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When a piece of her art wins a competition, it garners unwelcome attention and publicity that might reveal accounts that feel whitewashed or wiped of women due to sexism, Cleopatra recognizes that those who come sure I was going to ultimately be able to read it, but I wanted to find out how McCurdy's significant command In Half His Age  McCurdy offers a complicated story about an illegal, inappropriate, mystifying, all-encompassing Deep friendships build across the ocean through Hanff's particular book requests and life commentary,

Cleopatra's many facets, and bringing the reader into the titular subject's inner workings, fears, and complicated accounts that feel whitewashed or wiped of women due to sexism, Cleopatra recognizes that those who come

where the band of thieves scrape by, care for each other, sometimes betray one another, and live their complicated The family located him in Bug Hollow, a Northern California community where he was living his best life attempting to wrest an inheritance from the nobility, but I was most captivated by the unmarried, aging, complex her first historical fiction novel, Smith offers a Victorian England tableau featuring a wonderfully complex Characters come off as less realistic than their fictionalized versions (who are main protagonists of

There's an intriguing but strangely extended stay at a compound that's a brothel (where the male characters

When a piece of her art wins a competition, it garners unwelcome attention and publicity that might reveal I liked coming full circle with the key storyline threads, yet t he very ending of the book felt a little clean and straightforward after such a complex story full of evasion, secrets, and the constant, urgent

Cook communicates often with her father, who is increasingly disabled, seemingly still in love with his Most of the details of wonderfully ambitious, enormously complicated, often high-stakes plans resolve the present, and the promise of later generations' leaves and flowers to serve as the tree's crown to come

I'm eager to find out if, as I hope, she's offering a straight-talking, funny, compassionate missive In the winter of 1766, a bedraggled fur peddler arrives at a remote Hudson Bay Company outpost with a Greed and arrogance send members of the Company, along with native guides, to seek out further riches But the Hudson Bay Company's boorish John Shaw and bookish Thomas Hearn, who are pushing the expedition Cleopatra's many facets, and bringing the reader into the titular subject's inner workings, fears, and complicated

01 Boy by Nicole Galland Galland offers a detailed peek into the London of Shakespeare's company and fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "boy player" in Shakespeare's company I was invested in Gazala's young life; the concessions, cleverness, and compromises necessary during The complicated interpersonal situations added wonderful depth to the complexities of astronauts' training , stresses, competition, and life-and-death goals of entering space.

a key part of Helena's past, unbeknownst to her, and the book eventually begins to illuminate their complicated

memories, turns out to be a key part of Helena's past, and the book eventually begins to illuminate their complicated I didn't recall this when I first began the book, and I developed complex feelings about this premise

When a piece of her art wins a competition, she garners added attention and publicity that might uncover

Kuang's dark academia fantasy novel Katabasis , Alice Law is a postgraduate student in a ruthlessly competitive You can check out my review of book 3, A Conjuring of Light , here .) 04 A Sorceress Comes to Call by For my full review of this book please see A Sorceress Comes to Call . 05 The Knight and the Moth by heartwarming, sometimes funny moments as an unlikely pack of allies sets out on a journey of discovery, complete

individuality and imagination; emotional frigidity in the face of a crushing desire for warmth; and love, complications

sure I was going to ultimately be able to read it, but I wanted to find out how McCurdy's significant command Yet her youth--or at least her youthful fallibility--comes through in her frequent, obsessive online shame spiral she creates with her buying-and-returning cycle (she feels that returning the cheap items comes In Half His Age  McCurdy offers a complicated story about an illegal, inappropriate, mystifying, all-encompassing consider the legal and moral atrocities of the relationship that drives the book somehow separately and compartmentalized

passed on, and Isabel realizes that in her long absence, rich folklore has grown up around her in the community

Then Luke Larsen, a handsome, grumpy magical historian, comes to stay at Jasmine and Sera's inn along to remain separate, I was taken with the double-edged quest, elite training, magical abilities, and complex held assumptions and prejudices surrounding Mods and Primes, and Wren's fierce loyalty to her kind is complicated I loved the headstrong, powerful but untrained main character Nahri, the complex cultural backgrounds

arming themselves with black-market guns, a serial killer, and missing women with something bizarre in common Gardner here as he does in Head Cases , seamlessly harkens back to important interpersonal issues and complications individual strengths of each of the PAR members from book one shine and contribute to the solving of the complex Please keep them coming, John McMahon!

