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Rum's female characters--but also many other real-life women in comparable situations--to write a new history But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles are some that have stuck with me in one way or

My book club likes to tackle a mystery read as one of our summer books, and this was our most recent

Safekeep feels claustrophobic, quiet, and hopeless, but unexpected shifts late in the story turn accepted histories A mix of unexplained actions and conflict, Louis's imminent return, and Isabel's discovery of what seems relationships and made me question the basis for the story's loyalties and for the accepted family histories Eva's tone as shown in this section was surprisingly chatty, and she is shown to be savvy and determined

of essays about joy and wonder; The Survivors, Jane Harper's newest Australia-set, character-driven mystery Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing When a fresh tragedy occurs, it brings the pain and terrible mystery of years past swirling back to wreak The connection between Marianne and Connell is the beautiful, haunting, swirling source of misery, heartache incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously

Selingo dives into revealing the truth behind some of the mysteries of admissions (for example, how colleges

juvenile--she employed junior-high hard-to-get, passive-aggressive challenges as well as attempted-mysteriousness Rooney's exacting descriptions of characters' speech, emotions, and actions pushed into tedium and uncomfortably

There's a minor mystery in the book, and Lange generally delivers resolutions that aren't always surprising

Krueger also wrote Ordinary Grace, which I reviewed on the blog here, and he writes a mystery series

moment with some implausible early details in Holidaze, which I sometimes struggle with in lighter fiction

After long months of mystery and suffering and tests that went nowhere, she finally received a diagnosis

Before crossing over from the living forever, Wallace spends time in a mysterious in-between place (a The last quarter of the book involved some transformation, action, and surprises, and the ending is very

relationship with her first husband, William, and reflects on the fact that he has always been somewhat of a mystery

I was hoping for answers, but Vance focuses on pointing out the layered, complicated cultural and historical

my review, see Today Tonight Tomorrow.) 02 The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins In Rachel Hawkins's mystery The Wife Upstairs, set for January 5, 2021 publication, the main players and their histories aren't

of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) and The Lost Man, which I mentioned in my Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries

centuries-old war her people have waged against the ruthless summerlings--and the ferocious grudges those mysterious

Thomas Silkstone series and the Constance Piper Mystery series as well as The Light We Left Behind),

The mother-daughter dynamic and home situation is possibly intended to be dramatic and mysterious, but Margot wants to get to the bottom of a big mystery.

examines her relationship with her first husband and considers how he has always been somewhat of a mystery The section of limericks centered around dogs and their rude behavior isn't my favorite so far, but I

We meet the MacBride family in the 1950s, in the midst of a long family history of sheep farming on their

, although Al developed a peaceful attitude about the ongoing mystery.

Now I'm reading what may be a perfect summer read with plenty of nostalgia; a dark, mythology-filled mystery

--she's left behind everything she knows in a desperate attempt to make things right by keeping her mysterious

The complexity of their situation and their intertwined families and history make believable their difficulty

incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously

She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

I mentioned Boy Swallows Universe (along with A Burning and The Office of Historical Corrections) in

We learn more about Bella's history as well, as well as her relationship with her young love.

can't let go of the fear that he might have targeted her specifically, and feels as though solving the mystery

Tracking back in history, she recounts her front-desk work at a questionable plastic surgeon, to her

I mentioned this book (along with the new mystery The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins and the young adult

There are lovely moments of humor interspersed with the action and lots of (literally) flowery language (Kate Burkholder #13) by Linda Castillo I'm listening to the audiobook version of Linda Castillo's mystery-suspense

I felt as though he deliberately kept us in a plodding pace to emphasize the unwavering, repetitive misery explores the relentless oppression and hopelessness of slavery, the resigned existence of the imprisoned, masters But the white master of the plantation is Hiram's biological father, and composed young Hiram is set He may not inherit, nor may he rise above his station as owned and commanded by his white master. his mysterious powers that allow for shifts in time and space.

Ryan moves the reader through some of the simmering resentments borne of close-knit histories, professions

was interested in the facts but didn't feel drawn into the characters or their stories during those sections MacArthur is also the author of the mystery Heart Spring Mountain. With masterful storytelling, King builds a world within each short story that feels immediate, sometimes

When she finds a mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about

We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout In Elizabeth Strout's newest novel, we meet Artie Dam, high school history

If you're in for a new character-driven, superhero-focused, smart, wicked, and action-packed book, this If you're in for a new character-driven, superhero-focused, smart, wicked, and action-packed book, this Her clever behind-the-scenes revelations catch the eye of the darkest and most mysterious villain of She provides lots of action; sometimes poignant internal conflict; some dark humor; and she builds history Both offer unlikely heroes, action, and some dark humor, although Yee's young adult book is more playful

If Una and Owen are going to change the way history is remembered--or have a chance at a life together

There are mysterious forces and machinations, many of which remain unclear to the reader until late in

I loved Pobi's mystery; the character of Page, a retired detective who is pulled back onto a case; and This was a really compelling mystery/thriller—with a smart underlying commentary about gun ownership, It wouldn’t have made any material difference to events, but not putting that protection in place felt I mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year.

This is the third Paulette Jiles Civil War-era historical fiction book I've read and adored.

Kosta digs into his history as a young professional tennis player--including the unglamorous early tour

War II fade in contrast to the responsibility and haunting we witness as Gretel relives her personal history perfectly straddling the status of unaware childhood and responsible young adulthood and a capability for action

Rogue Protocol tracks Murderbot's travels to look into the goings-on of the questionable and mysterious

The janitor is a cultural outsider with a complicated history, and what he lacks in training he makes The final section of the book doesn't shy away from violence, end-of-days drama, and a nuclear option

She is learning the mixed, disturbing history and heritage of her bloodline while falling in love with

uncharted territory--and suddenly finds that he has a strange new future ahead, in the Aerial Corps as master and the intricacies of nations' relationships and airborne dragon battles within the books' alternate history

attention for her incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband is mysteriously

feels compelled to take another path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships