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I was frequently uncomfortable reading the grim truths about our world that Hill lays bare, but I smiled

Like every boy in Lee County I was raised to be a proud mule in a world that has scant use for mules. "Anyone will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose." Demon's vividly described rural Lee County, Virginia, world is made up of close-knit, imperfect families You have to wonder how much of the whole world's turning is fueled by that very fire.

I am done living in a world where women are lied to about their bodies; where women are objects of sexual And I am done living in a world where women are trained from birth to treat their bodies as the enemy

When she angers a local warlord and becomes eager to escape her world, she's relieved to secure promises of transport out--but the earnest scientists who would help her have one condition: she must help them I was hooked by Long's world-building, her evocative, immersive descriptions of the cold climate, and In Jo Harkin's debut novel world, many have elected to have the company Nepenthe remove traumatic or determine who is responsible for a puzzling murder and other strange occurrences that threaten their world

From a bookseller closed off emotionally from the world who begins to consider letting someone in again With masterful storytelling, King builds a world within each short story that feels immediate, sometimes

These days there's no more witching and no more will for spells and change in the world. When the long-lost sisters do unexpectedly cross each other's paths again at last, the world's seams The weight of the world is on Vasya's shoulders in this book as she attempts to survive while saving Maguire shatters the reader's preconceived notions while crafting a richly imagined world--one which of, banishes her to a deserted island, Circe perfects her witchy powers, tames beasts, considers the world

and loss--all set against a background of Beirut, a city shaped by and "smoldering with the legacy of war I feared any Vivi and Heather resolution would be unsatisfying, but it felt just right. mischievous performance art rebel Nico; and their new friend, Mick, who hasn't quite found her place in the world

The Best of Me, a funny David Sedaris collection with plenty of heart; Beautiful World, Where Are You collection of stories; Jessica Anya Blau's 1970s-set story of a young woman figuring out her place in the world For my full review, check out The Best of Me. 02 Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney Rooney's But I was taken with Beautiful World, Where Are You. From a bookseller closed off emotionally from the world who begins to consider letting someone in again

Many people in Harkin's world have elected to have the company Nepenthe remove traumatic or upsetting Then a court order leads to hundreds of people around the world being notified that at some point they Something doing damage, harm spreading out across the world, each harm dividing and multiplying.

Divya In her debut novel, Divya sets the scene in the world of 2095. Humanity around the world is reliant on homemade and commercially manufactured pills--for health, for health, autonomy, and freedom; sometimes-necessary compromises; and the promise for the future of the world The next day, the world is changed. Carls have cropped up in cities throughout the world. Years later Rose is a world-renowned physicist working to unlock the secrets of the hand and the curious

celebrated art historian, is potentially facing a disaster in which her forgery comes to light on the world

musical stardom (and romantic fulfillment); Barbara Brown Taylor's nonfiction book An Altar in the World celebrates beauty and meaning in the natural world and in everyday moments; and Who Is Maud Dixon? the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking Stories about Bands and Music. 02 An Altar in the World In a world where faith is often construed as a way of thinking, bodily practices remind the willing that around her in An Altar in the World.

Which is just to say, be careful when choosing what you’re proud of—because the world has every intention

explores living genuinely despite others' criticisms; giving herself permission to take up space in the world I found that I missed a more narrative arc here--I would have loved spending more page time in her daily hearing more about her unexpected love story with Abby Wambach, and I admire how she strives to make the world

full-length nonfiction book putting enslaved people at the center of our nation's history; and Part of Your World enslaved people, then perpetuating policies that continue to penalize Black people today. 03 Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez In Part of Your World, Abby Jimenez, author of The Happy Ever After Playlist, takes

book, please see Leaving the Witness . 02 The Unexpected Spy by Tracy Walder I love a peek at a secret world , and in The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's accounts of his sexual escapades with her and others, and, incredibly and most damningly, his use of the N-word

headstrong young man lacking in the magic crucial for power, familial stability and social standing in his world

Both the world and the characters' personal lives are complicated, messy, wonderful, and fragile.

The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski I am done living in a world And I am done living in a world where women are trained from birth to treat their bodies as the enemy

Maame explores Maddie's search to establish herself in the world, and I loved rooting for her the whole The issues of race and of young-woman Maddie making her way in the world in London in Maame reminded

In one situation, referred to in the book's title, there is a captivating, dark, in-between world of Those in the in-between world are able to see the previously unknown perspectives of those who loved story in the Arctic and reappears in a casual mention around the neck of another character across the world

purpose, facing a deep responsibility to other beings, undertaking noble missions, bravely exploring new worlds navigate the sometimes dark, always complicated pressures of life in the future--as they try to save the world In her debut novel, Divya sets the scene in the world of 2095. Humanity around the world is reliant on pills--for health, for work focus, for sleep, and for transitioning health, autonomy, and freedom; sometimes-necessary compromises; and the promise for the future of the world

Tough, talented Carrie Soto retired from tennis at the top of her game as the best player in the world Her cutthroat desire to win didn't make her the most popular player in the world. I was curious about how Reid would craft the ending of this one, and I was satisfied with the character around 100 years, but this just doesn't feel like enough, and they each want to leave their mark on the world solitude together, wondering about and worrying about their daughters, each other, themselves, and the world

Johnson explores how magic and technology are often the same thing in the new world, but which word is The language spoken by those in the future world is slightly shifted, as though it has evolved over 1,000 I missed all the best words." What did you think?

