Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson

Audio.  7.75 hours.

Read by Karissa Vacker.  (Annoying, breathless delivery of the women.) 

An island for rich men to punish their unfaithful wives.  (Eyeroll)

2.5 stars.  I expected so much more from a Peter Swanson novel.

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

 Audio.  11 CDs.

Read by Marin Ireland.

Hockey is SFB in Beartown.

Once again, the author has created a work of art with memorable characters.  As soon as I finished, I wanted to listen to it again.

5 stars.

The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani

 Myriam and Paul think they've found the perfect nanny in Louise.  But did they?  Set in Paris.

I felt like there wasn't enough explanation of why Louise acted as she did.  And no real info on what happened to her daughter.

3 stars.

The Exchange by John Grisham

 Audio.  9 hours.

Read by Edoardo Ballerini

What ever became of Mitch McDeere, lawyer who helped bring down The Firm?  Fifteen years later, he's working at the biggest law firm in the world, in the NYC office and must handle the ransom demand when an associate is kidnapped.  

3.5 stars.

 

The Day I Disappeared by Brandi Reeds

 Twenty years after a girl is kidnapped, and then returned 94 days later, strange things start happening.

I never once cared about the main character, and I found the best friend's "name" gag-inducing.  There were a good number of possible suspects though, and I did like the mother's narration/thoughts though she was comatose.  Her waking at the end was a bit trite though.

2.5 stars.

Holly by Stephen King

 Audio.  13 cds.

Read by Justine Lupe.

Holly Gibney, now running Finders Keepers, is back.  A missing person's case leads Holly to question whether a serial killer is loose.

Kudos to the author for making me run for the bathroom several times, sure I was going to vomit.  If that's what he intended, mission accomplished.

4 stars.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

 A strange organism begins consuming the sun's energy and the earth is in mortal danger.  Against this backdrop, the nations of the world collaborate on a mission to save mankind.  But how does a junior high school teacher fit in?

I don't usually read science fiction, and I might have given up on this book, except that the characters are so well developed that I stayed with it.  I'm also not a big fan of flashbacks, but they're used well in this novel.

3.5 stars for me, but I bet a sci-fi enthusiast would rate it higher.

Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson

Audio.  8 cds.

Read by Graham Halstead and Sophie Amoss.

After new neighbors move in next door, Matthew becomes a suspect in an old homicide.  Is there anything to Hen's accusation?

This book was ok, but I expected so much more from the author after the other books of his I read.

3.5 stars.

If It Bleeds by Stephen King

Audio.  13 cds.

Read by Will Patton, Danny Burstein, and Steven Weber.

Title novella, and three short stories; Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, and Rat.

All classic King, but I could have done without the dead/dying animals.  Subtracted a half star for that.

4.5 stars.