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Conquerer's Saga 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 The Invasion of the Tearling offers more history of the Crossing, which led people to settle in The

I'm listening to The Personal Librarian, historical fiction with race and art at the heart of it, set twentieth century New York City; I'm reading In a New York Minute, Kate Spencer's first novel, a light fiction Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray The Personal Librarian is Benedict and Murray's historical fiction based on the real figure of Belle da Costa Greene, the woman in charge of securing, building recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction

Now I'm reading Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, the second in Elle Cosimano's playful Finlay Donovan mystery series; I'm reading Quantum Girl Theory, a recent gothic mystery about a finder of missing girls from Erin Kate Ryan; and I'm listening to Dawnie Wilton's fictional musical history, The Final Revival of Various misunderstandings during a publishing meeting about Finlay's upcoming mystery novel result in her receipt of a mysterious note implying that Finlay is involved in something sinister--and offering

funny, silly memoir Yearbook; and I'm listening to the always-excellent Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code, historical fiction about the women who broke codes at Bletchley Park during World War II. 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.

protagonist, a jazz pianist, is tasked with saving humanity; and I'm listening to This Other Eden, historical fiction set in Maine by Paul Harding, the author of Tinkers. Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, disturbing undercurrent at the Kinsellas'.

stories by a favorite author; a vulnerable celebrity memoir; the latest loooong installment in a favorite mystery you're interested in this book, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American Iris's beloved brother is missing in action in the war among the gods, and sending letters through a up emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional

natural world, she explores three timelines of women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical The female characters are often strong, and there's often lush historical fiction detail.

This romantic light fiction story includes sibling conflicts, loss, betrayal, a love that seems impossible In town, she'll always be known as The Girl Who Solved a Murder Mystery by Talking to Ghosts, with all I loved the playful tone, the ghost angle within this light fiction, romantic story, and the focus on If you like light fiction, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction great young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You   here  and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction fantasy novel A Song to Drown Rivers   here .

Dunlap's debut novel is dark, twisty, gothic, and it's set in 19th-century Scotland as fictionalized affected by the complication of societal intolerance for gay relationships in this period), plus the mystery

month my favorite reads consisted of multiple fantasy reads, aka escapes from reality--one magical mystery supporting characters--as well as a romantic story that tackled weighty issues (my favorite kind), and a historical fiction story that made me buy into a body-snatching storyline . 01 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White Frances White's debut is a locked-room mystery on a magical Dunlap's debut novel is dark, twisty, gothic, and it's set in 19th-century Scotland as fictionalized

The Second Ending, Michelle Hoffman's light-fiction novel about music, dark secrets, zany hijinks, and redemption; Beyond That the Sea, historical fiction set during World War II about a young girl balancing Ending. 02 Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash Beyond That, the Sea is a lovely character-driven historical I loved witnessing the growth of each of the relationships in this character-driven historical fiction This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Horse, the newest historical fiction novel by Geraldine Brooks; In town, she'll always be known as The Girl Who Solved a Murder Mystery by Talking to Ghosts, with all

life in general, from Kate Bowler; The Saints of Swallow Hill, Donna Everhart's recently published historical fiction about heartache and hope, set in the Depression-era South; Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, Sparks Like Stars, Nadia Hashimi's luminous historical fiction about a childhood lived in Kabul and a out No Cure for Being Human. 02 The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart This Depression-era-set historical and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious

Dani Francis's dystopian romance series, Silver Elite ; and I'm listening to Garrett Carr's literary fiction As the community wonders at his mysterious appearance, they embrace Brandon, as he is ultimately named

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.

