The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Donna Jones Alward's historical fiction debut focused around mystery author Gillian McAllister's story of three siblings bound together by terrible secrets, That Night Charlotte reels from the news that her husband has died in the fighting overseas, and she and her baby I'm listening to this novel as an audiobook for my book club. 02 That Night by Gillian McAllister Joe After Frannie makes a frantic late-night call to her brother and her sister, they arrive to find that

And here's a list of Six Historical Fiction Mysteries I Loved, if you like the melding of those two The tone of this is more toward contemporary fiction, and the book offers satisfying character development But she's also alert enough to know that because of the inevitable publicity, the fiction of her current The title and cover made me think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery as it moves through fascinating potential realities that might

The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is a historical fiction art-focused mystery told in two timelines I found the story immensely satisfying. ...I realized I too had seen terrible sights, lived through awful husband and wife writing team of Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos) offers a gorgeously wrought historical fiction This was immensely satisfying historical fiction. You can click here for lists of more historical fiction novels and historical fiction mysteries I've

daughter of the owners has disappeared, God of the Woods ; and I'm listening to Joy Callaway's historical fiction A frantic search takes place, and as the locals look for Barbara, various Van Lear secrets come to light Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway I love a North-Carolina-set story, and Joy Callaway's historical fiction

with romance-novel elements that keep things moving but frequently pulled me out of the historical fiction The Women shines a light on the women who served pivotal roles in the Vietnam War--but whose existence The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue

I loved the 1700s wintry Maine setting and the convictions of the historical fiction novel's strong midwife Historical fiction? Check. Maine setting? Check. Female character in the medical profession? Check. Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who defied tradition and convention--and, in Lawhon's historical fiction In Lawhon's story, Martha is also a strong-willed feminist who is set on fighting for the rights of the If you like the sound of this book, you might also want to check out the titles on the Greedy Reading

This historical fiction novel from Quinn is a departure from much of my favorite Quinn fiction--brave Nora thought of the Bill of Rights, which she saw in its case every day. You can find more Bossy historical fiction reviews at this link .

England mystery series, A Treacherous Curse; and I'm reading The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei's recent science fiction When two terrible crimes shake the small community, they also bring to light generations of dark history Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction of the wonderful Killers of a Certain Age. 03 The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei In Yume Kitasei's science fiction

The Robot Books It's been a long time since I've talked about science fiction and robot stories. And you can find Bossy science-fiction favorites at this link . Have you read any of these books? 01 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers Chambers's science fiction In The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet , the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope.

Christina Lauren; we get a couple who has drifted apart and gets a second chance, but a futuristic, science-fiction departure for the writing team of Christina Lauren: the story is a romance, but it includes science-fiction I love an element of science fiction, so I enjoyed this aspect of the book.

The tone of this one let me know that the story might be messy, and it might not turn out satisfactorily Mountain, and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction for my full review of Wolvers. 03 All in Her Hands (Nora Beady #3) by Audrey Blake I love historical fiction insufferable, and she glosses over anything that doesn't fit the narrative she has created and the fictional There are so many branches of this story, and so many complicated implications of the main players’ actions

In the first in Leckie's Imperial Radch science fiction trilogy, Breq is AI trapped in a human soldier's extensive page time, while the action at hand takes only a moment. Science Fiction Reads I've Loved Check out the titles at this link (or search on the blog) for lists of science fiction reads I've loved, or for individual titles or aspects ( ragtag space crew, anyone that you might like too.

book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni; I'm reading Josie Silver's newest romantic fiction publication tomorrow, A Winter in New York; and I'm listening to the first in Sara Donati's historical fiction chef who moves to New York City in hopes of a fresh start--and is quickly intimidated by the scope and action And she can't fight her immediate attraction to the no-nonsense Nathaniel Bonner, a white man dressed Sara Donati is also the author of the wonderful book The Gilded Hour as well as Where the Light Enters

In case you missed it, on Friday I posted what I think might just be the perfect summer reading list Whether you're into time travel, memoirs, historical fiction mysteries, riveting nonfiction, witchy tales

Hawker's newest historical fiction gives a wonderfully evocative peek into a gritty period, as her main I love Olivia Hawker's books (see links to my other reviews below), and her newest historical fiction bite her tongue, and she feels like the poor treatment her husband shows her may be deserved, as after eight Olivia Hawker is also the author of The Fire and the Ore and The Ragged Edge of Night, and One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

personality; a dark academia story that centers around feminism and building new perspectives; historical fiction Please click here to see my full review of Blood Over Bright Haven . 04 Light to the Hills by Bonnie In Bonnie Blaylock's Light to the Hills , it's 1930 in the Kentucky Appalachians, and Amanda Rye is a But Light to the Hills  seems destined to provide happy endings. Please click here for my full review of Light to the Hills . 05 Orbital by Samantha Harvey The luminous

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Restless Truth, the second book in Freya Marske's historical fiction Place), nonfiction that explores how to be a "good" human being and what duty to our fellow persons might the second in Freya Marske's queer fantasy mystery Last Binding series that began with A Marvellous Light A Marvellous Light was full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful dialogue With sections read by stars of The Good Place, Schur's How to Be Perfect is funny, interesting--and a

