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Feb 19, 2019

Review of The Witch Elm by Tana French

Within a suspenseful mystery structure, French explores privilege, interconnectedness, and the many shades of gray that complicate things.

Feb 4, 2019

Review of The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker

Hawker brings to life a quiet existence in the German countryside set against a background of the unpredictable violence and destruction...

Jan 4, 2019

Review of Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird

Bird does an excellent job of keeping up the tension and making clear the high stakes of Williams’s enormous secret in this story, which...

Oct 10, 2018

Review of Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

I felt promise in the characters and their mutual adoration, but I was distracted from feeling a true pull to the heart of this book. I...

May 14, 2018

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

Feb 11, 2018

Review of Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

I love how Strout interlinks characters, backgrounds, and stories so gracefully, yet also allows them to stand on their own. As soon as I...

Jan 26, 2018

Review of News of the World by Paulette Jiles

This is character-driven historical fiction at its best.

Jan 3, 2018

Review of Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

There were a million ways this story could have felt less real and messy and fascinating. But it was just wonderful.

Jan 1, 2018

Review of The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles

This beautiful book broke my heart and I just adored it.

Nov 2, 2017

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.

Sep 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.

Apr 7, 2017

Review of The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Bennett's characters in The Mothers often make questionable choices, sometimes with grim consequences.

Apr 1, 2017

Review of All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

I loved suspending my disbelief for Mastai's fascinating story of time travel, alternate realities, love, loss, humor, and bravery.

Nov 25, 2016

Review of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

Wow. The positive elements of the story don't come easily, and this makes them even more powerful. This is an unlikely love story with a...

Aug 29, 2016

Review of Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Crouch's story is a fascinating blend of action-packed and poignant. Just settle in and prepare to roll with this--it keeps you hooked.

Oct 3, 2015

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.

Feb 4, 2015

Review of The Painter by Peter Heller

Long after finishing this book I thought back to Heller's protagonist and various vivid settings. I was hooked by The Painter's main...

Dec 2, 2013

Review of Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

The landscape is vividly evoked, the characters feel faulted and real, and the story is compelling.

Jul 3, 2009

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

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