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  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/29/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Kate Quinn and Jamie Chang's historical fiction novel about two 1906 San Francisco, The Phoenix Crown; I'm listening to We Must Not Think of Ourselves, historical fiction Stories of various characters are interwoven through the historical fiction novel and add depth to the

  • Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music

    Here are six of my favorite fiction works that have to do with rock and roll, writing songs, performing (The fictional band focus reminded me, in a good way, of Daisy Jones & the Six, mentioned below.) Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life Nick Hornby is also the author of High Fidelity-- another fictional book about music that I could have In Daisy Jones & the Six, Reid offers a fictionalized account (written as fictional interviews) of the

  • Review of Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

    Ali Hazelwood's light fiction novel is wonderfully immersed in science, offering a forbidden relationship interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/14/25 Edition

    one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction my review here , and you might like to check it out on the Greedy Reading List Six More Great Light Fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/27/25 Edition

    read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction

  • Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore

    a time-travel story in any genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction /rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary fiction, and science fiction. In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

  • August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    I read this engrossing family story in a day and can't wait to read future fiction by Claire Lynch. Characters come off as less realistic than their fictionalized versions (who are main protagonists of story inside a story), and the ability of those with money and power to manipulate the truth into pure fiction Sophie Elmhirst revisits a decades-old true story that she crafts like fiction, skillfully using dry

  • Review of The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook

    interested in this book, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/26/23 Edition

    You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West. 02 Daughter of interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Review of Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen by Mary Sharratt

    Sharratt's carefully researched, richly detailed historical fiction is based on the life of the medieval Mary Sharratt offers an exhaustively researched, fascinating historical fiction account of the life of Mary Sharratt also wrote Revelations, historical fiction about the life of Margery of Kempe, a mother

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/24/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Go as a River, historical fiction from Shelley Read; I'm listening Mary Otis's Burst, a story about a mother and daughter; and I'm reading Mary Sharratt's historical fiction Mary Sharratt offers an exhaustively researched, fascinating historical fiction account of the life of

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/15/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the seventh installment in Martha Wells's fantastic science fiction like Westerns, you might want to check out the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and  Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American

  • Review of The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

    Richardson focuses her historical fiction on Kentucky again, picking up the story of the rural book delivery bad" are truly evil here, without gray areas or complex motivations to add layers to their terrible actions You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Favorites, Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites, and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/7/23 Edition

    England mystery series, A Treacherous Curse; and I'm reading The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei's recent science fiction Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction of the wonderful Killers of a Certain Age. 03 The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei In Yume Kitasei's science fiction

  • Review of Funny Story by Emily Henry

    one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction you can check out my review here, and you might like to check out its spot on Six More Great Light Fiction

  • August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    There's a little bit of romantic, funny, steamy light fiction; the next wonderful installments in two historical fiction mystery series featuring irresistible heroines; a girl-power science-fiction space Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. 02 The Deep Sky by Yume crew, the mystery and suspicion, and most of all the character-driven storyline in Kitasei's science fiction In Yume Kitasei's science fiction thriller The Deep Sky, a mission to deep space is disrupted by an explosion

  • Review of The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore

    This is light fiction, and I typically love a book about the love of books, but I couldn't buy into the If you like light fiction stories, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/11/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Edan Lepucki's science-fiction time-travel novel, Time's Mouth ; I'm reading Paulette Jiles's newest historical fiction novel, Chenneville; and I'm reading Al Hess's Vengeance by Paulette Jiles I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/4/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Emma Donoghue's newest historical fiction, Learned by Heart, set Us Is Back; and I'm listening to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, which is noir historical fiction by Niall Howell I'm listening to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, which is noir historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/10/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Goddess of Warsaw, Lisa Barr's dual-timeline historical fiction 01 The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr In Lisa Barr's newest historical fiction, The Goddess of Warsaw

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/4/24 Edition

    second chances, The Wedding People ; and I'm reading Bonnie Blaylock's Appalachian-set 1930s historical fiction and Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance. 03 Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock I love a historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/31/22 Edition

