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Are the strange coordinates she's receiving on her phone after seven years a message from Luke? Niall, the single-minded, lovable oaf of a hostage negotiator reels after the siege. While Camilla struggles to manage her single-parenting life and career after the tragedy, Luke's disappearance

Not every title fits neatly in this category; one is a grandmother's story as told by a granddaughter After long months of mystery and suffering, she received a diagnosis: acute myeloid leukemia and a rare various early road bumps he encountered, and his dogged determination--which was admittedly shaken after relationship with his father to sharing how he attempted to cope with the loss of his mother decades after He takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotions, and I love every bit of it.

The story explores cycles and links through history, considering how each of us may live on after we're The intersection of the two characters alters their lives forever.

But when Frank's brother shoots a dog going after the family's sheep, the gunshot sets into motion events Broken Country is a study of an extreme, life-and-death-stakes fallout after heartbreaking tragedy,

We don't know what we're buying until after we experience it. neuroscientists and psychologists that the teenage brain is still maturing throughout high school...every Jeffrey Selingo is also the author of College Unbound and There Is Life After College.

those days boiled down into one intense burst of color, or to have the pin removed from the thorax every different boy, a significantly shaped sister Maia, drastically different paths for mother Cora, and altered

Danger and darkness lurk around every corner for grumpy, powerful El and her classmates. In The Golden Enclaves, the third installment of the series, an allied force of students faces the aftermath are separated; greed, power plays, and corruption are as present in the worldwide magical enclaves as ever the weight of the world on their shoulders--and it really does seem to be up to them to save everyone after

My very favorite Bossy February reads! between details of a life of moneyed ease and an abandonment on an unforgiving, uninhabited island after Marguerite is heir to a fortune, but after she is orphaned, she grows into a young lady while her guardian Her voice is a striking, uniquely nasal Southern drawl, and her Netflix special "I'm Every Woman" features But after his younger sister Lizzie evades her grandmother's attempts to bring her from England to the

, and just as I do every year, I loved my historical fiction reads in 2023. to bite her tongue, and she feels like the poor treatment her husband shows her may be deserved, as after life's purpose is meant to be made up of motherhood, catering to her husband's needs, and keeping house, after best (and only) friend Jacob is sent to serve overseas in the Korean War, Blackburn promises to look after The two had eloped just months after meeting, which led to Jacob's being disowned by his wealthy family

listening to How to End a Love Story, a story by Yulin Kuang about two young adults whose paths cross years after 01 The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek and owner of the mysterious Phoenix Crown, an artifact legendary because of its origins in Beijing's Summer

After being involved in multiple disasters in only her first day of classes, she fears college may become And there's an interesting boy she keeps running into, regardless of which paths and options she alters yourself on the line for other people, the bravery of falling in love, and the importance of treasuring every Meanwhile Frida gives birth to a child, Wanda, who she names after the storm, and who has a special gift that she couldn't hack medical school--she just didn't go the first day, or the second, or any day after

Atkinson is also the author of Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life After Life, Human Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Sixteen-year-old aspiring writer Frankie is just trying to get through summer

she rides her mule Eugenia through all the hollers and up through the mountains, delivering sought-after local schoolchildren) by the local doctor and his colleagues, initially so insistent about studying every

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian 03 How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur In How to Be Perfect

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading what may be a perfect summer read with plenty of nostalgia; a dark 01 Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland Two families meet for the summer at their formerly sought-after resort in the Catskills, but the Weingold and Goldman families aren't as close as they It feels like a perfect book for summer reading.

