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Six Great Bossy Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads The Obsessive Wrap-Up of Favorite Reads continues! I'd love to hear: what are some of your favorite science fiction reads? 01 The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty I loved every bit of I am alllll in on this series and can't wait for the second installment. The book ends on a cliffhanger, setting up book two, which will hopefully be published in 2024 and which

Some Light Fiction Favorites At the start of the pandemic, I was particularly drawn to lighter fiction These are some of my light fiction favorites, and they're also perfect for summer reading. I'm due to create another Greedy Reading List of my more recently read light fiction favorites, but meanwhile reviews of Lauren's The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words, The Soulmate Equation (a favorite ), and Autoboyography (another favorite and a young adult LGBTQ+ gem). 05 Beach Read by Emily Henry Is

The first part felt a little slow, but I'm so very very glad I stuck with it. structured into 1,001 (this sounds overwhelming, but the book doesn't feel that way) short segments in varied Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young What's some of your favorite historical fiction? Any favorites I should add to my outrageously unmanageable to-read list?

Shipstead's varied stories range from funny with an edge to darkly haunting. The tones of each captivating story vary wildly, whether lighthearted with an edge or tragic and dark Maggie Shipstead is also the author of Astonish Me, Seating Arrangements, and Great Circle, one of my favorite

Maas's popular young adult fantasy about the collision of faeries and humans, the first in a series; (in the audiobook this is pronounced very emphatically as "FAY-ruh") and her spotty success with hunting So far this is very romaaaantic and dramaaatic with a significant amount of page time spent on Feyre's as an audiobook, and it's such a slow build, I'm both eager for it to ramp up in pacing while also very So far, The Survivors is shaping up to be my favorite Harper book yet.

because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain from spending time in her favorite

In the third book in the irresistible Veronica Speedwell series, we learn more about Stoker's past, secrets In the third installment of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series, set in 1888 London, Veronica is interesting and unfolds at an engaging pace, but it's not the primary focus of the book--or the series My favorite element of the Veronica Speedwell series is the character development, and A Treacherous I adore this series. Raybourn can do no wrong! Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

Early on, the television series The Last Movie Stars interviews children from Newman's first marriage questioning whether I was interested in investing time in listening to his story and whether there would be very If you love memoirs, you might like some of the books on my many Bossy lists of favorites: Six Illuminating

Derek and Isiah were estranged from their ex-con fathers, each of whom now regret every moment they didn't last year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads list.

French is the author of six books in the Dublin Murder Squad series: In the Woods, The Likeness (my absolute favorite of hers), Faithful Place, The Trespasser, Broken Harbor, and The Secret Place (which I haven't yet read), plus this stand-alone book and another, The Searcher (publication October 2020).

When Jax, a social worker, receives a series of frantic missed calls from her sister Lexie, she assumes I took issue with Gram's unapologetic and outrageous favoritism toward Lexie, which could have possibly Lexie was the excellent swimmer and student and musician and had lots of friends and was their parents’ favorite , Grandma’s favorite, and family friend Ryan’s favorite (all despite her mental illness/schizophrenia

Jacob de Zoet make appearances, and the links to other books felt cozy, like I was coming home to more very This book made the Greedy Reading List for My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

adult mystery from Maureen Johnson that features smart, determined Stevie Bell from the Truly Devious series When I was posting on my Instagram page about some of my favorite books that play with time, a fellow Johnson's Truly Devious series offers dark scenes, wicked mystery, blossoming attraction, loyal friendships Maureen Johnson also wrote the young adult Shades of London series, which is based on Jack the Ripper's newest book, Nine Liars, which also features Stevie Bell, is scheduled for publication December 27, 2022

Young adult is one of my favorite genres to read for fun and to edit. What are your favorite young adult books that make you delight in feeling all the feelings? Johnson also wrote the wonderful books The Theory of Everything and This Girl Is Different. 02 A Very Goodbye Days is so very very sad and so very very funny. I would have been in favor of having the romantic element being tied up without the Eve aspect, or having

"I'm in love with my favorite author," she says. She realizes that altering his life path and writing is a very real danger, yet she continues to insert Another book with a character based upon Nathaniel Hawthorne--although the author treats him very differently

of Stuart Turton's The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle are fascinating: Evelyn Hardcastle will die every But every day Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest at Blackheath Manor. But being able to track every detail and how it fit wasn't required (I kept reminding myself that I was . 03 A Curious Beginning ​ This fantastic book is the first in Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series What are your favorite historical fiction mysteries?

often-unforgiving conditions, the authors' worldbuilding--and the books listed here are a few of my absolute favorites Because I love the series so very much, I have separate posts for Martha Wells's Murderbot series, set I also really enjoyed White's Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, the first in the Salvagers series The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series NASA contact, Molly, who sends her audio messages (and occasionally forwards along episodes of Romy's favorite

Here are six of my favorite mystery and suspense reads of last year--with another list to come! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your favorite mystery reads? This allows for the cooperative problem-solving that I adore in the rest of the series. And Emma would very much like to make it out of this alive as well. I was so happy to realize this is the first in a planned series. Sign me up for every bit of this!

book made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books.

