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Witchy Book Love It's the perfect time of year to read a spooky book full of magic! time that focuses on the character of a twenty-four-year-old, faithful Puritan wife trying to escape The Golden Enclaves, the third book in the series, was published in fall 2022. 04 The Year of the Witching I listened to Henderson's spooky book The Year of the Witching as an audiobook, and this dark, witchy For my full review, please see The Year of the Witching. 05 The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight

Dear Emmie Blue is satisfying, heartwarming escapism without inspiring any irritation at too-convenient Lia Louis's Dear Emmie Blue doesn't require the reader to do much, if any, LA-LA-LA-ing and taking deep

There are fears and disappointments and failures every day, and, in the end, the hero dies.

Favorites of the Month Please enjoy this roundup of my six favorite reads of February--three medieval-set fantasy I hope you've read some great books during this shortest month of the year. Twenty-two-year-old Vera is feeling generally aimless and unseen. wearing that modern underwear! jousting!). This fantasy novel about the power of storytelling was wonderful .

Two years later he's at UCLA again, he's worked his way back onto the baseball team, he's diving into pet names and by what felt like repeated alpha-male attempts to force a return to his relationship of years But for me, the story didn't support these romantic, sexy fantasies--I remained somewhat irritated by For example, Liz hadn't returned home from college for two years and had presumably never spoken to any I'd love to hear your thoughts about this book!

Kuang In Kuang's dark academia fantasy novel, Alice Law is a graduate student in a ruthlessly competitive Murdoch, who seems to be showing her up at every turn in their relentless slog of blood, sweat, and tears Sybil Van Antwerp has written letters her whole life--letters to dear friends and family, letters of

Witchy Book Love Last year I published a Greedy Reading List of Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm time that focuses on the character of a twenty-four-year-old, faithful Puritan wife trying to escape The Golden Enclaves, the third book in the series, is expected to be published in 2022. 04 The Year of For my full review, please see The Year of the Witching. 05 The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Will Love. 06 The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin In the world of Griffin's young adult fantasy

afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer  the year I read it rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction fantasy

spreading happiness; I'm reading the third in Naomi Novik's dark, wonderful Scholomance series, the fantasy the unthinkable yet again: this time they must find their way back into the school they fought for years Novik is also the author of many other wonderful fantasy novels featuring main protagonists I love. 03

revelations (which come through reading Jessica's diary, eek) regarding Jessica's frustrations and fears afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer  the year I read it rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here  and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction fantasy

That book introduced the fantastic best-friend character of Felicity "Fizzy" Chen. It can be, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but in the end, romance isn’t about the fantasy of being But his career and his ability to support and live near his daughter are on the line, and he can't risk If I hear something hilarious, I immediately want to call him and tell him everything.” The happy ending made me tear up and also made me want to cheer.

I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Restless Truth, the second book in Freya Marske's historical fiction fantasy Restless Truth (Last Binding #2) by Freya Marske A Restless Truth is the second in Freya Marske's queer fantasy How to Be Perfect, Michael Schur, the creator of Parks and Recreation and The Good Place, uses 2,400 years

Can Emmy overcome her secret fears of riding and get back to her love of horses again? For example, his fantasies upon seeing her wearing red lipstick take an instantaneous, (for me) alarmingly back on a horse feels quite easily addressed--and, somewhat unsatisfyingly, the transformation from fear I yearned for Emmy to take charge of facing her own horse-related fears, ideally while taking charge

preacher Beth Moore's memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life ; I'm listening to Melissa Caruso's time-travel fantasy bleary-eyed from single-parenting her newborn, and she's questioning why she agreed to come to a work New Year's

and living as your true self; and Silver in the Bone, the first in Alexandra Bracken's young adult fantasy Thirty-two-year-old Fern Brookbanks has pinned most of her romantic dreams on Will Baxter--despite the A chance encounter blossomed into a glorious connection and a pact to meet up one year later at her family Now she's coping with a tragedy--and guess who shows up to meet Fern, nine years late? In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about

genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy In One Last Stop , twenty-three-year-old August keeps to herself--she's kind of cynical, she doesn't The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and This was one of my favorite reads of the year last year. This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

Then fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon egg, and when it hatches, she befriends and bonds with the One of my criticisms of the currently popular romantic fantasy Fourth Wing is that I wanted more more

to survey the many books I've loved reading, thinking about, writing about, and talking about this year To check out my favorite reads from prior years, please take a look at: My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads Very Favorite 2021 Reads My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books What were some of your favorite reads of the year During the annual, chaotic community fair preceding this holidays, which this year is a rainy business This is the type of romantic fantasy I adore.

past former limitations of medical solutions sometimes create a difficult dynamic: pursuing additional years What are your fears and what are your hopes? They remain driven by doubt and fear and desperation; some are deluded by a fantasy of what medical science measures to better train and equip doctors to consider the trade-offs of extensive medical intervention near

feeling pure love for this book, and this was one of those instances when I was blissfully unwilling to hear This book is part of the Greedy Reading List Six Book Club Books I Loved Last Year.