Stories Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Lighter Fiction Reads from the Past Year You can also check out My Very Favorite Bossy This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. year, when their friends surprise Harriet upon her arrival with the fact that Win was able to come after

I loved every bit of this story. Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the best (and only) friend Jacob is sent to serve overseas in the Korean War, Blackburn promises to look after The two had eloped just months after meeting, which led to Jacob's being disowned by his wealthy family

Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very For the rest of our lives, every time one of us goes somewhere and doesn’t return on time, doesn’t let After meeting for the first time, Michael, a recently divorced teacher, studious and thoughtful, and Marnie, a playful copy editor who prefers solitude after her own divorce, fall into a companionable rhythm I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache

with his peers, reflecting on the works and his reactions to them, and searching for and finding peace after Patrick Bringley, a former New Yorker  staffer, after facing the tragic death of his beloved brother, spent in full-time work standing and observing and contemplating seems to have allowed him some healing after

My very favorite Bossy April reads! But when Frank's brother shoots a dog going after the family's sheep, the gunshot sets into motion events Broken Country  is a study of an extreme, life-and-death-stakes fallout after heartbreaking tragedy, Garg offers an honest, funny account of overcoming sobering challenges and determining her own destiny after If Raybourn keeps writing this series, I'll read every last installment.

dare from her daughter, she hopped onto an open mic stage, spouted off comedic takes on her life, and after Garg offers an honest, funny account of overcoming sobering challenges and determining her own destiny after At the very beginning the pacing felt a little uneven to me, but then Garg hit her stride, and I was

I've been listening to two great, very different books and reading a third. After Hitler's invasion of Russia, Mila becomes a lethal hunter of Nazis who earns the nickname Lady to herself, she's kind of cynical, she doesn't have a lot of friends, and she's holding true to form after favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer

Fifty-year-old Elle is in her happy place--the house where she's spent a whole life of summers. example, “I’ve never been able to make myself throw up, no matter how hard I try" follows some pages after with no bearing on anything significant that nevertheless kept jumping out at me: almost all--possibly every

and community in a crisis and in common suffering, and figuring out the impossible: how to move on after Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of Nothing is too easy here, nor is it ever melodramatic in Napolitano’s hands. I loved this book. of dying, death, appreciating the beauty of the impermanence of our lives, planning for loved ones after

his family's cattle farm in Iceland, appreciating the beauty of nature, the relief in green shoots after But he yearns to see more of the world, and after he journeys to Reykjavik to study at the university

Described as Mean Girls meets The Parent Trap, Together for Never explores each girl's point of view, and after complications of potentially blending a family and the layers of complexity involved in sharing a parent after

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a favorite author's upcoming novella, The Summer War by Naomi 01 The Summer War by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik is one of my very favorite authors, and I'm excited to read her upcoming novella The Summer War , to be published September 16. The key might lie within the centuries-old war her people have waged against the summerlings--and the

For my full review of Utopia Avenue, click here. 02 The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez On The other is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly For my full review of this book, see The Happy Ever After Playlist. 03 Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby Annie After a slow start, the story pace picked up, and I was really curious to follow these characters to Taylor Jenkins Reid is also the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Maybe In Another Life, After

After a canceled flight, a carload of people head on a cross-country journey to the "poppy fields," as One had a rejected application, one is a hopeful participant, one lost a brother after he spent time

The reality-show setting and LGBTQIA+ representation in Ever After flips the traditional fairy tale Dev has dedicated his career to the reality dating show Ever After , helping to shape it into the popular

The ending isn't unexpected, but it does feel hard-fought and satisfying. 04 Life After Life by Kate In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships I read (listened to) the immersive story about do-overs from Kate Atkinson, Life After Life, at the recommendation I'll post my full review of Life After Life next week! aimed to help her sleep during this difficult time induces an incredible side effect: when she sleeps after

Maggie just can't figure out who's still alive and who would suddenly be after revenge. She also suspects that she can't trust the Agency after a data breach revealed the names of the Malta Now they operate as a team to try to determine who is after Maggie and why.

