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The first section felt long and didn't fully hook me, but the change of perspective in the second half I'm not often a fan of omniscient asides, and those pulled me out of the first section of the novel and I was more taken with the writing voice than the story being told, and the writing made me want to read

I listened to the audiobook, read wonderfully by Emily Woo Zeller, with an afterword by Yip-Williams's That said, I have a tough time reading memoirs in which someone is fighting cancer, and I understand

This intersection of their lives leads to broken hearts, self-realization, true love, devastating misunderstandings The story involves persistent cruelty and abuse--which in part lead to Marianne's exploration of submission All of this brokenness and reactive behavior is tough to read, but Rooney doesn't offer melodrama, only I'm ready to embrace the television version of this story--adaptations often make me nervous and sometimes

issues, and in Just for the Summer, she offers up an irresistible rom-com premise with weighty, messy, real-life-imperfect mother shows up, will the potentially serious feelings between them stand a chance against the push of real-life I listened to Just for the Summer as an audiobook. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

Wrong Number, and other books I haven't yet read.

She demonstrates a generally flighty manner, ready to swoon over any male in her path, and she doesn't I listened to Conform as a library audiobook through Libby.com .

I listened to this memoir, written and read by Michelle Zauner (of the band Japanese Breakfast).

and plain language around challenges and opportunities) make for informative, entertaining, important reading

The trauma was difficult to read, but the various timelines were fascinating, as were the intersections

The Maid, main protagonist Molly finds a hotel guest dead in his room, and her access to the room, her and that seeing others take advantage of her innocence would make for nerve-racking, uncomfortable reading

I listened to The Ink Black Heart, the sixth installment in the Robert Gabraith (J.K. I ran the audiobook at 1.75x speed, which significantly shortened the 32-hour, 42-minute audiobook listening The agency doesn't take the case, but when Edie turns up dead soon afterward, Cormoran and Robin can't highlight the casual, destructive callousness and powerful mob mentality that can persist online in real

This is a fast, compelling read, and I tore through it at top speed to find out the Big Reveals. Reading about lying and stealing makes me very stressed out, so I was biting my nails while reading Korelitz's And my heart raced while I read to find out if this fraught situation would blow up in fantastic form But this is a fast, compelling read, and there was no chance I wasn't going to tear through it at top Korelitz is also the author of The Undoing, Admission (I read and really liked that one), and other books

others at a distance, and habit of speaking harsh truths before she stops to think seem destined to lead I received a prepublication digital edition of this book (published last week) courtesy of Simon & Schuster

Now Franny is taking her research equipment and heading to Greenland to track the last Arctic terns in redemption and possibly even some semblance of peace with what she's done, what she's seen, and what she's lost

Robinson's 1971 classic for young readers is a wonderful read-aloud during the Christmas season. We read aloud Barbara Robinson's 1971 holiday classic every Christmas season around here, and I love

Meanwhile, it's not clear whether some elements within McConaghy's story are real or are imagined by physical sensations just by witnessing them only add to the off-kilter aspects of the book--what is real McConaghy is also the author of Migrations, which my book club is reading this fall.

Taylor, the resort is an open door to a life of excitement and opportunity, an appealing shift from the dead-end Clancy's first novel, The Second Home, was published last year, when the author was 52.

clever and extremely funny ways in which gender roles and stereotypes are frequently turned on their heads I listened to this and LOVED Matthew Lord Davies’ narration of Sarah Rees Brennan’s lovely book. I haven't read that one yet, have you? #fantasyscifi, #youngadult, #fourstarbookreview

A twisty and turny, compelling read. This book reminded me a little bit of my recent read The Plot, but Maud Dixon had clever twists and turns I need to talk Maud Dixon with someone who's read it!

I began reading this because I thought I should, not because I wanted to. I'd like Miller to please write more books about varied topics, because I like spending time in her head

midlife journey, in which a semi-famous creative type (her medium and work is unspecified) sets out on a road The unnamed narrator leads her (steady, unthrilling) husband and her child Sam to believe that she is I listened to All Fours as an audiobook.

“To make bread or love, to dig in the earth, to feed an animal or cook for a stranger—these activities Taylor also wrote the wonderful book Holy Envy, which I read with the same group as I did this book.

