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Her husband has been away fighting for the Confederacy since soon after they were married, and Libby heights of fame as the pop duo The Griffin Sisters--featured in Rolling Stone , performing on Saturday Night If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading This is a great example of a light-fiction-feeling romance that deals with weighty, meaningful themes set of answers as to why the women were chosen for this imprisonment, insight into what its purpose might

Hartnett is also the author of the wonderful novel Unlikely Animals , which was one of my  Bossy Favorite Fiction Wolves . 05 Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Henry's story-within-a-story adds a historical fiction I loved the historical fiction aspect of Margaret's recounting of her history. my favorite books the year I read it, and it also made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction like to check it out on the Greedy Reading List Six More Great Light Fiction Stories .

Do you love nonfiction that reads like fiction? This was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction (and served as the inspiration for this Macintyre's nonfiction book was wonderful; it really read to me like fiction. carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction but was fiction.

For classic light fiction that's also great for summer reading, check out these titles and Bossy reviews In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella, Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians here. 05 When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction

Yet the tone is often playful as the characters keep things chatty and light while striving to manipulate totally hooked on this fast read and couldn’t wait to find out who was the better strategist and who might What were some of your favorite fiction reads this year? Heartwarming or quirky fiction are the types of books that have really been fitting the bill for me lately If you're looking for more great fiction, you might also want to check out the Greedy Reading List My

Erin Bowman offers up great action along with what I thought were perfect amounts of self-actualization Sarah Agnes Prine series: Sarah's Quilt and The Star Garden, neither of which I've read yet, as well as Light Turner has also written a couple of other historical fiction books that look promising. 03 West ​ This Hawker is also the author of The Ragged Edge of Night. 05 The Widow Nash ​ Dulcy has traveled all over

This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary fiction, and science fiction. But she knows that last night was real. Somehow she's reliving yesterday again. In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction What are some of your favorite historical fiction books you've read lately? You might also like to take a look at the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West, Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year, and Six Captivating Nordic Stories You can also search by category under the Bossy Book Reviews menu to find other historical fiction books

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: contemporary fiction, young adult, nonfiction, fantasy , and light fiction titles, including several LGBTQ reads perfect for Pride month. 01 A Marvellous Light (Last Binding #1) by Freya Marske The first book in Marske's duology is full of I was completely hooked by A Marvellous Light, and I tried to slow down my reading to make it last. For my full review, check out A Marvellous Light. 02 Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler

Lorne Michaels has been at the head of Saturday Night Live  for the vast majority of its 50 years on background are thoroughly explored, and these illustrate how Michaels was shaped, but the Saturday Night (But his bristly breaks with those he feels haven't left in the right way or paid the proper respect

O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , studious Tarquin Mercator is the unlikely heir The tone of The Blighted Stars is a somewhat dark and horrifying space adventure, with moments of sweetness O'Keefe creates a high-stakes, universe-spanning drama in The Blighted Stars , and it sets up complexities I listened to The Blighted Stars  as an audiobook. Megan E.

What are some of your favorite historical fiction books? Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. If you like historical fiction mysteries, you might try the books listed here: Six Historical Fiction And for great historical fiction of all types, look at: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year.

and if she can find her father again, she'll have to make her way in a rough world made for men--and fight Bea finds the proposal laughable, then considers what it might mean for her career, for promoting body This is an immersive story, with the flavors, sights, and sounds of colonial India underlying all of story involving unapologetic body positivity, and I hope Bea doesn't fall into the somewhat common light fiction trap of having her self-esteem determined by men.

The twist in The Other Side of Night is fascinating, but I wanted to feel more for the characters, who In Adam Hamdy's The Other Side of Night, the lives of a young boy, a respectable citizen, and a disgraced Much of the page time in The Other Side of Night is spent with characters who exhibit odd, unexplained The Other Side of Night offers an intriguing, dramatic twist that I definitely didn't expect as it edges

Here are six of my favorite fiction works that have to do with rock and roll, writing songs, performing (The fictional band focus reminded me, in a good way, of Daisy Jones & the Six, mentioned below.) Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life Nick Hornby is also the author of High Fidelity-- another fictional book about music that I could have In Daisy Jones & the Six, Reid offers a fictionalized account (written as fictional interviews) of the

book I've been meaning to read for years; a book that plays with time (one of my favorite setups); a light fiction story about youth, regret, and new beginnings; and a lovely debut novel about friendship and I flew through this story--it was solidly a "right book at the right time" for me, and I also loved that If you like books that play with time, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six To her surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air,

Williams's gritty, frank memoir about music, love, and life; The Trackers, wonderfully detailed historical fiction In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction with an anchor in deeper issues, some steamy scenes, conflicting feelings surrounding coming But she knows that last night was real. Somehow she's reliving yesterday again.

