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I may have seen the mistaken-premise setup coming, and the friend betrayal, and the rough lines of the resolution to come, but I loved the bookending of the time capsule and letters to their future selves

To Infinity and Beyond is published by National Geographic. 02 The Quickening: Creation and Community For a committed science lover, this title could very well do the trick. 04 Brave the Wild River: The But goldfish can remember that a colored paddle means food is coming, even months after the association Goldfish can perform complex tasks, such as escaping a net or navigating a maze. owl. 07 The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works by Helen Czerski The earth's ocean is fickle when it comes

The Autoboyography dialogue is fantastic and witty but feels effortless and like it comes from actual When We Were the Kennedys is a memoir about grieving deeply, leaning on family and community in a crisis and in common suffering, and figuring out the impossible: how to move on after devastating tragedy. many characters and unfathomable events that changed her family's existence--as well as that of her community

The feeling here is Gothic, as those who are wronged come back to haunt certain later inhabitants and Mason's characters range from a young couple in love, escaping their rigid Puritanical community; to

When June witnesses Athena's death and then mysteriously comes up with a story about Chinese laborers superficial, often silly publishing world Kuang puts forth here, she wavers between attempting to justify her compounded or understanding of cultural appropriation, she builds elaborate justifications for her increasingly complicated racist elements, unsettlingly silly romantic moments, and more faults, and we grasp from reviewers' comments

Until June witnesses Athena's death and mysteriously comes up with a story about Chinese laborers during

getting invested in the characters and then getting kicked out abruptly via an ending that feels like it comes And if you're having trouble finding time to dig into a longer work with the holidays coming, or just complicated corralling of unruly ducks. Sittenfeld is also the author of Romantic Comedy, American Wife, You Think It, I'll Say It, Prep, Rodham The themes feel potentially universal to other small, rural communities.

This reads like a grown-up (profanity is used strategically and to great comic effect) fairy tale, and

Angie Kim's sophomore novel is a mystery, but Happiness Falls is primarily an exploration of a complicated And Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome, cannot communicate to tell her what I was totally hooked on the mystery aspect and the delving into Eugene's potential communication.

prepublication edition of this book, published November 7, courtesy of NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company Amina soon finds herself tangled in a dangerous ocean quest to rescue a young woman, while facing complicated

England by Stacey Halls, A Peculiar Combination (Electra McDonnell #1) by Ashley Weaver, and And By Fire within a day, major but mysterious supernatural undercurrents, important characteristic revelations, and complicated the editor here); the book held my curiosity, and I gladly gave up trying to unpack the characters’ complicated Veronica finds herself entangled in a dangerous set of circumstances, complete with intrigue, a traveling

intense stress of being forced--through verbal abuse, violence, emotional blackmail, and more avenues--to comply

Regardless of its true origins, Into the Wilderness did scratch the itch of reading a combination of

01 The Future by Naomi Alderman Martha Einkorn fled her father's religious compound in Oregon.

Much of the book explores the beauty of companionship, and with poetic gorgeousness Alexander lays out

Mason's characters range from a young couple in love, escaping their rigid Puritanical community; to

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 reminded that her parents were part of the movement that saved the world--and weary of the constant comments Raybourn offers dark undercurrents, witty banter, mischief, and also social commentary.

June struggles with the complicated implications of her family's curse of hallucinations and mental illness been seeing and hearing visions for a year now, and she believes they're linked to the curse that the community Late in the book, June begins to understand the "folding of time" and intuits how timelines may have combined It's a complicated web of cause and effect, and for much of the book I wasn't certain that the bundle

Starling House includes social commentary and judgments about privilege, corruption, and abuse at the

I realized I could use them to prepare for whatever was coming. To protect myself. Charlie is whip-smart intelligent in her evaluation of the facts of the complicated series of events.

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

The nearby ocean is a haunting presence but also a steady, everchanging comfort to Lucy. Lucy's creation of an imaginary, supportive mother and her loving responses to and comfort for Lucy 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

Family secrets and conflicts come to a head as The Gods of Howl Mountain reaches a dark, brooding, beautiful For my full review, check out The Gods of Howl Mountain. 03 When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash I loved Sheriff Winston Barnes, and the pulsing racial, class-based, and family conflicts explored in When Ghosts Come Rumors, long-simmering conflicts, clashing loyalties, and Barnes's personal tragedy all complicate the Click here for my full review of When Ghosts Come Home. 04 The Caretaker by Ron Rash Ron Rash's Appalachian-set

reminded that her parents were part of the movement that saved the world--and weary of the constant comments

value for their own prospective student: honors colleges and programs; college abroad; diversity and compatibility ; exploring parents' feelings that commonly accompany the college choosing and funding process (fear,

