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editorialization about class and race, and futuristic advancements in this first book in the Skyhunter series mesmerizing cover for Marie Lu's latest young adult science fiction/fantasy book, the first in the Skyhunter series Then I remembered that this was the first in a series and that the story would continue past the final Lu, a former artist in the video game industry, has written the Legends, Young Elites, and Warcross series

(I mentioned the author's Shadow and Bone series in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series, and I adored her Six of Crows duology even more.) and the King of Crows duology discussed here, which is expected to be the end of the interconnected series The Shadow and Bone Netflix series offers intermingled Grishaverse characters and storylines, and a second

In the first book in Alex White's Starmetal Symphony space opera series, Gus is a jazz pianist whose My obsession with the irresistible dry humor, grudging and undying loyalty, and love for the series The I really enjoyed Alex White's Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, the first in the Salvagers series That first book in that space opera series offers diverse characters, strong women, a heist setup, and

life-and-death repercussions for a young author; the final book in Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner The Return of the Thief is the sixth and final book in Turner's Queen's Thief series (which I listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series). The series was published over a period of almost twenty-five years, and the story trail traces the charismatic

I read half but didn't finish this second in the Monsters of Verity series. This is the second in Schwab's Monsters of Verity series; the first is This Savage Song, which I gave #fantasyscifi, #youngadult, #series, #didnotfinish

In Marie Lu's young adult dystopian series starter Legend, the Republic and Colonies war with each other In Marie Lu's young adult Legend, the first in the dystopian series of the same name, the west of the I anticipate that book two in the series, Prodigy--which picks up seven days after the finish of Legend Lu is the author of multiple young adult series (Legend, Warcross, The Young Elites, and Skyhunter) as Check out my review of her book Skyhunter, and look for my upcoming review of the second in that series

When characters are on the verge of revealing a key point, expect an inconvenient interruption that prevents The second in Mahurin's Serpent & Dove series is Blood & Honey, with the third book, Gods & Monsters,

A Deadly Education is the first in Novik's Scholomance series, which is set at a magical school with Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. El is grumbly and abrupt, not looking for friends-nor making very many--as she speaks plainly and bristles However, I am ALL IN on the series: El, Orion, the burgeoning alliances, and the twisty turns Novik has The Last Graduate, the second book in this series, is slated for publication in June 2021.

The first book in Marske's duology is full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery, magic, wonderful dialogue and banter, and plenty of heart. I adored it. A Marvellous Light, the first in Freya Marske's Last Binding duology, starts with a devastating ending (the demise of a character, caused by nefarious magicians) and a less-than-promising beginning (Robin Blyth's first day in his civil service job, for which he doesn't feel remotely qualified nor interested). Robin is trying to keep the household afloat after the deaths of his parents, to support his bright, ambitious younger sister, and to date some handsome men along the way. He soon realizes that (a) magic exists (!), (b) he's mistakenly been assigned the job of liaison to a secret magical society, (c) his office has been ransacked and a curse has been placed on him, (d) his curmudgeonly, book-smart coworker Edwin may be the key to saving them all, and (e) maybe he's falling for Edwin just the tiniest bit, despite himself. Marske offers immersive Edwardian England detail in this adorable, captivating, magical, queer book. Robin and Edwin's love is romantic and sweet and heartbreaking and sexy; the mystery at the heart of the book seems only to be solvable by the biggest book nerd in existence; and the story's magical details are fascinating and odd. I was completely hooked by A Marvellous Light, and I tried to slow down my reading to make it last. The amount of heart in this book was exquisite. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book? I didn't see a mention anywhere in the book of a sequel, and some aspects felt tantalizingly unresolved, so I was relieved to find out that another book is coming. The second and final book in Marske's duology, A Restless Truth, is scheduled for publication in November.

and warring kingdoms; Fugitive Telemetry, the newest book in Martha Wells's science fiction Murderbot series Was it when I reviewed books 1 through 3 of the series? decision-making and astute threat assessment; and retreats from overwhelming interactions to watch its favorite Sanctuary Moon. 03 Black Bottom Saints by Alice Randall My book club heard Alice Randall speak last year at Verse

Soon I'll be posting about my favorite December reads--and my favorite reads of 2024!

oddly unresolved at the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second book in Donati's Waverly Place series Donati has also written a series of four books in her Wilderness series, which sounds like an epic romantic

one was slow going in the middle, but Wells provides a fantastically unique point of view, and this series This fifth book in Martha Wells's Murderbot series (this is the first full-length book in the set) starts performing medical techniques by watching it), although The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon remains its favorite Later in the book, the gems that make this series so unexpectedly poignant and funny and delightful shine #robots, #fantasyscifi, #series, #offbeat, #uniquePOV, #LGBTQ, #threestarbookreview

Namesake was fantastic, and I wish more books were coming in this series. I adored the first book in the series, Fable, in which the title character relied heavily on her survival I love Young's tone and the characters she's created in this series. I wish there were a third book in this series coming from Young.

