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enemies in order to search for the ultimate treasure map; and I'm reading Ava Wilder's upcoming romantic comedy The one complicating factor is the equally clever--and distractingly handsome--the first mate on the this book sounds intriguing, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms

She was a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition...then she wakes up unable to recognize this book sounds intriguing, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms

He's completely out of his comfort zone and the pressure is on--but when he meets Fizzy, he just knows You might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer

Those reasons matter not just at the end of life, or when debility comes, but all along the way. This villain business is more complicated than it seems. about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI . 06 Funny Story by Emily Henry Funny Story  is the perfect rom-com The rom-com conflict that prevents an immediate happy resolution was based on a communication fail--a And you can check out Bossy reviews of other rom-com novels here . 07 The Ministry of Time by Kaliane

satisfying story by the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, Linda Holmes offers sweet, funny dialogue; a complicated I adore Holmes's excellent ability to set up and develop a rom-com with depth. Flying Solo is complex and beautiful as Laurie and Nick circle around each other, knowing themselves, may not intersect in any long-term way. ...she had spent the last few years chasing the feelings of comfort Holmes digs into a complicated, messy situation that's far more interesting than that.

And see, my heart is not made of ice--I do love rom-com books! I adore Holmes's excellent ability to set up and develop a rom-com with depth. Holmes digs into a complicated, messy situation that's far more interesting than that. (he's the small-town mayor, a graceful bed and breakfast host, and part of a close-knit network of community Goes Off Script. 05 Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Carley Fortune offers a satisfying story of coming

loyalty, life and death, and moving on after tragedy; and Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez's irresistible newest rom-com One thing leads to another and she agrees to participate in a popular televised dueling piano competition She's got lots of third-place violin competition trophies, unlike her sister, who secured a full-ride and lost, they come together in sassy, funny, imperfect, loving support. For my full review, please check out The Celebrants. 06 Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Jimenez's rom-com

(Side note: I can easily envision this as an excellent rom-com that I would definitely watch.)

As a child, Misery was given up by her family and community as collateral to keep the peace. Click here for my full review of The Other Valley . 04 The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Katherine Emma Wheeler writes romantic comedies, and she longs to be a screenwriter. As in all good rom-coms, there's a conflict keeping the potential couple apart, and I appreciated the Please click here for my full review of The Rom-Commers . 05 Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley Crosley's

time-travel story in any genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com Wrong Place, Wrong Time offers a smart, mind-bending structure that is complex and interesting but not

He's busy ushering them to commemorative World War II events, attempting to monitor their uninhibited for my full review of The Excitements. 04 Good Material by Dolly Alderton Alderton's literary fiction rom-com But now Andy, a struggling stand-up comedian, is left reeling, trying to figure out what went wrong. life--and the control of her conservative parents--in order to serve as a nurse serving soldiers in combat Her brother is killed in combat before she even ships out, and her parents reject her potential to be

This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary Wrong Place, Wrong Time offers a smart, mind-bending structure that is complex and interesting but not

Pylväinen's novel explores the cooperation and conflict among cultures in a mid-nineteenth century community In Hanna Pylväinen's The End of Drum-Time, it's 1851 in the Arctic Circle, and a small community of reindeer herders, a minister's family and his flock of followers, and a local shop owner whose greatest profit comes I loved reading as the children come into themselves--in fits and starts--as young adults, and I came and Alien Life, and AI. 06 Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher Lex Croucher's queer medieval rom-com

Haig handles the complexities and challenges of the bizarre situation with heart, some wry humor, and satisfying story by the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, Linda Holmes offers sweet, funny dialogue; a complicated I adore Holmes's excellent ability to set up and develop a rom-com with depth and set up the bedrock

With wry humor, gritty honesty, and refreshingly candid reflections, Williams's singular voice comes I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. Lynn Painter's adorable young adult rom-com Better Than the Movies is about Liz Buxbaum, a fabulously is a sketch writer for a late-night comedy show, and she's sworn off love. Romantic Comedy offers lots of funny, funny dialogue that delighted me.

parents, adjusting to growing-up children, and figuring out where she fits in; I'm listening to The Rom-Commers How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn Before You're Grown Up. 02 The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center Emma Wheeler writes romantic comedies, but she longs to be a screenwriter. But her life is complicated: her father requires a full-time caregiver, and Emma is it. I'm listening to The Rom-Commers as an audiobook courtesy of NetGalley and Macmillan Audio. 03 The Nature

his unexpected satisfaction in playing dramatic roles after a long career in fringe and mainstream comedy Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama takes a fascinating deep dive into the craft of comedy writing and performing , and into Odenkirk's particular journey through comedy to his later, unanticipated and significant success Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama shares the gradual unfolding of the author's circuitous path through fringe comedy, his moves to more well-known avenues where he shared and experiment with his ideas, to his more

