Especially during Pandemic Times, one of the genres I find myself gravitating toward listening to is Klune's book that require unique handling, and I loved listening to the story through his interpretation Now for the implausibility: There's repetitive (and after a time, for me, unconvincing) stated confusion You can see much of the story coming, but it's satisfyingly heartwarming. I kept fully imagining this to be a British story because of the tone and setup of the city and office

Royalty, intrigue, and magically wonderful stories--even if no magic is involved (see number 1 below) There was some story meandering and I would have liked to see more character development for Taryn, but These six books were published over a period of almost twenty-five years, and the story trail traces wonderfully unexpected developments related to plot, character arc, point of view, morality, origin stories offers peeks at her characters' pasts as well as the forces that shaped the Tearling, and she plays with time

It's getting close to Halloween, so I thought I'd add a spooky story to my to-read list, and Shirley answers--but unexplained occurrences and creepy moments are only the beginning of what Hill House has in store What the author leaves unsaid is as spooky as the story on the page. Netflix series based on this tale--the cast looks great, but I'm not sure I can handle a version of this story Shirley Jackson wrote six novels, including We Have Always Lived in the Castle, two memoirs, and the story

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

and her husband Bill were in the thick of young parenthood, with endless plans but little money or time heart of the book and is the center of the wheel of characters rotating around her, yet little page time We spend the most page time with Annie's oldest child and only daughter, Ali, as she navigates young

I had a tough time with the implausible details but appreciated the strong female characters and the exhibit blind faith and are willing to go to extremes, and that this is especially possible during times For me, the strongest and most cohesive part of the story came toward the end, with a search and some I can roll with outlandish details, and I love a quirky story.

I loved spending time with the uproariously funny Thomas. I loved spending time with the uproariously funny Thomas as he recounts how he's navigated situations storytelling podcast in D.C. and Philadelphia--and he certainly knows how to craft a compelling and full story

The story's turns may not feel like a surprise, but the exploration of mortality, what makes a life worth I found these explorations the most compelling part of the story by far.

Zauner delves into her intense love for the complex flavors, the frequently time-consuming and sometimes Her story is compelling and intriguing, whether or not you're familiar with her or her indie band.

around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines of interconnected characters and their stories Looking for Jane is a story of women living in three timelines who are linked through decades by a mysterious The female characters' stories are deeply intertwined; I saw some of the events coming but not others , and I didn't mind predicting portions of where the story was going. But the broader story here is about body autonomy, women's rights, dangerously powerful social perceptions

The True Love Experiment is Fizzy's story. “It’s about elevating stories of joy above stories of pain. the two love interests apart felt powerful and heartbreaking and offered tantalizing tension to the story the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

seemingly impossible balance of femininity and control within the male-controlled power structures of the time I ultimately wished the story had ended with more about Sherri than her reactions to various men and

Dave shares the stories of his young life as though in a dream: it was repeatedly quite alarming to me The story also explores Dave's and his mother's personal, individual paths through various experiences

Beyond That, the Sea is a lovely character-driven historical fiction story about complicated relationships Beyond That, the Sea tells the story of two families on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean during World The events of the book occur because of World War II, but the story occurs largely outside of World War You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World

I found that I missed a more narrative arc here--I would have loved spending more page time in her daily family and work life and seeing time pass in both respects. I enjoyed hearing more about her unexpected love story with Abby Wambach, and I admire how she strives

Eric Thomas; I'm listening to Katlia's story based on fact about Indigenous people and the greed that The story takes place in northern Canada, but the tragedy is uncomfortably familiar and based on real-life and their history and traditions. 03 The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman The Invisible Hour tells the story upon The Scarlet Letter--which is, as all books are, forbidden within the cult--the two-hundred-old story

Fletcher was tough to read at times because of the frequent reckless, life-and-death, sometimes ill-advised Carey's story is also hopeful, but not in the way I might have expected. This is one of my all-time favorite books. I'm in for reading anything Peter Heller writes (e.g.,The River and The Painter, both of which I loved

world and also closely acquainted with the details of intimacies with which most young ladies of the time was on the verge of becoming impatient, but Waters masterfully draws out the sinister threads of the story The story offers heartbreak, twists and double twists, hesitant attempts at unorthodox love (I recall

