The land is controlled by those who would keep moving the goalposts, obfuscating the terms of living,

Their relationship seems as though it would be more fraught; Cook references her parents' volatile relationship

one evening, tabbed many, many passages, immediately bought my own copy, re-tabbed everything, and would control and her reckoning with the way in which she considers her body after cancer treatment ("Who would

To be fair, this would be an altogether different book. On a minor note, I would have been interested in learning more about Montell's father's experience--her

Gibson I wonder if you would have wanted me if you found me like that: vibrant and loved and alive.

with the crushing realization that because of her dementia, the little hope Molly held out for this would

Why would Ricky send a cryptic, desperate, last-minute warning but not have tried to communicate anything Why would the Reverend actively put Connor and Ricky together at all, if Ricky has made the life choices he has (which are presented as abhorrent to the Reverend)--but even more importantly, why would he link Why would they hold their hands over their hearts (as though saying the Pledge of Allegiance) during It would be easy to imagine that as a kidnapped teen who has demonstrated a rebellious streak and an

Would it take one partner by surprise? Did it happen suddenly? Could it happen to us?

the dick"--as everyone around her brazenly begins referring to her disparaging, tedious, selfish ex--would I would have liked a little more of a gray area where Richard was concerned.

her ornithology research commands, living in her sparse rental cabin and tuning out the rest of the world

showdown, key characters must make impossible choices, even as they seemed to have suspected there would

She has no clue as to his intentions, or why he would go against what he must have known she would have

Minor nitpicks: I wasn't sure Anna would provide parenting advice and hindsight-based tips to Emily at such a fraught time, and I felt like Anna would have been periodically more crushed and paralyzed by

Shipstead is a wonderful writer, and I loved every word of this. Rooney has a new book scheduled for publication this fall, Beautiful World Where Are You. 06 The Great

Leo would love to reconnect, but Lily is not interested in rekindling their flame after the way things Lauren also authored the books The Soulmate Equation, The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words

In that book, I kept feeling stopped by wondering why the heck anyone would continue delving daily into

Tahereh Mafi's series inspired by Persian mythology; and I'm reading Erin Stewart's young adult novel The Words She has been forced to hide in plain sight in order to evade those who would eliminate her family forever The second book, These Infinite Threads, is scheduled for publication next month. 03 The Words We Keep by Erin Stewart In Erin Stewart's young adult novel The Words We Keep, Lily has been trying to hold

(Side note: I would love a separate list of the many musical, poetic, prose, comedic, and other works

didn't ponder the likely scenario or ask more questions as soon as doing so was possible--questions that would (I also had a few nitpicky questions, such as: why would Ellie need an explanation of a Claddagh ring

Meanwhile we learn about the motivations and secrets of those in the boat full of would-be rescuers,

Neither Franny nor Hayes (Hot Suit’s actual name) would typically go for such an idea, but they could

desperate for your attention, and jealous of your achievements doesn't make for as joyful a life as Jenna would

Shipstead is a wonderful writer, and I loved every word of this. Rooney has a new book scheduled for publication this fall, Beautiful World Where Are You. 06 The Great

To say that stubborn Greta and her equally stubborn father clash (and always have) would be putting it Was it that he feared that she would have to chase fame or sell out in order to succeed?

The story made me feel fairly confident that justice would be served in these matters--but some of these

Christine Pride and Jo Piazza dug into complex, loaded topics the way I was hoping Therese Anne Fowler would

Knowing what she does about the future, would Alice change the past?

Brown kept me happily turning the pages to see who would get what was coming to them. largely unsympathetic, yet Janelle Brown kept me happily turning the pages of Pretty Things to see who would

Remarkably Bright Creatures has a lot of heart, and I felt cozy in my confidence that all present situations would

She once went by the name Dani and now goes by Daniela--another reason it doesn't feel like it would was puzzled as to why the "secret" that Nick, a professional musician, played piano and wrote songs would

But his mission to uncover who is responsible for his family's trauma will reveal secrets he never would

Her character is presented as naïve, but I felt as though she would have paused for a moment during one

And why would a baby want gifts of oil and gold--wouldn't a ham be better and more useful?

He wondered what would have become of their friendship if Ken hadn't died.

He would find a way out, because he deserved to find a way out....

I would have liked more introspection, but I loved spending time in Kendrick's funny, honest, often wonderfully I would have liked a little more reflection and introspection, but to be fair, that’s not really what

that it might allow for too-easy deception, and that seeing others take advantage of her innocence would

I would have liked more more more concrete suggestions of how to combat our societal norms here, but this may possibly be a situation in which I would be difficult to please with the amount of information that would and could fall within the scope of Orenstein's book.

I was curious about what would happen to the boys collectively and individually, although I didn't feel

And Emma would very much like to make it out of this alive as well.

"The girl from Widow Hills" was instantly famous and would be forever. I mentioned this book (along with The Fate of the Tearling and I Was Told It Would Get Easier) in the

personal links to the story before reading the book--the information there was fascinating, and I think would

And my heart raced while I read to find out if this fraught situation would blow up in fantastic form I also wasn't sure that certain driving forces of Korelitz's story made sense (why would anyone in this My mom told me about a movie with a plot centering around a stolen book idea, The Words (starring Bradley

I've been saving French's newest book because I've had such high hopes that it would be stellar, so my Did one of them want so desperately to stop him that they would kill to keep him quiet? holiday and about the mistakes she feels she's made, Mae makes a plea to the universe to show her what would duo also wrote the fun and romantic Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating as well as Love and Other Words

I would never get better, and that would change everything: the way I think about my body, my health,

I started The Unhoneymooners curious to find out how Ethan would grow to be a redeemable character worthy (Side note: I can easily envision this as an excellent rom-com that I would definitely watch.) reviewed the fun and romantic Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating on this site, as well as Love and Other Words

banished from her kingdom, her six brothers are turned into cranes, and Shiori is cursed to not speak a word --with each word she utters, one of her brothers will die. I couldn't wait to find out how Lim would make this plot construct of a wordless main protagonist work

I wondered if the structure--which explores multiple girls' various possible lives and situations--would

his digestion, ability to chew, and his taste--at the time, he was unsure how long-term the effects would

“I’d always known I’d have to live without her someday; I just hadn’t known it would be tomorrow.”