Four-Star Book Review

1 day ago

Review of Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang

I loved the dark academia setting, Sciona's bid to become the first female in the High Magistry, and her rethinking of long-held...

2 days ago

Review of Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

Ina's memoir is personal and thoughtful. Her charm comes through in candid reflections about her fascinating life, and her young life's...

Nov 6

Review of His Majesty's Dragon: Temeraire #1 by Naomi Novik

ICYMI: This series by Naomi Novik introduces vain, strong-willed, talking dragons, their complex, wonderfully faulted handlers, and...

Nov 5

Review of The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Espach layers complex emotional challenges like suicidal thoughts, grief, and loneliness with funny, quirky, poignant moments in this...

Oct 31

Review of Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik

Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional worlds, delve into never-before-revealed...

Oct 30

Review of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Kennedy writes poignantly about the Irish Troubles through the point of view of Cushla, a young adult stretching her wings despite her...

Oct 16

Review of Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Knoll's novel was inspired by real events; Bright Young Women traces a serial killer targeting young women and in the character of...

Oct 15

Review of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

I loved this dive into the repercussions of a seemingly psychic woman's predictions of demise for her fellow passengers on a flight....

Oct 10

Review of The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

ICYMI: My favorite Kate Quinn books center around strong young women proving their mettle during wartime crises, and The Alice Network ...

Oct 9

Review of The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

I loved this summer-camp setting, the slow build of mystery in two timelines, the privilege and working class disparities, the eventual...

Oct 4

Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I've Loved

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Science Fiction Reads I realize I just said this last week regarding mysteries, but really, doesn't the cold...

Oct 2

Review of A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated #1) by Danielle L. Jensen

The first in Jensen's fantasy series ticked many of my boxes--strong female main character, a tension-filled Chosen One premise, a fight...

Sep 26

Review of Long Live Evil (Time of Iron #1) by Sarah Rees Brennan

Sarah Rees Brennan offers a funny, dark, clever story within a story in which the heroes and villains are redefined, redemption is always...

Sep 25

Review of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith

Smith's historical fiction story in two timelines equally powerfully evokes the bleak Dutch winters of the 17th century and grimy,...

Sep 24

Review of What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway

The historical fiction story about the building of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, had a romantic element that was...

Sep 11

Review of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran

I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction conversations between Maria von Trapp and an assistant to...

Sep 4

Review of Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Thorpe's irresistible character of 19-year-old Margo discovers her strength, drive, creativity, and vulnerability after becoming...

Sep 3

Review of James by Percival Everett

Percival Everett's James is a fascinating retelling of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of enslaved Black character...

Aug 30

August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy August reads! Welcome to the last gasp of summer---and the final Bossy summer book reviews. I hereby present to...

Aug 29

Review of The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

The Paradise Problem is the perfect light fiction read to close out the summer, with a high-stakes fake marriage, comeuppances for the...

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