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You can explore the twelve titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads to find out about my overall Centuries after the death of the legendary Sir Una Everlasting , spindly, awkward, cowardly historian Book of Love by Kelly Link In Kelly Link's wonderfully oddball debut novel The Book of Love , she uses every fantasy novel: a wonderfully oddball main protagonist, a strange adventure, a mystery to be solved, and simmering And after a series of unlikely, unfortunate events, bookworm Neema becomes one of them--the least threatening

then fill that hole with plastic, or with any other materials that can be yanked out of the earth and, after After years working to advance artificial intelligence in a near-future dystopian world decimated by May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family

The reveal of the true story behind the abductions, cruelties, and murders seemed far-fetched (every Emiko Jean is also the author of the great young adult stories Tokyo Ever After and Tokyo Dreaming

I love that the crew of the Wayfarer feels like a close-knit group of summer camp counselors somehow, Teenage Andra wakes up after being cryogenically preserved for a century-long journey to a new planet After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any After years working to advance artificial intelligence in a near-future dystopian world decimated by May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family

Yesterday, the recent young adult novel that plays with time from Rachel Lynn Solomon; One Italian Summer But after being involved in multiple disasters in only her first day of classes, Barrett fears that college the author of The Ex Talk, Weather Girl, and the young adult Today Tonight Tomorrow. 02 One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle In Rebecca Serle's One Italian Summer, Katy is reeling after the death of her beloved And he finds that almost everything Emma has ever told him about herself has been a lie.

Centuries after her death, spindly, awkward, cowardly historian Owen Mallory unearths her story--and Harrow's tale involves multiple do-overs and attempts to shift events and alter reality--while the unlikely

Because Jessica's body is usurped so quickly in the story, we don't get a chance until the very end to And I love Ann Liang's writing and her books--I'll read every one. fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real , read it in one rainy afternoon Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer  the year I read it.

After Zoey's beloved mother died, Zoey's father and stepmother prioritized her stepsiblings emotionally and in every other way. reclusive, mysterious local author whose magical story or personal generosity seems to have affected every

by and also deeply irritated by her academic rival, Peter Murdoch, who seems to be showing her up at every didn't understand and which kept being sprung upon the reader) turned out to be quite convenient, and after Sally Gould's memoir is named after a darkly humorous term of affection for paramedics in Australia ( Centuries after the death of the legendary Sir Una Everlasting , spindly, awkward, cowardly historian Harrow's tale involves multiple do-overs and attempts to shift events and alter reality--while the unlikely

considerable talent for bringing history to life by tackling the McCarthy era--in what feels like a very Murder Club by Richard Osman My sister-in-law was enjoying this book while we were at the beach this summer And now there's a movie based upon the book to enjoy after I finish!

Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother. allow Marshall to showcase how situations have changed through the decades for women seeking options after

01 Burn by Peter Heller Jess and Storey are childhood friends who spend their summer adventures exploring This summer they head to Maine to camp, fish, and hike. After weeks in the wild, they're shocked to come upon a town that's been blown apart.

of Stuart Turton's The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle are fascinating: Evelyn Hardcastle will die every But every day Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest at Blackheath Manor. But being able to track every detail and how it fit wasn't required (I kept reminding myself that I was She's determined not to stop searching until she finds out what really happened that summer. I thought this was lovely. 05 Jackaby (Jackaby #1) by WIlliam Ritter “I prefer to look after myself,

It's the summer of 1961 in the rural Dutch province of Overijssel, and rigid Isabel is a spinster in She becomes obsessed with the small items that begin to disappear after Eva's arrival...then she becomes romantic troubles, both women will need to be more brave and more emotionally open than either has ever

01 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two In August 1975, a teenage girl disappears from her Adirondack summer camp. I love love love a summer-camp story, and I loved The God of the Woods . her small outer Belfast community, where violent Protestant-Catholic tensions are threatening to rule every "After Hours" allowed me to delve back into Novik's Scholomance series, which I adored.

