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Krueger's writing is beautifully spare, but I felt impatient with the entire enterprise. of page time spent on figuring out the potential logistics of shoring up the levee, which slowed the pacing

But the story and pacing became bogged down by others' motivations, and I was left wanting more page This slowed the pacing down and I had a tough time staying engaged. But I was left yearning for more tension, tighter pacing, and additional time with Sadie at the center

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns, and she offers more of her excellent pacing Harper often sets her stories in an Australian bush setting, and her somewhat spare writing style complements

meticulous research behind the tale, and the inspiration for the story, but I struggled with the slower pace Yet the pacing was slow for me, so it took me some time to get through this one.

I found myself yearning for the expert pacing, intrigue setup, and rich character development of my beloved relationship felt difficult for Nahri to settle into, and therefore left me uncertain as well; and the pacing

The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much

The slow pace of uneventful Alabama life shifts dramatically when guests come to stay, and the story's events and the book's pacing begin snowballing in urgency as the story draws to its end.

the Tasmanian coast, Harper often sets her stories in an Australian bush setting, and her sometimes spare in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns; and she offers more of her excellent pacing

The pacing of The Life We Bury built from slow and steady to a whirlwind. The pacing of this one felt strange to me.

listening to this as an audiobook, and it's such a slow build, I'm both eager for it to ramp up in pacing The Australian bush setting (along with Harper's sometimes spare writing style, which complements it) in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns; and she offers more of her excellent pacing

Schwab returns to the world of the four Londons in the first of a wonderfully paced new series featuring I loved returning to the wonderful Schwab pacing and banter and delving into the love stories already

She faces unknown dangers and heartbreaking betrayal in this fast-paced novel. Ava Glass's Alias Emma was a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase across London and through an underground

My favorite elements were the action sequences, the opportunities for humor, and the pacing of this 640 the dragon element kept me reading with fingers crossed that the story would take off and eclipse the pacing the Empyrian series offers more page time for the talking dragons, some surprises, and a more deftly paced

Keegan offers a gorgeously wrought Irish story of childhood, hope, love, and loss that is spare, lovely It's beautiful, spare, and powerful. I was brought to tears at the end.

This was likely at least partially due to the book's stream of consciousness, which sets a striking pace The tone and pacing are often raw and feverish as Harrison digs into complicated issues intertwined with

Harper's books read like Westerns to me, and her sometimes spare tone suits the setting, the situations Disappearing Earth is Phillips's first book, and she builds the story's pace steadily toward a crescendo

This is a gentle, slow-paced story from the heart-wrenchingly gorgeous writer.

The Piano Tuner is a strange, slowly paced adventure story but also an anti-imperialist, pro-music take

conflict, religious fervor and faith, secret missions, and more--but I felt frequently jarred by uneven pacing Yet I was frequently distracted by what felt like uneven pacing and tone and abrupt perspective changes

I can't spare anybody is what I always think. But then, people must be spared.

The author's tone and voice is like poetry at times, raw and spare and true. 03 In the Country We Love The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced The details Rum provides as a thread throughout the book of the food, spices, and meals that create much

Despite some implausible details, the Atlanta-set mystery is a fast-paced read. Morris is one of our picks from last year's event, and because it's a fast-paced mystery, it seemed like

Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir in which she Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You was wonderful--spare yet fully developed, often surprising,

The writing style involves a lot of telling, which seemingly intentionally slows the pacing--and which Yet because of the pacing, I didn't necessarily feel on the edge of my seat while I read about all of And it's the pacing and tone of the story that allows for all of those elements to feel real. 06 News

The writing is beautifully spare, and the ending is satisfying in multiple ways.

swirls of truth; all the pieces make sense, but after the slow build of the majority of the book, this pacing

The pacing of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is measured, as befits a story that is largely about daily

I was hooked on the captivating details of Renaissance life, masterfully paced swirling danger and paranoia The skips through time wonderfully shape the story and create fascinating pacing as Lucrezia enjoys moments

This was enjoyable, interesting, well paced, and charming. I loved it.

Alias Emma is a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase across hidden London, led by Emma Makepeace, a resourceful This fast-paced thriller tracks Emma and Michael, the distractingly handsome son of Russian dissidents

At the very beginning the pacing felt a little uneven to me, but then Garg hit her stride, and I was

Harper's books read like Westerns to me, and her sometimes spare tone suits the setting, the situations Disappearing Earth is Phillips's first book, and she builds the story's pace steadily toward a crescendo

These disparate stories showcase Keegan's perfectly spare, captivating storytelling; her writing feels

Yet the tone of the book is not one of intrigue and suspense; this is a patiently paced story of a time

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

The slow pace and straightforward duties of the job suited Bringley, who, along with his fellow guards

And far in the future, Konstance is in a vault on the spaceship Argos, destined for a distant planet.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Alias Emma, a fast-paced new mystery from Ava Glass; I'm listening This fast-paced thriller tracks Emma and Michael, the distractingly handsome son of Russian dissidents

The book's pace felt halting at times and its substance somewhat light at points. The pace of the book is sometimes halting and its sections about scripture at times felt a little light

This young adult story is sweet and fun; the pacing often feels somewhat slapstick and frantic--as is

Morris's All Her Little Secrets, a fast-paced Southern mystery that also explores issues of race and Morris is one of our picks from last year's event, and because it's a fast-paced mystery, we decided

This fast-paced suspense read is the ultimate "trouble in paradise" story, with twist and turns that characters, but I was more than willing to roll with whatever Hawkins was laying out for readers in the fast-paced

settings, her wonderfully imperfect and intriguing characters, her foreboding undercurrents, and her pacing

The story is heartwarming, the pacing moves along in both timelines, and the characters are explored

The relentless pacing, romantic obsession, twists and turns, dramatic setbacks, exhilarating success,

The premise of Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the

The tone is spooky and the story moves at a measured pace.

elements, but the novel is far more than that; the story is complex and strange and interesting, with a pace

Jackson doesn't skimp on heart-pounding pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in Jackson does not let off the gas pacing-wise.

His writing is beautiful, and its spare tone strikes the perfect chord for the wild environment his characters