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Just a Few of My Many Historical Fiction Favorites These were just a few of my favorite historical fiction But I love historical fiction, and since 2020 I've shared many other lists of historical fiction favorites of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (and opposite sides of the wall) are at heart the same in their pain Much of the fever pitch of support and hatred for Jesus occurs when the main character of Ana is off Jesus's role in Ana's story is as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the

science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding what may But all of these players and times feel mainly to be in place to serve as a structure for our true main

And the main "bad guys" here (Robbie, Kennedy) are so hopeless, so unkind, so clueless, and so insufferable period she constantly questions her self-worth and attractiveness, and despite his teasing barbs that may

Both of the main characters are orphans, both were raised by indulgent, imperfect uncles, and both are

behind-the-scenes televised moments, and loooooooove. "...I sometimes think we as a society hold too many “It’s about elevating stories of joy above stories of pain. It is about seeing yourself as the main character in a very interesting—or maybe even quiet—life that But in order to get Fizzy to agree to participate, he'll have to meet her many demands, turn stereotypes

I laughed, rooted for the main protagonists and their allies, and loved the twists and turns and realizations

His golden heart and grit allow him to keep fighting through brokenness, pain, and disappointment in In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish As always, her main characters are richly layered, struggle with terrible circumstances, retain strong But it looks like she may have to rely on her annoying next-door neighbor Wes to try to gain the attention growing up between two cultures while shining in its details: wonderful dialogue, messy moments, and the main

I loved being along for the ride as Harper's story unfolded, and I was all in for the main protagonist Harper is also the author of Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) and The Lost Man, which I mentioned in my

appreciated that the will they/won't they romantic tension hinges on factors somewhat outside of the main

In Elle Cosimano's first book in this series, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, we meet main protagonist Finlay Donovan: an author and a recently single mom, divorced from a cheating man who's easy to detest

she's ready to be reunited with the team, which includes her mother and the rest of her family, plus many Divya has crafted strong female main protagonists who navigate the sometimes dark, always complicated But Divya is too busy crafting strong female main protagonists (complete with working mother guilt, which The management of many large-scale issues and their side effects are shown in shades of gray rather than But then Romy gets word that another ship has launched from earth, with a young man called J as the pilot

books, The Maid by Nita Prose and Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins, and I'm listening to the audiobook Martin's Press. 02 The Maid by Nita Prose In Nita Prose's novel The Maid, main protagonist Molly finds dead in his room, and her eccentric manner--and other's manipulations of her innocent vulnerability--may Yet Prose allows some surprises, and Molly may end up being more than capable of extricating herself from suspicion by using the many personal qualities that have led others to underestimate her.

Joan is a funny, heartbreaking, meddlesome, irresistible main protagonist.

balance of magic, religion, love, passion, family duty, adventure, and search for meaning—and all with a main

like the heart of the story (the Eastwoods' helping other women advance their everyday struggles to gain balance of magic, religion, love, passion, family duty, adventure, and search for meaning—and all with a main Reid is a straitlaced young man for whom things are black-and-white, clearly right and wrong. than I could have dreamed of, plenty of romance, so very much wine appreciation, and copious older-man-guides-the-young-ingenue

for Leia; and her youthful obsession and affair with the gruff (and married) Harrison Ford, who is a main I felt like a little too much time may have been spent on sharing youthful poetry and fanciful teenaged

In A Woman Is No Man, Etaf Rum explores the often powerless and essentially voiceless status of her female The dark basement where a main character spends most of her time adds to the claustrophobic feel of that The story is built around the women's constant pain, with wives being beaten almost universally within --but also many other real-life women--to write a new history, one in which they enjoy freedoms and a What did you think of knowing something bad was going to happen to a main character?

marriage, sex, politics, public and private behavior—and of course "society," which almost serves as a main A lady’s maid in love with the lady, racy scenes, angst, wonderful details of a life in service to a In this upstairs/downstairs novel, set in nineteenth century New York, Mary Ballard is a lady’s maid But on her own time, Mary is Irish exile Maire O’Farren, and she keeps mixed company as part of a secret Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

Main protagonist Logan was hard for me to emotionally connect to, but I was hooked by the heart-pounding

too convenient, and they add layers to the mystery of who exactly the nefarious force in the story may Lisa Scottoline Scottoline's suspenseful mystery offers surprising depth in exploring grief while the main The shift has made for strange bedfellows—and a prickly partnership between our main protagonist, Ellen

I had so many favorite reads this month, I'm saving back two from the past week for April in case I need I loved the main characters' fashion, banter, and stubbornness. imminent demise of the human race that the robots seem perched to enact serve as a catalyst for the human main When William's painful history resurfaces, it shakes the entire family with its repercussions. The ways in which the family members reconvene were not neat or without pain, but were intriguing.

marriage, sex, politics, public and private behavior—and of course *society,* which almost served as a main

And the main protagonist Vasilisa and conflicted priest were irresistible characters.

