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Sandwich is another case of beautifully wrought complications and mutual adoration from Catherine Newman funny, so poignant, so beautifully oddball, and so wonderfully open about their deep adoration of their complex

A kidnaper and serial killer intrudes on the quiet community and directly impacts Patch and Saint. relentlessly seek out a dreamlike possibility of something that might be real, and this didn't sit comfortably

A kidnaper and serial killer intrudes on the quiet community and directly impacts Patch and Saint. audiobook. 03 Grey Dog by Elliott Gish It's 1901, and Ada Byrd has accepted a teaching position in a rural community

Thus, it is the opinion of this committee that you should be returned to that hotel of which you are

., were interesting but also extremely jarring; they didn't make sense to me when coming from the main I was completely hooked and kept thinking about this story after I'd finished it.

I love a book set in the wild (Peter Heller's novels The River and The Guide come to mind as favorites

were the Bossy five-star read All the Light We Cannot See; The Women in the Castle, which includes a complicated past), and she's making initially hesitant attempts to reclaim love, the joy of music, independence, community Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young island of Malta, Everyone Brave Is Forgiven illustrates how everyday triumphs, failures, and concerns come Human behavior is comprised of ulterior motives, of gray shades.

As a child, Misery was given up by her family and community as collateral to keep the peace.

the book are shocking and often read like fiction--the cutthroat, sometimes deadly efforts of coal-company

Wellness, Hill considers partners' sometimes unique views of fulfillment and whether two people can come

Nazis--but when she falls for another resistance fighter (her brother-in-law), things get even more complicated But Lena is actually Bina--and her life has been far more complex than almost anyone knows. for modern wellness while considering individuals' views of fulfillment and whether two people can come

She only occasionally appears on the show, but she comes on occasionally to yodel (her grandparents came She shares her ongoing, active commitment to personal and emotional growth, bettering the world, being

captivating setup: three adjacent valleys, each of which is a different timeline of the same world--and the complicated In Scott Alexander Howard's The Other Valley, teenaged Odile lives in an isolated community that's bordered by two worlds: one in which her same community is living in the past and one in which it's living in

stories all take place around the year 2000, and they consider the impacts of chance encounters, the complications

plotline concerns Lurie, a man who has adventures and challenges with his surprising, loyal, exotic companion She grapples with the stories she's been told as compared to the reality she experiences as she makes But to my mind, the atmospheric setting and the tone of the story places it firmly in good company among

Understandably, because the interplay between science and religion is complex, centuries old, and ongoing

This captivating story involves time travel, but it's primarily about deep human connections, complete The main protagonist's focus in her work is Commander Graham Gore (a character based upon a real figure Their common disjointedness brings them together, and the mashup of personalities and histories was fantastic There are twists I didn't see coming, which I was willing to suspend my disbelief regarding; and my mind

Since her mother Defne went into a coma and never woke up, young loner Ada Kazantzakis lives in London

host of The Moth storytelling podcast in D.C. and Philadelphia--and he certainly knows how to craft a compelling Therapy (and acting, which also served as a sort of therapy) eventually allowed Field to come into her For my full review of this book, please see Blood. 05 Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come by Jessica She regrets her one-year plan almost instantly but feels compelled to continue her terrifying exercises For my full review of this book, please see Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come. 06 Wild Life by Keena

When the Lady digs into complicated pasts, she finds large swaths of gray within the assignments that is all part of the story of this enchanted place--all the dreams and visions and understandings that come because of the weight of the situation and the powerful way Denfeld presents the inmate's inner world and complicated

When his sister tries to solve the mystery of his death, she and her own unlikely companion unravel secrets

Our main protagonist, Commander Graham Gore (based upon a real figure from history), has been whisked But then disturbing facts begin to come out about the horrifying behavioral modification methods used

Baby X explores the complex issues around an imagined future with genetically chosen embryos; Peikoff anyone with nefarious intent can theoretically create an embryo with the DNA of anyone with whom they've come Young adult Lily is an aspiring journalist who in her personal life is trying to come to terms with the Meanwhile Baby X explored interesting, complex, sometimes moral and ethical issues, including those around

And they're all beginning to come out.

listening to Lisa Jewell's haunting psychological thriller None of This Is True; I'm listening to The Comfort And they're all beginning to come out. I'm listening to None of This Is True as an audiobook. In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl offers a literary, nature-focused devotional of 52 chapters, and cleverness, which she hopes set a tone for the year to come; to a grief-stricken examination of I'm listening to The Comfort of Crows as an audiobook.

favorite nonfiction and memoir roundups here: Six of My Favorite Nonfiction Reads from the Past Year Six Compelling The author mentions much of the music she finds powerful and inspiring or comforting, and she references persistent review of the facts and killers' potential motivations, and his dogged determination in comparing The Klan's eventual comeuppance takes up a comparatively small portion of the book, but offers a beginning

