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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/10/25 Edition
Arthur, a recluse who only comes into town at the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively when she imagined that she would find fame in some way), her first, brief marriage and mindset, her second
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
But an unwed mother in that time and place has little chance of keeping a child once the Church has a Time of the Child . 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 Michaels developed SNL , his ups and downs, his vision, and how he created the institution that would change
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/28/24 Edition
The six New York-set stories all take place around the year 2000, and they consider the impacts of chance Patrick's acting career has taken off, and he's wrapping his second successful TV series.
- Another Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
01 The Last Graduate (Scholomance #2) by Naomi Novik This second book in Naomi Novik's Scholomance series Greedy Reading List Six More Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You), 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 They've got so many ways of calling you a witch, they just change it to how it suits them.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/30/23 Edition
When her mom shows up, Maddie jumps at the chance for some independence; a late bloomer, she finds a Enter: a second child without any Gregor baggage or knee-jerk reactions to it, who was willing to dive
- Six More Contemporary Novels I Loved in the Past Year
Six More Favorite Contemporary Fiction Reads This is the second of three contemporary fiction lists I'll Arthur, a recluse who only comes into town at the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar A Guardian and a Thief is a fascinating near-future climate-change reminds us, and we must cope with the consequences of decisions, carelessness, overconfidence, or merely chance
- Review of This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
I thought reading a second Carley Fortune novel might be a nice way to close out the summer, so I went
- Review of Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows #2) by Devney Perry
I wanted more character development and fantasy elements from this second book in the series, but I liked
- Review of Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid
On the side, she shows her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/24/23 Edition
must delve into the past to solve a modern-day crime; and I'm listening to A Perilous Undertaking, the second In the second installment, A Perilous Undertaking, Victorian lepidopterist and adventurer Veronica Speedwell
- Review of The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious #2) by Maureen Johnson
ICYMI: The second in Johnson's young adult mystery series offers growing friendships, determined sleuthing This is the second in Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious series (the first is Truly Devious).
- 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 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.
- 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
- Review of Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier
Elizabeth DeLozier's second book, The Whitechapel Full Moon Society , set in Victorian London, is slated
- 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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/16/26 Edition
The second installment is not yet published.
- 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
- 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 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.
- 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, 3/30/26 Edition
01 The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me #2) by Abby Jimenez Larissa made a split-second decision
- 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, 5/18/26 Edition
Carley Fortune's newest friend-based, ultimately steamy romance, Our Perfect Storm; and I'm reading the second
- 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 Alchemised by SenLinYu
An eventual second skip in time in the book follows chronologically from the first section, so it picks
- Review of The Road to Dalton (Dalton, Maine #1) by Shannon Bowring
I'll definitely read the second in the series.
- 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 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
- 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 What Remains by Wendy Walker
alternating chapters focused on a chilling crime that feels connected to the Elise-Wade situation, and this second
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- The Once and Future Queen (Lives of Guinevere #1) by Paula Lafferty
The second installment is not yet published.
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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 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















































