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Rowling) Cormoran Strike series. The women who are of romantic interest in Cormoran's life are, as in prior books in the series, emotionally There's an extremely disturbing scene as a climax to the mystery. Click here for my reviews of books one through four of the Cormoran Strike series. Check out my Bossy review of Troubled Blood, book five in the series.

men solve women's problems, but this was entertaining, spicy, and sets up Lyla Sage's Western romance series In Done and Dusted , the first book in Lyla Sage's modern-day Western romance series, Clementine "Emmy Emmy's reinvigorated, independent new outlook--and I acknowledge that a rugged ranch setting might very minor point, but it felt both condescending and potentially (creepily) fatherly to me within their very There are three more books in this series.

It's tough to fall in love with the first book in a series and then twiddle thumbs waiting for the next What other series that have to do with court, queens, and royalty would you include on this list? Saga series, has cover art that to me evokes fantasy, but the series is actually captivating historical first in LaFevers's five-book His Fair Assassin series. If you haven't read this series yet, consider me envious.

formation of an unexpected team with immense collective promise, I'm in for the rest of this translated series historical-fiction-feeling fantasy story like this one, and Blood of the Old Kings sets up an epic series The second book in this series, Blood for the Undying Throne , is slated for publication this fall.

mentioned the great Folk of the Air trilogy in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series

forgiveness; historical fiction about strong women and the power of books; and the first in an FBI procedural mystery series. Head Cases (Head Cases #1) by John McMahon The initial installment of John McMahon's police procedural series investigators who reinvent methods of finding their culprit in a smart, intriguing, and satisfying mystery I loved every bit of the first book in Bovalino's Hand and the Heart series .

ICYMI: This series by Naomi Novik introduces vain, strong-willed, talking dragons, their complex, wonderfully In the first of Naomi Novik's Temeraire series, we're introduced to Captain Will Laurence, a young, upstanding I've read seven of the nine books in the Temeraire series, in which the dragons are haughty and greedy novels featuring main protagonists I love: Uprooted  and Spinning Silver  as well as the Scholomance series Buried Deep revisit some favorite Novik worlds as well as introducing the world where Novik's future series

ICYMI: When tough, stubborn Alex Stern is offered a new start after surviving a mysterious multiple homicide Ninth House, fiction for adults, is the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series. (I'll review Hell Bent, the second installment in the series, tomorrow on the blog.) It's intriguing, and I was definitely hooked for the second book in the series. Adult Series.

Rachel Aaron is also the author of the DFZ Changeling series, the Heartstrikers series, the Crystal Calamity series, and other books.

Maggie has long leaned on rereading her favorite fantasy series for comfort and security. She eagerly awaits the final book in the series, and by now she feels like she personally knows the characters naked and cold in a filthy gutter, with events unfolding around her as they do in the first book of the series appeared within the world of Kair Toren by the end of book one; I'm eager to read book two in Andrews's series They have also co-authored the Kate Daniels, Edge, and Hidden Legacy series, as well as the Innkeeper

Sebastian de Castell is the author of 16 novels, including 6 in the Spellslinger series and 4 in the Greatcoats series--plus prequels and extras.

Collapse, we catch up with the delightfully grumpy Murderbot (SecUnit), who in this seventh book in the series

Krueger also wrote Ordinary Grace, which I reviewed on the blog here, and he writes a mystery series

Kingfisher/Vernon is a prolific author who has published many standalone novels as well as multiple series Richard Osman I was delighted by the poignancy, humor, and layers in the first installment of this series In this first installment in Osman's mystery series, the story begins in medias res , as the reader witnesses Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age is another series about capable, clever older protagonists And you can find Bossy reviews of many other mysteries here .

The Cormoran Strike-Robin Ellacott Saga I've been listening to the fifth installment in this series, I've had time to reflect upon the fact that I haven't yet posted reviews of the other books in the series These are generally deep dives into mysterious, often creepy situations. This isn't a fast-paced series, yet I've consistently felt hooked on how the cases build--and on the I'm currently listening to the fifth book in this series, Troubled Blood.

