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- Review of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
But things quickly take a turn as pirates and other dangers threaten the makeshift family on the Wayfarer They each have reasons to mistrust other creatures, but they have to trust and rely on each other more like a close-knit group of summer camp counselors somehow, palling around, sometimes irritating each other
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/23/26 Edition
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- Review of The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
adventure in her new married life; Margery is independent and strong-willed; and together with three other (mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II), and other
- Review of The Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding Empire #1) by Sung-Il Kim
her future would end with her locked in chains in a casket, an essential, dark end used to benefit others
- Review of The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
And her encounters with others in the apartment at different points in time--as well as her ability to Other life rules and quotes from her aunt frequently felt so whimsical as to be absurd.
- Review of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller
Listen for the voice that speaks when all others go silent. Be alone--be entirely alone.
- Review of Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
Clem has only noble intentions of helping others, and she doesn't differentiate between those on the
- Review of The Maid by Nita Prose
protagonist Molly finds a hotel guest dead in his room, and her access to the room, her eccentric manner, and other's might be too central of a plot point in that it might allow for too-easy deception, and that seeing others than capable of extricating herself from suspicion by using the many personal qualities that have led others
- Review of Pope Joan: A Novel by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Other historical fiction books with faith elements that I've loved include Revelations and Illuminations
- Review of The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr
If you survived, it means others did not.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/29/23 Edition
Steven Rowley's upcoming novel, The Celebrants, about old friends holding living funerals for each other through a crisis and needs to know they are loved more than they love themselves, they can call upon the others
- Review of The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Fagan is a former professional basketball player and ESPN journalist who wrote What Made Maddy Run and other
- Review of The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Some choose not to look into their boxes at all, while others use the knowledge of their short strings
- Review of A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
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- Review of The Humans by Matt Haig
humans--their violence, their greed and selfishness, their carelessness with their world and with each other I love a book that looks at our many human absurdities through alien or other eyes. The Murderbot series (check out my reviews of three first three books here; the others are searchable
- Review of Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver
There are some truly zany moments in the novel (a T. rex costume and others, literal pies in faces).
- Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading
another Greedy Reading List of my more recently read light fiction favorites, but meanwhile, you can find other solidly in love with Christina Lauren's and Emily Henry's books, and I haven't yet read everything by the other What other lighter fiction authors or stories do you love? Yet the authors clearly care deeply about their characters, the characters care deeply about each other Click here for my reviews of Lauren's The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words, The Soulmate
- Review of The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
The other doctors have all left.
- Shhh! Bossy Gift Ideas: Books about Media, Movies, and Music
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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/10/25 Edition
Sara is detained along with other women who are desperately asserting their innocence.
- Review of The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Her other selves seem uncannily apt to die, so Cara is able to visit 372 other Earths where her counterparts purpose of which has never been of interest to her--she's more focused on tracking the shadows of her other together the various bits of knowledge and savviness she's gained through tracing the steps of her many other lives--and the shape of each is dramatically affected by her own various small and large decisions, others common characteristics in those she loves or fears; she sometimes barely recognizes the same people in other
- Review of What In the World?! A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings by Leanne Morgan
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- Review of The Stolen Heir (Stolen Heir #1) by Holly Black
takes us deeper into the story of characters Wren and Oak as they determine whether they can trust each other
- Review of Festival Days by Jo Ann Beard
The last, longest, and titular essay, "Festival Days," is far longer than the others. She reflects on various travels and other measures meant to distract and inspire or comfort—and the disrupted Her partner is Scott Spencer, the author of Endless Love and many other novels.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/22/25 Edition
But when a slick local developer associated with their own retirement community is murdered, and other
- Review of Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
In Nethercott's Thistlefoot, estranged siblings Bellatine and Isaac Yaga find their way back to each other Bellatine and Isaac find their way back to each other, bonded by trying to untangle the dangerous, sentimental
- Review of Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
They clash, hurt each other deeply, and wonder if they can ever reconcile.
- Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
have blown all opportunities through laziness and then blamed his failure on his circumstances--and on others If you like stories with heart, you might want to check out other books I've reviewed as heartwarming
- Review of Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
closed-off William has always leaned on Lucy for support, despite the fact that he has been married two other But I became impatient with Lucy's extensive ruminations and her speculation about what other people We see Lucy begin to scrape the surface of discovering others' vulnerabilities, to realize her own self-told lies, and to recognize shortcomings in herself and in others, but while her own cherished versions of
- Review of Tilt by Emma Pattee
Some buildings and landmarks are flattened, others still standing.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/27/23 Edition
until our main protagonist, a jazz pianist, is tasked with saving humanity; and I'm listening to This Other , strong women, a heist setup, and, ultimately, a ragtag group of underdogs saving the day. 03 This Other
- Review of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
shamans ballyhooing bad health advice, online hate groups radicalizing new members, and kids sending each other through their paths pre-cult, through the emotions and logistics and follower mentality, then out the other conclusion felt brief and somewhat unsatisfying in the absence of further thoughts, introspection, or other
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/26 Edition
Fortune Frankie and George, her best friend since childhood, were once so close they tattooed each other's
- Review of The Knight and the Moth (Stonewater Kingdom #1) by Rachel Gillig
Stonewater Kingdom series, The Knight and the Moth , considers Sybil Delling ("Six") and a group of five other
- Review of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
What do we owe to each other? How do you measure a successful, fulfilled, worthy life?
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/24 Edition
Clem is a jovial healer from the country who has only noble intentions of helping others.
- Review of Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler
He also shares his lifelong joy in putting on other personas and his professional ups and downs, including
- Six Favorite Nonfiction and Memoir Reads of the Year
her specifically, and feels as though solving the mystery of who stole from her and why could resolve other His shared conversations with other guards illustrate a range of motivations for pursuing the work. consider the intentions of artists, the stories behind the artwork, his own feelings about the works, and others
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/28/25 Edition
Okorafor is also the author of the Binti trilogy, Akata Witch , Noor , Remote Control , and other works
- Review of Bunny (Bunny #1) by Mona Awad
own sometimes dark writing, she is disgusted by the rest of her cohort--childish women who call each other
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
After Hitler's invasion of Russia and the Ukraine, Mila, along with so many others, enlists to fight chases; the most intense sibling rivalry imaginable, interesting scenes of superhumans' outsmarting each other ; and noble desires to "save the world" that conflict with others’ similar desires in crucial ways--and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is an epic view of a lifetime of friendship and love, tragedy, renewed faith in others overcoming incredible hardship...and a captivating account of the making of a video game, love for other
- 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.
- Review of The Guncle by Steven Rowley
They are each going through grief and confusion, but they adore each other and have their love to fall I was distracted by the brief, repeated shifts in point of view from Patrick to other characters. that we gained much insight or information from the jarring moments in which we were swept into the other Have you read either of his other books?
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/3/25 Edition
Ten years later, a documentary exploring those events draws Kat and Heath back into each others' orbits
- Review of The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
Others keep sighting Freddie, and Laura herself feels that he is near.
- Review of How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
What do we owe to each other? What is our duty to our fellow humans in different situations? charity; whether rigidity to rules such as "no lying" will win a person friends; and when and why to help others
- Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
time to cozy up with a science fiction story with fantastic characters and some space adventure or other-world You can click here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm. like a close-knit group of summer camp counselors somehow, palling around, sometimes irritating each other chases; the most intense sibling rivalry imaginable, interesting scenes of superhumans' outsmarting each other ; and noble desires to "save the world" that conflict with others’ similar desires in crucial ways--and
- Review of There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
of abusing natural resources, as well as the questionable morality of private or museum ownership of other
- Review of Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
awkward logistics of sex and of finding places to have sex, and their bodies' unique features and each other's revolting fashion; her body is increasingly unreliable and uncomfortable (with bleeding, itching, and other
- Review of The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
This sci-fi thriller is about betrayal and revenge, but it's not the other-woman story you might expect This sci-fi thriller is about the forces that drive apart a husband and wife, but it's not the other-woman There are loops and layers to Gailey's story that have to do with identity, autonomy, freedom, shaping others to suit your expectations and desires--and recognizing how you're shaped by others in turn. This is my first Sarah Gailey book, but she's authored many others, including Upright Women Wanted, Magic


















































