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The Possession by Michael Rutger

February 17, 2020 by Caesar's Wife 1 Comment

The first novel of Michael Rutger’s, which I read and reviewed for Cannonball last year, was an off-the-wall terrifying tome about a YouTube film crew getting lost in an isolated part of the Grand Canyon and stumbling upon a bizarre and terrifying relic of unknown earth history in the process. ‘The Anomaly’ was CRAZY and scary and addictive and disgusting and claustrophobic, somehow, laugh-out-loud funny at times. The characters were as close to flesh and bone as you can get in a spooky story and […]

Yes, it was quick, but no, I didn’t really enjoy it

Before I Say Good-bye by Mary Higgins Clark

February 17, 2020 by caragwapa Leave a Comment

Our local used bookstore chain (Booksale) is littered with Mary Higgins Clark books. Somehow, in the hours I spent in those stores (all branches), I never thought to pick up the works of the “Queen of Suspense”. My sister is a very different reader than me and our bookshelves rarely intersect. It was snobby of me but I tended to think of the books she reads as “easier” to read. Still having the vision problems due to the autoimmune disease that I have, I have […]

Mystery as Lightweight Snack

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

February 16, 2020 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

I’ve been having some trouble making it through another book for CBR. I started a collection of Ngaio Marsh mysteries, but half-way through the stories dropped off in interest and quality. I then made it about a third of the way through The Best Mystery Stories of 2018, but I didn’t seem to like any of the selected authors. Grumpy, and falling behind in my reading, I seized on The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. Skimming through some reviews it seemed to be a quick, […]

Spoiler: This book was written by a man

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

February 16, 2020 by genericwhitegirl 2 Comments

It’s been a year since I’ve completed a book (not including ones I’ve read with my 7-year old). An embarassingly adult book-free year. I’ve started a few, but either wasn’t interested enough to finish them (I’m looking at you Crazy Rich Asians), or, really, just not interested enough to start any new ones either. But I’m happy to announce my dry spell is over and Lock Every Door is the book to quench my thirst. This is the third book by Author Riley Sager, which […]

The Silent Patient is a good book but I didn’t like it

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

February 10, 2020 by pixifer 1 Comment

This is a hard book for me to rate because it was fascinating and compelling but I didn’t like it. Alicia Berenson hasn’t spoken since she murdered her husband six years earlier. To outsiders, they seemed to have a perfect marriage. She was a beautiful, successful painter, and he was a handsome, famous photographer. They were madly in love. So why did she shoot him in the face 5 times? Theo Faber has recently joined the Grove as its new psychotherapist. Part of why he […]

The Last Time I Lied is a slow burn that sticks with you

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

February 7, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager wasn’t exactly what I expected. This was my first Riley Sager book but I doubt it’ll be my last. In my head, it would be more like Gillian Flynn’s Dark Places – a woman researching a past crime, not sure who to trust and maybe trusting the wrong people, ending with a big climax. I guess it was sort of that, but in a way it was darker. Darker than your brother murdering your whole family as […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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