Six More Favorite Contemporary Fiction Reads This is the third of three contemporary fiction lists I've recent-past reading for my favorite reads of the past year--you can find my first list of contemporary fiction find out about my overall favorite reads from last year, or you can read about past Bossy contemporary fiction What are some of your favorite contemporary fiction reads, whether from the past year or beyond? If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading

plays with time, a book that plays with memory, a musician's memoir, Roaring Twenties-set historical fiction , postapocalyptic fiction, and the newest in a young adult mystery series. This gorgeously written postapocalyptic climate-fiction story offers up a future in which civilization review of The Box in the Woods. 04 Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin Harkin's fascinating debut speculative fiction I love fiction about memory and how it shapes us, and I thought Harkin's Tell Me an Ending was wonderful

Middle-of-the-night kidnapping-to-a-conversion-camp-level worse. I'm counting on enough behind-the-scenes Saturday Night Live peeks to keep things rolling. Paulette Jiles also wrote two other Civil War-era historical fiction books I loved, News of the World and The Color of Lightning, as well as one I haven't read but intend to, Enemy Women. Concurrently reading a young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story

reading Jordy Rosenberg's offbeat novel about a yenta on her deathbed examining her many failures, Night Night Fawn; I'm reading Daniel Mason's upcoming novel about two academics and their family move to rural 01 Night Night Fawn by Jody Rosenberg Barbara Greenberg is terminally ill, medicated out of her mind Instrument (Dell Chandler #1) by Amy Bloom Amy Bloom is the author of one of my favorite historical fiction which I gave 5 Bossy stars, the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss, I'll Be Right

Seth Haddon's slim science fiction debut offers action and a risky space quest, revenge, and love, but (you can check out other titles with this theme that I've reviewed here ), and Volatile Memory is action-packed This slim science fiction novel packs a punch. More Space Quests Volatile Memory  is Seth Haddon's science fiction debut.

The playful tone and clever main protagonist in Olivia Waite's science-fiction novella make for an appealing In Olivia Waite's slim science-fiction mystery, Dorothy wakes up...in a body that's not her own. tone of this novella (it's 112 pages) is playful--it reminded me somewhat of Becky Chambers's science fiction For more of my Bossy science-fiction favorites, check out the titles at this link .

Cosby's Southern small-town murder mystery, All the Sinners Bleed; and I'm reading The Night Tiger author Even the people we loved kept pieces of themselves hidden away from the light. Choo is also the author of The Night Tiger, a title I listed in my Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

In Daisy Jones & the Six , Reid offers a fictionalized account (written as fictional interviews) of the I thought the interview format might possibly get tiresome, but Reid skillfully builds the story, the

special FBI unit solving complex mysteries; and I'm listening to memoirist Jennette McCurdy's debut fiction Vernice headed to Spelman College, befriending powerful young women, fighting inequality, and finding but I had to find out how McCurdy's command of narrative nonfiction storytelling would translate into fiction

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Edan Lepucki's science-fiction time-travel novel, Time's Mouth ; I'm reading Paulette Jiles's newest historical fiction novel, Chenneville; and I'm reading Al Hess's Vengeance by Paulette Jiles I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction Paulette Jiles also wrote News of the World, Simon the Fiddler, and The Color of Lightning. 03 World for survival, he might even be falling in love.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Help author Kathryn Stockett's newest historical fiction, set 01 The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett In Kathryn Stockett's newest, hefty (656-page) historical fiction sister's cruise-ship destination wedding feels like the perfect opportunity to put her zany plan into action But is Finn the right one for JoJo?

In the 1960s, Vernice (Niecy) headed to Spelman College, befriending powerful young women, fighting inequality (In light of this, I was incredibly frustrated by the fact that Annie did not promptly try to access , education, and women's rights; loyalty and friendship; relationship power mismatches; and more. More Books You Might Like Tayari Jones is also the author of An American Marriage . You might want to check out these books that center around race , the South , and friendship .

In his self-banishment in remote Svalbard, his only company is the haunting, beautiful Northern Lights friends from the work farm hitched a ride in the trunk, and they're set on having the group of boys light review, check out Doctors and Friends. 05 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Williams's historical fiction In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow it's 1948 and Iris Digby, her American teasing out what was actually happening; the characterization; the machinations--all of it. onderful lights

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Woman of Light, Kali Fajardo-Anstine's upcoming fantastical, indigenous historical fiction; The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid's dual-timeline historical fiction about the secrets of an Old Hollywood starlet; and A Marvellous Light, Freya Marske's fantastical 01 Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine There is one every generation, a seer who keeps the stories Luz “Little Light” Lopez is a tea leaf reader and laundress in 1930s Denver who is trying to fend for

Queens of London is fascinating historical fiction that explores the gritty underbelly of post-World This is immensely readable historical fiction. almost distractingly cleanly and without loose ends, with happy endings for favored characters on the right Heather Webb is also the author of Strangers in the Night, The Next Ship Home, and other novels.

