Parry I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. H. G.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame, Meg Long's upcoming (to be published 01 Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long Meg Long's first novel was Cold the Night, Fast the Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame promises more high-stakes action, intrigue, shifting alliances, emotional I'm eager to get into the Hollywood era of his story, then his altruism as part of the development of The Night Ship is based upon a true story and centers around two characters separated by three centuries

Wellness is darkly funny, intriguing, and, at times, poignant.

all three of the books in the Lady Janies trilogy (each is a stand-alone creative retelling of the story Are you interested in a historical fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and I read these three books during the same span of time and delighted in each of them.

Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell, author of Hamnet, turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a story If you like stories like this, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West.

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.

The gods' war provides the structure for the book's main conflict, but the story feels primarily focused

The Correspondent was the right book at the right time for me.

friends with her younger across-the-hall neighbor Helen, who is coping with dementia, and Gretel's three-times-married-and-divorced

Sittenfeld takes a few facts from Laura Bush's life and the Bush family history and creates an alternate story I was continually captivated by Sittenfeld's story. I liked Curtis Sittenfeld's peek at prep schools in Prep, and I loved her short story collection You

elements, and character development is satisfying but the interpersonal relations are believably tricky at times 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

He started A Very Punchable Face with a story that is really his mother's (to be fair, it's interesting Concurrently reading a young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story of books are you reading, and have you found that your reading habits have changed during Pandemic Times

Warren’s life story, both personal and professional, and his push and pull between faith and science, There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advanced reader copy, so this may well

Walsh tells the story in two parts, alternating between chapters exploring Emma's young life (the true story) and chapters from the present (the unraveling of falsehoods). Without melodrama or a manipulative-feeling big reveal, Walsh surprised me with the real story and the

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Stephanie Booth's story of an author developing early-onset Alzheimer's

Renkl weaves in stories of her pivotal childhood encounters with nature, and for me the book really shone

But this is a solid historical fiction story that I loved. inappropriate in their methods, that it haunted me for the rest of the book and as I think about the story ending that's not without an edge or imperfections, and I found narrator Katie Schorr's reading of the story

This Depression-era-set historical fiction story tracks characters in intensely difficult situations as they successfully fight for justice, peace, love, and forgiveness in a satisfying story arc that captivated Their hardscrabble stories intersect at a turpentine camp in Georgia. luck, and rough circumstances in a difficult period of our nation's history, but also a captivating story

a Secret Garden (a book I was obsessed with as a child) for grown-ups, with intertwined, mysterious stories

Winkler brings heart and honesty to the story of his life, and I loved it.

The poignant premise is also darkly funny at times, often absurd, and frequently breathtakingly, messily

But after raving about it for two years it seemed time to stop letting this second installment languish This installment involves technology of the time, ancient Egyptian artifacts, revelations about Alexia's

A month before that horrible loss, her New York City apartment is burgled, and at that time, all of her

digs into secrets, lies, abuse, desire, shocking truths, complications, and love, and delves into the stories Oddly timed pronouncements (I loved my husband; I idolized my sister) seemed like shortcuts that avoided

offers peeks at her characters' pasts as well as the forces that shaped the Tearling, and she plays with time I have mixed emotions about this ending for the story--it felt a little anticlimactic in its "undoing

romance, with superlative moments, emotional encounters with art and music, and clean resolutions to the story's The clean ending also applied to a suspense element that was deeply related to the characters' origin stories I found it difficult to feel engaged by the characters or the story, and the darker elements here felt I'm in for a satisfying ending, but the wrap-up of the various complex, upsetting complications this story

A Murderous Relation also explores class and privilege: the story revisits a working-class character

I'm up for a renegade story and a good-over-evil, noble quest. But What Happened to the Bennetts is more than a suspense story. surprising depth, particularly while exploring the bone-shaking grief that lies at the root of this 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.

