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- Review of North Woods by Daniel Mason
Puritanical community; to an English soldier who escapes battle to grow apples; to spinster twins coping with wartime
- Six More Powerful Books About Facing Mortality
Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/30/23 Edition
Puritanical community; to an English soldier who escapes battle to grow apples; to spinster twins coping with wartime
- Review of The Traitor (Alias Emma #2) by Ava Glass
Ava Glass's Alias Emma was a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase across London and through an underground warren
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/18/23 Edition
Ava Glass's Alias Emma was a fast-paced cat-and-mouse chase across London and through an underground warren
- Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer
Light is a little slow at first, and I would have liked to see more science-based details about global warming
- Six Fascinating Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
in a time of darkness and desperation) books, and I think it's for the same reason I'm captivated by wartime
- Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading
ready to go by the pool, on the porch, at the beach, or anywhere you're soaking in a little bit of warm
- Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating
Oh, and there's a secret panel in the back of the wardrobe at Eli's house.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/15/23 Edition
the Lake; I'm reading a book club pick about three young Muslim women and their friendship, Salma El-Wardany's of Libro.fm and Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. 02 These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/1/23 Edition
Callahan Henry Young Flora and her teen sister Hazel were evacuated in 1939 from the bombing and danger in wartime
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
But others' visions for the story involve her eco-warrior main character morphing into a teen beauty
- Review of Happy Place by Emily Henry
on appearances rather than being tuned into her happiness, then late in the game they shifted to be warm
- Review of American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
But others' visions for the story involve her eco-warrior main character morphing into a teen beauty
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/20/23 Edition
But others' visions for the story involve her eco-warrior main character morphing into a teen beauty
- Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year
When she angers a local warlord and becomes eager to escape her world, she's relieved to secure promises
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Newman's lets the reader into Edi and Ash's rabbit warren of private jokes and moments and memories,
- Review of We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
Newman's lets the reader into Edi and Ash's rabbit warren of private jokes and moments and memories,
- Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads Last Year
Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/5/22 Edition
Experts have long offered warnings about global weather changes and the potential destruction possible
- Review of The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
I didn't fully believe that the book's love obsession was warranted--I didn't see enough to understand
- Review of Harrow the Ninth (Locked Tomb #2) by Tamsyn Muir
of have this maybe-flirting maybe-not thing going on, right, and then it turns out she’s an ancient warrior
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital
- Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
fascination with postapocalyptic and dystopian books, and I think it's for the same reason I'm captivated by wartime When she angers a local warlord and becomes eager to escape her world, she's relieved to secure promises
- Review of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital Cronin's debut takes place in a hospital's terminal ward and dips in and out of Margot's and Lenni's
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/12/22 Edition
Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward
- Six Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
in a time of darkness and desperation) books, and I think it's for the same reason I'm captivated by wartime
- Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading
who follow somewhat logical steps in their lives, inner voices that feel real, human connections that warm She decides that she's in--for a fantastic wardrobe, incredibly awkward moments, scripted romance, and
- Review of See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
and emotional challenges (including anxiety, addiction, and self-esteem issues) allows for an overall warm
- Six More Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into
For my full review, see How High We Go in the Dark. 04 Warcross (Warcross #1) by Marie Lu You may see much of this young adult story coming, but Warcross is an action-packed quest to right wrongs in an circumstances to become a bounty hunter seeking out those who bet illegally on the worldwide phenomenon Warcross For my full review, please see Warcross. 05 A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (Salvagers #1) by
- Review of Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
I often wondered, as our horses flew across the fields, as their hooves kicked up dust from sun-warmed Kaikeyi endlessly reinvents herself--as a warrior, a queen, an advisor, and a voice for powerless women
- Review of Steelstriker (Skyhunter #2) by Marie Lu
Lu, a former artist in the video game industry, has written multiple young adult series (Legend, Warcross Please click here for my review of Lu's book Legend and here for my review of Warcross.
- Review of Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
loved) felt like echoes of Lincoln in the Bardo, but the tone of Unlikely Animals is quite different; warm-hearted
- Review of Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
“I find that where in English I am logical, distant, hardened, in Chinese I am excitable, warm, still
- Review of A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
sparks disturbing old memories and exacerbates the lurking fears and trauma that erupt for Chloe without warning
- Review of The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy #1 by Nora Roberts
abandoned her years earlier so that she was raised by her emotionally distant, critical mother), she finds warmth Breen's best friend Marco and mother figure Sally are irresistibly warm characters.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/7/22 Edition
Click here for my review of Lu's book Warcross.
- Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music
But when she stumbles into a warehouse party full of misfits embracing their otherness, Elise begins
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
experimentation and high-stakes trial and error, and while it slowed the pace of the story, it felt warranted
- Review of One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin #2) by Lisa Gardner
Warren, and Quincy and Rainie).
- Review of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
experimentation and high-stakes trial and error, and while it slowed the pace of the story, it felt warranted
- Review of Out of Love by Hazel Hayes
idea of a relationship story told in reverse, but Out of Love touched on weighty topics that seemed to warrant
- Review of The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
It has never felt warm sunshine or a soft breeze.
- Review of No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler
For more books I thought warranted five big stars, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Five-Star Bossy
- Review of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long
When she angers a local warlord and becomes eager to escape her world, she's relieved to secure promises
- Review of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers #1) by Alex White
The Harrow, the greatest warship ever built, has been lost for so long, some say it's merely a legend
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/1/21 Edition
The greatest warship ever built has been lost for so long, some say it's merely a legend.
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Although successful young novelist Alice just met Felix, a young man working in a warehouse in the seaside
- Review of Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Although successful young novelist Alice just met Felix, a young man working in a warehouse in the seaside
- Review of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Isabel Wilkerson is a journalist and is also the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other