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- Review of My Friends by Fredrik Backman
While she might empathetically feed into the depth of feeling described to her and suffered by her artistic More Stories about Best Friends You might want to check out these other Bossy reviews of stories about
- Review of The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Chelsey is thrilled that Ellie is back, she's frustrated by Ellie's refusal to provide information that might significant trauma) and wasn't pressed for details regarding the culprit who snatched her, where she might
- Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In
For more memoirs I've loved that you might want to try, check out the Greedy Reading Lists Six Illuminating But it's truly unlike anything I have ever read, and the second section, which is an enormous departure in tone from section one, brought me repeatedly to tears. make me feel like the worst type of voyeur—that the details of the affair at the center of this story might London, shuffling it from apartment to apartment where it holds a place of honor and has for twenty-eight
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/20/23 Edition
Irish-born Claire Keegan's newest collection, her stories explore gender dynamics, expectations, and what might be or might have been between the sexes. at a retreat who faces a headstrong fellow writer; and in So Late in the Day, a man reflects on what might
- Review of Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker
of the wrap-up details near the very end felt a little bit unsatisfying, but resolving them cleanly might Wendy Walker has written multiple other books, including All Is Not Forgotten and Emma in the Night.
- Review of Bull Moon Rising (Royal Artifactual Guild #1) by Ruby Dixon
I was hooked on the story of a team of young women fighting for admittance to a guild, their bonds, and The world-building felt a little unfinished, but the adventure story was compelling, with women fighting
- Review of Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/23/21 Edition
Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Once There Were Wolves, Charlotte McConaghy's novel about a biologist fighting The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson Casey Wilson, actress (Happy Endings), comedian (Saturday Night and horrified: she was the cause of a drunk-driving accident in her adopted town of Los Angeles the night
- Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to Read
Is this kind of a young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast? I'm really hoping so.
- More 2025 Bossy Book Ideas for Your Holiday Gift List
for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other titles that might They are summoned to a posh townhouse where one is stabbed right in front of the others, but somehow
- Review of The Shippers by Katherine Center
Her sister Ashley's cruise-ship destination wedding feels like the perfect opportunity to put into action But is Finn the right one for JoJo?
- Review of The Child Finder (Naomi Cottle #1) by Rene Denfeld
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- Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
It gleans tips about holding conversations and functioning around others by watching its favorite show In the middle of the night on a New York City street, April and her friend Andy stumble across something Are they neutral, are they sinister, or might they be here to save humanity? The faulted character of April May was wonderful, and I was fascinated by the way her actions and hopes
- Review of The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
that survived the immense destruction of the climate crisis, but secrets, danger, and a double life might You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Fascinating Dystopian and Postapocalyptic
- Review of This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
They spend their nights desperately avoiding the cruelties and horrors they might suffer at the hands
- Review of Head Cases (Head Cases #1) by John McMahon
assisting the killer, or at least compromising the investigation, and McMahon made me question who this might This was smart, intriguing, action-packed at times, and both the complexity of the investigation and
- Review of Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
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. But somehow she's reliving yesterday again.
- Review of Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook by Celia Rees
One faction wants to use the horrifying knowledge of Nazi doctors who enacted abuse and torture upon the machinations of the Nazis or offer background on the politics of the American and British postwar factions
- Review of Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
I thought Hannah Kent skillfully captured the setting, the accused's feelings of futility in fighting back, and the panicked realization of those surrounding her that the truth might upend the events already
- Review of Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
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- Review of Between Two Fires: An Epic Tale of Medieval Horror by Christopher Buehlman
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- Review of Now You Say Yes by Bill Harley
humor-filled Charlie Bumper series (which my son read and absolutely adored) as well as the middle-grade books Night of the Spadefoot Toads and The Amazing Flight of Darius Frobisher.
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
I thought some of these to-reads might end up on this list, but I can't wait around forever while I manage Here are six varied books about witches, some I might call modern witchy classics (Wicked and Circe) If you like books about magic, here are two other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading Lists you might enjoy Reid is a straitlaced young man for whom things are black-and-white, clearly right and wrong. I think the second book in the All Souls series (Shadow of Night) is even stronger, as it delves more
- Review of All the Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger
This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year.