A faction of my book club attends (virtually, the past couple of years) our local Library Foundation's from and speak about their recent books, and we try to read a couple of these books in the following year Morris is one of our picks from last year's event, and because it's a fast-paced mystery, it seemed like Morris offers some revenge-fantasy satisfaction, but there are some grave casualties in the world of

Eowyn Ivey is masterful at intertwining fantastical elements with the grounding of the vivid details gulps, and it consumes us, and everything is mysterious and alive and fills us with desire and wonder, fear With the passing of the years, however, those memories become distant and malleable, and we shape them Ivey's fantastical elements are inspired by Native American folklore and stories, and they work well

Happy Place, scheduled for release April 25; and I'm reading the first in Tracy Deonn's young adult fantasy Now they've been engaged for six years, they're so in love, and they've been dating long-distance while For years they've gone to their friend Sabrina's cottage in Maine with the rest of their group, building So when their friends surprise Harriet upon her arrival this year with the fact that Win was able to After sixteen-year-old Bree's mother dies in an accident, she escapes the painful memories of her childhood

Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy worlds, but her characters' conflicts, hopes, and fears feel real and true for any genre. Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy world (with some historical fiction elements Her characters' dynamics, conflicts, hopes, fears, and determination feel real and true. The series is adult fantasy but would be appropriate for a young adult reader--if not averse to Lila's

multimillion-copy bestselling book (or the Tony award-winning Broadway musical based upon it, or the fantastic soundtrack to that musical, or the twenty-five-year anniversary of the book's publication, or the blockbuster made it even more rich. 04 Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin The first book in Mahurin's young adult fantasy When Zeus, fearful of what she might be capable of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects

indies that keep us swimming in thoughtful book recommendations and excellent customer service all year Canton by cholera and brought to London by Professor Lovell, a mysterious figure, Robin trains for years this year and on many "top fantasy" lists. 02 Inciting Joy by Ross Gay Who's in for some inciting of If she can keep her head down and survive senior year, she knows she can start fresh somewhere new, and children, is enraged when Louis takes up with a fresh-faced eighteen-year-old, Angelique de Fontanges

the Lady Janies trilogy is funny, and smart, with clever asides, wonderful character development, and fantastic I'd had My Lady Jane on my to-read list for a couple of years, and the only good news resulting from fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and Mary Queen of Scots--with an oddball fantasy This is funny, and smart, with clever asides, wonderful character development, and fantastic banter.

complex, faulted characters as they make their way in northern Maine over the course of a difficult year book set in Maine. 02 There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak In 1840 London, young Arthur lives near In 2014 Turkey, ten-year-old Narin is living near the Tigris and is affected by a disorder that is causing The dark humor is fantastic. But Kellen's magic hasn't come in--and he fears that it never will.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Tasha Suri's rich story-within-a-story fantasy novel The Isle

What I'm Reading Now: Three Fun Fantasy Stories I'm reading the newest book from Naomi Novik, which showcases debut from Shelby Mahurin (with a second in the series already published and a third coming out this year I'd love to hear: which books are you reading and enjoying these days, bookworms? But she fears she'll be killed in some unfortunate incident before she can finish her education. Novik also wrote the fantastic Spinning Silver and Uprooted, both of which appear on the Greedy Reading

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Rachel Hartman's Tess of the Road, fantasy about a headstrong young , Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama; and I'm listening to the first in the prolific Marie Lu's young adult fantasy getting used to, but they add to the feel that you're sitting next to Odenkirk and he's filling your ear Fifteen-year-old Republic citizen June has been groomed her whole life for a military position of leadership Fifteen-year-old Day was born in a slum and is the Republic's most-wanted criminal.

