Mar 2, 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...
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 9, 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 13, 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 1, 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.
Aug 31, 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 6, 2017
Review of The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Bennett's characters in The Mothers often make questionable choices, sometimes with grim consequences.
Mar 31, 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 28, 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 2, 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 2, 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