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  • Review of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab

    And in 2019 Boston, Alice is trying to break out of her shell at college, and a one-night stand feels

  • Review of The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy

    and their dilemmas in Molly Gray's The Maid and Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • Six Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    For my full review, please check out Hell Bent. 02 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Kidd's dual-timeline historical The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines The Night Ship centers around the dilemmas, conflicts, and discoveries of two characters separated by For my full review, check out The Night Ship. 03 The Golden Enclaves (Scholomance #3) by Naomi Novik

  • Review of Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine

    But Junie wanders restlessly at night, haunted by her sister Minnie's sudden death not long ago and by

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Read on for what I loved reading in March: The Night Ship, historical fiction set in two timelines featuring 01 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Kidd's dual-timeline historical fiction, based on actual events, shines The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines The Night Ship centers around the dilemmas, conflicts, and discoveries of two characters separated by For my full review, check out The Night Ship. 02 Foster by Claire Keegan This was my favorite read of

  • Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads

    The story begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late one night. relieved to find that her son hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's But she knows that last night was real. Somehow she's reliving yesterday again.

  • Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore

    Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late one night relieved to find that her son hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's But she knows that last night was real. Somehow she's reliving yesterday again.

  • Review of October in the Earth by Olivia Hawker

    Olivia Hawker is also the author of The Fire and the Ore and The Ragged Edge of Night, and One for the

  • Review of Alias Emma (Alias Emma #1) by Ava Glass

    the distractingly handsome son of Russian dissidents who she has pledged to protect, on the longest night Ava Glass is a pseudonym for Christi Daugherty, author of the YA Night School thrillers.

  • Review of A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

    unspecified) town dies mysteriously, Cordelia's mother insists they leave town in the middle of the night

  • Review of Queens of London by Heather Webb

    Heather Webb is also the author of Strangers in the Night, The Next Ship Home, and other novels.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/7/25 Edition

    heights of fame as the pop duo The Griffin Sisters--featured in Rolling Stone , performing on Saturday Night

  • Review of You Are Here by David Nicholls

    But the notion that I should be 'making the most of it,' travelling the world or out every night, there

  • Review of American Mermaid by Julia Langbein

    Mothers move in the dark at night, while men fumble for the lights. Who undoes her own tapestry every night. Never finishes it. The men never get to possess her."

  • Review of The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook

    Elizabeth Crook is also the author of The Which Way Tree; The Night Journal; Monday, Monday; and other

  • Review of How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

    Michelle was having thoughts of suicide and that Grant was in the wrong place at the wrong time the night Helen must simply determine whether she can accept Grant's chance association with that tragic night-

  • Review of The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

    More from Ocean Vuong Ocean Vuong is also the author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous , Night Sky with

  • Six of My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far

    Please click here for my full review of Small Things Like These. 03 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Kidd's The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines The Night Ship centers around the dilemmas, conflicts, and discoveries of two characters separated by For my full review, check out The Night Ship. 04 Solito by Javier Zamora Zamora's memoir of his grueling

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/13/25 Edition

    But when Madison and her best friend go missing that night, Emmy realizes the girls have been keeping

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/26/25 Edition

    Ocean Vuong is also the author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous , Night Sky with Exit Wounds , Time

  • Review of Ready or Not by Cara Bastone

    Then a one-night stand with a cute neighborhood bartender leads to an unplanned pregnancy, and suddenly

  • January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    real story of a family escaping through Eastern Europe at the cruel end of World War II; and Cold the Night For my full review, check out The Last Green Valley. 06 Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long I In Meg Long's Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of her mothers to the brutal In Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, Long offers an intriguing story of brutal conditions, determined For my full review, check out Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/31/25 Edition

    Olivia Hawker is also the author of October in the Earth , The Fire and the Ore , The Ragged Edge of Night

  • Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    01 Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction In Meg Long's Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of her mothers to the brutal In Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, Long offers an intriguing story of brutal conditions, determined For my full review, check out Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves.

  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads

    The story begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late one night. relieved to find that her son hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's But she knows that last night was real. Somehow she's reliving yesterday again. and in Romantic Comedy she offers an outstanding premise: Sally Milz is a sketch writer for a late-night sketch comedy show in the book, The Night Owls, and I was fascinated by this aspect.

