Come and Get It is the story of an RA and the consequences of her actions related to privacy and safety In Kiley Reid's new novel Come and Get It, the author of Such a Fun Age offers a story set in 2017 at I could imagine a story scenario in which Millie compromised her morals as the situation bloated into But instead, the increasingly questionable activities and compromises that Millie agrees to as the story The banter between Millie's two RA friends was a highlight, yet felt somewhat extraneous to the story

And Paolini reportedly worked on this epic story for nine years. Hopes=high. I love a Gold Rush story, and a young adult story, and a story about "otherness" and about brave young Covid-era, pre-election, pre-pandemic-modified holidays might not be the best timing for me to be reading another interesting mix of books for my current reading life with a fantasy title, a lighter fiction story What's working for your reading life during these odd times?

Yet for me, the story doesn't follow any of these avenues to a deeper place. The plot highlights the abhorrent goings-on, past and present, but the story bustles along without digging angles of the crimes--it felt particularly urgent to stop the current-day killing--was necessary for the story There is talk late in the story of bringing in reinforcements with more resources, but because of investigative

I would have liked more introspection, but I loved spending time in Kendrick's funny, honest, often wonderfully tone that she carried through the first stories in the book, especially. (I can’t get over the story of young Anna taking the bus from Maine to New York City with her brother I loved spending time in her funny, honest, often wonderfully wacky point of view.

Listen for the Lie offers a fascinating story structure, dark humor, and deeply flawed characters as The story's dialogue is cutting and funny. Each of the characters is either openly flawed or has their imperfect choices revealed during the story I was hooked on the structure of the story and the way the truth is gradually revealed; the information

When the protagonists' journeys intersect, the story ramps up in intensity and in epic scope. I love a historical-fiction-feeling fantasy story like this one, and Blood of the Old Kings sets up

But the story's conflict centers around the magical and horrifying danger Adelaide has never acknowledged listed as a horror book, and there are horrifying elements, but the novel is far more than that; the story Westerns, you might want to check out the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and  Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West.

an eligible bachelor of her parents' choosing--but when she pushes against the restrictions of the time I love that the title is a play on the Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes story A Study in Scarlet. 02

The story builds to show how individuals on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (and opposite For my full review, see The Light After the War. 03 The Book of Longings ​ This was a fascinating story This is an intriguing structure for the story: Jesus as a supporting cast member. Jesus's role in Ana's story is as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time.

for me, and I plowed through The Witch Elm to find out what was happening under French's layers of story Harper skillfully builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering I still think about this book from time to time, and I read it over a year ago. 04 The Last Child I loved , twists and turns, dark elements, interconnected stories, and quite an ending. It feels like the time of year to be stocking up on spooky books and mysteries.

into the behind-the-scenes World War II British codebreaking of Nazi messages, along with a rich back story I love a World War II story, and in this middle-grade collaborative work by Ruta Sepetys ( Salt to the

Reading Now I'm reading an upcoming book from Chris Bohjalian (author of Midwives), a historical fiction story The Book of Delights; and I'm reading Great Circle, Maggie Shipstead's newest book and its multiple story If you like stories about witches, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully In interconnected stories--all of which feel equally compelling so far--Shipstead brings to life these disparate places, times, and focuses on various colorful characters within them.

Lucy feels disruptively restless at times, but really, she figures, who doesn't? Lucy demands to be allowed to hurt Jake three times, physically or otherwise, and each time the act will Hunter's novel felt unexpected to me, especially in its tone, as the story metamorphoses through everyday

Full-force details of foot-binding, and See doesn't stint on the page time spent on the topic. her, particularly those credited to tradition rather than wisdom, yet she feels authentically of this time captivated by that aspect of Lady Tan, including the treatments, techniques, and beliefs that feel of the time

But the tone of Wood's novel feels reassuring that all will work out in the story, and despite the manslaughter in Maine, but I didn't get a significant Maine feel to the characters or setting while reading the story

this return to the world of Elfhame (Folk of the Air trilogy), Holly Black takes us deeper into the story In The Stolen Heir, the first book in Holly Black's Stolen Heir duology, the story returns to the world I didn't feel drawn in by Wren, who feels lost throughout much of the story, and I didn't feel as though I loved the return of the storm hag Bogdana! I listened to this as an audiobook.

