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- Six Compelling Nonfiction Reads
wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and the twists The events in Catch and Kill are carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel
- Six Fascinating Stories Set in Space
vulnerability and then her growing doubts, her self-reliance and quick thinking, and the shifts and twists self-reliance, romanticized ideas, quick thinking, and strength of character, along with the shifts and twists
- Review of The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
is a wonderfully paced and recounted Cold War-era true story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and twists wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and the twists
- Review of Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
follows Sitara through unlikely alliances, a desperate plan to escape her fiery homeland, and a life with twists
- Review of The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
But disaster strikes, and Jax finds herself trying to unravel the twisted, complicated history of her Yet the water provides enough twisted miracles and temporary healing to keep characters greedily coming
- Review of Steelstriker (Skyhunter #2) by Marie Lu
After the unprecedented twists and developments Talin experiences in Steelstriker, she must reimagine
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
With a twist! I love a time-travel book (see lists of some of my favorites, linked below). In A.G. I did not see the fascinating twist of the book coming, and it's laid bare for the reader relatively Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie Bell and the gang, great dialogue, twisty
- Review of The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
(And there's a twist and a double twist I loved.) What did you think?
- Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year
Life by Rosie Walsh In The Love of My Life, Rosie Walsh offers a contemporary fiction thriller with twists offers satisfying character development, but The Love of My Life is also a psychological thriller with twists think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty
- Six Final Bossy Favorite Historical Fiction Reads from the Past Year
Dunlap's debut novel is dark, twisty, gothic, and it's set in 19th-century Scotland as fictionalized I felt a little manipulated regarding the "twist" Whitehead introduces late in the book, but the living
- Review of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
The tone of the book is quiet, shadowy, and reflective, but there are rich, sordid, often unexpected twists
- Review of The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Once I delved in, I realized that the title suits the plot and the twists of Gailey's story wonderfully
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/15/22 Edition
After twists and turns and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes the star of a hit
- Review of Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) by Sylvain Neuvel
potential for unreliable narrators, characters who are hiding important information, and many resulting twists
- Review of The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
My book club read this refreshing twist on one of my favorite historical fiction book topics, World War
- Review of Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
everyday occurrences, and supernatural events are regularly intermingled with detective work with a twist everyday occurrences, and supernatural events are regularly intermingled with detective work with a twist
- Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
There's a twist/double twist I didn't see coming, and I found the whole story compelling. potential for unreliable narrators, characters who are hiding important information, and many resulting twists
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/29/21 Edition
and NetGalley. 02 She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard Heard's young adult thriller follows the twists But disaster strikes, and Jax finds herself trying to unravel the twisted, complicated history of her
- Six Riveting Backlist Reads
Wasteland here . 04 Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell In Utopia Avenue , Mitchell takes us through the twists
- Review of Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional psychedelic British sixties band on its In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional psychedelic British sixties
- Review of Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
I liked the twist of potential trust-breaking from within Finlay's inner circle.
- Six More Backlist Favorites to Check Out
Oceanography of the Moon. 02 Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel Darling Rose Gold is a wonderfully twisted There are some wonderfully devilish dark twists and turns as events evolve and as the characters' layers
- Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
I laughed, rooted for the main protagonists and their allies, and loved the twists and turns and realizations
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/9/21 Edition
This book has a major twist, made even more interesting by listening to the audio version. 03 Office heartbreaking and heartwarming book about unlikely friendship and a young man's bravery; a mystery with a twist
- Six Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
listed as an adult title but feels to me like a dark young adult post-apocalyptic novel with several twists really interesting, and also character driven, which feels unusual given one of the aforementioned twists The Boy on the Bridge offers adventure, twists, turns, love, scientific exploration, betrayal, and an odd twist of hope.
- Review of Girl One by Sara Flannery Murphy
The journey isn't too easy, there are some identity realizations, love connections, and plot twists,
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I never would have predicted the twists. The unexpected twists and turns kept me riveted while Pip's unfailing bravery and her hero's struggles
- Bossy Historical Fiction Favorites of the Summer
Brown lays out clues (I wouldn't have minded more twists or elements to wonder about) for Alison (and
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Croucher also wrote romcoms with a Regency-era twist, Reputation, which I'm about to dive into, and its
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/14/22 Edition
follows Sitara through unlikely alliances, a desperate plan to escape her fiery homeland, and a life with twists
- Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year
environment, a loss of human connection, and threatening pandemics--then turns all of it on its head with a twisty environmental implosion, fascinating imagined technological advancements, and more, while offering great twists Harrow Starling House is another wonderful, dark, twisty story from Alix E.
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories
Things quickly get complicated, and there's a twist: circumstances demand that instinctual nemeses and
- Bossy Holiday Book Gift Ideas: Cookbooks
Recipes for promising, accessible comfort food with a twist include: Maple Bacon Pancakes with Bourbon
- Review of Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
Not everyone's motivations are clear or remain constant, which allows for the twists and turns.
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I loved Hochhauser's turning the traditional tale on its head, the details, and the twists.
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Life by Rosie Walsh In The Love of My Life, Rosie Walsh offers a contemporary fiction thriller with twists offers satisfying character development, but The Love of My Life is also a psychological thriller with twists
- Review of Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir by Bob Odenkirk
unexpected satisfaction he has discovered through taking on deeper dramatic roles--and, in a surprise twist
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
everyday person in an extraordinary situation; secret identities; a ragtag, loyal group of friends; twists
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/15/21 Edition
Transcendent Kingdom, Yaa Gyasi's wonderful book about a Ghanaian family in Alabama and the family members' twists
- Six Four-Star Mysteries to Keep You Guessing
Panowich offers a story about a complicated family and sense of duty, with ruthless mountain gangsters, twists
- Review of The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Black offers wonderfully twisted humor, various satisfying endings (including regarding Jude and Cardan
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
The Everlasting is filled with rich adventure; twisty jaunts through time; tragedy and loss; dark turns Parry's novel A Far Better Thing is a twist on Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities , and Parry introduces
- Review of And Then She Vanished (Joseph Bridgman #1) by Nick Jones
The resolution involves a twist I had anticipated and leaves a main character in a state of upheaval
- Six of the Best Nonfiction Books I've Read This Year
wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and the twists The events in Catch and Kill are carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel
- Review of Fable by Adrienne Young
plucky young heroine who rejects her expected place in society, and atmospheric descriptions of imagined twisted
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
, disturbing premise--but I was fascinated with the character depth, explorations of grief, and the twist But the truth of what has occurred is horrible, terrifying, twisty--and absolutely fascinating. There was a twist that I didn't see coming, and I thought it worked beautifully.
- Review of Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
The community's collective suspicion builds and grows into panic and paranoia, twisting Mary up in its
- Review of Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni
maters do not appear on Top 50 lists, and when interviewed, the individuals emphasize the unexpected twists
- Review of Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
solid historical fiction details of Victorian London, which I love, within a creepy mystery with dark twists
- Six 2020 Mysteries for You to Check Out
Characters' motivations are often unclear or remain constant, which allows for great twists and turns appealingly old-fashioned; Home Before Dark is suspenseful and has supernatural elements; Pretty Things has a twist /double twist that I loved; and Long Bright River and Blacktop Wasteland felt more modern and character















































