premise for me: a flawed human gets another shot at existing in this unpredictable, problematic, glorious world Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like Either to change a world--many, many worlds, each touched by the choices I make in my life, for every on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family, and details of life during World Wars I and II.

loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War

Lorne Michaels developed SNL , his ups and downs, his vision, and how he created the institution that would ) by Rebecca Yarros Violet Sorrengail has been training as a dragon rider for 18 months at Basgiath War

Vargas is, frankly, tired of being reminded that her parents were part of the movement that saved the world Rash's newest Appalachian-set novel explores a small town shaken by upended expectations, the Korean War When his best (and only) friend Jacob is sent to serve overseas in the Korean War, Blackburn promises Blackburn and Naomi grow close as they anxiously await word of Jacob's fate halfway around the world.

Laura, a combat nurse, who is searching for her brother Freddie, against the backdrop of the Great War She never sends them, but crafting the furious hypothetical replies to anyoe frustrating her in the world

break all the rules of time travel to preserve the existence of his daughter without destroying the world Stewart would have to break all the rules of time travel to attempt the impossible: preserve the existence Within the world of Here and Now and Then, Mike Chen masterfully explores: Is the past set in stone or Chen writes a deeply felt warring of emotions and conflicting responsibility and duty. I especially love how Chen explores Kin's emotions in both of his realities, his warring loyalties,

friends get him through multiple winters--until an unexpected visitor changes everything, opens up Sven's world There's a minor, secondhand, yet powerful focus on the brutality and destruction of war, but also significant In twentieth-century Idaho, Zeno has lived a long life filled with yearning, war, and unexpected late-in-life She largely lives in a vivid virtual world but leaves to scribble scraps of information about the same Doerr's characters persist, each in their own way, in trying to make a positive mark on the world and

Kuang is also the author of Yellowface , The Poppy War , Babel , The Burning God , and The Dragon Republic of the same story, as our fantastic main protagonists shift and change, bravely outsmart those who would She reflects, sorts out her thoughts and makes sense of the events of the world. historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful magical world stands on its own, but I did get bogged down by the extensive explanations of the workings of the faerie world

Another series that would fit perfectly within this list is the wonderful Winternight trilogy by Katherine What other series that have to do with court, queens, and royalty would you include on this list? She finds that she may be the only hope to save her war-torn country. There was some story meandering and I would have liked to see more character development for Taryn, but I enjoyed the forays back and forth from the human world to the faerie, the various things-aren’t-what-they-seem

wishes, whether because my library doesn't have a copy (Strange Gods; Charlatan; Until the End of the World client lists are revealed, embarrassment and destruction seem sure to follow. 05 Until the End of the World (Until the End of the World #1) by Sarah Lyons Fleming A bookish Instagram friend is in love with this But right when Cassie is ready for redemption, it looks like the world is about to end. to this excellent space-opera, time-travel premise: Fleeing the final days of the generations-long war

to Mai Nguyen's darkly funny and moving book about deep grief and finding a way forward, Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead; and I'm listening to Ilona Andrews's novel about a superfan who wakes up in the world I received a prepublication version of this title courtesy of Knopf and NetGalley. 02 Cleo Dang Would Cleo and Ethan's world is turned upside down. She eagerly awaits the final book in the series, and she feels like she knows the characters and world

memoir details the former American intelligence officer's true story of her family during the Cold War For more nonfiction spy stories about the Cold War, check out two great books by Ben McIntyre, the gripping Sonya and a book I loved even more, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War To the world he was a bad man. To me, he was my dad who did a bad thing...." column "Eric Reads the News," shares his thoughts, experiences, and reflections about life and the world

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Amy Harmon's Revolutionary War-set historical fiction about a young As the Revolutionary War looms, Deborah's large frame allows her to pass as a male and join the Continental

of Natalie Haynes's A Thousand Ships , a woman-centered retelling of events surrounding the Trojan War

my full review of Just Mercy. 03 The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War is a wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and the twists double agent for Britain’s MI6, to be appointed Resident in the KGB—and to ultimately help end the Cold War He does an excellent job of immersing the reader in Cold War-era mindsets, priorities, and sometimes

to rural North Carolina with a wooden leg and haunting memories of his time fighting in the Korean War loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War

of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects her witchy powers, tames beasts, considers the world review of Natalie Haynes's A Thousand Ships, a woman-centered retelling of events surrounding the Trojan War

