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- Review of A Restless Truth (Last Binding #2) by Freya Marske
The second book in Marske's series is an irresistible queer magical mystery thriller with Edwardian England A Restless Truth is the second in Freya Marske's queer fantasy mystery Last Binding trilogy that began
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/25 Edition
In one timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name; in a second, she makes a less aggressive
- Review of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Sadie Green are brilliant, creative collaborators and a wonderfully complementary pair since their chance But Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (the title comes from the second line of Macbeth) is an epic
- Review of The Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding Empire #1) by Sung-Il Kim
The second book in this series, Blood for the Undying Throne , is slated for publication this fall.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/29/23 Edition
Chapple and Rachael Flanery's Santa Ana; and I'm reading Michelle Hoffman's upcoming rom-com, The Second I'm listening to Santa Ana courtesy of Libro.fm and Blackstone Publishing. 03 The Second Ending by Michelle
- Review of Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier
Elizabeth DeLozier's second book, The Whitechapel Full Moon Society , set in Victorian London, is slated
- Six Favorite Bossy Fantasy Reads from the Past Year
In Steelstriker, the second and final book in the series, the last free nation in the world has been Click here for my review of Adrienne Young's Fable, and click here for my review of the second book in I can't wait for the second book. For my full review, check out Tess of the Road. 06 The Becoming by Nora Roberts The second installment I enjoyed this second installment even more than the first book.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/16/26 Edition
The second installment is not yet published.
- My Six Favorite Reads of the First Half of 2025
On the side, she shows her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second but the story is largely an atmospheric story of isolation and loss set against the drama of climate change the climate is cold (check out these other Bossy reviews of titles with cold settings ), and climate change
- Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series
In the second book of the series, Siege and Storm , The Darkness emerges with a destructive and dangerous The Cruel Prince is the first book, The Wicked King is the second, and the final book, The Queen of kingdom's evils are intensely detailed and extensively explored; this motivates characters to seek change
- Six More Bossy Favorite Historical Fiction Reads from the Past Year
Six More Bossy Favorites Historical fiction is one of my favorite reading genres, and this is the second gradually, driven by a measure of empathy, taking in and training young people who are also fighting for a chance , The Rose Code , and The Alice Network , as well as The Phoenix Crown , which she wrote with Janie Chang attempted to lay claim to the Tichborne family fortune, insisting that he was a long-lost noble son much changed
- Review of What In the World?! A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings by Leanne Morgan
fame in some way), her first, brief marriage, her emotional growth, her grit, and, ultimately, her second
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/3/23 Edition
Things Like These, Claire Keegan's slim novel about small-town Ireland; I'm reading Changeless, the second Just Started and Love), but after raving about it for two years it seemed time to stop letting this second
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/30/26 Edition
01 The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me #2) by Abby Jimenez Larissa made a split-second decision
- Review of The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan
As we say in Arabic, Time doesn't change; time reveals. Idris and Mazna are brought together by tragedy and build their life together upon secrets, and the second There are tragic lies and lies of omission, mistakes, missed chances, and moments that drastically change
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/24/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Restless Truth, the second book in Freya Marske's historical 01 A Restless Truth (Last Binding #2) by Freya Marske A Restless Truth is the second in Freya Marske's
- Review of The Road to Dalton (Dalton, Maine #1) by Shannon Bowring
I'll definitely read the second in the series.
- Review of Alchemised by SenLinYu
An eventual second skip in time in the book follows chronologically from the first section, so it picks
- Review of No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
about an internet darling is absurd, frivolous, vulgar, irritating, and frequently disturbing; the second But a dramatic, shocking change occurs in the main protagonist's situation in the second part of the The Acknowledgments allude to a real-life situation in Lockwood's family that was the basis for this second
- Six More of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
I loved so many historical fiction books last year, this is my second list of favorite reads. The six New York-set stories all take place around the year 2000, and they consider the impacts of chance Please click here for my full review of Table for Two . 04 The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang Quinn and Chang share an adventure- and danger-laden story of women artists, women of color, and women and the varied representation of classes and circumstances, so I was willing to go wherever Quinn and Chang
- Review of The Last Hour Between Worlds (Echo Archives #1) by Melissa Caruso
The second book is The Last Soul Among Wolves .
- Review of Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes #1) by Elizabeth Lim
I can't wait for the second book. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? The Dragon's Pearl, the second and final book in the Six Crimson Cranes duology, is expected to be published
- Review of What Remains by Wendy Walker
alternating chapters focused on a chilling crime that feels connected to the Elise-Wade situation, and this second
- Ten Bossy Spring Favorites
Jackal's Mistress . 02 Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld In Curtis Sittenfeld's wonderful second In her second fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship loss and a devastating blow for future plans, lies and betrayals, and, finally, a messy but hopeful chance but the story is largely an atmospheric story of isolation and loss set against the drama of climate change brother shoots a dog going after the family's sheep, the gunshot sets into motion events that will change
- Review of Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King #1) by Tricia Levenseller
The second book is Daughter of the Siren Queen, and the third will be Vengeance of the Pirate King.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/30/24 Edition
The second book is The Last Soul Among Wolves .
