Feb 3, 2023
Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Historical Fiction Reads Historical fiction is one of my very favorite genres, and I loved my historical...
Feb 2, 2023
Review of Maame by Jessica George
Jessica George's debut Maame takes on big issues of race, culture, and the challenges of growing up between two cultures while shining in...
Feb 1, 2023
Review of Changeless (Parasol Protectorate #2) by Gail Carriger
Book two of the series continues to be playful, mischievous, wonderfully detailed about Victorian life, and full of supernatural...
Jan 27, 2023
January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy January reads! I'm a little early with this one since the month doesn't end until Tuesday, but I like my Greedy...
Jan 26, 2023
Review of Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young
Young offers a brutally honest behind-the-scenes look at the systematic abuse she suffered in The Children of God cult and a front-row...
Jan 20, 2023
Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
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...
Jan 19, 2023
Review of A Play for the End of the World by Jai Chakrabarti
Chakrabarti offers characters with complex struggles, hopes, and haunting memories who work to form deep, heartwarming connections in...
Jan 18, 2023
Review of As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3) by Holly Jackson
Jackson doesn't skimp on heart-pounding pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in this third book in her young adult...
Jan 17, 2023
Review of The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
I listened to this audiobook and highly recommend immersing yourself in Michelle Obama's voice as she shares calm, wise, funny, or...
Jan 13, 2023
Six Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year
Six Four-Star Bossy Mystery Reads Doesn't the cold winter feel like the perfect time to cozy up with a mystery that hooks you with its...
Jan 11, 2023
Review of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
This fun, darkly funny, feminist story about a retiring female team of elite assassins was the right book at the right time for me:...
Jan 10, 2023
Review of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Keegan's slim book may seem cozy and quiet at first, but she beautifully illuminates tiny moments alongside momentous decisions and...
Jan 6, 2023
Review of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Kingsolver offers an epic story of a faulted, unlikely hero in danger of being crushed by exceptionally difficult circumstances. His...
Jan 4, 2023
Review of Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
In Signal Fires, Dani Shapiro offers characters and consequences that connect through time and in unexpected ways. The loss and...
Jan 2, 2023
My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads
My very favorite reads this year! I post my favorite reads each month, and I was having such a great reading year, in late spring I...
Dec 28, 2022
Review of Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
Thoughtful, self-deprecating, earnest, and honest, Surrender is a captivating peek into the four decades (and counting) of U2. Bono...
Dec 20, 2022
Review of Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin
Harkin's fascinating debut speculative fiction considers a memory clinic that erases and reinstates memories at clients' requests, the...
Dec 14, 2022
Review of The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious #2) by Maureen Johnson
ICYMI: The second in Johnson's young adult mystery series offers growing friendships, determined sleuthing, and young detectives'...
Dec 8, 2022
Review of The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious #4) by Maureen Johnson
The fourth mystery in Johnson's Truly Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie Bell and the gang, great...
Dec 7, 2022
Review of Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
Atkinson's newest mystery is set in vivid Roaring Twenties London as Nellie Coker struggles to hold on to her empire of clubs while...