In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl offers a literary, nature-focused devotional of 52 chapters, observations range from a New Year's Day sighting of a crow and her exploration of crows' senses of community and cleverness, which she hopes set a tone for the year to come; to a grief-stricken examination of Epigrams appear at the beginning of each essay, setting a tone for what's to come. I listened to The Comfort of Crows as an audiobook, but I think this one would have been even better

Come and Get It is the story of an RA and the consequences of her actions related to privacy and safety In Kiley Reid's new novel Come and Get It, the author of Such a Fun Age offers a story set in 2017 at I could imagine a story scenario in which Millie compromised her morals as the situation bloated into the complications that it does: of emotional and romantic concerns, minor class and race clashes, and Kiley Reid is also the author of Such a Fun Age, Complexity, and George Washington's Teeth.

I love Curtis Sittenfeld's books, and in Romantic Comedy she offers an outstanding premise: Sally Milz is a sketch writer for a late-night comedy show, and she's sworn off love. that much of the book is focused on the behind-the-scenes making of the SNL-like Saturday night sketch comedy The complex Sally-Noah situation is not too easy, yet Sittenfeld avoids irritating by introducing convoluted Romantic Comedy offers lots of funny, funny dialogue that delighted me.

Come As You Are is fascinating nonfiction from sex educator Dr. Nagoski's writing is accessible and her examples come from years of experience with clients and their The practical, fascinating, science-based Come As You Are text reminded me somewhat of a more general

the web of motivations and passionate beliefs behind the conflicts so that an outsider can begin to comprehend This was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction (and served as the inspiration for this The behind-the-scenes communications that were made possible by Gordievsky's insights into the Soviet deciding to tell their stories, as well as the threats to reporters who are trying to help the truth come

Sherriff Winston Barnes, and the pulsing racial, class-based, and family conflicts explored in When Ghosts Come When Ghosts Come Home centers around racial tensions, political angles, and the testing of longstanding Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the The very end of the story brought to light a sudden burst of twisty complications and cemented the course

I loved the setup of Saft's romantic young adult fantasy novel Down Comes the Night. with the young romance, her fantastic, detailed setting, and her pacing for the vast majority of Down Comes

the web of motivations and passionate beliefs behind the conflicts so that an outsider can begin to comprehend This was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction (and served as the inspiration for this The behind-the-scenes communications that were made possible by Gordievsky's insights into the Soviet deciding to tell their stories, as well as the threats to reporters who are trying to help the truth come

Elif Shafak's The Island of Missing Trees explores past Turkish-Greek conflicts in a small island community while illustrating the interconnectedness of grief, love, community, and nature in this heartwarming Since her mother Defne went into a coma and never woke up, young loner Ada Kazantzakis has continued

to deliberately put herself into extremely uncomfortable social situations for a year, and she fully commits She regrets her one-year plan almost instantly but feels compelled to continue her terrifying exercises I first mentioned this book along with The Exiles and The Comeback in the Greedy Reading List Three Books

Behind a door without a key--a door that is sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent companion Mysterious noises, inexplicable goings-on, the appearance of additional silent companions, haunting stories

Caroline O'Donoghue's coming-of-age story celebrates friendship, young love, and life-changing decisions Byrne, and in an attempt to ingratiate herself to him, she insinuates herself into a complicated role James comes out as gay, and a complicated web of relationships builds between Dr. dedicated to both James and to Carey, and The Rachel Incident is centered around Rachel and her Jameses coming

She's got lots of third-place violin competition trophies, unlike her sister, who secured a full-ride disastrous encounter with Rhys, a new romantic opportunity arises...and June suddenly finds herself making complicated

But then her mother's boyfriend and his teen daughter Tallulah move in, suddenly Junie's community theatre I loved the two boy-girl best-friend pairings and was intrigued by the complications of an infant sibling

True Biz is a coming-of-age story, a beginner's primer on Deaf culture, and a captivating novel about True Biz is a coming-of-age story that also explores the importance society places on language; past concerning American Sign Language, cochlear implants, and Deaf culture; and above all, the essential role of community learned about Deaf history, culture, and the politics that have disrupted and damaged those in the Deaf community of the large-scale (and infuriating) issues Novic raises, but a clean wrap-up to such an immensely complex

Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious about the work's origins begins to emerge, Wilson paints a full picture that spans the characters' coming-of-age