  • Six Spooky, Gothic Tales

    Waters is also the author of Tipping the Velvet, Affinity, and The Night Watch. returns to the childhood home where terrifying events exploded and led to her family's middle-of-the-night For my full review, check out The Silent Companions. 06 Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft I adored For my full review, check out Down Comes the Night.

  • Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading

    and in Romantic Comedy she offers an outstanding premise: Sally Milz is a sketch writer for a late-night delighted to find that much of the book is focused on the behind-the-scenes making of the SNL-like Saturday night sketch comedy show in the book, The Night Owls, and I was fascinated by this aspect.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/21/25 Edition

    And in 2019 Boston, Alice is trying to break out of her shell at college, and a one-night stand feels

  • Review of The Book of Love by Kelly Link

    The kids will need to remember what happened the night they died and figure out the reason for their

  • Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites

    Markova always wanted to fly, and when Nazis begin to wreak havoc on the Soviet Union, she joins the Night Witches, an all-female regiment of night bombers pushing back the Germans. introducing a heart-wrenching, forbidden, unrequited love of one woman for another. 04 The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker The Ragged Edge of Night centers around a World War II-era friar-turned-husband, Anton

  • Review of Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3) by Rebecca Yarros

    jealous of the armor that holds you when I can’t, the sheets on your bed that caress your skin every night

  • Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels

    For my full review, check out Machinehood. 04 Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long I was hooked In the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of In Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, Long offers an intriguing story of brutal conditions, determined To see my full review, check out Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves. 05 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/5/22 Edition

    He repeatedly attempts to time travel to the night Amy disappeared, but the time he can spend in the past gets shorter and shorter, and if he can't reach the correct night soon, he'll never figure out what

  • Six Great Books about Brave Female Spies

    With the Nazis an increasing problem for the Soviet Union, Nina Markova joins the Night Witches, an all-female regiment of night bombers.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/5/24 Edition

    Then a one-night stand with a cute neighborhood bartender leads to an unplanned pregnancy, and suddenly

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/16/21 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Down Comes the Night, a young adult fantasy story featuring magical 01 Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft I love the setup of Saft's romantic young adult fantasy novel , Down Comes the Night.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/15/25 Edition

    When a neighbor dies mysteriously, Cordelia's mother insists they leave town in the middle of the night

  • Review of The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore

    After one last fling, Jac reports to the set--only to find out that her one-night stand is a producer

  • Review of The Huntress by Kate Quinn

    Markova always wanted to fly, and when Nazis begin to wreak havoc on the Soviet Union, she joins the Night Witches, an all-female regiment of night bombers pushing back the Germans.

  • Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore

    Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late one night relieved to find that her son hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's But she knows that last night was real. Somehow she's reliving yesterday again.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/8/25 Edition

    I forgot that getting frightened when I read at night disrupts my sleep.

  • My Bossy Favorite Reads of the Summer

    Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late one night relieved to find that her son hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's But she knows that last night was real. Somehow she's reliving yesterday again.

  • Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading

    and in Romantic Comedy she offers an outstanding premise: Sally Milz is a sketch writer for a late-night delighted to find that much of the book is focused on the behind-the-scenes making of the SNL-like Saturday night sketch comedy show in the book, The Night Owls, and I was fascinated by this aspect.

  • April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    and in Romantic Comedy she offers an outstanding premise: Sally Milz is a sketch writer for a late-night delighted to find that much of the book is focused on the behind-the-scenes making of the SNL-like Saturday night sketch comedy show in the book, The Night Owls, and I was fascinated by this aspect.

  • Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love

    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 story shaped

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/3/25 Edition

    But Junie wanders restlessly at night, haunted by her sister Minnie's sudden death and by Minnie's ghost

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/9/23 Edition

    Olivia Hawker is also the author of The Fire and the Ore and The Ragged Edge of Night, and One for the

  • Review of The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

    And each ended the night full and happy with the rare glow that comes from knowing your very being has

  • May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    The story begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late one night. relieved to find that her son hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's But she knows that last night was real. Somehow she's reliving yesterday again.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/15/23 Edition

    As the women prepare to graduate from college, one night of confessions could change their relationships

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