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I do like a thoughtful memoir if I can get it, and in A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir, Colin Jost offers Jost begins A Very Punchable Face with a story that is really his mother's (to be fair, it's gripping

My very favorite Bossy May reads! Carley Fortune is also the author of Every Summer After. 04 Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's events have happened after I devoured this in a rainy afternoon. He's already seen how convincing her writing can be, after all--she's got everyone fooled.

The Paradise Problem is the perfect light fiction read to close out the summer, with a high-stakes fake Several years after saying goodbye, Anna is struggling to pay for her father's cancer treatment and has The two were never divorced after all, West has a trust fund--and he has to stay married to Anna to collect After ending. Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of

He's a key staff member, and if she stays in the writers' room, she'll be working with him all day, every (Side note: hearing "sweetheart" as his dirty-talk nickname for her felt jarring to me every time.) Grant both comfortably and immediately made specific, bossy sexual demands of each other--who are, after Michelle's inner workings will not be revealed to Helen or to the reader, and they remain a mystery years after Reading Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six

But the notion that I should be 'making the most of it,' travelling the world or out every night, there After meeting for the first time, Michael, a recently divorced teacher, studious and thoughtful, and Marnie, a playful copy editor who prefers solitude after her own divorce, fall into a companionable rhythm I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache I adored every moment I spent with these characters, particularly while witnessing their hesitancy blooming

We are simultaneously immersed in Dawn's adoration of her daughter Maggie: every expression, every finger and toe, every thought, every laugh. the book, is a ghost, particularly heartrending to recall when a long-due reunion ultimately occurs after

I'm listening to You Are Here , a charming story of hiking through northern England and opening up after after), leaving little audience for her second published book and nonexistent demand for a third. After one last fling, Jac reports to the set--only to find out that her one-night stand is a producer After meeting for the first time, Michael, a recently divorced teacher, studious and thoughtful, and This is lovely so far--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache, the vivid

After  flips the traditional fairy tale in satisfying, heartwarming ways in this romantic story. Dev has dedicated his career to the reality dating show Ever After , helping to shape it into the popular after), leaving little audience for her second published book and nonexistent demand for a third. Devore offers a version of happy ever after, and of revenge, that was fun to watch take shape. After ending.

Abby Jimenez's newest story, another of her rom-coms with weighty issues at its core, Just for the Summer Justin and Emma are strangers, but they both seem to have the same curse: after they break up with someone I'm listening to Just for the Summer as an audiobook. Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World, Yours Truly, The Friend Zone, and The Happy-Ever-After Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley In Sloane Crosley's memoir Grief Is for People, she explores life after

The ending isn't unexpected, but it does feel hard-fought and satisfying. 04 Life After Life by Kate In Life After Life , Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships I listened to this immersive story about do-overs from Kate Atkinson, Life After Life , at the recommendation Please click here for my full review of Life After Life . 05 In Five Years by Rebecca Serle Dannie is aimed to help her sleep during this difficult time induces an incredible side effect: when she sleeps after

It's hundreds of years after King Arthur's reign, and his descendant and namesake Arthur, a future lord She fell into the job years ago while trying to find herself--after a youth in which her father died, apart, her older sister Beth became pregnant by (and married) her beloved high school sweetheart--and after The conflicts that repeatedly keep Emma and Justin from their happy-ever-after feel plausibly limiting Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World , Yours Truly , The Friend Zone , and The Happy-Ever-After

She fell into the job years ago while trying to find herself--after a youth in which her father died, apart, her older sister Beth became pregnant by (and married) her beloved high school sweetheart--and after Or is she reconsidering her stance on love after all? You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading.

her small outer Belfast community, where violent Protestant-Catholic tensions are threatening to rule every He entreats her to teach him and his friends Irish, and after the two begin having an affair, she finds After one of her students' fathers is beaten almost to death, a snowball of events causes secrets to

After one disastrous encounter involving a rescued kitten with a serious congenital disorder, then one More Abby Jimenez love Jimenez is also the author of Just for the Summer   (one of my Favorite Rom-Coms of the Year  last year), Part of Your World , Yours Truly , The Friend Zone , and The Happy-Ever-After

Several years after saying goodbye, Anna is struggling to pay for her father's cancer treatment and has The two were never divorced after all, West has a trust fund--and he has to stay married to Anna to collect After ending. You might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads

After one disastrous encounter and one magical, extended date, the two are falling for each other. Jimenez is also the author of Just for the Summer (one of my Favorite Rom-Coms of the Year last year ) , Part of Your World , Yours Truly , The Friend Zone , and The Happy-Ever-After Playlist . 03 Murder Still, Dorothy was supposed to be in stasis for years after suffering an emotional loss.

making missteps and forging a path forward while adjusting to romantic, family, and work complications after It feels like every messy part of her life is about to converge in a destructive collision.

