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I got this from Netgalley totally on impulse – I don’t read horror these days (I did as a teenager), but I recognized the author’s name. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything by her but I was under the impression she wrote werewolf romances (it actually looks like she’s ... more >
Someone somewhere knowing of my thriller addiction recommended Mark Edwards’ The Wasp Trap. The blurb intrigued me, and I ended up liking the book enough to read two more books of his in quick succession. The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards In the present day, Will has arrived at a ... more >
Dear Ms. Piazza: I came across this book shortly after reading Yesteryear and could not resist taking the plunge with what felt like the suspense version of that novel (FWIW, Everyone is Lying to You came out last year). This ended up being a pretty successful read. The novel opens ... more >
I read Winstead’s first three books, published in quick succession in 2021, 2022 and 2023. I liked the second a bit less than the first and the third much less than the previous two, so I took a break. It seems like she’s still publishing at a quick pace – ... more >
FYI, this was meant to be a review but ended up mostly being a meditation on the online debate over this novel. Yesteryear was a rarity for me on two fronts: I don’t often read books that have this much buzz (it’s #5 on the New York Times bestsellers list ... more >
This is an overdue roundup of what I’ve read; it’s also uninspiring, with seven of the ten books being C range. The theme is “books that I didn’t think were that good and also were kind of depressing.” Wanting Daisy Dead by Sue Watson This was an Amazon First Read. ... more >