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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

(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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

"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

the phone felt like far more of an unrealistic stretch than when she was anticipating questions in person have made any material difference to events, but not putting that protection in place felt like a huge miss

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

systematically assassinated in public shows of retaliation for their past crimes, Emi's mother Kristina goes missing

to prepare for their upcoming nuptials, it doesn't take long for them to realize that Art has been kissing distracted by no one even temporarily slinging some of the immense amount of potential blame toward the person who answers a text while driving rather the person that sent it.

Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of a missing

"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

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

She's ready to take on the persona of a romance novelist at readings and signings, but she also becomes to Kate's playing the role of an author out in the world, explaining (fake) inspiration, (made-up) personal the complications and yet for far too long doesn't insist on stepping forward (I know, I know, this person was experiencing highly personal feelings around the story--but still).

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.

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Fingersmith. 02 Things in Jars by Jess Kid Female detective Bridie sets off on a desperate search for a missing

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

Warren’s life story, both personal and professional, and his push and pull between faith and science, Warren admits when he’s a mess, and he shows us the zigzag of a route he himself took through coping Bowler tackles this "God's reward/punishment" mindset within her personal framework of cancer treatment

realistic-feeling set of emotional barriers intended to preserve their lifelong friendship--the stakes of messing

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

If you're looking for more great fiction you may have missed, you might also want to check out the Greedy

(Much of this mess occurs because of the dubious abilities and motives of a talking fox/former witch

far-reaching than Camille could have imagined, and Aubrey's friends-like-family are drawn into the mess

As Denny's big personality, kindness, and discerning views become clear, the story tracks the lead-up Hartnett In this heartwarming story of wonderfully faulted characters who face tragedy and often make a mess

abandonment on an unforgiving, uninhabited island after our main protagonist falls in love with the wrong person several of my reading-interest boxes--the setting is an isolated island (Antarctica is the closest land mass

several of my reading-interest boxes--the setting is an isolated island (Antarctica is the closest land mass