Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei

 

Very compelling -- there's so much near-future climate dystopia, but this felt different. Recommended.

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Pariah by Dan Fesperman

 

Fun.

The Academy by Elin Hildebrand and Shelby Cunningham

 

Meh

The Three Lives of Cate Kay

 Really well done.

Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

 

Decent.

Circle of Days by Ken Follett

 

Decent.

Fire Weather by John Vaillant

 

Decent.

Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood

 

Decent.

Other People's Houses by Clare Mackintosh

 

This was clever -- a good mix of mystery, solid characterization, and social issues.

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Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

 

Solid.

I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell

I thought this was really well done.

All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan

 

This was quite clever -- it really departed from a lot of the typical tropes. Recommended.

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The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch

 Charming.

The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

 

Meh.

The Unmapping by Denise Robbins

 

Super weird, but I really liked it.

Discontent by Beatriz Serrano

 Solid.

Trip by Amie Barrondale

 

Some funny and interesting elements, but I was mostly left not sure what it had accomplished.

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No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris

 

This made my madder than any other book save Empire of Pain.

We Were Once a Family by Roxanna Asgarian

 

So very sad.

People Like Us by Jason Mott

 

Disappointing, but my expectations may have been too high.