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has his eye on taking over her family's company rather than falling in love with Annie (and that he may So many elements of this premise are favorites for me--a strong young female main protagonist, ship life She may so far be powerless to enact major change, and she is certainly dismissed by the men around her

Her main friend seems to be her talking chess game, who was made in Korea so understands some of Vera's Many of the key elements of her observations are placed in quotation marks, and this is a very funny, sometimes-hesitant takes on the family and world around her are often delightfully spot-on, and she sees many

The secretive, haunted author has attempted to work through the pain and complications of her past by listening to The Three Lives of Cate Kay as an audiobook. 03 Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood The main

Addison Allen's Other Birds is set on an island off the coast of South Carolina as main protagonist Zoey (An inherited apartment and money she has gained access to at age 18 help.)

details of a life of moneyed ease and an abandonment on an unforgiving, uninhabited island after our main Child  is the power of the small-town Faha community--gossipy and desperate for dirt as its citizens may In one timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear Each timeline produces a vastly different boy, a significantly shaped sister Maia, drastically different Brendan is not the main protagonist, despite the novel's title, yet he is central to the story in that

story can take on a life of its own--in this novel featuring a science fiction tale within Okorafor's main only disabled and overwhelmed by her overly controlling and opinionated family as she has been for many The family's collective assumption that they may, unsolicited, rightfully weigh in on Zelu's every decision

This book had many moving parts, evolving points of view and senses of self, shifts between days and Along with the kickass, whip smart, savvy, kind, and irresistible main protagonist Bridie are her striking Raybourn may allow Veronica to benefit from the author's own modern sensibilities in A Curious Beginning , but Veronica is a strong and unorthodox main protagonist, and for me this aspect of her character works adult supernatural mystery series of the same name, and in it, author William Ritter provides memorable main

I listened to Bull Moon Rising in audiobook form, and hearing it all read to me may have exacerbated plus-size woman who loves books and wears glasses and is the irresistible object of affection for the main

Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, Veronica remains a strong and unorthodox main But evidence indicates to Veronica that Alice may have been murdered.

I really liked the magical realism, details of life in 1800s England, the young widow main character, The romance is a large element, and in this adventure-romance, as with many romance novels that follow

Booth cushions the blow of the main protagonist's early-onset Alzheimer's with a zany romp, lots of love Enter superfan Peanut Brixton--who may be even more familiar with The Falling Children books than Libby

Brendan is not the main protagonist, despite the novel's title, yet he is central to the story in that

I found myself wanting more worldbuilding and more depth for our main character in this first book in underground viewing holograms of artwork (the book references actual works of art) and clicking on many her prescribed Mate Collin, a brooding, doting toward Emeline, but professionally cruel and cutthroat man Yet she is also drawn to Hal, a mischievous young man who is far from part of the Elite and who makes

Both main characters' mothers are faulted, far from perfect, and have made decisions that upend Justin

The Second-Chance Stories I love a good second-chance book in which the main character gets the opportunity Our main protagonist Tom makes a decision that strands him in our version of the world, which feels like Either to change a world--many, many worlds, each touched by the choices I make in my life, for every Harry August has been born (in a train station in 1919) many times. Some lives are notable, others comfortable, and still others are full of pain.

The banter is fantastic, and I laughed many times while reading this one. Jac Matthis is a romance novelist whose first book tanked (the main protagonist chose her career over a man, enraging readers who'd been counting on a different happy ever after), leaving little audience to close out the summer, with a high-stakes fake marriage, comeuppances for the greedy bad guys, our main This is an adorable fake-dating-in-paradise setup with funny dialogue, a wonderfully imperfect main protagonist

In this young adult novel, the first in a magical fairy tale duology from Elizabeth Lim, main protagonist I couldn't wait to find out how Lim would make this plot construct of a wordless main protagonist work

Book two picks up when our main characters, having laid low and lived their own lives for a year, are

Our main protagonist knows she is being chased because of something she's done, but the facts of the She has visions of the past and of versions of the future in which her spirit transcends the pain and

captivating retelling of the Indian epic Ramayana, with immersive details and an irresistible feminist main character fighting for a voice and for power in a man's world. She is smart, eager, passionate, and determined--and an irresistible main protagonist.

