Latest in the Women's Murder Club series. Three unrelated stories that each seem to wrap up so easily, it felt like the writers reached their word limit and just ended things.
I really need to break up with Patterson. I'm guessing that he's got so much material that soon it'll just be AI stories.
2.5 stars.
Typical Patterson quick read. This time Bill runs an inn by the sea in Massachusetts filled with quirky long-term residents. Lots happens, not much believable, but there are some satisfying moments.
Much better was the novella included featuring Harriet Blue, Black & Blue.
3.5 stars.
Audio. 21 hours.
Read by Charlie Thurston
Great book with an excellent reader. I think this is a modern retelling of David Copperfield, but it I ever read it, I don't remember the details...
Damon aka Demon is a kid lost to the foster care system and the opioid crisis.
This was a heartbreaking story in so many ways, and yet ended with hope.
5 stars.
When a snowstorms catches a family of hikers off guard, they think they've found help when they stumble upon a woman in an old farmhouse. But their troubles are just beginning.
3 stars.
I liked the premise of the novel - Eden drowns, is brought back to like, and now has a new name (of her dead-in-the-womb twin) and personality.
The book started strong, but fell apart toward the end. It was never clear if Eden somehow was playing everyone, or maybe really did wake up changed, but changed back into herself. I also really didn't understand the value of having chapters in the friend's POV.
This is the author's first novel. I'd read another from her, hoping she's improved.
3 stars.
Audio. 11 cds.
Read by Marin Ireland.
A small town in the forest is on the verge of a comeback when it's junior hockey team is heading toward the finals.
This is the first of the trilogy, which I didn't know when I read Us Against You. Still, even knowing the outcome, the story and writing were well worth listening to. I was sad to hear it end, and then I just found out about the third book.
The quiet words of wisdom woven throughout the novel make the story richer than it should be.
5 stars.
A new detective agency in Brooklyn manages to anger the chief of police and the mayor almost immediately. Their crime solving skills seem too good to be true.
4 stars.