Reading Now I'm reading Paper & Blood, Kevin Hearne's second and final book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy Paper & Blood is a quirky, lighthearted fantasy with entertaining pop culture references, copious Scottish I really enjoyed Hearne's Ink & Sigil last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Three Offbeat In The Invention of Wings, young Hetty, whose real name is "Handful," is given to eleven-year-old Sarah Book of Longings, which made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year

01 Fourth Wing (Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing is the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy Twenty-year-old Violet was hoping to live out a studious, satisfyingly quiet future in the Scribe Quadrant Years later, Rachel runs into an acquaintance from her past, which spurs her to think back to the events and relationships that shaped her during her college years.

This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary In One Last Stop, twenty-three-year-old August keeps to herself--she's kind of cynical, she doesn't have The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and This was one of my favorite reads of the year last year. This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

James Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to--someone who is light years She's on her own out there, and as lonely as any human could imagine being--that is, until she hears prequel to Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling series (there are three other books in the series, the fantastic my love for Hart's book The Last Child in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year I'm liking this mix: young adult space science fiction story, dystopian fantasy series prequel, and character-driven

Much of Ginder's novel is focused on a revenge fantasy, but I was drawn more to Nancy Harrison's strong but I had trouble locking into the story's tone, which wavers into extended dark, vindictive revenge fantasies

Cosby This is a fantastic blend of realistic complications, mistakes, adjustments, and spunk. of You by Anne Egseth Luna has a unique and lovely voice and is an irresistibly odd bird of a twelve-year-old I read this book years ago and still think of it fondly. I just loved This Is All He Asks of You. simultaneously wanted to scoop up Luna and take care of her and to follow the lead of this wise-beyond-her-years She has a unique and lovely voice and is an irresistibly odd bird of a twelve-year-old girl.

racial injustice, police corruption, political concerns, faith, and religious conflicts that threaten to tear She is also the author of The Khorasan Archives fantasy series (The Bloodprint is the first book in the

Blanchet's young adult fantasy Neath Trilogy--and her debut novel--to be published next week. The former nurse is coping with loneliness--but then she begins hearing voices like her grandmother once Blanchet In Blanchet's young adult fantasy debut, Herrick's End, Ollie's only friend has disappeared,

Chakraborty's Daevabad fantasy trilogy, The City of Brass ; and I'm reading Olivia Hawker's upcoming

I love looking back over my year to highlight my very favorite reads. What were some of your favorite reads of the year? Let's do some Bossy book talking! Rocky's family has been vacationing in Cape Cod for twenty years. She's built years of happy memories in their low-key beach house rental. Oddly, her brother Bear, beloved by all who knew him, disappeared fourteen years earlier.

And Paolini reportedly worked on this epic story for nine years. Hopes=high. everything. 02 Head Over Heels Just listen to this premise from Hannah Orenstein's latest book: nineteen-year-old For the next few years she dabbles in college, she parties, she drifts, she dates a professional football holds and due dates have dictated another interesting mix of books for my current reading life with a fantasy I feel like mysteries, light fiction, memoirs, and fantasy are working well for me--plus historical fiction

Schwab's historical fiction-fantasy story about vampires linked together through centuries.

The sequel to Long's young adult fantasy/science fiction debut Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves takes Years earlier, Remy failed to protect her young charge, and now she's determined to locate the grown-up

Fourth Wing is the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy series, about a war college for dragon Twenty-year-old Violet was hoping to live out a studious, satisfyingly quiet future in the Scribe Quadrant

stories by a former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer, Jen Spyra; Rachel Griffin's young adult fantasy often leaps over it. 02 The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin In the world of Griffin's young adult fantasy shocked to identify the victim as Rachael Schwartz, a fun-loving, mischievous free spirit she had babysat years

In The Awakening, the first book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series, she set up a romantic fantasy Why not take this fantasy all the way, after all?).

Weir provides Grace with unexpected company, fascinating collaboration, fantastic interpersonal relationships Click here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm!

The Gothic Undercurrents It's the perfect time of year to read some spooky, dark, gothic tales. Impossibly, the centuries-old figure bears a shocking resemblance to Elsie. Purcell takes us through the disturbing events surrounding one family living two hundred years apart by Allison Saft I adored the romantic setup and seemingly ill-fated attraction in Saft's young adult fantasy-mystery But the great young adult fantasy elements are all in place here: magic, healing, a defiant main protagonist

Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You, Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year , and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year. 01 Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman I loved this young So Cy leaves his ten-year-old daughter Bess with his sister, Bess's short-tempered aunt, although he expects to be away on his irrational, foolish travels for two years. (Two years!)