    I'm reading The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell's newest historical fiction, about a young duchess in Renaissance Italy; I'm listening to Nora Goes Off Script, Annabel Monaghan's light fiction about fide movie star; and I'm reading Kate Manning's Gilded Mountain (to be published tomorrow), historical fiction to exist in this new world. 02 Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan In Annabel Monaghan's light fiction like stories like this, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

  • Review of Lone Women by Victor LaValle

    like Westerns, you might want to check out the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and  Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American

  • Review of Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

    As they mastermind a plan to bring the exes together in Rachel Lynn Solomon’s light fiction story, Russell In an excellent example of how authors of light fiction can take on weighty issues with grace and care You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Review of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by Jacqueline Winspear

    the aftermath of World War I in this irresistible first installment of Winspear's 18-book historical fiction Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

  • Review of Dimestore: A Writer's Life by Lee Smith

    ICYMI: Smith evokes a vivid sense of the regional South in her fiction, and in this memoir she traces Lee Smith has written numerous fictional stories about the Appalachian South, including Fair and Tender

  • Review of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

    I included Lincoln in the Bardo in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories

  • Review of Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles

    Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction tracks former Union soldier John Chenneville I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. This was heartbreaking and lovely historical fiction from Paulette Jiles. I loved it.

  • Review of What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway

    The historical fiction story about the building of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, had I love a North-Carolina-set story, and Joy Callaway's historical fiction What the Mountains Remember

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/23/24 Edition

    daughter of the owners has disappeared, God of the Woods ; and I'm listening to Joy Callaway's historical fiction Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway I love a North-Carolina-set story, and Joy Callaway's historical fiction

  • Review of North Woods by Daniel Mason

    Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction story linked through timelines. But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel.

  • Review of Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang

    In this speculative fiction story, issues of memory, creativity, wealth and power, envy, fame, self-doubt

  • Review of Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

    Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction with an anchor in deeper issues For more books I've loved, check out the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Review of The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

    crew, the mystery and suspicion, and most of all the character-driven storyline in Kitasei's science fiction In Yume Kitasei's science fiction thriller The Deep Sky, a mission to deep space is disrupted by an explosion and AI, Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels, and Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction

  • Review of Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson

    This is a great example of a light-fiction-feeling romance that deals with weighty, meaningful themes

  • Review of The Women by Kristin Hannah

    with romance-novel elements that keep things moving but frequently pulled me out of the historical fiction The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue

  • Review of A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane

    I loved this fictionalized peek at life with a beloved star. Have you read anything like this?

  • Review of A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn

    This second book in Raybourn's historical fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction

  • Review of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

    I mentioned Gilead in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil

  • Review of A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird

    alley, you might also be interested in the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West

  • Review of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

    The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year. about Brave Female Spies, Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II, and Six Historical Fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/5/24 Edition

    of their lives using competitive magical tasks, The Book of Love; and I'm listening to a historical fiction Walsh Unsinkable is historical fiction set in two timelines by Jenni L. Walsh.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/18/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Bodyguard, Katherine Center's newest light fiction about Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction about a traveling rural Kentucky one of the "Blue People" of rural Kentucky; and I'm reading Weather Girl, Rachel Lynn Solomon's light fiction by Kim Michele Richardson Kim Michele Richardson's The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is historical fiction As they mastermind a plan to bring the exes together in Rachel Lynn Solomon’s light fiction story, Russell

  • Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading

    Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready If you're into lighter fiction with some romance and laughs, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Light Fiction Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction I loved the playful tone, the ghost angle within this light fiction, romantic story, and the focus on

  • Review of The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner

    If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading

  • Review of The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

    In this historical fiction novel by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy

  • Review of Boy by Nicole Galland

    In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/21/24 Edition

    Ranging from the Matewan Massacre through the Battle of Blair Mountain, Rednecks offers a mix of fictional Mountain, Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

  • Review of I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang

    read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here  and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction

  • Review of Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

    I love a science-fiction story in which elements of humanity are explored, I love an alternate-history

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