, it seems like the perfect time to read Flying Solo, a Maine-set title that's been on my to-read list pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction story

So now he just needs to do some dangerous digging into matters that seem to generally end with jail time Cory Anderson's debut is a story about darkness, desperation, loyalty, and cobbling together something Holt & Company and NetGalley. 03 The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon The Drowning Kind is the newest story She'll have plenty of time to try to cope with her estranged sister's mess later. McMahon's modern-day ghost story delves back into the family's goings-on in 1929, when Jax and Lexie's

representation in Ever After flips the traditional fairy tale in satisfying, heartwarming ways in this romantic story The story's romantic storyline depends heavily upon one character's never having entertained thoughts

Her "birthday twin" begins popping up where Alix is, and she's got a strange, disturbing life story to The story is dark and haunting, with intriguing, unreliable narrating; smaller mistakes that have enormous

Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit #1 ) by Moniquill Blackgoose Blackgoose offers a fascinating, layered story Wang doesn't shy away from a dramatic reckoning for the story's main characters in the end. Schwab does an excellent job of reinforcing characters from prior stories while introducing new ones; in this first of her new series, she weights the story more heavily toward names we already know and Meanwhile, two young women, a new antagonist and a new potential hero, trickle into the story until their

I was so happy spending time in her point of view throughout this book. I loved it. to new experiences, broaden her horizons and meet new people, a few of whom she could hopefully in time journey in different ways could have felt disruptive or jarring but didn't; they added a layer to her story I was so happy spending time in her point of view throughout this book. It was the right book at the right time for me.

Vera and Edith are such a complementary WWII partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young Abriel says that this story is so fully inspired by her grandmother's story that she didn't even change

Humans by Brandon Stanton Stanton is also the author of Humans of New York and Humans of New York: Stories Brandon Stanton turns his attention to meeting everyday people and hearing their compelling, singular stories poignant, funny moments and glimpses into the shared human experience through the snapshots-of-life stories published just this week, editors of the global magazine Saveur share over 1,100 global recipes, tips, and stories to the Falkland Islands, Jonathan Meiburg studies the rare striated caracaras, their origins, their story

accents) twentysomething Breen emerges from her average life in Philadelphia to realize she is part of a storied She tracks down the truth behind the story of her father (who abandoned her years earlier so that she But possibly the most fantastical aspect of the story is the ease with which she secures an agent and The publishing and reading world are clearly poised and ready for her stories. It's a whirlwind. But if The Dragon Heart Legacy series remains a cozy, convenient, wine- and romance-focused story with

Excitement about Upcoming Books I’m looking forward to so many January books, I’m not sure I’ll have time

Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran In Michelle Moran's novel Maria , she uses two timelines to shape the story In the 1950s timeline, Oscar Hammerstein is striving to bring Maria's story to life on the stage--but retelling of the Mark Twain novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , we hear a version of that novel's story

But first she'll have to trust others for the first time and leave herself vulnerable to them--and she'll In Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, Long offers an intriguing story of brutal conditions, determined

ice dancing champions who dramatically split--until a documentary tell-all comes back to tell their story of this book to Daisy Jones and the Six ( a book I included in the Greedy Reading List Six Rockin' Stories

third of the way through the audiobook, I was still questioning whether I was interested in investing time in listening to his story and whether there would be very much to it.

Katherine Center writes romantic, non-steamy stories, and she includes frequent zany, slapstick-feeling

mistake he made as a teenager that led to the death of his brother and another friend in a terrible storm there been very much healing from the pain of a young woman's disappearance that occurred at the same time Set on the coast of Tasmania, the story centers around a tightly knit community, complicated expressions Although this book is set on the Tasmanian coast, Harper often sets her stories in an Australian bush

Cory Anderson's debut is a story about darkness, desperation, unlikely loyalty, and, ultimately, brave and the people who want to help him bring potentially deadly attention to his existence at the same time They offer useful information, but I tend to want a story to unfold without hints in certain directions What Beauty There Is is a story about darkness, desperation, unlikely loyalty, and, ultimately, brave

heart; Soulmate Equation, my other favorite read of the month, Christina Lauren's heartwarming, funny story The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. The story is wonderfully interpersonally complicated. , and everything else in this epic story. The Great Mistake feels like a love letter to turn-of-the-century New York and a captivating story.