But for every person whose contentment and fulfillment come from faithfully executing a predetermined she has led up until that point, an incontestable harbinger of the successes or disappointments to come The likely reality: "at a certain level of intelligence and competence, what drives earnings isn't the So much is out of young people's control when it comes to college, yet they may be feeling intense pressure confused college talk swirling around today's teens before and as they apply to college, I found the common-sense

But when her husband pushes her too far, Del hops a train and dives into the transient community riding Vargas is, frankly, tired of being reminded that her parents saved the world--and weary of the constant comments

of daily life (and almost-claustrophobic interconnectedness) within a tiny, very northern Norwegian community James is offered a mysterious job at a publishing company...but she and her grandmother are folded into what feels like an oddly tight-knit community of women. I was excited about the premise of a sleek, powerful company serving as a front for a coven of witches pulling the strings (I admit, I was imagining something like the feel of Hench), but the company was

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

I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. , her main characters are richly layered, struggle with terrible circumstances, retain strong moral compasses ability to travel through memory to revisit the past secures her a revered role in a counterculture 1950s community wealthy orphan--one of two daughters born to a white British father and an Indian mother, who were committed youthful romance and acting job alongside the then-unknown, later-famous Peter Duke at the theater company

Raybourn offers dark undercurrents, witty banter, mischief, and also social commentary.

Now she's coming to terms with the recent and tragic loss of the person she loved and the future she life in which Freddie is gone; her sleeping life involves its own joys, tragedies, and increasingly complicated is not without hiccups, their own sometimes conflicting paths to coping with their grief, and their complicated

youthful romance and acting job alongside the then-unknown, later-famous Peter Duke at the theater company demand for gossipy entertainment from Mom and becomes a meaningful venture into exploring Lara as a complex The story of Duke is far from wholly jolly, and the fascinating, somewhat tragic complexity of his life

terms of her deep apprehension related to a future baby's race and safety in today's world is an added complication The tone and pacing are often raw and feverish as Harrison digs into complicated issues intertwined with

fighting police brutality, her fears about bringing a Black-Japanese child into the world feel even more complicated

Barrett can't decide if this time loop is a dream come true--or a living nightmare. loved her as an unlikely heroine, and I loved that it wasn't too easy for her to attempt to address complex Roth could have potentially pulled back on the messy, complicated, partial resolution among multiple with the team, which includes her mother and the rest of her family, plus many others involved in the complex

I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. That this was ordinary and common and that these ordinary, common things were attained at great cost; , her main characters are richly layered, struggle with terrible circumstances, retain strong moral compasses of the story, the text briefly references Captain Kidd from Jiles's News of the World ("...a man had come I received a prepublication edition of this book courtesy of NetGalley and William Morrow & Company.

the story of her youthful romance and acting job alongside the now-famous Peter Duke at the theater company

Pretty Things by Janelle Brown Brown kept me happily turning the pages to see who would get what was coming yet Janelle Brown kept me happily turning the pages of Pretty Things to see who would get what was coming 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 But when one of their group, Gentleman, comes up with a large-scale con, suddenly the makeshift family's

The dreams of youth rarely come to pass, I remind myself. wealthy orphan--one of two daughters born to a white British father and an Indian mother, who were committed I received a prepublication edition of this book courtesy of NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company.

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

to travel through memory to revisit the past secures her a revered role in the counterculture 1950s community Paulette Jiles I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming edition of this book, scheduled for publication tomorrow, courtesy of NetGalley and William Morrow & Company

This third book in McManus's young-adult mystery series keeps the surprises coming, ties new twists into But when someone unexpected comes to town, our sleuths realize that not everyone is who they say they are; old mysteries come to light and complicate things dramatically; and yet again the young people

wasn't sure whether Toby was going to enact revenge on those he felt wronged by or if he'd get the comeuppance

in the apartment at different points in time--as well as her ability to remain in that time--involve complex

prepublication edition of this book, published last week, courtesy of NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company But when someone unexpected comes to town, our sleuths realize that not everyone is who they say they are; that old mysteries are coming to light; and that yet again they might be the only ones who can

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

She flees to the embrace of the Community, a group of people living off the grid in rural western Massachusetts As Ivy's daughter Mia--who grows up in the oppressive Community, secretly and voraciously reading as The two-hundred-old story speaks to her so completely, it feels like it might just save her: "Sometimes Mia is compelled and able to travel through time because of the power of her determination to meet her I didn't grasp why she would fixate so completely on this book and this man as her literal saviors.

priorities; ways to evaluate buyer schools and seller schools; and Selingo's take on how to assess complex college admissions-related books I've been allowing to collect dust instead of simply continuing to take comfort oddly calming to read about the varied, specific criteria desired by these varied college admissions committees