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Set toward the end of the Civil War on the Texas plains, The Color of Lightning centers around the bare-bones This is the third Paulette Jiles Civil War-era historical fiction book I've read and adored.

Life and AI Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Lostetter Lostetter's standalone science fiction is a story about robots, a ragtag space crew, friends 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. This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor

If you're interested in this book, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set Elizabeth Crook is also the author of The Which Way Tree; The Night Journal; Monday, Monday; and other

Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set Iris's beloved brother is missing in action in the war among the gods, and sending letters through a I really liked this, but I was surprised by how light it felt on fantasy elements. be or might have been between the sexes. up emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional

grief, loss, family conflicts, strangers' bonds, and sticky moral dilemmas related to a speculative-fiction allows those who are grieving or coping with tragedy to soften their emotions and emerge better able to function After a canceled flight, a carload of people head on a cross-country journey to the "poppy fields," as

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

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

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 .

Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: two historical fiction stories, gothic magical realism, science fiction, a character-driven mystery, and yet another of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica 01 October in the Earth by Olivia Hawker Hawker's newest historical fiction gives a wonderfully evocative Olivia Hawker's newest historical fiction is set in Depression-era Kentucky. Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction

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 .

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a fictional account of an interracial music duo's rise to success Opal considers reconciling with Nev for a set of reunion performances, truths from the past come to light If you like fiction about music, you might want to check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six

Read on for what I loved reading in March: The Night Ship, historical fiction set in two timelines featuring magical realism; Hello Beautiful, contemporary fiction about a family that breaks and finds its way Weyward, a multi-timeline witchy story; August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, wonderfully wacky science fiction 01 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Kidd's dual-timeline historical fiction, based on actual events, shines The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines

intrigued by the post-World War II repercussions on small-town Minnesota and by the dark secrets coming to light share of prejudice and poor treatment (I felt as though their unruffled receipt of much of this abuse might And even Brody and his family have secrets that would destroy them if they came to light.

In Vengeance Road, Erin Bowman offers up great action along with what I thought were perfect amounts This book appears on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American You might also like the books on the list Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and suspense, loyal Waters is also the author of Tipping the Velvet, Affinity, and The Night Watch.

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.

by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish fighting In the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of Nagamatsu Nagamatsu's science fiction centers around a resurgence of an ancient Arctic plague. Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to--someone who is light years This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor

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

ICYMI: This is excellent, layered historical fiction with memorable characters and a great big story The Gilded Hour explores how these women's abilities and constraints intersect with women's rights of the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second book in Donati's Waverly Place series, Where the Light written a series of four books in her Wilderness series, which sounds like an epic romantic historical fiction

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

In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era complicated between Val and Eve and John, Eve and John themselves, and regarding the couple's circumspect right-hand-man I love a Great Depression-set story, and in Frazier's literary fiction The Trackers, he immerses us in If you're interested in Great Depression-era historical fiction like I am, you might also like the books

wishing for more exploration into the human condition as contrasted with the carefully scripted robot functioning , or more self-reflection to shine a light on humans' desires and fallibility, or some thread of deeper You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien

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

Maggie Smith's beautiful memoir about divorce and life; Go As a River, Shelley Read's debut historical fiction set in mid-century rural Colorado; Illuminations, Mary Sharratt's historical fiction about a walled-in River. 05 Illuminations by Mary Sharratt Sharratt's carefully researched, richly detailed historical fiction Mary Sharratt offers an exhaustively researched, fascinating historical fiction account of the life of Mary Sharratt also wrote Revelations, historical fiction about the life of Margery of Kempe, a mother

You might also be interested in Bossy reviews of books involving medical  or health  elements, or in You might also be interested in the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your The Correspondent  was the right book at the right time for me. In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful emerges as unlikely from the boozy, smart but lazy, bitter character, remains in place within this fan-fiction

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

Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines It all comes down to having the right to make the choice. enormously important, recurring dilemmas for women through the ages: unexpected pregnancies; searches (and fights In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada-- But the broader story here is about body autonomy, women's rights, dangerously powerful social perceptions

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

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

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: Renaissance-set historical fiction, two historical fiction mysteries (one with magical elements at its heart), a fictionalized memoir, a story of 1980s-set fiction, and a contemporary novel about Deaf culture. The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction The Hero of This Book straddles the line between fiction and memoir, as the letter feels deeply like

female pirate; fascinating futuristic speculation; a Gothic-feeling multi-timeline work of literary fiction Amina soon finds herself entangled in a dangerous ocean quest to rescue a young woman, while fighting my full review of The Future. 03 North Woods by Daniel Mason Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel. They might have forgotten their phones, or taken a detour.