Raybourn is masterful at providing a captivating main character with depth and flaws; a tantalizing will-they-won't-they Stoker's brother, to a gothic, gloomy estate on an island--and an unsolved disappearance that just may

check out The Second Ending. 03 Happy Place by Emily Henry Six longtime friends gather for one last Maine I was impatient with the prolonged lack of communication but loved the main characters' interactions For years they've taken annual trips to their friend Sabrina's cottage in Maine with the rest of their Iris may be able to help--if only she could also figure out the store's connection to her mother's past She's fake-dating a nice man in order to keep his family off of his back.

Martin mentions each of women and their families, but keeps the story relatively streamlined with three main story--as with the account of Patient Zero's experience and his two degrees of separation from the main

Despite the plot hiccups in our main characters' work and love lives, there's no question that everything

quiet moments as his characters reflect, and I preferred that aspect of this book--which features a main But Jack is starting to realize that something dark and dangerous may be at work at this lodge, and that In The Guide, the main protagonist Jack is as linked to the natural world as are the characters in his spent with him in The River--when I felt a deeper connection to the character--I didn't feel like I gained

details of a life of moneyed ease and an abandonment on an unforgiving, uninhabited island after our main The unfolding of this continued theft and this absurd man's greedy, gratuitous mishandling of funds-- daughter (from Lessons for My Daughter ) urging constant preservation of reputation, exuding modesty, maintaining Since then she has published many more novels, including Sam .

But the darkness of her past may only be matched by the danger of the magic and rituals being used by Vengeance Road is a rough and tumble story with enough suspense that I wasn't ever confident that the main The women realize they may know too much about where the bodies are buried--literally--to be allowed McManus I suspected each of the main players at one point or another and couldn't wait for the big reveal I suspected each of the main players at one point or another and couldn't wait for the big reveal.

famous-person love is a favorite trope of mine, and Norman adds emotional complexities to each of the main

My favorite reads of the past month include, in no particular order: The Maid, Nita Prose's recently published mystery with an intriguing main protagonist and lots of sweetness; The Long Way to a Small, 01 The Maid by Nita Prose Nita Prose offers a surprising amount of heart and a unique main protagonist In Nita Prose's recent novel The Maid, main protagonist Molly finds a hotel guest dead in his room, and Prose has built an interesting premise with Molly as an unreliable main protagonist.

Naomi Novik is the author of richly wrought fantasy novels featuring main protagonists I love: Uprooted Kingfisher/Vernon is a prolific author who has published many standalone novels as well as multiple series

Bardugo Bardugo's rich world-building sets the scene in Spain during the Inquisition, as a scullery maid Cotado lives in a grim house on a shabby street in the new capital of Madrid, working as a scullery maid She rises through the ranks of palace concubines and gains almost unfettered access to the king, all Gods (The Bloodsworn #1) by John Gwynne Gwynne's epic, Norse-inspired saga tracks three fascinating main battles, brutal revenge, extended searches for loved ones, and the carving out of new futures by our main

But when the boss's daughter begins tinkering with precious resources, our main protagonist is swept

upon the framework of facts from the lives of Julian of Norwich and what is known of the life of our main was a groundbreaking feat for a medieval woman who was stifled by societal and religious limitations may Our main protagonist puzzles and angers those around her by challenging the limitations of what women I've underlined many, many meaningful passages in Revelations, and I found exploring this time through

Jac Matthis is a romance novelist whose first book tanked (the main protagonist chose her career over a man, enraging readers who'd been counting on a different happy ever after), leaving little audience

Main protagonist Frankie signs up to leave her idyllic, privileged Southern California life--and the faces anti-war sentiments, the shock of returning to her pre-war life, and coping with the trauma of many hearty story of Vietnam, its complex costs and its dark perception at home, and the truth about the many forgotten women serving as nurses there, whose bravery helped send so many injured American soldiers