I'll definitely read the next in this series. realizations--as well as the resolutions and the fantastic setup for the next middle-grade book in the series Story Thieves is the first in a five-book series by James Riley. Riley is also the author of the Half Upon a Time and Revenge of Magic series.

Here are six varied books about witches, some I might call modern witchy classics (Wicked and Circe) I didn't include some obvious options like the Harry Potter series or Roald Dahl's The Witches, nor did are two other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading Lists you might enjoy: Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series What are the witchy books you would include as favorites? There is a lot more sexy yoga here than I could have dreamed of, plenty of romance, so very much wine

The second installment in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series is satisfying and comfortable, as In The Awakening, the first book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series, she set up a romantic In book two of the series, Breen Siobhan Kelly is coming into her own. , which I'm in favor of in real life, so I understand the obsession here. I posted that I was reading this, a fellow reader reminded me that the third and final book in the series

really enjoyed Hearne's Ink & Sigil last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Three Offbeat Series which made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books. 03 Jack by Marilynne Robinson Jack, a quiet, gorgeous book from Marilynne Robinson, focuses

the audiobook version of this book--the first I've read in Castillo's thirteen-book Kate Burkholder series I wondered if it was fair of me to first dive into the story so late in the series, but in an illuminating

I love a Favorites list, and I've made a Bossy spreadsheet (ahem!) of my favorite reads of the past year by genre, so the hits are going to keep coming! If you want more favorite-mystery lists, stay tuned for round 2 of last year's Bossy favorites, coming You can also check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads for my overall favorite reads from last year What are some of your favorite mystery reads?

The first in Alex White's Salvagers space opera series offers diverse characters, strong women, a heist White's science fiction novel A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, the first in White's Salvagers series I'm in love with the title of the second book in this series, A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy. White is also the author of Alien: The Cold Forge and Every Mountain Made Low.

Scene: 1989-1999 by Tom Maxwell George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle by Philip Norman (published fall 2023 to check my past Bossy gift idea lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites Ideas: Sports and Recreation Nonfiction 2023 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh! Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music How Women Made Music is pulled from the NPR series year. 06 Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield "Every

I adored the first book in the series, Fable, in which the title character relied heavily on her survival

It seems his livelihood may be on the verge of obsoleteness as the heavily harvested woods dwindle, and all, last time around, all kinds of horrible things happened as she dug into (and solved, thank you very Holly Jackson's third book in this series, As Good as Dead, is coming out next month, and I can't wait

lightfiction, #heartwarming 02 Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel ​ Boy oh boy, this fifth book in the series is so very good so far. SecUnit is obsessed with keeping his people safe (and has a new favorite show)! #robots, #fantasyscifi, #series, #uniquePOV 03 The House in the Cerulean Sea ​ I like to listen to fantasy

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Historical Fiction Reads Historical fiction is one of my very favorite genres , and just as I do every year, I loved my historical fiction reads in 2023. Two historical fiction books made it onto My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads: Demon Copperhead and Chenneville I'd also love to hear: what are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? You can click here for other historical fiction books (and lists of favorites) I've reviewed on Bossy

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Mystery Reads If you want more favorite-mystery lists, check out round 1 of last year's Bossy favorites. You can also check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads for my overall favorite reads from last year What are some of your favorite mystery reads? affords her a certain power, and she is also the Alpha female of her husband's pack, which affords her a very

point or another and couldn't wait for the big reveal for this young adult mystery, the first in a series In this first book in the One of Us Is Lying series, McManus takes us through each of the suspects' experiences One of Us Is Next is the second book in the series, published last year. young adult mystery A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, which is part of an in-progress series

Here are six of my favorite science fiction reads of last year--with another list to come! (Check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads for all my best-of reads from last year.) I'd love to hear: what are some of your favorite science fiction reads? The third book in this series, Nona the Ninth, was published in 2022, with the fourth book, Alecto the Ninth, to follow in fall 2023.

I loved Pippa and Ravi, and I'll definitely read the three other books planned for the series. I'll definitely read the sequel, Good Girl, Bad Girl (and the two additional books planned for the series

by Rachel Hartman; and I'm listening to Harrow the Ninth, the second in Tamsyn Muir's very dark, strange irresistible, hardheaded, wonderfully faulted Tess as she broke from rigid medieval gender roles in favor Gideon the Ninth was also mentioned in my Greedy Reading List Six More Postapocalyptic and Dystopian Favorites The third book in the series, Nona the Ninth, was published in 2022, with the fourth book, Alecto the Ninth, to follow in fall 2023.

