Russell also interestingly explores Holliday's career as a dentist (at a time when the dental profession was tainted by traveling butchers and thieves), and his gallant, grumpy, well-read, mischievous, and but here it gives a fittingly old-fashioned quality to the writing that feels as though it suits the time own; faces the wild and its many dangers; suffers grave wounds; and saves each other's skin countless times Captain Kidd has fought in three wars, and after the Civil War's end, he serves as a traveling news reader

plague, and the city of Avignon feels evident, and I particularly enjoyed the details that made the time The religious fervor, fears, and the queasily specific medical practices of the time (lancing buboes!

The first time she repeatedly found herself short on time so that she wouldn't be able to brush her teeth Eve spent very little time exploring options upon discovering her unplanned pregnancy; it was so easy

Details at times felt too cute for me and took me out of the moment. Because we spend the majority of time in Lillian's point of view (we later hear from Ryan and daughter

Passage North, Anuk Arudpragasam's recent literary novel about a young man considering his life as he travels message that Rani, his grandmother's former caregiver, who lived in the household with all of them for a time

There's a key mentioned multiple times...so the confusion about where the all-important key might be taking action on potentially urgent and lifesaving leads for days and undertake treacherous winter travel

01 The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen Pylväinen's novel explores the cooperation and conflict among she wondered, was this what love was, to persist when you didn't want to, to try for patience another time The End of Drum-Time was intriguing and kept me interested throughout; it was brutal and frustrating For my full review of this book, please see The End of Drum-Time. 02 Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by The children are largely unattended during this time, but their bonds to each other are solidified.

Chambers's science fiction is full of heart, heartbreak, and hope--with a fascinating backdrop of space travel The book feels much more focused on the characters--with a backdrop of space travel and otherworldly

Lucy feels disruptively restless at times, but really, she figures, who doesn't? She travels the country tracking lost women, moving into communities with little more than a change of

The book really took off and intrigued me once Cyrus traveled to New York to visit an artist whose final Archie begins wondering about unexplained aspects of his own family history, and when he and his aunts travel

Throughout her childhood, Molly found herself yearning for more time with her busy, glamorous mother. Everyone was always dying, all the time. limitations (Erica often told Molly and others how much she loved Molly, but she didn't express this through time

Bossy Favorites of the Month I had a solid reading month, including a five-star read by one of my all-time Cal's father John is emotionally closed-off and is at times physically abusive. Their deep connection is immediately evident once again, and, at times with Daphne's sister Leda and Jonathan, but most often alone, Eddie and Daphne revisit old memories, compare notes, and treasure their time The structure of the story is wonderful, tracking back in time to Daphne's childhood and the pivotal

Epstein's writing is lovely, and she skillfully evokes details of the place and time, exposes Victorian Her voice and point of view are sometimes testy, often incisive, and at other times diminished--a product of the limitations of single women in that time. Smith is also the author of the novels White Teeth , The Autograph Man , On Beauty , NW , and Swing Time of which was read aloud for the (obtuse, grumpy, belligerent) poet's wife's birthday, then lost to time

Full-force details of foot-binding, and See doesn't stint on the page time spent on the topic. her, particularly those credited to tradition rather than wisdom, yet she feels authentically of this time captivated by that aspect of Lady Tan, including the treatments, techniques, and beliefs that feel of the time

But Justin's family is going through an incredibly complicated and fraught time, and he's caring for over and over--and she's also the reason Emma can't settle down for more than a couple of months at a time Characters from other Jimenez books appear, although it took me time to figure out that Alexis, Daniel

Cara who also appear in Those Beyond the Wall--in Cara's case, as a key player without a lot of page time Scales isn't sure who she can trust; she is challenged by grasping the time, place, and circumstances known to exist, so nothing feels final; and the fact that Scales and her allies spend significant page time

world and called it the Kingdom of Back, entertaining themselves during weeks and months of carriage travel likely future levels—which she also deserved but which were seemingly impossible for a woman at the time

romance-standout suspects--and many of these authors have new romance titles out now or coming out soon, just in time The banter made me laugh at times, and I bought the attraction between Katie and Hutch, as well as the This was a sweet world that I loved spending time in, and the fact that absolutely everything works out Her propensity for remaining emotionally closed off free up a lot of time. She's never been in a serious relationship and has no interest in one--she doesn't have time for frivolity

The structure of the book necessitates jumping around in time, feeding the reader a highly charged scene The sex scenes were extremely specific, at times pages long, and at certain points the sexual elements

We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through.

For the rest of our lives, every time one of us goes somewhere and doesn’t return on time, doesn’t let the others know where we are, we will remember this time, what can happen.

