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- Review of So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
the heart of the situation, as he was--could not truly have been culpable in any meaningful way, nor would
- Review of The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) by Jane Harper
I knew immediately that I would definitely read the next in the series.
- Review of Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
“For the rest of my life there would be a splinter in my being, stinging from the moment my mother died
- Review of A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock #1) by Sherry Thomas
may have created a situation in which she has fewer options than her constrained existence as a lady would
- Review of What You Wish For by Katherine Center
I just didn't believe the characters would do and say the things they did.
- Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You
(Although I really would have enjoyed having a futuristic ability to create fact webs, detailed maps Ji Lin is a young girl who would have dreamed of becoming a doctor if society would allow it, but she's
- Bossy Book Talk: Starting a Blog During a Pandemic
you're a casual reader looking for a promising next book to read or a reading-obsessed person who mostly would
- Review of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Yes, I just made up that word. No, I don't feel bad about it.
- Review of The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman
questioning whether I was interested in investing time in listening to his story and whether there would
- Review of Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Shipstead is a wonderful writer, and I loved every word of this.
- Review of When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
She is a stickler for the Rules of the House, sets herself a daily Word of the Day, and follows highly She uses Old Norse words in her speech and thoughts; she frequently mentions bravery, combat, wisdom,
- Review of The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
' books In a Holidaze, The Unhoneymooners, Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, and Love and Other Words
- Review of People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Poppy is impulsive and fun-loving, and Alex would generally rather stay home and read than seek out adventure
- Review of Skyhunter by Marie Lu
Then I remembered that this was the first in a series and that the story would continue past the final
- Review of All the Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger
I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life.
- Review of Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
there's some significant repetition (for example, the idea of “you’re allowed to ask questions, it would
- Review of Open Book by Jessica Simpson
elaborate interview accounts of his sexual escapades with her and others, and, incredibly, his use of the N-word
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/15/21 Edition
a spooky story to my to-read list, and Shirley Jackson's 1959 Haunting of Hill House seemed like it would
- Review of The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy
betrayals—and what ultimately felt like thin bonds holding the women together in the first place—they would
- Review of As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3) by Holly Jackson
I never would have predicted the twists.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/28/22 Edition
after gaining his freedom, which makes those involved in the case wonder: if Riley was innocent, who would
- Review of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland
I had hoped this book would be Dirty Dancing meets "The Marvelous Mrs.
- Review of A Song for the Road by Kathleen Basi
The tone made me feel confident that things would work out to a satisfying resolution, and Basi delivered
- Review of One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Did one of them want so desperately to stop him that they would kill to keep him quiet?
- Review of This Is All He Asks of You by Anne Egseth
has never met, in the conversational tone of a pen pal writing to someone who will love her and her words
- Review of Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
When Suleika's beloved father later admits to her that he doesn't know if he would have done the same
- Review of Fallen: A Novel of Suspense by Linda Castillo
must try to determine why Rachael returned to town, uncover her buried secrets, and figure out who would
- Review of What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson
There's no real choice to make--Jack would never allow his brother to go.
- Review of The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood
I would have read an entire book about Gentry just walking around, but the book weaves together internal
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/24/21 Edition
“For the rest of my life there would be a splinter in my being, stinging from the moment my mother died
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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 The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker
the church espoused its great dream of building Zion, a cooperative community where all who worked would
- Review of Red Notice by Bill Browder
their dress is said to be "classy" or "beautiful"; and on multiple occasions Browder relates that his words
- Review of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
This is a place that those in higher castes would prefer to pretend does not exist, where residents worry
- Six Riveting Backlist Reads
has never met, in the conversational tone of a pen pal writing to someone who will love her and her words
- Review of books 1-3 of the Murderbot series by Martha Wells
It's impatient with humans and other droids, and it would prefer to watch the endless hours of media
- Review of Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
It seems like it would be difficult to write those descriptions compellingly, but S.A.
- Review of 142 Ostriches by April Davila
some more character development—for example, that each of the black sheep in the family (Scott, Mom) would
- Review of Hard Cash Valley by Brian Panowich
which he was so back and forth, he and his point of view were tough to get a read on: “I wished she would
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/4/21 Edition
Poppy is impulsive and fun-loving, and Alex would generally rather stay home and read than seek out adventure
- Review of A Burning by Megha Majumdar
Many years ago I would have been asking why is this happening?
- Review of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1) by Holly Jackson
I wondered if this would be a sort of young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast, and it IS, in
- Review of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
I had imagined that the tone of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires would be campy, but
- Review of The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
the Tearling also appeared (along with The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda and I Was Told It Would
- Review of Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel by Martha Wells
I love Murderbot, and I would have read this book even had I known this going in, but the logistics,
- Review of Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
For the unfortunate one, the only hope of regaining glory would be to win the elaborate seniors' game
- Review of Shiner by Amy Jo Burns
When tragedy strikes and Briar attempts to address the crisis with words and faith rather than emergency
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/2/21 Edition
wineries on Long Island, and most members of the Hollander family took for granted that the winery would
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/20 Edition
the pen name Christina Lauren) book Autoboyography but did not feel as strongly about Love and Other Words
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/20 Edition
Lauren's fun and romantic Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating on this site, as well as Love and Other Words

















