When the three cross paths out in the messy, unexpected, heartbreaking world, their encounters change

Her father seems to have had post-war PTSD, which manifests itself in bursts of anger, a difficulty holding Yet it makes sense that this thoughtful woman would be eager and starving for connection after her painful

Somewhere, out in the world, are the people who touched us, or loved us, or ran from us. around 100 years, but this just doesn't feel like enough, and they each want to leave their mark on the world

of this book, you might also like the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Romantic Novels Set in the World

Orenstein didn't hit any false notes for me and kept me satisfyingly wrapped up in the elite gymnastics world The premise of Dear Emmie Blue made me wonder if the story would feel too far-fetched. Click here for my reviews of Lauren's The Unhoneymooners , In a Holidaze , Love and Other Words , The one of them), Bea is surprised when a show producer reaches out to her with an unexpected question: Would

Liz Moore is also the author of Long Bright River  as well as Heft and The Unseen World .

Simon has been hoping all along that his struggling music career would someday take off, but it didn't look as though his dreams would ever come true. In Untamed, Doyle focuses largely on how women can "take up space in the world;" feel and express a full author; I enjoy glimpses into Glennon's love story with Abby Wambach and how she strives to make the world

I listened to this romantic fantasy about a chosen one, a long-lost family, portals to a magical world a storied clan, a powerful family, and a magical line, and that she is in fact a chosen one and two worlds The publishing and reading world are clearly poised and ready for her stories. It's a whirlwind.

Gus is a jazz pianist whose biggest hope for the pending end of the world was to play at the most epic expect the ways in which various characters redefine their bonds and reconsider their places in the world Hart's debut novel links women in three timelines through blood and a powerful connection to the natural world In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft and the natural world, she explores three timelines of , struggle against the binds society attempts to put upon them, connect powerfully with the natural world

series, she set up a romantic fantasy about a chosen one, a long-lost family, portals to a magical world Bree's links to her grandfather's darkness and his world are intriguing--as are the allusions to the

Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World, The Friend Zone, and The Happy-Ever-After Playlist. last year. 03 The Seven-Year Slip by Ashley Poston I loved the aunt-niece bond, the peeks into the NYC worlds I loved that The Seven Year Slip was about the publishing world and also the restaurant world, and how

Place, uses 2,400 years of morality and ethics thinking to craft this guide to how to behave in the world , kind, well-meaning people out there spending time reflecting on how best to be a human in today's world

practical and fanciful books to families who rarely emerge from deep in the woods and for whom the written word is a window to the greater world.

In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

determine who is responsible for a puzzling murder and other strange occurrences that threaten their world have illuminated Iari and Gaer as to the local dynamics and the power dynamics of the local criminal world

navigate the sometimes dark, always complicated pressures of life in 2095--as they try to save the world In her debut novel, Divya sets the scene in the world of 2095. Humanity around the world is reliant on homemade and commercially manufactured pills--for health, for Going off world is presented as a possible solution (for those with means) and a potential escape from health, autonomy, and freedom; sometimes-necessary compromises; and the promise for the future of the world

feels destined for greatness but not necessarily special enough to make the splash she'd like to in the world Did you suspect certain characters of duplicity--and did you believe they would be able to go through

accounts and young Alexandra Green's observations, the reader begins to understand that women in Alex's world This is a gloriously feminist tale in which women force the world to consider rethinking their roles

Already he could feel a world of trouble waiting for him behind the next door, but the worst that could have happened was also already behind him; the thing not done, which could have been--which he would

I was hooked on Abby Jimenez's Part of Your World, but I loved Yours Truly even more. Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World, The Friend Zone, and The Happy-Ever-After Playlist.

interesting; since finishing I have thought more about the eclectic community of women that make up Yunxian's world

story is full of danger, wonder, and emotional ties; the unforgiving nature and beauty of the natural world As always, I'm in for Heller's showcasing of the unforgiving, beautiful natural world; the sometimes-renegade His writing is just gorgeous and I'm in for every word. She writes songs about "sex, love, and the state of the world," and in one instance describes musical

story is full of danger, wonder, and emotional ties; the unforgiving nature and beauty of the natural world As always, I'm in for Heller's showcasing of the unforgiving, beautiful natural world; the sometimes-renegade His writing is just gorgeous and I'm in for every word. Charlotte's various views on the world are absolute gems, and I love spending time in her point of view

an opportunity to write about her mother and gain deeper understanding of her, or whether doing so would fun at herself; she breaks your heart with the messy, gorgeous, complicated truth of living in the world

timeline follows Caroline and Patrick through twists and turns, through the ins and outs of the art world

Thornton draws both Suling and Gemma into his world by offering to be their patron.