She gets do-over chances and plays with how various decisions shift her potential future.

adjustment to life without her free-spirited, joy-filled partner; and it tracks the grief and the resulting shifts

the entirety of hell's wrath, wonderfully morbid humor, some hard-won romance, and a ragtag group of loyal In Dead Beat, Alex, now with a ragtag group of loyal allies, must figure out how to close the gates to

Gwynne Gwynne's epic, Norse-inspired saga tracks three fascinating main protagonists through battles, shifting The story is always shifting--shaped by betrayals and the flipped script when fate and destiny aren't

nineteenth-century Dodge City, Kansas, offers up a tough young heroine who makes mistakes but whose perseverance and loyalty for a fellow "sporting woman," and when the Buffalo Queen is threatened, she must determine where her loyalties love returning to Alex's creative, irresistibly unorthodox approach to life and her grumpy, undying loyalty

roller-coaster story--I wasn't always sure whether Zusy was aiming for what felt like moment-to-moment shifts

suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious loyalties recognizes an immediate need to develop a thick skin—as well as feeling the complicated impetus to establish loyalties

Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of family--those you

I was taken with her writing style and loved how smoothly the shifts in time and chronology worked.

Lewis as they adjust to the sudden prospect of a drastic, potentially deadly (to Wren), fundamental shift It's 1925, and Diamond Annie is running a ruthless, savvy, gritty, loyal ring of female thieves and cons

sometimes grumpy pirate Amina al-Sirafi and her quest, her strategic swearing, her strength, her fierce loyalty

In The Witch Elm, French dips her toe into exploring how privilege, luck, (sometimes blind) loyalty—and pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history, loyalty

The pacing felt uneven to me, and shifts in mood and manner sometimes seemed abrupt, so that it was tough

Maybe it's hard to shift from thinking your planet is safe at the centre of it all to knowing in fact

older brother never seems to be around to help; and she's the only Black person at work with a boss who shifts

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian

unexpected circumstances--and realizes that she may be able to reinvent her path forward--and possibly also shift

colonization, the universal connection of music, the temptation to change the past, portals and time loops, loyalty structure for our true main protagonist, Gaspary, and we see the most depth and development and change; loyalty

Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of coming home.

Katlia also explores complicated issues such as addiction, respecting elders, and family loyalty.

Meanwhile Harper explores loyalty, procedural details related to the past and near past, beginnings and

and heartbreak, and it's satisfying to follow them as they seek redemption, take comfort in and build loyalty The memories are beginning to slowly shift back into focus, but he needs them now.

The college friends have strong bonds of loyalty; they sometimes behave impulsively; and they are appropriately And the homicides seems to be shifting the tide of power and changing men's behavior in general.

hopes, her vulnerability and then her growing doubts, her self-reliance and quick thinking, and the shifts -and then her growing doubts--her self-reliance, quick thinking, and strength of character, and the shifts

Lara herself, Duke, her young life, her path to her husband Joe, and the unexpected ways her future shifted

is the norm, and geneticists who have tried tinkering with the human state in a desperate attempt to shift Their wild success and their devastating lows--individual and collective--test their loyalty, offer joy

Her tone is loyal while remaining brutal and honest. ), and how her own eventual personal growth drove a rift between her and the mother she idolized, a shift

detailed accounts of tracking online tweets and online message board messages, and also involved frequent shifts

The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting wrapped up with a bow as though according to a formulaic "happy ending" equation, and I found this shift

But as he uses his smarts, his unlikely allies, and his loyalty to get by, he finds himself discovering I loved the characters' dynamics, the outsider Ferius Pargosi who becomes a mentor and deeply loyal friend

If we’re not loyal to the things we love, what’s the point?... Griz is capable of fury and revenge, but also great love and loyalty, bravery, and creativity.

The shifts in point of view and the revelations that were made possible by the bit-by-bit unveiling of

"cupping" of cheeks for affection; I was drawn out of the moment by multiple instances of odd tone shifts

Yet loyalties variously rule all or fade away as an unlikely set of alliances and relationships stand

I was intrigued by the peeks into various cults and groups that inspire fanatical loyalty, but wished it feels potentially disingenuous and even sensational to include exercise groups inspiring intense loyalty

but various animals are conveniently tuned into human needs and show deep, surprising connection and loyalty

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at her local aquarium as a custodian

The idea that the group would even consider asking Sloane to shift her life plans in order to stay local

If we’re not loyal to the things we love, what’s the point?... Griz is capable of fury and revenge, but also great love and loyalty, bravery, and creativity.

Dannie can’t shake the possibilities and uncertainty created by what felt like an actual, temporary shift The setup seems like it’s a romance, but it’s really a story about loyalty and devoted friendship without A full genre shift around page 400 would normally make me want to throw a book through the window.

these dark, hyperbolic glimpses into humanity and the swirl of social media--as well as the powerful shifts The situation that arises in her life is so deep and important, the tone of the book shifts to reflect

and she doesn't shy away from exploring her young understanding of the circumstances, loss, and her shifting

Abriel introduces an enormous shift that shakes things up enormously for both young women before the reimagined faith, the frustrations of societal expectations for women, great adventure, strong female loyalty

The fierce loyalty and revenge elements in this intriguing whodunit were immensely satisfying.

Christianity is presented as a swift, sweeping, destructive force in the Town without offering any redemption Johansen plays with timelines and offers a shifting reality at the end that I didn't at all anticipate

Sitara's unsettled feelings about her past, present, and future build and shift until reaching a crescendo

with the kickass, whip smart, savvy, kind, and irresistible Bridie are her striking and unfailingly loyal Wren is a loose cannon, a fierce soldier, intensely loyal, a magical healer, and she has an uncontrollable fantasy elements are all in place here: magic, healing, a defiant main protagonist with a conscience, loyalty

It highlights unlikely loyalties forged during desperate times, terrible scenes of cruelty, and shocking But Atkinson's thrusting of Ursula back into her same existence as she shifts her circumstances slightly

talking dragons, their complex, wonderfully faulted handlers, and wartime conflicts demanding bravery and loyal Temeraire is young, greedy, vain, and outrageously loyal to Will, and Will is attempting to civilize of the nine books in the Temeraire series, in which the dragons are haughty and greedy and intensely loyal

But tensions on board the ship soon come to a head, and Ruth may have to choose between her loyalty to In Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, Long offers a story about survival, loyalty, friendship, and overcoming