Kari

I don't know. Could I read a more pretentious book? Probably, but this was pretty high up there.

Just when you think you've got it all figured out....

I picked this up because TJ Klune and gay werewolves, but I'm still not sure how I feel about it. There is something deeply unsettling about the age gap between Joe and Ox. So much so for me, that I couldn't shake it when I realized what was happening.

Which was a shame because the other relationships in the book were beautiful. The family that Ox discovered for himself and the non-romantic male relationships were strong and enviable. But the book did drag at times and felt much longer than it needed to be. I'm still not sure how I feel about Joe and Ox, but I would like to see what happens next.

Molly is still delightful and I loved getting to find out about little girl Molly and her life with her grandmother. There were a few frustrating parts, especially the bits with Cheryl (get rid of her already!) and I missed Juan Manuel. I think what I liked most about the first book was the teamwork and how they brought Molly out of her shell. This was missing a bit of that, but Molly held her own.

So many characters to keep track of and it has been just enough time between books that I might have forgotten about one or two, but it did come back. Because there were so many characters I felt like it took away from the storytelling a bit. The characters were so strong, but we never really got their whole stories. Felt like there was more to tell.

A cozy sort of mystery set in space. Aliens and twists and turns and lots of mystery. I enjoyed all the connections and how they eventually all get revealed. There was a bit of a lull halfway through, but it picked up and it really got my imagination going.

As it should, this infuriated me. It's so very sad, but the tears that came were tears of anger and frustration. These women were never given a chance by authorities. It's like the NHI scandal in the LAPD (and frankly, probably in many other police departments). Just typing this review is making me angry all over again.

This was incredibly wild.

It doesn't happen too often, but sometimes choosing a book based on its cover doesn't work out for me. This was one of those times. I was just bored with Lily. She felt like cardboard to me, there wasn't much to her and I didn't care about solving the murder at all!

I really, really loved this until almost the end. The last third of the book slowed down, felt too stuck on a hamster wheel (though I think that might be how you're supposed to feel). But I cannot stop thinking about this book!

So happy to see certain people make a return appearance!

Flagged a bit in the middle. I know Highsmith was trying to build suspense and show the descent into madness, but it felt a little too long for me.

A modern day, and a bit more sinister Westing Game. There were fun characters, sad characters and annoying characters. I loved Frances's diary parts, loved how all of that weaved together with the present day mystery. I'm very interested in what happens in the next book!

I know I read this as a kid, but I do not remember anything except for “I must, I must, I must increase my bust!”. I guess some things just really stay with you.

This felt like a good and proper horror novel. The first book I felt was pulling my leg, but this one felt put together. Despite floundering a bit here and there and so much going on with so many characters I still felt like this was a better read than the first.

This was okay. I tried reading it years ago but lost interest, but I thought I'd try again. Not sure if I'll continue with the series to see if Poirot grows on me.

Flying was my favorite section. There was a hint of healing and freedom in those poems.

The last third of this book had me sweating I was so stressed out. Then the last 10 chapters or so....it was just too much.

Started out really strong and then just kind of fizzled out. The ending was so blah I had to check to see if my ebook was missing chapters!

At least this wasn't pretending it wasn't You've Got Mail/The Shop Around the Corner. I did appreciate the modernization of the story to current events but Hana was not a great character so I had a hard time rooting for her.

I couldn't decide if this was scary or campy, or if Jade was just out of her mind. Maybe a bit of all of the above.

While I enjoyed this Rhyme novel much more than the last, there is still the unnecessarily long wrap up after the killer is caught. Why do I still have so many pages left?!

This time Alex's predictions made sense! But I realized in this installment, I don't really take Kellerman's killers seriously. It's like they're caricatures of people. Like a parody of a gumshoe detective novel. It could be because the story is never told from the killer's point of view and most of the time, the murderer is killed before anyone talks to them so they're never really fleshed out. But I always picture them as vaudeville sort of characters.

Fun and strangely sweet.

I thought I would love this. Horror & supernatural, right up my alley. But it was slow and boring and tame. People who call this “dark” don't read much horror because this was mostly just boring. The beginning was promising, there were some bits in the middle that were interesting and then the last 75 pages maybe? But in between was just about what was happening throughout history in South America and with a billion other people I did not care about.