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- Review of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
last hundred pages or so of Malibu Rising shifted into melodrama, and from that point on, the story's conflicts
- Six Historical Fiction Favorites
Through the scenes here, we see that those on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (and
- Review of The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
late-stage, dangerous, dramatic situation requiring Hannah's smarts and strength--adds tension and conflict
- Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
The cover looked more juvenile than the story felt, so for me, it set a tone that conflicted somewhat
- Review of The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
familial support isn't stereotypical in its structure, and imperfect, broken family members add to various conflicts
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Williams takes us along as she digs into her life's trajectory and the various conflicts, explorations to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction with an anchor in deeper issues, some steamy scenes, conflicting
- Review of Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Hannah Kent’s book explores the cold, brutal winter as convicted murderer Agnes awaits her execution
- Review of This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
struggling to get by, there's some chaste young love, and stresses and crises set off disagreements and conflicts
- Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads Last Year
by Douglas Stuart Young Mungo offers a striking story of disappointment, abuse, Protestant-Catholic conflict vulnerability of allowing one's self to be seen for the first time, overcoming lifelong Protestant-Catholic conflicts
- Review of Upgrade by Blake Crouch
interesting scenes of superhumans' outsmarting each other; and noble desires to "save the world" that conflict
- Review of The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
Set in fourteenth century Russia, complete with rich folklore, conflicts between those who follow the
- Six Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year
collaboration between Clinton and Penny kept me on the edge of my seat through heart-stopping political conflicts feel invested in the story, Adams's family, and the ins and outs of the various complicated political conflicts
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/11/22 Edition
solve the mystery of a murder committed by a riev, a decommissioned battle-mecha robot from the last conflict
- Review of Open Book by Jessica Simpson
stardom, her religious faith, her reliance on and love for her friends, her deep familial attachments and conflicts
- Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
their memories who are now living alternate lives, in many cases they are unable to cope with their conflicting Chen writes a deeply felt warring of emotions and conflicting responsibility and duty.
- Review of the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
And the main protagonist Vasilisa and conflicted priest were irresistible characters.
- Review of Recursion by Blake Crouch
their memories who are now living alternate lives, in many cases they are unable to cope with their conflicting
- Review of My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Lady Jane Grey, and Mary Queen of Scots--with an oddball fantasy element in which the life-and-death conflict
- Review of Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
life to be bigger and more fulfilling (and often in these cases, longer); and develops inner strength, conviction
- Review of Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
sharing their intense tennis goals and communicating primarily through and about tennis has led to some conflicts
- Review of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland
beloved sanctuary, or will the uncovering of secrets and lies, family drama, and powerful generational conflicts
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/8/21 Edition
beloved sanctuary, or will the uncovering of secrets and lies, family drama, and powerful generational conflicts
- Review of Only Killers and Thieves by Paul Howarth
It centers around one family’s conflicts with crooked and powerful neighbors; cruel and aggressive Native
- Review of Paper & Blood (Ink & Sigil #2) by Kevin Hearne
logistics of magical processes and of defusing traps; and page time spent planning responses to current-day conflicts
- Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories I Loved
opens up her life to be bigger and more fulfilling (and, often longer); and develops inner strength, conviction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/15/21 Edition
Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories
The Winter of the Witch is set in fourteenth century Russia, complete with rich folklore, conflicts
- Six Long Contemporary Novels to Sink Into
Quinn offers plenty of interpersonal conflict, romance, suspected double-crossing, and details of life
- Review of The Unwilling by John Hart
prison, war, money, power, and violence; and a brother's unfailing loyalty in the face of terrible conflict
- Review of Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March
the facts, he dons elaborate disguises; there is a refreshing lack of violence beyond fistfight-level conflicts
- Six Illuminating Memoirs to Check Out
stardom, her religious faith, her reliance on and love for her friends, her deep familial attachments and conflicts
- Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series
strong female main protagonist, and the complications and sometimes burdens of loyalty, love, and and conflicting wonderfully unexpected developments related to plot, character arc, point of view, morality, origin stories, conflict
- Review of Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen
Chen writes a deeply felt warring of emotions and conflicting responsibility and duty.
- Six More Contemporary Novels I Loved in the Past Year
A tiny bit of empathy might have unraveled the increasingly devastating whirlwind of conflict between
- Review of The People We Keep by Allison Larkin
She's failing out of school, working some shifts at a diner, and living in a nonfunctioning motorhome
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/28/21 Edition
She's failing out of school, working some shifts at a diner, and living in a nonfunctioning motorhome
- Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads
Williams takes us along as she digs into her life's trajectory and the various conflicts, explorations
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/22/21 Edition
repercussions); opens up her life to be bigger and more fulfilling (and longer); and develops inner strength, conviction
- Six Fantastic Stand-Alone Young Adult Books
Driving by Starlight is a deep, lovely, meaningful story with a vivid Saudi Arabian setting and conflicts
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/28/21 Edition
issues surrounding prison, war, and violence; and a brother's unfailing loyalty in the face of terrible conflict
- My Six Favorite Reads of the First Half of 2025
is reeling from economic troubles; Brendan's older adoptive brother deeply resents his presence; and conflicts
- Review of Writers & Lovers by Lily King
sometimes painful age and stage of shifting from young adulthood to being a grown-up, with all of the conflicting
- Six More of My Favorite Literary Fiction Reads of the Year
But Cushla--along with many other citizens--is more and more astounded by the increasing conflict between
- Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads
Williams takes us along as she digs into her life's trajectory and the various conflicts, explorations
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
As in all good rom-coms, there's a conflict keeping the potential couple apart, and I appreciated the
- Six Musicians' Memoirs that Sing
stardom, her religious faith, her reliance on and love for her friends, her deep familial attachments and conflicts
- Six of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
seem to be leading to a too-convenient happy ending, and as expected, Liang provides a complex set of conflicts
- My Favorite Science Fiction Reads of the Year
O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict
- Review of The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
“I’ve never been able to make myself throw up, no matter how hard I try" follows some pages after a conflicting
- Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year
The gods' war provides the structure for the book's main conflict, but the story feels primarily focused
















































