Thursday, August 8, 2019

Under the Dome by Stephen King

Audio (mostly).  Forgot to get the  name.
36 hours of audio, and a few chapters reading. 

This audio book was 30 disks long.  It played mostly fine until the final disk which wouldn't play on any device I tried, so I checked out the book and read the last few chapters.

Compelling story about a town trapped under an invisible dome and how quickly things become chaotic under the authoritarian rule of the town's selectman.

4.5 stars.

Friday, July 26, 2019

The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth

A suburban cul-de-sac may hold the key to a stolen baby.

I loved everything about this story.

5 stars.

Monday, July 22, 2019

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stout

More a series of short stories than a true novel, in my opinion, it was a great human interest read. 

4.5 stars

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline

When a "prank" goes horribly wrong, four teens are left to deal with the aftermath, for the rest of their lives, which may be shorter than they would have been.  Ending was a bit far fetched, otherwise a good read.

4 stars.

Friday, July 5, 2019

The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion

Third book in the Rosie series.  Don develops a plan to help his possibly autistic son fit in at school.

4 stars.

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Girls of Glass by Brianna Labuskes

Ruby, the granddaughter of a powerful, Florida judge is murdered and cops Gardner and Nakamura investigate.

I didn't like the format, which switched back and forth from before to after the kidnapping.  I didn't connect with any of the characters.  I was surprised by the twist at the end, but I'm not sure it was worth the first 7/8s of the book.

3 stars.

Sunday, June 2, 2019

The Reckoning by John Grisham

In 1940's Mississippi, Pete Banning walks into a local church and shoots the pastor dead.  Pete refuses to explain his motive and it's only years later that his children, Joel and Stella, learn the why behind their entire lives changed.

I didn't love the story and I was disappointed by the big reveal at the end.  The entire middle about the war seemed like filler.

3 stars.