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fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real, read it in one rainy afternoon Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year, Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer the year I read it.

After an encounter between Assembly and Unity members ends in a dangerous standoff, Dalton must navigate

year, when their friends surprise Harriet upon her arrival with the fact that Win was able to come after Harriet is heartbroken and reeling at being bunked up with Win, but after Sabrina shares big news of

And would that be the worst thing in the world, after all? Sarah Manguso is also the author of Very Cold People . 02 Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicenzio Catalina

01 The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty I loved every bit of After twenty-two years of adventuring, Viv had reached her limit of blood and mud and bullshit. But then unexpected events lead her to leave the only home she's ever known in order to try to save her her brother's subversive genius of a friend, and a lonely alien force Kyr to reexamine all that she's ever

too many "doom is coming, get ready" types of heads-ups for my liking--especially because this is, after Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. The atmospheric descriptions of the remote, tiny town created an eerie, claustrophobic feeling.

My very favorite Bossy May reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. This means that sought-after DNA specimen sources such as celebrities are in potential danger of having adored this element--possibly because with a senior in high school, I am also facing enormous pending alterations is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious job: she'll be a handler for expats--and paid very

and community in a crisis and in common suffering, and figuring out the impossible: how to move on after Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of Nothing is too easy here, nor is it ever melodramatic in Napolitano’s hands. I loved this book. of dying, death, appreciating the beauty of the impermanence of our lives, planning for loved ones after

Or is someone really after her?

But could their shared pain lead to a friendship after all? This is exxxxcellent Emily Henry.

The author explores her own wonder, joy, loss, and peace as she reflects on the formidable woman after After her larger-than-life mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book faces the sale of the

of these books as the Covid-19 pandemic began to shape our lives, and I can vouch for each of these very fiction you may have missed, you might also want to check out the Greedy Reading List Six Backlist Summer Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death, and she disappears into the constant attention her The characters, the story arc that isn’t too easy but leaves you in a promising place after all, and Very very happy.

Defendant (as he is called throughout) are so disturbing, I welcomed the breaks from the immediate aftermath It was horrifying that the sorority girls in the story received so little guidance and support after

Alexander shares the trauma surrounding this enormous loss--which occurred days after Ghebreyesus's fiftieth

the last day of high school, and senior nemeses Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have battled bitterly for every allows both Rowan and Neil to notice aspects of the other that aren't so infuriating and off-putting after

After Ruby's death, strange murmurings about her past begin to surface, and Cam is forced to face questions

I needed someone who lives every single day with illness to tell me that (1) I wasn’t alone and (2) my After multiple misdiagnoses and increasing discomfort and fear, she was ultimately diagnosed with Crohn's

Kline's poignant, lovely book explores a family's emotional missteps and enduring love after a painful Harriet Kline's This Shining Life tracks Ollie's attempts to make sense of things after his father Rich's

In Run for the Hills , Mad and her mother have run their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee, ever since Mad's Nothing will ever be the same. After all, she hasn't sacrificed, obsessed, planned, spent all her money on voice lessons, and humiliated

After years under his strict control (he is not named as Dracula here), the forced isolation begins to For a very different take, you might check out The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, in

In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek new beginnings: Gemma is a gifted soprano whose and owner of the mysterious Phoenix Crown, an artifact legendary because of its origins in Beijing's Summer When San Francisco is devastated by an earthquake and the widespread destruction of its aftermath, Thornton

wants to do more: she wants to help the British Control Commission rebuild what they can in Germany after Edith comes up with a brazen way she can be both visible and invisible--by establishing her alter ego But when her kind husband passes away suddenly just after the wedding, pregnant Elsie and her husband's

favorite reads of last year by genre; for my all-around favorites of last year, you can check out My Very It's not clear whether he and Julia can go on--or if her family will ever be the same. The Celebrants centers around college friends who made a pact after Alec, one of the original six, died assemble, no questions asked--for affection, support, and the sharing of sentiments typically reserved for after about overcoming thwarted emotional connection and forging new ways of coming together through and after

to care deeply about them, their roles in the wartime efforts, and their potential for various happy-ever-afters

Maisie Dobbs is a formidable, dogged, whip-smart investigator working to ferret out the truth in the aftermath Winspear's series as a thirteen-year-old servant in a Belgravia mansion, taken in and trained for service after

powerful novel Landslide, about a modern Maine family in a remote fishing village coping with challenge after Conley's novel Landslide offers a portrait of a modern family in a remote fishing village in Maine after While facing what feels like disaster after disaster, Jill struggles to give her boys the support, structure

begins Winspear's series as a thirteen-year-old servant in a Belgravia mansion, taken in and trained after

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Emiko Jean's Tokyo Ever After, in which Japanese-American teen 01 Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean Emiko Jean's Tokyo Ever After is the story of Izumi (Izzy) Tanaka, After all, last time around, all kinds of horrible things happened as she dug into (and solved, thank you very much) the mystery of the Andie Bell and Sal Singh case. Pip is still producing her popular podcast, but after the trial, she's convinced that she'll be finished