fourth installment of her Murderbot series, Wells provides another short (176 pages) book in which the main

I read and loved so many books in the past year, I can't resist more more more roundups of my favorites Students at the residential River Valley School for the Deaf are trying to get through finals, maintain story--as with the account of Patient Zero's experience and his two degrees of separation from the main Sea, familiar Strout characters Lucy Barton and her ex-husband William flee New York City for rural Maine

Vengeance Road is a rough and tumble story with enough suspense that I wasn't ever confident that the main fiction books that look promising. 03 West by Carys Davies ​This isn't strictly a Western, but the main optimistic travel route on a map (and, disturbingly, struggles multiple times with being preyed upon by a man

This is the only time I post about books I may not have read: promising reads for particular people in It's lovely to witness main protagonist Sybil as she slowly allows herself to face the past, addressing

In "Happily Ever After" the main character faces the possibility of not being able to have a biological In Evans's story "Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain," Rena, a war correspondent, attends the wedding "Why Won’t Women Just Say What They Want" focuses on an artist and the many people he has wronged (all The artist makes elaborate apologies which may be a media stunt. In "Anything Could Disappear," the main protagonist feels desperation, hoping fo new beginnings and a

I plowed through this book to figure out how the heck the main protagonist was going to resolve the situation

And there may be no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect But the main protagonist Griz is tough as nails and determined and wonderful, and things do ultimately

Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like

single-minded young Stephen the wunderkind; gruff, bighearted Colonel Carlisle; and the others on board may Against enormous odds, the team may just be finding some of the lifesaving answers they were sent to Carey's The Girl With All the Gifts; this person appears at the end of The Boy on the Bridge but is a main

Brendan is not the main protagonist, despite the novel's title, yet he is central to the story in that In one timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear Each timeline produces a vastly different boy, a significantly shaped sister Maia, drastically different

from Henry Fry about a young man resolving complicated questions about his romantic life, career, and medieval life and is built upon the framework of facts from the lives of Julian of Norwich and our main

This likely goes without saying, but a significant personal interest in Tombstone and the main players enter into reading this knowing Clavin was providing a meaty look at the topic of the town and the many

Elle and her oldest friend Jonas have just crossed a line, betraying their spouses--and may have set experienced there; her yearning for her estranged father in Ghana, whom they all call the Chin Chin Man Gifty is an appealing main protagonist, and Gyasi's story s fascinating so far. 03 The Haunting of Hill

A mysterious prisoner from the front arrives who could be friend or foe, and our main protagonist Talin

the Witch, published earlier this month, takes place in 1662 Boston, where strong-willed women like main Mary's foul treatment by her husband--and the community's unwillingness to protect her--may have you

I could have listed so many fantastic young adult titles here, but I picked these varied, wonderful six The main protagonists are often figuring out the world, their place in it, and who they are and want Or are they simply linked by their pain and their honesty--and is that bond enough to bring them peace just loved the redefining of class-driven limitations (as with the attraction between Gwen's lady's maid and Arthur's right-hand-man); the unorthodox and touching loyalty within a reimagined Gwen-Arthur relationship

The main players have to stick to their lies about their past to preserve their fragile present-day lives

by Elle Cosimano In Elle Cosimano's first book in this series, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, we meet main protagonist Finlay Donovan: an author and a recently single mom, divorced from a cheating man who's

I began this project out of the perverse craving for a cult campfire tale that so many of us possess. Montell looks to language as a main source of power and belief in order to explore the ways in which

Although you may see some of the big plot events coming, Center makes the journey so enjoyable that I more; it's sweet and funny, it's about writing and books, there are wonderfully faulted love-crossed main After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze producer reaches out to her with an unexpected question: Would Bea consider starring in a season of Main

Miller was a twentysomething writer in New York City when she began having odd symptoms, terrible pain Miller explores the isolation of enduring chronic disease, her own personal experiences coping with pain Told Me by Laura Dave Hannah has just celebrated her one-year anniversary of marriage to Owen, she may be making the slightest inroads with her teenaged stepdaughter Bailey--and she may finally be getting Friends and siblings are pitted against each other, and some of our main protagonists are faced with

Reid is a straitlaced young man for whom things are black-and-white, clearly right and wrong. Because our main protagonist is hiding from her mother and the coven, who desire to use Lou to further pronounced than her identity as a thief and as a young woman fighting against the establishment and The Man --until she marries The Man himself.

The vivid setting is as essential to the book as a main character, and references to real-life celebrities

of Utopia Avenue, click here. 02 The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez On the surface, the main The other is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly painful In Leila Sales's young adult book This Song Could Save Your Life, main protagonist Elise doesn't fit

I wanted to love that book more--there was so much love for books, and the main protagonist had a gloriously --but I found myself distracted by what felt like too many silly, slapstick moments or details that didn't

I was completely taken with the compelling story of the spunky main players; the shockingly blatant,

On the surface, the main players in this book by Abby Jimenez are too outrageously beautiful, obscenely The other is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly painful