He searches for her, then receives a mysterious note: "Still looking for your friend? But the trail Ollie finds himself on leads to darkness and danger in a mysterious underworld. I can't wait to read the second book in the series, Herrick's Lie, which is scheduled for publication

Now I'm reading A Rip Through Time, the first in Kelley Armstrong's time-travel historical fiction mystery series; Young Mungo, Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart's most recent literary fiction about a working-class Glasgow family and young gay love; and Tokyo Dreaming, the second in Emiko Jean's young adult series A Rip Through Time #1) by Kelley Armstrong In the first book of Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series But she quickly realized that being a princess involved responsibility, political maneuvering, and mysterious

panic, she makes a magical deal in which she lives on...in the world of her sister's favorite fantasy series

Thomas Silkstone series and the Constance Piper Mystery series as well as The Light We Left Behind),

Mystery series with strong female protagonists?

Book two of the series continues to be playful, mischievous, wonderfully detailed about Victorian life I loved the first book in Gail Carriger's five-book (plus a prequel short) Parasol Protectorate series I also included it in the Greedy Reading List Three Offbeat Series I Just Started and Love. installment involves technology of the time, ancient Egyptian artifacts, revelations about Alexia's mysterious Carriger is the author of many series; this is the only one I've dug into so far.

01 The Conquerer’s Saga series by Kiersten White White's And I Darken, the first book in her Conquerer's Saga series, has a cover that to me evokes fantasy, but this series is actually captivating historical first in LaFevers's five-book His Fair Assassin series. If you haven't read this series yet, consider me envious. Have you read any or all of these magical young adult mysteries related to royalty?

01 Exiles (Aaron Falk #3) by Jane Harper The third in Jane Harper's Aaron Falk series offers procedural series. As Good As Dead is the final book in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, a series I've loved, and I've been delaying reading this third and final installment due to my willful denial that the series is ending For my full review (and links to my reviews of the other books in this series), check out As Good As

I was hooked on the story of a team of young women fighting for admittance to a guild, their bonds, and their adventures. But the extremely specific, frequent mentions of body parts and the mechanics of sex became distracting, and I didn't respond to the experienced, relentless male/naive, wowed female dynamic. Ruby Dixon's paranormal, interspecies-romance novel Bull Moon Rising  begins with privileged heiress Aspeth Honori's unlikely pilgrimage to the gritty city in a desperate attempt to try to save her family's legacy. Her father's gambling means the family's artifacts have been lost, and Aspeth is determined to join the Royal Artifactual Guild, become an underground adventurer, find artifacts, and secure her own future and those of her family too. But achieving her goals isn't going to be easy. As a woman, she won't be accepted into the guild without a chaperone, and her most likely candidate is a grumpy minotaur (who's also her teacher, oops) who also needs a favor. He's about to go into rut, and despite her ignorance of minotaurs and of sex in general, she's pledged to pair with him, and she enters into a rushed marriage. The next day, she begins classes with her female-only group of misfits, who are each hoping to earn their way into the guild. The cover is arresting, and the sparkles and art are a nod to the novel's fantasy genre. But the cotton-candy-rainbow palette somehow didn't prepare me for the steaminess and frank sexual discussions that begin to hit early in the book and ramp up from there. I listened to Bull Moon Rising in audiobook form, and hearing it all read to me may have exacerbated my distraction and eventual irritation at the prominently featured and often-discussed instances of specific body parts, excretions, planned particulars, and sex itself. The minotaur character (he's strong, with a heart of gold) is beastlike in his urges and relentlessness, and his "must-mate" bossiness made me uncomfortable, especially set against Aspeth's inexperience and wondrous admiration for him (she's the naive young lady being taken in hand). The "rutting moon" build-up and his Neanderthal-like single-mindedness grated on me as well. The world-building felt a little unfinished, but the adventure story was compelling, with women fighting for recognition--often by subverting the rules and making their own way; the exploration and danger; the quickly developed and strong bonds; and, ultimately, moral reckonings about the search for, sale, and amassing of ancient artifacts. I loved that Aspeth is a plus-size woman who loves books and wears glasses and is the irresistible object of affection for the main male character. I'd love to hear your Bossy thoughts about this book! Dixon is the author of 21 Ice Planet Barbarians novels and dozens of other steamy-romantasy books.

