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and hope after their father's death, Intermezzo ; and I'm listening to the first in Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven fantasy series, Hell for Hire . Ivan Koubek is ten years younger, a competitive chess player, a loner, and, he has always thought, his Down Heaven #1) by Rachel Aaron I love a playful fantasy book (see Hench and Starter Villain ), and I'm hoping Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven series is one I'll love too.

reveals her husband's Nazi enthusiasms; a young boy learns that his brother's gay identity is not to be feared The focus on the power of books is fantastic. I'd love to hear your Bossy thoughts about this book! the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying revenge fantasies

In a near-future Kolkata, India, Ma is the manager of a food pantry for those in need. Kingfisher writes my favorite kind of fantasy novel: a wonderfully oddball main protagonist, a strange Kingfisher imagines richly imagined fantasy worlds, and within them she slots fantastically imperfect This is my fantasy sweet spot. community, found her world turned upside down when she discovered in 2020 that her husband of over 25 years

The fantasy-science-fiction novel Moonbound spans time and splits into several stories, for me never In Robin Sloan's science-fiction-fantasy tale Moonbound , it's eleven thousand years in the future, and

It's a fast read, and after my love of Blacktop Wasteland last year, I'm in for any of Cosby's writing In Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married to put a foot out of line, has built his landscaping company from the ground up and stayed clean for years I loved last year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made

After the 2023 Thanksgiving Stomach Bug Debacle, I'm ready for a healthy and fun New Year's and 2024! fortune tucked away inside) turns out to also hold unexpected passengers: pregnant Nell and her four-year-old When nineteen-year-old orphan and frontier carpenter Benjamin Shreve encounters Nell, he determines to After twenty-two years of adventuring, Viv had reached her limit of blood and mud and bullshit. Viv has spent years hunting down creatures for bounties, wielding her sword, and doing anything ruthless

Parry I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. H. G. In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful I read the first in that series, The Magicians , for but me it was short on magic and fantastical elements

Murderland ; I'm also listening to the first in Antonia Hodgson's smart, charming, intricately plotted fantasy The imperious genius is desperate to preserve the peace that has reigned for twenty-four years--but forces she doesn't yet understand are tearing apart the kingdom. There is a romantic element, but this is, happily for me, a richly built fantasy and not a romantasy.

Pan decided to deliberately put herself into extremely uncomfortable social situations for a year, and She regrets her one-year plan almost instantly but feels compelled to continue her terrifying exercises in anticipation of our upcoming discussion that Pan's concept reminded us somewhat of a book we read years ago, MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend (although that book had a premise that

Kingfisher novel, the fantasy story and retelling of the Grimm Brothers' Goose Girl , A Sorceress Comes Naomi Novik is the author of richly wrought fantasy novels featuring main protagonists I love: Uprooted Novik has also written the Temeraire series of nine fantastic books about dragons, their riders, their

In the seven years since, Belle's mother has reinvented herself as a society woman and has remarried, Chelsey Calhoun is shocked by the reappearance of Ellie Black, a young girl who's been missing for two years Chelsey is especially invested in the case because her own sister Lydia went missing years earlier--before review of James . 05 Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Thorpe's irresistible character of 19-year-old Margo is a 19-year-old community college student having an affair with her married professor.

her mother have run their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee, ever since Mad's father disappeared twenty years Mad is quickly developing revenge fantasies involving her dad, but a cross-country road trip in close He is, after all, an imperfect person whose fear of failure caused him to abandon each chance at a wonderfully Wilson speak at the library foundation's annual fundraising event Verse & Vino, and my book club loved hearing

Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to A Steeping of Blood , the second in Hafsah Faizal's supernatural fantasy Reva is a Ukrainian expat who has spent years keeping track of her family from outside the country. 03 Here, Harkin builds a rich historical fiction story of John Collan, a ten-year-old who transforms from I received a prepublication edition of this title (published in April of this year, eeks) courtesy of

out, this oddball, zigzagging story explores broad themes of interconnectedness as well as revenge fantasies Reva layers mother-daughter yearning and broken bonds; desperate men with facile idealism and romantic More about This Author Reva is a Ukrainian expat who has spent years keeping track of her family from She is also the author of Good Citizens Need Not Fear: Stories .

Reading Now I'm reading Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You; I'm listening to Gareth Brown's debut fantasy Betting on You (Betting on You #1) by Lynn Painter In Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You, seventeen-year-old Number, and other books I haven't yet read. 02 The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown In Gareth Brown's debut fantasy One of these customers is a kind older man she's become dear friends with. Her precocious ten-year-old kids secretly reach out to family for help--but even India doesn't realize

story; and I'm reading Lisa Wingate's Oklahoma story told in two timelines 90 years apart, Shelterwood Several years after saying goodbye, Anna is struggling to pay for her father's cancer treatment and has More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of the Past Year , Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year , Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect tale Moonbound , it's eleven thousand years in the future, and young Ariel lives with his brother in

art-focused historical fiction mystery in two timelines; I'm reading The Tainted Cup , a fascinating fantasy-science-fiction Fifty years later, two Cambridge students (who are falling in love) on the hunt for dissertation topics fiction-feeling story, a Sherlock Holmes and Watson-type investigatory relationship, and fascinating otherworldly fantasy

the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying revenge fantasies Why do we keep going for thirty years after our bodies can no longer reproduce? Do you think nature meant for those years to be useless? No, of course not. The former nurse is coping with loneliness--but then she begins hearing voices like her grandmother once The revenge-fantasy element is particularly satisfying.

