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A lady’s maid in love with the lady, racy scenes, angst, wonderful details of a life in service to a

This is a gentle, slow-paced story from the heart-wrenchingly gorgeous writer. 05 Daughter of a Daughter The character growth surprised me and felt in line with the tone and pacing of the story.

#postapocalyptic, #dystopian, #youngadult, #fourstarbookreview 02 The Grace Year ​ The Grace Year is

I had some trouble adjusting to the pacing of the book; it's structured into 1,001 short segments in

path as set out by the men in her life; and Namesake is Adrienne Young's follow-up to Fable, which I raved discovers the truth behind the secrets her mother took to her grave, establishes their link to the dangers facing

The injustice of this leaves Eli in a murderous rage. He can't face any other possibility. In many ways, Boy Swallows Universe defies categorization.

The story's pacing felt quite slow and the tone extremely dark and hushed for the majority of the book

The series was published over a period of almost twenty-five years, and the story trail traces the charismatic feels real, and for a year she can't get him out of her head, searching everywhere she goes for that face

as attached to Aaron in this mystery set in the Australian bush, but I still love Harper's tone and pacing I do love Harper’s tone and pacing, and and writing style in general. What did you think?

Disappearing Earth is Phillips's first book, and she builds the story's pace steadily toward a crescendo

A lady’s maid in love with the lady, racy scenes, angst, wonderful details of a life in service to a

Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

This book traces the history of the Tearling as a kingdom crushed by famine, feudalism, corruption, greed opportunity to act upon cruel whims, and insufferably atrocious exchanges of money, drugs, and paid-for rape Some of the characters I loved from the rest of the series (I'm looking at you, Mace, and also the Fetch

the same name, and in it, author William Ritter provides memorable main characters as well as great pacing

And the carefree vacations of the past feel light years away, because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens Characters scoff, become resigned, or work to control their futures as they face issues surrounding their Here One Moment  traces what begins to happen as the first of the Death Lady's predictions seem to come

I loved the facing of mortality in the story--as well as the focus on literature and its power. Rae Dunlap Dunlap's debut novel explores early Edinburgh surgical schools, questionable methods of obtaining

Riordan's modern take on Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea offers up his signature fast-paced

But wars are being waged, and Rae quickly figures out that she's not the heroine of the story. Characters scoff, become resigned, or work to control their futures as they face issues surrounding their Here One Moment  traces what begins to happen as the first of the Death Lady's predictions seem to come Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Knoll's novel was inspired by real events; Bright Young Women  traces

The tone is spooky and the story moves at a measured pace. And Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome, cannot communicate to tell her what

The authors have also written The Unhoneymooners, the racy-sounding Beautiful Bastard series, and Josh

But when her last remaining parent figure disappears without a trace, Tamsin is forced to go to great And a typical day might involve facing mortal danger from roving pirates, cyborg animals, certain AI

01 Fable by Adrienne Young There's a freckle-faced young lady staring unflinchingly at the reader from

, unplanned pregnancy, substance abuse--and also the complicated joy of having friends like family, facing

The Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing

And a typical day might involve facing mortal danger from roving pirates, cyborg animals, certain AI

She must cobble together the various bits of knowledge and savviness she's gained through tracing the optimistically planned during her mom's illness, and she's set on revisiting the places her mom has raved When Katy wakes up one day faced with her actual own mother standing in her hotel lobby in the prime But she is incapable of BS and full of rage, fear, unquenched revenge fantasies, vulnerability, and the

I will tell you, if there is a thing harder than facing danger, it's knowing it's headed your way.

attraction is sometimes steamy, the supporting characters are all wonderfully wrought, and I loved tracing , unplanned pregnancy, substance abuse--and also the complicated joy of having friends like family, facing

A lady’s maid in love with the lady, racy scenes, angst, wonderful details of a life in service to a

, unplanned pregnancy, substance abuse--and also the complicated joy of having friends like family, facing

The group faces real challenges, and some characters don't make it through the battles and sometimes-messy For my full review--and for a link to my rave Bossy review of Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love (

I loved it and rated the collection five stars. The relentless pacing, romantic obsession, twists and turns, dramatic setbacks, exhilarating success,

Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade justice, or playing the long game, I love a

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing Romantic Comedy. 03 You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith Poet Maggie Smith's memoir traces

But I was challenged by frequent issues with story elements, tone shifts and uneven pacing, and character He’s a teen with the potential for having a temper, and I would expect some measure of rage from anyone

the same name, and in it, author William Ritter provides memorable main characters as well as great pacing

pivotal moments with each of his living sisters, discusses his sister Tiffany, who died of suicide, and faces

on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is vividly set in Europe and Russia and was a rare of typos here distracting, but I really enjoyed Robuck's writing style, the details of the time, the pacing

Six More Favorite Fiction Reads I love spending Fridays raving about books I've loved! --she has to face facts: It really seems undeniable that Max...is a superhero.

Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing on my to-read list that I'm particularly excited about are: Pretty Baby by Chris Belcher; Raising a Rare

Disappearing Earth is Phillips's first book, and she builds the story's pace steadily toward a crescendo

what sometimes feels like fragility, Lucy is often able to see the difficult truth in situations and face

Walschots's writing and pacing in Hench is wonderful.

The Saints of Swallow Hill traces the paths of Rae Lynn and Del, disparate characters in Depression-era Here, Rae Lynn seeks an escape from danger and needs to earn a wage, but unwittingly places herself in Appalachian setting, the magic and unassuming power of a rural librarian, and the exploration of a rare Fascinating implications of a rare genetic condition? Check. the mountains, delivering sought-after newspapers and practical and fanciful books to families who rarely

She's facing her mother’s decline in health and exploring her own identity and meaning in her life, and One standout for me was the strength of the women in the face of men's abuses of power and physical cruelty

Bossy Bookworm 01 The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown All These

Memoirs I've Read This Year Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing himself into both familiar and previously unknown-to-him food stalls, restaurants with Michelin star ratings Reichl traces the roots of her interest in food, cooking, connecting, family, and the intersections of

is the first in a young adult supernatural mystery series, with memorable main characters and great pacing

Memoirs to Lose Yourself In, Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite, and Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Here she traces her beginnings in the Appalachian coal-mining town of Grundy, Virginia, where the background Anyhoo, in her memoir Never Broken, the singer-songwriter traces her Alaskan origins, her first singing Then Aaron was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer, but the couple doubled down, becoming engaged in the