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I've got these books going at the moment: recently published fantasy-historical fiction, the second in novel about an unconventional family in late 20th century Manhattan, Victorian-England-set historical fiction

danger and solving the mysteries in book six of this series, Raybourn repeatedly evokes images of the fictional In the sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's  feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction there's plenty of intrigue, and Raybourn evokes repeated images of mountain climbing in the Alpenwald, a fictional

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

Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby , an art-focused historical fiction mystery in two timelines; I'm reading The Tainted Cup , a fascinating fantasy-science-fiction mystery Lloyd In The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby , Ellery Lloyd offers a gorgeously wrought historical fiction You might also like the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Lighter Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading , and you can find other Bossy light fiction reviews here .

start as the scenes are set, but then I quickly became hooked on McLain's dual-timeline historical fiction Paula McLain's Skylark  is historical fiction set in Paris and told through dual timelines. imbalances; dangerous mining practices; widespread captivity of inconvenient women in an asylum (this section For more historical fiction I've loved, please check out the Bossy lists and reviews at this link .

This historical fiction novel from Quinn is a departure from much of my favorite Quinn fiction--brave You can find more Bossy historical fiction reviews at this link .

Henry's story-within-a-story adds a historical fiction element to her signature big-hearted, banter-driven 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 my review here , and you might like to check it out on the Greedy Reading List Six More Great Light Fiction

tropical-island-set rom-com The Paradise Problem ; I'm listening to Moonbound , Robin Sloan's fantasy-science-fiction 01 The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West Reads of the Past Year , Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year , Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading , and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories . 02 Moonbound by Robin Sloan In Robin Sloan's science-fiction-fantasy tale Moonbound , it's eleven thousand years

explanations that interrupted the progression of the novel, the slow pacing throughout, the abrupt breaks in action In the first in Leckie's Imperial Radch science fiction trilogy, Breq is AI trapped in a human soldier's extensive page time, while the action at hand takes only a moment. Science Fiction Reads I've Loved Check out the titles at this link (or search on the blog) for lists of science fiction reads I've loved, or for individual titles or aspects ( ragtag space crew, anyone

Six More Favorite Contemporary Fiction Reads This is the third of three contemporary fiction lists I've recent-past reading for my favorite reads of the past year--you can find my first list of contemporary fiction find out about my overall favorite reads from last year, or you can read about past Bossy contemporary fiction What are some of your favorite contemporary fiction reads, whether from the past year or beyond? If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading

Grey Dog begins as an immersive historical fiction story of a young teacher with a shocking past in This is a feminist historical fiction story in which women--long kept quiet and still, supervised to I loved the setting and detail of the historical fiction story, but I became fully hooked as the tale You might also like my Bossy reviews of other historical fiction books set in the 1900s .

Check out these Bossy links for more romantic novels or lighter fiction . Perfect for Summer Reading Six 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 for Summer Reading , and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories 01 Funny Story In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge

The Robot Books It's been a long time since I've talked about science fiction and robot stories. And you can find Bossy science-fiction favorites at this link . Have you read any of these books? 01 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers Chambers's science fiction In The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet , the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope.

which is set during a devastating earthquake, Tilt ; I'm reading Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction Emma Pattee is a climate journalist as well as a fiction writer. for this novel. 02 The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction

reading Meghan Majumdar's novel A Guardian and a Thief ; I'm reading Ling Ling Huang's speculative fiction In this speculative fiction story, issues of memory, creativity, wealth and power, envy, fame, self-doubt

special FBI unit solving complex mysteries; and I'm listening to memoirist Jennette McCurdy's debut fiction I'm reading Inside Man as a library audbiobook through Libby. but I had to find out how McCurdy's command of narrative nonfiction storytelling would translate into fiction

