Rachel to the Rescue by Elinor Lipman

 

meh

Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson

 

Solid.

A Traitor in Whitehall

 

This was right on the line between "great story, great setting" and "ohdeargod not another regular English caught up in WWII-era spying."

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Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

 

Solid

Wellness by Nathan Hill

 

I was completely blown away by this -- it was just amazing in so many different ways. Highly recommended.

More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez

 

This was fantastic -- unique, clever, great local color as well as explorations about feminism.

Prom Mom by Laura Lippman

 

Way too disjointed.

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

 

Solid mystery, excellent wry humor, and a few genuinely moving scenes.

All the Dangerous Things by Stacey Willingham

 

 This felt weak during most of the book, but then stuck the landing.

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

 

Decent.

The Endless Vessel by Charles Soule

 

Most of this was excellent and unique, but the ending was a bit weak.

Self-Care by Leigh Stein

 

Fun.

The Plinko Bounce by Martin Clark

 

Very clever plot with a nice twist. The narrator was not create, especially with the child's voice, but the book was solid.

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The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

 

Good set up, decent novella.

Murder by Other Means by John Scalzi

 

Interesting premise, but the first one was more interesting.

Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar

 

I've always been vaguely embarrassed by my interest in the Duggars.

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

 

meh

Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam

 meh

How I Won a Nobel Prize by Julius Taranto

 

What if everyone who had been cancelled moved to an island where an eccentric billionaire ran a libertarian college?

What if a not-cancelled, not-libertarian woman physicist moved there because her colleague did?

This book was great fun, with a fantastic twist. 

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None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

 

meh