Every character grapples with obligation, safety, and family issues. I mentioned Damnation Spring along with Tokyo Ever After and Good Girl, Bad Blood in the Greedy Reading

For my full review of Utopia Avenue, click here. 02 The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez On The other is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly For my full review of this book, see The Happy Ever After Playlist. 03 Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby Annie After a slow start, the story pace picked up, and I was really curious to follow these characters to Taylor Jenkins Reid is also the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Maybe In Another Life, After

In Sloane Crosley's memoir Grief Is for People , she explores life after the loss of her closest friend with his peers, reflecting on the works and his reactions to them, and searching for and finding peace after Patrick Bringley, a former New Yorker  staffer, after facing the tragic death of his beloved brother, adored this element--possibly because with a senior in high school, I am also facing enormous pending alterations Hamptons store Barefoot Contessa--necessitating extended time apart from Jeffrey and, eventually, a very

After a few days you receive multiple personalized reading recommendations in an email. Voila! In fact, after remembering how fun it was the last time, I just submitted another request.

Lockwood notes that she is not a Christian but is very much “of” the church because of her upbringing But it's truly unlike anything I have ever read, and the second section, which is an enormous departure wonders about whether she has a claim to beloved extended relatives who shaped her life but are not, after issues; and she considers her potential legacy to her own child—all while panicking about who she is after This is every reader's catch-22: the more you read, the more you realize you haven't read; the more you

and go-to grains, all built around the idea that "simple is something so perfectly constructed that every are friends with José Andrés, head of the nonprofit World Central Kitchen, which feeds populations after From Lahmajoun Flatbread prepared after a Beirut explosion in 2020 to Ukrainian Borsch offered to families

They clash, hurt each other deeply, and wonder if they can ever reconcile. Along with the brothers' divergent paths forward after loss, their distinct voices--one machine-gun-like just-out-of-college, contract-worker brother who feels socially awkward and is doubting his chess prowess after

And Princess Gisela of the Alpenwald, a dear friend of Alice's, goes missing just after Veronica shares Berry After her grandmother dies, Sydney finds an old photo that looks almost exactly like her--but she No one ever speaks about Carol.

of a close-knit network of community members) and a successful city doctor with expensive taste and very Meanwhile every visit to Daniel and his town builds up Alexis, fills her heart, teaches her about unconditional Jimenez is also the author of Life's Too Short, The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone #1), and The Happy Ever After Playlist (The Friend Zone #2), which I included on the Greedy Reading List Six Rockin' Stories

son of Russian dissidents as they work to evade the thousands of cameras documenting London citizens' every Why not take this fantasy all the way, after all?).

01 Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle Every time Daphne Bell meets a potential love interest, she receives Rebecca Serle is also the author of One Italian Summer, In Five Years, and other novels. 02 Listen for

They were all in the closet, with the minuscule footed pajamas and hand-knit baby hats, and every day Award-winner Redeployment , the author shares short stories about war and the jarring entry into life afterward powerful emotions, troops haunted by decisions and unforeseen dangers, painful adjustments to life after

challenges of three strong women in her life: her best friend Zikora, a successful lawyer who must regroup after Drawn to locals like high schooler Betty Campbell, who is physically and psychologically changed after

Captain Kidd has fought in three wars, and after the Civil War's end, he serves as a traveling news reader I adored every bit of Jiles's story--Captain Kidd's reluctant but gentlemanly involvement and his voice Jiles also wrote Simon the Fiddler, set after the Civil War, in which Captain Kidd makes a brief appearance

The very end of the book quotes from a personal set of writings and for some reason this felt a little Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World, The Friend Zone, and The Happy-Ever-After Playlist. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer

My very favorite Bossy November reads! Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very But after Sciona blasts the competition at her entrance exam and is admitted, she finds that not all The misogyny and contempt of her peers means she faces a lack of respect and resources at every turn. Main protagonist Violet Powell is being released after 22 months' imprisonment for the drunk-driving

Her husband has been away fighting for the Confederacy since soon after they were married, and Libby After all, she hasn't sacrificed, obsessed, planned, spent all her money on voice lessons, and humiliated He is, after all, an imperfect person whose fear of failure caused him to abandon each chance at a wonderfully making missteps and forging a path forward while adjusting to romantic, family, and work complications after rich inner life filled with wonder. forty women (one is a young girl, our main protagonist) live year after

Nothing was ever enough on Mirabilis. Every discovery made, every hour spent in someone else's sheets, every conversation and collaboration