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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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

feeling pure love for this book, and this was one of those instances when I was blissfully unwilling to hear This book is part of the Greedy Reading List Six Book Club Books I Loved Last Year.

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

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

I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Restless Truth, the second book in Freya Marske's historical fiction fantasy Restless Truth (Last Binding #2) by Freya Marske A Restless Truth is the second in Freya Marske's queer fantasy How to Be Perfect, Michael Schur, the creator of Parks and Recreation and The Good Place, uses 2,400 years

That book introduced the fantastic best-friend character of Felicity "Fizzy" Chen. It can be, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but in the end, romance isn’t about the fantasy of being But his career and his ability to support and live near his daughter are on the line, and he can't risk If I hear something hilarious, I immediately want to call him and tell him everything.” The happy ending made me tear up and also made me want to cheer.

revelations (which come through reading Jessica's diary, eek) regarding Jessica's frustrations and fears 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

preacher Beth Moore's memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life ; I'm listening to Melissa Caruso's time-travel fantasy bleary-eyed from single-parenting her newborn, and she's questioning why she agreed to come to a work New Year's

and living as your true self; and Silver in the Bone, the first in Alexandra Bracken's young adult fantasy Thirty-two-year-old Fern Brookbanks has pinned most of her romantic dreams on Will Baxter--despite the A chance encounter blossomed into a glorious connection and a pact to meet up one year later at her family Now she's coping with a tragedy--and guess who shows up to meet Fern, nine years late? In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about

Can Emmy overcome her secret fears of riding and get back to her love of horses again? For example, his fantasies upon seeing her wearing red lipstick take an instantaneous, (for me) alarmingly back on a horse feels quite easily addressed--and, somewhat unsatisfyingly, the transformation from fear I yearned for Emmy to take charge of facing her own horse-related fears, ideally while taking charge

genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy In One Last Stop , twenty-three-year-old August keeps to herself--she's kind of cynical, she doesn't The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and This was one of my favorite reads of the year last year. This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy worlds, but her characters' conflicts, hopes, and fears feel real and true for any genre. Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy world (with some historical fiction elements Her characters' dynamics, conflicts, hopes, fears, and determination feel real and true. The series is adult fantasy but would be appropriate for a young adult reader--if not averse to Lila's

Then fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon egg, and when it hatches, she befriends and bonds with the One of my criticisms of the currently popular romantic fantasy Fourth Wing is that I wanted more more

A faction of my book club attends (virtually, the past couple of years) our local Library Foundation's from and speak about their recent books, and we try to read a couple of these books in the following year Morris is one of our picks from last year's event, and because it's a fast-paced mystery, it seemed like Morris offers some revenge-fantasy satisfaction, but there are some grave casualties in the world of

past former limitations of medical solutions sometimes create a difficult dynamic: pursuing additional years What are your fears and what are your hopes? They remain driven by doubt and fear and desperation; some are deluded by a fantasy of what medical science measures to better train and equip doctors to consider the trade-offs of extensive medical intervention near

the Lady Janies trilogy is funny, and smart, with clever asides, wonderful character development, and fantastic I'd had My Lady Jane on my to-read list for a couple of years, and the only good news resulting from fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and Mary Queen of Scots--with an oddball fantasy This is funny, and smart, with clever asides, wonderful character development, and fantastic banter.

Eowyn Ivey is masterful at intertwining fantastical elements with the grounding of the vivid details gulps, and it consumes us, and everything is mysterious and alive and fills us with desire and wonder, fear With the passing of the years, however, those memories become distant and malleable, and we shape them Ivey's fantastical elements are inspired by Native American folklore and stories, and they work well

Happy Place, scheduled for release April 25; and I'm reading the first in Tracy Deonn's young adult fantasy Now they've been engaged for six years, they're so in love, and they've been dating long-distance while For years they've gone to their friend Sabrina's cottage in Maine with the rest of their group, building So when their friends surprise Harriet upon her arrival this year with the fact that Win was able to After sixteen-year-old Bree's mother dies in an accident, she escapes the painful memories of her childhood

indies that keep us swimming in thoughtful book recommendations and excellent customer service all year Canton by cholera and brought to London by Professor Lovell, a mysterious figure, Robin trains for years this year and on many "top fantasy" lists. 02 Inciting Joy by Ross Gay Who's in for some inciting of If she can keep her head down and survive senior year, she knows she can start fresh somewhere new, and children, is enraged when Louis takes up with a fresh-faced eighteen-year-old, Angelique de Fontanges

multimillion-copy bestselling book (or the Tony award-winning Broadway musical based upon it, or the fantastic soundtrack to that musical, or the twenty-five-year anniversary of the book's publication, or the blockbuster made it even more rich. 04 Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin The first book in Mahurin's young adult fantasy When Zeus, fearful of what she might be capable of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects

