Date Read: June 11 Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 A psychological thriller, full of mysterious holes in the walls, unreliable witnesses, and twists and turns. Tana French once more pulls off an amazing mystery where it is impossible to guess the ending until it’s too late. Over time, the ghost of things thatContinue reading “Broken Harbor”
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Faithful Place
Date Read: June 10 Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 I love all of the books by Tana French, and this one isn’t any different! It’s a very well-developed family centered mystery that involves both the past and the present. Some people should never meet. The fallout spreads too wide and gets into theContinue reading “Faithful Place”
Things in Jars
Date Read: June 17 Author: Jess Kidd Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 3/5 It certainly started out well, but it tried so hard to be interesting that it ended up being boring due to too many plot twists and too much detail throughout each chapter. The novel felt squeezed into the chapters, as though the authorContinue reading “Things in Jars”
The Storyteller
Date Read: June 17 Author: Jodi Picoult Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Ever since the accident that scarred her and killed her mother, Sage has distanced herself from other people. That changes when she meets Josef Weber, a well-respected member of the community. As they become closer, he asks her to kill him, and explains whyContinue reading “The Storyteller”
The Lesson
Date Read: June 13 Author: Cadwell Turnbull Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 4/5 Certainly entertaining, but some of the characters were left undeveloped and needed some more attention rather than simply advancing the plot along. The universe didn’t care about strength. It didn’t care about anything. Indifference looked like malice to creatures with something to lose.Continue reading “The Lesson”
The Alehouse at the End of the World
Date Read: June 16 Author: Stevan Allred Genre: Fantasy Rating: 2/5 The premise of the novel certainly had premise, and the title and cover are eye-catching, but in the end there was too much of a focus on sex. The book would have held up without the focus on sex, and probably would have beenContinue reading “The Alehouse at the End of the World”
The Likeness
Date Read: June 13 Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 The second book in the Dublin Murder Squad series is The Likeness. Cassie Maddox from In the Woods returns when a murder victim is identical to her – even though Cassie has never seen her before. Cassie soon finds herself undercover and possibly inContinue reading “The Likeness”
My Sister’s Keeper
Date Read: June 12 Author: Jodi Picoult Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Anna is thirteen years old, and she was born to save her sister’s life. When Kate was diagnosed with leukemia, her parents had Anna in order to have a perfect donor match for Kate’s bone marrow. At thirteen, Anna’s had enough. My Sister’s KeeperContinue reading “My Sister’s Keeper”
In the Woods
Date Read: June 10 Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery Rating: 5/5 I first read the Dublin Murder Squad books about a year ago, and I would say that they’re even better the second time through. Tana French has a way of writing eery, unpredictable mysteries that keep you guessing, and on the second read throughContinue reading “In the Woods”
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Date Read: June 7 Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 Told in the form of letters, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society tells the story of the island of Guernsey and what the people there experienced during the German Occupation. I don’t want to be married justContinue reading “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 