Recent reads

3/26/29. Fast-moving, quippy series. Still loving these books! Excited to get passed the TV show to see how they differ from the other side.

3/26/29. Fast-moving, quippy series. Still loving these books! Excited to get passed the TV show to see how they differ from the other side.

3/25/26. A group of women on the cusp of 40 who have been friends for 20+ years, living in Chicago, NY, Austin (and SF) - sounds a lot like my real life. A beautifully written, if sad, novel about the power of friendship over time, how the fierce lov

3/25/26. A group of women on the cusp of 40 who have been friends for 20+ years, living in Chicago, NY, Austin (and SF) - sounds a lot like my real life. A beautifully written, if sad, novel about the power of friendship over time, how the fierce love women have for each other can trump so many awful things in life (these women were married to some terrible men!), and buoy the best of times. This really spoke to me.

3/19/26. These poor detectives cannot catch a break - murder is everywhere in their lives! I sort of knew where this was going the whole time but it was a fun read nonetheless.

3/19/26. These poor detectives cannot catch a break - murder is everywhere in their lives! I sort of knew where this was going the whole time but it was a fun read nonetheless.

3/17/26. This is my second read and I adored it as much as the first listen (on audiobook). And after my second child, I have not read such an apt description of how difficult newborns can be yet how fiercely we can love them anyway. So highly recomm

3/17/26. This is my second read and I adored it as much as the first listen (on audiobook). And after my second child, I have not read such an apt description of how difficult newborns can be yet how fiercely we can love them anyway. So highly recommend this whether or not you know/care about Greek mythology because it all just boils down to what it means to be human.

3/12/26. Jackson Lamb is just as amazing in these pages as he is on TV. Fabulous adaptation, fun listen.

3/12/26. Jackson Lamb is just as amazing in these pages as he is on TV. Fabulous adaptation, fun listen.

3/6/26. A little too much going on plot-wise but a still a good mystery. Not too obvious but not too obtuse. Kincaid drove me a little nuts here though.

3/6/26. A little too much going on plot-wise but a still a good mystery. Not too obvious but not too obtuse. Kincaid drove me a little nuts here though.

3/4/26. Still very true to the show but different enough to be enjoyable.

3/4/26. Still very true to the show but different enough to be enjoyable.

2/28/26. A little too heavy-handed, so I'm not sure I'll finish the series. But at least it doesn't take itself too seriously.

2/28/26. A little too heavy-handed, so I'm not sure I'll finish the series. But at least it doesn't take itself too seriously.

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. "If you want to have sweet dreams, you gotta live a sweet life." 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. "If you want to have sweet dreams, you gotta live a sweet life." 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.