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In The Golden Enclaves, the third installment of the series, the unlikely allied force of students faces

years of writing about ethics, with a simple question to consider: "Should I punch my friend in the face

Memoirs to Lose Yourself In, Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite, and Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

All of this dramatically slowed the pacing of the story.

Harris's book is fast-paced, without a lot of page time spent setting a background or lingering on self-reflection

For my full review, please see The Exiles.) 02 The Comeback Grace Turner was one movie away from Hollywood Now Grace is back and ready for her comeback, but she's realizing that the only way she'll be able to

It wasn't one great tragedy, but ten million tiny ones, and everyone faced theirs alone. vivid historical setting and magical elements in Katherine Arden's Winternight trilogy (see links to my rave But he had been charged with involvement in the rape of one of Martha's best friends, and now the sole living man accused of the rape is one of the town's most respected figures--as well as its judge.

But both the steady pacing and the unique, sequestered Covid-dictated circumstances of Tom Lake made

whose answers her mother took to her grave, establishes the link between the mysteries and dangers facing lost her husband and teenage twins a year ago and, unsurprisingly, since then she hasn't been able to face through the destructive gossip app taking down reputations and revealing secrets, and they managed to trace Friends and siblings are pitted against each other, and some of our main protagonists are faced with characters of Maeve, Nate, Phoebe, Bronwyn, and Knox from book one--along with other old favorites and new faces

many moving parts and family characters are fluidly shaped into compelling reading by Willner, and the pacing

young brothers desperately trying to stay together and stay alive in rural Idaho; Wendy Heard's fast-paced With Nico's troublemaking and incessant challenges to the status quo serving as a catalyst for fast-paced

While facing what feels like disaster after disaster, Jill struggles to give her boys what they need-

Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing

undocumented workers; the family members experience years of constant fears of deportation; and then they must face The title may be a little self-conscious, but the book itself is darkly funny, with wonderfully paced Yet there are bright points: some rare friendships emerge, sisters build intense loyalty to each other

--she has to face facts: It really seems undeniable that Max...is a superhero.

After her larger-than-life mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book faces the sale of the

When a supervillain breaks into Astrid's apartment, she has to face facts: It really seems undeniable

This isn't a fast-paced series, yet I've consistently felt hooked on how the cases build--and on the Galbraith's pacing pulls you along without cheap twists, and the writing is precise and wonderful, with

I thought this was wonderful. 02 The Grace Year by Kim Liggett It feels like freedom, but we know it's The Grace Year is the type of book I could’ve stayed up all night reading.

author posits that when grief, worry, or challenges feel overwhelming, shifting your schedule and your pace

The book started off at a measured pace.

I found all of this extensive description fascinating, even as it slowed the pacing of the story and

The pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting The premise of Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the

Faced with witnessing growing and varied injustices at Betty's hands, Annabelle must determine what she's

Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing many moving parts and family characters are fluidly shaped into compelling reading by Willner, and the pacing

optimistically planned during her mom's illness, and she's set on revisiting the places her mom has raved When Katy wakes up one day faced with her actual own mother standing in her hotel lobby in the prime

I will tell you, if there is a thing harder than facing danger, it's knowing it's headed your way. Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross I liked Divine Rivals and the gutsy characters facing Click here to read my rave reviews of Claire Keegan's novels Foster and Small Things Like These and her

Margot by Marianne Cronin, another debut novel, this time about friends from different generations facing

what would come to pass, and what the real story was to read somewhat slowly compared to the energetic pacing

This is a fast-paced book, as Dolly talks about various thoughts as related to 175 of her songs, while

She reflects on how to best bravely and honestly face the reality of her experience and its implications She faces the myriad challenges of reliving and asserting her decades-old case yet again, against continued account of her teenage years and all that occurred after her attack inspired a simmering, murderous rage

One standout for me was the strong women in the face of men's abuses of power and physical cruelty.

As he faces the scheduled yearly vacation to Hilton Head, he attempts to get rid of her belongings--and

, with a fun Parent Trap-style backdrop--and weighty issues like depression that are addressed with grace This is an excellent example of how authors of light fiction can take on weighty issues with grace and

I listened to Katie Couric's memoir Going There, in which she traces her media career from its modest Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing

Krueger also wrote Ordinary Grace, which I reviewed on the blog here, and he writes a mystery series

Can they learn to trust each other and face the past in order to move forward?

In book two, Less Is Lost, Arthur faces the death of a former lover and a financial crisis--and again

whose answers her mother took to her grave, establishes the link between the secrets and the dangers facing

letting someone in again to two tragically reunited former college roommates; from a mourning elderly man faced

She is facing her mother’s decline in health and exploring her own identity and meaning in her life,

Elizabeth McCracken After her larger-than-life mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book faces

I really enjoyed Robuck's writing style, the details of the time, the pacing of the book's events, and

this book courtesy of NetGalley and Fire Drinkers Publishing. 02 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Ryland Grace

There's a freckle-faced young lady staring unflinchingly at the reader from the striking cover of Adrienne

the family is driven onward--for better or worse--by what their son, Trelawny, calls “the exquisite, racking

After Playlist, takes on a meet-cute between a rural renaissance man (he's the small-town mayor, a graceful

in small-town Australia with dark secrets and twists and turns; and she offers more of her excellent pacing

Flying Solo, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown, stinging from her recently canceled wedding, facing

While facing what feels like disaster after disaster, Jill struggles to give her boys the support, structure