Their perspective of coming upon the devastation immediately after Sherman's March through Atlanta was Weller's Wilderness is set several decades after the Civil War, but the story pivots on Abel Truman's It is a strange thing, after all, to be able to return to a moment, when it can hardly be said to have pleasure, and saw that I was on the brink of squandering a wondrous gift, the gift of being allowed, every day, to wander this vast sensual paradise, this grand marketplace lovingly stocked with every sublime

fascinating novel Disappearing Earth in the Greedy Reading List Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer by Sarah Adams I've been reading more rom-coms lately, which always seems like a good idea for the summer , they're faced with one challenge after another as they try to balance their careers with making space

In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after " And Princess Gisela of the Alpenwald, a dear friend of Alice's, goes missing just after Veronica shares But when Frank's brother shoots a dog going after the family's sheep, the gunshot sets into motion events Broken Country  is a study of an extreme, life-and-death-stakes fallout after heartbreaking tragedy, have felt over the top, but as usual, I was putty in Taylor Jenkins Reid's hands, ready to embrace every

It's a fast read, and after my love of Blacktop Wasteland last year, I'm in for any of Cosby's writing Derek and Isiah were estranged from their ex-con fathers, each of whom now regret every moment they didn't year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six Favorite Summer

between details of a life of moneyed ease and an abandonment on an unforgiving, uninhabited island after Marguerite is heir to a fortune, but after she is orphaned, she grows into a young lady while her guardian At the very least it becomes clear that he will pay no dowry in order to make another match for her. have felt over the top, but as usual, I was putty in Taylor Jenkins Reid's hands, ready to embrace every different boy, a significantly shaped sister Maia, drastically different paths for mother Cora, and altered

The Books I'm Reading Now Please don't ever let me read such disturbing nonfiction again--I'm reading And after a series of unlikely, unfortunate events, bookworm Neema becomes one of them--the least threatening As nefarious plotting and crimes are uncovered and the stakes of the competition become ever heightened , characters must forge previously unthinkable loyalties and use every bit of knowledge and craftiness

After a time, it seemed that the world inside the books became my world. So when I thought of my childhood, it was dandelion wine and ice cream on a summer porch, like Ray Bradbury

It's a fast read, and after my love of Blacktop Wasteland last year, I'm in for any of Cosby's writing For my full review of this book, please see Razorblade Tears. 04 Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Ursula In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her I mentioned Life After Life in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life For my full review of this book, please see Life After Life. 05 Blush by Jamie Brenner Blush centers

Annie was created to please her owner, Doug, in every way. She was made to offer pleasure without challenge or conflict, after all. But Annie is full of surprises, and her will is stronger than Doug ever dreamed.

You can explore the twelve titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads to find out about my overall Her husband has been away fighting for the Confederacy since soon after they were married, and Libby It's the summer of 1961 in the rural Dutch province of Overijssel, and rigid Isabel is a spinster in boys for over a century, shares a tale of racial injustice, abuse and horrors, terrible fear, and the very we are somebody, that we are significant, that we are worthful, and we must walk the streets of life every

Michelle Huneven Bug Hollow tracks the Samuelson family from an idyllic mid-1970s Northern California summer When Sally Samuelson was eight, her idolized golden-boy older brother Ellis went missing after his high After pushing him to return home before heading to college, he headed to campus and died in a freak accident between details of a life of moneyed ease and an abandonment on an unforgiving, uninhabited island after Marguerite is heir to a fortune, but after she is orphaned, she grows into a young lady while her guardian

For my full review of The Skylark's Secret, please click here. 02 The Light After the War by Anita Abriel Please click here for my full review of The Light After the War. 03 The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman review of this book, please see The World That We Knew. 04 Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave After --as we are startled at the end of every winter. We shall think: oh, I had quite forgotten.... the factual basis for the story: the transport of over 600 brides from Australia to England in 1946, after

After a devastating earthquake, nine-months-pregnant Annie desperately searches the city of Portland, in a coffee shop, and now she's facing life with a baby and a more uncertain financial future than ever post-apocalyptic setting for a story, and the earthquake in the story is so disruptive, so destructive, it alters

“Nobody else is ever going to care as much as you do about the things that you want, Gwendoline. It's hundreds of years after King Arthur's reign, and his descendant and namesake Arthur, a future lord And when they're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot to prepare for their upcoming nuptials

reading Foster, Claire Keegan's slim Irish novel about a young girl sent to live with relatives for a hot summer Claire Keegan's slim novel Foster, a young girl in Ireland is taken by her father to spend the hot summer Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, disturbing undercurrent at the Kinsellas'. After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any

Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother. The trip lasts seven weeks and involves challenge after challenge.

