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- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
the destructive power of weather and ocean while certain species thrive in the extreme changes and shifted Bono explores his faith, family, loyalty, musical inspirations, and important activism efforts.
- Review of The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream by Jeannie Zusy
roller-coaster story--I wasn't always sure whether Zusy was aiming for what felt like moment-to-moment shifts
- Review of Deadly Waters by Dot Hutchison
The college friends have strong bonds of loyalty; they sometimes behave impulsively; and they are appropriately And the homicides seems to be shifting the tide of power and changing men's behavior in general.
- Review of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
the attraction between Gwen's lady's maid and Arthur's right-hand-man); the unorthodox and touching loyalty
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/29/24 Edition
relocates to Los Angeles and is adjusting to the showy personas she's encountering and the process of shifting
- Six More of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
At times the story felt as though it was shifting into overly dramatic soap-opera territory for me, and wrapped up with a bow as though according to a formulaic "happy ending" equation, and I found this shift
- Review of The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
The pacing felt uneven to me, and shifts in mood and manner sometimes seemed abrupt, so that it was tough
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/1/24 Edition
Determined not to give up on the musical, Riley convinces a nerdy teen coworker, Nathan, to cover her shifts
- Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian
- Review of Maame by Jessica George
older brother never seems to be around to help; and she's the only Black person at work with a boss who shifts
- Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating
Meanwhile Harper explores loyalty, procedural details related to the past and near past, beginnings and Trent's debut novel sifts through everyday brutality, corruption, and the general neglect of people and pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history, loyalty
- Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year
When she pushes against her restrictions in a brilliant yet shocking manner in order to shift her future Things We Do in the Dark involves mistaken identities, betrayals, secrets and lies, fierce loyalty between
- Review of The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young
suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious loyalties recognizes an immediate need to develop a thick skin—as well as feeling the complicated impetus to establish loyalties
- Review of A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World: A Novel by C.A. Fletcher
If we’re not loyal to the things we love, what’s the point?... Griz is capable of fury and revenge, but also great love and loyalty, bravery, and creativity.
- Review of The Maid by Nita Prose
The shifts in point of view and the revelations that were made possible by the bit-by-bit unveiling of
- Six Four Star (And Up) Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year
sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi and her quest, her strategic swearing, her strength, her fierce loyalty unexpected and special connections, and to the joy and satisfaction in a settled life surrounded by loyal this first in a young adult fantasy series, but what hooked me was the fearless, hardened, fiercely loyal
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Gwynne Gwynne's epic, Norse-inspired saga tracks three fascinating main protagonists through battles, shifting The story is always shifting--shaped by betrayals and the flipped script when fate and destiny aren't
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
growing up, and finding new beginnings; The Celebrants, Steven Rowley's exploration of friendship, loyalty The point of view frequently shifts, and many chapters are short, but I felt connected to each of the
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/23/23 Edition
unexpected circumstances--and realizes that she may be able to reinvent her path forward--and possibly also shift
- Six Great Stories about Robots
Neither is quite sure where the other's loyalties begin and end, nor are they intimately acquainted with the interplay of characters--particularly the grudging friendship and grumpily built but rock-solid loyalty
- Review of The Ink Black Heart (Cormoran Strike #6) by Robert Galbraith
detailed accounts of tracking online tweets and online message board messages, and also involved frequent shifts
- Six Bossy Favorite Historical Fiction Reads from the Past Year
into the country's traditions, political interests, and its royal family's interpersonal conflicts and loyalties brings memories flooding back from her own childhood, and her resistance to his bond and then her deep loyalty
- Six Riveting Time-Travel Escapes
Dannie can’t shake the possibilities and uncertainty created by what felt like an actual, temporary shift The setup seems like it’s a romance, but it’s really a story about loyalty and devoted friendship without A full genre shift around page 400 would normally make me want to throw a book through the window.
