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magical and irresistible tale includes protagonists with kickass girl power; multiple and haunting twists

are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing through twists

follows Sitara through unlikely alliances, a desperate plan to escape her fiery homeland, and a life with twists

Mercies. 03 Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell ​ In the novel Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists

Mercies. 03 Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell ​ In the novel Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists

and kept me hooked--through despair, love, duty, and resignation--with quiet power until the slightly twisty

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery that plays with time, Wrong 01 Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong

Whitaker offers several interconnected storylines, and while each one individually appealed to me, I felt a growing lack of connection to the characters as the tales melded into another: young friendship, serial killer, outlaw search, small-town intrigue, and longtime mysteries revealed. Chris Whitaker's novel All the Colors of the Dark  builds a story of a deep friendship between two young outcasts in small-town Monta Clare, Missouri: Patch, a pirate-playing young man missing one eye, whose mother is unreliable and a substance abuser; and Saint, a tomboy raised by her fearless grandmother. A kidnaper and serial killer intrudes on the quiet community and directly impacts Patch and Saint. The horrifying crimes seems to be motivated by religious fanaticism, and both Patch and Saint's futures are shaped by their ties to the darkly disturbing events. I adored the early building of the deep connection and affection between Saint and Patch. And I was intrigued by the disparate-seeming story that soon emerges, beginning with the premise of a serial killer whose actions haunt our main characters and whose horrifying spectre looms over them. There's yet another somewhat separate-feeling story of an outlaw, and a study on prison life, as well as an extended look at a life spend in law enforcement and seeking justice. There are deep betrayals, long-term mysteries, and, finally, many revealed truths (some of which you may anticipate, including the biggies). Each of these storylines would be one I'm interested in, and Whitaker offers a fascinating interconnectedness between them. But the storytelling frequently felt scattered to me, with overly dramatic moments, abrupt statements that are seemingly meant to add impact, and what felt like self-conscious attempts to be offbeat. Characters frequently offer grand speeches to each other about how the world works, and these didn't feel genuine or likely to me. A key character gives up everything to relentlessly seek out a dreamlike possibility of something that might be real, and this didn't sit comfortably with me after the early devotion illustrated between our main protagonists and the character growth evidenced in the meantime. This character's youthful romantic relationship, whose impact becomes pivotal in some ways, also didn't feel real to me. Yet the cast of characters is colorful, and I enjoyed the time I spent with them. I received a prepublication edition of this title, which was published June 25, courtesy of NetGalley and Crown Publishing. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? Chris Whitaker is also the author of We Begin at the End , a novel I adored.

Starling House is another wonderful, dark, twisty story from Alix E.

The steamy scenes, the twisty route to the relationship, the career shifts, and the science focus were

writes wonderful, character-driven suspense that keeps me hooked as she guides the reader through a twisty

Devious series delivers more smart, creative sleuthing from Stevie Bell and the gang, great dialogue, twisty

The mystery within What Happened to the Bennetts is twisty without being manipulative, and the denouement

writes wonderful, character-driven suspense that keeps me hooked as she guides the reader through a twisty Harrow Starling House is another wonderful, dark, twisty story from Alix E.

think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty

Yet Yarros's thrilling, twisty ending hooked me to find out what would happen in book two.

Willingham's debut thriller offers an unreliable narrator haunted by her father's decades-old serial killing--and her horrifying suspicion that recent disappearances are somehow connected to her past. The summer Chloe Davis was twelve, six girls went missing in her rural Louisiana community. By the end of that summer, Chloe's father had confessed to the crimes of killing those girls, was convicted as a serial killer, and was put in jail for the rest of his life. Twenty years later, Chloe struggles, but she has more good days than bad. She's a Baton Rouge psychologist who's preparing for her wedding, and she can mostly keep the terrors and trauma of the past at bay. She doesn't really let anyone in emotionally, including her fiancé, but she's doing her best. When a local young woman goes missing, Chloe fights her rising panic. As another girl disappears, this time one she's tenuously connected to, and when she realizes that aspects of the disappearances echo those of her childhood, the psychologist wonders if she's imagining connections to the crimes of decades earlier. Is there another killer who preys on young women, one paying homage to the twentieth anniversary of her father's heinous crimes? And what is Chloe going to do about it? When a reporter arrives in town, digging into Chloe's past and the recent disappearances, he sparks disturbing old memories and exacerbates the lurking fears and trauma that erupt for Chloe without warning. She spirals into an unreliable-narrator routine of pills and wine, not quite sure what she's seen or what to make of it, staggering through her days, unsure whether it's day or night and less sure than ever of who she can trust. Willingham made me suspect everyone, and while I'm sometimes frustrated by an unreliable-narrator setup, Chloe's swirling mind suited the story and allowed for uncertainty before the denouement. I didn't completely buy into Chloe as a psychologist (although the career suited the plot), and I found some minor plot points tough to believe (going through with the alarm installation in such a fraught situation--!), but I liked how Willingham allowed for resolutions without glossing over the irrevocable effects of the deep doubts and trauma on the relationships in the story. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? A Flicker in the Dark is Stacy Willingham's first book. The story has been optioned by actress Emma Stone to be produced as a limited television series.

