You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

How far will people go to protect an Olympic-bound athlete?  Interesting story that kept me in suspense after a slow start.  A look inside the world of female gymnasts and the physical toll it can take on them.

4 stars

The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand

Audio
13 hours
Read by Erin Bennett

Twin sisters, estranged by tragedy, find their way back to each other 14 years later after the death of their father.  Title is also a play on the setting, which is the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.

4 stars

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Biggest tech company ever desires to improve the world by monitoring every person, every second, of every day.

Okay premise.  I didn't really care about the characters.

3.5 stars

Braving the Storm by Jennifer Brooks

A hurricane super-storm wipes out that power grid for the eastern half of the USA.  Three families of preppers retreat to a cabin in the woods to fight for survival.

This book seems to be self-published, so there are lots of editing issues, but despite these, the story was still very readable.  I look forward to sequel.

3.5 stars.

How to Start a Fire by Lisa Lutz.

The story of three friends and how their lives interact over the years.  The story was good despite the constant jumping around of time.  It would have been better had it just been told in chronological order.

3.5 stars

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

Audio
Read by James Van Der Beek
6 hours, 11 minutes.

Okay, when I went to play this I saw the back said "recommended for listeners ages 8 to 12".  I decided to try it anyway and I'm so glad I did.

Great story about a tv reality star trying to survive in the Florida Everglades.

5 stars.

Last One Home by Debbie Macomber

Audio
10.5 hours
Read by Rebecca Lowman

Estranged sisters are reunited.  Yawn.  Ok as chick lit, but the whole "heroine struggles with accepting new love interest" thing was kind of aggravating.

3 stars