In this mix of fictional and fascinating historical elements, Brown crafts a character-driven story of Rednecks offers a mix of fictional and real characters in this riveting tale of rebellion and oppressive The true events that inspired the book are shocking and often read like fiction--the cutthroat, sometimes Mountain, and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

fascinating, messy nature of life, The Bright Years ; I'm listening to Elizabeth DeLozier's historical fiction Simon & Schuster . 02 Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier In Elizabeth DeLozier's historical fiction mother's tried-and-true herbal remedies, and he teaches her about surgery and allows her access to a rich library

In Daisy Jones & the Six , Reid offers a fictionalized account (written as fictional interviews) of the

This historical fiction story in two timelines introduces the little-known real-life figure of librarian NYPL to war-torn France and introduced a novelty to communities there during World War I: children's libraries I love a book about scrappy librarians , and Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction novel Miss Morgan's , where kids in war-torn communities can dream, lose themselves in fictional worlds, and try to recapture Janet Skeslien Charles is also the author of The Paris Library .

Six Favorite Contemporary Fiction Reads I love looking over my favorite reads from the past year and This is the first of three contemporary fiction lists I'll have for you as I mine my recent-past reading find out about my overall favorite reads from last year, you can read about past Bossy contemporary fiction What are some of your favorite contemporary fiction reads, whether from the past year or beyond? I read this engrossing family story in a day and can't wait to read future fiction by Claire Lynch.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to William Kent Krueger's mid-century-set historical fiction Barnes's eerie science fiction novel Ghost Station; and I'm listening to Emily Henry's newest delightful 01 The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger I love William Kent Krueger's historical fiction stories one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction you can check out my review here, and you might like to check out its spot on Six More Great Light Fiction

DeLozier's debut novel is richly detailed historical fiction set in fourteenth-century Avignon. In Elizabeth DeLozier's historical fiction Eleanore of Avignon , it's 1347, and the titular character tried-and-true herbal remedies, while he teaches her about surgery and allows her access to a rich library More Books You Might Like I listened to Eleanore of Avignon  as a library audiobook via Libby.

Donna Woolfolk Cross offers a fascinating historical fiction tale of a pioneering, headstrong, brilliant Pope Joan is Donna Woolfolk Cross's historical fiction about a figure whose existence the Catholic church Other historical fiction books with faith elements that I've loved include Revelations and Illuminations

I'm listening to Cher , the first in Cher's planned two-part memoir; I'm reading an upcoming science-fiction I received a prepublication edition of this science fiction title courtesy of St. You can find Bossy reviews of other science fiction novels here . 03 Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Paula McLain's newest historical fiction told in two timelines, 01 Skylark by Paula McLain Paula McLain's Skylark is a historical fiction story set in Paris and told

In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful emerges as unlikely from the boozy, smart but lazy, bitter character, remains in place within this fan-fiction

Six More Favorite Contemporary Fiction Reads This is the second of three contemporary fiction lists I'll I mine my recent-past reading for the best of the best--you can find my first list of contemporary fiction find out about my overall favorite reads from last year, or you can read about past Bossy contemporary fiction What are some of your favorite contemporary fiction reads, whether from the past year or beyond?

the End , a novel I adored. 03 Grey Dog by Elliott Gish Grey Dog  begins as an immersive historical fiction This is a feminist historical fiction story in which women--long kept quiet and still, supervised to I loved the setting and detail of the historical fiction story, but I became fully hooked as the tale In Table for Two: Fictions , Amor Towles offers six short stories set in New York City and a novella Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I.

Sophie Elmhirst revisits a decades-old true story that she crafts like fiction, skillfully using dry A Marriage at Sea  is nonfiction that reads like fiction.

reading Sara Holland's upcoming fantasy novel Break Wide the Sea ; I'm reading Seth Haddon's debut fiction Volatile Memory is Seth Haddon's science fiction debut. 03 Culpability by Bruce Holsinger The Cassidy-Shaws

Saunders's upcoming novel Vigil , I'm listening to Madeline Martin's Victorian-London-set historical fiction I included Lincoln in the Bardo  in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories I'm listening to The Secret Book Society as a library audiobook. The Librarian Spy , The Last Bookshop in London , The Keeper of Hidden Books , and The Booklover's Library I'm listening to Head Cases as a library audiobook.

