a captivating celebrity memoir from a larger-than-life performer; a comedian's funny memoir; a fast-paced into a tragically beautiful intertwined novel that shines a light on weighty issues at three points in space This was enjoyable, interesting, well paced, and charming. I loved it.

to tying up complicated situations with a bow, but in a book of this length and depth when there's space

She's had to stifle many of her emotions since she was a young girl--there wasn't space in her family

Space! Robots! Artificial intelligence!

The carelessness that partially leads to the crisis in space felt unrealistic to me, and the high drama

The journey around the country, in comparison, takes up far less space in Jaouad's memoir although it

In a rom-com or lighter fiction story, all of these issues can be explored within a safe space--amid

The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting Adina is born on Earth just as Voyager 1 launches into space. The premise of Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the

Kazantzakis has continued to live in London with her distracted botanist father Kostas, who has little brain space

Desperate and devastated, she reluctantly moves into a spare room in the apartment of an acquaintance He has extra space because he was just dumped by his live-in girlfriend Petra.

The tone is spooky and the story moves at a measured pace. of The Unmaking of June Farrow. 05 Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space

Desperate and devastated, she reluctantly moves into a spare room in the apartment of an acquaintance He has extra space because he was just dumped by his live-in girlfriend Petra.

And in the future, Konstance is in a vault on the spaceship Argos, copying information onto old editions of the same stories--stories that connect these characters across space and time.

essays, she explores living genuinely despite others' criticisms; giving herself permission to take up space

And far in the future, Konstance is in a vault on the spaceship Argos, destined for a distant planet. in Cloud Cuckoo Land (which is the name of the book-within-a-book) connect these characters across space

she's adjusting to life on board, the crew gets a lucrative opportunity: to tunnel wormholes through space

Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI. 06 Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space

Die Trying). 09 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Andy Weir offers the fascinating story of a desperate space The present-day story alternates with peeks back in time to life before this space mission, which show problem-solving, particularly scientific experimentation and high-stakes trial and error, and while it slowed the pace

The pacing of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is measured, as befits a story that is largely about daily And far in the future, Konstance is in a vault on the spaceship Argos, destined for a distant planet. in Cloud Cuckoo Land (which is the name of the book-within-a-book) connect these characters across space

risky ways: crossing roads, climbing underneath cars and onto roofs, entering storm drains and crawl spaces

wonderful; other brief side stories (Iron Druid, for example; or how Al processes patience/personal space

, Hiram must learn to understand and master his mysterious powers that allow for shifts in time and space

In Untamed, Doyle focuses largely on how women can "take up space in the world;" feel and express a full

Crying in H Mart is beautiful, painful, and evocative. 02 The Space Between Worlds by Micah Johnson In The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson offers a wonderfully imperfect heroine and her fascinating

All of these issues are explored within what feels like a safe space--amid swirling attraction, burgeoning

Space! Robots! Artificial intelligence!

But all of these issues are explored within what feels like a safe space--amid swirling attraction, burgeoning

The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much

The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much

There's romance but no spice...until we get toward of the end of the book, where its presence felt jarring The pacing of the book felt slow at times.

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing Harper often sets her stories in an Australian bush setting, and her somewhat spare writing style complements

I read their book Love and Other Words after Autoboyography ratcheted my expectations into outer space

Krueger's writing is beautifully spare, but I felt impatient with the entire enterprise. of page time spent on figuring out the potential logistics of shoring up the levee, which slowed the pacing

Predicting a few elements of the mystery didn't diminish my enjoyment of the fast-paced tale in which The small-town setting was great, and the pacing of The Storm moved along nicely.

But the story and pacing became bogged down by others' motivations, and I was left wanting more page This slowed the pacing down and I had a tough time staying engaged. But I was left yearning for more tension, tighter pacing, and additional time with Sadie at the center

disappearance includes some far-fetched-feeling elements, but Tiffany Crum's debut novel keeps up the pacing The pacing of This Story Might Save Your Life moves along; Crum tracks back and forth in time, relies

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing Harper often sets her stories in an Australian bush setting, and her somewhat spare writing style complements

I found myself yearning for the expert pacing, intrigue setup, and rich character development of my beloved relationship felt difficult for Nahri to settle into, and therefore left me uncertain as well; and the pacing

The premise of this novel hooked me, and the relatively slow pacing throughout felt suited to an insular This self-doubt and wondering takes up the bulk of the page time in the book, and the pacing of all of I was intrigued by the early story, willing to put aside any temporary impatience about the pacing of

meticulous research behind the tale, and the inspiration for the story, but I struggled with the slower pace Yet the pacing was slow for me, so it took me some time to get through this one.

The uneven pacing and tangents into bizarre scenarios in Trip made me feel somewhat disconnected from The irregular pacing and abrupt entrance of edgy scenes made the novel feel meandering.

Vera Stein fits the bill for summertime escapism; some small moments didn't resonate with me and the pacing The pacing didn't always feel like it flowed, and I didn't buy into many of the small moments that make

The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much

The slow pace of uneventful Alabama life shifts dramatically when guests come to stay, and the story's events and the book's pacing begin snowballing in urgency as the story draws to its end.

The pacing of The Life We Bury built from slow and steady to a whirlwind. The pacing of this one felt strange to me.

The pacing flagged for me throughout the middle of the story, during the slog through various avenues The Knight and the Moth  is built on a spare yet satisfying fantasy world with a limited number of characters , and its somewhat spare, streamlined structure made it feel like a fable or fairy tale.

Some of these circles are somewhat glossed over--and the pacing flagged at times for me as the protagonists The pacing flagged for me throughout the middle of the story, during the slog through various avenues

The writing style involves a lot of telling, which seemingly intentionally slows the pacing--and which Yet because of the pacing, I didn't necessarily feel on the edge of my seat while I read about all of And it's the pacing and tone of the story that allows for all of those elements to feel real. 06 News

is a satisfyingly deep dive into Gould's behind-the-scenes experiences, including an often breakneck pace

characters, romantic turmoil, some steamy moments, LGBTQ+ representation, and enough intrigue to keep the pacing