My favorite science fiction novels examine the Big Issues: What makes us people?

The Summer Favorites These titles aren't light "summer reads," but they were my favorite reads from a what loyalty means, and to face how dark the path ahead might become when the bad guys are truly evil, very

coping with the grief of having lost her mom and navigating romance using the inspiration of her mom's favorite coping with the grief of having lost her mom and navigating romance using the inspiration of her mom's favorite

Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Favorites I've been thinking through my favorite books of the year for an What made them your favorites? 01 The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell This book! Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of oddly unresolved at the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second book in Donati's Waverly Place series

The Guide is a literary thriller by one of my favorite authors, in which Jack (from Heller's book The I was also unclear in the very last scene of the book about the seeming surprise of a character's reaction

Intermezzo is one of my favorite Rooney novels yet, exploring complicated families, grief, unconventional relationships is unconventional, and various players involved struggle to let go of societal expectations in favor

I've been listening to two great, very different books and reading a third. I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light

With her savvy smarts and big heart, she was one of my favorite characters.

Barbara Brown Taylor is one of my favorite authors, but this slim, early book of hers didn't offer the

I love a time-travel book (see lists of some of my favorites, linked below). In A.G. Ultimately, very little of Lost in Time takes place in this distant past.

Peter Heller is an absolute favorite author of mine. His writing is just gorgeous and I'm in for every word.

Elliott In this young adult novel (ages 12 to 16) that's one of my current reads--and published by my favorite The next book in this series is Pretty Rude for a Girl. Elliott is also the author of the Owl Diaries series and over twenty picture books. 03 Subpar Parks: You can also buy posters and postcards of your favorites--in our laundry room we have a poster of a grumpy My local favorite is Park Road Books, and their smarty staff can get you the books you want--or recommend

Brooks's newest book, Horse, and I realized that I haven't posted a Bossy review of another Brooks favorite

What are your favorite witchy stories? Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. The Last Graduate is the second book in the Schlomance series. The Golden Enclaves, the third book in the series, is expected to be published in 2022. 04 The Year of The atmospheric descriptions of the remote, tiny town created an eerie, claustrophobic feeling.

What are your favorite witchy stories? Novik's Scholomance series is set at a magical school with two routes out for its students: a grueling Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. spent showing the tasks of daily life (and almost-claustrophobic interconnectedness) within a tiny, very Through a series of unexpected events, Lucky St.

This book made my Greedy Reading List of My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

We read aloud Barbara Robinson's 1971 holiday classic every Christmas season around here, and I love it every single time. is a favorite moment in the story.

best-friendship between Jess and Fizzy (Felicity) is one of the funniest aspects and was one of my favorite My favorite book to date by this writing team is the lovely Autoboyography.

What are your favorite witchy stories? Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. The Last Graduate is the second book in the Scholomance series. The Golden Enclaves, the third book in the series, was published in fall 2022. 04 The Year of the Witching The atmospheric descriptions of the remote, tiny town created an eerie, claustrophobic feeling.

Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the banter is excellent--funny dialogue is a favorite

despite the fact that the number of unresolved homicides were growing exponentially across the country every Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Reads--and stay tuned for my upcoming list of Six Nonfiction Bossy Favorites

The everyday-person/famous-person love is a favorite trope of mine, and Norman adds emotional complexities

Henry's Beach Read was one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading

, hope and forgiveness, being true to oneself and growing up, and of course love. ...we should grab every while navigating the sparkly idea--and messy reality--of romance, with the inspiration of her mom's favorite

Barnes's eerie science fiction novel Ghost Station; and I'm listening to Emily Henry's newest delightful Henry's Beach Read was one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading

This book is listed in my Greedy Reading List My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

Do you have any favorite cold-setting books? There's a second book in this Naomi Cottle series, The Butterfly Girl, which I haven't yet read, and Disappearing Earth is a story that is as much about the varied cast of characters, the closed-off, remote The very existence of Hurley's images is incredible; the glass plate negatives lasted through months

corruption in Russia and the significant repercussions of doing so; The Guide, a new book by one of my favorite after the events of his book The River as main character Jack serves as a fishing guide at an elite but eerie The Guide is a literary thriller by one of my favorite authors, in which Jack (from Heller's book The I hope you'll join me in my adoration of Peter Heller's varied books, including his thrilling, character-driven

Jessica Knoll is also the author of Luckiest Girl Alive , The Favorite Sister , and American Girl .

radar, French is the author of six Dublin Murder Squad books (In the Woods, The Likeness--this is my favorite was a series until after the fact, it stands so well on its own. Panowich also wrote Like Lions and Hard Cash Valley, the next two books in this series. What mystery/suspense reads have been your favorites lately? These were all so good and so different--they were my favorites from 2019, in the general order of when

Alternative Arthurian legends twist through this first in a young adult fantasy series, but what hooked reading Silver in the Bone, with its Arthurian references, during the same period I was reading another (very The book ends on a cliffhanger, setting up book two, which will hopefully be published in 2024 and which