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Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

Read June 2018 Recommended for fans of mysteries ★    ★   ★   ★   1/2   The second mystery I’ve read by Higashino was even better than my first (The Devotion of Suspect X). There is something immensely satisfying about his approach … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse Nyx by Kameron Hurley

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

Read  April 2018 Recommended for fans of Bel Dame, unusual fantasy ★    ★   ★   ★  Apocalypse Nyx is a group of five shorter works about Nyx and her team of misfits from Hurley’s Bel Dame series that begins with God’s … Continue reading →

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The Sentry by Robert Crais

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Read  April 2018 Recommended for thrills ★    ★   ★   ★ “Button’s face was blank as Pike approached, but a deep line cut Futardo’s brow. Pike wondered what she was thinking. Button’s jacket was already off in anticipation of the coming … Continue reading →

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The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

Read  March 2018 Recommended for mystery fans ★    ★   ★   ★   Both unusual and familiar, The Devotion of Suspect X is an unassuming mystery with an astonishing approach. It is a book that will toy with the very definition … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

Read  March 2018 Recommended for fans of acceptance, gay marriage, hopping, voting ★    ★   ★    ★  A sweet little story about bunnies falling in love and an animal revolution in one. I would have passed, because I suspected it would … Continue reading →

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The Secret History of Moscow by ekaterina sedia

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

Read  December 2017 and January 2018 Recommended for fans of Cat Valente ★    ★    ★    ★   1/2 The Secret History of Moscow is, judging by the wide range of reviews, the literary equivalent of an optical illusion: You might … Continue reading →

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The Alphabet Conspiracy by Rita Mae Reese

Posted on January 28, 2018 by

Read  January 2018 Recommended for fans of Rich ★    ★    ★    ★   It might seem strange, but poetry can be so individual, and each piece can be an entire work in itself, that rating a book of poetry feels … Continue reading →

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Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

Read  December 2017 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy horror, ocean ★    ★    ★    ★   1/2 I knew Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant had it in her, somewhere. She takes the promise she had shown in Feed, her creature inventiveness from Discount … Continue reading →

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Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews

Posted on December 30, 2017 by

Re-read  December 2017 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy ★    ★    ★   ★   1/2   About a year after my initial read, I think it’s time for a decent review. More relaxed reading time raised my rating; I actually think … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Read  December 2017 Recommended for fans of social awkwardness ★    ★    ★   ★   1/2   Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine. Mostly, anyway. Except when she’s offering comfort at the scene of an accident: “Mr. Gibbons is calling an ambulance,” I … Continue reading →

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