

Review of The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
The final book in Maureen Johnson's young adult Truly Devious trilogy wraps up the story, but I missed the earlier books' banter.
Mar 5, 2020


Review of The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child
Child's Jack Reacher eschews societal standards of beauty and the judgment that often surrounds addiction. Jack Reacher doesn’t follow...
Feb 24, 2020


Review of The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
This is the third and final book in Katherine Arden's strong, fanciful, often wonderfully dark Winternight trilogy.
Feb 5, 2020


Review of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
I found it interesting that Schwab doesn't make you feel especially sympathetic toward either Victor or Eli. This is the second in...
Jan 24, 2020


Review of Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab
This one wasn't for me. I read half but didn't finish this second in the Monsters of Verity series. Look at that beautiful cover! I tried...
Jan 17, 2020


Review of The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
Vasya is an irresistibly and wonderfully strong and defiant main protagonist, and Arden includes lots of offbeat details. This second...
Oct 11, 2019


Review of City of Windows (Lucas Page #1) by Robert Pobi
I loved Pobi's mystery, the character of Page, and the smart commentary about gun ownership and responsibility.
Jul 20, 2019


Review of The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
I loved this smart, funny young adult book with Chinese folklore, a rock-solid friendship, creative fantasy elements, action, and romance.
Jun 28, 2019


Review of the Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
The first book in the Winternight trilogy, this is a Russia-set, ancient-feeling, dark fairytale of a story.
Jun 27, 2019


Review of Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Strout is truly a marvel in the way she crafts full, complicated lives through sharing small moments. I loved every bit of this. Oh,...
Jun 25, 2019


Review of A Murder by Any Name by Suzanne M. Wolfe
Wolfe's book was a fun, quick read that kept me engaged the whole way through. The Elizabethan-era detail in A Murder by Any Name was...
Mar 2, 2019


Review of Force of Nature (Aaron Falk #2) by Jane Harper
I didn’t feel as attached to Aaron in this mystery set in the Australian bush, but I still love Harper's tone and pacing, and I'm in for her
May 13, 2018


Review of The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) by Jane Harper
Harper's small-town Australia dark secrets and twists and turns have me totally hooked.
Nov 1, 2017


Review of The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker
The detail and thrills and chills of Viking-era Norway held so much promise, I'll give the next book in the series a try.
Aug 31, 2017


Review of Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller
I only wished this were longer so I could spend more time in Sheldon's head and in his company. I adored it.
Oct 2, 2015


Review of The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad #2) by Tana French
The setup is so incredibly implausible, but I jumped in headfirst and gleefully suspended my disbelief. I still think about this one over a
Jul 2, 2009