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Our Woman in Moscow, Beatriz Williams's story of Cold War espionage He'd rather she settle down and marry, have kids, and stop traveling the world and working to boost her To say that stubborn Greta and her willful father clash (and always have) would be putting it mildly. a storied clan, a powerful family, and a magical line, and that she is in fact a chosen one and two worlds

in the Bardo  in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War

Before the war, she had spied against fascists and anti-communists, Chinese, Japanese, and German; during the conflict, she had spied against both the Nazis and the Allies; after it, and henceforth, she would be spying against the West, the new enemies in a Cold War. Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy is made up of vividly recounted behind-the-scenes peeks at real-life Cold War revelations about clandestine operations and the workings of the Soviet spy network during the Cold War

In The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After , Wamariya recalls her experiences Wamariya shares her views of the world, her often jarring experiences in the US—with her sister and family

person (character) in a complicated situation, desperate for connection, and okay, I was taking Mia's word I didn't grasp why she would fixate so completely on this book and this man as her literal saviors. Souls are snatched away from us, flesh and blood turn to dust, people you love betray you, men go to war And if there were such obsession and an instant, all-encompassing love, would Mia repeatedly risk upending Alice Hoffman is also the author of The World That We Knew and over thirty other books.

At first I feared this would dilute my connection to the main characters, but the ventures into others large-scale (and infuriating) issues Novic raises, but a clean wrap-up to such an immensely complex situation would Sara Nović is also the author of Girl at War and the illustrated nonfiction work America Is Immigrants

Romy and J make contact, and they begin to forge a bond she never would have anticipated. series (I'm looking at you, Mace) are star players within this dystopian period of Johansen's Tearling world all of those elements and more, unraveling the workings of a family in the South during the Vietnam War ; brothers at odds; complex issues surrounding prison, war, and violence; and a brother's unfailing loyalty

#1) by Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing is the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy series, about a war But the war is raging, leadership is clearly keeping secrets, and working with the ruthless, deadly dragons

The world trembled in his nostrils. Some of this was new, and some familiar. family's life as they strike out for a rural existence and leave many of the comforts of the urban wprld the years-long evolution of Mike's dissertation topic, inspired by his ongoing curiosity about the world the widespread, convoluted, intriguing, outlandish hopes of many within the community that a magical world

#memoir, #nonfiction 03 Simon the Fiddler ​ Simon the Fiddler is set at the end of the Civil War. surrender looms and Simon's band plays for officers of both sides at a celebration marking the end of the war Jiles provides wonderful details of 1865 Texas and life at the end of the War Between the States. Paulette Jiles also wrote two other Civil War-era historical fiction books I loved, News of the World young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story set during the Civil War

Blakemore Blakemore's book--which is based upon witch hunts during the seventeenth-century English Civil War Hart's debut novel links women in three timelines through blood and a powerful connection to the natural world In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft and the natural world, she explores three timelines of , struggle against the binds society attempts to put upon them, connect powerfully with the natural world Isobel's needlework and the colors she sees in the world are captivatingly described, and the tenuous

in order to savor the world the author so gorgeously created. She reflects, sorts out her thoughts and makes sense of the events of the world. But the world of the story is grounded in day-to-day stressors and challenges. What We Can Know , we're introduced to characters living in a 2119, post-global-warming, post-nuclear war variation, richness, and natural world no longer exist .

After the World Falls Apart I have a fascination with postapocalyptic and dystopian books, and I think In her debut novel, Divya sets the scene in the world of 2095. Humanity around the world is reliant on homemade and commercially manufactured pills--for health, for I was hooked by Long's world-building, her evocative, immersive descriptions of the cold climate, and In one circumstance, referred to in the book's title, there is a captivating, dark, in-between world

fiercely loyal, savvy, and crafty main protagonist Tamsin as she struggled to find her place in both worlds Please click here for my full review of Time's Mouth. 05 World Running Down by Al Hess Hess's dystopian Al Hess's World Running Down tracks the adventures, challenges, unexpected meetings, and joys of a trans For my full review of this book, please see World Running Down. Alien Life, and AI. 06 Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space opera about war

