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- Review of Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
ICYMI: Geraldine Brooks crafts a historical fiction story of 1666, a year in which disease, fear, and
- Review of Charm City Rocks: A Love Story by Matthew Norman
This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.
- Review of The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
The Invention of Wings is historical fiction that tracks the characters of (the real-life) Sarah Grimke Sue Monk Kidd spins this historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes It's uncomfortable, disturbing, and infuriating to read historical fiction about the actual horrors that Mermaid Chair, and The Book of Longings, which made it onto two Greedy Reading Lists: Six Historical Fiction
- Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
04 Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction In the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of the Night, Fast the Wolves. 05 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Nagamatsu's science fiction This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor
- Review of Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
Shark Heart was surprisingly poignant speculative fiction.
- My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far
the Month 01 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarer #1) by Becky Chambers Chambers's science fiction In The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope. In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer
- Six More Backlist Favorites to Check Out
Heartwarming books and quirky fiction were two types of stories that suited me then and still hit the If you're looking for more great fiction you may have missed, you might also want to check out the Greedy challenges and disabilities play and learn social and practical skills; on other set days she visits the library conditional loyalty, and he allows characters to craft chosen relationships into a beloved pod that functions I went with some members of my book club and other friends to hear Kevin Wilson speak at our local library
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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 West 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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/29/22 Edition
I'm Reading Now I'm reading The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong, a recently published historical fiction 01 The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong Addison Armstrong's recently published historical fiction The
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/22/22 Edition
I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin, charming historical fiction set during World War II; I'm reading Matt Haig's fascinating, thought-provoking science fiction The Matt Haig is also the author of How to Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive, and The Midnight Library. 03
- Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads
02 White Houses by Amy Bloom White Houses is gorgeously written, exhaustingly researched historical fiction behind-the-scenes peeks at the residential rooms of the Roosevelt White House (which, Bloom recounts in interviews, functioned
- Review of Homecoming by Kate Morton
Morton's newest historical fiction involves two timelines, a decades-old tragedy, and a modern-day descendant's and a formidable figure, but due to her grave illness and her unconscious state, she is only seen in action
- Review of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
I love a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and while this novel isn't as layered and complex or the spot for me with trademark Bardugo detail and world-building that set a dark, rich scene for the action
- Review of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long
I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish In Meg Long's debut, the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena
- Review of Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
Harrison's nameless (fictional) narrator is coping with multiple miscarriages, fertility treatments,
- Review of Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House, fiction for adults, is the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/10/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Guncle, Steven Rowley's sassy, heartwarming fiction about an mental illness and coping with depression; and The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction 01 The Guncle by Steven Rowley In Steven Rowley's fun, funny, and heartwarming fiction The Guncle, aging Grant, despite his own pain and fears. 02 Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig The author of The Midnight Library
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/7/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sequoia Nagamatsu's recently published science fiction How High virus begins pass like a whirlwind through societies and nations around the globe, Nagamatsu's science fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/30/23 Edition
candid memoir, Being Henry; and I'm reading Secondhand Daylight, Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook's science fiction
- Review of Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh
Unsinkable is historical fiction by Jenni L. Walsh that's set in two timelines.
- Review of The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod
Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life If you like fiction about bands and music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking
- Review of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a fictional account of an interracial music duo's rise to success If you like fiction about music, you might want to check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six
- Review of This House Is Not a Home by Katlia
A book that kept coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful emerges as unlikely from the boozy, smart but lazy, bitter character, remains in place within this fan-fiction
- Review of Weyward by Emilia Hart
The female characters are often strong, and there's often lush historical fiction detail.
- Review of A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna Raybourn
Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/21 Edition
book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy duology; The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd's historical fiction Sue Monk Kidd spins this historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes Monk Kidd also wrote The Book of Longings, which made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction
- Review of The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike #7) by Robert Galbraith
up emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/7/24 Edition
read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/18/23 Edition
Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction
- The Bossy Five-Star Reads So Far This Year
01 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I wonderful), and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
loved reading this past month: a beautiful, poignant nonfiction book about living and dying; a science fiction story about an inherited villain's career, heavily featuring savvy and communicative cats; a historical fiction featuring female doctors, set in 15th century China; a gothic, magical-realism Western; a historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/11/23 Edition
with emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional
- Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year
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 Her mother's volatile emotions; upsetting and controlling actions; pushy manner; mental, emotional, and
- Review of Beach Read by Emily Henry
Beach Read is a gem for your light fiction-escapism-pandemic-era reading list. Is it fair for a person (me) with particular requirements for light fiction (ideally: not too outlandish connections that warm my heart, and a little romantic something-something) to continue reading light fiction They're perfectly imperfect, not over-the-top light-fiction perfect with fake flaws, nor are they wholly The sections of this light fiction book that are about writing light fiction felt very true and real.
- My Bossy Favorite Reads of the Summer
interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. 02 Wrong Place, Wrong In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
The list skews toward light fiction, but I've got a mystery, a great novel by Allison Larkin, and a wonderfully witchy historical fiction read on here as well. Read was one of my favorite books last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction review of this book, please see Life After Life. 05 Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon This light fiction For more summer reads, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/31/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sally Hanan's My Heart Went Walking, upcoming fiction with plenty of family drama set in 1980s Ireland; the science fiction story Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, the
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading This is a great example of a light-fiction-feeling romance that deals with weighty, meaningful themes
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/12/24 Edition
Choo is also the author of The Night Tiger, a title I listed in my Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction
- Review of They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta
Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures, and the fiction
- Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads
This is fantastic contemporary young adult fiction. please see Dear Edward. 05 The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati In The Gilded Hour, Donati shapes a historical fiction I loved digging into this 750-page historical fiction wonder.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/9/22 Edition
career, and his future at an East London commune; Revelations, Mary Sarratt's immersive historical fiction In Revelations, Sharratt offers an immersive historical fiction novel that includes thoroughly researched
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/2/22 Edition
This one is difficult to summarize so far, but in this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time who has an odd experience in the forest with inexplicable futuristic visions and sounds, a science fiction
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
characters--as well as a romantic story that tackled weighty issues (my favorite kind), and a historical fiction Dunlap's debut novel is dark, twisty, gothic, and it's set in 19th-century Scotland as fictionalized
- Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
They both love books, and they keep running into each other, both in class and at the library where Owen's own origins, practical Bethany has the power to jump in and out of books, immersing herself in the fictional characters to root for--and satisfying and intriguing intersections between Bethany and Owen and the fictional
- Review of How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Nagamatsu's science fiction centers around a resurgence of an ancient Arctic plague. the virus passes like a whirlwind through societies and nations around the globe, Nagamatsu's science fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/16/23 Edition
debut novel, a space opera, Some Desperate Glory; and I'm listening to Evil Eye, Etaf Rum's newest fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/13/22 Edition
Now I'm reading Woman of Light, Kali Fajardo-Anstine's upcoming fantastical, indigenous historical fiction ; The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid's dual-timeline historical fiction about the
- Review of The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
ICYMI: This young adult historical fiction story was a five-star read for me. I adored it. Laura Amy Schlitz's book The Hired Girl is fantastic young adult historical fiction written in diary

















