I loved Johnson's first book set in this complex, futuristic, postapocalyptic world of conflicting classes layers of Micaiah Johnson's book The Space Between Worlds, which introduced both the multiverse and the complex In Ashtown, a gritty desert community, the Emperor rules with a ruthless hand and holds the ultimate alliances are shifting and changing, and dramatic justice is being sought felt like the strongest and most compelling

through the view of a main protagonist who refuses to fear, feel shame, or to regret the sometimes complicated She is, herself, an adoptive mother who believes in the process--and she has a complicated past that When she shares her frank thoughts about the complex issues surrounding unplanned pregnancy, a storm But the twins generally felt older, wiser, and more capable of complex thought and carrying out elaborate

The heart of the book is a complete gem.

time-travel books must decide whether characters may change past events or simply witness what will come During that time she did set into motion an important yet brief plan for the future, and she and her companion

The largely somber tone appropriately reflects these kids' growing up and facing challenges more complex check out The Golden Enclaves. 04 The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young June struggles with the complicated been seeing and hearing visions for a year now, and she believes they're linked to the curse that the community

was intrigued by the post-World War II repercussions on small-town Minnesota and by the dark secrets coming I found myself impatient with the complications of Brody’s own making and with his weakness; I also didn

female team of elite assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination I loved the women's complicated bonds, their crafty planning, their fights for justice, and their ability She is a preternatural--a human without a soul--serving on Queen Victoria's somewhat secret advisory committee

Lewis's transformation stirs up difficult memories and complex emotions surrounding Wren's mother's change It's a solitary existence, but it's not without a version of community.

His base desires stood in contrast to Annie's unanticipated evolution and complexity in Annie Bot. But as Annie's AI grows more complex and she becomes more aware of the possibilities in the world, she the reasons for their fractured relationship (ahem, Doug wanted a "cuddle bunny" robot instead of a complex

In The Warm Hands of Ghosts, Arden presents the story of Laura, a combat nurse who is searching for her A German spy is on the loose in a small French community, and sources tell Laura that he may be linked Meanwhile Laura and a companion have an inexplicable, haunting experience in a fabled hotel with a sinister

after World War I, Queens of London; and I'm listening to the story of an AI bot who evolves from a companion created to please without questioning into a sentient creature with complex feelings, Annie Bot. But as Annie's AI grows more complex and she becomes more aware of the possibilities in the world, she

It's 1789, and in a rural Maine community, a local man turns up dead--frozen face up in the Kennebec

these to be part of his draft; later in the novel I imagined that these were excerpted from his future, completed

He's busy ushering them to commemorative World War II events, attempting to monitor their uninhibited

Marilyn Kaye's middle-grade novel explores eighth-grade opposites' struggle to find common ground when It explores the complications of potentially blending a family and the layers of complexity involved

He's busy ushering them to commemorative World War II events, attempting to monitor their uninhibited

discovers tiny treasures in the book's ancient binding, setting her on a path of exploring forgery and complex

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 keeps the story moving, although it frequently distracted me from the hearty story of Vietnam, its complex

War, The Women; and I'm listening to Dolly Alderton's contemporary literary fiction about a stand-up comedian's 01 Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson In Ashtown, a gritty desert community, the Emperor rules life--and the control of her conservative parents--in order to serve as a nurse serving soldiers in combat Now Andy, a struggling stand-up comedian, is left reeling, trying to figure out what went wrong. Jen's perspective comes in late in the book and adds layers of information and context to the funny,

elite young people venture into space, where they hope to preserve the human race for generations to come In Divine Rivals, Iris and Roman, two journalists, are competing for a permanent position as a newspaper loss of human connection, and threatening pandemics--then turns all of it on its head with a twisty, compelling implosion, fascinating imagined technological advancements, and more, while offering great twists, a compelling reminded that her parents were part of the movement that saved the world--and weary of the constant comments

When she takes up the mantle of the greatest power in the land, she faces resistance, danger, and complications

many odd occurrences and sinister-feeling goings-on are making Anna wonder if they should ever have come

She's an unassuming middle-aged woman and a recovering alcoholic who has a compulsion: to locate missing many odd occurrences and sinister-feeling goings-on are making Anna wonder if they should ever have come

her eco-warrior main character morphing into a teen beauty wearing a clamshell bra, wiping away her complex When June witnesses Athena's death and then mysteriously comes up with a story about Chinese laborers The members of the group may have grown apart, but in the decades to come, when one of them feels adrift and lost, they come together in sassy, funny, imperfect, loving support. But it is also largely about overcoming thwarted emotional connection and forging new ways of coming