What I'm reading 9/22/20: 01 Deadly Waters 02 Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook 03 The Silent Companions

01 The Pull of the Stars Set in Ireland in 1918, The Pull of the Stars follows a nurse, Julia, doctor, Kathleen, and a young volunteer,...

01 Surrender Your Sons This summer stinks. Teenage Connor's elderly friend died, his boyfriend talked him into coming out, and now his...

01 I Killed Zoe Spanos I'll admit that this cover hooked me at first look, but the premise of this story is similarly irresistible. Anna...

I loooved this witty, romantic, action-packed steampunk novel--the first in a series--from Gail Carriger.

01 The Vanishing Half 02 Florence Adler Swims Forever 03 Blacktop Wasteland 04 Utopia Avenue 05 When These Mountains Burn 06 This Is All He

This first book in the Lady Janies trilogy is funny, and smart, with clever asides, wonderful character development, and fantastic banter.

01 Ink & Sigil: Ink & Sigil Series In this first book of Kevin Hearne's new Ink & Sigil series, patterns and inks have power; hobgoblins...

Six books in Nordic settings to knock your socks off.

I was desperate for Ceelie to listen to her own needs after cancer treatment and take care of herself a little bit.

In The Vanishing Half, Bennett explores the complicated implications of perception as reality when it comes to race.

Mitchell expertly builds the band members into rich characters you're rooting for. More very welcome David Mitchell universe madness.

Kidd offers a creepy, dark mystery gloriously steeped in details of Victorian London and seedy, sordid characters, and heroes with heart.

Lu layers a fantastical alternate fairy world over a framework of the imagined point of view of Wolfgang Mozart’s real sister.

A smart master thief who bends time and finds her loyalties dividded in turn-of-the-century New York.

Atlantic City before WWII, with its giant hotels, piers, and hubbub, is the backdrop for this summer in the life of an extended family.

Veronica is a strong and unorthodox main protagonist who finds herself entangled in a dangerous set of circumstances.

I loved the vivid setting and the strong women who find themselves in the middle of this early seventeenth century witch hunt.

I loved the early twentieth century Arizona Territory setting and details, as well as Mary Pearl’s spirit, grit, and determination.

This is beautiful, powerful, illuminating, and heart-wrenching.