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- Six of My Favorite Mystery Reads of the Year
the slow build of mystery in two timelines, the privilege and working class disparities, the eventual revelations The podcast element was engaging--I loved how it allowed for layers of interpretation, revelation, and
- Review of Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
McAllister offers a smart, intriguing, twisty story that plays with time and offers second chances, revelations
- Review of Changeless (Parasol Protectorate #2) by Gail Carriger
This installment involves technology of the time, ancient Egyptian artifacts, revelations about Alexia's
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Keefe's new book is Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels, and Crooks. The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and
- Review of I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
I really liked the revelations (which come through reading Jessica's diary, eek) regarding Jessica's
- Review of I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
She doesn't add drama to the often shocking and horrifying revelations she presents to the reader.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/14/22 Edition
London, and recovery from the Great War inspires the city to dive into a wild nightlife scene and to revel
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/30/23 Edition
shows up, Maddie jumps at the chance for some independence; a late bloomer, she finds a flat share and revels
- Review of The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin
She futilely urges her husband to join the Resistance--but when he disappears, she seeks out the rebel
- Review of Maame by Jessica George
Ghana, Maddie jumps at the chance for some independence; a late bloomer, she finds a flat share and revels
- Review of Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Keefe's upcoming book (to be published June 28) is Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels,
- Review of One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash
One Foot in Eden is a quiet, haunting story with a Southern gothic feel and understated revelations from
- Review of The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
Green is thoughtful and self-effacing, curious, sensitive, and I reveled in his explorations of his own
- Review of Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
Characters explore connections, loyalties, disappointments, evolutions, and revelations.
- Review of The Maid by Nita Prose
The shifts in point of view and the revelations that were made possible by the bit-by-bit unveiling of
- Six Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Reading in the Past Year
I was satisfied by the layered revelations of the truth. of the seven in the Cormoran Strike series, we see some emotional growth, potentially game-changing revelations
- Review of The Becoming (The Dragon Heart Legacy #2) by Nora Roberts
She has conveniently shuffled off from Philly to the magical Talamh, where she revels in her new-found
- Review of One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and
- Review of The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart
I was fairly hesitant--the tone felt increasingly bleak, and I wasn't sure if Everhart was going to revel
- Review of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Jenkins Reid's novel offers a dual timeline, immersive Old Hollywood detail, a forbidden love, and revelations
- Review of Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
sessions with Big Swiss, then not very convincingly pretending she was previously unaware of Big Swiss's revelations
- Review of Steelstriker (Skyhunter #2) by Marie Lu
Our brave main protagonist (and rebel) Talin is forced to submit to the Federation's morally questionable
- Review of Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
And he showcases how reveling in small, beautiful aspects of life and the human experience provide him
- Review of Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
Tucci shares his enthusiasm for Italian food, cooking processes, and gustatory exploration, and he revels
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/8/22 Edition
She has conveniently shuffled off from Philly to the magical Talamh, where she revels in her new-found
- Review of Going There by Katie Couric
within some of Couric's professional environments, and she expresses her horror about the infamous revelations
- Review of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
story takes place in hour-by-hour increments over the course of one night with increasingly dramatic revelations
- Review of Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
Wife Upstairs--another solid suspense read with magnetic twists and turns--as well as the Hex Hall, Rebel
- Review of Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
even as she disagrees with them on some points (and is now brave enough to say so), and she doesn't rebel
- Review of Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
and turny, with various potential bad seeds and complications--and it ends in a satisfying whirl of revelation
- Six Short Story Collections to Wow You
relationships she lays out, and you may not be able to anticipate who's going to have a life-changing revelation
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/19/22 Edition
this book courtesy of Atria Books and NetGalley. 03 Stay True by Hua Hsu Eighteen-year-old Hua Hsu reveled Several years later, Ken was killed in a carjacking, and Hua was left reeling.
- Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
and recovery from the Great War inspires many in the city to dive into the wild nightlife scene and revel I was fairly hesitant--the tone felt increasingly bleak, and I wasn't sure if Everhart was going to revel
- Review of The Project by Courtney Summers
The way in which Lo is drawn into the Unity Project world seemed outlandish, and various revelations
- Review of Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Lu
know we can't trust the military's controlled, likely propagandist reports of what is occurring); the rebels
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/21/21 Edition
She revels in the wonders of the natural world, soaks in her father's rich stories, loves her sisters
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/5/21 Edition
postcard's author--and try to find out more about his own life in the process--will lead him through rebel-controlled
- Review of Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
Gwynne is also the author of Rebel Yell, about Stonewall Jackson.
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Her heartbreaking history surprised me, as did the revelations at the end of the novel.
- Review of Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir by Bob Odenkirk
He digs into details about process; many of his own (sometimes hard-won) revelations; his navigation
- Six Four-Star Mysteries to Keep You Guessing
I loved the balance of clues and revelations Pobi lays out; they didn’t make me feel manipulated or red-herringed
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/18/22 Edition
Our brave main protagonist and rebel Talin is forced to submit to the Federation's morally questionable
- Review of Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre
Ursula is not a particularly sympathetic figure, but this is still a collection of interesting revelations
- Six More Mysteries I Loved Reading Last Year
procedure, dogged determination, and her intuitive hunches to force a dangerous confrontation and to offer revelations
- Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads
McAllister offers a smart, intriguing, twisty story that plays with time and offers second chances, revelations
- Review of She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
three volatile young people--bored photographer Veronica; her best friend, mischievous performance art rebel
- Shhh! Bossy Book Gift Ideas: Sports Nonfiction
Theresa Runstedtler is also the author of Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner: Boxing in the Shadow of the
- Six Fantastic Stand-Alone Young Adult Books
disappointment about the ending by a mile. 03 All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Violet is still reeling They listen to forbidden music, secretly wear Western clothing, and otherwise rebel in small ways against
- Review of The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
I hoped for the revelation about some reasoning on his part, no matter how nonsensical it may have ended
- Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series
In The Wicked King, surprising revelations, shifting alliances, opaque political machinations, and enmity us, it begins Turner's six-book series, which offers wonderfully flawed characters, plot twists and revelations

















































