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The point of view starts periodically shifting about halfway through the book from Breen to other characters

felt a little abrupt to me, but by that time I had already become satisfied with the lead-up and the shifts

omniscient viewpoint, Beautiful World Where Are You tracks the characters' romantic fits and starts, power shifts here. 05 Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau In Blau's gleefully 1970s-set novel, Mary Jane doesn't merely shift

oddball tragicomedy with heart, characters explore the limits and solidity of friendship and family loyalty colonization, the universal connection of music, the temptation to change the past, portals and time loops, loyalty structure for our true main protagonist, Gaspary, and we see the most depth and development and change; loyalty

Strout shines a light on turning points: small but powerful shifts of power or emotion, masterfully illustrating

Their wild success and their devastating lows--both individual and collective--test their loyalty to

Yet there are bright points: some rare friendships emerge, sisters build intense loyalty to each other

Meanwhile Harper explores loyalty, procedural details related to the past and near past, beginnings and The fierce loyalty and revenge elements in this intriguing whodunit were immensely satisfying.

As Italian immigrant Grace is faced with compromises and tradeoffs, she'll have to decide her own loyalties

The shift has made for strange bedfellows—and a prickly partnership between our main protagonist, Ellen

in a really fun, interesting way, and through the time-jump premise McQuiston's characters explore loyalty

The shift in their relationship's dynamic was intriguing to see on the page: Jake wonders when the next

sobering, often surprisingly hopeful--but never too easy--peek at Depression-era desperation, forged loyalties Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of family--those you

cooperation, and later I was a little taken aback by unexpected transformations, by what felt like frequently shifting

Their wild success tests their loyalty, offers joy and unexpected stress, and pushes the limits of their

for a fellow "sporting woman," and when the Buffalo Queen is threatened, she must determine where her loyalties

I think the shifting back and forth in time could have felt jumpy, but it worked well for the story's

teenaged foolishness that leads to trouble, glimpses of satisfying romance, and wonderfully complicated loyalties

beginner's primer on Deaf culture, and a captivating novel about romance, disappointment, fury, and loyalty adults), the rebellious new transfer student who doesn't know ASL, Charlie, and teacher's pet (and Deaf royalty

In The Witch Elm, French dips her toe into exploring how privilege, luck, (sometimes blind) loyalty—and pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history, loyalty

She's Hollywood royalty, and her former movie star mother lives in a home on the same compound. Kathi tends toward outrageous excess and could use a loyal companion who cares enough to set limits toward He's growing loyal to her and fully entrenched in her life, and it's not clear whether he could ever

She wondered: How can we use the knowledge and experience of the Indigenous people of a region to shift

If we’re not loyal to the things we love, what’s the point?... Griz is capable of fury and revenge, but also great love and loyalty, bravery, and creativity.

The author's note at the end of the book spells out more of the historical background regarding the shift

and heartbreak, and it's satisfying to follow them as they seek redemption, take comfort in and build loyalty

together try to figure out how to face mortality and preserve the fiber of a meaningful life, with its loyalties

advantage of these, Hiram must learn to understand and master his mysterious powers that allow for shifts

You can see events unfolding while the characters involved remain unaware, but watching the pieces shift

The setting was such a standout here for me, but I felt jarred by the tone shifts.

I loved that Maguire was able to shift readers' feelings about characters we've long thought we've known

This book had many moving parts, evolving points of view and senses of self, shifts between days and with the kickass, whip smart, savvy, kind, and irresistible Bridie are her striking and unfailingly loyal adventures—all alongside a dark and brooding and heavily tattooed adventurer and naturalist who becomes a loyal

A full genre shift around page 400 would normally make me want to throw a book through the window.

specific advice about fashion, shopping, love lives, career, and transportation; her unwavering familial loyalty

The incomplete sentences and lightning-fast topic shifts are taking some getting used to, but they add

There are tiny moves forward until a big shift that occurs at the end of the book, and the timing and

Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the

the Wolves, Long offers an intriguing story of brutal conditions, determined survival, hard-earned loyalty

orphan Sherri Taylor, the resort is an open door to a life of excitement and opportunity, an appealing shift

Yet there are bright points: some rare friendships emerge, sisters build intense loyalty to each other

He's forced to consider what loyalty means, and to face how dark the path ahead might become when the

She's failing out of school, working some shifts at a diner, and living in a nonfunctioning motorhome

She's failing out of school, working some shifts at a diner, and living in a nonfunctioning motorhome

oddball tragicomedy with heart, characters explore the limits and solidity of friendship and family loyalty

a rigid faith, marriage/child/parental/educational expectations for women, adventure, strong female loyalty

But Atkinson's thrusting of Ursula back into her same existence until she shifts her circumstances slightly

Tokyo Ever After is about identity, expectations, truth, challenges, betrayal, loyalty, and self-discovery And for more young adult stories about royalty, you might try Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series.

I wished for more page time spent on everyday tasks and activities (cooking, shifting household modules

ownership, responsibility, and belonging, as Wecker simultaneously digs into the creatures' feelings, loyalty about dragons, the Temeraire series, and yes, the dragons talk and are haughty and greedy and intensely loyal , I focused on books with fantastical elements; clear good-and-evil conflicts; characters living as royalty

It highlights unlikely loyalties forged during desperate times, terrible scenes of cruelty, and shocking

Perhaps most satisfyingly, he allows a hard-fought loyalty to emerge between Bethany and Owen.