- Review of No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
these dark, hyperbolic glimpses into humanity and the swirl of social media--as well as the powerful shifts The situation that arises in her life is so deep and important, the tone of the book shifts to reflect
- Review of Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Maybe it's hard to shift from thinking your planet is safe at the centre of it all to knowing in fact
- Review of Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
colonization, the universal connection of music, the temptation to change the past, portals and time loops, loyalty structure for our true main protagonist, Gaspary, and we see the most depth and development and change; loyalty
- Review of Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Lara herself, Duke, her young life, her path to her husband Joe, and the unexpected ways her future shifted
- Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West
The other plotline concerns Lurie, a man who has adventures and challenges with his surprising, loyal a deeper, quiet, surprisingly affecting story beneath the Western adventure, which is about trust, loyalty
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
nineteenth-century Dodge City, Kansas, offers up a tough young heroine who makes mistakes but whose perseverance and loyalty for a fellow "sporting woman," and when the Buffalo Queen is threatened, she must determine where her loyalties love returning to Alex's creative, irresistibly unorthodox approach to life and her grumpy, undying loyalty
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Lewis as they adjust to the sudden prospect of a drastic, potentially deadly (to Wren), fundamental shift It's 1925, and Diamond Annie is running a ruthless, savvy, gritty, loyal ring of female thieves and cons
- Six More Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into
and heartbreak, and it's satisfying to follow them as they seek redemption, take comfort in and build loyalty The memories are beginning to slowly shift back into focus, but he needs them now.
- Review of Homecoming by Kate Morton
Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of family--those you
- Review of The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Christianity is presented as a swift, sweeping, destructive force in the Town without offering any redemption Johansen plays with timelines and offers a shifting reality at the end that I didn't at all anticipate
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/24/22 Edition
After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian
- Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year
Abriel introduces an enormous shift that shakes things up enormously for both young women before the reimagined faith, the frustrations of societal expectations for women, great adventure, strong female loyalty
- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty
sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi and her quest, her strategic swearing, her strength, her fierce loyalty
- Six Four-Star Mysteries to Keep You Guessing
In The Witch Elm, French dips her toe into exploring how privilege, luck, (sometimes blind) loyalty—and pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history, loyalty
- Review of Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros
"cupping" of cheeks for affection; I was drawn out of the moment by multiple instances of odd tone shifts
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
is the norm, and geneticists who have tried tinkering with the human state in a desperate attempt to shift Their wild success and their devastating lows--individual and collective--test their loyalty, offer joy
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting wrapped up with a bow as though according to a formulaic "happy ending" equation, and I found this shift
- Review of Exiles (Aaron Falk #3) by Jane Harper
Meanwhile Harper explores loyalty, procedural details related to the past and near past, beginnings and
- Review of Hello, Molly! by Molly Shannon
and she doesn't shy away from exploring her young understanding of the circumstances, loss, and her shifting
- Review of The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
The idea that the group would even consider asking Sloane to shift her life plans in order to stay local
- Review of 142 Ostriches by April Davila
Tallulah shifts from resenting her future and her obligations to taking charge of her life and how she This relatively short book explores Tallulah’s shift from resenting her future and her obligations to
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/28/23 Edition
Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of coming home.
- Review of This House Is Not a Home by Katlia
Katlia also explores complicated issues such as addiction, respecting elders, and family loyalty.
- Review of Hard Cash Valley by Brian Panowich
There are a couple of odd point of view shifts to Roselita’s perspective. strong point for me, and I enjoyed learning more about their past and seeing their present-day situation shift
- Review of Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
Sitara's unsettled feelings about her past, present, and future build and shift until reaching a crescendo
- Review of Writers & Lovers by Lily King
She's in the awkward, sometimes painful age and stage of shifting from young adulthood to being a grown-up question, her career path is uncertain, she lives in a forlorn former potting shed, and her love life is shifting
- Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In
Her tone is loyal while remaining brutal and honest. ), and how her own eventual personal growth drove a rift between her and the mother she idolized, a shift
















