Shattuck 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

This is fantastic contemporary young adult fiction. review, please see Dear Edward. 05 The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati In The Gilded Hour, Donati shapes a historical fiction story about an eccentric family and a broad surrounding cast of characters--and it's all centered an immensely readable book rich in period detail, great dialogue, and satisfying elements of love, mystery I loved digging into this 750-page historical fiction wonder.

life-and-death period in the life of an ethnically German family at the end of World War II in this historical fiction inspired by a true story. 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

The Paradise Problem is the perfect light fiction read to close out the summer, with a high-stakes fake In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of the Past Year Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading , and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories

World War II historical fiction, a tough female protagonist, a mission of uncovering war criminals in Behind a door without a key that is sometimes locked and sometimes mysteriously not, a silent companion Mysterious noises, inexplicable goings-on, haunting stories of the past, and the superstitious hatred One spooky suspense story, one World War II historical fiction title, and one combination: a spooky historical fiction book.

striking book makes accessible topics ranging from dinosaur size to the wonder of fireflies, from the mysteries For the Mystery and Puzzle Lover 05 You are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder by Maureen Johnson Seven people receive mysterious letters. Someone knows their terrible secrets. Can you help Scotland Yard solve the mystery? This interactive locked-room mystery allows readers to identify the murderer in a grisly crime, after

You can find Bossy reviews of other novels set in Ireland here  and more reviews of literary fiction For my full review, please see Everything Is Tuberculosis . 03 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Mysteries When a mysterious woman washes up half-dead on the remote island of Shearwater, home of the world's largest There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into As the community wonders at his mysterious, whimsical appearance, they embrace Brendan, as he is ultimately

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

The fantasy-science-fiction novel Moonbound spans time and splits into several stories, for me never In Robin Sloan's science-fiction-fantasy tale Moonbound , it's eleven thousand years in the future, and The dragons are a large part of the history--and are purported to exercise control over humans and creatures

More Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Adorable rom-coms can be perfect summertime reading. If you're into lighter fiction with some romance and often some laughs, you might also like the books Reads of the Past Year Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six of My Favorite Rom-Com This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Annalee Newitz's newest science fiction, Automatic Noodle , a novella series with a slight romantic storyline; and I'm reading Amity Gaige's Heartwood , a missing-persons mystery

Hester is richly imagined historical fiction with connections to themes and characters from The Scarlet lifesaving Black neighbors--who share resources, offer advice, and otherwise keep to themselves--and their mysterious

I actually love a nice long science fiction tale to dive into, and this is the first adult title from There's more to Head over Heels, but I think this is going to be the engrossing, light fiction book I dictated another interesting mix of books for my current reading life with a fantasy title, a lighter fiction story, and a young adult historical tale with magical realism mixed in. I feel like mysteries, light fiction, memoirs, and fantasy are working well for me--plus historical fiction

Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready And if you're into lighter fiction with some romance and laughs, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. In town, she'll always be known as The Girl Who Solved a Murder Mystery by Talking to Ghosts, with all

natural world, she explores three timelines of women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical VenCo by Cherie Dimaline VenCo offers feminist, hard-drinking, foul-mouthed witches bound together by mysterious James is offered a mysterious job at a publishing company...but she and her grandmother are folded into dose of feminism, and a dramatic showdown. 06 Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese Hester is richly imagined historical fiction with connections to themes and characters from The Scarlet Letter.

with and was also fascinated by the fact that in its original form, the story was Harry Potter fan fiction past, and the book eventually begins to illuminate their complicated enemy/friend/destroyer/savior history The heart of this story was originally a work titled Manacled , and it was dark Harry Potter fan fiction The cruelty is real, and tough to take, but when, after the first grim, nerve-racking section ends, we An eventual second skip in time in the book follows chronologically from the first section, so it picks

illustrating the interconnectedness of grief, love, community, and nature in this heartwarming literary fiction The fig tree offers the reader much of the material that fills in the blanks: what really occurred between Ada's parents over the years; which factors drove them apart and brought them back together; and the mysteries The ending section is lovely, with heartwarming promise, hope, resolution, and a fig-tree-related revelation

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.

