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  • Review of The Summer War by Naomi Novik

    centuries-old war her people have waged against the ruthless summerlings--and the ferocious grudges those mysterious

  • Review of Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

    Faulkner's debut mystery is twisty and turny, with various potential bad seeds and complications--and When she alludes to mysterious connections between the women--and a long-ago crime--her persistent presence situations at the heart of the book to be revealed slowly--aren't too convenient, and they add layers to the mystery

  • Review of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

    Similarly, when he stumbles onto a truth about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had The quiet main protagonist Bill is a hero; he musters forgiveness for painful events in his past while

  • Review of Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

    But Arthur is mysterious, and he's not who Birdie thought he was.

  • February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    celebrity memoir from a larger-than-life performer; a comedian's funny memoir; a fast-paced WWII-set mystery behind-the-scenes World War II British codebreaking of Nazi messages, along with a rich back story and mysterious Lizzie finds a secret notebook of her mother's, she becomes more determined than ever to solve the mystery

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/26/25 Edition

    Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous five years ago); and I'm listening to Karen Thompson Walker's speculative mystery

  • Review of When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash

    In his newest book, Wiley Cash offers a mystery and police procedural set in a small Southern town. abandoned airplane are found in his quiet, coastal North Carolina town, Winston must try to unravel the mystery But I really like Cash's character-driven mystery writing, and I'm definitely in for reading his future

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/5/25 Edition

    Medard's Bay was also the center of a media whirlwind in the early 1980s following the mysterious death

  • Review of The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

    Dave offers unexpected twists and turns and complex relationships in this great mystery. Laura Dave sets up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to work together Another recent mystery I enjoyed was Who Is Maud Dixon? Click here for my review. You can always search by category on the blog; to see posts tagged as Mystery, click here and take a

  • Review of Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) by Tracy Deonn

    as she explores her own heritage, flexes her newfound power, and digs into the story of her mother's mysterious Was her mother connected to all of these mysterious goings-on?

  • July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    melded into another: young friendship, serial killer, outlaw search, small-town intrigue, and longtime mysteries But a young, half-feral female student and a shockingly unorthodox widow both seem to hold mysterious act as a Hollywood movie star, linking the story's two timelines and revealing long-held secrets and mysteries

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/31/25 Edition

    The only thing that isn't a lie is her mysterious ability to instinctually, instantaneously heal others

  • Review of Grey Dog by Elliott Gish

    But a young, half-feral female student and a shockingly unorthodox widow both seem to hold mysterious

  • Review of American Mermaid by Julia Langbein

    Then mysterious threats and unexplained feminist changes begin appearing within the script, aimed at water (I'm sorry, but I can't stop the puns), making the reader wonder about the nature of multiple mysterious

  • Review of The Future by Naomi Alderman

    A mysterious app on her phone seems to have all of the answers she needs--but Lai isn't sure what the

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/21/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading What Happened to the Bennetts, the upcoming mystery from the prolific 01 What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline In Lisa Scottoline's upcoming mystery What Happened Scottoline is the author of Eternal and 31 other mysteries.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/21/25 Edition

    reading: The Summer Guests , Tess Gerritsen's newest Martini Club offering, which centers around a mystery

  • Review of Conform (Reform #1) by Ariel Sullivan

    so, which seems oddly convenient for the story; he also seems to almost certainly be the purportedly mysterious

  • Review of The Book of Love by Kelly Link

    Meanwhile, mysterious forces with dangerous plans converge upon Lovesend, drawn by the resurrection of

  • Review of What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown

    of the book, in which Jane and her father are entrenched in their own world, driven by her father's mysterious

  • Review of The Wife and the Widow by Christian White

    White's twisty mystery is set against the backdrop of an unforgiving winter on an Australian island,

  • Review of The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr

    As the community wonders at his mysterious, whimsical appearance, they embrace Brendan, as he is ultimately

  • Review of Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth

    Elaborate mythology swirls around the mysterious author of the blockbuster fantasy series The Falling

  • June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    ) by Freya Marske The first book in Marske's duology is full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery Robin and Edwin's love is romantic and sweet and heartbreaking and sexy; the mystery at the heart of camp; and winds it all through our middle-aged heroines' satisfying solving of a disturbing set of mysteries Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of But August's adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might

  • May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    For my full review of this book please see The Calamity Club. 03 London Falling: A Mysterious Death in Radden Keefe took a subject I wasn't initially captivated by and crafted another work of his signature masterful There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into

