Finished reading
Finished reading: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts 📚
Technically I read this in the binding of the Irish Born trilogy that has all 3 books, but I’m giving myself credit for each individual book as I finish it. La Nora writes such a moving story.
Finished reading: Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome 📚
Finished reading: Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) by Oge Mora 📚
A lovely picture book about generosity with super cool cut paper mixed media illustrations!
Finished reading: Shadow’s Heart by Kresley Cole 📚
Finished reading: What I Did For a Duke by Julie Anne Long 📚
Oh wow. I love both main characters in this one. The heroine is so tired of being seen as a reliable dog geyser person. The hero is deliberately prickly and mysterious. I love them.
Finished reading: The Secret Garden by Mariah Marsden and Hanna Luechtefeld 📚
The Secret Garden is one of my favorite books from childhood and this is an excellent graphic novel adaptation that captures its magic beautifully.
Finished reading: I Kissed an Earl by Julie Anne Long 📚
A headstrong lady! Shipboard romance! As always, Julie Anne Long does the job.
Finished reading: How to Tell When We Will Die by Johanna Hedva 📚
This book challenged me. I don’t know the last time I had to look up several new-to-me words in a book, but we’re talking decades. This book was full of essays that resonated deeply with my own experiences and others that were like a window into a completely different world. I’m so glad I read it.
Finished reading: Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson 📚
A great picture book about the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham in 1963, perfect model of how kids can make a difference.
Finished reading: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander 📚
A gorgeous picture book poem.
Finished reading: Since the Surrender by Julie Anne Long 📚
Julie Anne Long is really good at the job. Lots of yearning in this one, in the best way.
Finished reading: How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis 📚
Super fun but also upsetting because of the social commentary middle book in a space heist romance trilogy.
Finished reading: Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas 📚
A great graphic novel!
Finished reading: Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long 📚
So great. Julie Anne Long is excellent both at the plot level and at the prose level.
Finished reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚
As great as everyone says. It’s striking how much chronic illness and grad school prepped me for accepting rather than struggling with the ideas here. This is a perfect book to read when you’re in your 40s.
Finished reading: The Perils of Pleasure by Julie Anne Long 📚
A book with an awesome heroine and a delightful hero. Julie Anne Long is new to me and seems bound to become one of my favorite historic romance authors.
Finished reading: Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis 📚
The first novella in a series of three. At first I thought it might not be the right moment for me to read this, but I’m glad I stuck with it. The payoff is great.
Finished reading: Dark Russian Angel by Odette Stone 📚
Finished reading: Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell 📚
I really enjoyed this! Sad boys falling in love in space.
Finished reading: Whiteout by Adriana Anders 📚
Like if The Thing, that Antarctica episode of The X-Files, and a Michael Crichton book all had a baby with a romance novel. So, you know, pretty great.
Finished reading: The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath 📚
A wild premise deftly handled.
Finished reading: Falling Into Bed with a Duke by Lorraine Heath 📚
Lorraine Heath knows the job. Minerva Dodger is a delightful heroine.
Finished reading: Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes 📚
A very useful and straightforward book about romance novel structure.
Finished reading: The Heroine’s Journey: For Readers, Writers, and Fans of Pop Culture by Gail Carriger 📚
This is a great book about story structure that helped me understand, among other things, why Jean-Luc Picard is my favorite Star Trek captain.
Finished reading: A Duke Worth Falling For by Sarah MacLean 📚
I love Sarah MacLean so much.