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bookstore, dating a boring but reliable young man from her high school, and living at home when she meets James James is irresistible, vivacious, mischievous, he insists that he's heterosexual--and Rachel is immediately I received a prepublication copy of this title, published June 27, courtesy of NetGalley and Knopf. 03

The Paris Novel is the first novel by food writer, memoir author, food critic, and James Beard award-winner

Huntress , The Rose Code , and The Alice Network , as well as The Phoenix Crown , which she wrote with Janie

Lucy and Jake are the parents of two young boys. Lucy has sidelined her career to be home with the children, and she and Jake are settled into their routine Then Lucy receives a message that Jake, her reliable, predictable scientist of a husband, is having an affair with the caller's wife, Jake's colleague. Hunter explores the desire for revenge, attempts at penance, and whether Lucy can forgive Jake's betrayal

Meanwhile Jade, a young girl who has been sold to a courtesan, befriends JungHo, a young orphan boy in JungHo grows older and becomes involved in the fight for independence, while Jade finds an unlikely romantic

Beatriz Williams's story of Cold War espionage and family loyalty; I'm reading The Unsinkable Greta James marriage and past is more complicated and fraught than Ruth could have imagined. 02 The Unsinkable Greta James light fiction novel The Unsinkable Greta James, Greta is an up-and-coming indie rock star whose father

The recently deceased Uncle Jake, an old-fashioned villain, made a lot of enemies--and they're ruthless

Despite his generally unhappy demeanor, frequent painful limp due to not using his cane along with his

But Margaret is still wary of the press and jaded by the spin that has shaped her public persona for

outlandish or supernatural aspects of a romantic but otherwise truly oddball book (see my review of My Lady Jane

I was recently talking with my friend James about books and our shared affinity for Keegan's writing.

The friendship between Dane and Ned was a strong point for me in Panowich's newest book. Having Dane feel petty about the attention his young nephew received from Dane’s girlfriend felt off, And I was annoyed by Dane’s giving up on himself and then, late in the book—and possibly too late to The Dane and Ned friendship was a strong point for me, and I enjoyed learning more about their past and

James Willoughby, a poor, naive young medical student, becomes drawn into the underworld of body snatching

her own significant difficulties and loss, and while she is naïve  in many ways, she is necessarily jaded

also heard that the Hawkeye character in the book (Nathaniel's father) is the same character as in James

I loved the grumpy, jaded dragon of a main protagonist but had trouble with the purely evil bad guy. What I love love loved about this book were the grumpy, jaded dragon, the unlikely and endearing friendships I was provided with an advance copy of this book through NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers in exchange

But the recently deceased Uncle Jake, an old-fashioned villain, made a lot of enemies--and they're ruthless

This is the author's debut novel. 03 The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak My friend James and I

immigrant Grace rises through the ranks of the Near North Ballet Company--losing friends, becoming more jaded

James Willoughby is a na ï ve young medical student whose family fortunes have taken a negative turn, medical school experience, and, against all odds, building the somewhat-reasonable-feeling case for James's

--and how to save her son. 02 Antarctica by Claire Keegan I was emailing about books with my friend James

knowing him would somehow make me want him less, but everything I learn about him only makes me tumble harder

, Allison, Nate, Janelle, and David and their dialogue are fantastic as always.

01 The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek

The feeling in this section reminded me somewhat of of The Unsinkable Greta James, with additional depth

She's dating a boring but reliable young man from her high school and living at home when she meets James James is irresistible, vivacious, and mischievous--and Rachel is immediately swept into his powerful choices that are made at times in the story, I was so taken with the characters that my cringing didn't hamper

orphaned Grace rises through the ranks of the Near North Ballet Company--losing friends, becoming more jaded Bodie Kane is a professor and podcaster, and she has left firmly in the past the events of her boarding

specifically Frank's family: his minister father, artistic mother, musically talented sister, and his jaded

was in this for the characters, among them Cordell, the tough captain with a heart of gold; Boots, a jaded

Each women's secrets could be their undoing, and they must each fight harder for their rightful places

She also finds herself taken with Jace, the treasured son of the Padgett family, who is himself torn

My friend James mentioned this book as a favorite of his when we talked about reading and books on his

Circle traces events starting with a sinking ocean liner in 1914 and the introduction of Marian and James

on the list Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. 03 Pretty Things by Janelle The characters were largely unsympathetic, yet Janelle Brown kept me happily turning the pages of Pretty

My friend James's Pastor's Book Club pick for this month was No Cure for Being Human, which I found out

Beneath a Scarlet Sky, here tells a tale of a family's incredible bravery and determination in the waning My friend James's Pastor's Book of the Month Club pick for this month turned out to be No Cure for Being

and she thinks her sister may be involved. 03 So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell My friend James

For my full review, please see Murder in Old Bombay. 04 Pretty Things by Janelle Brown Cross, double-cross In Janelle Brown's Little Things, a seasoned and a rookie con artist together set their sights on taking The characters were largely unsympathetic, yet Janelle Brown kept me happily turning the pages of Pretty

Code , The Briar Club , and The Alice Network , as well as The Phoenix Crown , which she wrote with Janie

Clearly I’m jaded. But it didn’t make a difference since I was all in anyway.

I first mentioned The Unwilling (along with The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James and Beneath

Kenn Kaufman The Birds That Audubon Missed explores the discoveries of the famous ornithologist John James

She is suspicious and jaded in most ways, with her love for her brother her only clear weakness.

01 The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never

an unlikely way in 1890s Arizona Territory, and fantastical elements throughout make even the most jaded

Stirling repeatedly recommended it, and the title also came up in a recent discussion with my friend James

But then Ocean James comes along.

Circle traces events starting with a sinking ocean liner in 1914 and the introduction of Marian and James

Abdurraqib grew up in the 1990s, the golden age of basketball and the period in which legends like LeBron James

James is offered a mysterious job at a publishing company...but she and her grandmother are folded into