Reading Now I'm reading Blackwater Falls, a recently published thriller by Ausma Zehanat Khan about the mystery in a boarding school for deaf students; and I'm reading Tell Me an Ending, Jo Harkin's speculative fiction golden-child student and star athlete--positioned for attention in a mosque--for the police to take action Detective Inaya Rahman and Lieutenant Waqas Seif work to solve the mystery of the girls' murders--running language and the crucial role of community. 03 Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin Jo Harkin's speculative fiction

book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni; I'm reading Josie Silver's newest romantic fiction scheduled for publication tomorrow, A Winter in New York; and I'm listening to the first in Sara Donati's historical fiction Wilderness series, Into the Wilderness. chef who moves to New York City in hopes of a fresh start--and is quickly intimidated by the scope and action

to evade a killer who has it in for them; I'm reading Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver's newest fiction , described as an Appalachian David Copperfield; and I'm reading Rachel Hawkins's upcoming mystery set in an Italian villa with a sinister history, The Villa. The Villa is gothic suspense set at an Italian villa, where dark mystery and wicked turns abound. But Emily digs into the villa's complicated and dark history, and as she delves into the past, the growing

I listened to The Running Grave, the newest in the mystery series by Robert Galbraith (J. K. up emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional Certain elements of Strike's past, his family history, and his volatile relationships are resolved in

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Amor Towles's almost-600-page historical fiction story Lincoln Moscow and Rules of Civility. 02 Troubled Blood by Robert Galbratih In the fifth installment of the mystery A woman recognizes him and impulsively spills the story of her mother Margot Bamborough's mysterious So far it feels nicely paced, and I like having time to dig into the characters' evolution and the mystery's

author to her work--and how a story can take on a life of its own--in this novel featuring a science fiction After the feverish writing of her successful science fiction story, she is unable to write a sequel. This is literary fiction with portions of science fiction, and I adored the portions of Rusted Robots

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sequoia Nagamatsu's recently published science fiction How High the Dark; listening to Angela Duckworth's nonfiction book Grit; and reading Katherine Faulkner's new mystery virus begins pass like a whirlwind through societies and nations around the globe, Nagamatsu's science fiction Through mining past research and history for wisdom as well as interviewing highly successful individuals When she alludes to mysterious connections between the women--and a long-ago crime--she threatens to

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Sherry Thomas's Victorian mystery (the first in a hefty series to avoid coping with the difficulties of life; and I'm listening to The Librarian Spy, World War II historical fiction by the author of The Last Bookshop in London.

This mystery hit the spot for me. I read this engrossing family story in a day and can't wait to read future fiction by Claire Lynch. Characters come off as less realistic than their fictionalized versions (who are main protagonists of story inside a story), and the ability of those with money and power to manipulate the truth into pure fiction Sophie Elmhirst revisits a decades-old true story that she crafts like fiction, skillfully using dry

For classic light fiction and rom-com titles that are also great for summer reading, check out these 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

ICYMI: Geraldine Brooks crafts a historical fiction story of 1666, a year in which disease, fear, and

I recently posted about Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads Last 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, and Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year. Elizabeth McCracken's The Hero of This Book (altbough McCracken asserts that this is not a memoir, but fiction After long months of mystery and suffering, she received a diagnosis: acute myeloid leukemia and a rare

during the communist coup of 1978, Sparks Like Stars; I'm reading Lisa Gardner's recently published mystery set in the forest, One Step Too Far; and I'm reading Donna Everhart's recent historical fiction novel Stars as an audiobook. 02 One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin #2) by Lisa Gardner Lisa Gardner's recent mystery

And you can c lick here for other science fiction and fantasy books I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm. dragons, dragon-related science, emotional and physical ties to dragons, and the cultural importance, historical Because the restrictive Anglish world--and its selective history of the destruction of the Indigenous I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or The janitor is a cultural outsider with a complicated history, and what he lacks in training he makes

Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences. 03 Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Jen Beagin's literary fiction Click here for my full review of Big Swiss. 04 Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines of interconnected characters Looking for Jane is a story of women living in three timelines who are linked through decades by a mysterious In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada--

This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary fiction, and science fiction. Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year