teaches at Western Carolina University) is also the author of other Appalachia-set books: Serena, The World Girls like it sad, with a thousand-yard stare out to the distance as you gaze upon the horrors of war Dartmouth grad Phil Klay's National Book Award winner Redeployment, the author shares short stories about war powerful emotions, troops haunted by decisions and unforeseen dangers, painful adjustments to life after war

is himself torn between family duty, secrets, and doing "one right thing," a way of navigating the world Sylvie's torn feelings and warring sense of duty and desire for youthful joy and carefree moments felt

premise for me: a flawed human gets another shot at existing in this unpredictable, problematic, glorious world Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like Either to change a world--many, many worlds, each touched by the choices I make in my life, for every on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family, and details of life during World Wars I and II.

evade evil and develops into a beautiful heartbreaker of a story about duty, family, and love in Civil War-era

But then Romy gets word that another ship has launched from earth, with a young man called J as the pilot While events on Earth spiral into world war and destruction, sending the space missions toward uncertain They begin to forge a bond Romy never would have anticipated. James is also the author of The Quiet at the End of the World, The Next Together and its sequel The Last

Centuries-old resentments and conflicts threaten to bubble up into war--and Nahri and Dara's arrival

Front the Following Sea, upcoming historical fiction by Leah Angstman, it's 1689 and King William's War When she angers a local warlord and must escape her world, she's relieved to secure promises of transport out--but those who would help her have one condition.

Natalie Haynes's mythological retellings put women at the center of many scenes surrounding the Trojan War I listened to Haynes read her captivating woman-centric version of events surrounding the Trojan War I was hooked throughout A Thousand Ships. 02 The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson In The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson offers a wonderfully imperfect heroine and her fascinating journeys secrets are revealed that connect various worlds and shake Cara to her core.

Kuang is also the author of Yellowface , The Poppy War , Babel , The Burning God , and The Dragon Republic

Violet Sorrengail has been training as a dragon rider for 18 months at Basgiath War College, but a real-life

Parry's reimagining of A Tale of Two Cities as a dark, faery-controlled world with the French Revolution historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful magical world of shifting power structures, and clever enough to reimagine the faery-controlled underbelly of his world , he becomes determined to usher in a new age, where Excalibur is reclaimed, Camelot is secure from would-be

Chen writes a deeply felt warring of emotions and conflicting responsibility and duty. Harrow has crafted a lovely adventure through different wonderfully imagined worlds (including the early honest review. 05 The Bone Clocks by Davi Mitchell Teenager Holly Sykes is suddenly drawn into the world She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like

Would there have been the same wars, massacres, persecutions, and crusades?

In The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After , Wamariya recalls her experiences Wamariya shares her views of the world, her often jarring experiences in the US—with her sister and family

She writes songs about "sex, love, and the state of the world," and in one instance describes musical The enthusiasm of my obsession with her book News of the World was (borderline? full-on?) titular character John Chenneville is a former Union soldier who has spent the year since the end of the war Jiles writes gorgeously about the unforgiving landscape, post-Civil-War wasteland, and the sprigs of Paulette Jiles also wrote News of the World, Simon the Fiddler, and The Color of Lightning.

a favorite author, Eowyn Ivey; I'm listening to Southern comic Leanne Morgan's memoir, What in the World she traded her safety and Emmaleen's for the false promise of an idyllic life immersed in the natural world Eowyn Ivey is also the author of To the Bright Edge of the World , which I listed in the Greedy Reading What in the World?! I'm listening to What in the World?! as an audiobook.

choices large and small cause enormous repercussions for an individual--and sometimes for the entire world on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her family, and details of life during World Wars I and II. This would be a captivating book even without the redoing-life element.

The title of Harding's book comes from Shakespeare's Richard II: This earth of majesty, this seat of evokes the harsh landscape and the characters' connection to the weather, the terrain, and the natural world

“What started the war, Pa?" His eyes settled on me. "Stories, Jessilyn. the pacing and tone of the story that allows for all of those elements to feel real. 06 News of the World Captain Kidd has fought in three wars, and after the Civil War's end, he serves as a traveling news reader , providing eager listeners along his route with news from the world. Click here for my full review of The News of the World.