The very end of the story brought to light a sudden burst of twisty complications and cemented the course

Stories. 02 Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Gillian McAllister offers a smart, intriguing, twisty Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late

Riddle's twisty time-travel mind-bender that's also about responsibility and causality; and I'm listening

Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery.

The master plan executed at the end of the book has a few twisty moments I liked, and while the story

for each other, but the clarity about their incompatibility is longer in coming to Andy, who remains wistful

twisty mystery The Missing Piece continues his popular Dismas Hardy series.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a memoir about coping with chronic illness; a twisty mystery in

This is a fast, compelling read, and I tore through it at top speed to find out the Big Reveals. I predicted some of the story, but other aspects were wonderfully shocking. This book made me verrry nervous. Reading about lying and stealing makes me very stressed out, so I was biting my nails while reading Korelitz's story. Jacob Finch Bonner (he added the "Finch" himself once his aspirations to become a writer became all-encompassing) wrote a well-received first book as a young man, but now he's nearing middle age and his career has fizzled. He teaches writing at a third-tier university and isn't even working on anything new--not that any agents or publishers are particularly interested. An obnoxiously confident student who's cagey about what he feels is a slam-dunk bestseller book idea reluctantly confides in Bonner about his plot concept. When the student abruptly dies soon afterward without publishing his book, Bonner banks on the probability that the young man hadn't entrusted details about his book to anyone else. He decides to take a risk: he'll use his student's concept and aim to create a bestseller of his own. He's writing the whole thing himself. So he's not stealing, right? It's completely fine. Everything is going to be fine. You can't copyright a plot anyway, right? RIGHT? Do you think this terrible decision-making comes back to haunt Jacob Finch Bonner? Yes, bookworms. YES, IT DOES. And my heart raced while I read to find out if this fraught situation would blow up in fantastic form. I didn't predict the plot within the plot before it was alluded to (about 60 percent of the way through the book), and I found it deliciously chilling. I did, however, anticipate other key elements of the story from pretty early on. I also wasn't sure that certain driving forces of Korelitz's story made sense (why would anyone in this scenario harass Bonner rather than leaving the situation alone, unless it was clearly revenge?). But this is a fast, compelling read, and there was no chance I wasn't going to tear through it at top speed to find out the Big Reveals. Korelitz prods at the question of the ownership of ideas while taking readers down the uncomfortable path of a protagonist who steals, feels terrible guilt, rationalizes his actions, and emerges with defensive self-righteousness. Ironically, Bonner's theft opens the door to romantic love and building trust with others in his life, and to a more open and heartfelt relationship with his parents, along with his incredible professional success. I received a prepublication copy of this book, published May 11, 2021, courtesy of NetGalley and Celadon Books. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? My mom told me about a movie with a plot centering around a stolen book idea, The Words (starring Bradley Cooper and Dennis Quaid, so I believe I need to watch this immediately). I wonder how that story might compare to this one? Korelitz is also the author of The Undoing, Admission (I read and really liked that one), and other books.

But the truth of what has occurred is horrible, terrifying, twisty--and fascinating.

However, I am ALL IN on the series: El, Orion, the burgeoning alliances, and the twisty turns Novik has

There's a great layer of twisty-turny love/denied feelings/ confusion/misunderstanding (Lila and Kell

and kept me hooked--through despair, love, duty, and resignation--with quiet power until the slightly twisty

Jackson offers layer upon layer of intrigue and twisty turns in this mystery, and Pip is as perfectly

Impossible Things. 07 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

The steamy scenes, the twisty route to the relationship, the career shifts, and the science focus were

Harper's mysteries read like twisty character-driven Westerns set in Australia, and things aren’t always

The steamy scenes, the twisty route to the relationship, the career shifts, and the science focus were

a tantalizing chance to look back on pivotal moments from their life, and some do so with regret or wistfulness

Claire North has crafted a fascinating, twisty, thoughtful time-travel story.

Claire North has crafted a fascinating, twisty, thoughtful time-travel story.

eleven-year-old Sarah Grimke as a gift for her birthday, and the two girls' lives become unevenly, twistingly

French's character- and relationship-driven mysteries keep me waiting anxiously for the twists and turns