I listened to this as an audiobook (which I highly recommend), and Gay's voice (both his writing style I found myself smiling repeatedly while going about daily tasks and it felt fitting that I listened to My BFF Neha mentioned that her book club read this book, and it wasn't on my radar before that.

her father's crime gives way to what feels like an uneasy desire to consider him separately from his actions I read Ford's memoir Somebody's Daughter around the same time I read the memoir Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, and as I was beginning to read Brandi Carlile's memoir Broken Horses.

assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action “Forty years ago, Constance Halliday set us on this road and created her squad of Sphinxes. Raybourn's A Curious Beginning, the first in her Veronica Speedwell series, which I can't wait to continue reading campy books about unlikely killers like Finlay Donovan Is Killing It and Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

The figure of Jane's mother is easy to dislike; she reads as almost a caricature of an emotionally distant

this life, and Lydia must fight to not seem as though she is grieving him--this is made easier by how real The characters' feelings of anger, crushing grief, and hope feel real in both realities she's created I listened to the audiobook, and I really liked Olivia Vinall's narration. What did you think?

there seemed no hope that I was going to assess these layered and everchanging foundations in a casual reading

I found it incredibly frustrating, overly dramatic, and somewhat facile, and after reading it I took

If you've read the Shades of Magic books, you'll already be acquainted with the fantastic characters of Kell Maresh of Red London, Delilah Bard of Grey London, and Holland Vosijk of White London. In Red London, Kell's brother king Rhy Maresh is facing spreading resistance and assassination attempts

O’Farrell’s writing is exacting but lyrical, capturing the nuances of the moments that lead to and make Esme Lennox, Instructions for a Heatwave, and This Must Be the Place, as well as books I haven't yet read

I knew interpreting the emotional subtext in the speech and appearance of real humans was completely As far as I could tell, real humans usually didn't know what the hell they were doing.) Have you read this or others in the Murderbot series? Are you as taken with this series as I am?

most compelling aspect of the book--along with the politics of getting roles and how she finally began listening I listened to Field narrate this as an audiobook. What did you think? I also recognize that this is unfair since I chose to read this person's life story.

I do too, and it feels like Elizabeth Strout is telling us something that is real here. She eschews any talk of Lucy’s children, marriage, real life, saying “I love you,” or of memories that often still feels like the little girl trying to make herself small, no trouble, and possibly not even real I listened to the audiobook, and I really liked the narrator Kimberly Farr. What did you think? But I'll read anything written by her. Her character studies are fascinating to me.

This fast-paced suspense read is the ultimate "trouble in paradise" story, with twist and turns that Rachel Hawkins is also the author of The Wife Upstairs--another solid suspense read with magnetic twists

This is a quick read that addresses serious matters—betrayal, loyalty, duty, trust, and love, with a I really liked her writing style and will be reading more by her. What did you think? Have you read this one, or others by Center? I read What You Wish For but it didn't draw me in as much as this one.

Is this a paranoia inspired by her podcast listening? Or is someone really after her? Emily Austin is also the author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead.

In case you missed it: Aimee Molloy's page-turner is a quick read with a major--if manipulative-feeling , so the final scene left me shrugging my shoulders a little bit, although I liked seeing Winnie in action The Perfect Mother is a quick read and a page-turner, although you may consistently suspect that you’ If you've read either or both of these books, I'd love to talk about the similarities and differences

It was definitely the right book at the right time for me when I read it. I loved it. Andrew Sean Greer's sequel, Less Is Lost, is scheduled for publication this fall.

resistance to New Yorkers, notes the privilege of being able to isolate without hardship, and includes real-life In order to feel the full weight of this book, I think it's important to first read Strout's My Name

The examinations of mortality and of love and of living life fully are poignant and lovely, and the last

I read half but didn't finish this second in the Monsters of Verity series. I tried listening to this as an audiobook, but this one wasn't for me.

true believers" against dark, feared forces turns what the village believes to be good and pure on its head But the writing was ethereal and practically brought a chill to my skin as I was reading about the snow

insistent suggestions about what she should do with her life, and Nessa realizes they're coming from the dead Miller allows the frequently dreaded and bemoaned middle-aged shifts and changes to lead her female characters campy mysteries, you might try Finlay Donovan Is Killing It and its sequel, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

the two bonded and became close in the way that college friends do--through making mix tapes, taking road out a film starring the two of them, and developing a shared passion for a movie (in this case, The Last

open-mindedness, respecting differences, and finding captivating new avenues for her faith in this five-star read

memoir about coping with leukemia and its accompanying emotions, fears, and side effects--along with a road-trip She emerged from spending years with her head down, fighting to survive, to realize that she needed to But by then, she is dating a new boyfriend, a musician named Jon (until reading his name in the dedication

escapades and her willful, careless ignorance of the potentially grave, widespread consequences of her actions The last quarter of Let's Not Do That Again felt like the strongest of the book for me. The feeling in this section reminded me somewhat of of The Unsinkable Greta James, with additional depth

One of the best characters—voices and all—I’ve read in ages. I would have read an entire book about Gentry just walking around, but the book weaves together internal struggles, times of waiting, emotional anguish, and action and danger. It was tough to read as Zee made questionable choices throughout The Reckless Oath We Made and as many

science-based Come As You Are text reminded me somewhat of a more general book about women's bodies that I read