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repeated wallowing regret through much of the story made me so sad for her--I was glad when she took charge and started to change her story to be one of honestly shared feelings and joy. their intense experiences during the story's short window of time offer them opportunities to shift and change

created the horrific system of oppression, control, torture, and death—even with a promise of potential change Power by Naomi Alderman It follows that there are two ways for the nature and use of human power to change When the people change, the palace cannot hold.

Christopher Murray's historical fiction based on the real figure of Belle da Costa Greene, the woman in charge The family invents a Portuguese grandmother and changes their last name in order to play up plausible

could have been simply a charming memoir about growing up in Appalachia and an account the incredible changes

McAllister McAllister offers a smart, intriguing, twisty story that plays with time and offers second chances Can she shift the future by changing the past?

just crossed a line, betraying their spouses--and they may have set into motion a shift that could change The sex that occurs within loving relationships also felt charged, full of control and power plays, as well as lack of affection), and missteps--and the terrible consequences of all of this for their young charges

order to increase her potential value as a bride--in the end, to benefit her brother and raise his chances by unexpected transformations, by what felt like frequently shifting abilities, and by some abrupt changes

considering individuals' views of fulfillment and whether two people can come together in a marriage, change

layered situation and then turns it on its head; a wisp of a moment, a careless remark, or a premeditated change

title) serves up depth: grief and loss, fractured futures, clinging to familial relationships, fearing change

Protectorate series; you can read my review of the witty, fun Soulless here and my take on book two, Changeless The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, in which vampires mainly serve as catalysts for change

pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting changes

the only way to understand the world as something other than a tale of loss is to see it as a tale of change

A few small moments change everything; a dance, a look, a careless word, a cruel reminder.

They've got so many ways of calling you a witch, they just change it to how it suits them. Often in Albanese's Salem, classes who are underestimated or dismissed may be achieving hidden changes

Authors of time-travel books must decide whether characters may change past events or simply witness

Anglish world--and its selective history of the destruction of the Indigenous people--is due for some changes

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

the rest of the plotting, dark, moody, sometimes exasperating bad guys (and girls) in an attempt to change

Lewis's transformation stirs up difficult memories and complex emotions surrounding Wren's mother's change

The bear does ultimately shift everything for their family, and the story is brutal in its climax, yet Tell Me Everything  digs into secrets and lies, revenge, forgiveness, resignation, heartbreak, second chances

Molly Shannon explores the childhood tragedy that changed her life forever, but her general optimism A horrific car accident with her father at the wheel changed her family forever when Shannon was very

layered situation and then turns it on its head; a wisp of a moment, a careless remark, or a premeditated change 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

a catalyst for Jess's arrival and amateur sleuthing, and it seemed strange not to witness the life-changing

pages to build realities, possibilities, magical developments, quirky fun, deep connection, and second chances Anabin offers them a chance to compete in magical tasks in order to reclaim their lives. The Book of Love explores reality, connections, loyalty, possibilities, and second chances. More Bossy love for oddball novels and second-chance stories For more oddball novels, check out the titles

the tales of multiple generations; interesting, assumed identities; otherworldly beings; wonderful chance (and life-changing) encounters; and a rich English countryside setting.

He and others in his culture are made to feel less-than because the rules of the game have changed--hunting

Zeno and Della are vagabonds, putting on shows for small bills and change, scrambling to make enough and mission, she wonders: could identifying and lifting the curse offer answers--and could it even change Sadie Green are brilliant, creative collaborators and a wonderfully complementary pair since their chance

encounters with nature, and for me the book really shone when she included her family's current shifts and changes energy budget and policy papers under President Ford and President Carter, then a flight of fancy that changed

family whose sons all seem cursed to die before their twenty-fourth birthdays has its luck begin to change

Air by Paul Kalanithi “I began to realize that coming in such close contact with my own mortality had changed There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advance reader's copy, so this likely changed

When the two connect, they just might change everything.

But an unwed mother in that time and place has little chance of keeping a child once the Church has a Michaels developed SNL , his ups and downs, his vision, and how he created the institution that would change

Lepucki Lepucki's strange, interesting time-travel novel centers around betrayal, broken hearts, second chances Trans salvager Val is just trying to get by--but an unexpected connection changes everything.

a piece of valuable artwork, Val agrees to follow her--and uncovers long-buried secrets that could change

clever rebellions are entertaining to read about--and in Sharratt's account, lead to Hildegard's extreme change

When those pulling the strings change the rules to force a dramatic showdown, key characters must make

the fraternity boys from next door is dead, Lucy is missing, and Margot is keeping secrets that could change

Hannah Masury has been hired out as a Boston waterfront inn worker since childhood, but when a man is hanged She disguises herself as a cabin boy on the ship of a notorious pirate, determined to change her fate

The three timelines allow Marshall to showcase how situations have changed through the decades for women

characters' exploration of the billion-dollar question: Who can rightfully claim to have invented this life-changing

Yet I was frequently distracted by what felt like uneven pacing and tone and abrupt perspective changes

watching her knowledge creep out and its implications unfold, while she discovered essential facts that change

like books that play with time, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance breeding, breaking, riding, amassing, and trading horses as well as their revolutionary fighting style of hanging surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, and the changing I love stories about returning home, reconnecting with old flames, and chances for redemption, and Every

Nothing could change that. Right?

taking photo upon photo of earth with their telephoto lenses, as the gorgeous scenes of their ever-changing

She questions her current romantic relationship, her planned job change, and what her future might look

created the horrific system of oppression, control, torture, and death—even with a promise of potential change Power by Naomi Alderman It follows that there are two ways for the nature and use of human power to change When the people change, the palace cannot hold.

Read's debut novel is gorgeously written, with vivid details of mid-century Colorado, moments that change Wilson Moon is a drifter displaced from his tribal lands, and a chance meeting between Wil and Victoria

that her main goals when she attended Taft were not bringing to light racial injustice and leading a charge toward change, but typically teenage: to escape into role-playing video games and write fan fiction,