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  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/11/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anatomy: A Love Story, a gothic young adult historical fiction mystery on saying goodbye and finding new hope; and Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, the first science fiction mystery Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz In Anatomy: A Love Story, Dana Schwartz's young adult gothic mystery Eason's science fiction mystery, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, band together to solve the mystery

  • Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating

    Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. For my full review, check out Exiles. 02 The Wife and the Widow by Christian White White's twisty mystery This was like a Secret Garden for grown-ups, with intertwined, mysterious stories from 1900, 1975, and For my full review, check out Only Killers and Thieves. 06 The Lost Man by Jane Harper Harper's mysteries I listed this book in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/3/21 Edition

    is the Crown Prince of Japan; Damnation Spring, Ash Davidson's dark and beautifully written literary mystery set in the Pacific Northwest; and Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the young adult mystery Damnation Spring is a literary mystery from Ash Davidson, and it's wonderfully wrought so far, with plenty In Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Pip has Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery, and Pip is as perfectly

  • Review of We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

    Inside, the mysterious Nakagyō Kokoro Clinic for the Soul prescribes medicine to those looking for support

  • Review of The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason

    ICYMI: Daniel Mason's atmospheric, mysterious, languorous story is of a shy piano tuner's trip to Burma

  • Review of I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

    Makkai's boarding school-set mystery offers depth as it exposes age-old power mismatches; offers young It's about our societal obsession with tragedies and mysterious murders, and the tendency of bystanders

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

    Then their run abruptly ended, and for the public, the reasons for their breakup were a mystery.

  • Review of Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

    the foggy coast with its literal deadly pitfalls hidden throughout the sand perfectly reflects the mysterious

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/14/21 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a memoir about coping with chronic illness; a twisty mystery in which people aren't always what they seem; and a young adult mystery with heart, the second in a series was a twentysomething writer in New York City when she began having odd symptoms, terrible pain, and mysterious Laura Dave is setting up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery so far; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to the destructive gossip app taking down reputations and revealing secrets, and they managed to trace a mysterious

  • Review of The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

    The only thing that isn't a lie is her mysterious ability to instinctually, instantaneously heal others

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/11/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Lisa Gardner's newest Frankie Elkin missing-person mystery, Still Our Yesterdays; and I'm listening to Kirsten Bakis's gothic novel set on a cold, remote island with mysterious

  • Review of The Gunners by Rebecca Kaufman

    revisiting how shaped we can be by our youth and youthful connections, Kauffman weaves in some minor mystery

  • Six Four-Star (and Up) Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year

    In Dawes, he meets eccentric, wealthy art lovers John and Eve Long--mysterious, possibly hiding something two timelines, a decades-old tragedy, and a modern-day descendant's discovery of her family's link to mysterious There are two mysteries surrounding the Turner Tragedy: the whodunit aspect and the unexplained disappearance This is a long (it's almost 550 pages), winding story with complicated connections and mysterious motivations Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of family--those you

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/14/22 Edition

    Now I'm reading Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, the second in Elle Cosimano's playful Finlay Donovan mystery series; I'm reading Quantum Girl Theory, a recent gothic mystery about a finder of missing girls from Various misunderstandings during a publishing meeting about Finlay's upcoming mystery novel result in her receipt of a mysterious note implying that Finlay is involved in something sinister--and offering Finlay Donovan Is Killing It. 02 Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan In Erin Kate Ryan's recent gothic mystery

  • Six Satisfying Novels about Revenge

    Cosby's Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married I loved his gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six camp; and winds it all through our middle-aged heroines' satisfying solving of a disturbing set of mysteries Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously

  • Review of Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2) by Holly Jackson

    In Holly Jackson's young adult mystery sequel, we revisit the brave, faulted, irresistible character In Good Girl, Bad Blood, Holly Jackson's sequel to the wonderful young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide around, all kinds of horrible things happened as she dug into (and solved, thank you very much) the mystery Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/15/25 Edition

    The first installment in Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea series offered intriguing secrets, a swirling mystery

  • Review of One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin #2) by Lisa Gardner

    The heart of the mystery the emotionally tortured Frankie uncovers in the wilds of Wyoming in One Step Lisa Gardner's recent mystery One Step Too Far is the second in her Frankie Elkin series (the first was I love a character-driven mystery but haven't read any of Lisa Gardner's other series. author of Before She Disappeared, the first in the Frankie Elkin series, as well as multiple other mystery

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

    writes my favorite kind of fantasy novel: a wonderfully oddball main protagonist, a strange adventure, a mystery through India, New York, family and romantic relationships, and career false starts, with missteps, mysterious The situations around relationships and life choices are often messy, complex, mystifying, and frustrating Current-day conflicts link to generational trauma, storytelling, and mysterious power.

  • Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    Yume Kitasei I loved the futuristic space-mission capabilities, smart and strong all-woman crew, the mystery Asuka must find the real culprit before accusations surrounding the mystery destroy her. Yume Kitasei offers plot and mystery, but this is primarily a wonderfully character-driven story--with She's been cobbling together enough to get by, but when a mysterious draw to the spooky Starling House

  • Review of Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

    Faulkner's debut mystery is twisty and turny, with various potential bad seeds and complications--and When she alludes to mysterious connections between the women--and a long-ago crime--her persistent presence situations at the heart of the book to be revealed slowly--aren't too convenient, and they add layers to the mystery

  • Review of When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash

    In his newest book, Wiley Cash offers a mystery and police procedural set in a small Southern town. abandoned airplane are found in his quiet, coastal North Carolina town, Winston must try to unravel the mystery But I really like Cash's character-driven mystery writing, and I'm definitely in for reading his future

  • Review of The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

    Dave offers unexpected twists and turns and complex relationships in this great mystery. Laura Dave sets up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to work together Another recent mystery I enjoyed was Who Is Maud Dixon? Click here for my review. You can always search by category on the blog; to see posts tagged as Mystery, click here and take a

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

    Henry Thornton is a railroad magnate and owner of the mysterious Phoenix Crown, an artifact legendary Five years later, the crown reappears--spurring more mystery and questions than answers.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/2/22 Edition

    When Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery summarize so far, but in this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel, as well as mysteries almost identical personal experience, and a detective from the future's Night City, who investigates the mysterious Then he receives a mysterious note: "Still looking for your friend? I know where she is."

  • Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads Last Year

    Six Favorite Fiction Reads I recently posted about Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year, Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year, Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their mysterious They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/16/23 Edition

    the Newman's Own brand. 03 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries

  • Review of The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant

    The story is more of a thriller than a mystery; after a time we aren't wondering what happened, rather

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

    that breaks and finds its way back together again; I Have Some Questions for You, a boarding-school mystery Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery I gave four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You. Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, dark undercurrent at the Kinsellas'. It's about our societal obsession with tragedies and mysterious murders, and the tendency of bystanders

  • Review of Bride by Ali Hazelwood

    Ali Hazelwood brings her wonderful banter and an intriguing mystery to this steamy interspecies romance Misery Lark is the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre in the region, and she'd prefer to literally the Alpha of the Weres, and he's as unpredictable, volatile, and unforgiving as any Were stereotype Misery As a child, Misery was given up by her family and community as collateral to keep the peace. But Misery has her own reasons for willingly entering into this marriage--her best friend's safety may

  • Review of Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley

    can't let go of the fear that he might have targeted her specifically, and feels as though solving the mystery

  • Review of The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap

    affected by the complication of societal intolerance for gay relationships in this period), plus the mystery

  • Six More Fantasy Novels I Loved in the Past Year

    series offers wonderful, typically strong Carriger women with unique talents, clever minds, a nose for mystery by dismantling a clock or to arrive to tea disheveled, having climbed a nearby tree to ponder life's mysteries , than she is to master the proper curtsy or perfect her needlework, as is becoming to a Victorian-era The only thing that isn't a lie is her mysterious ability to instinctually, instantaneously heal others

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/28/22 Edition

    lives in two eras and forced to choose; and I'm reading The Box in the Woods, a stand-alone young adult mystery time travel. 03 The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson The Box in the Woods is another young adult mystery Johnson's Truly Devious series offers dark scenes, wicked mystery, blossoming attraction, loyal friendships

  • Review of The Wife and the Widow by Christian White

    White's twisty mystery is set against the backdrop of an unforgiving winter on an Australian island,

  • Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

    The man, who reveals that he was called Good Stab by his family and friends, appears mysteriously in

  • Review of Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan

    In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different In Erin Kate Ryan's recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery

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

    , Roaring Twenties-set historical fiction, postapocalyptic fiction, and the newest in a young adult mystery review of The Light Pirate. 03 The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious #4) by Maureen Johnson The fourth mystery The Box in the Woods is another smart, funny, intriguing young adult mystery from Maureen Johnson. here for my full review of Tell Me an Ending. 05 Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson Atkinson's newest mystery by the intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery

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

    Gothic-feeling multi-timeline work of literary fiction; magical realism and time travel; and a captivating mystery Then a mysterious, wealthy matriarch preys upon Amina's need for funds--and her desire for one final, review, check out Some Desperate Glory. 06 Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Angie Kim's sophomore novel is a mystery Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what

  • Review of Silver Elite by Dani Francis

    The Mystery of Dani Francis This is the first book by Dani Francis, and her anonymity on social media

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/25 Edition

    As the community wonders at his mysterious appearance, they embrace Brandon, as he is ultimately named

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/29/24 Edition

    soon-to-be-published young adult rom-com, I Hope This Doesn't Find You; and I'm listening to a historical fiction mystery Freddie is reported as having died, but strange and unnerving clues indicate to Laura that something more mysterious

  • Review of The Survivors by Jane Harper

    This is my favorite Harper mystery so far. On the Tasmanian coast, characters explore loss and grief and the swirling mysteries surrounding long-ago Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing When a fresh tragedy occurs, it brings the pain and terrible mystery of years past swirling back to wreak

  • Review of Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham

    Lucy is wild, mischievous, mysterious--and she has an extra room in her rambunctious house next to a

  • Review of Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams

    Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's

  • Review of The Maid by Nita Prose

    Prose offers a surprising amount of heart and a unique main protagonist in this lighthearted murder mystery The lighthearted aspect of this mystery reminds me a little bit of Finley Donovan Is Killing It, but

  • Review of Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

    In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding developed, but they're important to the structure and the odd interconnectedness at the heart of the mysterious identical personal experience; and detective Gaspary from the future's Night City investigates their mysterious

  • Review of Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

    Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their mysterious They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/21/22 Edition

    Reading Now I'm reading Blackwater Falls, a recently published thriller by Ausma Zehanat Khan about the mystery Detective Inaya Rahman and Lieutenant Waqas Seif work to solve the mystery of the girls' murders--running

  • Review of The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr

    act as a Hollywood movie star, linking the story's two timelines and revealing long-held secrets and mysteries

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