deprivation that kept her and other cult members under control of the Uncles, as the group called the men in charge surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, and the changing

Dawes with a piece of valuable artwork, Val follows her--and uncovers long-buried secrets that could change

I love diving into his vulnerabilities surrounding grief, change, pain, and the fight for freedom from

She's set to detest this interloper--but then he sends her a letter that changes everything.

that her main goals when she attended Taft were not bringing to light racial injustice and leading a charge toward change, but typically teenage: to escape into role-playing video games and write fan fiction,

created the horrific system of oppression, control, torture, and death—even with a promise of potential change Power by Naomi Alderman It follows that there are two ways for the nature and use of human power to change When the people change, the palace cannot hold.

The Briar Club , and The Alice Network , as well as The Phoenix Crown , which she wrote with Janie Chang

in Done and Dusted , particularly Luke, are largely determined to show that they are capable and in charge I'm not looking to nitpick sex scenes, but Luke felt so immediately bossy and in charge during their I yearned for Emmy to take charge of facing her own horse-related fears, ideally while taking charge

has been desperately searching across worlds to find the friend she failed to save--the friend who changed

within the relationships she lays out, and you may not be able to anticipate who's going to have a life-changing couple of the eleven stories in Meloy's collection left me wishing for more, but Meloy doesn't leave you hanging

including her life's one tender connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge Anglish world--and its selective history of the destruction of the Indigenous people--is due for some changes

Annie's own trip down memory lane is unexpectedly hedonistic, joyful, and full of chance encounters as By chance, she experiences unexpected, vulnerable moments with members of the band, and must realize

book yet of the seven in the Cormoran Strike series, we see some emotional growth, potentially game-changing deliberate in his life choices as the book progresses, ultimately (briefly) showing a potentially game-changing

Zeno and Della are vagabonds, putting on shows for small bills and change, scrambling to make enough Sadie Green are brilliant, creative collaborators and a wonderfully complementary pair since their chance like books that play with time, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance Ryland Grace wakes up as the sole survivor of a last-chance effort to save Earth and its inhabitants. shifters, but at its heart it's about a hurting family and an unimaginable, shocking, heartwarming chance

made up of an older generation steeped in habit and old-fashioned values yet poignantly capable of change

and mission, she wonders: could identifying and lifting the curse offer answers--and could it even change

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

Nothing could change that. Right?

When her mom shows up from Ghana, Maddie jumps at the chance for some independence; a late bloomer, she Tragedy, misfortune, and a passionate desire to take charge of her life together spur a satisfying turnaround

Constitution was shaped the way it was, its evolution, the possibilities and barriers in place regarding changing

But a tragedy the day before their planned departure changed everything--and led her to a newly imagined

These days there's no more witching and no more will for spells and change in the world.

Makkai offers up the potentially world-changing power of young people with an idea and tenacity; and

The elaborate climactic scene was creatively gruesome—and I felt realistic disgust as a result.

Letters from family and friends get him through multiple winters--until an unexpected visitor changes When cool Leo at school reveals that he's into comedy too, Haylah jumps at the chance to write material Elliott offers a fantastic, boy-crazy, British story about missteps, facing change, accepting the past

I appreciated Stockett's taking time for difficult truth-telling among characters, the chances for newly imagined second chances, and the stories of complicated redemption.

the author of The Diamond Eye , The Huntress , The Rose Code , The Alice Network , and, with Janie Chang

Through tracing the framework of and the growth and change of her relationship, Smith also explores gender

involves jaunts through multiple versions of the same story, as our fantastic main protagonists shift and change

Each life Nora tries on changes her in some way, whether by erasing her regrets about a path not taken asks how much of a person's happiness and life course is determined by circumstance, by choice, and by chance Yet each life Nora tries on changes her in some way, whether by erasing her regrets about a path not

After twists and turns, momentous changes, and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes

And yet these are the same activities that change lives, sometimes all at once and sometimes more slowly , the way dripping water changes stone.

felt hemmed in by hippie culture and also by the societal opposition to it; how she missed some world-changing

brother shoots a dog going after the family's sheep, the gunshot sets into motion events that will change

kingdom's evils are intensely detailed and extensively explored; this motivates characters to seek change

transports you to her late 1980s teenage bubble and allows you to live alonside her through her sharply life-changing

Zusy's Frederick sisters navigate a complicated, stressful situation and drastic changes with plenty

Funny, how truth changes in the telling. How a person becomes a myth, how a myth becomes a hero.

appreciated that Laurie's desire for independence and solitude weren't swept away in a convenient, abrupt sea change I love stories about returning home, reconnecting with old flames, and chances for redemption, and Every

At times the retracing of the town's history and the backgrounds of those involved in the climactic ride

She's set to detest this interloper--but then he sends her a letter that changes everything.

I'm Reading Now I'm reading What You Can See From Here, Mariana Leky's novel about loss, grief, and change loss, when it does occur, takes everyone by surprise, and Selma's granddaughter, Luisa, is forever changed

, but that didn't diminish my joy in the least at their banter and how their relationship grows and changes to Happy, described as "a laugh-out-loud funny yet heart-breaking novel about first love and second chances

exception, are Sedaris's unflinching observations of moments in time, desperate scenes, and emotionally charged They've got so many ways of calling you a witch, they just change it to how it suits them.

including her life's one tender connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge Anglish world--and its selective history of the destruction of the Indigenous people--is due for some changes

“People think romances are just about sex—and some are, which is fine—but they’re also about social change

as we see Jarrett grow up enslaved and dedicated to his horse Darley (later renamed Lexington in a change

But right before Simon gets a chance to go on tour, and just as he's letting his hopes soar that this In With or Without You, Leavitt explores what happens to a marriage when the people in it change, and

But the evening leaves her forever changed, and she's bent on finding answers--and revenge.

into an engrossing, complicated family story of forbidden love, secrets, impending death, and second chances enraging to watch him pretend to be buoyed along and tell himself he has no real power--when he had the chance