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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/7/23 Edition
Thought We Knew; I'm listening to the third book in Deanna Raybourn's wonderful Victorian England mystery series Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna Raybourn In the third installment of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series I loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/17/21 Edition
Three days later, she was recovered in a miraculous series of events that ended up with her removal from trilogy, Beneath the Keep, which is when I realized I'd never read this third and final book in the series timelines are running through The Fate of the Tearling: that of the current Tearling, with its horrifically varied
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/19/24 Edition
inhabitants, The Whalebone Theatre; and I'm listening to the first in Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series audiobook. 03 Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs begins Winspear's series
- Review of The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Ashley Poston is also the author of Geekerella and the Once Upon a Con series, the Heart of Iron Series , and the Radio Hearts series.
- Review of The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young
In Young's story, loosely set in the world of her Fable series, strong young Bryn fights for her own I originally saw this listed as the third book in Adrienne Young's Fable series, but I don’t see that here for my review of Adrienne Young's Fable, and click here for my review of the second book in the series Young is also the author of Sky in the Deep and The Girl the Sea Gave back, both in the Sky and Sea series
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/26/24 Edition
the length of their lives, The Measure; and I'm reading the first in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series But Purity, Maine, has drawn multiple former intelligence agents (the "martini club" in the series title
- Review of People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
I was hooked on the varied settings and intrigue by both the premise and the story's inspiration.
- Review of The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
The letter inspires varied and complicated questions about the possibly disturbing events that transpired There's a satisfying wrap-up and a series of denouements and moments of redemption—yet Jewell also leaves
- Review of Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
I'm getting ready to begin reading the third installment in Naomi Novik's Scholomance series and I realized In Spinning Silver, Miryem comes from a family of moneylenders who are on the verge of being unable to Check out my reviews of Lessons One and Two in the Scholomance series, A Deadly Education and The Last
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/3/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean series about a training Wing (Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing is the first in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean fantasy series But a series of coincidences and misunderstandings lead to her being unaware until she arrives that the
- Review of Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
tell Arthur that she's been dreaming of the decrepit, rambling house for years, and that she has some eerie well-meaning and ineffectual passersby; and dreams of darkness, belonging, and taking up the mantle of an eerie
- Review of And Then She Vanished (Joseph Bridgman #1) by Nick Jones
something to the effect of "Did all of these clothes that are lying around just walk themselves into every This is the first in a series. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/12/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first in Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea series, A Tempest Tempest of Tea: Blood and Tea #1 by Hafsah Faizal In the first book of Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea series
- Review of Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Zoey's beloved mother died, Zoey's father and stepmother prioritized her stepsiblings emotionally and in every reclusive, mysterious local author whose magical story or personal generosity seems to have affected every
- Review of Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/29/24 Edition
makes enemies of multiple fellow contestants, she struggles with the staged and manipulated nature of every But the notion that I should be 'making the most of it,' travelling the world or out every night, there
- Review of Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
happy to spend time with Gen and Attolia again in this sixth and final book of Turner's Queen's Thief series Return of the Thief is the sixth and final book in Turner's fantastic Queen's Thief series. Turner's series was published over a period of almost twenty-five years, and the story trail traces the I listed the Queen's Thief series in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series,
- Review of None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
books that center around a podcast are Listen for the Lie and also the Good Girl's Guide to Murder series
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/7/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Sherry Thomas's Victorian mystery (the first in a hefty series Sherlock Holmes, A Study in Scarlet Women; I'm reading Less Is Lost, the second in Andrew Sean Greer's series Then a series of unusual events lead to Charlotte's assuming the identity of a made-up detective, Sherlock
- Review of Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
are at the center of women's sexuality; and to explain how women's experiences of sexuality are as varied Nagoski's writing is accessible and her examples come from years of experience with clients and their varied
- Review of Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
by misleading details or bogged down by red herrings, and that he struck what was for me a perfectly eerie heard this one compared to The Haunting of Hill House, but I haven't read that one (or watched the TV series Eerie books are great escapism, though--for example, during a PANDEMIC.
- Shhh! More Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
(Sibley's What It's Like to Be a Bird; 2020's Flight Lines by Andrew Darby; and Beletsky's Bird Songs
- Review of Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
ended up at home, working with the people she grew up being babysat by, or dated as a youngster, or saw every Carley Fortune is also the author of Every Summer After, a book I really liked.
