You Should Have Known by Rebecca Keller

 

Because I read a lot, some plots and tropes become tired. I was so pleased that this book was different. The setting of an assisted living home made it interesting and novel. There were also interesting reflections on aging and family. I was completely loving this book (despite the silly cover), when it fell victim to the most dreaded of conclusions: The Extremely Unlikely Coincidence.

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Armada by Ernest Cline

 

This was so much fun -- I don't know why I didn't hear about this sooner?

Wonder Land by Jennifer Hillier

 

If I told you the plot, this would sound stupid. But I actually someone enjoyed reading it -- it managed to work as a suspenseful, engaging, character-driven novel even though the plot was a bit of-the-top.

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Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

 

This was unusually good -- twisty and clever but also with interesting commentary on the age of social media.

Homecoming by Kate Morton

 

I mostly loved this -- and Claire Foy is a fantastic narrator -- but there was one little plot twist I didn't like.

You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley

 

meh

All The Queen's Men by S.J. Bennett

 

Not quite as good as the first one, but still great.

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley

 

This was great fun.

A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen

 

meh

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth

 

This was surprisingly good -- it wasn't predictable, it didn't feel formulaic, and it touched on some interesting ground.

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The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

 

Solid.

The Likeness by Tana French

 

meh

The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett

 

I'm embarrassed by how much I liked this.

Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman

 

meh

Down to the Wire by David Rosenfelt

 

meh

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

 

This was Southern Gothic with an emphasis on straight-up comedy as well as dark comedy. The protagonist's role as a entomologist was well-developed and fit into the plot well. In all, super-fun and hilarious.

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When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

 

Very clever and well done.

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

 

One too many coincidences in this one.

Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear

 

Maisie Dobbs is growing on me.

Deep Fake by Ward Larsen

 

This book was objectively ridiculous, and yet I still sort of liked it.

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