sassy female assassins; I'm reading Karen Russell's recently published, intriguing magical-realism historical , smart mystery, Famous Last Words . loved A Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking , A Treacherous Curse , A Dangerous 03 Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister Famous Last Words is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian

In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different In Erin Kate Ryan's recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses Ryan explores various alternate histories and life tracks for Paula Jean while "Mary" digs more deeply The title and cover made me think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery as it moves through various fascinating potential realities

Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, my book club's most recent read, it's In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's

In Table for Two: Fictions , Amor Towles offers six short stories set in New York City and a novella

Six Great Bossy Contemporary Fiction Reads I loved a range of great books last year, and these were six of my favorite contemporary fiction reads. What are some of your favorite contemporary fiction reads? conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged friction

What are some of your favorite mystery reads? This is a character-driven mystery with a twist. Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. 04 A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell #2) by Deanna Raybourn This second book in Raybourn's historical fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me even more fully into Veronica and Stoker's

mystery about race and history from David Joy, Those We Thought We Knew; I'm listening to the third book in Deanna Raybourn's wonderful Victorian England mystery series, A Treacherous Curse; and I'm reading The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei's recent science fiction thriller about a deep space expedition and a mysterious fiction mysteries, as well as the second book, A Perilous Undertaking. Asuka must find the real culprit before accusations surrounding the mystery destroy her.

Killers of a Certain Age was darkly funny, action-packed, feminist, and friend-focused. It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and loved A Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking , A Treacherous Curse , A Dangerous

Some Lighter Fiction Favorites What I love about a romantic, rom-com, lighter fiction read is that real In a rom-com or lighter fiction story, all of these issues can be explored within a safe space--amid I'm due to create another Greedy Reading List of my more recently read light fiction favorites, but meanwhile , you can find other Bossy light fiction reviews here . What other lighter fiction authors or stories do you love?

Erin Bowman offers up great action along with what I thought were perfect amounts of self-actualization Turner has also written a couple of other historical fiction books that look promising. 03 West ​ This

boast forces Miryem into a position of meeting the tsar's impossible challenge, she finds that the mysterious This is magical realism, folklore, and historical fiction wrapped up in one very interesting read. 05 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger is a wonderful historical fiction mystery and love I also listed this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You .

fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is vividly set in Europe In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's I looove a historical fiction mystery. Mysteries to Intrigue You. The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall.

Cosby's Southern small-town murder mystery, All the Sinners Bleed; and I'm reading The Night Tiger author agent, has returned to his hometown in Charon County, Virginia, to serve as the first Black sheriff in history Bao, a detective set on uncovering the mystery of the woman's identity and death, has long been fascinated Choo is also the author of The Night Tiger, a title I listed in my Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

listening to the fourth installment in Deanna Raybourn's irresistible Veronica Speedwell Victorian-era mystery loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the second book, A Perilous Undertaking, and the third, A Treacherous Raybourn is masterful at providing a captivating main character with depth and flaws; a tantalizing will-they-won't-they a tease, and dialogue that makes me laugh out loud--all set against the backdrop of a Victorian-age mystery

Now I'm reading an upcoming book by a favorite author, Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts, a historical fiction story with magical elements; I'm reading the wonderful Ann Liang's soon-to-be-published young adult rom-com, I Hope This Doesn't Find You; and I'm listening to a historical fiction mystery based Freddie is reported as having died, but strange and unnerving clues indicate to Laura that something more mysterious fiction?

Fierce the Flame by Meg Long Meg Long's first novel was Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, a science fiction Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame promises more high-stakes action, intrigue, shifting alliances, emotional the Newman's Own brand. 03 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery I gave four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

Our Woman in Moscow, Beatriz Williams's historical fiction mystery, based on real-life double agents , Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction-mystery-speculative fiction work about missing girls and the exploration Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different potential paths for interlinked

listening to the fifth installment in Deanna Raybourn's irresistible Veronica Speedwell Victorian-era mystery loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking, A Treacherous Curse, and A Dangerous characters, and dialogue that makes me laugh out loud--all set against the backdrop of a Victorian-age mystery In this fifth book of the series, Veronica and Stoker become involved in a mystery involving a house

The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer fiction storytelling master like Kate Quinn could craft compelling storytelling around the potential For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year. Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

historical fiction mystery series featuring irresistible heroines; a girl-power science-fiction space Asuka must find the real culprit before accusations surrounding the mystery destroy her. Yume Kitasei offers plot and mystery, but this is primarily a wonderfully character-driven story--with fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me even more fully into Veronica and Stoker's The mystery was interesting, with salacious elements, and everyone was a potential suspect.

