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This second and final installment of Faizal's young adult duology emphasizes on the power of found family In this second and final book in the duology, grieving Arthie Casimir and her makeshift gang--Flick,

non-swooning romantasy novel (featuring a female knight, one of my current-favorite elements), The Second 01 The Second Death of Locke (The Hand and the Heart #1) by V. L. I'm listening to The Second Death of Locke as a library audiobook on Libby .

Newman's second charming novel centering around Rocky and her family demonstrates the characters' quirkiness family and its menopausal matriarch Rocky as its members navigated close quarters, health issues, life changes

The first section felt long and didn't fully hook me, but the change of perspective in the second half But the revealed backstory in the second part of the novel was dark and strange and creepy, with surprises

The second book in the series takes big swings with two large-scale mysteries (one that is hauntingly In the second book in the Head Cases series, Camden is back on the job--with two enormous, strange, urgent

This slim book tells the story of a small crew of astronauts in the twenty-second century who are searching each version of me that I shifted into, but through my history, one constant has always remained true: change It's the twenty-second century, and in Becky Chambers's novella To Be Taught, If Fortunate , Ariadne

This is the second book in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series. On the side, she shows her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying But the evening leaves her forever changed, and she's bent on finding answers--and revenge.

They’ll talk away their instincts and their second thoughts and their common sense too, until they are The six New York-set stories all take place around the year 2000, and they consider the impacts of chance

childhood friends and the diverging paths of two Southern women; I'm listening to Inside Man , the second In the second book in the Head Cases series, Camden is back on the job--with two enormous, strange, urgent

In the second installment of the series, retired CIA agents build stronger bonds with each other in rural More Books You Might Like This is the second book in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series.

In this first installment in Osman's mystery series (the second one also appears on this list), the story This is the second installment in this mystery series to appear on this list of favorites from the past I love the second installment's return to my favorite aging assassins and their quick-thinking, spry, currently nine books in the series.) 06 The Summer Guests (Martini Club #2) by Tess Gerritsen In the second This is the second book in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series. The first is The Spy Coast .

In Curtis Sittenfeld's wonderful second short-story collection, we meet imperfect characters, often fortysomething In her second fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to A Steeping of Blood , the second in Hafsah Faizal's supernatural But when Russia invades Ukraine, it changes everything.

her demons team up with a new client--a powerful male witch who's got it in for the king--it could change Now that the world of the books has been built, I expect the second installment to move along at a nice

I've got these books going at the moment: recently published fantasy-historical fiction, the second in

embracing of the beauty in an everyday life and in straightforward affection, the heartbreak of missed chances Greedy Reading List, Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music or the book I reviewed yesterday, The Second

Fourth Consort ; and I'm reading Curtis Sittenfeld's soon-to-be-published short-story collection (her second reviews of other science fiction novels here . 03 Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld In her second

Second: Starter Villain is playful, darkly funny, big-hearted, and wonderfully weird. There's crossing, double-crossing, a wonderfully savvy and knowledgeable second-in-command, nefarious

There's a second book in this Naomi Cottle series, The Butterfly Girl , which I haven't yet read, and

In the second book in Emiko Jean's fun young adult series, princess Izzy balances pressures, privilege Japan while attempting to stay true to herself, to love who she chooses--and to preserve her parents' chances , privilege, and pressures are fun and fantastic, including elaborate clothing and frequent costume changes

three fantasy titles: one young adult novel to be published tomorrow and two stories that are each the second adult novel from Adrienne Young, author of Fable and Namesake; I'm reading In the Serpent's Wake, the second great young adult Tess of the Road series by Rachel Hartman; and I'm listening to Harrow the Ninth, the second Blackwood's best friend was killed and Emery's love August was accused of being her murderer, everything changed

This second book in Raybourn's historical fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me In this second installment, A Perilous Undertaking, Victorian lepidopterist (she studies butterflies

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the second in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrian series, Iron Flame But I do love a dragon book, and so far the second in the series offers more page time for the talking

He is unaware that this is a second reality for Lydia and unaware of anything odd about this life, and One Day in December, which looks like it plays with the idea of "what could have been" in a missed-chances

I love stories about returning home, reconnecting with old flames, and chances for redemption, and Every Her second book, Meet Me at the Lake, is scheduled for publication in May 2023.

(I'll review Hell Bent, the second installment in the series, tomorrow on the blog.) It's intriguing, and I was definitely hooked for the second book in the series.

