Kira Marchand, an infectious disease specialist, is the main protagonist in Doctors and Friends, and Then fatigue she just couldn't shake, no matter how many hours-long naps she fell into. Along with her new mutt Oscar, Jaouad embarked on a 100-day, 15.000-mile trip, visiting many of the people

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.

works alongside her family, caring for the plantation owners' daughter Violet, who is her own age, and gaining She also explores the complicated Violet-Junie dynamic, in which Junie is Violet's only company for many novel explores early Edinburgh surgical schools, questionable methods of obtaining study subjects, a main Elwood Curtis is a promising young man in 1960s Tallahassee. But as naive as it may be, Elwood persists in pursuing justice and clinging to the moral high road just

The shift has made for strange bedfellows—and a prickly partnership between our main protagonist, Ellen other and work together to determine who is responsible for the destruction; how each of their pasts may While reading, I imagined how Clinton's experiences as Secretary of State and First Lady may have informed

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.

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

After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze producer reaches out to her with an unexpected question: would Bea consider starring in a season of Main

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,

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

After she drunk-blogs scathing comments about the unrealistic body images of the stars of Main Squeeze producer reaches out to her with an unexpected question: Would Bea consider starring in a season of Main I adore the colonial Indian setting and the emotionally closed off but exceptionally kind and wise main

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

In the book's 1865 timeline, our main protagonist has recently been placed in a mental institution, trying family living two hundred years apart in the same house, making you wonder how reliable any of our main

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

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

Divya has crafted strong female main protagonists who navigate the sometimes dark, always complicated Welga is drawn back into intelligence work in order to identify and fight this new enemy--an enemy that may 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

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

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

Reza is originally from Iran and gains a new stepfamily in New York, where his eyes are opened to new possibilities and the terrifying and thrilling idea that he could ultimately live an honest life as a gay young man kind older mentor in all things gay culture and in fighting for what’s necessary; a love triangle; many a complementary read to Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change, which follows the main

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

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

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

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

I could have listed so many fantastic young adult titles here, but I picked these varied, wonderful six The main protagonists are often figuring out the world, their place in it, and who they are and want Or are they simply linked by their pain and their honesty--and is that bond enough to bring them peace just loved the redefining of class-driven limitations (as with the attraction between Gwen's lady's maid and Arthur's right-hand-man); the unorthodox and touching loyalty within a reimagined Gwen-Arthur relationship

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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 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

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

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

I received a prepublication version of this novel courtesy of NetGalley and Mariner Books. Stedman Stedman takes a remote Australian sheep farm and drops our main protagonists into agonizing scenarios Aside from that enormous issue, the story offers so many elements I loved: the remote Australian setting Del and Dinah Newman, along with their sons Guy and Shep, have been mainstays on the TV for years. Clues to the murder--and, possibly, to vast riches from Barton's era--may lie in the story of Elizabeth

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

of disaster and darkness exist alongside the widespread, convoluted, intriguing, outlandish hopes of many I received a prepublication version of this novel courtesy of NetGalley and Mariner Books. Then Briar works their way into a temporary maintenance job at the school and soon realizes that their click here for my full review of this title. 05 Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth I loved the octogenarian main Elsie is an 81-year-old living in a Melbourne suburb, grumbling and mainly keeping to herself, aside

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

His apprenticeship is nearly over, and he has neither an assurance of steady work as a young man playing But evidence indicates to Veronica that Alice may have been murdered. Unexpected Peril . 03 I'll Be Right Here by Amy Bloom I'm a huge Amy Bloom fan, and I appreciated the strong main I'll Be Right Here  tracks decades in their lives, including victories, pain, unorthodox choices, and When a couple and young son move into the flat below her, Gretel begins to worry that the man of the

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

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

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

01 Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman #1) by Olivia Waite The playful tone and clever main protagonist working to advance artificial intelligence in a near-future dystopian world decimated by climate change, May's May finds herself willing to surgically alter her facial features for a sum that might keep her family review, please check out Hum. 05 The Last Hour Between Worlds (Echo Archives #1) by Melissa Caruso I may For Bossy reviews of many other books that play with time--this is one of my favorite elements--you can

When they encounter loved ones from their memories who are now living alternate lives, in many cases ward since her beloved, offbeat father disappeared during a trip to acquire artifacts for the wealthy man Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like

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

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

I began this project out of the perverse craving for a cult campfire tale that so many of us possess. Montell looks to language as a main source of power and belief in order to explore the ways in which

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

of empathy might have unraveled the increasingly devastating whirlwind of conflict between the two main protagonists, who are each both hero and vill ain.

Six Great Bossy Historical Fiction Reads I loved so many historical fiction books last year. She rises through the ranks of palace concubines and gains almost unfettered access to the king, all The main protagonist's focus in her work is Commander Graham Gore (a character based upon a real figure He teaches English to children and adjusts to the shock of living in a flat with many other people--and

by Elle Cosimano 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