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desperate to save their society from the arrogant men and their unchecked power, but only turning the tide witch hunters as more devilish creatures than anyone they might be seeking to punish, and at the same time infuriating in its recounting of the horrific cruelties and tortures enacted against so many women at the time

By the time the story ended, I had forgotten about the mystery's brief introduction at the beginning

Ruth is an independent thinker, which is a dangerous thing in this time and place. Leah Angstman is a historian who meticulously researched the time period of this book.

this hefty expansion of the 1619 Project, which was spearheaded by Nikole Hannah-Jones at The New York Times I watched The Good Place for the third time just before reading this, and I loved hearing Schur's references and a heartwarming reminder that there are thoughtful, kind, well-meaning people out there spending time Victorious in war, unchallenged by foreign foes in North America for the first time in its history, the

Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. This was the right book at the right time for me, and I loved everything about it. in a family of difficult men, living on a rural Colorado peach farm--its existence in that place and time There's relatively little page time spent on the later years of Hildegard's life at the abbey.

so clueless, and so insufferable, it's hard to imagine that either Hannah or Jack could have spent time she spends time with Jack, despite the fact that during this period she constantly questions her self-worth

01 Big Time: Stories by Jen Spyra This book! moments of humor interspersed with the action and lots of (literally) flowery language; the characters at times Burkholder series--all set in Amish country--although these have been on my to-read list for a long time

Lucy feels disruptively restless at times, but really, she figures, who doesn't? Lucy demands to be allowed to hurt Jake three times, physically or otherwise, and each time the act will

believe that God is love, God is hearts and flowers, and that God will send you theological candy all the time It took a little time to get going for me, but then I was blown away. Russell was turned down 31 times before this book was picked up by an agent.

But on her own time, Mary is Irish exile Maire O’Farren, and she keeps mixed company as part of a secret characters to cross unlikely paths, caused characters to avoid making important discoveries until the timing freed black person—and the often desperate circumstances of women (especially black women) in that time Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

Annis leans on the comfort of the presence of this fierce spirit during grim or terrifying times, but

When I first read the premise of this book, I knew I was hooked: When Prince’s 1987 record Sign o’ the Times Is Hard, Setiya considers the toolbox of philosophy--and how it might help us navigate treacherous times He served as the Ethicist for The New York Times Magazine for three years and was an original founder

because of the author's painstaking research and the engrossing details she includes of life at the time

Cuckoo Land (which is the name of the book-within-a-book) connect these characters across space and time because of the various timelines and characters, but as he began to deeply interweave the stories across time "Some stories," she says, "can be both false and true at the same time."

I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, but now that 2021 is halfway over, it feels like time The Great Mistake feels like a beautiful love letter to turn-of-the-century New York and at times its The author has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time (and, secondarily The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. Lee's detail is just fantastic in terms of Green's emotions, hopes, dreams, everyday life at the time

stumbles into a crime--a gunman is wandering a big-box store, shooting--she draws her gun for the first time

adventure, strong female loyalty and friendship, love, and lots of fascinating details of life at the time role in her story is primarily as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time

This was the right book at the right time for me, and I loved everything about it.

The timing of this revelation surprised me; we had been privy to most of Alosa's inner dialogue, and

I read this rich, almost-600-page story on vacation, and I think my own timing was one reason I found The page time in Rule of Wolves was more evenly split between different characters--and especially as However, I have a mild obsession with Nikolai and enjoyed spending more page time in his point of view been too afraid to say yes to him, to show him the truth of her longing, to admit that from the first time

assumes the appearance of the human Professor Andrew Martin and clumsily takes on the man's life for a time Matt Haig is also the author of How to Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive, and The Midnight Library. 03

I fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real, read it in one rainy

Yet the cast of characters is colorful, and I enjoyed the time I spent with them.

I was particularly taken with the echoes through time that linked Mayken and Gil--shadowy, dark forces

message that Rani, his grandmother's former caregiver, who lived in the household with all of them for a time We spend the bulk of the page time within Krishan's swirling thoughts and in his head.

