first book of Blake Crouch's haunting mystery trilogy, secret agent Ethan Burke tries to grasp the shifts Ethan has spent several days in the small town when Pines shifts to the point of view of Ethan's wife development to anchor me within the ever-evolving revelations surrounding the world of Wayward Pines , its shifting

But it’s also layered with elements of redemption, love, unlikely loyalties, and character growth. There’s some gritty business, there are difficult choices, and there's a surprising shift of loyalties

actions related to privacy and safety; the book dabbles in issues of race, class, sexual identity, and loyalty Or that her shift in feelings of responsibility could be part of her cutting loose in areas of her personal

When there is talk of Violet's engagement and pending marriage, Junie realizes that this shift would The slow pace of uneventful Alabama life shifts dramatically when guests come to stay, and the story's

unravel, but I appreciated the strength of the characters' bonds and their reversion to deep, long-held loyalties Everyone is linked, with shared youths and local experiences, conflicts new and old, and deep loyalties redemption for some characters and their relationships, then a satisfying return to the thick bonds of loyalty

nineteenth-century Dodge City, Kansas, offers up a tough young heroine who makes mistakes but whose perseverance and loyalty for a fellow "sporting woman," and when the Buffalo Queen is threatened, she must determine where her loyalties The point of view frequently shifts, and many chapters are short, but I felt connected to each of the Wilson Moon is a drifter displaced from his tribal lands, and a chance meeting between Wil and Victoria shifts

But it’s also layered with elements of redemption, love, unlikely loyalties, and character growth. There’s some gritty business, there are difficult choices, and there's a surprising shift of loyalties

Abriel introduces an enormous shift that shakes things up enormously for both young women before the reimagined faith, the frustrations of societal expectations for women, great adventure, strong female loyalty

redefined, redemption is always possible, revenge is sweet, and rewriting the story doesn't always shift But when Rae begins tinkering with characters, trying to shift the plot--posing as a prophet telling

Empire setting, the strong female main protagonist, and the complications and sometimes burdens of loyalty her forge her identity more fully through every ruthless or merciful move she makes, buoyed by the loyalty In The Wicked King, surprising revelations, shifting alliances, opaque political machinations, and enmity I loved the intrigue, clever plotting, complicated loyalties and desires, creatures of all kinds, plus Jude must determine whether her power to rule or the needs of her people will win out in her loyalties

The memories are beginning to slowly shift back into focus, but he needs them now. Family, pain, love, music, influence, trust, wonder, brutality, invention, discovery, loyalty, and most hopes, her vulnerability and then her growing doubts, her self-reliance and quick thinking, and the shifts Her self-reliance, romanticized ideas, quick thinking, and strength of character, along with the shifts

heartwarming story of wonderfully faulted characters who face tragedy and often make a mess of things, loyalty circumstances; characters are faulted and make missteps but learn to forgive themselves and those around them; loyalty and steadfastness serve as bridges to love and caring; and animals work with magical realism to shift

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame, Meg Long's upcoming (to be published 01 Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long Meg Long's first novel was Cold the Night, Fast the Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame promises more high-stakes action, intrigue, shifting alliances, emotional

irresistibly cute as two writers find themselves living and writing about endless romance tropes, but the tone shift

more centered, but she moves from a broken engagement to what is probably an ill-advised attempt to shift

The shift has made for strange bedfellows—and a prickly partnership between our main protagonist, Ellen I also loved how Clinton and Penny made me question the loyalty and intentions of almost everyone in

into the depths of despair, throwing at them physical and mental damage, emotional angst, and painful shifts

details of the time and the setting are fantastic, the plot twists are intriguing, and the complicated, shifting

finishing school nemesis, the oddball teachers and quirky school leadership, the persistent young people's shifting

constant, violent struggle between good and evil, and the precious preservation of innocence--then a shift

But tensions on board the ship soon come to a head, and Ruth has to weigh her loyalty to Owen and her The frequent shifts in point of view stopped me from feeling linked to the characters as fully as I might

He is, as always, wearing a corny, optimistic motto on his T-shirt. But they soon realize that Mr. The Book of Love explores reality, connections, loyalty, possibilities, and second chances.

The book's focus shifts significantly to Margaret and her hidden life, tracking back to the origins of Relationships shift, unlikely ties grow stronger, characters grow apart and find their way back together

Elements shift and the main protagonists insist on free will over fate, gradually succeeding in attempts

The structure allowed for fascinating point of view shifts, subtleties, and humor.

