When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica

 Audio.  10 hours.  

Read by Jayme Mattler and Julia Whelan.

This was such a great novel until the "it was all a dream" part.  It was probably a 5 star until that point.  I think my eyes rolled out of my head.

3 stars.

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

 Cooper and Finch, his daughter, are off the grid and hiding out in a cabin in the forest.  How long until something brings trouble to their doorstep?

4.5 stars

The Ex by Alafair Burke

 Audio.  7.75. hours

Read by Xe Sands.

Olivia defends her former fiance when murder charges are brought against him.  But did he do it?

4.5 stars

The Noise by James Patterson and J.D. Barker

A strange noise is causing people to run non-stop.  Is it some kind of warfare?  Something naturally occurring?  Honestly, by halfway through I stopped caring.

 I had high hopes for this, as J.D. Barker has collaborated on at least one book I enjoyed.  This book was just too long.  I don't know how else to say it.  I literally had to force myself to read the last 10 pages so I could return the book to the library.

2 stars.

3 Days to Live by James Patterson, et al

 This was a collection of 3 novellas: 3 Days to Live, Women and Children First, and The Housekeepers.

All were readable, but rather implausible.  Women and Children First was the best of the three.

3.5 stars on average.

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

 I was so excited to see a new book by Ms. Ng.  I loved Little Fires Everywhere.  This book did not grab me the same way.  Dystopian fiction about the plight of Asian Americans after The Crisis.  I get that Asian hate is a thing now, though I can't imagine why.  So I guess this book provides a glimpse of that at an extreme level, so maybe important to read, but not as enjoyable as her other books.

3.5 stars.

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Audio.  9 hours, 9 minutes.

Read by George Newbern.

Set in Sweden, Ove is an old man ready to die, but things keep popping up, thwarting his plans.  I actually teared up at the end, very unlike me.

Finished this in January, but forgot to log it.

5 stars.