Alias Emma is a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase across hidden London, led by Emma Makepeace, a resourceful This fast-paced thriller tracks Emma and Michael, the distractingly handsome son of Russian dissidents

She is found face down and unconscious in Prospect Park, with no memory of what has occurred. Byrd begins to believe Jane is suffering from dissociative fugue, a rare condition that could account

I adored this element--possibly because with a senior in high school, I am also facing enormous pending

Strangely, Anna looks a lot like Zoe, so she's faced with the village's pain and suspicion everywhere "A frenzied psychological thriller, superbly paced." Thank goodness for Lois Duncan (Stranger with my Face!) or I would have been completely out of luck.

She is found face down and unconscious in Prospect Park, with no memory of what has occurred.

to follow Poppy's lead and lean on their bravery and unwavering devotion to each other in order to face

hallucinations late in the book felt like an opportunity to explore pure feelings and for the straight-laced

I will tell you, if there is a thing harder than facing danger, it's knowing it's headed your way.

to enact major change, and she is certainly dismissed by the men around her, but she is preparing to face

felt so easy for Eve to plan to enter into single parenthood despite the many practical challenges she faces

The story is dark, nerve-racking, irreverent, tragic, and poignant.

of identity; and her housekeeper Kadiatou, sacrificing so much to raise her daughter in America but facing

tale within Okorafor's main story, which is that of a writer shaping her own identity and future by facing

The relentless pacing, romantic obsession, twists and turns, dramatic setbacks, exhilarating success,

Osman writes older characters with grace, not relying on archetypes but serving up poignancy, dialogue mind-bending examinations of what other characters might be up to and the combat and narrow escapes keep the pacing

The men abandon, bluster and condescend, are weak to temptation, plod along in the face of destruction

He remains steady in the face of external upheaval (and Declan's exceptionally poor treatment of him)

This young adult story is sweet and fun; the pacing often feels somewhat slapstick and frantic--as is

The misogyny and contempt of her peers means she faces a lack of respect and resources at every turn. Schwab Schwab returns to the world of the four Londons in the first of a wonderfully paced new series

touchstones: academic achievement and competition; cultivating and appreciating meaningful friendships; facing Despite some small moments that felt heavy-handed, this is a powerful, fast-paced, compelling nonfiction is A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice, and in Red Notice, Browder traces He's specific without getting bogged down in the details, and the pacing of the book is appealingly quick

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The story is heartwarming, the pacing moves along in both timelines, and the characters are explored

as explorations of the meaning of existence, religion, spirituality, reconciliation, commitment, and facing

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She's also facing complex issues surrounding belonging, the frightening limbo of the undocumented, and

The writing style involves a lot of telling, which seemingly intentionally slows the pacing--and which threatened with imprisonment; experiences cruel and potentially fatal betrayal by one of their own; faces Yet because of the pacing, I didn't necessarily feel on the edge of my seat while I read about all of And it's the pacing and tone of the story that allows for all of those elements to feel real. 06 News

curiosity about being with another man; "The Long and Painful Death" follows a writer at a retreat who faces Click here to read my rave reviews of Claire Keegan's novels Foster and Small Things Like These and her

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mind-bending examinations of what other characters might be up to and the combat and narrow escapes keep the pacing

check out Will They or Won't They. 02 The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman Hoffman's novel is about facing When the two face off, they each have something to prove--to their families, their exes, those who have The Second Ending is about self-discovery, facing dark truths, taking a terrifying leap out of the safety

After Ruby's death, strange murmurings about her past begin to surface, and Cam is forced to face questions

The tone is spooky and the story moves at a measured pace.

But a hotshot racer, a has-been treasure hunter, and others in their secret society know that the ship

Anna Frith emerges as an unexpected healer when her isolated village faces the terrors of suffering,

Umrigar confronts in Honor are weighty and fascinating, but I found myself distracted by the story's pacing Yet I found myself repeatedly pulled out of the story by its telling--stop-and-go pacing, jarringly petty

settings, her wonderfully imperfect and intriguing characters, her foreboding undercurrents, and her pacing

until they're faced with increasingly complicated life challenges as they try to balance their careers

As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3) by Holly Jackson Jackson doesn't skimp on heart-pounding pacing Jackson does not let off the gas pacing-wise. in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing (And check out my rave reviews of book 1, A Curious Beginning; book 3, A Treacherous Curse; book 4, A

The relentless pacing, romantic obsession, twists and turns, dramatic setbacks, exhilarating success, The pace of the story is swift, and Holsinger keeps the reader uncomfortable as the story draws to a

This is not a racy book, and the attraction and relationship are focused on emotions and wanting to be layers tough situations and messy complications into her rom-coms, and here, her main protagonists must face

Quinn traces the lives of the unflappable orphan Cristabel Seagrave, her stepsister Flossie, and her The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting

the unpleasant reality of post-war tragedies feels like plausible human nature, the postponement of facing

The tension that keeps Jo and Alex apart feels plausible, and I accepted the difficulties each faces

undocumented workers; the family members experience years of constant fears of deportation; and then they must face The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced Yet there are bright points: some rare friendships emerge, sisters build intense loyalty to each other

through the destructive gossip app taking down reputations and revealing secrets, and they managed to trace Friends and siblings are pitted against each other, and some of our main protagonists are faced with characters of Maeve, Nate, Phoebe, Bronwyn, and Knox from book one--along with other old favorites and new faces

first I didn't have a lot of patience for the temptation of regret and the characters' wallowing when faced

Jackson doesn't skimp on heart-pounding pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in Jackson does not let off the gas pacing-wise.

what sometimes feels like fragility, Lucy is often able to see the difficult truth in situations and face Lucy by the Sea captures an otherworldly feeling of drifting in time while facing horrifying, previously

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Cassie's years-long hiatus sloooooowed the pace of the book too much for my taste.