(I mentioned her Shadow and Bone series in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series

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I'm eagerly awaiting the third book in the series. This is the second in Wolfe's Elizabethan Spy Mystery series; the first was A Murder by Any Name.

also check my past Bossy gift idea lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites Holiday Book Gift Ideas: Books about Music Bossy Holiday Gift Ideas: Novels for Everyone on Your List 2023 Bossy Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas   2021 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh! Kid and Teen Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays 2020 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh! original research into what he has observed that animals are communicating to each other through their varied

irresistible, hardheaded, wonderfully faulted Tess as she breaks from rigid medieval gender roles in favor Rachel Hartman is also the author of the Seraphina series. The second book in the Tess of the Road series, In the Serpent's Wake, was published last month.

Beneath the Keep, to be published 2/2/21, is a prequel to Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling series (three other books are in the series, The Queen of the Tearling, The Invasion of the Tearling, and The Some of the characters I loved from the rest of the series (I'm looking at you, Mace, and also the Fetch --side note, that nickname always reminds me of the very off-topic movie Mean Girls) are star players Maura; Brenna and Arlen; Aislynn and Liam); these bonds are similarly key in the final book of the series

Six More Bossy Favorite Reads So far in 2024 I've been posting Friday Greedy Reading Lists of some of my favorite reads of last year by genre; for my all-around favorites of last year, you can check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads. I'd also love to hear: what are some of your favorite reads, whether you loved them last year or more

Six More Four-Star Bossy Historical Fiction Reads Historical fiction is one of my very favorite genres Two other historical fiction books made it onto My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads: Demon Copperhead and I'd also love to hear: what are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? You can click here for other historical fiction books (and lists of favorites) I've reviewed on Bossy That there would be two lines, heading in very different directions...

Sports Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas Here are the 2023 sports books that I'm most excited to give as gifts Don't forget to check my past Bossy idea lists for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites More Book Gifts for Kids and Teens 2021 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh! Bossy Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas 2023 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh! team principal Guenther Steiner--who you'll know of if you and yours have been hooked on the Netflix series

She tells her favorite teacher all the things she'll do when she grows up. This is one of my all-time favorite books. I'm in for reading anything Peter Heller writes (e.g. But bringing back their surprising findings might very well mean the wholesale rounding up and destruction #postapocalyptic, #dystopian, #fantasyscifi, #series, #fourstarbookreview What are your favorite post-apocalyptic A New Wilderness, published in August 2020, looks like a great dystopian novel too.

Hamptons store Barefoot Contessa--necessitating extended time apart from Jeffrey and, eventually, a very If you enjoy memoirs, you can find Bossy reviews of my favorites here . And check out some of my favorite foodie memoirs here .

to check my past Bossy gift idea lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites Ideas: Sports and Recreation Nonfiction Bossy Holiday Gift Ideas: Books about Music 2023 Bossy Book Bossy Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas   2021 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh! Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious job: she'll be a handler for expats--and paid very

Schwab's Shades of Magic series. magic; Holland, White London royalty Lila loves to hate; Rhys, Kell's prince and brother; and one of my favorites The series is adult fantasy but would be appropriate for a young adult reader--if not averse to Lila's The first two books in the Shades of Magic series are A Darker Shade of Magic and A Gathering of Shadows The first book in that series is Vicious and the most recent is Vengeful, with a third not yet published

Six More Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Historical Fiction Reads Historical fiction is one of my very favorite posted last month about Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, but I had six more favorites And four historical fiction books were on my overall favorites list for last year: The Last Bookshop You might want to check out all the titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads for my very favorite I'd also love to hear: what are some of your favorite historical fiction reads?

Movie, Media, and Music Book Gift Ideas Here are the 2023 books about television, movies, and music that Don't forget to check my past Bossy idea lists for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites 2020 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh! Books I'm Giving as Gifts This Holiday Shhh! More Book Gifts for Kids and Teens 2021 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh! Bossy Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas 2023 Bossy Book Gift Guides Shhh!

Six More Great Bossy Science Fiction Reads The Obsessive Wrap-Up of Favorite Reads continues! posted about Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and here are six more of my favorite I've posted roundups of favorites each Friday in 2023--check them out! And you can click here for My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads. I'd love to hear: what are some of your favorite science fiction reads?

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Historical Fiction Reads Historical fiction is one of my very favorite genres Here are six of my very favorite historical fiction reads of last year--with another list to come! (Check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads for my overall favorite reads from last year.) I'd love to hear: what are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? I'm so very glad I stuck this one out so I could see these characters through and witness their journeys

I knew immediately that I would definitely read the next in the series.

I love a Favorites list, and now that I've got a spreadsheet (ahem!) of my favorite reads of the past year by genre, the hits are going to keep coming! This list highlights six more of my very favorite mystery reads of last year (Check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads for my overall favorite reads from last year.) What are some of your favorite mystery titles or mystery genres?