  • Review of The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen

    Their cultures are sometimes mysteries to each other, and at times conflict greatly with others' traditions

  • Review of The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

    Jackson's gothic horror tale is made all the more frightening by its reliance on terror, shadows, and mystery unorthodox woman with an open mind and brave disposition, Theodora; a young woman who has witnessed mysterious Jackson's gothic horror tale is made all the more frightening by its reliance on terror, shadows, and mystery

  • Six Fantastic Novels Set in North Carolina

    abandoned airplane are found in his quiet, coastal North Carolina town, Winston must try to unravel the mystery underbelly of their rural North Carolina town, and basically everything about this intricate literary mystery-thriller The Last Child appears in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year.

  • Review of The Project by Courtney Summers

    of seeking and exposing the truth around her as a journalist, while Bea retreats into a reclusive, mysterious When mysterious events come to light that seem linked to the seemingly harmless, benevolent group The I'm intrigued by stories about secrets and mysterious communities or private groups, so the focus on

  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads

    For my full review, please see Everything Is Tuberculosis . 03 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Mysteries When a mysterious woman washes up half-dead on the remote island of Shearwater, home of the world's largest There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into As the community wonders at his mysterious, whimsical appearance, they embrace Brendan, as he is ultimately

  • Review of Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams

    Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Determined not to give up on the musical, Riley sneaks and works on a master plan for a performance-- Gillian McAllister The author of the fantastic Wrong Place, Wrong Time  is back with a smart, twisty mystery Famous Last Words  is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian McAllister. I loved this smart mystery that relies heavily on character development and mental agility for our narrator

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/24 Edition

    fraternity members and a multi-million-dollar interstate drug ring; and I'm listening to a suspenseful mystery

  • Review of The Survivors by Jane Harper

    This is my favorite Harper mystery so far. On the Tasmanian coast, characters explore loss and grief and the swirling mysteries surrounding long-ago Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing When a fresh tragedy occurs, it brings the pain and terrible mystery of years past swirling back to wreak

  • Review of The Maid by Nita Prose

    Prose offers a surprising amount of heart and a unique main protagonist in this lighthearted murder mystery The lighthearted aspect of this mystery reminds me a little bit of Finley Donovan Is Killing It, but

  • Six Long Contemporary Novels to Sink Into

    She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds immensely readable book rich in period detail, with great dialogue and satisfying elements of love, mystery making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master

  • Review of Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham

    Lucy is wild, mischievous, mysterious--and she has an extra room in her rambunctious house next to a

  • Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore

    When she finds a mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

  • Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    Eason In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together Eason's science fiction mystery Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, have And I was wholly charmed by the rievs (former battle robots) who mysteriously show sentience and surprising In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/14/21 Edition

    Moscow and Rules of Civility. 02 Troubled Blood by Robert Galbratih In the fifth installment of the mystery A woman recognizes him and impulsively spills the story of her mother Margot Bamborough's mysterious So far it feels nicely paced, and I like having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's

  • Review of Good Material by Dolly Alderton

    I listened to Good Material as an audiobook. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

  • Six Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year

    Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery I gave four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You. talking) creepy-crawlies in this middle-grade novel, you'll find a noble quest, unlikely heroes, a mysterious

  • Review of Kills Well with Others (Killers of a Certain Age #2) by Deanna Raybourn

    Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries

  • February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    forgiveness; historical fiction about strong women and the power of books; and the first in an FBI procedural mystery investigators who reinvent methods of finding their culprit in a smart, intriguing, and satisfying mystery

  • The Once and Future Queen (Lives of Guinevere #1) by Paula Lafferty

    Vera struggles against the powerful, mysterious former presence of herself as Guinevere, looming like

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/18/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first book in Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines mystery trilogy

  • Review of The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

    connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge--and her growing wonder at the mysteries

  • Review of Lone Women by Victor LaValle

    In LaValle's magical, dark Western, people tend to disappear whenever Adelaide's mysterious trunk opens

  • Six More Novels I Loved Reading Last Year

    Then mysterious threats and unexplained feminist changes begin appearing within the script, aimed at When June witnesses Athena's death and then mysteriously comes up with a story about Chinese laborers learns that his like-a-brother friend Misha from his childhood World War II-era orphanage has died under mysterious

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/17/25 Edition

    But the mysteries surrounding the power of their enemies, her own dragon, and the future of her beloved

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