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The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting Adina is born on Earth just as Voyager 1 launches into space. The premise of Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the

Kazantzakis has continued to live in London with her distracted botanist father Kostas, who has little brain space

And in the future, Konstance is in a vault on the spaceship Argos, copying information onto old editions of the same stories--stories that connect these characters across space and time.

Desperate and devastated, she reluctantly moves into a spare room in the apartment of an acquaintance He has extra space because he was just dumped by his live-in girlfriend Petra.

The tone is spooky and the story moves at a measured pace. of The Unmaking of June Farrow. 05 Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space

Desperate and devastated, she reluctantly moves into a spare room in the apartment of an acquaintance He has extra space because he was just dumped by his live-in girlfriend Petra.

essays, she explores living genuinely despite others' criticisms; giving herself permission to take up space

And far in the future, Konstance is in a vault on the spaceship Argos, destined for a distant planet. in Cloud Cuckoo Land (which is the name of the book-within-a-book) connect these characters across space

she's adjusting to life on board, the crew gets a lucrative opportunity: to tunnel wormholes through space

Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI. 06 Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space

wonderful; other brief side stories (Iron Druid, for example; or how Al processes patience/personal space

Die Trying). 09 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Andy Weir offers the fascinating story of a desperate space The present-day story alternates with peeks back in time to life before this space mission, which show problem-solving, particularly scientific experimentation and high-stakes trial and error, and while it slowed the pace

The pacing of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is measured, as befits a story that is largely about daily And far in the future, Konstance is in a vault on the spaceship Argos, destined for a distant planet. in Cloud Cuckoo Land (which is the name of the book-within-a-book) connect these characters across space

risky ways: crossing roads, climbing underneath cars and onto roofs, entering storm drains and crawl spaces

, Hiram must learn to understand and master his mysterious powers that allow for shifts in time and space

In Untamed, Doyle focuses largely on how women can "take up space in the world;" feel and express a full

Crying in H Mart is beautiful, painful, and evocative. 02 The Space Between Worlds by Micah Johnson In The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson offers a wonderfully imperfect heroine and her fascinating

All of these issues are explored within what feels like a safe space--amid swirling attraction, burgeoning

Space! Robots! Artificial intelligence!

But all of these issues are explored within what feels like a safe space--amid swirling attraction, burgeoning

The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much

The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much

I read their book Love and Other Words after Autoboyography ratcheted my expectations into outer space

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing Harper often sets her stories in an Australian bush setting, and her somewhat spare writing style complements

Krueger's writing is beautifully spare, but I felt impatient with the entire enterprise. of page time spent on figuring out the potential logistics of shoring up the levee, which slowed the pacing

Predicting a few elements of the mystery didn't diminish my enjoyment of the fast-paced tale in which The small-town setting was great, and the pacing of The Storm moved along nicely.

But the story and pacing became bogged down by others' motivations, and I was left wanting more page This slowed the pacing down and I had a tough time staying engaged. But I was left yearning for more tension, tighter pacing, and additional time with Sadie at the center

disappearance includes some far-fetched-feeling elements, but Tiffany Crum's debut novel keeps up the pacing The pacing of This Story Might Save Your Life moves along; Crum tracks back and forth in time, relies

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing Harper often sets her stories in an Australian bush setting, and her somewhat spare writing style complements

I found myself yearning for the expert pacing, intrigue setup, and rich character development of my beloved relationship felt difficult for Nahri to settle into, and therefore left me uncertain as well; and the pacing

meticulous research behind the tale, and the inspiration for the story, but I struggled with the slower pace Yet the pacing was slow for me, so it took me some time to get through this one.

The uneven pacing and tangents into bizarre scenarios in Trip made me feel somewhat disconnected from The irregular pacing and abrupt entrance of edgy scenes made the novel feel meandering.

The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much

The slow pace of uneventful Alabama life shifts dramatically when guests come to stay, and the story's events and the book's pacing begin snowballing in urgency as the story draws to its end.

The pacing of The Life We Bury built from slow and steady to a whirlwind. The pacing of this one felt strange to me.

Some of these circles are somewhat glossed over--and the pacing flagged at times for me as the protagonists The pacing flagged for me throughout the middle of the story, during the slog through various avenues

The pacing flagged for me throughout the middle of the story, during the slog through various avenues The Knight and the Moth  is built on a spare yet satisfying fantasy world with a limited number of characters , and its somewhat spare, streamlined structure made it feel like a fable or fairy tale.

is a satisfyingly deep dive into Gould's behind-the-scenes experiences, including an often breakneck pace

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing Her books read like Westerns to me, and her sometimes spare tone suits the setting, the stark situations

the Tasmanian coast, Harper often sets her stories in an Australian bush setting, and her sometimes spare in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns; and she offers more of her excellent pacing

I didn't love this installment quite as much as book one, but Faizal keeps the pace moving and progresses

Schwab returns to the world of the four Londons in the first of a wonderfully paced new series featuring I loved returning to the wonderful Schwab pacing and banter and delving into the love stories already

listening to this as an audiobook, and it's such a slow build, I'm both eager for it to ramp up in pacing The Australian bush setting (along with Harper's sometimes spare writing style, which complements it) in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns; and she offers more of her excellent pacing

She faces unknown dangers and heartbreaking betrayal in this fast-paced novel. Ava Glass's Alias Emma was a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase across London and through an underground

Harper's books read like Westerns to me, and her sometimes spare tone suits the setting, the situations Disappearing Earth is Phillips's first book, and she builds the story's pace steadily toward a crescendo

My favorite elements were the action sequences, the opportunities for humor, and the pacing of this 640 the dragon element kept me reading with fingers crossed that the story would take off and eclipse the pacing the Empyrian series offers more page time for the talking dragons, some surprises, and a more deftly paced

The character growth surprised me and felt in line with the tone and pacing of the story.

This was likely at least partially due to the book's stream of consciousness, which sets a striking pace The tone and pacing are often raw and feverish as Harrison digs into complicated issues intertwined with

This is a gentle, slow-paced story from the heart-wrenchingly gorgeous writer.

character here and the World War II-era crises, for me, the story felt somewhat disjointed and flagged in pacing