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The climate-change novel is powerful, disturbing, and, starkly lovely in its stripped-away love and loyalty

He finds himself in the odd position of living in his own past while trying to shift into his future

light-fiction structure to take on seriously weighty issues like family dynamic struggles, commitment, loyalty

young Black artist encounters a local Confederate statue that is still standing, and its existence shifts

But the young Black artist encounters a Confederate statue that is still standing, and its existence shifts

an anchor in deeper issues, some steamy scenes, conflicting feelings surrounding coming home again, shifting Can she shift the future by changing the past? this first in a young adult fantasy series, but what hooked me was the fearless, hardened, fiercely loyal

and shaping all of their lives involves love triangles, superstition, heartbreak, and a complicated, shifting

issues of class, wealth and privilege, duty, the power of nature, handicaps and gifts, and betrayal and loyalty

adjustment to life without her free-spirited, joy-filled partner; and it tracks the grief and the resulting shifts

hopes, her vulnerability and then her growing doubts, her self-reliance and quick thinking, and the shifts -and then her growing doubts--her self-reliance, quick thinking, and strength of character, and the shifts

she impulsively writes a letter to the calm, kind, handsome host, starting a correspondence that will shift that delivers delightful, charming banter, the promise of a new romance for Teddy, and wonderfully loyal

Meanwhile Harper explores loyalty, procedural details related to the past and near past, beginnings and Wilson Moon is a drifter displaced from his tribal lands, and a chance meeting between Wil and Victoria shifts

This book had many moving parts, evolving points of view and senses of self, shifts between days and whip smart, savvy, kind, and irresistible main protagonist Bridie are her striking and unfailingly loyal adventures—all alongside a dark and brooding and heavily tattooed adventurer and naturalist who becomes a loyal

I was taken with her writing style and loved how smoothly the shifts in time and chronology worked.

sobering, often surprisingly hopeful--but never too easy--peek at Depression-era desperation, forged loyalties

Robin's loyalty is to Strike in this case, and this doesn't help her relationship with Ryan, who is hoping

an anchor in deeper issues, some steamy scenes, conflicting feelings surrounding coming home again, shifting

Everyone is linked, with shared youths, conflicts, resentments, and loyalties.

is the norm, and geneticists who have tried tinkering with the human state in a desperate attempt to shift sequel to Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth is a complex, fascinating, gruesome story full of action and shifts The memories are beginning to slowly shift back into focus, but he needs them now.

of the hotel guests, Bailey thinks Charlie is actually pretty fun, and she looks forward to her work shifts

But as he uses his smarts, his unlikely allies, and his loyalty to get by, he finds himself discovering

She gets do-over chances and plays with how various decisions shift her potential future.

The college friends have strong bonds of loyalty; they sometimes behave impulsively; and they are appropriately And the homicides seems to be shifting the tide of power and changing men's behavior in general.

Young Mungo explores ideas of masculinity and loyalty, a gay relationship forged in an intensely unforgiving Miller allows the frequently dreaded and bemoaned middle-aged shifts and changes to lead her female characters

roller-coaster story--I wasn't always sure whether Zusy was aiming for what felt like moment-to-moment shifts

I found myself wanting to understand more about what shifted in Jenna's thinking about all of her long-held

His loyalty to not just the show but his cast and writers is powerful.

and Heath's and an attention-grabbing behind-the-scenes reporter with redemptive, golden moments of loyalty

The friends-like-family element and deep loyalty is strong among the members of Jack's group, and the

Neither is quite sure where the other's loyalties begin and end, nor are they intimately acquainted with the interplay of characters--particularly the grudging friendship and grumpily built but rock-solid loyalty

intrigue and young love, family conflict and growth, and builds upon the bedrock of friendship and loyalty

The pacing felt uneven to me, and shifts in mood and manner sometimes seemed abrupt, so that it was tough

The shift has made for strange bedfellows—and a prickly partnership between our main protagonist, Ellen I loved how Clinton and Penny made me question the loyalty and intentions of almost everyone in State

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian

the destructive power of weather and ocean while certain species thrive in the extreme changes and shifted Bono explores his faith, family, loyalty, musical inspirations, and important activism efforts.

The shifts in point of view and the revelations that were made possible by the bit-by-bit unveiling of

civilization buckles to the power of weather and ocean while certain species thrive in the extreme changes and shifted oddball tragicomedy with heart, characters explore the limits and solidity of friendship and family loyalty

older brother never seems to be around to help; and she's the only Black person at work with a boss who shifts

If we’re not loyal to the things we love, what’s the point?... Griz is capable of fury and revenge, but also great love and loyalty, bravery, and creativity.

relocates to Los Angeles and is adjusting to the showy personas she's encountering and the process of shifting

Determined not to give up on the musical, Riley convinces a nerdy teen coworker, Nathan, to cover her shifts

01 Steelstriker (Skyhunter #2) by Marie Lu With intriguing questions about loyalties and motivations, action, deceit, political maneuvering, and gutsy skirmishes, and Lu made me question the motivations and loyalties suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious loyalties recognizes an immediate need to develop a thick skin—as well as feeling the complicated impetus to establish loyalties

Dannie can’t shake the possibilities and uncertainty created by what felt like an actual, temporary shift The setup seems like it’s a romance, but it’s really a story about loyalty and devoted friendship without A full genre shift around page 400 would normally make me want to throw a book through the window.

these dark, hyperbolic glimpses into humanity and the swirl of social media--as well as the powerful shifts The situation that arises in her life is so deep and important, the tone of the book shifts to reflect

At times the story felt as though it was shifting into overly dramatic soap-opera territory for me, and wrapped up with a bow as though according to a formulaic "happy ending" equation, and I found this shift

suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious loyalties recognizes an immediate need to develop a thick skin—as well as feeling the complicated impetus to establish loyalties

the attraction between Gwen's lady's maid and Arthur's right-hand-man); the unorthodox and touching loyalty

When she pushes against her restrictions in a brilliant yet shocking manner in order to shift her future Things We Do in the Dark involves mistaken identities, betrayals, secrets and lies, fierce loyalty between

Tallulah shifts from resenting her future and her obligations to taking charge of her life and how she This relatively short book explores Tallulah’s shift from resenting her future and her obligations to

Christianity is presented as a swift, sweeping, destructive force in the Town without offering any redemption Johansen plays with timelines and offers a shifting reality at the end that I didn't at all anticipate