Bossy Favorites of the Month Here are my six favorite reads of September, with a strong literary fiction In her first historical fiction novel, Smith offers a Victorian England tableau featuring a wonderfully For my full review, please check out The Fraud . 04 Buckeye by Patrick Ryan Patrick Ryan's literary fiction In Patrick Ryan's literary fiction title Buckeye , which begins before World War II and spans to the full review, please check out Buckeye . 05 What We Can Know by Ian McEwan Ian McEwan's new literary fiction

which is set during a devastating earthquake, Tilt ; I'm reading Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction Emma Pattee is a climate journalist as well as a fiction writer. for this novel. 02 The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction Her husband has been away fighting for the Confederacy since soon after they were married, and Libby

This is gorgeous Niall Williams literary fiction, centering around an Irish country village, a young Williams is also the autho r of Four Letters of Love , As It Is In Heaven , The Fall of Light , Only

admission book, The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber; I'm reading Olivia Hawker's newest historical fiction Earth; and I'm listening to The Great Transition, Nick Fuller Googins's postapocalyptic climate-change fiction the Earth by Olivia Hawker I love Olivia Hawker's books (see links below), and her newest historical fiction Olivia Hawker is also the author of The Fire and the Ore and The Ragged Edge of Night, and One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

hanged and then beheaded, with her disembodied head placed upon a spike as a warning to others who might She might gain additional context by sending and replying promptly to key emails, but Alison experiences More Historical Fiction Favorites This is Jennifer N. Brown's first novel. For more historical fiction Bossy favorites, please check out the Greedy Reading Lists and titles here

DeLozier's debut novel is richly detailed historical fiction set in fourteenth-century Avignon. In Elizabeth DeLozier's historical fiction Eleanore of Avignon , it's 1347, and the titular character More Books You Might Like I listened to Eleanore of Avignon  as a library audiobook via Libby.

This is fantastic contemporary young adult fiction. please see Dear Edward. 05 The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati In The Gilded Hour, Donati shapes a historical fiction the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second book in Donati's Waverly Place series, Where the Light I loved digging into this 750-page historical fiction wonder. The Gilded Hour. 06 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb I was going to be happy with a light

heights of fame as the pop duo The Griffin Sisters--featured in Rolling Stone , performing on Saturday Night If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading

Katie is a ghostwriter for a successful romance author and Tyler is an aspiring literary fiction author More Books You Might Like Lauren Okie is also the author of The Best Worst Thing. You might also want to check out my favorite romance reads from the past year--as well as many other

This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition; an adventure-fantasy inspired by a Chinese legend; literary fiction tracing life in a British boarding I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or I would light the fire. I would heat up this whole room. of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction

This month my favorite reads were a missing-person camp story in two timelines; literary fiction set in Belfast during The Troubles; literary fiction about two brothers coping with the death of their father A frantic search takes place, and as the locals look for Barbara, various Van Lear secrets come to light An elderly woman is causing a major disruption on an airline flight. by Naomi Novik Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Paula McLain's newest historical fiction told in two timelines, 01 Skylark by Paula McLain Paula McLain's Skylark is a historical fiction story set in Paris and told is dead, and Violet Thistlewaite is determined to shed her identity as the Thornwitch, Shadowfade's right-hand

Saunders might have pursued this concept of unconditional forgiveness from God within Vigil . does--apparently as a directive from God--that Boone, a key figure in the destruction of the planet, might yam what I yam," "boys will be boys," "what was he gonna do, after all" felt particularly jarring in light This feels like a shocking blanket absolution for anyone taking actions that are harmful to individuals I included Lincoln in the Bardo  in the Greedy Reading List   Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a favorite author's most recent historical fiction, The Briar Club by Kate Quinn; I'm listening to my first Zadie Smith novel, the Victorian-England-set historical fiction Quinn's historical fiction offers the stories of multiple women in a females-only Washington, D.C. boardinghouse In her first historical fiction novel, Smith offers a Victorian England tableau featuring a wonderfully

Patrick Ryan's literary fiction traces decades of the messy, poignant lives of two families shaped by In Patrick Ryan's literary fiction title Buckeye , which begins before World War II and spans to the general relief turns to fear when she learns that her husband, serving out of harm's way on a cargo ship, might How they managed to stumble into some of the right steps, after taking all the wrong ones? For more family stories you might like, please check out the Bossy reviews at this link .

female assassins; I'm reading Karen Russell's recently published, intriguing magical-realism historical fiction It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction books in the series.) 02 The Antidote by Karen Russell A terrible dust storm is raging through the fictional

Six Great Bossy Fantasy Reads I knew I was reading some gooood science fiction and fantasy, but didn't You can find my recent-ish two lists of favorite science fiction and fantasy reads from the past year here: Six Four Star (And Up) Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I've Loved in the Past Year And you can click here for other science fiction The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines

I love a peek at a secret world, and each of these books (all but one are fiction) offers that very thing I also have another list of titles in this category, and all of the titles on that list but one are fiction I'd love to hear: What are your favorite (fiction or nonfiction) books about tough lady spies? regiment of night bombers. In Elizabeth Wein's young adult historical fiction novel, it's 1943, and a British spy plane has crashed