Yael van der Wouden Much of The Safekeep  feels claustrophobic, quiet, and hopeless, but unexpected shifts His best friend Turner is more savvy, careful, and jaded, while loyal to Elwood. Relationships shift, unlikely ties grow stronger, characters grow apart and find their way back together

Lewis as they adjust to the prospect of such a drastic, potentially deadly (to Wren), fundamentally shift It's 1925, and Diamond Annie is running a ruthless, savvy, gritty, loyal ring of female thieves and cons

This alternate-reality story is really about loyalty and devoted friendship, it doesn't fall back on Dannie can’t shake the possibilities and uncertainty created by what felt like an actual temporary shift The setup seems like it’s a romance, but it’s really a story about loyalty and devoted friendship without

straight, the novel leads to a heartwarming conclusion in which certain fates are accepted and other shifts

But it’s also layered with elements of redemption, love, unlikely loyalties, and character growth. and privilege; the paralysis of poverty; issues of race, civil rights, education, and women's rights; loyalty There’s some gritty business, there are difficult choices, and there's a surprising shift of loyalties

Soon everything shifts, and we see the sea change within Ig, with the Auks themselves, with young Bridget

Carton is imperfect but capable of shifting power structures, and clever enough to reimagine the faery-controlled

Empire setting, the strong female main protagonist, and the complications and sometimes burdens of loyalty her forge her identity more fully through every ruthless or merciful move she makes, buoyed by the loyalty In The Wicked King, surprising revelations, shifting alliances, opaque political machinations, and enmity I loved the intrigue, clever plotting, complicated loyalties and desires, creatures of all kinds, plus Jude must determine whether her power to rule or the needs of her people will win out in her loyalties

His shift into comedy also offers a look behind the curtains at the good, bad, and ugly, but Kosta mainly

But it’s also layered with elements of redemption, love, unlikely loyalties, and character growth.

love returning to Alex's creative, irresistibly unorthodox approach to life and her grumpy, undying loyalty unexpected circumstances--and realizes that she may be able to reinvent her path forward--and possibly also shift and feared "Overland" pests (giant, talking cockroaches, rats, and bats) into essential allies and loyal

unexpected circumstances--and realizes that she may be able to reinvent her path forward--and possibly also shift The story shifts between events of 1912, 1946, 1950, 1951, and 1989.

Meanwhile Harper explores loyalty, procedural details related to the past and near past, beginnings and Trent's debut novel sifts through everyday brutality, corruption, and the general neglect of people and pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history, loyalty

The many points of view added depth to the characters, but at a cost: I felt somewhat jarred by shifting . 05 Isola by Allegra Goodman Isola , based upon the story of a real-life sixteenth-century woman, shifts The structure of the novel is intriguing; through shifting perspectives and increasingly occluded reality

more centered, but she moves from a broken engagement to what is probably an ill-advised attempt to shift

The story highlights unlikely loyalties forged during desperate times, terrible scenes of cruelty, and Miller allows the frequently dreaded and bemoaned middle-aged shifts and changes to lead her female characters I loved the characters' unanticipated loyalty to unlikely parties and their hard-won emotional growth

this first in a young adult fantasy series, but what hooked me was the fearless, hardened, fiercely loyal Tamsin struggles to be vulnerable and to build new loyalties, and I was hooked by her often awkward interpersonal

heartwarming story of wonderfully faulted characters who face tragedy and often make a mess of things, loyalty circumstances; characters are faulted and make missteps but learn to forgive themselves and those around them; loyalty and steadfastness serve as bridges to love and caring; and animals work with magical realism to shift is cold (check out these other Bossy reviews of titles with cold settings ), and climate change  and shifting

The structure of the novel is intriguing; through shifting perspectives and increasingly occluded reality

bodily autonomy, transgender characters, characters without bodies but with sentient selves, duty and loyalty

The structure of the novel is intriguing; through shifting perspectives and increasingly occluded reality moments as an unlikely pack of allies sets out on a journey of discovery, complete with battles, evolving loyalties

is cold (check out these other Bossy reviews of titles with cold settings ), and climate change  and shifting

Rocky is menopausal and adjusting to her own shifts--in thinking, in physicality, in mood, and all--as

, I focused on books with fantastical elements; clear good-and-evil conflicts; characters living as royalty ownership, responsibility, and belonging, as Wecker simultaneously digs into the creatures' feelings, loyalty about dragons, the Temeraire series, and the dragons talk and are haughty and greedy and intensely loyal

love returning to Alex's creative, irresistibly unorthodox approach to life and her grumpy, undying loyalty They manage assemble an oddball group of allies (trusty local cop Turner, wonderfully loyal and nonmagical