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- Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In
But it's truly unlike anything I have ever read, and the second section, which is an enormous departure her own eventual personal growth drove a rift between her and the mother she idolized, a shift that changed
- Review of Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
None was even a close second.
- Review of Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
It looks as though Vanderah has a second book set for publication in spring 2021, The Light Through the
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/13/22 Edition
The second and final book in Marske's duology, A Restless Truth, is scheduled for publication in November
- Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
Ryland Grace wakes up as the sole survivor of a last-chance effort to save Earth and its inhabitants. Is this a second book by Becky Chambers on one short Greedy Reading List? Yes, yes, it is.
- Review of The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy #1 by Nora Roberts
I'm in for the second book in this series, fall 2021's The Becoming, but I thought that the series was
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
loved reading during the past month, in the order in which I read them: Namesake is Adrienne Young's second woman, Fable; A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, one of my two favorite reads of the month: Hank Green's second 01 Namesake by Adrienne Young Namesake is the second and, sadly, final book in Young's duology about
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/14/21 Edition
twisty mystery in which people aren't always what they seem; and a young adult mystery with heart, the second
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
schemes--some ill-fated--and begins to understand that the group's intention is to effect sweeping change But grandiose plans don't always go off as planned, and making any change in a society so entrenched Idris and Mazna are brought together by tragedy and build their life together upon secrets, and the second There are tragic lies and lies of omission, mistakes, missed chances, and moments that drastically change
- Review of Paper & Blood (Ink & Sigil #2) by Kevin Hearne
In Kevin Hearne's latest book, the second and final installment in his Ink & Sigil duology, we catch
- Review of The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
cult life, the daring attempt to escape it, the haven found in books, and, ultimately, Mia's peaceful second
- Review of The Course of All Treasons: An Elizabethan Spy Mystery by Suzanne M. Wolfe
This is the second in Wolfe's Elizabethan Spy Mystery series; the first was A Murder by Any Name.
- Review of Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo
The second number is the percentage of institutional aid spent on non-need-based aid.
- Review of One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
One of Us Is Next is the second book in the series, published last year.
- Six Four-Star (and Up) Fantasy Novels I Loved in the Past Year
You can find my first list of favorites from the past year here and my second list here . But the evening leaves her forever changed, and she's bent on finding answers--and revenge.
- Review of The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
The second and third books in this series are published; I seem to often start series and have to wait
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I am alllll in on this series and can't wait for the second installment. head with a twisty, compelling, futuristic, technology-driven attempt at survival--and at maybe just changing
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Riddle's time-travel story centers around reconciling the inability to change what has already occurred civilization buckles to the destructive power of weather and ocean while certain species thrive in the extreme changes The shadow of real-life global warming and weather changes add to the power of the story, and the touch Details of Bono's activism make up much of the second half of the book.
- Review of The Unwilling by John Hart
He's written many other books, including The Hush, the second in the Johnny Merrimon series, and the
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/3/24 Edition
Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for more stressful and Emma's mother shows up, will the potentially serious feelings between them stand a chance
- Review of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
This is the second in Schwab's first series for adults, Villains.
- Shhh! Six More Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
This is my second book gift list of the season (the first was last week's Shhh! Sex; and Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. 04 Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change
- Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West
Vengeance Road is the first book in Bowman's Vengeance Road duology; Retribution Rails is the second. Agnes Prine series: Sarah's Quilt and The Star Garden, neither of which I've read yet, as well as Light Changes This is the first book in Rae Carson's young adult Gold Seer trilogy set in Gold Rush-era America; the second
- Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads
Wood gorgeously evokes the many characters and unfathomable events that changed her family's existence important underlying plot lines remained oddly unresolved at the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second
- Review of Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
to parents with lead-poisoned kids, they tell you that the biggest thing is that the kids' behavior changes father--as well as her seemingly fervent and earnest wish that she had killed him when she had the chance
- Review of The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy
story (this time, set in Paris) with dual timelines; The Beekeeper's Promise, set in 1938 France with a second
- The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year
Hart has written many other books, including The Hush, which is the second in the Johnny Merrimon series I haven't yet read the second in this Lucas Page series, Under Pressure--and I didn't even realize this
- Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into
I love digging into the story of someone's life--notable because of chance, circumstance, or choice-- I found Sally Field's discussion of her "craft" and how she grew and changed as an actor to be the most I loved it and I'd read another book by her in a second.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/28/25 Edition
She notes that there is a 37% chance of a massive earthquake in the Pacific Northwest in the next 50 When a stomach bug ravages the wedding guests and Charlie himself, will Cece use it as a chance to bow
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/28/21 Edition
He has written many other books, including The Hush, the second in the Johnny Merrimon series, and the
- Review of A Deadly Education: Lesson One of the Scholomance by Naomi Novik
The Last Graduate, the second book in this series, is slated for publication in June 2021.
- Review of Time of the Child by Niall Williams
He's also bemoaning his own chance at love; as a widower he worked with Annie Mooney at the pharmacy, But an unwed mother in that time and place has little chance of keeping a child once the Church has a
- Review of Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
A chance encounter blossomed into a glorious connection and a pact to meet up one year later at her family friends like family, facing responsibility and challenge, and acknowledging when long-held dreams have changed
- Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
This is the second Naomi Novik book on this short list because she reimagines fairy tales so captivatingly
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for promising talent and her best friend from high school (who's now a high-powered agent), Emma gets the chance home, and Emma moves to Los Angeles for six weeks of inspiring, career-building, lucrative, and life-changing Only, the last thing Charlie Yates wants is someone changing his (terrible) script.
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories
These days there's no more witching and no more will for spells and change in the world. I think the second book in the All Souls series (Shadow of Night) is even stronger, as it delves more
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
gradually, driven by a measure of empathy, taking in and training young people who are also fighting for a chance attempted to lay claim to the Tichborne family fortune, insisting that he was a long-lost noble son much changed made up of an older generation steeped in habit and old-fashioned values yet poignantly capable of change
- Review of Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott
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
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
have her say in the world and emerge from her oppressive situation; and The Forgotten Kingdom, the second , please see The Girl with the Louding Voice. 08 The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike This is Pike's second
- Review of Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
reminds us, and we must cope with the consequences of decisions, carelessness, overconfidence, or merely chance
- Review of The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
loss and a devastating blow for future plans, lies and betrayals, and, finally, a messy but hopeful chance
- Review of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
It seemed both proper and at the same time deeply unfair that so much of life was left to chance. about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had made peace with--he must decide whether it changes
- Six Five-Star Bossy Reads to Check Out
Wood gorgeously evokes the many characters and unfathomable events that changed her family's existence important underlying plot lines remained oddly unresolved at the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/5/24 Edition
the upcoming debut novel by Kelly Link about three teenagers who disappeared, died, and are given the chance They are, in fact, dead, but their teacher offers them a chance to compete in magical tasks in order
- Six Romantic Novels Set in the World of TV and Movies
enraging readers who'd been counting on a different happy ever after), leaving little audience for her second
- Review of Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of our Deadliest Infection by John Green
a world where everyone can eat, and access healthcare, and be treated humanely, tuberculosis has no chance
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
fame in some way), her first, brief marriage, her emotional growth, her grit, and, ultimately, her second
- Review of Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
He is, after all, an imperfect person whose fear of failure caused him to abandon each chance at a wonderfully
- Shhh! Nonfiction and Hobby Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
into chaos, but usually it just meant a steady stream of stage divers and kids who just wanted a few seconds

















