For Bossy reviews of lighter fiction or rom-com books I've loved, check out these Greedy Reading Lists : Six More of my Favorite Romantic Fiction Reads from the Past Year Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Lighter Fiction

female assassins; I'm reading Karen Russell's recently published, intriguing magical-realism historical fiction It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction books in the series.) 02 The Antidote by Karen Russell A terrible dust storm is raging through the fictional

listening to SenLinYu's 1000-plus-page fantasy novel Alchemised , which started as dark Harry Potter fan fiction The heart of this story was originally a work titled Manacled , and it was dark Harry Potter fan fiction I'm listening to Alchemised as a library audiobook through Libby. 02 When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa

with and was also fascinated by the fact that in its original form, the story was Harry Potter fan fiction The heart of this story was originally a work titled Manacled , and it was dark Harry Potter fan fiction The cruelty is real, and tough to take, but when, after the first grim, nerve-racking section ends, we An eventual second skip in time in the book follows chronologically from the first section, so it picks I listened to Alchemised as a library audiobook (it was over 36 hours long), narrated by the fantastic

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 "

sinister underbelly of their rural North Carolina town, and basically everything about this intricate literary

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a historical fiction story set just before the Civil War, about young enslaved woman haunted by her sister's ghost, Junie ; I'm listening to middle-grade historical fiction II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction readers to abandon shame and self-doubt in favor of embracing truth and speaking out in a fierce call to action

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

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 author of the wonderful book The Gilded Hour as well as Where the Light Enters and ten other historical fiction

Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst Sophie Elmhirst revisits a decades-old true story that she crafts like fiction A Marriage at Sea is nonfiction that reads like fiction. 02 A Family Matter by Claire Lynch In Claire

Hawker's newest historical fiction gives a wonderfully evocative peek into a gritty period, as her main I love Olivia Hawker's books (see links to my other reviews below), and her newest historical fiction the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

newest novel by Chris Whitaker ( We Begin at the End ); I'm listening to In Memoriam , a historical fiction War I from Alice Winn; and I'm reading Elliott Gish's fascinating gothic horror feminist historical fiction novel I adored. 02 In Memoriam by Alice Winn Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction

mystery, The Trap ; I'm listening to Miss Morgan's Book Brigade , Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction Janet Skeslien Charles I love a book about scrappy librarians , and Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction rebuild communities destroyed by war, but establishes something never before seen in France: children's libraries , where kids in war-torn communities can dream, lose themselves in fictional worlds, and try to recapture Janet Skeslien Charles is also the author of The Paris Library . 03 Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward Annie

In The Comfort of Crows , Margaret Renkl offers a literary, nature-focused devotional of 52 chapters,

reading Kate Morton's dual-timeline mystery, Homecoming; and I'm reading Ashley Poston's newest light fiction You might also be interested in the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West. 02 Homecoming Ashley Poston's newest romantic fiction is centered around Clementine, a harried book publicist who falls

ICYMI: White Houses is gorgeously written, exhaustingly researched historical fiction about Eleanor Roosevelt behind-the-scenes peeks at the residential rooms of the Roosevelt White House (which, Bloom recounts in interviews, functioned

Lisa Barr's World War II-set historical fiction follows a Jewish resistance fighter and spy through the In Lisa Barr's newest historical fiction, The Goddess of Warsaw , the author tells a story in two timelines

admission book, The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber; I'm reading Olivia Hawker's newest historical fiction Earth; and I'm listening to The Great Transition, Nick Fuller Googins's postapocalyptic climate-change fiction the Earth by Olivia Hawker I love Olivia Hawker's books (see links below), and her newest historical fiction the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make by Ron Lieber Ron Lieber, the New York Times columnist of the section