- Six Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year
01 Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo In the second installment in Leigh Bardugo's Alex Stern The second book of the Scholomance is The Last Graduate, which builds on book one's dark humor, dangerous Enter: a second child without any Gregor baggage or knee-jerk reactions to it, who was willing to dive
- Review of The Traitor (Alias Emma #2) by Ava Glass
Emma Makepeace returns in the second book in the series, The Traitor, and when one thing leads to another
- Review of A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell #4) by Deanna Raybourn
Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the second
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/4/21 Edition
unflinching, fascinating memoir about her music, her influences, and her life; The Last Graduate, the second In Novik's second book of the trilogy, El is determined to help her classmates escape their deadly school she's forced to consider her life and the person she's become--and determine whether she's capable of change
- Review of Orbital by Samantha Harvey
taking photo upon photo of earth with their telephoto lenses, as the gorgeous scenes of their ever-changing told to use their own designated bathroom, while the other astronauts are only "allowed" to use the second
- The Once and Future Queen (Lives of Guinevere #1) by Paula Lafferty
The second installment is not yet published.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/1/21 Edition
I'm in love with the title of the second book in this series, A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy. When cool Leo reveals that he's into comedy too, Haylah jumps at the chance to write material for his
- Review of Secondhand Daylight by Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook
Although the first section felt manic and uneven as Green hurtled through time, the second point of view
- Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into
I love digging into the story of someone's life--notable because of chance, circumstance, or choice-- I found Sally Field's discussion of her "craft" and how she grew and changed as an actor to be the most I loved it and I'd read another book by her in a second.
- Review of The Last Graduate (Scholomance #2) by Naomi Novik
This second book in Naomi Novik's Scholomance series builds on book one's dark humor, dangerous forces review of A Deadly Education: Lesson One of the Scholomance by Naomi Novik, and The Last Graduate is the second In this second book of the trilogy, El is determined to somehow help her classmates escape their deadly
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/9/24 Edition
I thought the second book in the series, The Forgotten Kingdom (you can find a link to my review below
- Review of The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore
enraging readers who'd been counting on a different happy ever after), leaving little audience for her second
- Six Four-Star Mysteries to Keep You Guessing
Hart has written many other books, including The Hush, which is the second in the Johnny Merrimon series I haven't yet read the second in this Lucas Page series, Under Pressure--and I didn't even realize this
- Review of Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road #1) by Rachel Hartman
Her second eye saw the flesh of this story burned away, held the bones up to her own story, and saw the The second book in the Tess of the Road series, In the Serpent's Wake, was published last month.
- Six Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Reading in the Past Year
alternating chapters focused on a chilling crime that feels connected to the Elise-Wade situation, and this second review, check out Exiles. 04 A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell #2) by Deanna Raybourn This second book yet of the seven in the Cormoran Strike series, we see some emotional growth, potentially game-changing deliberate in his life choices as the book progresses, ultimately (briefly) showing a potentially game-changing
- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty
I am alllll in on this series and can't wait for the second installment.
- Six More of My Favorite Fantasy Reads of the Past Year
Anglish world--and its selective history of the destruction of the Indigenous people--is due for some changes Second: Starter Villain is playful, darkly funny, big-hearted, and wonderfully weird. There's crossing, double-crossing, a wonderfully savvy and knowledgeable second-in-command, nefarious
- Review of The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike
This is Pike's second book in The Lost Queen trilogy. I was at the beginning of the second book in a different series (A Court of Thorns and Roses) and was
- Review of A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna Raybourn
in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the second
- Six More Satisfying Novels about Revenge
It's intriguing, and I was definitely hooked for the second book in the series. The second book in this series is Hell Bent. Vengeance Road is the first book in Bowman's Vengeance Road duology; Retribution Rails is the second.
- Review of The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
files, which is extremely tedious to listen to ("Voice one...voice two...audio quality...silence for X seconds
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/14/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, the second in Elle Cosimano's playful In this second book, Finlay has Vero in her confidences as her live-in nanny.
- Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
This is the second in Kent's Carrier series, but it's not necessary to read The Wolves of Andover first The Last Graduate is the second book in the Schlomance series. And--this part of the storyline may feel uncomfortably familiar--climate change has set weather patterns
- Review of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott
As far as I can tell, the uncertain part is: every second we’re alive, until the last.
















































