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  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads

    My very favorite reads of 2024! I love looking back over my year to highlight my very favorite reads. Every month I post my favorite reads , and in the spring I posted Six of My Favorite Reads of the Year To check out my favorite reads from prior years, please take a look at My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads , My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads , My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads , and My Twelve Favorite 2020

  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads

    My very favorite reads of 2023! Six of My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far. To check out my favorite reads from prior years, take a look at My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads, My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads, and My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books. What were some of your favorite reads of the year? Let's do some Bossy book talking!

  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads

    My very favorite reads this year! I post my favorite reads each month, and I was having such a great reading year, in late spring I posted My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far. (Three books from that list made it to my final Favorites list here.) What were some of your favorite reads of the year? Let's do some Bossy book talking!

  • My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads

    My very favorite reads this year! I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, and now that 2021 is almost over, it's time to share the In no particular order, here are my absolute favorite reads of the year. What are some of your recent favorite reads? Let's do some Bossy book talking! The music is all included again at the very end of the book, by which point the listener understands

  • My Very Favorite 2021 Reads So Far

    My very favorite reads so far this year! I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, but now that 2021 is halfway over, it feels like time Great Circle is my favorite book of the year so far! What are some of your recent favorite reads? Let's do some Bossy book talking! Cosby; I loved Blacktop Wasteland last year (it was one of my Six Favorite Summer Reads) and I just read

  • ICYMI: My Very Favorite Reads from the First Half of 2021

    my summer post on the topic, here are my favorite reads from the first half of the year! My year-end list of 2021 favorites is coming soon! My very favorite reads so far this year! I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, but now that 2021 is halfway over, it feels like time Great Circle is my favorite book of the year so far! What are some of your recent favorite reads? Let's do some Bossy book talking!

  • Review of The Favorites by Layne Fargo

    The backdrop for Kat and Heath's tumultuous mutual obsession was a series of destructive forces trying The Favorites is heavy on the skating--which I loved. and turns, dramatic setbacks, exhilarating success, and sometimes over-the-top sabotage within The Favorites love for multiple narrators The list of narrators is extensive; the many points of view used to offer varied

  • Six of My Favorite Book Club Books of 2023

    These are my favorite book club reads from the past year. Books I Loved Last Year, Six Book Club Books I Loved in 2021, and My Six Favorite Book Club Books of 2022. Have you had any favorite book club reads this year? of Shrines of Gaiety. 06 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Marcellus the octopus is the very

  • Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites

    Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West , Six Historical Fiction F avorites What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? I would very happily read a full Little House on the Prairie -length series about Bertie and her life Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

  • Six of My Favorite Fantasy Reads of the Year

    You can find other lists of favorite fantasy reads from past years here . What are some of your favorite fantasy reads? Spoiler: a dragon appears at the very end of the book, laying the groundwork for more dragon page time mischievous and complementary) group of allies fights to reveal the source of the evil at work, and favorite I love a story that flips a traditional setup, and Long Live Evil  is my newest favorite in the Villains

  • Six of My Favorite Mystery Reads of the Year

    Bossy Mystery Reads I didn't read as many mysteries last year as I typically do, but here are six of my favorites What are some of your favorite mystery or suspense reads? around a podcast are Listen for the Lie   (reviewed above) and also the Good Girl's Guide to Murder  series (featuring a favorite character of mine, Pippa Fitz-Amobi). 05 The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean The reveal of the true story behind the abductions, cruelties, and murders seemed far-fetched (every

  • My Favorite Science Fiction Reads of the Year

    My Favorite Sci-Fi Reads I love how science fiction stretches the way I think about what's possible, You might also like the Greedy Reading lists of past years' Bossy favorites: Six Four Star (And Up) Science Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into Six More Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into If you've read any of these titles, I'd Annie was created to please her owner, Doug, in every way.

  • Six of My Favorite Literary Fiction Reads of the Year

    But for now, here are six of my favorites. What are some of your favorite literary fiction reads? This book was one of My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads . 02 Wellness by Nathan Hill Flawed main characters This book was one of My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads . This book was one of My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads . 05 Land of Milk and Honey by C.

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy March reads! Here are six of my March favorites. And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? My favorite writing often turns expectations on their heads, and In Show Don't Tell , Sittenfeld draws The Favorites  is heavy on the skating--which I loved.