Second, here are the books I most loved reading in June! The Second Ending, Michelle Hoffman's light-fiction novel about music, dark secrets, zany hijinks, and 01 The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman Hoffman's novel is about facing dark realities, entering uncharted The Second Ending was fun and full of heart. Prudence Childs was a prodigy. For my full review, check out The Second Ending. 02 Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash Beyond That

Emma Makepeace returns in the second book in the series, The Traitor, and when one thing leads to another Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the second

More of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads This is my second favorites lists of rom-coms and romantic reads from promising talent and her best friend from high school (who's now a high-powered agent), Emma gets the chance home, and Emma moves to Los Angeles for six weeks of inspiring, career-building, lucrative, and life-changing Only, the last thing Charlie Yates wants is someone changing his (terrible) script. enraging readers who'd been counting on a different happy ever after), leaving little audience for her second

And while the second section wasn't a complete surprise, I found it really satisfying. Wolf by Wolf is the first book in Graudin's young adult duology (the second, Blood by Blood , is also In this second book on the list by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy from

but the story is largely an atmospheric story of isolation and loss set against the drama of climate change Boy from the Sea . 08 Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld In Curtis Sittenfeld's wonderful second In her second fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second On the side, she shows her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying

year--you can find my first list of contemporary fiction favorite reads from last year here and my second timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second loss and a devastating blow for future plans, lies and betrayals, and, finally, a messy but hopeful chance

The second installment in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series is satisfying and comfortable, as I enjoyed this second installment even more than the first book. There is more dragon-focused attention in this second book, an element I enjoyed, as well as more focus

The second book in this series is Dating and Dragons .

The book tracks back in time to that summer that changed everything, and it alternates peeks into the NetGalley and Random House. 03 This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune I thought reading a second

On the side, she shows her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying books about astronauts  and space . 04 The Summer Guests (Martini Club #2) by Tess Gerritsen In the second This is the second book in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series. The first is The Spy Coast . But the evening leaves her forever changed, and she's bent on finding answers--and revenge.

I love the second installment's return to my favorite aging assassins and their quick-thinking, spry, In between, Raybourn allows friendships and love to grow and change.

Heller's newest suspenseful novel, set in Yellowstone National Park, The Ranger; and I'm listening to the second I'm listening to the audiobook of the second in Thomas's Lady Sherlock series, in which Charlotte Holmes

Arthur, a recluse who only comes into town at the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively when she imagined that she would find fame in some way), her first, brief marriage and mindset, her second

offers messy, imperfect characters in often difficult situations, and they find their way through by changing From "The Final 196 seconds of Kobe Bryant's Career" to "Shaq's Three-Year Path of Destruction"; and Game , two classic favorites from my own childhood that I push on preteen readers whenever I get the chance

Larissa made a split-second decision one night after a concert, when she was shoeless and in need of

When her mom shows up, Maddie jumps at the chance for some independence; a late bloomer, she finds a Enter: a second child without any Gregor baggage or knee-jerk reactions to it, who was willing to dive

01 The Last Graduate (Scholomance #2) by Naomi Novik This second book in Naomi Novik's Scholomance series Greedy Reading List Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You), and The Last Graduate is the second In this second book of the trilogy, El is determined to somehow help her classmates escape their deadly They've got so many ways of calling you a witch, they just change it to how it suits them.

The six New York-set stories all take place around the year 2000, and they consider the impacts of chance Patrick's acting career has taken off, and he's wrapping his second successful TV series.

But an unwed mother in that time and place has little chance of keeping a child once the Church has a Time of the Child . 02 Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld In Curtis Sittenfeld's wonderful second In her second fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship Michaels developed SNL , his ups and downs, his vision, and how he created the institution that would change

I thought reading a second Carley Fortune novel might be a nice way to close out the summer, so I went

ICYMI: The second in Johnson's young adult mystery series offers growing friendships, determined sleuthing This is the second in Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious series (the first is Truly Devious).

must delve into the past to solve a modern-day crime; and I'm listening to A Perilous Undertaking, the second In the second installment, A Perilous Undertaking, Victorian lepidopterist and adventurer Veronica Speedwell

Six More Favorite Contemporary Fiction Reads This is the second of three contemporary fiction lists I'll Arthur, a recluse who only comes into town at the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar A Guardian and a Thief is a fascinating near-future climate-change reminds us, and we must cope with the consequences of decisions, carelessness, overconfidence, or merely chance

On the side, she shows her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying