Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan

 This was super-enjoyable -- a good mystery on top of social commentary on top of fascinating glimpses into another culture.

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The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

 

Not bad.

Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand

 

meh

Under the Whispering Door by T. J. Klune

 

meh

Downton Shabby by Hopwood DePree

 

This was fantastic -- such an interesting story.

Vanishing Hour by Laura Griffin

 

The mystery was decent and the west Texas setting was fun, but the romance aspect was just ham-fisted.

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Aurora by David Koepp

 

This was excellent -- it would be great for book groups. It's not just a dystopian disaster novel, although it does a good job at that.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

 

This was OK.

Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

 

meh

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

 

This was so much fun. I don't usually do fantasy, but this was just delightful.

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand

 

I enjoy Hilderbrand's books while simultaneously acknowledging that they are ridiculous fluff. 

Secret Lives by Mark de Castrique

 

This was really fun.

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

 

This was outstanding -- kind of devastating, but amazing. Recommended, especially for book groups.

The Old Place by Bobby Finger

 The local(ish) setting was fun; the plot was interesting. I'm still not sure it all came together? But maybe? 

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

 

I thought this was amazing. It would be great for book groups.

The House in the Orchard by Elizabeth Brooks

 

This was a fantastic read -- the narrator was . . . well, I don't want to say too much, but . . . this one is worth reading.

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Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman

 

Decent.

The Puzzler by A. J. Jacobs

 

I didn't love this as much as I did some of his previous books, but it was still fun.

Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon

 

This was super fun. (And no, it isn't about polygamy.)

Disappearance of Trudy Solomon by Marcy McCreary

I can't decide if I liked this or not. It fell victim to what a lot of mysteries do: way too weird situations. But at least it owned up to them?

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