become satisfied with the lead-up
- Review of I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman
for a weeklong visit of east coast colleges with a touring company, Jessica's hoping for some quality time
- Review of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
Being tricked into working as an unpaid, abused slave without freedoms or even time to sleep doesn't
- Review of The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
This was perfect escapism reading for Pandemic Times and general trapped-at-home malaise.
- Review of Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
world and also closely acquainted with the details of intimacies with which most young ladies of the time
- Review of Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo
I have a high school senior, so maybe it's time to finally read the stack of college admissions-related
- Review of What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson
and the people who want to help him bring potentially deadly attention to his existence at the same time
- Review of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
It was published five years after the first book, but I read them without a large gap of time in between
- Review of The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood
read an entire book about Gentry just walking around, but the book weaves together internal struggles, times
- Review of The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
tense, and Macintyre illustrates how the important mission was reliant on minute details and exact timing
- Review of The Unwilling by John Hart
corrupt prison system in which inmates' reaches extend disturbingly far beyond the walls; extensive page time
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
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
- Review of Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter
I would've liked to spend more time at the school as they learned about themselves and the world around
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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
- Review of My Heart Went Walking by Sally Hanan
infuriating condemnation surrounding--and delicate navigation of the challenges of--teen pregnancy in that time
- Review of Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
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
- Review of I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt... by W. Lee Warren
There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advanced reader copy, so this may well
- Six Great Books about Brave Female Spies
-type closure for both felt too convenient, and even a little dismissive of the complexities of the time
- Bossy Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
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.
- Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/4/21 Edition
grumpy, powerful, smart, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time
- Review of Normal People by Sally Rooney
The characters struggle at times, and one of the things complicating their lives is mental illness.
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/7/22 Edition
This time she's really taken things too far, and she's not a lady who can be subdued.
- Review of Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Time to get to that one, I think!
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories
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
- Review of The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy
Valpy also wrote The Dressmaker's Gift, another World War II-era story (this time, set in Paris) with
- Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series
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
- Review of The Parting Glass by Gina Marie Guadagnino
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
- Review of One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
inspires a few cruel comments from petty characters or online trolls, and her self-esteem flags briefly at times
- Review of The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
Behind a door without a key--a door that is sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent
- My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books
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
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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
- Review of The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
In The Unhoneymooners, unlucky Olive is standing by her perfect twin Ami yet again, this time for Ami's
- Review of Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
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.
















