I felt as though each of the titles here made pretty good use of a Maine setting, which, after all, is and community in a crisis and in common suffering, and figuring out the impossible: how to move on after Maggie just can't figure out who's still alive and who would suddenly be after revenge. She also suspects that she can't trust the Agency after a data breach revealed the names of the Malta Now they operate as a team to try to determine who is after Maggie and why.

moment of simple winter joy leads to renewed hope that they may be able to share their love with a child after I really liked this story and I still think about this book, years after reading it. This is magical realism, folklore, and historical fiction wrapped up in one very interesting read. 05 but he’s still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every She considers every desperate plan she can to try to save Kasia from this horrible fate, knowing all

becomes clear that the Moynihans plan to change the area's landscape by building an enormous factory--after resulting hubbub) illustrate the generations of patterns, expectations, claustrophobic rules, and long-simmering After a time the mystery is no longer a mystery; the main unknown is which form the community's renegade

Marcellus the octopus is the very deserving star of the show here, and being able to predict much of After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian the anthropomorphism in the story (he needed to understand English in order for the story to work, after He was my absolute favorite element, and I adored every scene that involved him.

The premise of Missing Sam was a slam dunk for me, and I appreciated the couple's strengthened bonds after After married couple Sam and Ali have a silly jealousy-spawned fight after a party, Sam wakes up for Meanwhile, Sam is in her own personal hell, with dwindling hopes of ever being reunited with her love The aftermath of the kidnaping and abuse is fraught with what feel like Sam's realistic trauma, nightmares The heart of the story is not, after all, Sam's sensational disappearance, Sam and Ali's unspeakable

It is about seeing yourself as the main character in a very interesting—or maybe even quiet—life that after.” This was a wonderful summer read for me and I loved it. You might also be interested in 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

Burning Kingdoms trilogy, The Books of Ambha duology, and other books. 02 Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar After married couple Sam and Ali have a silly jealousy-spawned fight after a party, Sam wakes up for a solo Meanwhile, Sam is in her own personal hell, with dwindling hopes of ever being reunited with her love After Nina Swann's husband is killed, she receives a condolence card from one of his former colleagues

Maddalena is sent to the Pietà temporarily after scandal threatens to ruin her family's longstanding Nevertheless, Luisa and Maddalena become fast friends, and their link grows every deeper. Maddalena and the Dark has a distinct gothic tone, and the story treads ever deeper into seedy, suspect

reading Heather Webb's historical fiction novel about a female gang and a female police officer clashing after may never be the same. 03 Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Annie was created to please her owner, Doug, in every

Masks bestow upon the wearers the instincts, abilities, and reaction times of the animals after which But the mask Wylla is after also turns out to be sentient, and if she's going to wear the mask, she'll

03 Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher It's hundreds of years after King Arthur's reign, and his When they're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot to prepare for their upcoming nuptials, it

After being involved in multiple disasters in only her first day of classes, she fears college may become And there's an interesting boy she keeps running into, regardless of which paths and options she alters Click here for my full review of In a Holidaze. 04 One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle Rebecca Serle's For my full review, check out One Italian Summer. 05 Chosen Ones (Chosen Ones #1) by Veronica Roth Sloane Teenage Andra finally wakes up after being cryogenically preserved for a century-long journey to a new

But after Sciona blasts the competition at her entrance exam and is admitted, she finds that not all The misogyny and contempt of her peers means she faces a lack of respect and resources at every turn.

hasn't killed anyone, he hasn't been arrested, and in fact, none of last night's events have happened after I loved watching every building block slot into place as we wound our way back through time toward the Time-Travel Stories to Explore and Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories highlight some of my very

pollution, the Ruston smelter, pumped 25 pounds of lead dust and 58 pounds of arsenic into the air every asides, giving the book somewhat of a jumpy feel--not inappropriate to the fear-inducing topic at hand, after

I thought about this one long after I finished it. Disturbing and a mind churner. and its many dangers; suffers grave wounds; and saves each other's skin countless times--including after elements to feel real. 06 News of the World by Paulette Jiles Captain Kidd has fought in three wars, and after Not all of the members of my book club felt as strongly about this one as I did, but I adored every bit

Painter is also the author of a rom-com I adored, Better Than the Movies, as well as Happily Never After And inside the enigmatic pages are the words Any door is every door. Why don’t we ever get that movie?” India Allwood always knew she wanted to act.

girls begin to disappear, and Sybil doubts for the first time whether their purpose is holy and noble after But search parties, flyovers, and rescue dogs come up empty day after day. witness to 76-year-old, wheelchair-bound Lena's retirement-community existence and her rigid existence after

on my to-read list for years; I'm reading a decades-spanning story of a Northern California family after Michelle Huneven When Sally Samuelson was eight, her idolized golden-boy older brother Ellis went missing after After pushing him to return home and head to college, he died in a freak accident.