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- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
life as we age, and second chances; Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Gillian McAllister's fascinating time-twisting Summer After. 04 Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister McAllister offers a smart, intriguing, twisty Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Time plays with time, and I love books that play check out This Time It's Real. 06 Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken Alternative Arthurian legends twist
- Six Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
listed as an adult title but feels to me like a dark young adult post-apocalyptic novel with several twists really interesting, and also character driven, which feels unusual given one of the aforementioned twists The Boy on the Bridge offers adventure, twists, turns, love, scientific exploration, betrayal, and an odd twist of hope.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/29/21 Edition
and NetGalley. 02 She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard Heard's young adult thriller follows the twists But disaster strikes, and Jax finds herself trying to unravel the twisted, complicated history of her
- Review of Steelstriker (Skyhunter #2) by Marie Lu
After the unprecedented twists and developments Talin experiences in Steelstriker, she must reimagine
- Six Compelling Nonfiction Reads
wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and the twists The events in Catch and Kill are carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel
- Review of Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros
heavier editorial hand in the copyediting stage of this one, Fourth Wing was a fun read, and I loved the twist
- Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
There's a twist/double twist I didn't see coming, and I found the whole story compelling. potential for unreliable narrators, characters who are hiding important information, and many resulting twists
- Six More Four-Star (and Up) Mysteries I Loved in the Past Year
I wasn't shocked by the story's twist, but Glass didn't make me feel manipulated or red-herring me to I like the way Willingham builds tension and offers twists without making me feel manipulated by shifty
- Review of Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
Not everyone's motivations are clear or remain constant, which allows for the twists and turns.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/9/21 Edition
This book has a major twist, made even more interesting by listening to the audio version. 03 Office heartbreaking and heartwarming book about unlikely friendship and a young man's bravery; a mystery with a twist
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
This is a character-driven mystery with a twist. This is a character-driven mystery with an interesting twist.
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
The story takes us inside the claustrophobic, twisted, abusive, extremely disturbing compound where Ellie I adore all of the twists on the heroine-villain setup.
- Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
I laughed, rooted for the main protagonists and their allies, and loved the twists and turns and realizations
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
With a twist! I love a time-travel book (see lists of some of my favorites, linked below). In A.G. I did not see the fascinating twist of the book coming, and it's laid bare for the reader relatively Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie Bell and the gang, great dialogue, twisty
- Six Fascinating Stories Set in Space
vulnerability and then her growing doubts, her self-reliance and quick thinking, and the shifts and twists self-reliance, romanticized ideas, quick thinking, and strength of character, along with the shifts and twists
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/15/22 Edition
After twists and turns and several years, Elizabeth is a single mother who becomes the star of a hit
- Review of Girl One by Sara Flannery Murphy
The journey isn't too easy, there are some identity realizations, love connections, and plot twists,
- Review of Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
solid historical fiction details of Victorian London, which I love, within a creepy mystery with dark twists
- Review of Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
I liked the twist of potential trust-breaking from within Finlay's inner circle.
- Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year
Life by Rosie Walsh In The Love of My Life, Rosie Walsh offers a contemporary fiction thriller with twists offers satisfying character development, but The Love of My Life is also a psychological thriller with twists think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty
- Review of Fable by Adrienne Young
plucky young heroine who rejects her expected place in society, and atmospheric descriptions of imagined twisted
- Review of The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Black offers wonderfully twisted humor, various satisfying endings (including regarding Jude and Cardan
- Six More Backlist Favorites to Check Out
Oceanography of the Moon. 02 Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel Darling Rose Gold is a wonderfully twisted There are some wonderfully devilish dark twists and turns as events evolve and as the characters' layers
- Review of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
I loved the first book, Vicious, which was a dark, revenge-filled, twisted, supernatural tale.
- Six 2020 Mysteries for You to Check Out
Characters' motivations are often unclear or remain constant, which allows for great twists and turns appealingly old-fashioned; Home Before Dark is suspenseful and has supernatural elements; Pretty Things has a twist /double twist that I loved; and Long Bright River and Blacktop Wasteland felt more modern and character
- Six of the Best Nonfiction Books I've Read This Year
wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and the twists The events in Catch and Kill are carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/14/22 Edition
follows Sitara through unlikely alliances, a desperate plan to escape her fiery homeland, and a life with twists
- Review of Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
The community's collective suspicion builds and grows into panic and paranoia, twisting Mary up in its
- Review of Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Things quickly get complicated, and there's a twist: circumstances demand that nemeses and diametrically
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/15/21 Edition
Transcendent Kingdom, Yaa Gyasi's wonderful book about a Ghanaian family in Alabama and the family members' twists
- Review of The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
Some of the twists at the end felt implausible (not recognizing the Professor for who he really was,
- Review of The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
There is a will they/won’t they tension that takes the reader through twists and turns.
- Review of Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir by Bob Odenkirk
unexpected satisfaction he has discovered through taking on deeper dramatic roles--and, in a surprise twist
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I never would have predicted the twists. The unexpected twists and turns kept me riveted while Pip's unfailing bravery and her hero's struggles
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
, disturbing premise--but I was fascinated with the character depth, explorations of grief, and the twist But the truth of what has occurred is horrible, terrifying, twisty--and absolutely fascinating. There was a twist that I didn't see coming, and I thought it worked beautifully.
- Review of The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
The twisted interpretations of the scripture by the Prophet and his unchecked, cruel power were disturbing
- Review of She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
Heard's young adult thriller follows the twists and turns at the intersection of three volatile young
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Life by Rosie Walsh In The Love of My Life, Rosie Walsh offers a contemporary fiction thriller with twists offers satisfying character development, but The Love of My Life is also a psychological thriller with twists
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/31/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now Two of these books are largely about redemption, two focus on the twisted blessing-and-curse
- Review of And Then She Vanished (Joseph Bridgman #1) by Nick Jones
The resolution involves a twist I had anticipated and leaves a main character in a state of upheaval
- Six Four-Star Mysteries to Keep You Guessing
Panowich offers a story about a complicated family and sense of duty, with ruthless mountain gangsters, twists
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/13/20 Edition
fictionalized celebrity story with heart; a young adult mystery with a nerdy heroine and a dark plot twist
- Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year
environment, a loss of human connection, and threatening pandemics--then turns all of it on its head with a twisty environmental implosion, fascinating imagined technological advancements, and more, while offering great twists Harrow Starling House is another wonderful, dark, twisty story from Alix E.
- Review of This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
This is How You Lose the Time War is only about 200 pages, and there are some clever twists toward the
- Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into
The journey isn't too easy, there are some identity realizations, love connections, and plot twists, I didn't anticipate the twists Johnson provides, and I was delighted by each of them.
- Six More Great Fiction Titles I Loved This Year
review of this book, see Where the Forest Meets the Stars. 02 Darling Rose Gold What a wonderfully twisted There are some wonderfully devilish dark twists and turns as events evolve and as the characters' layers
- Bossy Holiday Book Gift Ideas: Cookbooks
Recipes for promising, accessible comfort food with a twist include: Maple Bacon Pancakes with Bourbon
- ICYMI: Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction
wonderfully paced and skillfully recounted Cold War-era story of spy intrigue, paranoia, bravery, and the twists The events in Catch and Kill are carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel
- Review of Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
Carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction
- Review of Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni
maters do not appear on Top 50 lists, and when interviewed, the individuals emphasize the unexpected twists