I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two timelines, the privilege and working In August 1975, a teenage girl disappears from her Adirondack summer camp. I love love love a summer-camp story, and I loved The God of the Woods . are cleared up at the end of the book in satisfying swirls of truth; all the pieces make sense, but after

I found it incredibly frustrating, overly dramatic, and somewhat facile, and after reading it I took dying artist with an extensive backstory centering around a group of dedicated friends and a pivotal summer The book repeatedly tracks back in time to that summer that changed everything, and it alternates peeks The youthful experiences are repeatedly said to be life-changing, and the impact of them is largely summarized

Bug Hollow tracks the Samuelson family from an idyllic mid-1970s Northern California summer through a When Sally Samuelson was eight, her idolized golden-boy older brother Ellis went missing after his high After pushing him to return home before heading to college, he headed to campus and died in a freak accident character, alcoholic and bitter, and it is specifically pointed out that her deadly health crisis occurs after We zigzag to spend page time with intriguing side characters (Yvette, with whom Phil has a very brief

Rose works at the diner, hiding her fading bruises and supporting her two young sons after her husband Bridget, daughter of the wealthiest family in town, welcomed their new baby earlier than expected, after The loss impacts almost every member of the community, and secrets come to light that affect many in

After the feverish writing of her successful science fiction story, she is unable to write a sequel. considering Zelu's well-being, and, occasionally, bestow tiny gifts of grudging positivity, but only after The family's collective assumption that they may, unsolicited, rightfully weigh in on Zelu's every decision

by and also deeply irritated by her academic rival, Peter Murdoch, who seems to be showing her up at every somewhat glossed over--and the pacing flagged at times for me as the protagonists passed through court after court--but the eerie, sinister feeling and deadly danger are ever present. didn't understand and which kept being sprung upon the reader) turned out to be quite convenient, and after

protagonist chose her career over a man, enraging readers who'd been counting on a different happy ever after), leaving little audience for her second published book and nonexistent demand for a third. After one last fling, Jac reports to the set--only to find out that her one-night stand is a producer makes enemies of multiple fellow contestants, she struggles with the staged and manipulated nature of every Devore offers a version of happy ever after, and of revenge, that was fun to watch take shape.

The Guncle, The Guncle Abroad, in which Uncle Patrick tries to support Maisie and Grant five years after She fell into the job years ago while trying to find herself--after a youth in which her father died, apart, her older sister Beth became pregnant by (and married) her beloved high school sweetheart, and after been five years since Patrick O'Hara served as a caregiver for his niece Maisie and nephew Grant the summer after their mother died.

, hope and forgiveness, being true to oneself and growing up, and of course love. ...we should grab every I've been on a rom-com kick this summer, and while I'm picky about my light fiction reads, I've laughed Lynn Painter is also the author of The Love Wager, Betting on You, The Do-Over, Happily Never After,

learns that her husband, serving out of harm's way on a cargo ship, might have been a casualty of war after Had any mother ever had the time to stoically brood? around them, feeling they are in stasis, hiding their true selves, and just trying to keep getting up every How they managed to stumble into some of the right steps, after taking all the wrong ones? magically recreate themselves or invariably meet their full potentials, but Buckeye offers quiet peace after

soy sauce and oil, three meals a day, how to escape the cold in the winter and the heat in the high summer conflicts to consider at the story's close: duty, corrupt power, the suffering of the common people, regret after fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real , read it in one rainy afternoon Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer  the year I read it.

And after a series of unlikely, unfortunate events, bookworm Neema becomes one of them--the least threatening As nefarious plotting and crimes are uncovered and the stakes of the competition become ever heightened , characters must forge previously unthinkable loyalties and use every bit of knowledge and craftiness

Cece is at her in-laws' summer home in Montana several weeks before her wedding, solo and handling the -really intending for Cece to be positive company for Garrett, who tends to be morose--particularly after The book's cover design says "literary fiction" to me, but the novel felt at first very much like a light They were acting all along with free will, after all, and reasonable adults must realize that life twists Finally, the story focuses on the fits and starts of a version of complicated forgiveness after years

But after Sciona blasts the competition at her entrance exam and is admitted, she finds that not all The misogyny and contempt of her peers means she faces a lack of respect and resources at every turn.

Which is just to say, be careful when choosing what you’re proud of—because the world has every intention I was completely hooked and kept thinking about this story after I'd finished it.

