beloved sanctuary, or will the uncovering of secrets and lies, family drama, and powerful generational conflicts

beloved sanctuary, or will the uncovering of secrets and lies, family drama, and powerful generational conflicts

logistics of magical processes and of defusing traps; and page time spent planning responses to current-day conflicts

stardom, her religious faith, her reliance on and love for her friends, her deep familial attachments and conflicts

It centers around one family’s conflicts with crooked and powerful neighbors; cruel and aggressive Native

A tiny bit of empathy might have unraveled the increasingly devastating whirlwind of conflict between

Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the

Williams takes us along as she digs into her life's trajectory and the various conflicts, explorations

Driving by Starlight is a deep, lovely, meaningful story with a vivid Saudi Arabian setting and conflicts

prison, war, money, power, and violence; and a brother's unfailing loyalty in the face of terrible conflict

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

the facts, he dons elaborate disguises; there is a refreshing lack of violence beyond fistfight-level conflicts

is reeling from economic troubles; Brendan's older adoptive brother deeply resents his presence; and conflicts

is reeling from economic troubles; Brendan's older adoptive brother deeply resents his presence; and conflicts

She's failing out of school, working some shifts at a diner, and living in a nonfunctioning motorhome

She's failing out of school, working some shifts at a diner, and living in a nonfunctioning motorhome

Chen writes a deeply felt warring of emotions and conflicting responsibility and duty.

repercussions); opens up her life to be bigger and more fulfilling (and longer); and develops inner strength, conviction

But Cushla--along with many other citizens--is more and more astounded by the increasing conflict between

Williams takes us along as she digs into her life's trajectory and the various conflicts, explorations

As in all good rom-coms, there's a conflict keeping the potential couple apart, and I appreciated the

issues surrounding prison, war, and violence; and a brother's unfailing loyalty in the face of terrible conflict

stardom, her religious faith, her reliance on and love for her friends, her deep familial attachments and conflicts

seem to be leading to a too-convenient happy ending, and as expected, Liang provides a complex set of conflicts

O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict

The gods' war provides the structure for the book's main conflict, but the story feels primarily focused

sometimes painful age and stage of shifting from young adulthood to being a grown-up, with all of the conflicting

But Cushla--along with many other citizens--is more and more astounded by the increasing conflict between

reemerge in Sitara's memories and her subconscious, and she explores Sitara's complicated, ongoing, conflicting She offers plenty of interpersonal conflict, romance, suspected double-crossing, and details of life

“I’ve never been able to make myself throw up, no matter how hard I try" follows some pages after a conflicting

O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict

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

And I felt privileged to read as her convictions led her toward a life path of service and life-changing

seem to be leading to a too-convenient happy ending, and as expected, Liang provides a complex set of conflicts

Lady Jane Grey, and Mary Queen of Scots--with an oddball fantasy element in which the life-and-death conflict

The Night Ship centers around the dilemmas, conflicts, and discoveries of two characters separated by

Through the scenes here, we see that those on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (and

boarding school years, when her roommate Thalia was murdered--and the school's athletic trainer was convicted

easy (although I admit that cruising along with the story made me happy at the same time): the lack of conflicts Driving by Starlight is a deep, lovely, meaningful story with a vivid Saudi Arabian setting and conflicts

Rowley doesn't smooth over realistically tangled, messy, intriguing conflicts or sober themes, yet he

Thorpe offers lots of joy and offbeat fun, yet doesn't shy away from weighty conflicts between classes

Fuzz, Roach explores animal behavior, wildlife biology, and the complexities of modern human-animal conflicts

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.

His father's gone, his mother's in jail, and his best friend and most solid source of advice is a convicted

The main protagonist and conflicted priest were irresistible characters. For the purposes of this list, I focused on books with fantastical elements; clear good-and-evil conflicts

to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction with an anchor in deeper issues, some steamy scenes, conflicting

taste-making, often inspired casting, hands-on production--and hands-off avoidance of many interpersonal conflicts

The gods' war provides the structure for the book's main conflict, but the story feels primarily focused

As the Confederates' surrender looms, Simon's ragtag band plays for officers from both sides of the conflict

birds; newspaper headlines, legal proceedings, and public speeches related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflicts