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I loved spending time with main protagonist Eli as he navigated tough situations and emerged with hope Eli Bell is a young man in a tough spot. Who is the man? Can he be trusted? Is any of this even real? He wants to grow up and become a journalist, but for now his main goal is trying not to attract too much For my full review, check out The Lost Man.

Douglas Stuart is also the author of Shuggie Bain. captivating retelling of the Indian epic Ramayana, with immersive details and an irresistible feminist main character fighting for a voice and for power in a man's world. She is smart, eager, passionate, and determined--and an irresistible main protagonist.

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 communicate with its handler, it begins to understand that all is not black and white, and that it may Family, pain, love, music, influence, trust, wonder, brutality, invention, discovery, loyalty, and most But then Romy gets word that another ship has launched from earth, with a young man called J as the pilot

disjointed to me when he delved into some of the regional goings-on that weren't seemingly related to the main And many Green Bank locals don't want to abide by the Quiet Zone rules at all--and don't.

Much of the fever pitch of support and hatred for Jesus occurs off the page, when the book's main character other experiences (and often-dangerous adventures), so his role in her story is primarily as a faithful man

are weighty and fascinating, but I found myself distracted by the story's pacing and an unsympathetic main Meena, a Hindu woman who was brutally punished by her village and her family for marrying a Muslim man small villages of her home country--and her journalistic discoveries threaten to unearth the painful Meanwhile, Smita is drawn to an Indian man she meets on assignment. In one example among many, Smita actively asks a companion a personal question, then shares with the

forced to marry the cult's leader when she was thirteen and worked as secretary for "The Family" for many Young's pain in both avenues is substantial and horrifying, and she is brutally honest. Sea, familiar Strout characters Lucy Barton and her ex-husband William flee New York City for rural Maine It's 1926 in London, and recovery from the Great War inspires many in the city to dive into the wild An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head-

I found the main protagonist largely off-putting; she seems scattered beyond her understandable lingering The main suspect felt almost comically sinister, creepily suggestive, and overly familiar--although his

But others' visions for the story involve her eco-warrior main character morphing into a teen beauty

In Rachel Hawkins's new mystery The Wife Upstairs, each of the main players and their histories aren't Each of the main characters is consumed by wealth, class, and appearances, and hearing about superficial

I loved spending time with main protagonist Eli as he navigated tough situations and emerged with hope Who is the man? Can he be trusted? Is any of this even real? Eli Bell is a young man in a tough spot. He wants to grow up and become a journalist, but for now his main goal is trying not to attract too much In many ways, Boy Swallows Universe defies categorization.

her ex-husband William, characters from earlier Strout novels, leave New York City to stay in rural Maine

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

And I am more than this man can comprehend.” After sixteen-year-old Bree's mother dies in an accident, she escapes the painful memories of her childhood I found Bree's main love interest Nick a little overbearing after a time. I felt a little disjointed by the many elements of the Shadowborn, Legendborn, multiple Merlins, shapeshifters The story's many correlations to slavery in the South are fascinating and chilling.

focused on shutting off the outside world, but the demands of a six- and nine-year-old reeling with pain To honor his friend, he'll need to be strong enough for Maisie and Grant, despite his own pain and fears I really wanted to stay in Patrick's point of view, and I didn't feel that we gained much insight or Rowley is from Maine and now lives in Palm Springs, and he also wrote The Editor and Lily and the Octopus

husband, her always-furious oldest daughter, her absent middle son, her broken life, and her relentless pain Situations aren't black-and-white, and terrible pain sometimes leads to intense realizations in what Our main protagonists are satisfyingly clever and resourceful, but they meet with plausibly complicated

I lugged all three of these physical books with me on vacation to Maine, and if I forget to stage a beach scam of a career pays the bills, but it doesn’t pay enough for Lily to deal with the sight of Leo, the man

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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