Jess and Storey are childhood friends who spend their summer adventures exploring striking, remote areas This summer they head to Maine to camp, fish, and hike. After weeks in the wild, they're shocked to come upon a town that's been blown apart.

Her husband has been away fighting for the Confederacy since soon after they were married, and Libby book that I read about 15 years ago and loved). 03 Dream State by Eric Puchner Cece is at her in-laws' summer -really intending for Cece to be positive company for Garrett, who tends to be morose--particularly after

fascinating novel Disappearing Earth  in the Greedy Reading List Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer . 03 After Annie by Anna Quindlen Young mom Annie's abrupt death leaves her four children, husband, Each of them must find a way back to themselves and back to each other without their key person in After In Anna Quindlen's novel After Annie , the abrupt death of the titular young mother--which occurs in For my full review, please see After Annie .

01 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two In August 1975, a teenage girl disappears from her Adirondack summer camp. I love love love a summer-camp story, and I loved The God of the Woods . The reveal of the true story behind the abductions, cruelties, and murders seemed far-fetched (every Emiko Jean is also the author of the great young adult stories Tokyo Ever After  and Tokyo Dreaming  

climate-change dystopian novels, All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall, set in a flooded New York City after melted (to be published tomorrow), and Hum by Helen Phillips, in which artificial intelligence is king after I'm listening to The Blood of the Old Kings as an audiobook. 03 Hum by Helen Phillips After years working May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family

Theodore Finch considers his balance between life and death every day, weighing the factors that entice It's hundreds of years after King Arthur's reign, and his descendant and namesake Arthur, a future lord And when they're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot to prepare for their upcoming nuptials please check out Gwen and Art Are Not in Love . 05 Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner Carver's life was rocked after When wild and awful, heartbreaking thoughts are flying after a tragedy, and when some people are focused

Welcome to the last gasp of summer---and the final Bossy summer book reviews. After meeting for the first time, Michael, a recently divorced teacher, studious and thoughtful, and I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache Several years after saying goodbye, Anna is struggling to pay for her father's cancer treatment and has After ending.

It looks like Kembral will have to work tonight after all--and cooperate with her nemesis Rika Nonesuch you can check out the books and lists at this link . 03 The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden It's the summer meek weekly maid is stealing from her, becomes obsessed with the small items that begin to disappear after

then fill that hole with plastic, or with any other materials that can be yanked out of the earth and, after After years working to advance artificial intelligence in a near-future dystopian world decimated by May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family

after), leaving little audience for her second published book and nonexistent demand for a third. After one last fling, Jac reports to the set--only to find out that her one-night stand is a producer Devore offers a version of happy ever after, and of revenge, that was fun to watch take shape. After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze sight of embracing each new experience while reflecting on what she wanted her future to look like after

Centuries after her death, spindly, awkward, cowardly historian Owen Mallory unearths her story--and Harrow's tale involves multiple do-overs and attempts to shift events and alter reality--while the unlikely

also the author of Thirteen Ways of Looking, Let the Great World Spin , and other books. 02 The Light After Abriel’s book traces the inspiring events from her mother’s incredible experiences before, during, and after For my full review, please see The Light After the War . 03 The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd This of Longings . 04 Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland The backdrop for the story of a few summer Years after I first read this book, I still think of it often and fondly.

Kimi Cunningham Grant's newest thriller, The Nature of Disappearing, Emlyn is a wilderness guide who very Much of the story takes place in an Idaho forest, and it made me reminisce about my college summer spent The story is more of a thriller than a mystery; after a time we aren't wondering what happened, rather

After Zoey's beloved mother died, Zoey's father and stepmother prioritized her stepsiblings emotionally and in every other way. reclusive, mysterious local author whose magical story or personal generosity seems to have affected every

The reveal of the true story behind the abductions, cruelties, and murders seemed far-fetched (every Emiko Jean is also the author of the great young adult stories Tokyo Ever After and Tokyo Dreaming

Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother. allow Marshall to showcase how situations have changed through the decades for women seeking options after

Yesterday, the recent young adult novel that plays with time from Rachel Lynn Solomon; One Italian Summer But after being involved in multiple disasters in only her first day of classes, Barrett fears that college the author of The Ex Talk, Weather Girl, and the young adult Today Tonight Tomorrow. 02 One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle In Rebecca Serle's One Italian Summer, Katy is reeling after the death of her beloved And he finds that almost everything Emma has ever told him about herself has been a lie.

I love that the crew of the Wayfarer feels like a close-knit group of summer camp counselors somehow, Teenage Andra wakes up after being cryogenically preserved for a century-long journey to a new planet After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any After years working to advance artificial intelligence in a near-future dystopian world decimated by May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family