  • January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy January reads! This month my favorite reads consisted of multiple fantasy reads, aka escapes from reality--one magical alongside wonderful supporting characters--as well as a romantic story that tackled weighty issues (my favorite And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? For Bossy reviews of many other books that play with time--this is one of my favorite elements--you can

  • February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy February reads! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? At the very least it becomes clear that he will pay no dowry in order to make another match for her. Her voice is a striking, uniquely nasal Southern drawl, and her Netflix special "I'm Every Woman" features

  • Six of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year

    Here are just six of my favorite reads--some of which cross genres into mystery, science fiction (time Please stay tuned for more lists of Bossy historical fiction favorites! What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? Maisie Dobbs begins Winspear's series as a thirteen-year-old servant in a Belgravia mansion, but Maisie is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious job: she'll be a handler for expats--and paid very

  • Six of My Favorite Contemporary Fiction Reads of the Year

    Bossy Contemporary Fiction Reads I loved a range of great books last year, and these were six of my favorite What are some of your favorite contemporary fiction reads? because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain from spending time in her favorite Family Family  offers varied love and acceptance, discovery, and renewed connection. Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very

  • December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy December reads! This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition; an And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Spoiler: a dragon appears at the very end of the book, laying the groundwork for more dragon page time It's a young adult book, with lots of love and attraction but very little steaminess (none explicit),

  • November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy November reads! This month my favorite reads were a playful, poignant novel set during the week leading up to an ill-fated And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very Hamptons store Barefoot Contessa--necessitating extended time apart from Jeffrey and, eventually, a very

  • My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books

    ICYMI: Bossy Bookworm's Very Favorite Books of 2020! I love an end-of-year, best-of, favorite books list, and I loved putting together my very first year-end A year later, I stand by all of these titles as favorites! This book made the Greedy Reading List My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads. This title was also listed in My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.

  • Bossy Favorite Reads of the Year So Far

    My very favorite Bossy reads so far this year! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your favorite reads so far this year? Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the banter is excellent--funny dialogue is a favorite I love books about dragons (check out some of my favorites). 04 Being Mortal by Atul Gawande This is my favorite read of the year so far.

  • October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy October reads! This month my favorite reads were a missing-person camp story in two timelines; literary fiction set And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Click here for my full review of Trespasses . 03 Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Intermezzo is one of my favorite When I read a collection of short stories, I inevitably develop favorites, and while reading Buried Deep

  • My Bossy Favorite Reads of the Summer

    My Very Favorite Bossy Summer Reads! You might also want to check out the books on my spring Greedy Reading List Six of My Favorite Reads And I'd also love to hear: what were some of your favorite reads this summer? while navigating the sparkly idea--and messy reality--of romance, with the inspiration of her mom's favorite His writing is just gorgeous and I'm in for every word.

  • Six of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of the Year

    My Favorite Rom-Com Reads This is my first of two favorites lists of rom-coms and romantic reads. Not in Love  is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the banter is excellent--funny dialogue is a favorite

  • Six More of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of the Year

    More of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads This is my second favorites lists of rom-coms and romantic reads from Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of the Past Year Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year Six Center doesn't rely on a miscommunication trope (my very least favorite), and I could see where both It's a young adult book, with lots of love and attraction but very little steaminess (none explicit),

  • September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy September reads! This month my favorite reads were a retelling of a Mark Twain story; historical fiction set in North And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? I love a story that flips a traditional setup, and Long Live Evil  is my newest favorite in the Villains dying, and in a panic, she makes a magical deal in which she lives on...in the world of her sister's favorite

  • My Six Favorite Book Club Books of 2022

    These are my favorite book club reads from the past year. For my favorite book club reads from the past, check out the Greedy Reading Lists Six Book Club Books I Loved Last Year and Six Book Club Books I Loved in 2021. 01 The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathanial Doctors and Friends was written before the Covid-19 pandemic and published in the fall of 2021. Every heart-stopping moment; every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and

  • Six More of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year

    More Great Bossy Historical Fiction Reads It's March, and I'm still spending Fridays obsessing over my favorite I loved so many historical fiction books last year, this is my second list of favorite reads. You can find the first list of favorites here . What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek new beginnings: Gemma is a gifted soprano whose

  • July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy July reads! My Bossy takes on more great reads are to come--but I do have some fantastic July favorites to share And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? because Rocky's menopausal rage threatens to undo any joy she might gain from spending time in her favorite historical fiction story, but I became fully hooked as the tale morphed into something wonderfully eerie

  • Six More of My Favorite Fantasy Reads of the Past Year

    You can find my first list recapping last year's favorites here . You can find other lists of favorite fantasy reads from past years here . What are some of your favorite fantasy reads? I love books about dragons  (check out the link for some of my favorites). 02 Starter Villain by John And I love that this is my first review of 2024. Bring on the weird and wonderful books!

