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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/21 Edition
She has no clue as to his intentions, or why he would go against what he must have known she would have
- Review of This House Is Not a Home by Katlia
The land is controlled by those who would keep moving the goalposts, obfuscating the terms of living,
- Review of After Annie by Anna Quindlen
threatens to fall apart--both individually and also to collectively fall away from each other in a way that would
- Review of Antarctica by Claire Keegan
A few small moments change everything; a dance, a look, a careless word, a cruel reminder.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/8/24 Edition
Gibson I wonder if you would have wanted me if you found me like that: vibrant and loved and alive.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/8/25 Edition
I lied to myself about how much horrifying material I could stomach--and how much more disturbing I would
- Review of Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
Brown kept me happily turning the pages to see who would get what was coming to them. largely unsympathetic, yet Janelle Brown kept me happily turning the pages of Pretty Things to see who would
- Review of Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
showdown, key characters must make impossible choices, even as they seemed to have suspected there would
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/24/25 Edition
Block's occasional emphasis on certain words and infrequent, but present, perplexing pauses is at times
- Review of My Heart Went Walking by Sally Hanan
didn't ponder the likely scenario or ask more questions as soon as doing so was possible--questions that would (I also had a few nitpicky questions, such as: why would Ellie need an explanation of a Claddagh ring
- How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast
with the crushing realization that because of her dementia, the little hope Molly held out for this would
- Review of In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer
Neither Franny nor Hayes (Hot Suit’s actual name) would typically go for such an idea, but they could
- Review of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
In that book, I kept feeling stopped by wondering why the heck anyone would continue delving daily into
- Review of The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
To say that stubborn Greta and her equally stubborn father clash (and always have) would be putting it Was it that he feared that she would have to chase fame or sell out in order to succeed?
- Review of VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
She breaks into the wall to find a silver spoon, engraved with the word SALEM.
- Review of Inciting Joy by Ross Gay
(Side note: I would love a separate list of the many musical, poetic, prose, comedic, and other works
- Review of The Levee by William Kent Krueger
Meanwhile we learn about the motivations and secrets of those in the boat full of would-be rescuers,
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/14/21 Edition
ceremony, she is banished, her brothers are turned into cranes, and Shiori is cursed to not speak a word --with each word she utters, one of her brothers will die.
- Review of We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Christine Pride and Jo Piazza dug into complex, loaded topics the way I was hoping Therese Anne Fowler would
- Review of The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle by Shawn K. Stout
She read the words on the paper out loud: “History is not your destiny.
- Review of Boys & Sex by Peggy Orenstein
I would have liked more more more concrete suggestions of how to combat our societal norms here, but this may possibly be a situation in which I would be difficult to please with the amount of information that would and could fall within the scope of Orenstein's book.
- Review of Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
I would have liked more introspection, but I loved spending time in Kendrick's funny, honest, often wonderfully I would have liked a little more reflection and introspection, but to be fair, that’s not really what
- Review of The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
The story made me feel fairly confident that justice would be served in these matters--but some of these
- Review of Moonlight Drive by A.R. Hadley
She once went by the name Dani and now goes by Daniela--another reason it doesn't feel like it would was puzzled as to why the "secret" that Nick, a professional musician, played piano and wrote songs would
- Review of Maddalena and the Dark by Julia Fine
So many of the girls she grew up with have already been given to old widowers--no one says a word if
- Review of This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Knowing what she does about the future, would Alice change the past?
- Review of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
And why would a baby want gifts of oil and gold--wouldn't a ham be better and more useful?
- Review of What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline
But his mission to uncover who is responsible for his family's trauma will reveal secrets he never would
- Review of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Like a whispered word passed around from ear to ear, even her name began to sound like just a noise, Nora's story although I appreciated the implications of her experiences and was very interested in what would
- Review of I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
desperate for your attention, and jealous of your achievements doesn't make for as joyful a life as Jenna would
- Review of The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
"The girl from Widow Hills" was instantly famous and would be forever. I mentioned this book (along with The Fate of the Tearling and I Was Told It Would Get Easier) in the
- Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures has a lot of heart, and I felt cozy in my confidence that all present situations would
- Review of The Maid by Nita Prose
that it might allow for too-easy deception, and that seeing others take advantage of her innocence would
- Review of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
consistently twist the knife by bragging or threatening after each abusive, condescending, cruel, destructive word
- Review of The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
I was curious about what would happen to the boys collectively and individually, although I didn't feel
- Review of Stay True: A Memoir by Hua Hsu
He wondered what would have become of their friendship if Ken hadn't died.
- Review of Herrick's End (The Neath #1) by T.M. Blanchet
He would find a way out, because he deserved to find a way out....
- Review of The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
personal links to the story before reading the book--the information there was fascinating, and I think would
- Review of Alias Emma (Alias Emma #1) by Ava Glass
And Emma would very much like to make it out of this alive as well.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/26/24 Edition
also authored the books The True Love Experiment , The Unhoneymooners , In a Holidaze , Love and Other Words
- Review of What Doesn't Kill You by Tessa Miller
I would never get better, and that would change everything: the way I think about my body, my health,
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/22/24 Edition
And inside the enigmatic pages are the words Any door is every door.
- Review of Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Her character is presented as naïve, but I felt as though she would have paused for a moment during one
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/24/23 Edition
writing team Christina Lauren also authored the books The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words
- Review of Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan
I wondered if the structure--which explores multiple girls' various possible lives and situations--would
- Review of Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
his digestion, ability to chew, and his taste--at the time, he was unsure how long-term the effects would
- Review of Festival Days by Jo Ann Beard
“I’d always known I’d have to live without her someday; I just hadn’t known it would be tomorrow.”
- Review of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
grief, worry, or challenges feel overwhelming, shifting your schedule and your pace to reflect what would
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/6/23 Edition
She breaks into the wall to find a silver spoon, engraved with the word SALEM.
- Review of Blush by Jamie Brenner
wineries on Long Island, and most members of the Hollander family took for granted that the winery would
















































