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

read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction

--deserve this final section, which wraps up everything in a neat bow. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

rom-com, the first in a series, Done and Dusted ; and I'm reading Elspeth Barker's modern literary fiction

02 White Houses by Amy Bloom White Houses  is gorgeously written, exhaustingly researched historical fiction behind-the-scenes peeks at the residential rooms of the Roosevelt White House (which, Bloom recounts in interviews, functioned

Winfrey's Very Sincerely Yours is light fiction that delivers delightful, charming banter, the promise I've been gravitating toward books like this lately, and I need to create another light-fiction roundup For other light fiction books I've enjoyed, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Natasha Pulley's The Kingdoms, which involves historical fiction and time travel; I'm listening to Marie Lu's young adult science fiction book Warcross, the first in Natasha Pulley is also the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, another historical fiction story with science fiction elements.

Lighter Fiction Set in Show Biz I love a peek behind the scenes, and each of the novels here provides a fictionalized version of a movie or TV backdrop for the romance at its center. This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved.

The cover of Libby Lost and Found struck a light-fiction chord for me.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anatomy: A Love Story, a gothic young adult historical fiction touches on saying goodbye and finding new hope; and Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, the first science fiction Eason's science fiction mystery, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, band together to solve the mystery

I included two titles from my continuing light fiction run, but I also listed a great nonfiction book by Bill Browder, a fascinating science fiction read, a feminist retelling of Greek mythology tales, I loved this science fiction debut. Cara is one of a dwindling number of traversers. I've been on a light-fiction kick lately, but I need some depth in my lighthearted reading in order to For more light fiction with heart, you might check out the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories

enormous and are important to all of us, every day, and she wraps them in an immensely readable work of fiction

Emiko Jean's young adult light fiction is delightful, youthful, sometimes wonderfully silly, and heartwarming Emiko Jean's young adult light fiction Tokyo Ever After is the story of Izumi (Izzy) Tanaka, an everyday If you like light fiction, you might want to try some of the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism.

if you're looking for a reason to feel thankful for comforts like shelter, clothing, and food, this section author's note explains the historical events at play and illuminates the ways in which Hawker's historical fiction 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

three medieval-set fantasy stories I loved; a messy family story of feuding and forgiveness; historical fiction The power of books and of friendship ultimately triumph in Martin's historical fiction . This was smart, intriguing, action-packed at times, and both the complexity of the investigation and The pacing sloooowed during this section, but I was invested. The final section of the novel captures many of the characters in extended scenes together.

silly memoir Yearbook; and I'm listening to the always-excellent Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code, historical fiction For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year.

Blake Crouch writes character-driven science fiction that I love. I adore a character-driven science-fiction tale. Also, time travel! This totally hit the spot.

offers fascinating, wonderfully detailed perspectives in a rich, layered family memoir that reads like fiction I thought it read like fiction. For historical fiction about female spies, you might want to check out the Greedy Reading List Six Books

Chambers's science fiction is full of heart, heartbreak, and hope--with a fascinating backdrop of space In The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope.

This light fiction young adult novel offers (reluctant) romance, best friendships, dance lessons, glimpses audiobook, which I did), and it focused on quirky friends, family loyalty, and looooove, all in a light fiction If you're in the mood for more light fiction, you might try the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism.

I wasn't as drawn in by Scales's extended thoughts and reflections as I was by the action and dialogue The end sections where events are clicking along, alliances are shifting and changing, and dramatic justice I received a prepublication digital edition of this science fiction title courtesy of NetGalley and Random

sooooo excited to read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction

one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction you can check out my review here, and you might like to check out its spot on Six More Great Light Fiction

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.

Killers of a Certain Age was darkly funny, action-packed, feminist, and friend-focused. It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction

read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction

It's part historical fiction with wonderful World War II details and part sassy modern-day tale about

Side note: I've read and reviewed another book called Sleeping Giants; that one was a science fiction

series, has cover art that to me evokes fantasy, but the series is actually captivating historical fiction This blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and paranormal continues with LaFevers's Dark Triumph , Mortal

Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction offers a 1936 Appalachian setting, the magic and unassuming But this is a solid historical fiction story that I loved.

The Personal Librarian is historical fiction about the real-life figure of Belle da Costa Greene, J.P The Personal Librarian is Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray's historical fiction based on To read other Bossy fiction and nonfiction reviews on the site of books that address issues of race,

01 When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction of Eden, Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction The Caretaker. 05 The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda Miranda uses the framework of a famous fictional

of Lorne Michaels, released as Saturday Night Live turns 50; I'm reading Niall Williams's literary fiction So far there's lots of action, some humor, healthy amounts of dragon page time, and far less angst and

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

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Black Woods, Blue Sky , literary fiction about a single mother

There's suspense, memoir, science fiction, and historical fiction here. The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction 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

Rachel Lynn Solomon's debut light fiction, The Ex Talk, incorporates a love of public radio, will-they If you like romantic, sometimes racy light fiction that offers character backstory, witty banter, and Vacation, Christina Lauren's Soulmate Equation, or the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction

female pirate; fascinating futuristic speculation; a Gothic-feeling multi-timeline work of literary fiction my full review of The Future. 03 North Woods by Daniel Mason Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel.

about favorite reads from various genres that I've loved reading in the past year: Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from the Past Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Steelstriker is almost 400 pages of action, deceit, political maneuvering, and gutsy skirmishes, and

offers faulted protagonists and a fascinating, complicated set of factors in her World War II historical fiction Her historical fiction story hooked me. If a person pleads ignorance or credits terrible actions to the power of fear, can such acts ever be

The book's cover design says "literary fiction" to me, but the novel felt at first very much like a light waxing and waning allure of the messy present, created a structure for the book and its characters' actions

life-and-death period in the life of an ethnically German family at the end of World War II in this historical fiction Sullivan built this historical fiction around the true story of an ethnically German family running from Mark Sullivan also wrote Beneath a Scarlet Sky, another historical fiction book based upon a real person

In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together to Eason's science fiction mystery Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, have

the aftermath of World War I in this irresistible first installment of Winspear's 18-book historical fiction Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You. Walsh I loved each of the historical fiction story's two timelines--following a stewardess on board The

The cover and title gave me the impression that this was a light fiction book, but the topic and tone But Paris is even more concerned that because of the publicity, the fiction of her current life that

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

This cover says "light fiction" to me, but by all accounts, this book has depth and addresses deeper involves mishap after mishap, the travelers begin to wonder whether the legend of the treasure was fiction

Shark Heart was surprisingly poignant speculative fiction.

book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series; and I'm reading Flying Solo, Linda Holmes's light fiction Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction

Heartwarming books and quirky fiction were two types of stories that suited me then and still hit the If you're looking for more great fiction you may have missed, you might also want to check out the Greedy conditional loyalty, and he allows characters to craft chosen relationships into a beloved pod that functions