Gaige's Heartwood  offers the story of Beverly, a dedicated Maine State Game Warden who has fought for years Greedy Reading Lists Six Compelling Nonfiction Reads  , Six Favorite Nonfiction and Memoir Reads of the Year The romantic aspect is less essential than the fantasy elements, which I appreciated. Moth , considers Sybil Delling ("Six") and a group of five other foundling girls who have given up ten years But the shrouded girls, who have bonded over the years like family, begin to disappear, and Sybil doubts

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to SenLinYu's 1000-plus-page fantasy novel Alchemised , which 01 Alchemised by SenLinYu This beast of a fantasy novel (it's 1040 pages) tracks a healer and alchemist Bo yearns for a deeper connection with his son.

Anglish conquerers' constricting rules about its raising and training; and I'm listening to a cozy fantasy Then fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon egg, and when it hatches, she befriends and bonds with the Viv spent years hunting down creatures for bounties, wielding her sword, and doing anything needed to But in this cozy fantasy story, Viv has discovered the wonder of coffee and has determined to make a

stagecoach (with a fortune inside) holds unexpected passengers including pregnant Nell and her four-year-old When nineteen-year-old Benjamin Shreve encounters Nell, he determines to shepherd Nell and Tot to safety Chakraborty I'm listening to the first wonderful installment in Shannon Chakraborty's Amina al-Sirafi fantasy , and smart, with wonderful banter, a gruff and independent, saucy main protagonist in Amina, and a fantastic

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sara Holland's upcoming fantasy novel Break Wide the Sea ; I'm But the mask Wylla is after also turns out to be sentient, and if she's going to wear the mask, she'll Seventeen-year-old Charlie, the twins, his father Noah, and his mother Lorelei, an AI leader, are all

Elaborate mythology swirls around the mysterious author of the blockbuster fantasy series The Falling Goldhero, and fans dream up fantastical stories about the writer and his life. I'd love to hear your Bossy thoughts about this book!

The banter is fantastic, and I laughed many times while reading this one. I listened to Funny Story as an audiobook (narrated by the fantastic Julia Whelan). We track back through time to witness Wren's younger years, then farther back to understand Wren's mother's Her precocious ten-year-old kids secretly reach out to family for help--but even India doesn't realize Click here for my full review of Family Family. 04 The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown Brown's debut fantasy

If you've read any of these, I'd love to hear what you think! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? I listened to the first installment in Shannon Chakraborty's Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, The Adventures June has been seeing and hearing visions for a year now, and she believes they're linked to the curse She realizes that the revenge fantasies that have been instilled in her since birth--along with a distrust

The Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade For my full review of this book, check out Hench. 02 Razorblade Tears by S.A. the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying revenge fantasies The revenge-fantasy element is particularly satisfying. Echo Wife. 06 The Harpy by Megan Hunter This slim, intriguing book packs a punch, featuring revenge fantasies

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Nocturne, Alyssa Wees's fantasy novel about a prima ballerina in 01 Nocturne by Alyssa Wees In Alyssa Wees's slim (it's 240 pages) fantasy novel Nocturne, set in the As the Depression rages, orphaned Grace rises through the ranks of the Near North Ballet Company--losing is a professor and podcaster, and she has left firmly in the past the events of her boarding school years and Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. 03 All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham A year

01 Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik is the author of fantasy novels featuring battles within the books' alternate history, and the human protagonists are wonderfully faulted and fantastic

She realizes that the revenge fantasies that have been instilled in her since birth--along with a distrust Glory examines deep matters in a fascinating chain of events, reflections, unexpected do-overs, and fantastic

The first book in Katherine Arden's Winternight trilogy, The Bear and the Nightingale is a Russia-set Pitting "true believers" against dark, feared forces turns what the village believes to be good and pure

This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition; an adventure-fantasy inspired by a Chinese legend; literary fiction tracing life in a British boarding school and beyond; a Norse-inspired fantasy saga; a fun young adult, queer, medieval adventure romance I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or My book club will be discussing this heartwarming novel next year.