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 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 The mystery of what happened to the man is a subplot that winds through the story. Maine, the town has drawn multiple  former intelligence agents (they make up the "martini club" in the series

Schwab returns to the world of the four Londons in the first of a wonderfully paced new series featuring job of reinforcing characters from prior stories while introducing new ones; in this first of her new series The first two books in the Shades of Magic series are A Darker Shade of Magic and A Gathering of Shadows

talking) creepy-crawlies in this middle-grade novel, you'll find a noble quest, unlikely heroes, a mysterious baggage or knee-jerk reactions to it, who was willing to dive in and who would maybe just maybe love this series Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games series) offers a unique setting while doing something fascinating: You might like the books I included on the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series

my six favorite reads of the past month: Renaissance-set historical fiction, two historical fiction mysteries series offers not only an irresistible heroine, but a fascinating examination of gender in Victorian A Study in Scarlet Women, the first in her Lady Sherlock series, presents Charlotte Holmes, a clever, Then a series of unusual events lead to Charlotte's assuming the identity of a made-up detective, Sherlock of True Biz. 04 A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2) by Freya Marske The second book in Marske's series

colonizers expect Anequs to either adhere to their strict customs and expectations--all of which are a mystery Moniquill Blackgoose offers a wonderfully layered first installment in her series (I can't wait to read I cannot wait to read the next installments in this series.

I wanted to love Fourth Wing, the first in this series, (talking dragons! dragon riders! I do love a dragon book, and the second in the Empyrian series offers more page time for the talking Yet she also serves up an unexpected (as in, we thought he was dead, so: very unexpected) second chance Have you read the fantastic Temeraire series by Naomi Novik? The tone is very different from the Empyrian series--no teen angst or steamy scenes.

Spoiler: a dragon appears at the very end of the book, laying the groundwork for more dragon page time More from John Gwynne: Gwynne is also the author of book two in this series, The Hunger of the Gods , the series Of Blood and Bone, and The Faithful and the Fallen series.

, Roaring Twenties-set historical fiction, postapocalyptic fiction, and the newest in a young adult mystery series. in Johnson's Truly Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie Bell and the gang The Box in the Woods is another smart, funny, intriguing young adult mystery from Maureen Johnson. This allows for the cooperative problem-solving that I adore in the rest of the series.

The first in the series sets up a strong young Black heroine who bucks tradition as she explores her own heritage, flexes her newfound power, and digs into the story of her mother's mysterious death--while Was her mother connected to all of these mysterious goings-on? Legendborn is the first in Tracy Deonn's young adult Legendborn Cycle series. I look forward to reading the second book in the series, Bloodmarked.

Chambers is also the author of the Wayfarers series; click here to read my review of The Long Way to

ICYMI: I've been thinking lately about robot books and specifically about this great series by Neuvel , in which a girl stumbles upon pieces of a giant robot and makes solving the mystery her life's work to unlock the secrets of the hand and the curious artifacts she stumbled across as a child, but the mysteries The next books in this series are Waking Gods and Only Human, and I liked them both.

Rogue Protocol tracks Murderbot's travels to look into the goings-on of the questionable and mysterious I tore through the first three books in this series with glee and am saving the other two that are already #robots, #fantasyscifi, #series, #fourstarbookreview

