Recent reads

2/25/26. Fascinating and well-written description of The Troubles in the 80s, but hard to get past the sheer law-shirking and promiscuous detective. Kind of an asshole, too. We'll see if I can get through another one of these.

2/25/26. Fascinating and well-written description of The Troubles in the 80s, but hard to get past the sheer law-shirking and promiscuous detective. Kind of an asshole, too. We'll see if I can get through another one of these.

2/19/26. This was a lot of fun - really inventive, mysterious, and great main characters. Not sure I fully bought the cult or the reasons behind it but I loved the back-and-forth between today and the Vietnam War, and not even knowing who the cult le

2/19/26. This was a lot of fun - really inventive, mysterious, and great main characters. Not sure I fully bought the cult or the reasons behind it but I loved the back-and-forth between today and the Vietnam War, and not even knowing who the cult leader was until the end!

2/14/26. I loved his first novel so I gave this one a whirl - not quite as compelling, and harder to keep going back because it was so many vignettes. Interesting format for sure! And he's a great writer so I will keep reading his books.

2/14/26. I loved his first novel so I gave this one a whirl - not quite as compelling, and harder to keep going back because it was so many vignettes. Interesting format for sure! And he's a great writer so I will keep reading his books.

2/4/26. Pretty ridiculous premise and I felt so bad for the detective's friend, because no one seemed to want her to be happy. But I think she will end up there eventually.

2/4/26. Pretty ridiculous premise and I felt so bad for the detective's friend, because no one seemed to want her to be happy. But I think she will end up there eventually.

2/2/26. Lots of fun and the show is very true to the book. Jackson Lamb is a legend.

2/2/26. Lots of fun and the show is very true to the book. Jackson Lamb is a legend.

1/29/26. I thought I had read this ages ago but I actually think this was my first time. It was SO wonderful. Sad and beautiful and funny, like all Kingsolvers.

1/29/26. I thought I had read this ages ago but I actually think this was my first time. It was SO wonderful. Sad and beautiful and funny, like all Kingsolvers.

1/23/26. This one was pretty compelling - serial killer, drugs, romance. She does not cut corners when handling the detectives, poor souls.

1/23/26. This one was pretty compelling - serial killer, drugs, romance. She does not cut corners when handling the detectives, poor souls.

1/20/26. A murder mystery that didn't take itself too seriously, which made it much more fun. I really liked the main magician character, so I will likely keep reading this series.

1/20/26. A murder mystery that didn't take itself too seriously, which made it much more fun. I really liked the main magician character, so I will likely keep reading this series.

1/16/26. This one drove me a little nuts for the first half - it's kind of hard to do a paranormal book after 6 other perfectly grounded books with the same characters. But once the murders actually started it got a lot better.

1/16/26. This one drove me a little nuts for the first half - it's kind of hard to do a paranormal book after 6 other perfectly grounded books with the same characters. But once the murders actually started it got a lot better.

1/11/26. Continuing on my Kingsolver reread kick. For every good thing that happens to Taylor in The Bean Trees, she gets kicked around in this sequel. Still a wonderful read for this incredibly difficult time of my life in motherhood.

1/11/26. Continuing on my Kingsolver reread kick. For every good thing that happens to Taylor in The Bean Trees, she gets kicked around in this sequel. Still a wonderful read for this incredibly difficult time of my life in motherhood.

1/9/26. This book infuriated me - I just could not stand the main character, which I guess is the point. But I almost wish I stopped reading because she was so incredibly over--the-top ridiculous. I think this book was meant for an audience that coul

1/9/26. This book infuriated me - I just could not stand the main character, which I guess is the point. But I almost wish I stopped reading because she was so incredibly over--the-top ridiculous. I think this book was meant for an audience that could relate to her more?

1/5/26. I loved this, through and through. Mostly a great picture of a sweet, incredibly smart, and lonely young girl, with a side of (very realistic) dystopia.

1/5/26. I loved this, through and through. Mostly a great picture of a sweet, incredibly smart, and lonely young girl, with a side of (very realistic) dystopia.

1/3/26. This was a fun, quick, mystery even if the resolution was somewhat silly. The characters were a bit too manufactured but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

1/3/26. This was a fun, quick, mystery even if the resolution was somewhat silly. The characters were a bit too manufactured but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

1/2/26. I loved the voice actor but the narrator herself kind of killed me. If this was a lot shorter I would have enjoyed it more - good social commentary - but the various conclusion jumps and asides frustrated me.

1/2/26. I loved the voice actor but the narrator herself kind of killed me. If this was a lot shorter I would have enjoyed it more - good social commentary - but the various conclusion jumps and asides frustrated me.