Deep friendships build across the ocean through Hanff's particular book requests and life commentary, Along with Helene ("HH") and Frank's correspondence, the gradual expansion of Helene's communication evolving wartime struggles of British citizens such as the booksellers and their loved ones, and in comparison

help the story come alive.

listening to Inside Man , the second book in the Head Cases mystery series about a special FBI unit solving complex themselves with black-market guns, a serial killer, and missing women with something mysterious in common The premise of her debut novel Half His Age made me cringe, but I had to find out how McCurdy's command fixated on her fortysomething, married creative writing teacher, and in Half His Age McCurdy offers a complicated

(Lives of Guinevere #1) by Paula Lafferty A medieval setting, time travel, a quest, and intriguing complications wrapped some of my favorite elements in funny banter, poignant (non-swooning) romance, and enough plot complexity Then a strange man comes to town, telling Vera an unbelievable story of her true origins and her destiny This group of genius, odd, complementary main protagonists often felt like an FBI version of Slough House This was smart, intriguing, action-packed at times, and both the complexity of the investigation and

But all of the women of the time have a great amount at stake: they could find themselves committed unvoluntarily sometimes seemingly on a whim and at other times systematically, in order to destroy their spirit and force complacency

After prolonged disappointment, hardened hearts, failed attempts, and years of heartbreak, coming back

A medieval setting, time travel, a quest, and intriguing complications--did Paula Lafferty write this wrapped some of my favorite elements in funny banter, poignant (non-swooning) romance, and enough plot complexity Then a strange man comes to town, telling Vera an unbelievable story of her true origins and her destiny the situation (she also insists on bringing her jog bra, modern underwear, and running shoes; this complicates And growing conflicts, puzzling developments, and murky motivations and loyalties complicate everything

Deep friendships build across the ocean through Hanff's particular book requests and life commentary, Along with Helene ("HH") and Frank's correspondence, the gradual expansion of Helene's communication

Anabin offers them a chance to compete in magical tasks in order to reclaim their lives. I wasn't completely satisfied with the ending, but I also appreciate that Link didn't take an easy way But Kellen's magic hasn't come in--and he fears that it never will. I can't wait to see him come into his own in book two. I knew all of this was coming, but I didn't mind it.

development of a romantic relationship when death is breathing down their necks feels warranted, perfectly complicated

Nick follows up with in-person charm and comfort. The stakes grow ever higher as his irrational fixations come up short--and as various women begin to physically cringed each time another vulerable female character who was, understandably, looking for companionship Nothing can fully undo the wrongs of the past, but Jewell makes things satisfyingly messy and complex

Then a strange man comes to town, telling Vera an unbelievable story of her true origins and her destiny

The situations around relationships and life choices are often messy, complex, mystifying, and frustrating behind-the-scenes peek at the music business, songwriting, and the pressures of fame, layered with complications Denny lives a quiet life in small-town Minnesota, caring for his elderly mother with the companionship kindness, and discerning views become clear, the story tracks the lead-up to the recent death in the community devastating turns of events, the tone of the story is such that you won't wonder whether a happy ending is coming

This group of genius, odd, complementary main protagonists often felt like an FBI version of Slough House There seems to be someone on the inside of the FBI assisting the killer, or at least compromising the This was smart, intriguing, action-packed at times, and both the complexity of the investigation and

Boone, is a powerful, wealthy oil company CEO facing his end with no regrets. Comfort, for all else is futility. wrongdoing and forgiveness for wrongdoing, even if the forgiveness is not sought, seemed to promise complex Saunders offers a system of comfort provided by otherworldly angel creatures after their dying charges But Vigil introduces many other complex questions (about the common earth, selfishness, advancement,

Fargo I loved the behind-the-scenes peeks at the drama, punishing hard work, sequins, and mind games of competitive Arthur, a recluse who only comes into town at the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively Shafak makes what could have been an unwieldy or disjointed-feeling set of complex situations into a The book title comes from the idea of trans people blending in and fading into the woodwork. But inserting a layer of artificial intelligence on top of tragedy dramatically complicates things.