- Review of Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
unorthodox approach, but as with other occurrences of ferocity he mentions (his mother's broken fingers and varied It’s up to us, our choice every time.”
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/24/23 Edition
and I'm listening to A Perilous Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series Raybourn I loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/17/23 Edition
Place, scheduled for release April 25; and I'm reading the first in Tracy Deonn's young adult fantasy series Bree's mother dies in an accident, she escapes the painful memories of her childhood home and town in favor Legendborn is the first in Tracy Deonn's young adult Legendborn Cycle series.
- Review of Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Australian author McConaghy is also the author of Once There Were Wolves as well as The Chronicles of Kaya series , The Cure series, and the series Strangers of Paragor.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/7/22 Edition
Comedy Drama; and I'm listening to the first in the prolific Marie Lu's young adult fantasy Legend series Are we at the point where we can discuss my love for Naomi Novik's nine-book Temeraire talking-dragon series role as the sleazy lawyer with a heart in the show Breaking Bad, or from his lead role in a spinoff series Check out my review of her book Skyhunter, and look for my upcoming review of the second in that series
- Review of Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Which is just to say, be careful when choosing what you’re proud of—because the world has every intention
- Review of Bride by Ali Hazelwood
, check out Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series, which includes Soulless and Changeless.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/2/23 Edition
A Winter in New York; and I'm listening to the first in Sara Donati's historical fiction Wilderness series tomorrow. 03 Into the Wilderness (Wilderness #1) by Sara Donati In this first book of Donati's Wilderness series
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/11/22 Edition
goodbye and finding new hope; and Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, the first science fiction mystery in a series Eason is also the author of the On the Bones of Gods fantasy series. This is the first book in The Weep series.
- Review of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
her small outer Belfast community, where violent Protestant-Catholic tensions are threatening to rule every
- Review of The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
boy, a respectable citizen, and a disgraced police officer are intertwined through connections to a series Adam Hamdy is also the author of the Scott Pearce series, the Pendulum trilogy, Battalion, and Out of
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/28/22 Edition
This thriller has been optioned by actress Emma Stone to be produced as a limited television series. twisty mystery The Missing Piece continues his popular Dismas Hardy series. I haven't read the others in this series, but I'm confident Lescroart is going to orient me properly
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/6/23 Edition
James is on the verge of snapping--and that's before she finds out she's going to be evicted from her Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother.
- Review of Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
Here's the premise of Hannah Orenstein's latest book: nineteen-year-old Avery Abrams was set to be the When she hits a version of rock bottom and moves home, Avery's former teammate and crush Ryan (who did become an Olympic champion) talks her into helping him coach Hallie, a young phenom at the gym where Avery Avery has to figure out quickly if she can come to terms with her potential new role in the gymnastics breaks and multiple revelations of abuse within the gymnastics community are made public, what can Avery
- Review of Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
particularly fraught for someone like Lola, who can't let go of the past, who has meticulously saved every memento from every man in her life, who constantly questions whether she has it in her to remain committed
- Review of Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross
Rebecca Ross has also written two other series, Elements of Cadence and The Queen's Rising, as well as
- Review of Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason
Eason is also the author of the On the Bones of Gods fantasy series. This is the first book in The Weep series.
- Review of Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams
Every heart-stopping moment; every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and
- Review of The Light After the War by Anita Abriel
Vera and Edith are such a complementary WWII partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong 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 Her grandmother Vera lived with her family when Abriel was growing up, and she grew up hearing tales
- Review of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
life and death and inspires me to do the same, and Moriarty shapes each character's path forward in varied
- Review of The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
tempted to defy her mother by not following her bossy demands, but when Stella arrives in Paris, a series
- Review of Beneath a Starless Sky by Tessa Harris
Thomas Silkstone series and the Constance Piper Mystery series as well as The Light We Left Behind.
- Review of Queens of London by Heather Webb
storylines was laid out almost distractingly cleanly and without loose ends, with happy endings for favored I can't wait for what I hope is the inevitable movie or series version of this book!
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/24 Edition
Avery, the oldest, ten years sober, is a married lawyer (her wife is her former therapist, eek) making
- Review of The Caretaker by Ron Rash
A series of elaborate falsifications, outrageous subterfuge, and outright lies creates a tangled web
- Review of Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes #1) by Travis Baldree
The first in the Legends & Lattes series is a cozy fantasy story about new beginnings, the transformative
- Review of The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
The reveal of the true story behind the abductions, cruelties, and murders seemed far-fetched (every