regarding changing it, our current, growing needs, and how all of this affects our day-to-day leadership, rights decisions formed in 1787 and how they impact us today, the Levinsons lay out the ins and outs of voters' rights Fault Lines considers what might need to develop in order to best serve and reflect the realities of

If you like World War II stories, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great the distractingly handsome son of Russian dissidents who she has pledged to protect, on the longest night I read this start to finish during a flight (and delay), and I loved Glass's cat-and-mouse chase through This cover style says "light fiction" to me, but this book addresses deeper issues--of what it means

; contemporary fiction; a rom-com with a historical fiction element; a story about music and sisters told in two timelines; a mystery that's full of surprises; and a historical fiction mystery. I loved the historical fiction aspect of Margaret's recounting of her history. like to check it out on the Greedy Reading List Six More Great Light Fiction Stories . If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading

I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish fighting wolf Iska, and their desperate journey across the ice. In Meg Long's debut, the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena When Sena finds herself desperately on the run from certain death, she and her injured young fighting In Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, Long offers an intriguing story of brutal conditions, determined

young adult fantasy-mystery, but I was dissatisfied with the reasoning and motivations in the final section I loved the setup of Saft's romantic young adult fantasy novel Down Comes the Night. There's a key mentioned multiple times...so the confusion about where the all-important key might be Characters delay taking action on potentially urgent and lifesaving leads for days and undertake treacherous young romance, her fantastic, detailed setting, and her pacing for the vast majority of Down Comes the Night

I might have liked more page time spent with Murderbot sorting through situations and humans' feelings This is a lovely light fiction story with elements that offer appealing weight. And for more summer reads, see the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism

Here are six of my favorite fiction works that have to do with rock and roll, writing songs, performing (The fictional band focus reminded me, in a good way, of Daisy Jones & the Six, mentioned below.) Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life Nick Hornby is also the author of High Fidelity-- another fictional book about music that I could have In Daisy Jones & the Six, Reid offers a fictionalized account (written as fictional interviews) of the

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters. If you like character-driven suspense and mystery books, you might also like John Hart's (grittier) books It features the fantastic characters from book one, and the plot picks up with a new version of the fight And for my review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, click right here. 03 Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters. If you like character-driven suspense and mystery books, you might also like John Hart's (grittier) books It features the fantastic characters from book one, and the plot picks up with a new version of the fight And for my review of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, click right here. 03 Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Miller's Norwegian by Night. I found myself reading it slowly so I could savor it.

Machine profited by it...until the local GIs returned home from World War II and decided to set things right The young men of McMinn County, Tennessee, are coming home after fighting in World War II. I couldn't get over the facts of the situation--and this was my middle-of-the-night book, so my constantly If you like compelling nonfiction, you might also want to check out the post Six of the Best Nonfiction

of the open-minded, empowering, honest content in Lula's personal library seems destined to come to light that his mother is not dying, only experiencing the natural process of menstruation; a young woman fights against misogynistic school policies; a past assault comes to light; and the truths about the bloodlines File Lula under "lighter fiction that tackles difficult issues." This is my favorite kind of lighter-tone contemporary fiction.

showcasing foolish, greedy men determined to manipulate the truth in order to paint themselves in a better light “My job is about being right. Always. Characters come off as less realistic than their fictionalized versions (who are main protagonists of story inside a story), and the ability of those with money and power to manipulate the truth into pure fiction often more interesting and potentially bolstering to a powerful persona than the elaborately imagined fiction

Chakraborty's Daevabad fantasy trilogy, The City of Brass ; and I'm reading Olivia Hawker's upcoming historical fiction , The Stars and Their Light . of the same name; she published that book under the name Shannon Chakraborty. 03 The Stars and Their Light Olivia Hawker is also the author of October in the Earth , The Fire and the Ore , The Ragged Edge of Night the Blackbird, One for the Crow , which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

Middle-of-the-night kidnapping-to-a-conversion-camp-level worse. I'm counting on enough behind-the-scenes Saturday Night Live peeks to keep things rolling. Paulette Jiles also wrote two other Civil War-era historical fiction books I loved, News of the World and The Color of Lightning, as well as one I haven't read but intend to, Enemy Women. Concurrently reading a young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story

Ocean Vuong's literary fiction offers unexpected bonds between characters coping with desperation, addiction He was nineteen, in the midnight of his childhood and a lifetime from first light. The unexpected bonds that form throughout the book, both at the fictional fast-food chain HomeMarket This is literary fiction with a bite; Vuong's prose is often luminous or gritty, and the author doesn't More from Ocean Vuong Ocean Vuong is also the author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous , Night Sky with

The Ragged Edge of Night centers around a World War II-era friar-turned-husband, Anton Starzmann, during This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year. the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

fiery ruin of Sherman's March on their way to safety and a new life, and their love is one beautiful light Callum's circumstances, but the preciousness of lives lived moment by moment (while the characters fight I included this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War .