Richardson focuses her historical fiction on Kentucky again, picking up the story of the rural book delivery nurses, moonshiners, fire-spotters, and other mountain folk characters who help or harm Honey as she fights bad" are truly evil here, without gray areas or complex motivations to add layers to their terrible actions You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Favorites, Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites, and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved.

series, has cover art that to me evokes fantasy, but the series is actually captivating historical fiction This blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and paranormal continues with LaFevers's Dark Triumph , Mortal In Ruin and Rising , The Darkness is ruling Ravka, and the light and power meant to weaken him seem far Johansen Exiled Princess Kelsea is trying to reclaim the crown her mother squandered away, while also fighting

The Other Valley is literary fiction with a captivating setup: three adjacent valleys, each of which Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore,

Erin Crosby Eckstine's richly detailed historical fiction explores the life of Junie, an enslaved young But Junie wanders restlessly at night, haunted by her sister Minnie's sudden death not long ago and by cruelty toward Junie as well as toward his own enslaved servants--meanwhile, Junie is falling for his right-hand

visitors through issues and opportunities with technology, suggest community resources for those who might Anyway, I wanted new, fresh ideas for titles in that vein that I might like. Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian For other science fiction and fantasy books I've read and reviewed, please check out the titles at this

Heartwarming books and quirky fiction were two types of stories that suited me then and still hit the If you're looking for more great fiction you may have missed, you might also want to check out the Greedy Yet the tone is often playful as the characters keep things chatty and light while striving to manipulate conditional loyalty, and he allows characters to craft chosen relationships into a beloved pod that functions She goes to sleep one night feeling satisfied, but she wakes up in another life: in a strange apartment

In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish Incident. 04 Chenneville by Paulette Jiles Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. They might have forgotten their phones, or taken a detour. This was the right book at the right time for me, and I loved everything about it.

gothic mystery about a finder of missing girls from Erin Kate Ryan; and I'm listening to Dawnie Wilton's fictional girls intensifies, we find that Mary herself was a "missing girl," Paula Jean Welden, who vanished one night Publishing Group. 03 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a fictional As Opal considers reconciling with Nev for a reunion performance, truths from the past come to light

In his self-banishment in remote Svalbard, his only company is the haunting, beautiful Northern Lights friend, she's patient with her incredibly frustrating four-year-old brother, and she's learned to make light Emmett's planning to pick up his eight-year-old brother Billy and head west to start a new life. friends from the work farm hitched a ride in the trunk, and they're set on having the group of boys light Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty

Our Woman in Moscow, Beatriz Williams's historical fiction mystery, based on real-life double agents the exploration of duty and identity--and dragons; The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, Dawnie Walton's fictionalized fiction work about missing girls and the exploration of the futures that might have been. Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American

novel, My Friends ; I'm reading and loving Patrick Ryan's upcoming (to be published tomorrow) literary fiction friendship that comes out of a painful loss. 02 Buckeye by Patrick Ryan In Patrick Ryan's upcoming literary fiction general relief turns to fear when she learns that her husband, serving out of harm's way on a cargo ship, might 03 This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune I thought reading a second Carley Fortune novel might

ICYMI: This funny, wry, silly, sweet, heartbreaking story feels light on the surface but has deep meaning Less is absurd, very funny, and a little heartbreaking--light on the surface but with plenty of meaning It was definitely the right book at the right time for me when I read it. I loved it.

Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction tracks former Union soldier John Chenneville I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. This was heartbreaking and lovely historical fiction from Paulette Jiles. I loved it. Paulette Jiles also wrote News of the World, Simon the Fiddler, and The Color of Lightning. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Satisfying Novels about Revenge and Six

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

I'm listening to Cher , the first in Cher's planned two-part memoir; I'm reading an upcoming science-fiction I received a prepublication edition of this science fiction title courtesy of St. You can find Bossy reviews of other science fiction novels here . 03 Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis If you enjoy short story collections, you might like to check out Six Short Story Collections to Wow

Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. And the carefree vacations of the past feel light years away, because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain from spending time in her favorite place. I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache A frantic search takes place, and as the locals look for Barbara, various Van Lear secrets come to light

Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious, haunting historical fiction Others keep sighting Freddie, and Laura herself feels that he is near. The slog of fighting and of the horrifyingly deadly war is conveyed with vivid, crushing, uncomfortable

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 .

Cummins offers a fictional Mexican family’s urgent motivation, incredible fortitude, fears, failures, Through her American Dirt characters (both sympathetic and unsympathetic), Jeanine Cummins offers one fictional The balance of unlikely joys and brutality puts fictional but plausible faces on an important situation Many issues have been raised regarding: Cummins's right and ability to tell this story as non-Latinx Do you think American Dirt is valuable in terms of bringing light to important issues--whether through

One is that an order might issue from the palace, a command unto the people saying “It is thus.” But the other, the more certain, the more inevitable, is that those thousand thousand points of light