What I'm Reading Now: Three Fun Fantasy Stories I'm reading the newest book from Naomi Novik, which showcases debut from Shelby Mahurin (with a second in the series already published and a third coming out this year I'd love to hear: which books are you reading and enjoying these days, bookworms? But she fears she'll be killed in some unfortunate incident before she can finish her education. Novik also wrote the fantastic Spinning Silver and Uprooted, both of which appear on the Greedy Reading

complex, faulted characters as they make their way in northern Maine over the course of a difficult year book set in Maine. 02 There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak In 1840 London, young Arthur lives near In 2014 Turkey, ten-year-old Narin is living near the Tigris and is affected by a disorder that is causing The dark humor is fantastic. But Kellen's magic hasn't come in--and he fears that it never will.

Reading Now I'm reading Paper & Blood, Kevin Hearne's second and final book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy Paper & Blood is a quirky, lighthearted fantasy with entertaining pop culture references, copious Scottish I really enjoyed Hearne's Ink & Sigil last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Three Offbeat In The Invention of Wings, young Hetty, whose real name is "Handful," is given to eleven-year-old Sarah Book of Longings, which made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year

James Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to--someone who is light years She's on her own out there, and as lonely as any human could imagine being--that is, until she hears prequel to Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling series (there are three other books in the series, the fantastic my love for Hart's book The Last Child in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year I'm liking this mix: young adult space science fiction story, dystopian fantasy series prequel, and character-driven

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Rachel Hartman's Tess of the Road, fantasy about a headstrong young , Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama; and I'm listening to the first in the prolific Marie Lu's young adult fantasy getting used to, but they add to the feel that you're sitting next to Odenkirk and he's filling your ear Fifteen-year-old Republic citizen June has been groomed her whole life for a military position of leadership Fifteen-year-old Day was born in a slum and is the Republic's most-wanted criminal.

01 Fourth Wing (Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing is the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy Twenty-year-old Violet was hoping to live out a studious, satisfyingly quiet future in the Scribe Quadrant Years later, Rachel runs into an acquaintance from her past, which spurs her to think back to the events and relationships that shaped her during her college years.

Much of Ginder's novel is focused on a revenge fantasy, but I was drawn more to Nancy Harrison's strong but I had trouble locking into the story's tone, which wavers into extended dark, vindictive revenge fantasies

This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary In One Last Stop, twenty-three-year-old August keeps to herself--she's kind of cynical, she doesn't have The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and This was one of my favorite reads of the year last year. This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

And Paolini reportedly worked on this epic story for nine years. Hopes=high. everything. 02 Head Over Heels Just listen to this premise from Hannah Orenstein's latest book: nineteen-year-old For the next few years she dabbles in college, she parties, she drifts, she dates a professional football holds and due dates have dictated another interesting mix of books for my current reading life with a fantasy I feel like mysteries, light fiction, memoirs, and fantasy are working well for me--plus historical fiction

racial injustice, police corruption, political concerns, faith, and religious conflicts that threaten to tear She is also the author of The Khorasan Archives fantasy series (The Bloodprint is the first book in the

Blanchet's young adult fantasy Neath Trilogy--and her debut novel--to be published next week. The former nurse is coping with loneliness--but then she begins hearing voices like her grandmother once Blanchet In Blanchet's young adult fantasy debut, Herrick's End, Ollie's only friend has disappeared,

stories by a former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer, Jen Spyra; Rachel Griffin's young adult fantasy often leaps over it. 02 The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin In the world of Griffin's young adult fantasy shocked to identify the victim as Rachael Schwartz, a fun-loving, mischievous free spirit she had babysat years

Cosby This is a fantastic blend of realistic complications, mistakes, adjustments, and spunk. of You by Anne Egseth Luna has a unique and lovely voice and is an irresistibly odd bird of a twelve-year-old I read this book years ago and still think of it fondly. I just loved This Is All He Asks of You. simultaneously wanted to scoop up Luna and take care of her and to follow the lead of this wise-beyond-her-years She has a unique and lovely voice and is an irresistibly odd bird of a twelve-year-old girl.