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.

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Compelling story of a woman who desperately tries to avoid her past.

4 stars.

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky

Audio.  13.5 hours
Read by Marguerite Gavin

Best friends, Nicole and Charlotte, find their relationship strained when Charlotte admits to a secret from long ago.

It was interesting enough to listen to while doing something else, but if I were reading it, I probably wouldn't have finished it.

3 stars.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

Did film star Aimee Sinclair kill her husband?  Is she even Aimee Sinclair?  Who is trying to frame her for murder?

Story was just okay.  Ending wasn't a giant surprise or anything.  I kind of had an idea who the antagonist was going to be.

3 stars.


Monday, May 6, 2019

Her Last Word by Mary Burton

Fourteen years ago Gina was abducted.  Now, Kaitlin (Gina's cousin) plans a podcast to revive interest in Gina's case, and people start dying.

4 stars.

Monday, April 29, 2019

Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

Audio.  No info on length of recording, but only 3 disks.
Read by Maggie Siff.

This was a great story that just kind of wandered through Gwendy's life.   Novella.

There was also a short story called The Music Room, that was enjoyable.

4.5 stars.