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: contemporary fiction, young adult, nonfiction, fantasy of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland was one of my Six of the Best Nonfiction Books I read that year the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying revenge fantasies The revenge-fantasy element is particularly satisfying. In One Last Stop, twenty-three-year-old August keeps to herself--she's kind of cynical, she doesn't have

I had several literary fiction reads, a dystopian fantasy, and a fun nonfiction book. If you've read any of these titles, I'd love to hear what you think. In a fascinating, heartwarming, lovely account, Tomlinson spends three years traveling dog shows across 05 Silver Elite by Dani Francis While I should probably stop reading "romantasy" because I prefer my fantasy Francis's dystopian novel, Wren Darlington is a Mod who has lived under the radar for her twentysomething years

exploration of fate and mortality; a serial-killer story based on real-life events; and a collection of fantasy If you've read any of these titles, I'd love to hear what you think! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Oddly, her brother Bear, beloved by all who knew him, disappeared fourteen years earlier. Novik's newest work, Buried Deep , is a collection of thirteen stories that span the worlds of her fantastic

disabled and overwhelmed by her overly controlling and opinionated family as she has been for many years over, paid for, published, successful, and various rights are sold all feels like a happy dream-state fantasy Zelu's family aims to tear down her confidence as well as repeatedly blame her for her childhood accident

to help her finish out her series; I'm listening to the wonderful Stanley Tucci's What I Ate in One Year and Found , which was published October 15, courtesy of Sourcebooks Landmark. 02 What I Ate in One Year Thoughts) by Stanley Tucci Food is an essential part of Stanley Tucci's life, and in What I Ate in One Year , he allows the food and wine he cooks, eats, and enjoys over the course of a year to add structure I'm listening to What I Ate in One Year as an audiobook.

To honor Concordia's thousand years of peace between its twelve provinces, the emperor's ship sets out The friendship between Ganymedes and dark-humored 6-year-old Grasshopper is funny and sweet, and I loved of the Damned . 02 My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan My Oxford Year  takes a light, romantic tone and within Click here for my full review of My Oxford Year . 03 The Resurrectionist by A. bleary-eyed from single-parenting her newborn, and she's questioning why she agreed to come to a work New Year's

My Extensive Love for Naomi Novik's Fiction Naomi Novik is the author of richly wrought fantasy novels Novik has also written the Temeraire series of nine fantastic books about dragons, their riders, their

Dear Emmie Blue is satisfying, heartwarming escapism without inspiring any irritation at too-convenient Lia Louis's Dear Emmie Blue doesn't require the reader to do much, if any, LA-LA-LA-ing and taking deep

Witchy Book Love It's the perfect time of year to read a spooky book full of magic! time that focuses on the character of a twenty-four-year-old, faithful Puritan wife trying to escape The Golden Enclaves, the third book in the series, was published in fall 2022. 04 The Year of the Witching I listened to Henderson's spooky book The Year of the Witching as an audiobook, and this dark, witchy For my full review, please see The Year of the Witching. 05 The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight

I hereby present to you historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, fantasy, and science fiction. If you've read any of these titles, I'd love to hear what you think! Fifty years later, Caroline and Patrick, two Cambridge students who are falling in love, are also on Several years after saying goodbye, Anna is struggling to pay for her father's cancer treatment and has fiction-feeling story, a Sherlock Holmes and Watson-type investigatory relationship, and fascinating otherworldly fantasy

And I'm listening to The Blood of the Old Kings , the first in Sung-Il Kim's fantasy series in which I'm listening to The Blood of the Old Kings as an audiobook. 03 Hum by Helen Phillips After years working to advance artificial intelligence in a near-future dystopian world decimated by climate change, May's

There are fears and disappointments and failures every day, and, in the end, the hero dies.

Two years later he's at UCLA again, he's worked his way back onto the baseball team, he's diving into pet names and by what felt like repeated alpha-male attempts to force a return to his relationship of years But for me, the story didn't support these romantic, sexy fantasies--I remained somewhat irritated by For example, Liz hadn't returned home from college for two years and had presumably never spoken to any I'd love to hear your thoughts about this book!

Favorites of the Month Please enjoy this roundup of my six favorite reads of February--three medieval-set fantasy I hope you've read some great books during this shortest month of the year. Twenty-two-year-old Vera is feeling generally aimless and unseen. wearing that modern underwear! jousting!). This fantasy novel about the power of storytelling was wonderful .

Witchy Book Love Last year I published a Greedy Reading List of Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm time that focuses on the character of a twenty-four-year-old, faithful Puritan wife trying to escape The Golden Enclaves, the third book in the series, is expected to be published in 2022. 04 The Year of For my full review, please see The Year of the Witching. 05 The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Will Love. 06 The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin In the world of Griffin's young adult fantasy

Kuang In Kuang's dark academia fantasy novel, Alice Law is a graduate student in a ruthlessly competitive Murdoch, who seems to be showing her up at every turn in their relentless slog of blood, sweat, and tears Sybil Van Antwerp has written letters her whole life--letters to dear friends and family, letters of

spreading happiness; I'm reading the third in Naomi Novik's dark, wonderful Scholomance series, the fantasy the unthinkable yet again: this time they must find their way back into the school they fought for years Novik is also the author of many other wonderful fantasy novels featuring main protagonists I love. 03

afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer  the year I read it rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction fantasy