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I was glad when Laura began to allow herself to be vulnerable toward the end of the novel, and I very

and The Winter of the Witch are the others, and I think Arden's stories get even stronger as the series This is magical realism, folklore, and historical fiction wrapped up in one very interesting read. 05 She considers every desperate plan she can to try to save Kasia from this horrible fate, knowing all Novik is also the author of the Scholomance series: A Deadly Education , The Last Graduate , and The I feel compelled to also mention that Novik has a series of nine books about dragons, the Temeraire series

A book that takes a very different look at unexpected single motherhood--its tone is much lighter, and

Do you have any favorite short story collections I should read? They were all in the closet, with the minuscule footed pajamas and hand-knit baby hats, and every day

I'm working on a new list for this summer, but meanwhile I hope you'll enjoy some of these Bossy favorites Carley Fortune is also the author of Every Summer After. 02 Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Sittenfeld's

Zelda carries on a heartbreakingly candid, one-way correspondence with the author of her favorite Viking

This book will be published April 1, 2023. 02 Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul

for a social media guru bent on controlling everything, and some days she wonders if she's ventured very

Very early on, the family setup and characters in This Is How It Always Is rang false to me, as though

They're fascinating and written about very different topics--race and incarceration, mental illness, I originally posted this list in October of 2020 (I've made a few changes to the text but the list of This book was published in 2014, but I finally read it this year and am so very glad. A 2020 New York Times article, "Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?"

This is very minor, but Block's occasional emphasis on certain words and infrequent, but present, perplexing

And although this title is labeled as part of the series Better Than the Movies, book 2, this one has I didn't connect the first book's beloved characters to these characters until very late in the book.

I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. I would very happily read a full Little House in the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

Eve spent very little time exploring options upon discovering her unplanned pregnancy; it was so easy

This is my book club's first read of 2022. 02 Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Xiran Jay Zhao blends Chinese this book courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley (but I'm just now reading this fall 2021

Macintyre also wrote the fantastic Spy and the Traitor, which was one of my Six Favorite Nonfiction Books

Reading about lying and stealing makes me very stressed out, so I was biting my nails while reading Korelitz's I received a prepublication copy of this book, published May 11, 2021, courtesy of NetGalley and Celadon

What have been your favorite pandemic-era book buys?

to the fifth installment in Deanna Raybourn's irresistible Veronica Speedwell Victorian-era mystery series Raybourn I loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series (There are currently eight books in the series, with a ninth scheduled for publication in 2024.) In this fifth book of the series, Veronica and Stoker become involved in a mystery involving a house I'm listening to this audiobook, which is wonderfully narrated, as the rest of the series has been, by

01 The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek young-adult author, shy Helen is excited to be part of the adaptation of her work into a television series

man on behalf of every woman who needs protection. They sometimes have to go to great lengths to do so because everyday dangers loom around every corner But the issues Hutchison explores are very real and weighty, and there is far more meat to this story Waters was really interesting in ways I didn't anticipate, and I also like Hutchison's writing style very Hutchison wrote The Collector series, which I haven't read, but it looks well received, and I intend

But a series of coincidences and misunderstandings lead to her being unaware that the head physicist while navigating the sparkly idea--and messy reality--of romance, with the inspiration of her mom's favorite

Rowling) Cormoran Strike series. What are you reading these days, bookworms? Whoever he is, the man seems very clearly to know Isla well--and he says he's messaging her from the Rowling) Cormoran Strike series. Click here for my reviews of books one through four of the Cormoran Strike series; and check out my Bossy

What are some of your favorite spooky or gothic reads? by misleading details or bogged down by red herrings, and that he struck what was for me a perfectly eerie

I'm very much enjoying Lloyd's writing style and structure so far.

pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in this third book in her young adult mystery series "You haven’t even picked out a new duvet set; I’m told that’s a very important milestone.” As Good As Dead is the final book in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, a series I've loved, and I've been delaying reading this third and final installment due to my willful denial that the series is ending Book one in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (AGGGTM) series is A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and book

Showing characters sharing classic oldies music tastes with the Antichrist was one of my favorite parts

Titus's past is alluded to, but this is shared in a drunken moment and not delved into very deeply.

I loved this book so very much. It reminded me of Neuvel’s Themis books, but it was more playful. Later this week I'll post a review of the newest in this series, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor.

Less is absurd, very funny, and a little heartbreaking--light on the surface but with plenty of meaning

I was very close to abandoning the book. But I'm glad I stuck with it.

The fourth mystery in Johnson's Truly Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie Johnson's Truly Devious series offers dark scenes, wicked mysteries, blossoming attractions, loyal and This allows for the cooperative problem-solving that I adore in the rest of the series. Maureen Johnson also wrote the young adult Shades of London series, which is based on Jack the Ripper's newest book, Nine Liars, which also features Stevie Bell, is scheduled for publication December 27, 2022

yourself on the line for other people, the bravery of falling in love, and the importance of treasuring every The tone is very different, but the superhero element of this book reminded me of Hench, a darkly charming

The identity and situation regarding the latter were somewhat easily sussed out--although the very specifics

In the case of Blue Hour, I missed the very clear note "A Novel" on the cover while downloading the audiobook

She is also the author of the Rooks and Ruin and Swords and Fire series. I'm listening to The Safekeep , which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, as an audiobook.

At the very least it becomes clear that he will pay no dowry in order to make another match for her.

rooms of the Roosevelt White House (which, Bloom recounts in interviews, functioned more like a not-very-fancy

This series of unexpected events upends everything for Cooper--some in the best ways and others in the But I very much enjoyed my time in the woods with Cooper and especially Finch.

I listened to Wintering as an audiobook and very much enjoyed Rebecca Lee's narration. May is also the author of The Electricity of Every Living Thing as well as other books.

Abriel's grandmother Vera lived with the author's family when Abriel was growing up, and she was immersed Abriel offers a vivid account of the fear and dread—intermixed with sparks of hope—that sustained Vera Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young --as we are startled at the end of every winter. We shall think: oh, I had quite forgotten.... What are some of your favorite books about brave women during World War II?

Very very happy.

of a close-knit network of community members) and a successful city doctor with expensive taste and very Meanwhile every visit to Daniel and his town builds up Alexis, fills her heart, teaches her about unconditional

Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very

Meanwhile she introduced the topic of her sociopathy very quickly upon meeting people, she reconnected

I've been so very excited for this book for ages, and I'm glad to finally be diving in! Who undoes her own tapestry every night. Never finishes it. The men never get to possess her."

And I'm listening to The Blood of the Old Kings , the first in Sung-Il Kim's fantasy series in which All the Water in the World is slated for publication January 7, 2025. 02 Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding

present, and future in this post-apocalyptic story about a pandemic (which has been made into a limited series My smarty friend Laura recently told me that Station Eleven has been adapted into a limited HBO series well as other novels, and her novel The Sea of Tranquility is slated for publication in the spring of 2022

And each ended the night full and happy with the rare glow that comes from knowing your very being has

If you like short stories, check out The Office of Historical Corrections--a very different short story