Our brave main protagonist (and rebel) Talin is forced to submit to the Federation's morally questionable I was thrilled to find that Young's wonderful, signature strong-young-female protagonist-in-a-man's-world In this young adult novel, the first in a magical fairy tale duology from Elizabeth Lim, main protagonist I couldn't wait to find out how Lim would make this plot construct of a wordless main protagonist work from Philly to the magical Talamh, where she revels in her new-found and strengthening powers (yet maintains

Listen for the Lie offers a fascinating story structure, dark humor, and deeply flawed characters as main Lucy's inability to remember key events pairs with her devil-may-care attitude so that she is frequently going around mentioning the fact that she may in fact have killed Savvy, which alarms those around her

Molloy's main characters are new moms, but the vast majority of their questionable choices don’t feel The main character remains an empty vessel who can conveniently be believed to have done a horrific thing Despite the main protagonists' immense relief at having a resolution to the terrible situation at hand The Perfect Mother is a quick read and a page-turner, although you may consistently suspect that you’ If you like mysteries with twist, you may be in for Molloy's newest book, Goodnight Beautiful.

The book is almost at its close by the time the two main protagonists are explicitly linked within the

01 Kin by Tayari Jones Jones throws every issue imaginable at her two main protagonists, best friends The young women cope with their pain in divergent ways, and while I was interested in the story, I wanted For me, a main strength of Kin is Jones's ability to build a rich Southern setting and to layer issues , Cleopatra recognizes that those who come after her may seek to erase her influence and importance. Bo is an elderly Swedish man living in the woodland cabin where he grew up.

greedy criminal mastermind Jacob Fagin into a character with a rich backstory, showing him to be a man I haven't read Oliver Twist  in many years, yet Fagin has remained ingrained in my head as a selfish, The many points of view added depth to the characters, but at a cost: I felt somewhat jarred by shifting details of a life of moneyed ease and an abandonment on an unforgiving, uninhabited island after our main Characters come off as less realistic than their fictionalized versions (who are main protagonists of

girl in the wilderness, The Vaster Wilds; I'm reading Emily Austin's upcoming novel about a quirky main

adult fantasy series, but what hooked me was the fearless, hardened, fiercely loyal, savvy, and crafty main threats, mysterious magic, a tangled web of lore and superstition, and those who seem to be allies but may

But someone who's supposed to be on her side may have revealed her true identity to those who want her Raybourn is masterful at providing a captivating main character with depth and flaws; a tantalizing will-they-won't-they Templeton-Vane, her partner Stoker's brother, to an estate on an island--and an unsolved disappearance that just may

mother-in-law, and her ability to practice medicine is severely curtailed, as in the family's opinion, her main

and science fiction in Iron Widow, and Susan Conley's slim, powerful novel Landslide, about a modern Maine Susan Conley's novel Landslide offers a portrait of a modern family in a remote fishing village in Maine

Main protagonist Gifty's journey was full of challenges and not too easy or complete, and her voice had experienced there; her yearning for her estranged father in Ghana, whom they all call the Chin Chin Man She's had to stifle many of her emotions since she was a young girl--there wasn't space in her family Gifty is an appealing main protagonist, and Gyasi's journey was fascinating.

Book two picks up as our main characters, having laid low for a year, are contacted by the Museum, the

I feel like this book and I have been circling each other since early May, and I was so delighted as estranged from her daughter, that deep tragedy has shaped her life and closed off her heart, and that she may Readers will likely have a clear sense that our main character is prepared to burn it all down on her Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson In Ava Robinson's debut novel, she offers an appealingly imperfect main

Much of the book involves thwarted attempts to unravel the past by a main protagonist who has been emotionally He is a shell of a man, ruined by the loss of his sister. A grown man's voicing of the little-girl voice for Amy felt off to me, and the tone of the narration I was impatient with this "helpless, clueless man" scenario. NO, JOE. THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED. The resolution involves a twist I had anticipated and leaves a main character in a state of upheaval