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- Review of The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
I listed Amina in the Greedy Reading List Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I
- Review of Fallen Land by Taylor Brown
I included this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War .
- Six Fascinating Stories Set in Space
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
- Review of Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
to in the book's title) that comprise his motivations--small and large--for getting out of bed and functioning Haig is also the author of the fiction titles The Midnight Library and How to Stop Time.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/6/23 Edition
Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures, and the fiction sooooo excited to read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction
- Review of Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin
Harkin's fascinating debut speculative fiction considers a memory clinic that erases and reinstates memories Jo Harkin's debut novel, her speculative fiction Tell Me an Ending, is about a tech company that erases I love fiction about memory and how it shapes us, and I thought Harkin's Tell Me an Ending was wonderful Still Alice by Lisa Genova and What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty are two other fiction titles I loved
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
February is the shortest month, but I squeezed in some great reading: compelling historical fiction based fast-paced WWII-set mystery for young readers that came out of a writing collaboration; and historical fiction II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction The Rose Code . 06 Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine Erin Crosby Eckstine's richly detailed historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/27/25 Edition
In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/10/23 Edition
stalker; and I'm reading Katherine Center's upcoming (to be published tomorrow) Hello Stranger, light fiction guilt and self-doubt lead her to track down the almost-victim, Wade Austin, he assures her that her actions interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
The Second Ending, Michelle Hoffman's light-fiction novel about music, dark secrets, zany hijinks, and redemption; Beyond That the Sea, historical fiction set during World War II about a young girl balancing two worlds and families; Boys I Know, Anna Gracia's debut, young adult fiction about a wonderful young others' expectations, and shaping her own future; Charm City Rocks, Matthew Norman's layered light fiction This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.
- Review of Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/10/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Fire and the Ore, the newest historical fiction novel (to be Hawker is also the author of The Ragged Edge of Night, which I mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Her mother's volatile emotions; upsetting and controlling manner; pushy actions; mental, emotional, and
- Review of The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction novel, Libby Steadman lives in Virginia on the edge of
- Review of Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
Nellie Coker is fresh out of jail and ready to jump back into the action, masterminding moves to increase If you like historical fiction mysteries, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Here are my six favorite reads of the past month, which include contemporary fiction, suspense, nonfiction , science fiction, and historical fiction titles. In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding In Revelations, Sharratt offers an immersive historical fiction novel that includes thoroughly researched
- Review of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Smith's historical fiction story in two timelines equally powerfully evokes the bleak Dutch winters of
- 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 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 various fascinating potential realities
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/21/23 Edition
A book that keeps coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William upon Nathaniel Hawthorne--although it treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction
- Review of The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap
Dunlap's debut novel is dark, twisty, gothic, and it's set in 19th-century Scotland as fictionalized
- Review of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
For more fiction and nonfiction books about race Colson Whitehead is also the author of The Underground
- Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year
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
- Review of Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada--
- Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is a horror/historical fiction story with key supernatural elements.
- Review of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
Bossy reviews of books set in Ireland, including the nonfiction book Say Nothing , Claire Keegan's fiction
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. 02 The Rachel Incident In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish The bedrock for Lucky Red is made up of wonderful historical fiction details of life in the dusty, volatile
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Meanwhile, Alice's best friend Eileen is questioning her life path, working at a literary magazine and
- My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads
I loved this science fiction debut. Cara is one of a dwindling number of traversers. behind bars, securing a more equitable New York public school system, establishing the New York Public Library Meanwhile, Alice's best friend Eileen is questioning her life path, working at a literary magazine and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/4/22 Edition
I'm listening to The Personal Librarian, historical fiction with race and art at the heart of it, set twentieth century New York City; I'm reading In a New York Minute, Kate Spencer's first novel, a light fiction Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray The Personal Librarian is Benedict and Murray's historical fiction recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction
- Review of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
I looooved the premise of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, and a World War II-set historical fiction tale If you're interested in World War II-set historical fiction, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading
- Review of In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam is set during World War I.
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/28/24 Edition
01 Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles In Table for Two: Fictions, Amor Towles offers six short stories
- Review of The Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding Empire #1) by Sung-Il Kim
I love a historical-fiction-feeling fantasy story like this one, and Blood of the Old Kings sets up
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
This month my favorite reads were a retelling of a Mark Twain story; historical fiction set in North Carolina; contemporary fiction about an unplanned pregnancy; the real story of a beloved figure from 01 What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway The historical fiction story about the building of the James is secretly teaching other enslaved people to read; sneaking to delve into the library of books Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction
- Review of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran
I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction conversations between Maria
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/11/22 Edition
I'm sooooo very excited to be reading each of these books: Blake Crouch's upcoming science fiction, Upgrade ; Gabrielle Zevin's upcoming science fiction Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow; and Kelly Barnhill's speculative fiction, When Women Were Dragons.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/10/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier's newest historical fiction Trackers by Charles Frazier In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction
- Review of The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
This gorgeously written postapocalyptic climate-fiction story offers up a future in which civilization civilization kept reminding me of the Talking Heads song "Nothing But Flowers," and Brooks-Dalton's climate fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/16/23 Edition
Fierce the Flame by Meg Long Meg Long's first novel was Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, a science fiction Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame promises more high-stakes action, intrigue, shifting alliances, emotional four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction
- Review of Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction
- Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary fiction, and science fiction. In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Annalee Newitz's newest science fiction, Automatic Noodle , a novella
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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
- Review of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/2/23 Edition
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/13/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to William Kent Krueger's historical fiction novella set on the Louisa Morgan (author of A Secret History of Witches); and I'm reading the upcoming Hello Beautiful, fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/24/23 Edition
Perilous Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Iida Turpeinin's upcoming historical fiction novel Beasts of the slots fantastically imperfect and wondrous main protagonists whose thoughts, dialogue, motivations, and actions
- Review of Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
For more books I've loved, check out the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

















