Six Bossy Favorite Light Fiction Reads from Last Year I love spending Fridays highlighting books I've For more Bossy lighter fiction favorites, you might want to check out the books on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great What are some of your favorite lighter fiction reads, from the past year or from this one so far? This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.

Six Favorite Fiction Reads I recently posted about Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year, Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year, Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their mysterious They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of

Six Bossy Favorite Light Fiction Reads from Last Year I love spending Fridays highlighting books I've (You can check out my roundup list Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year, which I For more romantic reads and lighter fiction Bossy favorites, you might want to check out the books on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved.

What are some of your favorite science fiction reads? Yume Kitasei I loved the futuristic space-mission capabilities, smart and strong all-woman crew, the mystery Asuka must find the real culprit before accusations surrounding the mystery destroy her. Yume Kitasei offers plot and mystery, but this is primarily a wonderfully character-driven story--with She's been cobbling together enough to get by, but when a mysterious draw to the spooky Starling House

Science Fiction Faves I've been giving book talks lately about stories I've loved and upcoming titles I love character-driven science fiction stories. Which other books should I add to my science fiction to-read list? Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope. incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously

Nick is an appealing character, I adored the detailed setting, and the mystery's resolution makes sense I hoped this was going to be the perfect cozy book for reading over a long weekend: an Elizabethan mystery This is the second in Wolfe's Elizabethan Spy Mystery series; the first was A Murder by Any Name. If you like mysteries and historical fiction like I do, you might also like some of the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

I hereby present to you historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, fantasy, and science fiction. fiction art-focused mystery told in two timelines. fiction mystery in two timelines. This was immensely satisfying historical fiction. In Robert Jackson Bennett's novel, The Tainted Cup , he blends a rich, historical fiction-feeling story

Six Four-Star Bossy Mystery Reads Doesn't the cold winter feel like the perfect time to cozy up with a mystery that hooks you with its twists and turns? Here are six of my favorite mystery and suspense reads of last year--with another list to come! A couple of these are historical fiction mysteries, one was jointly written by two authors, one was set And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your favorite mystery reads?

fiction mystery series with a feminist heroine; a great lakeside summertime romance; a 1980s-set astronaut story with feminism and LGBTQ love; a Maine-set mystery solved by retired CIA operatives; an epic historical fiction fantasy told in several timelines featuring vampires; and historical fiction with a young woman In book two of the Martini Club, the mystery at hand--a missing teen--draws in local citizens as well In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "

More Light Fiction Favorites When I posted a few weeks ago about favorite light fiction reads and asked What other lighter fiction authors or books do you love? You might also like some of the titles on my first Greedy Reading List of light fiction favorites. And you can find other Bossy light fiction reviews here. 01 Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey I delighted Winfrey's Very Sincerely Yours is light fiction that delivers delightful, charming banter, the promise

Six More Favorite Bossy Mystery Reads I love looking over my favorite reads from the past twelve months I've been in a mystery-reading mood lately, and I thought you might be too, so I'm sharing more mystery What are some of your favorite mystery reads, whether from the past year or beyond? Regarding the mystery: The dismembered corpse mystery leads to a whole host of even more dark, disturbing This mystery hit the spot for me.

Six Favorite Lighter Fiction Reads I'm having so much fun spending Fridays highlighting books I've loved Reads from Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads What are some of your favorite lighter fiction reads, from the past year or from this one so far? But August's adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might

More Science Fiction Faves I love character-driven science fiction stories. You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into Which other books should I add to my science fiction to-read list? But when one of Cara's eight remaining selves mysteriously dies while she is world walking, shocking and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anatomy: A Love Story, a gothic young adult historical fiction mystery by Dana Schwartz set in 1817 Edinburgh; Unlikely Animals, Annie Hartnett's upcoming tragicomedy mystery in a series by K. Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz In Anatomy: A Love Story, Dana Schwartz's young adult gothic mystery Eason's science fiction mystery, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, band together to solve the mystery

Six More Favorite Fiction Reads I listed Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year in this Greedy In today's post I highlight six more of my favorite fiction reads from last year. I also recently posted about: Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year And check out My Very

are six more of my favorite science fiction reads from the past year. Eason In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together Eason's science fiction mystery Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, have And I was wholly charmed by the rievs (former battle robots) who mysteriously show sentience and surprising In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