Carley Fortune offers a satisfying story of coming home, young love, mistakes and redemption, romance

In Carrie Soto Is Back, we see Carrie fleshed out as a gloriously unapologetic competitor, an emotionally closed off romantic partner, a dedicated daughter, and a woman driven by a grinding commitment to brutally considered a geriatric age--as well as all the negative prejudice and pessimistic assumptions that commentators Carrie and her father love each other, but sharing their intense tennis goals and communicating primarily

"Except the irrational desire to put evolutionary competitiveness aside in order to ease someone else's Childhood friends Sam Masur and Sadie Green are brilliant, creative collaborators and a wonderfully complementary Reunited in college, Sam and Sadie come together to try to create a masterpiece: a video game unlike any that has come before. But Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (the title comes from the second line of Macbeth) is an epic

She reflects on her complicated, sometimes fraught yet affectionate relationship with her dad, her youthful younger years, including her youthful passion for acting and her path toward and development into a comedic

This book is Yip-Williams's powerful farewell to her family, but it's also valuable for anyone considering meaning and priorities in their own life. Wow. Julie Yip-Williams is a beautiful writer who is so smart, reflects deeply, and candidly shares the many heartbreaking aspects of facing her own imminent death from metastatic colorectal cancer. This book serves as her powerful farewell to her family but also holds meaning for anyone considering the way they live and how they might choose to face their own mortality. The details of Yip-Williams’s childhood and the obstacles she overcame to simply be alive as an adult to face this terrible reality are incredible. But she is truly amazing in the way she honestly recounts her fury and panic, the excruciating treatments and effects, her exhaustive search for new life-extending options, and her reckoning with the realization that at some point desperate hope for survival must somehow transform into efforts to find grace in dying and to make plans for leaving loved ones behind. I listened to the audiobook, read wonderfully by Emily Woo Zeller, with an afterword by Yip-Williams's husband Joshua Williams. What did you think? I feel like a meditation on dying is a heartbreakingly beautiful way to consider how we live our lives, and a poignant reminder of what makes our one life so special. That said, I have a tough time reading memoirs in which someone is fighting cancer, and I understand that this one may not be everyone's cup of tea. #memoir, #nonfiction, #heartwarming, #fourstarbookreview

There are various complex serpent- and dragon-like creatures within the story, and the longtime, unorthodox

Young Sitara is living a comfortable life in Kabul in 1978. tastes of the past that reemerge in Sitara's memories and her subconscious, and she explores Sitara's complicated

Hanan's 1980s Irish coming-of-age story is full of angst, secrets, life-and-death danger, youthful determination She questions whether she's doing the right thing, meanwhile various complications--including the discovery But when tragedy looms for Ellie, Una and the boy who broke each other's hearts must try to come back

novel Betty--set in the foothills of Appalachia and based upon her own family's stories--a young woman comes dangerous explorations they pursue for entertainment, and the endless days with only spiraling thoughts for company

gleefully 1970s-set novel, Mary Jane doesn't merely shift from emotional innocence to young adulthood, she comes character of Mary Jane doesn't merely shift from innocence to young adulthood in various ways; she comes into her own and also makes valued contributions to the complicated, loving, volatile household community

In this memoir, Ford shares how she navigated an unforgiving childhood and complicated relationships In her memoir Somebody's Daughter, Ford explores her complicated relationship with her mother, her endless loyalty to her younger brother, her complex feelings about her father and the idea of him returning These three memoirs have commonalities I didn't expect--though they offer varied voices and tones--and

premise--but I was fascinated with the character depth, explorations of grief, and the twist I never saw coming Our main protagonists are satisfyingly clever and resourceful, but they meet with plausibly complicated There was a twist that I didn't see coming, and I thought it worked beautifully.

police officer husband, and Hailey decides to disappear into the wild in the desperate hope that the community

ICYMI: thirteen-year-old Frank Dunn experiences crises of faith during the unforgettably complicated 1961, thirteen-year-old Frank Dunn is focused on following the inaugural season of The Twins, reading comic But when tragedy strikes the community (and specifically Frank's family: his minister father, artistic

faith and life; and a recent mystery about an offbeat author that's keeping me guessing and has me completely to dig in the earth, to feed an animal or cook for a stranger—these activities require no extensive commentary little bit of my recent read The Plot, but so far Maud Dixon has more twists and turns I didn't see coming

She considers the fact that no one can be completely independent of others and tests out periods of fully The characters struggle at times, and one of the things complicating their lives is mental illness.

genetic cloning, and the strong, jilted wife who's out for revenge; and Sally Rooney's heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about two young people from different worlds within the same small Irish town and how they come