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of daily life (and almost-claustrophobic interconnectedness) within a tiny, very northern Norwegian community

Marinus and Jacob de Zoet make appearances, and the links to other books felt cozy, like I was coming

This was strange and compelling. What did you think? Mitchell is one of a kind, and I love it. Another book I loved of his was Utopia Avenue, and it was completely different in tone but also wonderfully

Harrow has another amazing-sounding book coming out in October 2020, The Once and Future Witches.

it’s a romance, but it’s really a story about loyalty and devoted friendship without easy or saw-it-coming

This is a fantastic blend of realistic complications, mistakes, adjustments, and spunk. But competition for his business is pinching his ability to help support his family, and some old, bad-news Blacktop Wasteland took a little while to get going for me, but just shy of halfway through, the setup is complete This is a fantastic blend of realistic complications, mistakes, adjustments, and spunk. It seems like it would be difficult to write those descriptions compellingly, but S.A.

I knew interpreting the emotional subtext in the speech and appearance of real humans was completely (For one thing, the shows and serials were trying to communicate accurately with the viewer.

her family are surrounded by a cast of mountaintop characters intent on avoiding the constraints (and comforts everything begins to unravel for the family, including long-held secrets that threaten to upend their lives completely Burns's Shiner were over-the-top dramatic, but the events within the faith-healing, folklore-driven community The community's unfailing allegiance to a personality-over-substance faith leader reminded me of Godshot

There's a character in common between this and Carey's The Girl With All the Gifts; this person appears

may be no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come One is that an order might issue from the palace, a command unto the people saying “It is thus.” There's a character in common between the two books; this person appears at the end of The Boy on the

Bennett explores the complicated implications of perception as reality when it comes to race and its returns to the girls' hometown and shakes things up by bringing her very dark-skinned daughter to a community She makes no apologies and emerges as a fixture of the community. The book explores the complicated implications of perception as reality when it comes to race and its

visit our world, although humans are generally unaware of this; and someone with power and greed is compromising

A compelling Gothic suspense story with supernatural elements that keeps you guessing. Eeeee! Sager has crafted a compelling Gothic suspense story in which we're along for the ride as Maggie, a young I've heard this one compared to The Haunting of Hill House, but I haven't read that one (or watched the

There was some unhinged behavior on one character's part, but the damaging of photos and off-kilter comments

reflections on growing up, the influence of her Asian culture, and starting out and making her way in comedy Wong’s reflections on growing up, her Asian culture, and on starting out and making her way in comedy And I do love hearing the stories of women in comedy.

Vera and Edith are such a complementary WWII partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong I was completely engrossed. Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young

When her sister Kacey disappears and a string of murders rock the community, Mickey's need to solve the When Kacey disappears and a string of murders rock the community, everyone is suspect and Mickey's desire It's a smart, compelling story that totally had me hooked. Yes to this.

by their stepmother after their father's death, and they spend the rest of the book experiencing and communicating The end 10% or so allowed for some character development and brief emotional complexity not present earlier

The story involved a satisfying set of Reacher-figured-out-a-plan moments, along with somewhat of a commentary Child has been writing Jack Reacher novels since 1997, so whether you're committed to the series or you

Tallulah comes to some late and potentially illuminating conclusions about her grandmother’s parenting

Anappara, a journalist, captures the myriad sights, sounds, smells—and complicated network of politics

Then he comes back. (Who does this guy think he is?) all we've seen Nate do is leave our vulnerable protagonist, and in a way I was hoping for a painful comeuppance I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. What did you think? The combination of the WWII setting and my mixed feelings remind me a little bit of Sarah's Key, which

found Sally Field's discussion of her "craft" and how she grew and changed as an actor to be the most compelling found Sally Field's discussion of her "craft" and how she grew and changed as an actor to be the most compelling Therapy (and her acting as a sort of therapy) eventually allowed Field to come into her fully realized

Foley kept me guessing about the details, although a comeuppance was clearly coming. College friends who have drifted apart somewhat (for some of the characters, more than they realize) come When they are snowed in, truths begin to come out and uncomfortable confrontations erupt. the spot for my reading mood and kept me guessing about the details, although I could predict that a comeuppance was coming.

Change is a perfect shallow dive into a wonderfully imperfect character, Bea, and her increasingly complicated

Brown kept me happily turning the pages to see who would get what was coming to them. socialite—and one of the cons aims to right some wrongs in two of the characters' shared (but mysterious and complicated yet Janelle Brown kept me happily turning the pages of Pretty Things to see who would get what was coming

adrift after her mother's death, and she disappears into the constant attention her ornithology research commands

fears of those who can corroborate events and the threats to reporters who are trying to help the truth come It was ‘a consensus of the comfort level of the organization moving forward’ that bowed to lawyers’ threats It was ‘a consensus of the comfort level of the organization moving forward’ that protected Harvey Weinstein

Veronica finds herself entangled in a dangerous set of circumstances, complete with intrigue, a traveling

Tombstone is Tom Clavin's comprehensive account of the lives of the Earp brothers (and also includes tensions and factors (including Western justice and on-the-fly policing; varied and horrific atrocities committed

Mountain, which was practically claustrophobic—and fittingly so—in its close exploration of a family and a community (Also, Panowich commented on my Goodreads review of this book! Eek! And yay?)

Roth could have potentially pulled back on the messy, complicated, partial resolution among multiple

, but others wrapped up frustrating revelations-come-too-late (the identification of her parents; the

permutation of the elements of victim/detective/suspect and their overlapping Venn diagram possibilities and combinations Are the strange components intentional? Are they connections to a real-life murder from the past?

employers to help focus police and media attention on a terrifying child-focused crisis in the black community and significant conflicts of the story when a mysterious stranger worms his way into the heart of the community pressures here: responsibility and risk; following gut feelings over worrying about propriety; the complications

It's an excellent setup for a romantic comedy of a book with enough heartache that your teeth don't hurt

“Where I come from, we’ve learned to silence ourselves. Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. cruelty of her female characters against their daughters, daughters-in-law, and other young women in the community—in

One warring creature comes from a technologically based world; the other is from a world of gardens and Seeker who appears at the end of each action scene to ingest the remains of the outlandish modes of communication The premise was completely up my alley.

stays in the room around the clock, catnapping, gleefully gossiping about the many marriages in their community In response to her mother's comment, Lucy says: But really, the ruthlessness, I think, comes in grabbing

the web of motivations and passionate beliefs behind the conflicts so that an outsider can begin to comprehend For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction.

The letter inspires varied and complicated questions about the possibly disturbing events that transpired

But the sections all work together, and the book serves as both a sweeping look at an enormously complex

I was hoping for answers, but Vance focuses on pointing out the layered, complicated cultural and historical

Pobi's mystery; the character of Page, a retired detective who is pulled back onto a case; and the smart commentary This was a really compelling mystery/thriller—with a smart underlying commentary about gun ownership, violence, and the factors complicating these issues, including societal malaise, ignorance often overpowering

I loved this smart, funny young adult book complete with Chinese folklore, a rock-solid friendship, creative I loved this smart, funny young adult book--the first in a series--complete with Chinese folklore, a

Nathan and Bub have always had their differences, but they come together to grieve the loss of their

But on her own time, Mary is Irish exile Maire O’Farren, and she keeps mixed company as part of a secret

distraction by typos and what felt like grammatically incorrect sentences, frequently absent but necessary commas

Alice knew secrets about her company and coworkers that might be the reason she's vanished from the

She inserts many other richly created characters that make the story come to life. men’s ideas and outrageously rigid ideas meant to “civilize” western Indians are gradually undone; complexities