scenes are set, but then I quickly became hooked on McLain's dual-timeline historical fiction, which comes

It might not be compelling for a character to spend extended page time obsessing over where her partner Ali wasn't coming to terms with a divorce or even a death, leaning on friends and getting out of the grad student who appropriates her trauma and exploits it; and the couple's rejuvenated closeness and commitment deeply into heavy issues such as religious discrimination, hateful attitudes toward members of the LGBTQ community

one of his former colleagues, the charming Nick Radcliffe, who follows up with in-person charm and comfort

living as well as explorations of the meaning of existence, religion, spirituality, reconciliation, commitment Yard Devotional concerns a woman who leaves her Sydney life behind to live among nuns as an unbeliever committed to the community. She seeks out a small nearby religious community, although she does not believe in God and has not attended

its menopausal matriarch Rocky as its members navigated close quarters, health issues, life changes, complicated Wreck  picks up with the same family two years later at home, and life is just as unruly, complicated Jamie's becoming uneasy with his job at a consulting company. Newman's smart, funky voice comes through in Wreck .

Yard Devotional concerns a woman who leaves her Sydney life behind to live among nuns as an unbeliever committed to the community. She seeks out a small nearby religious community, although she does not believe in God and has not attended As a girl she was from the community, had a mentally ill and abusive mother, and endured cruelties from A community-wide infestation of mice feels like a plague and occurs just as the remains of a nun from

Boone, is a powerful, wealthy oil company CEO facing his end with no regrets. But all of the women of the time have a great amount at stake: they could find themselves committed unvoluntarily

Sybil Van Antwerp has written letters her whole life--letters to dear friends and family, letters of complaint She's booking occasional commercial jobs, but she firmly believes she's destined to become famous and She's hired to mind the bratty child actors for a community theatre production of The Sound of Music It's a combination I love. This is Ava Robinson's first novel. In 2022, Heron, Maggie's father, has just received terrible news about his health, and he works to come

Soon the women are facing a death, difficult truths, and a complicated web of destruction as their clever The ending of Anatomy of an Alibi introduces complications for the future of the surviving characters

He walked this line between the comic and the poignant, between the certainly doomed and the hopelessly In time I came to think it the common ground of all humanity. their somewhat inexplicable but undeniable loyalty to each other), and witnessing the change in the community living as well as explorations of the meaning of existence, religion, spirituality, reconciliation, commitment

menopausal matriarch Rocky on vacation as its members navigated close quarters, health issues, life changes, complicated Wreck picks up with the same family two years later at home, and life is just as unruly, complicated

please check out this link . 02 The Hallmarked Man (Cormoran Strike #8) by Robert Galbraith I feel compelled investigaor of a main protagonist, and in this small-town mystery and tragedy, officer Emmy Clifton comes Slaughter doesn't rely on red herrings, and she adds in unexpected losses that complicate the truth-finding a dedicated Maine State Game Warden who has fought for years for an amount of respect to match her commitment Meanwhile, the novel explores imperfect parenting, compounding mistakes by clinging to fear or regret

throughout, the lurking folklore figure that seems to signal death and destruction, and the despairing community In Salt Bones , three generations of strong women in a dysfunctional Mexicali family struggle to come of local society for decades, and a rich, evil legend has grown up around him, so that many in the community Mal's life is made more complicated by her mother's dementia and verbal abuse around Mal's sister's long-ago comes from multiple sources and shakes up everything.

enjoyment of the fast-paced tale in which a young woman digs to understand a suspicious death and ends up coming When Lo Bailey and a handsome ghostwriter come to stay while crafting a book about the events around Geneva begins uncovering secrets that shake what she always believed to be true regarding the inn, her community

I could see that some people...were uncomfortable with me coming out of my lane, a place where women

Three generations of women in a dysfunctional Mexicali family struggle to come to terms with the disappearances

, the story begins in medias res , as the reader witnesses our key characters--four septuagenarian--coming But when a slick local developer associated with their own retirement community is murdered, and other But the situation isn't exactly what it seems, and when a woman comes to town using Evie's birth name I was late to the series, but I'm fully committed now. rather than writing a book she felt compelled to put out into the world.