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had occurred--but then Hawkins turned my feelings about the protagonists' feelings upside down with a story

we access the system" types of debates, and technological ruminations throughout the middle of the story

This time she's really taken things too far, and she's not a lady who can be subdued.

read an entire book about Gentry just walking around, but the book weaves together internal struggles, times

Time to get to that one, I think!

It was published five years after the first book, but I read them without a large gap of time in between

This time he's digging into information about the missing hiker, Alice Russell. I would like more more more Falk and for him to be at the heart of all of Harper's stories.

In Hillbilly Elegy, Vance mainly shares the story of his own many, varied, and enormous life challenges

inspires a few cruel comments from petty characters or online trolls, and her self-esteem flags briefly at times

The characters, the story arc that isn’t too easy but leaves you in a promising place after all, and

In The Unhoneymooners, unlucky Olive is standing by her perfect twin Ami yet again, this time for Ami's

I was left wondering why I was paying attention to the details of the story to try to unravel elements

But Lux has a bad sense about all of this, and while the reader has the benefit of flashes forward in time

not only racially unjust and deeply segregated, but which privileges your racial group at the same time

the ocean) is cute as a framework, although its significance pales compared to the real meat of the story

In The Body, Bryson offers astonishing facts and striking stories to illustrate the miracle of the human

So far this is very romaaaantic and dramaaatic with a significant amount of page time spent on Feyre's

But on her own time, Mary is Irish exile Maire O’Farren, and she keeps mixed company as part of a secret introducing a heart-wrenching unrequited love of one woman for another--an attraction forbidden at the time

The wise asides in what felt like another point of view drew me out of the story, but generally I was Blackbird, One for the Crow, which was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories

Harper skillfully builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering

protection in place felt like a huge miss for the FBI and Lucas, and it created a blip in my belief of the story

A minor note unrelated to plot, character, and story: I was driven to distraction by typos and what felt

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo reminded me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at times, in the best way possible

Taming what was scary not by hiding it, not by blocking it or burying it, not by keeping it secret, but

I love how Strout interlinks characters, backgrounds, and stories so gracefully, yet also allows them As soon as I finished reading this short story collection I wished I’d slowed down and taken notes or I love how Strout interlinks characters, backgrounds, and stories so gracefully, yet also allows them The stories feel immediate and real.

There were a million ways this story could have felt less real and messy and fascinating.

She inserts many other richly created characters that make the story come to life.

The story also feels like it could make a powerful movie. Any Bossy thoughts about this book? Heller also wrote The Dog Stars, a dystopian story I was head over heels for and gave five stars, as well as The River, an adventure and friendship tale that I found captivating.

implausible, yet I jumped in headfirst and gleefully suspended my disbelief because it was so appealing and riveting anxiously for the twists and turns to unfold and poring over subtleties that hold clues to the true story