This one took a little page time to start moving along for me, but I love Kate Morton’s writing and her

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Honor, Thrity Umrigar's story of love, loyalty, oppressive tradition Delving into Meena's story makes clear to Smita that tradition continues to overpower personal choice Through Bell's voice we also learn what has shaped the other women of the family: we hear rich stories Nobody Will Tell You This But Me is based upon Bobby's stories and exchanges with Kalb, but I knew I The subtitle of Rebecca Donner's nonfiction work All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days is The True Story

She's coasting in her not-dream job at a vintage toy store, all of her opinions and desires seem to have For other light fiction books I've enjoyed, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories

The subtitle of Willner's Forty Autumns is A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall, and her memoir details the former American intelligence officer's true story of her The book's stories are largely set within an increasingly isolated East Germany that relentlessly persecutes For more nonfiction spy stories about the Cold War, check out two great books by Ben McIntyre, the gripping Agent Sonya and a book I loved even more, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the

fascinating imagined technological advancements, and more, while offering great twists, a compelling story

What I'm Reading Now: Three Fun Fantasy Stories I'm reading the newest book from Naomi Novik, which showcases She's furious at King Cardan's betrayal, and she's biding her time until she can exact her revenge.

King builds each story within Five Tuesdays in Winter to be full, rich, and full of pain and poignancy In Lily King's new story collection, she turns her eye for detail and for wonderfully faulted characters With masterful storytelling, King builds a world within each short story that feels immediate, sometimes

This love story about an emotionally sensitive NFL player and his quirky, irresistible female agent is

Stout's recently published middle-grade story is irresistibly strange, full of difficulties and a tough The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle is a mountain adventure story that offers magical realism with

country who is advancing medical techniques and is sought out for her helpful salves and methods in a time

three; One of Us Is Back primarily progresses the plot of the series and introduces some twists that tie The many points of view of the story are clearly delineated in the audiobook by the various narrators

I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading.

But in this feminist story, she fights for autonomy, for a voice, for strength, for knowledge--and she portion of the book's unraveling of who could be trusted, what would come to pass, and what the real story But the epilogue was gorgeous and a fitting bookend to the story.

what she might be capable of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects her witchy powers, tames I mentioned Circe in the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You, and I recently

trying to focus on some of the things that bring me peace and joy--including family love and support, time downstairs via FaceTime--and reading and talking about books, which I was doing as much as ever during that time Thank you for spending some of your precious time on this site, commenting to me here or otherwise about these and other books, and for taking your reading time to explore some of the books I mention here. Reading the right book at the right time can be magical, and I hope some of the information here might

spicy moments, and romance while incorporating weighty issues into her light fiction opposites-attract story Happy Ever After Playlist (The Friend Zone #2), which I included on the Greedy Reading List Six Rockin' Stories like lighter fiction, you might also like the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories

nevertheless assumes the appearance of Professor Andrew Martin and clumsily takes on the man's life for a time So, we must conclude that madness is sometimes a question of time, and sometimes of postcode. Matt Haig is also the author of How to Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive, and The Midnight Library.

the book feels like an important assertion from Lucy; she is finally owning who she is as well as her story Much of the page time in Elizabeth Strout's My Name is Lucy Barton is spent in the hospital during a at the end, feels like an important assertion from Lucy; she is now owning who she is as well as her story intrigued by Lucy's hard-fought evolution and realizations, and I was intrigued by her haltingly told story way that I was not, for example, with regard to Ann Patchett's characters and the memories and life stories

01 The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker In this newest Western-set story by Olivia Hawker, she tells Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories an enigmatic note written in a copy of the novel, a seeming suicide, and inexplicable circumstances tie

In Young's story, loosely set in the world of her Fable series, strong young Bryn fights for her own At any rate, the story occurs in the same universe as the Fable books, but the stories are only loosely

unforgettable end), while interspersing scenes from the past, including Nina's parents' tangled love story , Nina's youth, her famous surfer/photographer siblings' stories, and others. This is enjoyable light fiction, and I had fun with the various siblings' stories and with the glamorous though the last hundred pages or so of Malibu Rising shifted into melodrama, and from that point on, the story's The bulk of the story takes place in hour-by-hour increments over the course of one night with increasingly