The fun first book in Tricia Levenseller's trilogy about a teenage female pirate captain sets up a long game toward obtaining a key treasure map and handling hard-to-please fathers--and it lays the groundwork for a forbidden romance between enemies. Alosa is a seventeen-year-old female pirate captain who didn't secure treasures or rule a ship of motley crew members by being a fool. So when she gets captured by her enemies, it's on purpose. She's got to search their ship and find the treasure map to end all treasure maps, and she's confident that she's clever enough to do it. The one complicating factor is the equally clever--and distractingly handsome--first mate on the enemy ship, Riden. Alosa is playful and sassy, and her banter with Riden is fun. The cross/double-cross setup and forbidden-love tension is intriguing. Alosa doesn't subsume her strength or powers unless she's doing so for a deliberate reason. She's also got a sneaky-thief ability that's a slam-dunk for me. Not until halfway through the book does it become clear that a possible power alluded to early on is in fact present, and its existence and use becomes a key plot point. The timing of this revelation surprised me; we had been privy to most of Alosa's inner dialogue, and this had been omitted from all of it. The book is clearly set up for a sequel--the ending felt abrupt enough that I paged forward in my Kindle to try to find more story, only to find that the book was over. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? Daughter of the Pirate King is the first in a trilogy from Levenseller and is her debut novel. The second book is Daughter of the Siren Queen, and the third will be Vengeance of the Pirate King.

In the second installment in Leigh Bardugo's Alex Stern series, Alex is as brave, scowling, and unapologetic for adults whose story line is not connected to the Grishaverse, is the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series I mentioned Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone series in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series. and the King of Crows duology discussed here, which is expected to be the end of the interconnected series

In Fugitive Telemetry, Murderbot attempts to solve the mystery of a murder--while generally annoyed and Was it when I reviewed books 1 through 3 of the series?

In Holly Jackson's young adult mystery sequel, we revisit the brave, faulted, irresistible character In Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide much) the mystery of the Andie Bell and Sal Singh case. Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is Holly Jackson's first book in this series.

are the books I most loved reading in April: Exiles, the third in Jane Harper's Australian Aaron Falk mystery series; Curtis Sittenfeld's focus on skit comedy and an unlikely romance that I adored, Romantic Comedy 01 Exiles (Aaron Falk #3) by Jane Harper The third in Jane Harper's Aaron Falk series offers procedural Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. Life, like a poem, is a series of choices.

The first in this dragon rider series by Yarros is full of dramaaaaatic teen angst, a cutthroat path Fourth Wing is the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy series, about a war college for dragon It makes sense that Yarros is the author of a romance series, Flight & Glory, as well as other romance

The audiobook was narrated by Dick Hill, who has a voice that sounds very similar to Sam Donaldson in This felt very retro to me, and I admit that I often found myself thinking of the narrator’s voice rather Child has been writing Jack Reacher novels since 1997, so whether you're committed to the series or you only dabble in suspense, mystery, or crime fiction, you've probably gotten Jack Reacher's number by #mysterysuspense, #series, #threestarbookreview

Click here to check out my review of the first book in this series, Tess of the Road.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a memoir about coping with chronic illness; a twisty mystery in which people aren't always what they seem; and a young adult mystery with heart, the second in a series was a twentysomething writer in New York City when she began having odd symptoms, terrible pain, and mysterious Laura Dave is setting up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery so far; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to the destructive gossip app taking down reputations and revealing secrets, and they managed to trace a mysterious

Meanwhile there are odd creatures doling out questionable advice, a mysterious stepmother, a land struggling She's also the author of The Blood of Stars series and multiple Twisted Tales books.

A Deadly Education is the first in Novik's Scholomance series, which begins the story of a magical high In The Golden Enclaves, the third installment of the series, an allied force of students faces the aftermath But I'm fully invested in this series. The largely somber tone of the third book in the series appropriately reflects these kids' growing up I feel compelled to also mention that Novik has a series of nine books about dragons, the Temeraire series

, although Al developed a peaceful attitude about the ongoing mystery. in this duology, Ink & Sigil, so much so that it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Three Offbeat Series The playful tone of this series often reminded me of The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C.

In Marie Lu's young adult dystopian series starter Legend, the Republic and Colonies war with each other In Marie Lu's young adult Legend, the first in the dystopian series of the same name, the west of the potentially intriguing aspects of Lu's world--the history of the split between the Republic and Colonies; the mystery Lu is the author of multiple young adult series (Legend, Warcross, The Young Elites, and Skyhunter) as Check out my review of her book Skyhunter, and look for my upcoming review of the second in that series