But her life in Texas is complicated: her father requires a full-time caregiver, and Emma is it.

I fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real , read it in one rainy

A smart master thief bends time and finds her loyalties divided in turn-of-the-century New York. I appreciated the character of Esta as a smart master thief who can bend time, and I loved the 1901 New listen to The Last Magician, the first in Maxwell's series, as an audiobook, what with the jumps through time

That said, I have a tough time reading memoirs in which someone is fighting cancer, and this one may Now I'd like Miller to write more books about varied topics, because I like spending time in her head At times there is some silliness and some superficial focus, but I felt as though Simpson was laying Interestingly, she spends a lot more page time on John Mayer than Nick Lachey—and provides what ultimately

historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes excruciating details of the time and infuriating to read historical fiction about the actual horrors that occurred in this place and time The Invention of Wings tracks the character of Handful through decades of bided time, resistance, tragedy

The story is heartwarming, funny, with strong friendships, plus it's steamy and romantic at times without The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic.

She's hacked into the game plenty of times and glitched the system to work in her favor. romaaaaaantic moments, a noble quest, a reluctant heroine, and complications that upend everything just in time

heritage in order to serve in this powerful role—one that was unusual for a woman to serve in at the time She explores his decision to take an active role in determining the time and place and conditions of

grumpy, powerful, smart, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time grumpy, powerful, smart, straightforward character I was obsessed with, and I wanted to spend as much time I did feel like the page time spent on extensive explanations (of how enclaves do and don't work, how

Emma Makepeace returns with new enemies in her sights--but this time she must work undercover on a Russian

reemerges, spurred along by Lord Templeton-Vane's flirtations with Veronica, the healing tincture of time

I loved this premise At times, particularly in the middle of the story, things felt disjointed to me

children, grieves the relationship she might have had with her sister, and seems to have spent significant time

And if you're having trouble finding time to dig into a longer work with the holidays coming, or just beautifully about moments large and small, from the weightiness of saying goodbye to loved ones for the last time of course, that of all the feelings of my youth that would pass, it was this one, of an abundance of time

But primarily this is a story about a man coming into his own during that time and in that place. Lee's detail is just fantastic in terms of Green's emotions, hopes, dreams, everyday life at the time

Without airing out all of the family's dirty laundry, let's just say that this time Tess has really taken It addresses female empowerment within the frustrating constraints of the time, laying out some hopeful

particularly Mason's gorgeous writing (the final chapter is a particular knockout), but I did take a long time

listening to her fantastically raspy voice as she read her memoir in audiobook form, and I'd love to spend time I felt like a little too much time may have been spent on sharing youthful poetry and fanciful teenaged

presents Charlotte Holmes, a clever, forward-thinking, independent woman trapped in the Victorian age, a time brilliant yet shocking manner in order to shift her future, she goes so deeply against the standards of the time Scarlet Women. 04 Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier Hillier's thriller jumps back and forth in time Jennifer Hillier weaves a gripping story that jumps back in forth in time from when Paris was a young

I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, but now that 2021 is halfway over, it feels like time The Great Mistake feels like a beautiful love letter to turn-of-the-century New York and at times its The author has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time (and, secondarily The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. Lee's detail is just fantastic in terms of Green's emotions, hopes, dreams, everyday life at the time

Upon being on her own for the first time, she discovers that she is capable of cleverness in the wild

But his adoptive mother Ruby, an infamous character and four-time widow, was determined for him to inherit

She's going to miss her family terribly, but she can't focus on quality time with them either. tracking down leads, all the while realizing that justice is often not served and fighting against time

I took a really long time--unusual for me--to read this book, all the while dreading what feels like

It's necessary for the plot for Alex to wait an interminably long time to review mystery items she is agency; they may choose to transform, to leave, to seek greater freedom--or they may opt to bide their time