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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

their stories and existences overlap, and their challenges intersect when a young boy is taken from the community

I loved Enid's complicated, loving mother-daughter relationship as well as her best-friendship. Meanwhile she's trying to come to terms with the death of her previously absent father--and build relationships I loved the idea of a complicated, imperfect, thrillingly expanding unconventional family.

their stories and existences overlap, and their challenges intersect when a young boy is taken from the community

As time passed, their dynamics became more complicated, tangled in the messiness of growing up together

work together in their former lives, but they are friends--despite habitual emotional distance--with commonalities The dogged local acting sheriff, Jo Thibodeau (a great and legit Maine last name), is complicating things Everything about this premise was a slam dunk for me: spies, Maine, the community of retirees with fascinating

I found these explorations the most compelling part of the story by far.

first in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series about a retired CIA operative in rural Maine whose past comes

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 Beginning--the wonderful character development for Veronica and Stoker; the allusions to each of their complicated

Pylväinen's novel explores the cooperation and conflict among cultures in a mid-nineteenth century community In Hanna Pylväinen's The End of Drum-Time, it's 1851 in the Arctic Circle, and a small community of reindeer herders, a minister's family and his flock of followers, and a local shop owner whose greatest profit comes

of the adults on a secluded English estate, Chilcombe Manor, on to World War II, as experienced by a community I loved reading as the children come into themselves--in fits and starts--as young adults, and I came

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Hanna Pylväinen's The End of Drum-Time, about a community in the Hanna Pylväinen In Hanna Pylväinen's The End of Drum-Time, it's 1851 in the Arctic Circle, and a small community herders, a minister's family and his flock of followers, and a local shop owner whose greatest profit comes pages, and the story sweeps through time from the 1920s to World War II, tracking the lives within a community

ability to travel through memory to revisit the past secures her a revered role in a counterculture 1950s community

feel drawn into this novel of the horrifying serial killing of children of color in a small Virginia community But Titus is facing challenges beyond the effects of generations of racism in his small Southern community The fact that Titus didn't call in bigger guns to investigate the many complicated angles of the crimes of bringing in reinforcements with more resources, but because of investigative developments (which come only after additional people are killed), this doesn't come to pass.

facing challenges beyond the obvious--like the effects of generations of racism in his small Southern community edition of this title, scheduled for publication February 13, courtesy of NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company

his way or to consider the uncomfortable implications of the Catholic church's deep influence on the community The story comes alive through the little moments Keegan highlights; while she explores decisions often As the truth comes out about Marshall's activities and his final evening, it becomes clear that each This was a fast read (listen), and while the denouement didn't completely hold together for me and the Through the very different but interconnected storylines and the varied, complicated set of characters

and trying to come to terms with its near-death experience, yet the page time spent on insecurity, fear

brief yet powerful outsider's reflections on human life, its wonders, its confusing contradictions, and complicated The title comes from the name of a cosmetics store that Adina and her mother frequent in Adina's youth

teenagers who disappeared, died, and are given the chance to reclaim versions of their lives using competitive They are, in fact, dead, but their teacher offers them a chance to compete in magical tasks in order The teens are trying to come to terms with what their existences might look like now, and their families

and dying; a science fiction story about an inherited villain's career, heavily featuring savvy and communicative Those reasons matter not just at the end of life, or when debility comes, but all along the way. Which turns out to be a cover for a vast supervillain business--complete with an evil lair in an island This villain business is more complicated than it seems. There's crossing, double-crossing, a wonderfully savvy and knowledgeable second-in-command, nefarious

Such a Fun Age centers around a young Black babysitter, her employer, and the complicated nature of their , misrepresentation of where she lives, lack of promised book pages, husband’s racially insensitive comment Kiley Reid is also the author of Come and Get It, Complexity, and George Washington's Teeth.

We're all headed toward the same end in this life, after all, and those brave enough to commit their Yip-Williams In Yip-Williams's memoir, the subtitle of which is A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes this book, see I Am, I Am, I Am. 03 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi “I began to realize that coming Warren’s life story, both personal and professional, and his push and pull between faith and science, is complex Plans come apart. New delights or tragedies pop up in their place.

missteps, her soaring hopes and deep connection to the stark mountains, and a sometimes-scathing social commentary Her wonder-filled fascination with the flora, fauna, and characters she encounters in the west combined by Laura Spence-Ash Beyond That, the Sea is a lovely character-driven historical fiction story about complicated The female characters' stories are deeply intertwined; I saw some of the events coming but not others

Ruby was the victim of a childhood kidnapping that turned the community of Tavistock on its head, and feel a twinge of betrayal when they revealed their secrets to readers--even if they did not always come