  • June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy June reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Center doesn't rely on a miscommunication trope (my very least favorite), and I could see where both

  • August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy August reads! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , studious Tarquin Mercator is the unlikely heir

  • Six Historical Fiction Favorites

    Historical Fiction Favorites These were just a few of my favorite historical fiction reads during the Do you have any historical fiction favorite reads that I should add to my outrageously unmanageable to-read The first part of the story felt a little slow for me, but I'm so very glad I stuck with this beautiful structured into 1,001 short segments (this sounds overwhelming, but the book doesn't feel that way) in varied The author offers a vivid account of the fear and dread—intermixed with sparks of hope—that sustained Vera

  • May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy May reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious job: she'll be a handler for expats--and paid very

  • April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy April reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Family Family offers varied love and acceptance, discovery, and renewed connection. And inside the enigmatic pages are the words Any door is every door. I was glad when Laura began to allow herself to be vulnerable toward the end of the novel, and I very

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy March reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads?

  • December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy December reads! After the 2023 Thanksgiving Stomach Bug Debacle, I'm ready for a healthy and fun New Year's and 2024! story with war at the forefront and fantasy in the background; a collection of three short stories by a favorite author; a vulnerable celebrity memoir; the latest loooong installment in a favorite mystery series; And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads?

  • February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy February reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Circle, immersing the reader in a cold, unforgiving climate and in the long-held traditions of its varied Maisie Dobbs begins Winspear's series as a thirteen-year-old servant in a Belgravia mansion, but Maisie Not in Love is irresistible, the pacing is great, and the banter is excellent--funny dialogue is a favorite

  • Six Backlist Summer Favorites

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

  • January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy January reads! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? And I love that this is my first review of 2024. Bring on the weird and wonderful books! Lady Tan's Circle of Women was my first book club read of 2024, and wow, does this one start off with I love books about dragons (check out some of my favorites).

  • November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy November reads! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? 01 The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) by Shannon Chakraborty I loved every bit of I listened to the first installment in Shannon Chakraborty's Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, The Adventures I am alllll in on this series and can't wait for the second installment.

  • Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites

    Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West, Six Historical Fiction Favorites What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? I would very happily read a full Little House on the Prairie-length series about Bertie and her life. Hardinger offers up many crisp and varied details of the time, she captures Bertie’s speech patterns,

  • October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy October reads! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? A series of elaborate falsifications, outrageous subterfuge, and outright lies creates a tangled web I listened to this as an audiobook, which is wonderfully narrated, as the rest of the series has been (There are currently eight books in the series, with a ninth scheduled for publication in 2024.)

  • August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy August reads! I had a great reading month! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? 01 Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter This was my favorite read of the month! while navigating the sparkly idea--and messy reality--of romance, with the inspiration of her mom's favorite Asuka is very intelligent and capable, but she was chosen for the once-in-history journey as an alternate

  • September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy September reads! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? (Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna Raybourn In the third book in the irresistible Veronica Speedwell series In the third installment of Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series, set in 1888 London, Veronica My favorite element of the Veronica Speedwell series is the character development, and A Treacherous

  • My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books

    This book made the Greedy Reading List My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads. This title was also listed in My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads. Which books were your favorites this year? I love an end-of-year, best-of, favorite books list, and I loved putting together this very first year-end The Bossy Bookworm during its very first year.

  • July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy July reads! Here are the books I most loved reading in the heat of July! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo In the second installment in Leigh Bardugo's Alex Stern series Ninth House was the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series. Luisa and Maddalena become fast friends, and their link grows every deeper.

  • June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    My very favorite Bossy June reads! And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? That there would be two lines, heading in very different directions... shifts, and many chapters are short, but I felt connected to each of the characters and thought the varied The everyday-person/famous-person love is a favorite trope of mine, and Norman adds emotional complexities

  • Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year

    (Stay tuned for another list to come of six more favorites!) Lighter Fiction Reads from the Past Year You can also check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads for my overall favorite reads from last year across all genres, and if you're interested, check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads too. Several of my Greedy Reading Lists highlight some of my very favorite books that twist time: Six Riveting

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