second chances, The Wedding People ; and I'm reading Bonnie Blaylock's Appalachian-set 1930s historical fiction traveling packhorse librarian and the family she becomes connected to in the mountains of Kentucky, Light Alison Espach is also the author of T he Adults and Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance. 03 Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock I love a historical fiction story set in Appalachia , and I also love to In Bonnie Blaylock's Light to the Hills , it's 1930 in the Kentucky Appalachians, and Amanda Rye is a

As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after challenge, they grow, learn, and fight for Emmett's planning to pick up his eight-year-old brother Billy and head west to start a new life. friends from the work farm hitched a ride in the trunk, and they're set on having the group of boys light new paths they might take, and learn about themselves. Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty

reads included several books from some of my very favorite authors: the next in a great historical fiction with feminism and LGBTQ love; a Maine-set mystery solved by retired CIA operatives; an epic historical fiction fantasy told in several timelines featuring vampires; and historical fiction with a young woman passing danger and solving the mysteries in book six of this series, Raybourn repeatedly evokes images of the fictional In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "

Schwab's historical fiction-fantasy story about vampires linked together through centuries. You might also want to check out these other Bossy reviews of books about astronauts and space . 03 And in 2019 Boston, Alice is trying to break out of her shell at college, and a one-night stand feels You can check out my review of book 3, A Conjuring of Light , here .)

When the two connect, they just might change everything. Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures, and the fiction sooooo excited to read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction An unlikely group of allies fights to reveal the source of the evil at work--and through unexpected attractions Marske is also the author of A Marvellous Light and A Restless Truth.

Sara Donati's historical fiction includes nods to Outlander and The Last of the Mohicans, considers the I've heard this called Outlander fan fiction (Jamie and Claire Fraser are mentioned in this novel), and of its true origins, Into the Wilderness did scratch the itch of reading a combination of historical fiction Donati is also the author of the wonderful book The Gilded Hour as well as Where the Light Enters and ten other historical fiction novels.

This is fantastic contemporary young adult fiction. please see Dear Edward. 05 The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati In The Gilded Hour, Donati shapes a historical fiction the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second book in Donati's Waverly Place series, Where the Light I loved digging into this 750-page historical fiction wonder. The Gilded Hour. 06 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb I was going to be happy with a light

The book's cover design says "literary fiction" to me, but the novel felt at first very much like a light also, men are so bad at communicating, am I right?). But the draw to the romanticized past and what might have been, alternating with the waxing and waning allure of the messy present, created a structure for the book and its characters' actions that I found

The sequel to Long's young adult fantasy/science fiction debut Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves takes Meg Long's first novel was Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, a science fiction novel about Sena, a tough Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves offered high-stakes action, intrigue, shifting alliances, a powerful The book ends with indications that the fight for justice and the push to right wrongs is far from over The first book in this series from Meg Long was Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves.

The list includes: literary fiction that's part of an interconnected series; a romantic story about starting over; a memoir focused on the 1960s; historical fiction about a midwife that's based on a real historical figure; the first in a mystery series centered around former CIA agents; and literary fiction/historical fiction based upon disturbing events on a real-life, racially integrated island off the coast of Maine Historical fiction? Check. Maine setting? Check.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Restless Truth, the second book in Freya Marske's historical fiction Place), nonfiction that explores how to be a "good" human being and what duty to our fellow persons might the second in Freya Marske's queer fantasy mystery Last Binding series that began with A Marvellous Light A Marvellous Light was full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful dialogue With sections read by stars of The Good Place, Schur's How to Be Perfect is funny, interesting--and a

personality; a dark academia story that centers around feminism and building new perspectives; historical fiction Please click here to see my full review of Blood Over Bright Haven . 04 Light to the Hills by Bonnie In Bonnie Blaylock's Light to the Hills , it's 1930 in the Kentucky Appalachians, and Amanda Rye is a But Light to the Hills  seems destined to provide happy endings. Please click here for my full review of Light to the Hills . 05 Orbital by Samantha Harvey The luminous

sooooo excited to read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction An unlikely (and wonderfully mischievous and complementary) group of allies fights to reveal the source Marske is also the author of A Marvellous Light and A Restless Truth.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction novel Those Beyond the Wall; I'm listening to Kristin Hannah's historical fiction about women who served in the Vietnam War, The Women ; and I'm listening to Dolly Alderton's contemporary literary fiction about a stand-up comedian's breakup I received a prepublication digital edition of this science fiction title courtesy of NetGalley and Random Kristin Hannah's The Women shines a light on the women who served pivotal roles in the Vietnam War--but

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Emma Donoghue's newest historical fiction, Learned by Heart, set Us Is Back; and I'm listening to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, which is noir historical fiction town, our sleuths realize that not everyone is who they say they are; that old mysteries are coming to light ; and that yet again they might be the only ones who can serve up the justice that others so desperately by Niall Howell I'm listening to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, which is noir historical fiction