Space; and I'm reading Kiley Reid's upcoming college-set novel dealing with race, privilege, and more, Come But she's trying to come to terms with the death of her absent father--and build relationships with her edition of this book, scheduled for publication January 30, courtesy of NetGalley and Atria Books. 03 Come and Get It by Kiley Reid In Kiley Reid's upcoming novel Come and Get It, the author of Such a Fun Age But the side hustle is more complicated than Millie ever imagined--and the students under her watch in

main protagonist escapes a bad marriage to ride the rails during the Depression and reinvents herself completely her husband pushes her too far with abhorrent behavior, Del hops a train and dives into the transient community wealthy orphan--one of two daughters born to a white British father and an Indian mother, who were committed This is a long (it's almost 550 pages), winding story with complicated connections and mysterious motivations Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of family--those you

The community's hopes soar for a return to days of cooperation with and good luck received from dragons

History is simple, but the past is complicated. a horror book, and there are horrifying elements, but the novel is far more than that; the story is complex

Marske's quirky, funny, richly imagined magical world, complex character-building, relationship exploration An unlikely (and wonderfully mischievous and complementary) group of allies fights to reveal the source The relationship is complicated, sometimes marred by betrayal, and also beautifully heartbreaking and There's danger, and justice served, and imperfect solutions, and compromise, and Marske's storytelling

Lisa See offers a vivid peek at the lives of women in 15th century China, complete with a fascinating When terrible tragedies strike, Yunxian's comfort comes in the unlikely form of her father's kind and The title is interesting; since finishing I have thought more about the eclectic community of women that

achieve maximum well-being rather than prolonging diminished life at all costs--as well as the many complicating Those reasons matter not just at the end of life, or when debility comes, but all along the way. He acknowledges medical professionals' role and frequent lack of training in this complicated, fraught cases by panic in the face of potential loss, and by ignorance of loved ones' wishes and understanding combined These complicating factors often lead to invasive measures unlikely to prolong life but very likely to

When terrible tragedies strike, Yunxian's comfort comes in the unlikely form of her father's kind and

desperate chef is enlisted to create elaborate dishes for the wealthiest elite on a lush mountaintop compound

Which turns out to be a cover for a vast supervillain business--complete with an evil lair in an island This villain business is more complicated than it seems. There's crossing, double-crossing, a wonderfully savvy and knowledgeable second-in-command, nefarious

In Divine Rivals, Iris and Roman, two journalists, are competing for a permanent position as a newspaper memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears offers the story of her life to date: select events of her youth, complicated

In Divine Rivals, Iris and Roman, two journalists, are competing for a permanent position as a newspaper When one main character becomes a war correspondent and the other comes to the front, they create a deep

"The keys are high-impact ingredients, transformative techniques, powerful flavor combinations, and layers go-to grains, all built around the idea that "simple is something so perfectly constructed that every component Pasta with Broccoli Miso Sauce or Shallot and Spicy Mushroom Pasta, as well as plant-and-animal-protein combinations

a magical wardrobe through which letters can be sent--and rival journalists who might have more in common they think; I'm reading To Shape a Dragon's Breath, about the hopeful return of dragons to a rural community (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross In Divine Rivals, Iris and Roman, two journalists, are competing I'll be curious to find out how it all comes together, as it seems one or both characters are preparing The community's hopes soar for a return to days of cooperation with and good luck received from dragons

Beyond by Bethonie Butler From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy don't have in stock. 01 Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy .shares surprising stories and facts: from the film's original conception as a plane crash/cannibal comedy In Quantum Criminals, Alex Pappademas explores the "darkly comic" inspirations and imaginations of Steely I wanted to go up there--and I was competitive.

One is that an order might issue from the palace, a command unto the people saying “It is thus.”

I received a prepublication edition of this book courtesy of NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company.

Then he inherits his long-lost uncle's supervillain business--complete with an evil lair in an island

The 1987-1988 season offered the most future Hall of Famers competing in any season, with four superstars ins and outs of preseason planning, hiring and firing drivers, designing and launching a car, and the competition season itself, Guenther--an unflinching, blunt communicator on the show--lays bare the behind-the-scenes Holik family who made up the heart of the Czech team--and whose parents resisted the cruelties of the Communist

The novel began a little slowly for me, but when it got going I became completely lost in it.

memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears offers the story of her life to date: select events of her youth, complicated You might very well not come away loving JT the way you might have going into this one, fair warning.

Madame Restell is compelling nonfiction about an ambitious feminist in pre-Gilded Age New York and her

Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates by Katherine Howe In Katherine Howe's novel A True Account, a violent end is coming prepublication edition of this title, published November 21, courtesy of NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company In her slim memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears offers the story of her life to date: her youth, complicated

multi-timeline work of literary fiction; magical realism and time travel; and a captivating mystery about a complicated 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 been seeing and hearing visions for a year now, and she believes they're linked to the curse that the community And Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome, cannot communicate to tell her what

loss of human connection, and threatening pandemics--then turns all of it on its head with a twisty, compelling Martha Einkorn fled her father's religious compound in Oregon as a teen. implosion, fascinating imagined technological advancements, and more, while offering great twists, a compelling

use of "damn" and "damned" ("I'm still really damned angry with you" felt odd; the type of "damn if" compliments The melding of two fighting forces offers additional interesting characters, conflicts, complexities, One of my favorite dragons is almost completely absent from the book (sleeping for hundreds of pages)