This is an appealingly cozy and old-fashioned mystery, with the flavors, sights, and sounds of colonial He becomes obsessed with an unsolved mystery he keeps reading about in the newspaper: two young ladies There are disturbingly dark issues underlying the mystery (including strict rules about caste and class Nev March won the Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award for this, her debut title. You might also like some of the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to

I love Amy Bloom's books, but her first foray into mystery writing left me wanting more character development Amy Bloom is the author of one of my favorite historical fiction novels (see below), but she is no stranger In Blunt Instrument, she dives into mysteries, offering a private investigator whose father's past association I wondered if I somehow missed the resolution of various mysteries (who cut the brakes, who threw the I'm hoping that subsequent Dell Chandler mysteries will offer more elements I found myself hoping for

Six More Favorite Fiction Reads I love spending Fridays raving about books I've loved! six more of my favorite fiction reads from last year in a second Greedy Reading List. posted about favorite reads from certain genres that I've loved reading in the past year: Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction What are some of your favorite fiction reads, from the past year or from this one so far?

I loved McAllister's first twisty, clever, surprising mystery. puzzled by the issues that made the characters feel indignant and wronged, particularly after their actions

Six Great Bossy Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads The Obsessive Wrap-Up of Favorite Reads continues! You can click here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm. I'd love to hear: what are some of your favorite science fiction reads? Then a mysterious, wealthy matriarch preys upon Amina's need for funds--and her desire for one final, moments with those lost to us) or evil (creating a whirlwind of negative feeling that shapes others' actions

Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: two historical fiction stories, gothic magical realism, science fiction, a character-driven mystery, and yet another of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica 01 October in the Earth by Olivia Hawker Hawker's newest historical fiction gives a wonderfully evocative Olivia Hawker's newest historical fiction is set in Depression-era Kentucky. fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking, A Treacherous Curse, and A Dangerous

A mystery surrounds a deadly moment, and the book ends with a hopeful, imperfect, heartbreaking way forward story of young love blossoming, then shriveling under the first pressures of the outside world; it's a mystery There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into I loved the historical fiction aspect of Margaret's recounting of her history. fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking , A Treacherous Curse , A Dangerous

Wolfe Going into Thanksgiving weekend with an Elizabethan mystery in hand, complete with intrigue, plotting loyalists looming over Elizabeth's court, Nicholas Holt, a spy for Sir Francis Walsingham, must unravel the mystery This is the second in Wolfe's Elizabethan Spy Mystery series; the first was A Murder by Any Name. 03 Light fiction, historical fiction mystery, and celebrity memoir. I recently offered a roundup of Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism if that feels down your

Smith's light fiction about an emotionally distant father and daughter trying to find connection on a 01 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow In Williams's historical fiction mystery, four years later, Iris's twin sister Ruth finally receives light fiction novel The Unsinkable Greta James, Greta is an up-and-coming indie rock star whose father

Fiction and Fantasy Reads I've Loved in the Past Year And you can click here for other science fiction The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery I gave four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You. talking) creepy-crawlies in this middle-grade novel, you'll find a noble quest, unlikely heroes, a mysterious

Some Light Fiction Favorites At the start of the pandemic, I was particularly drawn to lighter fiction These are some of my light fiction favorites, and they're also perfect for summer reading. I'm due to create another Greedy Reading List of my more recently read light fiction favorites, but meanwhile , you can find other Bossy light fiction reviews here. What other lighter fiction authors or stories do you love?

In The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans offers short stories centering around themes of race, relationships, identity, the fallibility of those shaping historical "fact," grief, and loss. In the longest story in the book, at approximately 100 pages, "The Office of Historical Corrections, " a black student from Washington, DC, finds herself involved in unraveling a complicated historical mystery that extends over generations and involves her closest friendship and shakes the basis of her

Jess Kidd offers a creepy, dark mystery tale gloriously steeped in details of Victorian London and seedy Oh, and a mysterious, dangerous, but tragic child-creature-mermaid necessitates detective work and a Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of Victorian London, which I love, within a creepy mystery with dark twists and turns. fiction, mystery, and badass female protagonist--although that book has more humor and this one is a

Brown's dual-timeline debut novel concerns 16th-century prophecies and a modern-day murder mystery, linked More Historical Fiction Favorites This is Jennifer N. Brown's first novel. For more historical fiction Bossy favorites, please check out the Greedy Reading Lists and titles here