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  • Review of A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane

    I loved this fictionalized peek at life with a beloved star. Have you read anything like this?

  • Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading

    Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready If you're into lighter fiction with some romance and laughs, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Light Fiction Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction I loved the playful tone, the ghost angle within this light fiction, romantic story, and the focus on

  • Review of The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

    In this historical fiction novel by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy

  • Review of The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner

    If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading

  • Review of Boy by Nicole Galland

    In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/21/24 Edition

    Ranging from the Matewan Massacre through the Battle of Blair Mountain, Rednecks offers a mix of fictional Mountain, Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

  • Review of I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang

    read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here  and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction

  • Review of Fallen Land by Taylor Brown

    I included this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War .

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/13/23 Edition

    You might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. 02 Killers

  • Review of Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

    to in the book's title) that comprise his motivations--small and large--for getting out of bed and functioning Haig is also the author of the fiction titles The Midnight Library and How to Stop Time.

  • Review of Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin

    Harkin's fascinating debut speculative fiction considers a memory clinic that erases and reinstates memories Jo Harkin's debut novel, her speculative fiction Tell Me an Ending, is about a tech company that erases I love fiction about memory and how it shapes us, and I thought Harkin's Tell Me an Ending was wonderful Still Alice by Lisa Genova and What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty are two other fiction titles I loved

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/6/23 Edition

    Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures, and the fiction sooooo excited to read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/10/23 Edition

    stalker; and I'm reading Katherine Center's upcoming (to be published tomorrow) Hello Stranger, light fiction guilt and self-doubt lead her to track down the almost-victim, Wade Austin, he assures her that her actions interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/27/25 Edition

    In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful

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

    February is the shortest month, but I squeezed in some great reading: compelling historical fiction based fast-paced WWII-set mystery for young readers that came out of a writing collaboration; and historical fiction II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction The Rose Code . 06 Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine Erin Crosby Eckstine's richly detailed historical fiction

  • Six Riveting Backlist Reads

    For classic light fiction that's also great for summer reading, check out these titles and Bossy reviews In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella, Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians here. 05 When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction

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

    The Second Ending, Michelle Hoffman's light-fiction novel about music, dark secrets, zany hijinks, and redemption; Beyond That the Sea, historical fiction set during World War II about a young girl balancing two worlds and families; Boys I Know, Anna Gracia's debut, young adult fiction about a wonderful young others' expectations, and shaping her own future; Charm City Rocks, Matthew Norman's layered light fiction This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/10/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Fire and the Ore, the newest historical fiction novel (to be Hawker is also the author of The Ragged Edge of Night, which I mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Her mother's volatile emotions; upsetting and controlling manner; pushy actions; mental, emotional, and

  • Review of Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

    interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Review of Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

    Nellie Coker is fresh out of jail and ready to jump back into the action, masterminding moves to increase If you like historical fiction mysteries, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

  • Review of Wellness by Nathan Hill

    characters Jack and Elizabeth try to find their way back to an emotional connection in this literary fiction

  • Review of The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian

    In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction novel, Libby Steadman lives in Virginia on the edge of

  • Review of I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt... by W. Lee Warren

    Warren’s life story, both personal and professional, and his push and pull between faith and science,

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

    This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition; an adventure-fantasy inspired by a Chinese legend; literary fiction tracing life in a British boarding I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or the spot for me with trademark Bardugo detail and world-building that set a dark, rich scene for the action of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction

  • Review of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith

    Smith's historical fiction story in two timelines equally powerfully evokes the bleak Dutch winters of

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/21/23 Edition

    A book that keeps coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William upon Nathaniel Hawthorne--although it treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction

  • Review of Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

    Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada--

  • Review of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

    For more fiction and nonfiction books about race Colson Whitehead is also the author of The Underground

  • Review of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

    Bossy reviews of books set in Ireland, including the nonfiction book Say Nothing , Claire Keegan's fiction

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

    This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. 02 The Rachel Incident In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish The bedrock for Lucky Red is made up of wonderful historical fiction details of life in the dusty, volatile

  • Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

    The Buffalo Hunter Hunter  is a horror/historical fiction story with key supernatural elements.

  • Bossy Favorite Reads of the Year So Far

    whip-smart young Indigenous woman in a steampunk 1800s Nordic setting, with plenty of dragons, dragon science Breath delivers the dragons: in-depth training around being partnered with dragons, dragon-related science

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/4/22 Edition

    I'm listening to The Personal Librarian, historical fiction with race and art at the heart of it, set twentieth century New York City; I'm reading In a New York Minute, Kate Spencer's first novel, a light fiction Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray The Personal Librarian is Benedict and Murray's historical fiction recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction

  • Review of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

    I looooved the premise of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, and a World War II-set historical fiction tale If you're interested in World War II-set historical fiction, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/25 Edition

    Dani Francis's dystopian romance series, Silver Elite ; and I'm listening to Garrett Carr's literary fiction

  • Review of In Memoriam by Alice Winn

    Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I.

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

    Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: Renaissance-set historical fiction, two historical fiction mysteries (one with magical elements at its heart), a fictionalized memoir, a story of 1980s-set fiction, and a contemporary novel about Deaf culture. The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction The Hero of This Book straddles the line between fiction and memoir, as the letter feels deeply like

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/28/24 Edition

    01 Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles In Table for Two: Fictions, Amor Towles offers six short stories

  • Review of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran

    I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction conversations between Maria

  • Review of The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

    This gorgeously written postapocalyptic climate-fiction story offers up a future in which civilization civilization kept reminding me of the Talking Heads song "Nothing But Flowers," and Brooks-Dalton's climate fiction

  • Review of The Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding Empire #1) by Sung-Il Kim

    I love a historical-fiction-feeling fantasy story like this one, and Blood of the Old Kings sets up

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/10/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier's newest historical fiction Trackers by Charles Frazier In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction

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

    This month my favorite reads were a retelling of a Mark Twain story; historical fiction set in North Carolina; contemporary fiction about an unplanned pregnancy; the real story of a beloved figure from 01 What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway The historical fiction story about the building of the Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction

  • Review of Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

    of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction

  • Review of Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

    For more books I've loved, check out the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/13/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to William Kent Krueger's historical fiction novella set on the Louisa Morgan (author of A Secret History of Witches); and I'm reading the upcoming Hello Beautiful, fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/2/23 Edition

    book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni; I'm reading Josie Silver's newest romantic fiction publication tomorrow, A Winter in New York; and I'm listening to the first in Sara Donati's historical fiction chef who moves to New York City in hopes of a fresh start--and is quickly intimidated by the scope and action

  • Review of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

    II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/24/23 Edition

    Perilous Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/4/25 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to literary fiction with a story within a story that's been on

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