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- Review of In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
Zentner teeters on the edge of too-good-to-be-true and too-sweet-to-stand, yet he never steps over the
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
making enough money to afford citizenship in Salt Lake City, where the privileged have access to endless food A precious few in the story have the ability, and the power can be used for good (reminiscing, reliving
- Review of The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
I laughed out loud repeatedly at Fisher's good-natured, self-deprecating, and confidently oddball views I laughed out loud repeatedly at Fisher's good-natured, self-deprecating, and confidently oddball views
- Review of Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni
Krueger tells Bruni, "Another way to read my results is: A good student can get a good education just
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/18/23 Edition
It was also a book that hit the spot and suited my mood perfectly when I read it.
- Review of What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway
The meddlesome, shallow, foolish character who repeatedly threatens to undo all of the good things that
- Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West
Jess is such a good shot, she ends up working for the mean-as-a-snake governor of the territory--and But to my mind, the atmospheric setting and the tone of the story places it firmly in good company among
- Review of All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
Willingham's newest mystery before settling in to read it, but I felt somewhat confident that I was in good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/19/25 Edition
Brooks and Horwitz himself had believed him to be in good health, and Brooks was beyond shocked at the
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Desperate for food and shelter and tired of overstaying her welcome and never having security, she was , preserved seeds for the future--if they can trust each other long enough to work together for the good
- Review of The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle by Shawn K. Stout
She read the words on the paper out loud: “History is not your destiny. She's used to being hungry, to sucking on pebbles to trick her stomach into thinking it's getting food
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/18/23 Edition
The community's hopes soar for a return to days of cooperation with and good luck received from dragons
- Review of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
The Inquisition also turns manipulative eyes on everyday citizens with demands for evidence of good versus
- Six More of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of the Year
As in all good rom-coms, there's a conflict keeping the potential couple apart, and I appreciated the also authored the books The True Love Experiment , The Unhoneymooners , In a Holidaze , Love and Other Words captain of the Merry Men and is anxious to live up to the legacy of her grandfather, the retired Robin Hood
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/20/23 Edition
stories by Claire Keegan, So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men; I'm reading Amy Lea's feel-good
- Review of Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
She wears winged eyeliner, she doesn't put up with any good old boy chauvinism from heroes or anyone Then she's unexpectedly and accidentally involved in a violent clash of good and evil and is badly injured She doubles down on her contempt for the good guys and her annoyance at how others see them as infallible (This part reminded me, in a good way, somewhat of the cost analysis of heroes that takes place in Incredibles had believed herself to be, and as she evolves, Walschots is able to make the reader question what good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/6/23 Edition
Lord Hawthorn swore he was finished with magic for good after his twin sisters died.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/4/24 Edition
McBride is also the author of Deacon King Kong and The Good Lord Bird.
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
explores what makes a show dog "best" and what happens behind the scenes of dog shows in this intriguing, good-natured At times he good-naturedly highlights the absurdity of this world, at least for those looking in from
- Review of Gregor the Overlander (The Underland Chronicles #1) by Suzanne Collins
If you can focus on the good qualities of the prominent (and giant...and talking) creepy-crawlies in
- Review of You Wouldn't Dare by Samantha Markum
I'm always up for some good teen angst, and Markum delivers that wonderfully.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/21/24 Edition
unfailingly offers a character-driven tale set in a lushly built setting, with large-scale life-and-death, good-and-evil
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/15/23 Edition
They're good young Muslim women...and they also know how to skirt the rules, cover for each other, and
- Review of World Running Down by Al Hess
making enough money to afford citizenship in Salt Lake City, where the privileged have access to endless food
- Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II
creative routes to survival as single young women along with jarring adjustments to post-war floods of food Who Save Us by Jenna Blum Most of us are drawn to this time period thinking it was a war of absolute good I had trouble with the convenience of the ending, but the story was so darn good, the weight of the ending
- My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads
feelings of being caught between two cultures, and, largely, her deep and growing connection to Korean food My son is reading it and isn't quite as enamored of it as I am, but he does think it's really good. Shipstead is a wonderful writer, and I loved every word of this. I hadn't read (or listened to) a good number of these selections, and I was repeatedly surprised and She's good at crunching the numbers for work, taking care of her daughter, and leaning on her grandparents
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/20 Edition
Donoghue weaves a good amount of fact into this story--Kathleen Lynn was a real, formidable figure--and the pen name Christina Lauren) book Autoboyography but did not feel as strongly about Love and Other Words When she's unexpectedly involved in a violent clash of good and evil and is injured by a gallingly shiny superhero, she doubles down on her contempt for the good guys and her annoyance at how others see them
- Review of Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
He is interested in the potential power of his celebrity to do good, in learning about worthwhile issues
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/21/23 Edition
the grid in rural western Massachusetts who preach love, share belongings, farm and harvest their own food
- Review of The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she's North Carolina's richest woman--and its
- Review of Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
medicine, women's sexuality was viewed as Men's Sexuality Lite--basically the same but not quite as good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/29/24 Edition
discovery of her sexuality, her desire to have a child, and her struggle with separating issues of good
- Review of Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
oneself and growing up, and of course love. ...we should grab every moment and absolutely devour the good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/1/24 Edition
01 The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she's North
- Review of The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike #7) by Robert Galbraith
Cormoran Strike, slimmer, fitter, clearer of lung, alone in his attic, poking broccoli angrily with a wooden
- Review of The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
I am good at a few things, but I am great at being married.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/24/24 Edition
. 03 The Rule Book by Sarah Adams I've been reading more rom-coms lately, which always seems like a good
- Review of We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Therese Anne Fowler would do more of in her novel with racial conflicts, stereotypes, and challenges, A Good
- Review of American Girl by Wendy Walker
describing things I already knew about myself that I thought no one else had noticed because I was so good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/12/23 Edition
World War I is still fresh in everyone's minds, and the circus travels the United States lightening moods
- Review of Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
The city is bad, they say, it’s full of con men, criminals, it’s ugly and dirty, it’s no good, only rich
- Review of I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
mother's idea of "calorie restriction," which started McCurdy on a path of constant struggling with food
- Review of Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen
Elyssa recalls that the history shared by her tutor Lady Glynn was made up of: "...tales of good, but suffering that could have been averted at so many turns if only there had been someone of true heart, of good universally bleak, with so much lost, so many horrors, so many instances of depravity and pure evil, good
- Review of Yearbook by Seth Rogen
“Never quit, but sometimes do quit, ’cause you simply might not be that good at some shit.”
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/11/23 Edition
making enough money to afford citizenship in Salt Lake City, where the privileged have access to endless food
- Review of Family Family by Laurie Frankel
herself (or shares them with her two kids or trusted agent), but she honestly thinks the movie is no good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/22/24 Edition
And inside the enigmatic pages are the words Any door is every door. opinions to herself (or shares them with her two kids or trusted agent), but she thinks the movie is no good
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/14/22 Edition
Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life After Life, Human Croquet, When Will There Be Good
- Six Fantastic Novels Set in North Carolina
Carolina-set novel offers mountain clans, whiskey runners, folk healers, family conflict, and dark, brooding woodland Rory Docherty has returned to rural North Carolina with a wooden leg and haunting memories of his time Blackburn and Naomi grow close as they anxiously await word of Jacob's fate halfway around the world.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/17/23 Edition
Harriet upon her arrival this year with the fact that Win was able to come after all, it should be a good memories of her childhood home and town in favor of a special program for gifted youth at UNC-Chapel Hill (woot















