Meanwhile Simon makes excuses to write to Doris and eagerly awaits her replies, and over time their friendship Significant page time is spent on descriptions of music and performance, which seems like it could potentially faulted but true, and Doris emerges as a more full, brave character once she occupies more of the active story development, but in a way, the slightly emotionally distant characters suited the conventions of the time As the story wended its way toward the end, I was unable to tell whether Jiles was going to lead the

Inti and Aggie Flynn grew up spending time with their father living off the grid and become attuned to Meanwhile, it's not clear whether some elements within McConaghy's story are real or are imagined by

even more interesting to me were the detailed snapshots Rees offers into the foods of the place and time necessary improvisations, as well as black-market riches, together served as a vivid backdrop for the story The details Rees provides of this confused time in the world are wonderful: the complicated workings serve as puppet masters, but I raced to the conclusion of the increasingly interconnected, complex story I found the author's note about her inspiration for the book's hook and story line really interesting

I'm listening to The Book of Doors as an audiobook. 03 Family Family by Laurie Frankel ​“Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. kids or trusted agent), but she thinks the movie is no good--and that adoption is often not a tragic story When she shares her honest thoughts, a storm of publicity explodes around her.

I'm going to take an unprecedented Bossy break to spend time with family, but I hope to be reading a

Jost begins A Very Punchable Face with a story that is really his mother's (to be fair, it's gripping But his mother's story helped Jost set the scene for his own origins and his strong Staten Island roots a stand-up comedian--and that he pursued this aggressively even during busy SNL seasons; for a long time he left the SNL office multiple times a week to put on late-night stand-up sets. Memoirs have been hitting the spot for me during Pandemic Times even more than usual.

Obscura: Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid by Dylan Thuras Here's a little pseudo travel for Pandemic Times: Atlas Obscura's book for kids offers gorgeous images and factoids (in high quality

and, in honor of the approach of Halloween, The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson's 1956 spooky story Gifty is an appealing main protagonist, and Gyasi's story s fascinating so far. 03 The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson It's getting close to Halloween, so I thought I'd add a spooky story to my answers--but unexplained occurrences and creepy moments are only the beginning of what Hill House has in store Shirley Jackson wrote six novels, including We Have Always Lived in the Castle, two memoirs, and the story

In this speculative fiction story, issues of memory, creativity, wealth and power, envy, fame, self-doubt

This is a long (it's almost 550 pages), winding story with complicated connections and mysterious motivations I often feel more invested in one timeline than the other in a dual-timeline story, and here I was more Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of family--those you

Less Is Lost, and Hester, which I listed in the Greedy Reading List Another Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories is another Strout book linked to this story, but I didn't respond to that one as much as Lucy Barton On the other side of the Shrines of Gaiety story line is Detective Frobisher, an upstanding outlier in An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head- - although the reader has seen various layers of situations in the story that are leading us there--but

Two wives in the story are frustrated with their husbands during their husbands' lives, but treat them

It's a revenge fantasy, but the issues at the heart of the story are real and weighty and important. even-keel college student in Florida, and she's trying to get good grades, keep her scholarship, spend time strong bonds of loyalty; they sometimes behave impulsively; and they are appropriately young and wild at times But the issues Hutchison explores are very real and weighty, and there is far more meat to this story And the homicides seems to be shifting the tide of power and changing men's behavior in general.

other mysteries. 03 Mother Tongue: A Memoir by Sara Novic When Sara Nović was young, she loved hearing stories

“The story seems to begin with catastrophe but in fact began earlier and is not a tragedy but rather a love story. explores the beauty of companionship, and with poetic gorgeousness Alexander lays out her unique love story

scenarios, but the gaps in their knowledge and powers leave them stumped and are necessary to drive the story If you like stories about witches, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories and Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You.

The early story captured my attention with ballet, an orphan's struggles, and Depression-era Chicago, I felt connected to Wees's story through Grace's early struggles, her sole real connection, to friend But once the fantasy elements became the focus, the story felt more like a series of ethereal concepts The story began to feel more juvenile in tone to me as it evolved into a twisted fairy tale, which I enjoyed Grace's strong stand at the end, but by that point I had lost my feeling of investment in her story

They beg her to share the story of her youthful romance and acting job alongside the now-famous Peter But when Lara shares the story of a life lived before her children existed, her daughters are led to Patchett is also the author of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, State of Wonder, Run, Bel Canto

ICYMI: Elizabeth McCracken shares her heartbreaking, gorgeous, terrible story of loss and love surrounding "This is the happiest story in the world with the saddest ending." that acknowledges that life goes on, but death goes on too, that a person who is dead is a long, long story I mentioned one of McCracken's short story collections, Thunderstruck & Other Stories, in the Greedy Reading List Six Short Story Collections to Wow You.

Centuries later, professor Marian Beresford pieces together the story of Hannah's life from her first-person But Restell's story swirls with weighty issues still relevant today--women's rights and autonomy; the 03 The Woman in Me by Britney Spears In her slim memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears offers the story

publication April 4; and I'm reading the first in Adrian Tchaikovsky's space opera trilogy, Children of Time She must determine if a legendary ring from Arthurian times could save Cabell from a curse threatening Silver in the Bone is scheduled for publication April 4. 03 Children of Time (Children of Time #1) by

ICYMI: This is an irresistible story and set of characters, but with fascinating depth. Emira is drifting in a familiar twentysomething way, yet on each page of the story she also cements her

Hart's books reliably offer deftly crafted, often stark landscapes, character-driven stories, heartbreaking Hart tells a captivating story of broken boys and men, battered by experiences of wartime brutality or corrupt prison system in which inmates' reaches extend disturbingly far beyond the walls; extensive page time

direction, and I'm captivated by explorations of what make up a meaningful life (or death, or both) and by stories In her memoir In Love, author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: the pending loss full review of This Shining Life here. 04 Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (As Told to Me) Story “The story seems to begin with catastrophe but in fact began earlier and is not a tragedy but rather a love story.

In The Unhoneymooners, unlucky Olive is standing by her perfect twin Ami yet again, this time during finding out how Ethan becomes a redeemable character, because he is such a jackass at the outset of the story tone that she's carrying through each story, and it's working for me. Last week I took a chance on Writers & Lovers despite my recent need to have all story lines work out I recently offered a roundup of Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism if that feels down your

Please click here for my full review of Betting on You . 02 The Rule Book by Sarah Adams This love story I adored the voices of the characters and witnessing their growth over the course of the story. This young adult story is sweet and fun; the pacing often feels somewhat slapstick and frantic--as is This Doesn't Find You . 06 Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez Just for the Summer is another Jimenez story

The story involves persistent cruelty and abuse--which in part lead to Marianne's exploration of submission The characters struggle at times, and one of the things complicating their lives is mental illness. I'm ready to embrace the television version of this story--adaptations often make me nervous and sometimes

The two women at the heart of the story are tough as nails but vulnerable with each other. Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories

Here, Harkin builds a rich historical fiction story of John Collan, a ten-year-old who transforms from

I'm intrigued by stories of those who have left constricting faith systems. Scorah tells a fascinating personal story of growth and fear and change. That said, I have a tough time reading memoirs in which someone is fighting cancer, and this one may Now I'd like Miller to write more books about varied topics, because I like spending time in her head But I'm also drawn to the life stories of everyday people--especially when they find their lives shaped

There's an undercurrent of insidious, creepy, at times horrifying events. The men in this story largely control the women, including their abilities to voice concerns, contact This feels more old-fashioned than the era in which the story is set, but it's handy for the story. This character is later key to bravely resolving the main and significant conflicts of the story when This is mostly a story about feeling stuck, and friendship, and listening to your instincts, with vampires

The story stars combustible children and the low-key, unambitious misfit who sticks with them, making them feel unequivocally safe and understood for the first time.