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01 The Shadowed Land (Lost Queen #3) by Signe Pike I loved the first story in this series, The Lost Queen Signe Pike is the author of the first two books in the Lost Queen trilogy, The Lost Queen and The Forgotten

For my full review of this book, check out The Last Magician . 03 Lost in Time by A.G. Riddle A.G. Riddle's 450-page multiple-timeline story Lost in Time , a group of scientists have developed a device For my full review of this book, check out Lost in Time . 04 Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister She must be losing her mind. But she knows that last night was real.

page time in the book spent on tedious matters such as filling out forms and attempts to track down lost When it's revealed later in the book that he considers himself a genius, I felt even less likely to empathize

Her visions begin transporting her to her indigenous land, offering glimpses of life in the Lost Territory Luz realizes that she may be the only one who can save the stories of her ancestors before they are lost , starts with a devastating ending (the demise of a character, caused by nefarious magicians) and a less-than-promising

English teacher who moves to Los Angeles to adapt her surprise feminist bestseller into a movie--without losing This often makes her books feel like Westerns to me, as with her book The Lost Man.

Or that her shift in feelings of responsibility could be part of her cutting loose in areas of her personal Millie is in danger of losing everything, and this culminating situation of neglectful, inept damage

“He loses his wife so he stirs up an army to bring her back to him, costing countless lives and creating Oenone loses her husband and she raises their son. Which of those is the more heroic act?” Before crossing over from the living forever, Wallace gets a week to finish out his life and tie up loose

she's seen or what to make of it, staggering through her days, unsure whether it's day or night and less , but I liked how Willingham allowed for resolutions without glossing over the irrevocable effects of

the Movies is about Liz Buxbaum, a fabulously eccentric high schooler coping with the grief of having lost ) is a single dad and documentary filmmaker slated by his boss to create a reality TV program about finding She didn't lose sight of embracing each new experience while reflecting on what she wanted her future

marriage finds happiness in a socially unacceptable relationship, and the legal backlash causes her to lose Characters come off as less realistic than their fictionalized versions (who are main protagonists of The romantic aspect is less essential than the fantasy elements, which I appreciated.

Buddy Lee lost his job while mourning his son and is holed up drinking in his trailer, and Ike, who knows But the cops seem to have given up on the case, the killers are still on the loose, and the men share

) is a single dad and documentary filmmaker slated by his boss to create a reality TV program about finding But her two bosses, Torrence and Seth, who are exes, seem more concerned with their long-term petty arguments the Movies is about Liz Buxbaum, a fabulously eccentric high schooler coping with the grief of having lost

the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively as he avoids them--saves Emaleen from being lost Emaleen's foray into the wild; there are resolutions here, but the momentum of the earlier story felt lost

Some of these circles are somewhat glossed over--and the pacing flagged at times for me as the protagonists of the story, during the slog through various avenues of hell, and the worldbuilding felt slim and glossed

For my full review of this book, check out The Last Magician. 03 Lost in Time by A.G. Riddle A.G. Riddle's 450-page multiple-timeline story Lost in Time, a group of scientists have developed a device For my full review of this book, check out Lost in Time. 04 Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister She must be losing her mind. But she knows that last night was real.

Buddy Lee lost his job and is holed up drinking in his trailer, and Ike, who knows a Black man can't But the cops seem to have given up on the case, the killers are still on the loose, and the men share Louis and reuniting with a long-lost aunt--their recently orphaned neighbor Emmy and their steadfast

She is told she will receive zero support from the baby's father; she loses two roommates due to the baby's crying; she receives little practical help from her mother; and she loses her job.

Memoirs to Dive Into Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This Year Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Bourdain does have sordid tales to tell, but he seems less puffed up over his kitchen war stories after a memoir about marriage, unexpected yearnings, and the messy process of finding herself again after losing Her tone seems useful for readers who may not have gardens, much less farms, and who may looking to live

Starter Villain shows a grumpy-seeming cat's head on a human torso clad in a suit with "Meet the new boss Then he inherits his long-lost uncle's parking-garage empire. terrifying power of perception and manipulated presentation; the potential destruction of lies and glossed-over

messy, imperfect, wonderful, adventurous, tragic lives shown in the bulk of the book to a smooth, no-loose-ends The Author's Note explains that the character of Violet and the arc of her life is somewhat loosely based

living in the present all become too complicated to parse as one being or the other, and the women lose

influence, trust, wonder, brutality, invention, discovery, loyalty, and most of all, faith—in some cases, lost He struggles to move forward, but he feels stuck, as though part of him will always be lost. Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of others and their hopes that he will pursue their loved ones’ lost dreams and right their wrongs; then

school leads to further ostracization and irritating demands upon Janet's time, when she'd prefer to lose

I was looking for more assertiveness from Emmy and less of a dynamic in which men solve women's problems It's not fair for me to want a Western romance to be less romance and more Western, but I did, and even

Ishida's offbeat story tells the tales of various characters, lost or in pain, who find themselves transformed

Xavier is a young veterinarian who feels grumpy, exhausted, and as though he may be losing faith in humanity

I loved the worldbuilding and the headstrong, powerful loose cannon of Nahri, as well as the Middle Eastern

Ultimately, Sunny listens to her inner voice and doesn't settle for anyone who wants her to be less than

fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship, artistry--and "Lost And liking Nathan is starting to feel like less of an act than simply a reality. When he and Kat met, they made a connection that first built into a best-friendship between two lost

And liking Nathan is starting to feel like less of an act than simply a reality.

is a single dad and documentary filmmaker slated by his boss to create a reality TV program about finding But her two bosses, Torrence and Seth, who are exes, seem more concerned with their long-term petty arguments the Movies is about Liz Buxbaum, a fabulously eccentric high schooler coping with the grief of having lost

But somewhere along the way, they lose sight of each other--and of themselves.

page time spent on sex scenes --which eventually seemed to take on a life of their own--meant that we lost

Weybridge is morally clear to Libby, but the realities of the potential harm it could bring aren't lost

Bridget's former best friend and Felix were serious and broke up, after which the girls lost their friendship

But he seems to be beyond confident, so Alice has nothing to lose by being herself.

In one timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name; in a second, she makes a less aggressive

itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced dialogue and compelling characters' lives you can get lost itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced dialogue and compelling characters' lives you can get lost

book--I didn't feel particularly connected to Hamdy's characters, despite their tragedies, yearnings, lost like a "here's what happened; see, it really does make sense" summary, more than storytelling to get lost

I didn't feel drawn in by Wren, who feels lost throughout much of the story, and I didn't feel as though

fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship, artistry--and "Lost

wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second, she makes a less school leads to further ostracization and irritating demands upon Janet's time, when she'd prefer to lose

in the subtitle felt particularly on target, as Morgan's brief forays into offering life advice felt less

“To lose your temper is to lose the battle.”

They must be careful, as packs of feral dogs--and packs of desperate humans, the Lost--will try to take

wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second, she makes a less

Memories can be manipulated and erased, as characters' minds take the shape of a previous reboot and lose

being a strong-willed woman helping to feed a village by manning fishing boats when the men are all lost—is be someone to heal you; witch can be the Devil, or witch can be a woman so beautiful she makes you lose

questionable tactics" to "entrap" subjects, so now she's in the private sector, working for shadowy bosses

the adventurer on your gift list. 05 Big Heart Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals & Moments from the Lost Kitchen by Erin French Erin French is the owner and chef of The Lost Kitchen, a 40-seat restaurant in The Lost Kitchen was named one of TIME Magazine's World's Greatest Places and one of "12 Restaurants