The Astonishing Life of August March by Aaron JacksonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
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Review: A Good Marriage
A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreightMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is more subtle than I had originally believed it to be. Although each couple seems fit a certain type, the author does a reasonably good job adding depth to the relationships. The characters themselves are not as well fleshed out in many instances but perhaps that is part of the intrigue. Each character becomes more distinct yet it is their marriage that is their main identity. They are mostly strong women, accomplished and yet how much of their husbands’ or wives’ bad behavior will they allow? In real life, this is a real struggle. We choose our spouses who make decisions and we are left with the consequences of bad, sometimes terrifying, behavior. It’s not our fault but how much are we willing to pay for our spouse’s decisions?
Some of the sacrifices are simply part of agreeing to a couple hood, knowing there will be give and take. When is the price too high to stay in a marriage? It is very often not as clear cut as one would assume.
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Review: The Book of Lost Names
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin HarmelMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
It’s Kristen Harmel. I think I’ve only read one book that I didn’t love.
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Review: He Started It
He Started It by Samantha DowningMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Note to self: this author is not my style. Good writer with twisty ending but I seem to feel icky at the end of her books.
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Review: Invisible Girl
Invisible Girl by Lisa JewellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
As usual, Jewell delivers a storyline that is relevant and intriguing. A cast of characters is introduced, crimes committed, and then a girl disappears. So many possibilities that kept me guessing until the end. Well written.
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Review: They Never Learn
They Never Learn by Layne FargoMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
From the author of the “raw, ingenious, and utterly fearless” (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) Temper comes a dynamic psychological thriller about two women who give bad men exactly what they deserve.
Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she’s even better at getting away with murder.
Every year, she searches for the worst man at Gorman University and plots his well-deserved demise. Thanks to her meticulous planning, she’s avoided drawing attention to herself—but as she’s preparing for her biggest kill yet, the school starts probing into the growing body count on campus. Determined to keep her enemies close, Scarlett insinuates herself into the investigation and charms the woman in charge, Dr. Mina Pierce. Everything’s going according to her master plan…until she loses control with her latest victim, putting her secret life at risk of exposure.
Meanwhile, Gorman student Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year. Finally free of her emotionally abusive father, all Carly wants is to focus on her studies and fade into the background. Her new roommate has other ideas. Allison Hadley is cool and confident—everything Carly wishes she could be—and the two girls quickly form an intense friendship. So when Allison is sexually assaulted at a party, Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay...and turning her fantasies about revenge into a reality.
It was a “meh” for me.
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