- Review of What Remains by Wendy Walker
guilt and self-doubt lead her to track down the almost-victim, Wade Austin, he assures her that her actions Wendy Walker is also the author of Don't Look for Me, The Night Before, Emma in the Night, All Is Not
- Review of Care and Feeding: A Memoir by Laurie Woolever
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- Review of We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls #1) by Karin Slaughter
But when Madison and her best friend go missing that night, Emmy realizes the girls have been keeping
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
reflects on human nature, recognizes the intense delights of food and love and friendship, shines a light thriller is about the forces that drive apart a husband and wife, but it's not the other-woman story you might
- Review of Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
But Lucy suffered a head wound the night of Savvy's death and now she can't remember anything about the night Savvy was murdered.
- Review of The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris
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- Bossy Holiday Gift Ideas: Science and Nature Books
books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other new-to-you titles that might But despite the fight to come out on top in the naturalists' matchup, many of the birds around them were
- Review of Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
The challenging process of Yara's therapy and fight for growth is really satisfying to witness. As Yara considers the same path, she has to fight against the voices in her head.
- Review of The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy #1 by Nora Roberts
could beef up my Dragons shelf on Goodreads and put together a post of my favorite dragon books (that's right I wonder if they might be a bigger part in subsequent books.
- Review of Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo
He also offers tips on how to evaluate whether a school might be a match for a young person looking toward Aiming for the most talked-about institutions (and fighting to be one included in the infamous single-digit
- Review of Platform Decay (Murderbot #8) by Martha Wells
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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/21/22 Edition
considers the ease with which she could enter a casual romantic entanglement--while she desperately fights for Meena's right to make basic choices about her love and her life path. 02 Nobody Will Tell You This
- Review of Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
If you like stories about witches, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully Armenian genocide that is personal to Bohjalian himself, The Sandcastle Girls, as well as Midwives, The Flight
- Review of Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson
Wilson overcame tough childhood circumstances before setting her sights on becoming a performer, and I love to listen to the audiobook version of a memoir (if you haven't yet, you might want to check out The sections regarding Wilson's childhood were most engaging to me, as well as her zigzagging path toward
- Review of Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
Hearne offers a playful, action-packed, magical, layered modern-day London. Al MacBharrais is a widower (who adored his wife) who uses unconventional methods to right wrongs, to corruption, and gun control, while the characters' banter and affection for each other keeps you rolling right (I wonder if these might be Iron Druid Chronicles references that I'm missing since I haven't yet read
- Review of I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
set of answers as to why the women were chosen for this imprisonment, insight into what its purpose might
- Review of Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Reid is a straitlaced young man for whom things are black-and-white, clearly right and wrong. surprisingly limited, and her witchiness less pronounced than her identity as a thief and as a young woman fighting
- Review of Say You'll Remember Me (Say You'll Remember Me #1) by Abby Jimenez
But Xavier's painful past and Samantha's challenging present might make a future for the two impossible
- Review of Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan
for revenge takes hold, and it becomes clear that something big is about to come to a head, and it might
- Review of We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida
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- Review of The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
The story's jungle setting and music focus mean that the languorous and sultry tone feels just right.
- Review of Exiles (Aaron Falk #3) by Jane Harper
Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me.
- Six Great Books about the Immigrant Experience
But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles are some that have stuck with me in one way or
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/10/21 Edition
the resigned, broken existence of the imprisoned, the masters' willful brutality, and the spark to fight You can't copyright a plot anyway, right? RIGHT?
- Review of Deadly Waters by Dot Hutchison
and predation might have taken a turn toward homicide. I imagined that the alligator angle might make for a campy revenge fantasy. unacceptable, or simply ignored), and she reinforces how infrequently men are prosecuted for their abusive actions suspicions that Ellie may be behind the deaths of the men, "How do I condemn Ellie for taking a terrible action --maybe taking a terrible action--when I'm so damn grateful for the results?"
- Review of A Very Punchable Face: A Memoir by Colin Jost
Colin Jost retraces his journey toward and through his fifteen seasons at Saturday Night Live and offers He retraces his journey toward and through his fifteen seasons at Saturday Night Live, from early tryouts during busy SNL seasons; for a long time he left the SNL office multiple times a week to put on late-night I mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now,


















