Excitement about Upcoming Books I’m looking forward to so many January books, I’m not sure I’ll have time

author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era painter, Val Welch, traveling

tragic aspect of his abandonment isn't that he left his children, but that he missed out on precious time Kevin Wilson is also the author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic , Nothing to See Here , Baby, You're

But when three women, all strangers to each other, are invited to the reclusive, three-times-widowed But all of the women of the time have a great amount at stake: they could find themselves committed unvoluntarily

Harrow's upcoming novel The Everlasting ; I'm listening to Yiming Ma's exploration of a future in which Autobiography of a Traitor and a Half-Savage , and Fractured Fables . 02 These Memories Do Not Belong to Us by Yiming Woolever also recounts her time as assistant to the kind, passionate Tony Bourdain until the time of

When the trip involves mishap after mishap, the travelers begin to wonder whether the legend of the treasure

In her spare time, Enid loves true crime podcasts and dates a variety of women from dating apps. I was intrigued by the book's premise, and I loved the science facts Enid spouted off at times, but in At times the novel was so absurd as to seem slapstick, so that the important issues underlying the story

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery that plays with time, Wrong Place Wrong Time; I'm reading Antarctica, a collection of short stories by one of my favorite authors 01 Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Time plays with time (like some of my favorite books do). Time is moving backward, and she must figure out why--and how to save her son. 02 Antarctica by Claire

Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. For my full review, check out Exiles . Morton Morton offers a Secret Garden -type tale for grown-ups, with twisty stories connected across time I loved spending time with main protagonist Eli as he navigated tough situations and emerged with hope because of them), he emerges as a fantastic, oddball, singularly heroic character I loved spending time

years away, because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain from spending time To save their treasured family time together, Rocky may have to share secrets she never intended to reveal

its dark past and sets out to uncover the truth of disturbing events it was involved in around the time Rogue Protocol tracks Murderbot's travels to look into the goings-on of the questionable and mysterious

She is a young mother who had met a nice guy and followed the prescribed steps of the time: marriage, Dawn's na ï vit é is heartbreaking, as society in that time and place aggressively fights departures

The Correspondent  was the right book at the right time for me. The most tragic aspect isn't that his children were left, but that he missed out on time with these quirky Kevin Wilson is also the author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic , Nothing to See Here , Baby, You're I often have a tough time reading about protagonists who are making poor choices, but the book's dark family lives in New York City, and Vera's parents, Anne Mom (her stepmother, a stay-at-home-mom at times

The details Rees provides of this confused time in the world are wonderful: the complicated workings In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's for longer than most agents manage to survive, so she has a persistent feeling of being on borrowed time the number of typos here distracting, but I really enjoyed Robuck's writing style, the details of the time

Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young I was taken by how remarkable the story was of the women's lives during this time of turmoil. 05 Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum Most of us are drawn to this time period thinking it was a war of I was fascinated by the two points of view (mother and daughter) and the two time periods (World War I'd like to read more about the facts of that time and of voyages like this.

aka escapes from reality--one magical mystery on a ship, an adventure that toggled between layers of time Her propensity for remaining emotionally closed off free up a lot of time. She's never been in a serious relationship and has no interest in one--she doesn't have time for frivolity , she realizes that someone is plunging the party down through layers of reality, through echoes of time For Bossy reviews of many other books that play with time--this is one of my favorite elements--you can

A month before that horrible loss, her New York City apartment is burgled, and at that time, all of her Take the time to stop and imagine or feel fully the things you already know. But time, curiosity, emotional pain, and a desire to escape from it all added to his tendency to consider behind the artwork, his own feelings about the works, and others' reactions, which he witnessed in real time I looked forward to getting back to this book each time I could, and I was as charmed by Ina's guileless

Her propensity for remaining emotionally closed off free up a lot of time. She's never been in a serious relationship and has no interest in one--she doesn't have time for frivolity

A significant amount of page time is dedicated to mentions of literature, literary figures, and philosophers There is a jump forward in time that is so far making me feel less connected to the characters .

In Signal Fires, Dani Shapiro offers characters and consequences that connect through time and in unexpected Time passes, and a young family moves onto Division Street. Wilf, whose wife is losing her memories at the same time vivid memories of past events come rushing back “If only time could be seen whole, then you could see the past remaining intact, instead of vanishing Shapiro is also the author of Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage; Devotion: A Memoir; and other books.

story imagines what shaped the figure of Fagin into a ringleader of young thieves in that place and time Epstein's writing is lovely, and she skillfully evokes details of the place and time, exposes Victorian

Then an Illum does the unthinkable: for the first time in decades, an Illum intends to take a Mate. (He shows up for the first time as the book begins, appearing in Emeline's underground workspace, the

and her husband Bill were in the thick of young parenthood, with endless plans but little money or time heart of the book and is the center of the wheel of characters rotating around her, yet little page time We spend the most page time with Annie's oldest child and only daughter, Ali, as she navigates young

family lives in New York City, and Vera's parents, Anne Mom (her stepmother, a stay-at-home-mom at times considered cool in fifth grade, so in a heartbreaking attempt to control her output she often spends time

years away, because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain from spending time To save their treasured family time together, Rocky may have to share secrets she never intended to reveal But her life is complicated: her father requires a full-time caregiver, and Emma is it.

Patients are given basic animal care instructions and "take" their cat prescriptions for a period of time tells the tales of various characters, lost or in pain, who find themselves transformed by spending time

I wished for more page time spent on everyday tasks and activities (cooking, shifting household modules , travel, and communicating), which were all carried out in Jetsons-level, fascinating, futuristic ways

From the overworked dad trying to make it home in time for his daughter's musical, to the mother of two I wasn't sure how Moriarty was going to tie up the many loose ends, but by the time the book ended,

This was the right book at the right time for me, and I loved everything about it. Click here for my full review of Romantic Comedy. 03 This Time It's Real by Ann Liang I was hooked by In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about But she's gone through a breakup because of her partner's betrayal, and she's having a hard time getting Then Florence's beloved father dies, and she returns to her hometown for the first time in many years