For my full review of The Skylark's Secret, please click here. 02 The Light After the War by Anita Abriel Click here for my full review of The Light After the War. 03 The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman review of this book, please see The World That We Knew. 04 Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave After --as we are startled at the end of every winter. We shall think: oh, I had quite forgotten.... the factual basis for the story: the transport of over 600 brides from Australia to England in 1946, after

In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek new beginnings: Gemma is a gifted soprano whose and owner of the mysterious Phoenix Crown, an artifact legendary because of its origins in Beijing's Summer When San Francisco is devastated by an earthquake and the widespread destruction of its aftermath, Thornton set in the early 20th century, as Violet, a young ship's stewardess bent on providing for her family after

Titus's past is alluded to, but this is shared in a drunken moment and not delved into very deeply. bringing in reinforcements with more resources, but because of investigative developments (which come only after

My very favorite November reads! The author explores her own wonder, joy, loss, and peace as she reflects on her formidable mother after After her larger-than-life mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book faces the sale of the their mysterious artistic creation, and the work's ripple effect, which reaches well beyond what they ever Sixteen-year-old aspiring writer Frankie is just trying to get through a late 1990s summer in Coalfield

I listened to the audiobook, read wonderfully by Emily Woo Zeller, with an afterword by Yip-Williams's my full review of The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything that Comes After of dying, death, appreciating the beauty of the impermanence of our lives, planning for loved ones after

Main protagonist Violet Powell is being released after 22 months' imprisonment for the drunk-driving Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very

This story picks up immediately after those events, alluding to various ongoing emotional impacts and

is over and the knaffea is just a pleasant memory—like a lovely dream that you forget a few seconds after Bourdain does have sordid tales to tell, but he seems less puffed up over his kitchen war stories after I pledged after reading this book I wasn't going to forget to not eat fish on Sunday or Monday because of supply and delivery patterns (I did forget this, but now after rereading my original review I'm reminded written a memoir about marriage, unexpected yearnings, and the messy process of finding herself again after

This means that sought-after DNA specimen sources such as celebrities are in potential danger of having

My very favorite Bossy March reads! young girl in Ireland is taken by her unreliable, frequently drunk gambler of a father to spend the hot summer Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, dark undercurrent at the Kinsellas'. After all, the Vanguards, giant, deadly AI robots, are headed from deep space to destroy Earth at any It's not clear whether he and Julia can go on--or if her family will ever be the same.

By the end of the summer, Anna has delved into Zoe's disappearance and has attempted to untangle the But Pippa Fitz-Amobi is becoming convinced that Sal didn't do it after all. ―Booklist, starred review #youngadult, #mystery 06 The Inheritance Games ​ Avery is in high school, and Hawthorne has set out riddles and puzzles Avery must solve before coming into the money that could save

too many "doom is coming, get ready" types of heads-ups for my liking--especially because this is, after Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. bravery in this spooky tale--and the atmospheric descriptions of the remote, tiny town setting created an eerie The atmospheric descriptions of the remote, tiny town created an eerie, claustrophobic feeling.

Are the strange coordinates she's receiving on her phone after seven years a message from Luke?

Meanwhile, Luzia can't trust those competing against her for favor, as dark forces lead one after another

As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after challenge, they grow, learn, and fight for Things continue to go awry for Emmett and Billy as they meet hiccup after hiccup in their plan, and they

The first part felt a little slow, but I'm so very very glad I stuck with it. For my full review of this book, see Apeirogon. 02 The Light After the War ​ I’m dying to know how closely Abriel’s book traces the inspiring events from her mother’s incredible experiences before, during, and after For my full review, see The Light After the War. 03 The Book of Longings ​ This was a fascinating story before WWII, with its giant hotels, piers, and general hubbub, is the backdrop for the story of a few summer

"You don't know how beautiful you are" types of lines; unrealistically convenient run-ins; not-dead-after-all

And now every time you cross it again, it just gets grayer and grayer until one day you look around and

You might want to check out all the titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads for my very favorite job, offering incredibly lucrative terms and making demands about having the biography released only after After twists and turns, momentous changes, and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes After Hitler's invasion of Russia and the Ukraine, Mila, along with so many others, enlists to fight Surmounting challenge after challenge, Mila ultimately becomes a sniper trainer and a lethal hunter of

disappears to locate their children, and meanwhile Frida gives birth to an unusual child, Wanda, named after potential destruction possible, but Frida couldn't have imagined the unraveling of society that takes place after Whoever he is, the man seems very clearly to know Isla well--and he says he's messaging her from the

My very favorite books from August! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses on the character of Ursula, her relationships with members of her I mentioned Life After Life in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life For my full review of this book, please see Life After Life. 05 Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon For more summer reads, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism

01 The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken After her larger-than-life mother's death, the narrator able to answer this enormous question, but the robot wonders if the matter is really so complicated after