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- Review of Say You'll Remember Me (Say You'll Remember Me #1) by Abby Jimenez
Xavier is a young veterinarian who feels grumpy, exhausted, and as though he may be losing faith in humanity
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship, artistry--and "Lost And liking Nathan is starting to feel like less of an act than simply a reality. When he and Kat met, they made a connection that first built into a best-friendship between two lost
- Review of The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
I loved the worldbuilding and the headstrong, powerful loose cannon of Nahri, as well as the Middle Eastern
- Review of Sunny Side Up by Katie Sturino
Ultimately, Sunny listens to her inner voice and doesn't settle for anyone who wants her to be less than
- Six More Contemporary Novels I Loved in the Past Year
When he and Kat met, they made a connection that first built into a best-friendship between two lost the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively as he avoids them--saves Emaleen from being lost Emaleen's foray into the wild; there are resolutions here, but the momentum of the earlier story felt lost
- Review of Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce
And liking Nathan is starting to feel like less of an act than simply a reality.
- Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading
is a single dad and documentary filmmaker slated by his boss to create a reality TV program about finding But her two bosses, Torrence and Seth, who are exes, seem more concerned with their long-term petty arguments the Movies is about Liz Buxbaum, a fabulously eccentric high schooler coping with the grief of having lost
- Review of Wellness by Nathan Hill
But somewhere along the way, they lose sight of each other--and of themselves.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/16/26 Edition
But instead, she found herself working three jobs, stressed out and without time to read, much less craft
- Review of The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
Weybridge is morally clear to Libby, but the realities of the potential harm it could bring aren't lost
- Review of Bride by Ali Hazelwood
page time spent on sex scenes --which eventually seemed to take on a life of their own--meant that we lost
- Review of This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
Bridget's former best friend and Felix were serious and broke up, after which the girls lost their friendship
- Review of One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
But he seems to be beyond confident, so Alice has nothing to lose by being herself.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/20/26 Edition
01 Wolvers by Taylor Brown Trace Temple is a disillusioned, angry young man whose family lost its ranch
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/25 Edition
In one timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name; in a second, she makes a less aggressive
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced dialogue and compelling characters' lives you can get lost itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced dialogue and compelling characters' lives you can get lost
- Review of The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
reader able to draw my own links, and for me this also made the novel feel a little bit overplanned and less
- Six Bossy Favorite Literary Fiction Reads from the Past Year
single copy of which was read aloud for the (obtuse, grumpy, belligerent) poet's wife's birthday, then lost school leads to further ostracization and irritating demands upon Janet's time, when she'd prefer to lose
- Review of Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld
fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship, artistry--and "Lost
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second, she makes a less school leads to further ostracization and irritating demands upon Janet's time, when she'd prefer to lose
- Review of The Stolen Heir (Stolen Heir #1) by Holly Black
I didn't feel drawn in by Wren, who feels lost throughout much of the story, and I didn't feel as though
- Review of The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
book--I didn't feel particularly connected to Hamdy's characters, despite their tragedies, yearnings, lost like a "here's what happened; see, it really does make sense" summary, more than storytelling to get lost
- Six More Bossy Favorite Historical Fiction Reads from the Past Year
Australia and attempted to lay claim to the Tichborne family fortune, insisting that he was a long-lost Characters come off as less realistic than their fictionalized versions (who are main protagonists of
- Review of What In the World?! A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings by Leanne Morgan
in the subtitle felt particularly on target, as Morgan's brief forays into offering life advice felt less
- Review of The Names by Florence Knapp
wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second, she makes a less
- Review of All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
They must be careful, as packs of feral dogs--and packs of desperate humans, the Lost--will try to take
- Another Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
being a strong-willed woman helping to feed a village by manning fishing boats when the men are all lost—is be someone to heal you; witch can be the Devil, or witch can be a woman so beautiful she makes you lose
- Review of Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
questionable tactics" to "entrap" subjects, so now she's in the private sector, working for shadowy bosses
- Review of The Blighted Stars (Devoured Worlds #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe
Memories can be manipulated and erased, as characters' minds take the shape of a previous reboot and lose
- Bossy Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
terrifying power of perception and manipulated presentation; the potential destruction of lies and glossed-over Starter Villain shows a grumpy-seeming cat's head on a human torso clad in a suit with "Meet the new boss Then he inherits his long-lost uncle's parking-garage empire.
- Review of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
I wasn't sure how Moriarty was going to tie up the many loose ends, but by the time the book ended,
- Shhh! Bossy Gift Ideas: Cookbooks
the adventurer on your gift list. 05 Big Heart Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals & Moments from the Lost Kitchen by Erin French Erin French is the owner and chef of The Lost Kitchen, a 40-seat restaurant in The Lost Kitchen was named one of TIME Magazine's World's Greatest Places and one of "12 Restaurants
- Review of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
single copy of which was read aloud for the (obtuse, grumpy, belligerent) poet's wife's birthday, then lost Tom's future interest in the mysterious, lost corona is part of his overall fascination with the decades
- Review of The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman
There's a poignancy here because the main protagonists have lived long enough to lose loved ones, and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/22/25 Edition
Australia and attempted to lay claim to the Tichborne family fortune, insisting that he was a long-lost
- Review of The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
“To lose your temper is to lose the battle.”
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/2/24 Edition
Ishida's offbeat story tells the tales of various characters, lost or in pain, who find themselves transformed
- Review of The Life We Bury (Joe Talbert #1) by Allen Eskens
It never felt as though the loose ends that needed resolving would be anything but cleanly unraveled-
- Review of Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
I was less engaged by the later casual mentions of Ina's elite lifestyle--celebrity friends, elaborate
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/18/25 Edition
marriage finds happiness in a socially unacceptable relationship, and the legal backlash causes her to lose
- Review of Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock
Mining's dangers aren't glossed over, and tragedies abound.
- Review of The Knight and the Moth (Stonewater Kingdom #1) by Rachel Gillig
The romantic aspect is less essential than the fantasy elements, which I appreciated.
- Review of Queens of London by Heather Webb
The wrap-up of each the storylines was laid out almost distractingly cleanly and without loose ends,
- Review of To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
for alien life--and who must come to terms with their purpose and their uncertain future when they lose
- Review of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
living on auto-pilot, who straighten out curved streets in their minds, which explains why they get lost “The trouble was that eventually Nora began to lose any sense of who she was. and downs of any life--in one life she might have an exciting career, but she may have devastatingly lost
- Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads
influence, trust, wonder, brutality, invention, discovery, loyalty, and most of all, faith—in some cases, lost He struggles to move forward, but he feels stuck, as though part of him will always be lost. Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of others and their hopes that he will pursue their loved ones’ lost dreams and right their wrongs; then
- Review of Alchemised by SenLinYu
setting is literally dark, and more importantly, Helena is imprisoned, confused, grieving those she lost
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced dialogue and compelling characters' lives you can get lost itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced dialogue and compelling characters' lives you can get lost
- Review of James by Percival Everett
with versions of the scam artists from Huckleberry Finn , the Duke and Dauphin; and the making and losing
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/6/25 Edition
There is a jump forward in time that is so far making me feel less connected to the characters .















