Niall Howard's debut is a noir story about the underbelly of life in a post-World-War-II circus, with I love a story set at a circus, and this is a dark take with lots of seedy characters. wronged by or if he'd get the comeuppance of a lifetime, and I was glad to be unsure about where the story

I enjoy stories about evolving AI sentience and life with robots, and that aspect was fascinating here You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI or other stories about robots that I've reviewed.

years away, because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain from spending time To save their treasured family time together, Rocky may have to share secrets she never intended to reveal

fortuitous encounters with French fashion, food, caring characters, and her own past make for a sweet story relationship with her mother--as well as a haunting (and for me, surprisingly dark) element to the story

This story within a story is playful and satirical while providing deep issues to contemplate. But others' visions for the story involve her eco-warrior main character morphing into a teen beauty Penny begins to suspect that she has unleashed a power within her story that somehow allows her mermaid This story within a story echoes back and forth with linking elements including explorations of power The story culminates in tragedy or triumph, depending on your point of view.

You might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. 02 Killers the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann David Grann's true-crime story is having a resurgence in popularity because of the recent motion picture version of the story.

An aspect of the story that comes into play in various forms is a revised understanding of the Other

I loved the premise and start of this zany story in which a statistics geek braves his high school reunion Santa Ana is a madcap story about a misfit who's mistaken for a drug kingpin at his high school reunion The California setting is vivid, and the story is zany, entertaining, and full of dark humor. I liked the sassy twists at the end of the book and the way the story is wrapped up, and I enjoyed the

The Ex Talk, Seattle public radio producer Shay Goldstein is in her late twenties, she's put in her time , Christina Lauren's Soulmate Equation, or the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories

Dowry of Blood is a shadowy, spooky, sultry story imagining Dracula's wife Constanta and their relationship Dowry of Blood is a spooky, sultry, shadowy story of Dracula's first wife, and in Constanta's point of You might also want to check out these gothic-feeling stories.

In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft and the natural world, she explores three timelines of The story features instances of rape, abandonment, witch hunting, and attempted suicide. The story is wonderfully narrated by Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, and Nell Barlow. If you like these stories too, you might enjoy the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories and Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You.

actress Casey Wilson's memoir-ish collection of essays; and We Are the Brennans, Tracey Lange's family story Inti and Aggie Flynn grew up spending time with their father living off the grid and become attuned to , her own often uncontrollable tendencies (eating most meals in bed and aiming to spend significant time

mystery, Exiles; I'm listening to a Libro.fm audiobook of The Dream Builders, Oindrila Mukherjee's story of old and new India; and I'm reading a prepublication edition of American Mermaid, Julia Langbein's story In Exiles, Jane Harper tells another Aaron Falk story, as Federal Investigator Falk ventures into Australian Mukherjee shapes The Dream Builders by telling the stories from ten different characters, interconnected But others' visions for the story involve her eco-warrior main character morphing into a teen beauty

for me, and I plowed through The Witch Elm to find out what was happening under French's layers of story Harper skillfully builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering The story is as much about the varied cast of characters, the closed-off community, and the vivid sense Panowich offers a story about a complicated family and sense of duty, with ruthless mountain gangsters , twists and turns, dark elements, interconnected stories, and quite an ending.

In Signal Fires, Dani Shapiro offers characters and consequences that connect through time and in unexpected Time passes, and a young family moves onto Division Street. Wilf, whose wife is losing her memories at the same time vivid memories of past events come rushing back “If only time could be seen whole, then you could see the past remaining intact, instead of vanishing Shapiro is also the author of Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage; Devotion: A Memoir; and other books.

I only wished this were longer so I could spend more time in Sheldon's head and in his company. I only wished it were longer so I could spend more time in Sheldon's head and in his company. This book is listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Captivating Nordic Stories.