as a young man doing standup and finding inspiration in his grandparents' antics; his pivotal Jewish summer The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun story of three very different women who answer the wartime call to

I loved every bit of this book!

There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has explored every different what loyalty means, and to face how dark the path ahead might become when the bad guys are truly evil, very This book was also one of my Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

"You haven’t even picked out a new duvet set; I’m told that’s a very important milestone.” Ever since Pip's book two detective work ended in an important resolution, she's been coping with the She's in love with Ravi and should be soaking up her last summer days with him.

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leaves you wondering if a main character’s accidental role in various tragedies were so unintentional after

scope of Vivian's reason for writing, but I didn't much care about this potential issue because I loved every At the very end of the book Vivian writes something wonderfully matter-of-fact to Angela regarding this Gilbert is a lovely writer who authored the very interesting nonfiction book Last American Man and the

Teenage Andra finally wakes up after being cryogenically preserved for a century-long journey to a new

historical forces that are at work and that are difficult to address, and he raises more questions than ever I read this book years after the hubbub about it died down, but I don't think (?)

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fictitious author of the stories has approached the murder mystery genre as a mathematician, exploring every

unfair to take any issue with the sometimes overwrought (to me) romance and extensive talking about every

In Blood, Moorer, after years of therapy, reflection, and working through her enormous rage and loss,

They part ways, but the thought of her keeps him strong during the hardships and uncertainty of life after The action scenes, when they occur, are fast and furious, with aftershocks the characters scramble to

After Ruth's father was killed by his brother in a grab for power, Ruth's mother married another member The songs are all included again at the very end of the book, by which point the listener understands

She rings the bell at the finish of treatment and in the car immediately afterward, Nate, her husband her mother and herself when she was an infant after World War II. This book is generally very well received, so my bossy desire for more character development and motivation

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My very favorite books from December! Girl. 04 The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after

Very very happy. Rebecca Serle is also the author of One Italian Summer and other novels. 04 The Ten Thousand Doors   

It threw me for a loop and I'm not sure I recovered from it; when I woke in the night after reading this

steadfast and unrelenting IRA paramilitary members but ended up emotionally and sometimes physically broken after

range of experiences from our 200 years of American history. 03 The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every

Now for the implausibility: There's repetitive (and after a time, for me, unconvincing) stated confusion affection, but Arthur's declarations about liking Linus just the way he is more so than anyone he's ever

My very favorite Bossy April reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. And inside the enigmatic pages are the words Any door is every door. I was glad when Laura began to allow herself to be vulnerable toward the end of the novel, and I very

This book made my Greedy Reading List of My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

I loved every bit of this. Oh, Olive!

Honey is the second book, with the third and final book, Gods & Monsters, set for publication this summer

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Teenage Andra wakes up after being cryogenically preserved for a century-long journey to a new planet

Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. spent showing the tasks of daily life (and almost-claustrophobic interconnectedness) within a tiny, very

Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the The very end of the story brought to light a sudden burst of twisty complications and cemented the course of events, but these goings-on occurred off the page and were summarized for the reader.

Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. slow down and savor Novik's irresistible Scholomance world while reading The Last Graduate, and I'm so very

Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. El is grumbly and abrupt, not looking for friends-nor making very many--as she speaks plainly and bristles

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

It felt as though for much of the story, every character was teetering on the edge of destruction, and There's a serial killer aspect to the story that left me reeling throughout (and that Betty didn't ever

lurks in the night, threatening the stability of the hard-fought status quo of the Tearling and placing every I very much enjoyed harking back to the childhoods of the Fetch, Row Finn, and Jonathan Tear to better

It’s up to us, our choice every time.”

I love a peek at a secret world, and each of these books offers that very thing. I'll report back after I'm finished. found it really satisfying. 04 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Nightingale is Kristin Hannah's very

the Road series by Rachel Hartman; and I'm listening to Harrow the Ninth, the second in Tamsyn Muir's very 01 Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young When Emery Blackwood's best friend was killed and Emery's August knows he isn't welcome in Emery's orbit. bursts and gleams on the island--and long-held secrets come to light that will threaten everything Emery Trapped in the eerie space station with three grumpy, unwilling teachers trying to prepare her for the

skilled surfer Nina Riva--the daughter of legendary crooner Mick Riva--is about to throw her end-of-summer

I loved the element of bookstore ownership--although it felt like somewhat of an afterthought.

The black twin returns to the girls' hometown and shakes things up by bringing her very dark-skinned This book is also part of the Greedy Reading List My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

important assertion from Lucy; she is finally owning who she is as well as her story, her choices, and her very Yet it makes sense that this thoughtful woman would be eager and starving for connection after her painful important assertion from Lucy; she is now owning who she is as well as her story, her choices, and her very

what loyalty means, and to face how dark the path ahead might become when the bad guys are truly evil, very This book made my Greedy Reading List of My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

Anton is searching for redemption after horrific events surrounding his students and school. I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life.

eventually allowed Field to come into her fully realized adult self, and this journey is satisfying to watch after

My very favorite books from March! After a series of almost slapstick misunderstandings, Finlay is left a mysterious note implying that

The world is a more dangerous place now for a young girl than ever it was before, for all the so-called Ryan moves the reader through some of the simmering resentments borne of close-knit histories, professions

along with what I thought were perfect amounts of self-actualization and character development, without ever Vengeance Road is a rough and tumble story with enough suspense that I wasn't ever confident that the The before and after of certain pivotal events almost felt like two separate books, but I was hooked