Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman

 Decent.

Want Not by Jonathan Miles

 

Meh

Anatomy of a Miracle by Jonathan Miles

 

I really liked this.

The Vanishing Family by Robert Kolker

 

Very interesting.

Trust & Safety by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman

 

Fun

The Hopkins Manuscript by R. C. Sherriff

 

One of my favorite books ever. 

The Names of the New World by Kawai Strong Washburn

 

So climate fiction is obviously having a moment. This contribution had some interesting elements, and kind of felt a bit like Neal Stephenson. I enjoyed this, but it didn't knock my socks off.

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The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin

 

Solid.

One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford

 

Solid.

Hollywood, Ending by John Green

 

Solid.

The Big One by Michael Osterholm

 

Decent

Valet by J. P. Lacrampe

 

This was so much fun. It was a clever exploration of a bunch of fun issues, with great characters, and a dash of madcap adventure.

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The Strangers by Naomi Alderman

 

 Very disappointing.

American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee

 

This seems like something I wouldn't like: long, meandering, an epic that isn't epic. But I actually loved it, maybe because of the focus on education.

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Say Nothing by Brad Parks

 

Kind of ridiculous, but fun.

Sea Change by Gina Chung

 

Meh

Saturn Run by John Sandford

 Solid.

Stitched by Eli McCann

 So much fun.

We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman

 

This is one of my favorite mystery series. The mysteries are solid, and the writing is so. much. fun.

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My Inner Child Wants to Kill by Karsten Dusse

 

So much fun.

New Skin by Sarah Wang

 

Lame.

The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones

 

meh

Birds of California by Katie Cotugno

 

Fun

Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

 

meh

The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair

 

Fun.

Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult

 

Some very interesting elements, but way too many convenient coincidences and cringy portrayals of people of color.

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Where the Truth Lies by Rupert Holmes

 

I think Holmes is one of my favorite authors, and I find it so delightful that he wrote the pina colada song. Anyway, this was fantastic.

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Fallow by Sarah Anderson

 

I mean, this is kind of an interesting concept (but -- maybe too far-fetched?). But the execution wasn't great. 

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Good People by Patmeena Sabit

 

So, so good.

The Half Life by Rachel Beanland

 

Solid.

Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

 

meg

Admission by Julie Buxbaum

 

Surprisingly good 

The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay

 

meh

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

 

Fascinating.

Sheer by Vanessa Lawrence

 

Solid.

The Study of Animal Languages by Lindsay Stern

 

I liked this.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

 

I did not like this 

Bright and Distant Shores by Dominic Smith

 

I liked this.

Don't Cross Mo Ellery by Birdie Horne

 

Fun.

Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

 

Meh.

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin

 

So this is a hard one to talk about without spoilers. That said, the basic premise I thought was fascinating and fun, especially how Benjamin explored the non-technical implications. However, the instantiation of the premise was weirdly inconsistent, and that was disappointing.

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Hazel Says No by Jessica Berger Gross

 

I liked this.

Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens

 Lots of fun.

Nearshore by Steve Hawk

 

meh

Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander

 

Super weird.

Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel

 

meh.

Desperate Spies by Mark de Castrique

 

Not as strong as previous books in the series.

The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian

 

I liked this.

Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty

 

Disappointing.

Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

 

My feeling is that novels should have no more than one coincidence. This one had a half dozen.

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