were not what it was, feeling sorry for herself, and hoping she emerges unscathed from an enormous mess figure of Jane's mother is easy to dislike; she reads as almost a caricature of an emotionally distant person

In it, Mariana, a group therapist coping with her own personal tragedies, becomes embroiled in trying When her beloved niece Zoe calls from her Cambridge dormitory, frantic about her missing friend, Mariana It felt like (and was) a red herring pointing to a specific person.

magic and technology are often the same thing in the new world, but which word is used and by which person I missed all the best words." What did you think?

beautifully illuminates tiny moments alongside momentous decisions and explores how together, they form a person Keegan takes the small moments, impulses, generosities, omissions, and aversions that make up a day, She's in danger of being sued for libel by Max Freaking Hastings, who Pip knows is a terrible person And she can't shake a general sense of unease, as though she's missing something.

While Molly herself frequently misses the implications of the details she meticulously observes, the surprises, and Molly seems more than capable of extricating herself from suspicion by using the many personal But as they catch up on each other's careers and personal lives, explore, eat, drink, and celebrate, The various ways Martin made the pandemic feel personal to the story--as with the account of Patient

Melanie doesn't know why this makes Miss Justineau look sad. There's a character in common between the two books; this person appears at the end of The Boy on the

What others am I missing? #memoir, #threestarbookreview

Uncultured is primarily an affecting account of Young's impressive perseverance, hard-fought growth, personal intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery of missing

After four decades of successfully ridding the world of cruelty and destruction one person at a time, beautifully illuminates tiny moments alongside momentous decisions and explores how together, they form a person immersing yourself in Michelle Obama's voice as she shares calm, wise, funny, or poignant reflections, personal She's in danger of being sued for libel by Max Freaking Hastings, who Pip knows is a terrible person And she can't shake a general sense of unease, as though she's missing something.

her fierce determination, her (rusty) skills, and her desire to be the best, Carrie is the perfect person discovers magical abilities, and begins to understand that the gods' favor--endlessly important to each person's Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of a missing

then, she is dating a new boyfriend, a musician named Jon (until reading his name in the dedication, I missed

Oh, Murderbot, how I missed you!

And his story is introducing more questions than answers for Joe--who is coping with his own personal several of my reading-interest boxes--the setting is an isolated island (Antarctica is the closest land mass

Reading List Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love . 03 Wicked by Gregory Maguire In case you missed

In case you missed them the first time around, I'm reposting them as this summer begins so you can add wonderfully faulted character. who when not in crisis takes stock of himself and aims to be a better person and take care of her and to follow the lead of this wise-beyond-her-years, intensely spiritual young person

She shows more and more chutzpah and becomes more clear about what she does and doesn't want in her personal We see that Robin and Strike have differing recollections of the pivotal almost-kiss from a prior book The side plot of a rival detective agency and the links between the UHC and Strike's personal past were

Female detective Bridie sets off on a desperate search for a missing child in Victorian London--and must

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In case you missed it: Aimee Molloy's page-turner is a quick read with a major--if manipulative-feeling

Is it fair for a person (me) with particular requirements for light fiction (ideally: not too outlandish We kept hearing about the person January was before her father's death and before his affair was revealed , but no glimpses of that personality were apparent, so I kept feeling told without believing it. The hints at this prior, whimsical person were jarring to me and maybe I was too grumpy for the idea the impact of the fanciful sense of self she keeps telling us once existed, and which she purports to miss

If you missed this book when it came out, it's one that's worth a slot on your to-read list. 05 Wolf author’s note as I read because of how much of the stories of the women’s lives was pulled from first-person

brave to let on; that she's being left out of things; that having two homes will mean she's always missing

There are tragic lies and lies of omission, mistakes, missed chances, and moments that drastically change

Overcome with relief at the radio report, she passionately kisses Cal, a stranger, then strides away. Wasn't it a fair measure of a person, what they did with their mistakes?

I found that I missed a more narrative arc here--I would have loved spending more page time in her daily

An unreliable narrator setup can be hit or miss for me, but in this case, I felt Faulkner deftly crafted Therefore the omissions and confusion on her part--which allow the tricky situations at the heart of who have hacked the city's thousands of cameras, and their assassins, who are out to eliminate the person

secrets, how memory is connected to a sense of self, and the complicated web of memories, experience, personality intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery of missing

in Maureen Johnson's young adult Truly Devious trilogy wraps up the story nicely, but I admit that I missed

adults; and for my OG book club I'm reading the sweet novel of a nonagenarian looking for his first kiss by Marianne Cronin Eddie Winston is a 90-year-old gentleman who has loved but somehow has never been kissed

(In fact, there was more wrap-up than I personally needed at the end, but I was game for it.) intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery of missing

Hartnett In this heartwarming story of wonderfully faulted characters who face tragedy and often make a mess several of my reading-interest boxes--the setting is an isolated island (Antarctica is the closest land mass Why is Margaret willing to share her personal tale now? What is she hiding?

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She's an unassuming middle-aged woman and a recovering alcoholic who has a compulsion: to locate missing

elements that had significant repercussions for the plot: Certain characters were desperate to find their missing

She's also the author of All the Missing Girls, which I thought was interesting in its structure (it

It's that time of year: it seems everyone has an opinion about the year's best books and their personal The situation seems destined to lead to personal and career frustration for Haylah--and maybe even heartbreak Troubled Blood explores issues of identity, the strength of a person's nature as compared to experiences But she's soon faced with issues beyond missing him: he had secretly sunk all of their savings into ramshackle

Sure, Juniper and Graham kissed. But they're still friends. Nothing could change that. Right? Junie would likely be charming, and her joking dialogue and zingers might land more solidly, in person

realistic-feeling set of emotional barriers intended to preserve their lifelong friendship--the stakes of messing full picture of each character yet create a somewhat disjointed-feeling book as the novel jumps from person to person. as I was able to witness interactions and dynamics among the larger group (after being privy to each person's

frequently felt geared toward young readers to me, and I had no trouble predicting the twist regarding the missing

This one didn't feel quite as character-driven to me as Bull Mountain, and I missed that element.

"I nearly missed you, Doctor August," she says. "I need to send a message." The first-person perspective drew me deeply into Harry's life. Now she's coming to terms with the recent and tragic loss of the person she loved and the future she

When his best friend goes missing, he'll do anything to find out what's happened to her.

to prepare for their upcoming nuptials, it doesn't take long for them to realize that Art has been kissing are strangers, but they both seem to have the same curse: after they break up with someone, the next person that person dates ends up being their soulmate.

His twenty-four-year-old brother Jamie is missing, the police aren't responding with any urgency, and

She's underappreciated and likely to apologize too quickly; her husband keeps missing the heart of events

James expresses anger and frustration at Taft's ineffective response--and at the many missed opportunities

When his best friend goes missing, he'll do anything to find out what's happened to her.

A benefactor wants her to lead a team of twelve women into the Arctic to locate the missing Franklin

make room in the mix for Rosemary, who's grateful--and who's frankly glad to leave her significant personal shown in interesting shades of gray rather than black-and-white, including the meaning and value of personhood I missed all the best words." For my full review, please see Goddess in the Machine.

expectations related to gender and relationships while Sittenfeld builds characters whose lives are shaped by missed